Shangdu City is still singing and dancing.
Chen Haizhou is still the same Chen Haizhou, intimidating.
Just like the invitation in Xia Yunhe's hand at this moment, it is printed with the words of invitation and signed with Chen Haizhou's name. It is so hot that it hurts the eyes.
She silently closed the invitation, turned her eyes to the short actor in front of her, and headed back to Xiahe Village. The man took five gold leaves from her.
The short actor sniffed, "Hey, Master Xia, you must come."
Seeing the man's flattering smile, Xia Yunhe gave him another gold leaf. The actor was stunned for a moment, took it without politeness, uttered several auspicious words, and left happily.
After the actor left, Zhenniang came out of the house and said, "Sir, the child I met when I went to the Western Market before was disguised as this dwarf."
Hearing what Zhenniang said, Xia Yunhe understood a little bit.
Today is the Dragon Boat Festival. Sanniang changed into new clothes early in the morning and went to the palace to deal with Concubine Wan Gui. Xia Yunhe and Zhenniang planted mugwort under the eaves together and made rice dumplings with Zhenniang.
Near noon, the short actor was welcomed into the house. She pondered the dwarf's words and said to Zhen Niang who was washing the steamer, "I'm going out for a while."
The woman heard the words and responded, "Okay, I will put the rice dumplings on the steamer and eat them when the young master comes back. By the way, there have been mice in the kitchen recently. I have bought poison bait and want to put some in your bookcase. Be careful if your book gets bitten by rats too.”
Xia Yunhe nodded. Zhenniang was very attentive and did not need to think about many trivial matters in life.
"It's been a mess lately. I heard they're catching thieves again. Sir, you must protect your wallet. One was lost last time."
Xia Yunhe frowned and asked, "Last time?"
Zhenniang continued her work and said, "The time you came back from Xiahe Village, you lost a money bag and your clothes were messed up. The gold thread embroidered on the bag was such a pity. Have you forgotten?"
She didn't dare to say anything anymore. She gave the embroidered money bag to Sanniang, but she didn't know where Sanniang had done it. Xia Yunhe laughed sarcastically, put on loose clothes, and went out to see Chen Haizhou.
When we arrived at Wuwei Tower, it was still the same room.
As soon as you enter the door, you will be filled with wealth and honor, which makes you dizzy.
The difference is that a plate of spicy lotus root slices is placed on the table, which is particularly dull against the large flowers on the table.
Xia Yunhe sat down on the round stool and waited for a cup of tea, but Chen Haizhou was nowhere to be seen. He tapped his fingers on the table randomly and sighed in boredom.
A tired voice came from across the round table, "Master Xia, please stop knocking. People will be here soon."
She was startled and looked around the room for a moment, but saw no one. The man suddenly stood on the stool, and she raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"It's you?"
The short actor grinned widely and stepped on the stool with great dignity, "I thought Lord Xia saw me."
He jumped off the stool, and sure enough he was submerged under the table, leaving only his dark head hanging along the edge of the table.
"Master Xia, please wait a moment. Mr. Xu will be here soon."
Um?
"Xu Xing? Didn't you meet with Chen Haizhou?" Xia Yunhe tilted his head slightly.
The actor laughed, "They are all the same, they are indistinguishable from each other anyway." After saying that, he jumped on the stool, picked up the bamboo chopsticks, went to pick up the vegetables, and breathed in while eating.
Xia Yunhe laughed and looked at him, "You are so brave, you dare to pretend to be an official of the imperial court and deceive others."
The actor was not afraid of her. After Xilihulu finished eating and finished all three cups of tea, he hummed softly, "What I did was a matter of loyalty. You will know when Mr. Xu comes."
The stick of incense has passed and Xu Xing has not been seen. Xia Yunhe raised his eyebrows and looked at the actor on the bench, "Where is the person?"
The short actor got anxious, jumped off the stool, looked outside the room, and whispered, "Big guys, don't mess with me."
Xia Yunhe slapped the table, and the actor was excited and turned to look at her.
Her face was cold, "Are you kidding me?"
"Master Xia, please wait patiently. Chen Haizhou is strict with Mr. Xu."
"I won't argue with you, and there's no need to wait any longer." After Xia Yunhe finished speaking, he was about to stand up and leave, but the actor hurriedly stood in front of him. He was short in stature but very agile in his movements, and he blocked Xia Yunhe in the house.
"Get out of the way." Xia Yunhe said coldly.
The actor shook his head and said, "Just wait a moment. My brother may be slow in doing things, but he is sure. The things you promised to Mr. Xu must be counted."
Xia Yunhe narrowed his eyes, "What's going on?"
"Of course you agreed to help Mr. Xu leave. Mr. Xia, Mr. Xu is a good person. He has helped many people in Xiahe Village write letters to their families. Even though he is so poor, we send money and materials to his family. He He won't take anything for a cent. Even if he has no money, he will write it for you. Now that he is in trouble, it is not our turn to take care of it, and we can't take care of it."
He paused for a while, looking at her with round eyes, exhaling in and out with a righteous attitude, "But you promised to help him, so you can't just say it in vain. I haven't read that many books, and I can't let it go." You know how important your promise is, and you shouldn’t go back on it.”
Xia Yunhe chuckled, turned around and sat down, "Although I'm a member of the Imperial Academy, it's just a false name, so I can't help you much."
The people behind him were silent, Xia Yunhe sighed, stood up and prepared to leave.
A voice stopped her in her tracks.
"Master Xia, I, Xu Xing, have never asked anyone for anything. I will remember every word of what you said in the past."
After hearing the words and looking back, Xia Yunhe saw that Xu Xing's face was rosy and he was in better spirits than before. He had a delicate appearance, his face was covered with dust and light sweat, like morning dew falling on flowers, and his eyes were clear and resolute.
The guests came, and they drank wine and had a banquet again.
Xu Xing ordered a lot in one go, and the table was filled with delicacies. Xia Yunhe frowned. There were only three people sitting on the table. It was indeed a waste to show off so lavishly.
As if he could see what she was thinking, Xu Xing said, "There is one more person."
The actor squatted on the round stool and answered Xu Xing's words, "My brother is a big man. Mr. Xia has met him before. He has a big appetite."
"Aren't you afraid that Chen Haizhou will settle accounts by doing this?"
The actor tore a chicken leg and ate it while wiggling his fingers, "We got his permission to help Mr. Xu move books. It's natural to treat us to a banquet. Chen Haizhou said he would use his people, but Mr. Xu said he didn't know him, so Chen Haizhou had no choice but to give up. .”
After saying that, he looked proud and gnawed half of the chicken. He peeled off the golden chicken skin, shuddered, froze for a moment, smacked his mouth twice, moved his throat, and bit down on the thickest part of the meat, squeak, squeak, squeak. As he chewed, the bones made a sizzling sound, the chicken juices flowed down the back of his hands, and his cheeks were covered with oil.
Xia Yunhe closed his eyes and sat quietly, Xu Xing added some tea, and she greeted him with a smile.
Not long after, I heard the stairs shake and shake, the door opened with a bang, and a tall man squeezed in with a bookcase between his arms.
Xia Yunhe looked back and remembered that it was the winter last year, and there was a shirtless man in Xiahe Village, now wearing coarse linen and short brown clothes.
The man put the bookcase down, and with a deep sound, he rested at the actor's side seat. The ground shook, and he gasped, "Mother, why is it so heavy? Mr. Mobai said it was heavy, but I still don't believe it."
The actor handed him two cups of tea soup. He drank it in one go, wiped his sweat, breathed a long sigh of relief, and spread out on the stool like a hill.
After he had rested, he said to Xu Xing, "Mr. Xu, Chen Haizhou has nothing to say when we go back now. It's normal for us to move such heavy things slowly."
Xu Xing cupped his hands and said, "Thank you brothers Ji Chu and Pei Ping for your generous help."
The actor named Ji Chu waved his hand, "What's the matter? We can only help here."
After saying that, he ate hard together with the strong man Pei Ping. While eating, he said, "Brother, eat this. Thanks to Mr. Xu, let's eat it hard. All this will be recorded in Chen Haizhou's account. It's really a relief."
The two of them ate for a while, cried for a while, wiped their tears and continued eating.
Xia Yunhe looked at this scene and turned his eyes to Xu Xing. He saw Xu Xing sitting quietly without moving his chopsticks and drinking tea in silence.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and everyone was stunned. Ji Chu waved to Xia Yunhe, "Master Xia, come here and stand behind Pei Ping."
Not sure what this man was trying to do, Xia Yunhe still followed the instructions and hid behind the strong man.
Afterwards, Ji Chu ran to open the door. A young boy stretched his neck and peered into the room. He saw two people at the table. Xu Xing was drinking tea silently, and Pei Ping was gnawing on his elbow.
The man looked at Xu Xing, nodded and bowed, and said, "Mrs. Chen."
As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere in the room became tense. Xu Xing almost crushed the cup, knocked it hard on the table, rushed to the door, raised his hand and slapped the boy, causing the man to cover his face and freeze in place.
"Get out of here, Mrs. Chen!"
The boy covered his face and ran away in embarrassment, and Xu Xing slammed the door with a bang.
Xia Yunhe came out from behind Pei Ping and sat back on the stool. He was really angry when he saw Xu Xing blushing and exhaling heavily.
Ji Chu and Pei Ping also finished eating, and the cups and plates on the table were in a mess.
The two of them went downstairs first and waited for Xu Xing while picking their teeth outside Wuwei Building. There was something to talk about when he went back. Xu Xing left the Wuwei Building after drinking the pot of tea, Ji Chu thought happily, it was so perfect.
In the private room on the second floor of Wuwei Building above the two of them, Xu Xing drank cup after cup of tea to calm down his anger.
Xia Yunhe covered his lips and yawned, then saw Xu Xing pouring a cup of tea, offering it to her with both hands, lowering his eyebrows, "Please help me, Mr. Xia."
She narrowed her eyes, took Xu Xing's tea, took a sip, and said, "Mr. Xu comes out so arrogantly, isn't he afraid of Chen Haizhou?"
"He's injured. He's busy recuperating right now, but he can't care about me." As he said that, Xu Xing's eyes shot out with hatred and he sneered, "It's best to die. The assassin's knife missed the mark and only pierced Chen Haizhou's arm. "
Xia Yunhe was shocked when he heard this, but his face didn't show it.
Who can hurt Chen Haizhou?
Xu Xing continued, "Mr. Xia, I know you are a woman. You promised to help me at the beginning, and now you are sitting at the same table with Chen Haizhou. If you don't help me, I will announce to the public that you are a woman."
Xia Yunhe was startled again, looked up at him, and chuckled, "Oh? If you want to file a complaint, just go to Shuntian Mansion and take the side door. I'm afraid that when Chen Haizhou recovers from his illness, you won't be able to leave the house at all."
Xu Xing was furious and pointed at her, "As a woman, why are you such a scoundrel?"
She chuckled a few times and said, "Mr. Xu, Chen Haizhou is a close official of the emperor, and I only compiled it for the sake of fame. Helping him at this time is like hitting an egg against a stone. It is difficult to shake him even half, and it will only harm yourself. It is better for you to go straight to Shuntian Mansion and sue my daughter. Dress up as a man and save yourself a lot of trouble.”
Xu Xing's eyes dimmed, as if he was talking to himself, "I looked at Mr. Xia's handwriting. It's elegant and handsome. I guess it's free and unrestrained, upright and unruly. I'm overthinking it."
He raised his head and smiled bitterly, "Mr. Pavilion."
"Chen Haizhou has trapped me at the bottom of the valley. Mr. Xia once gave me hope, but now he has extinguished it with his own hands. I will appeal to Shuntian Mansion and then go to hell. How about going crazy together? I am not free in this life, and I can't do whatever I want. I will go crazy. , die together with you hypocrites."
He shook his shoulders, covered his face and laughed, smiled and cried again.
Crazy and crazy.
Xia Yunhe pressed his eyebrows gently with his fingertips, and after Xu Xing finished crying, he said, "Mr. Xu, I said I would help you before, and I will never break my promise. Chen Haizhou is certainly hateful, but he is at the top of his game now, and our current strength is not enough to shake him . It’s not that we don’t help, it’s just that the time is not right, the right time, the right place, the right people, both are indispensable.”
Xu Xing raised his head and looked at her with slightly red eyes, "Are you willing to help me?"
"What I said when I first met Mr. Xu remains unchanged." Seeing Xu Xing let out a sigh of relief, she added, "You can also tell more about Chen Haizhou at the appropriate time. The right person will be helped more than the unjust one. Help. Public anger is hard to offend, how can it be easily quelled?"
Xu Xing lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his eyes and said, "Okay."
