In broad daylight, the woman was dressed in black and stood upright like a ghost. Xin Yi's face immediately changed.

"Anko? Why are you here?"

"Girl..." Hong Dou called Xin Yi with a cry in her voice and rushed towards her.

Taoyu quickly stretched out a hand and grabbed the person, "What are you doing?"

Hongdou was being pulled, unable to get through, but her face was desperately looking at Xin Yi, her eyes bursting with tears as if they were bursting from the dam.

"Girl, help me..."

Xin Yi saw that her hair was slightly messy, her eyes were red, her face was pale, and there were unnoticeable stains on her clothes. He glanced at Tao Yu.

"Take her to Lilac Room."

Taoyu nodded.

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Lilac, agarwood, woody, alfalfa, and musk are five different rooms in the Ninety-One Pharmacy. The lilac room is on the left side of the yard, very close to the well, protected from the sun, and extremely cool.

Xin Yi sat down and Hong Dou was escorted in by Tao Yu.

Taoyu and Xingyuan were particularly vigilant towards the girl in Gaominglou, holding on tightly with both hands.

Xin Yi glanced at it, signaled Tao Yu to let go, and handed over the plate of pastries on the table.

"Eat, eat and then talk."

Hong Dou looked at the pastry and swallowed, as if she was very hungry. She glanced at Xin Yi, took it and wolfed it down.

Xin Yi stood up and poured her a cup of herbal tea himself.

"Eat slowly and don't choke."

Hongdou looked at Xinyi and wiped her tears while eating.

"Thank you girl..."

After she filled her stomach and drank a glass of water, she regained her composure and watched Xin Yi slowly kneel down.

"If the girl doesn't save me, there will be no way for me to survive..."

Xin Yi: "What's going on? Tell me slowly."

Hongdou lowered his eyes and sobbed twice.

"On the day of the girl's wedding, Lu'e and I left with the young master. Since then, we have been wandering around, hiding here and there..."

"Where are you hiding?"

"We hid in Bianjing for a few months, and took advantage of the Chinese New Year, when people were distracted and local inspections were not so strict, we secretly sneaked into Yangzhou..."

Xin Yi said nothing, waiting for her to speak.

Hongdou complained, "As soon as I came to Yangzhou, I was thrown into the nunnery on Camel Mountain by the young master. I was ignored all the time. A few days ago, I was sent to serve... Lu'e is different from me. Lu'e is smart.

always

The young master's confidant. And I was stupid. When I was in Bianjing, I once revealed my intention to follow the girl. The young master was very wary of me. From then on, he no longer trusted me and only assigned me some dirty work and chores...

…”

Xin Yi: "What then?"

Hongdou raised his head, "On the day of the temple fair, Lu'e saw someone selling lotus leaf cakes. He told me that he was very greedy, so he went out and bought two... Unexpectedly, the young master was furious about this, saying that Lu'e almost ruined him.

For such a big thing, I was beaten to death by others..."...

When talking about Lu'e's death, she burst into tears.

"Lv'e told me before she died... The young master suspected that she bought lotus leaf cakes to find an opportunity to tip off the girl... because the young master wanted to kill the girl, and also assigned her to disguise herself and enter the house on the day of the young master's full moon banquet... to take her away.

The girl’s child…”

Xin Yi pursed his lips and said nothing.

Taoyu and Xingyuan were extremely angry.

"Beat someone to death for mere suspicion?"

Hong Dou even swallowed: "The two sisters don't know something. Lu'e and I have served the girl and have feelings for her... Lu'e said that she was not willing to let the girl die, so she secretly put the note in the lotus leaf cake and gave it to the seller.

The person sent to the magistrate's mansion..."

A note? Xin Yi did not receive any note.

Her eyebrows moved slightly, "You go on."

Hongdou shook his head and looked at her with tears.

"After Lu E's death, the task of stealing the young master fell on me... The young master took people to Tuofeng Ridge, left me and two guards behind, and ordered me to sneak into the house and steal the child..."

Xin Yi's face changed slightly, and he lowered his eyes and asked her.

"Why didn't you do that?

"

Anko was sobbing uncontrollably.

"I'm afraid... Girl, I'm afraid... The young master said that someone in the mansion would take care of me... He asked me to get the child and leave Yangzhou... I didn't want to do that. After the young master left, I deceived two guards and ran away secretly.

Already..."

After saying that, Hongdou shivered and lay on the ground.

"They are looking for me, looking for me everywhere... Girl, if I are found by them, I will definitely die..."

He kowtows to Xin Yi again.

"Girl, please save me, I don't want to die..."

Xin Yi was silent for a moment and said softly: "You don't have to be afraid. Gaoming Tower is in danger now. Maybe the corpse is cold now and there will be no chance to trouble you again."

Hongdou looked at her in surprise and forgot to cry for a while.

"Young Master is dead? No, not possible..." She then shook her head in fear, "Young Master will not die. He said that he will not die..."

Then, Anko looked around nervously, looking horrified and uneasy.

"...There are young master's spies everywhere in Yangzhou, including in the Zhizhou Mansion...After Lu'e died, I thought about it...Why did the young master doubt her? The lotus leaf cake she sent out must have fallen to the young master.

In the hands of... Lu'e was beaten to death by the young master..."

It can be seen that Gao Minglou has planted a shadow in Hongdou's heart. Even if Gao Minglou's body is placed in front of her now, it will be difficult for her to get rid of her fear——

"Don't be afraid, I will take care of you."

The news brought by Hongdou is very valuable.

She is from Gaominglou and knows a lot about Gaominglou. Regardless of whether they have a master-servant relationship or not, Xin Yi has no reason to push her out.

However, she was not completely reassured.

What if the appearance of Hongdou is just a ploy?

Xin Yi did not dare to lure the wolf into the house, so he did not take Hong Dou back to his house. Instead, he called his beloved, took her down to bathe and change clothes, and arranged a residence on the second floor.

When she left Jiuyi Pharmacy, she left Taoyu behind, saying it was for protection, but actually it was just to keep a close eye on her.

Then, for the sake of safety, she asked Liang Yi to transfer a few guards from Tianshui Pavilion to the medicine shop on the pretext of taking care of Cheng Cang, and she felt a little relieved.

Hongdou was grateful for her arrangement, but she seemed to be frightened by Gaominglou. She hid in her room all day long and refused to come out to see anyone. She would tremble with nervousness at the slightest disturbance.

In the past two days, Xin Yi came to the house to see Xin Yi, and he made friends with many ladies in the name of appreciating lotus flowers. Xin Yi used to send them away as much as he could, but now he refuses to accept them all. Whenever there is an invitation, the person in charge will lead it to the back house.

Come to entertain...

Fu Jiuqu went to Tuofeng Ridge and did not come back for two days. Xin Yi asked people to check the servants of Tianshui Pavilion. The two wet nurses could leave the house and go home before, so she was asked to find an excuse to stop them.

Why did the lotus leaf cake sent by Lue fall into the hands of Gao Minglou? Who are the moles in the Zhizhou Mansion? She is going to take this opportunity to find out.

Otherwise, if there is a "ghost" around, she will have trouble sleeping and eating.

That evening, Xin Yi was chatting with Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Liu in the pavilion of Tianshui Pavilion. The girl came to report that the prince was back and asked the princess to go back to her room to talk.

Xin Yi's heart moved and his face showed joy.

"I'll be there right away."

Amid the teasing sounds of the two ladies, Xin Yi said goodbye with a smile and returned to the room with Xiao Yu'er in his arms.

Fu Jiuqu turned his back to her and was changing clothes.

When Xin Yi entered the room and smelled the smell of blood, she immediately changed her face and turned around to hand Xiao Yu'er to Xing Yuan.

"Brother Ninth, why are you injured?"

Fu Jiuqu's eyebrows were slightly cold: "It doesn't matter."

Xin Yi pursed his lips and walked over. In desperation, he opened his clothes and saw a deep blood mark on his right shoulder.

"Who was hurt?"
Chapter completed!