Chapter 881
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As noon approached and everyone was taking a nap, Shi Xiao left the courtyard.
He stood outside, listening for any sounds inside, then probed in with a stick of sleeping incense to make sure everything was safe before pushing the door open and going inside.
Liu Pozi's son and his family were inside the house. Shi Xiao, with a clear goal in mind, went straight for the youngest child.
The child was Granny Liu's eldest grandson, chubby and plump. Shi Xiao had some difficulty lifting him with one hand, and she had to grit her teeth to drag the boy off the bed.
It was midday, and the Marquis's residence was quiet. Shi Xiao had already thoroughly familiarized himself with the layout of the residence, so he could move around as if he were in an empty place.
Logically, everything should have gone smoothly.
But just as Shi Xiao turned a corner, a person suddenly appeared in front of him.
Judging from the man's clothes, he didn't seem to be a servant of the Marquis's mansion, but if he wasn't a servant of the Marquis's mansion, it would be too strange for him to appear in the mansion.
Shi Xiao instinctively became wary and grabbed the child's vital point with one hand: "Who are you?!"
Jing Er stared at him expressionlessly: "And who are you? Is that your child? Why are you holding him?"
Shi Xiao: ......
How could someone ask such a question with such a serious expression?
If this were his own child, would he still be able to control the child's vitals?
Even tigers don't eat their cubs!
Before Shi Xiao could react, the man had already floated up to him like a ghost and accurately grasped his pulse.
Shi Xiao let go in pain, and Jing Er swiftly snatched the child away, his gaze icy, as if he were looking at a dead man.
Now that things have come to this point, how could Shi Xiao not understand that she had fallen into someone else's trap?
When Shi Xiao was brought before Shen Rang and Huo Zhao, he looked calm, as if he had already guessed that this operation would fail.
Shen Rang looked at him calmly: "As expected of someone from the palace, such composure is truly rare."
If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be weak in the knees and begging for mercy by now. But look at this guy, he's completely unmoved. If you didn't know better, you'd think the couple had invited him over for tea.
Shi Xiao twitched the corner of his mouth: "Nothing in this world is ever perfect. Naturally, I need to make all the necessary preparations before I take action."
But to say he felt no regret at all would be a lie.
Who in this world doesn't want to succeed when they do things?
But now that he has already lost, he cannot let the enemy laugh at him.
Shi Xiao straightened her back even more.
"Does the food at the Marquis's residence suit your taste, sir?" Huo Zhao asked, looking at him.
Shi Xiao was startled.
Could it be that the people in the Marquis's mansion have known about his existence all along for the past month?
How is that possible?!
Seeing his surprise, Jing Yuan stepped forward and said, "Your skills are indeed impressive, but we're not just sitting around doing nothing either."
Shi Xiao was indeed very meticulous in his work, but even the most meticulous plans can have flaws. If someone were to seize upon such a tiny flaw, it could be fatal.
Seeing the way the people around him were looking at him like he was a clown, Shi Xiao suddenly felt bored: "I'm already in your hands. Do with me as you please. I'd better stop talking nonsense."
"Why is the master so impatient now?" Shen Rang put down his teacup on the table with a thud. "What is your intention in kidnapping a child in my residence?"
"Why ask a question you already know the answer to, Lord Shen?"
"Since that's the case, does that mean you've admitted that you intend to collude with Qi Jing to harm my Marquis's mansion?"
Upon hearing Qi Jing's name, Shi Xiao's eyelashes trembled slightly: "It was my idea alone, and it has nothing to do with anyone else."
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