I wish for a long time

Early the next morning.

Ye Jiu closed the door stealthily, put his hands on the knocker, and then heaved a sigh of relief.

Her gaze passed through the half-opened window lattice, and fell on the sleeping man, with a trace of loneliness between her brows.

Her family, Shao'er, was really hard to fool, and if she was a little careless, she would catch her and interrogate her for a long time.

Last night, it was Qi Shao'an who carefully checked that she was not injured, so he could let her go.

Thinking of that scene, Ye Jiu's face flushed a little, she patted her cheeks to wake herself up, and hurried out of the yard with light steps.

At this time, it was still early, only some sweeping servants were busy in the house, and the road was relatively quiet.

Ye Jiu stood at the door of Yungui Pavilion, hesitated for a while, and was about to knock on the door, when the door was suddenly opened, and a maid from Duan Shui appeared in front of her.

Ye Jiu and the little maid stared blankly at each other for three seconds before they came back.

"The young master is here to see Miss Ning?"

Ye Jiu pursed his lips and nodded.

The servant girl understood, she turned sideways to get out of the way, "Mr. Bai and Mr. Fei are inside, it's easier for the young master to go in, the girl is not awake yet."

Ye Jiu thanked him and walked in lightly.

The room was a bit dark, and as soon as she lifted the curtain, she saw Bai Jian and Dong Fei leaning on each other, guarding the bedside.

On the bed, Xi Ning lay quietly on her stomach, her face still pale and frightening.

Seeing this, Ye Jiu hesitated for a moment, sighed slightly, turned and left.

"Jin'er."

As soon as his hand touched the curtain, he heard Baijian's deliberately lowered voice behind him, Ye Jiu paused, and turned his head again.

Bai Jian blinked vigorously, propped himself up, "Why don't you call me when you're here?"

Perhaps it took too long, Bai Jian supported his waist and hammered it for a long time before he straightened up.

Ye Jiu watched his movements, walked over lightly, and whispered, "Uncle Bai, have you been on guard all night?"

Bai Jian paused for a moment, and then waved his hands casually, "This man is old and useless, but it's only for one night. Putting it in the original, it's nothing to worry about."

Ye Jiu frowned slightly when she heard this, she looked at Xi Ning who was on the bed, and asked softly, "Xi Ning hasn't woken up?"

Bai Jian also looked over, with indescribable distress in his eyes.He shook his head lightly: "Although the pulse condition is weak, it has stabilized, but there is no sign of being awake."

After all, they were the children who were raised since childhood. Although they have always been respected as superiors and subordinates, he has already regarded these four children as his own sons in his heart.

Bai Jian sighed slightly.

Ye Jiu glanced at him and didn't ask any more questions.

Although Uncle Bai said that Stone's duty is to protect himself, but he loves them more than anyone else.

Otherwise, I wouldn't have stayed here all night.

There was a sudden noise in the quiet room, and the two looked over at the same time, only to see Xi Ning frown at some point, with a look of pain on his face.

Bai Jian quickly grabbed Xi Ning's wrist, but before he could show his ugly face, Xi Ning grabbed him instead.

Both Bai Jian and Ye Jiu were taken aback for a moment, and saw that the pale girl's eyes were closed tightly, but her eyeballs were flustered, her lips moved, and she spat out a few words with great effort:

"Chu... Chu Mansion... save... save the young master..."

In the silent room, although the sound of these few words was very low, it was still heard by several people.

Ye Jiu pursed his lips, his eyes were a little sore for a while.

Xi Ning was seriously injured so far, but her own safety was still on her mind.

She moved to Xi Ning's hand and said softly, "Xi Ning, I'm here, don't worry."

As she spoke, she patted the back of Xi Ning's hand.

As if she heard Ye Jiu's voice, Xi Ning clenched her hands holding the quilt, and then slowly let go.

Bai Jian took advantage of the situation to grab her wrist, and after a short while, he said, "The pulse condition is weak, but it is still strong inside, so it is considered to be over."

Hearing these words, the stone in Ye Jiu's heart finally fell to the ground.

Xi Ning's complexion gradually became softer, different from the indifference of the past, her undefended and harmless appearance revealed the fragility of an ordinary woman.

Ye Jiu sighed and took two steps back, but unexpectedly encountered an obstacle.

She turned her head, only to see Dong Fei who was lying on the edge of the bed just now and sleeping soundly, opened her eyes at some point, and was quietly looking at Xi Ning's peaceful sleeping face, without making a sound.

Seeing his haggardness visible to the naked eye, Ye Jiu reached out and patted his shoulder.

"Dongfei, you come with me."

Ye Jiu paused, then looked at Bai Jian again, "Uncle Bai, come here too."

The two didn't know why, but they also followed Ye Jiu to the outside room.

"Uncle Bai, when Bei Xiao is away, will you be in charge of the 18th Mizhuang contact?"

Bai Jian nodded, "Exactly."

"Okay." Ye Jiu turned his head to look at Dong Fei again, "Dong Fei, how is the ace pigeon I asked you to train?"

"A day travels about two thousand miles."

Ye Jiu's eyes widened, "So fast??"

Dong Fei squeezed the tiger's mouth to wake herself up, and then said: "Let's not talk about it, even the ordinary pigeons that send messages can travel a thousand miles in one day."

Ye Jiu nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Dong Fei, you should go back to the Nanniwan Guild Hall right now, well, you don't need to do anything, just stay."

"But you have shown your face in front of the Chu Mansion, so be careful in everything."

Dong Fei hesitated, "Master, this is..."

Ye Jiu raised his hand to stop him, "Don't ask too much, just do it."

Dongfei glanced at the back room, and finally clasped her fists: "Yes, young master."

Seeing this, Baijian raised his eyebrows lightly, and looked at Ye Jiu with a trace of inquiry in his eyes, "Jin'er?"

Ye Jiu pursed his lips, showing a little apology on his face, "Thank you for your hard work during this special period."

……

Chu House.

Chu Shangzhang looked at Ye Jiu standing in the hall, his face was a little weird.

He put down the teacup, and slightly raised the corners of his lips, "Nephew Lin, why did you come to my house today when you have time? Could it be that there is some new trick, and I want Chu to help me with it?"

Ye Jiu chuckled lightly when he heard this, and sat down on the chair next to him, saying: "Uncle Chu thinks highly of me, my life is in your hands, what tricks can I play?"

She slightly bent her lips towards Chu Shangzhang, "What do you think?"

Chu Shangzhang's expression softened a little when he heard the words, and he straightened his sleeves, "Nephew Lin Xian doesn't have to be so tit for tat, as long as you are willing to cooperate, Chu will naturally keep you safe."

"Oh?" Ye Jiu's tone suddenly became low, "Then may I ask Uncle Chu's word 'you', brother Qingchi?"

Chu Shangzhang paused when he heard the words, and then raised his lips, "I said why my nephew suddenly visited today, so it was because of Qingchi."

"Don't worry, he's fine."

There was a faint smile in the corner of Ye Jiu's eyes, and his mouth was firm: "Whether Qing Chi is good or not depends entirely on uncle's words. I haven't even seen a human hair. How can I believe what uncle said is true or not?"

Chu Shangzhang glanced at her, his voice gradually deepened, "Nephew Lin Xian is embarrassing the old man."

"Don't dare, we are grasshoppers on the same rope now, I just want to make sure that my brother in the trench is safe, so why make things difficult for you."

Ye Jiu tapped his fingers on the table, "Besides, my life is still in your hands."

Chu Shangzhang looked directly into Ye Jiu's eyes, his sharp eyes wished to pierce a hole through Ye Jiu.

Ye Jiu's back felt chilly, but he also met his gaze, and his back was straight.

"Forget it, let you feel at ease, so as not to cause any trouble."

……

Ye Jiu was finally taken to an unknown yard.

She was blindfolded along the way, so she could only estimate by the distance she walked and the threshold she stepped, so she probably didn't leave the Chu Mansion.

The small courtyard in front of him was simple and elegant, with Clivia planted in front of it, Ye Jiu felt a familiar feeling in his heart.

"A stick of incense never waits for the time."

Ye Jiu turned around and realized that it was the man in black who had stabbed her with a knife that day who brought her here.

The man was still making strange noises, took the key and opened the door, and left in a hurry.

Ye Jiu pushed open the door without saying a word, and the room was a little dark, with no one in sight.

"Why, will you let me out?"

Suddenly a voice came from behind the curtain, Ye Jiuwen looked over, and saw a white dress appearing behind the bead curtain.

"Qingchi?"

Bai Yi was taken aback for a moment, then turned around. After seeing Ye Jiu, the indifference on his face turned into surprise.

"Lin... Marquis Lin??"

Xue Yuning lifted the curtain and stepped forward quickly, looked Ye Jiu up and down twice, couldn't help but grabbed her sleeve: "It's really you!"

"Shh-!"

The sound of the sword being unsheathed suddenly came from his ear, and Ye Jiu dodged subconsciously, only to hear a "tearing" sound, and a piece of sleeve fluttered to the ground.

"Don't play tricks."

Ye Jiu couldn't help but gasped when he saw a man and a sword suddenly appearing beside him, and his outer shirt was missing half a sleeve.

Xue Yuning was still in shock, she glanced at Ye Jiu and suddenly understood something.

She coughed lightly and asked, "How is Marquis Lin?"

Ye Jiu looked at the man holding the sword with a cold face beside him, and said with a light smile, "Everything is fine."

"Not only that, but Chu Xun has already arrived at my house, so you don't have to worry anymore."

Xue Yuning breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, "That's good."

Looking at her slightly slumped shoulders, Ye Jiu seemed to be thinner than last time.

"Did they embarrass you?"

Xue Yuning shook his head when he heard the words, "Except for imprisoning me here, there is no embarrassment for me."

Seeing that she really didn't look like she lost any parts, Ye Jiu felt a little relieved.

"The time has come, Lin Hou, let's move."

Ye Jiu raised his brows when he heard this, "Brother, I didn't say five sentences in total. Did you start burning the incense stick in half?"

The man didn't say a word when he saw this, he flipped his right hand and put the sword directly on Ye Jiu's neck.

Ye Jiu was so angry that her teeth were itching, she smiled slightly: "Leave as soon as you go, no one will go."

Xue Yuning pursed her lips, pointed to the door, "I'll see you off."

The man moved his right hand, and the sword moved from Ye Jiu's neck to Xue Yuning's.

Xue Yuning choked, "Okay, I'll stay."

Ye Jiu glanced at her worriedly, stepped out of the room without staying any longer.

At the gate of the courtyard, Chu Shangzhang was standing beside the flower garden with a smile, and when he saw Ye Jiu coming out, he said, "My nephew is at ease now?"

Ye Jiu gave him a cold look, and said, "As long as you don't hurt him, I won't say a word."

With a comfortable smile on Chu Shangzhang's face, he cupped his hands: "Linhou Gaoyi."

Ye Jiu was brought to the gate of the mansion again. After she took off the blindfold, she left Chu's mansion without looking back.

It wasn't until she got into the carriage that she finally relaxed her nerves.

She made a fist with her right hand and squeezed the note in her palm.

……

The back hall of the Chu Mansion.

"gone?"

With his back to Chu Shangzhang, King Mu spoke casually.

Chu Shangzhang cupped his hands: "Yes, I just left the mansion."

"What did he say?"

"According to the guard's report, they only asked if there was any embarrassment for Xue Qingchi, and the whereabouts of the oiran."

King Mu played with the lid of the teacup, "What do you think?"

Chu Shangzhang still lowered his head: "Now that the Marquis of Zhenyuan has something in our hands, he naturally has some scruples. Even if he is unwilling, he cannot escape from our grasp."

King Mu paced around the table, looked at the city defense map on the table, and said casually: "Yesterday, my concubine also said that he is very peaceful. It seems that Song and Xue really have a lot of weight."

"My lord is wise."

Chu Shangzhang paused for a moment while speaking, and then said: "Even if the Marquis of Zhenyuan dare not make a mistake, then in case someone else...has the prince thought of a way out?"

King Mu raised his eyes and glanced at him, "Anyone else?"

"Nowadays, the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, apart from those who submit to me, only the Marquis of Zhenyuan can catch my eyes. Others, heh, I have never paid attention to them."

He picked up a book and casually flipped through it twice, and the coldness in his eyes deepened, "If a rebellious person like him can't be used by me, he can only ruin this road."

After all, the book fell to the ground.

Chu Shangzhang looked up, and saw a row of small characters on it: Guide to Scientific Knowledge.

"What the prince said is very true. If he hadn't been a hindrance, you wouldn't have lost a few generals in the court."

King Mu snorted softly, "People have weaknesses, but luckily he has wit."

He suddenly pointed to a certain point on the city defense map, and then pointed to the moat beside it, muttering to himself.

Chu Shangzhang leaned forward, looked at the place he was pointing at, and asked suspiciously, "18 Mizhuang?"

King Mu suddenly hooked his lips into a smile: "Look, this retreat is coming soon."

The author has something to say: Where is Shao'an?Did not get up.