She fell out after crying at the wrong grave

It gets dark early in the winter, and the darkness like thick ink covers the entire sky in a blink of an eye.

Because the villa is where the crime took place, no one is allowed to enter at night.

The Yuanzhou soldiers who were guarding the door previously and the Kezhou soldiers who were brought by Yun Cong later took turns at this time, with a guard post every three steps and a sentry every five steps, to ensure that no one broke in at all times.

Only three rooms were cleared out in the house.

Xu Tingzhou had a room of his own, and his two followers moved in with him. Ah-yi and Heng-chi each had a room.

When asked this question, the young marquis had a cold face and a bad tone.

"I always sleep alone and never share a room with anyone."

Xu Tingzhou had forgotten that the person investigating the case with him at this time was not the marching commander of the three routes of Kezhou, who was a first-rank official, but the spoiled young prince who had just inherited the title and grew up in a pile of wealth and luxury.

Xu Tingzhou was the only one with his entourage, so the task of cleaning the room fell on him.

Naturally, he didn't want to do this. Firstly, it would make him look like a lackey and neglect his duties. Secondly, everyone could take care of their own affairs and not have to bear extra responsibilities.

Sweeping the house and boiling water are small matters, but if you get dusty or the water is scalded, these are reasons to blame others and will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Xu Tingzhou had just been promoted and finally got a position beside Li Chongxuan. This time he wanted to make merit and secure his position. If it was because of such a small matter, it would definitely be a loss.

In the end, one had to bow his head under the eaves. Xu Tingzhou personally led people to clean up the house for the young marquis.

"Then I..." Ah'ao pointed at herself with a smile, thinking that since Hengzhi and I didn't live far from each other, could he just help me clean up?

Xu Tingzhou, with his sleeves still on, holding a rag in his hand, also gave a refined smile in return, "Master Zhang is in good hands and feet, it's not our turn to be relocated, right?"

After he finished speaking, the ribbon on his official hat fluttered in the wind, and the man disappeared from A's sight.

Ah-yi: ...

He should be a high-ranking official, pretending to be a Tongpan or something. Anyway, Xu Tingzhou didn't know the officials of Kezhou at all, so as long as he didn't pretend to be a governor, he would have to obey even if he found out.

You don’t have to clean it yourself.

Poor thing, my ankle is not swollen yet, and I will have to jump around for a while, A'an thought in the cold wind and rain.

When I turned around, I saw the young marquis leaning against the door like a pillar.

Now that everyone has left, there is no need for the two of them to pretend anymore.

"Young Marquis, why don't you go back to wash up and sleep..." Ah'ao took the opportunity to imitate him and lean against the pillar behind him, "Are you planning to stay and sleep with me?"

Look, what a random sentence.

The bright moon quietly climbed up to the top of the tree. The princess's mouth was curved and there were bright stars in her eyes.

The quiet glances interacted with each other, and immediately dispelled the solemn and strange atmosphere in the villa.

Heng Zhi was speechless for a long while before he said calmly, "I'm afraid the princess won't like me sleeping with you, so I'll make the bed for you first."

After that, he stretched out his arms as usual, "Do you want to hug me or help me?"

Ah'ao bit the soft flesh beside her lips and tilted her head to think about it.

"Help me, Master Heng."

Hengzhi lowered his head and smiled.

Hidden in the dim sky, the half of the face behind the hair was puffed up, and the smile was very obvious.

Ah-yi didn't think there was anything funny about this title. It was an autopsy, so what if we were all adults? Would it make him look better than calling him Young Marquis?

He took out a lighter from his bosom and blew it up, then lit the candle on the table. Then he went around and lit up the other candlesticks, and the whole room was lit up.

Ah'ao sat at the table, felt the teapot and found it was warm, then poured two cups of water in front of her.

The young marquis said nothing and started to make the bed skillfully.

"I didn't know you could do this?" Ah'ao was bored, so she watched him move and asked.

"When I was a teenager, I sneaked into the military camp and followed the army to war. Of course I would."

Looking at the way he put the quilt on the bed and spread it out neatly, you could tell that what he said was of course true.

Ah-yi also knew how to do basic chores. When she lived in the Shangshu Mansion, although Madam Cui did not spoil her, she was never allowed to do things like making the bed or cleaning.

Since I left the capital and became a single person, I had to learn everything. If I didn't know something, I had to learn it quickly. It was also since I met Hengzhi that the tension in my heart began to loosen, and I became much more tired.

Look, he has already begun to boldly direct the young marquis to do his work.

"Is this how the bed curtains are set up?"

Heng Zhi was just throwing the gauze in his hand onto the bed beam and hanging it up. Hearing this, he couldn't help but sneer, "I won't be like you and let it collapse."

The mockery in his words was about the night when Ah-yi was first taken to the private residence.

Yunli led Ah-yi into a large courtyard. The main room had a main hall. Walking in, the two sides were empty except for a lot of wooden shelves. Walking further to the back, they saw the bed behind the screen.

Maybe it was just cleaned up, the screen had not been unfolded yet, and the bed curtains were placed on the table without being hung up.

Ah-yi stood at the door and pinched her face. This place was better than any other place she had lived in in the past few months. When she had no money and had to hide from pursuers, she even slept in a straw hut.

It is true that misfortune often brings blessings, and blessings often bring misfortune. Since Hengzhi insists on keeping her, she will eat and stay with him for a few days, and then talk to him when he gets tired of it.

After groping her way into the dormitory in the dark and stretching her body a little, Ah'ao began to unbutton her dress which had been penetrated by the cold wind.

The footsteps behind her were heard when Ah-yi was untying the last strap. She turned around and found that it was Heng-chi who rushed in.

Ah's anger, which had finally subsided, began to rise again. She's just sleeping, she can't run away! After tying up the horse, are you going to tie her to the bed now?
It was strange that the lights were not on. Hengzhi saw that she was stunned for a moment, and then she quickly opened the screen in front of her.

He had just expanded his house, and before he had time to properly display and furnish it, he had been busy with the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion for a long time. He originally brought Ah-yi here because he was afraid that the Marquis' Mansion in the city would be too conspicuous. Unexpectedly, Yunli, the little girl, either on purpose or because she didn't know the way here for the first time, actually led her into his room.

Fortunately, there was no one around, otherwise the misunderstanding would have been bigger.

Although Hengzhi was a wild man, he had been in the camp for a long time and didn't like being bound by rules, but he didn't want to be like his father, who was notorious for his debauchery. This sudden incident also made him panic.

"I will deduct all of Yunli's monthly salary tomorrow."

Ah-yi was busy tying her clothes behind the screen. When she heard the low complaint, she couldn't help laughing. She blew out a lighter, lit the candle on the table and carried it out.

Hengzhi stood with his hands in his pockets.

The girl stood behind the candlelight with her long hair loose and her sleeves rolled up, her eyes sparkling. Her dress was very plain, made of the most ordinary cotton, but it fit her perfectly.

A pearl covered in dust, nothing more than this.

After looking for a few times, Hengzhi looked away and said slowly, "This is a new house. There is no other place to live. Princess, please stay here for one night." After that, he went straight to the inner room, opened the cabinet, took out a few quilts, and spread them out on the ground.

"You sleep here?" A'ao widened her eyes.

The man in front of her stopped what he was doing, half-spread out the quilt, and half-knelt to answer her, "This is my bedroom, I'll lend it to you for one night. Yunli lives in the back of the courtyard, if you're not afraid of the dark, you can go there by yourself."

Not only did they gallop for half a day, they also fought for half a day, and they also buried Laozi on the way. Hengzhi was exhausted after a day, and he was too lazy to deal with it anymore.

Ah'ao naturally minded living with a strange man, and seeing that Hengzhi had no intention of continuing to pay attention to her, she fumbled around and spread the entire large bed curtain herself.

The next morning, the night watchman had not yet woken up, and the autumn frost was still hanging on the branches and leaves. Yun Cheng stopped at the door with a chill on his body and knocked twice steadily.

Hengzhi opened his eyes in the dim light.

He had been a light sleeper in the camp for a long time, and when he heard the sound, he turned over lightly and looked back at the center.

It would have been better if I hadn't looked at it, but once I did, I almost laughed out loud.

The princess' efforts last night were so intense that the bed curtains almost collapsed.

It seemed that it couldn't tell the front and back or the length, it was just put together. The two sides were long and hung to the ground, while the front was short. Even when it was closed, the face of the girl curled up in the pillow could be vaguely seen.

After he had finished describing the scene in a hurry, Hengzhi had just hung up the gauze and walked away to see the effect.

"You're talking nonsense. How can my level be that bad?" Ah'ao frowned, expressing doubts about this statement.

Well, it’s much more neatly matched than hers.

Hengzhi came over, without even lowering his eyes, and picked up a cup. The water was still warm, just right for drinking in one gulp to quench thirst, "Let's not talk about this for now, don't sleep too deeply tonight."

Why? Ah-yi was puzzled, "Your bed curtain will also collapse?"

Hengzhi: ...

He was choked all of a sudden. Hengzhi looked at A'an for a long time without saying anything.

"Isn't it? Then do you want to sleep with me?" Ah'ao felt like a fool being watched by Hengzhi, so she couldn't help but retort to him a few words.

"Stop messing around." Heng Qi sat down next to him, holding the teacup in his hand. "Seriously, Xu Tingzhou is somewhat suspicious of you and will most likely come to interrogate you tonight."

"Interrogation?" Ah-yi was obviously a little surprised by the wording. "Didn't I deliberately ask Yunli to draw me ugly, and I also suppressed my voice, so why did he say he was suspicious?"

Hengzhi showed no emotion and spoke in a calm tone, "Xu Tingzhou has been staring at your waist."

Oh, that's right.

"Then how do you know?"

"..."

A'an didn't ask any more questions because she was really afraid of annoying him and if something really happened at night she wouldn't be able to find anyone.

Compared to Xu Tingzhou, Ah-yi clearly believed in Heng-chi more. They had always been tied to the same string, so there was no need for Heng-chi to deceive her with such a thing.

"Excuse me, how can I be more alert at this moment?"

The thirsty eyes fell on Hengzhi's eyes, but they could be seen as lively as the water breaking through the ice. The serious look also made him see a little bit of unseriousness.

However, that night, Xu Tingzhou really came to the door.

Maybe it was because it was not yet midnight and it was so quiet.

Ah-yi had something on her mind, so she had been sleeping lightly. When she heard a slight noise at the door, she opened her eyes instantly.

It was just past the fifteenth day and the moonlight was very bright, shining clearly on the area in front of the door where there was no shadow of any trees.

Xu Tingzhou's figure appeared behind the door.

He knocked twice at first, but Ah'ao lay there without moving.

Perhaps he thought the man was fast asleep, so he took out a dagger, poked it gently into the crack of the door, pushed upwards, and slowly lifted the bolt.

Ah'ao watched him complete the procedure soberly, then tiptoed to open the door.

What Hengzhi said was indeed correct.

People slowly approached.

A gust of wind blew through the gauze curtain as the fingers pushed it aside, and the moonlight came in freely.

"Isn't this Lord Xu? Did he go to the wrong door in the middle of the night?"

(End of this chapter)