Book with Emperor

Chapter 167
A quarter of an hour later, in the front hall of the Duke's Mansion, He Mian was sitting alone at the top, brother and sister He Sheng were next to Zou Lezhi at the table, and Qin Guanyue's left and right hands below were Feng Jinci and Han Zhengwei.

The food was served, but no one touched the chopsticks, and the room was silent.

He Mian glanced left and right, and broke the silence with a smile, "Please don't dislike the rough tea and light food."

Feng Jinci immediately answered the words with a smile, "My lord, you are too polite. We came to the door without authorization and disturbed the peace of the Duke's mansion. Please don't blame me, my lord."

He Mian smiled and said, "Where, young people are full of vigor and vitality, which just brings a lot of fun to my lifeless Duke's Mansion. Normally, no one would talk to me, an old man."

I have to say that He Mian's popularity in the capital is really good, not only is he popular with his peers, but his attitude towards the younger generation is not perfunctory at all.

However, he said so, and Feng Jin was even more sorry for his resignation, and he even talked about the dispute with the housekeeper before.

He Mian was really magnanimous and said with a smile, "The bamboo garden is not a good place, but it is cold and dark on weekdays, there are often poisonous snakes, ants and insects gathering, and some servants were bitten, so the housekeeper forbids people to enter. "

Facts proved that Qin Guanyue did not hide there, so his words were very credible at this moment, and several people apologized accordingly.

Qin Guanyue heard it interestingly, picked up the chopsticks and said, "Eat."

As if he just remembered, He Mian asked, "Where is the little brother next to the emperor? Does he not need to eat?"

"He has something to do and has left."

"is it?"

He Mian paused for a moment, then smiled again, "If I had known earlier, I would have asked someone to prepare meals for him in advance."

Qin Guanyue smiled, didn't answer the words, just lowered her head and concentrated on eating, and the others didn't dare to make any more noise, and they all started eating quietly.

Except for Qin Guanyue and Han Zhengwei, no one had a good meal. Fortunately, He Mian saw it and sent people to deliver a lot of pastries and snacks to Qin Guanyue's room.

Qin Guanyue directly brought the person into her room, but Zou Lezhi refused to go in desperately.

"How can you let outside men step into the women's room at will? It's really rude..."

"..."

Several people were used to his virtue, so they had no choice but to look at Qin Guanyue.

Qin Guanyue looked at the servant who was accompanying him, "Give him a stool to sit on the threshold."

Servant: "...Yes."

In the end, Young Master Zou was dragged into the room by Han Zhengwei, who couldn't understand his hypocrisy, and added an impatient advice, "You can't treat Qin Guanyue like a girl, do you know?"

Young Master Zou's face turned pale with fright, and he looked at the Master Emperor tremblingly, but seeing that his expression was as usual, and he did not appear angry at all, so he was relieved.

Qin Guanyue asked several people to sit in a row, then glanced at He Lin, "You can come in too."

He Lin was a little surprised, and walked in with her skirt, "Thank you, Master Di."

They're all a bunch of outsiders, and their younger sister hasn't left the cabinet yet, no matter how bad He Sheng is, he still loves his younger sister.He stepped forward to move a stool for her, and specially placed it in a corner away from the young master and the others, and then remembered something, "Where did that newly bought maid of yours go?"

"Xiao Wu hasn't been feeling well recently, and just now she complained of dizziness, so I asked her to go back to rest." He Lin replied.

He Sheng muttered dissatisfiedly, "A servant is like a master, with a big temper and likes to be lazy."

He Lin glared at him lightly, wanting to say something, then glanced at the people in the room, and only warned, "Don't provoke her, and she won't lose her temper."

Although her voice was low, the room was not too big, so everyone could hear it all over the place.

Everyone in the same generation in the capital knows He Sheng's love of beauty, and Feng Jinci also hates him, so it's better to be taught a lesson by Qin Guanyue. Unexpectedly, he just stopped going out for flirting and flirted with maids at home instead.

Feng Jinci glanced at him in disgust, and moved the stool away from him. Han Zhengwei on her right saw her approaching, and couldn't help but feel proud, "Why, I finally believe that Qin Guanyue has a lot to do with me. Thinking about it Have a relationship with me?"

Feng Jin resigned: "..."

He Sheng blushed, subconsciously glanced at Qin Guanyue, and then replied in a low voice, "I didn't even touch her, don't talk nonsense!"

Qin Guanyue seemed to have never heard of it, "I don't have much time, so I won't talk nonsense. Starting from the young master, let me talk about my own thoughts."

In the corridor separated by a wall, He Mian listened to the voice coming from the room with a heavy expression, "Are you sure no one is going in?"

The housekeeper in front of him nodded repeatedly, "No, I've counted them all, there are quite a few of them, and there are servants watching along the way. I also asked about the bamboo garden, and none of those students went in."

He Mian pondered for a moment, then asked again, "When did the young master next to the emperor leave?"

The butler was taken aback, "I don't know, that boy came and went without a trace, and his skills are no worse than those in Zhuyuan. I didn't notice when he left."

He Mian frowned, pondered for a long time before saying, "No matter what, keep a close eye on the bamboo garden, and don't let anyone in."

"Master, don't worry."

The housekeeper knew who the people in the bamboo garden were, and knew that He Mian was so cautious not only because he valued the people inside, but also because if the people inside were discovered, the entire Duke's Mansion would be ruined.

He Mian frowned slightly, and asked again, "The people who serve her will send two more people in, the ones who are less talkative and the ones who are diligent."

The butler nodded, "Yes."

He Mian glanced at the door of the wing room, then turned and left.

The butler breathed a sigh of relief, and soon became preoccupied, and almost bumped into a maidservant when he reached the backyard.

"Look at the way..."

When he stood still and saw who was coming, he frowned again, "Xiao Wu, why are you in the backyard? Why don't you follow Miss to serve?"

Cen Wu raised the medicine bag in her hand, her face was ashen, "I have diarrhea, and I am about to make medicine. The lady told me to rest and work again."

The butler had something on his mind and didn't care about her, so he left after a few words of advice.

Cen Wu watched him walk away completely, the ashen look on his face disappeared immediately, and he turned to look awe-inspiringly at the empty courtyard behind him.

"Cen Wu?"

Xiao Sheng, who was dressed in black clothes, came out from behind the kitchen wall without a sound, and looked at her indifferently.

After Cen Wu saw his face clearly, there was a smile in his eyes, "You are always by her side, so if this disappears suddenly, you are not afraid of arousing He Mian's suspicion?"

"He will only know that I have left the Duke's mansion to handle business."

Xiao Sheng walked a few steps in front of her before stopping, "I'm in the bamboo garden, tell your young master."

Cen Wu's eyes showed ecstasy, and he asked in disbelief, "It's really—"

"Ah."

"Do you have proof?"

Xiao Sheng narrowed his cold eyes slightly, "You don't believe it?"

Cen Wu explained well, "Just make sure there are no traps. After all, you have never seen the princess before. What if you were deceived?"

As soon as Xiao Sheng mentioned it in his heart, he immediately realized that they had missed a fatal problem. Qin Guanyue, who had been living in Qin Tianjian, had never seen Princess Qing.

He left and replied, "I've seen the portrait."

"It turned out to be a portrait."

Cen Wu nodded suddenly, as if she believed it, but the next moment she suddenly threw the medicine bag in her hand towards Xiao Sheng, Xiao Sheng turned her head to avoid it, and her hand had already attacked his chest swiftly and violently.

Xiao Sheng dodged sideways, and at the same time his body was already close to her, and the short sword in his hand was also unsheathed, and the sharp blade silently wiped her neck.

Cen Wu dodged the fatal blow nimbly like a swimming dragon. The two of them met each other, separated quickly, and retreated quickly.

Chopped herbs were scattered all over the floor.

The two of them each occupied a corner of the backyard, their eyes were facing each other, and the killing intent in their eyes was still there.

"What do you mean?" Xiao Sheng opened his mouth first, with a calm expression on his face.

(End of this chapter)