"There is no need to be afraid, Mother Song. As long as Mother Song is obedient, I will ensure that your son will remain unscathed."
Ji Shushi sat down quietly.
"From now on, the old slave will only follow the young lady's lead. If the young lady tells the old slave to go east, the old slave will never go west!"
Ji Shu snorted lightly and asked, "Let me ask you, do you recognize the adopted daughter Jiang Fu that the old lady recognizes?"
"I don't know. I only found out a few days ago that the old lady has such an adopted daughter!"
Mother Song rolled her eyes and said: "Actually, young madam, that Jiang Fu is not the adopted daughter of the old madam at all! She is the biological mother of Young Master Xing and Miss Bao! On the day the second young master came back, the old slave heard the second young master say with his own ears of!"
"What?!"
Xitao was so angry that she almost jumped up, "Second Master, what does he mean! Where did he put our young lady!!"
Ji Shu said calmly: "Both the old lady and Mrs. Li know about this?"
"I know. The second master threatened the old lady and asked the old lady to recognize her as his adopted daughter, otherwise he would take her back to the outside world. The old lady agreed."
"anything else?"
"That's all the old slave knew. He was kicked out later, and he doesn't know anything else!"
Ji Shu narrowed his eyes, "You have been serving the old lady, so you don't recognize Jiang Fu?"
Mother Song's eyes were full of confusion, "No, I don't recognize it...Ah, it does look familiar! But..."
"Mother Song, if you don't let me see your loyalty to me, how can I ensure that your son is safe..."
"Old slave said!! That Jiang Fu looks very similar to the merchant girl who often hung out with the second master six years ago! But that merchant girl's house has been ransacked and she is no longer a military prostitute! Logically speaking, she is not It may appear again!"
Xitao thought about what she saw that day. How could it be impossible? It was probably that bitch!
She asked angrily:
"Why didn't the Ji family find out about this when we got married? Did the Wuding Hou Mansion have a conspiracy to defraud the bride?"
"The old lady looked down on the merchant and forbade the second master to associate with her. Only a small number of people knew about it... Later, the second master married, and we servants didn't dare to talk too much."
Ji Shu interrupted her, "I understand, you can go back."
Song's mother was stunned. She had not expected that Ji Shu would pick it up and put it down so lightly.
She tried: "The old slave's son..."
"Don't worry, Mother Song. I will still be able to use you in the future. When you retire, you can meet your son."
Ji Shu smiled and said, "Go back and take good care of the old lady. By the way, the incense burner I gave is a treasure. I asked the old lady to use it well."
Song's mother understood and got excited.
"Old slave, please retire."
After the people left, Xitao said: "Miss, Jiang Fu can't get along with this! This bitch escaped from the military camp privately. It's reasonable to say that she will be beheaded. Let's go and report her!"
"What's the hurry? We can't let her be relieved too happily."
With such a big weakness in Jiang Fu, of course, she must be teased first.
Xitao nodded vigorously, took a few deep breaths, suppressed her anger, and rested while serving Ji Shu.
The next day, Ji Shu got up early.
A 'big official' is coming to the house today, so we have to go with him to the front yard to greet him.
When Ji Shu arrived, Qi Chengxu and the old lady were already sitting in the front hall drinking tea.
Not a moment later.
"Second Master! Eunuch Cao's sedan has arrived at the door!"
Qi Chengxu quickly put down his tea cup, straightened his appearance, and hurried to the door of the mansion to greet him.
Ji Shu leisurely followed behind.
The high official who came here, Eunuch Cao, was the governor of Dongchang and the eunuch who served as the emperor's personal attendant. He was the emperor's mouthpiece and the person whom all the prime ministers had to please.
Qi Chengxu bowed and saluted, "Eunuch Cao."
Eunuch Cao is nearly half a century old, but he is well-maintained, energetic, and has a pair of monkey-like eyes.
"You're so polite, Mr. Qi! The Za family cannot bear your gift."
"My father-in-law, it's been a long journey all the way to the palace. Why don't you go to the front hall and have two cups of good tea first?"
The old lady came forward eagerly.
"The Zajia family appreciates the old lady's kindness. It's just that the palace is still waiting for the Zajia family to return, so we have to do business first!"
Qi Chengxu quickly led him to the warehouse.
"There are thirty boxes in total, including fifty thousand taels of gold, three hundred jade bracelets, five hundred jade necklaces, and one thousand Persian sapphires..."
Qi Chengxu walked among the tribute boxes and ordered them one by one. His posture was so good that those who didn't know would really think that he ordered these things one by one.
In fact, it’s just memorizing a list.
Eunuch Cao smiled and raised his hand to stop, "Second Young Master Qi is really thoughtful in doing things. When the miscellaneous family is settled and moved into the palace, I will definitely give you feedback on your thoughtfulness in front of the emperor."
Qi Chengxu was overjoyed, "Then thank my father-in-law first! My father-in-law will sit down first and ask the people below to count them slowly."
The old lady asked someone to bring in the imperial chair and hot tea. She was overjoyed when she went out.
"Axu is probably inseparable when he joins the Yulin Guard! Madam Li, go ask someone to prepare a table of good food for dinner, and open two jars of wine. Such a happy event must be celebrated properly!"
Li's smile turned into a flower, and she turned around and gave the order.
When she turned around and caught a glimpse of Ji Shu, she pursed her lips. She still remembered what Ji Chengfeng said back then, asking Qi Chengxu to stay at home for the rest of his life.
Now her son is about to reach the sky. Sooner or later, Ji Shu, a guy with turned elbows, will regret it.
Li said in a strange tone: "Hey, if Axu joins the Yulin Guards, he will be a second-grade commanding officer based on his ability! Ji, if I remember correctly, your eldest brother Ji Chengfeng is just a junior commander at the moment. He’s a fourth-grade imperial censor…so what’s the use of being so talkative!”
"Puch-"
Li's face tightened, "Why are you laughing!"
Ji Shu waved his hand, smiling, "I just thought of something funny."
The premise of the game is that your son must enter the Yulin Guard first.
It's a pity that he will never be able to enter in this life.
"Father! That's not right! There is a Persian sapphire missing from this box!"
Someone in the warehouse said loudly.
