Chapter 74 Xue Han's suspicion
The girl's long wet hair fell on her shoulders, her arms swept across the boy's cheeks and rubbed against his chin.
At that moment, Xue Han's mind was blank, and his hands were stiff and he didn't know how to put them.
The only thing that disobeyed was his heart, like thunder and drums, which sounded uncontrollably in his ears, and also in the ears of the girl in his arms.
Xue Han pushed Qiu Heng away in a panic and turned his back.
Qiu Heng took a step back and looked at the boy's thin back.
Only looking at the back, he looked like a thin bamboo that was easy to fold, and he could not see the majesty of the imperial city.
Is he...shy?
The intimate contact just now flashed through my mind, and Qiu Heng was also confused for a moment, biting her lip and calming down a little bit.
"Mr. Xue——" She spoke out first to break the panicking atmosphere.
The boy's whole body stiffened and he slowly turned around.
Maybe it was because the night was soaking, and his eyes became dark and thus seemed calm.
The undercurrent was surging, and the calmness was without waves on the surface. "Sorry—" As soon as Xue Han spoke, he realized that his emotions were not so easy to hide.
Qiuheng intuition that it is very dangerous to continue like this.
She didn't know what danger was. Whether it was the fifteen years of simply growing up in the countryside or the ten years of seeing countless tragic events, she had never been in such a strange atmosphere.
But she knew that letting her develop, something would happen beyond her control. And for her who has a heavy responsibility, being uncontrolled is the greatest danger in itself. "Mr. Xue——"
"Miss Qiu Liu———”
The two spoke at the same time and stopped at the same time.
"Please say it, Lord Xue." "It's very late, I'll take you back." "Thank you." Qiu Heng breathed a sigh of relief and raised his hand to sort out the scattered black hair.
Xue Han immediately took his eyes away, his face getting hotter.
He shouldn't have thought, that's not what a gentleman does. Although he is not a gentleman, he still has the ethics he deserves. But for her, at this moment, he couldn't control his strange heart.
As soon as he saw her long hair, he couldn't help but think of her in his arms.
Her hair was wet and cold, and her clothes were also dyed cold by the autumn wind. But through this coldness, he still felt the warmth that did not belong to him.
It was from another young body that was completely different from him.
Although he was ashamed to admit it, he already understood what he really wanted to do: not push her away, but hug her tightly.
This discovery made him unable to face her calmly, and even wanted to escape.
He is such a frivolous person.
The moon is full moon, and the two of them walk silently on the street.
The bustling capital is still very lively at this time, but it is deserted tonight. Occasionally, a passerby caught a glimpse of Qiu Heng with long hair from afar. Before he could get closer, he would cover his mouth or scream halfway before running away.
Passing by the tall banyan tree, Qiu Heng stopped: "My Lord Xue, please send it here."
"Miss Qiu Liu walked slowly."
Qiu Heng nodded and thought of something: "Don't forget to have someone come here to get some snacks tomorrow."
"Okay."
Qiu Heng didn't say anything else, and turned around and walked towards the Yongqing Bo Mansion hidden in the night.
Xue Han stood quietly under the banyan tree and turned around and left for a long time.
Returning to his residence, Xue Han was lying on the bed and had insomnia.
One night was long, and it was so long that he thought too much that it was dawn.
When Hu Si saw Xue Han who was blue, he looked shocked: "Sir, what are you doing?"
This big dark circle of eyes is not going to scare people! "It's nothing." Although she didn't sleep all night, Xue Han was in good spirits and just told Hu Si, "I went to Yongqing Bo Mansion at noon. Miss Qiu Liu said she would give us some snacks and wait under the banyan tree."
Hu Si's eyes immediately lit up: "Dinner? What snacks?" Xue Han ignored him and walked out strode.
He went to Yuan's house.
In the past two days, officials from various offices of Yuan's house came in and out. Xue Han had been here as the imperial city envoy, and this arrival was not surprising.
He went to Huiniang's place first.
Hui Niang looked a little nervous, and she twisted her hand into a veil without saying a word.
"Don't be nervous." Xue Han's voice was gentle, "Someone asked me what I should ask, so I won't ask. Are the pills, ointments, powder and fragrant pills that Mrs. Hui often takes are still there?"
Hui Niang was stunned for a moment and said hurriedly, "It's here."
"Then take some of it for me."
Hui Niang hesitated for a moment: "These things have been taken before."
The coroner judged that Yuan Chenghai died of poisoning, and Yuan's house was inevitably tested.
"We are different government agencies." Xue Han explained lightly.
No mistakes, one poem, one post, one content, one in 6, one book, one bar, one read!
Hui Niang endured her dissatisfaction and handed them over to Xue Han.
Li Niang was not as calm as Hui Niang, and she cried: "Is there any end to it all! If you have the ability to find out the people who harmed our master, you will know how to mess with women. Master, if you are still here, how could I be so angry--"
Hu Si pinched Li Niang's wrist without hesitation: "You are right, if your master is still here, there will indeed be so many people. But if your master is gone, you have not been saved yet. If you are not tactful, I don't mind taking you to the Imperial City Office for a walk."
Li Niang cried and didn't dare to make trouble again.
Put the things away, Xue Han went to Nie Siniang's place.
Hearing his request, Nie Siniang couldn't help but look at Nie Sanniang.
Xue Han also looked over.
"Give it to adults."
Nie Sanniang sorted out what Xue Han needed for Nie Siniang. When she swept the box containing the incense balls with her fingertips, she couldn't help but pause.
This is the incense ball sent by Miss Qiu Liu.
There was a secret message asking her to use the pink purse to the Xiangwan first. As soon as Yuan Thief died, she was sure it was Xiangwan's problem.
But she still has too much to understand.
If the fragrant pill is poisonous, why is she and her sister safe and sound all day long with the swaying fragrance?
How did the Que Brothers exchange the incense balls of Miss Qiu Liu?
Is it because Miss Qiu Liu knows her brother Que?
When now, she faced a bigger problem: this imperial envoy came to collect the things used by the female family in Yuan’s house. Could it be that she found something? Will the magpie brother be exposed if that incense pill be given to the other party?
The difficult choice made Nie Sanniang feel like a huge rock pressing on her heart, and her palms were covered with cold sweat.
The woman's fair fingers swept through the box where she was incense balls and returned.
As if he hadn't struggled violently, Nie Sanniang opened the box quietly and took out some incense pills.
The quilt brother said, act according to the plan and do not make any decisions. She should believe in the magpie brothers, but the magpie brothers took Yuan Thief without knowing it! "Sir, we are all here." Nie Sanniang presented the sorted things.
Xue Han reached out to take it and said, "Thank you."
After Xue Han took his subordinates away, Nie Sanniang fell down on the chair with her legs soft.
"Sister, what's wrong?" Nie Siniang, who didn't know what Xiangwan meant, nor did he know the existence of the magpie, asked.
Nie Sanniang shook her head pale and said, "It's okay."
It's okay, Brother Que will definitely be fine.
On the way, Hu Si was not sure of his understanding: "Sir, these have been checked, what else should I do?"
"Nothing, remember to get snacks."
"Go away now." Hu Sigao left happily.
Xue Han lowered his eyes and looked at the things he got from Yuan's house, feeling complicated.
He wants to confirm a guess.
(This chapter ends)