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Chapter 20: The Birdcage


Xie Xiaoyu hung upside down, her eyebrows and eyes were about to stand up, not like a human, but like a bird's eyes.

The tails of her eyes were painted peach, and in the light of the candle flame, they were beautiful and enchanting.

Aunt Wu's gums slammed violently, shaking her ears and hurting, and the only bit of courage left in her heart finally worked, she suddenly stood up, leaned against the wall and staggered down, shouting "There is a ghost, murder." ” But after two screams, her scalp tightened suddenly, and the whole person was pulled backwards, and she fell on the steps with a "bang", and she struggled to get up, but the muscles on her face were scalded by a drop of wax oil.

Xie Xiaoyu turned over beautifully, her feet fell lightly from mid-air to the steps, the candlestick in her hand was held firmly, and the candle flame flickered with her movements, illuminating the butterfly jade hairpin above her head.

She walked down the stairs step by step, came to Aunt Wu's side, bent down and squatted, staring at the people on the ground without blinking.

Her appearance changed, although she could still recognize Xie Xiaoyu, but her eyebrows and eyes gradually condensed into another woman.

"You" Aunt Wu raised her right hand and pointed to it tremblingly.

However, before she could say the second word, the hot candle slammed into her mouth, and the flame spread little by little along the human body as if it would not be extinguished.

I don't know how long later, the fire gradually went out, the sparks drifted all over the courtyard with the wind, and a gentle song came out from the attic: "The dragon boat is swaying in the east and the east, and the red on the lotus lake is even redder."

The wave is faint, the water is soluble, and the slave is not connected to the lotus road.

West Lake South Lake Doucai boat, green pu purple lily full of Zhongzhou.

The waves are misty, the water is long, and the king is long lived. ” As soon as Qin Yingbao returned home, he came to the west courtyard first, and saw that the lights in the attic had been turned off, so he asked the two little girls, "Is the girl asleep?"

” "If you go back to your father, the girl is tired today and has gone to bed early."

Qin Yingbao grinned, "It's okay, she will get up early tomorrow and see this, she will definitely like it."

After saying that, he ordered the little servants who accompanied him to hang up the bird cages he bought in the market today one by one, and he couldn't help but whistle when he saw the bird cages hanging all over the courtyard.

"Master, how do you know that Miss Xie likes this?"

A little maid asked puzzled.

Qin Yingbao smiled proudly, "I specifically asked Xie Bo today, he said that Xiaoyu has liked birds since she was a child, and other people's children are running around in the yard, so she stands alone under the tree and talks to the birds, which is why she has practiced such a powerful skill."

The day I first saw her, I felt that this girl was not like a mortal figure, but like a fairy on the clouds, although her clothes were shabby, but it did not hide her beauty and bearing at all" Speaking of this, he looked deeply at the attic window again, his eyes were full of affection, and he couldn't hide it, "Ming'er, don't tell the girl to get up, I will call her personally, in addition to these birds, I have another surprise to her." ” The two little maids glanced at each other and replied yes with a smile.

Qin Yingbao was a little uncomfortable when he saw through his thoughts, so he threw off his sleeves and strode towards the east courtyard.

Hearing Qin Yingbao say that he had something to give to him, Xie Xiaoyu didn't think about it, and even said three times in a row, "I don't want it." ” Qin Yingbao raised his eyebrows, "Don't?"

You have to do what you say and don't regret it in the future.

After saying that, he snapped his fingers at the door, and then, the door was opened, and Boss Xie walked into the house accompanied by a maid.

Xie Xiaoyu's eyes were filled with tears, and he rushed over after calling "Dad" and threw himself into Boss Xie's arms.

The little maid standing next to him said with a smile, "Xie Bo was not in good spirits when he first came to the house, and the captain found a doctor to show him, no, after taking the medicine for the past few days, his body and bones are much better than before, and the captain also said that in the future, he will let Xie Bo move here to live with the girl, and the father and daughter are in one place, which is also convenient to take care of." ” "Dad, is she telling the truth?

Didn't Captain Qin embarrass you?

” Boss Xie shook his head at his daughter, and just wanted to say something to thank Qin Yingbao, but suddenly thought of Pei Ran in his heart, so he sighed, and looked at Xie Xiaoyu speechless for a while.

"You girl, come up and ask me if I have any embarrassment, although I am not a good person, but I don't dare to be rude to Lord Yue, you say this, so that I have no face."

Xie Xiaoyu knew that she didn't embarrass Boss Xie, and she was already a little grateful in her heart, but now when she heard him say this, she pretended to glare at him coldly, and stretched out a palm at him, "Didn't you say that you wanted to give me a gift?"

Where is the ceremony?

” Qin Yingbao smiled, "I can't see it, I'm quite greedy."

After speaking, he took Xie Xiaoyu's hand, and pulled her out of the door despite her objections, "Let's go, I'll take you out to have a look, this gift is guaranteed to be in line with your heart." ” When he got downstairs, Xie Xiaoyu finally broke free from his pull, and just wanted to get angry, but there were bursts of bird calls in his ears.

She looked at the dozen or so birdcages covered by the cloth in front of her, and a smile involuntarily appeared on her face, "How do you know I like this?"

” The first time Qin Yingbao saw her smile, his whole heart seemed to have wings, and he was about to fly happily, he tilted his head proudly, "Miss Xie, you always let others guess riddles on weekdays, but today I want to test you to see if you can guess the bird in the cage."

Otherwise, let's make a bet, and if you win, I will promise you one thing, and if I win, you will also rely on me for one thing. ” Xie Xiaoyu glanced at him, walked to the front of the birdcage, walked over one by one, and said: "Bearded eagle, mountain pepper, thrush, peck flower, golden rooster, yellow belly horn, red falcon" She stood still in front of a birdcage, and after a while, she glanced back at Qin Yingbao, "The captain still wants to bluff me, this cage is empty, and there are no birds at all." ” Qin Yingbao laughed twice, "Maybe it's asleep, even if the girl has great ability, she can't hear it."

He walked up to Xie Xiaoyu and looked at her deeply, "If you can't guess, you will marry me willingly, how about it?"

” Xie Xiaoyu's face turned from sunny to cloudy, she turned her head and walked back, never looking at the birdcage again.

"Okay, count me wrong," Qin Yingbao raised his hands to stop her, "I'm happy today, you can guess all these caged birds, guess wrong, it's a big deal to give me a cup of tea." ” Xie Xiaoyu was so amused by him that she couldn't cry or laugh, so she had to return to the cage, she leaned her head in front and listened carefully, "My lord, this cage must be empty, even if the birds are asleep, they don't have no sound at all." ” "Then your tea is ready."

Qin Yingbao strode to the birdcage and lifted the cloth on it.