Ji Shu slept soundly that night, but when she got up, she was startled. There was a shadow kneeling behind the bed curtain. If it weren't for the wrong shape, she almost thought it was Qi Ye who had slipped in.
"Tao'er? What are you doing kneeling here?"
"Woo hoo, miss, who knocked this slave unconscious last night? Are you okay? This slave woke up early in the morning and saw herself lying on the bed. She was almost scared to death..."
Washing things were placed next to Xitao. She had been confused and flustered all morning. She didn't dare to call Ji Shu after finishing cleaning. She knelt here and cried for a long time.
"Nothing happened...yesterday was..."
Ji Shu held Xitao and sat beside the bed, raised his hands and said in a breathy voice:
"I'm telling you, don't get excited..."
Ji Shu leaned on Xitao's shoulder and explained the matter briefly. Xitao heard half of it and sat down on the footrest.
She was still stunned until she got on the carriage. Ji Shu patted her on the shoulder, "Xitao? Come to your senses!"
She smiled and said, "Is it really that scary?"
"Young lady is still laughing... this slave is really scared to death."
Xitao looked at Ji Shu resentfully. The young lady had been too messy in the past few months since she and the young lady had been separated.
But... Xitao felt soft when she saw Ji Shu's relaxed look, that's all, as long as the lady is happy.
She has never been able to choose anything on her own for so many years. If this is what she wants, no matter how deviant Xitao is, she will understand and support it.
Ji Shu went to Zhiyunfang for a spin. The trouble caused by the spinning wheel has been settled. Fortunately, the spinning wheel made by Chang Miao is fast and can spin a lot of cloth. Even if a few of the contracted ones are broken, the goods can still be delivered on time. , Ji Shu checked himself up and down before leaving.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they went out, they encountered a commotion. The people on the street were cleared by soldiers and horses. Several people in shackles and handcuffs were held by soldiers with guns and were beaten past.
The people were talking a lot. It wasn't until this group of people passed by that the troops from the Military and Horse Division withdrew. Those who were watching the excitement came back and said:
"They came from the yamen of the Ministry of War, and the leader seems to be the Minister of War! They say that the money and food given to the officers of Weiguan during the year of Tanmo were taken by the champion!"
"My mom, this is the second time this morning!"
Ji Shu was also shocked. Qi Ye had just come back one day, and he was investigating so quickly. He might have collected all the evidence secretly. This was a good show of power.
He had been at the border for thirteen years, and when he returned to the capital, countless pairs of eyes were staring at him. He was clearly telling these people who were staring at him that even if he was not in the capital, he was still listening to everything and knew everything they needed to know.
Qi Ye's behavior is both arrogant and arrogant. He is silently doing Tai Chi with the man in the palace, telling him that he has a heavy army and is not causing trouble at the border. It is not that he cannot cause trouble, but that he does not want to cause trouble and maintains the current situation. Peace is beneficial to both him and the clan.
Ji Shu curled up the corners of her mouth, feeling inexplicably proud. She stroked her beating heart and breathed out in a small mouth.
Maybe she is not a peaceful person at heart, but she likes Qi Ye's confident publicity, so much that she trembles all over.
"Miss, are you going back home?"
"No, let's go to a few places first."
Ji Shu took a long breath, suppressed the impatience in his heart, and asked the driver to hurry on.
It wasn't until the afternoon that she returned to Wudinghou Mansion with a stack of ledgers, and entered Changle Courtyard all the way. The servants of Zasao saluted her in the corridor.
Ji Shu nodded gently, walked to the side room and pushed open the partition. As soon as she took half a step forward, her nose curled up, and she quickly exited and closed the door.
"Huh? What's wrong, miss?"
Xitao, who was holding the account book, looked confused.
Ji Shu remained calm and took the account book from her hand. "It's okay. You go to the kitchen and ask them to prepare meals. Then go back and rest. I'll take care of the accounts myself."
Xitao responded and turned out from the corridor.
Ji Shu put his feet against the partition and got into the room, put the account book on the table, looked around the room, and Nunuo shouted:
"General!"
The light scent of pine wrapped in the air-conditioning came up from behind her, hugging her full.
Qi Ye placed his chin on top of her head and chuckled, "So keen?"
"That is."
Ji Shu hummed, turned around and kept this posture, raised his head and kissed Qi Ye's chin, and then rubbed the top of his hair like a kitten.
The general avenged himself in his previous life again today, which is really awesome.
"Tsk..."
Qi Ye narrowed his eyes, held down Ji Shu's head, turned her around by the waist, leaned down and pressed against her face, and said in a long tone:
"You are so diligent and you made another mistake?"
"How can I?!"
Ji Shu's eyes widened. What gave the general the illusion that she acted like a spoiled child because she did something wrong?
"I think the general is too handsome. He is even more handsome than what is written in the storybook. I like the general even more today."
Ji Shu hooked Qi Ye's neck and spoke word by word. His voice was soft and irritating, which made Qi Ye's eyes turn red. He pressed her against the partition and kissed her.
He captured the city like an unreasonable tyrant, holding her lips in his mouth and giving a fierce warning:
"Don't recruit me..."
The room was very hot, and the two of them leaned against the door, neither moving.
Ji Shu broke out in a fragrant sweat. He put his head on his shoulder and snickered. He closed his eyes and rubbed against him. He asked slowly, "What did the general do today?"
Qi Ye also closed his eyes and calmed down his mood. His chest was rising and falling, but his voice was very steady. He told how he had arrested people today, how many people he had arrested, what his identity was, and who he worked for. He finished talking like a report to the top. Sure enough, they chatted When they got down to business, both of them calmed down.
Ji Shu then remembered that she still had business to attend to.
"By the way, I brought something back for the general."
"Where?"
Qi Ye subconsciously touched her girdle, while Ji Shu's eyes turned red and he rubbed his soap boots.
"on the table!"
"Oh, account books?"
The corners of Qi Ye's eyes drooped, and his mood was dull.
Ji Shu pulled him over and opened the account books to him, "General, look carefully. These are Mrs. Qi's dowry shops!"
Qi Ye's expression changed slightly, but he was still very cold. He took the account book and flipped through it.
He is not in business, but he can understand the profit and loss of the account books. The business of this shop has been very good in recent years. No wonder everyone in the Wuding Hou family is wearing gold and silver.
Ji Shu: "These shops are the dowry of the late wife. Logically speaking, they should not be confiscated by the Marquis Mansion and should be inherited by the general. I will take them all back to the general in the future!"
Qi Ye smiled, shook the account book in his hand, and said lazily: "The accounts of these shops have had several large losses since seven years ago. They were all filled in later, and then they started to make money. Is it done every year?"
"I paid for it with dowry." Ji Shu showed a slight guilty conscience.
"You were taken advantage of." Qi Ye said sourly.
Ji Shu straightened his back, "But when there was profit later, I took out the dowry money! I also opened several private shops of my own, and the business was very good."
Qi Ye smiled fondly and commented: "You are smarter than her."
"she?"
Qi Ye's expression calmed down, "My mother. She gave these dowry shops to Qi Chang before she died."
