Jiaochu

Chapter 453 Inn
At noon, the rumbling of the cars stopped. Lu Yan asked everyone to rest where they were, and then left with two of his men.

Ye Lingxi quietly opened the car curtain and saw the person leaving. She took the opportunity to ask Lin Chuan about the situation in Xiuzhou and asked her uncle Lin Yi if something had happened. Lin Chuan said nothing and looked heavy. She felt a thump in her heart. Could it be that the person was gone? ? !

Seeing her abnormal expression, Lin Chuan explained, "Father, everything is fine." He paused and stopped talking. She asked him what happened and whether he was being coerced. Lin Chuan's expression hesitated for a moment. Even though he calmed down his emotions, he said, "There is no turning back. One thought..." He paused and reminded, "Lv Yan is bound to retaliate, so it is best for the princess not to anger him."

Ye Lingxi said: "My uncle is the governor, are you still afraid of him as a captain? Besides, you are my cousin, and he bullied me like that just now. Even if it is a girl who met by chance, you, a grown man, cannot just watch. Let her be bullied."

Lin Chuan said: "Princess, don't worry, I won't let him mess around." He smiled faintly, and his smile looked a bit desolate, as if there was a desolate past hidden in his heart that he couldn't let go.

Ye Lingxi saw that her eldest cousin was also a person with stories, and her intuition told her that it was most likely due to emotional injury, so she asked straight to the point, "Who is that girl?"

Lin Chuan was stunned for a moment, as if he had been stabbed to the core. After a moment of silence, he once again reminded Ye Lingxi to be careful with Lu Yan and not to provoke him deliberately. Doing so would not be good for her or Su Shi. After saying this, he was about to leave, and then Ye Lingxi stopped her and said she was hungry. When Lin Chuan came over with dry food and water, she asked suspiciously: "There's no drug in this, right?" Lin Chuan simply replied, leaving the dry food and water and left.

Ye Lingxi took out a piece of cake from the dry food, took a small piece into his mouth and chewed it. There was nothing unusual. He broke off half of it and gave it to Su Shi. He put the remaining dry food away in case he escaped. Don’t worry about not having anything to eat on the way.

While eating the cake, she analyzed who was the mastermind behind the scenes in Xiuzhou. She felt that the inspector Liu Xin was a bit suspicious. Firstly, it was because the power of the Liu family in Xiuzhou should not be underestimated. When her imperial grandfather was in power, , Liu Xin's father, Liu Fan, was the military governor of Xiuzhou and also served as the prince's young master. At that time, the Liu family was extremely prosperous and unmatched. It is not an exaggeration to say that he was the local emperor of Xiuzhou. By the time of her father's reign, Although it is not as beautiful as before, there is a saying that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Secondly, when she met Liu Xin before, he gave her a hidden feeling, just like Just like that Wei Qing, he looks gentle on the surface but is actually unruly.

Su Shi also revealed to Ye Lingxi that his father had mentioned to him before that although the Liu family was in decline, it was possible that they were hiding their strengths and preparing for success. His father commented that Liu Fan was a scheming man who had extraordinary talents. He has no ability to tolerate others, and his son Liu Xin seems to be respectful, but in fact he is unruly.

Coincident with Ye Lingxi's opinion, she praised Su Xiang for his unique vision and insight into people's hearts, and then analyzed along the clue of Liu Xin, and soon came to her second sister. Her face sank and she had a bad feeling. Su Shi also felt bad. If the South Territory was also involved, things would be troublesome.

At this time, the sound of horse hooves was heard in a hurry. Ye Lingxi opened the car curtain and took a look outside. It was Lu Yan who had returned from hunting with two of his men.

After dismounting, Lu Yan walked straight towards the carriage and opened the curtain without asking for permission. He ignored Su Shi and glanced at the cake in Ye Lingxi's hand, "Princess, how can you eat this?" Ye Lingxi asked back, "Then can you make a fire and cook?" Lu Yan raised his lips and smiled, "You will know if the princess comes down and takes a look. I am not a tiger, so I can still eat the princess."

Ye Lingxi said he was sleepy, Lu Yan clapped his hands, his voice was particularly loud, and one of his men came over carrying a hare. The little guy huddled up in a ball, not daring to move, as if he had been greatly frightened before. Lu Yan reached out and touched the furry little head. The little guy shivered even more. He smiled and said that the fur had to be peeled off alive to make it soft. He took out a dagger and started to do it. Ye Lingxi quickly said wait a minute. , he smiled and said, "Is the princess feeling distressed?" The smile revealed a permeating bad taste.

"I get dizzy when I see blood, and I can't even smell it. You take it there." She reached out and pointed in a direction, but when she took her hand back, she was grabbed by another hand, and the next moment she was pulled away by a violent force. When he came out, Su Shi's expression changed. He didn't have time to think about anything, such as whether men and women were allowed to have sex or not, so he immediately reached out and grabbed Ye Lingxi's arm. She also called out to her cousin. Before she could finish the word "brother", Lin Chuan arrived.

Before Lin Chuan made a move, Lu Yan loosened his hand first, with a wicked smile on his lips. Ye Lingxi bumped into Su Shi unexpectedly, and Lu Yan threw the hare into Ye Lingxi's arms, saying that it was too thin, and asked Ye Lingxi to keep it for two more days and eat it when it was fat. When it was getting dark, an inn appeared in front of them. Lu Yan asked two of his men to clear out all the strangers, and he raised his voice deliberately, as if he was deliberately speaking to the people in the carriage.

Ye Lingxi thought she was sick and started acting like a monster again. She opened the curtains and looked forward. She saw the inn hidden behind the shadow of the trees, with dim lights on. Suddenly a crow's cry came from the dim dusk. She raised her head and saw a dark shadow passing by, and an ominous premonition arose in her heart. She whispered to Lin Chuan, who was driving, to be careful and beware of fraud.

"What are the princess whispering?" Lu Yan glanced back. Ye Lingxi quickly closed the car curtain. Lu Yan curled his lips and smiled. When he looked back, his eyes suddenly became extremely gloomy.

Ye Lingxi told Su Shi that she felt something was not right about the inn in front of her. It might be a shady inn, and the food and tea inside might have been mixed with drugs. If someone fainted later, the two of them would pretend to be fainted and look for them again. opportunity to escape.

After the carriage stopped at the entrance of the inn, Ye Lingxi and Su Shi got off the carriage. When Lu Yan came over, Ye Lingxi pulled Lin Chuan in front of them. Lu Yan smiled and said, "Why are you so afraid of me, princess? Before I'm offended. I'll make amends to the princess first." She thought to herself that the weasel was going to send a happy New Year greeting to the rooster, so he must have caused some trouble.

After entering, two people came over from behind the counter, claiming to be the shopkeeper and the waiter. Lu Yan asked them to prepare some food.

Ye Lingxi glanced at the upstairs and downstairs. It was deserted and there was no one around. It didn't look like any guests had been here. She walked to the table and wiped it with her fingers. There was no dust and someone had cleaned it. When Lu Yan came over, she walked to the opposite side, picked up a bamboo chopstick and studied it, then showed it to Su Shi. She asked Su Shi to sit next to her. Seeing Lu Yan sitting down opposite, she sat down with confidence. Lin Chuan sat on the other side of her.

"Brother Su, do you think this is a black shop?" Ye Lingxi put her hands to her mouth and asked quietly, tilting her head. Su Shi glanced around and said, "Probably not."

Lu Yan said, "How could the princess tell that this is a black shop?" Ye Lingxi said, "There must be something wrong with your choice." Lu Yan smiled, picked up the teacup on the table, poured himself a glass of water, took a sip, and said , "It's not poisonous, princess, you can rest assured."

Ye Lingxi didn't appreciate it and asked, "Why did you take us to Xiuzhou?" Lu Yan glanced at Lin Chuan, "It seems that the eldest son has told the princess everything." Lin Chuan did not explain, Ye Lingxi said , "I know who you are."

Lu Yan smiled and said, "Princess, tell me, who do I belong to?" Ye Lingxi said a person's name, the smile on Lu Yan's face froze slightly, Lin Chuan was stunned for a moment, and both of them reacted differently. It didn't escape her eyes, and she was basically certain that the person behind it was Liu Xin.

"Sometimes, women are too smart to be lovable." Lu Yan stared at Ye Lingxi as if he were an interesting prey, his malicious eyes looked a bit penetrating, and she moved towards Su Shi. I moved, thinking who wants you to like me, stay away from this princess!
At this time, the waiter came over with two plates of dishes and asked the four people to eat first. He said that there were still vegetables in the pot, and then brought two more plates of dishes from the kitchen. After two more trips, all six dishes and one soup were served. .

At the dinner table, Ye Lingxi asked Lu Yan what benefits Liu Xin had promised him to make him sacrifice his life. After hearing this, Lin Chuan looked a little lower, put down his chopsticks, said he was full, and went outside the inn. Lu Yan took the opportunity to sit over and said ambiguously, "It's cool to be a ghost under the peony flowers. If the princess gives me benefits, I can also work for the princess." Ye Lingxi said, "Then you can send us back to the capital now. The benefits will naturally be indispensable. " Lu Yan said, "It's getting dark, so I'll let you stay here for one night. I'll take you back early tomorrow morning."