Li Youlan's voice of surprise brought Jiang Nan back to his senses, and he quickly pushed Xia Shang away, with a red face and lowered his head, muttering: "Yes... yes... I just lost my mind."
No matter the words or expressions are very far-fetched, how can we not make people confused.
But Li Youlan still didn't ask further questions and said to Xia Shang: "Xia Hui, were you injured? Did Fu Qianqian deal with me?"
"Against me?" Xia Shang pretended to be confused, "Why does she want to deal with me?"
"Nothing happened? Then why have you been gone for so long?"
"Didn't the young man say that before? Miss Fu was just discussing musical issues with me. Is there anything wrong with that? Why are you all so nervous?"
"Really? Are we really just discussing musical issues?" Li Youlan looked unbelieving.
Xia Shang was relaxed: "What else can I do? Is it possible that the daughter of a dignified prime minister will hold a grudge against a little book boy because of a trivial matter, and even abuse private messages?"
Li Youlan and Jiang Nan both looked at each other and had the same question: "Did you really blame her wrongly?"
Xia Shang felt relaxed and walked to the table and poured a glass of water: "Miss Fu is actually a nice person. I gave her some pointers on musical issues and she even gave me a hairpin."
"What?" The two women were shocked, "Not only did she not embarrass you, but she actually gave you something?"
"Here! If you don't believe me, just take a look."
After saying that, Xia Shang actually took out a gold hairpin from his sleeve. The shape was quite unique, but it was difficult to see it clearly in the evening.
At first glance, both women were surprised and said, "This is the Fengqi Eight Treasure Hairpin! It's an extraordinary hair accessory, the only one in the world."
Xia Shang played with it and looked at it: "Is it really so rare? I have seen many hairpins with this shape in the capital market."
"How can the imitations in the market compare with the real ones? How could Fu Qianqian give it to you?"
Xia Shang didn't pay much attention: "So, this thing is quite valuable? Then I have to hide it well."
After that, Xia Shang took the hairpin in his hand and went into the house, leaving the two women outside looking at each other.
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A quarter of an hour ago——
Fu Qianqian looked at the calm-looking young man in the hall and was filled with sorrow: "This life is like a piece of meat. I can't beat him again and again. I let him go but I can't swallow it. What should I do?"
The boy next to him whispered: "Miss, beating him to death for no reason is really not a crime, but if he has something to do, a little book boy won't just deal with it casually?"
"This method is not bad!" Fu Qianqian's mind was racing and she didn't know what she was thinking.
Down the hall, Xia Shang was a little impatient: "Miss Fu, I have been waiting downstairs for a long time. If Miss Fu has nothing else to do, I will leave first."
"Wait!" Fu Qianqian shouted, her cold face suddenly became as charming as a delicate flower, and she walked over with a smile, "What happened today is a misunderstanding, and I am not an unreasonable person. I asked you to come here.
I'm just trying to scare you, and I don't really mean to bully you. Look, this fight may have frightened you. No matter what, this thing is my girl's apology, just take it back."
With that said, Fu Qianqian took off the hairpin and handed it to Xia Shang.
Xia Shang did not hesitate, thanked him, took the hairpin and left.
…
This hairpin did not raise any suspicion until the third watch.
Sai Jiangnan has returned to his residence, and Xia Shang and Li Youlan are asleep in their rooms respectively.
Unexpectedly, there was a commotion outside the house, and a pair of heavily armed soldiers suddenly rushed in, quickly awakening everyone in Li Youlan's residence.
Li Youlan was still sleepy-eyed. She heard the ping-ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong sound outside and wondered what was going on. She asked the maid next to her: "Ping'er, what happened outside?"
Ping'er woke up early and already knew what was going on outside. She was so frightened that her legs were weak and she half-knelt on the ground: "Miss, it's bad. There are many soldiers outside. I don't know why?"
"Soldier?" Li Youlan immediately woke up, "Quick, get my clothes."
Before I had even put on my clothes, there was a knock on the door: "Miss Li, I have been ordered to conduct a search. Please make it convenient for Miss Li."
"You...who are you? How dare you trespass?"
"Xiaguan is the commander of the security guards for this outing and is responsible for the safety of all young ladies. Tonight, we received a report that Miss Fu's residence was robbed and a valuable item was lost."
"She dropped something on Fu Qianqian, what do you want me to do?"
"Miss Fu said that your book boy was the only one who came to her residence tonight, so I concluded that Miss Fu's lost things are here with her."
Li Youlan felt numb after hearing this, and suddenly thought of what Xia Shang said when he came back in the evening, Miss Fu gave him a gift...
Is this a frame-up?
This is really troublesome!
Li Youlan realized that the situation was serious. From the current point of view, all this was a trap set by Fu Qianqian for his book boy. Even if he told the truth, no one would believe it. Who would believe that the daughter of a dignified prime minister would give a small gift to his book boy?
Li Youlan was a little panicked and hesitated in her words: "You... you are so brave! Even if there is something big, it is impossible to bring so many people into my lady's room in the middle of the night. If this matter spreads,
How do you want me to meet people?"
"Ms. Li is rude. I was just following orders. Moreover, I didn't break in. I just controlled the area around Miss Li's residence and did not order a search. I also asked Miss to prepare. I will wait until Miss agrees."
Routine."
"What...what should I do?"
Ping'er didn't know the reason and didn't care: "What are you afraid of? It's just a search. We didn't steal anything from her, so just let her search."
"Hey!" Li Youlan sighed heavily and could only put on her clothes. Then she lingered in the room for a long time and finally walked out of the room.
After leaving the door, there was no one in the living room, and the guards who had previously spoken to him had already retreated into the courtyard.
In the small courtyard, several guards were standing ready, and there were still people outside the courtyard guarding it, making it airtight.
Among the guards, Fu Qianqian was also there, looking around with a sneer. Seeing Li Youlan coming out, Fu Qianqian's expression changed and she stepped forward quickly: "Li Youlan! Hand over the thief quickly, otherwise don't blame me for ordering the search!"
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"Sister Fu, you...what do you mean by this?"
"Are you still pretending? In the evening, your book boy came to my place. After he left, my Fengqi Eight Treasure Hairpin disappeared. I searched everywhere but couldn't find it. Your book boy must have stolen it."
"Sister Fu, don't talk nonsense without evidence."
"Am I talking nonsense? Call your book boy out quickly, and the truth will be revealed later after a search!"
Li Youlan looked around, but didn't see Xia Shang, and frowned: "Where is Xia Hui?"
At this time, Ping'er was dragging the sleepy Xia Shang out. The little girl's face turned red with anger: "Where did you get such a big heart? How long have you been and can you still sleep?"
As soon as Fu Qianqian saw Xia Shang, he immediately ordered: "Come here, put him under my care!" (To be continued)