Chapter 2: Blocking the Road (Revised) “It’s really not easy to deceive smart people. …
The next day, the sky was clear and cloudless, and the Golden Crow was approaching the zenith.
Chun Tao glanced at the sky and said to her mistress hesitantly, "Miss, it's already morning."
Wen Ying's eyebrows twitched slightly, and the brush in her hand dripped a little ink due to the pause of the writer, leaving water marks on the gold-sprinkled paper.
She gently put down the pen, smiled and squeezed out a sentence from between her teeth: "I know."
Liming was supposed to collect her payment at 9:00 p.m. on the second day after the task was completed, so she should have sneaked out long ago.
but……
Wen Ying glanced around casually.
There was one squatting on the beam, two hiding in the yard outside the door, and the back door... the back door wouldn't work, there must be at least two secret guards squatting there.
What's wrong with Yan Jing? Why let so many people look at a weak woman who can't even lift a finger?
How is she going to get out?
The villain in Wen Ying's heart was screaming like crazy, but she didn't show it on her face. She just coughed lightly, covered Chun Tao's hand, and whispered softly: "Chun Tao, I want to go out for a walk."
She just didn't believe it. Could it be that she couldn't get rid of them anywhere?
Chuntao understood what her young lady meant, and quickly agreed, helping Wen Ying out of the house.
The residence that Yan Jing arranged for her was called Qingzhu Pavilion. As the name suggests, as soon as you go out, you can see a lush green bamboo forest, swaying in the wind, like green waves rippling in the breeze.
The bamboo shadows are mottled, and the sunlight shining through the branches and leaves forms golden spots on the bluestone road.
Wen Ying calculated the time in her mind and thought she should be able to make it in time. As long as she could disappear from these eyes for a moment, she would be sure to escape and complete the information exchange.
The only problem is that suddenly disappearing in front of so many people might be hard to explain afterwards.
But I can't care about so much at this moment.
Wen Ying took two steps and coughed three times, leaning on Chun Tao as if she was completely powerless. In fact, she secretly quickened her pace, hoping that she would not see that...
"Ms. Liu."
A soft and gentle voice came from behind, which made Wen Ying lose all hope for a moment, but she still forced herself to show a happy smile and turned around gracefully: "Lord Yan, you came back very early today, is everything going well?"
Why wasn't he kept by the emperor to discuss important matters today? Did he fall out of favor?
As if he heard Wen Ying's curse in her heart, Yan Jing smiled, his eyes filled with morning light, and said in a gentle voice: "There is nothing important in the court today. I thought it would be boring for Miss Liu to recuperate in the mansion, so I went back home early."
After that, he asked casually, "Where are you going, Miss?"
"I..." Wen Ying's words were stuck in her throat.
How would she say that she was looking for a place to get rid of your secret guards and sneak out to get her reward?
Yan Jing lowered his eyes and smiled gently, waiting patiently for her answer: "Hmm?"
Wen Ying's mind suddenly changed. She secretly pinched her thigh, her face flushed with pain, tears dripped from the corners of her eyes, and she lowered her head as if she was shy: "Master Yan has been very kind to me. I was just about to go out with Chuntao to buy some gifts for Master, but who knew that Master would find out."
"Thank you for your concern, Miss Liu." Yan Jing nodded slightly, his handsome eyes showing some emotion, "In that case, let's go out together today. I will choose an apology gift for you."
Wen Ying's brain froze for a moment, and she asked without realizing it, "Apologize?"
"I returned home early and ruined the young lady's surprise. It's my fault, so of course I have to apologize." Yan Jing said it frankly and as if it was a matter of course, making Wen Ying's words of refusal choke in her throat.
Is this the logic? I feel like something is wrong.
Before Wen Ying could sort out the logical relationship, they were already sitting in the same carriage going to the street.
Wen Ying couldn't help but look up at the elegant man who was leaning against the car wall and reading quietly. His dark eyes, lightly covered by his long eyelashes, were like a lake of shimmering spring water, which would cause gentle ripples as long as the breeze blew.
The Yan family was a family of scholars with three generations serving as officials. They were a prominent family in the capital and cared most about their reputation. Yet now, they were alone in a carriage with her.
Isn't he afraid of gossip?
As if feeling Wen Ying's gaze, Yan Jing slightly tilted his head and looked at the woman.
The two people's eyes met in the air.
The clear and gentle gaze entered Wen Ying's eyes, fell on the tip of her heart, and aroused a throbbing.
Wen Ying looked away almost instantly, pretending to be hot in this crisp autumn weather, fanning herself with her hands in an attempt to lower the temperature of her cheeks.
Why does it look like she is peeking?
A light laugh came from the other side, and Wen Ying increased the frequency of fanning. She raised her voice and said, "It's so hot today."
As he spoke, he opened the car curtain to let in fresh air to replace the atmosphere that Wen Ying was not used to.
The streets of the capital are always bustling with all kinds of stalls filling the streets and alleys, and the sounds of hawking can be heard one after another.
Wen Ying didn't want to see Yan Jing's reaction, so she leaned on the car window and casually glanced at the scenery on the street. Suddenly, her eyes met a figure.
Her eyes shone, she retracted her body and turned to look at Yan Jing, smiling: "Master Yan, I saw a clothing store, let's go take a look."
Yan Jing half closed his eyes and responded with a smile.
The carriage gradually slowed down and finally stopped in front of a store called "Jinhua".
The shopkeeper was counting the bills. When he heard the sound of horse hooves stopping, he raised his eyelids and said casually, "Welcome...to you."
The abacus fell to the ground with a "bang", and the shopkeeper opened his eyes wide, his mouth wide enough for an egg to fit in.
I saw a golden carriage with curtains swaying slightly, and a banished immortal with clear wind and bright moon slowly walked out of it. With bones like autumn moon and skin like snow, she is a beautiful woman with a frosty face, and her clear light illuminates people's hearts.
After getting off the bus, the exiled immortal did not move, but turned around and extended his hand to the person who came out from behind. It was a beautiful girl in a water blue dress, with sparkling almond eyes, fair skin, and a faint blush on her cheeks.
A talented man and a beautiful woman are not uncommon in the capital, but what is rare is that the banished immortal is actually the current Prime Minister, Yan Jing, who is rumored to be aloof from women!
The intimacy between the two made the shopkeeper feel that he might have discovered a secret that no one else knew. He hurriedly watched them and pretended nothing had happened, and ordered the waiter who had no idea about the situation to receive them.
Wen Ying readily helped Yan Jing get off the carriage by holding his left hand, glanced around the interior of the store, and finally looked at the waiter who came to greet them.
"What would you like to see? We have both ready-made clothes and fabrics." The clerk had an attentive smile on his face and rubbed his hands expectantly.
The two people in front of me were both dressed elegantly, and they were obviously big clients.
Wen Ying stroked the hem of her skirt and smiled gently: "I want to take a look at your latest ready-to-wear styles first."
The waiter quickly responded, "Okay, this way please."
As he spoke, he respectfully led the two of them to the display area in the store, introducing the characteristics and fashion trends of various types of clothing along the way.
Yan Jing followed behind Wen Ying, neither hurried nor slow.
Wen Ying listened quietly to the introduction, occasionally asking some questions, and seemed to really want to buy a piece of clothing.
But her heart was beating like a drum, and she could feel Yan Jing's gaze behind her never leaving her.
Damn it, she was almost late and must not tarnish the name of "Dawn".
Thinking of this, Wen Ying suddenly turned around and almost bumped into the man who didn't have time to stop. The faint sandalwood scent on the latter's body made Wen Ying a little dazed.
"I'm sorry, Miss Liu." Yan Jing took a step back calmly, keeping a proper social distance, with a hint of apology between his eyebrows, "I didn't control the distance well."
"No, it's okay."
Wen Ying blinked, calmed down, pointed to a chest-length skirt embroidered with butterfly wings and peach blossoms in the corner, smiled and said, "Master Yan, I want to try that one."
"Of course," Yan Jing nodded slightly, smiled gently, and looked at the guy beside him, "Please find a girl to help Miss Liu change her clothes."
"Of course." The waiter nodded repeatedly and shouted to the store, "Yinyue, help the customer change clothes!"
A woman in a light grey dress walked out from the other side of the store, bowed slightly to Wen Ying, and said softly, "Miss, please follow me."
Wen Ying followed Yin Yue's steps and headed towards the second floor of the clothing store.
Yan Jing's gaze followed Wen Ying's back until she disappeared from his sight.
The second floor of Jinhua Clothing Store is the changing area. In order to protect the privacy of the guests, there are not even windows, and the only way to enter and exit is through the stairs in front of Yan Jing.
The girl chose a store that was almost completely inescapable.
It has been five days, and Liu Qing has always behaved himself and has not let him find any flaws.
Only Liu Qing last night could not hide the lingering smell of blood on his body, and his words were uncharacteristically loud, as if he was urging him to leave.
Today, she was looking for opportunities to get out of the sight of the secret guards. She must have some purpose in going out again, but she was aware of the surveillance and did not take any action.
I thought that after bringing her out, she would find various opportunities to escape and reveal some flaws, but she didn't.
What exactly does she want to do?
Yan Jing suppressed the emotions in his eyes, took the tea handed to him by the waiter, gently blew away the misty hot steam, and took a sip of the warm tea.
Let's see what she does next.
A moment later, a figure walked down the stairs. Yan Jing looked to the side and saw a hint of light gray.
It's Silver Moon.
Yin Yue lowered her head and walked down the stairs quickly. When she passed in front of Yan Jing, she stopped and spoke in a nervous and timid tone: "Master Yan, Miss Liu said she liked a robe that will definitely suit you."
As he spoke, he pointed to a light blue robe at the door of the store, with wisteria flowers embroidered on the cuffs.
It's not his usual style of dressing; it's too frivolous.
"Did she really say that?" Yan Jing frowned slightly and opened his mouth to ask again.
Liu Qing's delicate voice rang out from the second floor, calling him softly, "Master Yan, I want to see you wearing that... Is that okay?"
As he spoke, his voice became smaller and smaller, as if he was suppressed by some emotion and dared not raise his voice.
Yan Jing looked in the direction of the voice. The girl's face was half blocked by the railing on the second floor. Her half-closed eyes showed a hint of light brown, her ears were a little red, and the new pink color on her body was faintly visible.
Somehow, he suddenly remembered that the girl was wearing the same aqua blue color when she left the house today.
He suddenly understood what he wanted to say but couldn't.
The girl's endless emotions surged like a tide, making his heart beat violently in an instant.
Seeing that he hadn't responded yet, the girl mustered up the courage to speak again, but this time her voice was a little helpless: "If you don't want to, just pretend I didn't say anything..."
Yan Jing lowered his eyes slightly, and before the atmosphere fell into a strange silence, he said, "Okay."
When the girl heard that he agreed, she felt relieved, but then she seemed to remember something. She covered her face in embarrassment and said, "This dress doesn't look good, I'll change it back," and trotted back to the locker room.
Yan Jing laughed in silence, raised his hand to stop the guy who was about to take him upstairs to change clothes, and said softly: "I can do it myself."
He doesn't like the feeling of being served.
On the other side where no one was paying attention, Yin Yue quietly walked out of the back door of the shop, went into the shadow of the back alley, carefully sensed the surrounding atmosphere, and confirmed that no one was following her.
So she slowly raised her hand.
A corner of the skin on the lower jaw was torn off, revealing the white complexion behind it - Wen Ying's face was clearly visible.
"It's really not easy to deceive smart people."
Wen Ying let out a long sigh, took out a half-metal mask that symbolized "dawn" from her arms and put it on. She tapped the ground lightly with her toes, and her figure disappeared like a ghost.
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