Chapter six hundred and seventy-fifth: what is each with a ghost
Zhu Yi didn't let out a sigh of relief until he walked out of the British Duke's Mansion.
It has to be said that today's encounter was full of twists and turns. From the initial doubts of Jiao Jing and others to the sudden letter from Ren Li, he was caught off guard.
Fortunately, he dealt with all this fairly well. Although it may not have dispelled the suspicions of Jiao Jing and others, but, again, as long as the matter of the prince leaving the cabinet and the young army can be settled, then they will be able to do it again.
Big doubts will be swallowed back in the stomach.
As for whether these two things can be accomplished...
On the way back home, Mr. Zhu silently reviewed everything that happened today in his mind, and once again confirmed that there was nothing wrong, he slowly relaxed.
As long as Zhang Shi is persuaded, the next step will be much easier. All he needs to do is tell Eunuch Shu everything, and the rest will naturally fall into place.
At this thought, Zhu Yi's eyes couldn't help but a trace of relaxation flashed across his eyes. After working hard for so long, the restoration of his father's title was finally close at hand.
The carriage was leisurely in front of the gate of Duke Chengguo's mansion, and the housekeeper was already waiting in front of the gate.
Zhu Yi stepped out of the carriage with the help of a servant and was about to walk to the mansion gate when she saw a small sedan parked outside the mansion gate. The butler also looked like he had something to say.
"What's wrong?"
Frowning, Zhu Yi asked, so the housekeeper hurriedly stepped forward and whispered...
"Young Master, we had a visitor just now, and they are now in the flower hall."
While talking, the housekeeper handed over a name card. Zhu Yi took it and took a look. While she was surprised, she also felt a little dissatisfied and said to the housekeeper.
"I'm not in the house, who asked you to let people into the house without permission?"
Since Zhu Yong's death, although everyone in the Duke Cheng's palace still calls Zhu Yi "eldest young master", in fact, Zhu Yi has already become the backbone of the entire mansion.
Coupled with Zhu Yi's special status, in order to prevent unnecessary situations from arising, he was very strict in managing the affairs of the mansion.
Therefore, there was a hint of anger in his tone, which caused a cold sweat to break out on the head of the old housekeeper who had stayed in Chengguo Duke's Mansion for half his life.
"The eldest young master is not here. I followed your instructions and closed the door to thank everyone. However, when the name card was just handed in, before I could send it away, I was stopped by that person.
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"Because you said when you left, that he is an honored guest and you should not be neglected. If he has any needs, you will try your best to meet them. Therefore, since the old slave opened his mouth and asked the old slave to let him into the house, the old slave did not dare to refuse.
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"But don't worry, young master. Although he entered the house, after entering the house, the old slave led him to the flower hall. There were people following him all the way to wait on him. There shouldn't be anything wrong."
"What?"
After listening to the butler's explanation in a low voice, Zhu Yi's anger calmed down, but her frown did not relax. What followed was a burst of confusion and questions.
"You mean, the one who came to visit me when I went out? He asked you to let people in?"
The housekeeper nodded, thought for a while, and then said.
"Yes, but that person only gave the order, saying that the old slave should welcome the people in first, and wait for the eldest young master to come back to talk about the rest."
After listening, Zhu Yi couldn't help but rub her forehead and felt a little headache.
‘That one’ naturally refers to Shu Liang!
Regarding the issue of leaving the cabinet in the East Palace, it was indeed Zhu Yi and Yang Jie's idea at the beginning, but the matter of the young army was the emperor's idea.
Although it was not clear what the emperor's intention was, Zhu Yi could vaguely feel that since Nangong's decree was issued in the past two days, the emperor's concern about this matter has obviously become much higher.
Otherwise, a big brother like Shu Liang would not take the risk to personally convey the details of this matter to him at this time.
Of course, this is also the reason why Zhu Yi dared to promise to be the vanguard in front of Jiao Jing and others.
Who wouldn’t want to do a business where you can make a sure profit without losing money?
Originally, after dealing with Jiao Jing and Zhang Xi, Zhu Yi only needed to truthfully tell Shu Liang everything that had just happened, and then ask him to return to the palace.
The rest is just the basic qualities of an actor.
However, what Zhu Yi didn't expect was that at this juncture, another tangle would arise.
Originally, the person on the name card came to visit at this time, which was enough to surprise him, but it happened that Shu Liang, who should hide his existence in Chengguo Duke's mansion, intervened at this time and let the person go.
Entered the mansion.
What does this mean?
After turning around the corridor, Zhu Yi paused for a moment, pondered for a moment, lowered her voice, and continued to ask the butler next to her.
"Besides asking you to welcome people into the house, did that person say anything else?"
The butler thought for a while and replied.
"Back to the eldest young master, he also said that after the eldest young master returns to the house, he will go directly to the flower hall to meet the guests. In addition, he also asked the old slave to prepare chairs on the screens on both sides of the flower hall. From the looks of it, he wants to..."
After listening, Zhu Yi's brows furrowed even more tightly, but his heart gradually felt a little better, so he took a deep breath and gave instructions.
"In that case, do as that person said and tell the people below to change two new cups of tea. I will go to the flower hall to meet the guests."
Seeing the housekeeper leading the people down to prepare, Zhu Yi took a deep breath, put a warm smile on her face, strode into the flower hall, and said.
"Xu Xueshi is here, but I am a bit disappointed to welcome you."
At the same time, in the flower hall, a middle-aged official in a dark blue official robe was tasting tea. When he saw Zhu Yi coming in, he quickly stood up to greet him and said.
"Young Master has offended Mr. Xu and visited you hastily, which will cause a lot of disturbance. I hope that Young Master will not be surprised."
Yes, this person is none other than Xu Youzhen, a bachelor of Youchunfang who had just parted ways with the British government!
Although this person is not of high rank, after all, he is serving in the East Palace, he is a member of the Imperial Academy, and he is credited with river management. At least for now, it seems that he is both capable and qualified, and his future is bright.
of officials.
Therefore, although the two did not have a deep friendship, Zhu Yi was still quite polite to him.
After a few words of greeting, everyone took their seats, and the servants served new tea again, Zhu Yi said.
"I don't know if Xu Xu is here, but what's the matter?"
Although this question is asked knowingly, it is indeed a good way to get to the point quickly.
Fortunately, Xu Youzhen didn't mean to beat around the bush when he came here. He took a sip of tea, Xu Xueshi had an inexplicable look on his face, looked up at Zhu Yi and said.
"To be honest, young master, Xu came here on an impromptu basis. As for the reason, it was precisely because of the conversation he just had at the British government palace."
These words sounded unkind, but Mr. Zhu, who had experienced strong winds and waves, was naturally not unsteady. There was no wave on his face, and he just asked calmly.
"Oh? Does Xu Xueshi think there is anything wrong with what I said in the British government?"