Xu Jian was not surprised at all that he would be followed.

In the beginning, he could get people to follow Li Shao, but of course there would be times when things would change.

Maybe it was Li Shao's person, maybe it was the person behind the scenes, who was "curious" about his injury.

Xu Jian had noticed the two stalkers since the first day they appeared, and had never taken any care of them, letting them follow them and pretending not to know anything about them.

And his schedule every time is also very simple. After going to court, he returns home and does not go out for a walk.

That is to say, today, after returning home, he went out again and sat in the teahouse for a while.

He wanted to watch the fun.

Cining Palace and Cuihua Palace added to the Chengyi residence. So many boxes and cages passed by on the street, and he could see clearly from his private room facing the street.

Watching the queue passing by, Xu Jian felt a little like "the wedding is coming soon".

"They were watching pretty hard." Xu Jian snorted.

People who follow are always the most active in the first few days, and then gradually become slacker.

Especially for someone like Xu Jian, who "goes back to the palace" and stays the same for ten days without any changes, this will make people lose their vigilance and relax as soon as they see him entering the gate of Fu Guogong's mansion.

Thinking that he would never leave the house again, he naturally stopped following him for the day and went to find a place to relax.

But these two people did not relax.

Xu Jian stayed in the house all morning. After lunch, he went out, and his followers followed him diligently.

I have to say, I have good patience.

Judging from this, these two people should not be Li Shao's men.

Xu Jian knew Li Shao well, but there was no one around Li Shao who could be so "down-to-earth" and "strict and orderly".

Even if Li Shao sent people to follow him, he would spend three days fishing and two days drying nets. Once he fooled him into "returning home", he would disappear at noon and would never appear again in the afternoon.

From this point of view, Xu Jian is more inclined to be the person behind the scenes.

The people sent out are loyal and hard-working, but they are not capable enough and the work is too rough.

Thinking about it this way, it was indeed a very cost-effective deal for the other party to abandon Dao Heng and Wang Qi before.

The two sharp blades are useless, and the successors are not sharp enough.

After sorting out his thoughts, Xu Jian told Xuan Su: "Go to Uncle Enrong's Mansion and ask Mr. Xia to come."

"Mr. Xia may not be here..." Xuan Su finally spoke and figured out the key points.

How could Mr. Xia not be in the mansion right now?

Mr. Xia loves to join in the fun, and since the Enrong residence is next to the Chengyi residence, he will never miss seeing the boxes of makeup sent next door.

Xuan Su agreed and went to do it.

Xia Qinglue was indeed in the mansion. Hearing that Xu Jian was looking for him, he came to the teahouse without saying a word.

There was a new tea in the private room. Xia Qing slightly sat down happily and asked: "Why are you so happy today?"

The two are good friends, but he actually hasn't seen Xu Jian for a while.

Hearing that Xu Jian had begun to treat his injuries, Xia Qing slightly expressed worries and blessings, and went to visit Duke Fu Guo once. After Xu Jian had retired from the morning court, he wanted to go to the door, but he could not get in.

Xu Bai politely told him that the Duke was recovering from his injuries and would not see any guests.

Xia Qinglue was rejected, but he wasn't angry at all. He could figure out Xu Jian's thoughts.

Who wants to be sick and miserable when visiting guests?

Anyway, he didn't want to.

The leg injury is tormenting, the pain comes again and again, and it’s very difficult to have to brace yourself to deal with others!

If you refuse a guest with whom you have a normal relationship, it is even more unnecessary if you are as close as a brother.

At that time, Xia Qing briefly counted the people who entered the gate of Fu Guogong's mansion, and found that there were only a few people on the left.

The fiancée Princess Ning'an, the An Yibo couple who were discussing the wedding ceremony, the ones sent by the Holy Spirit to care about her, and the ones sent by the King of Jin to greet them are gone.

Xia Qinglue only left a message for Xu Bai, saying that whenever Xu Jian was interested in chatting with him, he would send someone to deliver a message to Uncle Enrong's house.

So, this saying has remained until today.

Of course, the location was beyond Xia Qinglue's expectation. It was not in the Duke's Mansion, but in a teahouse on this street.

Xu Jian did not answer, but poured a cup of tea for Xia Qinglue.

Xia Qing took a sip, raised his eyebrows, and said, "You still bring your own tea? This teahouse can't produce such good tea."

"It was rewarded by Cining Palace." Xu Jian replied.

"As expected," Xia Qing said with some tea to moisten her throat. A flash of inspiration came to her and she understood, "Would you like to add more makeup? Tsk, this guy is really good."

Xu Jian was noncommittal.

Xia Qinglue was very lively and talked about everything he saw and heard outside Uncle Chengyi's house.

Xu Jian didn't talk much. He only refilled his tea from time to time and listened to Xia Qing's brief description.

From early in the morning, cleaning was arranged outside the uncle's house, until the palace attendants who sent makeup to the two palaces left, it was meticulous and thoughtful.

The more he talked, the more excited he became. Xia Qing briefly said: "If you weren't lucky, you would have been married to the sweetheart of Cining Palace. I didn't look at you in vain outside the palace gate last summer."

Xu Jian curled her lips.

Xia Qinglue added: "Yesterday, my mother was talking to my grandmother. I was listening nearby. She just came back from Uncle Chengyi's Mansion and said that the princess's wedding dress was indeed made by the Shangfu Bureau. It was exquisite and luxurious. It was supported by It’s so beautiful on the shelf that people can’t take their eyes away from it, how beautiful it would be if it were actually worn on the body. Why don’t you think about it first?”

How could Xu Jian not hear the teasing and joking in his words?

But he didn't actually need to think about it, he had seen Lin Yunyan put on her wedding dress.

deep impression.

Winter nights come early.

The two of them came down from the teahouse and found a restaurant for dinner.

Xuan Su followed, secretly gesticulating with Xu Jian - the two followers still followed.

After two pots of hot wine, it was already halfway through the second watch when the table was dismissed.

The carriage was arranged by Xu Jian and sent Xia Qinglue back first.

Xia Qinglue looked puzzled: "We're half a city away, and I'm not drunk. You're sending me a special gift. Am I from a girl's family?"

Xu Jian chuckled: "If you were a girl, could I have a drink with you?"

Xia Qing touched the tip of his nose briefly and swallowed the words that reached his lips.

He wanted to say, "If you hadn't injured your leg and couldn't climb over the courtyard wall, I would have thought that you sending me away was a lie and that you were going to see your sweetheart." But in the end, these words were a bit poignant. He didn't drink too much, so he stopped.

You can't really blurt it out.

The carriage moved slowly, not very fast, until it arrived outside the residence of Uncle Enrong.

Xuan Su knocked on the side door and asked Xia Qinglue to get out of the car and enter the house. He looked around again.

Then, he reported to Xu Jian in a low voice: "Master, you are still following me."

Xu Jian explained: "Stop under the west wall of Uncle Chengyi's Mansion, you know the place."

Xuan Su's expression froze.

What's the meaning?

Could the place he knew refer to the place where he was ordered to climb over the wall to see the princess last time?

Could it be that I have something to bring to the princess and I have to ask him to read it again later?

It also……

Although it was said that he was familiar with it once and twice, he had discovered something strange last time, and he could still understand it no matter how strange it was this time. However, there were two people following them in the dark!

I can't let him climb over the wall in front of those two people, right?

Xuan Su got on the car first, pointed the direction to the handlebar, and asked Xu Jian in a low voice: "Sir, do you want to get rid of those two people behind?"

"What are you throwing away?" Xu Jian asked, "If you want to follow, just follow."

Xuansu was confused, but he would not question Xu Jian.

The carriage has arrived.

Xuan Su was waiting for Xu Jian to tell him the message he wanted to send, when he saw their father bent over and got up, lifted the curtain of the car and got out.

It was already the third watch, the sky was very dark, and no one was walking around the alley in the cold weather.

Xu Jian had excellent night vision and could easily see the location of the person he was following, but he pretended not to know.

"Let the carriage go to the alley entrance later, you wait here." Xu Jian said.

Xuan Su's breath tightened. He guessed what Xu Jian was thinking and his eyes fell on their father's right leg.

"Are you going by yourself?" Xuan Su asked.
To be continued...