The willow tree drooped its silky branches, and when the wind blows, it looks like a cloud of green smoke flying with the wind. Xie Xiaoyu brushed aside the wicker in front of her face, and looked at the pool of clear water under her with her cheeks, she was stunned for a long time before she realized that she was standing on top of a painting boat, and her body was gently swaying up and down with the water. On the other side of the river is a long street that is as bustling with people as the markets of Sinanseong.

Sinseong? Thinking of these three words, Xie Xiaoyu was startled, could it be that he had already left Xin'an now? But where was she supposed to be? Was it in a compound where she was born and raised? It doesn't seem right, the trajectory of her life seems to have undergone some kind of radical transformation, only now, she has a terrible headache and can't remember anything.

A white figure on the shore caught her attention, and she looked up to see that it was a young scholar, who was also looking at her, his eyes burning brighter than the stars in the sky. The hull of the boat moved a few times, and Xie Xiaoyu's body also swayed with the river, and with a "plop", something fell from his head into the water, reflecting a reddish in the blue waves. The scholar on the shore was taken aback, turned over and jumped into the river, swimming towards the shallow whirlpool beside the boat. His slender body was like a silverfish, disturbing the spring water in her heart.

There was a sudden dizziness above his head, Xie Xiaoyu's eyes darkened, and the scene in front of him also changed to another place. In front of her was a red-hot copper pillar, emitting black smoke, which made her eyes glow with tears. Through the layers of white smoke, she saw that the white-clothed scholar was kneeling in front of the bronze pillar with five flowers, his body naked, and his chest was covered with red marks from rattan whipping.

"As long as you ruin this face, will you let him go?" She heard the words come out of her mouth, but the voice was clearly not hers, but another woman.

She didn't hear what the man next to the scholar said, because her body suddenly rushed towards the smoking copper pillar like an arrow from a string, and hugged it with both hands, and put her face on it as if she wanted to kiss it.

A smell of meat filled her mouth and nose, Xie Xiaoyu remembered this smell, this morning, she had just smelled it in the stove, it came from the Tingfang who had been burned beyond recognition.

Stretching out her curled fingers, she said, "Butterfly...... Butterfly ......"

Xie Xiaoyu coughed a few times, opened his eyes suddenly, pulled the sleeve of the person next to him, and gasped, "Butterfly...... She said butterflies. ”

"Butterflies? Where do butterflies come from this season? Qin Yingbao lowered his voice and laughed a few times, but after thinking about it, he seemed to feel that what he said was wrong, didn't he find Xie Xiaoyu under the guidance of a butterfly?

Recognizing this voice, Xie Xiaoyu let go of her hand suddenly, she grabbed the quilt on her body, rubbed it into the bed, and looked at the man sitting on the edge of the bed vigilantly.

Qin Yingbao pursed his lips and smiled, "Xiaoyu, are you making room for your husband?" When he had finished speaking, he took off his boots and went to bed, and sat next to her against the wall.

"If you come here again, I'll die for you." She bit the tip of her tongue and made a dead white face.

Qin Yingbao raised an eyebrow, and after a while, he still got out of bed, but his mouth was still hard, "Don't forget, your father is also in the house, if you die, he is alone, how can it be good." ”

Xie Xiaoyu saw that he didn't force him, and his lips and teeth relaxed, and just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief, but there were a few rings on the door, and then, a gentle voice came in, "Ying Bao, I heard that there was an accident in the West Courtyard, I came to take a look, is it convenient to come in?" ”

Qin Yingbao said calmly, "Hmm." Immediately, the door was pushed open, and a woman in her twenties walked into the house with the support of the maid, her face was long, and her long-term coldness condensed into this non-angry and self-righteous appearance, but after seeing Qin Yingbao, the coldness turned into a touch of tenderness, she raised a light smile on her cheeks, first made a gesture at Qin Yingbao, and then her eyes fell on Xie Xiaoyu's face, and after looking at her carefully, she walked to the side of the bed and took Xiaoyu's hand, "This is the new girl, it's really gorgeous, It's hard to find a lantern, where did you find such a beautiful sister? ”

Qin Yingbao was still thinking about how to answer, but Xie Xiaoyu was already one step ahead of him, "Madame misunderstood, I'm just an entertainer, where can I be worthy of the Qin Mansion, and ask Madame to show mercy and let me and my father out, Xiaoyu is grateful." ”

Hearing her say this, Qin Yingbao's face immediately couldn't hold back, he looked at Xie Xiaoyu, and his long black eyebrows wrinkled into a dead knot at the center of his eyebrows.

Seeing this, Mrs. Qin hurriedly pinched Xiaoyu's hand, "Just entered the mansion and said this, no wonder the master is unhappy, okay, okay, let's not talk about this topic first, let's get back to business, in fact, I came to the West Courtyard for Ting Fang's business, she is still quite corpse in the West Wing, Ying Bao, you say, do you want to report this matter to the official?" ”

Hearing the words Ting Fang, Xie Xiaoyu's heart suddenly cooled, it turned out that this was not her dream, Ting Fang was really dead, and the corpse was still in the Qin Mansion.

Seeing that her complexion changed, Mrs. Qin hurriedly ordered the maid to pour a cup of tea and bring it up, "Sister, did you scare you, I'm sorry, I heard Aunt Wu say that the two of you had some disputes last night, but don't take it to heart, Tingfang's girl has sharp teeth and sharp mouth, and she is usually unaccustomed to it in the eyes of no one in the house, and she is disrespectful to you, don't take it to heart, she is dead, so don't worry about her anymore." ”

"What are you telling her to do with this? She is new to the city, and she is already unfamiliar with the place, and you still say something about death, death and death to scare her. Qin Yingbao interrupted her impatiently.

Mrs. Qin's face stiffened, and then she smiled and said, "I was careless, and I ask my sister to forgive me, but," she turned her head to look at Qin Yingbao, "Tingfang's death is indeed a bit strange, is there really no need to call someone from the government to come over?" ”

Qin Yingbao waved his hand, "More is better than less, I have heard someone say that Cheng Muyou is the most difficult master, and when the time comes, it will involve other incidents, but it will catch fire, you send someone to notify Tingfang's parents and ask them to come and collect the corpse, and when the time comes, give them more silver and send it away." ”

Mrs. Qin bowed her head and agreed, but said, "However, I'm afraid that more money will be released this time, this Tingfang is telling people everywhere that she wants to be the lord's concubine, and her father and mother are afraid that they will also open their mouths." ”

Qin Yingbao glanced at her, "Then give more silver, my Qin Mansion can still afford this bit of silver." ”