nycdaug Chapter 192 Thief Breaks into Xiao Siyue's Room at Night
Chapter 192 Thief Breaks into Xiao Siyue's Room at Night
Xiao Siyue didn't know how Xiao Qinian wrote the letter to the capital. She only knew that about half a month later, the capital sent people to take away most of the corn, but still left ten shi (a unit of dry measure).
During this period, Xiao Siyue also opened a Songyue Bookstore in the prefectural city, and the business was just as booming as before, no, it should be said that it was even better.
The wind was strong and the night was dark. The entire Xiao residence was quiet, and no one noticed that a person dressed in black was sneaking into Xiao Siyue's study in her courtyard.
The man seemed to be looking for something, and he searched the entire study.
After searching for a long time, it seemed that nothing was found.
Then the man quickly tidied up the messed-up things and left the study.
But the person didn't leave; instead, they turned and went into a room.
Xiao Siyue, who was sleeping soundly, felt someone enter her room, but she didn't dare to call for help for the time being, because she was not sure what this person was doing. What if she made a sound and was silenced?
Xiao Siyue could only pretend to continue sleeping, but her ears were constantly listening.
But to her surprise, the person came in and went straight to the bed.
Xiao Siyue's heart pounded. Just as the person reached for her face, Xiao Siyue suddenly opened her eyes: "Help! Help!"
The thief was startled and covered Xiao Siyue's mouth with a handkerchief.
"Help..." Xiao Siyue fainted immediately.
In the room next to Xiao Siyue were several maids, including Chuntao and Lanyi. Upon hearing Xiao Siyue's cries for help, they immediately got up and ran outside.
He ran while shouting, "Help! A thief has broken into the young lady's room!"
The entire mansion was instantly brightly lit and filled with a chaotic commotion.
The guards began running towards Xiao Siyue's courtyard.
After Lai Xing came out of the room, he grabbed a flustered maid and asked, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"Oh no! A thief has entered Miss's room!" The maid's face was full of worry and anxiety.
"What?" Lai Xing instantly snapped back to reality.
"This...this..." Releasing the maid, Lai Xing hurried to Xiao Qinian's room in the main courtyard.
At this moment, Xiao Qinian and Lin Qin got up after hearing the noise outside, but they still didn't know what had happened.
Lai Xing frantically pounded on the door: "Master, something terrible has happened! A thief has entered Miss's room, and Miss is in danger!"
Xiao Qinian, who was inside the house, was about to open the door when he heard these words, and his hands trembled instantly.
Lin Qin was so frightened that she fell to the ground.
Xiao Qinian was too preoccupied with Lin Qin at the moment and opened the door: "Laixing, how is Yue'er? Has anything happened to her?"
Suppressing his worries, Xiao Qinian quickly asked.
"Master, I don't know yet. I came to report to you as soon as I received the news. The guards have already gone there." Lai Xing had no idea; he hadn't even had time to go over.
When Xiao Qinian heard that Lai Xing didn't know either, he called out, "Huiyan, help Madam up and come over here. I'll go check on her first."
After saying that, Xiao Qinian ran straight to Xiao Siyue's courtyard.
Lin Qin, who was on the ground, helped Hui Yan to her feet and headed towards Xiao Siyue's courtyard. However, because her legs were a little weak, she did not walk very fast.
Lin Qin cursed herself inwardly for being so weak, but she was completely helpless against her weak legs.
In Xiao Siyue's room, Xiao Siyue had already fallen into a deep sleep and was unaware of what was happening.
After drugging Xiao Siyue, the thief immediately searched her room and finally found a stack of things in the blankets by the bed. He stuffed them into his arms and prepared to escape.
But then he heard more and more footsteps outside. He cursed under his breath and decided to climb out the window.
However, Xiao Siyue's room was surrounded by guards, so he had no chance of escaping.
As soon as I climbed out the window, guards rushed up.
The thief was also agile, easily dodging with a slight turn, and the other guards rushed forward upon seeing this.
When Xiao Qinian rushed over, he saw this scene: many guards had been knocked to the ground by the thieves. Although the thieves were also injured, they still had the upper hand.
Xiao Qinian was furious. He hadn't expected the thief to be so skilled, as so many thieves had been unable to subdue him.
What to do? The thief was about to defeat all the guards and escape.
Suddenly, someone flew over and kicked the thief in the shoulder, knocking him to the ground.
After being kicked to the ground, the thief immediately got up and started fighting with the newcomer.
In the dim light and amidst the fierce fighting, Xiao Qinian finally saw the appearance of the person who had come.
It turned out to be Li Bing. He had sent Li Bing out on business a while ago, and it had been several months. Her arrival was just in time.
"Li Bing, capture him alive. I need to know who dared to break into the county government office at night." Xiao Qinian looked coldly at the thief fighting with Li Bing.
After a flurry of swordplay, Li Bing gradually gained the upper hand.
At this moment, Lin Qin also arrived.
"Where's Yue'er? How is Yue'er?" Lin Qin was panicked when she saw the mess in the yard but did not see her daughter.
"Don't worry, Madam, let's go inside and take a look." Xiao Qinian was also very worried and helped Lin Qin into the room.
At this moment, Chun Tao and several other maids were anxiously watching Xiao Siyue's bedside. When they came in, they found that their young mistress was lying on the bed and they couldn't wake her up no matter what they did.
The group was in a panic, pacing back and forth, fearing that something might have happened to their young lady.
Chun Tao saw Xiao Qinian and his wife enter.
"Master and Madam, Miss has fainted and we can't wake her up no matter what we do."
Xiao Qinian quickly went over to check on her and found that Xiao Siyue was still breathing, which put his mind at ease.
"Madam, don't worry, she's probably been drugged." Seeing Lin Qin's tearful face, Xiao Qinian quickly comforted her.
"Laixing, go and fetch the doctor quickly," Xiao Qinian instructed Laixing. Although he suspected that the person had been drugged, he still needed a doctor to examine them before he could feel at ease.
"Yes, sir, I'll go right away." After receiving the order, Lai Xing jogged out.
"Waaah... Why is our Yue'er so unlucky? She always suffers so much." Lin Qin sat on the edge of the bed, touched Xiao Siyue's forehead, and couldn't help but cry softly with heartache.
"Don't worry, Madam. Once Li Bing catches the man, I will definitely avenge Yue'er." Xiao Qinian's eyes were icy.
He didn't know why the thief had broken into his daughter's room, but he would never let someone who dared to harm his family get away with it.
"Yes, my husband must avenge our Yue'er." Lin Qin, who was usually gentle and soft-hearted, was now filled with hatred in her eyes. She was furious at the thief who wanted to hurt Xiao Siyue. If this was not a sleeping potion but poison, her daughter would be leaving her.
Lin Qin tucked the blanket around Xiao Siyue and tenderly touched Xiao Siyue's face.
Just then, someone outside reported that the thief had been captured by Li Bing.