Chapter 86 Night Encounter
Xu Shuyao went to the next room to take a look. Old Madam Xiao was disturbed in her sleep and was talking in a low voice with Nanny Liu!
When he saw her, he comforted her, "You can go and rest. I'm fine here, so don't worry. I used to stay here several times a year. The temple is safe."
Xu Shuyao nodded: "I'm fine, you should get some rest soon."
After he finished speaking, he walked out and saw the palace guards who lived in the next courtyard coming towards him.
Xu Shuyao briefly told him what had happened and asked them to be more alert at night.
Otherwise, like what happened just now, people had already broken in, and he only came over now.
The man, who looked to be in his early thirties, smiled innocently and said, "Young lady, you are right. It was our fault for being careless. I dared not fall asleep in the second half of the night."
After saying that, he said he would stay in this yard.
Xu Shuyao couldn't do anything to him, so she just let it go.
Then she asked the maid to close the gate and returned to her room.
The two maids entered the small room inside. Xu Shuyao took off her coat and prepared to put it on the shelf, but she saw a human figure on the wardrobe, swaying in the candlelight.
"Thief..." She wanted to take her hand back from the shelf, but it was too late.
Then she felt dizzy and was pushed against the wardrobe by the man, making a soft "bang" sound.
Xu Shuyao opened her eyes wide to look at the person in front of her, and met Xiao Mo's cold eyes.
His hand moved down from the tip of her nose and directly covered her lips. Xu Shuyao smelled a faint scent of sandalwood.
"Girl! What's wrong?" Qiao Wei, who was sleeping in the next room, asked in a buzzing voice.
Xu Shuyao's lips were covered, and she couldn't make a sound, so she stared at Xiao Mo.
The man awkwardly let go of her hand, and she replied, "Nothing!"
The hand that was covering her lips was put down, but the other hand was still pinching her waist.
The spring clothes were thin, so she only wore her pajamas.
Their bodies were pressed against each other, and his hot breath hit her face and neck.
Xu Shuyao turned her head slightly.
At this moment, the voice of the palace guards came from outside: "Young lady! Those monks are here again."
Before she could react, a black shadow flashed in front of her, and then the person disappeared.
Xu Shuyao looked towards the roof and rear window in shock, but did not see Xiao Mo.
The person who came to look for him did not go in this time, but asked outside and left.
Xu Shuyao stood alone in silence for a while before lying back on the bed.
She suddenly thought of what had just happened.
Why is Xiao Mo in the temple?
Those people come over again and again, are they looking for him?
What did he take?
As she was thinking, she turned over and felt a dull pain in her waist.
Later, I fell asleep in a daze without knowing when.
When I woke up the next day, the sun was already high in the sky.
Because she didn't sleep well at night, Mrs. Xiao said there was no need to set off so early and they could wait.
But Xu Shuyao was eager to go home and was afraid that it would be delayed until tomorrow.
She didn't want anyone to break in at night again.
This temple, which seemed extremely safe to the old lady, had now become a place full of hidden dangers in her eyes.
Fortunately, the old man took a short nap and had lunch in the temple, then asked someone to pack up and go down the mountain.
The cat followed behind and meowed, and Huixiang couldn't bear to watch it.
Xu Shuyao didn't say anything, so who knows if she has an owner.
Besides, she was already living under someone else's roof, so how could she bring a cat along?
Later, Madam Xiao couldn't bear it any longer and asked Huixiang to hold him up. She added, "If anyone asks, I, an old woman, will help you carry it."
For a moment, both the two maids in her room, as well as Dongmei and Chunsheng, were delighted.
A few people put the dried fish they begged from Qingning Temple in their pockets and teased the kitten, and they were full of laughter on the way back.
Xu Shuyao was not very interested, because she really didn't sleep well.
Secondly, she was thinking about what happened last night.
Xu Shuyao didn't care whether the cousin was the thief in Qingning Temple that night.
A man with such great powers would have plenty of ways to deal with trouble even if it came his way.
Considering how quickly he disappeared last night, why would he need to use her room as a cover?
On the contrary, my waist is still hurting right now!
In short, no matter whether the other party does it intentionally or unintentionally, he cannot be allowed to get close.
If you meet someone who proposes to you again, you should think about it!
Otherwise, the longer you live, the more trouble you will have.
At that moment, in a wooden house nestled in the mountains east of Qingning Temple, an old man dressed in linen clothes and cloth shoes tilted his head as he gazed at the portraits of the Twenty-Four Heavenly Lords before him, smacking his lips and saying, "Not bad! You're my eldest disciple after all! You've even managed to get them down! That old bald donkey tricked me into painting these, then took them home while I was drunk and framed them in his temple. Where can I find them now?"
Xiao Mo leaned lazily on the only broken chair in the room, too lazy to pay attention to his mumbling.
"Hey! My eldest disciple, have you seen my last disciple? I heard that she is a little short of money right now. How much silver do you think that bald donkey would pay me if I sell this to him?" The old man looked at the tear on the edge of the portrait and said while making a "tsk tsk" sound.
Xiao Mo reached out and rolled up the portrait, "Let's go."
The old man in hemp clothes jumped up and down behind him: "You little bastard! Where is the gift you promised to give to your master? Why are you taking it away?"
Then, as if remembering something, he said, "My cat! Where did you take my cat?"
Xiao Mo waved the portrait in his hand and said, "It's lost!"
A voice came from behind: "Ouch! Ouch! This unfilial disciple..."
Another string of curses and swears.
Wuying thought that this old man also had a temper. Just because the abbot of Qingning Temple cheated him of this portrait, his master still wanted to pick it down from the wall after so many years.
For the sake of this portrait, the master hid in the young lady's room.
At the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion, after Wang Wendong heard that Madam Xiao and Xu Shuyao had returned from the temple, he quickly went to his mother Zhou's courtyard.
Zhou had just finished her dinner and had just put away her chopsticks. She was watching the maid playing with Yan'er!
Suddenly seeing her son coming, she hurriedly asked him to sit down and asked the maid to make tea.
Wang Wendong wore a dark blue robe with cloud patterns and his hair was tied with a jade crown. Although his appearance was not as handsome as that of a teenager, he had a kind of elegance and peace.
He was quite tall, and even when standing in front of the tall Zhou, he was still a head taller than her.
Since her daughter-in-law passed away, Zhou rarely saw her son with such a smile on his face.
Then he jokingly said, "Why did you think of coming here now? Has the girl chosen someone?"
Wang Wendong ignored his mother and turned to the servants surrounding Wang Qingyan, saying, "Take Yan'er outside for a walk!"
Seeing such a serious matter, Zhou was completely interested.
After everyone left, the eldest son in front of him said, "Mother! I think I can tell you the candidate you asked about earlier."
Facing Zhou's expectant gaze, he quickly said, "It's that Miss Xu."
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