The eldest maid Zhishi had been waiting at the door of the West Wing, and when she saw her coming, she greeted her first: "The girl thinks I'm tired today." She picked up the curtain and let Chen Ying in, and asked softly, "Is the girl going to eat now, or is she going to wait a little longer?" ”

"Let's set the table, I'll change my clothes and come." Chen Ying gave an order, first went to the inner room to change clothes, and Zhishi called the little girl to carry the table, and put four dishes, one soup, dishes and chopsticks on the table.

Chen Ying changed her clothes and came out, and then ordered: "Ask someone to go to the second brother to have a look." ”

Chen Ying's elder brother, Chen Jun, has just turned 16 this year and is studying in Guozijian. Because of the spring break in recent days, he also returned home. However, his temperament is the opposite of Chen Ying, he is more out-of-tant, he doesn't like to stay at home, and he likes to run around with a group of friends.

"The maid has already sent someone to take a look, and Su Wen said that the second master is reading the book, and dinner is also used in the study." Zhishi replied, and at the same time poured half a bowl of rice into the plum blossom white porcelain bowl: "Girl, eat it quickly, it's just been warmed." ”

Since Chen Shao's disappearance, Li's health has not been very good, so Mrs. Xu asked to separate half of the tea room in Mingfeng Pavilion, build a stove, and use it as a small kitchen.

Seeing that Chen Jun still knew how to work hard, Chen Ying was also relieved.

This guy is going to take the exam soon, if he dares to run around the world now, Chen Ying will never let him go.

After eating, Xunzhen came over with a vacancy, and asked Ai Ai, "Girl, are the arrow stacks still there?" ”

Since the age of six, Chen Ying has set herself several extra courses, one of which is archery. It's just that it's already dark at this time, and it's obviously not appropriate to shoot arrows outside.

"Well, bring the bow to my room." Chen Ying instructed, prepare to play it in the room for a while, two hundred empty strings, talk is better than nothing.

Looking for the truth, Chen Ying called Luo's mother to come over and talk again.

Luo's mother is Li's companion, acting calmly, advancing and retreating in moderation, and is a good hand at taking care of the inner house. Because the Li family is often sick, the size of the Mingfeng Pavilion is now all up to Chen Ying, and Luo's mother was also transferred by the Li family to her daughter.

Fortunately, there was no major incident in Mingfeng Pavilion today, Luo's mother came over and said a few words, and Chen Ying sent her out.

In a short time, the night check arrived. Chen Ying heard the housekeeper Mama Hua talking to the mother-in-law who was looking for the night in the nursery, followed by the sound of closing the door. After another moment, the flower in the nursery appeared outside the curtain, and said very respectfully: "Girl, it's not early, let's rest early." ”

This is the rule of the Guogong Mansion, and there is an old lady in each courtyard who is in charge of the living affairs in the courtyard, and this greeting is also the rule.

Chen Ying ordered Zhishi to pick up the brocade curtain, twisted the corners of her mouth and said to the flower in the nursery: "Mama Hua has worked hard, go and rest." ”

Hua Zaijia smiled and replied, and then retreated, and this established procedure was over.

It wasn't until he saw that Hua Zai's house went to the back room to rest, and Xun Zhen walked in lightly with a big cloth bag.

The cloth bag contained Chen Ying's bow.

The pulling force of this bow and the weight of the arrows it is equipped with are all made by Chen Ying herself, which is the most suitable for her current situation.

"Go outside and keep watch." Chen Ying commanded, took the bow, and turned around and walked into the bedroom.

The nobles of the Great Chu Dynasty are all martial arts, and the same is true of the Guogong Mansion, so the mansion adopts a laissez-faire attitude towards the practice of martial arts, neither respects nor opposes, if you want to learn, you can go to the martial artist yourself, if you want to find a martial artist outside, it is not impossible, as long as you report to the house, there will be a steward to help run errands.

Chen Ying didn't learn kung fu. She felt that instead of learning those fancy fists and embroidered legs, it would be better to have a solid grasp of a more quantifiable skill, such as archery.

The strength is insufficient, the arrow is accurate, all are clear at a glance, and there is no need for much understanding, as long as you study hard and practice, you can always practice.

Chen Ying first did a set of self-choreographed gymnastics in the room, moved her hands and feet, and then took out the bow, turned sideways, stretched her arms, pulled the bow, and loosened the strings, so as to ensure the perfection of every detail and the perfection of every movement.

Xun Zhen and Zhishi have long known her habits, and asked someone to boil the water in advance, and as soon as Chen Ying collected the bow, they carried the water to the ear room.

took a comfortable bath, and the hour was not early, Chen Ying did not have the habit of reading at night, and went to bed directly.

The dream soon came, with fresh and cold air, with the modern city as the background, presented in segments:

…… Mr. Detective, there is a case that needs your help, it is a case of a missing child, and this is the file. According to incomplete statistics, there have been five similar cases in the past year, and we have preliminarily concluded that this is a serial case, and the whereabouts of all five children who are currently missing are unknown......

…… The deceased was a female, with a bone age between 30 and 35 years old, with a dislocation on the left side of the cervical vertebrae, which was preliminarily determined to be a whiplash-like injury, fractures of the index finger and ring finger of the right hand, and fractures of both ankle bones, which were suspected to have been caused by human beatings......

…… If I'm not mistaken, when you first described the crime, you said that you heard a dog barking on the phone, and it was thanks to your testimony that we were able to initially identify the first suspect. Interestingly, after our investigation, we learned that a hunting enthusiast happened to be passing by the scene of the crime that night, and he also heard the barking of dogs, but it was an hour later than your testimony......

…… Based on the footprints left at the scene, it is presumed that the person who entered the room was a man, about 180 centimeters tall and weighing about 70 kilograms. Investigation of the sole pattern revealed that they were LINK sneakers made three years ago, and based on the glass shards remaining in the room, it is assumed that the intruder broke the kitchen window first......

Like the tide slowly receding, revealing the hard and heavy cement, the dream also faded unconsciously, and Chen Ying slowly opened his eyes.

It's still a broken and incoherent dream, like memories woven together, and it can't be connected to a complete chapter.

She rolled over slightly, looking out.

Through the low-hanging rain through the azure folded lotus flower tent, she saw a thin candle lit in a corner of the room, and a faint and warm halo of light was dissipated.

At that moment, she remembered her past life in a trance.

In another time and space, which was also ancient, she would often wake up in the middle of the night, confused and confused.

I don't know if I'm a guest in my dream.

This poem read in a high school textbook is the best explanation of her past and present life.

Chen Ying sighed silently in the darkness.

A person who has died twice and will not live to be twenty years old in each life can probably only respond to everything that happened to him with such a sigh.