Someone came to visit early the next morning. The visitor said he was Gu Ziang, and he came specifically to see Xi Duanhong. The person who opened the door was Xi Zishu, who looked up and down before bringing him in.
Xi Zishu brought Gu Ziang to the front hall. Only Jian Xingshang was there, "Master, is my sister here?"
Jian Xingshang didn't even raise his head. "You can take him to the back. Don't disturb other people."
"Eh."
Xi Zishu looked back at Gu Ziang, his face full of impatience, "What are you doing? Come on, why are you standing here?"
"Why do you say that I am also a guest? There is no reason for a guest to go and find someone. Let her come out to see me!" Gu Ziang's arrogant look made Xi Zishu dislike him even more. "What are you looking at? Why don't you give me something?" I’ll pour you some tea!”
Xi Zishu didn't know what to do for a moment, and looked at Jian Xingshang again. Jian Xingshang raised his hand and rubbed his eyebrows and waved to Xi Zishu, "Zishu, your sister hasn't gotten up yet. Don't let anyone disturb her rest. If there is a dog barking, please get out.”
"yes."
"Hey, hey, what do you mean?" Gu Ziang came to Jian Xingshang and sat across from him. He looked at the things on the table with disdain, raised his hand and took away the scroll in Jian Xingshang's hand and threw it on the ground. , "What's your attitude? Do you know who I am? How dare you talk like this? I'm so impatient with life?"
Xi Zishu, young and energetic, was naturally angry when he saw Jian Xingshang being bullied like this. Just as he was about to take action, Jian Xingshang raised his hand to stop him. Xi Zishu whitened in disbelief and left.
"This is not Kyoto. No matter how long your Gu family's hands are, you can't reach here. Mr. Gu, please restrain yourself."
Gu Ziang snorted coldly and threw another scroll, "What? I'm here to inspect on behalf of Your Majesty. Who do you think you are and dare to stop me?"
"I dare not, but Mr. Gu, is this too much?" Jian Xingshang still looked at Gu Ziang with a smile.
"Today I will see Xi Duanhong and ask her to come out to see me. Otherwise, I will not leave today and will accuse her of being arrogant."
The original smile on Jian Xingshang's face gradually faded away. He just said yesterday that he was looking for a scapegoat. Jian Xingshang found that the person in front of him was a good candidate. There was no need to discuss with Xi Duanhong anymore.
"Come here, arrest this person who is pretending to be an official of the imperial court!"
As soon as Jian Xingshang said this, Ji Yu, who had been waiting in the dark, immediately appeared and grabbed him. His movements were so smooth that Ji Yu's hand was so strong that it hurt Gu Ziang, who screamed in pain.
"Take it down."
"Wait for me, you dare to lock me up, do you know who my father is? Hey! Hey, hey, be gentle, what are your hands made of!"
Seeing the person being pulled away, Jian Xingshang glanced at the screen behind him and said, "If you don't come out yet, someone will arrest you and use him as your scapegoat."
"Oh, I'm so careful, why did you still find me?" Xi Duanhong poked his head out from behind and smiled, followed by Xi Zishu and the two of them, "He is indeed Gu Ziang, you are just like this If you catch him, General Gu will probably cause trouble for you if he finds out."
"So what? Your life is more important than his. Do you want to meet him?"
"No, wait a minute. If Gu Ziang dares to come in person, it means he must have his plan. Let's keep silent for now. We must tell the truth to the outside world." Xi Duanhong looked at Xi Zishu beside him, "Zishu, help I’m going to find Mr. Jiang to borrow someone who is similar in size to Mr. Gu, and then I’ll go find Ji Yu to escort him away properly.”
"Okay, let's go."
"What you mean is that you are substituting something for another."
Xi Duanhong chuckled and picked up the already lukewarm tea cup on the table, "At least we can't let them think that the person was lost in our house, and he came here, but I also sent it out to you properly, Isn’t it?”
"A quirky girl."
"Where's Xu Zhi, why haven't you seen him recently?" Ever since she came to Jiangnan, she saw him on the day she brought Jiang Xian back. She, who is half a master, has no idea where he went at other times. Qing said, "Did you ask him to investigate?"
"Well, do you remember what I said before that someone was trying to attack in the middle of the night? I saw that he was doing nothing every day, so I asked him to investigate the matter. Although I speculated that it was someone from the prefect, I still need accurate information and evidence. Countermeasures.”
"Then I'll excuse you, I'll go see Xue'er."
Xi Duanhong walked through the garden humming a little tune and came to Qian Shengxue's yard. The yard was fragrant and planted with all kinds of unusual flowers. Xi Duanhong was attracted by a blue-purple flower in bud in front of him. Attract, this flower is refreshing with its fragrant fragrance before it blooms.
"Xi'er?" Qian Shengxue walked out of the room with a water ladle in her hand, "Xi'er, here you go, take a look at the new flowers I planted. Do you like any of them?"
"I think this one is the most suitable for me," Xi Duanhong reached out and touched its petals lightly, "This flower is different from other flowers, Xue'er, what does this flower look like when it blooms?"
"This flower comes from Dongli. It is very rare. It is a flower admired by the royal family of Dongli." Qian Shengxue looked at the flower with a strange look in her eyes. "This is a flower that I managed to get back by asking people everywhere. If you like to wait for the flower to bloom, I will give it to you."
Hearing that this flower was so rare, Xi Duanhong would not let Qian Shengxue part with it. "It's so rare, just keep it for yourself. I can see it when I come here often."
"Okay Xi'er, come sit down and let me try my newly brewed tea. This tea is also new." Qian Shengxue entertained her busily.
"Xue'er, stop being busy, just sit down and talk with me," Xi Duanhong glanced at her newly brewed tea, "The tea is good, it smells good. Come on, sit down."
Qian Shengxue sighed and sat down next to Xi Duanhong, "Xi'er, do you have anything to ask me?"
"Actually, I'm just worried about your health. Mr. Xiao is a famous doctor in Daqi. I want to ask him to take a look at you. Of course, all this must be done with your permission. If you don't want to, I won't force you to take a look. of."
Qian Shengxue's face was dull and not as cute and lively as before, "Xi'er, have I not told you about my life experience?"
"It doesn't matter. If you don't want to say it, let's just stop talking. Be happy."
Qian Shengxue smiled and shook her head, "Some things can't be avoided forever, and some things can't be fooled by pretending to be crazy. Just like the fact that I am Princess Dongli, it can never be changed."
"Xi'er, you know, I have been regarded as unknown since I was born. My father wanted to put me to death in my infancy. Although I was a princess, I was not even as good as a servant. At that time, my second brother and third brother Brother rescued me and sent me out of Dongli. I was hunted down all the way, but the person who ordered the hunt was my eldest brother, and my eldest brother obeyed the orders of my father," Qian Shengxue laughed self-deprecatingly. He smiled and said, "In order to protect me, the most loyal nun around me sent me to the Trading Pavilion at all costs. Later, I forgot about it, and then I came to Kyoto, and it was A Li who took me back to the Concubine Pavilion."
"And everything I just said was what I saw in the library of Jiyi Pavilion. Xi'er, you also went in. You know that there is news about everyone in there, from birth to death. I was When I saw my own scroll, you know, that feeling was really, really uncomfortable..."
Xi Duanhong gently stroked her back, "I'm sorry Xue'er."
"It has nothing to do with you. In fact, it's good to say it. I've been holding it in for so long and finally someone can listen to my complaints." Qian Shengxue quietly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Don't dislike me."
"No, you are the first friend I have met since coming down from the mountain, and also the first close friend. How could I dislike you? Now I am worried that our Princess will dislike me, a commoner."
"No way. However, I know my disease myself. A Li and the Pavilion Master have helped me seek medical advice over the years. It's just that if I want to eradicate it, I need to go back to the root cause."
"In this case, Xue'er," Xi Duanhong held Qian Shengxue's hand with both hands, "When I finish things here, I'll go back with you, okay? Don't worry, I won't break my promise."
Qian Shengxue's eyes were a little dodgey, but she didn't want to disappoint Xi Duanhong, so she smiled and said, "Okay, then when you finish your work, I will take you to Dongli to have a look."
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"elder sister."
After Xi Duanhong came back from Qian Shengxue's place, he took a nap on the deck chair in his yard until Xi Zishu came to wake him up.
Xi Duanhong rubbed his brows and looked at Xi Zishu tiredly, "Is the matter done?"
"Well, Uncle Ji followed him secretly for a while after he was sent away. As expected, the people from the prefect found the people we arranged, and they were all controlled by Uncle Ji."
"Hey, Sanlang, sister is so sleepy. Can you help her guard the door so that she can have a good sleep? No one will be allowed in. When A Xu comes back, let him come to me first. Do you understand?" Xi Duanhong said His tone was very soft, just like when Xi Zishu met her that day, he was still so gentle.
"Don't worry, sister, as long as I'm here, this door won't be that easy to enter."
