Chapter 160 - He Was Regarded as Dependence Originally

Su Shaoge jumped through the window again after hearing the words and nodded awkwardly to her, “Sorry!”

He re-entered into the bed-curtain. To show no concern of his secret, Song Yixiao deliberately avoided him behind the screen.

After a sound of “kada”, the voice of opening machine was heard in the quiet room, Su Shaoge’s footsteps came out of the bed-curtain, and he said softly, “Madam Song, the book has been obtained. I have offended more tonight. Please forgive me!”

She said, “It’s okay, I just hope you not to talk about this to others in the future, because people will talk!”

“Of course…” Su Shaoge didn’t finish talking, and suddenly there was a fierce barking not far away!

It was quiet at night, and the sudden noise could easily disturb others. Especially Song Yixiao was particularly afraid of dogs, and just hearing it would cause her a heart palpitation. In panic, she accidentally broke a glass lamp behind the screen!

Su Shaoge had already planned to leave, and was worried when he heard the sound, “Ma’am?”

The glass lamp was burnt with lamp oil, which was originally intended for night use. It turned down and sprinkled with half of Song Yixiao’s skirt, and the fire burned up with it. Song Yixiao was busy trying to put it out. She had no time to answer him.

Some of the screens were carved with flowers and grass, and there were gaps, so Su Shaoge saw the firelight and knew that what had happened. His face changed slightly. After quickly rushing to the screen, he turned his palms and put the fire out. He hurriedly asked, “Are you OK?”

Song Yixiao was shocked, and she trembled for a while before saying dumbly, “I don’t know!”

Frightened by the dog’s barking first, and then splashed with oil and fire, she would have been too frightened. The whole person was numb and unconscious. How could she feel if she was injured?

Su Shaoge said nothing, and then whispered, “Ma’am, burns are not a joke. If it became scars, it would be a big deal. Are you going to the bed-curtain immediately and taking a careful look? If there are injuries, you must call a doctor for treatment!”

Song Yixiao knew that what he said was right, but at the moment she had no energy at all. Barely struggling and suddenly staggering, she almost fell on the ground! Seeing this, Su Shaoge had to reach out and help her. But when he supported Song Yixiao, he bowed his head slightly, just to see her skirt burnt to pieces, and her skin was exposed in many places. He could only look away embarrassingly.

However, although he could avoid seeing her skin, he couldn’t avoid the faint fragrance from her, nor could he ignore the greasy tactile sensation from touching Song Yixiao’s arm.

“It’s true that people say that the Tender Land is a tomb of heroes!” Su Shaoge realized that his mind was jumping around, and he couldn’t help but be serious, and quickly ruled out the distracting thoughts. He thought secretly, “It’s just that the Su Family is now in trouble. If Prince of Zhao can’t ascend the throne, the whole Su Family has the scourge of overturning, so this is not the time for romantic things! Besides, Madam Song is still a married woman!”

After he was clearheaded, he no longer concerned about Song Yixiao’s as before. Although he was still polite, he also showed strangeness. He helped her sit on the couch. Then he walked out of the bed-curtain and said softly, “If you have no other orders, I will leave now!”

“Help yourself.” Song Yixiao also didn’t want him to stay any longer. He nodded when he heard the words. After he jumped out of the window, she quickly lifted up the skirt and checked the details. After a while, she secretly called out, “Fortunately!”

Maybe it was because the skirt was wide and not close to the skin, and the fire was extinguished timely, so although several holes were left, she was fine.

In this case, she didn’t need to call others anymore. She took off her burnt skirt and continued to sleep.

It might because she was shocked before. Although she felt sleepy mentally, she could not sleep, tossing and turning after lying down. Unexpectedly, she thought of her husband, “If he is here, I will be brave!”

She had been married for a few months, and already accustomed to sleeping on one bed with Jian Xubai. But this was the first time that she realized that when he was around, even if there was a contradiction, she would not be as worried and helpless as she was at this moment.

“It turned out that I had already regarded him as relying on me!” Song Yixiao thought of that and she suddenly got it. She was depressed and even more confused, “But the freshness of the new marriage will eventually fade, and I don’t know if he will change in the future.”

Even though Jian Xubai was a very gentle and considerate husband right now, her parents were also harmonious before she was seven years old.

“My grandmother only focused on the grandson, my father regarded Yibao as a pearl on his palm, and my mother devotes herself to Guanyun’s future…” Song Yixiao smiled, staring at the bed-curtain. Her eyes were full of mocking of herself, “I have wholeheartedly pleased others, but they all abandoned me like the thrown shoes. So now how dare I love others directly?”

Some injuries would exist forever, such as water. If water was poured down, it would be difficult to recover. Even if she started over, she would never forget what she had suffered from.

When she was tossing and turning, not far from the Lunong Building, Su Shaoge, who was dressed in a simple way, looked at his broken sleeve with a solemn expression.

A long white feather arrow, piercing through a sleeve, was nailed to the bluestone floor tiles not far behind him.

This bluestone floor tile came from the remote mountains and was extremely strong and wear-resistant, so it was often used to build mountain trails.

But this feather arrow pierced through the stone to a centimeter, which showed how amazing the muscular strength of the archer was!

“If you dare to offend our madam next time, this arrow will not pierce through your sleeve, but your head!” The slightly old voice came from behind the rockery not far away, full of coldness, “Now, get out of here!”

“I’m sure that!” Su Shaoge heard the words but was not angry. He even clenched his fists in the direction of the rockery and gently said, “I have heard that Mr. Lyu can shoot with great precision. I am lucky to see it tonight.”

“So what?” Mr. Lu did not accept his good attitude towards him, he said aloud, “His Highness has more talented people, could it be that only your Su Family has resources in this world. If you approach to our madam again, even Su Nianyi may not be able to protect you! Get lost! Or do you want me to send you another arrow?”

Su Shaoge smiled and said, “Of course dare not, goodbye!”

When he returned to the Cuizhu Court, Prince of Zhao was anxiously waiting. Seeing the rip in his sleeve, he was startled, “My cousin, have you fought with someone? Isn’t that Cousin Xubai?”

“Yes,” Su Shaoge nodded, taking off his broken shirt, and said, “It had already avoided attention. When I wanted to leave, Madam Song accidentally overturned the lamp and poured herself into flames. It almost made a big deal, and I can’t just walk away regardless of her. Because of such a delay, I was naturally found.”

He also said, “Jian Xiuhuang attaches great importance to his wife, otherwise Lyu Qinghong would not be left behind secretly!”

“Lyu Qinghong?” Prince of Zhao was shocked. “Is he the famous archer who shot three arrows and killed five commanders in Wuhuan in the chaotic army?”

“How else can I leave half of my sleeves?” Su Shaoge’s tone was calm, but implied proudly, “Despite that I didn’t focus all my energy on martial arts, and if ordinary archers want to use this method to warn me, it may not be possible.”

Prince of Zhao would not praise his cousin’s extraordinary skill, but complained, “I said at the beginning, how can such an important booklet be brought out of the mansion of Duke of Ji? If you really want to show it to me, it is better to take a copy than to take the original one out. Ah! Anyway, if it is the copy, I can refuse to admit, but if it is gotten by the Crown Prince, there is no chance for deceiving!”

“Because it’s important, I can’t make a copy,” Su Shaoge said seriously, “And there are just several days left before the New Year, I was too late to deal with your affairs. How can I introduce you to the people that our family has enveloped in these years? If I don’t show you the book of records, after entering the court, you don’t even know people who serve you. Doesn’t it mess up?”

“They why did you leave it in the Lunong Building before?” Prince of Zhao was puzzled, “I said that I had to wear it close to my body. You said that it was not safe. Now it becomes worse! But for that Lyu is conscious, maybe you couldn’t come back today!”

Su Shaoge said helplessly, “Because it was Yuan Xuepei who persuaded us to move here. You know how good the relationship is between him and Jian Xiuhuang. Although he said that he came out this time because his sister was entrusted by Miss Jiang. But how can I not doubt what Jian Xiuhuang told him before leaving?”

Seeing Prince of Zhao’s confusion, he sighed, “When Jian Xiuhuang personally brought someone to treat Miss Nie, although the attendants he brought were not many, they were not simple, and Lyu Qinghong was one of them. We moved to another place hurriedly, and also need to pay attention to avoiding Princess Yushan. Who knows if they will avail themselves of the opportunity to get in important things? So it should have been the safest to hidden the book in the Lunong Building at that time and pick it up when we left. After all, who would have thought that all of us were gone, but left such an important thing there?”

In fact, it was not because how confidential the machine was that he refused to tell Song Yixiao the method of opening the machine. The Lunong Building was the property of Commandery Princess Qingjiang, and the large pieces of furnishings in it were also installed by Commandery Princess Qingjiang. Everyone who came to the Zhanchun Venue knew how to open it and that was also an open secret.

The main reason why Su Shaoge had to go to get the booklet in person was that he didn’t want Song Yixiao to see the secret stuff!

That was the original book that recorded the forces accumulated by the Su Family over the decades!

Once exposed, all those allies on their bright side would be gone, and those hiding secrets would be miserable. Especially for many spies costing a lot of money to be sent into the interior of the enemy camp, if their identities were exposed, the loss would be unimaginable!

Not only could the matter of helping Prince of Zhao fight for the crown be exposed, but also it would be a question whether the mansion of Duke of Ji could continue to exist!

So even though Yuan Xuepei made it clear when he met him, Su Shaoge chose to act cautiously.

Although what he had done was not necessary, it would not cost him much energy. But who could think of Zhuo Ping’an’s unexpected thought that he burned the Jianliu Building?

Due to the wind direction of this season and the various concerns of Commandery Princess Qingjiang, the Lunong Building, which Su Shaoge believed that would remain vacant, was temporarily used. Especially Song Yixiao chose the study room where he hid the thing in order to avoid gossip!

Although he knew that Song Yixiao had just come to the Zhanchun Venue for the second time, and she didn’t necessarily know that there was a secret box under the pillow, but Su Shaoge didn’t dare to take the future of his family and his life to bet on this possibility. How could he not take things away before night?

The reason why he personally took the risk was, “If it wasn’t me who went tonight, but anyone else, most of them were already died in the hands of Lyu Qinghong! That’s not to get things, but to give Lyu Qinghong a big gift. Because of me, he dare not kill me directly!”

He also said, “And I used to take Madam Song as an unnecessary chess piece, but now I see her status in Jian Xiuhuang’s mind, and she is worth more thoughts in the future!”

Song Yixiao didn’t know these things. Early the next morning, Yuedeng came in with Liyu to wait for her to freshen up, smelled the burning smell in the room, and saw a skirt burned halfway and thrown on the foot. They were all surprised. After getting up, Song Yixiao smiled and said, “I didn’t care about overturning the lights in the middle of the night, but it was okay.”

Even if she said that was all right, the two maids were also terrified. The matter had been reported to Commandery Princess Qingjiang who originally planned to return to the imperial capital. Commandery Princess Qingjiang felt that they couldn’t stay in the Zhanchun Venue any longer, otherwise she didn’t know what was going to happen.

On the spot she ordered, “After lunch, let’s leave here!”