Twelve, Hard to know people's hearts

  Twelve, it's hard to know people's hearts

  Before he knew it, Luo Tian had already been living in a separate courtyard of the Prime Minister's residence for two days.

  Apart from Old Lady and his personal maid Yu Sheng, Luo Tian had never met anyone else, including Gu Hua Jun.

  Luo Tian knew that Yue Sheng was sent by Gu Ji Xue to spy on him, so for the past two days he had just been reading poetry and appreciating chrysanthemums in another courtyard, without doing anything else.

  As the day was about to pass, Luo Tian's heart became increasingly anxious. His father and mother didn't know how they were doing either, nor did he know if Ji Jingchen had gone to visit them, or where his two elder brothers were...

  Luo Tian felt as if he was in the center of a storm, no matter how turbulent the outside world was, the separate courtyard where he resided was always calm and peaceful.

  It can't go on like this, Luo Tian decided to take action tonight.

  Through two days of observation, Luo Tian discovered that almost every night, Yue Ling would leave the other courtyard at midnight and return to the other courtyard at 1 am. Before leaving and after returning, Yue Ling would deliberately confirm whether Luo Tian was still asleep in his bedroom. Therefore, Luo Tian only had one hour to find evidence to prove the innocence of the Luo family in the Prime Minister's mansion.

  Although Luo Tian did not leave the other courtyard for two days, the layout of the entire Prime Minister's mansion had already been etched into his mind, all thanks to the help of the old lady.

  The old lady did not ask about Luo Tian's purpose for coming to the Prime Minister's mansion, and Luo Tian was still very grateful. Moreover, the old lady even specially found a night-traveling attire for Luo Tian.

  At night, Luo Tian lay on his bed early, replenishing his energy for tonight's action.

  As soon as he entered the room, Luo Tian heard the sound of Yu Xuan entering and exiting the bedroom a moment later. Then Luo Tian held his breath, waiting for Yu Xuan's "confirmation".

  But unexpectedly, Yueheng didn't show up tonight to confirm.

  This is not good, Luo Tian couldn't determine whether Yue Zhen had really forgotten about this matter or was doing it on purpose. What if she remembered later and returned to the other courtyard, what would Luo Tian do then?

  Luo Tian sat on the bed, staring at the night-traveling clothes that had already been changed into, and for a moment, he was at a loss.

  Luò Tiān also thought about acting again tomorrow night, but he really couldn't wait any longer.

  Forget it, just get through this time!

  He flipped over and got out of bed, and Luo Tian climbed out from the back window.

  Along the route he had explored earlier, Luo Tian quickly arrived at the rooftop of Chancellor Gu Jixue's study. After confirming that there was no one inside, Luo Tian entered the study from the rooftop without hesitation.

  As soon as he entered the study, Luo Tian instinctively drew out the soft sword from his waist. Although he didn't detect anyone's presence, he was certain that there was a second person in the room.

  Suddenly, Luo Tian's waist was wrapped around by an arm, and a low voice sounded in Luo Tian's ear, "It's me."

  "Big Brother Xi?" Luo Tian let out a breath of relief, "How did you end up here?"

  Luotian felt the weak breath that Xikong had deliberately restrained, blowing on his earlobe, making him feel itchy and numb, but unable to express the comfort.

  After realizing what he was thinking, Luo Tian's ears started to burn. Fortunately, in the dark study room, Xi Da Ge couldn't see his embarrassment at this moment.

  Xiang Kong felt Luo Tian's abnormality and was delighted in her heart, so she became even more reluctant to let him go.

  "Brother Xi?" Luo Tian was anxious, fearing that if he delayed any longer, Yuè Líng would return to the other courtyard.

  "Don't worry," Xi Kong said, "that maid is with the prime minister right now and can't be bothered with you."

  Luotian's ears burned even more fiercely, he hadn't expected that Big Brother Xi, a man who was usually so silent, could say **that kind of thing without any embarrassment, it really was beyond his expectations.

  "Uh..." Luo Tian said softly, "Can Big Brother Xi let me go?"

  Xikong quickly withdrew his arm, so quickly that Luotian's heart felt a little disappointed.

  Xikong said, "From now on, don't leave your bedroom at night, it's very dangerous."

  Luo Tian nodded in agreement, but in his heart he was thinking that no matter what he did, Xi Kong wouldn't be able to see it anyway.

  Xikong seemed to know what Luotian was thinking, so he said again, "Do you think I'm here for no reason?"

  Luo Tian finally understood, it turned out that Xi Kong had known all along what he was going to do, so he deliberately waited for him here.

  "I understand, I won't leave the bedroom at night from now on." Luo Tian suddenly thought, "Could it be that Yu Sheng is Xi Da Ge's person?"

  Xī Kōng shook his head, "I won't let my people make such a great sacrifice."

  Luotian knew that Xikong was referring to that kind of thing on the bed, so his ears, which had just returned to normal temperature, flushed again. Luotian thought he must be sick tonight, and it wasn't a light illness either.

  Luo Tian started looking around, thinking about where the prime minister would put some important letters.

  Xī kōng blocked Luò Tiān who wanted to leave his side, "Follow me out of the study."

  "No," Luo Tian said, "There must be evidence here that can clear the Luo family's name. I won't leave until I find it."

  Xikong understood that although Luotian looked soft and weak, things that had been decided would not be changed. So he said, "Look closely." Xikong took out the stone he had picked up beforehand and hit it against a nearby vase.

  In an instant, the vase spun around in a circle, and several hidden arrows flew out of the hidden compartment to shoot towards Xi Kong and Luo Tian.

  Xī Kōng hugged Luó Tiān and dodged the hidden arrow, then Xī Kōng said, "This place is full of traps and mechanisms, if you don't want to die, follow me and leave."

  Luo Tian had no objections now, but in his heart, he wondered why the old lady hadn't told him that there were so many mechanisms and traps set up in the study.

  Leaving the study room, Xi Kong hugged Luo Tian who was still lost in thought and quickly flew back to Luo Tian's bedroom. "What are you thinking about?"

  Luotian's heart was filled with disappointment. "I just wonder, who else is worthy of my trust." Before this, Luotian had trusted the old lady very much, but now...

  Xī Kōng's eyebrows furrowed slightly, "Don't I deserve your trust?"

  "Of course not!" Luo Tian panicked, "Brother Xi, I wasn't talking about you just now. Now, apart from Jing Chen, the one I trust most is Brother Xi!"

  Xī Kōng rubbed Luo Tian's head, "That's good." Xī Kōng made a vow in his heart that one day he would become the person Luo Tian trusted most, no matter the cost.

  Luotian shivered and felt cold.