After leaving the palace, Lou Jinhuan sat in a sedan chair and returned the same way. When passing by the long street, he suddenly noticed a gaze that could not be ignored.
She carefully identified it and found that it was coming from the right side. She lifted up the white gauze of the sedan chair and lazily raised her eyes.
A figure flashed past the window facing the street on the second floor of the restaurant.
Xiao Qi leaned against the wall, his heart beating rapidly. Has it been discovered? No way? Why is she so sharp?
Maybe it's a coincidence.
With such a lucky mentality, he couldn't help but glanced at the window again, and finally met the look in the upstairs Jinhuan's leisurely look.
She suddenly raised her hand to stop the sedan chair, hooked her fingers, and immediately a guard in white came forward.
She leaned close and said something in the guard's ear. The guard cupped his hands and immediately turned around and walked to the other side.
The sedan chair just stopped in place, attracting many people to stop and watch, but they did not dare to get close, so they only stretched their necks to look at it from a distance.
If Xiao Qi was just suspicious before, then at this moment, he was sure that he had indeed been exposed. Just when he was hesitating whether to leave quickly, he heard someone knocking on the door.
He was startled, and subconsciously pressed his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist, preparing to fight desperately when someone broke in.
However, the person at the door had no intention of coming in. He knocked on the door and said, "Sir, someone brought a flower and asked to give it to you. If it is not convenient for you to show up, I will leave the small one at the door."
After speaking, there was only a rustling sound, and soon it became calm again.
Xiao Qi was not sure whether he had left or not, so he tiptoed to the door, leaned against the wall and listened for a while. After making sure that no one was outside, he carefully opened the door.
He quickly looked left and right. There was no one in the corridor, but there was a faint fragrance at the door. He lowered his head and saw a branch of sweet-scented osmanthus in full bloom lying on the ground.
The jade leaves and golden flowers are very pleasing to the eye, and the sweet fragrance is tangy to the nostrils. They are like a small hook that seems to be invisible, tickling people's hearts.
The answer to who sent it was ready to come out, but he didn't want to think about it, and he didn't dare to think about the meaning behind it.
He turned around and wanted to leave, but hesitated the moment he turned around. Finally, he leaned over, picked up the flowers and held them in his hands. After closing the door, he turned back to the window. He had some premonition in his heart and looked over. While walking downstairs, I had an unexpected feeling when I looked at Shang Stair Jinhuan's eyes that seemed to see through everything.
Lou Jinhuan was sitting in the sedan chair. Even though he was wearing a mask, he still couldn't block his beautiful eyes. When he met her eyes, Xiao Qi remembered everything that happened by the bath that night. He had obviously tried hard to forget it. , but when he saw this person again, those memories emerged again very clearly, reminding him all the time how bad this person was.
As if she knew what he was thinking, Lou Jinhuan smiled softly, touched her lips with her slender fingers, and then pressed them on her lips, like some kind of hint, but also like an unintentional move.
She looked away, just as the guard came back and handed her a stick of sweet-scented osmanthus. She turned it around in her hand and smiled, and finally used the flower branch to lift off the white gauze, blocking the view of the peepers.
Lou Jinhuan said softly: "Let's go."
The sedan chair moved again, and no one knew what happened in the meantime. The imperial master just had a whim and fell in love with the newly blooming sweet-scented osmanthus on the roadside. Only Xiao Qi, who was aroused and confused, tightly grasped the flower branch in his hand. The earlobes are red and the face is hot.
He watched Lou Jinhuan's sedan go away, feeling a surge of anger in his heart that he couldn't vent, making him even more anxious. What does she mean? Is it a provocation or a threat?
The flower branch in his hand seemed to have turned into a hot potato, and he hesitated whether to throw it away.
After struggling for a long time, I finally took the flower away.
【Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah! You must be so good at flirting. Without even saying a word, I could feel the ambiguous aura coming towards me. 】
[Putting it into Xiao Qi’s perspective, I’m deeply moved now. 】
[Sister, why don’t we do this task? You can attack me, I can do it! 】
[That look in Loulou’s eyes just now was so lustful and flirtatious]
After watching the entire 001, I covered my mouth and stamped my feet silently.
He was also very excited to see it. The next moment the system beep sounded.
[Congratulations to the host, the favorability of the target is increased by ten, and the current total favorability is thirteen. Keep up the good work~]
Lou Jinhuan smiled softly when he heard the familiar voice.
She lowered her eyes and looked at the sweet-scented osmanthus in her hand, pinched the tiny petals, and still couldn't help but tease them.
…
After returning home, she called Su Yuan, "Go and find out where Xiao Qi's sister is, and take her back to the Imperial Master's Mansion without disturbing anyone."
Su Yuan took the order, but he kept muttering in his heart. He knew that Xiao Qi was the killer that the Imperial Master let go last night, but he didn't understand why the Imperial Master was so interested in him.
But whether he understood it or not, he still had to do what he had to do. He asked his men to search the whole city and soon found clues.
Following this clue, they found a villa owned by the third prince.
They lurked nearby for a few days and finally figured out the rotation pattern of the guards. Taking advantage of the gap between their shifts, they sneaked in quietly, knocked Xiao Qi's sister Xiao Ning unconscious and took her away.
…
Xiao Ning was sent to the Imperial Master's Mansion. Lou Jinhuan had arranged the courtyard in advance and was sent there as soon as he arrived.
She also called a doctor to check Xiao Ning's body. Xiao Ning's body bones were a little weak, which was due to nature. There were no other problems or signs of poisoning.
Lou Jinhuan was relieved and sat beside the bed waiting for Xiao Ning to wake up.
The blow was not severe, and Xiao Ning woke up on his own half an hour later.
When she woke up and found herself in a completely unfamiliar environment, she didn't cry or make a fuss. She just quietly observed the surrounding situation. When she turned around and saw Lou Jinhuan sitting next to the bed, her clear almond eyes widened a lot.
"Who are you?"
Xiao Ning was only fifteen years old, thin and small, and looked cute, but the stubbornness in her eyebrows was exactly the same as her brother.
Perhaps because of her love for Wujiwu, Lou Jinhuan had a good impression of her. He smiled and said, "This is the Imperial Preceptor's Mansion, and it will also be your future home."
"Are you a national master? Why do you want to arrest me?" Xiao Ning looked at Lou Jinhuan warily.
"Because the situation is urgent, Su Yuan did not explain it clearly to you in advance. You may have some misunderstandings." Lou Jinhuan stood up, with his wide sleeves hanging down, and his white clothes were as refreshing as snow.
"I'm not arresting you, I'm saving you."
"Save me?" Xiao Ning was suspicious, "But I lived well in the villa before."
"Do you really think it's fine?" Lou Jinhuan asked, "Can you come and go as you please?"
Xiao Ning stopped talking.
