Black Moonlight, after her robbery

Chapter 302 Duplicate Shadow

It was getting late, the moon had set, but the sky was still dark with the impending rain, as if the ink was about to melt and condensed into the shape of scattered cloud strips.

Moving slowly, I didn't know how many times I had to mentally construct before I could barely calm down the restlessness in my heart. When I opened the door, I saw that figure who had been waiting for me for a long time.

"Why, no one brought it?"

Ti Zhen's voice was low and full of questions.

Cao You lowered his head, not daring to look her in the eyes. He just replied obediently: "My servant is not doing his job well, please punish me."

"What do you mean?" She looked in disbelief, "You are one of the best in kung fu, how can someone still snatch someone from you? Who is that person? And where did he come from?"

"Slave..." Cao You said slowly: "Slave doesn't know. The man's face was covered, and the sky was dark, so he couldn't see his features clearly. But the slave vaguely heard that the man's accent sounded like... Xiangguo .”

"Xiangguo..."

Xiangguo and Han Ying have always been inseparable. If they really wanted to prevent her from asking Yaoniang what she asked, it would be possible to silence her.

But when it came to finding a warrior from the Xiang Kingdom who could compete with Cao You, she couldn't think of anyone other than Xiao Li. How could Xiao Li do everything himself for Han Ying?

She looked at him with wandering eyes, and for a moment she felt that Cao You was feeling guilty. Occasionally, through the candlelight, she noticed the red powder on his sleeves, which she thought must be the traces of fog bombs.

After thinking about it, I felt more and more that there was something hidden in his words, and I didn't know whether I should question him face to face.

But after thinking about it, if he really had something to hide, who had the right to order him to remain silent?

Her heart was pounding, and she managed to calm down. After struggling for a long time, she whispered: "That's all, it's to be expected. Both Han Ying and Xiao Li hate me deeply. Naturally, the more angry and frustrated I am, the more they will resent their hatred. "

Cao Er seemed to be relieved, "Don't worry, girl. Yesterday afternoon, Zuo Fengyi came to report that some people had seen two people wearing gauze hats and moving sneakily near Zouma Street. According to the description of their stature, they were not In the event of an accident, it was Han Ying and Mr. Zhou."

When Ti Zhen heard this, his brows seemed to loosen. He continued: "Since there are still witnesses, we can be sure that Han Ying must be in the city, and he has to take hostages with him, so it will be difficult to move. As long as we expand the search within the witness range, it will take only a few days to arrest him and bring him to justice." ”

He silently took a deep breath, "So girl, please relax, Yaoniang... is not our only breakthrough."

There was a long silence, the candlelight flickered, and the thick gloom accumulated between Ti Zhen's brows, but in the end he didn't say anything, he just stared into the distance.

"Speaking of which, I didn't see Fifth Uncle the last time I returned home. When I went back to the court to argue, I spoke more mercilessly to protect myself. Your father, Cao Xiu, is an old man of the Shi family. Please ask if Fifth Uncle gave birth to me. Angry?"

Unexpectedly, she suddenly asked about Shi Jiqi. Cao You was a little surprised, but later he calmly said:

"How could it be possible? Even if there is a conflict, the master has already told him. The reason why we haven't seen him is that the fifth master is ill. I am afraid that the illness will be passed on to you. It will be bad if you pass it on to the little princess. .”

"Really," she said leisurely, "how can a person not get sick if he eats whole grains? Speaking of these things, as a junior, I should fulfill my filial piety as a matter of course."

She looked down at him with an expression that was as cold and clear as the moonlight on the snow, "It's dawn, come with me back to Shi Mansion. You can step aside first and ask Wen Xiu and Wen Yuan to come in and serve."

Cao Er kept silent in understanding, then paused and said, "Then I will go back and tell His Highness that you will not be able to rest at Shili Gallery tonight."

After a moment of silence, it was so quiet that you could hear the wind blowing through the corridor outside the window. Ti Zhen stroked the tea cup and nodded slightly.

The door closed with a sound, and my eyelids gradually dropped. I couldn't fall asleep anymore if I wanted to.

Early the next morning, Cao You had prepared a carriage and was waiting at the door. Wen Xiu and Wen Yuan combed Ti Zhen's makeup and hair as usual, until a quiet figure walked in from the back door and whispered many words in her ear.

His originally gloomy expression suddenly became as heavy as iron. He tried to throw the comb to the ground, but after thinking about it, he finally held back.

Yang Zuo said hurriedly: "Sister, please calm down. Brother Cao has always been loyal. There must be hidden worries in this. Maybe it's just a misunderstanding... it's a coincidence."

Ti Zhen took a deep breath, feeling desolate and deeply annoyed, "Misunderstanding...coincidence?"

She looked at him coldly, "Whether it was a misunderstanding or a coincidence, I'll find out when I get home later."

She told Yang Zu to go through the back door first, then stood up and strode out. Seeing Cao You still waiting outside the door as usual, she wanted to grab him by the collar and question him, but finally suppressed her anger, opened the curtain and got in the car.

She looked unhappy, and Wen Yuan and Wenxiu were afraid that the city gate would catch fire and damage the fish in the pond, so they didn't dare to speak. In such a strange atmosphere, a beggar suddenly ran towards the carriage. He grabbed it too fast, the horse was frightened, and the carriage swayed heavily!

The sudden imbalance made the already irritable Ti Zhen even more angry. Cao You saw that it was not good and could not get angry. He quickly turned around and said: "Is the girl okay?!"

Ti Zhen was almost annoyed, "Who is it? Don't you have eyes on a good road?!"

Cao You glanced at the beggar. He had a gray face and a foul odor. The white cloth on his eyes was bleeding. He kept screaming. When he saw it clearly, he realized that the man didn't even have a tongue!

Suddenly there was a feeling of nausea in his heart, and he said in disgust: "Just a blind beggar. Since the last plague, there have been many more beggars in the city, especially near a big house like ours. There are often beggars begging for food."

Ti Zhen looked down and saw that if that was the case, thinking about important matters in his mind, it was really a waste of time. He quickly took out a bag of copper coins from his arms and threw it to him.

However, the beggar did not seem to be grateful for her charity. Instead, he screamed even more miserably and tried to climb onto the carriage with a grin on his face. Fortunately, he was dragged away as soon as he got up.

Wen Yuan said solemnly: "What kind of world is this? A beggar is so arrogant, and he still robs after being given money! Such a person, if beaten to death, is doing harm to the people!"

"Okay!" Ti Zhen glanced at her, "No one has a hard time with the chaos in Beijing. Why should you be angry with a beggar when you have nothing to do? If you say less, will your tongue turn loose?"

Wen Yuan quickly realized that he was talking too much and buried his head deeply.

It seemed that the Shifu had already known that Ti Zhen would come, and had prepared all kinds of snacks she liked.

Father Shi asked Cao Xiu to make tea and hand it to her, "Why did I just go back yesterday and come here again today? Do you still think our food is the best?"

Ti Zhen smiled silently, raised his eyelids slightly, and found a clear line of light red powder on the edge of Cao Xiu's cuffs. Unconsciously, he was shocked, as expected.

Then he asked with a smile: "Uncle Cao is the butler of Shi Mansion, how come he doesn't even know that his clothes are dirty?"

Cao Xiu looked at it in surprise, and then hurriedly hit it with his hand, "When people get old, they are always careless and make girls laugh."

After joking pleasantly, he bowed and left, "The plum cake is still hot in the kitchen, please take a look."

He had just gone out, and Father Shi sighed softly, and still asked gently: "What's going on here today?"

Ti Zhen said it was nothing, picked an orange and peeled it into the shape of an upside-down lotus flower, "I came and left quickly yesterday, and for a moment I forgot to ask how my fifth uncle was doing. I thought I had to come and see you, otherwise you would think I was ignorant. Woolen cloth."

Father Shi pondered, "What a coincidence, your fifth uncle left yesterday afternoon. He said he couldn't get used to being in Beijing and wanted to go to Ganzhou to live his life. I couldn't resist him, so I let him go."

She stared at him calmly and almost breathed out of her breath.

It's really "unfortunate".

Yesterday, when she mentioned Yaoniang and Shi Jiqi one after another, Cao Er's face couldn't help but feel weak, and she realized something was wrong.

So he kept an eye on it and asked Wen Xiu and Wen Yuan to take a message to Yang Zu and keep an eye on him. Sure enough, when he went to report the news to Prince Qin's Mansion, he also took a shortcut to Shi Mansion.

So... even her fifth uncle is no longer here today.

By analogy, the same is true even if Yaoniang disappears. Her father is the only one who can order Cao Er to lie to her.

But she really couldn't figure out why her father did this.

He wanted to expose it, but he looked at Father Shi's insistence that Qingshan was pretending to be confused, and he was afraid that she would alert him if he asked.

After calming down for a moment, she softened and said, "Fifth uncle should want to enjoy happiness. We owe him a lot, and dad should be considerate. It's just a pity... I didn't do anything for him."

Father Shi shook his head and held the back of her hand tightly, "You don't need to do anything. As long as you are good, you don't have to do anything."

(End of this chapter)