In the backyard of Nanpu Study, Qin Nan looked at the gold leaf that he had just sent out but immediately returned to his hand. He didn't know whether to be angry or laugh. Then he murmured to himself as if to comfort himself:
"That's right. She refused so simply. How could she be frightened by me with just two words?"
Qinan paused and sighed: "I should have guessed it earlier."
Shopkeeper Cui couldn't figure out what Qin Nan meant, so he had to stand there with his hands down and wait for his words.
Chu Li'an was obviously much more relaxed than Shopkeeper Cui. He glanced at Jin Yeye and said coldly: "Since she doesn't appreciate it, why should the young master be persistent?"
"If she appreciates it, she is no longer Xiahou's daughter." Qin Nan said thoughtfully.
The daughters of the Xiahou family have always been proud and domineering. This is true of Xiahou Mei, the wife of Rong'anhou, and the same is true of Xiahou Qi, who has married far away from Jinfeng City. Daughters raised in the same courtyard, Xiahou Shu is no exception. Things related to them
, can be written into a book.
Chu Li'an also felt the same, but his attention was not on Xiahou's daughter, but on his master, so he asked with concern: "What is the master's plan now?"
Qi Nan thought for a while, and the girl's beautiful and beautiful face full of stubbornness appeared in his mind again, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Fang said: "If I find an opportunity, I will deliver it to her personally."
Want to deliver it again? And deliver it in person?
Shopkeeper Cui was dumbfounded, and even Chu Li'an, who had never had many emotional ups and downs, was shocked. What kind of magic power does this Xia Houshu have that makes him willing to lower his body again and again?
Qi Nan did not explain any more, and waved his hand to signal them all to go out first.
Nearing the alley of East Street, Dong Xiao was silently counting the time in his mind, and was ready to move reinforcements at any time. Suddenly he saw the master and servant Xia Houshu running out from the depths of the alley, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately asked them to get in the car without daring to ask more about what was going on inside.
It wasn't until the carriage returned to East Street, looking at the crowds of people coming and going around, and no one was chasing behind them, that the master and servant finally let down their guard.
Yun Xi panicked and asked: "Girl, what did Mr. Qi do to you? Did he do anything to you? Are you injured anywhere?" As he said that, he went to check her clothes and body.
Xia Houshu quickly took Yun Xi's hand and signaled to her that Dong Xiao was still outside.
Only then did Yun Xi stop what he was doing and looked at her quietly and eagerly.
Dong Xiao also strained his ears to listen to what was going on inside.
Xia Houshu smiled, moved his body, and comforted: "Nothing happened to me. They just invited me in to see his place, and by the way, they told me that I can come to him if I have any difficulties in the future."
"That's it?" Yun Xi obviously didn't believe it.
Dong Xiao, who was sitting in front driving the carriage, also coughed and expressed the same opinion as Yun Xi.
Xia Houshu glanced at Dong Xiao's location and understood.
"That's it." Xia Houshu nodded and replied seriously. But after she finished speaking, she couldn't help but laugh, "You think it's strange too, right? But he did just say these few words to me, and he was so forceful.
He stuffed a gold leaf into me as a token. But as you saw just now, I have already returned it to Shopkeeper Cui. I really don’t want to have anything to do with them anymore."
"Why does he want to help us?" Yun Xi couldn't help but raise his own doubts.
"Who knows!" Xia Houshu looked in one direction in the carriage, but did not focus. She was also curious about the purpose of Qinan and Chu Li'an, and had no clue.
Yun Xi thought for a while, then pointed to his head and said hesitantly: "Girl, tell me, is there something wrong with Mr. Qi?"
Xia Houshu didn't think she was joking, and actually thought about this issue very seriously. It's not really Yunxi's doubts about this matter, but it's just that it's full of weirdness.
When she was at Huguo Temple, she saved him out of self-protection, but Qinan and Chu Li'an were not kind to her at that time. Later at Luoyuefang, she went to eavesdrop on their conversation, but found nothing.
Even after hearing this, they caught him face to face. Next was the teahouse near Shuyu Pavilion. Yunxi accidentally sprayed tea all over Chu Li'an's face, which made it very unpleasant. And then there was the scene at Shuyu Pavilion.
She clearly saw them heading towards Shuyu Pavilion. In the end, Shuyu Pavilion suddenly caught fire, but they were unharmed. Qin Nan even said personally that he had nothing to do with the fire...
All kinds of water flowed through Xia Houshu's memory in the past. No matter from which point of view, Qin Nan and the others would not have a good impression of her. But why did they bring her to Nanpu Study to recognize her today, and why did they specifically mention protecting her?
Regarding the matter about Guoji, why did he even tell her very sincerely that he would help her in the future?
What could she need their help with?
Yunxi didn't wait for Xia Houshu's answer, and seeing her expression changing unpredictably, he didn't know where her thoughts were going, so she reminded: "Girl, we'd better tell the Duke about this matter quickly. They can
It is easy to find out our identity, and we are not even afraid of the status and power of the Yue Kingdom Government. We must have a lot of background. Things have developed now and are no longer under our control. We will live in the capital for decades in the future.
You have to take precautions early.”
After hearing this, Xia Houshu's heart suddenly enlightened. He pulled Yun Xi excitedly and asked, "Do you think there are any families in the capital who are not afraid of our family?"
Yun Xi was dumbfounded by her question. She thought that the capital was full of powerful people, and although there were not many people who were not afraid of the Duke of Yue, they were also quite a few. How could she have guessed this?
The main thing is that the Xiahou family was originally a powerful and attractive person, and it has been particularly envied by people in the past six months. First, Xiahou Yuan's proposal to establish the Jixian Hall offended a large number of civil servants headed by Prime Minister Wang, and then the three female relatives of them offended Princess Zhao's birthday banquet.
She entered Prince Zhao's Mansion, and later offended Prime Minister Wang and Princess Mingjia because of Xia Houshu's marriage... She just wanted to guess, but she didn't know who to focus on or target.
Xia Houshu did not wait for Yun Xi's reply and continued his analysis: "They are not even afraid of their father's power, so will they be worried about us going to investigate them?"
Yun Xi felt that what she said was very reasonable, so she believed that her suggestion was very necessary, and continued to persuade: "Since he is not worried, then we should go and check it out. There is a saying that does not mean that you know yourself and your enemy and you will win every battle.
Really? Let’s also check their background and see who they are! What if they were bribed by Prince Zhao’s Palace or the Prime Minister’s Palace like Ding Yunsheng and Li Jintang before them!”
Xia Houshu glanced at Yun Xi and felt that what she said was very reasonable. But then he thought about it. The waiter at Luoyuefang had said that Qin Nan and the others had special status, and reminded her not to mess with them casually, and judging from their behavior, it was completely unreasonable.
It doesn't look like he wants to help Prince Zhao's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion.
The most important thing is, what if they are really relatives of the emperor?
Although both King Zhao and Princess Mingjia she had just offended were from royal families, who would expect to offend someone? Especially when it is not easy to know the identity of the other person.
But speaking of royal relatives, as far as she knew, there didn't seem to be a particularly famous family named Qi among the royal in-laws. Of course, she had only lived in the capital for seven years, so it was possible that she was ignorant.
In other words, Qi Nan is actually a fake name just like when she entered the Evergreen Gate under the pseudonym "Mo Zhen".
In short, regardless of whether Qi Nan's name is true or false, whether he is a relative of the emperor or not, he suddenly showed his kindness to her when this rumor was flying around, and promised to help her, and he was not even afraid of them crossing the government, so at least
On the surface, it seems that he does not have a harmonious relationship with Prince Zhao's Mansion and Princess Mingjia. If all possible people are screened based on this idea, the scope will be much smaller.
Xia Houshu roughly went through the affairs between Qi Nan and Chu Li'an, and she had a good idea. However, she suddenly felt a headache as to how to find out Qinan's true identity. She fell down on the cushions in the carriage and sighed:
"Yunxi, sometimes I really wish I wasn't so smart."
Yun Xi was confused when she heard such a sentence. For a moment, she didn't know whether she was bragging or really feeling sad. While she was helping her tidy up her clothes that were a little messy because she was lying down,
While asking in a low voice: "Why? Isn't it bad to be smarter?"
Xia Houshu shook his head and said: "Smartness is a good thing, but it is not a good thing when you are smart and like me who likes to get to the bottom of things. I still like Qingkui. Qingkui is very smart, you
Even though she is one year younger than me, she sees many things clearly. Among the sisters in Prince Gong's Mansion, she is the one with an exquisite mind, but no one can tell it at ordinary times. She should show weakness and be submissive.
At that time, she was still the little girl who had no experience in the world. How wonderful!"
Yunxi also likes Zhong Qingkui's character, but she prefers Xia Houshu, who has been with her day and night for seven years. To her, Zhong Qingkui's kindness is gentle, but also short-lived. And Xia Houshu treats her
The good is visible, tangible, felt, and lasting.
When Xia Houshu saw that Yun Xi didn't answer, he thought she acquiesced to what he said, and said to Dong Xiao outside: "Uncle Dong, don't tell anyone about today's matter, including father and mother."
Dong Xiaoneng followed Xia Houshu as an errand, not only because he was an old man in the Yue Kingdom's palace, he knew everything about him, he was loyal to protect his master, and he was not easily bribed by outsiders, but more importantly, he was tight-lipped and knew the importance of reputation to his daughter's family.
, so he would never tell others about Xia Houshu’s private words and deeds, including his real bosses Xia Houyuan and Zhong Yuqing.
Dong Xiao immediately replied: "Don't worry, girl, I will never go against your will."
Xia Houshu knew that Dong Xiao was tight-lipped, so he was really relieved. But Yun Xi was worried and said quickly: "Girl, are you still going to hide this from the Duke and the princess?"
Xia Houshu was noncommittal. She really wanted to keep hiding it. But Yunxi and Dong Xiao were both people who had been with her for a long time. She had to have a reasonable explanation to let them continue to cover up for her.
She thought for a while and said: "Because of my insistence, I have offended Prince Zhao's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion successively. If they know that I have provoked people who shouldn't be provoked, they will have to worry again. I still have to deal with this matter myself.
Deal with it. I can handle it."
Yun Xi understood what she meant and didn't insist anymore.