The next day, Hua Yuxi and Lan Qiao said goodbye to Ling Yufei and returned to the capital through the secret passage.

It was already noon when we returned to Xiang Mansion. Xiang Yixuan ordered someone to prepare a table of wine and food for the two of them.

Lan Feng also surrounded Lan Qiao asking questions, asking about the whole story of their business.

"I didn't expect you guys to spend the night in Yaolu." He arched Lan Qiao's waist with his elbow with a wicked smile, "Why don't you take advantage of such a good opportunity, the meat is already in your mouth?

"

"Little brat." Lan Qiao glared at him and said, "What do you know?"

Hua Yuxi heard their conversation from a distance, and her pretty face couldn't help but heat up again.

After the meal, Lan Qiao found an opportunity when no one was around and said to Hua Yuxi, "Tonight, I want to try Hua'er's cooking skills."

Since the master had given orders, Hua Yuxi, as a slave, had no choice but to obey. She spent the entire afternoon preparing for this, including instructing the Lu sisters to go shopping for ingredients, and then personally handle the ingredients, wash, pickle, and cut the vegetables.

Cut the meat and pre-cook the stock.

Baihua stuffed tofu, diced lion head, osmanthus glutinous rice and lotus root, braised crucian carp soup, and a few home-cooked side dishes, they may seem ordinary, but they are also unique. She originally thought that these three dishes and one soup were made for Lan Qiao and Lan Feng

Enjoying it with Ben Yali, but unexpectedly, Lan Qiao went to the banquet alone.

There were exquisite dishes on the table, and Hua Yuxi sat shyly on the side. The atmosphere seemed ambiguous and strange, like a newlywed wife cooking for the first time, waiting for her husband's judgment.

Lan Qiao seemed to be in a good mood. While he was eating and drinking, he also joked with Hua Yuxi. The latter pinched the corner of his clothes in embarrassment, nervous and shy, and could hardly resist Lan Qiao's teasing.

Once a person lives in a girl's heart, it is not that easy to drive him out.

Especially at the end, when Lan Qiao drank the last drop of fish soup in the bowl, he leaned into Hua Yuxi's ear and said mysteriously: "Don't rush to bed tonight, I'll come find you later."

This sentence seemed to have a special magic power, making Hua Yuxi's mind go blank, and her cheeks turned red quickly, making it almost difficult to breathe.

"Young Master wants to..." She was too embarrassed to say the next words.

"Wait for me." Lan Qiao laughed and opened the door nonchalantly.

Hua Yuxi was not an innocent girl, so she naturally knew what Lan Qiao meant when he said he would come to her at night. Thinking of what was about to happen, her restless heart beat faster and faster, making her almost dizzy.

After taking several deep breaths, Hua Yuxi calmed down a little and asked the Lu sisters to boil hot water and prepare to take a bath.

She washed herself very carefully, lit some incense after she got out of the bath, and then looked at herself in the mirror again and again, as if she still thought it was a fly in the ointment, she put on a little more rouge.

What a charming and charming beauty.

She looked at the person in the mirror who could no longer find any flaws, sometimes smiling slightly, sometimes pretending to be coquettish, and just as she was thinking about what else she could do, she heard a slight knock on the door.

Hua Yuxi was excited because she didn't want Lan Qiao to see her silly look in front of the mirror. She quickly ran to the bedside, sat up in what she thought was the most elegant posture, and said softly: "Sir, please come in."

The door was pushed open, and Lan Qiao, dressed in casual clothes, walked in leisurely. After entering, he didn't forget to lock the door bolt with his backhand: "It smells so good."

After witnessing this detail, Hua Yuxi's heart beat violently again, and she finished her sentence. It seemed that she was "doomed" tonight.

Although she knew what was about to happen, Hua Yuxi still twisted her delicate body slightly while pretending to be puzzled: "Young master came to the slave family, what's the matter?"

Lan Qiao looked at her lovely eyes and affectionate eyebrows, and he knew that she was thinking something wrong: "Guess what, Hua'er?"

"I don't want to guess." Hua Yuxi bit her lips and said angrily, "Young Master is dead."

"I came to you, so naturally I have something to ask of you." Lan Qiao said with a smile, "I didn't get anything from my last visit to Wei Guogong's mansion. I also want to visit Liu Jing's mansion tonight. So I'd like to trouble Hua'er to draw another picture of Liu.

Give me the map of Jing's mansion."

Hua Yuxi didn't expect that Lan Qiao came here for this matter. She was startled and said, "Young master, you still want to take risks?"

"Yes, after all, today is the ninth day since I arrived in Beijing, and Xiao Shu's whereabouts have not been found yet." Lan Qiao sighed, "Since I promised Mr. Hongyi, I must do my best. I plan to make a night visit tonight.

If we still can't find anyone at Liu Jing's residence, we may have to go to the palace to have a look on the last night tomorrow."

"Are you crazy?" Hua Yuxi asked anxiously, "In the past two days, we have gone out of the city and entered the city. The patrols on the streets have obviously become stricter, and there are countless open posts and hidden sentries everywhere. The young master has to commit a crime at this time.

Taking risks is tantamount to throwing yourself into a trap."

"I also know the danger, so you don't have to follow me this time, I can just go by myself." Lan Qiao said with a bitter smile, "If I really encounter any danger and cannot come back, you can take Lan Feng and the others out of the city."

"No, I will never agree to this matter." Hua Yuxi shook her head firmly and said, "Perhaps our Yaolu group has brought back the young master's memories of Miss Li, but doing something even though you know it is impossible is stupid.

"

"I just asked you to draw a picture." Lan Qiao said with a straight face, "You don't listen to the master of the family anymore?"

"Whenever I contradict the young master, I will let him beat me, scold me and punish me, and I will never dare to complain." Hua Yuxi said without hesitation, "But if I want to draw a picture, I will also not dare to put pen to paper."

"Maybe we are only one step away from finding Xiao Shu, so you can help me." Lan Qiao persuaded softly.

Hua Yuxi still refused: "No, even if the young master finds Liu Jing, there is no way he can find Xiao Shu."

Lan Qiao asked: "Why?"

"No reason." Hua Yuxi turned away angrily.

"Look at me!" Listening to Lan Qiao's tone, which seemed angry, Hua Yuxi had to turn back and look at him.

"You just said you could let me beat, scold and punish you?"

"yes."

"Don't regret it." Lan Qiao sneered, and suddenly struck out like the wind, touching several large acupoints all over Hua Yuxi's body. The latter only felt a numbness in her limbs, and fell weakly on the bed.

"What do you want to do?" Hua Yuxi was shocked, ashamed and afraid, and did not dare to look directly into Lan Qiao's eyes.

Lan Qiao ignored her, and just lowered the bed curtain for her, letting her fall into the darkness with only weak light left.

Hua Yuxi couldn't move, but she heard various sounds of rummaging through boxes and cabinets from outside the bed curtain, and couldn't help but trembled: "What are you looking for, Master?"

Hearing that Lan Qiao still didn't answer, and there seemed to be the sound of bottles and jars clattering outside the bed curtain, she raised her voice and called again: "Master, if you want anything, you can tell me. I will tell you where it is. My family."

There may be poison in the medicine bottle, sir, please don't mess around."

The bed curtain was thrown open, and Lan Qiao returned to Hua Yuxi's bed with a livid face.

"Sir, you..." Hua Yuxi caught a glimpse of the dark brown porcelain bottle in his hand, her words suddenly stopped, and her face instantly turned extremely pale.

Tears of grievance and unwillingness blurred his vision.
Chapter completed!