[ABO] The Sparrow in the Threshold

The royal capital, inside the palace.

"Okay, okay Cheng Yinque, he planned it this morning, right?" The third prince paced back and forth in the bedroom, and when he got angry, he saw that nothing was pleasing to his eyes, and he shook the vase on the table heavily Confused, "Even I figured it out, he can really do it!"

Danlong was also there, and he took two steps back in fright at the sound of the vase falling to the ground.

Seeing the people under the second prince approaching the door, he knew that something had happened, and the accident might not be small--the second prince ordered all the entrances and exits of the capital to be blocked in the early morning, and the personnel entering and exiting had to be checked one by one to confirm their identities, claiming that there were people at night last night Enter the palace to assassinate him.

The man frowned, and suddenly stopped and looked at Danlong: "... Yin Qianqiu really doesn't know?"

"It's impossible for him to agree to Cheng Yinque's doing this, I know him..."

"You know him, and you are not him!" the man said, "What are they trying to do now, what is the Yin family trying to do, to find an excuse for the second child to hold me accountable?"

"Your Highness..." Dan Long also had a dignified expression, "Qianqiu was wounded by a gun this morning, and he is still lying on the bed... Cheng Yinque fired the shot, and there are two capable members of the Yin family who were taken away by him." Let's go. It's not that I'm trying to excuse the Yin family, it's that we've all been tricked by Cheng Yinque!"

It is rare for him to lose control of his tone. Whether in front of the third prince or in front of other people, Danlong is good at hiding all his thoughts, habitually reducing his sense of existence, and always smiles kindly and naturally. Replaces most emotes.

But now, his eyes flickered fiercely: "...I don't know what he wants to do, but including you, including me, including Qianqiu... everyone is in his calculations, and everyone is even following his predictions To make choices, to make the actions he wants..."

Danlong looked at the man in front of him with a dazed expression: "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have let him come to see you."

If he had told Qianqiu, or the old man, what Yinque and the third prince had said in advance, things would not have caught them by surprise.No matter what Yinque did with the second prince, now it seems like the third prince ordered it.

"..." The man walked up to him, sighed slightly and hugged his waist, "It's not your fault, it's because we underestimated him."

"...Has the second prince come to look for you?"

"Not yet," the man said, "it's just that the person I placed next to him sent a message, saying that Yinque fainted him last night and stole important things from him."

"thing?"

"I don't know what it is, anyway, the second child is very angry, and sooner or later he will come to settle accounts with me."

Danlong thought for a while, then gently pushed him away, and said seriously: "...you have to insist that you don't know."

"Ok?"

"In other words, you have no idea what Cheng Yinque's plans are. You sent someone to catch him, so it's completely normal for him to escape; at most it's your mistake, not binding him tighter."

The third prince narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment: "...that's all I can say."

They were already a little sensitive when they met with members of the Yin family, so when they brought Cheng Yinque over, the third prince took pains to arrange it without letting others know.Now it seems that I am really glad that I was cautious at that time, otherwise this matter will only get worse.

Danlong breathed a sigh of relief, lowering his eyes and wondering what he was thinking; the third prince raised his hand to hold his cheek, and kissed that mouth provocatively: "I just threw something, did it scare you?"

"how come."

"So you're still blaming yourself?"

"...No." Danlong said, "I'm just a little scared."

"afraid of what?"

"Afraid to become a silver sparrow."

-

Yin Family West Courtyard.

"...The waist is fine, but the ankle needs at least a month of training." The doctor bandaged Qianqiu, then turned his head and said, "Master Yin, you can't push yourself around, or you will have trouble moving around in the future."

The man turned a deaf ear, lay on the bed with his head tilted, and kept looking out the window.

This doctor has treated the Yin family for many years. Seeing the man's old wounds and new wounds, he couldn't help but sigh: "...I will come over every other day to check you up."

At this moment, Tianye hurried into the bedroom: "Second Young Master!"

Only then did the man react, and he immediately turned his head and said, "Did you catch it?"

"...port..." Tianye hesitated, and slightly glanced at the doctor next to him who was packing up the equipment.The other party was very sharp, and immediately sped up his movements, and closed the bedroom door for them when they left.This is why Tianye wondered: "Until now, Young Master Ke, Zhiyu, and his wife have not appeared in any port. The guards at the entrance and exit of the land route are checking the residents one by one, and they say it is..."

"What is it."

"...My wife entered the palace at night and stole a treasure from the second prince." Tian Ye said, "Right now, the second prince's people are talking with the master, and the young master is also there."

It turned out to be like this, no wonder it was too late for Yin Ke to say no to leave.

Qianqiu can think of what Yinque stole almost instantly - it must be the evidence that the second prince and Yin Qiansui have hooked up.

Just like how he worked so hard to get the account book that determined the fate of his family, Yinque also hid all his inner appeals by his side, secretly laying out sophisticated and ingenious bureaucracies.Once aware of this, the man even wants to boast that he is too powerful.

How can he enter the palace, sneak into the second prince's residence, and successfully find things.

The man closed his eyes, raised his hand and rubbed the base of his nose, his head began to ache amidst thousands of thoughts.

He had gone to meet the third prince, and the person who connected him was Danlong.Was it at that time that the strategy for sneaking into the palace was planned?Or did the third prince assist him?Does Danlong know?Now that Zhiyu has become Yinque's person, then Danlong also...?

Although no clues to connect the whole incident have been found yet, these questions are not unimportant in the man's mind. No matter what the truth is, it seems reasonable to him.

The only unreasonable thing is——

Why did he come back? He could have left the palace directly; and why was he so teary-eyed before leaving.

Before the man could continue talking with Tianye, there was a sudden knock on the door.Without waiting for his permission, someone pushed open the bedroom door and entered, stood beside Tianye and nodded: "Second young master."

Only then did Qianqiu open his eyes: "...It was you, the master sent you here?"

"Yes," the man said with a smile, "I just sent away the second prince's guards for the master, and now I'm here to see how the second young master is injured."

This is really ironic, it's only 10 minutes' walk from the North Campus.

"Oh? You can't die, just tell the master like this, it's nothing serious."

"It's good that the second young master's injury is not serious, and there are two other matters that the master wants me to convey to the second young master," the man said, "The eldest young master's wedding is approaching, and the second young master should concentrate on recuperating during this period, and it is not suitable to go out; during the wedding, the master will Announce his preferred heir, so please be sure to attend, Second Young Master, and don't disappear suddenly like the last engagement."

-

The setting sun still left a third of the sea level, and the sunlight paved an orange-yellow swaying road on the gray-blue sea.

The whole day fell asleep like this, and when Yin Ke came out of his cabin yawning, he happened to see Zhiyu heading for the stern with the small stove.

The sound of the waves continued one after another, as if it would never end; after moving away from the land, the singing of seabirds gradually disappeared.His thoughts became lazy and dull in this repeated sound, Yin Ke watched her disappear into the gap between the cabin and the side of the ship, and it took him a while to recover and follow her.

Zhiyu was sitting at the stern of the boat, just now there was a small pot on the small stove in her hand.Seeing Yin Ke approaching, she nodded expressionlessly, then her eyes fell back on the pot, not intending to talk to Yin Ke.

The charcoal fire was burning silently, and Yin Ke stood beside him, bent down and leaned against the fence, lighting a cigarette for himself.

Somehow, the slightly cramped space at the stern of the two Alphas is a bit awkward.Yin Ke sighed heavily and took a big puff of smoke, looked at the sunset in the distance, and after a long time said suddenly: "Are you boiling water?"

"Warming milk."

"Is Silver Sparrow awake?"

"No."

"And you, did you rest during the day?"

"It's been rested."

From the corner of his eye, he looked at Zhiyu's expression when he said these words - he really deserved to be the Alpha next to Yin Qianqiu, even the indifferent eyes were very similar to her original master.Yin Ke said again: "He hasn't woken up yet, you're starting to feel hot now..."

"When Master Que wakes up, you can drink hot water right away." Zhiyu finally had some other reactions after saying this.She turned her face slightly, and met Yin Ke's gaze: "Master Ke, would you like a drink?"

"Okay."

Yin Ke sat down at the other end of the stove, regardless of whether there was a wooden stool, and just crossed his legs on the ground.Zhiyu seemed to have prepared an extra cup in advance, and put it in the rattan basket at her feet; she did things as neatly as when she started, and quickly poured a cup of steaming milk and handed it to Yin Ke.

He took it, tasted it, and said casually, "When did you decide to follow Yinque?"

"Me?"

"Is there a third person here?"

Zhiyu pondered for a moment and said: "When Master Que was brought back by Danlong."

"...You changed your address quite quickly." Yin Ke held the handle of the cup and held a cigarette in the other hand, looking very funny, "Why do you follow him and like him?"

"Then why did Master Ke cooperate with him?" Zhi Yu asked back.

"I like him." Yin Ke said, "That's why I asked you if you like him. But it's useless to like him. Without Yin Qianqiu and me, you will have to wait in line for several years."

"..."

"If you don't want to say it, forget it."

"...I don't know either." The female Alpha stared down at the gap between the stove and the milk jug, the red-burning charcoal fires radiated astonishing heat, slightly distorting the picture in her sight, "Maybe I've always been very I hate everyone in the Yin family."

Yin Ke raised his eyebrows in surprise, then smiled with interest: "Tell me? There's nothing to do anyway."

"...My elder brother, the head housekeeper of the Yin family in the past, was called Zhishui. Have you ever heard of Master Ke?"

"Not only have I heard of it, but I've seen it a few times," Yin Ke said, "I remember...you and Zhishui were picked up and raised by Yin Baiyan, isn't that right?"

"Yeah." Zhiyu said, "Later, Zhishui gave me a sum of savings, and asked me to leave the Yin family with the money and live a good life without giving people the present; not long after I left, Zhishui was in Roswell. Passed away."

"Death?"

"Master...Yin Baiyan said that he died of illness, but I didn't see the body." Zhiyu sneered weakly, "... what kind of illness died, either because of him or by him, who wouldn't be able to tell. "

"Then you still stay at Yin's house?"

"'Knowing the grace and repaying it', Zhishui often said that. I just don't know where to go, so I just follow his wishes and repay Yin Baiyan for his kindness in supporting us back then."

——Is that really a favor?

Zhiyu questioned more than once.For people like Yin Baiyan, picking up a few children from the slums full of dying people and bringing them up is just a piece of cake.Besides, their brothers and sisters will be adopted, not because of illusory fate, but because they are Alphas, with extraordinary physique and intelligence, which will come in handy one day.

In fact it is.

Zhiyu couldn't tell if this was considered a favor, or just an investment by a businessman.But after Zhishui's death, she couldn't help but blame herself—if she hadn't left the Yin family, it would have been the two of them who accompanied Yin Baiyan to Roswell.

Zhishui may not die.

"... Those people adopting children is no different from raising dogs. It's not necessary as a favor." Yin Ke said.

"Ah."

"That's why you are willing to follow Silver Sparrow?"

"That's it."

The remaining Zhiyu didn't want to say much.Because she herself is not so clear about the exact reason, there may not be a unique solution to all the problems in the world.

Maybe it's because of the ginkgo leaf, maybe it's because of the marigold flower that I personally pinned for her, maybe it's because of those bewitching words. "Don't you hate it?" Silver Sparrow once asked her.In her opinion, Cheng Yinque, who is cruel and cruel, may not be really decisive and ruthless... Except for Zhishui, he is the only one who can make Zhiyu feel that he is a real person.It's not an easy-to-use Alpha, and it's not a tool that might cost the owner's life at any time.

It is a person who can pin a flower that he likes.

If the meaning of her existence is to devote herself to another person; then this person, she would rather be Yinque.