Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Chapter 202 The Thief's Night Visit

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, they decided to take a walk around the mansion together, which would help them digest the food and familiarize themselves with the layout of the mansion.

During the walk, after about half an hour, Liu Jingyue finally couldn't help but feel tired, so everyone went back to their own yards to rest.

After Dugu Jingyao returned to her room, although she felt a little tired, she had no desire to sleep. So she sat on the Arhat couch, asked Shi Jian to help her set up the small table and chess pieces, and began to play chess alone.

Dugu Jingyao was very focused when playing chess and didn't like being disturbed, so she asked Si Jian and Shi Jian to stay outside and enjoy this quiet time.

About an incense stick of time had passed when Dugu Jingyao suddenly heard a strange noise outside the window. She quickly grabbed a chess piece and instinctively shot it in the direction of the sound, but there seemed to be no response.

Dugu Jingyao frowned, stood up, and walked cautiously to the window. Just as she was about to ask quietly, someone covered her mouth from behind. Dugu Jingyao immediately became alert and wanted to fight with this "thief", but the other party whispered: "Don't make a sound, it's me!"

Dugu Jingyao's frown gradually relaxed after hearing the familiar voice. She gently slapped the thief's hand away, turned to look at him, her eyes full of confusion, and asked softly, "Why are you here?" She was silent for a moment, as if thinking of something, and continued to ask, "That's not right. You've never been to the backyard, how do you know I live here?"

The "thief" seemed a little flustered, but soon calmed down. He touched his nose, smiled slyly, and said, "Well... I naturally have my own way, hehe."

Dugu Jingyao was displeased to see that he was unwilling to reveal the truth, so she threatened to call someone over. Seeing this, the man quickly grabbed her and said anxiously, "No, no, I'll tell you!"

It turned out that this "thief" was none other than Li Chu, the Prince of Guangping. At this moment, he was wearing a black robe and sneaked into Meixiang Pavilion from the roof under the cover of night.

The reason for doing this was that several days had passed since their last meeting. Today was finally the housewarming banquet, but unfortunately, men and women were seated separately, so he had never found a chance to talk to Dugu Jingyao alone. Therefore, he came up with this plan...

Dugu Jingyao tilted her head slightly, glanced at Li Chu, and with a smile on her lips, she said softly, "I'd like to hear how you did it."

Li Chu was helpless in front of this extremely intelligent woman and had to tell her the whole story honestly.

After hearing this, Dugu Jingyao nodded secretly in her heart. In fact, she had already guessed what had happened. What surprised her was that Li Chu was actually willing to pay so much for her. Thinking of this, she couldn't help but chuckle.

At this moment, Si Jian and Shi Jian, who were outside the house, heard the laughter coming from inside and could not help but look at each other in confusion. They had followed Dugu Jingyao for many years and knew that the princess was always silent when playing chess, and would never easily utter a word. Now, hearing the laughter from inside the house, they could not help but feel puzzled.

Si Jian was impatient and wanted to break in to see what was going on. But Shi Jian stopped her and whispered, "Si Jian, please be patient. Let's ask the princess through the door first. If it's nothing serious, barging in will probably make her unhappy." Si Jian felt that Shi Jian was right, so she nodded in agreement.

Shi Jian knocked gently on the door and asked cautiously, "Princess, are you all right? Is there anything we can help you with?"

Dugu Jingyao heard the sound outside the door and suddenly remembered that Si Jian and Shi Jian were still outside, so she cleared her throat and said to the outside: "I'm fine, don't worry."

After thinking for a while, Shi Jian was smart and might have noticed something, so she discussed with Li Chu, "You came at the wrong time. How about this? You hide for a while and I'll let them come in to help me wash up. If I wash up and go to bed, I'll naturally have a reason to send them away."

Li Chu nodded. He knew that he couldn't be discovered here now. So he quickly walked to the window, gently pushed it open, jumped out, and hid under the windowsill.

Dugu Jingyao watched Li Chu disappear through the window, feeling relieved, but also a little worried about his safety. However, she quickly calmed down and decided to act according to the plan.

Dugu Jingyao sat on the edge of the bed, pretended to yawn, and then shouted to the door: "Shijian, Sijian, please help me get some water, I need to wash up."

When Shi Jian and Si Jian heard Dugu Jingyao's voice, they immediately responded, "Okay, Princess, we'll be there right away." Shi Jian didn't doubt anything. She felt that the princess did get up very early today and had been very busy all day, so it was normal for her to feel sleepy and tired now.

Shi Jian and Si Jian walked into the room with a basin and toiletries and saw Dugu Jingyao lying on the bed, seemingly resting. Shi Jian said softly, "Princess, the water is ready, please wash up."

Dugu Jingyao opened her eyes, slowly sat up, then walked to the basin and began to wash.

After about an incense stick of time, Dugu Jingyao finally finished washing up. She said to Shi Jian, "Okay, I'm going to sleep first. You should go back and rest early too!"

Shi Jian was still a little worried, so he asked tentatively, "Princess, how about Si Jian and I split up the nights and keep watch for you?"

Dugu Jingyao shook her head and said, "It's okay, no need. I'm very tired today. I think I will sleep well tonight. It's unnecessary for you to guard outside."

After thinking for a moment, he said, "How about this. If you want to keep watch, that's fine. It's still cold in spring, so you don't have to keep watch in the corridor. Go to the warm room next door. I'll call you if there's anything."

Shi Jian and Si Jian nodded, packed up their things and left the room, gently closing the door behind them. To avoid arousing their suspicion, Dugu Jingyao waited until Shi Jian and Si Jian left, extinguished the candle, and returned to bed to lie for about a quarter of an hour before slowly getting up and running to the window.

As expected, Dugu Jingyao understood Shi Jian. Si Jian was fine, and didn't have any suspicions. Shi Jian still felt something was wrong, but couldn't put his finger on it, so she said to Si Jian, "Si Jian, go back and rest first. I'll keep watch for the first half of the night." Si Jian just nodded and said, "Okay, come and wake me when the time comes." After that, he yawned and turned to leave.

Shi Jian stayed at the door for about another incense stick of time. He heard no movement from inside and guessed that Dugu Jingyao might have really fallen asleep, so he left.

Dugu Jingyao heard the footsteps outside gradually fade away, then she stood up and gently opened the window a crack from the inside, and whispered to the outside: "Li Chu!"

However, no one outside the window responded to her. Dugu Jingyao was a little confused and called out softly a few more times, but still received no response.

She began to feel anxious, worried that something might have happened, so she decided to close the window first, put on her shoes, and go out to see what was going on.

Just as she reached the door, she suddenly heard a faint sound of footsteps coming from a distance. She was delighted and quickly stopped, waiting quietly. A moment later, a familiar figure appeared. It was Li Chu. He walked over quickly, with a hint of apology on his face.