23. Eccentricity
The man's fingers flew like lightning, and before he could see his movements, a stack of papers had already passed through his hands.
He still didn't speak, but his expression became visibly nervous, and even his breathing became much shorter. He walked briskly to the shelf on the opposite side, and in the same position, he also took down a stack of yellow rattan papers, and counted them quickly. After this time, the face that only the legendary gods could possess was obviously filled with anxiety and anger, and he turned his head to glare at You'an.
You'an is even more puzzled, the things kept in the right collection office are all public, even if someone finds out that someone has stolen a piece of paper, just do business, don't be so angry, right?
Seeing that the man had raised his palm, and was about to slap the two stacks of fine yellow rattan paper into dispersion, a thought suddenly flashed in You'an's mind, and she quickly pulled out one from the stack she had never stolen: "This piece of paper, the maid takes it, is it okay?" ”
The man's movements paused, stopped in a strange posture, and You'an said tentatively: "After the servant leaves, there should be more on both sides, right?" ”
This sentence was like magic, and the man's anxious mood quickly receded, and he returned to the appearance of the fox fairy, and he didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Sure enough, as long as the two sides are symmetrical, it's no problem.
"That'...... Is the servant gone? You'an asked softly, and seeing that he had no objection, he cautiously withdrew out of the house step by step, making sure that he did not chase after him, and ran away without looking back.
Li Dan had already said that he was waiting for her in the viewing pavilion on the polo field, and when he saw You'an coming back, he frowned: "Why is it so long?" ”
You'an ran out of breath, and replied calmly: "The maid is short and short-legged, no better than His Royal Highness Zhilan Yushu and has an outstanding demeanor, so he naturally walks slower." "Flattery is too much, and it comes out of your mouth, and you don't need to think about it.
She had already thought about it on the way, what happened in the Right Tibetan Office, she couldn't say a word to Li Dan, his mind was too weird and difficult to guess, and if she couldn't keep it, she would feel that she was out of the ordinary, so it was better to just take care of it.
Li Dan didn't want to talk nonsense with her, took the yellow rattan paper from her hand, spread it out on the stone table, and then took out the sheep's thin tube pen and the ink in the porcelain bottle that he carried with him.
His calligraphy has been taught by famous masters since childhood, and his hand-held line is particularly smart and beautiful, if it were not for the prince, no one dared to work him easily, I am afraid that just the pen fee for asking for words would be enough to provide him with brocade clothes and food to live. You'an thought to himself that his handwriting was too easy to recognize, but he saw Li Dan sketching on the paper, leaving a row of crooked symbols, which were not words.
"Your Highness," she asked, unable to help herself, "is this...... What? ”
Li Danzai carefully checked the last stroke before he spoke: "Lone said it was an earthworm, do you believe it?" ”
You'an smiled wryly, knowing that he was illiterate, and the lie he was telling was also seen through by Li Dan. How can an illiterate person see that he is not writing words?
Thinking about it like this, she understood Li Dan's intentions, ordinary information can be dictated, and she can't catch the evidence of the crime, only this kind of meaningless symbol, the voyeur can't understand what it means, so she can only describe it according to the cat and tiger, and then pass it on.
You'an lowered his head even deeper, not only could he not return the Spring Palace embroidery, but he had to find a way to make good use of it in the future. It is said that the ancient sages have nine tricks in their hearts, and the one in front of them, that heart may have grown into a lotus root, if there is no life talisman in his hand, he always feels unsteady.
Li Dan tapped his fingers on the yellow rattan paper with "earthworms" painted on it, and said with a smile: "There is still a tea time, and there will be guards of the night guard passing by on this palace road." Lonely go first, and when Lonely is far away, you are sure that there is no one to follow Lonely in the four corners, and then go. ”
You'an pinched the piece of paper, almost bit a mouthful of white teeth like braided shells, bowed down and said, "Your Highness go slowly", and wanted to push him in his heart.
Watching him take a calm step and disappear at the end of the bluestone path, You'an carefully put away the piece of paper and walked in the other direction.
On the way back to Xinlan Temple, you have to pass a small road next to the right Tibetan office, and You'an lowered his head and walked quickly, while he couldn't help but think of the man like a fox fairy. There are always monks in Chang'an City who tell some reincarnation cause and effect, and when she was a child, A-Niang also used to tell some bizarre and strange stories to coax her and her sister to sleep, so she wouldn't really bump into a ghost in the palace...... You'an shivered smartly, and quickened his steps.
She jerked her head up at the turn, almost screaming, and the "fox fairy" was standing in the middle of the road, looking at her with blank eyes.
The subconscious reaction was to turn around and run, but You'an hadn't moved at all, and the man opposite had already stepped in front of her in a few steps, holding her face with both hands.
You'an was so frightened that she was about to cry, on the night of the full moon, it wouldn't be the monster who came out to absorb the living people's primordial spirit, just like those stories tell, what to pick and make up. But why can't the "fox fairy" pick a plump person to suck, she doesn't look very nourishing!