Ning'er reached out and gently pressed his collar. At first glance, the black brocade of excellent texture did not show any signs of wetness, but when she touched it with her hand, she realized that the layers of brocade had already been soaked by the rain and were extremely wet and heavy.

She simply didn't know what to say.

In such weather, I don’t know what means Chu Huan used to sneak into the main courtyard of the marquis’ mansion just to ask me such a question?

Ning Er spat softly: "What's wrong with you?" But when she touched those cold hands, she couldn't bear to scold him anymore, so she just said sullenly: "I'm not afraid."

"Okay, I get it. Our Ning'er is not afraid." Chu Huan coaxed her gently: "It's my fault. Don't be angry. Did I scare you?"

Ning'er and Chu Huan took shelter under the eaves, looking out at the heavy rain in the courtyard. Their whispers were completely drowned out by the sound of the wind and rain, and no one could hear them except each other.

Ning Er stared at the glass lamp in his hand, her eyes slightly red: "You're still asking, didn't Han Guang tell you that I'm fine and told you to go back quickly?"

Chu Huan lowered his eyes, looked at her hair which was slightly wet by the rain, and whispered: "Xinyuan Marquis's Mansion was suddenly closed for no reason, Han Guang only brought out some confusing news, and Shen Chongyan, the only capable person in the mansion, was not here. You are trapped in there alone, I don't know how scared you are, how can I feel at ease?"

Ning Er was not really angry with him, but she was worried that Chu Huan was acting rashly and not caring about his health, so she spoke harshly. Now that she saw him explaining himself in such a humble manner, she could not help but soften her heart. She said softly:

"I am not a paper person who will fall down when the wind blows or when the rain falls. After all, I am a cousin and I am allowed to live here. You will not really ignore my life or death."

Chu Huan frowned and disagreed: "In such a storm, it's not enough to let you go back and forth alone, right?"

Speaking of this, Ning'er suddenly looked up and slapped her head: "Oh no!" She quickly turned to look at Shen Chongyao. When she saw Chu Huan just now, she was so shocked that she forgot everything and didn't even remember that there was a second master following her!

It’s over now. He has seen me. How can I explain this?

Chu Huan looked at Ning'er like a frightened civet cat, who suddenly turned around to look, his palm-sized face full of panic.

"Huh? Where are the people?" she asked curiously.

Ning'er looked carefully and saw that there was no one on the road she came from, only a few palace lanterns that had long been extinguished fluttering in the wind and rain.

Chu Huan asked her back: "Who is Ning'er talking about?"

"It was the second master of the Shen family. The old lady asked him to send me back."

The tall and handsome man smiled lightly, with a beautiful curve at the corner of his lips: "I watched you all the way here, but I didn't see you? There was only a guard wearing a straw raincoat following you, and he retreated in a hurry as soon as he turned this corner."

Ning Er followed up with an anxious question: "What kind of guard is that? That's the Marquis's second brother! Doesn't that mean he saw you?"

She pushed Chu Huan: "Go back quickly, the people in the mansion are already in a panic tonight. If he goes back and tells others, how much more trouble will be caused for no reason!"

Chu Huan could hardly stop laughing. He handed the glass lamp to Ning'er. She took it subconsciously and heard Chu Huan holding back his laughter as he said, "Don't worry, Ning'er. The second master seemed to have something else urgent to do. He was in a hurry to go back before he even saw your room."

In order to avoid being chased away, Chu Huan tried to explain: "I'm afraid he didn't notice me. Besides, I was leaning behind the pillar at the time, and only showed up when I saw that you were the only one there."

"Is that really the case?" Ning Er held the lamp in her hand, and looked at Chu Huan with her glass-like eyes suspiciously: "Mr. Chu is really not teasing me?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "I guarantee that he didn't see you. If you don't believe me, go back and ask him."

Ning'er snorted lightly: "I was a fool to run to ask him. Come over here with me." As she said that, she called Chu Huan and walked along the corridor to a slightly spacious pavilion.

There was no one outside the yard at this moment. Chuncao and the others thought they were at the old lady's house, and the old lady was sent back to her room.

At this point, Ning Er was relieved and had time to talk to Chu Huan. She frowned slightly, "You are soaking wet, how can you stay outside for a long time? Let's talk for a while, and then you can go back."

Chu Huan refused: "I have gone through so much trouble to finally see you, Ning'er, can you bear to let me go back like this?"

Ning'er couldn't say anything to him, so she could only blame his subordinates: "My God, don't you have anyone in your family to supervise you? Are your subordinates so relieved that they can just watch their master run out of the door?"

After hearing this, Chu Huan inexplicably thought of Wu Shilu, who was still kneeling before the emperor with a gloomy face, and laughed to himself: "Of course I have to hide my back when I come out at this time. I know my body well, but a few drops of rain, what's the big deal?"

Ning Er glared at him angrily: "Master Chu, do you have a body made of iron? After all, you are a prince and a grandson of the emperor, how can you not take care of yourself?"

Chu Huan took off his heavy wet cloak and put it on the stone shelf. Although he felt a little strange that Ning'er called him "Prince and Grandson of the Emperor", he didn't care too much: "Is this reassuring? Look, it's not that wet inside."

Ning Er hesitated and reached out to touch it. Although it was damp, at least it was not soaked by rain like the outer robe. "Why did you think of coming to the Marquis' Mansion to look for me when you were fine?"

Chu Huan smiled and said, "How can it be fine? From the moment it started to rain, I felt uneasy. I always felt like something had happened to you. I was thinking of asking Liu Ying to come and see you and get some confirmation. But I suddenly got the news that the mansion was sealed."

He was much taller than Ning'er, and when he looked at her, his eyes always fell from above: "You are alone and helpless, and I'm afraid you have no one to complain to when you are wronged. My mind went dark, and when I woke up, I was already in front of the Xinyuan Marquis's mansion."

Ning Er was so angry that she almost laughed. She turned her back and didn't look at him: "I felt dizzy at that time. Could it be that you were still dizzy when you saw Han Guang?"

Chu Huan walked around to her with a good temper, then leaned over and tied something around her waist. Ning'er looked down and saw that it was the Qilin pendant that she had given to Han Guang to take out as a token of her love not long ago.

Chu Huan straightened the silk tassel tied under the jade pendant for her and sighed, "The situation in the Marquis' Mansion is unclear right now. I will definitely keep the things you entrusted to me for you. How could you return the jade pendant I gave you so carelessly?"

Ning Er reached out her hand and lovingly stroked the smooth and white jade Qilin pendant, and replied in a gentle voice, "How could I not care? It's just that I was in a hurry at the moment, and I thought I had to have a proof to gain people's trust."

Chu Huan said, "You believe Han Guang. Aren't you afraid that he is a bad guy who will take your things away in your name?"

Ning Er smiled and said, "How can Han Guang be a bad guy with his skills and appearance?" There was a sly look in her eyes, "What's more, he can say Wu Xiang's name, so he must be Mr. Chu's subordinate."

Chu Huan suddenly asked her: "Why do you always call me Master Chu?"

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