Chapter 273: Back to Xiyuanju
There was another crisp sound of the bead curtain shaking.
Chen Ningyuan raised her eyes lazily and happened to meet Lan Yin's eyes full of worry.
He asked calmly, brushing the wrinkles on her clothes with his fingertips.
"What is it?"
Lan Yin lowered her brows slightly, and after careful consideration, she spoke.
"Miss, if you rashly mention the White Jade Guanyin statue, will it alert him? It will be detrimental to our subsequent actions."
What Lan Yin could think of, Shen Ningyuan had also thought about.
Shen Ningyuan did not answer her question directly, but walked slowly to the window.
I reached out and pushed open the window frame, and a breeze blew in my face, ruffling my hair.
Lan Yin, who didn't get an answer, asked unwillingly, "Miss, are you listening?"
Shen Ningyuan turned around, with a subtle expression, and glanced at her with dark eyes.
"It's been a while since Ji Yunchuan came back, but he hasn't revealed too many flaws until now."
If we don't push him, who knows when we'll get this crucial evidence.
If it weren't for the fact that he had searched the Marquis of Anding's mansion inside and out several times and still couldn't find the white jade statue of Guanyin, he would not have resorted to such a desperate measure.
Lan Yin seemed to understand what the young lady meant.
I couldn't help but nodded.
Sighed secretly.
That's true.
Ji Yunchuan was just a pawn put forward in the open.
The key to the matter is to find out the person behind him.
And we have obtained substantial evidence that the Marquis of Anding's Mansion has colluded with the enemy and committed treason.
In extraordinary times, do extraordinary things.
Seeing the realization on Lan Yin's face, Shen Ningyuan waved her hand.
Signaled her to step back.
Seeing this, Lan Yin was about to bow and leave, but suddenly she remembered that she had something to report.
Shen Ningyuan waited for a long time without any sign of her leaving, and raised her eyelids slightly, "What else?"
"Just now, someone bumped into me outside the courtyard, and there was a secret letter on me."
As she spoke, Lan Yin took out the secret letter from her sleeve and handed it to her respectfully.
"Miss, please take a look."
Shen Ningyuan's eyes swept over the envelope in her hand, and when she saw the familiar handwriting on it, her brows slightly furrowed.
He took the letter, opened the envelope and unfolded the letter.
The content is very simple.
"The token has been transferred."
Shen Ningyuan's expression instantly turned cold, and the temperature around him dropped suddenly.
Lan Yin didn't know what was written in the letter that would make the young lady lose her composure like this.
His face tensed and he asked timidly.
"Miss, what's wrong with you?"
The thoughts were instantly withdrawn, Shen Ningyuan slightly closed his eyes, covering his eyes, all the complicated emotions, and said coldly.
"You go down first, let me be quiet for a while."
Lan Yin was extremely worried, but she did not dare to disobey the young lady.
He looked back every few steps and left the house very worriedly.
After everyone left, Shen Ningyuan let out a long sigh.
He rubbed his aching brows and muttered softly.
"How could Xie Wanzhou find out such secret information?"
She has always been in the An Ning Marquis' Mansion, and any disturbance in the mansion cannot escape her eyes.
But why didn't she receive any news?
Is there a traitor in the mansion?
Many doubts came to my mind one by one.
My head is a mess.
As her thoughts became confused, Shen Ningyuan's head hurt more and more.
After thinking it over for a long time, he finally sent someone to send a letter to Xie Wanzhou and make an appointment for a meeting.
But until night fell, I didn't receive any reply.
I had a quick dinner.
Shen Ningyuan stood by the window, enjoying the night breeze for a long time, and her patience had run out.
He raised his voice and gave the order.
"Lan Yin, tell the kitchen to prepare some water. I want to take a bath."
"Yes, miss."
Then, there was a sound of the bead curtain shaking.
Lan Yin's footsteps gradually moved away.
A quarter of an hour later, Chen Ningyuan slowly walked around the screen with birds paying homage to the phoenix and came to the inner clean room.
The hot spring was emitting curling hot steam. Shen Ningyuan touched it with her hands a few times and let out a comfortable sigh.
Tomorrow’s affairs will be worried about tomorrow.
I have been working hard today and am already exhausted.
Right now, Shen Ningyuan just wants to take a comfortable bath and go to bed early.
In her opinion, with Ji Yunchuan's ability, even if the white jade Guanyin statue was moved away in advance, there were only a few hiding places.
It’s just a matter of time to find it.
Chen Ningyuan raised her hand to take off her clothes, walked lightly into the hot spring.
Just as I was about to take a comfortable bath, I heard a swishing sound.
"Lan Yin, bring me the jasmine scented soap."
But unexpectedly, the fragrant soap was not delivered.
But then I heard the sound of someone tripping over a table leg while walking unsteadily.
Following closely was a low groan.
No matter how slow she was, Shen Ningyuan realized that something was wrong.
With lightning speed, he quickly grabbed a thin cotton towel beside him and wiped off the water stains on his body.
He picked up the clothes he had just changed and quickly put them on.
All of this is done in the blink of an eye.
After getting dressed, Shen Ningyuan walked out around the screen with a cold face.
At first glance, I saw Xie Wanzhou leaning against the window frame.
"What are you doing sneaking here in the middle of the night?"
Chen Ningyuan stood expressionlessly in front of the screen. She had put on her clothes in a panic, with the collar wide open, revealing a piece of snow-white skin.
Her long, jet-black hair was hanging down, with water dripping from the ends.
There was a cold look in his eyes.
Xie Wanzhou heard the cold voice behind him and turned around subconsciously.
What you see is this vivid scene right before your eyes.
Swallowed hard.
I knew long before that I liked her.
But when Xie Wanzhou saw Chen Ningyuan's elegant and beautiful appearance, he felt his heart skip a beat uncontrollably.
It took almost all of my life's strength to look away with difficulty.
The Adam's apple slid quickly.
He spoke in a low and hoarse voice.
"You...you put on your clothes first..."
After this reminder, when Shen Ningyuan lowered her head, she suddenly realized that her collar was wide open.
Her cheeks instantly turned red.
Moreover, this red color has a tendency to spread towards the neck.
In a panic, Shen Ningyuan turned around and went back behind the screen.
After tidying up the clothes and checking them again and again to make sure they are correct.
Only then did he appear in front of Xie Wanzhou again.
Shen Ningyuan frowned slightly, and said in a cold tone, "You are sneaking around like this, it's not what a gentleman does."
After the break just now, Xie Wanzhou has adjusted his mentality.
There was a faint smile on his lips, and his eyes lingered on her face again and again.
"I'm here to meet you. How could I have known that the timing was so unfortunate that I would actually run into you bathing..."
He stopped talking halfway through.
It was because Xie Wanzhou was being stared at by her sharp gaze that he couldn't say anything else.
Shen Ningyuan stared at him intently, a sneer appearing on her lips.
"Xie Wanzhou, don't go too far! Do you really think I don't dare to kill you?"
The voice was murderous and carried a strong sense of killing.
Xie Wanzhou felt an inexplicable chill on his back.
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