webnovelvip Chapter 164
Chapter 164
The sky was bright, and the warm sun that had just risen sent golden light into the attic immediately through the narrow stone windows through a few thin clouds.
There is no need to light candles in the entire small attic, and all corners can already be seen clearly. Qiao Yu is sunk in the soft mattress she once "married", her face slightly turned to the side of the window is resting on the dark red velvet pillow, most of her face is exposed In the air, the eyes are peacefully closed, and the graceful shoulders and neck are wrapped in a loose and light milky white silk linen nightgown. In the sun, it is a beautiful bust created by the greatest painter inspired by the gods.
Except for the highest attic, which was first favored by the morning light, most of the rest of the castle was still in darkness. Some of the hardworking servants got up early to work, while the noble gentlemen named after the Frank family were still asleep.
Harlan was used to sleeping until dawn, but the glimpse of the beauty last night made him restless. He stayed up all night and thought about many plans before falling asleep. This morning he woke up suddenly, without a trace Not sleepy.
"It's only past six o'clock!"
Harlan put away his small gilt pocket watch. Normally, nobles who followed etiquette would not have breakfast until at least six o'clock.Another gorgeous banquet was held here last night, and it ended late at night, so the delivery time for breakfast today will be later.
In other words, he has at least three hours of free time - if he is not discovered.
Harlan quickly got dressed, took some green salt to clean his mouth, wiped his face with a wet handkerchief, and finally put on a warm thin cotton jacket. Once the cowhide belt was tied tightly, no one could see what was inside his clothes. Royal mark.
"Ahem, um, very good!"
The man cleared his throat to make sure his voice was deep and charming, and finally pushed open the door of the guest room gently.
The hinges of the wooden door were obviously always carefully maintained, and there was no harsh sound when it was pushed, which well concealed Harlan's movements.
After leaving the door, Harlan immediately boarded the stone ladder leading to the attic, stepped on his long legs, and arrived at the door of the attic in a few steps.
Different from the guest room, here is a stone door, and the heavy chain is firmly buckled on the door. There is only a narrow opening on the right side of the stone door, which seems to be able to pass something.
But it is very difficult to get through a person. With this width, maybe only babies can come in and out freely!
A faint beam of light came from the hole.
Harlan tried to look closer, and could see a person in the attic, leaning against the head of the bed and writing something, the quill was shaking slightly.
dong dong dong.
"Ahem, excuse me, is this Mrs. Frank?"
This word is really annoying!It's a pity that no one mentioned Mrs. Frank's original name...
"I'm Harlan, currently a detective."
"I thought, ma'am, do you need some help?"
Harlan stared at the lines on the stone door, pondered his words, and hit the point with just a few sentences. Since he didn't dare to continue to look into the attic offensively, he was suddenly taken aback when he heard a stranger whispering in his ear, almost Jump up in place.
"Hello, Mr. Harlan."
Qiao Yu was leaning against the stone door, sitting on a low stool, and saw a man who seemed to be in a daze outside - that handsome side face and distinctive fiery red hair were exactly the person he saw last night!
I was not mistaken last night, it was really Harlan!Thinking of the intelligence and wisdom of the other party, Qiao Yu kindled hope in his heart.
After he woke up early in the morning and had nothing to do, he kept thinking about how to escape from the attic, escape from the control of the Frank family, and regain his freedom. He even wrote and drew with a quill pen. Unfortunately, the plans listed were very fast. He was overthrown by himself.
"I am Qiao Yu, don't call me Mrs. Frank."
The clear ding-dong sound like a gurgling stream in the mountains is surprisingly pleasant, even more beautiful and moving than the court violinist's solo.And the beauty's name is so short and beautiful, full of oriental charm.
Harlan's heart was half numb, but he was still keenly aware of two abnormalities:
One is that the person locked in the attic seems to be a man;
Second, there seemed to be some problems with Qiao Yu's verbal expression.
He felt right.
After Qiao Yu was reborn, he had been practicing secretly, trying to change the way of speaking that could only utter one word and one word, but at present, he could only utter two words at once, so others heard that his sentence punctuation was very problematic.
The servant who delivered the food felt that such a pleasant voice and strange sentence breaks just meant that the lady in the attic had been possessed by the devil!
"Okay, Mr. Qiao Yu."
"I think there is an important question that requires you to answer me truthfully. Was the wedding ceremony between you and Dalton Frank as a man or a woman?"
"To the priest and other participants at that time, what was your identity?"
"female!"
"The stepmother drugged her, her voice became hoarse for two days, and she got married in a skirt."
Qiao Yu tried her best to recall the scene at that time. In the eyes of everyone present, he was just a tool, a tool for old Frank to earn money, a tool for Dalton to compromise to obtain a certain freedom, and a burden that his father and stepmother got rid of.
As soon as the ceremony was over, she was locked in the attic, so Qiao Yu's true gender was well concealed.
After all, if she really married a man, then the priest would definitely not come to bless her, and Dalton would not agree to old Frank's ridiculous request—so, in the eyes of others, Qiao Yu can only be a woman!
And the deal is done, the father who wakes up after drunk is also impossible to expose the stepmother, he is unable to bear the anger of fooling the Frank family, he can only secretly look forward to hearing the news of Qiao Yu's death soon - then he can rest assured that he will not be afraid of being exposed.
After hearing Qiao Yu's story, Harun felt a surge of anger spontaneously: There are such stupid and vicious parents in the world!
The sound of quiet breathing came through the hole.
Harlan lost the taboo of "offending women", and turned his head to look at the gap in the stone door with distress.
"Mr. Qiao Yu, don't worry, I will soon let you walk under the sun openly!"
"Two..." God!It only takes two days and everything can be resolved.
Harlan had originally meant to say that.
However, before he finished speaking, he ran into the beautiful woman's transparent red eyes full of thousands of stars and full of expectations. They were clearer than crystals and warmer than gems, instantly making Harlan forget himself. Where are you.
Not to mention the bright nose and red lips, icy muscles and bones, and the seaweed-like long hair that made the beauty more like the legendary sea monster that lured the sailors... There is no such thing as Don't hit Harlan's heart!
"Thank you, Harlan!"
The lips, which are more ruddy than the most delicate morning rose, gently opened and closed, making the detective who had just fallen in love couldn't help approaching, and then——
"Boom"
The sound is very clear and crisp, it's a good head melon!
Harlan touched his forehead that had accidentally hit the stone door, and joked bitterly.
"someone is coming!"
Qiao Yu heard familiar footsteps. After walking about 23 steps, the servant who delivered the meals would arrive at the attic.
"Take good care of yourself these two days! Mr. Qiao Yu, I assure you, when the sun rises for the third time, it will be the day you walk out of the attic!"
Harun quickly assured, and seeing the beauty also left the stone gate, he finally made up his mind and jumped down the steps in two or three steps, narrowly passing the servant who delivered the food.
Coincidentally, it was the same person as the robust butler who brought him food yesterday, with the same handsome features as Dalton Frank, but unfortunately, he had a beard, which ruined the beauty.
After returning to the guest room, Harlan turned on the gold-plated pocket watch again: the current time is a quarter past seven!
call--
Very good, I will find a servant later to ask about the arrangement of the Frank family today.Last night was a banquet, and the guests should not have left. There must be arrangements for today.
Normally, there are activities such as swimming in the lake, playing polo, etc. Ladies and ladies may add an "afternoon tea" item.
This morning, I have to chat with Dalton for a while, find out what he thinks of the attic wife, whether he is willing to let her go directly, whether there is anything wrong with the wedding, and then ask the housekeeper who is the priest who witnessed the marriage a few years ago? Who, invite him back.
Oh, and Qiao Yu's father.But it would have been the same with or without him, anyway, as long as the priest "reasonably" proved that the original wedding was illegal--in fact, it was obvious!Naturally, the legitimacy of the beauty being imprisoned by Dalton was lifted.
Then, I can leave with the beauty!
No, calm down, Harlan!Take it easy when talking!You can't make them curious about beauties, and of course, you can't make them want to silence them.