The 'female ghost' paused, then turned again, her long sleeves hanging down on her sides and trembling slightly, as if she was afraid of Ni Duruo's approach.

Suddenly, the 'female ghost' turned around sharply and ran towards the entrance of the courtyard. Ni Duruo's eyes were quick, and he blocked in front of her in three or two steps, and then kicked over and shouted angrily: "You are so bold!" Dare to pretend to be a ghost in the courtyard of the concubine! ”

The 'female ghost' staggered to the ground, got up tremblingly, knelt on the ground and cried, "The princess spares her life, the mother spares her life......"

Hearing the sound of begging for mercy, Zhiluo's eyebrows softened, so she dared to walk over, grabbed the hair of the 'female ghost' and saw that it was the rough girl Zijin in the Huanyi room.

Thinking that she was almost scared to death just now, Zhiluo's heart suddenly swelled with anger, and she scolded Zijin is scolding.

Zijin didn't dare to protect the pain, only clenched his fists, the nails of his five fingers almost broke his palms, and his mouth kept crying: "Niangniang spare her life, Niangniang spare her life, the slave maid doesn't want to, the slave maid is forced to ......"

Hearing this, Ni Duruo motioned to Zhiluo to stop, squatted down, pinched Zijin's chin, and said with a smile: "You are a ghost pretending to be a ghost, I am a ghost pretending to be a person, you are looking for death when you come to scare me, you know?" ”

Zijin nodded tremblingly, rolled up his sleeves, revealing the wounds on his arms, and wept bitterly: "Princess Niangniang, the slave is really forced to do so!" ”

Ni Duruo sighed lightly, glanced around thoughtfully, looked back at Zijin, and said gently: "Since you were forced to come, this concubine doesn't want to embarrass you." You tell Ben who is behind the scenes, and Ben Fei will protect you thoroughly. ”

Zijin looked at her in a panic, thinking in his heart, but he didn't know what to say.

"You have to think clearly, the only person who can save your life now is Concubine Ben." Ni Duruo smiled lightly, and a soft afterglow leaked from the corners of his eyes, "Think about it, if the other party's treacherous plan really succeeds, then when this concubine dies, it will be your death date." ”

She attacked her heart every word, Zijin hesitated for a while, and finally shouted injustice: "Please ask the princess to be the master of the slaves." The slave maid is just a girl in the cloak room, and she has never had the heart to harm the princess, but it is really because Zhou Meiren and they are too vicious, not only torture the slave and maid, but also arrest the slave maid's sister and threaten the slave maid, if the slave and maid do not comply, the sister will be sent to the Qinglou. ”

Ni Duruo smiled quietly, the old lady was looking for a chance to clean up on you Zhou Jinlan, but I didn't think that you would send it to the door first.

After thinking about it for a while, Ni Duruo got up and said slowly: "Don't you know that if you do this, if you are caught, it will be a capital crime?" ”

"The slave and maid know, but in order to save her sister, the slave and maid have to exchange their lives for one life." Zijin cried helplessly.

"Get up." Ni Duruo lowered his eyelids, and after Zijin stood up, he showed a soft smile, "It seems that you are also a person who values love and righteousness, so if this concubine has a way to save her life and save your sister, are you willing to give it a try?" ”

Zijin's expression lit up, and he knelt on the ground, kowtowing like pounding garlic, "The slave is willing, the slave is willing, as long as I can save my sister, let the princess send me." ”

Ni Duruo let out a soft "um", leaned over her ear, and was about to explain, when a voice suddenly came from the corner of the courtyard wall, as if someone had jumped in.

All three of them were startled, and their eyes looked at the same time, but it was too dark to see what was there.

"Check it out." Ni Duruo whispered, picked up a stone on the ground, and quietly walked to the corner with the two of them.

The moonlight was looming, and Zhiluo wanted to protect Ni Duruo in front of her, but she slowly pushed her away, so she could only protect her on one side with her whole body guarded, and followed her across the flowers, stepping on the dirt one shallow and one deep.

Suddenly, Ni Duruo stopped his steps, only to see a dark shadow sitting in the corner, and a slight moaning sound came from time to time.

The hearts of the three of them were raised, and Ni Duruo asked coldly, "Who?" ”

The man did not reply, but a rapid gasp could be heard, and the three of them stared hard, but they could not see the man in the darkness of the night.

Ni Duruo stabilized the two of them, held the stone tightly, and stepped forward alone, not expecting the man to suddenly speak.

"It's me, sixth brother."

Shocked, she didn't relax her vigilance, she still walked up to him with a stone, and when she looked at it, it was really Xiao Zimu, and his moon-white brocade clothes were full of blood, with a long arrow stuck in his shoulder, and the whole person was leaning against the wall and gasping in pain.

Dropping the stone, Ni Duruo hurriedly approached him: "What's wrong with you?" ”

Xiao Zimu grabbed her arm with one hand and covered her chest with the other: "What about the fifth brother?" ”

"He seems to have entered the palace." Ni Duruo responded, beckoned Zhiluo and the two of them to help him stand up slowly, and asked, "What's wrong with you?" Who hurt you? ”

Xiao Zimu put his arm on her shoulder, gritted his teeth and said, "The injury is fine, but if the person who is chasing me finds me, it will be fatal!" Fifth sister-in-law, can you help me ......"

"How do you want me to help?" She tried her best to fill her voice with concern, but she had another plan in her heart, saving him not out of kindness, but asking him to owe her a favor.

"Take care of the wound and get me another clean garment." Xiao Zimu choked on a mouthful of blood as he spoke, and Ni Duruo nodded, "No problem." After the words fell, she instructed Zhiluo: "Go and see, if anyone is open, it will be branched out." Then go and prepare hot water, medicine, and clean clothes. Turning to look at Zijin, "You follow Zhiluo first, and that matter will be resolved later." ”

Both of them responded and turned to leave.

After some tossing, Ni Duruo finally helped Xiao Zimu into the room and came to the bed to sit down.

"Will you take care of your wounds, sister-in-law?" Xiao Zimu said a word, and his chest continued to rise and fall, as if he was out of breath.

"You'd better not talk now." Ni Duruo brought scissors to cut through the clothes on his chest.

At this time, Zhiluo walked into the room with Zijin and put the prepared things next to the bed. Ni Duruo glanced at her, "Guarding the door." ”

The door closed slightly, Ni Duruo looked back, carefully examined his wounds, and found that the entire arrow had pierced through his shoulder, and the cold sweat on his forehead kept flowing down, and his lips began to white.

Picking up the scissors decisively, Ni Duruo skillfully cut off the tail of the arrow, took a towel and hugged the arrow, put his left hand against his chest, and asked, "Does it hurt?" ”

Xiao Zimu smiled and said, "It doesn't hurt." As soon as the words fell, Ni Duruo instantly pulled out all the arrows, and a stream of dirty blood gushed out along the wound.

Xiao Zimu trembled in pain, and in order not to be discovered by others, he could only grit his teeth and look at Ni Duruo in surprise with a pair of bloodshot eyes, "Can you say it first?" ”

"Say anything, and it'll be fine in a while." Ni Duruo was not surprised, he often encountered hidden weapons when robbing tombs in the past, and he often treated similar wounds for his accomplices.

After taking a clean towel and helping him deal with the wound, she bandaged him with a quick hand and glanced at the clean clothes: "You should change your clothes quickly!" ”

Xiao Zimu's eyes were full of doubts when he looked at her, he hesitated for a while, and suddenly smiled: "I have long heard that the fifth sister-in-law is smart, but I didn't expect that even dealing with arrow wounds would be so handy?" ”

Ni Duruo was about to turn around and go out, when he heard him say this, his hand pressed heavily on his wound, and Xiao Zi Mu Deng gasped in pain, "Fifth sister-in-law, you ...... Yes! ”

"With such a serious injury, let's talk less." Ni Duruo smiled coldly, "You rest here first, and I'll go and dispose of your bloody clothes." ”

Xiao Zimu frowned, "No need, I'd better find a chance to leave, I don't want to involve the fifth brother and fifth sister-in-law." ”

Ni Duruo raised his eyebrows, and turned to look at him leisurely: "I'm curious about who the person who chased and killed you was, and he dared to do something to the royal family." ”

Xiao Zimu was stunned, and after looking at her for a while, he slowly spoke: "Don't hide it from the fifth sister-in-law, it was the second brother who chased me." ”

Do brothers bite each other?

Ni Duruo's brows furrowed, "Why did he kill you?" ”

Xiao Zimu sighed lightly, "It's a long story, let's explain it to the fifth sister-in-law slowly afterwards!" ”

Ni Duruo lowered his eyes and examined his eyes with a sharp gaze. This depends on people, just look at the eyes. Pei Hong once said that if a person has a different heart for you, his eyes will be clear and muddy. But his eyes at the moment were clear and sincere, proving that he was not her enemy, nor Xiao Jingyun's enemy.

As for why he was hunted down, she didn't want to delve into it, after all, everyone has secrets that can't be spoken, let alone being born in this kind of deceitful royal family.

"Do they know your identity?" Ni Duruo retracted his eyes and asked.

"I've been covering my face, and they shouldn't know yet." Xiao Zimu looked at her and smiled, and said softly, "But they saw me enter here, and now they are probably ambushed outside the mansion!" After all, this is the mansion of the fifth brother, and the second brother is not there, so they don't dare to trespass. ”

Ni Duruo glanced over, "Then do you dare to go out and send you to death?" ”

Xiao Zimu's expression was sly and kind, and he laughed: "If I don't leave, the second brother will definitely come to the fifth brother to find someone early tomorrow morning." What to do then? ”

Ni Duruo was not convinced and asked, "Will you come early tomorrow morning?" ”

Xiao Zimu nodded and said, "Father's cough is getting worse and worse, and he and his fifth brother have been called into the palace to serve the illness, so they shouldn't be able to come back tonight." ”

Ni Duruo was silent, thinking in his heart how to do everything, not only to keep Xiao Zimu, but also to get rid of Zhou Jinlan, and to avoid the edge for Xiao Jingyun.

In the middle of the ring, Ni Duruo raised his eyebrows and smiled at him like a spring flower, "I'll leave this matter to me, you just need to rest here, and when it's arranged, I'll tell you." ”

Xiao Zimu looked directly into her eyes, the smile on her face remained unchanged, but in her heart she was surprised, surprised that she was so determined.

"Thank you, sister-in-law. But I still want to ask, why did you give up your life to help me? He couldn't help but want to see her clearly, and always felt that no matter how he looked at it, she didn't look like the Ni Duruo he knew.

"Because your fifth brother trusts you!" Ni Duruo's voice was low but powerful.

Xiao Zimu looked at it and chuckled: "Really?" ”

Ni Duruo smiled lightly and looked at him: "After all, I am just a woman, and I don't know what is going on between you men, but I know one thing, there is only the sixth brother in this mansion You often come and go, presumably you and your fifth brother are quite close." ”