After knocking on the door twice, they heard Qi Zhifeng's voice coming from inside. Shen Cha, Jin Jing, Mei Lin and Mei Zhu opened the door and walked in.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw a little person wrapped in a quilt and nestled on the bed. There was a small desk in front of him, and a large basin on the table filled with frozen pears.
"Come on, come on!" Qi Zhifeng waved to the four of them, "I brought delicious frozen pears from home, let's eat them together!"
Jin Jing was very fond of this kind of food. When they were in Jiapingguancheng, she and Xue Ruitian liked to gather around the charcoal basin and eat frozen pears. However, he felt that the frozen pears in Linhuang Mansion had a better taste than those in Jiapingguancheng.
"Okay, okay, brother, I like this the best!"
Jin Jing first moved a charcoal basin and placed it next to the bed. She dragged a small stool and sat there. She picked up a frozen pear that looked very pleasing to the eye from the basin and started to crunch it.
Shen Cha looked at this, then at that, sighed helplessly, and ordered Merlin to get two pots of hot tea, so that the two little squirrels who were happily nibbling on the fruit could take a sip of the hot tea and slowly freeze. The chill brought by the pears prevented them from ruining their stomachs.
"I'll feed you two more Yubozi by the way."
"Okay, General!"
Shen Cha sat a little far away from them and asked Mei Zhu to move a small stool to sit next to him. Seeing Qi Zhifeng eating with his mouth full of pear residue, he couldn't help but sigh again and took out a handkerchief from his sleeve. , and threw it on Qi Zhifeng.
"Wipe your mouth. Looking at you like this, how do you look like a young man?"
"There are no extra hands." Qi Zhifeng raised his little head, "Sister Mei Zhu, wipe it!"
"Okay, okay, okay, Master Qi, let me wipe it for you!" Mei Zhu just sat down when she was called up again. She walked up to Qi Zhifeng, picked up the handkerchief and rubbed it on his face twice, "Qi Zhifeng Young Master, you really impress me! When you were with us, you could still pretend to be serious, but when you returned to Linhuang Mansion, you were no longer like that."
"Ah?" Qi Zhifeng tilted his head, looking innocent, "Is there any difference?"
"You are becoming more and more like a young master, and your hands are becoming more and more redundant!" Mei Zhu wiped Qi Zhifeng's mouth, "You are getting more and more powerful at commanding people."
"What do you mean? I am a young master!" Qi Zhifeng looked at Mei Zhu with a smile, "Sister, don't you want to eat it?"
"It's best to eat less of this kind of cold food, otherwise you'll be upset and uncomfortable again."
Hearing the sound of the door being pushed open, Mei Zhu turned around and saw Mei Lin walking in holding two soup ladies, followed by Qi Zhifeng's guard carrying two teapots. Putting the teapot on the table, Qi Zhifeng's guards saluted Shen Cha and Jin Jing, left the room, and went to rest on their own.
After Qi Zhifeng and Jin Jing had eaten more than half of the basin of frozen pears, drank three pots of hot tea, and gone out for convenience twice, they were finally satisfied. Shen Cha put down the tea cup in his hand, whispered softly, and looked at Qi Zhifeng.
"How are you? Do you feel better? Isn't it as uncomfortable as when you first came here?"
"Sister Xiaocha...how do you know?" Qi Zhifeng was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand to touch his face, "Is it so obvious?"
"Forcing a smile on one's face is so obvious that it couldn't be more obvious!"
Jin Jing washed her hands with hot water, sat next to Shen Cha and drank tea, raising her eyebrows at Qi Zhifeng, "You thought you were hiding it well, but you could see it as soon as we walked in. She was completely depressed. , it seems that you have been greatly wronged. However, in this world, besides Mr. Nan, there are people who can make you so sad, which is also strange. Of course, if you are really bullied by Mr. Nan, you must not tell We, we don’t want to get involved in the matter between you two.”
"If Anan bullies me, I will bite him back and never swallow his anger." Qi Zhifeng wrapped the quilt tightly around his body and shook his head gently, "In the past few days, we have hardly seen each other. Originally, the late king The time for the coffin to be placed in the mausoleum was set long ago. Because of the Third Master’s repeated obstructions, many things were stagnant and delayed. Now that the Third Master has agreed to the suggestion of the tomb, everything will be back on track. After all, it is far away from the agreement. There are only a few good days left, and everyone is so busy. We only met once, exchanged a few words, and then went about our own business." He sighed heavily, "We didn't even have time to talk. No, how could there be a quarrel?"
"Then what's going on with you?" Jin Jing looked at Qi Zhifeng's aggrieved look, "Everyone is busy, but you come to us to chat. Aren't you afraid that others will say you are lazy?"
"If I were afraid of them, I wouldn't do this!" Qi Zhifeng flattened his lips and snorted, "Of course, first of all, they must have the life to gossip!"
"Hey, it seems that the injustice suffered this time is not small."
Jin Jing moved her stool to the front of the bed again, reached out and patted Qi Zhifeng's arm, and comforted, "Since you treat us as brothers and sisters, just tell us what you are unhappy with, and we will vent your anger. .”
Qi Zhifeng rubbed his eyes, smiled a little sheepishly, and said, "It's just...it's just..."
"Speak slowly and don't be in a hurry."
"Actually, my job is not difficult. To put it simply, it is like being a housekeeper in a wealthy family. If something is missing, just come to me with a sign to get it. The people who work with me are the Yelu family members. They were little brats who had just come out to run errands. They had met the late king and had no feelings for each other, so they were procrastinating in their work. Many people have told me many times to let me take care of them. At first. Well, I tried to persuade them with nice words, but they only listened but did not do anything. Later, I became anxious and said harsh words. As a result, I made them anxious. Not only did they not think that I was wrong, but in turn He even mocked me."
"Mockery?" Shen Cha and Jin Jing looked at each other, "What qualifications do they have?"
"Maybe... you just think that you are a serious member of the Yelu family?" Qi Zhifeng shrugged, "Anyway, what they said was nothing like what our young masters could say. It was very unpleasant and unpalatable. What they meant was , if I didn’t have Anan and Alan, I would be nothing. How could I have the confidence to accuse them? They can do whatever they want. Even if they go to the King, the King will make the decision for them instead of standing on my side. Outsiders’ side.”
"Where do they get their confidence from?" Jin Jing was surprised, "You just said that this is their first time on an errand. Shouldn't they try their best to express themselves and strive to be able to do errands independently next time?"
"If they had that ambition, this situation wouldn't happen."
Shen Cha didn't say anything, just stared at Qi Zhifeng for a long time, which made Qi Zhifeng feel uncomfortable, and then he slowly spoke.
"Based on what I know about you, you won't feel this way just because of these unsavory words. They must have said something else."
"Sister Xiaocha is wise, and Sister Xiaocha is wise." Qi Zhifeng rubbed his chin on the quilt twice, "They did say something else."
"You are by the way. Their main target of attack is Mr. Nan..." Shen Cha thought for a moment and shook his head gently, "No, the ultimate target should be Mr. Lan. There are not many days left before King Liao succeeds to the throne. You haven’t registered Mr. Lan yet, maybe someone has some ulterior motives, wants to find something to do, and then adds fuel to the flames?”
"I think that's the case too. They all have this meaning in their words." Qi Zhifeng sighed, "It's been quite strange recently. There were such rumors some time ago, but they were all zero. Scattered, no one cares. But not these days, this kind of noise seems to have suddenly become more frequent, not only staying in various ministers' mansions, but even starting to appear in the market."
"I understand!" Jin Jing raised her eyebrows, "You think it doesn't matter if others scold you, but they are absolutely not allowed to hurt your Anan and Alan, and they are not allowed to use vicious words to attack you. Keep it in your heart. The one who went up, right?”
"That's what happened!" Qi Zhifeng huddled under the quilt and sneezed several times in a row. He took the handkerchief Jin Jing handed over and wiped it twice. "Anyway, they offended me and I was unhappy, so I just threw away my hand. I quit. It just so happens that they are not willing to obey my orders, so I don’t have to hang around in front of them."
"You are so arrogant because of your favor. They will accuse you before the King of Liao."
"Come on, am I still afraid of them complaining?" Qi Zhifeng shook his head arrogantly, "As I said before, they have to live their lives."
"What's the meaning?"
"I'm not a little fool. I let them insult me. Every word they said was recorded clearly. Before I came here, I personally sent it to the palace and delivered it to Uncle Wang." I called again. After sneezing several times, Qi Zhifeng wiped his nose and shook his head triumphantly, "Don't they think that if the matter gets too big, Uncle Wang will be on their side? Then give them this opportunity to prove it."
"You're so clever!" Jin Jing pointed at Qi Zhifeng, "You've been tossing it for so long, with frozen pears and hot tea, are you planning to resort to a bitter trick? You've made yourself sick, and you look pitiful, which makes you even more miserable. Those people are hateful, aren’t they?”
"Nonsense!" Seeing Qi Zhifeng nodding, Shen Cha curled his lips in disgust and asked Meilin to get him a basin of hot water and wash his face, "I'll make you a bowl of ginger soup later. Don't get really sick."
"You can stay at home if you are sick." Qi Zhifeng sniffed twice, "Sister Xiaocha, can I stay tonight?"
"Well..." Shen Cha waved his hand, "It doesn't matter what I say, you have to listen to Mr. Nan. I just sent someone to find him. If you are sick, let him take you home and take care of yourself. Recuperate, if you are not sick, you can go on errands tomorrow."
"Sister Xiaocha!" Qi Zhifeng looked helpless, "You...you are so cruel!"
