"Yes, thank you, young master." The child bowed his head respectfully. After a long time, she suddenly spoke: "Young Master, do you believe that Sister Jin Xi framed Sister Jin Candle?" ”

Zhuge Yue snorted lightly, "How bold can Jin Si be, even if she has it, she can't think of such a strategy." Zhu Shun is an old man in the house, he did something wrong, he was beaten, he couldn't get over his face, and there was nothing wrong with finding a step for himself. It's just that he shouldn't splash dirty water on my Qingshan Courtyard and make a fake appearance of infighting among the minions in the courtyard to wash himself. He has lived in vain for so many years, and he doesn't have a long memory at all. ”

"Then why doesn't the young master help Sister Jinsi? The Governor will beat her to death. ”

"If she had done it, I would have saved her. She can fall into the trap of others so easily, which shows that her mind is stupid, what is the use of keeping such a person. ”

The noon sun was dazzling, and it rained in lazily through the cracks in the window lattice, and the fresh smell of plum blossoms gradually diffused.

After all, Zhu Shun has been in Zhuge Mansion for more than ten years, and when he is old, he does not live on dogs. Although he had already thought in his heart that it was Jin Xi who implicated him in order to compete with Jin Candle for favor, he was afraid that Zhuge Yue would not really believe it, but misunderstood that he deliberately framed Jin Xi in order to exonerate himself. So he kept an eye on her, and didn't let the head of the court kill her, but wanted to wait until tomorrow when the eldest young master was free to report to the authorities.

At night, there was a dead silence in the Courtyard. In the dark firewood room, Jinxi's skin and flesh were turned up, full of whip marks, and he looked like he had been severely punished.

Chu Qiao stood in front of her, scooped up a scoop of water, and splashed it on her face.

Jin Xi snorted, slowly woke up, and when he saw Chu Qiao, he was immediately furious, and shouted viciously: "Little slut! How dare you come to see me?! ”

Chu Qiao stood in front of her with a calm face, quietly listening to the woman cursing loudly, and for a long time, he said with a light smile: "If you really want to die, you can continue to scream." ”

Jinxi's clothes were stained with blood, his face was pale, his chest rose and fell violently, and his eyes were full of resentment.

Chu Qiao shook his head and said slowly: "People don't hurt the tiger's heart, but the tiger harms people's minds. I warned you long ago, but you will continue to oppose me. If you hadn't followed me today, how would I have ended up like this? You are to blame for everything, who is to blame? ”

"Vicious little slut, I won't let you go!"

Chu Qiao sighed lightly and said, "Do you really want to die so much?" ”

Jin Xi was stunned for a moment, and Chu Qiao continued: "I didn't have the intention of harming you, and everything I did today just wanted to teach you a lesson." It's a pity that the fourth young master won't save you, it seems that you can only go to Tinghu Lake and accompany Jin Zhu. ”

Jin Xi's face turned a little paler when he heard this, and when he looked at Chu Qiao, his eyes suddenly showed a trace of desire to survive, and he said eagerly: "Xing'er, you and I have no grievances in the past, no hatred in the near future, and the death of regret is all the idea of Jin Candle, I just echoed and said a few words, you can come here quietly, and you will definitely be able to save me." Please, save me, I don't want to die yet! When she said that, she couldn't help but shudder and cry.

Chu Qiao sighed lightly, put down the package on his back, and said in a deep voice: "Don't cry, do you think I came here tonight to catch up with you?" You are not guilty to death, since I have harmed you to this point, I will not let it go, put on this dress, and I will send you out immediately. As he spoke, he stepped forward to untie the ropes on Jinxi's body.

Jin Si was overjoyed, and hurriedly said, "Can you escape?" The house is so heavily guarded. ”

"Don't worry, I bought the guard at the back door, the master is going back to the house, you are a little maid, no one will be held accountable, as long as you escape from the house, you can save your life."

Jin Xi followed behind Chu Qiao, and the two of them climbed out of the window, passing by the Bihu rockery of Hongshan Courtyard, and suddenly heard the sound of footsteps in the distance, which was the nurse who came to investigate. The two were startled, squatting on the ground and not daring to continue walking.

Chu Qiao turned around, handed a small burden to Jin Xi's hand, and said in a deep voice: "I'll go and lure those people away, you yourself are about to go to the west corner gate in the backyard, I have already taken care of the gate there, you just need to say my name when you go, and they will let you go." Here are some coils and clothes, all of which used to be from Sister Juice Xiang, which may be a little small, I don't know if you can wear them. I don't have much money, so I can only take these out, you can take care of yourself in the future, so that you can do it yourself. With that, he turned around and left from the other side, deliberately making a noise, and the patrol nursing home heard it and immediately followed it.

Jin Xi opened the baggage and saw that there were only a few copper plates inside, and it was not enough to even buy a roast goose, so he couldn't help frowning. I saw that the clothes were either torn or dirty, ugly, and exuded a strange smell, and I was even more depressed. Thinking that her good maid was inappropriate, she wanted to run out to the end of the world, and if she was accidentally caught, it would be difficult to save her life, all of which were harmed by this Jing Xing'er, and now she is pretending to be a good person in front of herself, which is shameless.

She took out the copper plates and threw the burden on the ground, not caring at all about what kind of trouble these things would bring to Chu Qiao if they were discovered after she escaped.

The cold wind blew and blew on the corners of those clothes, and the cold moon was like frost, sprinkling a clear glow.

At this moment, in Zhu Shun's room, the man's heavy breathing and the woman's coquettish moaning kept coming out, and the obscene and evil words were cloudy to hear.

The winter night was cold, and the guards guarding the courtyard had already lazily found a warm place to nap. The child's small body quietly touched Zhu Shun's door, silently, without making the slightest movement.

After arranging it, Chu Qiao squatted on the side of Zhu Shun's door, and in the dark night, a pair of eyes were like dark gems, flashing with wisdom and calmness. Suddenly, the man's muffled grunt sounded, followed by the sound of squirming and dressing. Chu Qiao held a stone and threw it at the door.

There was a crunch bang, not loud, but enough for the people inside to hear clearly. Zhu Shun raised his voice and said, "Who's outside?" ”

Chu Qiao didn't answer, but picked up a stone and slammed it on the door.

"It's coming, it's coming!" The man said irritably, "Who is it in the middle of the night?" ”

The door panel was opened, but there was no one in sight, Zhu Shun frowned in surprise, poked his head out and walked out, who knew that as soon as he raised his foot, he was tripped by a rope and fell to the ground.

"Ouch!"

Zhu Shun screamed, and before the next curse could be spoken, a black bag was covered under the hood, and his eyes suddenly went black. Zhu Shun was shocked, and finally realized that something was wrong, screamed, stretched out his hand and grabbed it indiscriminately.

The night was thick and the cold was pressing, Chu Qiao held the sharp dagger, his eyes were sharp, the corners of his mouth were cold, and he waved it down in an instant!

The screams like killing pigs rose to the sky, and Zhu Shun held his broken wrist and rolled on the spot. Chu Qiao was not in love with fighting, and hurried towards the flowers to the west.

Behind him, there was the noisy footsteps of the guards in the courtyard, and the sharp exclamation of the woman.

"What's going on? Yes! Steward Zhu, who did it? ”

The woman was disheveled, and her face was frightened, and she cried out: "I don't see who it is, but the body is not high, and it seems to be a child." ”

"Where did you go?"

"To the west."

"Chase!"

More than a dozen pairs of feet swept in front of him one by one, and Chu Qiao tried to shrink his body as much as possible and squatted in the dry grass. The voices faded away, and the surroundings gradually fell silent. The child patted the dust on his body, stood up, and slowly left this place of right and wrong, and his figure was actually a different kind of calm.

Passing by the rockery in the middle of the lake in the Hongshan Courtyard, I saw my small burden being thrown on the ground messily. The child sneered, picked up the burden, and walked towards Aoyama Temple. She cautiously climbed into the room through the back window and changed into a white dressing gown. The sound outside grew louder and louder, and the torches shone like a long dragon, lighting up half the sky.

Chu Qiao split his hair, rubbed his eyes, and opened the door with a sleepy look, just in time to meet a few little maids who had just walked out of the door.

"What's going on over there?"

Several little maids were all thirteen or fourteen years old, but their grades were not as high as Chu Qiaogao, and they shook their heads blankly. At this time, I heard the sound of the door opening from the Xuan Pavilion, and several people hurriedly ran over.

Zhuge Yue's face was gloomy, he glanced at Chu Qiao and the others who were wearing a cloak, and asked the guards, "What's wrong?" Why is it so noisy? ”

"Young master, there are assassins in the outer mansion, Steward Zhu has been cut off one of his hands, and the guards have caught Miss Jinsi who was just about to escape at the West Corner Gate, and she has been escorted back to the master's house."

Zhuge Yue was stunned for a moment, then pulled the corners of his mouth and chuckled, and said, "I didn't expect Jinxi's temperament to be strong. ”

The guard glanced at Chu Qiao cautiously and said, "When Miss Jinsi was arrested, she shouted, saying yes, saying that Xing'er harmed her, not her. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes suddenly focused on Chu Qiao. Chu Qiao's little face suddenly wrinkled, and a pair of big watery eyes blinked aggrievedly, almost bursting into tears. She turned her head and looked at Zhuge Yue pitifully, and said sadly: "Fourth Young Master, Xing'er...... Xing'er has been sleeping in the room, I ...... I didn't have ......"

"Young master, Xing'er hasn't gone out in the room all this time, we all saw it." A third-class maid suddenly stepped forward and said.

As soon as the words fell, several other maids also testified for Chu Qiao.

Zhuge Yue nodded, and said to the man: "Tell the head of the court, if that woman talks nonsense again, she doesn't need to be interrogated, and she will be thrown directly into Tinghu." How old is Xing'er, the more he talks about it, the more excessive. ”

The subordinate nodded hurriedly and retreated.

Zhuge Yue glanced at the little maids and said, "You guys go back to sleep too." Then he turned around and entered the Xuan Pavilion.

Chu Qiao still stood in place with an aggrieved face, and several little maids stepped forward flatteringly, took Chu Qiao's hand, and said, "Xing'er, don't be afraid, we will all testify to you, it is useless for her to wronged you." ”

Chu Qiao nodded, and Pear Blossom said with rain, "Thank you, sisters." ”

It was close to the third watch, and the night wind was blowing, today, it was the first seven of the children of the Jing family, and the people who killed them finally paid the price of blood on this night.

It's just that this bit of blood is far from enough.

The Assassin incident caused a stir and lasted until dawn the next day. Steward Zhu broke a hand, and in a fit of rage, he ordered someone to beat Jinsi to death. Jin Xi had been injured before, and under such a heavy punishment, he died in less than an hour, and was thrown into the back mountain by a straw mat and buried in the belly of the fish in Tinghu.

Zhuge Yue is so quiet, and his personality is withdrawn, there were originally only two girls in the Xuan Pavilion, Jin Zhu and Jin Si, who died one after another in a few days, and now only Chu Qiao is left in the Xuan Pavilion. She is young, less than eight years old, her appearance is immature, and she usually speaks with a hint of milk in her voice, even if she is capable, she is somewhat weird in the eyes of outsiders. Within half a day, the whole house was quietly spreading that the fourth young master in the house had embarked on the old path of the old lady, and he had begun to have a liking for the young girl who had not grown up.