When Xu Miaojing still wanted to say a few words of advice, suddenly there was a knock on the courtyard door again. Xu Miaojing walked to the door and asked outside, "Who is outside?"
A high-pitched voice whispered: "Is this the residence of the Xu family's siblings? My master invites you siblings to come and talk."
Xu Miaojing asked: "Who is your master?"
The outsider replied again: "Master Qin in the palace, the one in charge of the military talisman and fire tablets."
Wucao! Xu Miaojing was shocked. What happened recently? Last time Dongchang sent someone to come here, and this time Mr. Qin also came to see him?
And it's not the same as last time. Dongchang just sent someone to pass the message. This time Master Qin wants to see him in person!
As an alternate military attaché who studied at the Jingwei Martial Arts School, Xu Miaojing certainly knew the capital's military command system very well.
Among the three big bosses in charge of the Jingying camp, the military commander-in-chief is Guo Xun, and the civilian governor-general is currently vacant. The eunuch in charge of the Jingying camp is Qin Fu, the Royal Horse Supervisor, who oversees the army and is responsible for keeping the military symbols.
So if this "Master Qin in charge of the military talisman and fire cards" is not Qin Fu, who can he be?
Moreover, the Qin eunuch also directly controlled the Four Guards Camp and the Warrior Camp of the Royal Horse Guards. He was the Forbidden Army within the Forbidden Army. The key was that he was still in charge of the Qing Palace.
For a fourteen-year-old candidate for military attache from a down-to-earth family, Mr. Qin was a high-level boss that Xu Miaojing could not reach even while walking on stilts. Why did he suddenly come over to summon him?
There shouldn't be such bold liars in the capital, right?
Xu Miaojing didn't know how to reply, so she said incoherently: "How can I be so virtuous and capable? Fortunately, I was summoned by Duke Qin."
The young eunuch who came to invite people emphasized again: "I'm not meeting you, I'm meeting your siblings, especially your sister."
Xu Miaojing: ""
He was a little panicked, boss, don't be like this, you don't have that ability anymore, so don't harm a good family, right?
The little eunuch rolled his eyes, "Don't think nonsense! Master Qin is not that kind of person! He is just here to ask you questions!"
If Duke Qin hadn't given the order, he would have escorted the people away long ago without having to ask them in kind words.
Summoning such a big shot in the military system would be overwhelming.
The two candidates, Xu Miaojing and Xu Miaoxuan, had no room to refuse, unless they wanted to lose the military attache family fortune they had finally recovered.
So the two of them could only follow the young eunuch towards Xi'an Gate. He actually arranged a female sedan chair for Xu Miaoxuan very considerately. This made the two siblings even more confused and felt a bit magical.
When they arrived at the place, the two of them were taken directly into the inner study room without waiting outside. Then everyone else left, leaving only the two siblings to face the big boss.
The alternate military attache Xu Miaojing had no human rights, so he could only kneel down to pay homage in panic. It was better for Xu Miaoxuan as a woman, so she just gave him a blessing ceremony.
Qin Fu put down the book in his hand and looked at Xu Miaoxuan curiously. He nodded secretly. At least from the appearance, he had good taste and should be able to give birth well.
Eunuch Qin has a principle, that is, doing things should be as "reasonable" as possible. This "reasonable" is not the reason that is in line with the laws of heaven and the like, but the "reason" of the emperor.
In other words, if you do anything that may be known by others, you must consider whether it can be explained to the emperor.
For example, if the Xu siblings are summoned today, if the emperor asks about this matter, Eunuch Qin will say:
"I heard that the Zhang family wanted to get married to this girl from the Xu family, so I wanted to inquire about the Zhang family's affairs from the Xu family girl to see if there was any chance to make a breakthrough."
As for why you want to find a breakthrough in the Zhang family, Your Majesty has given you various explicit hints about the next trend. As a close eunuch, why don’t we hurry up and take advantage of the hot spot?
Based on this principle, when Qin Fu met Xu Miaoxuan, his opening remarks started from the Zhang family.
"Zhang Yanling wants to marry you as his granddaughter-in-law, why don't you agree?"
Xu Miaoxuan didn't know what Eunuch Qin meant, so she could only reply in a cautious and official manner: "The Nu family has already made another oral engagement, and this is the reply to the Zhang family."
"Is it Nanjing Qin Dewei? With Zhang Yanling's temperament, he won't care about this reason at all." Eunuch Qin said with a smile: "Did you know that Qin Dewei has already arrived in the capital?"
"I know." Xu Miaoxuan lowered her head and said.
Qin Fu then asked: "Have you ever looked for him?"
Xu Miaoxuan replied: "No, I'm afraid it will cause trouble for him."
Qin Fu put a serious face on the case and questioned: "You should also know what kind of family the Zhang family is. Since you were afraid of causing trouble for him, why did you mention Qin Dewei in front of the Zhang family?"
Speaking of this, Xu Miaoxuan felt bitter in her heart.
"When the Nu family used Qin Dewei to reject the Zhang family, they did not know that Qin Dewei was coming to the capital. They thought he was far away in Nanjing and beyond the reach of the Zhang family.
Who would have known that he would come to the capital right after that, and it would be even harder for the Nu family to see him."
Qin Fu examined it for a moment and suddenly asked: "If Qin Dewei marries another person, will you be willing to marry the Zhang family?"
This is the first real test question today! Xu Miaoxuan immediately realized this and replied: "I still don't want to."
Qin Fu continued to ask: "Why? What's wrong with the Zhang family? Although the Zhang family is not as powerful as it used to be, it is much better than a down-and-out family like you two siblings, right?"
This time Xu Miaoxuan did not answer immediately. She repeatedly considered the meaning of Eunuch Qin's question. Eunuch Qin was not in a hurry and just sat and waited.
Finally, Xu Miaoxuan made up her mind and said: "When my family was in Nanjing, I heard Qin Dewei read a libretto: suddenly it sounded like a building collapsing, it was so miserable that it seemed like a light was about to burn out, there was joy and sorrow, and I lamented that the end of the world is uncertain!
This libretto was originally used by Qin Dewei to mock others, but the Nu family thought that it could also be used to describe the Zhang family in the future. If this is the case in the future, why should the Nu family be buried with them?"
Huh? Eunuch Qin was a little surprised, this Xu girl is a smart person!
It's nothing to be able to tell whether the Zhang family will be unlucky in the future. Many people can. Because the future is nothing more than good or bad, there is a 50% chance of being correct with just a few random judgments.
But Xu Miaoxuan dared to predict the defeat of the Zhang family in front of herself, a "high-level boss", or even in front of a "high-level boss" whom she met for the first time and knew nothing about it!
This courage and judgment are very outstanding! Qin Fu has to give it a thumbs up.
If this daughter of the Xu family had not already determined her intentions, how could she dare to speak ill of the Zhang family to her?
So the Xu girl must have seen that she was deliberately testing her and knew what kind of answer she wanted, so she expressed her attitude clearly.
What a heroine. Eunuch Qin looked at Xu Miaoxuan and admired her even more.
The forgotten Xu Miaojing, who was kneeling next to her, broke into a cold sweat when she heard her sister's bold statement.
He couldn't help but glance up secretly, and happened to see Eunuch Qin looking at his sister.
Suddenly I wailed in my heart, Qin Dewei, Mr. Zeng, I, Xu Miaojing, am really powerless to protect my sister! If Eunuch Qin has any ideas, I, Xu Miaojing, really can't stop her!