bastard returns

Put the veil back on.

It was a sleepless night for countless people. Ning Yuan was lying on the bed, the silk brocade blanket was soft and comfortable, but he was tossing and turning, thinking about Ning Mo's words; Ning Ping'er drove all the girls out of the room, He curled up in the quilt and shivered; Ning Mo was still sitting on the porch outside the room until late at night, looking at the full moon in the sky and thinking, of course he didn't realize that in the shadow of the trees under his attic, there was A handsome young man in fine clothes and jade crowns stared foolishly at his profile under the pitiful moonlight, and occasionally yelled "Miss Mo'er" obsessively.

As for the waterside attic in the distance, Huyan Yuanchen, who was dressed in fur, was lying on his back on the glazed tiles of the roof, and the low and melodious music continued to be played from the iron Xiao in his hand until it was heard far away.

After the spring banquet ended, when other families were happily immersed in the prosperity of the young masters and young ladies at home, or sharing what they saw at the spring banquet, only the Ning family was completely immersed in a gloomy mist.

In Shou'an Hall, Shen Shi and Ning Ruhai sat high, Yan Shi and Liu Shi sat at the bottom, and there was no one else. Ning Ping'er knelt in the middle, her eyes were black and blue, and her face was even more serious. It was pale, probably because of kneeling for a long time, her knees began to tremble, Liu looked distressed, and wanted to plead with Ning Ruhai several times, but seeing Shen's angry and serious face, she patiently suppressed her words .

Shen took a sip of tea, as if she felt that the tea was not to her liking, she frowned, and put it down heavily on the small table beside her, making a "bang", which made Ning Ping'er tremble along with it.

Ning Ruhai said with a smile on his face: "Madam, if the tea is cold, just ask the servants to change it."

Shen slanted her eyes and glared at Ning Ruhai, "Hmph, the tea is not good to drink, of course you can change it, your daughter has done something ugly, so can you change it too?"

Ning Ping'er buried her head even lower, Ning Ruhai's face froze, and she said resentfully: "If a child makes a mistake, he should be punished according to the family rules. The old lady really can't bear to be angry, and be careful that she will ruin her body."

"Yes, as long as you make a mistake, you can use family law." Shen snorted, "But have you ever thought that no matter how much family law is used, we will not be able to restore the face of our Ning Mansion!" said here , Shen patted the small table by her side a few times, and the jade ring on her finger hit the solid wooden tabletop with a bang, "I can guess what other people will talk about, saying that the Ning family gave birth to a baby." My good daughter, you got it to the royal banquet by being coquettish, thinking that you can hook up with dignitaries by taking off your clothes in public, what a wishful thinking!"

"Old madam, how can you say that." Liu retorted in a low voice, "The empress has said that it was just an accident, and we Ping'er are also victims."

"Shut up!" Since the matter of the Witch Gu villain last time, Shen has been holding her breath in her heart, and she has always looked down on Liu, but now she dared to interrupt, and she got angry, "It's all about you!" A good daughter who has been brought up! She has corrupted the family style to such an extent, and she still has the face to argue! Thanks to the empress empress's words of wisdom, my Ning family saved the last face, and did not lose face because of this stinky girl, otherwise you think Will the old man still talk nonsense with you here now, let someone tie up this stupid thing, and then find a farm tenant who doesn't dislike us, marry him and be clean!"

Ning Ping'er was shocked. She had lived a life of rich clothes and fine food since she was a child. If Shen Shi really promised her to a low-status farm tenant in a fit of anger, and let her live the life of simple food and drink, she would be fine. How can I stand it!

But she didn't dare to speak, let alone argue for herself, because she still had a bigger secret about her, and now it was just because of the accident at the spring banquet, Shen was already in this state of anger, saying that she was corrupt The family style, if Shen knows that she has been defiled by men and is no longer perfect, then there is no way for her to survive, even if she is sent directly to the mountain to become a nun, it will be light!

"Old madam, it's all the daughter-in-law's fault. It's because I didn't take good care of these children that this accident happened. If I had been stricter and checked Ping'er's clothes more, it shouldn't have happened. It's something to do." At this time, Yan stood up, bowed a big bow and knelt down to Shen, "It's the mother's fault to raise or not teach, as the first mother, the daughter-in-law cannot absolve herself of the blame, so the old lady will punish me."

Seeing this, Liu also quickly knelt down.

Shen took a few breaths, but her expression softened a little. Ning Ruhai glanced at Yan. He knew that his mother had always been a stubborn and competitive person. The more you begged for mercy, she would think you were trying to Contradicting her is to punish you; but if you confess your mistakes yourself, and if you follow her tone, she will feel that knowing her mistakes can make a big difference, and she will be punished lightly. Obviously, Yan Shi also knows this very well. It wasn't because of Ning Ping'er that she was begging for mercy, but she just wanted Shen Shi not to blame herself.

"Forget it, you get up, I can't blame you for this matter, this girl is stupid herself, but fortunately the Empress Empress is wise enough to save my Ning family from a disaster." Shen said lightly.

"Old madam, in fact, the empress's willingness to speak for our Ping'er is the fourth prince's request to the emperor." Mrs. Liu looked at Mrs. Shen's expression, smiled, and said, "And... I Hearing that Ping'er had an accident, he was at a loss what to do, and it was the Fourth Highness who suddenly appeared and rescued Ping'er with his cloak."

"So?" Shen's tone raised.

"So... my daughter-in-law thinks." Mrs. Liu glanced at Ning Ruhai and then at Mrs. Yan, and simply said: "It seems that this matter is not all bad, His Royal Highness, the fourth prince, seems to be interested in our Ping'er ?”

"Hmph, I see that you have been daydreaming too much, and your mind is starting to become abnormal. With a stupid mother like you, it's no wonder you can't teach your daughter well!" Mrs. Liu didn't want to say what she thought she could please Mrs. Chen, But she was spat on by Shen.

She looked at Ning Ruhai with grievances, but Ning Ruhai was also looking at her with angry eyes, Liu Shi's heart trembled and she quickly shut up.

"Ning Ping'er, go!" Shen Shi seemed tired after saying these words, and waved to Ning Ping'er impatiently.

Ning Pinger was taken aback, "Grandma, where do you want me to go?"

"Before you were punished to be imprisoned in the ancestral hall for three months, but your father let you out after just over a month, so I knew that you never thought about repenting." Shen glanced at Ning Ruhai.

"That's right, you shouldn't be so soft-hearted as a husband before, so you go back to the ancestral hall to live for another two months, and think about it." Ning Ruhai coughed lightly, and looked at Shen Shi inquiringly, Shen Shi didn't speak, thinking about it Ning Ruhai did not object to the decision.

When she heard that she was going back to the ancestral hall again, how could Ning Pinger be willing? She looked at Liu Shi and Yan Shi aggrievedly, and Shen Shi followed up with the sentence "Whoever begs for mercy, let's go in and live with her together", which made Zheng prepare to live with her again. Liu who spoke froze in place.

Ning Ping'er had no choice but to be carried away by the two maids crying. Liu's family felt distressed, but luckily this time she was not punished. It will be as embarrassing as last time.

"It's true that a toad wants to eat swan meat, but he doesn't weigh his own weight. He has the nerve to covet His Highness the Prince by doing such scandalous things. How can our Ning family raise such a daughter?" Shen whispered with a face full of disdain, shaking shook his head.

****

"Master, have you heard that Miss Ping'er has been imprisoned in the ancestral hall again." On the second day, Bai Tan entered the courtyard gate of Zhuxuan Hall with some high-quality pastries. Watching Ning Xin'er pick small flowers to make a wreath in the flower garden on one side, while Ning Yuan was sitting on a bluestone bench not far away, holding a needle and thread in his hand, mending a coat of his daughter's house.

"It's just closing the ancestral hall, and it will be released after two or three months." Ning Yuan seemed nonchalant, looked at the jacket he had just patched up to the sun, and then waved to Ning Xiner, "Xiner, come here. "

When Ning Xiner heard Ning Yuan calling her, she immediately ran over, threw herself on Ning Yuan's knee vigorously, and smiled sweetly at her, "Brother!"

"You girl, you are so frizzy all day long. You don't look like an official lady. If you go on like this, be careful that no one will dare to marry you." Ning Yuan scratched Ning Xin'er's nose reproachfully, and shook the hair on his hands. Clothes, "Come on, put them on quickly, next time you go out, let mother look at you more, don't you don't know if your clothes are torn."

"What's so good about being married, Xin'er doesn't want to marry, Xin'er just needs to be with her mother and elder brother." Ning Xiner put on her clothes, made a face at Ning Yuan, and jumped up and down to play with Baimei After going, Bai Tan couldn't hold back her laughter, and said with a snort, "Miss Xin'er really has the heart of a child."

"Do you think this is a good thing?" Ning Yuan glanced at Bai Tan, "After this year, she will be nine years old, and she should know some ways of the world. How can she stay so naive?"

Bai Tan said: "Miss needs to know some things about the world. If there is an elder brother who can even do needlework to take care of her, in this life, she won't need to know anything else."

"Listen to you, can I still take care of her for the rest of my life?" Ning Yuan looked at Ning Xin'er who was jumping around alive not far away, and said indifferently: "The most amazing thing in life is that you never know what will happen next moment. Whenever you encounter something that you can't help yourself, let alone needlework, you have to learn any kind of work. If you don't have the ability to take care of yourself, you will only live extremely hard."

"Young Master, don't make fun of your slaves. I haven't read books, how can I understand these things." Bai Tan smiled wryly, placed the cakes in front of Ning Yuan, made tea for him, and then, while bending over, whispered in his ears He whispered: "Zhou Shi just sent the letter back, there is still no movement from Wensuhou's mansion, and no one has been sent to say that the object of marriage proposal should be replaced by Miss Ping'er."

Ever since he came back from the palace, Ning Yuan sent Zhou Shi, who had learned some kung fu with him, around Wensu Hou's mansion to watch the movement of the Hou's mansion.

Ning Yuan frowned, "Strange, could it be that this Lu Ping took Ning Ping'er's body and planned to marry Xin'er, but he is so shameless?"

"Maybe he hasn't the guts to tell Wen Suhou about this." Bai Tan whispered.

"That's right, I've heard rumors that although Wen Suhou was protective of his weaknesses, Lu Ping loved to spend his days and nights outside, but when he closed the door at home, Lu Ping was very afraid of his father. He didn't dare to say that he and Ning Ping'er Things are normal." Ning Yuan nodded.

"Then what should we do? Seeing that the day is getting closer and closer, is it really impossible for Miss Xin'er to get married?"

"Lu Ping is timid towards his father, but he has always been very cowardly. Since he is unwilling to take the initiative to speak out, why don't I push him from behind." Ning Yuan showed a slight smile and whispered a few words to Bai Tan In a word, Bai Tan's eyes lit up, he glanced at Ning Yuan with a look of "Young Master is too bad", nodded, and walked quickly.

That night.

In the side hall of the ancestral hall, there was only one candle emitting light as big as a soybean. Ning Pinger was kneeling on a straw mat, holding a book of "Naughty Girls" in her hand, and was reciting softly.

This is also one of the family rules in the ancestral hall. The straw mat is not an ordinary straw mat, but is woven with thick rattan grass. This kind of rattan grass is extremely thick and has burrs on it. When kneeling on it, the rough vines and sharp burrs will constantly irritate the delicate skin on the knee. Although it will not puncture, the pain is not a little bit, and it often takes several hours to kneel. Teach Mammy to watch when Mammy is tired and go to sleep, and when she can get up.

The light is so dark, my knees hurt, and I have to read the "Daughter Sutra" aloud, and if I misread a word, the mother's bamboo whip will be mercilessly whipped on the back. I just entered the ancestral hall on the first day. However, Ning Ping'er felt that the days were like years, and she wished to suffer dozens of boards, even if she had to lie in bed for more than ten days, it was better than suffering this kind of torture all day long.

"Self-cultivation, nurturing wife's virtue, keeping men away, respecting parents..." After reading the same content dozens of times, Ning Ping'er's voice became hoarse, and she only hoped to stop to catch her breath or drink water. At this moment, Another nanny pushed open the door of the room, came in and whispered a few words to the nanny in the same room, and then they went out together. Although Ning Ping'er didn't know what happened, she wished that the nanny would leave immediately. His whole body went limp, and he sat down on the side, constantly rubbing his tingling and numb knees.

"Sister, how are you?" Another voice suddenly sounded at the door, which startled Ning Ping'er. She thought it was the nanny who had left and returned, but when she looked up, she saw a young man about her age. The sari, carrying a food box, stood at the door and smiled at her.

It's Ning Qian'er.

"Why are you?" Ning Ping'er let out a sigh of relief, sat down and continued rubbing her legs.

"I'll come and see my sister, and I'll bring you something along the way." Ning Qian'er put the food box in front of Ning Ping'er, and when she opened it, there were several delicate side dishes inside.

The dinner in the ancestral hall only had noodle steamed buns and clear water. Ning Pinger hardly swallowed it because she was not used to eating it. Now that she was hungry, she immediately became less polite to Ning Qianer, picked up her chopsticks and started eating , which one just took the first bite, spit it out vigorously, and shouted angrily: "These dishes are cold, and you still give them to me!?"

"Huh, is it cold?" Ning Qian'er was taken aback, took a sip herself, and said apologetically, "Sister, don't be angry, Hexinyuan is a bit far away from the ancestral hall after all, these meals were clearly still hot when they were made. , I think it got cold on the road, but the taste hasn't changed, so my sister will just eat some."

"Hmph, do you think my taste is as low as yours? I even eat cold food." Ning Ping'er snorted coldly, "Hexin Garden is a little far from here, but if you walk faster, you can also eat cold food." It won't be long, how can you make the food cold like this, it must be you playing tricks on the way, deliberately dawdling, wanting me to eat cold food, and wanting to see how embarrassing I am."

"Sister, I don't." Ning Qian'er was full of grievances, "You are my sister, how can I..."

"Don't pretend to be pitiful in front of me. I'm afraid that you have something to do with my suffering this time. You handed that dress to me with your own hands. Could it be that you deliberately tampered with it to make me look ugly!" Ning Ping'er recalled the humiliation she had suffered, she seemed to be out of breath, and without thinking about it, she slapped Ning Qian'er's face, "Stinky girl, don't you think about how I treated you since you were young. , when you were young, you were stupid and stupid, and you made your mother and grandmother unhappy all day long. If I hadn’t given you my leftover snacks and clothes for you, how could you have such good food? So good What kind of clothes are you wearing? How is it doing now? Not only are you plotting against me, but you’re also deliberately feeding me these cold meals, Ning Qian’er, why are you at ease!”

"I didn't... woo... I didn't..." Ning Qian'er held her face in her hands and cried hard, but Ning Ping'er's eyes fell on Ning Qian'er's skirt. She saw that the skirt was shiny and shiny, not only the material was outstanding , the workmanship is also excellent, and I was taken aback for a moment, "This skirt... is that aqua blue gauze?"

Ning Qian'er trembled all over, hurriedly retracted the skirt towards her a few times, and said falteringly: "No...no, sister, you are wrong."

"How could I be mistaken, this is clearly the water-blue gauze! The water-blue gauze that my mother personally picked out for me in Jinxiu Yuanyang Pavilion, the largest cloth shop in the city, would be worn on you!" Ning Ping'er said fiercely. Staring at Ning Qian'er, after the snow satin was beaten, Liu's got this water-blue gauze dress to appease Ning Ping'er, but Ning Ping'er was reluctant to wear it, her original plan was to find the best Wear it on the right occasion to make yourself gorgeous, how could this skirt go to Ning Qian'er now! ?

"Mother gave it to me." Ning Qian'er choked up and said, "Mother said... said..."

"What did she say, tell me quickly, or I'll take off your skirt right now!" Ning Ping'er stared at Ning Qian'er viciously, looking like a ghost.

"Mother said something like this happened to you, and it's useless for you to wear the clothes, so I gave them to me..."

"She really said that!?" Ning Ping'er grabbed Ning Qian'er's shoulders and shook violently. Seeing Ning Qian'er nodding, her expression froze for a moment, then suddenly became more ferocious, and she pushed Ning Qianer away. kicked over all the food she brought, and shouted: "Get out! Get out! Don't wear this dress in front of my eyes! You don't deserve it!"

Ning Qian'er timidly grabbed the food box, ran out of the ancestral hall in three or two steps, bent over and took a few breaths, then straightened up, wiped away the teardrops from the corners of her eyes calmly, and then carefully put the skirt on each The creases were smoothed out, and when she looked back, she saw Ning Ping'er was still screaming madly in the room, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she said to herself: "Death struggle", then walked slowly towards the direction when she came, but walked to On the way, he bypassed the road of Hexinyuan and disappeared behind a rockery beside the road.

Behind the rockery, there is a fish pond. Standing beside the pond is a tall and beautiful woman in white clothes, holding a box of fish food in her hand. Every time a little is sprinkled, a group of koi will rush up to fight for it. The crackling is very beautiful.

"Is it done?" Hearing footsteps, the beauty in white turned her head, and it was Ning Mo with a tulle on her face.

"It's all done, but Sister Mo'er, you should go with me too, and appreciate her face." Ning Qian'er leaned towards Ning Mo, and said without forgetting to grit her teeth: "Got it!" It's a joy to be angry with her for so many years."

Ning Moqi said: "Are you happy, but she is your own sister no matter what, I thought you would feel a little guilty."

"In the past, maybe I would feel guilty, but now I won't." Ning Qian'er expressed calmly, "She is indeed my own sister, and I have always regarded him as my own sister, but I'm afraid she never regarded her as my own. I've been treated as a younger sister, but to her, I'm just a bit higher than the girls around her."

"Oh?" Ning Mo raised his eyebrows, "They were all born by a mother, why is that so?"

"Resentment is accumulated bit by bit. She has become like this now. It is her own fault. The instigator is no wonder others." Ning Qian'er said bitterly: "In the eyes of mother, it is also in the eyes of my mother. Since childhood, I would rather Qian'er is always her foil for Ning Ping'er. Whenever there is any good thing, whether it is food, clothes, or jewelry, she is always the first. As for me, a younger sister who is stupid since childhood and does not know how to be competitive , will not count these.”

"Unfortunately, San Yiniang always claims to be smart, but unexpectedly she can't even see through her own daughter. It's really pitiful." After hearing this, Ning Mo shook her head, "But San Yiniang is your own mother after all, and it's hard to raise you. I didn't treat you harshly, why did you come to surrender to my second sister who has been reclusive, and go to play tricks on your own sister."

"Mother? Sister Mo'er, don't make fun of me. I accidentally learned that my only value in this mother's eyes is to pave the way for my sister to marry into a wealthy family in the future. In my heart, I just When there is no such girl."

043 The Method of Double Cultivation

"Okay, I know you've been complaining about yourself all these years, but looking at your dress, it's time to exhale." Ning Mo looked Ning Qian'er up and down, "I think you can wear this dress." It fits better on you than on Ning Pinger."

Ning Qian'er also looked down at the blue gauze dress on her body, "Hmph, they thought I was stupid since they were young, and thought I was inferior to Ning Pinger, sisters, I don't want to compete with Ning Pinger, I have always Pretend to be stupid, if in the end it's just the fate of being treated as a pawn, why should I continue to pretend, what she Ning Pinger can have, I can't have."

After a pause, she asked again: "But Sister Mo'er, why did you give me money to bribe the nuns of the ancestral hall to let them go back to sleep earlier, and keep staring at Ning Ping'er and let her chant scriptures? Is it not good?"

Ning Mo smiled coquettishly, "Because I always feel that there will be a good show in the ancestral hall tonight, and it will be more convenient if the mother-in-law is not here."

Ning Qian'er was puzzled, "Good show?"

"It's just my guess." Ning Mo turned around and continued to feed the koi in the pond, "But I don't think I should be wrong, if nothing happens tonight, just think that I wasted all my efforts , you don't have to worry about it."

While Ning Mo and Ning Qian'er were talking, at the back door of Ning Mansion, two figures followed the branches of a big tree outside the door and quietly climbed over the courtyard wall.

The two figures are one tall and one short, one fat and one thin.Wearing a gray suit, a tall and strong young man walked in front, followed closely by a fat man in a fine attire. Both of them walked very carefully, but there were not many servants in the Ning Mansion who kept watch at night. Where to go, no one will find out.

After dodging and dodging like this, and walking around for a certain distance, the fat man who was following behind the boy called out softly, "Wait, wait, I'm exhausted from rushing all the way, let me go first." Take a breath." After saying that, he found a random stone by the side of the road and sat down, rolling up his sleeves and fanning his face non-stop.

"No way, Mr. Lu." The burly boy said, "We have to sneak in during the one or two hours when the nurse is being taught to change shifts, otherwise if we are discovered, the matter will not be able to be done."

The fat man in Chinese clothes is exactly Lu Ping. He seems to have dressed up meticulously. He picked out a new one for his clothes and put some face powder on his cheeks. His whole body smells good, but he doesn't seem to have done any physical labor before. After walking such a short distance, he was out of breath and sweated a lot on his forehead and heart.

When Ning Yuan saw that Lu Pingqiang wanted Ning Ping'er, there was no further movement, so it was expected that he would not dare to tell Wen Suhou about it, and it was indeed the case.Although Lu Ping was so bold that day, he bowed hard at Ning Pinger's overlord, but when he came back to his senses afterwards, he was still unavoidably afraid for a while.Ever since his two wives died, Wen Suhou, for the sake of face, had sternly warned him to keep his duty for a while before marrying a new wife, but not only did he not keep his duty, he also defiled the sister of his future wife, If Wen Suhou found out about this, he would have to take a layer of his skin off.

Therefore, even though he was thinking about Ning Ping'er's body and thinking how great it would be if Ning Ping'er would marry back, he didn't have the courage to tell Wen Suhou his thoughts, and when he was so anxious that he didn't know what to do, Wu An The people from Bo's house actually came to the door on their own initiative.

The guy who called himself Zhou Shi told him that Ning Pinger was shut up in the ancestral hall by the old lady because of the oolong at the spring banquet. The young master of the Lu family is very kind, so Zhou Shi was specially sent over, hoping that Zhou Shi would secretly meet with the young master of the Lu family in Ningfu.

As soon as Lu Ping heard it, he was so happy that he couldn't get enough of it. With his lustful heart, he didn't have time to think about why Ning Ping'er resisted fiercely that day, but he couldn't forget him again in a blink of an eye.Now his mind is full of Ning Ping'er's smooth and tender breasts and the delicate buds like peach blossoms in March. Since he has the opportunity to kiss Fang Ze again, how could he let it go.

So he hurriedly changed into what he thought was handsome and chic clothes, and followed Zhou Shi out, but he didn't want to jump over the wall all the way to the courtyard. Apart from being on the bed, Lu Ping had never done such a mentally exhausting thing before.

"Keep working harder, Mr. Lu, we are almost here, and Miss Ping'er is waiting impatiently for you." Zhou Shi said while looking around at the movement around him.

Lu Ping gasped for a few breaths, and kept recalling Ning Pinger's coquettish look in his mind. As soon as the evil fire came up, it seemed that his physical strength had recovered, "Since Miss Ping'er misses me so much, then I will Miss Ping'er can't be made to wait any longer." After that, he gritted his teeth and stood up again, following Zhou Shi to continue walking forward.

Finally, after turning a corner, the ancestral hall of the Ning family was close at hand, but Zhou Shi was stunned for a moment. He was still thinking about how to get rid of the servants at the gate of the ancestral hall so that Lu Ping could slip in smoothly, but now the entrance of the ancestral hall unexpectedly It was empty, and there was no one in the yard. Of course, he couldn't know that Ning Mo had already let Ning Qian'er clear the scene in advance, so he took Lu Ping to Ning Ping'er's room. Lu Ping couldn't wait to open the door. In a flash, he walked in.

There was no light in the room, but with the moonlight coming in from outside the door, you could still see the exquisite curve of Ning Pinger sleeping sideways on the straw mat. Lu Ping rubbed his hands, feeling that his body was swelled up so much, so why not worry about it? After getting the rest, he rushed forward and suppressed Ning Pinger who woke up inexplicably, and started to do things with a puff.

Zhou Shi stood outside the door and listened for a while, and saw Lu Ping's panting and Ning Ping'er's muffled sobbing soon came from the room. It seemed that Lu Ping still had some brains, and he knew that making too much noise would not be enough. Okay, I know to cover Ning Ping'er's mouth.

After about a stick of incense, Lu Ping walked in from the inside with his clothes on indiscriminately. The flush on his face hadn't faded away, he kept touching his chin and said, "It's cool, it's cool!"

Zhou Shi glanced sideways into the room and saw Ning Ping'er slumped there in disheveled clothes, weeping secretly, he stretched out his hand to close the door, and said to Lu Ping, "Master Lu, I'll take you out again, if you go this way I'm familiar with it, when I come back next time, I don't need a small pick-up."

"Next time?" Lu Ping raised his eyes, "You mean, I can still come?"

"Mr. Lu, you are so skilled, if you are more careful, it will be fine." Zhou Shi nodded and smiled.

About an hour later, Zhou Shi returned to Zhuxuan Hall.

Ning Yuan hadn't slept yet, and was sitting on the soft couch reading a book by candlelight. Zhou Shi pushed the door in and said in a low voice, "Young Master Lu has been sent back."

"Well, well done." Ning Yuan turned the page of the book, "What's Ning Ping'er's reaction?"

Zhou Shidao: "How can there be any reaction? After finishing the matter, she only knows to cry, but she can only cry. As soon as the Jiaoyin mother came over, she immediately pretended that nothing happened."

"She has always been arrogant, so how can she say such a scandal." Ning Yuan turned another page, "No one has noticed this time and again."

Zhou Shi nodded, "According to the young master's instructions, I was very careful along the way, but it's also strange that there are usually nuns in the ancestral hall on duty at night, but tonight there is no one there, as if they are specially waiting for me to take Mr. Lu there. "

"Really." Ning Yuan paused while turning the pages of the book, a figure suddenly flashed in his mind, and then said with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as the matter is done."

"But young master." Zhou Shi said: "Since you arranged for their private meeting, but deliberately did it carefully so that no one else would know, what is the meaning of this? If you want to save Miss Xin'er, no matter what, someone has to break their bond Good things are good."

"Everything should not be too deliberate, otherwise it will not only fail to achieve the desired effect, but may cause fire. This is the principle I learned from another person." Ning Yuan looked up at Zhou Shi, "Lu Ping and Ning Ping'er Things like this will be discovered sooner or later, why should I be in a hurry, haste makes waste, there is still a month before Xin'er gets married, I don't want to be caught because I did it too deliberately."

Zhou Shi nodded half-understanding, and was about to leave when he heard a strange man's voice outside the window, "What's the reason?"

Both he and Ning Yuan were startled. As soon as Ning Yuan stood up, Zhou Shi flew out of the window flexibly. Soon, there was a muffled sound of fists and feet clashing in the yard.

Ning Yuan went out right after him, and sure enough, he saw that Zhou Shi was already fighting with a masked man in black, but looking at the scene, it was obvious that the man in black was playing tricks on Zhou Shi, dodging swiftly and refusing to fight back. Zhou Shi couldn't even touch the corner of his clothes.

When the masked man in black saw Ning Yuan, he didn't hide in other places. After dodging Zhou Shi's punch, he moved slightly towards Ning Yuan, and at the same time raised his hand, his slender and powerful palm led A gust of wind hit Ning Yuan's cheek.

"Master, be careful!" Zhou Shi called out urgently from behind, but Ning Yuan didn't dodge or dodge, even his eyes didn't change much, he looked directly at the masked man's approaching palm with an indifferent expression, Just as he was about to be hit by that palm, the man's palm suddenly deflected, avoiding Ning Yuan's face dangerously, and then the masked man passed him like a gust of wind, and stopped Beside him, he wondered, "Why don't you hide?"

"Anyway, Zhou Shi and I are no match for you, why hide?" Ning Yuan stared into the masked man's eyes angrily.

"Young master, what are you..." Seeing that his young master seemed to know the masked man in the corner, Zhou Shi was stunned.

Not only Zhou Shi, but the sound of fighting just now woke up the maidservants who were sleeping in the side room. Candles in the surrounding rooms were lit up one after another, and the Bai sisters also ran out, "What happened, Zhou Shi, what are you doing?" What were you calling just now?"

Ning Yuan glanced at his side, and the masked man flashed into the room the moment the Bai sisters came out, thinking that he didn't want to be seen by many people, "It's nothing, go back to sleep." Ning Yuan waved his hand , motioning everyone to go back to the house, and he took a step back into the bedroom first, and closed the door behind him.

In the room, the masked man had already torn off the cloth towel on his face, and was looking at the book that Ning Yuan had just put down. Ning Yuan folded his hands in his sleeves and said softly: "At midnight, His Highness Huyan is here. , Do you have any advice?"

The masked man turned around, and it was really Huyan Yuanchen's handsome face that was revealed. He put down the book and said with a smile, "I'm curious, how did Mr. Ning recognize me when I covered my face?" .”

"His Royal Highness was joking. Although there are tens of thousands of strange people in Dazhou, it is rare to see those with blue eyes. Next time, if you still want to be a masked person, I suggest that you also cover your eyes to avoid revealing your secrets." " Ning Yuan really didn't understand, why did this prince who didn't know him at all come here to listen to the corner in the middle of the night, could it be that he had some shady eccentricity?

Huyan Yuanchen was taken aback, his eyes were indeed slightly blue, because of his mother's relationship, but the blue was not obvious, you had to look very carefully to see it, I didn't want Ning Yuan's eyes to be so sharp, and he found it all at once up.

"One more thing, I suggest that you don't need to carry cheese on your body when you go out in the future, Your Highness. The scent like a living sign is also very recognizable." Ning Yuan pointed to Hu Yanyuanchen's arms, and Huyan Yuanchen suddenly realized General took out a small cloth bag from his chest, and said lightly: "Not only the eyes are sharp, but the nose is also sharp, this kid really looks like Xue Lihong."

"If you say that I look like a bird again, I will immediately send servants to tie you up and throw you out. Even if you are skilled in martial arts, you are expected to be no match for piles of servants. At that time, all the people in Jiangzhou will see you." Look, the dignified prince of a country broke into private houses, maybe he wants to do some flower-picking thieves business, and really embarrass you Xia country." Ning Yuan folded his hands, his face full of impatience.

Even the ears are so good!Huyan Yuanchen thought to himself, but he didn't say this, because he subconsciously felt that Ning Yuan was definitely the one who could do what he said, and if he was really regarded as a flower picker, nothing else, just That Jing Yi, who has always been careless, will be the first to die laughing.

Thinking of this, Huyan Yuanchen coughed lightly, and said in embarrassment: "I think Mr. Ning has misunderstood. Although I visited late at night, I didn't have any malicious intentions."

"No malice?" Ning Yuan squinted his eyes, and moved his eyes from the night clothes he was wearing close to his body to the mask hanging around his neck, "Then you dress up like this and run to someone's house in the middle of the night to steal Listen, what is it for?"

"Stop, Mr. Ning, I don't think I'm eavesdropping." Huyan Yuanchen raised a hand, "I originally came to find you, but it happened that you were talking to someone else, and I also took the initiative to remind you But it didn't mean to eavesdrop at all, who knew that your guard would rush out without saying a word."

"I said, His Royal Highness, a stranger wearing night clothes and looking hostile appeared in the middle of the night.