Da Suining

Chapter 69 His Helmet
After leaving this remote corner, go up a few steps and exit the alley, which is the promenade along the street.

At this time, the flower boats on the Yong'an River are in full bloom, and the sound of drinking and boxing in the restaurant is also very loud. Although it is not the first and fifteenth day of the new year, there are still many people walking on the street.

Flooding into this crowd is like water dropping into the sea, and Chunhualou is hard to find.

As soon as he saw the alley, he saw the old bustard of Chunhualou going forward quickly in a Baogai carriage.

Xiang Suining hurried back into the alley, there was a pile of broken boxes and some poplars in the alley, Xiang Suining hid behind the poplars, staying like this for a while, the carriage from Chunhualou ran away.

The old bustard seemed to have a sixth sense, and always felt that there was something strange hidden in this dark alley, so he asked the big teapot to drive the carriage back: "Search here for me, it is the easiest place to hide people."

Several strong men ran out with sharp knives in their hands, and the old bustard walked ahead with a lantern in hand.

The smoke cage was very bright, and Ying's old bustard's face was pale and blue. It seemed that she was very angry.

"Search for me. Except for this alley, search all alleys where people can hide."

"The head of the family wants to search for the second prince?" the big teapot asked.

"It's really the second prince, I have nothing to say, if it's someone else, I have to take off his skin." The old bustard's eyes were burning, and the hairpin in his hair swayed with the lantern.

They searched very carefully, opened several broken boxes one by one, found some old clothes after opening, first stabbed them a few times with a knife, then took them out and threw them aside, and then threw the broken boxes far away. The pile of firewood behind the box was also stabbed upside down.

Xiang Suining was about to be found here.

Xiang Suining didn't dare to move, only heard Yang Mu being kicked away one by one, and several strong men getting closer to her.

At this time, being caught by the bustard, all previous efforts were wasted.

You can't sit still and run, maybe it's the only way out.

Xiang Suining hid the deed of prostitution in his socks, and strode towards the other side of the alley.

Her shadow was stretched very long by the moonlight, and this dark orange shadow ran extremely fast, even though she was running in soft-soled shoes, the bustard still noticed the clue.

At the beginning when he heard the sound of poplars colliding, the bustard thought it was a wild cat or a wild dog. When he saw the robe, the bustard shot arrows out of his eyes: "Catch me, catch him first and beat him to death."

He was so close, the old bustard could see clearly that this person who cheated and sold his life contract was not the second prince at all, he was so thin, and he ran limply, the bastard of the second prince could sit on him to death, he was not the same person at all.

Really cheated.

He tricked Chunhua to come up to the top of the building.

The bustard was extremely unconvinced.

The strong man got the order, and quickly chased after him with a knife in hand. The strong man ran very fast, and as soon as he kicked off the wall, he jumped two feet away, and he was getting closer and closer to Xiang Suining.

Xiang Suining tried his best to run faster, his heart almost jumped into his throat.

They were getting closer and closer, Xiang Suining could see their shadows.Their knives are really sharp. Under the moonlight, the knives shine brightly, and they are as cold as lightning.

Out of the alley, ran into another alley.

The strong man chased after Xiang Suining closely: "If you are sensible, stop quickly, lest we kill you, you won't be able to escape."

"If you don't stop, you will be chopped into pieces in a while."

dare not stop.

Xiang Suining almost closed his eyes, just lowered his head and rushed forward.

The wind is cool, the moon is cold, and the street is very long.

It suddenly warmed up, like a wall, a warm wall, standing there safely, allowing her to rely on, let her rest, and let her not think about anything.

This warm and safe feeling made Xiang Suining stop inexplicably.

He only heard the "whoosh whoosh" sound of drawing a knife in his ear, Xiang Suining thought that he might be going to die.

After a while, there was no movement.

She opened her eyes and saw that she was actually leaning on a person's chest, that person stood quietly for her to lean on, and looked at her quietly with a pair of gentle eyes.

The moonlight is like silver, pouring evenly.

His black robe has a silver thread collar, and the moonlight is mixed with silver thread. His neckline is shining brightly. The light makes his face so soft and bright. It seems that his whole body is glowing. It is a mass of warmth. of light.

His eyes are so deep, his eyelashes are so long, his black helmet is cold and cold, his gentle eyes pass over the helmet and fall on Xiang Suining.

At this moment, Xiang Suining thought he was hallucinating.

Although Lan Tui is an imperial guard and often haunts Qingcheng, but at such a corner, at such a night, how could she run into his arms in one breath?
Dreaming?
Thinking of how abrupt she was still sticking to his chest, Xiang Suining quickly took two steps back.

She ran too fast, her face was covered with sweat, her temples were all wet, her heart was pounding, and she could hardly speak a complete sentence.

"Is someone chasing you?" Lan faded asked her.

Xiang Suining nodded, and stretched out his finger to the back.

Lan Tui inserted the accessory knife back into the scabbard with a "whoosh".Stretching out his hand to touch his chest, he untied the collar strap. The clothes twirled in his hands, and then brushed against Xiang Suining's body like a gust of wind. In an instant, the blue faded black robe fell on her body. , Lan Tian tied the belt for her herself, and took off the helmet to put it on for her.

"All of you, surround her in the middle." Lan Tui called a few of his men.

The imperial guards were so clever, they immediately surrounded Xiang Suining, and the team changed their formation, but they couldn't see anything unusual.

The brawny man had already chased him up, perhaps because the Imperial Guard's attire was too dark, like a black cloud, the man couldn't see clearly, so he rushed over wielding a knife.

The imperial guards were not vegetarians, and drew their knife with a "wow", and the knife almost hit the strong man's neck.

The strong man dropped his knife in fright and dared not move.

The imperial guards patrolled the security of Qingcheng and guarded the safety of the palace. If they found any suspicious persons or stubborn thieves, they would kill them on the spot. There was also a precedent.

How dare they entangle with the Imperial Guards.

The old bustard came with a lantern. Seeing the strong man stop, he said, "Why did you stop, where is the man in the dark orange clothes? Catch him and beat him to death. I don't even understand the anger of my old lady if I beat him to death." .”

Seeing a group of imperial guards standing face to face, the old bustard could only laugh along with him: "It turns out that you are the military masters, why are you blocking our way?"

"We patrol as usual, and this is the road we take every day." Lan Fai was very calm.

"It turned out to be Master Xiao Lan." The bustard held up a lantern to shine on Lan Fa's face. It was indeed Lan Fa's face, so she took a step back and stopped. Before, she was fooled because she didn't see her face. I recognized it clearly: "It's Master Xiaolan, I can see clearly this time. Did Master Xiaolan see the thief? He lied to me about a valuable thing, and now he ran away. Did Master Xiaolan see it? Master Xiaolan Can you help arrest him? I caught him, and I will reward you a lot.”

"We work for the emperor, we don't care about other things. There is nothing we can do."

Lan Tui was cold, and the bustard couldn't say anything, so she waved her hand to let the strong man continue to chase. She chased a few steps, and trotted back, always feeling that something was wrong.

That's right, the other imperial guards all wore black robes, why did Lan Tui wear a dark red tunic with gold thread?The Imperial Guard patrols, usually in uniform, right?

His clothes are weird, the old bustard had suffered from the clothes before, so he became more careful: "Since Master Xiaolan is in office, why are the clothes different from theirs?"

"You mean I'm missing my robe?"

"Yes."

"My robe—" Lan Tui deliberately elongated his voice, as if he was thinking: "Is your old man taking care of me?"

"Don't dare...don't dare..." the old bustard said awkwardly.

The Imperial Guard raised his saber, and with a "swish", the saber went back into its sheath.

The sound made the bustard tremble, and he walked away quickly carrying the lantern.

Naturally, the bustard and others searched until midnight, but found nothing.

She didn't dare to report to the officials, she couldn't say that she colluded with the second prince, she couldn't say that she was cheated by the second prince, and she couldn't say that someone pretended to be the second prince to cheat her.

It's a bad thing for this dumb guy, the bustard didn't sleep well all night, and when he fell asleep, he dreamed of the man in the dark orange robe, and when he opened the car curtain, that person was the second prince, and when he opened the car curtain, that man stuck out his tongue again , With half a stick of incense, she was scared into sweat.

Lan Tui personally sent Prime Minister Suining back to his residence.

Because it was time to assume office, a group of imperial guards walked from the gate of the palace to the bank of Yong'an River, and then from the alley where Xiang Xiang Suining met to the alley where Xiang's mansion was located.

According to the usual practice, the imperial guards don't come here often, and the imperial guards didn't arrange to patrol here this evening.

This trip was just for Xiang Suining.

Several other imperial guards consciously stood at both ends of the alley, guarding with swords drawn, not allowing a single fly to fly in.

Lan faded to a halt under a camphor tree. Seeing that Xiang Suining was still breathing heavily, he smiled and didn't speak. He just waited for her, and when Xiang Suining's breathing calmed down, he whispered: "I was scared just now." Is it bad for you?"

"Thank you, Lord Xiaolan, for saving your life."

This is already the second time that Lan Fai has rescued her.

The favor of saving life should be reciprocated by springs, Xiang Suining understood this, and immediately knelt down and folded his hands: "Master Xiaolan saved my life, I should repay it."

"Last time I saved you and you haven't reported it yet." Lan faded softly.

Xiang Suining blushed.

The blush on her face was faint under the moonlight, and Lan Tui couldn't see clearly through the helmet, but although Lan Tui couldn't see clearly, she knew it in her heart, and she didn't want to embarrass Xiang Suining, so she said, "I just said casually." Said, not expecting anything in return from you, but you are a weak girl, you must know how to protect yourself."

"it is good."

"The group of people in Chunhualou have made friends with the dignitaries of Qingcheng. They are so intricate that you can't mess with them. No matter what the reason is, it's your luck that you didn't get arrested tonight. Don't risk yourself in the future."

"it is good."

"Since Miss Xianger understands everything, I won't say much. It's getting late, and the people in the house have to worry. Miss Xianger, please go back quickly. We men, it's inconvenient to send you in. Miss Xianger, please take care." .”

"it is good."

Lan Tui turned around to leave, but Xiang Suining hurriedly called to him: "Lan...Master Xiao Lan."

Lan faded to a stop, the moonlight shone on his face, he was so white, and his whole body was quiet.

"Master Xiaolan, your helmet, and your clothes..."

Xiang Suining tried to untie the clothes, maybe because of nervousness, or maybe because of unfamiliar hands, but no matter how untied, Lan Tui stretched out his hand and placed it gently on her chest. In order to avoid touching her face, Lan Tui's hand was very tight. It was very light, but as soon as he touched the belt of the clothes, he retracted his hands: "Your dark orange clothes are too eye-catching. This black robe wraps you and is relatively safe. You wear this robe back."

"Thank you, Master Xiaolan. Then I will take off the helmet and give it to Master Xiaolan." Xiang Suining raised his hand to take the helmet. The helmet was thick and heavy. It was fastened too tightly just now, so she couldn't move it. Turning around, she couldn't see anything now.

Kind of embarrassing.

Lan Tuo didn't say anything, he pressed his hands to Xiang Suining's ears, then lifted his helmet, and the helmet brought a gust of wind, messing Xiang Suining's hair, Lan Tuo took out the knife, and drew a knife in the air The saber fell lightly on Xiang Suining's head, the saber was cold and slippery, and it smoothed Xiang Suining's hair as obediently as hands.

"Go back, you can't see anything." Lan Tui reminded her: "Remember to throw away the dark orange robe, it smells like burning it, and it's safest to bury it. This robe, if I read correctly, is similar to the second prince's." Same, you'd better not wear it."

He knows everything.

Xiang Suining seemed to be seen through by others, he was embarrassed to stay any longer, and after being blessed, he hurried back to his residence.

Lan faded to the opposite direction, his dark red robe was like a dark cloud, that dark red color, which Xiang Suining had seen in her mother's rouge box when she was a child, after her mother fell out of favor, she didn't like delicate and pretty, those pink, bright red At that time, my mother put everything into the box and shed the ashes, only the dark red was always with her, her hairpin was more dark red, her clothes were more dark red, and her makeup was also dark red.

At that time, I felt that dark red was really a poor color, so inconspicuous, so dull.

But until today, Xiang Suining discovered that dark red is also attractive.

The blue faded dark red robe was lifted by the night wind, and his robe flew gently. The gold thread on the robe blended with the moonlight, making it luxurious and dignified. The scabbard on his waist also complemented each other.

He was tall and straight, wearing a helmet, which made him more stable. In this meticulous stability, he strode towards the entrance of the alley with big strides.

Xiang Suining stood on the steps in front of the door, watching his back silently.

I can't believe that she can come back safely by herself.

It is really the blessing of the ancestors that I can meet Lan Fai tonight.

Seeming to have a tacit understanding, Lan faded her head back.

She is at the gate of the house, and he is at the end of the alley.

A few imperial guards knew how to do it, and silently turned their backs, and no one peeked.

The moonlight became brighter, and the red lantern at the entrance of the Xiang's mansion gave off a faint red light. Xiang Suining stood in this light and shadow, holding his hand awkwardly.

Lan Tui smiled, Xiang Suining couldn't see his expression clearly through the helmet, a little far away.

Lan Tui wanted to tell her to go back to the house quickly, but it was far away, and the surroundings were quiet, if she shouted, wouldn't she expose Xiang Suining?He could only make a hand gesture commonly used by Imperial Guards: "Go back to the mansion and enter the courtyard."

Xiang Suining didn't understand.

(End of this chapter)