First smoked mind

Chapter 16 Crimson Purple Jade
Early in the morning, Qiao Chuxun cooked a pot of wontons, and asked Xiao Taoer to help put two kinds of sweet cakes out of the pot.Lowering his head to mix several dishes, Qiao Chuxun turned away, his voice trembling slightly: "Xiao Taoer, I'm not feeling well today, can you help me bring breakfast to the young master?"

Xiao Taoer took a look on tiptoe, blinked a little strangely, but still responded obediently: "Okay. Sister Chuxun, why are you uncomfortable? Does it matter, do you need to ask a doctor?" After a good time, Xiao Taoer was not as scared as before.And she was different from Qiao Chuxun, she just came back after the meal was delivered, and she didn't have to accompany her to eat there, so Xiao Tao'er was still in a relaxed mood.

Qiao Chuxun pursed her lips and shook her head: "I'm fine, just get some sleep." After speaking, she left the room with her head down.

The shadow guards came over to serve the meal, and seeing that Xiao Tao'er was alone in the kitchen, they all smiled and asked, "Where's Miss Qiao?" "Did you cook something delicious again?"

Xiao Tao'er filled the wontons nimbly, and her round eyes seemed a little confused: "Sister Chuxun said she was not feeling well, so she went back to the house to rest."

Everyone looked at each other, and they all thought of what happened last night, feeling a little strange.Gao Ling saw that Xiao Tao'er was putting something on the tray, so he asked, "Miss Qiao asked you to help deliver breakfast to the young master?"

Xiao Taoer nodded: "That's right! I think sister Chuxun doesn't look very well, maybe it's because she didn't sleep well last night." Hair style, both sides of the cheeks are covered by hair, and she can't see the expression on Qiao Chuxun's face clearly.

Gao Ling thought for a while, then reached out to take the tray over: "Go and eat first, I'll deliver it."

Entering Jing Yi's room and closing the door, he saw his master in a crimson purple dress, leaning on the side of the couch with one leg on the ground, one elbow resting on the small table beside him, and the other hand teasing the White Rabbit.Hearing the sound of him coming in, he didn't lift his eyelids, but the expression between his brows became more gloomy, and his bright red lips were also pursed a little tighter.

Gao Ling sighed secretly, put the tray on the round table, walked to a position three steps away from the soft couch, pondered for a while, organized his words, and then persuaded: "Master, you like Miss Qiao, everyone Everyone can see it, but Ms. Qiao doesn't know it. You toss others like you are teasing a rabbit every day. No matter how good-tempered Ms. Qiao is, I can't help you bullying her like this..."

Jing Yi frowned, the fingers that teased the little rabbit paused slightly, and then continued to play with the little guy's long ears.The little guy with red eyes trembled, gritted his teeth and closed his eyes to endure the ravages and tortures of the young master.

Jing Yi was silent for a while, and then said slowly: "Then according to your intention, how should we do it?"

Gao Ling's face was calm and calm, but in fact, he was already happy in his heart. The master meant that he admitted that he was interested in Miss Qiao!Gao Ling pondered for a moment, then replied cautiously: "According to my subordinates, Miss Qiao has always served the master as the master. She still has some respect and gratitude for the master, but she is always on guard."

Jing Yi was noncommittal, and ordered in a low voice: "Go on."

Gao Ling observed the expression on Jing Yi's face, and said slowly: "Actually, when Xiao Lai and the others didn't come over, I sent a message to ask them to investigate Miss Qiao's affairs." Seeing that there was no fluctuation on Jing Yi's face, Gao Ling Only then did Ling heave a sigh of relief, and continued: "The biggest medicine hall in Bianjing City was opened by Miss Qiao's father. Miss Qiao's mother passed away early, and her father took a concubine long ago. That The concubine gave birth to two children, a boy and a girl. Most people have only heard of the second young lady of the Qiao family and the young master, but they don't know much about this eldest lady."

"Xiao Lai, they inquired for a long time, and later heard from the maid in Qiao's mansion that Miss Qiao was not favored since she was a child. Mr. Qiao is keen on opening branch halls and doing business. .On the day we left Beijing, we happened to meet Miss Qiao's second mother, that is, the concubine's room, who was going to marry Miss Qiao to a widower in his 40s as a concubine..."

Jing Yi paused for the hand touching the rabbit's back, raised his eyes and glanced at Gao Ling, and said two words in a cool voice: "Continue."

Gao Ling's neck felt cold, and he said bravely, "It's gone. That's all."

Jing Yi's phoenix eyes were half down, and he stretched out his fingers to caress the rabbit's chin: "Is there nothing you wanted to say?"

Gao Ling froze for a moment, then nodded hastily: "Oh! This subordinate wants to say that Miss Qiao must have suffered a lot since she was a child, and she was forced to escape from the capital under such circumstances. In her heart, she should be very happy. Uneasy. Our brothers are all rough people, and Xiao Taoer is young, and no one can talk to her, so she can relax."

When Jing Yi heard the word "comfort", he couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and looked sideways at him.

Gao Ling had no choice but to explain further: "What this subordinate means is that as long as the master properly expresses his concern, be gentle and patient when getting close to Miss Qiao, according to Miss Qiao's previous affection for the master, he will definitely slow down in the future. I will fall in love with the master soon." But if you continue to toss about like you did before, young master, you can't say for sure!
Jing Yi pondered for a while, held the little rabbit on his palm, pulled the cloak with the other hand, got up and walked out.Gao Ling hurriedly added: "Miss Qiao is resting in her room now."

While walking towards Qiao Chuxun's room, Jing Yi glanced at the little furry thing in his arms.It's just a little furball with long ears and red eyes, she really cares about it and pampers her!Thinking of how he was hugging someone and kissing last night, Jing Yi pursed his lips. Last night, he was so teased by this girl, and because he drank some wine before, because the case was solved, he was really happy in his heart, as if ...is a bit rude.

Recalling those two fragrant and soft pieces, Jing Yi slowly raised the corners of his lips, they were softer and more delicate than flower petals... But after only a few kisses, she was so scared that her face was full of tears.Thinking back to the time before when he held onto someone's wrist and refused to let go, Qiao Chuxun made him cold for three days before responding to him.This time, I took the initiative to find her, returned the rabbit to her, and then walked with her on the street to relax. According to this little girl's soft heart, she should take care of me soon, right?
Jing Yi knocked lightly on the door twice, but no one answered.After knocking twice, I felt something was wrong, and when I pushed the door panel, I saw that there was no one in the room.A mahogany box was wide open in the corner, and a piece of purple cloth was neatly folded into a square and placed in a corner beside the bed.

Jing Yi frowned, and took two steps forward to take the veil and unfold it, it was indeed the one he lent her back then.At the beginning, she changed the wedding dress and embroidered shoes, but there was no place to put them, and the bright red color was conspicuous, so she asked Gao Ling to fetch a larger piece of square cloth and lent her to wrap her clothes.

Looking at the clean and spotless appearance of the house, Jing Yi's heart skipped a beat, and he put on a cloak with his hands back, tied a brocade ribbon with one hand, and held the rabbit in his arms with the other, and rushed out of the mansion quickly.He ran all the way to the gate of the city, first greeted the city guard officials, and then walked quickly, looking around.

Although Yuezhou City is not as big as Bianjing, it is also prosperous and prosperous, with streets extending in all directions.Fortunately, it was still early, and the city gate had just opened for two minutes. I asked several people who guarded the city before, and they all said that they had never seen the woman he described leaving the city.There were not too many pedestrians on the street at the moment, Jing Yi was tall and had good eyesight, he used his lightness kung fu to find no one in three streets, and continued to walk quickly.

Turning a street corner, Jing Yi glanced sideways, and saw a light purple figure on the other side of the long street. Although she had never seen her wearing this dress, whether it was the back view, hair accessories or walking posture, she was undoubtedly Qiao Chuxun!

Jing Yi squinted his eyes, and flew after her, the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart gradually turned into a warm current after seeing her, irritating his heart.When he was about to catch up with the light purple figure, he saw a gray figure galloping over from the other side, bumping Qiao Chuxun into a stagger.

Jing Yi stepped forward quickly and hugged him in his arms to stabilize him, his long and narrow phoenix eyes gave the man beside him a cold look.Qiao Chuxun was suddenly hugged by someone around the waist. He was startled at first, and then he calmed down a little when he saw the purple material of the clothes around his arms and the familiar thick chest behind him. However, another emotion quietly surfaced in my heart.

The strange man lowered his head and couldn't help apologizing, while picking up the scattered things on the ground and helping them put them into the small basket beside him.Finally, when he handed the basket to Qiao Chuxun, he raised his eyes slightly, a slightly secretive smile appeared on the corners of his lips, and he was still cowardly saying sorry.He bowed slightly to the two of them again, bowed his head and shrugged, and walked quickly towards a small alley.

At the beginning, Jing Yi only paid attention to the pretty woman in his arms, encircling her tightly with a pair of arms, while lowering his head and leaning into her ear, his lazy voice tinged with coldness: "Where did you go just now?"

Originally, Qiao Chuxun didn't want to talk to Jing Yi, so he took the basket handed over by the man, and was just about to thank him when he saw the secretive smile lines on the man's lips.After a moment of daze, the man had already turned into an alley and walked away.

Jing Yi also noticed that something was wrong with the man just now, and frowned, he took the basket in Qiao Chuxun's hand and looked through it one by one.

Qiao Chuxun bit her lip and struggled for a while, finally turned her face away, and said softly: "The alley that the man entered just now is a dead end." beside.At the beginning, the two of them thought it was a shortcut, but when they got to the end, they realized that it didn't work at all.

Jing Yi rummaged through one thing after another, and finally picked up a piece of purple jade from the bottom of the basket, but the little finger was thick and short, with both ends connected, it looked like a sheng pipe, and under the sunlight, it showed a deep purple streamer.Jing Yi's expression froze, and at the same time he heard what Qiao Chuxun said, he hurriedly raised his head to look at her.

Seeing the awkward look of her biting her lip and turning her face away, Jing Yi slowly raised one eyebrow, the corners of her lips slightly curled up, holding the basket in one hand and Qiao Chuxun's little hand in the other: "Where is it? Take me to see it."

Originally because of what happened the night before, Qiao Chuxun didn't want to talk to this person anymore.Thinking about asking Xiao Tao'er or Gao Ling to help deliver meals every meal in the future, and just staying honestly in the back kitchen or in his own room every day.But the strange man just now, and the crimson jade that inexplicably appeared in his basket, made Qiao Chuxun understand that this is not the time to lose his temper, so he can only let this man hold his hand and lead him to that place. down an alley.

Jing Yi frowned and looked at the end of the alley, while asking slowly: "You don't eat early in the morning, what are you doing here?"

Qiao Chuxun bit the inner lip, lowered her eyes and did not answer, and struggled quietly with her hands, not wanting to be held so intimately by him.

Jing Yi pursed his lips, loosened his arm, and the little rabbit fell into the vegetable basket hanging on his arm with a "click".Qiao Chuxun's eyelids trembled, and he hurriedly turned around and took the little rabbit out into his arms.The other hand was still tightly held by this man, and he could only rub his cheek against the little guy's back.Jing Yi watched from the side, with a slight smile in his dark eyes.

The two quickly walked to the end of the alley. If they looked at the walls, they might have thought that there was still a road ahead when they walked all the way to the end, because the whole alley was kind of curved, and the walls also had some curvature according to the path.But when I walked to the end and wanted to turn, I found that there was a dead end, and there was a leaden gray mud wall in front of me, which was nearly ten feet high, and ordinary people couldn't get past it.

Jing Yi looked sideways at Qiao Chuxun: "Are you afraid?"

Qiao Chuxun didn't want to talk to him at all, neither shook his head nor nodded, lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Jing Yi smiled slightly, let go of Qiao Chuxun's little hand and at the same time embraced him in his arms, and jumped onto the wall, so scared that Qiao Chuxun subconsciously grasped his chest and skirt, leaning against his chest tightly, The little rabbit in the house is also tightly hugged.

Jing Yi looked around, and saw another long alley on the other side of the wall. On both sides of the alley, there was a shop on one side and a restaurant on the other.

After observing the surrounding environment well, Jing Yi lowered his head to look at the man with his head stuck in his arms, his lips curled into a playful smile, and he simply stood on the wall and watched the distant scenery for a while.Well, the sunshine in the early winter morning is quite warm!
(End of this chapter)