Chapter Eighty-Eight: The Moth
Tian Yao stood aside, and didn't hear their conversation very clearly from a distance, but when she saw the maids muttering, she felt that something was wrong, and said loudly: "Zhu'er, you go back to the house with Lan'er." I am tied up here, and I can't escape, so you can go together, so you can take care of me. ”
Her beautiful eyes flashed slightly, smiling and pretending to be casual, covering the excitement in her eyes, and looking at the two sincerely.
But Zhu'er has been in the prince's mansion for several years no matter what, and the transparency of her mind is naturally beyond the reach of others, and when she heard Tian Yao's words that she seemed to be thinking about them everywhere, there was a burst of alarm bells in her heart.
On her face is the standard signature smile of a maidservant, which makes people feel very comfortable when they see it: "No need, Lan'er has always been a stable person, and this little thing definitely can't stop her." What's more, if the slave and maid do not always serve by the girl's side, it will be easy for the girl to be neglected. ”
Her remarks were reasonable and well-founded, and for a while, even if Tian Yao had a heart, it was difficult to speak, so she had to keep her mouth shut and frown helplessly.
There was a long silence in the shop, which made the air seem to become heavy. It was probably nearly an hour later, but Lan'er still hadn't returned.
The bamboo was tied up and hidden under the wide sleeves, and the hand was tightly clenched, and the white palm seemed to be a little sweaty. Lan'er why, so far she has not taken the silver taels back.
"If you want me to say, Zhu'er, you should go and see what happened. If Lan'er really encounters any danger, the two of you should be able to help each other through this difficulty. ”
Probably because she was worried about Lan'er, Zhu'er didn't think about it so much, just nodded slightly, and gave her hand gratefully. The maidservant who has always had all kinds of etiquette in place has now forgotten to kneel and kowtow.
"Thank you, Miss Tian." The smile on her face at this time was finally a little more real.
As Tian Yao said, her hands are tied now, and the shopkeeper is watching from the side, and it is definitely difficult to fly. In that case, it's not much use to worry about yourself so much.
Thinking like this, she lowered her eyes and withdrew.
"Be careful." Tian Yao forcibly pressed the joy in her heart, but her eyebrows still couldn't help but curl up, and the thousands of words came into her mouth and finally worried about who would see it, but it turned into a cherished sentence.
Seeing that Zhu'er really left the shop, Tian Yao breathed a sigh of relief, and the vigilance on her body also faded by half a point. Her delicate face showed a painful look, a little cold sweat flowed, and her voice trembled a little: "Shopkeeper, I want to go to the thatched house to pay respects." ”
Maybe it was because he didn't expect that a well-behaved woman like Tian Yao would lie, the shopkeeper was not a little guarded, raised his eyes and turned sideways to one of the subordinates and said, "You take her to the thatched house." ”
The next person didn't dare to slack off, turned his face, although Qingjun's face was expressionless, but there was not the slightest worry in his eyes, which still made Tian Yao's heart soft for a while, and at the same time, there was a sense of guilt.
If she escapes, she doesn't know what will happen to him. But after all, escaping is her only purpose now, and as for the side, she shouldn't think about it so much.
Just when she was thinking about it, she had already arrived at the thatched house, and the man opened the door for her very kindly.
A faint smile rose at the corner of the woman's mouth: "Thank you." ”
Tian Yao walked in, loosened the rope effortlessly, climbed out of the window with her skirt, and quietly left through the back door.
As soon as Tian Yao left on the front foot, Mo Yufei on the back foot entered the gate with Lan Zhu and the others. He was dressed in a long robe with gorgeous patterns embroidered with gold thread, although it was not extravagant, but it could also make the shopkeeper see at a glance that this was a rich and noble child.
In connection with the words of the two previous maidservants, after careful calculation, the arrogant prince in front of him is probably the most favored prince by the emperor.
"Prince, do you need anything to come to the shop?" The shopkeeper's flattering attitude now is a 180-degree turn from before, and the flattery in his eyes can be seen at a glance if a discerning person can definitely see it, "Please take a look, these are the latest jewelry in the small store, and it would be better if you gave it to your beloved." ”
The center of his eyebrows furrowed slightly, and Mo Yufei sat down on the wooden chair above, rubbing his fingertips with his fingers. Lan'er hurriedly stepped forward, skillfully poured a cup of tea for him, served aside, lowered her eyes, and looked very obedient.
Mo Yufei picked up the porcelain cup, and the porcelain lid opened and closed lightly, but it was closed heavily, so that the shopkeeper and Lan Zhu were both palpitating in their hearts. Now the shopkeeper only dares to look down at the tips of his shoes, motionless, and even dare not come out of the atmosphere, how can he still look at people obliquely half a minute ago.
"No need." Mo Yufei suddenly put down the porcelain cup, his narrow eyes narrowed slightly, and said to the trembling shopkeeper, "I just brought enough silver taels to take Miss Tian away." ”
Miss Tian is really a person in the prince's mansion, and looking at this posture, it is estimated that she is still a figure that the prince puts on the tip of his heart. Why did he offend him like this?
The shopkeeper was full of regret at this time, and he wanted to tear everything down and start over. It is said that the prince has a short temperament and is a difficult lord to get along with, but he even got into trouble.
"Miss Tian asked Ah Bin to take her to the thatched house, why don't you wait here for a while?" The shopkeeper bit the tip of his tongue and plucked up his courage to say.
Thatched house? I don't know why, Mo Yufei always has a sense of foreboding. Tian Yao, an unconscious woman, is definitely making some kind of moth again.
He lowered his eyes, leaned on the back of the chair, and said casually: "No need, Lan'er, Zhu'er, the two of you go and have a look together, and take Miss Tian out directly." ”
The two maidservants hurriedly kowtowed and took the order, although their hearts were in a hurry, but the movements on their faces were still as pleasing to the eye. Mo Yufei raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say anything.
"Two young ladies." Ah Bin, who was guarding in front of the thatched house, saw the two of them coming here, and he immediately understood that they had taken the silver taels, and he was relieved at the moment, and his brows relaxed: "Miss Tian is still in the thatched house, the two of you will wait for the time being." ”
After listening carefully for a while, she didn't notice any small voices coming from inside, and Zhu'er's heart sank: "Miss Tian, how long has it been in?" ”
"About half an hour, what's wrong?" Ah Bin replied, slightly curious between his eyebrows.
And Lan'er already understood what Zhu'er wanted to express, Dan Ko clasped her palm tightly into her hand, crossed Ah Bin, and opened the door of the thatched house. As she expected, there was not even a figure in it, only ropes scattered all over the place.
Ah Bin obviously saw this scene, and couldn't help but stretch out his hand and scratch his head, looking very puzzled: "It's strange, I saw Miss Tian go in with my own eyes, how can I not see it now." ”
Lan'er didn't have the heart to answer this simple-minded stupid big man, grabbed the bamboo that was still stunned, and quickly ran towards the small stride shed in the house. I hope that the master will be in a good mood today, and the punishment for them will be lighter.
"Tian Yao is gone?" Seeing the maidservant's helpless appearance, Mo Yufei withdrew his eyes, his voice was clear, and he said lightly.
Lan'er saw that Mo Yufei's face was as usual, and there was no sign of anger, even if she was experienced, she couldn't figure out her master for a while, who had always been uncertain, and then said, "Yes." According to what the slave maid saw, it is very likely that Miss Tian untied the rope and escaped from the thatched house. ”
Mo Yufei put down the porcelain cup abruptly, glanced at the two of them, got up, and the ancient well-like eyes were deep and made Lan'er Zhu'er very frightened. Lan'er was finally able to confirm now, and her master was really angry. She could only pray now that her master would not drive them away in a fit of rage.
"Let's go." A word lightly, but it suddenly hit the bottom of the hearts of the two, just like a boulder hitting the surface of the lake, startling the waves.
After returning to the carriage, Mo Yufei called the secret guard: "You go and spread rumors, just say that Lan'er Zhu'er was beaten by me because of this incident, and I want her Tian Yao to return to the prince's mansion voluntarily." ”
The secret guard looked up and saw that the master's handsome face was looming under the curling green smoke of the incense burner, which seemed more and more cold, and hurriedly responded and got up to leave.
Tian Yao had already roughly cleaned himself up at this time, straightened the broken hair that had been hooked out of his sideburns because of the escape, and then walked into an inn where the business was not very good, and said, "Shopkeeper, I want to stay overnight." ”
"Okay, girl, wait a minute." Finally, a guest came in, and the shopkeeper swept away Shicai's sad face, and hurriedly called his wife to go up to arrange the house together.
Tian Yao's white and slender little hand gently wrapped around a little hair, her beautiful eyes were relaxed and happy, she walked to the side and waited quietly.
"Two dogs." A clear man walked in and said to Wuhan, who was sitting in a muffled voice, "Guess what gossip I heard again." ”
The five big and three thick men who were called the second dog put down the bowl, raised his head and teased: "When will you hear useful news?" Every time, it's either Zhang's family, or the Li family's short, which makes me like a long-tongued woman. ”
The man pursed his lips dissatisfied, sat down beside him, poured a bowl of tea for himself skillfully, and poured it violently, which made Ergou feel distressed for a while. This wine, but it costs a few dollars.
"You also know, I have a relative in the prince's mansion." He smacked his lips, as if savoring the taste of wine.
"Of course I know." Ergou snatched the flask back, "You have been showing off this matter to me every time, can't I remember it firmly?" “
When he heard this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he seemed to be very happy.
"You know what? There was originally a woman living in the prince's mansion, but now she escaped for some reason, and the prince was furious and beat the two personal maids who served the girl, eh, that is a tragic word! The man took advantage of Ergou's fascination and snatched the wine jug that he was holding in his hand and unconsciously let go.
Ergou didn't care about him, but just sighed: "This prince is too unsympathetic." ”
What happened to the conversation between the two, Tian Yao didn't have the heart to listen anymore, she only had one thought now, she had to return to the prince's mansion.