On the day of the Xiao family’s birthday party.

Rong Su spent five hundred taels of silver to buy a longevity tree as a gift, and went to the Xiao family with Shen Peiqing and Gu Yun to celebrate the birthday.

As soon as they arrived at the gate of the Xiao family, there were people everywhere, and they lined up in an orderly manner, each holding various gifts.

Seeing this, they followed the team and formed a line.

When it was their turn, Rong Su showed the gift in her hand to the gatekeeper and prepared to go in.

But the servant raised his hand to block her way.

"Miss, we need to register your name. Also, what is your relationship with these people following you? We need to register them here. Thank you for your cooperation."

Rong Su didn't expect that the Xiao family would have such complicated procedures. She turned around and looked at Shen Peiqing, Gu Yun and others behind her.

She turned around and said to the servant, "My name is Rong Su, and they are our family."

He pointed at Gu Yun and said, "This is my elder brother, Dayun."

Then he pointed at Shen Peiqing and said, "He is my second brother, Erqing."

Hearing that Rong Su gave him such a strange name, Shen Peiqing frowned and glared at her with gloomy eyes.

Rong Su pretended not to notice. Gu Yu'er ran over and hugged Rong Su's arm affectionately, and replied to the servant with a smile: "I am your little sister! Xiaoyu!"

The servant looked at them, then said to another servant beside him, "Have you registered?"

"Remember it."

The servant then reached out and took the gift from Rong Su's hand, respectfully raising his hand to invite them in.

After entering the door, Rong Su looked around.

It was discovered that the front yard was as big as two Jiang residences, which was enough to show that the Xiao family was extremely wealthy.

And now the front yard is filled with tables and chairs, and is full of people. It feels overcrowded. There are obviously many people, but there is still a lot of empty space.

A servant saw them and came over to ask them to find a seat, but Rong Su didn't want to stay in the front yard. Her destination was the back yard.

She pulled Gu Yuer, who was stunned for a moment, and then she whispered in her ear.

"Yu'er, you and Gu Yun help me and cover me. I plan to go to the backyard."

Gu Yuer felt like she was being entrusted with a mission, and immediately nodded seriously, saying solemnly, "Okay! I will definitely help Sister Rong."

As she spoke, Gu Yuer went over and whispered to Gu Yun for a while, and then the two siblings blocked the servant who was coming over.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Rong Su took the opportunity to slip away to the backyard.

He dodged many servants and maids and successfully slipped into the backyard.

She saw many maids walking in the corridor, carrying some dishes in their hands. They all came from the right side of the corridor. She rolled her eyes and thought, maybe that was the kitchen.

Should medicinal herbs be stored in the kitchen?

However, the Quanshan Blood Lotus should be a precious medicinal material and should not be stored in a place like the kitchen where there are many people and things going on.

How do I find out where to store my valuables?

At this time, there was a maid wearing a set of clothes that was more luxurious than those of ordinary maids, but her hair bun was still a maid's bun.

She seemed to be a maid of higher status.

Rong Su leaned against the wall, staring at the maid who was directing a whole group of maids to serve dishes. She thought for a moment that perhaps she could start with her.

Thinking of this, he stared at the maid and saw her walking in another direction, as if she had something to do.

Seeing this, she thought for a moment, squatted down, walked along the low steps to some rockery, and then used the rockery as a cover to follow the maid.

Until she followed the maid to a more secluded place, she looked around and found that it seemed to be located on the westernmost side of the house and no one would pass by.

Just as she was confused, she saw the maid hiding in a secluded little room.

Seeing this, she squatted down and followed quietly. Seeing a small window near the hut, she squatted over it.

After a while, the maid's voice was heard from inside. There was not only one voice in the room, but also the voice of a strange man.

"You're finally here. I missed you so much! Yingxiang!"

"Oh~ Sir. Don't do this~"

Rong Su suddenly realized that the maid was called Yingxiang, and she was having a secret meeting with another man.

"Sir~ Aren't you accompanying the young lady? Why did you suddenly come to see Yingxiang?"

"Heh. Let me accompany that ugly woman. I'm about to throw up if I look at her for one more moment!"

The man's tone was filled with disgust and disdain.

"But, young master~Miss is also pitiful."

"Haha. My sweetheart, you are kind, but Xiao Huan has a bad temper. I feel unlucky every time I'm around her. I have to patiently coax her and pamper her. It's disgusting. The person I, Matthew, like is you, my Yingxiang~"

"Oh~ Sir~"

When Rong Su heard the man mention her name, she was slightly stunned and lowered her eyes to think carefully. Matthew?

Before I could remember, my feet got tired from squatting and I was about to change my posture when I accidentally stepped on a dead branch.

When I saw it, I thought, oh no!

"Sir, there seems to be some sound?"

"Is there? I'll go check it out."

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Rong Su's heart trembled slightly. He looked around, trying to find a shelter to hide himself.

At this moment, she suddenly felt someone approaching her. Before she could react, someone tightly hugged her waist and then covered her mouth. She was startled and was about to struggle when she heard Shen Peiqing's cold whisper in her ears.

"If you don't want to be discovered, don't move."

Hearing his voice, Rong Su frowned, but did not move.

So they hid in a place where firewood was piled up.

At this time, footsteps were heard approaching, as well as Matthew's voice.

"Is it some wild cat?"

Matthew murmured softly, turned around and left without moving forward.

Only after he left did Rong Su breathe a sigh of relief.

As soon as she raised her eyes, she met a pair of eyes as dark as the night, with some unpredictable emotions in them. They were staring at her closely, which made her feel a little weird.

Rong Su didn't expect Shen Peiqing to follow her. She glanced at the small room, then turned to look at Shen Peiqing and asked in a low voice, "Why did you follow me?"

Shen Peiqing smiled coldly and whispered to her in a mocking tone, "If I hadn't come with you, you would have been discovered by now, right?"

Hearing the other party's sarcasm, Rong Su glanced at Shen Peiqing speechlessly. Not wanting to talk about this with him, she pointed her finger into the small room, then looked at him and whispered, "Did you hear that?"

Shen Peiqing glanced at the small house she pointed to, then said with a rather contemptuous tone, sneering: "Of course. A man and a woman who are secretly giving things to each other. And they are both related to Miss Xiao. These two people. The man is still saying bad things about Miss Xiao."

I didn’t expect this guy to come so early. He heard everything, so why didn’t he show up earlier?

Rong Su didn't care about this, but looked at him and reminded him of the key point: "The key point is that the man's name is Ma Xiuzhi. I always feel that he sounds familiar."

Seeing her thinking so seriously, Shen Peiqing thought that this crazy girl usually has a good memory, so why did she forget it at the critical moment? Then let him be merciful and tell her.

Just as he was about to speak, Rong Su seemed to remember something. Her eyes lit up slightly and she looked at him with some excitement. She even reached out and placed her hand on his shoulder and patted him a few times.

"I remembered now. He was the one who first revealed the order, the one the servants called the miracle doctor, Doctor Ma."

Shen Peiqing's face darkened slightly. He felt uncomfortable but didn't say anything. However, his eyes fell on her hand on his shoulder, and a hint of emotion appeared in his eyes.

Never mind. This crazy girl is always startled. I'll just get used to it.

Rong Su didn't know what Shen Peiqing was thinking. She only knew that she had found Ma Xiuzhi, the murderer who had snatched her patient away and even dared to despise her patient.

She must teach this guy a lesson!

The two of them were having their own thoughts when some strange and shy voices came out from the small room little by little.

When they heard these sounds, they were both stunned, and then raised their eyes at the same time.

The two looked at each other, and there seemed to be a hint of embarrassment in their eyes.

The sound was becoming more and more embarrassing. Rong Su immediately looked away and said softly, "Let's get out of here quickly."

Shen Peiqing saw that Rong Su seemed to be looking away because of shyness, with a hint of light lingering in her dark eyes, and he suddenly had the urge to tease her.

It was this crazy girl who had been playing with him before. Now it was his turn to pay her back.

With this as an excuse, Shen Peiqing curled the corners of his mouth.

He suddenly reached out and held Rong Su's hand. His eyes were as deep as the night as he stared at her, his voice as low and clear as a cold spring.

"Don't move yet. If you move now, you might alert the people inside."

Rong Suben was a little unhappy because Shen Peiqing suddenly grabbed her hand, but after listening to his analysis, she felt that it made some sense, so she didn't move.

Just as she maintained this posture, she raised her eyes and saw that the other person had gotten so close to her without her knowing when.

His handsome face was only an inch away from hers. At such a close distance, she could clearly feel the breath sprayed from his high nostrils falling on her face.

There was also a cool aura emanating from his body, just like the coolness emitted by freshly condensed dewdrops in the early morning.

She was not used to being so close to others, and immediately her eyes widened and she threatened him in a fierce, low voice.

"Stay away from me. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

When Shen Peiqing saw her showing such a slightly angry expression, he felt a little happy and found it very interesting. She had teased him again and again, and he had to take revenge.

He lowered his voice, which was magnetic and a bit clear and cool. He ignored her anger, leaned close to her ear, and whispered softly.

"What? Are you shy? Normally, you act like you're not afraid of anything. Or did I overestimate you?"

After he finished speaking, he glanced at her sideways and saw that her expression was somewhat annoyed, and there seemed to be a faint blush on her face that was not quite real, like a cherry tree he had seen in the imperial garden when he was a child, the color of the cherry blossoms when they first bloomed, with a green and tender beauty.

He couldn't help but curl his lips slightly. She looked more like a normal girl than usual.

Rong Su didn't know what Shen Peiqing was thinking, but at this moment she just felt that she was being teased by a man she didn't like very much. This feeling was very uncomfortable. She clenched her hands into fists slightly, and her mind was already thinking about how to make Shen Peiqing suffer.

But with a quick glance, I saw a smile on his face. Looking closely at his expression, it was obvious that he was having a playful and amusing look.

She immediately understood that this man just wanted to tease her and make her look bad!

In an instant, a huge rage ignited in her heart. She gritted her teeth and was about to fight back, but then she thought again, if she got angry first, wouldn't she fall into this guy's trap?

Rong Su would not accept this trick. She lowered her head slightly and smiled coldly.

Seeing her suddenly lower her head, Shen Peiqing thought she was really shy. A hint of pride flashed between his brows, and his thin lips slightly raised. He thought to himself, Crazy girl, there will be a day like this for you too.

But the next second, Rong Su suddenly raised her other hand, and before Shen Peiqing could react, he saw her reaching out.

With a slight surprise in his eyes, Shen Peiqing let go of her hand and stepped back repeatedly. He was squatting, and when he moved, he accidentally fell to the ground.

Seeing his surprised expression, Rong Su sneered in her heart, then moved closer, supported herself on the ground with one hand, and reached out with the other to touch his face.

"Brother Shen. What are you doing? Are you afraid of me? Didn't you want to get closer to me just now? If so, then I'll go along with your wishes. But why are you suddenly so far away from me now?"

Shen Peiqing widened his eyes and looked at her in some surprise. Seeing her so close to him, her eyes that seemed to be transparent with ripples of water contained a smart and cunning smile. He seemed to hear the sound of his own heart beating wildly.

Seeing Shen Peiqing staring at her blankly as if he had lost his soul, Rong Su immediately lost interest in fighting back and teasing him.

This man must have gone crazy because she fought back too hard.

She was a little speechless, withdrew her hands from the ground, and was about to get up when suddenly, she heard the sound of a door opening in the small room.

Her heart was shocked, and Shen Peiqing seemed to react faster than her. He reached out and grabbed her waist, pressing her against his chest. The two of them were closer than before, and they could almost hear each other's heartbeats.

She could even smell the faint scent on him, a cool fragrance that was refreshing to the heart.

Shen Peiqing no longer dared to look at her. Although the soft touch on his hand was not the first time he touched her, it was the first time that it stayed there for so long. Moreover, she was pressed against his chest. The touch that belonged only to a woman became clearer and clearer, causing his breathing to become a little disordered.

It was not until the sound of footsteps left the small house one after another that Rong Su came back to her senses and reached out to slap Shen Peiqing on the chest.

Shen Peiqing suddenly felt a pain and immediately retracted his hand, covering his aching chest and looking at her angrily.

Rong Su also glared at him fiercely, then stood up. Without arguing with him about what had just happened, she said directly, "I'm going to find Yingxiang to inquire about the whereabouts of the Quanshan Blood Lotus."

After saying that, he turned around and chased in the direction Yingxiang left.

Shen Peiqing thought about it, then stood up and followed.

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