Tea foam
Ren Beixi's black leather boots crushed the shadows of bamboos on the ground, and tiny slivers of moonlight shone on the blue bricks. He dared not look again with his cold eyes, and quickly grasped the hilt of his sword, turning his back: "I'm being rude."
Guiyao blew out the tinderbox, lowered her eyes, and straightened the bed curtains that had just been messed up by the cat.
"It's late at night. If the young general is dissatisfied with the marriage, there is no need to torture me like this." Gui Yao sat up straight, holding on to the carved bedpost. Her clothes were as neat as during the day, except that her feet were in plain shoes.
This was only seen after Ren Beixi lit the lamp.
He placed his sword on the table, held the lamp in his left hand, and knelt on one knee. The cloth on his back was torn to shreds by the cat, and the bleeding wounds and strong lines of his body could be seen.
He wiped the oil stains on the ground clean.
Gui Yao supported herself with her hands, looking at the faint blush behind the man's ears. She was a little unsure and wanted to put her feet back into the quilt, but she felt it was impolite.
But something even more unseemly has already happened.
She sighed silently, supported her sore waist, and adjusted herself to a comfortable position.
The man's voice was deep.
"It's not dissatisfaction."
He rested his palms on the table, and the candle wax dripping from the lamp seemed to have carved deep into his palms.
The sound of the wind carried the surrounding silence.
Ren Beixi's Adam's apple rolled.
He heard a soft voice from the bed calling him to stay.
Gui Yao thought simply that this young lady Gui was still young, about ten years younger than General Ren, and was at the age where she needed care.
But I am indeed the same age as him.
Out of the good virtue of helping each other, she felt for the medicine bottle behind her pillow and reached out to pass it to the dark figure in front of the bed curtain: "Golden wound medicine, although the general's mansion is not short of it, but our Gui family's medicine is definitely the best."
The black shadow paused before taking it.
Guiyao stretched and waited for a long time but didn't hear any thanks. When she looked again, the person outside had already left quietly.
Only the wooden lock on the door was very strong.
I didn't hear any noise from anywhere else.
She put on her shoes and looked out. The window was ajar, and only when she saw it did it creak in the wind, but she had clearly closed the window just now.
There was nothing wrong in the first place, so leaving like this would seem a bit...
The moonlight shone into the room and fell on her eyelashes.
She leaned out the window and looked out curiously.
"The mansion has become much more lively since the young general returned."
"I don't think it's because he's back that things are lively, and not many people are talking about him."
It turns out that the two cats and dogs went to the roof to chat.
Gui Yao closed the window only after she felt relieved. She wiped her face with the water she had prepared, changed into her pajamas, and sat in front of the bed.
The candlelight on the table was dim. She thought of her previous attempt to test Ren Beixi, shook her head, and raised her hand to lift the candlestick.
"hiss……"
What happened? My hand was really burned.
The remaining lights went out, and the dark shadow stood in the bamboo forest for half an hour until the night watchman called out the third watch.
A dreamless night.
“Boom boom boom—!”
Gui Yao woke up in vain.
What's going on? Is the large dog biting the cage again, or is there an auntie performing the lion dance at the hospital entrance?
She gripped the quilt tightly with her knuckles, and the completely different touch made her calm down.
She woke up, and all sorts of inexplicable noises came into her head. Gui Yao helplessly called out to the system: "What happened? Is it a person screaming or an animal?"
The familiar mechanical female voice lacked some familiarity.
Hello, Host. The Animal Mind Reading Notebook is currently being updated to unlock new maps. The intelligent service will be restored in three days. During this period, missions will be released and points will be collected as usual.
This is nothing.
It never rains but it pours.
Pin Yue knocked lightly on the door: "Is the lady awake?"
"It's the beginning of the Si hour now, and Madam Gui specifically asked us to call her later." Gui Yao looked at the medicine she brought, her almond-shaped eyes calm and composed.
"Thank you very much."
Her makeup was done according to her original preferences, and her clothes were changed into a light blue skirt made of excellent material.
When you first come to the general's mansion, you should always dress more delicately and expensively.
Although she didn't want to do so, the General's Mansion and his wife, Li's family, were both well-off and respectable families, so she had to dress like the ladies in the city.
Anyway, Guiyao misses shorts and short-sleeved shirts very much.
She picked up the medicine bowl steadily and opened the door to look.
Last night was too late, but today I managed to explore the courtyard of the general's mansion where foreign guests were received. Bamboo leaves and flower trees were intertwined, new leaves were wrapped around tender buds, and Ren Beixi was standing under the buds.
There was silence and no one around.
The noise just now was the voice of the heart, coming from the dog hole on the south side. It was very loud, very, very loud.
But the content of the quarrel seemed quite serious.
Gui Yao was about to go look for him, but was blocked by the maid who followed her. Ren Beixi in front of her also noticed her and walked towards her with his hands behind his back.
They looked at each other in silence.
The medicine had gone cold, so Gui Yao held the medicine and drank it while following Ren Beixi closely.
His sword was still beside her. She was a little dull. A general shouldn't use a spear to kill the enemy, but a sword? That wasn't the way a young hero would act. He looked more like a man of the world, with cold eyes and thin lips, and he looked good.
"What's so good about it?" The person in front of him suddenly stopped.
Before he could finish his words, the empty bowl in Guiyao's hand shattered to the ground. She bit her lip and looked at him, her brows half-knitted.
The more I listen to the voice of my heart, the more I like to recite it.
"Young General!" Before he could respond, a noisy servant came running up to him, squatting down to pick up the pieces, saying, "Young General, the Madam is anxiously looking for you, and Madam Gui. Please go quickly, I'll collect this."
Guiyao raised her eyes.
"What happened?"
She was being led a little hurriedly, panting slightly, her red lips moist and looking particularly delicate. She suddenly thought of something and looked at him: "Is... the cat lost?"
The fragments of thoughts in his mind slowly integrated into a string of clues. It turned out that Miaomiao cat in the general's mansion saw a wild cat that had rashly entered, so he chased it all the way to the corner of the mansion, and Momo dog also followed.
Judging from the frightened voice of the intruding cat, the person involved in this matter should be Li Fuyin of Xianyu Mansion in Xianyu City.
And Li Fuyin's cousin.
It was the current lady dowager of the general’s mansion, Li Yuqing.
A reminder sound flashed through my mind——
/Congratulations to the host, unlocking the side quest: Cat Kills the Lady./
Ren Beixi beside her said nothing. Perhaps he had noticed her frailty, so he slowed down his pace. When they turned the corner, they arrived at the main hall of the general's mansion. When they stepped in, the solemn atmosphere in the hall suddenly froze.
Gui Yao was a little confused, but her expression did not change.
Noticing that the man beside her wasn't about to speak, she bowed weakly, "Greetings to the Madam, and to all the elders."
Only then did she realize that a large hand had moved away from her sleeve, but she clearly didn't feel him touching her just now, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
The girl with blushing cheeks caught the eyes of others.
How pitiful.
The lady nodded and asked the maid to take her to a seat. Only then did Guiyao see her uncle and aunt whom she had not seen all night. Her aunt held her hand and hurriedly checked the skin that had just been held.
My uncle pouted and said, "How can this fellow be so frivolous?"
"Who doesn't know this guy? He spends his days in debauchery and is a frivolous and frivolous person!"
An elderly man in luxurious attire knelt on the ground and shouted angrily, "What's the point of the Zheng family if they didn't have a military commander? The emperor had promised his family a marriage before, but now that Boss Zheng is dead, the marriage should be cancelled!"
"Who would have thought, who would have thought! His family actually! Actually!"
"They actually relied on that document and wanted to have our second son take over. My family refused to comply, so they used such a bizarre and horrifying method to take my daughter's life...!!"
Guiyao recognized the old man in the hall.
Li Fuyin is a well-known honest and good official, and people often forget that he also has the support of the General's Mansion.
There were about half as many people present as when she entered the mansion yesterday. Gui Yao couldn't figure out who they were and felt it was strange. The biggest outsiders in this matter were their own Gui family. She stared calmly at the people sitting in the hall. The lady was wearing expensive clothes and had a calm expression.
"Your Excellency, please stand up first."
"You said the Li family used weird and creepy methods, what's the reason?"
Guiyao lowered her eyes and swallowed a mouthful of tea to get rid of the smell of the medicine.
"A stray cat sneaked into my house yesterday. My daughter was kind-hearted and let it eat leftovers in the backyard. But I didn't expect that just after midnight, a scream would be heard in my backyard. When I checked again, the light in my daughter's room had suddenly gone out, and she was nowhere to be seen."
"The cat is sitting on my daughter's bed."
"Red eyes...red eyes. The cat's eyes are actually red at night."
Cats have a layer of membrane in their eyes.
When light shines on a cat's eyes, the light reflected from the iris passes through the transparent cornea and lens, making the cat's eyes appear red.
Doctor Gui supported his hands on his chest and tilted his head slightly. Suddenly he reacted and slowly and properly retracted his hands.
She noticed that after Li Fuyin said this, the atmosphere in the General's Mansion became even more solemn than yesterday, but few of the people around him looked horrified.
It was at this time that the bamboo basket was lifted up by Li Fuyin.
He seemed to stop suddenly and suddenly lifted the cloth covering him.
"The cat, the cat ran away!" Li Fuyin suddenly couldn't breathe and slid down the corner of the table where the basket was placed.
My uncle quickly walked over and held him down.
So they were using their family as paramedics. Guiyao sat back, understanding the situation. Her aunt beside her touched her hand soothingly.
The children in the general's mansion then began to discuss: some asked someone to look for the cat, some asked about the health of Li Fuyin, and some looked at Gui Yao and Ren Beixi with curiosity. It was already past midnight, and someone suggested eating first.
“Bang, bang, bang—!!!”
Guiyao held her breath, but the cat ran over here.
Just as she lowered her eyes to listen carefully, there was a violent commotion in the hall. A man who looked like a servant suddenly knelt down and kowtowed, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Master Li, Master Li, the young lady's body has been found!"
"The cat killed the lady" is not a foregone conclusion.
The relatives and friends present here have always seemed overly indifferent, so why are they so anxious now?
Although they were puzzled, no one looked at Lord Li like her. Everyone still looked relaxed.
But Li Fuyin suddenly tightened his grip on Uncle Gui's arm. The strength shown in the wrinkles of the fabric did not look like exhaustion at all. Gui Yao let go of the armrest at her side and stared at Li Fuyin.
The prefect Li turned his head and looked at the servant boy, the veins on his neck tensed.
"You said the body was found? Where was it found? How did he die?"
"Speak!" Li Fuyin roared.
"Sir, sir, the young lady's throat was cut to death. Her body was found in a dry well outside the city. There was a huge scar on her throat."
It was a warm day, but the hall suddenly felt cold. Li Fuyin fainted, and judging by his uncle's movements, he was truly dizzy this time.
Gui Yao subconsciously looked towards the hall.
"Come here, take Li Fuyin down to rest." Li Yuqing's expression was cold. "A cut throat, a wound, it really looks like a cat has killed someone. Pass my order, everyone in the mansion must find this cat and make it pay with blood."
It seems like this is the only way that everything is settled.
But there are still many unreasonable behaviors in this matter, but Guiyao cannot investigate further here.
She propped herself up, her frail figure leaning against the wind, and stood up, coughing and shaking her head: "Madam, my daughter, cough cough, I haven't eaten yet, so I still hope that Madam, cough..."
Gui Xiaoniang's pretty face was pale and sad.
Before she could finish her words, she covered her mouth with an embroidered handkerchief and started coughing. Her frail body seemed to be falling apart, and her almond-shaped eyes were moist when she raised her eyes.
When you look at the lady, you must be very weak.
Gui Yao couldn't help but look at the man next to the lady.
Although no one looked overly sad, they all had something to say about what was being said in court. The Gui family had also been involved in the proceedings, and even she herself was thinking of running off to talk to the cat that had escaped.
Yesterday, when he returned home, the general of the general's mansion had clearly returned. But now, he seemed like the foam in the teacup.
"Erlang, let's see Miss Gui off."
Gui Yao bit her lips with watery eyes, and saw Cha Mozi lower his eyes and look at her for a moment.
She just wanted to.
Please be as silent as you were just now and come with me to find the cat at the right time, okay?
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