Ning Dao Covered with Snow

Chapter 196 Living in the same room

Yan Ciwan opened her eyes and found herself lying on the bed, covered with a soft silk quilt.

She immediately threw back the quilt and sat up. She looked down and saw that her soul had returned to her body. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"you're awake."

Yan Ciwan looked in the direction of the voice and saw Xiao Wang sitting behind the musical instrument.

He took the initiative to explain, "Just now the envoy sent someone to invite me over, saying that he had something very important to tell me right away. I felt that this was a bit strange, so I wanted to come and tell you. But I knocked on the door and called you but you didn't respond. I was worried, so I rashly pried open the bolt and rushed in. I saw you lying on the bed without a breath. I knew that you had another attack of the Soul-Separation Syndrome, so I found the guqin and played "Returning Man" for you."

When Yan Ciwan heard this, she immediately remembered everything she had seen in her dream. She glanced at the night outside the door. It should be almost three o'clock in the morning now, and Governor Xie should have been killed by now.

She couldn't save Governor Xie, so she could only stop Xiao Wang and prevent him from being involved in this murder case.

"You can't go see the Envoy!"

Xiao Wang was puzzled: "Why?"

Yan Ciwan couldn't tell the secret that she could see the past and the future after her soul left her body, so she could only make up an excuse.

"I just left my body and saw that you had met with misfortune. I was frightened and I am still feeling very sad. Can you stay with me?"

Xiao Wang looked at her in a daze, as if he didn't expect her to say such a thing.

Yan Ciwan looked at him eagerly, with a rather pitiful expression: "Is it possible?"

Xiao Wang felt as if his whole heart was about to melt. The scene before him seemed as unreal as a dream. He seemed afraid of disturbing the person in the dream, so his voice became extremely soft.

"Of course it's possible."

Yan Ciwan was overjoyed: "Then it's settled, you stay here tonight and are not allowed to go anywhere!"

Xiao Wang's eyes were gentle, but his tone was as firm as a vow.

"Ah."

When Yan Ciwan heard footsteps outside, she immediately put away her smile and looked towards the door.

But because of the angle, she couldn't see who was outside the door. She could only see the reflection of a man on the ground.

"Where is Xiao Liulang?"

Judging from the voice, it should be Afeng.

Xiao Wang stood up and walked to the door. He said to A Feng who was standing in the yard, "I'm here."

"The envoy sent me to invite you to the study to talk. Just now you said you had something to ask me to wait for a while. I have been waiting for a long time. Now it is almost three o'clock in the morning. Can you come with me?"

Xiao Wang looked embarrassed and said, "I'm sorry, I have something to do and can't leave for the time being. I can only wait until tomorrow morning to see the envoy."

"But the envoy specifically told me to invite you over. Do you have something important to tell me? You can tell me and I may be able to help you."

"Ning Ci is not feeling well and needs someone to take care of him."

Ah Feng immediately said, "I can ask two maids to come and take care of her. If you are still worried, I will ask a doctor to come and see her."

Before Xiao Wang could answer, Yan Ciwan called out first.

"I don't trust anyone else, I only trust Xiao Liulang!"

Xiao Wang showed a helpless look on his face, seemingly in a difficult situation, but in fact, he was smiling and said in a brisk voice: "You see, she can't leave me now, I can't just ignore her, I hope you can help me apologize to the envoy."

Ah Feng hesitated and said, "I heard that Madam Ning's voice was full of energy and she didn't seem to be sick..."

Yan Ciwan immediately held onto the edge of the bed and coughed loudly. Xiao Wang cooperated and said, "Did you hear that? She's coughing so hard, she must be sick. Besides, there's no need for us to fool you with this kind of thing."

"How about I ask her to get a doctor to see her?"

Xiao Wang politely declined: "It's so late, the doctor must be asleep, let Ning Ci have a good night's rest first. If the condition is still the same tomorrow morning, it won't be too late to ask the doctor to come into the house to treat her."

"But it's not appropriate for you two to be alone in the same room. Would it be better to ask two maids to come and serve you?"

Xiao Wang said slowly, "Aci has just been framed and is now on high alert. Asking two strangers to serve her will only make her more nervous. Right now, she only trusts me. Anyway, there is no one else here. As long as you don't say anything and I don't say anything, how can outsiders know that Aci and I are in the same room, right?"

He emphasized the last sentence, with a hint of warning.

Ah Feng lowered his voice and said, "In that case, I will go back and report to the envoy."

The footsteps gradually faded away.

Xiao Wang closed the door and turned to look at Yan Ciwan.

Yan Ci Wan showed a relieved expression, finally he managed to keep Xiao Wang.

She asked, "Why did the envoy call you to meet him in the study in the middle of the night?"

"The envoy asked Afeng to tell me that there was something very important, but he didn't say what it was."

Xiao Wang also found this matter very strange. He and Governor Xie had just met today and were not familiar with each other. What important matter could Governor Xie have that he had to tell him at this time?

Yan Ciwan thought of the Buddha amulet that Governor Xie held in his hand before he died, and suddenly asked, "Could it be related to the Buddha amulet on you?"

Xiao Wang was puzzled: "Why do you think so?"

"My Buddha amulet is missing. I originally suspected that Nie Wuniang took it away for money, but after thinking about it carefully, it may not be Nie Wuniang who did it. What if Governor Xie secretly took the amulet away? He may know the origin of the amulet, so he called you over in the middle of the night to discuss this matter."

Xiao Wang said in a gentle voice: "It is possible, but these are just speculations. It is useless to think more now. When we meet Governor Xie tomorrow morning, we will ask him in person."

Yan Ciwan agreed verbally but sighed in his heart. He thought that when they saw Governor Xie again, Governor Xie would probably no longer be able to speak.

The sound of the night watchman's gong was heard outside the palace.

She murmured in a low voice: "It's already three o'clock in the morning."

Xiao Wang said: "It's still some time before dawn, you should sleep a little longer."

"how about you?"

Xiao Wang smiled and said, "I won't leave. I'll stay here with you."

He sat down at the table, took out a silver hairpin from his sleeve pocket like a magic trick, and began to polish and carve it carefully.

Yan Ciwan sat cross-legged on the bed, wrapped in blankets, and muttered, "I can't sleep."

Xiao Wang said: "Then I will chat with you."

Yan Ci Wan was frowning. She could take Xiao Wang away from the governor's mansion now, but doing so would only increase suspicion on them. Others would think that they ran away in the middle of the night because they were guilty, and they would not be able to explain themselves then.

She really wanted to find out the cause of death of Governor Xie, but she knew very little about him, so she asked.

"How much do you know about Governor Xie?"

Xiao Wang thought for a moment before saying, "I heard that he was born in a branch of the Xie family, and was the top scholar in the 23rd year of Tiansheng. He served in the Imperial Academy and was highly appreciated by Prince Renxian. With the support of Prince Renxian, he rose rapidly all the way to the position of Minister of Rites before he was 30 years old. He was a very powerful figure. But unfortunately, Prince Renxian was later involved in a treason case, and the prince's faction lost power. Xie Tanyu took advantage of the situation and betrayed Prince Renxian..."

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