Save the tragic villain in progress!

There is such a saying: In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are futile.

Chu Xinian is good at knowing people's hearts, and is used to competing with enemies in the dark, with low eyebrows and a slight smile, calculating people invisible.A head-on encounter is a way he would never choose.

But Xie Jingyuan's sudden kiss just now was like an enemy with strong force, he came up and killed him with one blow, Chu Xinian was full of tricks before he had time to say it, and he died prematurely.

Chu Xinian didn't understand why Xie Jingyuan was like this, his mind went blank, and he sat motionless by the bed in that position, and didn't react for a long time, until the skylark couldn't help but came in and called him, and then came back to his senses.

"Young Master," Yunque walked into the room, but suddenly knelt down in front of him, and said in a low voice with a pale face, "Your servant made a mistake today, please punish me, Young Master."

Chu Xinian probably guessed what she was referring to.He slowly picked up the clothes at his feet, then brushed off the dust on them, and finally returned to his sense of running away from home, with his usual voice: "What happened this morning, let me tell you everything."

Yunque was also frightened today, and after sneaking a glance at him, he told the story with a guilty expression: "...The servant didn't do it on purpose, but because he was worried about the young master, he accidentally offended the general, and he never wanted to implicate Jiuyong... ..."

Chu Xinian thought she had overheard some secret, but it turned out to be this.When Yunque vaguely said that Xie Jingyuan seemed to be kissing her, she paused for a moment, and said without emotion: "This matter must not be repeated in the future. I know that you used to serve in front of your mother, and you deserve the most trust." , but the General’s Mansion is different from Quyang Marquis Mansion, the rules are extremely strict, and life is in danger at every turn.”

This time Xie Jingyuan was thinking about Chu Xinian's face, so he didn't do anything directly.If another person comes, I'm afraid that Skylark's life will be in danger.

Yunque choked with sobs and kowtowed: "I know I made a mistake, sir, please punish me."

Seeing that she had sincerely repented, Chu Xinian did not punish her severely: "In that case, I will fine you three months' worth of monthly money. In the future, you will stick to your duties and don't do unnecessary things."

Yunque's eyes were a little red: "My lord, that Jiuyong..."

Chu Xinian knew what she was thinking: "He has followed Xie Jingyuan for many years, so naturally there is no danger of his life. Naturally, there are reasons why he did something wrong when he received the punishment, so you don't have to worry about it."

Yunque always felt that everything the young master said was right, and he never made a mistake, so he had no choice but to suppress his worries and stood up to wait for Chu Xinian to get dressed.When he found a piece of jade that he had never seen before on his neck, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, and lowered his head to fasten his belt for him.

Chu Xinian was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Where's the general?"

Skylark shook his head when he heard the words: "I don't know, I don't know, after I left the house this morning, I disappeared. Is there something you can do with the general?"

Chu Xinian touched his face thoughtfully, but said, "It's nothing."

After finishing his clothes, he went straight to the room where the female thief was held.Through the window, I saw that the other party was sitting on the edge of the bed, eating chicken legs, and the table was full of leftovers, which seemed a bit reluctant to leave.

Seeing that it was Chu Xinian, the guard at the gate didn't stop him, and directly unlocked the door to let him in. I think Xie Jingyuan had explained in advance.

"How was the girl's stay last night?"

Qianqian was eating chicken drumsticks when a clear voice suddenly sounded familiar.Subconsciously raising his eyes, he saw that it was the boy in white who had tied him up, and the chicken bone in his hand rolled to the ground.

"It's... not bad..."

Qianqian wiped her mouth with her sleeve, and subconsciously stood up from the bed.She was afraid that these people would poison the food yesterday, so she didn't dare to eat it, but she was so hungry that she couldn't stand it until the morning, and she ate up all the food on the table.

Chu Xinian found a place to sit down. Seeing that the food on the table was already completely cold, he smiled and asked Qianqian: "The girl is full, cold food hurts her stomach, why don't I ask someone to make another hot meal?"

He was reasonable and gentle in his conversation, but Qianqian was a little at a loss. She tried to put on a tough look: "No...don't go around the bush, why did you catch me? Let’s be a guest at the mansion, if you have anything to say, you can speak up.”

Another straight shot.

Chu Xinian raised his hand unhurriedly, motioning her to sit down: "Girl, don't be nervous. I just heard that a thousand-faced burglar appeared in Beijing recently. His lightness skill is superb, and he comes and goes like the wind. There is never anything in the world that she can't steal." , so I want to see and see."

On the one hand, Qianqian was a little flattered by his bragging, and on the other hand, she was a little embarrassed. After all, she was caught by him, but she still refused to admit defeat and said: "It's natural. If I want to steal something, it's as easy as picking something out of a bag." , the esoteric techniques of your high-ranking families are mediocre."

Unexpectedly, Chu Xinian chuckled, shook his head slightly, and expressed his disapproval: "To be honest, I thought so too before I met the girl. However, when I saw her yesterday, it's hard to live up to her reputation. A masterful thief is nothing more than that."

As soon as he said this, he stepped on a big thunder.For a moment, Qianqian couldn't care that she was still imprisoned, and glared at Chu Xinian and said, "What did you say?!"

A person lives with a face, a tree lives with a skin, and those who come out to roam the rivers and lakes are fame.Qianqian's skill is much higher than that of ordinary thieves, so she naturally has no shortage of property. She stole repeatedly in Beijing just to make a name for herself, but she didn't expect that the boat capsized in the gutter and fell into Chu Xinian's hands, and she felt very dissatisfied.

Chu Xi shook the folding fan young: "Young lady's stealing skills are far inferior to her reputation. I originally wanted to compete, but now I have to give up my thoughts. I trapped the girl here yesterday because I didn't entertain you well. You can leave now." gone."

After finishing speaking, he put away the folding fan and pointed at the door.

But Qianqian didn't intend to be friendly with him, she felt that her reputation was humiliated, and she must seek justice: "If you hadn't messed up the situation yesterday, the "Picture of King Chen's Banquet" would have fallen into my hands long ago!"

Chu Xinian lowered his eyes lightly, and the curvature of his lips remained unchanged: "If you are inferior to others, you are inferior to others. Why do you have to find an excuse? If the person who stole the painting is me, I will definitely be able to bring the original work of Meng Xiting out of Guangping in its entirety." Palace."

"You? Just you?" Qianqian was a little girl after all, and she fell into his trap without knowing it.Looking Chu Xinian's body up and down, he smiled contemptuously: "You can't lift your shoulders, your hands can't carry, and you can steal things?"

Chu Xinian: "If you don't believe me, forget it. Stealing is not about martial arts, but about brains."

Qianqian felt that he seemed to be scolding herself: "You mean that I have a bad brain?"

However, Chu Xinian seemed unwilling to continue arguing with her, so he brushed off his sleeves, got up from his seat and prepared to leave, and deliberately said to the guard at the gate: "This thief's martial arts are mediocre, it's really boring to catch him back, it's hard for you two to stay on duty all night, Find the steward yourself to receive the reward."

"Chu, stop!"

Qianqian hurried forward to stop him when he heard the words, and said without thinking in a hurry: "You said that my reputation is hard to live up to, do you dare to compare with me?!"

Chu Xinian paused, and curled his lips slightly where she couldn't see, but his tone was lacking in interest: "Girl, let's go, don't steal again in the future, or if you get caught again, others won't be as easy to talk to as I am." gone."

Qianqian: "I just missed yesterday. Since you said that my skill is mediocre, why didn't you dare to compare with me? Are you afraid that I won't succeed?"

Chu Xinian turned around and looked at her, as if he was also agitated. He motioned the guards to back away, and smiled: "Why am I afraid of you? What do you want to compare, girl? Do you want to steal something?"

Qianqian snorted softly, "I'm a thief, so what's more important than stealing?"

Chu Xinian opened the folding fan with a bang, thoughtfully: "But you have already stolen all the big households in Beijing. If you choose a random family to steal, you are more familiar with the terrain than I am. Wouldn't it be unfair to compare?"

Qianqian thought about it carefully: "Everyone said that I stole it all over the place, but I didn't steal the palace."

Chu Xi smiled young: "There are so many masters in the imperial palace, and the Holy Majesty is also surrounded by Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Girl, it's better not to take risks lightly. How about you and I randomly choose one of the princes and ministers who have never stolen?"

Qianqian said: "Then Princess Pingshuang's Mansion."

Chu Xinian shook his head: "Princess Pingshuang condoned her evil servants to hurt people, and was ordered by His Majesty to go to the temple to practice for three months, and she hasn't returned yet. The princess mansion is empty, and any little thief can enter it. It's really meaningless to steal it."

Qianqian frowned slightly: "That's the Prince's Mansion."

Chu Xi coughed young: "The prince has always been dull. If there are any good things in the house, I'm afraid they are all fake things. I don't know if I was deceived by fake paintings."

Qianqian couldn't help thinking hard when she heard the words. She didn't bother to steal from people who were too low-ranking in the capital, and the high-ranking families had already stolen a lot. I know one family, but do you dare to go?"

Chu Xinian smiled slightly: "Girl, it's okay to say."

Qianqian lowered her voice and whispered five words: "Shangshufu of the Ministry of War."

Seeing that Chu Xinian was silent after she finished speaking, she thought he was afraid, put her hands on her hips and said, "I once stepped on Qin Daoyan's mansion, and to put it bluntly, the guards in his mansion are probably as good as your general's mansion. Those sons and daughters are all masters, and ordinary people can't easily get in."

Chu Xinian seemed to be interested, and said meaningfully: "Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Qin. As a Minister of the Ministry of War, he is a noble family, and there are naturally countless treasures in his family. I heard that there is a mechanism box under the pillow in his bedroom, which hides the world's treasures. Why don't you and I take this as a gamble and see who can steal that treasure?"

Qianqian agreed without even thinking about it: "If you lose, you have to write me a letter of congratulations, admitting that my stealing technique is the best in the world."

Chu Xinian readily agreed: "If the girl loses, how about returning those stolen treasures?"

Qianqian looked at him suspiciously: "That's it?"

Chu Xinian smiled, shook the paper fan lightly, and said in white clothes, "Young lady has the skill of picking stars, and it can be used elsewhere, so why go astray. You must know that there are mountains beyond mountains, and there are people beyond people."

After he finished speaking, he raised his head and glanced at the sky: "Now it's Sishi, so let's see if you and I will be more skilled at the dawn of tomorrow."

In the original book "The Marquis of Qianqiu", Qin Daoyan once had a private relationship with a foreign country to betray the national conditions, and all his secret letters were hidden in the mechanism box under the pillow.Later, it was acquired by capable men and strangers under King Jin, and reported to Emperor Yan, who was sentenced to beheading.

Although the direction of the story is quite different from the original, Chu Xinian is not 100% sure that the secret letter is still hidden in the original place, but it doesn't hurt to send someone to find out, it doesn't take much effort.

Xie Jingyuan was not in the mansion all day today, he only came back at night, and he didn't know where he went.Chu Xinian was originally afraid that the two would be embarrassed when they met, but now that he thought about it, he was too worried. After taking a bath and changing clothes, he lay down on the low couch outside.

Xie Jingyuan was still waiting for Chu Xinian to come to warm the bed, but after waiting for a long time, there was no movement. He couldn't help but lift the curtain of the bed to take a look, only to find that the other party was lying outside reading a book.

Xie Jingyuan called him out of emotion: "Chu Xinian."

In fact, Chu Xinian didn't have much interest in reading, and his mind was empty. When he heard the words, he paused to turn the pages, but he didn't turn his head back: "Is there something wrong with the general?"

Xie Jingyuan: "I heard that you released that female thief?"

Chu Xinian: "Yes."

Xie Jingyuan: "Are you so sure that she will come back obediently?"

Chu Xinian: "Yes."

Xie Jingyuan: "The general is cold, come here."

When Chu Xinian heard the words, he almost hummed again, and when he realized it, he quickly swallowed the words that came to his mouth.He squeezed the book in his hand, and the pages were almost rolled up because of too much force: "... I have a cold recently, and I am afraid that the general will be sick."

Xie Jingyuan was very concerned: "Fengchi? Have you taken any medicine?"

Chu Xinian nodded.

Seeing this, Xie Jingyuan got out of bed directly, walked over and lifted the quilt, got in and squeezed on the couch with Chu Xinian: "Since you have taken the medicine, you will be fine."

After speaking, she squeezed into Chu Xinian's arms.

Chu Xinian didn't expect his actions, he slowly lowered his eyes to look at the person in his arms, and didn't know what to say for a while: "General..."

He wanted to say that even with the medicine, the cold was still contagious.

as well as,

why are you kissing me...

Chu Xinian might be able to guess the answer, but he didn't.People are always hesitant about things they have never experienced before.

Xie Jingyuan didn't know that Chu Xinian was full of thoughts.After checking the jade around his neck and making sure that his precious jade was not lost, he lay down to sleep.

The candles were extinguished, and the room was dark.

Chu Xinian put the book in his hand aside, but he couldn't read a single word.After thinking for a while, he said to Xie Jingyuan: "The bed is crowded, the general might as well go back to bed and sleep."

Hearing this, Xie Jingyuan opened his eyes in his arms, his pupils were a little brighter in the dark night: "Are you with me?"

Chu Xinian shook his head.

Xie Jingyuan said: "This general is cold."

As he spoke, he burrowed into Chu Xinian's arms again, his cold body clung to him, and whispered in the dark night, his voice was a little more indistinct: "Chu Xinian, I'm cold alone..."

"..."

Chu Xinian's Adam's apple twitched, but he couldn't say a word, as if something was blocked.He met Xie Jingyuan's gaze, and it took him a while to utter a word, but it was:

"Okay, then..."

He said slowly: "Then let's sleep together..."

Something seems to have been compromised in the words.

The moon hung high in the sky, the glazed tiles on the roof shone with fragments of light, and everything was only a black silhouette.

Jiuyong received the punishment of twenty lashes, regardless of his unhealed back, and at night, he was still on duty outside wearing armor.It wasn't until a light pink skirt suddenly appeared in his sight that he stopped walking back and forth.

Jiuyong stared at Yunque, his eyes were still cold.

The girl in the pink shirt didn't say anything, unlike before, her willow eyebrows were raised upside down, her quiet appearance looked demure and soft.After hesitating for a moment, he bent down on the steps and gently put down a bottle of wound medicine, then turned and left.

At the same time, the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of War will also welcome a female thief with superb lightness skills and high fighting spirit.