Although it was not yet midnight, there were already very few people walking on the road, and most of the residents in Taiping had already cooked rice. Now that the smoke had disappeared, there was still a faint aroma of food wafting out from each house.
For the Xu Family Courtyard, this belated meal after a busy day was undoubtedly more important. Coincidentally, all three people at the dinner table devoured it.
Soon, Xu Xun took the lead and swept away all the dishes. Jin Liusao came in to clean up the belongings. Apart from the sound of the clatter of dishes, there was no movement in the room. Even Jin Liusao couldn't help but look up and take a look at this.
That one, he opened his mouth several times but didn't dare to say anything. In the end, he simply speeded up his movements and finished the job, then immediately withdrew.
Putting the food box full of things into the kitchen, she was not in a hurry to pack it up. She quickly walked to the door and looked for her husband Jin Liu. She immediately said angrily: "I don't know what's going on here. No one is here."
When he talks, his face is either black or white or green, and he looks scary! Rui Sheng is the same, he usually looks like such a well-behaved boy, but he dares to eat at the same table with the young master, and that monk, who can compete with a monk in eating meat?
You’re so cruel, what’s going on!”
"Can you please stop saying a few fucking words?"
Even though Xu Xun kowtowed early to apologize early the next morning after returning that night, and Jin Liu was so slippery and sharp, Xu Xun mostly brought Huitong with him when he came in and out. Today, even Rui Sheng even mentioned sneaking out.
But he was left to guard the door by himself, and in the afternoon that old man sneaked over and tried to coerce and coerce him, which made him feel very depressed.
At this moment, he scolded his mother-in-law sharply, and when he saw Mrs. Jin Liu dropped the rag and left with a grimace on her face, he didn't bother to pay attention to her. Instead, he squatted on the door and stared outside in a daze. He didn't know how long it took, but he suddenly saw something in the distance.
There was vague light, and he quickly stood up.
As the light got closer, he finally saw clearly that it was an ordinary flat-headed tung oil carriage with no markings. His only occupation for many years was to wait on carriages and horses. He squinted and saw that the horse pulling the carriage was trained.
Yoususu had to take a few more glances. However, what he never expected was that while he was looking around, the carriage was coming straight towards him. Before it stopped, someone quickly got into the carriage.
One person comes down.
"Is this Mr. Xu Qi's house?"
"Yes, please excuse me..." Jin Liu nodded and asked, and someone stuffed a post into his hand. He had been in the yamen for many years, so he knew a lot of words. He lowered his head and borrowed it from the person's hand.
When he looked at the lantern, he saw that it had the character "王" in it. He thought for a moment and said "wait a moment". He put the corner of his clothes into his belt and immediately ran towards the inner room.
As soon as he left, the people in the car couldn't wait any longer. They opened the curtains and jumped out. The dim light of the lantern vaguely illuminated his head and face. Who else could it be if it wasn't Wang Shikun? He looked around after getting off the car.
For a while, I felt that I was not used to this dark place. Fortunately, I didn't wait long before I heard some movement inside. When I looked up, I saw Xu Xun coming out, and I quickly greeted him with a smile.
"Brother Xu!"
"I couldn't believe it when I saw that post. I didn't expect that you, Brother Wang, are really here!"
Xu Xun greeted Wang Shikun with a cheerful face and immediately invited people inside. After walking a few steps, he turned back and told Jin Liu: "You and your mother-in-law's entourage are waiting for you and your mother-in-law to take care of you. Please do your best. Don't worry."
Too lazy."
"Yes Yes Yes."
Jin Liu nodded and bowed with a smile. When he saw Xu Xun accompanying Wang Shikun in, he immediately turned around to greet the people following the car. However, the driver had no intention of getting out of the car and entering. Even the boy accompanying the car was arrogant.
He raised his chin and said that he would be waiting in the car. After much persuasion, he finally invited the boy to the concierge and treated him to some tea and water. However, after going round and round, he finally found out where the boy was, so he couldn't help but swallow hard.
Just now, the young man in unremarkable clothes was actually the brother-in-law of Wei Guogong?
Yesterday during the day, Jin Liu drove Xu Xun and Huitong to Yingtianfu Yamen, but only Huitong came back. Huitong was not a talkative, so he didn't know what was going on. Thinking of it.
When he asked the waiter at Qingping Building, the waiter also said that the person who invited Xu Xun to the banquet was a nobleman. When he further confirmed the situation, he felt a little dizzy. Until he remembered Mr. Ying from the third room in the afternoon.
After hearing the threats and promises that his son had made when he quietly tried to trick him, he suddenly laughed.
“As the old saying goes, we still don’t know who will win!”
As soon as he said the words, he found that the boy was looking at him with suspicion and disdain. Jin Liu was not angry. He nodded with a smile and left the concierge. Although he was standing at the door this time, he held the door frame with one hand and started to speak.
All the worries about gains and losses were forgotten. After standing there for a long time, he began to think about the purpose of Prince Wang's visit. Thinking that his head was hurting, he suddenly heard the faint sound of horse hooves and wheels in the darkness.
, but when I looked up, I saw only a black hole.
He originally thought he heard wrong, but when he turned around, he suddenly turned his head again in shock. This time he saw a completely black carriage sliding out of the darkness. It seemed to be silent. He was more surprised than before.
What's more.
At first, Wang Shikun's carriage was still parked outside, and the driver, covered with a thick cloak, was taking a nap on his seat. He didn't even notice that a carriage was passing by. Then the following carriage smoothly bypassed the former one and stuck close to it.
He leaned against the wall and stopped on the left side of Xu's house. Before Jin Liu, who swallowed hard, came forward to ask questions, an undoubted voice came from the carriage.
"Go in and inform you, Seventh Young Master, that Mr. Fu is here."
Although there was no post this time, Jin Liuzheng was so frightened that he didn't dare to hesitate. He turned around in a hurry and rushed inside, his steps faster and faster than the first time. But the people in the carriage gently raised the curtains to take a look.
Look, his eyes fell from the carriage opposite to this small courtyard, and then he put down his hand. The next moment, a deep voice came from inside again.
“Father-in-law, this is probably the Wang family’s car.”
"Well."
After a moment, Xu Xun followed Jin Liu and hurried out again. Only this time, there was Wang Shikun beside him. When the latter saw Xu Xun, he came to the side of the carriage and bowed deeply to the ground. Then the two of them lowered their heads and got out of the car.
Come, when Jin Liu raised the lantern to illuminate it, he could clearly see the person's head and face, and hurriedly caught up and saluted.
"Boy, pay homage to Eunuch Fu."
Fu Rong looked at Wang Shikun and Xu Xun with a half-smile, and said casually: "What a coincidence, my nephew is also here?"
Xu Xun just smiled slightly, but Wang Shikun felt a sudden change in his heart, and he blurted out under tension: "Eunuch Fu Mingjian, it was my sister who asked me to come... Ah, no, it was me who was thinking about what happened in the morning and wanted to talk to him.
Brother Xu, total, total."
"It's such a small thing, I see you're nervous!" Fu Rong waved his hand naturally, then helped Chen Lu slowly enter, looking around as he walked, and said as if casually, "We just came here on the spur of the moment.
Look, I didn’t disturb you two young people’s business?”
"Where is it? Eunuch Fu is here. It's too late for me to be happy."
Xu Xun followed closely and said something with a smile, but he helped Fu Rong's other arm in a familiar manner. Seeing this scene, Wang Shikun who was following behind was even more shocked, until the sleeve next to him was pulled twice.
A young master's voice came to his ears. He turned his head and recognized his young man. He turned away and shouted in a low voice: "Go outside and tell the old horse to be more alert... No, just park the carriage next to it."
In this alley, don’t be an eyesore!”
Jin Liu, who had long been forgotten by the side, saw Wang Shikun's servant and ran out in a hurry. Wang Shikun chased the first few people into the second door. He stood there stunned for a long time, and suddenly couldn't help but exert his strength.
She gave herself a slap. The sound of the slap sounded extremely clear in the night sky. Sister-in-law Jin Liu, who had just come out of the kitchen while wiping her hands, was startled when she saw this scene.
In the main room, Xu Xun helped Fu Rong sit down in the middle. When he saw this man looking over with a big smile, he knew that his careful design had worked, so he looked back calmly. And Wang Shikun looked at this, look at this
That, I couldn't figure out the connection, I felt awkward on my face, but I didn't dare to speak. The next moment, Fu Rong suddenly laughed.