The maid asked cautiously, "Does the Saint remember?"
"Oh, I think I accidentally dropped it when I went to the Juyuan banquet. It's okay, it's lost."
Lan Shuang waved her hand and said nonchalantly.
"Yes." The maids looked at each other, finished cleaning and left.
But when she mentioned the hairpin, she remembered something. "I can't be so bad anymore. I have to deal with Xin Wujiang before Lan Ye marries me off."
Lan Shuang put down the notebook and sat up. "Tsk, it's been several days, why is there no movement from Xin Wujiang?"
888: "The Imperial Master's Mansion is heavily guarded by spies, so it's not easy for him to get in, right?"
"Yeah, so I decided to give him a chance."
Lan Shuang stroked the hair by her ear and said with a smile, "The weather is nice and sunny today, it's a good time to meet you."
…
In the afternoon, Lan Shuang took two maids out in a sedan chair and went to the largest teahouse in Kyoto.
Someone was telling a story in the lobby of the teahouse. When he came to the exciting part, he won cheers and thunderous applause from the whole room. No one noticed Lan Shuang and the other two who came in.
The waiter in the corner had just finished pouring the tea when he saw Lan Shuang and came over to her: "Miss, would you like some tea or…"
"Is there a private room?" Lan Shuang asked.
"Yes—there are two vacant rooms on the second floor. Please come with me, young lady."
"Thank you."
The group went up to the second floor. Lan Shuang chose the room in the corner and ordered a pot of Biluochun tea and some snacks.
"You guys go out, I'll stay by myself for a while."
Lan Shuang looked at the two maids, and the maids looked at each other and said, "Yes."
After they went out, Lan Shuang walked to the window and looked out.
"Host, what are you looking at?" 888 saw her looking down and then up, and felt a little curious.
"Nothing, I'm just checking to see if the window over here is easy to climb."
888: “????”
The second floor is not very high, and the eaves above are very prominent, so it is easy to climb over from both above and below. In addition, this place is close to the alley and there are few people, so it is not easy to attract other people's attention.
Lan Shuang leaned against the wall and thought: I am so considerate, Xin Wujiang, please don't let me down.
…
Xin Wujiang sat in the study, wiping the dust off his sword with a handkerchief in his slender hands.
Xin Wubian sat across from him and chattered non-stop, "Dad was stopped by a matchmaker on the way home from court today. He stuffed an armful of portraits. I just went to see them, and wow, the study almost couldn't hold them!"
He made a big circle with his hands and said, "There are so many of them. I took a quick look and saw that they are all beauties. Every one of them is very pretty. I like several of them."
Xin Wujiang said without even looking up: "Then marry her."
"That won't do! These people like you, big brother, not me. If they don't like me, I don't want them." Xin Wubian curled his lips.
"You have backbone." Xin Wujiang curled his lips.
"Brother, why aren't you interested at all?" Xin Wubian was puzzled by his cold attitude. "You're already in your twenties, and you're not in a hurry at all?"
"What's the hurry?" Xin Wujiang glanced at him and said, "You might die on the battlefield someday, so why bother dragging others down?"
"How can you say that!" Xin Wubian slapped the armrest and stood up, glaring at him, "You're fine, don't say such depressing things!"
Xin Wujiang put down the handkerchief in his hand and put the sword back into the scabbard with gentle and delicate movements.
Xin Wubian felt sad when he saw this: "I see that you only have eyes for your sword. You treat the sword better than you treat me."
Xin Wujiang finally looked up at him and said coldly, "The sword can kill people, can you?"
Xin Wubian: “…”
Well, the man is no match for the sword.
"But what should I do if Dad asks? Dad is very anxious now. If you don't get married, it will be difficult to explain to the higher-ups. What if he keeps thinking about her?" Xin Wubian was not completely useless. He knew everything about this aspect.
Xin Wujiang's expression was slightly tense. This was a bit tricky.
"I……"
“Dongdongdong——”
"Who?" Xin Wujiang's expression turned stern.
The person outside the door said, "It's my subordinate."
Xin Wujiang's expression eased slightly, "Come in."
"yes."
Xin Wujiang's guard Xue Qing walked in, and seeing Xin Wubian was there, he bowed and said, "Second Young Master."
"Xueqing."
Xin Wubian smiled and said, "You guys chat, I'll go out for a walk."
He slipped away very tactfully, closing the door before leaving.
Xueqing couldn't help laughing when she saw the lively Second Young Master. His personality was totally different from the general's.
"I asked you to keep an eye on the movements in the Imperial Master's Mansion. Any results?" Xin Wujiang tapped the table with his index finger.
Xue Qing immediately came back to his senses and said seriously, "Yes, I have been sending people to keep an eye on the Imperial Master's Mansion. Today, the Saint finally left."
"Oh?" Xin Wujiang raised his eyebrows slightly: "Where did you go?"
"Baichun Teahouse."
"Is she alone?" Xin Wujiang pointed casually with his fingertips.
"There are two other maids. They asked for a private room upstairs. The maids were guarding the door. She was alone in the private room. I don't know what she was doing."
After Xue Qing finished speaking, she saw Xin Wujiang's fingertips pause slightly, and then his expression became a little subtle.
"master……"
"Go and have a look."
Xin Wujiang stood up, hung the sword back on the wall, and strode out of the study.
Xueqing followed immediately.
The two of them left the yard and headed towards the main gate. Halfway there, they ran into Xin Wubian, who was discussing with the housekeeper what to eat for dinner. Seeing Xin Wubian striding out, he couldn't help but stretch his neck and ask, "Brother, where are you going? Dad will be looking for you soon!"
Xin Wujiang said without even turning his head: "Tell Dad not to worry, I will be back in the evening."
"Huh?" Xin Wubian scratched his chin in confusion. "What do you mean? What does this have to do with whether Dad cares or not?"
"You're a grown man, and you won't be molested. What's there to worry about..."
He didn't dare say this out loud, for fear that Xin Wujiang would come back and beat him up.
…
Lan Shuang felt a little bloated after drinking her second cup of tea. She held her chin in her hand, feeling somewhat distressed. "Did I guess wrong? Does Xin Wujiang really not care about what happened that day?"
888: "What if?"
Lan Shuang lay back on the table and said lazily, "Then I can only find a way to meet him. If the mountain doesn't come to me, then I will go to the mountain."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a slight noise outside the window. Lan Shuang immediately turned her head to look, and then the window was suddenly pushed open from the outside. A black shadow nimbly flipped in and then slapped Lan Shuang directly with a palm.
Lan Shuang was startled, but because there were people outside, she didn't dare to speak loudly and immediately leaned back.
Xin Wujiang had already anticipated her next move. He stretched out his hand halfway and suddenly retracted it towards Lan Shuang's neck.
Lan Shuang's eyes narrowed slightly. Okay, he is determined to fight with her, so don't blame her for being rude!
She bent her legs, pressed her knees against Xin Wujiang's abdomen, applied a little force, and with her other hand, accurately grasped Xin Wujiang's wrist and pulled him down.
Xin Wujiang placed one hand on the table, trying to keep his balance.
Lan Shuang looked at the man so close to her, a malicious smile in her eyes, and said lightly: "General Xin, if you attack me again, I can't promise to show mercy."
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