The back door of Shen's house is adjacent to an alley, and the neighbors on the left and right are famous wealthy households nearby. The entire alley has been filled with all kinds of vendors since early in the morning, from those selling snacks to those selling knives, to those selling knives.
From needlework and thread sellers to women selling all kinds of silk flowers, this place is extremely lively all day long. In addition, there are many servants in each family, and there is an endless stream of relatives of all kinds who come here to look for them, so they pass by some Ruisheng in disguise.
Standing there, if you weren't very familiar with him, you wouldn't have recognized him at all.
The little guy stayed in the guarding eunuch's house for a month. In addition to learning the messy etiquette, the eunuch also taught him some important tips on how to deal with people. Therefore, he who used to be frightened when talking to people can now talk to him.
The mothers-in-law at the back door were a little too close to each other, but they could not say a few words before their faces turned red. The maids accepted a basket of eggs from him, and seeing how tender-faced he was, they naturally had no suspicion. When Li Qingniang came out, a mother
He even joked: "Aren't you a relative of Ruyi? Why are you here, Mother Li?"
"The eldest lady has something to give to Ruyi, so she asked me to come over and have a look. Anyway, I probably recognize most of the people in Ruyi's family."
As she answered, Li Qingniang looked at the thin young man in front of her. Because she had paid attention to the Xu family before, she recognized him in a moment. With a sudden thought in her heart, she couldn't care about those three aunts and six aunts, so she pulled Ruisheng to a place.
Under the deserted wall, he lowered his voice and asked, "Why are you here? Could it be that something happened to your young master?"
Ruisheng didn't expect that Li Qingniang recognized who he was without having to identify himself. Finally, he was much better than before. After calming down, he paid attention to his surroundings and then said softly: "Mom, the young master asked me to pass on a message."
, Can you tell me the name, surname, and residence of the person whose wife and daughter were forced to death that Miss Ruyi mentioned this morning?"
"Why is your young master asking about this!" Thinking of the official media that suddenly visited today, Li Qingniang was wary. Now hearing that Xu Xun suddenly asked this question just after they broke up, she couldn't help but feel that something was wrong, "Where is your young master?"
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"this……"
After all, Ruisheng's ability to adapt to changes was not enough. He was stunned for a long time, and then he unnaturally glanced at the entrance of the alley. Li Qingniang, who had been prepared, followed his gaze and immediately caught a familiar figure wearing a bamboo hat.
The figure immediately grabbed the little guy and walked there without saying a word. When she was in front of the person, she asked directly: "What is the Seventh Young Master's plan? You might as well tell me directly. I have to say the ugly things first."
, the man you are talking about suffered a series of setbacks in his lawsuit due to the violent death of his wife and daughter. If I hadn’t met him before and had some affection, he wouldn’t even meet me, let alone meet outsiders to testify.”
Xu Xun originally thought that the little girl, an unmarried girl, might not be able to come out to meet people casually. Although he was expected to see Li Qingniang coming out now, he was still a little disappointed. Thinking of the little girl who kept saying that he was his godmother, he originally thought that Li Qingniang would come out because of Li Qingniang.
The slightest bit of anger caused by his bad look and bad tone was temporarily put aside.
"I just want to meet this guy."
After praising Haikou in front of Fu Rong, Xu Xun prepared several accusations in his mind, but the one he chose first was this one. Seeing Li Qingniang frowning, he said sincerely: "Mom, this person is very important, Miss Ruyi
Didn't she hope to help her eldest lady disrupt the Zhao family's marriage proposal? Now is a good opportunity. Although the person suffered such a tragic disaster, although he was more sad than his heart, he may not want revenge in his heart. If there is no hope,
Sooner or later he will drive himself to death."
Li Qingniang glanced at Xu Xun suspiciously and saw that his face under the bamboo hat was full of solemnity. She hesitated for a moment and finally said: "I can't answer you right away. I have to discuss it with... Ruyi."
"Okay." Xu Xun nodded, and then added, "I'm staying at home in Taipingli these days. Mom can go there to find me at any time."
In the morning, I heard that Xu Xun had been staying in the guard eunuch's mansion recently. Now Xu Xun suddenly said that he was going home again. Li Qingniang suddenly became suspicious. She watched Xu Xun take Ruisheng out not far away and got into a car.
She stood in the black oil carriage for a moment and then decided to go back and discuss the matter with Shen Yue before going back to find out what happened today.
The cart was pulled by a strong horse specially selected from the stables of the guarding eunuch's mansion, but the carriage was not pulled from there, but was just bought ready-made at the carriage and horse shop, so as not to be recognized.
Come out. Now he and Ruisheng got into the car. Xu Xun couldn't help but open the car curtain and said to Xu Liang outside: "Uncle, that guy Jin Liu is naughty. I can't believe such a big thing. I can only wrong you these days."
"What kind of grievances are there? After being poor for so many years, it's not like you can create an uncle who lives in eight seats and shouts hundreds of promises overnight." Xu Liang laughed and waved his horsewhip in the air, and then didn't even look up.
He replied, "I have figured it out. If I have to fight, I will fight with all my strength, but I can't forget my roots. In my heart, I am still Xu Ba, who has been working as a day laborer for decades. Let alone driving a car, I don't do any dirty work.
Did it!"
Since Xu Liang said this, Xu Xun felt at ease, knowing that the other party had really seen through and figured it out, so he stopped talking. When he could see the door of his house in the distance, he suddenly signaled Xu Liang to stop, and then
He told Ruisheng: "You go home first and wait. If there is news from the Shen family, ask her to tell you. Remember the message clearly and convey it to me later. If it's someone else, you know them first and leave them behind."
, if you don’t know me, you can just find an excuse to get rid of it. Remember, treat yourself as a person, and don’t lose your momentum when dealing with others. "
Such a solemn tone made Ruisheng feel anxious, but when he saw Xu Xun's encouraging eyes, he didn't know where the courage came from. He nodded vigorously and said, "Don't worry, young master, leave it to me!"
"Well done!"
He patted the little guy's shoulder and signaled him to get out of the car. When he saw the person trotting into the courtyard gate, Xu Xun said to Xu Liang: "Uncle, go to Yingtianfu Yamen."
Xu Liang was no better than the noisy and chatty Jin Liu, but he drove off without asking a single question. After passing Qiwang Street and Dazhong Street, and turning onto Fudong Street, as Yingtianfu Yamen approached, the cars and horses started to drive.
Gradually, there were more. When we arrived at the east gate of Yingtianfu Yamen on Futong Street, it was exactly the same as the two previous times we came here. There was almost no parking space at the foot of the east wall of Futong Street. The afternoon sun was already a little warm, but
The four disciples didn't show any accommodating attitude. Among the ten people who came forward to ask for a meeting, at least nine were sent back directly.
However, Xu Xun, who came forward to ask for a meeting, was let in with almost no effort. Not only because he was a relative of Xu You, but because this place was the closest to Taiping, and because of Xu You's presence, the turmoil a month ago was almost unbearable.
Everyone knew that since those four disciples knew that Xu Xun was most likely the popular person in front of Fu Rong, how could they have the courage to stop him? Not only that, this time the person who came quickly to greet him was no longer Tao Hong, but the housekeeper.
Zhu Sihai himself.
Zhu Sihai no longer dared to show his former arrogance. He led Xu Xun to Xu Yuan's mansion with a smile and attentiveness. He also carefully explained that the governor Wu Xiong was meeting Xu Yuan. Seeing that Xu Xun was not impatient, he
Then he breathed a sigh of relief, but he was busy serving tea himself. After chatting with them for a long time, he finally said tentatively: "Seventh Young Master, I used to be a young boy who was ignorant. If I have offended someone...
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"Brother Zhu, what are you talking about? Without your care, I would not be where I am today. I used to really want to entrust the land to Uncle Liu, but in the end I donated it all on impulse, which was a disgrace to Uncle Liu and Zhu.
Brother, I have good intentions, but I’m really sorry.”
Although Xu Xun had revealed his ancestry now, it was obvious that he had been appreciated by Fu Rong. Zhu Sihai was mentally prepared to be looked down upon, but after hearing Xu Xun's repeated claims that Uncle Xu You was the sixth uncle and being so polite to him, he
Feeling at ease and happy, he hurriedly ordered people to go to the kitchen to prepare snacks. He didn't retreat until Xu You came back.
The uncle and nephew met here. After a few pleasantries, Xu Xun said bluntly: "Uncle Liu, have you heard about what happened in the Imperial College today?"