Bastards

I ran into Fan Lingxiu on the road, and Cui Yu was also in a good mood. Fan Lingxiu is a very interesting pistachio, talking to him is very refreshing.

The two chatted along the way, and the atmosphere was quite lively. When they were tired from walking, they went to a suitable place to rest and let the servants serve refreshments.

The only fly in the ointment is that there are often lost guests asking for directions.

Seeing the nimble little servant, Xiao Nan, send another question to the young master, Fan Lingxiu rested his chin and sighed, "Everywhere in Xie Shudan's house is good, except outside the atrium. Even the bluestone trails are rarely straight, and it is easy for unfamiliar people to get lost when they come in."

"Actually, it doesn't really matter. Today's autumn banquet, the servants of the family are all over the house, and they can lead them anytime and anywhere." Cui Yu took a teacup and sipped tea, looking away from the distance. "If you get lost, don't worry about not being able to get out."

"That's true. The quality of Xie's servants is still good." Fan Lingxiu acknowledged this, "And he knows everything well, no matter where the guest is going, just say a word, and he can point the way." Thinking of the past, He smiled and said, "For example, what kind of Songtao Courtyard, I walked around the outer courtyard today, but I have never seen it before. I think it is relatively remote, and the servants can remember it well."

Cui Mata's fingers suddenly froze: "You said... Song Taoyuan?"

"Yeah," Fan Lingxiu poked at the rim of his teacup in boredom, watching Cui Yu lazily, "What program is arranged over there? Is it fresh?"

Cui Yu didn't answer him, and his expression was solemn and his voice was clear: "You saw a guest who wanted to go to Songtao Temple, but because he was lost and didn't know the direction, he asked for directions?"

"Oh, yes."

"This guest is dressed in an extraordinary manner, must it be a guest and not a servant?"

"I can still see this with my eyes, and I seem to have seen him before when I was walking around the outer court."

"This guest asked where the Songtao Courtyard is, and the servants of Xie's family also pointed out the direction?"

Fan Lingxiu sensed that Cui Yu was in a bad mood, so he didn't dare to make a joke, and pointed to the west: "I pointed, said that it's over there, I can go straight, and I reminded the guests that the distance is a little far... What's wrong, isn't it right? ?”

There was a cold light in Cui Yu's eyes.

It's not just wrong, it's simply too wrong!

Songtao Courtyard is not the designated place for this autumn banquet!This courtyard is remote, close to the gatehouse, but there are many wing rooms. The mistresses arranged and planned to set aside this courtyard for the rest of the families and the storage of important items.

If the servants can't even arrange their own affairs well, what's the use of bothering the master?Therefore, the masters do not need to care about this point. How they communicate, they will not report to the master in detail, as long as the master has orders and needs to be satisfied.Most of the visitors will not know the name of this Song Tao Yuan.

The most important thing is that the Songtao Courtyard is located in the southeast corner, not in the west!

A guest at a banquet lost his way, didn't ask any of the banquet venues, and went to Songtao Courtyard by name. The servant who was asked was not only not surprised, but also kindly pointed to a road that was almost in the opposite direction!

If there is nothing tricky here, his brain will grow in vain!

Cui Yu's thoughts immediately turned, and at the same time, he didn't stop talking, and asked Fan Lingxiu: "What does that boy look like, have you noticed?"

"It's a bit far away, and I didn't pay much attention to it, but I remember wearing the same Tsing Yi shirt that Xie's boy was wearing today..." Fan Lingxiu frowned, closing his eyes and trying to recall, "By the way, he seems to have a strip around his waist. Silk sash, yellow!"

Cui Yu stood up immediately, and looked at Fan Lingxiu apologetically: "It seems that I have to stay with you less. You sit here, and go to the outer court to play for a while when you are bored. I will find you later."

Fan Lingxiu didn't need to think about it to know that something had happened, he waved his hand very understandingly: "Okay, go get busy, I can take care of myself, see you later!"

Cui Yan bowed his hands and bowed to Fan Lingxiu, then turned and walked out of the pavilion.Turning his eyes slightly, he saw his position and direction clearly, and immediately ordered the servant who had been following him: "Xiao Nan, go and help send a message to the wife in the inner house, saying that there is something wrong, and ask her to be careful. Xiao Bei, turn around from here." Make a bend to the south, to the boundary of the old men, and see if Sha San is free. If he is free, please come over and go west. If not, go to the captain of the guard and let him go west. I will go here first One step...do you understand?"

Xiaonan and Xiaobei nodded together and said yes, then turned around and ran away.

Cui Yu lifted the cape of his robe, and chased towards the west alone.While running, my thoughts didn't stop.

He was not afraid. He knew that the autumn banquet would not go well, and he also expected that someone would cause trouble. Now it is a good thing to find out the clues in advance.As long as there is time to find out what the bureau is and deal with it in time, there will be no problems!

The place here is a bit inappropriate, it's a bit far to go anywhere, and it's very close to the old man's playground, Yang Xuan has already been slipped around, if there is no accident, he can arrive in time, the speed is no problem, just afraid that he will be caught by the old man They are entangled.The chief guard is under a lot of pressure at work today, and he is scheduled to patrol around. Unless there is a special signal, it will take some time to find it.But the facts are unknown, special signals cannot be released casually, and the entire Xie family is facing an enemy, what about the banquet?What if the elders don't need to be dispatched for this matter?

Xie Wen and Xie Cong are busy again, even someone like Xie Shao can be busy... After thinking about it, Cui Yu still thinks it is most convenient and appropriate to find Yang Xuan.

Hope to make it in time!

Cui Yu had a serious illness a few days ago. He took medicine and he almost recovered from his illness. However, he was too busy to rest and did not have enough rest to talk about recuperation.

But he didn't stop.As he ran, he observed the surrounding terrain.Because the tall trees on both sides blocked his sight, gradually, he couldn't see where he was and what was ahead.

This road is very long, straight forward, as if there is no end.

Cui Yu clenched his fists to cheer himself up.It took a while to go in the opposite direction with Fan Lingxiu, but as long as that person didn't run away, he could catch up!

He wants to see who that person is, and what kind of situation is at the end of this road!

Slowly, the end is getting closer, the road is no longer straight, it becomes narrower and quieter.Cui Yu heard his heart beating like a drum, and his rapid and heavy breathing, the sound was so loud and heavy that it seemed to disturb the air.

As his heart raised higher and higher, Cui Yu slowed down, and walked forward subconsciously.forward, further forward...

Suddenly something warm was placed on his lips, his arms were tightened, his back pressed against his hard chest, and he was restrained from behind!

Cui Yu's eyes widened and he struggled subconsciously. After struggling twice, he felt that something was wrong. This feeling...was too familiar.

At this moment, a familiar voice came from my ear: "Shhh...be quiet."

It's Yang Xuan.

Cui Yu frowned and loosened his eyes, exhaled long and hard, and when Yang Xuan lost his strength, he immediately turned around and asked in a low voice, "What are you doing!"

"I'm worried that you will be too surprised to see me and scream out loud." Yang Xuan said with a 'businesslike' seriousness, "I haven't found him yet, so what if you scare me away?"

Cui Mata: ... Well, you have some truth.

He pulled Yang Xuan to the side of the road: "When did you arrive? Did you see anyone?"

He stopped running for the first time, his breathing had not yet slowed down, his chest rose and fell rapidly and violently, his voice was uneven, and there were even crystal beads of sweat on his forehead.The bright sunlight cast mottled light and shadows on his face through the branches, and when the wind blew, the light and shadows shook slightly, making his face even brighter and more dazzling.

Yang Xuan raised his hand and gently wiped his forehead with his sleeve.

The fabric of Xuanyi is hard and not absorbent, but Yang Xuan's attitude is very pious, and his posture is very gentle.

Cui Yu, however, was still thinking about what happened just now, pushed away Yang Xuan's caring hand, and asked anxiously, "Did you see it?"

Yang Xuan raised his eyebrows slightly, but still didn't answer, he directly grabbed Cui Yu's waist and led him across the treetops——

Cui Min subconsciously hugged Yang Xuan's neck tightly, and gritted his teeth to force himself not to scream.Flying like this without even a hint of a disagreement, it would be scary to change someone else, that is to say, he is brave enough!

The little wolf dog can't do this, it's still too willful, and needs to be trained more in the future!

Yang Xuan stretched out one arm slightly, raised a rabbit, and landed in front of a house with Cui Yu in his arms: "I didn't see anyone, except this one."

Cui Yu was suspicious, and his eyes flicked to this simple, quiet and quiet room... What's the problem?

Yang Xuan signaled him to come forward, and lightly poked the paper on the window with her fingertips.

Cui Yu posted it and took a look, his eyes widened!

In such a secluded room, where everything is out of the ordinary, but it can never be called a private room in the inner house, there is a girl lying down!

The girl's facial features are extremely prominent, with willow eyebrows, fair nose, cherry lips, soft and moist skin, very beautiful.She is not very old, she is estimated to be thirteen or fourteen years old, and her stature is not yet mature. She is as slender as a willow bud drawn in spring, delicate and weak, exuding the unique beauty of this age.

Her eyes were closed tightly, and she seemed to have passed out. The clothes on her body were neat, but there was no wrinkle. They should be new. Judging from the style, materials, fit, and the girl's complexion... Cui Yan understood at a glance, This must be some noble lady.

The Autumn Banquet guest suddenly appeared in such a place, unconscious and unconscious, with no servants around him, how obvious it was, he was being calculated by someone!

Sensing Cui Yu's emotions, Yang Xuan reminded him in his ear, "When I came, the acacia incense was still burning in this room, so I extinguished it."

Acacia Fragrance...you know what it is when you hear the name!

Someone wants to harm the girl's name!

but--

"Girl's name is important, don't tell me you've been in!" Cui Yu stared at Yang Xuan.

Yang Xuan made a flicking gesture with her fingers, and said innocently, "Where did you go?": "I know martial arts."

Cui Mata: ...Okay.It was him who was too nervous.

After regaining his sanity, Cui Mata's eyes flickered, concentrating on his thoughts.

Just now, I didn't see any men along the way, nor did Yang Xuan. The girl fainted in the room. It was obviously a bureaucracy, but it was also obvious that all bad things hadn't had time to happen.

This room is not just coming straight from the road, but a small turn.

The man Fan Lingxiu saw before asking for directions was not here, but he was led here by an unknown boy... If others set their sights on the man, he will not be allowed to run away. Even if he does not know the ultimate goal, others will take him He leads here.

So... as long as he hides here with Yang Xuan, he can wait for someone with ulterior motives!

Cui Yu thought about it again and again, and told Yang Xuan all his thoughts: "...the most important point is to ensure the reputation and safety of this lady."

Yang Xuan leaned into Cui Yu's ear, "Don't worry, I'm here. When I came, I also told the guards to carefully search around. If there are thieves wearing the clothes of Xie's servants to do evil, they will definitely not be able to escape."

Yang Xuan breathed lightly and warmly, and when it fell on his ears, Cui Yu rubbed his ears involuntarily: "I just don't know who this girl is, so don't be afraid when you wake up, don't be sad..."

Afterwards, Cui Mata suggested to go up to the roof, hidden by the side of the eaves, with a good view and not easy to be noticed.

Yang Xuan nodded in agreement, grabbed Cui Yu's waist, and led him up to the roof.

……

In the wing room, Wang Shibaniang was lying on the bed, unconscious.

She didn't remember how she was lying here, she only remembered that her clothes were dirty, and she went to a wing room with Xie's maidservant to change her clothes. A sweet smell, I don't remember anything.

In the haze, her throat was suddenly thirsty, and her heart was restless, and the rich and sweet fragrance couldn't go away. She was inexplicably comfortable and uncomfortable.

Then, the sweet scent dissipated... She heard the clear young voice.

The young man found her, but cared about her reputation, no one was around, so he didn't come in without authorization.The young man analyzed that someone was plotting to kill her, and he wanted to use the scheme to lure the bad guy out and catch him, but her safety came first...he would protect her and prevent her from any harm.

She really wanted to open her eyes and tilt her head to see who the boy was and what he looked like, but unfortunately she couldn't, her mind was in chaos, she couldn't wake up no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't even move her fingers...

After a long time, two lines of clear tears slowly flowed from the corners of Wang Shibaniang's eyes, and she said to herself in her heart that she will be strong, not afraid, and not sad!She will pass this level well!

The golden autumn sun is shining, falling on the eaves, shining brightly.

The sun was shining, and to prevent exposure, Cui Yu and Yang Xuan kept their bodies close to each other. This season was neither hot nor cold, and even if their bodies were close together, they wouldn't sweat, instead, they felt warm and comfortable.

Cui Yu's eyes fell on Yang Xuan's face, and he suddenly felt that Yang Xuan...has grown taller?

Standing together like this, Yang Xuan seemed to have only reached his mouth before, but now his nose?

But they have only been together for more than a month... The little wolf dog grows so fast?

As if feeling his gaze, Yang Xuan grabbed his hand: "Don't make trouble."

Cui Mata: ...What's wrong with him!

But now is not the time to quarrel, he is as lazy as a brat, his eyes fall into the distance, and he waits quietly.

Keren still didn't show up.

Cui Mata felt a little anxious.

To set up such a situation, there must not only be a girl here, there will definitely be a foreigner, and there will definitely be a group of people who happen to come to 'catch rape' out of nowhere.If the outsider didn't show up, the 'catcher' would have arrived first...that's okay, the girl's safety is guaranteed, but the outsider with a bad mind and the person who made trouble for it will be hard to find.

Hurry up... hurry up hurry up!

Cui Yan pursed his lips and almost shouted.

Then, what he feared most appeared.

Because he stood tall and looked far away, he could clearly see that two rows of ladies were walking in this direction.One row is a combination of wives and daughters-in-law, and the other row is boudoir girls. Both sides are walking in this direction, and the speed is not slow.

Then there were two men who also seemed to be walking in this direction.It seems that it is because the direction of the two men is not particularly straight.

"You can't catch it." Cui Yu held Yang Xuan's arm tightly, "If it's not, we'd be ridiculous."

Of course Yang Xuan understood, her eyes fell on the hand on the arm: "I know."

"But we have to arrest..." Cui Yu stared at the two men closely, "Once it is confirmed that their destination is here, take them away!"

Yang Xuan nodded.

"Remember what I said before, they may have something that is not good for this girl, so be sure to search!"

"know."

Slowly, the people on the three sides are getting closer, even closer.After all, women's feet are not as good as men's, and the two men are faster.

But when they were approaching here, the two men suddenly separated.One of them covered his stomach and said something, pointed his finger in this direction, and then retreated, while the other... walked straight here.

"Right now!" Cui Yu raised his eyebrows high, "Both of them must be caught!"

Yang Xuan didn't respond, and his figure floated out immediately, like a gust of wind, and rushed straight towards the man walking towards the wing!

Cui Mata looked terrified.Of course he believed in Yang Xuan's ability, but the two groups of wives and misses had almost reached the front, and the time difference that could be used was very small!If he can't catch the man immediately, Yang Xuan won't be able to clean up if the ladies see him!

Hurry up hurry up!

Cui Yu clenched his fists tightly, staring at the man's direction, cheering for Yang Xuan.

Of course Yang Xuan would not let him down.When the figure floated to the ground, it chose the blind spot of the man's vision, and the man couldn't see it.As soon as he got close, Yang Xuan immediately poked the man's acupuncture points with his fingertips. Not only could the man not scream, but his body immediately collapsed.

Then Yang Xuan glanced in Cui Yu's direction, and immediately flew in another direction with the man in one hand.

Cui Yu knew that it was another man who had just left with his stomach covered and turned away.

Yang Xuan will catch these two people, carry them to another place, search them, and interrogate them...

In any case, the crisis is over.

Cui Yu slowly squatted down, hidden in the shadow of the eaves, and looked down.

There is another play here.The people who arranged the layout were among the ladies and ladies, and their performance... must be a little abnormal.

He wants to see who it is who has such ambition to make trouble!

Soon, the two groups of people converged here.

On the madam's side, Xie Wen's mother, Mrs. Zheng, took the lead. On the young lady's side... It's strange, there is no Xie family girl.It does look familiar - his sister-in-law.These two identities are not high, following here is...

Cui Mata's eyes flickered slightly.

When the two bumped into each other, Mrs. Zheng smiled and said softly, "Why are you here? Xie Lin didn't take care of you."

Lin Zhiyan saluted softly, and smiled coquettishly: "Madam, please don't blame Sister Lin. There are sisters over there who are arguing to play polo, and Sister Lin is having a headache. We just came here to look for Shibaniang, and we didn't go far. I don't need anyone to accompany me, so I rejected Sister Lin's kindness and came here by myself."

Madam's conversations were all cordial and generous, but Cui Yu felt a trace of coldness in Zheng's eyes. Obviously, after being reminded before, she had doubts about this little girl who 'just happened' to come.

And this little girl who speaks softly and behaves softly and generously... Seeing that she speaks well, she may perfectly avoid Miss Xie's family, which is also a skill.

"Eighteen Niang? The Wang Family Eighteen Niang?" Mrs. Zheng continued to smile, "Did Shiba Niang come here to play? It's so remote and hard to find, and it makes others worry."

Seeing that Shibaniang was ignorant, she actually asked Lin Zhiyan why she went to such a remote place to find Shibaniang without evidence.

The group of wives behind Mrs. Zheng also looked at Lin Zhiyan carefully, especially Wang Shibaniang's aunt, with deeper eyes.

Lin Zhiyan was startled: "Did Shiba Niang come? We only saw her for a long time, so..." Mei Mou slid to the only closed wing here, bit her lip, and hesitated to speak.

Seeing her like this, the group of 'girlfriends' behind her began to speak out: "Don't blame the eldest lady, we just walked around casually and didn't want to offend."

"Eighteen Niang never came out of the official room. We went to the official room to look for it. I thought she was hiding somewhere, and I was a little worried, so I found it..."

"Zhiyan is kind too."

Among them, only Cui Jiazhen is the most daring: "We were dizzy from walking, and we didn't know that we couldn't come here because of the remoteness."

Zheng's eyes narrowed slightly: "For today's banquet, you can go anywhere except the outer court, and it's not impossible to come here."

"Then this wing room..." Cui Jiazhen pointed at the door, looking very curious, "Do you want to take a look?"

She said so, and besides, everyone came here to find someone, so without reminding behind her, Mrs. Zheng took the people there first.

Zheng's maidservant walked in the front, pushed lightly with bare hands, and the door opened with a soft 'squeak'.

Mrs. Zheng led a group of wives in first. Mrs. Wang's wife, Wang Shibaniang's aunt, was the first to exclaim: "It really is Shibaniang!"

The faces of a group of little girls behind were pale with shock: "It's really here!"

Cui Yu knew that the moment was the most important, and stared at everyone without blinking, to see whose expression was the most different!

Few of the ladies have entered yet, and the little girls have not entered at all. They are basically surprised to hear this exclamation. The ladies reacted quickly, with something different in their eyes, and they quickly communicated with the people around them. With a wink, the little girls were all surprised and worried...

No one showed the complacent look after the plan was completed.

Then, Zheng's voice came from the room: "This child, he just wanted to find a quiet place to rest and came to look for me. Why did he sleep here without taking off his clothes or covering him? He didn't know how to feel sorry for himself. Qingbi, go Wake up Shiba Niang and put the cloak on her."

There was no movement in the room, no outsider, it seemed that Shiba Niang was just being lazy and quietly found a quiet place to rest for a while.

At this moment, the face of someone outside the room finally changed.