Chu Yan looked at the man walking towards him. There was a gloomy emotion on his unattractive face. The smell of alcohol had not yet dissipated, making his eyes slightly redder and redder and not knowing whether it was because of the alcohol or other reasons. The redder.
It was obviously only a short journey, but Li Ping seemed to have walked for a long time.
The various emotions in his heart changed and finally turned into a sigh.
His eyes fell on the study behind her. There was almost nothing left in it, and the ground was lit by candlelight and sparkling water.
There was a chill in the air that had just rained, and when he took a deep breath, his lungs were filled with coldness.
Chu Yan just looked at him.
Is it affectionate?
It's not like that, his brows and eyes even wrinkled slightly, expressing dissatisfaction with something unknown.
Even Li Ping's heart wrinkled.
He suddenly smiled and said, "Did the rain wet your shoes and socks?"
As he said that, he reached out and lifted up the hem of her skirt slightly. There was a pair of soaked shoes hidden under the light green skirt, which made him startled.
Those feet are really too small.
Li Ping felt that it was not even as big as his own palm.
"Why are you so careless?"
He murmured softly.
Then he dragged her to the room.
Li Ping's room is right next to the study, just a few steps away.
He lit the candle and looked back at her.
Chu Yan opened her lips, but before she could speak, he pushed her to sit down on the couch.
"Don't worry, I'm just drying your feet."
He whispered.
Chu Yan nodded.
Li Ping was very careful and his movements were very gentle.
No matter how cold and hard Chu Yanrao's heart was, it became a little softer at this time.
She felt guilty.
That's right, the account book is in the study room.
And she has already discovered the clues.
It was true that Yuyan came to test her, but what Yuyan said was also true.
The Li family has an account book, which is filled with the names of various officials or nobles in the capital, who are the recipients of gifts from them.
This also involves Xian Guo.
Today's Qingguo and Xianguo are only superficially peaceful. In their previous lives, they fought countless wars. Both countries were eyeing each other with eager eyes, determined to kill each other. Even when Xiao Yi and Xiyunnuo came to the throne respectively, this hatred has always been there. exist.
Chu Yan didn't know how much Li Ping was involved. She guessed that maybe Li Heng's legitimate son only knew the whole truth recently.
Occasionally she saw complexity in his eyes, and she just hoped she was right.
"alright."
The man's voice brought her back to reality.
Chu Yan was stunned for a moment. She lowered her eyes and looked over, suddenly feeling something familiar.
Yes, they have met in previous lives.
But there is no such intersection.
In the previous life, Li Heng's father and son tried their best to help find Chang Zhe, at least on the surface, so they also arrived in the capital and seemed to have become minor officials in the capital.
The lawless local vigilante and bully on the border, when he arrived in the capital, he turned out to be nothing more than a stranger to everyone.
Is it intentional or fate, who can tell clearly?
She became more and more certain that she had seen him, but it was just a quick glance. At that time, all her eyes were on Chang Zhe, oh no, and later on Xi Yunnuo, who was Xi Yunnuo.
Thinking of this, Chu Yan's eyes suddenly turned red.
like……
It seems that Li Ping was also present at the scene of the capture of Prince Jin's rebellion.
"What's wrong?"
Li Ping asked hurriedly, and then said, "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"
Chu Yan retracted her emotions and shook her head, "It's just a pity that those books are all my fault. I should have closed the window at the time, but I still forgot."
"You took good care of me."
She lowered her eyes and said something in a clear voice.
Li Ping's heart trembled, that's all, nothing matters anymore.
"What's the matter? Even if you set this house on fire, I can't bear to blame you at all. Yan Yan, I am sincere to you, and I hope you won't lie to me."
He spoke very carefully and there was something in his words.
Chu Yan nodded as he thought, "There is no one in the world who treats me better than you, I know that."
"Well, come on, bring the girl some clean shoes and socks!"
He put on her shoes and socks himself, and when he held her feet in his hands, they seemed to be the best treasures in the world.
Chu Yan saw caution in his movements and obsession in his expression.
She frowned slightly and stood up with a smile, "Then I'll go back first. You can rest early. When the weather clears tomorrow, you can take out these books to dry them and they should be useful."
"good."
Li Ping did not blame him at all, and even sealed everyone's mouths to prevent anyone from revealing what happened that night.
But it was useless, Li Heng still found out about it.
He was so angry that he beat his son again, and his suspicion of Chu Yan reached its peak in an instant.
Chu Yan was captured by Li Heng.
Because the ledger is missing.
Even so, Li Ping refused to believe that she would betray him. He knelt outside Li Heng's door and remained unwavering despite the wind and rain.
Until this day, Li Ping discovered the account book again.
The account book was placed among a pile of books and had never been lost.
When the boy who was responsible for drying the books found out, he hurriedly went to find him. He originally planned to kill the boy, but after thinking about it, he was worried that Chu Yan wouldn't like him like this, so he changed his mind and asked him to come and serve him.
Li Heng found that the account books were in good condition, and Li Ping seemed to be unable to hold on any longer, so he let Chu Yan go.
When the two met, Li Ping seemed to be the one who was imprisoned.
He was unshaven, his figure had lost a lot of weight, his eyes were red, and he looked like he was lucky to have survived the disaster.
I don't know whether he was glad that Chu Yan was fine, or that Chu Yan didn't betray him.
But only Chu Yan knew the truth about this matter.
The ledger is given out and returned.
I heard that the Imperial Master next to the prince can copy anyone's handwriting and is a naturally intelligent person. This must be the result of his help.
"Let's go back."
Chu Yan said with a smile, and she took the initiative to support his body and walked from Li Heng's yard to Li Ping's yard.
I also made him the porridge he wanted to eat and watched him finish eating before leaving.
In the next few days, Chu Yan visited him every day.
Until the bad news came.
Chu Yan didn't know the specific bad news. She only knew that the entire Li family was immersed in low pressure that day, and the maids and servants did not dare to make a sound while working.
And Li Ping...
This is already the fifth time he has been in a daze.
He always looked at himself in a daze, and Chu Yan didn't know what he was thinking. He probably had something to do with the bad news.
Chang Zhe went to find her last night and told her not to mess up. He would definitely rescue her.
Chu Yan knew that the Li family must have discovered something.
But Chang Zhe obviously underestimated her. He didn't dare to say more to her for fear that she would reveal his fault. But in fact, even if he said too much, she didn't care.
No one in the Li family would guard against a helpless girl like her. The last time Li Heng captured her, he just sent a young man to guard her. If Chu Yan wanted to escape, he would just kill the young man.