"I respect myself?!"
Lanling was so angry that he jumped up from the beauty's couch.
If she didn't maintain her identity, she would definitely use her "fancy fists and embroidered legs" to teach Su Xian a lesson.
Just now, Su Xian was demented. Before she understood what she meant, she was already embarrassed and ashamed. She was holding a breath in her heart and had nowhere to vent it.
Now, Su Xian actually teased her like this...
New grudges coupled with old grudges made Lan Ling really angry.
"Princess, please calm down. Princess, please calm down. It turns out that the official said the wrong thing."
Su Xian is a man who can bend and stretch. Since he has offended the princess, then... Why don't you run away and stay here?
So, after apologizing, he backed away and said:
"Since the princess has nothing important to do, I will leave first. I will come back to see Your Highness in a few days and say goodbye!"
At this time, Su Xian had retreated to the door of the study.
Turn around and open the door to open the door.
But surprisingly, Lan Ling stopped him:
"Stop!"
"Your Highness?"
Su Xian stopped and turned around to see that the princess was still angry, and immediately complained incessantly.
At the same time, he was also a little confused. As he got closer to the princess, they often made jokes like the one just now, but why did they get angry this time?
"Come back and sit down. I still have something to ask you." Lan Ling's tone softened and he seemed not to be angry anymore.
"yes!"
Su Xian returned as expected and sat down on a chair.
Lan Ling reclined on the beauty couch again, moved her delicate body slightly, found a comfortable and lazy position to lie down, and then asked slowly:
"How is the construction of Taiwei Mansion's Yamen going?"
Seeing that she was no longer angry, Su Xian felt relieved and hurriedly replied: "The general framework has been built. It will take a few more months for the Taiwei Mansion Yamen to be completed."
"Um."
Lan Ling nodded, looked sideways, with a strange look in his eyes, and asked: "What's going on with the preparations for the construction of the Municipal Shipping Company and the shipyard? Is everything going well?"
“Very smooth!”
"..."
In this way, the two of them chatted about important court affairs, and gradually they forgot about the unpleasantness just now.
Unknowingly, half an hour passed.
Seeing that it was getting late, Su Xian stood up to say goodbye and prepared to leave.
"By the way, I suddenly remembered something. Did you succeed?" Lan Ling got up from the beauty's bed and asked finally.
"What's up?"
"It's just silk stockings! A few months ago, the Taiwei started tinkering with this thing. For this reason, I also gave Luo Xiu Niang to you. Now that such a long time has passed, I wonder what the situation is like?"
"Oh, this..."
Su Xian hesitated.
By the way, not long after Su Xian was granted the title of Marquis of Fanyang County a few months ago, the Queen ordered him to go north to Hebei Province to secretly fight against the Liao Dynasty.
Shortly before leaving, Lanling sent Luo Xiuniang here, and Su Xian took her with him to Hebei Road.
Unexpectedly, before the war against the Liao Dynasty was completed, Su Xian discovered that Yang Zhilan was suffering from an old illness. Then, Su Xian desperately took Yang Zhilan south and ran to Shu to find Dr. Li of Butterfly Valley.
After he left, Liu Huixiang and Luo Xiuniang stayed in Youzhou.
Later, the situation in the Liao Kingdom suddenly changed and Youzhou was too dangerous, so they followed the plan left by Su Xian and returned to the divine capital to take refuge with Tang Shuwan.
After Luo Xiu Niang returned to the capital, she also lived in the Hou Mansion. Her daily job was to study silk stockings...
She is a talented embroiderer, and her months-long research has yielded great results.
Su Xiancai went to see her two days ago. The stockings had begun to take shape and were barely ready for use, but they were not perfect yet.
Today, Princess Lanling asked accidentally. After Su Xian hesitated for a moment, he finally replied:
"Your Highness, please do not be impatient. This item is no different from other items of clothing. It takes a lot of effort to tinker with. It is estimated that it will be finished in a few months."
"That's right." Lan Ling nodded.
"Your Highness, since there are no other important matters, I will resign now."
"Well, go ahead."
"..."
After Su Xian left, Lanling thought alone for a while.
Suddenly, she lowered her eyes and looked at her clothes... they were intact!
Lan Ling's complexion changed slightly.
You know, since she "rewarded" Su Xian, every time Su Xian saw her, her clothes were in a mess, and even... her clothes were gone.
But this time...
Could it be that he doesn't like me anymore?
Lanling couldn't help but have random thoughts in his mind.
Coupled with some recent rumors, her heart suddenly tightened slightly, and she always felt like something that belonged to her was being taken away.
…
It is said that after Su Xian left the Princess Mansion and walked out of the imperial city, he felt a little uneasy because he remembered the small situation that occurred at the Taiwei Mansion construction site yesterday, so he decided to take another look.
The newly built Taiwei Mansion Yamen is located behind Fan Yanghou Mansion.
Su Xian took a carriage to the construction site and inspected it in person. When he saw that there were no problems, he quit with satisfaction.
"Master Marquis, let's go back to the mansion." Guan Ping stood beside the carriage.
"Um."
Su Xian nodded.
However, as soon as he stepped onto the carriage, he accidentally glanced sideways and saw behind the wall of the Marquis Mansion, and he couldn't help but pause.
The whitewashed wall is tall and snow-white. At the foot of the wall is a narrow flower bed filled with green flowers and plants.
Immediately following the flower bed is a wide bluestone street.
Su Xian's heart suddenly moved. He retracted the foot he stepped on the carriage, looked sideways at Yang Zhilan behind him and said with a smile:
"We have been staying in the Hou Mansion for so long, but I don't know what the back area of the Hou Mansion looks like. I have nothing to do today, so why don't you go over and have a look?"
Guan Ping hurriedly tried to dissuade him: "Master Hou, let's go back to the house first. It's dangerous outside."
Su Xian smiled, patted Guan Ping's shoulder lightly, and said:
"You take the people and the carriage and go back home first. You don't have to follow me. There is no danger to me with Zhilan by my side. Go ahead."
When Guan Ping saw this, he could only nod in agreement. After all, he had seen Yang Zhilan's skills before.
After Guan Ping and the guards of the Hou Mansion left, Su Xian took Yang Zhilan and walked along the wall of the Hou Mansion at a leisurely pace, just like taking a walk.
When they came to a corner, Yang Zhilan suddenly pulled Su Xian and whispered:
"There is someone in front of us, climbing over the wall."
"Climb over the wall and get out?"
Su Xian was taken aback and said suspiciously:
"You mean, in broad daylight, our house is in trouble... a thief?!"
Su Xian looked around and saw that the streets here were very quiet and there was no pedestrian except them. No wonder the little thief dared to enter and leave the Hou Mansion here.
Yang Zhilan pulled Su Xian and hid behind the corner of the wall, then slowly poked her head out to see——
I saw a man wearing black clothes and a black hood on his head. Only his eyes were exposed. He was riding on the wall and looking around, as if he was observing what was happening on the street.
He is indeed a thief!
Su Xian's eyes widened.
There was actually a thief in the Hou Mansion!
Incredible!
You know, there are hundreds of Hou's soldiers stationed in the Hou's Mansion, as well as a lot of Butterfly Valley masters. Even if these people are useless, Yang Zhilan still has them.
Logically speaking, there can be no thieves in the Hou Mansion!
But this thing is so unexpected.
Su Xian hid behind the corner and saw clearly that the thief not only entered and exited the Marquis's house in broad daylight, but also carried a huge, bulging bag on his shoulders.
"Becoming an Immortal in One Step"
That must be the treasure stolen by thieves!
Su Xian rubbed his eyebrows, and suddenly remembered that not only him, but also Tang Shuwan had often told him that vases, antiques and other ornaments in the mansion always disappeared for no reason.
It is suspected that there was a thief in the house.
But Su Xian didn't quite believe it, thinking that Tang Shuwan was overworked and had hallucinations.
But now it seems that it was not an illusion, there was really a thief in the house, and this thief dared to steal things openly!
Su Xian was speechless.
The thief who was riding on the wall looked around and saw that no one was around. He tightened the big bag on his shoulders, jumped off the wall, and landed silently on the bluestone street.
Su Xian and Yang Zhilan were hiding in the dark and could clearly see that the thief was actually a woman with a very tall figure...
Su Xian was slightly confused, always feeling that the figure of this thief was similar to someone?
When Su Xianzheng was confused, the female thief had already stood up, looked around, and was about to run away with the huge baggage on her shoulders.
Yang Zhilan raised her steps, stretched her hand to her waist, grabbed the hilt of the soft sword, and was about to rush out to catch the thief.
"Don't worry."
Su Xian grabbed her, with a look of eagerness on his face, and said:
"I've been practicing flying needles for a long time, and I'm worried that I can't find a chance to actually fight. I think this female thief doesn't seem very smart, so just let me catch her."
"But..." Yang Zhilan hesitated.
"It's okay, just follow me. If I'm in danger, I believe you can save me."
"Oh well."
Su Xian took a deep breath, secretly took out three steel needles, clasped them tightly in his hands, prepared for launch, then took a step forward and shouted loudly:
"Where did the little thief come from? He dared to break into the Marquis's mansion and steal treasures. How long will it take to catch him if he doesn't just surrender!"
"..."
The female thief was carrying a huge baggage on her shoulders and was about to run away when a voice suddenly came from behind her, which frightened her to the point of death and sent chills all over her body.
Fortunately, she immediately realized that this place was already outside the walls of the Hou Mansion. Even if someone discovered him, the other party would definitely be a passerby and not a soldier of the Hou Mansion!
In this case, she is still scared!
I saw her holding the straps of the huge bundle tightly with both hands, turning around suddenly, and yelling at the same time:
"You are the little thief! Where did you come from, how dare you meddle in my aunt's business? You..."
Halfway through her words, the female thief suddenly stopped.
She seemed extremely shocked, her only exposed eyes were full of complex colors, and her bright black eyes almost popped out of her eyes.
At the same time, she tightly grasped the strap of the baggage. Unconsciously, she loosened it, and it fell to the ground with a clang. The baggage's mouth also split open, and most of the contents inside "vomited" out on the spot.
At this time, Su Xian and Yang Zhilan had walked out of the corner of the fence.
Su Xian subconsciously looked at the messy ground.
Then the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably. The objects scattered on the floor looked so familiar. Aren't they just the treasures and ornaments in the mansion?
Now it's good, catch the thief and get the stolen goods, everything is available, and it's easy to break the case.
Su Xian was angry and dumbfounded. This stupid thief was so careless... However, it was just right for him to catch.
He yelled and rushed over without hesitation.
He can't deal with powerful thieves, but he should have no problem with stupid thieves like this.
The female thief was indeed stupid. Seeing Su Xian coming to kill her, she actually stood there motionless, like a frightened little hen or a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Su Xian was overjoyed. He finally had the opportunity to show off his talents, and he would not miss it.
Like an eagle pouncing on a chicken, he pinned the female thief under him and held her tightly.
"Hero, spare your life!"
The female thief shouted.
The voice sounded slightly familiar to Su Xian, but the female thief deliberately pinched her throat. After listening carefully, she felt that it was very strange. Su Xian ignored it and suppressed the female thief with all her strength to prevent her from escaping.
Yang Zhilan hurried over, squatted down, and took over from Su Xian to hold down the female thief. She looked carefully into the female thief's eyes, her eyes moved slightly, but she didn't say anything more.
Su Xian freed up his hand and randomly picked up a tripod from the ground. It was an antique from previous dynasties.
He played with it for a while, looked at the female thief and said with a smile: "Everyone has gained the stolen goods, what else do you have to say?"
The female thief pinched her throat and said:
"You can take whatever you like out of these things. You can take them all. I just want you to save my life and pretend that nothing happened."
"Hey, we can still negotiate terms!"
Su Xian sat down in front of the female thief, playing with the tripod and looking at the "result" of his hard training in the flying needle technique - that is, the female thief he caught personally, feeling extremely emotional and happy.
Think of him, Su Xian, who was originally a scholar who had no power to restrain a chicken, but now he can actually catch thieves!
What a glorious thing it is!
After Su Xian sighed, he suddenly smiled sadly and said:
"Spare you? Hehe, this is impossible, I will arrest you and parade you through the streets! Let the entire city of God come and see..."
At this point, Su Xian suddenly stopped.
He held his chin with his hand, an inexplicable smile on his face.
When the female thief saw this, her heart sank. Su Xian dragged her to the streets. He must have wanted the entire city of God to come and see her as a thief. Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
In the midst of fear, Su Xian then laughed and said:
"Let the entire Shendu City come and see... I, Su Xian, can also catch thieves. Who said that being useless is a scholar! Hahahahaha!"
"..."
What?
The female thief was stunned and then stunned.
Emotional Su Xian dragged her through the streets so that the whole city could come see him... and catch the thief?
Su Xian felt proud for a while and immediately started arranging the matter.
Unexpectedly, Yang Zhilan stopped him, shook his head first, and then said calmly: "No!"
"Why not?" Su Xian wondered.
"Because she is..."
Yang Zhilan stopped here and reached out to the top of the female thief's head, grabbed the female thief's hood, and pulled it up hard.
The female thief seemed to have expected something. She struggled fiercely and tried to cover her face with her hands. However, everything was in vain. Yang Zhilan finally took off her hood on the spot.
Su Xian was puzzled and took a closer look. Then he was stunned and his eyes almost burst out of his eyes. He stayed there for a long time without regaining consciousness.
The female thief's hood had been taken off. Now that the matter was over, she no longer struggled in vain. She just raised her head with disheveled hair, squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, and said:
"Sister...brother-in-law, you...hello!"
"It's actually you! Tang Shujing!"
Su Xian jumped three feet high and was really shaken.
The thief who dared to break into the Hou Mansion and steal the treasure turned out to be his sister-in-law Tang Shujing!
This was something Su Xian never expected.
Su Xian suddenly understood why the female thief suddenly dropped her baggage after seeing him, why she stood there so stupidly, and why she had to hold her voice while speaking...
This troublesome sister-in-law turned out to be shameless. After being caught, she still wanted to get away with it. Su Xian really couldn't laugh or cry.
