Jin Yu Dynasty

Because Adjutant Sun was going out, Bai Xuelan asked him to do a few other things, and Adjutant Sun agreed and left.Bai Xuelan read over a dozen documents that had to be signed in person, and approved the reply.

After taking a break from writing, I remembered the garden where Xuan Huaifeng had been visiting for half a day, so I went to the back to look for it.Unexpectedly, after searching around, there was no trace of Xuan Huaifeng at all. I asked a few people I bumped into on the road, some said they hadn't seen it, some said they saw it in a daze in the morning, but they didn't know about it afterwards.

When I went to the Xuanhuai wind room, there was no one there.

Bai Xuelan heard that Xuan Huaifeng said that today he was going to practice guns. Since he practiced guns, he should find himself to get the bullets. Otherwise, only the guard leader had some bullets, so he found the new guard leader Song who was transferred from the east. Ren came to ask.

But Song Ren said, "General Manager, Adjutant Xuan and I haven't spoken a single word yet."

The housekeeper also came to report, "I searched the dining room, the small study, and the side hall, but I didn't see Adjutant Xuan. I also asked the concierge, and they all said that I didn't see Adjutant Xuan go out."

Seeing Bai Xuelan's serious face, the housekeeper tried to comfort him, "Chief, don't worry, such a big living person will never disappear from the mansion for nothing. I think it's probably because Adjutant Xuan is so quiet, hiding in a place we can't think of for a while. I'm free. I'll see you later when we have dinner. You can't stop eating, right?"

Intellectually, Bai Xuelan thought so.

But emotionally, he was extremely anxious.

I don't know where Xuan Huaifeng is for a while, so I feel extremely flustered and uncomfortable, and I think too much. One is that I have offended too many people. Even though I am in the mansion, there may be spies sent by the enemy. If the eyes are poisonous enough, look for it Huaifeng is his heart and soul, what to do with Huaifeng is really worse than stabbing himself; secondly, Huaifeng is stubborn and soft-hearted, he used to be as good as Lin Qijun, but now he is with him , I still have pimples in my heart, and I must feel guilty towards Lin Qijun. If Lin Qijun imitated himself and tried tricks, or put on a pitiful face, I'm afraid Huaifeng would be shaken again.

But no matter what, with so many guards and servants staying in the mansion, they couldn't leave the mansion without a sound.

If it's in the mansion, why don't you see anyone?

Another possibility is that Huai Feng played his temper and deliberately hid it.

But why is he playing his temper?

Bai Xuelan half-closed her eyes, sat on the sofa, and rattled her knuckles. She couldn't think of what she did to make Huaifeng dissatisfied. Last night was indeed a little intense, which might make him uncomfortable, but get angry It was time to send it when we met in the morning, why wait until now to make a disappearance?

Others, who are as anxious as he is, have probably already searched the mansion.

But Bai Xuelan did not.

He is good at analysis and planning. For example, a hunter, if he wants to catch the wild leopard that he wants to catch, he has to be impatient. He first looks at the terrain, and then analyzes the habits and temperament of the leopard. , in order to fall into a trap that hits every shot.

Bai Xuelan insisted on sitting firmly, going through today's affairs, from the morning when she was separated from Xuan Huaifeng, to the present moment, every minute and every second went through in her mind.

My heart moved violently.

Quickly called the housekeeper back and asked him, "You went to the cashier to withdraw money just now, did you meet Adjutant Xuan on the way?"

The butler said, "No."

Bai Xuelan said: "Either the accountant is not tight-lipped, he told someone about this, but it got to his ears, or the concierge saw Adjutant Sun preparing a car to go to Bai Yunfei's house, and chewed his tongue."

The butler thought for a while, and said with a smile: "The porter doesn't dare to guarantee, but now these two accountants don't talk nonsense. Besides, Adjutant Xuan rarely goes to the account room. Chief, Yi Xiao is confused The idea may not be Boss Bai's business, or Adjutant Xuan is looking at flowers and birds, the mansion has a large garden and many houses, so maybe he found an old book somewhere and read it fascinated."

A bitter smile appeared in Bai Xuelan's heart, she sighed and said, "It's good for you to think so, but you don't understand this person too much. It really kills me."

Otherwise, Huaifeng overheard it through the wall.

No proof is needed either.

Anyway, at this moment, he was sure that Xuan Huaifeng knew about sending money to Bai Yunfei, so he played a trick of his temper.

No need to ask, he must be hiding in a quiet place, thinking about how to break with himself.

Huaifeng is like a beloved bead in his palm that he has rubbed and admired for many years. Its size, shape, weight, corresponding to the light emitted at different times, and its chaste, sensitive and fragile texture are all clear.

After thinking about the reason, Bai Xuelan didn't want to do an earth-shattering search of the mansion, so she stood up and left the study, and walked slowly in the back garden.

He knew that no one wanted to see Xuan Huaifeng feel this kind of emotional anger, and he was always easy to be found if he stayed in the house, and most likely he would hide in the huge back garden.

Bai Xuelan seemed to be taking a walk, choosing a remote path intentionally, checking with sharp eyes while walking.

After walking for less than half an hour, I picked another small path and went straight ahead. The shadows gradually thickened, covering most of the sun that was shining above my head. It was really a very quiet path; Directly leading to the back of the rockery, a dark and dark hole was dug under the rock, which is only big enough for one person to enter.

Bai Xuelan didn't know why, but felt that this was where Xuan Huaifeng liked to pick.

He leaned in, touched the cold and rugged stone wall, and walked in step by step. The more he walked, the more humid and uncomfortable he felt, and even the air smelled like a sick person.

This is like the state of mind under Xuan Huaifeng's eyes, which makes Bai Xuelan feel annoyed for no reason. If she wants to play with her temper, she can't use any method, and she chooses to hide in such a hurtful place. Distressed?

What's annoying is that I really feel distressed.

Thinking about it again, when he was imprisoned in the mansion at the beginning, this person didn’t care about indiscriminate behavior. First of all, he poured himself a stomach full of smoke and soil water (Note ①), which almost cost him his life.

It's really hateful to not care about your body, hair and skin like this.

Just for the sake of Mrs. Xuan, Commander Xuan in the sky, she should be taught a lesson.

In this way, the old hatred was revived, and the light in Bai Xuelan's eyes immediately became frightening, she groped in silently, and when she reached the depths of the cave, she suddenly stopped.

In the narrow, half-closed hole, there is a thin breath.

Bai Xuelan stood for a while, getting used to the darkness inside, and slowly saw a figure sitting in a corner, with his back against the wall, one arm resting on a knee-high stone pier, and his head resting on his head. didn't move.

Hey, I actually fell asleep.

In an instant, the heart seemed to be annoyed or resentful, happy or angry, as if it was originally a string so straight that it could break the throat, and it turned into an unimaginable softness of fingers in such a shallow and even breath in the air.

Bai Xuelan unconsciously held her breath, tiptoed to the silhouette, and moved her hand little by little.

He thought to himself, he was exhausted last night, and today he got up early again, no wonder he fell asleep.

The fingertips touched the soft skin, but felt a little hot.

Bai Xuelan took a deep breath and shook him gently, "Get up quickly, don't you want to sleep without looking at the place?"

Xuan Huaifeng moved his shoulders slightly under his hand and let out a whimper, wondering if he woke up.

Bai Xuelan got up in a hurry, pushed up her sleeves, and hugged him horizontally.

The entrance of the cave was not big, and Bai Xuelan was tall and shoulder-width, and it was even more inconvenient to hug someone.Fearing that Xuanhuai's limelight would bump into an invisible protruding stone corner, Bai Xuelan could only walk sideways, shrinking her stomach and moving her body against the stone wall for about ten steps.

When I got out of the hole, I felt a burning pain in my back and shoulders.

Walking to the edge of the Jiuqu Bridge, just in time, a person stepped up from the other side of the bridge, it was the housekeeper who was also looking for Xuan Huaifeng.

Seeing it, the butler felt relieved, and trotted over and asked, "Did you find it? It's a great thing."

But the boss walked around the garden with his adjutant in his arms during the day.

Bai Xuelan said, "He was looking at the scenery in the garden. He was probably tired. He fell asleep sitting on the ice stone. He has a fever. You should call the doctor quickly."

The butler hurried to do it.

Bai Xuelan carried Xuan Huaifeng back to her room, put her on the bed, and sat there for a while, then the doctor came to help Xuan Huaifeng do a little examination, wiped off her sweat and said with a smile: "Your housekeeper urged me to Don’t worry, the patient just has a small fever, and it’s okay to get an injection. After all, you are young and have a solid foundation.”

Xuan Huaifeng was given an injection.

Bai Xuelan said lightly to the doctor: "There is another small matter, I'll ask you to look at it too."

Take off the coat and let the doctor look at the back of the shoulder.

The doctor said, "Excuse me for talking too much, you are so sympathetic to your subordinates, the abrasion is so severe, why do you get up first and then yourself? Although it is a skin trauma, if it is infected, it is not a joke."

Open the medicine box again, use alcohol to disinfect the broken skin, and then apply the medicine. Seeing that Bai Xuelan didn't even frown, as if nothing happened, she couldn't help admiring, "President, you are really tough."

Bai Xuelan thought it was funny, "Is this called toughness? It's just a scratch, is it as good as a gunshot wound? Then I didn't say anything."

The doctor is greatly admired.

It's a medical matter, Bai Xuelan asked someone to send the doctor out, and ordered the servant to bring tea to the room, then casually took a copy of "San Yan" from the cabinet, sat on the chair, drank tea, and talked leisurely. Turn the pages.

Turning to about eighty pages, I suddenly caught a glimpse of the figure on the bed moving vaguely out of the corner of my eye.

Bai Xuelan acted as if she hadn't noticed, she still sipped tea and read a book, just sat still and never left.

After turning over 30 more pages, I saw Xuan Huaifeng sitting up from the bed.

Bai Xuelan put down the book, smiled and said, "When did you wake up? Are you feeling better?"

Xuan Huaifeng's long black eyelashes drooped down, without looking at him, he got off the bed silently and bent over to put on his shoes.

Bai Xuelan asked: "I got up just now, where are you going in a hurry?"

Xuan Huaifeng didn't intend to talk to him at first, but after thinking about it, he felt that such a cold war made it seem that there was something between them, and it was even more humiliating.

The best way is to deal with business from now on. When he is an adjutant, he will only be treated as a superior. If there is a chance to resign in the future, he will leave without looking back.

Hearing Bai Xuelan's question, she calmly replied without a trace of expression on her face: "It's past noon, and the subordinates should go to deal with today's business."

Bai Xuelan almost laughed out of her stomach.

Knowing that he is actually eating Bai Yunfei's jealousy, he is quite happy.

But this Bai Xuelan is very hateful, she pretended not to know anything on her face, and said in a businesslike manner, "That's not urgent. Just right, I have something important to discuss with you here, sit down say."

Xuan Huaifeng felt that he was lying, so he refused to sit down, and stood up and asked, "What's the matter?"

Bai Xuelan looked up at him, "Heroin has become popular in the city recently, have you heard of this thing?"

When Xuan Huaifeng was studying in England, he had heard of heroin as a drug. He had a foreign classmate who was also a decent young man, but he was terribly harmed by it. He immediately said solemnly: "What? This kind of harmful thing? Heroin is more harmful than opium, this is not allowed, it must be strictly investigated.”

As soon as I got serious, my vigilance became loose, and I sat down and asked, "Where did you get the news? Do the big smokehouses in the city have the guts to sell this?"

Bai Xuelan said, "I got the news from Bai Yunfei last night."

Xuan Huaifeng was taken aback.

Bai Yunfei and this person were not romantic in the room, but went to discuss business, which he never thought about.

Hearing the words "Bai Yunfei", after all, it was a bit stinging, Xuan Huaifeng's face was silent, and said: "Could it be that Bai Yunfei has problems in this regard?"

Bai Xuelan said: "He looks like a pistachio tree decoration. He looks bright on the outside, but he has troubles on the inside. After his family fell down, he brought a younger sister to live with his uncle, but his uncle and aunt are a pair of heavy smokers. , In the past, it was also a big family, used to being extravagant, and burning cigarettes was indispensable for a meal, so life was very bad.

Bai Yunfei used more than half of the silver that he spent on singing every month to buy cigarettes and soil, and the remaining few coins were used for his sister's food and study.Therefore, he always went to other people's houses to get more money or to ask for a new outfit. "

It was the first time for Xuan Huaifeng to hear about Bai Yunfei's family, and he was slightly surprised.

After staying for a while, the voice was not as stiff as before, and he sighed and said, "I never knew."

Bai Xuelan said with a smile: "You don't go to the theater, and you don't hold roles, what do you know? Why do you think I talked about heroin with Bai Yunfei? It fell on heroin. This drug is deadly, so is the money. In order to buy it, even Bai Yunfei stripped off his gold watch and sent it to the pawn shop.

I looked at him very pitifully, so I got up this morning and thought about it, so I asked Adjutant Sun to send another 2000 yuan.I planned to talk to you when I saw you, but I didn't see you after waiting for a long time.However, I don't think you will object. "

As a result, the repeated blows and blows instantly wiped out the bitterness in Xuan Huaifeng's heart.

Xuan Huaifeng knew that he had mistrusted Bai Xuelan, and he was extremely ashamed. Fortunately, he didn't use this as an excuse to start a war, otherwise it would be even more embarrassing if he blurted out his anger.With a slightly red face, he asked back: "Why do I object? It's not my money. If you like to give 2000 million to others, just give it."

Bai Xuelan took the opportunity to stand up, walked around behind him, put her hands on his shoulders, and said, "The last time Yuliuhua came, didn't you tell me not to spend money recklessly? Why now I respect your opinion, and you Are you pissing me off with such irony?"

While speaking, he lowered his head and rubbed against Xuan Huaifeng's face.

Xuan Huaifeng blocked it with his hand, and his lips fell on the back of his hand, hot and itchy.

And he couldn't withdraw his hand, if he did, Bai Xuelan would kiss his face, so he could only let Bai Xuelan kiss the back of his hand like a wolf.

Xuan Huaifeng endured it for a while, and decided to pick out another thorn in his heart, and said solemnly, "Are you talking nonsense with someone like those things between us?"

Bai Xuelan immediately knew that his anger was overheard outside the study.

If you heard outsiders gossiping and knew about giving Bai Yunfei the money, it would be fine, but why did he even take a few gossips with Adjutant Sun into his heart?

Can't help but secretly scold myself for being careless.

Xuan Huaifeng is thin-skinned and dead-minded, so he will never make such verbal mistakes in the future.

Bai Xuelan hastily admitted her mistake: "This is absolutely my fault. I swear to you, in the future between us, if I leak a single word to outsiders, I will be struck by lightning and cut to pieces."

Two fingers up.

Xuan Huaifeng was confused by him, turned around, slapped his two fingers away, and said sullenly, "Do you believe in the teachings of foreigners? Don't falter this useless shot. Since you promised not to talk to others Mention, I’ll just wait and see.”

Seeing him letting go so gently, Bai Xuelan was a little surprised.

When she was happy, she hugged Xuan Huaifeng, forced a few kisses on his face and lips, and wanted to kiss him again.

It was broad daylight and the window was open again. Xuan Huaifeng couldn't take it anymore, so he pushed him away angrily, and said, "When is this? You don't even look at the sun when you do such a good thing."

Bai Xuelan smiled evilly, "Okay. I'll endure until night, you can't spoil my good deed."

How could Xuan Huaifeng accept his ill-intentioned words, and he talked about him from left to right, "I said I would practice guns today, but I don't know where to get some bullets?"

In the end, Bai Xuelan leaned over, kissed her like a woodpecker, and said, "Bullets are nothing but trifles. Just ask how many bullets you want. But it's just the same thing. First eat with me before going."

Xuan Huaifeng looked at the wall clock on the wall, it was already past lunch time, and he was still hungry.

So I called the kitchen to prepare the food.

The two sat in the room and had a peaceful lunch.

After a short rest after dinner, Bai Xuelan asked a servant to call Song Ren over, and brought some bullets for Adjutant Xuan to practice shooting.

After a while, Song Ren came over, and as soon as he entered the door, he put the four boxes of ammunition piled up in both hands on the table first, stood at attention, held his head up and chest out in salute, and shouted: "Hello, Chief! Adjutant Xuan!" good!"

Xuan Huaifeng was taken aback by that loud voice, the sip of Pu'er tea that he had just taken almost went into the trachea.

Bai Xuelan saw him frequently frowning and stroking his throat, and because of the presence of unfamiliar people, she was afraid of losing her demeanor, so she held back her cough, her face turned red, she was amused and distressed, so she quickly reached out her hand to help him along the way. Back, said: "It's nothing serious, don't worry. This is Song Ren, who I transferred from Shandong and just arrived yesterday. I'm asking him to be the head of the guards here. Shandong people have loud voices, and they do things well. Rough, you have to be patient."

Xuan Huaifeng managed to catch his breath, and looked up.

The man in front of him was taller than ordinary people, with a big frame and broad shoulders. The spear was hanging on his back, so it was just the right size.The features on his face are a bit ugly, but his eyes are very energetic, showing a heroic spirit of Zixiong Jiujiu.

Can't help nodding.

He knew that Bai Xuelan's family had a lot of military power in the east, especially in Shandong. If they were transferred from Shandong, it was likely that Bai Xuelan's uncle who was the commander-in-chief had served as a soldier, so he asked, "Before battlefield?"

Bai Xuelan smiled, "It's more than that, together with the brothers he brought over this time, they all crawled over from the dead."

He downplayed it, but Xuan Huaifeng paid attention.

These opium, soil and drug dealers were blocked by Bai Xuelan, and they were probably staring outside the mansion like black corns, wishing to tear Bai Xuelan apart.

Bai Xuelan is calling these people now, so it can be seen that she also understands that she is in an extremely dangerous situation.

Only in this way, the spirit of this trip to Tiger Mountain is even more respectable.

In comparison, the person I was entangled with was nothing more than a personal affair, a somewhat evasive unwillingness, which was really insignificant.

As for the unreasonable willfulness of the earlier idea, it is even more abhorrent.

Xuan Huaifeng has always been lenient to others and strict to himself, recalling his evil deeds, he suddenly became more and more ashamed of Bai Xuelan.

Thinking wildly in his heart, he told the new leader of the guard, Song Ren, that he should protect the chief and be careful.

Bai Xuelan suddenly said from the side: "Since we have met, there will be many opportunities to get acquainted with each other in the future. Song Ren, Adjutant Xuan is going to practice with the gun, you ask someone to prepare some new targets, don't keep using the old ones."

Song Ren stood at attention again and saluted, just about to speak.

Bai Xuelan waved her hand, "Come on, this isn't the army, you don't need this earth-shattering thing. In the future, these rules can be avoided if possible, and don't make us nervous all day long."

Song Ren nodded and said "Understood", this time he didn't salute again, picked up a few boxes of bombs on the table again, and walked away in good spirits.

As soon as Song Ren left, Bai Xuelan approached her, glanced at him brightly, and asked, "Why do you have this expression after talking to a man you just met?"

Xuan Huaifeng was taken aback, "What is that expression?"

Bai Xuelan had a half-smile, and asked him: "You look at him and you seem to be in a trance, and you still ask me?"

Xuan Huaifeng said, "When I was talking to him, I didn't look at him. Could it be that I was looking at you? I was probably thinking about something just now, and I was a little dazed."

Bai Xuelan asked, "Thinking about something? What are you thinking about?"

Although Xuan Huaifeng felt a little guilty towards Bai Xuelan, he really couldn't say it face to face.

Especially when Bai Xuelan insisted on breaking the casserole and asking the bottom line, it was difficult for anyone to ask.

Xuan Huaifeng said: "I was just thinking, since there are these new transfers, should you transfer the original guards of the mansion to other departments?"

Bai Xuelan said: "I also spent a lot of money on them. They are all cooked. It's a pity to let them out. Even if you keep them, you can't afford them. In the end, they are not bad, but there is less blood. It lacks a bit of murderous intent. Now it’s time to change to a batch that is murderous enough, and things will be much more interesting.” His eyes smiled faintly, and suddenly shone with a bit of ruthlessness.

Xuan Huaifeng's heart trembled when he saw it.

In an instant, the stinging light disappeared again, and he was still the handsome man with a calm smile.

Bai Xuelan then asked again: "What exactly are you thinking?"

Xuan Huaifeng was impatient with his question, and frowned, "Didn't you already tell me? How many times do you want to ask?"

Bai Xuelan said, "Don't lie to me."

Xuan Huaifeng said, "Why did I hide it from you?"

Bai Xuelan said, "If you didn't hide it from me, why did you only look down?"

Xuan Huaifeng thought about it carefully, and sure enough, his eyes were always down, staring straight at the floor.

He couldn't help smiling, stretched out his hand and gently pushed Bai Xuelan who was close to his face, stood up and said: "Two big men, don't you feel aggrieved when you say such small things? Why don't you just practice guns seriously and grow up?" Do something. I must hit ten rings today."

Bai Xuelan also followed him, and as she stepped out of the room, she asked, "You've shot all four boxes full of ammunition. How many ten-ring bombs can you shoot? One box is a hundred rounds."

Xuan Huaifeng thought about it carefully, and didn't want to take a university, so he said conservatively: "There must be twenty or thirty."

Bai Xuelan said: "How about we set a goal? Thirty is not necessary, you only count twenty. If you shoot all four boxes of ammo, if you can hit twenty ten rings, I will reward you."

Xuan Huaifeng said, "That's fine, you should have a goal before you know how to advance or retreat."

Bai Xuelan went on to say: "Since there are rewards, there must also be punishments. What if you can't achieve it? Then I will punish you."

The word "punishment" came out from his light-colored elegantly opened and closed lips, and it was this kind of leisurely attitude, which did not have an ambiguous and spine-tingling feeling.

Xuan Huaifeng subconsciously felt his cheeks warm.

But he would never admit what he had thought of, and he would never let Bai Xuelan know that he realized the meaning of the word.

Thinking about the box I shot yesterday, at least [-] or so shots hit the ten rings, and today I shot four boxes, I can't guarantee anything else, twenty is a sure thing.

Simply be more generous, nodding calmly, "Success is rewarded, failure is punished, this is fair."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and walked to the front.

Note ①: "Smoke soil", commonly known as unrefined opium.