"Okay, I'll find someone to confirm this. If what you say is true, it's not like I can't work with you."
Lei Qiu did this for the sake of safety. After all, Xi Duanhong was promoted by Emperor Jingyuan and was close to the Imperial Preceptor and others. He had to guard against it.
Xi Duanhong clapped his hands and got up and returned to the carriage. "Master Lei, I have rested and can continue on my way."
Although Xi Duanhong had people following her secretly and passed all the news along the way to Jian Xingshang and others, she was still a little worried about whether she should give up that important thing if it really reached the point of no return. let people
Xi Duanhong was always a little absent-minded along the way. Lei Qiu saw everything and secretly thought about how to do it appropriately.
Just now the warm wind was blowing, accompanied by the rustling sound, the green trees were reflected on the water, and the birds were perched on the branches and pecking their feathers.
After these days of rushing slowly, they finally arrived in Jiangnan. Lei Qiu asked her to lead the way and went directly to their residence. Xi Duanhong took them there despite Lei Qiu's pressure.
When they arrived at the door of the house, they saw Qian Shengxue and Xi Zishu waiting at the door. When they saw it was Xi Duanhong, Qian Shengxue waved happily, "Xi'er Xi'er!"
"Xue'er, that's Mr. Lei Qiurei," Xi Duanhong came to Qian Shengxue in surprise, took her hand and quietly wrote a few words on Qian Shengxue's palm, "Ahem, Xue'er I have been traveling for days and am not feeling well, so I would like to trouble you to ask Mr. Xiao to come and take a look at me."
Qian Shengxue patted Xi Duanhong on the back distressedly, "Go in and have a rest quickly," and then looked at Lei Qiu and others with eyes that lost their tenderness, "Since you came back with Xi'er, you should stay here first until you have something to do. We’ll discuss it later.”
"No need to bother, it's just me, they will solve it on their own," said Lei Qiu, waving his hand, and followed Qian Shengxue in with a swagger.
Xi Zishu, who was following behind, glanced back and forth at Lei Qiu's body with unkind eyes.
Xi Duanhong returned to his yard, immediately dismissed everyone, and pulled Qian Shengxue over, "Xue'er, you avoid everyone, go find A Sui, and collect the second canal. You must do it as soon as possible, Lei Qiu I came here just for these two canals, and we must not let him have a chance to come into contact with them!"
Qian Shengxue comforted her: "Don't worry, Mr. Jian has been prepared for a long time and everything is under control. But why did you come back with him, Xi'er? Could it be that you..."
Xi Duanhong briefly told Qian Shengxue his experiences in recent days, "Xue'er, I'm actually very tired."
"Take a rest when you're tired. We're all here with you. It doesn't matter."
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"My lord, this is the inner chamber, no further!" Xi Zishu looked at the person in front of him with an unkind look and coldly stopped him from moving forward.
Lei Qiu was not angry but smiled and said: "I want to find Miss Xi, little brother, to be accommodating?"
"Sister Xi is resting now. Master Lei, please come back."
Xi Zishu refused to give in even a step, and the two of them were at a stalemate.
The two people who were in the yard heard the sound and quietly came over to check. Qian Shengxue poked Xi Duanhong with her elbow in a funny way, "The child you adopted is really protective of his shortcomings. He is so good to you."
"This child becomes more aggressive the more he is taught, and he doesn't know whether he is good or bad."
Here, Lei Qiu was still trying to persuade Xi Zishu, "Are you really unable to be accommodating?"
Xi Zishu squinted his eyes and said nothing. He just relied on his intuition and didn't even bother to talk to such a person.
Just as Lei Qiu was about to have a seizure, he felt someone coming behind him. It was Xiao Qian who Xi Duanhong asked Qian Shengxue to invite just now. Lei Qiu never expected that he would see someone from the Xiao family here.
"Isn't this Dr. Xiao? Why are you here?"
Xiao Qian didn't have a good look on officials like him, "When you visit, get out of the way."
These four simple words made Lei Qiu feel a little embarrassed. His face turned blue and white. He gritted his teeth and said: "Please."
"Xiao Qian, you shouldn't get involved in this muddy water, huh." Lei Qiu turned around and left.
Xi Duanhong and Qian Shengxue looked at Xiao Qian who walked in with smiles in the yard, "Mr. Xiao, thank you very much."
"No need to thank me," Xiao Qian took out a letter from his arms and opened his medicine box. He took out two books from the secret compartment and handed them to Xi Duanhong, "Jian Xingshang asked me to give them to you."
"Thank you, but I really need you to take my pulse and prescribe some conditioning medicine." After saying that, Xi Duanhong consciously stretched out his hand in front of him, gesturing for him to take his pulse.
Xiao Qian put his hand on her to explore her acupoints and frowned, "Miss Qian Sheng, please take her back to rest. I'll prepare a prescription right now..."
"Okay, Master Xiao, walk slowly." Qian Shengxue obediently helped Xi Duanhong back to the room, "That Lei Qiu is really hateful, but I can't touch him now, Xi'er, what are your plans?"
Xi Duanhong shook his head with a smile, and unfolded the letter neatly in his hand, "Not to mention why he came, just because he is the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is not feasible, not to mention, there is Tan Yanxian behind him, Tan Yanxian I let him come later just to test his loyalty."
"Tan Yanxian doesn't believe him?"
"Not only don't you believe him, but you don't believe me either. Believe it or not, he also planted other people among this group of people." Xi Duanhong took out the second piece of letter paper after reading the first one, "Not to mention Tan Yanxian Letting Lei Qiu come here is against the Holy Will. As a governor, he cannot leave the capital at will, and Lei Qiu also knows why he is here. Do you think he doesn't have that kind of ambition?"
"How could he trust someone as suspicious as Tan Yanxian? He would give up even if he was his own student."
"Xi'er," Qian Shengxue sat in front of Xi Duanhong, facing her, a little dazed, "you..."
Xi Duanhong was still reading the letter Jian Xingshang had written to him carefully, "Huh?" After waiting for a long time but still seeing nothing, he raised his head and said, "What's wrong, Xue'er?"
Qian Shengxue smiled and shook her head, raising her hand to cover Xi Duanhong's hand, "It's nothing. I'm going to check on your medicine. You can rest first."
After Qian Shengxue left, the smile in Xi Duanhong's eyes disappeared, and Jian Xingshang told her everything that happened during her absence in the letter.
Those two canals involve a lot, how can we get the best of both worlds? Xi Duanhong had a headache thinking about it and simply gave up. Anyway, now that she was back, Ah Sui and the others could rest first.
Xi Duanhong lay on the rattan rocking chair in the yard and fell asleep in the sun.
Xi Zishu stood guard at the door, then looked into the yard, seeing Xi Duanhong resting, and simply squatted at the door, looking at the door for a while and looking at the direction of Xi Duanhong, going back and forth until the sun slowly went down.
Xi Duanhong woke up during dinner. With the help of Xi Zishu, he went to the front yard. Everyone had been waiting for a long time.
Xi Duanhong sat down next to Jian Xingshang and smiled lightly at him, "Ah Suo, are you ready to explain your affairs?"
Jian Xingshang naturally understood what she was referring to, "Don't worry, I won't delay you and Mr. Lei. I will send him to Mr. Lei's room after dinner."
Lei Qiu's gloomy eyes showed a smile on his face, "We are not in a hurry to talk about official matters. Please, have a meal."
"Please, please use your chopsticks."
Qian Shengxue kept picking up food next to Xi Duanhong, fearing that she would be hungry and not have enough to eat, while the others ate their meals calmly.
The meal was spent in a strange atmosphere
After dinner, Xi Duanhong, accompanied by Jian Xingshang, sat in the pavilion to rest. Looking at Lei Qiu who was talking to Xiao Qian not far away, Jian Xingshang said, "You shouldn't do this."
"What should I do? Isn't this better than letting the third prince come?" Xi Duanhong tucked his hair behind his ears with a smile, "When I return to Kyoto this time, I am even more convinced that Daqi will definitely change in the near future. .”
"You still want to get involved in this dispute, don't you?" Jian Xingshang raised his hand and ran it through her hair, "After going down the mountain for so long, your heart will eventually change. Have you thought about how to escape unscathed by doing this? .”
"Escape intact?" He sneered, "That's not important. Just take it one step at a time and stabilize him first. Everything here can't be left to them, but you can fake it, what do you think~"
"Of course, I support whatever you want to do. Then, leave the next few days to us, and you can rest peacefully."
