Chapter 416: Uneasy
Ling Wangfu, listen to Zhuxuan.
The wind and rain outside were fierce, but the interior was warm like spring, and the water vapor with the fragrance of flowers filled the whole room.
The wooden barrels, which are mostly half a person high, are finely made, and the clear water is sprinkled with bright red rose petals, which also obscures the unique "scenery" below the water.
The woman in the water, her long black hair scattered in the water, floating like a faint aquatic weed, occasionally a wisp of naughty sticking to her half-exposed fragrant shoulders, but her skin was more crystal clear than snow, and the whole person seemed to be out of the water hibiscus.
Cher picked up a handful of warm water with flower petals, and the droplets of water suddenly slid down her arms, and then fell into the water again in an instant, disappearing.
Just before, Princess Ling Min Susu braved the heavy rain and got out of the carriage that was about to overturn.
As the carriage fell to the ground with a bang, the coachman had no choice but to retreat, and Princess Ling Min Susu immediately recognized this "culprit" who caused her carriage to roll over!
Seeing Xue'er, Min Susu was also surprised, but after being stunned for a while, she quickly regained her composure.
Naturally, it will not be held accountable, Min Susu also handed over the umbrella in his hand to Xue'er and invited Xue'er into King Ling's mansion.
In this kind of weather, Xue'er couldn't find any reason to refuse, fortunately, the place where the overturned car was not far from Lingwang's Mansion, Min Susu told the coachman to go back and find another carriage, Xue'er followed her, and didn't even come down to the main gate, and didn't come down until she came down in front of the Tingzhuxuan Gate.
The warm water carries the fragrance of flowers on every inch of the body, dispelling the chill washed by the torrential rain, making people feel comfortable all over, almost sinking into it and not wanting to extricate themselves.
However, Cher didn't have the heart to enjoy the comfortable ironing of the warm steam belt, and she even felt a little uneasy in her heart.
This trace of uneasiness comes from this Ling Wang's Mansion and from Princess Ling Min Susu who invited her to come.
Although I don't know what Min Susu went out to do, but since Xue'er followed her to answer the Soling Palace, the carriage has been stopped at this Tingzhuxuan, and then Min Susu didn't care about changing her soaked clothes, so she ordered someone to prepare to bathe Xue'er and change her clothes, and then, there was no more.
From beginning to end, Zhong Limo never appeared, and this is where Xue'er felt strange and uneasy.
Zhong Limo tried his best to invite himself to Nanping, and experienced Luo Miaosi's affairs, how could he be indifferent to his arrival?
Xue'er also thought about asking, but she thought of Min Susu's many misunderstandings between herself and Zhong Limo before, so she couldn't speak, so she had to accept Min Susu's arrangement for the time being.
Because she was full of worries, Xue'er didn't have the heart to soak in the wooden barrel all the time, and soon came out in a hurry, wearing the clean clothes that Min Susu had prepared in advance.
What Min Susu prepared for her should be a more popular shirt among the royal women of Nanping, with a sky blue background, embroidered with complex and exquisite patterns, fortunately, it is not particularly complicated to wear, and Xue'er took a lot of effort to finish wearing.
That is, she had just put it on, and before she had stepped out from behind the screen separating the barrel, Cher heard a soft "squeak" from outside.
As the door was pushed open, the sound of rain outside mixed with a slightly cool breath suddenly broke in, and the noise was endless, which made the footsteps of the visitor pause.
Xue'er's heart moved, and she subconsciously squatted down and hid behind the barrel, but she poked her head out again and raised her voice: "Who is it?" ”
"Miss Shen?" The person who came seemed to be a little unexpected, and after a pause, he said, "The slave maid is the eldest maid Qiluo next to the princess, and at the order of the princess, she came to send ginger soup to the girl to ward off the cold." ”
This is reasonable, but she didn't knock on the door, and she didn't wait for Xue'er to tell her to break in, but she couldn't help but feel that Xue'er didn't have doubts in her heart.
However, she couldn't see through what kind of medicine was sold in Min Susu's gourd for a while, so she still said after a little hesitation: "Youlao, put it outside first, thank you for your kindness for me." ”
The sound of the rain was quiet again, and it was supposed that the maid who called herself Kira closed the door again, but the footsteps sounded outside the screen, rustling against the ground, as if it had turned twice, and then the tray was placed on the table with a soft sound, and then came straight in the direction of the screen.
Xue'er's heart also followed the footsteps, and she unconsciously glanced at Yu Jian who was put aside by her out of the corner of her eye, and her heart was a little settled.
Since meeting Luo Miaosi, Xue'er has also known the importance of Yu Jian, and naturally she refuses to leave her body, even if she is soaked and has to bathe and change clothes, she is also within sight, almost within reach.
Instead, it's Black Hawk, and since she heard that it once took on a human form, and that it was a man (this was forced by Cher and Black Eagle along the way to avoid the people of the Shadow Moon Shrine), Cher placed it in the outside compartment when she bathed!
That's it, considering that Black Eagle has not yet recovered, and there are people from the Shadow Moon Divine Palace, Xue'er is not at ease, otherwise I'm afraid that she won't even be able to enter the room where Xue'er is now.
Xue'er held the jade slip in her hand, and heard that the footsteps outside were still there, so she raised her voice again and said, "Thank you for the kindness of the princess, I have finished bathing, and I ask the girl to take it to thank the princess!" ”
The footsteps outside the screen suddenly stopped, and it was quiet for a while, only thunder and lightning outside, heavy rain pouring, and the other party's slightly rapid breathing.
Xue'er remained silent, stood up, tidied up her dress, turned the screen, and walked out slowly, and sure enough, she saw a girl with a skirt still dripping with water droplets, standing stiffly in the center of the room.
Seeing Xue'er come out, a stiff smile appeared on her face: "I didn't expect Miss Shen to finish bathing so quickly, and the slave maid is late, I hope the girl will forgive me." ”
Xue'er also squeezed out a dry smile: "There is Miss Lao Qiluo, after all, she is just a guest of this Ling Palace, where can she covet a moment of comfort and make the princess wait for a long time?" ”
She stepped forward and smiled at Kira, "Please also ask Miss Kira to lead the way." ”
"Uh," Qi Luo paused for a moment, and hurriedly said, "Before the slave and maid came, the princess had already ordered, tonight was stormy, and it seemed that she couldn't stop for a while, Miss Shen had been tired all the way, please rest early." ”
"In that case, thank you for the kindness of the princess."
Xue'er didn't insist, just stared at that Qiluo's eyes quietly, her gaze was gentle, but it made the other party instantly feel that everything was seen through, and she couldn't help lowering her eyelids, not daring to meet Xue'er's gaze.
For a moment, the air in the room seemed to freeze, so dull that it was difficult to breathe, Qiluo hesitated, and finally said her farewell, and once again told Xue'er to drink the ginger soup she had served.
Xue'er didn't take it immediately, nor did she refuse the other party, but just smiled: "Thank you princess for your kindness, girl has worked hard." ”
Kira turned around to serve the ginger soup again, and paused for a moment before turning around, not knowing how to continue to speak, and his expression changed uncertainly.
The two of them exchanged two more polite words, and Kira became more and more uncomfortable, and finally had to find an excuse to leave.
Xue'er watched the other party leave, and the smile on her face finally slowly retracted.
Outside, the wind and rain were blowing, and there was a rustling sound on the bamboo leaves, as if thousands of troops and horses were passing by, and the night was dark, just like Xue'er's situation at the moment.
There is no poison in ginger soup, and there is no soft tendon powder commonly used by people in the rivers and lakes, but it seems to have added spiritual herbs and other things, but the dose is very small, and it will not cause any harm to the body.
Xue'er was a little puzzled for a while, since Min Susu entered King Ling's Mansion, things have been strange everywhere, but at the moment of this bowl of ginger soup, she couldn't see any malice on the other side.
Is it just to let yourself sleep peacefully?
Will Min Susu have such a good heart? Was it Min Susu's idea or Zhong Limo's meaning, why did Zhong Limo still not show up until now?
After Zhong Limo was half-held hostage by Luo Miaosi and left, how did he let Luo Miaosi let him go?
Xue'er couldn't figure out any of these questions, so although the bowl of ginger soup only had a hint of sleep-aiding effect, Xue'er still risked the wind and cold and didn't drink it.
Cher went to see Black Hawk again, stayed in the outside compartment decently, saw Cher come in, opened her mouth, but was stopped by Cher with her eyes.
This is not a deep mountain or old forest, deserted, and when it speaks, it may cause much trouble.
Black Hawk had no choice but to shut up honestly, and then "complained" as Cher left, locking her in this small room.
But there's no way, who let it leak out of its mouth and tell Yi Xue that he is a man after his transformation?
I knew how good it would be to tell her that I was a woman!
The current Black Eagle, although it has not fully recovered, it is not a problem to fly a mile or two, in case of a real situation, it should still be possible to protect yourself, of course, the premise is not to meet those freak women in the Shadow Moon Divine Palace who specialize in repelling insects and beasts.
Therefore, it is more reassuring for Cher to leave it alone in a room.
The pouring rain outside did not weaken at all, Xue'er closed the window, extinguished the candle, and the bamboo shadow shaking outside was suddenly reflected on the window lattice, showing teeth and claws, like a hideous beast.
In such weather, except for the sound of wind and rain, you can no longer hear other sounds in your ears, which is a good time for a sneak attack.
Cher leaned back on the bed, staring at the bamboo shadow on the window lattice, and the uneasiness in her heart gradually diffused, enveloping her whole being, and finally she didn't even know when she fell asleep.
Maybe it was because the trek was too tiring, maybe it was the precursor to the wind chill after the rain, or maybe the bedding was too warm and soft, making people drowsy, in short, Xue'er almost dreamless until dawn.
The storm finally stopped, and a red sun rose, and the sunlight once again shone in through the window lattice, brightening up the room and dispelling the gloom of the previous night.
Cher opened her eyes, sat up suddenly, looked around, and found that it was still the room she was in last night, and she was slightly relieved. She lifted the pillow again and found that Yu Jian was still lying quietly underneath, and a hanging heart was just let go.
I haven't been plotted, and Yu Jian is still there, it seems that I was really worried about it last night.
Thinking like this, Xue'er got out of bed and prepared to see Black Hawk, and at the same time muttered in her heart, she slept deeply, and slept until dawn, but Black Hawk was a bird that could sleep lazy!
However, when she pushed open the wooden door of the room where Black Eagle was, she found that there was no shadow of Black Eagle in the room at all!
A window is ajar, the bright sunlight shines in, and under the window, there is still a lot of stagnant water, and from Xue'er's perspective, you can see a series of dried footprints!