"Gone?"
Peng thought for a moment that she had heard wrong, "Why is it gone?"
Bai Shi's voice became even softer, almost like a mosquito moan, "It's just that... the person is missing, and he can't be found anywhere."
I thought everything would be done effortlessly, but when the dust settled, I could just sit back and watch Shen Nanbao's sad and distressed expression. Unexpectedly, one incident after another suddenly happened.
If this continues, it will be better for ants to move weights and to paint fat and carve ice.
I'm just afraid that I'll scare someone away, and I'll have to worry about it in the future!
Mrs. Peng's expression was no longer stable. To hell with all his mediocre conduct, he yelled at Bai Shi with a pale face, "It's only been a long time since he disappeared. What are you doing?"
Shen Nanyi specializes in winning Uncle Xie's heart every day, but Mrs. Peng never told her about this in detail, so after hearing this, she just felt weird, "Who is mother looking for?"
Bai Shi was in a state of confusion after being scolded by Mrs. Peng. When Shen Nanyi asked, she replied without caring, "It's Lu Kui."
Peng's heart was about to jump out of her throat. She took the tea cup on the table and threw it at Bai Shi, "You little bitch! You don't do what you are told to do well. You have a mouth all day long. Shit, what's the use of you? Just send it to the old lady, out of sight and out of mind!"
The tea cup still contained the water that had been placed earlier. It was quite cold, but it could not withstand such a strong swing. Bai Shi and the chicken that had been soaked in the rain were thrown to the ground, and they knelt on the ground and just kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Shen Nanyi seemed to have just broken out of a deep pool, her voice was slow and startled, "Lv Kui? Wasn't Lu Kui sent out by her mother with twenty beatings earlier? Why are you looking for her all of a sudden?"
At this moment, Mrs. Peng was a little glad that her sister was not smart enough to hear the hidden meaning. She breathed out, her heart dropped slowly in her throat, "I have my intention after all, don't ask too much."
Shen Nanyi followed her and slowly sat on Jin Tiao. She said nothing more and only opened her eyes to look at Bai Tiao.
Bai Shi knelt on the cold and wet bricks. The scorching sun hit her body, but there was no trace of warmth on her body, and she kept shivering.
As for Mrs. Peng, her heart was in turmoil. She fanned quickly to blow the wind, and the fire jumped up more and more, until her throat was burning to the point of smoke, so she turned her head and looked out the window.
The new sunshine jumped down from the branches and leaves in bunches, reflecting the golden glow all over the yard, like the vast mist that enveloped everything, covering everything in a void, without any trace or passion. , only that flash of inspiration came to my mind more and more clearly.
The anger in Mrs. Peng's chest was like dew on a branch, evaporating completely under such sun bathing. She slowly smiled sneer, and turned her eyes to see Shen Nanyi still looking at Bai Shi with her fan covered. She couldn't help but frown, "Sister Yi, please step back first."
Mrs. Peng has always been like this. She looks kind and harmonious on weekdays, but in private she is a boss who speaks the truth and does not tolerate criticism. Even Shen Nanyi did not dare to speak, so after hearing this, she followed suit and left. As I walked further away, I could faintly hear my mother's cold and drawn-out voice.
"Since that person can't be found, the Zhao family's facade can always be found. The good girls brought up by the old couple have caused me so many mistakes. Isn't it too much to ask them to come back now?"
Shen Nanyi didn't understand why her mother went to so much trouble. She originally thought it was just for her dead fourth brother, so she always regarded Shen Nanbao as a thorn in her side and wanted to squeeze out a few ounces of oil from her. Now that she thought about it, it was Lu Kui. Even more important than Shen Nanbao in her mother's heart.
Shen Nanyi walked up the steps with her lapels raised, the sun was shining brightly, and the wind lanterns on the verandah drew a shallow arc under the eaves. She stepped in the shadows, and suddenly she heard a cry, a flutter of bird wings, and turned her eyes, lonely. Fallen leaves swirled in the air, making crisp sounds.
Ming Zheng supported her and looked up, "Although it's still hot today, these birds have already flown south."
As he said that, he turned his head and saw that Shen Nanyi seemed to be stunned and stood there, and couldn't help but said: "Sister, what's wrong?"
Shen Nanyi pursed her lower lip and looked over with those eyes filled with huge waves, "In our house... there used to be a servant named 'Lukui'?"
Shen Nanbao still didn't know the undercurrent in Yinglou Pavilion, so he talked with Shen Nanwan and returned to Rong Yuexuan.
It had only been a few days. I don't know whether it was because of the onset of autumn or the absence of people. Rong Yuexuan, which had been tidied up and rejuvenated before, now looked shabby everywhere. Even the walnut trees in the corner were wilting and hanging on the shelf. It looks like a drunken person lying on the ground haphazardly, with nothing to see.
Fang Guan continued to draw water without hesitation. When he saw Shen Nanbao coming in, he came up to him and said, "Sister."
Xiao Yichen should have given her a message earlier about her return, so Fang Guan still looked calm and said something about Lu Kui, "I accidentally bumped into a wall when I went to the management office to collect my monthly report." White stubble was sold to Mrs. Ya after twenty battles by Peng."
The last time Lu Kui received such a slap, Shen Nanbao had expected it, but she had too much time to take care of herself, let alone save Lu Kui. She sighed, picked up the pot and poured herself a cup of tea, "So, Bing Has anyone touched Zhan Hutong?"
Fang Guan nodded, "He is the long-term attendant of the central minister. The master saw that his traces were exposed, so he moved him to another place."
The drinker fell silent. The translucent white porcelain tea cup roundly covered her face, making it difficult to see her expression. Her voice was humming through the cup.
"Thank you very much."
The official fell silent.
Hearing her silence, Shen Nanbao put down the lamp and asked, "What's wrong?"
Fang Guan glanced at her, shook his head, and pursed his lips again, "I'm sorry to say this, sister, can you listen carefully?"
Seeing her look like this, Shen Nanbao thought she was going to say those words of love again, so he frowned, "Don't say that, I've made it clear to you earlier..."
Before she finished speaking, Fang Guan shook his head and interrupted her, "Sister, that's not what I wanted to say."
Shen Nanbao looked at her with a cautious gaze that made Fang Guan smile brightly for the first time, "I just feel that my sister is a person who can handle things clearly and is prudent and steady in everything she encounters. But why did she do it at such a critical moment?" , do you have to refuse the master’s kindness?”
Just as Shen Nanbao was about to speak, Fang Guan nodded, "I understand, I am doing this to draw a clear line to avoid unnecessary trouble, and for the good of my master."
She spoke in a steady stream, her tone as gentle as the spring breeze blowing on her face, but she suddenly changed the topic and framed Shen Nanbao in a small space with those eyes.
"But, according to your temperament, sister, you don't have time to take care of yourself, and you still care about other people's thoughts? Just like Lu Kui, like Yi Xiang, my sister is understandably looking at it with excitement, why don't you just watch indifferently? How come you are here? Master, everything has changed here? Obviously at such a critical moment, Fengyue's life or death is uncertain, but I still have to worry about whether I will be misunderstood by the master? Are you afraid that the master will hurt his feelings in the future? "
Shen Nanbao squeezed the tea cup tightly, opened his mouth and drank it again and again, but turned his face away and hurriedly fed himself a sip of tea.
The tea was a little cold and rolled down her throat. It was so cold that her throat hurt. She couldn't help but swallow and raised her eyes to look in the direction of Fang Guan.
Under the sunlight, Fang Guan's eyes were clear in black and white, without any trace of dirt hidden, and were as crystal clear as beads carved from ice.
Those beads were looking at her scorchingly, seeing that Shen Nanbao's little thoughts were spread out in the sky with nothing to hide. She put down the bead in panic, "I have suffered too much, and I am afraid that in the future..."
She wanted to refute, but she just blurted out the words, and the little excuse she found couldn't explain anything. On the contrary, the more she talked, the more she felt like there was no silver in this place.
The official didn't bother with this topic at all. She half-closed her eyes and her voice continued in the same soft tone as before, "I'm just confused. I'm just watching Fengyue being manipulated to share my sister's worries. Since If you don't have time to take care of yourself, just mind your own business first. Whose favor is not love? It's cheaper to owe one person than to owe many, right?"
After she finished speaking, a bird chirped outside, and when she turned around, she saw a clear day with branches criss-crossing it, creating a beautiful autumn picture.
Fang Guan knelt down and said, "I'm going to clean up the courtyard. It's almost Mid-Autumn Festival, and the leaves are falling more and more. If we don't remove them from the courtyard as soon as possible, we will inevitably suffer some misfortune due to the rain."
Shen Nanbao looked impeccable, but she lowered her head and looked at her majestic eyes reflected in the tea soup, as if they were smoked out by the wind simmered by chili peppers. She closed her eyes tightly for an instant and waved her sleeves to let Fang Guan retreat. Down.
The sound of rustling gradually faded away, leaving Shen Nanbao alone in the room.
In the empty and quiet room, the beating heart that was previously hidden could finally be revealed unscrupulously.
Shen Nanbao took a long breath and opened his eyes gently. The rippling tea surface reflected a pair of glazed eyes. Those eyes were originally filled with the desolate and lonely moonlight. At this moment, they were as burning as the sun. It is so blazing that it can burn everything to ashes.
This was not the first time that Shen Nanbao had seen such a look. The last time he shared a candle with his classmate Chen Fangyan, he looked at her under the flickering candlelight and said to her, "How about you call me by my first name?" They are always from official families, official families, and they sound unfamiliar to me."
What did she answer then?
She seemed to smile, or she just rolled her eyes, but no matter what, she did lower her head shyly, saw her own shy eyes in the tea soup, and heard her own soft voice. That soft voice, "Chen Fangyan."
The past came to mind, like the surging water of the Jinghe River outside the city, flooding her all at once. She closed her eyes and stroked her chest. It felt stuffy there, as if the air was blocked, and she couldn't caress her no matter what. Not smooth.
Just when she was about to suffocate, Fang Guan ran in and crushed all her love between children.
"Sister, it's not good, Mr. and Mrs. Zhao have been detained by the Yamen."
