Chapter Forty-Eight: The Captivity
Zhao Mansion, the lights are on, the lights are bright, tonight's Zhao Mansion courtyard is full of lanterns, even at night, it seems bright, the backyard, the West Chamber, the courtyard where Zhao Abao lives, there are four guards at the gate of the courtyard, and there are two maids standing in front of Zhao Abao's door.
The old housekeeper also took the two family members to investigate here, and when he saw that there was nothing unusual, he turned back along the corridor, and just arrived at the gate of the courtyard and saw Mrs. Zhao walking towards the side in a gorgeous dress, and couldn't help but bow down and salute.
"Madam" the old housekeeper called, and several housekeepers at the door quickly bent down and shouted, "Madam." ”
"Hmm" Mrs. Zhao bowed slightly, glanced at a few people, and then glanced in the direction of Zhao Abao's room: "How is it, Miss is sleeping, there is nothing abnormal." ”
"Madame rest assured, Miss has been resting for a while, I want to come to sleep, as for safety, Madame rest assured, I have arranged for a family member and a maid to guard the door of this courtyard and Miss He's room, and I have also sent two groups of family members to patrol outside the entire house, if any outsiders break in, they will definitely be able to find out as soon as possible to ensure the safety of Miss. ”
The old butler spoke.
"And this time, Sun Zhutou also brought the people from the yamen to guard outside the house, and it is expected that the murderer is really coming, and he must have thrown himself into the net, and there is no return, so Mrs. can rest assured. ”
Mrs. Zhao listened to the housekeeper's words, and when she saw that the defense was so tight, she was slightly relieved in her heart, and her face was sad and paused, and said-
"Then it's hard for you, I hope everyone cheers up tonight, don't make any mistakes, you do your duty, I see it in my eyes, and when the master comes back, I will tell the master, let the master pay you double the salary this month. ”
Although she is a woman, she has not taken much care of the affairs of the house on weekdays, but Mrs. Zhao still knows some of the royal experience, and knows that if you want to let your subordinates do things for themselves wholeheartedly, the necessary favors are indispensable, and she immediately opened her mouth to promise benefits, and sure enough, listening to his words, several family members showed surprise on their faces one by one, and the old housekeeper also smiled a little deeper.
"It is our duty to protect the safety of Miss and the house, Madame. The old butler said.
"Madame, don't worry, even if we risk our lives, we will definitely guarantee the safety of Miss. ”
Several family members also hurriedly spoke, and Mrs. Zhao nodded with satisfaction when she heard this, and then glanced at the direction of Zhao Abao's room before turning around and leaving.
"You all heard it, Madame said, when the lord comes back, he will pay us double the salary this month, but we can't live up to Madame's kindness, eat the lord's luck, be loyal to the lord, Madame, lord and miss treat us well, we can't be sorry for the lord, Mrs. and Miss, everyone cheers me up tonight to ensure the safety of Miss." ”
"Yes!"
After Mrs. Zhao Hong left, the old housekeeper opened his mouth again to show his loyalty and mobilized the housekeepers and maids in the house, and they all promised to do so.
In the night sky, the moon rises higher and higher, and before you know it, it has reached the right sky.
Behind the Zhao Mansion, on a roof outside the back wing room where Zhao Abao lived, Sun Jin hid on the roof with two yamen servants, paying close attention to the surrounding area and the situation in the back wing of the Zhao Mansion.
"Head, could it be that we are mistaken, it's all at this time, and there is no movement at all. ”
A servant looked at the sky, it was time for them to hide here for several hours, and they still didn't see the murderer appear, so they couldn't help but feel a little impetuous, and asked Sun Jin next to him, and the other official next to him also looked at Sun Jin, Sun Jin frowned, and then said.
"Don't let your guard down, the killer can appear at any time. ”
After saying that, Sun Jin didn't say much, and the official next to him had to shut up when he heard the words, but he was unhappy for a while, thinking that he was already sleeping with his daughter-in-law at home at this time, which was like tonight, suffering here, and his heart was full of complaints, but he didn't dare to say it.
But the official didn't know that it was his opening just now that exposed the hidden location of the three people, and the three of them didn't see it, on a roof to the left of the three people, a pretty boy dressed in white like snow and handsome as jade was looking at the three of them, and the corners of his mouth were raised, revealing a mysterious smile.
A mysterious smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, and then, the figure of the man in white flashed, disappeared in place, found a hidden place, and jumped into Zhao's mansion.
"It's coming!
On the roof of a towering building outside Zhao's mansion, the corners of Meng Changsheng's mouth also rose at this moment, and the mountain charm thought that she was alert enough, and she felt Sun Jin and the other people in ambush in the yamen clearly, and easily avoided the sight of these yamen, but she never expected that in the distance, there was another pair of eyes looking at him.
The praying mantis catches the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind, and this time, the dream grows into a yellow finch.
In the middle of the night, Zhao's mansion was also brightly lit, and at this time, Mrs. Zhao, who was a little unable to sleep and was uneasy, also came to the courtyard where Zhao Abao lived in the back wing room again.
"Madame" and "Madame" The family members who were guarding the courtyard all shouted when they saw Mrs. Zhao.
"Well, it's nothing, right?" asked Mrs. Zhao with a slight bow.
"Madame, rest assured, everything is calm, Xiaomei and Xiaochun are also guarding in front of Miss's door, if there is anything, we will find out as soon as possible. ”
The two family members said, Mrs. Zhao nodded when she heard this, and at this time, the old housekeeper also rushed over when he learned that Mrs. Zhao had come here again, and when he saw Mrs. Zhao at the door, he first saluted respectfully, and then said.
"Madam, it's late at night, you should rest early, pay attention to your body, and you can leave it to us at ease, Miss. ”
The old housekeeper said, but Mrs. Zhao sighed lightly when she heard this.
"Hey, I don't know if I have too much heart, I always feel unsteady. ”
"Madame cares too much about Miss, don't worry, with us, even if we risk our lives, we will definitely protect Miss's safety, Madame, you better go and rest, it's so late." ”
"Well, then you all have to be lucky, watch harder. ”
"Madame, rest assured. ”
In the boudoir, Zhao Abao lay quietly on the bed, listening to the conversation between his mother and the old housekeeper in the courtyard outside the door, she also had some trouble sleeping tonight, her heart was not quiet, how could she sleep, the entire Zhao Mansion made such a big formation for her, and her heart could not be calm.
On the one hand, I was also a little worried, worried that I was really targeted by the murderer because of today's daytime trip, and on the other hand, I was sorry, if I hadn't secretly run out of the house today, why would there be so many things, with two complex emotions of worry and guilt, lying on the bed, Zhao Abao couldn't sleep.
In the courtyard, after Mrs. Zhao left, she also fell into silence, leaving four family members and two maids to guard the far gate and outside the door of Zhao Abao's house, in a dark corner, an eye quietly watched everything in the courtyard, and said silently in his heart.
"There are four courtyard gates and two house gates. With a thought in her mind, Shan Mei made a decision, picked up four thumb-sized stones on the ground, and flicked them at the four family members at the gate of the courtyard: "Poof! poof! poof!"
Four stones, unmistakably passed through the heads of the four families at the gate of the courtyard, the four of them didn't even hum, the body was directly paralyzed, and they were killed by one blow, the two maids at the door had not yet reacted, only heard a slight sound of breaking the air, and then saw the four families at the door suddenly fell to the ground, and before they could react, they saw a white shadow flying towards them in their sight.
"Click" "Click!"
Shan Mei shot very decisively and quickly, and the two maids did not make the slightest sound at all, their necks were directly twisted, and then they were soft on the ground, and after doing everything, Shan Mei looked around again, and saw that no one noticed, looked at the door in front of him, and a smile rose in his eyes, and he pushed the door in.
"Squeak" The door opened and made a sound, which alarmed Zhao Abao on the bed, sat up from the bed all of a sudden, and exclaimed: "What person!"
"Today, I am fortunate to see the girl during the day, shocked, lonely in the middle of the night, lovesick unforgettable, I came to look for the girl, I hope that the fellow practitioner Yan is good, in order to solve the pain of lovesickness, I hope the girl will not refuse!"
A clear man's voice sounded, and then I saw that under the moonlight, a handsome and beautiful boy walked in from the door, looked at Zhao Abao on the bed with a smile and said, what he said was a little elegant, and he also looked polite, but when he saw the handsome man in white, and then saw the two maids who fell to the ground at the door, Zhao Abao's face changed dramatically, and he opened his mouth to call for help!
"Save—"
Zhang Kou just wanted to call for help, but before a word fell, his mouth was firmly covered, Zhao Abao's eyes widened in horror, she didn't even see clearly how the man in white came to her, only to see the boy in white looking at him with a smile.
"The girl is like this, but she disappointed the good students. ”