The night gradually deepened, and Qiao's house was uncharacteristically bright with lights everywhere. However, contrary to the lively lights, there was an eerily silent atmosphere in the upper room.
There is no moon in the sky, and the few stars are like a few pearls of rice scattered on the dark sky. Not only do they not make people feel bright, but they make the night even more dark.
None of the female members of the Qiao family felt sleepy at the moment. They all stayed in the old lady's Ninghe Hall without saying a word.
Even the two little ones in the second room didn't dare to fight as usual and sat quietly next to their mother.
Mrs. Xu sat blankly, with Qiao Yuning watching next to her. The old lady lowered her head, turning the rosary beads in her hand one by one, without seeming to blink her eyelids.
"Grandma, why don't you go and have a rest first? I'm afraid this news may not come for a while. If someone comes from outside, should we wake you up immediately?"
The nervousness in Qiao Yurong's heart was gradually suppressed by the cold night. She turned her head and saw the old lady sitting on it. In the light, the white hair that was scattered around her temples became more and more obvious. She thought for a while,
He advised softly.
Since Mrs. Xu became pregnant, she has ignored her family affairs and gone to bed early every day. It has never been so late as today. Her eyes are red from sleep, but she doesn't feel sleepy at all.
Hearing this, he also started to persuade, and Qiao Yuning next to him said obediently: "Mom, you should also go and have a rest! Ning'er will stay here and wait for sister to come back."
The old lady simply closed her eyes and said, "If you are sleepy, just go to sleep. There are no rules."
There was no warmth in his tone, causing both Qiao Yuning and Qiao Yurong to shut their mouths and not dare to speak anymore.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew, and the bamboo curtain at the door banged on the door frame, making it even more quiet at night.
The wind on the earth probably comes from the same place. This wind blows up the curtain of Ninghe Hall and also blows through the unkempt weeds.
Qiao Yuyan was lying in the grass at the bottom of a bank, her whole body shaking slightly uncontrollably. She could clearly hear the footsteps getting closer and closer to her.
Then I heard those people walking to where they were originally saying, "Go that way, your feet are not going that way."
Hearing that they had indeed stepped in the direction of their footprints on purpose, Qiao Yuyan breathed a sigh of relief, but still did not dare to be careless. She stepped lightly and slowly walked in the direction she had originally been optimistic about.
There was a dark place over there. I didn't know what it was at first, but when I heard the rustle of the wind, I knew it was a forest.
She can climb trees!
She learned this by accident, but she couldn't be impatient right now. Those people hadn't gone too far. If they noticed there was movement here, everything would be in vain.
Qiao Yuyan has never felt that her ears have been so good, and her skills have never been so agile.
When she was about to touch the woods, she realized that the group behind her had discovered that the footprints were forged and had turned back the way they came. Her heartbeat started to race again, but she still did not dare to make any big noise.
After entering the woods, the light suddenly became weaker, but she could relax a little. She carefully used the stick in her hand to gently point her way forward, but did not dare to go too far inside.
In such a wilderness, if there were wild animals in the woods, she would be in trouble.
Seeing that it was almost done, Qiao Yuyan found a tree that seemed relatively lush.
He walked under the tree, carefully hid the stick, then tied up his skirt and climbed up slowly.
The sound of rustling leaves covered her up, but it also prevented her from noticing what was going on outside. She slowly climbed up, leaving layers of leaves underneath her, until she felt the leaves underneath her
It was enough to hide her figure before Qiao Yuyan stopped.
Fortunately, the tree was strong enough, so it was quite safe for her to stay here. Fortunately, in order not to stand out, Qixi bought her a set of darker clothes at a clothing store today.
Qiao Yuyan breathed out a sigh of relief this time, and then felt a little relieved. She heard the movement outside, and the group of people chased after her.
"Brother, that girl won't go into the forest, right?" a rough voice asked with a hint of impatience.
"Trash, you can't even take a good look at a person. I told you to guard the door, but you let people escape like this!" The other voice was probably the one called "Big Brother" by the first person, and his tone was full of anger.
"My hands and feet are tied, how could I have imagined that I could still run away!" The person with a rough voice couldn't help but complain, "Didn't you say that she is the rich daughter of a high official? She can do this!"
While those people were talking, Qiao Yuyan saw the light of fire jumping among the dense leaves in the forest.
Then there were the footsteps of those people. She roughly judged that there were four or five people.
"Dong dong dong"...
Qiao Yuyan clearly heard the heartbeat in her chest, layers of sweat broke out in her hands holding the branches. The wound on her wrist was now spicy and itchy, almost unbearable, but she moved
Don't dare to move.
"Brother, it's hard to find it now that we're in the woods." Someone complained.
"Separate, move forward in a row, don't miss the top or bottom." The man called Big Brother calmly gave the order.
"This is too troublesome. This order is really not worth it." One of them complained while obeying the instructions.
Qiao Yuyan's heart skipped a beat when she heard that, Shanzi? So these people were hired by someone with a heart!
While listening to the movement on the other end, she carefully adjusted her dress to ensure that her figure could be completely hidden behind the dense leaves.
"Stop talking about it, the money has already been given to you. Let's quickly find the person, do it and then hand over the job." Someone scolded the person in front, "Besides, you have seen this girl before. What were you talking about at that time?"
?Aren’t you the one who is willing to do this without giving me money?”
The other person laughed when he heard this, "Third brother, you said before that such a boudoir lady is weak and weak and has no interest. Now it seems that this is not that kind of soft lady. I'm afraid she is just right for you.
I mean it!"
"No, when I catch her later, I won't be able to scream even if I ask her to. Let her see what a real man is!"
Qiao Yuyan couldn't help but shudder. Even though she only lived in the inner courtyard of a deep house in her previous life, she had to some extent cared about the outside world. What these people said could not be understood clearly, but she understood what was said inside.
mean.
These people turned out to be...
Who is so vicious? He wants to harm her like this!
If there is a deep hatred, it can only be the Yao family, or...
Before she had time to think deeply, the firelight had already reached the tree where she was. She immediately grasped the branches tightly, bit her lips, and even breathed softly, for fear of making any noise.