Tangled

"Girl, I've been sitting here for half a day, and it's sunny today, let's go back to the house."

"Jin Bao, how long has cousin been away?" Shen Qiqi shifted her gaze from the flower seedlings that grew half a finger high to her nails that had just been dyed with Kodan, and asked softly after a long time.

"Master Hou has been away for twelve days."

Jin Bao took the teacup from her hand and wiped the sweat off her face with a wet handkerchief before replying to her.

"Miss asked this question three times today, and eight times yesterday."

Yin Bao raised his head from behind a field of flowers holding a small hoe, with a somewhat dull expression, which made Jin Bao sigh.

There was already a dull person in this yard, but now a girl was added, she couldn't even laugh at these two every day.

"Master Hou said that he won't come back until half a year later. Miss, if she waits like this, her skin will be wrinkled by the sun."

"And some are waiting, girl, let's go into the house."

Shen Qiqi didn't answer, just looked at her hands, pursed her lips and let out a long breath.

In the past, no matter how quiet the yard was, I didn't feel bored, but since I experienced the days when someone was with me, now I'm not used to going back suddenly.

She always wanted to find her cousin. Although the two of them didn't talk much, they were in a good mood just sitting together and doing their own things.

It's not like now, people are free, but they seem to be imprisoned by something, and she doesn't even have the strength to move.

"Girl, sir is here."

"Mr. is here, Jin Bao go and put the chessboard under the eaves, I don't want to go into the house today."

Sitting under the eaves, you can see all the wind and grass at a glance. If you enter the house, the four walls seem to be another prison, which makes the people who can't lift their spirits even more depressed.

"Greetings to the girl."

"Sir, sir, please take your seat."

Shen Qiqi got up to greet her, and raised her hand to ask her husband to take a seat, but he refused.

"Young girl is talented, and her chess skills have improved greatly in the past few days. The old man went back yesterday and looked up all the chess records, only to realize that there is nothing to teach."

After losing for three consecutive days, if you teach again, you will be suspected of deceiving others.

"I came today to bid farewell to the girl. There are thousands of capable people in the world. I want to go around while I can still walk, so as to improve my chess skills."

Originally, she was just a teacher who came to teach, and she was not a servant of the mansion, and she said it so earnestly, there is no reason for Shen Qiqi not to agree.

"Since Mr. has made up his mind to go, it is not easy for Shen Qi to force him to stay. The mountains are high and the road is far away, so Shen Qi can only prepare some small gifts for Mr. It will not be in vain for our master and apprentice."

After hearing this, Jin Bao went into the house, and when he came out, he hid a purse in his sleeve, and took out his husband after he was sent out of the house.

"My girl, thank you for your guidance. This is what the girl has prepared. Please accept it, sir."

"Since that's the case, then I won't say much about those refusals. I beg you to help me thank the girl."

The husband saluted in the direction of Qingzhu Xiaozhu, Jin Bao dodged away, returned the salute and watched her leave.

Standing at the corner gate and waiting for the gentleman to go away, when he was about to enter the door, he saw a small shadow flying rapidly into the Hou's mansion from the corner of his eye.

She didn't have time to think about it, she used her lightness kung fu to catch up, but the shadow flew too fast, and she had just reached the top of the wall, and the shadow was gone.

At the same time, Hai Dongqing, who was standing on the roof of Qingzhu Xiaozhu, flapped his wings and wanted to fly, but was stopped by Eleven.

Eleven stretched out his hand to catch Swift, took off the small bamboo tube tied to its feet, and let it fly away.

There were only a few words in the secret letter, but Eleven was shocked when he saw it. He leaned on the wall to stabilize his body, and after destroying the secret letter, he took a deep breath and entered the yard with the sword on his waist.

"Master Eleven, is something wrong?"

Seeing Eleven who came in suddenly, Shen Qiqi asked.

Except when he first came to the courtyard to greet him, he stayed outside the courtyard for the rest of the time, even if he was invited to rest in the courtyard during the day, he would always refuse.

Come in suddenly now, I'm afraid it's really urgent.

"Master Hou has an order to send the girl back to Jiangzhou, and ask the girl to pack up the things, and we will set off immediately."

"Cousin is back?"

Before the trip, she said that she would learn chess again when she came back, why should she be sent back to Jiangzhou all of a sudden?

"Master Hou never returned to the mansion, but he just ordered before leaving that if there is any danger, the girl will be sent back to Jiangzhou safely."

"What happened to cousin?" Shen Qiqi ignored the matter of going back to Jiangzhou, hearing that Gu Tingshu was in danger, she hurriedly got up and walked to Eleven.

"Didn't you already take a lot of people there, how could it be dangerous?"

"Where is he now?"

"The subordinates don't know, the letter only said that Lord Hou entered the miasma forest, and he didn't know if he was alive or dead."

"Miss, don't ask any more questions. Hurry up and pack up the things. After sending the girl back to Jiangzhou, the subordinates will look for Lord Hou."

Eleven was anxious, seeing Shen Qiqi not moving, her tone became a lot heavier.

Even if Lord Hou was not injured, he would have escaped death if he entered the miasma forest. If he didn't find him out quickly, he might really die.

"Girl, let's just listen to Lord Hou, go back to Jiangzhou first, and come back when Lord Hou returns safely."

"Yes, girl, Master Hou said before leaving that he wants the girl to be obedient."

Several nuns also heard the urgency of the situation, and softly persuaded Shen Qiqi when they came to support Shen Qiqi's precarious body.

Although the two of them didn't get along for a long time, he thought of himself everywhere, even when he was traveling, he didn't forget to pave the way for her.

He is in danger now, how could she just leave after receiving so many favors?

"Mommy, I can't leave. My cousin is missing now, so how can I leave?"

"But girl, we can't do anything for Lord Hou if we stay here. Only by following his advice and going back to Jiangzhou can we live up to Lord Hou's painstaking efforts for you."

Nanny He was also panicked, and the hand supporting Shen Qiqi was shaking, but after all she was the oldest in the courtyard, and she had gone through many things, but she was still able to calm down.

"Besides, before Master Hou left, he told this old slave that you should be obedient."

Nanny He spoke eagerly, afraid that she would suddenly commit a crime, and even wanted to force her to go in to pack her things.

"Mommy, I can't go." Shen Qiqi tightly clasped He Nanny's hand, although her tone was flustered, her eyes were very determined.

"My cousin is very kind to me. If I ignore his life and stay out of it, then I won't be able to feel at ease for the rest of my life."

"Does that girl not want to go back to Jiangzhou?"

"Even if I want to go back to Jiangzhou, I have to wait for my cousin to return safely, and let him tell me personally whether I can go back to Jiangzhou."

Seeing that Mammy seemed about to be moved, Eleven was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, hating himself for not being able to force her into the carriage and send her back.

"Girl, Master Hou said that you..."

"If he's gone, who should I listen to?"

Shen Qiqi suddenly interrupted Eleven's words, her eyes were slightly red, her red lips were tightly pressed, and she tried her best to suppress the panic welling up in her heart.

Her voice was not loud, even a little light, but when Shi Shi heard it in her heart, she was so heavy that she couldn't breathe.