(10)
At three o'clock in the night, the shrill cry of the flying eagle circled the sky above Liuli Pavilion for a long time, but there was no response. The golden eagle could only stop among the green tiles and flying birds, pausing left and right, making calls and looking for something. It saw that the glazed lantern hanging on the eaves was very cute, so it couldn't help but flutter its wings and peck at the strange luminous object with its sharp beak, which was as curved as a fishhook, and made several strange noises.
After a while, the window of the compartment was pushed open from the inside. A woman with disheveled hair, wearing only a purple bellyband and a lavender gauze on her upper body, poked her head out, slightly panicked, whistled with her hands, and The golden eagle called over. Then he deftly untied the letter bag on his feet, unfolded the letter and read it, and wrote: "Please come see me quickly and discuss things together."
The woman looked at the sleeping man lying on the bed over there, and tears suddenly filled her eyes. She tiptoed over, leaned over and kissed the other person's cheek. Then he walked to the table, prepared a pen and paper, and wrote: "Please meet at the old place." After writing, he immediately put the letter back into the envelope and handed it to the golden eagle, and then sent it away.
After watching the golden eagle leave, the woman opened the small drawer standing by the window. It seemed that there were only gold and silver jewelry on the cabinet. When she moved away the wooden board holding the rice and jewelry, she realized that there was something inside. It turns out that this drawer has a mezzanine design, and contains a set of night clothes and various small hidden weapons, especially flying needles.
After dressing up in disguise, the woman's disheveled hair was tied into a long braid with a short dagger tied to the end of the braid. She was dressed in black and wore a black cloth over her face. When he came to the window, he couldn't help but look back at the man on the bed, then reluctantly jumped out of the window, stepped on the roof tiles, and gradually went away.
At the same time, in a dilapidated earth temple in the outer city of Jiangzhou, two men were resting next to a fire. The surroundings were in dilapidated condition, and there were no offerings in front of the sacrificial altar. A man in green clothes with a mustache and a dignified appearance but a frivolous speech was holding a book and muttering in his mouth: "What's so good about this damn place? I meet here every time." !”
Next to him, another man with disheveled hair, fierce and serious eyebrows, and simple clothes was concentrating with his eyes closed and did not respond to this.
"Huyan, what do you think this crappy book is for? After reading it for a few times, the old master was as excited as if he had made a fortune. But in my opinion, there is nothing except some weird legends and stories. If I had known earlier, I might as well have just pried open the Qian family’s money cabinet!”
The man in green shirt complained.
"Brother Su, is the woman you are talking about coming or not?" Hu Yan asked impatiently.
While speaking, a dark figure walked outside the door: a slim figure with long braids reaching her waist. She untied the black cloth on her lower body and said, "Su Qing, I'm here."
"Ah! Mei Lingshuang, I haven't seen you for several months, and you look much more charming!" Su Qing immediately dropped the book in his hand, stood up and invited the other party to the fire, saying: "This person next to me is the new member. , called 'Tiger Eye'."
Tiger Eyes bowed his hands and said in respect, "I have seen Miss Mei."
"Brother Tiger Eyes, you look completely different from the 'bastard' next to me? Why do you want to go with him?" The woman named Mei Lingshuang sneered mercilessly.
"Ling Shuang, are you still thinking about that matter?" Su Qing said, gently putting her hand on Mei Lingshuang's shoulder, but was met with strong resistance from the latter.
"Don't touch me!" The woman in black took Su Qing's hand away and threw two flying needles. The flying needle passed through the floating smoke, cut through the sky, and passed by Su Qing's temples in an instant. Finally, the flying needle pricked the dilapidated land statue behind Su Qing.
Su Qing was so frightened that she broke into a cold sweat and almost couldn't speak correctly. The tiger on the side saw that his companion was almost killed, and was about to subdue the woman in black in front of him. But Su Qing stopped him: "Brother Tiger Eyes, don't... be like her."
Mei Lingshuang said: "How could I forget? If it weren't for you and that bitch Mei Xinghe..." After talking for a while, she suddenly laughed and said: "Haha, forget it! If I hadn't come to Saibei because of this, I wouldn't have met someone who treated me sincerely. people."
"That... thing about the Xianbei witch... the Lord requested that she be sent to the capital as soon as possible..." Su Qing said with a helpless smile.
"No." Mei Lingshuang replied: "The time is not yet ripe."
"You have been looking for me for several years, but my lord has already lost your patience. Coupled with the increasing pressure from the imperial master... If my lord suffers, it will not be easy for you and me!" Su Qing advised earnestly.
"Give me back the book you stole." Mei Lingshuang replied: "In two days, I will create an opportunity for you to get someone."
Su Qing looked puzzled, gave the book to the other party, and asked quietly: "Why do you have to stay a few more days?"
"I found people, and I know when to take advantage of them." After saying that, Mei Lingshuang ignored the two men around her and walked straight to the Earth God Statue. She bowed a few times, took back the flying needle, and turned around to continue. Said: "If you act rashly, don't blame me for being rude!"
The woman's expression at this time was extremely charming, and the pattern marks under her eyes could not alleviate the murderous intention on her face.
Su Qing only agreed and welcomed the other party away. Hu was very angry when he saw that Su Qing was so cowardly and letting a woman point at her, and asked: "Brother Su, with the martial arts of the two of us, it is easy to take down such a bitch, why should we reduce our prestige like this?"
"Haha. Brother Tiger Eye, you don't know something." Su Qing wiped the sweat on his forehead and said, "This is not an ordinary girl! She is our Lord's favorite maid. She had an affair with me before. There were some accidents. Speaking of which, at that time I was just looking for a moment of pleasure and had no idea what the relationship between her and the Lord was. Then in order to protect myself, I colluded with another maid to give evidence and let the Lord cure Mei Lingshuang. If you offend her now, our iron rice bowl will be gone. And Brother Tiger Eyes, your ideal of recovering Longhu Villa will be impossible to realize!"
Tiger Eyes was silent and sat back to rest.
The next morning, Gan Xi, who had just opened his eyes dimly, saw Mei Niang sitting at a table in the distance, wearing only a thin veil, so he asked with concern: "Mei Niang, what are you doing so early in the morning?"
Mei Niang was holding a book in her hand. It took a while before she heard it, and she was delighted. He sat on the edge of the bed, snuggled up next to Qian Xi, moved the classics in front of him, and said, "Master, look!"
Qian Xi saw the words "Xianbei Secrets" written on the cover and was almost sure that it was the book he had stolen. He couldn't help but ask, "Shouldn't this book be in Su Qing's hands?"
"Sir, please don't ask too much. Let's ask Miss Murong to treat her illness quickly! If Miss Murong and the others ask, they will say that this book is a 'forgotten rubbing' that Brother Mei brought last night."
"This..." A conjecture emerged in Qian Xi's mind that he absolutely did not want to believe: "Are Mei Niang and Su Qing the same party?" But at this moment, Mei Niang's words interrupted his thoughts.
"Young master, I just want you to be well!" Mei Niang caressed Qian Xi's face and sighed in her heart: "Such a pale and weak body, the whole body is thanks to me. But in the few years I have been with him, I The happiest time in this life..." After saying this, the tears that had been lingering in Mei Niang's eyes for a long time flowed out from the corners of her eyes, flowing through the pattern mark under her eyes.
Qian Xi nodded silently and tried to help wipe away the other person's tears. Unconsciously, she touched the brand and asked, "Meiniang...is this a plum blossom?"
"Whatever the young master said, that's what it is..."
