The next morning, after Xia Houshu finished dressing up, he sent Yunxi to Chunxi Residence to chat with Xie Ying and Xie Fang in order to find out Xia Houyi's whereabouts last night.
Xie Ying and Xie Fang are biological sisters who are responsible for taking care of Xia Houyi's daily life and managing the affairs of Chunxi Residence.
Yunxi understood the idea and hurriedly went to Chunxi Residence as instructed, but was sent back by the sisters Xieying and Xiefang in a few words, saying that they were on the orders of Xuanhe and Princess, and were about to go out to choose Xia Houyi.
She had no time to pay attention to the fabric of the new clothes.
Yunxi didn't get any useful information, but he learned from some circumstantial information that Xia Houyi got up late this morning and hadn't gone out yet, so he quickly returned to Qingfeng Pavilion to report.
Xia Houyi is different from other brothers of his generation. His mind is not on the military camp, let alone on fighting and killing enemies to protect his family and country. Compared with inheriting the title of Duke of Yue and taking charge of the family business of Nuo Da, Duke of Yue, he seems to be interested in
My uncle's Evergreen Gate is more interesting.
Over the years, Xia Houyi has made many friends who are eating, drinking and having fun, and often hangs out with them. It is not uncommon to have wild and wild things, but he still behaves himself at home. As long as it is a holiday and his father is at home, he must behave well.
Keep a regular schedule and don't stay in bed until late at night.
Today happens to be a holiday. My father usually chats with his mother at home or handles some general affairs that require the head of the family to make decisions, but Xia Houyi stayed in bed for the first time. What does this mean? It means that Xia Houyi didn't go to bed early last night. Then why didn't he?
What about going to bed early?
The answer is obvious.
Xia Houshu smiled strangely.
Yun Xi was startled, looked at her and asked tremblingly: "Girl, what are your intentions in asking about the whereabouts of the second young master?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xia Houshu rolled his eyes at Yun Xi and said seriously, "He is my brother. I respect him and love him but it is too late. What can I have against him?"
Yun Xi had a look of disbelief. She had been with Xia Houshu for so many years, and she had never seen him trick Xia Houyi. Her persistence in stalking and never giving up until she achieved her goal was something no one could resist.
Xia Houshu was a little embarrassed to be questioned by the people around her. After thinking about it carefully, she felt that her words were untenable, so she cleared her throat, prepared to avoid the topic, and continued: "You are a member of our hospital.
People, just do things according to my wishes. As for other things, don’t ask so many questions." At this point, she paused deliberately, looked at Yun Xi and pointed out, "You know there is a saying
It’s called curiosity killed the cat, right? You’ve seen it too. I often get injured when I go out. It’s not that I don’t tell you why. It’s just for your sake. You know too much about some things.
On the contrary, it does no good."
Xia Houshu didn't say it was okay. As soon as she mentioned the injury, Yunxi's eyes were fixed on her neck. The scene of Xia Houshu bracing himself for injuries and then secretly treating them appeared in his mind.
It was not a fatal wound, but it was still shocking and unforgettable.
In the morning, Xia Houshu specially changed into a gauze dress that was only worn in summer, and covered the wounds with white gauze. However, if you look closely, you can still see the shallow scars. The little maid Cui Yan, who was in charge of grooming just now, came in to serve and asked.
Mouth. When Xia Houshu heard this, he just glanced at the mirror and said very calmly that he forgot to close the window last night and was bitten by a mosquito. It was a bit itchy and he accidentally scratched it while scratching.
The wound was long and thin, and if you didn't pay close attention, it looked like a scratch, so Cui Yan didn't ask any more questions.
Yun Xi's heart felt as if it had been split into many petals and hung in the air, and she was restless. Sometimes she hoped that Xia Houshu could reveal more, so that she could feel relieved. But Xia Houshu reminded her that it is wrong to know too much.
Good thing, she immediately shook her head like a rattle and excused herself to go out beforehand.
Xia Houshu was very satisfied with Yunxi's reaction. When he saw her leaving, he immediately went out and jogged all the way to Chunxi Residence where Xia Houyi lived.
Most of the trees planted in Chunxi Juli were tall and firm trees, with few fragrant flowers. The only few pots of orchids were bought and planted because the two maids, Xie Ying and Xie Fang, liked them.
At this time, it was officially the season when the green trees were shading and the orchids were about to die. The smell of the grass and trees was particularly fresh in the morning light. As soon as Xia Houshu entered the yard, he saw a white figure standing under the corridor feeding the birds. From a distance, his profile was picturesque.
He has a transcendent temperament and is such a handsome young man!
Xia Houshu was distracted for a moment.
After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xia Houyi had to hold the crowning ceremony. But before that, the matchmakers who came to propose marriage almost broke the threshold of the Yue Kingdom's palace, and the women who had fantasies about him could line up from the palace gate to the door of his house.
.But he refused them all. Moreover, he didn't know what conditions he had negotiated with his mother, which caused his mother to give up on his marriage. Instead, she spent all day watching Xiahou Yu's misbehavior.
They are all brothers and sisters from the same mother, so why are they so different?
Xia Houshu curled his lips dullly, and his eyes fell on Xia Houyi's birdcage.
The two thrushes were given by Xia Houyi's master, Taoist Master Lingqiu, and they have always been supported by Xia Houyi as if they were his darlings. Everyone in the house secretly complained that the second young master was too partial to the two birds.
Speaking of which, Taoist Lingqiu can be regarded as half of Xia Houshu's master. Unfortunately, he only taught Xia Houyi everything he could. He was not stingy in terms of martial arts or objects, and he was very fond of Xia Houshu. Over the years, Xia Houshu
Every year, she racked her brains to give him gifts, trying every possible way to please him, just asking him to teach him more martial arts on the basis of his sincerity. However, Taoist Lingqiu, besides having a kinder face, didn't even have a bird's eye.
Mao never gave it to her.
Of course, many of the things that Taoist Lingqiu gave Xia Houyi ended up in her hands, so she didn't care about them.
These two thrushes are also smart and cute. The male is called Xiaohua and the female is Xiaomei. They were named by Xia Houshu on a whim. Although they just separated their real names, Xia Houyi, who has always been picky, also
I acquiesced, and this name lasted for several years.
Since Xia Houyi got these two thrushes, he has become even more like those dandy boys in the capital who fight cocks and walk dogs.
Since Xia Houhui's death, Xiahouyuan and Zhong Yuqing no longer expect Xiahouyi to inherit the ambition of their ancestors, join the military camp, and make contributions, but they also do not hope that their only son will neglect his reputation, make friends with various religions, and play with things to lose his ambition, thus humiliating the Xiahou family.
The fame and glory that generations of ancestors had bought with their blood. However, Xia Houyi didn't care at all about those unpleasant rumors. He would take two thrushes out for a walk every day, and they would treat them like his own daughter-in-law.
Xia Houshu often walked around Chunxi Residence and fed her from time to time, so the two thrushes became very close to her when they saw her, and they kept calling as if they had found their biological parents. However, Xia Houshu had more important things on his mind at the moment.
, was not in the mood to amuse the two thrushes, and glanced at them without interest.
The two thrushes were very clever and immediately pecked at the birdseed in the white porcelain box.
Xia Houyi heard the footsteps and guessed that his sister was coming. He continued to feed the thrush without raising his head, and said casually, "I remember that Yunxi just left not long ago. You came here really fast."
Yunxi's fawning over Xie Ying and Xie Fang was nothing new in the house. Xia Houshu pretended not to understand the sarcasm in his brother's words and just looked at him and smiled.
"You've learned well now." Xia Houyi glanced at his sister's face in surprise, and saw that her eyebrows were lowered like a little daughter-in-law who had been wronged but didn't dare to say anything, and she secretly rejoiced in her heart.
Then he asked, "How did it go last night?"
"Not bad." Xia Houshu responded casually. While she watched Xia Houyi feeding, she secretly thought about how to get some clues from her brother. In the past, when she had tasks, Xia Houyi would ask about the progress and then pretend to be casual.
She gave several very instructive suggestions in time, thereby greatly improving her investigation efficiency.
Xia Houshu habitually waited for the next step, but after a while, Xia Houyi didn't show any concern. Instead, she only focused on feeding the two thrushes. She couldn't help feeling a little anxious, so she asked: "Don't you ask me about last night?"
What was the result of going out to inquire?"
"If I remember correctly, I asked you just now and you said it was okay." Xia Houyi said casually, "That being the case, it must be going very smoothly, so why should I ask more?"
Xia Houshu was stunned. How could he reason like this?
"What's more..." Xia Houyi continued, "Didn't you say before that I don't need to intervene in this matter?"
As he spoke, he packed up the uneaten bird food and hung the birdcage on the eaves of the corridor. He watched the two thrushes intently and made fun of them, as if it was nothing to do with him.
The two thrushes didn't rest even after they were full. They jumped around in the cage and didn't know how happy they were.
Xia Houshu stared at the two thrushes and frowned slightly.
She was indeed unexpected to make such a big fuss in the Prime Minister's Mansion last night, but now that the matter has come to this point, it is meaningless to investigate right and wrong. She is just afraid that it will be more difficult to continue to investigate. Not to mention that she stood up to the Duke of Yue.
Her daughter's name makes it difficult to leave the house to investigate at any time. The matter itself is also weird and makes people have no clue, but they feel that there are clues everywhere. But if they examine it carefully, they can't find its purpose. In addition to asking for help from Xia Houyi, she
I can't find any other faster way now.
People under the eaves have to lower their heads, so now is not the time for her to be harsh.
"I said you don't need to intervene, but you can't really just ignore everything, right? Your sister and I almost died last night. This... don't you care about it either?" Xia Houshu asked tentatively.
In this capital, apart from a few cousins from his uncle's family who were eyeing him covetously, she was his only biological sister.
"Really?" Xia Houyi glanced sideways at Xia Houshu, and said calmly, "You are standing in front of me now, and you can talk and yell, so it must be nothing serious."
This ambiguous attitude made Xia Houshu feel a little unconfident. She couldn't help but recall that in order to help her enter the Evergreen Gate, Xia Houyi not only shared important information with her, but also often followed her to solve her troubles, otherwise she would also
It will not be so smooth to enter the Evergreen Gate, and it is even less likely to gain a firm foothold in the Evergreen Gate in just three years.
Xia Houshu thought for a while and asked directly: "Did you really not follow me last night?"
Xia Houyi smiled calmly, shook his head and said, "I was playing chess with my father in the study last night, and I didn't go back to my room until midnight. Even if I wanted to follow you, I couldn't do anything at all."
"If you didn't follow me, how would you know that I was out?" Xia Houshu obviously didn't believe it, and he was very pleased that he had caught the flaw in his words.
Xia Houyi dismissed the joy in his sister's eyes and ruthlessly cut off the unrealistic thoughts in her heart, saying: "My father came back early yesterday. He originally wanted to ask you to play chess with him. If I hadn't volunteered,
I blocked the thunder for you, do you think you have time to go out?"
Is this happening?
Xia Houshu was immediately speechless.
Xia Houyi continued to look at her and said calmly: "Yunxi in your room has always been on good terms with Xieying and Xiefang in my courtyard, and she has been particularly attentive these days. How about you ask her to ask?"
"It seems that I have to thank you."
He was not allowed to help, and now it's pointless to blame him for not helping.
The authorities are obsessed, and bystanders are clear. Before doing it, she had no idea that there would be so many coincidences in this mission. However, Xia Houyi has been trained in Changqing Sect for many years, and has already developed a pair of discerning eyes for identifying people and objects, and a keen eye that can quickly detect mysteries.
His seven orifices and exquisite heart, if he can give him some advice, the mission can be completed in no time.
So Xia Houshu told his brother in detail what he had seen and heard last night.
Xia Houyi listened carefully and asked for details from time to time, but his brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Especially when he heard about the man in the silver fox mask, he looked at Xia Houshu with a little more worry.
It seems that the man wearing the silver mask was not sent by Xia Houyi.
Xia Houshu secretly thought about the man in black wearing a silver fox mask. His hand unconsciously touched the slender wound on his neck, and he said with lingering fear: "His mask is exquisite and rare. You will like it at first sight.
style. If he hadn’t really hurt me later, I would have thought you sent him to see my joke... So do you think this person is related to Yi Wu?"
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Xia Houshu realized that her purpose was too obvious and ran counter to the Haikou she had boasted about that day. She quickly pretended to ask casually and teased the two thrushes in the birdcage with her fingers.
, but his ears stood up like a rabbit, for fear of missing any beneficial words.
Unexpectedly, Xia Houyi thought for a long time but just shook his head gently and said with his usual expression: "It is difficult to determine whether there is a connection at the moment."
Xia Houshu stopped what he was doing and looked at his brother in surprise.
Xia Houyi turned a blind eye to her reaction and continued to say calmly: "The Prime Minister's Mansion is the first palace in the capital. It is heavily guarded and no one can come near. Who would wander there in the middle of the night? Theft is even more nonsense. You
It's unjustifiable to stalk someone and expect them not to murder you."
He paused, glanced at Xia Houshu, and then said: "It's just that you were paying attention to one thing at the expense of the other. For the sake of an unrelated person, instead of finding any clues about Yi Wu, you alerted the snake and almost cost your own life.
If we investigate again in the future, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to carry out, which is really the last resort."
"Of course I understand the stakes, but..." Xia Houshu tugged on two belts and wondered whether face was more important or mission was more important. In the end, this matter was still her own problem. Who asked her to boast in the first place? Now it's hard to recover.
, she could only admit it and ask her brother to help her again regardless of the past grudges. Otherwise, she would not be willing to give up an excellent breakthrough point.
She gritted her teeth and said what she had been holding in her heart: "I'm not here to ask you for advice. Considering the relationship between our brothers and sisters, you can't just sit idly by, right?"
"You are right. For the sake of brother-sister relationship, I have to help, otherwise it will appear that my brother is stingy." Xia Houyi nodded and acknowledged her words. Then he changed the topic and continued to say seriously: "
Since you and I are brothers and sisters and have known each other for many years, you should know that I am a very principled person who keeps my promises. A gentleman has things he can and cannot do. You have told me before that I must not interfere in this matter, otherwise I will not be able to do anything.
Prove your strength. I think, in order to prove that you are strong and shrewd enough to handle this task, it would be better for me not to get involved."
"You..." Xia Houshu was immediately speechless. What does it mean to shoot yourself in the foot? She understood it deeply.
The two thrushes began to call excitedly again, seeming to be cheering for Xia Houyi's four or two moves.
Xia Houshu just couldn't find a place to vent his anger, so he yelled at the two of them angrily: "Why are you arguing? You didn't see that I was annoyed! If you argue again, I will make you stew and drink it!"
The two poor thrushes seemed to understand what Xia Houshu meant. They immediately crowded together and stared at her with bated breath, trembling slightly.
Xia Houyi sighed and shook his head. He took off the birdcage and consoled him: "Today, someone is too angry. We can't afford to offend him. It's better to stay away from this place of right and wrong."
Seeing Xia Houyi really carrying the bird cage and leaving, Xia Houshu thought that he might be too angry, and then he shouted at his back very spinelessly: "Can you help me or not?"
Xia Houyi waved his hand and walked away without looking back. This chapter has been completed!