Chapter 50 I climbed back over the wall.
Liu Huixiang, who had been daydreaming, quickly calmed down. She roughly guessed the reason why Su Xian didn't move.
yes!
Maybe Zhang Cuihua was hiding outside the door and eavesdropping.
The faint sounds of the door opening and closing just now were most likely caused by her on purpose...
As time passed, Liu Huixiang's mind began to wander again. As an inexperienced woman, shyness gradually took over.
Su Xian had his head buried in the quilt for a long time. Finally, he couldn't hold it anymore, so he stuck his head out and took a deep breath of fresh air.
After a while, a faint snoring sound came from next door!
Liu Huixiang was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was Zhang Cuihua's snoring!
In the past, she had experienced so many sleepless nights, and Zhang Cuihua’s snoring had always accompanied her. It was so familiar... In other words , Zhang Cuihua had already returned to her room.
The snoring became louder, and Su Xian should have heard it too.
But after waiting for a while, Su didn't loosen her waist, and still held her tightly...
"Mr. Su... haven't you hugged me enough?" Liu Huixiang suddenly said softly.
There was resistance, indifference, shame and anger in his tone, which kept people at a distance.
She didn't actually want this to happen, but somehow, once the words came out of her mouth, it became like that.
Maybe, perhaps, this is the tone a widow like her should use.
Su Xian silently let go of his hand without saying anything.
Liu Huixiang felt lost, ashamed and angry. She threw off the quilt and got up without putting on her shoes. She quickly ran to the door and found that the long bolt was only broken in half. She could lock the door by pulling it forward.
"call!"
After fastening the bolt again, Liu Huixiang breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he groped in the dark to find a tinder, lit the oil lamp on the table, and the room suddenly became bright.
There was a rustling sound coming from the embroidered couch, and I guessed that Su Xian had also gotten out of bed.
Liu Huixiang looked back and saw Su Xian bowing and whispering, "Madam Liu, tonight was actually a misunderstanding... This matter is complicated."
"But no matter what, it is my fault for breaking into the lady's boudoir. I must give an explanation for what happened tonight!"
Liu Huixiang was stunned for a moment, and the shame and anger in her heart gradually dissipated.
Then he asked with a hint of expectation: "What do you want to tell me?"
Su Xian kept bowing and said, "It's a bit chaotic tonight, and it's getting late. Madam go to bed early, and let me think about it for a few days so that I can be thorough."
Liu Huixiang hesitated for a while, and finally nodded and said, "Okay!"
After thinking for a while, he said, "Mr. Su, come with me. I will take you downstairs and out."
"No need, I can just climb back from...the wall."
What?
A big question mark popped up in Liu Huixiang's head.
Before I could react, I saw Su Xian walk to the wall, climb up the closet by stepping on the small wooden table, and then crawl into the flat roof...
It was at this time that Liu Huixiang discovered that two pieces of the roof planks had been moved away.
She walked over curiously and looked up. She could see the wooden beams and a small hole in the wall that was only big enough for one person to pass through.
Liu Huixiang was stunned, and couldn't help but think of the tinkling sound she heard today...
"Madam Liu, please rest early. I will... crawl back first." Su Xian bowed on the plank, then, in front of Liu Huixiang's stunned gaze, he went into the cave and disappeared.
Lights out.
Lie back on the couch.
Liu Huixiang tossed and turned, unable to sleep. The scene just now kept replaying in front of her eyes, and the feeling of Su Xian's arms around her waist lingered for a long time.
The cold shower I took tonight was really in vain.
next door.
After Su Xian landed, he gulped down two large cups of warm water and let out a long sigh of relief.
"Let's put aside Madam Liu's matter for now. Anyway, how could I have gone in the wrong direction? I actually chiseled the wrong wall?"
Su Xian carried an oil lamp and walked out of the bedroom at night, passed the study next to it, and came to an empty room next to the study.
Compared with Liu Huixiang's house, Su Xian's house is much more shabby. There are only three rooms on the second floor: a bedroom, a study, and an idle room.
The unused house was originally the bedroom of Su Xian's parents. Later, both of them passed away and the house was left vacant...
When I pushed open the door, I saw some miscellaneous items piled inside, the floor was covered with dust, and there were many spider webs on the walls.
"This room needs to be cleaned sometime."
He muttered, walked to the blue brick wall and looked up.
Through the broken plank, you can see a hole blocked by blue bricks on the original wooden beam, the color of which is obviously different from the surrounding walls.
"It should be here." Su Xian nodded.
It was very late tonight. Su Xian washed his face with water, returned to the bedroom, lay down on the bed and went to sleep.
He had another sweet dream tonight.
In the dream, a beautiful lady who looked like Madam Liu was flirting with him, and then they had a fierce collision...
wipe!
Su Xian woke up in the middle of the night and his dream was interrupted.
He frowned and got up to change his pants.
…
The next day.
Hebei Road, Weizhou.
Weizhou is located in the southwest of Hebei Road.
It is the county closest to the sacred capital Luoyang.
Early in the morning.
The governor of Weizhou led the officials of Xinxiang County and went thirty miles out of the city to welcome Princess Lanling's guard of honor.
A few days ago, Princess Lanling set out from the sacred capital Luoyang with a group of officials and attendants, and will finally arrive in Hebei Province today.
Princess Lanling was accompanied by an army of 100,000 soldiers, who guarded her from all sides . The group was so large that it stretched for dozens of miles and was a spectacular sight.
On the official road, the governor, county magistrate and others who had been waiting for a long time finally welcomed the guard of honor.
But one could see flags waving and canopies filling the sky, with servants holding official plates in front, on which were written Princess Lanling's various identities, such as "Princess Lanling", "Minister Zuo Pushe", "Hebei Road Marching Commander", "Hebei Road Demotion Envoy", etc.
Then came the soldiers in distinctive armor, some holding red-tasseled spears, some with standard broadswords at their waists, looking very majestic.
Next came the servants dressed in silk, the maids in luxurious chest-length skirts, and the officials from the princess's mansion who accompanied her.
The large number of people, the length of the team, and the luxurious attire of the attendants left the Weizhou governor and the Xinxiang county magistrate astonished.
Finally, a large sedan chair carried by sixteen people appeared. The bearers were strong and muscular. The wood of the sedan chair was painted red and decorated with various gold and silver ornaments, making it extremely gorgeous.
The sedan was made of luxurious silk and embroidered with patterns of flowers, birds, fish and insects. Tassels strung with pearls and gems hung from the roof, swaying from side to side as the sedan moved forward.
The ultimate in luxury!
The governor of Weizhou and the magistrate of Xinxiang County hurried forward to pay their respects, but were stopped in front of the official title plaque.
They were also driven to the side of the road by the accompanying soldiers, but the honor guard did not slow down.
As the governor and the county magistrate were stunned, a female official wearing a special dress between men's and women's clothing rode up on horseback, raised her chin high, and said:
"The princess has ordered that Governor Zhang and Magistrate Liu return to the city immediately and be prepared to be inspected. If any problems are found, the princess will not tolerate them. You will take care of yourself!"
After saying this, the female official rode away on her horse.
The governor and the county magistrate looked at each other, horrified, and hurried back to the city...
