Stranger
The strange touch brought Jiang Nian back to her senses. She raised her head and turned to look at the source of the noise.
Xiao Yingzhu did not put his hand away because of her gaze. Instead, he stretched out his fingers and touched it again.
This time the pendant swung a little more than before.
Jiang Nian was trapped between the letter and Xiao Yingzhu and could not move.
This seems to have happened many times.
Jiang Nian frowned and took a step to the side, pointing at him: "What are you doing? Touching me. Tie your hair up first."
Xiao Yingzhu had been in a bad mood just now, and Jiang Nian hadn't intended to bother him. Now that he seemed to be in a better mood for some reason, it should be okay for her to push him a little further.
The person who took the initiative lost the right to speak. Xiao Yingzhu looked away silently, but the faint smile on his lips did not fade away. What he thought in his mind seemed to make him very happy. At this moment, he actually obeyed Jiang Nian's words and raised his hand to gather his hair.
His black hair is like a waterfall. When it is let down, he looks like a gorgeous ancient handsome man in a girl's comic. When people admire his face, they will also admire his black hair.
Now the cascading black hair was tied up, and Xiao Yingzhu's beautiful facial features took the lead, appearing more aggressive than when her hair was loose.
Under the moonlight, his eyes were careless, and there was a hint of happy smile on his face. Standing in this storage room that seemed to overlap with time and space, Jiang Nian was stunned for a moment.
It's like traveling into a girl's comic book where there are no worries and only love.
It was not until Xiao Yingzhu lowered his eyes and waved his hand casually in front of her, pulling her wandering thoughts back, that Jiang Nian came back to her senses.
"...How long are we going to stay here?"
The door of the storage room was locked by Xiao Yingzhu. Although no one knew how it was locked, if the door was to be opened, it could only be opened from the outside by someone holding a key.
If I can't get out tonight, I'll find someone to open it tomorrow, which is almost the same as making it public.
There must be a lot of spies in the State Guest House during the day. In terms of convenience, Jiang Nian still hopes to leave this storage room tonight to avoid exposing more information about their identities.
Xiao Yingzhu didn't seem to mind being locked in the house. He wasn't anxious at all, and even seemed relaxed, like he was on vacation. He turned around leisurely and said to her briefly, "I don't know."
"Don't know? Then don't we have to stay here all night?"
Jiang Nian was shocked by his words for a moment, but then he saw his interested expression and immediately calmed down. He said speechlessly:
"Mr. Xiao's thoughts are hard to guess. I am overthinking it."
The person standing in the light didn't respond, looked around, and walked back to his original place.
This place is full of Xiao Yingzhu's mother's past private letters, so it's better not to move them.
Jiang Nian didn't want to stay here any longer, so as not to arouse the suspicion of that cunning man. After he took a few steps, he didn't stay here and followed him back to the original position.
The curtains on both sides of the storage room were drawn open, and light filtered into the room like a thin veil.
They then found two chairs that had been left idle for some time and sat down in the open space.
Xiao Yingzhu placed the book that had just been taken out of the library next to the music box. She must have placed it there when she was strolling around this storage room.
Thinking of his previous actions, Jiang Nian hesitated for a moment, but still said softly:
"You put me in a place related to your parents like this, seeing these things unknown to outsiders...Are you not afraid that I will stab you in the back?"
In order to ease the awkward atmosphere that this sentence might cause, she asked the following questions in a teasing tone.
Xiao Yingzhu lazily raised his eyelids and looked at her idly with his head tilted to his side: "You can't."
Her tone was extremely resolute, and she was determined that she would not do this.
Jiang Nian's expression relaxed, and he subconsciously asked, "Why?"
Because if she offends the powerful in this era, she will have nowhere to go?
Xiao Yingzhu glanced at her and said calmly, "Your beliefs won't let you do such a thing."
belief?
She probably rarely expresses her attitude.
After all, if you talk too much and your ideas are different from others, you will be regarded as an alien by others.
Jiang Nian was silent for a moment. Her intuition told her that if she continued talking along the lines of what he said, she would probably be lured out of everything she had hidden.
So I immediately brought the topic back to the original purpose of meeting tonight.
"You said you had something to tell me tonight. Is it about the cooperation we just agreed on?"
The sound of flipping pages stopped in the empty room. Xiao Yingzhu raised her head and looked at Jiang Nian, her emotions obscure and difficult to discern.
He seemed to be considering something, because there was an unknown barrier in his heart that prevented him from speaking it out as casually as usual.
Seeing that Xiao Yingzhu seemed to be in deep thought, as if the changes from the unknown people just now had caused some deviations in his inferences and choices about the next development, Jiang Nian shifted his gaze downwards again.
His slender fingers gently held the thin pages of paper. She glanced at the papers and saw that Xiao Yingzhu had no intention of putting them away, so she pointed at the pages.
"Can I see it?"
—
Xizhen returned to the room where Yu He often worked, closed his eyes and planned to rest for a while.
There have been too many events recently. Even though he is not a core figure in power in these events in Cang County, due to some reasons related to his identity, almost everything now requires his review.
Ever since finding Xiao Yingzhu that night and forming an alliance with him, the tasks at hand have been increasing.
In May, Xiao Yingzhu borrowed some manpower from him and transferred him from his busy position, freeing him from the ubiquitous probing and investigation by those old men. Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he immediately assigned him to a position related to Donglan.
Now he has just escaped from the tiger's lair and entered the wolf's den.
Having escaped from Xiao Yingzhu, the profiteer who exploited his subordinates, he has now temporarily become a subordinate of another workaholic.
Although Yu He did not give him tasks one after another like Xiao Yingzhu did, he did not even give them to him to complete simultaneously.
But this task is also tedious and numerous.
The purpose is to find out the people who have connections with the courtesan among the officials serving in Cang County.
No matter how deep the relationship is, or how much they account for in this situation.
Anything related to the oiran must be sorted out and handed over to Yu He.
By the way, we also need to infer what the courtesan will do next from the information brought by Yu He's men.
The girl that Xiao Yingzhu brought with her was quite interesting. I didn't know what she wanted to say at that time. She only mentioned it once in the afternoon conversation and didn't continue.
Are you concerned about certain people on the field?
Or are you still worried about Xiao Yingzhu?
Looking at the gossipy expression on Qin Lan's face when he left the mansion, it was most likely related to his relationship with Xiao Yingzhu.
Xizhen didn't feel anything about these emotions, and even took everything lightly.
Therefore, on the night when he first met Jiang Nian, he asked everything he wanted to know.
Now that Xiao Yingzhu and Jiang Nian are in a relationship, she no longer has much interest in him.
What he cared more about was how Xiao Yingzhu would use this seemingly interesting girl.
Was it the giant plague predicted by the sect, or was it deliberately placed in front of Meng Zheng as a hook to attract Emperor Changde's attention?
There must be many things that Xiao Yingzhu hid from Emperor Changde.
If he wants to take action now to eliminate some people who pose a threat to the Duke's Mansion but have very good relations with Emperor Changde's faction, it is also an appropriate time.
After all, he is hiding his identity.
Even Emperor Changde could not detect his movements.
The reason is simple, to prevent mistakes.
Jiang Nian's special shield can be used at this time.
But apart from these two, Xiao Yingzhu might also use Jiang Nian to attract the fifth prince Meng Yao, who is eager to prove his ability in front of Emperor Changde.
The window in Yu He's studio was open and was not closed when he went out.
The room was filled with the fragrance of decadent nameless flowers.
Xizhen opened his eyes, propped up his head, picked up a piece of paper from the side, and flipped through it boredly.
The moonlight tonight is very bright.
Some people could no longer hold back and were about to attack the biggest uncertainty in Cangjun City - the Duke.
I wonder what the State Guesthouse looks like?
He is really curious.
—
Jiang Nian pointed at the pages of paper in Xiao Yingzhu's hand, and looked at him with a searching look.
This look had appeared between them many times.
After all, people's hearts are hidden, and brothers and friends who meet again will eventually be stabbed in the back.
What's more, these people are connected by temporary interests.
It’s just that between them, this “temporary benefit” lasts longer and the benefits gained are also huge.
In addition, they both have some secrets that they are unwilling to tell outsiders, but are only tolerated by each other.
So even though Jiang Nian already has a token representing Xiao Yingzhu on her earlobe, she will be more careful and vigilant about matters related to the pharmacy.
What's more, these things may involve her life.
Xiao Yingzhu raised her eyes, showing no displeasure towards the inquiring gaze from the ally with whom she had just formed a stronger alliance. When her gaze fell on Jiang Nian's gentle face, she curled her lips casually.
Jiang Nian was puzzled: "What are you laughing at?"
Xiao Yingzhu looked away with some boredom and did not respond to her question.
“…”
That's really not how she feels.
It’s Xiao Yingzhu, whose personality and mood are really changeable.
After that night that seemed like a quarrel between them, Jiang Nian didn't quite understand what Xiao Yingzhu meant.
At first, she thought he was just casual and unfocused, even though he only spoke half of what he said and sometimes his truth was mixed in with his lies.
But there are still some traces.
But now it seems that the Xiao Yingzhu in front of him is more like the moody type.
Just like when I first met Xiao Yingzhu.
She didn't know how the other party would treat her, what kind of thoughts he had about her, or what unexpected actions he would take.
Jiang Nian sighed, temporarily dispelled his curiosity about the pages of paper in his hand, and changed the subject.
She didn't want to go around in circles too much.
There's really no point in trying like this.
After a moment of silence, Jiang Nian hit a straight ball.
"Have you been feeling very unstable lately?"
"I've noticed something different about you lately."
Meeting Xiao Yingzhu's gaze, Jiang Nian didn't turn his head away, staring straight at him without dodging or avoiding, and then asked:
"I am your ally, in order to prevent any delay in the progress of our cooperation.
If there is anything you are undecided about, perhaps you can talk to me?"
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