Chapter 651: Cuscuta Cousin 15
"Prince...cousin?"
The woman's hesitant and trembling voice made the man holding the dagger stunned for a moment.
Fu Jinmo lowered his eyes and saw the woman's soft and loose hair. Maybe it was because she had just been bathing, she was only wearing a thin gauze dress. The dress was a little transparent, which made her skin look white and smooth, as if her face was covered by a pipa, and even... it seemed that you could see the... bellyband faintly visible inside.
The man finally realized who he was holding hostage.
He looked away immediately as if he had been scalded.
The woman clearly felt that the dagger in front of her neck was not that close. She moved slightly, but the dagger still did not get closer. She relaxed, and then she smelled a faint smell of blood in the air.
"Brother Crown Prince...are you injured?"
This time, Fu Jinmo finally confirmed that Sheng Huan really recognized him, and he put down the dagger.
"How do you know it's me?"
The man's voice was hoarse, which did seem strange to him since he had clearly changed his voice on purpose.
The woman was safe. When she heard the man's words, she turned around, looked back, and looked at him face to face.
The woman is like a lotus emerging from the water, pure and beautiful. At her age, she looks like a blooming flower.
She also saw the man's current appearance. He was dressed in black clothes. Perhaps because of the injury, his face was a little paler than before, but it still couldn't hide his handsomeness.
"I..." She looked away slightly, as if a little embarrassed: "I have a very sensitive nose, and I will never forget the fragrance I have smelled. I was also sure of it because I smelled a very faint but familiar fragrance on my cousin, the prince."
Fu Jinmo was confused? Scent? How did she know what kind of scent he used? Did he have any scent on him? Suddenly, the man thought of that time in the rockery. At that time - the two of them were so close. Perhaps, she knew it at that time...
"Brother, you look a little off, are you injured?"
Sheng Huan had no idea what he was thinking. She blinked and looked all over him. She didn't show the timidity and cowardice that usually made her not dare to look at him. Perhaps it was the worry that made her forget.
She immediately said:
"I'll go find some medicine for my wound."
The woman didn't ask him why he appeared here, but when she looked at him, her almond-shaped eyes seemed to light up, and she couldn't hide her worry.
Before Fu Jinmo could stop her, there was a noise outside.
"Who are you? You can't go in. My girl is bathing in there!"
A loud shout came from outside the door, who else could it be but Furong.
"Who dares to stop the Imperial Guards from doing their job?"
"Step aside!"
Sheng Huan subconsciously looked at Fu Jinmo.
Fu Jinmo's expression froze and he quickly chose a route to leave. However, the pursuers outside the door were a bit tricky, so he thought quickly.
Seeing this, Sheng Huan seemed to understand that the people outside were coming to chase him. After a moment of nervousness, she immediately grabbed Fu Jinmo and approached him.
The voice was so low that it could not be heard: "Cousin."
Fu Jinmo felt the force on his sleeve and lowered his head to look at Sheng Huan.
He was clearly in such danger at the moment, but he still didn't look very anxious.
The woman's fingers were tense or frightened, but she still looked at him seriously and said, "I'll hold them back first, you take this opportunity to leave quickly."
When Fu Jinmo heard this, his deep eyes stayed on the woman for a long time.
She wasn't kidding, she was serious.
I used to be such a timid person...
"You can't go in!" Furong's voice became louder again.
Sheng Huan's face turned pale and he pushed Fu Jinmo behind the curtain.
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"Bang!" There was a sound of "Bang!" outside the door. Just when someone was about to break in, a scream of pain was suddenly heard from inside the house. Then, the tightly closed door was opened from the inside.
Then, a woman wearing a cloak and almost soaked in water came out with a pale face. She said in a cold voice: "This is the residence of women in the boudoir. How important is a woman's purity? It's late at night and everyone is asleep. Didn't you hear my maid say that I was bathing?"
"You want to break in, but you want to kill me!"
Her face was pale, but she said every word firmly: "Is there no law under the emperor's feet?"
The leading imperial guard was embarrassed. He didn't expect that this young girl was so fierce. He said coldly, "Miss, we are also catching a fugitive. We saw the fugitive enter the manor with our own eyes. We had to break in for your safety."
"I am safe now. There is no fugitive in the house as you said. On the contrary, it was because of your arrival that I fell just now." Sheng Huan held his fingertips and continued in a cold voice: "Please leave."
Furong also stood in front of her master, staring at the group of imperial guards with hatred.
The girl is usually so good-tempered, rarely gets angry, and is very gentle. But now she is like this, she must have been irritated by these people.
What fugitives? She said the girls were taking a bath. What a bunch of perverts!
The deputy commander of the imperial guards was unwilling to give up: "You are trying so hard to stop us from going in. Could it be that there is really a fugitive hiding inside, and he is in cahoots with you?"
"Your Excellency slandered me with just a few words." Sheng Huan saw Madam Fu and Fu Shirui rushing over from a distance, and was about to cry: "Our Duke's Mansion is innocent, what on earth do you intend to do this to!"
The deputy commander of the imperial guards didn't want to listen. Anyway, he had many subordinates here, and he could turn white into black. He cupped his hands and said, "If there is no one inside, I will apologize to the young lady."
He was obviously unwilling to give up, and waved his hand: "Come here, search!"
“How dare you!” Madam Fu II rushed over angrily. She hugged Sheng Huan and shouted, “Let’s see who dares!”
"Aunt..." Sheng Huan was hugged and fell into Madam Fu's arms. All the strength he had just shown when facing the imperial guards was gone, and his nose was red.
"It's okay, your aunt is here." Mrs. Fu also saw her niece's aura just now. She is worthy of being the child she raised. Although she is usually gentle, she is still stubborn in her bones.
Fu Shirui was also angry.
Madam Fu II looked coldly: "Deputy Commander is so arrogant. He broke into my manor without informing me and even tried to break into the women's room. Are you bullying the children of our Duke's Mansion because our elders are not here? Do you think our Duke's Mansion is vegetarian?"
"Madam General." The deputy commander was sweating profusely when he saw Madam Fu Er. This manor actually belonged to the Duke's Mansion and Madam Fu Er. He cupped his hands and said, "I am also arresting the suspect."
"Catch the suspect?" Fu Shirui sneered: "I only see you guys, a bunch of grown men, bullying others!"
Sheng Huan let out a choked gasp at the right moment, which made Madam Fu feel even more distressed.
She even thought that arresting the suspect might not be true, but using it to destroy someone's innocence might be true, so it's not her fault for being paranoid...
The deputy commander and several others choked.
"Deputy Commander, so you are all here. No wonder it's so lively."
Suddenly, at this moment, several figures walked in from a distance. The man in the lead was dressed in red, nonchalant, and smiled: "This prince has already caught the suspect, but he couldn't find the deputy commander when he turned around. It turns out that... he has other plans--"
"Break into private houses."
The deputy commander was stunned and couldn't believe it: "Prince Xiao caught the suspect?!"
"Is it difficult to catch?" Xiao Ye Ze, the Xiao prince, casually patted the non-existent dust on his clothes, and his eyes inadvertently looked at the man who was sobbing in Madam Fu's arms: "He's still the deputy commander..."
He raised his voice: "Too useless, only bullying the weak."
"Prince Xiao, you!" The deputy commander's face turned dark.
Sheng Huan quietly raised his eyes and looked at the man in red in the distance. This man's infuriating kung fu seemed quite unique.
Xiao Ye Ze also saw the little man peeking, but he pretended not to notice and yawned lazily: "Deputy Commander, are you still searching? This prince is watching..."
He looked at Sheng Huan. Sheng Huan looked at him, and the curve of the man's lips seemed to deepen.
"Don't worry, young lady. This prince will never let him bend the law for personal gain."
The deputy commander was so angry that he knew Xiao Ye Ze was watching him.
"go!"
He waved his hand and was about to take the imperial guards away.
Xiao Ye Ze's peach blossom eyes seemed to be smiling, and he said casually: "The deputy commander is leaving now. He bullied others and didn't apologize? Yes, if it gets out that the deputy commander can't catch the fugitive and takes it out on the weak... then it really is-"
The deputy commander gritted his teeth and bowed towards Sheng Huan: "I'm sorry for today."
He strode away: "Let's go!"
After the imperial guards left, the scene was quiet for a while.
Xiao Ye Ze's peach blossom eyes looked over again.
Madam Fu said coldly: "The farm is full of women, please go back, Master Xiao."
Xiao Ye Ze glanced at the ground casually, as if unintentionally: "There seems to be blood on the ground."
Sheng Huan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her lips were pink: "It's my blood. I was scared just now and accidentally cut my hand with the thorns on the bathtub."
Her voice was very soft, with a hint of tears, as if she was feeling particularly wronged after being bullied.
As she spoke, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, and she had already raised her wrist as if she was enduring some pain.
In the night, only the flickering light of the lantern was seen, revealing a fair wrist of a woman, so white that it almost glowed, and so delicate that it seemed that a slightly heavier blow would leave a mark.
Xiao Ye Ze looked at the hand and said nothing more, only:
"It's getting late, I won't bother you any more, goodbye."
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