Chapter 3 Dream

Xiaolian watched the girl silently pull the thin quilt to cover her body, but her feet did not move.

"Why are you pretending to be my girl?" She took a step forward, stepping on the wet ground with her embroidered shoes without noticing.

Xin You raised his eyes, his eyes calm: "I didn't. I said at that time, I don't know you, you have mistaken the person."

Xiaolian's eyebrows were raised, a little annoyed: "Then why did you follow us again?"

Xin You looked at her with a mocking look on her face: "Can I resist?"

Xiaolian couldn't help but hesitate when she thought of the scene at that time.

At that time, this girl was forcibly brought back by the second master.

After a while of silence, Xiaolian bit her lip and said, "Have a rest for the night, and then come with me and explain everything to the old lady early tomorrow morning."

As the night deepened, the sound of insects came through the Ruyi window lattice, clear and continuous. Xin You looked at Xiaolian and was sure that she was a maid who was loyal to her master and had a good heart.

She wanted to have a good talk.

Xin You lowered her eyes: "I just borrowed Miss Kou's identity, why is my name so important?"

Xiaolian turned pale and thought of the girl's wet nurse, Aunt Fang. When she came to Beijing with her, she made a mistake and was sent to Zhuangzi. She and the girl never met again.

Xin You hugged the quilt tighter and said in a cold tone: "If they don't believe it, I'm afraid they won't be able to keep you by Miss Kou's side."

There was a difference, but not big. At least, although she heard some differences, she thought it was because of the girl's physical discomfort. As for the old lady and others, it was probably more difficult to detect it than she had been with the girl day and night.

What better cover than to be another person?

Xin You looked at Xiaolian steadily and asked word by word: "Are you sure they hope your girl is still alive?"

Compared with Xiaolian's horror, the girl under the candlelight seemed extraordinarily calm: "Three girls from the Shaoqing Mansion climbed the mountain with Miss Kou, and only Miss Kou slipped and fell off the cliff. Even if it is just a small chance that it is not an accident, it is still worth a lot of time."

Think about it. What do you think?"

Because of the reenactment, she noticed more details, such as Xiaolian's clothes. In the picture, she only saw Xiaolian's upper body. There were white velvet flowers in Xiaolian's hair, and her clothes were all white.

Xiaolian's heart suddenly became quiet for no reason: "What deal?"

Xin You twitched the corners of her lips and revealed a faint smile: "Do you think they will believe it?"

Although Xin You had slept today, she soon felt sleepy and fell into sleep.

Thunder was rolling outside the window and it was raining.

It was not a precognitive dream, but the images I saw during the day were too profound and reappeared in the dream.

In the dream, a pair of hands had veins bulging due to exertion, and the soft pillow embroidered with orchids moved away, revealing Xiaolian's face that had expired.

Xiaolian unconsciously opened her eyes wide and stared at that familiar face.

Xiaolian looked relaxed and asked: "I wonder what I call the girl?"

It turns out that Xiaolian hasn't slept all this time.

"How about making a deal?" The girl leaned against the bedside with a plain brocade quilt, her expression calm.

Xin You curled her lips, obviously smiling, but it made people feel bitter: "I came to Beijing alone, and I just need a place to stay. Until I find Miss Kou, just let me stay here temporarily."

"There is also a difference between your voice and my girl's voice——" Xiaolian's voice dropped.

"When I get well, I will accompany you to find Miss Kou on the pretext of visiting Grandpa Wang. Then whenever I find your girl, I will cooperate with her to quietly change her identity."

Xiaolian's expression kept changing, she pursed her lips and made her decision: "If...if my girl is no longer here, you can continue to live as a girl, but I have a condition."

If the old lady didn't believe her, she would definitely think that she was suffering from hysteria, and her fate would probably be worse than that of Aunt Fang. And once something happened to her, and the fake girl was in the house, who would know about the girl?

"If they believe it—" Xin You paused.

She didn't know who the murderer of her mother was. To pursue the murderer and seek revenge in this unfamiliar capital city, she needed a safe identity rather than a place to stay.

Xiaolian couldn't help but nod.

Xinyou nodded: "Okay."

There was a loud noise, and Xin You suddenly opened his eyes and sat up.

Summer showers always come so unexpectedly. The rain beats rapidly on the window lattice. Xin You listened intently and faintly heard the sound of suppressed sobs.

This is naturally safer than making a fuss now with unknown results.

It had just entered May, but the night was a bit sultry. Suddenly, a chill hit her shoulders. Xin You was stunned for a moment before she realized that those were Xiaolian's tears.

Xin You nodded and said softly: "Thank you very much."

"My maid is resting outside. If you have anything to do, just ask me." Xiaolian extinguished the candle and walked out quietly.

If she is the only maid left, let alone conducting secret investigations, whether she can stay in Shaoqing's mansion is all a matter of the master's words. This girl wants to establish herself as a girl for the time being, so why doesn't she need a "girl" by her side?

There are so many people in Shaoqing's residence, and the only real outsiders are Kou Qingqing's master and servant. Once suspicions arise, they will grow like grass after the rain.

Xin You glanced at the door and thought of the dream just now.

"It should be." Xiaolian walked to the door and asked the little maid to change a basin of hot water, wring out the hand towel and wipe Xinyou's body.

Yes, obviously four girls were hiking together, why was it that only her girl fell off the cliff? Was it really the girl who was unlucky?

At this time, if I look closely, I can see that this girl has slightly different facial features and facial features from my own girl. It's just that I was too excited to find someone during the day, and there was a difference between her disheveled hair and no make-up and her well-dressed one, so I didn't think much about it.

After brushing her body and putting on the middle coat that Miss Kou had not yet worn, Xin You suddenly felt much refreshed.

Xiaolian was silent for a moment, then knelt down and said, "Girl, please continue to wipe your body."

"Impossible, my girl is the old lady's only granddaughter, and the old lady loves her very much. The old lady also said that she would be betrothed to the eldest son, and they would marry her..." Xiaolian subconsciously retorted, but her face became more and more complex.

Ugly.

"Then what do you want?" Xiaolian asked with concern.

The color on Xiaolian's face instantly faded away: "You, what do you mean?"

Think about it calmly, what are the chances of a girl surviving after falling from such a high cliff?

With tears in her eyes, Xiaolian choked and said, "Please help me check whether my girl's fall from the cliff was an accident!"

"Of course -" Xiaolian blurted out, but looking at the face that was almost exactly the same as her own girl, she couldn't continue.

Seeing that Xin You didn't speak, Xiaolian hesitated for a moment and stamped her feet: "Forget it, I'll tell you when you get well!"

For example - Xin You's eyes moved down and landed on the soft pillow at the head of the bed.

The soft pillow was still stained with her body temperature and had traces of her pillowing on it. A corner of the apricot satin pillow cover had a faint orchid leaf blooming.

It turns out to be this pillow.

Xinyou reached out and picked up the soft pillow embroidered with orchids.
Chapter completed!