Opening the door curtain of the carriage, Situ Xi could clearly see the appearance of the person blocking the road.

This is a young scholar in white clothes. He has handsome features and a headband on his head.

Situ Xi had no impression of this man at all, and when the book boy saw Situ Xi in the carriage, he bowed respectfully to him.

"What's the matter?" Seeing him salute to him, Situ Xi knew that this person came specifically to see him.

The book boy took two steps toward the carriage, but was grabbed by Qixian.

"Nine Kings, can you let me come closer to talk?"

"Speak directly if you have something to say."

"Nine Kings, my master would like to ask you if you are free today. He would like to invite you to talk. Oh, my master is Xu You, the Minister of Household Affairs."

"Xu You?"

I thought it was some suspicious person, but it turned out to be Xu Yilin's father.

Situ Xi was not surprised that Xu You wanted to see him. He had already expected that the Xu family would come looking for the document in his hand.

Lao Zhangtou was a little nervous. Xu Yilin's incident happened in his store. He was afraid that the Minister of the Ministry of Finance would cause trouble for him.

"The master is waiting for you at the teahouse not far away." The book boy pointed to a three-story teahouse on the roadside in front of him.

"Old Zhangtou, are you not in a hurry about the Jade Winery?"

"Sir, there is nothing important here. It's just that Brother Fan and Lao Zhuo want to drag you over for a look. You'd better deal with the business first. Lao Zhuo will go to the restaurant to wait for you."

"Sure." Situ Xi nodded. Xu You was an elder no matter how you said it. He came here in person even at his age. It would be unreasonable for him not to go.

"May I ask if this is the shopkeeper Zhang of the sake restaurant?" At this time, the book boy in white stopped Lao Zhang who was about to get out of the car.

"Yes...exactly." Shopkeeper Zhang was stunned, but he didn't expect the book boy to recognize him.

"What a coincidence. If possible, I would like to invite you two to go together."

…

In the tea house, the book boy took Situ Xi and the other three people into a private room. After Qixian confirmed that there was no one else in the room, he exited to the door of the private room and waited with the book boy.

After entering the room, Situ Xi saw Xu You sitting at the square table drinking tea.

Simplicity, this was Situ Xi's first impression of him.

He was wearing simple clothes at the moment, and there was only a pot of tea and a few cups on the large table in front of him.

When he saw the two people coming in, Xu You did not ask them to sit down, nor did he say hello to Situ Xi first. He turned his attention to shopkeeper Zhang first.

"Is your surname Zhang?"

"Replying to Sir Xu, the villain's name is Zhang Shu." Old Zhang bowed his head and did not dare to raise his head.

"You should have a rough idea of ​​what I want to do when I invite you here. Quanzi has caused you a lot of trouble before. I would like to apologize to you here and hope you don't bear a grudge against him. He was also framed."

Although it was an apology, Xu You's casual attitude was indeed insincere.

"Sir Xu, the matter has passed, and I haven't suffered much loss."

"It's good if you think so... I heard that a document that my son had fingerprinted was finally handed over to you last time. I wonder if shopkeeper Zhang would be willing to hand it over to me?"

"This... I'm really sorry, that scroll is no longer in the villain's hands..."

"I know that you gave the scroll to the Nine Kings, but it was originally given to you, wasn't it? You don't have to worry about what the Nine Kings think. I can't force you even here. You only need to agree to hand it over to me.

I will handle the rest on my own."

"this……"

"What do you want, money? Or if you encounter any difficulties in life, you can tell me..."

Xu You's words started to sound a little aggressive. Shopkeeper Zhang was speechless and had to turn his head to look at Situ Xi.

Situ Xi couldn't help but laugh and shook his head when he saw Xu You's overpowering appearance. Then he strode to the table and sat casually across from Xu You. He lifted the teapot in front of him to his hand and took out another one.

The teacup pours tea for himself.

"Master Xu, it's not kind of you to sow discord in front of me."

Xu You's face didn't change when he heard this, he picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

"It's always good to try, I won't suffer any loss."

"Okay, Lao Zhangtou, you go out and wait first. I'll have a chat with Mr. Xu alone." Situ Xi turned around and waved his hand to Shopkeeper Zhang behind him. Shopkeeper Zhang looked at the two of them and didn't say anything when he saw Xu You.

He acquiesced to this matter, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

Before exiting the room, Lao Zhangtou walked up to Situ Xi and whispered to him.

"Sir, once the document is handed over to you, it has nothing to do with me. You can handle it as you wish."

After Lao Zhangtou closed the door, Situ Xi greeted Xu You.

"Situ Xi has met Xu Shangshu. It seems that Mr. Xu did not participate in the Queen Mother's birthday banquet and yesterday's spring hunt?"

As the Minister of Household Affairs, Xu You should definitely be invited by the Emperor of Chu, but Situ Xi had not seen his face in the past few days.

"I'm sick." Xu You said lightly, but Situ Xi saw that he looked good, so he thought that being sick was an excuse.

"Nine Kings, I won't exchange any more pleasantries with you. The purpose of my visit is very clear. I want the manuscript in your hand. Please give me a price."

"Master Xu, this is not the attitude of asking for help." Situ Xi replied in a joking tone.

"Could it be that if I had a better attitude, the Nine Kings would give me the things for free?"

"Well...that's not possible, but maybe I can give you a discount."

Xu You still had a straight face and a serious smile. He stared at Situ Xi for a long time, then shook his head and said, "Do the Nine Kings still remember that your followers were surrounded by people from Yuanlou in the west of the city? According to Yilin

It was said that Fang Yubi of Duke Lu’s Mansion asked someone to do it, and the reason is that your performance in the poetry meeting made those children feel embarrassed."

"Is this the 'money' you prepared? Master Xu, I have already known about this matter."

Hua Yaoying had told him about this incident before, but Situ Xi had just learned about the reason for it. Was this the so-called playboy who hired someone to commit murder just for such a trivial matter?

"No, it's just to show sincerity. This is my attitude. If the Nine Kings are still satisfied, just tell me the price."

"Is anything okay?"

"As long as I can do it."
Chapter completed!