Chapter 73: The Boat Sinks in the Middle of the Lake
"Outing?" Xun Xuan looked at Qu You with a ghostly expression, and after a while, she asked, "An Xuehan will be so kind to accompany me on an outing?" ”
Qu You puffed out his cheeks angrily: "Don't think about it, Miss Bacheng wants to find your stubble again!" Miss, I don't think you should go, lest you be calculated by her again. ”
The corners of Xun Xuan's mouth were slightly hooked, but the smile did not reach the bottom of her eyes: "Since the second cousin is so kind, how can I not appreciate my face?" ”
"Miss! Aren't you asking for trouble? Qu You exhaled softly, worried about her own young lady.
"I'm not looking for trouble, and trouble will come to the door by myself," Xun Xuan twisted the pliers in her hand, casually stirring the ashes in the incense burner, and said lightly, "An Xuehan said when was the outing?" ”
"The day after tomorrow." Qu You said immediately.
Xun Xuan said "um", was silent for a moment, and then said, "You don't have to go with me the day after tomorrow." ”
"How's that going to work? Miss, if you are in danger, I can still help. Qu You's eyes flashed with a hint of melancholy.
"Isn't there a chime with me? You can rest assured. Xun Xuan said lightly.
Qu You's eyes drooped, and a touch of loss flashed in his eyes: "I know that Chiyin has some kung fu and can help Miss better than me, but I still can't rest assured that Miss You." ”
Xun Xuan raised her eyes and glanced at Qu You lightly, a soft smile flashed on her face, although Xun Xuan hid many things from Qu You and only discussed with Qi Yin, it didn't mean that Xun Xuan didn't trust Qu You, but Qu You's heart was pure, and she couldn't hide her thoughts compared to Qi Yin.
Xun Xuan knew that Qu You was particularly concerned about her heavier use of chime.
"You think too much, let you stay in the mansion in order to let you receive Imperial Doctor Chen in advance in the mansion." Xun Xuan said.
"Reception of Imperial Doctor Chen? Miss, are you uncomfortable somewhere? Qu You hurriedly asked with concern.
"You'll understand that day." Xun Xuan was not in a hurry to explain anything, a touch of coldness quickly flashed in her eyes, and then she threw the embroidered handkerchief in her hand to Qu You, "Let Qi Yin send this thing out, and say that I will go to Lin Xinhu the day after tomorrow." ”
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That night, in the study of King Zhao's mansion, Jing Ying looked at it for a long time with an embroidered handkerchief, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a charming smile: "The things of this daughter's house are beautiful, and even the handkerchief is fragrant with flowers." ”
Yin Chen on the side frowned, and secretly said that his master missed a woman? How can you be so intoxicated with a woman's embroidered handkerchief?
However, in the next second, the man's tone suddenly became silent: "This fragrance ...... It's like her. ”
Yin Chen was stunned for a moment, looked at his master, and smiled as if he was still smiling, but it seemed to freeze in an instant, and there was a touch of astringency on his face.
"Master, since Lin Xinhu is coming to the distinguished guest, do you need to go over in advance to make arrangements?"
Jing Ying's eyes were slightly downcast, and the smile on her face was a little colder: "Go ahead." ”
After speaking, he threw the embroidered handkerchief in his hand into the incense burner on the side, but he never looked at it again.
Yin Chen looked at the embroidered handkerchief that burned to ashes, and became more and more incomprehensible, how could this master turn his face faster than a book?
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It's another sunny day, and the grass is still there.
There is a famous Linxin Lake in the suburbs of Beijing outside the city, the reason why it is named Linxin Lake is because there is a small island in the middle of the lake, the island is lush with trees, because it is in the middle of the lake, the island is surrounded by water vapor all day long, it looks like a fairyland from a distance, mysterious and quiet.
Lin Xin Lake is surrounded by grass and warblers, surrounded by trees, the scenery is pleasant, many dignitaries and nobles who have leisure and elegance in Beijing like to come to this lake for boating, but the small island in the middle of the lake is guarded by a special person, ordinary people can not approach an inch without the warrant of the island owner, so they have to take a detour.
An Xuehan's location for this outing was chosen in this place.
"Cousin Xun, the scenery of this Linxin Lake is pleasant, are you still satisfied with the place my sister chose?" An Xuehan asked with a fake smile on her face.
Xun Xuan hooked her lips: "Satisfied, of course satisfied." ”
"I heard that the island in the middle of the lake is in the name of King Zhao, and I don't know if it's true or not, second sister, do you think we will meet Lord Zhao when we go out this time?" As soon as An Lingqing heard that she was coming to Lin Xinhu, she went to ask An Xuehan early in the morning, wanting An Xuehan to take her, the purpose was to have a chance encounter with King Zhao.
An Xuehan glanced at An Lingqing with disdain, and said lightly: "Even if you meet, what can you do?" Zhao Wangcai can't look down on people like you. ”
"Second sister ......" An Lingqing's tears almost fell when she was sarcastically said by An Xuehan, An Xuehan didn't look down on her for a day or two, and there were not a few such sarcasms on weekdays, but unfortunately An Lingqing was willing to endure it like this.
An Xuehan turned her head coldly, she didn't pay attention to An Lingqing, and looked at Xun Xuan with a strange look: "The boat is ready, Cousin Xun will go first, right?" ”
Xun Xuan lowered her eyes, and walked onto the boat with her skirt.
After Xun Xuan got on the boat, An Xuehan asked a few people from Anfu to follow on the boat, and finally found that the boat was too small to carry people.
"Oh, I don't know what to do with this person's errand, this boat is not enough to seat people, so let's go first, cousin, I'll let the next person find another boat!" After An Xuehan finished speaking, Ping'er, the maid on the side, had already stepped forward and couldn't wait to push Xun Xuan's boat out.
The boat rowed out far away, and Qi Yin walked to Xun Xuan's side with a gloomy face: "I don't know what tricks the second miss is playing this time!" ”
Xun Xuan crouched on the railing, her eyes quietly looked at the sparkling lake, and said in an unhurried tone: "It's better without them, so as not to affect my good interest in enjoying the beautiful scenery." ”
"But Miss...... We're on a ship now, and if something happens, we can't get out, so wouldn't we be trapped to death? Qi Yin felt faintly uneasy in her heart, and reminded in her mouth.
Xun Xuan raised her eyes and smiled, and said lightly: "If you come, you will be safe, you can rest assured, King Zhao will not let us die on his territory." ”
Chiyin looked at her young lady's calm and calm appearance, and then calmed down a little.
The boat drifted farther and farther on the rippling lake, but An Xuehan's boat did not catch up for a long time, and it was quiet and strange all around.
At this moment, the hull of the ship shook violently, and the people on board shook violently.
"What's going on?" Chi Yin hurriedly stood up and asked the boatman.
"There seems to be something underneath the ship." The boatman frowned and said with relief, "It's okay, I should have touched a dark pile at the bottom of the lake, it's strange...... How did the dark piles around Linxin Island come to be planted here? ”
As he spoke, the boatman turned around and was about to row the boat to the shore, when the bottom of the boat suddenly "thumped", and then the bottom of the boat cracked, and the water poured into the center of the boat.
"Oh no, the boat is leaking!" I don't know who shouted, and the entire ship became panicked, and the hull of the ship shook even more.
"Miss! What can I do? Qi Yin looked at Xun Xuan anxiously.
"Hurry up and find a few people who have access to water, and go around to see if there are any other boats passing by." Xun Xuan's face tightened, and he immediately commanded.
After Xun Xuan finished speaking, several people jumped into the water and swam towards the shore.
The hull of the boat gradually submerged into the water, and Xun Xuan's part below the knee had already submerged in the water.
At this moment, a bamboo raft suddenly appeared on the island not far away and rowed in the direction of the boat.
The man wore a hat on his head, and when he got closer, he said to Xun Xuan respectfully: "The little one is late, so Miss Xun has been waiting for a long time." ”
"You're from the island?" Xun Xuan had doubts and asked.
"The little one has been waiting on the island for a long time, and when he saw that your boat had been parked in the lake for a long time, he rushed over." The man explained.
"Miss, the boat is going to be gone, let's get on the bamboo raft first!" Chi Yin said.
Xun Xuan didn't say much, and then went up to the bamboo raft with the support of Chi Yin.
The penny paddled slowly, the sparkling water rippled at the feet, and the raft soon reached the shore.
"Except for Miss Xun and Qi Yin, the rest of the irrelevant people were immediately sent out of Linxin Island." The man took off the hat on his head and instructed the people on the island, this is the chime Yin only noticed that the person who escorted them all the way with a penny was actually Yin Chen.
"Miss Xun, the master has been waiting for you for a long time, please come with the little one." Yin Chen ignored Qi Yin's surprised eyes and said to Xun Xuan respectfully.
Xun Xuan was not surprised on her face, and followed behind Yin Chen calmly: "Lead the way!" ”
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Over there, Xun Xuan landed on the front foot, and the rest of the people on the boat were all sent away from Lin Xin Lake.
An Xuehan, who was standing on the shore and didn't plan to get on the boat at all, saw such a group of people coming back safe and sound, her face suddenly tightened, and she hurriedly stepped forward: "Where is Miss Cousin?" ”
"Miss Cousin was taken away by the people of Linxin Island!" One of the subordinates replied.
"What? The people of Linxin Island? Could it be Lord Zhao? When An Lingqing heard that Xun Xuan was rescued by Zhao Wang Jingying, she was jealous and anxious in her heart, and the person who hated to get on the boat today was not Xun Zhi, but herself.
An Xuehan was even more uneasy in her heart, she must not let Xun Zhi and Zhao Wang Pan have a friendship!
"Oh, if something happens to Ah Zhi, how can I explain it to my grandmother when I go back, let's hurry up and go to the island to have a look!" An Xuehan said duciously, hating to put on her wings and fly to the island immediately.
With that, the two of them hurriedly dragged the people on the bamboo raft, got on the bamboo raft themselves, and said to the boatman who was rowing the penny: "We are Miss Xun's cousin, please take us to Linxin Island." ”
"Without the master's order, I don't dare to take you to the island casually, so be it...... I'll take you there first, and if my master allows, you'll go back to the island then." ”
When An Xuehan and An Lingqing heard that they could go to Lin Xin Island, they nodded excitedly and applauded.
"But you must remember that you are absolutely not allowed to set foot on the island without permission, and you can only stay on a bamboo raft." The man was not at ease, so he reminded again.
"Got it, got it! How do you grind and chirp! An Lingqing said impatiently.
Only then did the man turn around and prop up the penny and row towards Linxin Island.