As it approaches Hai hour, the moonlight is dim and sometimes disappears.
In the inner courtyard of the county government office, it was already dark on the verandah. Suddenly, a woman's figure flashed past and moved quickly towards Situ Jing's room.
Soon, this figure came to the door of Situ Jing's room. She looked left and right, then decisively pushed the door open and entered.
"Miss, the time has come, are you okay?"
It turned out that this person was Xiao Huan. She had been outside observing the situation just now, and now she came back to inform the lady to go out for an appointment.
Situ Jing's voice immediately came from the dark room: "Have you seen my dad's side?"
Xiaohuan whispered: "Look, the lights in the master's room were turned off just before the incense was burned. He must have fallen asleep by now."
While talking, Situ Jing had already walked to Xiao Huan, nodded and said: "That's good, let's go."
"Hey!" Xiaohuan responded in a low voice, letting Situ Jing out of the door, and then carefully closed the door.
Just like last time, the two of them took out the lanterns they had prepared when they came out, and then tiptoed towards the door of the inner courtyard...
What Situ Jing and Xiao Huan didn't expect was that Situ Zhou was not asleep at this time. He was lying on the bed tossing and turning, thinking about what Chang Bingkun said and how to help them...
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Perhaps because of drinking, Situ Zhou felt that his mouth and throat were extremely dry, so he got up and went out to the outer room to drink water.
Just when Situ Zhou was drinking water in the dark, he suddenly heard some subtle noises on the porch outside the house, which immediately made him alert.
Has there been a break-in?
This was Situ Zhou's first thought.
But the next moment, Situ Zhou changed his mind, because he vaguely heard a female voice saying something like "be gentle, be careful", and there was also a bright light swaying outside the window.
No matter how stupid a thief is, he wouldn't know how to use a lantern to break into a house! This is what Situ Zhou thought.
The most important thing is that this female voice, Situ Zhou, is very familiar. The more I think about it, the more it sounds like Situ Jing's voice.
Where is Jing'er going in the middle of the night?
Now that she has spoken, she must not be alone. Is Xiaohuan also there?
With questions in mind, Situ Zhou quickly ran back to the house, took a coat and put it on, then slowly opened the door and followed the bright light silently.
After following for a while, the moon emerged from the clouds. With this moonlight, Situ Zhou could see clearly immediately. Sure enough, it was Situ Jing and Xiao Huan, the master and servant.
Situ Zhou suddenly felt angry, but after thinking about it, he calmed down and said nothing, thinking of following them to see where they were going.
Soon, Situ Zhou followed the two people to the entrance of the inner courtyard...
Situ Zhou hid in the darkness and watched. Xiao Huan handed the lantern to Situ Jing, then moved the door latch bit by bit, and opened half of the door with extreme caution.
"Miss..." Xiaohuan called in a low voice, then took back the lantern and let Situ Jing out of the door.
Immediately afterwards, Xiaohuan also stepped out of the door, and gently closed the inner courtyard door outside. The whole process was very quiet, and if someone was not around, they would not hear it at all.
As soon as the door was closed, Situ Zhou appeared from the darkness. At this time, his brows were already furrowed and he walked quickly towards the door...
Outside the door, Xiao Huan lit a lantern to illuminate the road, and accompanied Situ Jing as he walked to the appointed woodshed.
"Miss, please slow down, don't fall." Xiaohuan reminded as he followed.
Situ Jing said nothing and continued to walk quickly. Anyone who saw it could tell that Situ Jing also really wanted to see Cheng Jiu.
After a while, the two came to the woodshed, but did not see Cheng Jiu.
"Brother Cheng, are you there?" Xiaohuan couldn't help but call into the woodshed.
Situ Jing immediately stopped him and said, "Don't shout. It's not good for others to hear you! We are holding a lantern, and he will naturally come out when he sees us."
Xiaohuan hurriedly shut up and nodded repeatedly.
Sure enough, the door of the woodshed opened gently, and a man walked out. Xiaohuan hurriedly picked up the lantern to light it, and then a happy look appeared on his face.
This person was none other than Cheng Jiu. He came here more than a quarter of an hour early and had been waiting quietly for Situ Jing in the woodshed.
Cheng Jiu walked out of the woodshed and looked at Situ Jing happily, and whispered: "I'm back, are you...are you okay?"
Situ Jing's face suddenly turned red, she lowered her head shyly, and said hesitantly: "This...it's not yet Haishi, why are you...coming here?"
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Cheng Jiu glanced at the moon, scratched his head and said, "I'm not afraid of being late... so I'm a little early..."
Situ Jing did not dare to look at Cheng Jiu, lowered his head and nodded, saying, "Oh."
Cheng Jiu saw that Situ Jing was shy and did not dare to speak. He himself became inexplicably reserved, scratching his head and rubbing his hands, not knowing what to do.
Xiao Huan, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but laugh when she saw the shy look of the two of them. She covered her mouth and said happily: "Miss, Brother Cheng, there are no outsiders here. You haven't seen each other for so long. If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly.
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Cheng Jiu thought so, so he asked Situ Jing: "How are you...are you okay these days?"
"I'm fine, how about you?" Situ Jing replied.
Cheng Jiu hurriedly replied: "Me? I...I'm fine too...Everyone is fine..."
"Then...then I'll be relieved..." Situ Jing still felt uneasy.
After a non-nutritious exchange, the air fell into silence again.
Suddenly, I heard a "puff" sound, and it turned out that Xiaohuan was happy again.
Xiaohuan suppressed her laughter and said: "Miss, Brother Cheng, you haven't seen each other for such a long time, is this all you want to talk about?"
Situ Jing suddenly became embarrassed and couldn't help but glance at Xiaohuan.
Cheng Jiu also showed an embarrassed smile and didn't know what topic to start.
"Ahem!"
Just when the three of them were unprepared, a low cough came from not far away.
This sound really frightened Situ Jing and Xiaohuan. The two of them pulled together in fear and looked in panic at the direction of the coughing sound.
Cheng Jiu was also shocked. He retreated back to the woodshed and hid behind the door.
"who?"
Xiaohuan bravely asked, her voice trembling slightly.
Soon, Situ Zhou came over. His face was extremely ugly, and the word "Chuan" was tightly formed between his eyebrows.
"Dad?" "Master?"
Situ Jing and Xiao Huan were immediately shocked, thinking that it was all over now!
Situ Zhou glanced at the woodshed and said in a deep voice: "It's so late, what are you two doing here?"
"We...we..."
Xiao Huan was so frightened that he no longer dared to speak, and Situ Jing was too hesitant to answer.
Situ Zhou clasped his hands behind his waist, exhaled a breath and said, "If you still refuse to come out, do you want me to invite you personally?"
Hearing this, Cheng Jiu had no choice but to walk out of the woodshed, bowed and said, "Master Situ, it's all my fault. Please don't punish Miss."
Situ Jing was startled, shook his head and said: "No dad, it's my daughter's fault. It was my daughter who took the initiative to invite Brother Cheng here, don't blame him..."
Only then did Xiaohuan come to his senses, shook his head vigorously, and said anxiously: "No, sir, it's not just the matter between the young lady and Brother Cheng, it's the slave who made the decision privately, and it's the fault of the slave alone."
"Shut up!" Situ Zhou shouted in a muffled voice, and the scene fell silent.
At this time, the moon in the sky seemed to feel Situ Zhou's anger, and quickly got into the clouds, and the light suddenly became much darker.
Situ Zhou stared at Cheng Jiu angrily for a while. He wanted to say something several times but held back. Finally, he suppressed his anger and said angrily: "You, disappear from my eyes right now!"
"Master Situ, listen to me..."
"...Brother Cheng, stop talking and go back first."
Cheng Jiu still wanted to explain, but was stopped by Situ Jing. She knew very well that anything Cheng Jiu said at this time would be useless and would only add fuel to the fire.
Cheng Jiu thought carefully and chose to be obedient, lowered his head and left silently.
After Cheng Jiu left, Situ Jing said again: "Dad, it's really my daughter's fault. It was my daughter who asked Brother Cheng to meet here. It's none of his business."
Seeing that the young lady was going to take the blame for her, Xiaohuan's eyes instantly became moist. She immediately knelt on the ground and admitted her mistake: "Master, it's not the young lady. It's the slave's fault. It's really the slave!"
Situ Zhou was so angry that his chest heaved, but he still restrained himself from getting angry. As he turned around, he shouted in a low voice: "Go back to the house!"