Lu Xiaoshu heaved a sigh of relief, took out a kettle and steamed buns and chicken drumsticks and handed them to her, saying, "Here, you haven't eaten dinner yet, have you? It's warm after eating. This is just brought from the kitchen, and it's still warm! So is the tea." hot."
Qinglan was already hungry, smelling the smell of the chicken leg, her mouth watered, she hurriedly took it over and devoured it, and smiled at Lu Xiaoshu.
It wasn't until they were half full that they were refreshed and came back to their senses, and then hurriedly asked Lu Xiaoshu: "I, do I want to stay here tonight?"
Lu Xiaoshu said: "Otherwise, what should we do? Who will let you go at this time? Don't worry, I will definitely come to rescue you tomorrow. When you get out, don't work in the kitchen, just help out." Let's clean the area outside the kitchen, I seem to hear that there is a shortage of people!"
Qinglan didn't want to go back to the kitchen either, those people were all pretending to be deaf and dumb today, she really didn't want to see them again. Lu Xiaoshu also thought the same way, and felt that it would be better not to see each other than to see each other in embarrassment.
"But I'm alone—"
"What are you afraid of! We have lived in the wilderness, so are you afraid of this place? Really!" Lu Xiaoshu gave her a white look.
Qinglan was speechless for a moment, and could only say for a moment: "Okay then... can you get me a blanket or something, it's really cold here."
"Just wait, I'll bring it later!" Lu Xiaoshu had no choice but to agree because he was also worried that she would fall ill.
A smile finally appeared on Qinglan's face, and she nodded with a smile, "Yeah".
Lu Xiaoshu stayed with her and talked for a while without saying a word, looked out from the window lattice, saw the crescent moon in the sky gradually shifting to the west, and said: "I'm going to get the quilt now, You wait! It may not be so fast."
Qing Lan wished that it would not be so fast, which meant that after she left, she would have less time to be alone with her for the night, so she readily agreed, not forgetting to tell her to be careful on the road and not to be seen by others.
Lu Xiaoshu agreed casually, clapped his hands and got up to leave.
Lu Xiaoshu didn't go back to the room directly, but took advantage of the moonlight to cover and deftly ran towards Master Jiang's study.
From a distance, she saw that the lights in Master Jiang Er's study had already been turned off, and it was shrouded in a deep night, which was extremely quiet.
The corners of her lips curled up, revealing a faint smile, covering left and right, and then walked forward.
The Jiang family is the richest family in Anyang, with great wealth and power, so their self-confidence is also very strong. They feel that it is impossible for anyone to have the courage to dare to make trouble in their mansion, and there is only simple patrol in the mansion at night.
That was just routine.
Lu Xiaoshu had already made a plan in her mind. After stealing the painting, she tried to put it back in the house of that nasty bastard, Mr. Liao, and then figured out a way to make Master Jiang find that the scroll was missing, so he would check it as soon as possible. When I went to Liao's steward's house, I found someone who got all the stolen goods...
At that time, I believe it will be very lively!
No matter how Steward Liao explained his grievances, no matter how much Master Jiang admired and reused him before, if such a thing happened in full view, what face would he have? Butler Liao can still ask people to call him that for a few days, but it's really hard to say!
Hmph, this bastard is so flamboyant and defiant, no matter inside or outside the mansion, there must be many enemies. At that time, there will be many people who are willing to beat the dog in the water and take the opportunity to make trouble.
Lu Xiaoshu imagined it triumphantly, just thinking about it, he felt relieved!
Lu Xiaoshu went up the steps like a cat and approached the base of the study room, looked up at the beam, and was about to think of a way to sneak into the study from above, but suddenly a raised voice came from the study The sound startled her.
Lu Xiaoshu was stunned, quickly stopped his movements, collected his mind, and quietly put his ear close to the crack of the door to listen.
"What did you say? Haven't you got it yet! How do you do it!" A middle-aged man snorted coldly in a low and majestic voice.
"Second Master!" The other person was obviously in a hurry, and he hurriedly said with Xiaoxin: "Master is very careful, and those account books are his lifeblood, how can they be found so easily? The villain finally arranged someone to be with him. You have gained his trust by your side, give the villain a little more time, and the villain promises that he will not miss your business... "
The one who spoke was clearly that bastard, Butler Liao!
Lu Xiaoshu couldn't help being surprised, thinking that these two guys are really bad guys, they are plotting against people in the study in the middle of the night, and they don't even light the lights! Fortunately, they figured it out, it's really safe!
Grand Master? Is this guy talking about the elder of the Jiang family? Didn't it mean that the three Jiang family brothers respect each other and have a good relationship? He also said that the second master was the most easy-going and humble, never caring about the affairs of the mansion and the Jiang family's business and wealth, all day long he only knew how to drink and paint, and he was fond of collecting literati calligraphy and paintings, and ignored everything else... Hehe, it turned out that he was just a Pretend!
"Hurry up! We must find the things before the old lady's birthday!" Mr. Jiang Er's voice was not half as gentle and elegant as usual, revealing a sense of coldness and hatred. He gritted his teeth and sneered in a low voice: "So that the old lady and everyone can see what her stable, experienced and capable eldest son is! Hmph, let's see what face he will have to show off in front of outsiders!"
Butler Liao Qianqian obviously didn't know about Master Jiang Er's plan, and after hearing this, he felt a chill in his heart, "Master Er, you want to launch it on the old lady's birthday..."
"What?" Master Jiang Er sneered and said, "Don't you think it's the best time? If I don't move, I'll beat him to death with a stick! Hmph, it's been so many years, and I owe it to me." They’re back! If there wasn’t the wealth I brought back, would the Jiang family have come to where they are today with just a false name? They’re dreaming! All of this should have been mine, and I’m the master of the Jiang family!”
"Yes, yes." Steward Liao secretly wiped the sweat from his forehead, after thinking for a while, he couldn't help but said: "But the old lady is old, what if—"
"Huh?" Second Master Jiang snorted dangerously, "What do you mean?"
"The villain, the villain has no other meaning!" The steward Liao hurriedly said: "Second master, the villain has already taken refuge in you, and he has never been half-hearted these years. Second master, you must trust the villain! People are just worried that there will inevitably be talkative people who will point the finger at the Second Master, saying that you are disregarding the overall situation, the Second Master, wouldn't it be a waste of your good reputation?"
Hearing the words, Second Master Jiang laughed softly, very relaxed and complacent, so he went away suspiciously and said with a smile: "You can think of this for Second Master, so it can be seen that you are sincere to me, and your loyal words are harsh, how can I not know?" Humph, you don’t have to worry about this, because when the day comes, it’s not me who exposes his evil deeds in the Zhuangzhuang scandal, and I have nothing to do with me! As for whether the old lady will be angered by her good son, then It's up to her, and it has nothing to do with me..."
"Second Master, you are really, Zhuge is reborn, the villain admires, admires!" Steward Liao felt chills running down his spine.
"Okay, now is not the time to flatter!" Master Jiang Er's tone suddenly became harsh again without any warning, and he said in a cold and deep voice: "Don't forget, hurry up! It's just the last step, I don't care what you use What method, I will never allow my success to fall short! If something goes wrong here, just wait!"
"Yes, yes!" Steward Liao hurriedly nodded in agreement.
Lu Xiaoshu was fascinated by this, hearing that the butler Liao, who flaunted his power like a Buddha and put on airs, would have such a trembling and humble side, Lu Xiaoshu felt secretly refreshed, and subconsciously leaned forward, wanting to Let's see how the butler Liao behaves.
I didn't want to accidentally knock on the door with a "click".
The sound is actually not loud, it can be said to be very slight, but in this quiet and dark night, it is clearly transmitted to the ears.
"Who! Who's outside!" The two people in the room were startled at the same time, and Master Jiang Er rushed over like a gust of wind before he could finish his sentence, knocking the door open with a bang
Open it, and you can see a nimble figure disappearing at the end of the corridor under the light of the moon.
"Come on! Catch the thief! Quickly catch the thief!! Come on! The house is infiltrated!" Master Jiang Er immediately raised his voice and shouted without hesitation. The sharp voice resounded over the courtyard and scattered in all directions.
It's also due to Lu Xiaoshu's bad luck that there were five or six people patrolling past. Hearing this, they immediately chased after her. One of them saw her shadow flashing into the flowers and trees with the lantern in his hand, and immediately Pointing at it, he exclaimed "That! There!", shouted, and led the crowd to run after him.
The Jiang mansion is huge, and it is close to the old lady's birthday banquet, so there are a lot of things piled up, and the candles and the like need to be extra careful, so the patrols in the past few days are naturally tighter than usual.
Lu Xiaoshu turned left and right, no matter how many ways she tried, she couldn't get rid of the pursuers behind her. Not only did they not get rid of it, but listening to the yelling and noisy footsteps, it seemed that there were more and more people!
No wonder! Lu Xiaoshu secretly sighed in his heart, before the old lady's birthday banquet is approaching, if something goes wrong, who can afford to delay? If you catch her at this time, and make another example, I believe that these servants will have a much easier life in the next few days, and if you catch her, you will definitely be rewarded!
Lu Xiaoshu cursed secretly, so he had to run away quickly with all his strength, but she was not familiar with the terrain, so it was even more difficult to escape!
A hand was suddenly stretched out from among the flowers and trees, and it just happened to be clasped on her wrist lightly and deftly. She was so startled that she felt chills all over her body, but she heard the man say in a low voice: "Don't panic, follow me!" It was a young man A woman's voice.
Even if Lu Xiaoshu didn't want to go with her, she still couldn't get away if she detained him. After recovering from the momentary shock, he had no choice but to follow her silently.
This woman seemed to be very familiar with this mansion, she pulled her left and right without any hesitation, and in a blink of an eye, she opened a distance and left everyone behind.