Xu Xiuyi froze, and said coldly with an unhappy face: "Even if you are not from the Central Plains, today you are standing on the land of the Central Plains, and you have to follow the local customs and abide by the rules here."
Silver Fox raised his eyebrows and sneered: "What rules? Oh, yes, you dignitaries have the most rules, haha."
"If you open your mouth to be rude, you will be slapped here, and even beaten if you are serious. Even if you save me and are kind to our Xu family, that doesn't give you the right to insult me at will."
Xu Xiuyi was neither humble nor arrogant.
"As for the fact that you saved me, my Xu family owes you a great favor. If you need anything in the future, as long as it does not violate moral conscience, does not violate the laws of heaven, and is within the scope of our Xu family's ability, you can make a request
.”
Silver Fox lazily hugged his chest and leaned against the car: "Okay, I'll write it down."
Xu Xiuyi ignored him and just closed her eyes, reciting the Wudang Mental Technique silently in her mind to regulate her breath and meridians that were confused due to falling into the water.
She was soaked all over and felt really uncomfortable, and she was too lazy to argue with this guy who had nothing to do with.
Yinhu looked at the girl in front of him without saying anything. Her delicate and fair face and lips were a bit pale, and the wet hair on her forehead and sides stuck to her face.
Where is the appearance of the model of a lady before?
It was rare for him to feel any compassion, and he didn't say anything to mock her again.
Not long after, the carriage finally arrived at the Xu Mansion. At this time, two guards had returned to the Xu Mansion to report the accident to Xu Xiuyi.
Almost all the masters of the Xu Mansion were in trouble, and everything was in chaos. Fortunately, Mr. Xu had already rushed back.
Suddenly I heard that something had happened to several children in the family, and their lives and deaths were unknown. Mr. Xu almost couldn't hold on. Why did he have to go to the palace to destroy his family?
He forced someone to take his token and go to find the people from the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division, but suddenly he heard that the eldest lady was back.
Mr. Xu immediately stumbled out with others, just in time to see Xu Xiuyi, soaked all over, getting out of the car wrapped in a cloak.
He almost burst into tears. He quickly went up to support his daughter and called her by her nickname: "Nanny! Just come back, just come back!"
Xu Xiuyi also had tears in her eyes, but she still bowed politely: "My daughter has made her father worried."
"Quickly, quickly, send the young lady back to the embroidery building and call the doctor for a consultation." Mr. Xu immediately told the wet nurses and maids around Xu Xiuyi.
It's not appropriate to stand outside the door and talk after something so big happened to my daughter.
Seeing Xu Xiuyi's slender figure being surrounded into the mansion, Yinhu felt a little disappointed for some reason.
He snorted secretly, the ungrateful girl didn't even say a word to him, she was indeed an arrogant noble lady.
Silver Fox was about to leave, but he heard Master Xu behind him suddenly say: "This little friend,
Silver Fox had no interest in dealing with these old foxes from the imperial court: "No need, sir, look at me..."
As soon as he finished speaking, the housekeeper of the Xu family rushed out with a group of servants and surrounded him.
"Oh, my benefactor, you are injured!"
"You are the benefactor of our Xu Mansion, how can we let you leave like this?"
"Look, your pants are still wet. Come in quickly and change!"
Silver Fox was dragged into the Xu Mansion in a daze, and was almost carried on his back.
Tonight, he only brought out one foreign bodyguard who had been with him all year round. The rest of the group, including the coachman, were all disguised as royal guards.
The foreign guard turned to look at the disguised guards with a dull look on his face: "Has my master been kidnapped?"
The royal guards looked at each other, then shook their heads with complicated expressions: "It should be fine, we can just wait."
These strangers don’t know what’s going on, but they, the Central Plains people who have lived in the capital for a long time, can make a rough guess——
Lord Yinhu kissed and pressed the chest of the eldest daughter of the Xu family in public, even though it was to save someone...
This matter...is really big.
…
Yin Hu had his arm bandaged and a set of clothes stuffed into him. When he was sitting in the living room of Xu Mansion, a bowl of tea was stuffed in his hand, and he looked completely confused.
Xu Xiulin, the second young master of Xu Mansion, came out to accompany his wife in person after seeing that she was in danger.
"Young Master Yin is a very rare surname. I don't know where you live, where you are from, and whether you have a wife or children at home. We would like to express our gratitude to your whole family and see if we can have a meal together?"
"What do you do for a living? How big is your business? If you find me useful in the future, I will definitely help you with your business."
"Young Master Yin, you know my little sister, right? Thank you very much."
"..."
After Mr. Xu expressed his gratitude in various ways, he burst into tears.
The boy in the hall quickly sent a piece of "information" to Mr. Xu——
"Silver Fox is not this person's real name, it's just a nickname he uses in the world of travel and business. He is from the Sudanese Empire, and he has no wife or children. The brothers have separated a long time ago and have no contact with each other anymore."
"He has two top caravans under his name, one specializes in shipping to the South Seas and may have a special edict for shipping, and the other specializes in trade in the Western Regions. He earns a lot of money every year, and his net worth is estimated to be - quite a lot."
Mr. Xu looked at the information and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Is there a special edict for shipping? This thing is a rare item."
Because the people of the late emperor once escaped from the sea with the help of Nanyang merchants.
Therefore, after Emperor Ming ascended the throne, he overturned the previous emperor's order to open the sea and implemented a ban on sea, which prohibited people from doing business with foreigners.
This policy immediately led to the decline of coastal commerce, and the merchants and people along the coast fell into huge living difficulties. Many people went bankrupt and fell into extreme poverty, and even had to sell themselves into slavery.
It was not until Cang Qiao took power that he somehow persuaded the stubborn Emperor Ming to issue a shipping edict to some people, allowing them to trade with Nanyang and Westerners at fixed ports.
But over the years, only a dozen or so maritime edicts have been issued.
These caravans paid heavy taxes to the court every year, but they almost monopolized the business, so they were still extremely rich.
Xu Xiuyi said calmly: "He may be from Dongchang. My daughter has seen Yinhu and Jiuqiansui interacting closely in the black market. They seem to have a very good relationship. Yinhu talks very casually in front of the governor."
Even bohemian.
She had finished taking a bath, changed into a plain dress, and was sitting in the flower hall of her embroidery building, drinking the ginger soup made by her wet nurse.
Mr. Xu frowned with a complicated expression: "No wonder...he was able to get the shipping order. It turned out that Dongchang was behind it."
"Dad, is it possible that you kept Silver Fox for my marriage?" Xu Xiuyi said leisurely.
A truly uptight girl would not mention her marriage in front of her father or even her mother.
But Xu Xiuyi was not afraid to say these words in front of his father: "Although the thousand-year-old man from Dongchang is Sister Ming's uncle, he is not related by blood. Everyone knows that His Majesty thinks highly of him. He is the sword in His Majesty's hand."
Her father forced her to keep Yinhu today because he was afraid that he had the intention of marrying her to Yinhu.
Mr. Xu sat down and stroked his beard: "As a father, I just want to know that if the prince's plan fails today, I'm afraid he will have more vicious tricks against you..."
"He even planned on our entire Xu family. Today's second sister-in-law and third brother had an accident, and I fell into the water. It seems that everything is just a coincidence, but there are many coincidences in the world, so it must be intentional."
Xu Xiuyi sighed softly.
"You are the apple of my eye. With your reputation and the background of my Xu family, what kind of good man can't marry me?!"
Mr. Xu was trembling with anger when he thought of what happened to his beloved and most sensible daughter today.
"But now the prince is pressing on you step by step. After you fell into the water tonight, you were exposed to that silver fox in front of so many people... It's all a bad father. You shouldn't go to the palace to ask for the imperial doctor today!"
Mr. Xu's face was extremely gloomy, and he just felt that he was sorry for his daughter!!
Seeing the pain in her father's eyes, Xu Xiuyi felt warm in her heart.
If something like this happened to a noble girl from another family, she would probably be scolded to death by her parents.
But although the Xu family has a reputation for being old-fashioned and dogmatic, that's because my father didn't want to take sides, so he acted like a "old-fashioned and dogmatic" official.
These are all dad's wise ways of protecting himself.
In fact, her parents and brothers loved her very much. They taught her how they taught her brothers at home, and she was equally good at learning martial arts and literature.
They may appear to be from a scholarly family, but the Xu family has been a martial arts family for three generations.
Grandpa is the leader of the Wudang Sect. He gave up his position as the leader to become a Jinshi in order to practice in the world.
Those uninhibited chivalrous qualities are engraved in my bones.
"Dad, don't be sad. Compared to the prince, if I can make the prince stop wanting to get involved in our family by marrying Yinhu, then I will marry Yinhu."
