As the voice became quieter and quieter, Qin Ming did not hear the last two words of Si She, so he asked:
"What do you see?"
Si She was shocked when she heard this, waved her hands repeatedly and said:
"Nothing? Master, let's go out quickly."
After saying this, Sishe couldn't help but grab Qin Ming's hand and ran out. It wasn't until he ran to the door of the house and saw Qin Da guarding the door from a distance that Sishe let go of Qin Ming's hand as if he was electrocuted.
Qin Ming glanced at Si She, who had a pretty and slightly red face, and then strode towards the door of the mansion.
"Let's go, little water snake!"
Si She couldn't help but stamp her little feet when she heard Qin Ming's name.
The title Little Water Snake was a nickname given to her by Li Yuan. She resisted it at first, but as the nickname gradually spread in the backyard.
The snake had no choice but to lie down.
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After Qin Ming and Si She left the mansion, they ran along the Peach Blossom Alley at the entrance of Qin's mansion. The people on both sides of the alley looked sideways when they saw the young man and woman.
They gathered together in twos and threes, speculating about whose son this handsome young man running around with his maid so early in the morning was, and whether he was married!
Half an hour later, Qin Ming and Si She ran back to the door of the Qin Mansion. Just as they were about to enter the door, a rich voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.
"Excuse me, are you the master of the Qin Mansion?"
Qin Ming turned around and saw an elegant man with a wooden hairpin on his head and a plain Confucian shirt.
The man from Qin Mingchao cupped his hands and said:
"Your Excellency, Qin Ming, is the owner of this mansion. May I ask who you are?"
The middle-aged man returned the gift and said:
"It turns out to be little brother Qin. A certain person's surname is Xiao and he is the eleventh in his family. Little brother Qin can call a certain Xiao eleventh son."
After speaking, Xiao Shiyilang pointed to the house adjacent to the Qin Mansion.
"By the way, I am your neighbor. He lives in the house next door to your house."
Qin Ming's mouth twitched, the feng shui at his door was really amazing.
Shangyuanjie had just met here, the minister of the Ministry of Industry named Zheng He, and now Xiao Shiyilang appeared again.
I wonder if I can meet Shen Bijun or Lian Chengbi here tomorrow.
"I've met Brother Xiao. I feel ashamed to say it. I've moved here for a few days and haven't visited your residence. It's really rude! Please don't blame me, Brother Xiao!"
Xiao Shiyilang waved his hand and said with a smile:
"Little brother Qin said something serious. If we really want to discuss this matter, Xiao will be rude first."
When Qin Ming was about to invite the other party into his house for a chat, he was suddenly stunned.
The house next door?
Isn't it the Empress Xiao Meiniang of the Sui Dynasty who lives in the house next door? Why does this person in front of me live there?
Yes, his surname is Xiao? Could it be that he is also a descendant of the Lanling Xiao family?
If this is the case, wouldn't he be Wan'er and Xi'er's family?
Well, I think I heard Wan'er mention it before. The reason why Xi'er brought Zijun all the way from Yangzhou to Chang'an City was to find her relatives?
Isn't it the person in front of me that we are looking for?
Calculating the time, it seems that Empress Xiao happened to be the one who was taken back to Chang'an in the past two years, right?
Thinking of this, Qin Ming looked carefully at the middle-aged Confucian scholar in front of him, not to mention his facial features and Xi'er, they did have some similarities.
Then could Xi'er be looking for the person in front of her?
Or maybe what Xi'er is looking for is Empress Xiao next door?
Then he thought of Zijun's surname and was shocked!
It can't be such a coincidence, right?
You must be overthinking it! How is this possible! impossible?
Xiao Shiyilang couldn't help but frowned when he saw the young man in front of him looking straight at him.
"Little friend Qin?"
Qin Ming came back to his senses, smiled apologetically at the middle-aged Confucian scholar, and said:
"Brother Xiao, don't be surprised. Just now Qin was distracted because he thought about some old things. If Brother Xiao is free, why not follow Qin and go into the house for a while?"
Xiao Shiyilang suddenly understood. After thinking for a while, he nodded.
Then the three of them entered the front hall of Qin Mansion together.
At this time, Qin Ming had long forgotten Li Xiaogong's original warning. He only wanted to find out the details of the visitor and determine whether he was related to his two women.
Since Xiao Shiyilang entered the front hall of the Qin Mansion, he has been looking at the layout of the front hall with curious eyes, and found that the furniture styles are quite unique.
But with just a little thought, Xiao Shiyilang, also known as Xiao Chong, discovered the wonderful use of these tables and chairs.
The reason why Xiao Chong, who has been banned by Li Er, was able to go out starts from yesterday.
Yesterday evening, the prince's young master Xiao Yu, who was re-enabled by Li Er, entered the palace again.
After his repeated begging, Li Er finally lifted the ban on Xiao Chong and others.
Xiao Chong was happy all night after getting the news, so after getting up early this morning, Xiao Chong came to the door of Qin Mansion and happened to meet Qin Ming and Si She who were returning from a run.
After Qin Ming sat down, he extended his palm to gesture to the chair beside him.
"Brother Xiao, please sit down."
Xiao Chong cupped his hands towards Qin Ming, and then sat on the official hat chair to Qin Ming's right.
Soon Si She called the maid in the hall and served tea to Qin and Ming.
Qin Ming picked up the tea cup, took a sip and said:
"Brother Xiao, I see that you don't look like a northerner in your dress, manners, and manners? Do you dare to ask, Brother Xiao, are you from the Xiao family in Lanling?"
Xiao Chong hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Little Qin has a friendly eye."
After speaking, Xiao Chong picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Xiao Chong only felt that the tea soup was slightly bitter. Just as he was about to put down the tea cup, there was a sweet feeling in his mouth, so he picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Qin Ming saw this and did not bother him.
After a while, Xiao Chong put down the tea cup and sighed:
"Good tea, good tea."
Seeing this, the maid on the side hurriedly stepped forward to refill Xiao Chong's tea.
Qin Ming smiled and said:
"It is Qin's honor to be praised by a descendant of a family like Brother Xiao."
"If Brother Xiao doesn't mind it, you can take some with you when you leave."
Xiao Chong looked overjoyed when he heard this, waved his hand and said:
"Then Xiao, I would like to thank you, little friend Qin."
Qin Ming picked up the tea cup and said with a smile:
"Brother Xiao, you're welcome."
Xiao Chong drank another cup of tea, thought for a while, and then revealed the purpose of coming to Qin Mansion.
"To be fair to little friend Qin, Xiao actually wanted to ask little friend Qin about something when he stopped me today."
Qin Ming's heart tightened when he heard this. Could it be that he wanted to ask him about Xi'er's mother and daughter?
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