The slave guards of the Xie family all retreated to the side hall to prepare dinner, so at this time there were only the masters of the Xie family, a few Xiaolangjun, and several maids who served closely. Everyone sat on the ground, because the Xie family was very particular about their daily life, and the resting mat was also covered with a rare Western Regions lamb cashmere in Jiangdong, this kind of lamb cashmere is thick and dense, and it is made of skillful craftsmen, even if you lie directly on it to sleep, you will not feel cold.

This side hall is not big, located in the east of the main hall, the west porch and the east window are a little damaged, the moonlight coldly sprinkles in, but it seems that the hall is very empty, although it is a summer night, but this season is not the middle of summer, so the evening breeze passes through the hall, but it is very cool.

There was a brazier in the center of the side hall, which looked very bright, Xie An and Xie Yan knelt very elegantly, casually talking about tomorrow's itinerary, and several Xiaolangjun also got together to chat in twos and threes, and the bright fire shone on everyone's faces, illuminating everyone's expressions very clearly.

Hagi Niang sat behind Xie Yan and looked around, she had a faint uneasiness in her heart, but she couldn't tell what the reason was.

Suddenly, a cat meowed outside the hall, and a black wild cat came in lightly through the window, not at all afraid of life, and walked towards the firelight.

This immediately attracted the attention of several children, and even Hagi Niang couldn't help but look at it, only to see it stretch its waist, close its eyes and grin, and flick its fluffy tail behind it a few times, which is very cute.

For a while, everyone stopped talking, and looked at this "uninvited guest" living in the temple with a smile, maybe for it, they were uninvited guests. The night in early summer was extraordinarily quiet, and the active Xie Yu stood up and wanted to tease it, but it seemed to be startled, "Meow~" The black cat barked again and wanted to leave.

At this moment, Hagi Niang suddenly heard a soft "zi" sound, as if someone was brushing the strings with their fingers, and it was like a strange friction sound. Hagi Niang was a little puzzled, this was not a voice that she usually heard, and she intuitively felt the danger.

Suddenly she reacted, it was the sound of the bowstring being strained...... Between the lightning and flint, she didn't have time to think, her body reacted faster, she struggled to get up, and pounced on Xie An, Xie An was caught off guard, and she was pressed to the ground alive. At this critical moment, a small short arrow flew in the direction of Xie An from the undisguised window.

Xie Yan was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly shouted, "There are assassins!" The hall was in chaos, and at this time, the house slaves and guards ran over one after another, and the outside of the hall was impenetrable, but there was no figure of the assassin in sight. For the sake of safety, several Xiaolangjun were surrounded by their respective slaves and maids to protect them. The housekeeper of Xie Mansion hurriedly came, and when he saw Xie An lying on the ground, his face was full of anxiety, and he hurriedly stepped forward to observe the situation, and asked Xie Yan again: "Erlang, has the old man been hit by an arrow?" ”

Xie Yan was also worried, he ordered the family to guard several doors, and asked people to take a few children and nephews to their respective rooms to rest, while steadily helping his father up, and asked, "Father, are you injured?" Xie An shook his head, he was just old, and he was suddenly knocked to the ground by Hagi Niang, a little dizzy.

Hagi Niang struggled to sit up, at that moment, she felt that her head had been hit, but she didn't feel pain until now, could it be that the arrow was fed with poison?

Seeing that Xie An was fine, Xie Yan breathed a sigh of relief, pulled Hagi Niang to his side, and carefully helped her check her injuries.

Hagi Niang reminded him: "I seem to have been hit on the head, but it doesn't hurt, can you help me see where the injury is?" ”

Xie Yan didn't shy away from suspicion at this time, hugged her on his lap, and carefully examined the back of her head.

Soon he let out a burst of happy laughter and said to her, "I did shoot you, but it happened to be stuck in your bun, and your hairstyle is so complicated that I thought it was a hairpin." As he spoke, he took down a small short arrow, handed it to Xie An, and said, "Father, please see, it's this arrow." ”

The arrows were light and thin, obviously made of fine bamboo, and the tail feathers were very short, except that the delicate arrowhead made of copper had a faint blue glow, which was indeed quenched with poison.

The housekeeper was so anxious that he wiped his sweat on the side, and then he hurriedly knelt on the side and pleaded guilty again and again: "It's all a small poor management, I'm busy preparing dinner, and I'm almost tired and the old man is injured. ”

Xie An shook his hand, looking like he didn't care, but there was a trace of imperceptible worry in his indifferent expression.

Xie Yan asked Hagi Niang, "How do you know that someone is plotting against my father?" ”

Hagi Niang said embarrassedly: "Before you said that we were still in Jiangdong, I was a little worried, this is still the emperor's sphere of influence, if he really has any bad intentions for the Xie family, when the Xie family is still on the road, it is best to take advantage of the chaos." It's just that later you said that we have guards, and I was a little relieved, because even if the emperor wanted to do it, for the sake of his own reputation, he would never blatantly send troops, he could only do it secretly. It's just that although I thought that it should be fine, I was still a little wary in my heart, so I was always vigilant, and when the cat came in, I clearly heard the sound of drawing the bow, and I felt that if the emperor wanted to attack, it must be aimed at Xie Xiang, so I ......"

She behaved rudely just now when she was in a hurry, and hurriedly apologized to Xie An at this time: "The little girl is reckless, but she is in a hurry, and I ask Xie Xiangmo not to blame the little girl for her perverse behavior." ”

Xie An shook his head and said, "This is not the emperor's hand. ”

Xie Yan asked, "Could it be the King of Huiji?" ”

Xie An's eyes were a little confused, and he said: "It may be, but it stands to reason that Sima Daozi should not dare to hide from the emperor...... Now I can't think of anyone other than him who is so anxious to eradicate the Xie family. Logically speaking, it should be Sima Daozi. But he must not be the emperor, he has a hesitant personality since he was a child, and he can't do such a decisive and decisive thing...... The most regrettable thing is that before I left Jiangdong, the situation in the DPRK and China became chaotic. ”

Xie Yan persuaded: "Father, don't worry about Sima Yao's kid's court anymore, we must strengthen our precautions." ”

Hagi Niang's heart is as careful as dust, and she is good at observing words and feelings, from the time when the housekeeper of Xie Mansion came in just now, she felt that this person's expression was a little abnormal, and then she remembered what the housekeeper said when he came into the house, and the suspicion in her heart couldn't help but become stronger and stronger.

She quietly asked Xie Yan, "What is the origin of your family's steward?" "Is it reliable?

Xie Yan nodded at her, signaling that her housekeeper was absolutely reliable. Hagi Niang still wanted to ask again, but at this time, in front of Yin Ran herself, the two of them could not talk as they wanted, so she could only temporarily suppress this doubt.

Xie An also wanted to ask his son at this time, why this Zangfu girl was in the Xie family's team, but when he saw that the two of them treated each other politely, and Haginiang had just saved himself, he felt a little at ease.