Under the moonlight, a pair of small boots hurriedly stepped on the verandah, and the Kyauknu was as swift as a falcon, running through two courtyards in a row, only to see a black shadow rushing behind the flower tree in the southeast corner of the second courtyard.

Without hesitation, she chased after her, jumping down the stone steps and kicking open a door.

A foul smell hits your face.

"Hmm!"

The Kyauknu quickly covered his mouth and nose, and took a few steps back, only to see that it was a stinky thatched house.

She really disliked the shabby place of Du Mansion more and more, and thought that the dead soldiers of the East Palace that Ah Lang wanted to take were in front, so she had to hold her breath and look for them one by one.

There was no one in the room, and it was the only mess.

When the slave saw this, he couldn't help retching, took out the fire fold and lit it, frowning and observing the surroundings.

A bucket of gold juice was knocked over to the ground, and a piece of it was dripping, but there were a few footprints on the ground, and it was stepped on the east courtyard wall, and there were still a few broken tiles on the ground.

The other party has already jumped out.

Kyauknu took the fire fold, took more than ten steps back, rushed forward with all his strength, stepped on the flower beds, water tanks, and wooden fences, climbed the wall, and jumped down gently and skillfully by grabbing the wall. Looking around, there was no one on the long street.

She put her fingers in her mouth, whistled, and soon heard footsteps in the alley to the east, and four Jin Wuwei rushed to her, and saluted, "Girl." ”

"The dead man of the East Palace has just escaped from the Du Mansion, have you seen it?"

"Nope."

"No?" Kyauknu was surprised.

"The villain is sure that he hasn't seen anyone."

The Kyauknu couldn't help but be annoyed, and secretly said that the other party was really skilled, and he fled in an instant and couldn't even see a shadow.

But how did the other party escape from the Chang'an curfew?

As he was thinking about it, something suddenly struck in his mind.

"Not good! Turn the tiger away from the mountain. ”

Hurriedly ordered the four Jin Wuwei to build a human tower and stand under the courtyard wall, and the Kyauuknu retreated and jumped again, stepped on them, climbed the courtyard wall again, jumped into the courtyard, and ran straight to where Xue Bai was.

The Du family was in chaos.

A slave hurriedly ran by, and the slave couldn't help but say, raising his hand and slapping the other party in the face.

She beats these slaves for not doing their jobs well, and the hut is not cleaned up.

Rushing back to the fourth courtyard, the stupid son of the Du family was looking left and right at the steps, dazed.

The Kyauuk slave stepped forward, raised his hand and slapped him again, shouting, "What about people?!" ”

"Lost ...... Lost ......"

Du Wulang's face was half red, but he was so anxious that he didn't care about the pain at all, and said incoherently: "A murderer broke into my house and chased Xue Bai away." ”

He was really panicked, and his face was full of worry.

Kyauknu secretly said that it was not good.

She originally thought that the errand that Ah Lang sent to do this time was unnecessary, and it was unknown whether the East Palace would send someone to kill him, and even if he could, it would not be possible to do it that night.

Unexpectedly, he was able to calculate.

If Xue Bai died, Ah Lang would be furious.

Unable to care about anything else, Kyauknu hurriedly ran to the backyard.

Fortunately, I went around the verandah, and shouted ahead, and many slaves rushed to the back garden with lanterns.

"Here!"

The slave stepped forward and pushed others away, only to see a slave helping Xue Bai up from the snow.

"What's going on?"

"Turn the tiger away from the mountain." Although Xue Bai was embarrassed, he was not injured, and said: "There are two murderers, one leads you away, and the other chases and kills me." I fled here, and the steward arrived with the nursing home and rescued me. ”

"What about people?!"

"Jumped over the rockery, escaped, we only got this ......"

The slave didn't take it, and when he saw that it was a boot, he subconsciously covered his nose.

"It's made of deerskin, and there's a brand on it." Xue Bai said: "Look. ”

Kyauknu took a look at the firelight and said, "The leather in the clothes room of the Shang Palace Bureau? This is the boot issued by the palace. ”

"Sure enough, it's the East Palace." Xue Bai asked, "Can it be evidence?" ”

"Yes."

Kyaunu nodded.

She looked at the garden again, and saw that the snow was full of messes, a series of footprints along the rockery, and the courtyard wall was pitch black, and the murderer was nowhere to be seen.

~~

"What about the man you're chasing?"

"Ran away."

"It's a pity, it must be the person who wants it on the right, if you get it, you can make a difference."

Jiaonu followed behind Xue Bai, watched him stagger, and said, "Is it worth it that the prince really sent someone to kill you?" ”

Xue Bai said: "It's okay for you to doubt my value, do you doubt the judgment of the right minister?" ”

"It's too hasty to do it tonight." Kyauknu said, "And it's such a sloppy way. ”

"That's why you're sleeping in my bed?"

"You! I ......"

The Kyauuknu was furious, and raised his hand to give Xue Bai a slap.

But his eyes were calm, and he asked, "How are you going to report to the right?" ”

Kyauknu couldn't help but feel weak, put down his hand, and said, "I am reporting to Ah Lang according to the truth." ”

"Okay, take me to see the route of the murderer's escape."

The slave led him over, and this time he saw that there was a row of houses separating the front yard from the second courtyard, which was the residence of the slaves.

In the moonlight, a small wind chime hanging on the bucket arch is shaking slightly.

Xue Bai looked around the latrine, compared the footprints on the courtyard wall with the boots in his hand, and said, "It's not big, there are two people." ”

"Nonsense."

"You stink? So chased and lost? ”

This is not nonsense.

Kyauknu didn't answer, but secretly thought in his heart that he must have slandered himself in front of Ah Lang.

Damn it.

Unexpectedly, Xue Bai handed over the stinky boots in his hand and said, "Take it, you will report to the right side tomorrow, and only say that the other party is superb in martial arts." ”

The Kyauknu pinched its upper edge in disgust and sneered, "It's useless to buy people's hearts. ”

"I'll have to rely on you for protection." Xue Bai said: "Don't fall for it next time." ”

"Huh."

Xue Bai smiled and went to the wing room to rest.

Walking to the door of Goro's room, Kyaunu pointed with his chin and said arrogantly: "You go here to sleep, I have to guard you at night." ”

"Hmm."

Xue Bai yawned, entered the house, and lay down on the big bed.

I faintly smelled a fragrance, which was quite a help for sleep.

The slave glanced at him, and sat on the small couch before the futon was laid in the ear room, like his maidservant.

~~

Late this night, the hustle and bustle in Du's house subsided after a while.

"Whenever something happens, it's like a ghost is at work...... How do I think that after Old Daoist Fang went to set up an altar at home, there were more disasters? ”

Du Wulang sat in the main room, listened to Lu Fengniang's chatter, ate a few preserved fruits before he settled down, and said: "The passing year is not good, it will be good after the New Year." ”

Lu Fengniang patted her knee again and sighed: "Alas, where did you say your second sister went after leaving?" There is no news, and it is strange to teach people to be uneasy. ”

"Don't worry, mother, husband and wife, the prince can't hurt her, right?"

Suddenly, Du Wulang sniffed hard and said strangely: "Mother, why is there a smell in your house?" ”

"Nonsense."

"A child's nose is smart, and it can't be wrong."

Du Wulang sniffed, got up, bypassed the screen, squatted down at the door, picked up the candle and shone it on the carpet in front of the threshold, only to see the footprints in a mess.

When I got up and smelled it, a foul smell came to my nose.

"Ahem, ahem...... Mother, someone stepped on the gold juice and stepped into the main room! ”

"What?!"

There was a sound behind the screen, and Lu Fengniang rushed out to take a look, so angry that she was already crying.

"Ouch, in the past, I taught them to take off their shoes and go to the porch, but there was a thief tonight, and they couldn't take care of it for a while, how is this good?"

"I'll just say I have a smart nose."

Du Wulang didn't care about these little things, shook his head, and returned to his house.

When he entered the house, he suddenly sniffed again, followed the faint smell to the windowsill, and took the candle and looked at it, and saw that the windows were also stained with gold juice.

"Ahh

He was horrified and puzzled, and couldn't understand what was the dirty thing that many people had stepped on, even the murderers.

Looking around, he found two of his own practice scripts, carefully wiped the gold juice clean, threw the paper ball into the snow outside the window, and muttered, "You can be regarded as of great use." ”

After doing this, he bolted the window so hard that he could go back to sleep.

~~

When he got up the next day, Du Wulang ran to the kitchen early in the morning and said, "Hu Sanniang, let's steam more meat in the morning, there are two young men with long bodies at home." ”

"Hello! Last night, when I heard that there was a thief in the house, the old slave ran to the kitchen to see, but fortunately, this leg of lamb was still there, and I cut it for Gorou to taste today. ”

Du Wulang smiled and said, "Do you know? I had a face-to-face with the thief last night. ”

"Really?" Hu Sanniang was taken aback and said with concern: "Wulang didn't get hurt, right?" ”

"It's okay, it's okay, he smashed me at that time, bang, it was really shocking, fortunately I saw the opportunity quickly and avoided it."

"Oh, that's dangerous."

Hu Sanniang had a pocket on her apron, reached out and took out a handful of pine nuts and rested them on the stove.

Du Wulang was also not polite, and sat down on the stool where the fire was burning, chatting while snorting.

He was really afraid of something, but his emotions went quickly, and he could talk energetically with the cook.

Today, Du Youlin has not woken up, and no one urged him to study, so he roasted the fire and chatted in the kitchen, and passed the time for half an hour unconsciously.

When it was time for breakfast, he also helped Hu Sanniang carry a lunch box to the east chamber.

Passing by the garden of Wujin Courtyard, I met Xue Bai standing on the verandah, talking to someone through the window on the courtyard wall.

Du Wulang looked forward, only to see a figure in sackcloth behind the window, but he had already floated away.

"Huh, big sister? Xue Bai, what are you talking to my eldest sister about? ”

"I just met and chatted."

Du Wulang was slightly suspicious, and always felt that there seemed to be some secret between them.

After thinking about it, he felt that his idea was really inappropriate, and shook his head to skip the topic.

"I found out something strange last night."

"Huh?"

Du Wulang said mysteriously: "There are footprints stained with gold juice on the windowsill of the main house and my house. ”

Xue Bai frowned and said, "Don't talk about this, it's time to eat." ”

"Oh."

"I haven't bothered to ask, you're fifth, but you have four brothers?"

"Two." Du Wulang whispered: "The third brother died of illness when he was young, the fourth brother and the second sister were twins, and they didn't keep it when they were born, and the eldest lady also went at that time...... So you know that, right? Some people have always said that the second sister is ominous, and it is not easy for her to become the prince Liangdi. ”

"What about the two brothers now?"

"The eldest brother was born in Jinshi, and now he is an official in Pizhou, and the second brother is an official in Yanzhou."

Xue Bai didn't say anything, and patted Du Wulang on the back.

Although he was speechless, Du Lang was quite encouraged, and said: "Don't look at me like this, in fact, I know that so many things have happened, I am the man of the Du family, and I have to bear more burdens." ”

"Hmm."

Du Wulang scratched his head and said, "I think about it, I think it's really strange that the prince sent assassins to kill you." So, last night, there should have been a thief who thought the Du house was empty and wanted to come in and steal it, right? ”

Xue Bai said: "I'll know if I ask later." ”

"Ask whom?"

"Prince."

"Huh?"

Xue Bai said in a natural tone: "If he sent someone to kill me and hid your second sister somewhere, I will know if I ask." ”