"Huh, I'm confused," Jin Yan said in a slightly arrogant tone, "I originally wanted to remind you not to wear this to bed, but you actually kicked me out last night. What a bad luck."
Qiao Qixin shrugged indifferently.
She came to the basin that Shuan Zi had just brought and washed her face with the still misty water.
Phew—much more awake.
Qiao Qixin thought.
"When will the carriage come?" Qiao Qixin wiped the excess water on her face with a towel.
"There's probably still time for two sticks of incense." Jin Yan thought for a while.
Qiao Qixin pursed her lips, "Then you can't call me later? You started making trouble before I even woke up."
"Isn't that why I want to give you time to have breakfast?" Jin Yan said, "Why, I told you to get up and I made a mistake?" She put her hands on her hips and made a dissatisfied expression.
"No, you shouted right." Qiao Qixin was very perfunctory.
Jin Yan gave a proud "hum" and then called to Qiao Qixin, "Come down after washing up. Leave the basin for the stopper."
Qiao Qixin nodded, put the towel on the edge of the basin and followed Jin Yan downstairs.
"Num, this is all prepared for you. Eat whatever you want, don't be polite to me." Jin Yan said boldly.
Qiao Qixin sat down at the table, picked up her chopsticks and was about to start using them, when she heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and the next second, the closed door of Fusheng Inn was pushed open.
"Sister Jinyan!" A young girl rushed into the inn, her voice anxious, "What happened? Why was Li's house raided when I came here overnight? Is brother Liu Zhan okay? I just went to Li's house to ask, and they said Liu Zhan stayed overnight
Not back yet!”
Qiao Qixin stuffed a small steamed bun into her mouth, then raised her head to look at the person.
Lin Mo Qiao Qixin raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"Hey, Xiao Mo." Jin Yan showed her signature charming smile on her face, and walked towards Lin Mo with a smile, "Look, you're here at the right time. Let's go out for a walk with sister. Sister will tell you slowly.
"
As Jin Yan said this, she was about to leave Lin Mo and go out. At the same time, her hands were still waving wildly behind her back, seeming to signal Qiao Qixin to walk quickly.
In fact, even if Jin Yan didn't say anything, Qiao Qixin would still want to hide, because when she was in the Li Mansion, she was brought into the "Ladies' Night Chat" by Li Zhirou, and one of them was Lin Mo.
If she didn't hide, Lin Mo would probably tell her out.
Qiao Qixin bent down and hid her upper body under the table.
"Eh? Sister Jinyan, why are you suddenly...wait, have I seen that person before?" Lin Mo shouted, pointing at Qiao Qixin who was bending down and hiding under the table.
No, you haven't seen it.
Qiao Qixin said silently in her heart.
"No way, she is sister's guest," Jin Yan quickly took action and tried to push Lin Mo away, "Let's go, let's go out for a walk with sister."
Lin Mo didn't care. The more he refused to let her look, the more she wanted to look.
Immediately, Lin Mo turned around and ran into the inn from under Jin Yan's arm.
She squatted down in front of the table, then raised her head and saw Qiao Qixin's face, which was bent under the table.
"Eh?! You, you're not..." Lin Mo covered her mouth and said in surprise, "Aren't you the maid of Li Mansion? Why are you at the inn? You're still wearing..."
Lin Mo looked at Qiao Qixin's clothes, and then suddenly turned back to look at Jin Yan who was about to run away, "Jin Yan! Isn't this the one I gave you! Why is it on this inexplicable person?
"
Jin Yan, who failed to escape, laughed awkwardly, "Hey... you listen to me make it up... no, you listen to me..."
"I won't listen!" Lin Mo stamped her feet and said, "Jinyan, you must tell me something about brother Liu Zhan! Otherwise I will not let you go!"
Jin Yan breathed a sigh of relief, "It's easy to talk about. Liu Zhan dreamed of a black fox when he was a child. The black fox said that he would control the world in the future."
Lin Mo said with starry eyes, "Brother Liu Zhan is indeed the most powerful! Wait, what's going on with this woman!"
Lin Mo pointed at Qiao Qixin who was about to run away.
A drop of cold sweat ran across Qiao Qixin's forehead. Did this girl have eyes in her back...
Jin Yan was talking seriously, "This is Liu Zhan's distant cousin, who works as a maid in the Li Mansion. The Li Mansion was raided last night, so Liu Zhan took her out."
"Yes." Qiao Qixin nodded in agreement.
Lin Mo frowned, "Isn't brother Liu Zhan an orphan? Why is there a distant cousin?"
"We just met last night, and I'll be honest with you. When my family was in trouble, I didn't know that there would be such a powerful cousin living outside." Qiao Qixin instantly entered the role.
She covered her face and wiped away the non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, "Hey...if Brother Liu's biological parents are still alive in heaven, they would be happy to see his promising and wind-haired appearance now."
Jinyan silently gave a thumbs up.
Lin Mo believed it, but it seemed like she wasn't completely convinced yet.
She held Qiao Qixin's hand and said, "Cousin, do you know what kind of food Brother Liu Zhan likes?"
Qiao Qixin thought for a while, "Pineapple cake, grilled mutton skewers."
Lin Mo was surprised, "No wonder Brother Liu Zhan doesn't want the ones I usually send to Brother Liu Zhan. It turns out he doesn't like them... Understand, I'll buy the freshest pineapple cakes and grilled mutton skewers for Brother Liu Zhan!"
Lin Mo cheered and ran out of Fusheng Inn, seeming to have completely forgotten about her and the question of why Li's house was ransacked.
"Is she Liu Zhan's little crush?" Qiao Qixin asked.
Jin Yan shrugged, "Unrequited love. By the way, you just acted so seriously. If Liu Zhan still doesn't accept the things you said, will she get stuck with you?"
"It doesn't matter. I'll be leaving soon anyway, and I won't come back after I leave. There's no chance of meeting her again." Qiao Qixin waved her hand casually.