"When the Fourth Young Master went to Miss Zheng's place, he treated me to a bowl of noodles and a pot of wine when he returned," Bai Er said truthfully.
"No, Bai Er, that's not what you want to hear. Tell us properly what Enzi did when he went to Xiao Qiu's place in the middle of the night?" Zheng Qiu rarely felt that Bai Er was being dishonest; he had even learned to keep people in suspense.
"Yes, Third Miss, I'll tell you right away." Bai Er nodded. Although his face was still expressionless as usual, you could hear that his voice was a little different if you listened carefully. "Last night after midnight, someone came to report to me that the Fourth Young Master had climbed over the wall and asked if I wanted to follow him. I thought about it and told them not to worry about it. I'll go by myself."
"At the time, I felt that it was unsafe for the Fourth Young Master to go out alone so late. What if he had been bewitched by some bad people? Besides, the Fourth Young Master had never climbed over the wall to leave home before, so it was extremely abnormal. Therefore, I followed him," Bai Er said.
"You even climbed over the wall? Fourth Brother, you're really something!" Gu Si maintained a surprised expression.
In her opinion, even if she secretly climbed over the wall to go out and play, Gu En would never climb over the wall to go out and play.
“Yes, Fifth Miss, Fourth Young Master did indeed climb over the wall to get out.” Bai Er nodded and continued, “I followed the direction my men gave me and ended up in the alley where Miss Zheng lives. I followed him from a distance, but Fourth Young Master seemed lost in thought and didn’t notice me. I saw him about to knock on the door, but after standing there for a while, he decided to climb over the wall. Once he was inside, I went to the tree outside the house next to Miss Zheng’s and climbed up. It just so happened that I could see into Miss Zheng’s courtyard from that tree.”
"At the time, there was a breeze, and I didn't make much noise, so the Fourth Young Master didn't notice me. I found a good spot to sit down and saw the Fourth Young Master standing in Miss Zheng's courtyard, staring at her room."
"Could it be that Xiao Qiu was changing clothes and Fourth Brother saw her?" Gu Si couldn't help but ask.
She knew that Zheng Qiu was a girl, and she had even asked Zheng Qiu once out of curiosity how she usually dressed, making her look so much like a man. Zheng Qiu had actually explained it to her in detail.
Therefore, Gu Si knew that Zheng Qiu's nightly change of clothes was crucial.
The sisters had all dressed as men before, but back then some of their features weren't very distinct, so they didn't pay much attention to their physiques.
Gu Hui and Gu Nian have always been quite thin, but Gu Xin and Gu Si are different. As they get older, they realize that they can no longer dress as men like before, as they will definitely be discovered.
"Fifth Miss, from where I was, I couldn't see Miss Zheng's room, only a light, so I guessed she wasn't asleep. I don't know what Fourth Young Master saw. Besides, Fourth Young Master didn't stand there for long before Miss Zheng seemed to notice him, and he hid. Miss Zheng came out with an oil lamp to look for Constable Liu next door, but Fourth Young Master simply climbed over the wall and left. I didn't dare hide in the tree anymore. As a result, I was discovered by Fourth Young Master. Although I wasn't hiding with him at the time," Bai Er said with some regret.
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