And Xiao Qinglang also clearly felt the change in the atmosphere in the carriage, he didn't want to force Xu Chu, let alone embarrass her, so he just talked about business again as if he didn't notice it.

"Fifteen years ago, Song Derong got married, and asked to marry the daughter of the Li family, who was quite prestigious in Jinzhou City, and gave birth to two daughters in the next year, and gave birth to a son last year, but unfortunately the young son died of weakness. Since then, there have been accidents in Song Derong's mansion one after another, first the old lady of the Song family was frightened and fell into the water, and after being saved, she shouted in horror that it was haunted. Then the old lady Song saw the haunted back garden with her own eyes when she was keeping the New Year, and she couldn't afford to be sick ever since, and the eldest daughter of the family was also ghosted, and she is still delirious, like a child. For the written records he has read, Xiao Qinglang almost never forgets them, as long as he mentions them, he will always know them.

Xu Chu took a deep breath, suppressed the embarrassment in his heart, and hurriedly unfolded the file of Song Derong's family with the news found by Xiao Qinglang. After a while, she silently lowered her head and said strangely: "The Song Li family gave birth to twin daughters in the first year, and had another son the next year, and after the new child died, strange things began to happen in the Song Mansion the next month. ”

Xiao Qinglang saw that she was deep in thought, and said slowly: "In addition, because the twin daughters born to Song Li do not look alike, there are often some gossips outside. Later, after her two daughters gave a ceremony, for some reason, the old lady Song insisted on letting her second daughter marry in a hurry, and then there was no peace in the Song family. ”

Xu Chu nodded, but he didn't think so of the rumors outside, "Twins are also divided into identical twins and fraternal twins, and it is not surprising that the sisters of fraternal twins do not look similar." ”

She said this, and it was a little strange. It is said that the Great Zhou Dynasty did not have a saying that only one of the twins remained, and there were often people who did not look like twins in the market, so why did the Song family have rumors because of this?

She has never heard the gossip of others with her own ears, but she has lived in the taboo of others pointing fingers because of bad luck, and she has long understood the terrible truth of human words. However, how did the rumors come about, was it groundless or did someone do it on purpose?

Thinking of this, she flipped through the file again. However, no matter how much I studied it, I still didn't find any clues.

As the sky grew dark, the group also traveled to the outside of Jinzhou City. By this time, the gates had fallen. Although Xiao Qinglang had the right, he didn't want to reveal his identity early, so he instructed Wei Guang to take the lead in finding a nearby village to stay for a night.

There are not many villages outside Jinzhou, and the occasional population is not enough to accommodate two carriages and a few guards. Fortunately, there is a mountain villa ten miles west of the city, and it is said that the owner of the mountain villa is also a hospitable person, so under the guidance of the people of the neighboring village, the group turned back to the Zhuangzi line halfway up the mountain.

The road to the lodge is not difficult to walk, and it can be seen that it has been specially repaired, so it is very flat and wide.

Xiao Mingzhu had ridden the horse all day, and he was also a little tired at this time, so he simply threw the reins to Hua Wuzhi and got into the carriage to keep warm. She leaned on Xu Chu for a moment, and then tilted her head to look out of the car window, only to see that the mountains outside were towering and layered with no end in sight, and the distance was dark and covered by clouds and mist, and the silence was terrifying.

She looked at the back of the carriage from a distance, but she didn't see any sign of Hua Wu's illness, and immediately leaned out of the carriage in a panic. It just so happened that the carriage was turning sharply at this time, so that she stumbled and was about to crash down. Even Xu Chu, who wanted to catch her with her, jumped out with her unstable body.

Xiao Qinglang, who had been silently checking the official documents, suddenly suffocated in his heart, and swept the official documents on the ground with his raised hand, and then leaned over and grabbed Xu Chu's left hand that wanted to explore and grab something in the air.

In an instant, Xu Chu rolled into the car with the force in his hand, and watched Xiao Mingzhu fall. When she saw the delicate figure fall into a bright red embrace, her tense heart fell into her stomach, and she leaned on the thick and warm arms behind her that she was suddenly pulled by the sore body.

"What do you do? How can it be good to fall and get injured in such a hairy way? But if you fall and hurt, does it hurt anywhere? Outside the window, there was a voice of anxious concern from Hua Wuxi, anxious with a little frightened heart.

"Why are you murdering me? It's not because I can't see you anymore that I'm worried that you'll fall into the air! Probably really frightened, which made Xiao Mingzhu very aggrieved. With tears in her eyes, she craned her neck to look at Hua Wuxi, and choked up, "I'm going to be scared to death, I almost thought I was going to break my appearance......"

Hua Wuxian has always been most afraid of her shedding tears, but now when she sees it, her heart is soft, how can she say something more teaching. He half-held the person in his arms, touched her head distressedly, and coaxed gently: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, even if you break your appearance, you look better than others......"

"Better looking than whom? Which woman do you look at besides me? Xiao Mingzhu was appeased, and her heart gradually stabilized. Hearing Hua Wuxian talk about others, she couldn't help but feel aggrieved again, and directly pouted and questioned a little unreasonably.

After all, they grew up together since childhood, or it can be said that she grew up behind him, and he naturally knew that the little girl who was not afraid of the earth and the earth was really frightened this time. Therefore, even if she is unreasonable, he can only accompany him in a whisper.

After some comfort, she finally regained a little strength, but as soon as she stood up and saw the bottomless cliff of the black hole not far from her, she jumped up in shock again, "I thought I would roll down the cliff...... In the future, I will never see my father and mother again, and I will never see Sister Chu with you......"

Outside the carriage, the cold wind passed by, and the guards were waiting. Only Xiao Mingzhu, who was sobbing lowly, and Hua who was carefully guarded were left without disease. Inside the carriage, the two people who stood up and almost hugged each other suddenly felt that the space seemed to be very small.

The messy and scattered official documents under his feet and the hems of his shoes and socks soaked with tea all show the eagerness of Xiao Qinglang's actions just now. also made Xu Chu hear the familiar and powerful heartbeat again, both his and his own.

In an instant, it seemed that the cold had subsided, and everything had sprouted, making her whole person in a trance. She stared blankly at the handsome face in front of her, with sharp edges and deep eyes. Without a smile, he always has a thrilling sharpness, just like his infrequent short sword with a chilling chill.

The glass lamps on the carriage continue to sway with the mountain wind, imprinting the figures of the two on the carriage, like a pair of intimate lovers with endless ears and sideburns. It wasn't until the silver bells hanging on the roof of the car collided and made a crisp sound that the dead silence of the car was broken, and Xu Chu suddenly came back to his senses.

At this time, Xiao Mingzhu's complaints and Hua Wuji's begging for mercy could still be vaguely heard outside. You can also hear Wei Guang's carriage coming, respectfully and anxiously asking: "Childe, but do you want Aunt Chu to come and have a look?" ”

The glass lamps flickered on and off, and the candles in the carriage had long since been extinguished by the sudden cold wind. Outside the window was the dim moonlight, and then there was the lights that were shining in the distance.

Xiao Qinglang noticed Xu Chu's struggle, and did not force it, slowly let go, and looked at her deeply and saw that she was not abnormal, so he withdrew his gaze.

He bent down slightly to straighten the desk, and then said with a slight condensation: "No need, there is light in front, and it has always been the coming of the mountain villa." It is difficult to walk at night, so let everyone be careful. ”

As he spoke, he took a fire fold and lit the extinguished candlestick, and then shrouded the glass lampshade over it. Without waiting for him to inquire about Xu Chu again, he saw that Xiao Mingzhu, whose eyes were red, had already opened his clothes and looked at him, and said with concern: "Sister Chu, are you okay?" ”

She felt it just now, and she almost took Sister Chu out of the carriage. If it was really the two of them who fell/fell, she really didn't dare to guarantee that the peacock guy would be able to catch it. Just thinking about it made her feel more and more guilty.

Xu Chu originally wanted to thank him, but before he could speak, he saw Xiao Mingzhu coming. She didn't want people to see that her mind had just swayed, so she shook her head and said it was okay.

"Mingzhu, the mountain road is winding, do you want to get in the car?" She asked, a little worried.

Xiao Mingzhu was naturally unwilling, the thrilling situation just now had already made her feel a shadow on the carriage. If she had a choice, she would rather let the peacock accompany her, and then ride her horse trembling in the cold mountain wind.

When he went on the road again, Xiao Mingzhu refused to get into the carriage again, but rode slowly side by side with Hua Wuxi.

The carriage was quiet again, and Xu Chu also leaned against the wall of the carriage and opened his mouth slightly, not knowing how to thank him. With this time, he has saved himself a lot. For the first time, the horses in Dashi Village were frightened and the carriage lost control, and if he hadn't been beaten for himself, I am afraid that his face would have been injured if his face was not destroyed. The second time, on the mountain of the copper mine case, he staggered himself and dodged the cold arrows shot everywhere. The third time, when Huang Dashan was eating, he was distracted and almost spilled a bowl of hot soup on his body, and he once again stubbornly helped himself catch the hot soup......

So over and over again, how could she not feel it?

In fact, if you think about it carefully, he is the prince of the Great Zhou, and he should be a jade food and a jade food since he was a child, and he is respected and envied. But since she followed, it seems that she has not been slighted in the slightest. On the contrary, many times, it is she who forgets her status and usurped her status.

The more Xu Chu thought about it, the more uncomfortable his heart became. She looked up at Xiao Qinglang, who closed her eyes and recuperated, and said slowly after a long time: "Thank you for saving your life......

The car was still silent, and he didn't hear any response from Xiao Qinglang, and he didn't even open his eyelids.

Xu Chu pursed her lips, her mind gradually lowered, she took a breath slowly, and seemed to murmur and seemed to be puzzled: "The identity of the son is noble, and I am just from a humble background and the posture of a willow, why does the son treat me so much?" ”

At this time, it was already close to the villa, and the beautiful lights shining from the villa gradually shrouded the carriage, with a little softness and warmth.