Chapter 37： ranking

At the end of Xu Dynasty, the lights were dimmed, and two carriages stopped in front of the gate of Yu Mansion one after another.

The attendants came over hearing the sound, and helped Yu Xinyi into the door in a hurry.

Yu Xinyi was already awake at this moment, but his hands and feet were still weak. He grabbed Yu Lingxi's hand and said in a low voice, "Sui Sui, you guessed right..."

Knowing that she was going to the East Palace, Yu Lingxi must have figured out the information, so she couldn't help holding her hand and comforting her softly: "Don't worry, sister, nothing will happen."

After finishing speaking, he told the attendants: "Keep your voice down, don't disturb Madam."

Ning Zi sat in the car with the curtain lifted, watching Yu Xinyi being helped into the room to rest.

Yu Lingxi noticed that there were two blue and red tooth marks on the side of his neck and wrists, and it must have been bitten by sister when she was unconscious.

Sensing Yu Lingxi's gaze, Ning Zizhuo smiled nonchalantly, and pulled off his sleeves to cover the marks.

It is said that the king of the small county of Nanyang is a spoiled and arrogant little dandy, who is always busy playing with cats and dogs on weekdays, but at critical moments, it is rare to have a bit of sincere youthful loyalty.

Yu Lingxi carefully folded his gold-woven robe, returned it respectfully with both hands, and said, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness! This love, my sister and I will always remember it in our hearts."

"It's a little effort, Second Miss, you don't have to be polite."

The king of Nanyang County waved his hand generously, and his voice was clear and bouncing that is unique to young people, "Besides, this king didn't do anything. He just arrived at the gate of the palace just now, and heard that the East Palace was assassinated and two pavilions were flooded. Your Majesty, this is the only way to arrive in time."

If there was no fire, he would not be able to invite the emperor so quickly, enter the palace to ask for an audience, and report. After a set of procedures, at least half an hour will be delayed.

If so, he couldn't imagine what Sishi Yu would encounter in the East Palace.

Yu Sishi, a woman who is as fierce as fireworks, shouldn't be humiliated like this.

Hearing what Ning Zizhuo said, Yu Lingxi subconsciously looked to her side.

Yu Mansion's carriage stopped quietly in front of the steps, and the side of the carriage was empty, and Ning Yin's figure had disappeared.

Standing in the clean room, Yu Xinyi poured several basins of cold water on his head, his soft and hot body tightened suddenly due to the stimulation, and he finally regained his composure.

When Yu Lingxi entered the door, she saw Elder Sister shook the cold water all over her head, smashed the wooden basin and said, "Ning Tan, a despicable villain, is so mad at me! Sure enough, there is no good thing in this generation of the royal family!"

The benevolent ones died in various ways before they lived to adulthood. What the **** are the ones who survived?

Yu Lingxi said: "You can't say that, maybe there are one or two good ones?"

Yu Xinyi knew that she was talking about Ning Zizhuo, so she picked up the cloth towel hanging on the screen and wiped her face: "That's nothing more than a tall man out of a dwarf."

After **** and changing into dry clothes, the sweet and greasy smell of the military uniform made her sick.

Yu Lingxi's heartstrings, which had been strained all day, finally had a moment to catch her breath. She couldn't help but hugged Sister's thin and tight waist, and said with lingering fear, "Sister, I really scared me tonight."

Yu Xinyi loosened her wet hair, turned around and patted her sister on the back, "Don't be afraid every year, my sister grew up in the barracks and has great skills. Ning Tan's indiscriminate methods can't do anything to me. "

Yu Lingxi nodded.

There are still business matters to be discussed, she was only relieved for a moment, then restrained her emotions and said: "We already know that the matter of disaster food was ordered to be framed by the crown prince, and to startle the snake, the crown prince will definitely find a way to contact the traitor who stole the grain and destroy the evidence."

Yu Xinyi let go of her and frowned: "Yes, this is a difficult problem."

Yu Lingxi shook her head, "No, this is an opportunity for us to fight back."

"What does Sui Sui mean?"

"Send someone to keep an eye on Wang Lingqing, the servant of the household department. If the prince makes any moves, he must send a secret message to him. The 30,000 shi disaster grain occupies a huge warehouse, and it cannot be destroyed so quickly. If we follow the vine, we will be able to find out the real hiding place of the disaster grain." place."

"Excellent!"

Yu Xinyi couldn't help but look at him with admiration, and turned his anger into joy and said, "Sui Sui, who did you learn from? You're getting smarter."

Yu Lingxi smiled and said nothing.

Compared with Ning Yin, the tricks of these shrimp soldiers and crab generals are really not on the table.

"Not much to say, I'll take someone to watch."

Yu Xinyi said, "It doesn't matter if it's a letter sent by a flying pigeon or a secret letter that's on the spur of the moment, all of them will be intercepted."

Yu Lingxi was worried about her body: "Sister needs to rest, let Qingxiao do it."

Tomorrow noon is the deadline, how can I still sleep?

Yu Xinyi hugged her younger sister, pressed the back of her head and said, "Sui Sui, take good care of Auntie."

After finishing speaking, he picked up his saber and strode out the door.

The copper kettle dripped, and the streets and alleys resounded with the sound of clappers in the second watch.

Yu Lingxi sat for a while, and for some reason, she always thought of Ning Yin's figure of stopping the carriage with the reins, and those cold eyes like the shadow of the moon in the cold pool.

She took a deep breath, opened the door and called the maidservant, "Let the dining room prepare some snacks and warm wine."

Not long after, the snack was ready, and Yu Lingxi packed it in a lacquered food box, held the lamp and went to the backyard.

The light in the shade room was still on, and Yu Lingxi asked the maidservant to stand in the distance to wait, and she went forward with the food box and knocked on the door.

The door was ajar, but it creaked open with a slight touch.

Yu Lingxi didn't think too much about it, just as she lifted her skirt and stepped into the door, she heard the sound of rushing water.

Looking up, she found that Ning Yin was sitting naked in the bathtub by the window and taking a bath.

Seeing Yu Lingxi coming uninvited, he didn't feel ashamed at all, he just raised his eyes calmly, the dark pupils reflected the fine and fine water light, the lines of his upper body were tight and clear, and the fine water droplets rose and fell with his breathing.

The lights were dim, adding a touch of warm jade to his too cold and white body.

Yu Lingxi's footsteps stopped, and her gaze couldn't help but follow the dripping water from his chin, slide over the undulating contours, and land on his firm chest.

After half a year of care, the previous scars have faded away, except for a whitish old wound on the left chest, thin and two inches long, which looks like a short knife wound.

Yu Lingxi had seen this wound in her previous life.

Every time I see her, I am curious about what kind of peerless master she must be to stab Ning Yin in the heart.

"How long do you want to see Miss?"

There was a sound of splashing water, Ning Yin raised her arms casually to rest on the edge of the tub, and suggested shamelessly, "Come closer, so I can take a look?"

Yu Lingxi thanked Bumin.

It's not that she is shy, after all, she has served him in the bath in her previous life, and she has seen even more exciting scenes.

It was purely Ning Yin's body that made her feel dangerous.

It was a sense of oppression engraved in the bone marrow.

"I've prepared some snacks, and I'll wait for you in the corner pavilion under the corridor." After finishing speaking, he closed the door and went out.

Taking a breath of the moist air after the rain, she slowed down her pace in a daze, suppressing the heat that was about to move in her body.

Waiting for a cup of tea in the corner pavilion, Ning Yin came with his hands behind his back, stepping on the stagnant water reflecting the moon.

He was wearing a snow-white singlet robe, his half-dry black hair was loose, and he was full of refreshing moisture. Regardless of his too cold eyebrows and ruthless temperament, he is quite handsome and gentlemanly.

On the stone table, there is a table full of snacks, including exquisite pastries, as well as delicious food and wine, all of which are the freshest.

Under the octagonal lamp in the pavilion, Yu Lingxi looked like a lively painting of beauties, even her hair was shining.

"Sit." Yu Lingxi signaled with a smile.

Ning Yin looked at her for a while, and Fang Liaopao sat across from her, his tone calm: "This time, Miss, is she apologizing or thanking you?"

"neither."

Yu Lingxi poured the wine with plain hands, and handed him a glass, "Double happiness is coming tonight, and Wei Qi is specially invited to have a drink to celebrate."

Ning Yin took the wine cup to play with, but did not drink it down, "Miss was planning to die an hour ago, the crisis is still unresolved, how can there be double happiness?"

Yu Lingxi raised her eyes and smiled, and said softly, "My sister and I got the help of a nobleman, and escaped from danger. This is a joy."

After a pause, looking at Ning Yin's eyes that were as deep and upward as ink, he said firmly: "What happened tonight proves that Wei Qi and I have a common goal, mutual convenience, and win-win cooperation. This is the second joy."

Ning Yin raised her eyebrows slightly, and there was a bit of interest in her eyes.

"Miss, how do you know, what is my goal?"

"In Wei Qi's eyes, am I that stupid?"

She didn't answer the question, but Ning Yin laughed: "That's right, the young lady looks delicate and naive, but she is transparent like a mirror. Otherwise, how could she come up with a way to use her body as bait?"

Yu Lingxi pretended not to understand the deep meaning of his words, raised her glass and said, "I toast you."

Ning Yin held the wine cup and did not move. He came back from **** alone, needing only pawns, not allies.

Yu Lingxi didn't mind either, she took the initiative to touch his cup and made a ding.

She did it first, frowned, and sipped her mouth small, and pulled out the bottom of the cup to signal, the moist luster of the wine bloomed on her bright red lips, tempting to pick.

Ning Yin was silent for a while, Fang raised his hand under her expectant gaze, brought the wine to his lips and drank it down in one gulp, rolled his Adam's apple, put down the cup and turned it upside down.

Yu Lingxi laughed contentedly.

The bananas are dripping with rain, and the night is quiet.

Ning Yin braced her temples and said flatly, "This is the last time."

He gave up the 30,000 shi food for the sweet beauty bait in front of him.

But it doesn't matter, he didn't do business at a loss, and thought of a more interesting way to play.

As for the fat in his mouth, sooner or later, he will get it back from her.

Ning Yin stared at her moist and delicate lips, her slender fingers caressed the rim of the cup intentionally or unintentionally.

For a moment, he said without beginning or end: "Is it the fifth day?"

"What?" Yu Lingxi tilted her head.

Ning Yin stopped being provocative, and said slowly with an inexplicable smile: "Actually, I'm curious. Miss has the world in her heart and cares a lot. Where is Wei Qi ranked?"

"When did I ever have the world in my heart? It's just..."

It's just that it was too lonely and hard to be alone in the previous life, so I want to grab all the warmth I can, and protect all the people I want to protect.

The alcohol welled up, melting a little warmth in his stomach.

Yu Lingxi thought about Fan Ningyin's question seriously, and counted with her fingers: "Father, mother, elder brother, and elder sister, these four are of equal importance, and they are all the most important in my heart, and then A Li, Xue..."

Ning Yin's eyes narrowed dangerously.

Yu Lingxi thought about it, she didn't seem to owe Xue Cen anything in this life, so she changed her mind and said, "The next thing is Hua Nu, Wei Qi."

Ning Yin scoffed.

Even a cat can beat him.

He nodded in understanding, nodded his cup with his fingers, stood up and said, "Wei Qi understands."

The last time he said "Wei Qi understands", it was when he planned to make Xue Cen fall into the lake and drown.

Yu Lingxi's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "I haven't eaten yet, where are you going?"

"Kill the cat."

Ning Yin held his hands behind his back, and the wind lifted a strand of his hair across the corner of his lips, and said with a half-smile, "Kill one more, and my position in Miss's heart will rise by one. After killing all of them, Wei Qi will be Miss is the most important person in my heart."

He spoke the most cruel words in the gentlest tone.

Others may be joking when they say this, but Yu Lingxi knows that Ning Yin is not, and he can really do it.

Sighing softly, she stood up and said, "Wei Qi, come here."

Ning Yin stood still.

Yu Lingxi walked in front of him and repeated: "Come here."

Ning Yin kept her hands behind her back, looked at her for a moment, then reluctantly leaned over slightly to get closer.

So Yu Lingxi raised her head to meet him, and under his cold gaze, raised her hand to lightly cover her heart.

"It's not your calculation."

The corridor was quiet, she looked into Ning Yin's eyes that were close at hand, and said softly: "I only have these few important people in my life, they live in my heart, every time you kill one, it's like stabbing me in the heart. If you kill them all, your heart will die, and it will only make me farther and farther away from you, understand?"

Ning Yin looked down and landed on her soft chest lightly covered by her bare hands.

After being quiet for a while, he shook his head and said, "It's not fair."

"what…"

Yu Lingxi was puzzled, but he grabbed her wrist and pressed her palm to his chest.

It's completely different from the soft and plump touch of a woman. The muscles under the thin fabric are firm, and the heartbeat hits the chest steadily, making Yu Lingxi's fingertips slightly numb.

I don't know if it's the drunkenness or the lingering scent of the medicine, but Yu Lingxi's whole body is shrouded in his shadow, motionless like a locked prey.

Ning Yin didn't give her a chance to flinch, her slender and powerful hands firmly clasped hers.

He leaned closer, and said with a soft smile, "Miss, guess how many people I have here?"