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Chapter 127 The Loyal Guardian of Bai Yueguang Jin 2

Shi Qing sat beside the coffee table and looked up at him.

Xue Zhao's wounds had been bandaged by him, but his clothes were still hanging on his body in tatters. His lips were dry and pale, and he looked miserable and pitiful.

Shi Qing pointed to the long-necked, round-bellied porcelain on the table and said, "Have a glass of water before you leave."

Xue Zhao looked away, his throat dry, and he licked the corners of his dry and chapped lips.

In the end, I chose to surrender.

He grasped the porcelain and poured it directly into his mouth.

Qiuyue, who was standing next to him, was so shocked when she saw his behavior that her eyes widened and she muttered, "What a reckless man."

Xue Zhao poured out all the water in the porcelain bottle as if he hadn't had a drink of water for several days, and sighed with a feeling of being unsatisfied.

He put down the empty porcelain bottle, his face happy: "Great!"

Shi Qing chuckled and pointed to the new plate of peach blossom cake on the table.

"If you don't mind, you can eat something before you leave."

Xue Zhao's dark eyes followed her slender fingers and fell on the delicately stacked desserts.

My stomach is growling.

This time, he grabbed a round piece of peach blossom cake and stuffed it into his mouth without hesitation. In just ten seconds, he had wolfed down the entire plate of cakes.

Qiuyue was shocked and disgusted.

The physical discomfort finally subsided a lot. Xue Zhao looked at the sitting girl steadily: "I don't know where you come from. I will report it later."

Qiuyue saw him staring at her young lady, and she felt angry. She said proudly, "My young lady is the second daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. How can you cling to her?"

There is only one prime minister in the entire capital.

Hearing this, Xue Zhao's face suddenly turned cold.

"It turns out she is the daughter of a corrupt official."

Qiuyue's expression suddenly changed, "How dare you!"

Shi Qing raised her hand to stop him, and looked at Xue Zhao calmly: "I saved you without asking for anything in return. I will pretend that I didn't hear what you said today. Go away."

Xue Zhao had no expression on his face and pushed the door open to go out.

Qiuyue stamped her feet and said, "Miss, he is so arrogant and slanders the master with nonsense. Why did you let him go?"

Shi Qing glanced at her calmly, "Don't tell anyone about what happened today, not even to your mother. Do you understand?"

Although the lady looks gentle, she is extremely strong in some aspects.

Qiuyue was shocked by her aura, "I know."

Shi Qing lowered his eyes and looked at the dagger next to him. The blood on it had been wiped clean.

The dagger has an ink-colored handle with irregular patterns engraved on it. It feels extremely rough to hold, but it is not easy to slip out of your hand.

It is six inches long, with a smooth blade, a slightly curved tip, and is extremely sharp. There is a small word "Xue" engraved near the handle.

She casually rotated it and gestured, which made Qiuyue feel frightened.

After playing for a while, Shi Qing finally put it down.

She looked at Qiuyue and said, "Go outside and ask if the man just now has been discovered."

Qiuyue was puzzled, but still walked out.

In the temple, a group of guards from the Shen family were patrolling outside.

Qiuyue stepped forward and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, brothers."

The two guards standing at the door recognized that this was the second young lady's personal maid and bowed in return.

"I wonder what instructions Miss Qiuyue has for you?"

Qiuyue smiled and said, "It's nothing. It's just that I saw a man with strange behavior in the temple just now. He doesn't look like someone from our mansion. So I came to ask if you two brothers have seen him."

The guards looked at each other and denied it: "We two brothers have been guarding here all the time, and we didn't find anyone behaving strangely as the girl mentioned."

Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good. You two have always been conscientious in your duties. If you had seen it, you would have reported it to the lady long ago. I think I saw it wrongly. Maybe it was a monk in the temple."

She smiled apologetically, "Jinyun Temple is located in a remote area, far from the capital, I was afraid it was some bandit. Now that you are guarding it, I don't think anyone will break in."

"It's me who is bothering my two brothers."

The two guards didn't care, "Miss Qiuyue, you are too polite."

Qiuyue turned around and went back. Just as she approached the side room, she saw Shen coming towards her with two maids from afar.

Qiuyue bowed and saluted, "Madam."

Shen said, "Qiuyue, why are you standing outside instead of serving the young lady in the room?"

Qiuyue was sweating profusely, "Madam, the young lady is tired, so she sent this servant out."

Shen frowned and handed over a yellow talisman paper folded into a triangle shape.

"Since you have fallen asleep, I will not go. When the young lady wakes up, you can give her this amulet and ask her to wear it close to her body to ensure safety."

Qiuyue took it with both hands and said respectfully, "I will tell the young lady the truth."

Shen nodded and left with her people.

When Qiuyue came back, Shi Qing was leaning on the bed reading a book.

Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, she looked up from the pages of the book and asked, "Did you find anything?"

Qiuyue took a few steps forward and said, "Miss, I don't know where that person left from, and he didn't alert the guards at all."

Shi Qing nodded slightly to show that he understood.

His expression was natural, as if he had expected it.

"Miss, I met Madam when I came back just now. She asked me why I was outside, and I said that I was tired. Madam asked me to give this amulet to you to wear."

She took it out from her sleeve and handed it to Shi Qing.

Shi Qing took it and put it into the sachet she carried with her.

"Miss, if you feel bored, you may go out for a walk. I see a large peach forest behind the yard, and it is in full bloom now."

Shi Qing laughed, "You can see peach blossoms everywhere. What's the difference between the flowers in the temple and the flowers in the mansion? I think you just feel bored and want to go out for some fresh air."

Qiuyue was embarrassed: "Since I came to Jinyun Temple, I have been listening to the monks chanting Buddhist scriptures every day. My ears are getting calluses."

"Now that you are finally free, why don't you take a stroll here? Besides, we will be going back tomorrow, so it will be unlikely for us to come back in the future."

In the end, Shi Qing still obeyed Qiuyue.

The master and servant strolled to the back of the temple and found a large area of ​​peach blossoms.

Some are curved, some are straight, some are tall, some are short, and the shapes are all different. On the vigorous branches, pink with red, red with white, clustered together, forming clouds.

Qiuyue was very happy and picked one to give to Shi Qing: "Miss, look, this flower is in full bloom."

Shi Qing sniffed the fragrance and said, "No wonder you don't like the peach blossoms in the mansion. It turns out that this flower is more beautiful."

Qiuyue's expression was vivid. "The peach blossoms in the mansion have all been taken care of. They are the same every year. There is nothing new to see."

"On the contrary, the peach blossoms here are more vivid and natural."

Shi Qing nodded in agreement, "In that case, you can enjoy watching it to your heart's content. I'm afraid you won't be able to see it again after you go back."

After getting the answer, Qiuyue let go and ran to one tree to admire it, then jumped to that tree to admire it.

Shi Qing walked quietly behind, calming down to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

Soon, she caught a glimpse of a piece of indigo clothing and a pair of ink-black boots through the peach blossom branches woven horizontally and diagonally.

Qiuyue in front also stopped and turned back to her side.

Shi Qing looked up, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

The man was wearing a dark blue brocade robe with a cross-collar, golden patterns on the lapels, and a large area of ​​auspicious cloud patterns embroidered on it. He also had a leather jade belt around his waist and a golden tasseled jade pendant.

He walked out from behind the peach blossoms, revealing his face as gentle as jade.

Seeing Qiuyue and Shi Qing, his eyes showed surprise, and then he gently cupped his hands, "Miss Shen, how are you?"