Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 76 Bad intentions
Yan Ciwan put the blade back into the ring, removed the copper lock, and gently pushed open the door.

The study was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.

Only three sparks were faintly visible in the darkness.

Yan Ciwan closed the door, took out a lighter from her bosom, blew it up, and walked forward in the faint light of the fire.

The layout of the study is very ordinary. The entire left wall is covered with bookshelves, which are filled with books and scrolls. There is a closed window on the right, and next to it are tables, chairs, desks, and wooden shelves for reading books.

She casually flipped through a few books. Some were calligraphy classics, some were rare historical books, and some were collections of classics. They were all normal collections of books and there was nothing wrong with them.

Yan Ci Wan finally set his sights on the three sparks. It turned out that they were three incense sticks inserted in the incense burner.

A faint fragrance lingered around her nose, making her frown.

There's something wrong with this scent!

She looked at the tightly closed doors and windows, thought for a moment, and had an idea in her mind.

She reached out and pulled out the incense sticks, inserted them upside down into the incense burner, and the fragrance became fainter.

Behind the incense burner, there is a Buddha statue carved from white jade.

Yan Ciwan didn't expect that Qi Songsheng actually believed in Buddhism.

On the wall behind the incense table, there is a large painting of Buddha Tathagata meditating.

She reached out and pushed aside the calligraphy and paintings, knocked on the wall, and found that the wall was hollow.

There should be a secret room behind this.

Yan Ci Wan pushed hard but found that it wouldn't move. It seemed that he had to find a mechanism.

She held the fire stick and searched carefully beside the incense table, but found nothing.

The mechanism here is hidden too deeply.

No wonder the internal guards came back empty handed.

Seeing that the tinder was almost burned out, Yan Ciwan hesitated whether to continue searching or leave first.

She suddenly heard some noise outside, and immediately blew out the few remaining firewood sticks, walked quickly to the door, and reached out to pull the door, but it wouldn't open no matter what.

She looked out through the crack in the door and found that it was locked!
The previous lock had already been pried open by her, so how could another lock appear?

Yan Ciwan felt nervous, it seemed that someone had discovered her.

The man locked the door on purpose, hoping to trap her here.

Yan Ci is not in a hurry if he is late.

Without hesitation, she turned back to the incense table, pulled out the three incense sticks, relit them, and put them back into the incense burner.

Then she covered her head, pretended to be dizzy, and staggered towards the window, but after taking two steps she fell to the ground with a dull thud.

The person outside the door heard the sound, immediately opened the lock and pushed the door open.

A man walked up to Yan Ciwan.

Yan Ciwan lay motionless on the ground with his eyes half open.

With the help of the dim moonlight, she could clearly see the face of the person in front of her. It was Qi Ming.

Qi Ming must have drunk a lot of wine, and he reeked of alcohol.

He bent his knees and squatted down, gently stroking Yan Ci Wan's cheek with his fingers, his tone full of malice.

"I knew you had no good intentions in coming to the Governor's Mansion. Sure enough, I caught you, Ning Ci."

……

In the banquet hall of Caiquetai, the dancers had already retreated, and the maids brought in many calligraphy and paintings.

In front of many guests, they unfolded the calligraphy and paintings one by one for everyone to appreciate.

Among these calligraphy and paintings, a large part of them were created by the prime minister of the current dynasty, Xiao Wenyi, and Xiao Wang was Xiao Wenyi's grandson. Qi Songsheng enthusiastically invited Xiao Wang to help him identify the authenticity.

Xiao Wang was a little absent-minded.

Qi Ming suddenly left the table just now and has not returned yet. Xiao Wang felt uneasy. He didn't know where Yan Ciwan was at this moment. Would he run into Qi Ming?
Si Buping, who was sitting at the top, also noticed this.

He asked directly: "Just now your son said he wanted to toast me, but the wine is almost finished, why hasn't your son come back yet?"

Qi Songsheng explained with a smile: "Mr. He just came to see my son. Mr. He is my son's teacher. They must have something to discuss. I'll ask someone to hurry up."

Xiao Wang sighed: "To be able to be a teacher to the son of the envoy's family, Mr. He must be very knowledgeable. It would be great if we could meet and learn from him."

"Mr. He is knowledgeable and talented, but he is definitely far inferior to Xiao Liulang."

Xiao Wang asked again: "Why didn't Mr. He come to enjoy the moon with us today?"

"Mr. He is a quiet person and doesn't like to be in crowded places. I originally invited him today, but he declined. But it doesn't matter. There is a long time to come. I will invite Xiao Liulang to be my guest another day and introduce you two to each other then."

Xiao Wang agreed with a smile on his face, but he felt more and more uneasy in his heart.

After all the calligraphy and paintings were appreciated, Qi Songsheng asked everyone to move outside to the courtyard to admire the moon.

Xiao Wang left the table temporarily, saying that he felt dizzy and wanted to take a rest.

At the same time, two internal guards also left Caiquetai quietly.

……

Yan Ciwan closed her eyes, but her mind was still clear. She heard Qi Ming talking to someone.

"Mr. He, just leave this to me, you can go back first."

"it is good."

Although it was just a simple word, Yan Ci Wan suddenly remembered that at the birthday party of the wife of the governor of Xizhou, the jeweler who called himself He Chunzhuo held a box full of jewels and respectfully presented it to Yan Ci Wan and her mother.

The voice of He Chunzhuo in my memory merged into one with Mr. He at this moment.

Yan Ci Wan really wanted to open her eyes and take a look, but reason told her that doing so would most likely alert the other party and she could not take the risk, so she could only suppress her strong curiosity and continued to close her eyes and pretend to be unconscious.

After Mr. He left, the study door was closed.

After a burst of giggling sounds, Yan Ciwan's hands were tied behind her back with hemp rope, her legs were also tied, a cloth ball was stuffed in her mouth, and her eyes were covered with a black cloth.

She didn't move from beginning to end, as if she had completely lost consciousness.

Not knowing what Qi Ming did, Yan Ciwan heard a slight sound and she guessed that the secret door of the secret room was opened.

Then she was picked up by someone.

The person holding her had a strong smell of alcohol on him. The smell of that wine was very special. Yan Ciwan had smelled the same smell of alcohol in Xueyue Tower before. It was the smell of Yu Fuchun.

She was thrown to the ground.

Her shoulder hit the ground and it hurt, but she didn't even raise an eyebrow.

A moment later, a glass of cold water was thrown on her face.

She was so stimulated that she shuddered and seemed to wake up all of a sudden. She began to struggle desperately, but her hands and feet were tied tightly. She could not break free and could only let out helpless and frightened whimpers from her throat.

She heard a chorus of laughter.

He seems very happy.

Yan Ciwan felt someone pinching her chin, and the other person leaned close to her ear, calling her name in a greasy and disgusting tone.

"Ning Ci, didn't you laugh at me for being incapable? Tonight I will let you experience for yourself whether I can do it or not."

　Qi Ming: I caught you. I'm so happy. Hehehe

　　Yan Ciwan: You are happy too early

　　
　
(End of this chapter)