Qiao Yin opened the curtain and saw Lu Jinzhi's personal servant Zhu Ye standing in front of the carriage. Behind Zhu Ye there were two people carrying a large paulownia box.
"Have they all been returned?"
Qiao Yin stared at the box with his eyes open, and his voice was trembling and excited when he spoke.
Zhuye has followed Lu Jinzhi since childhood and is Lu Jinzhi's confidant. Lu Jinzhi had always looked down upon Qiao Yin's style, and Zhuye naturally also despised Qiao Yin.
Seeing that her pupils were out of focus and her voice was trembling, she couldn't help but sneered in her heart: Look, you've got yourself into trouble, so let's get away with it.
"Everyone is back." Zhuye looked arrogant and did not forget to say a few sarcastic words at the end.
"The prince said that these things are useless except taking up space. In the future, Miss Qiao will save her worries and don't have to give them away anymore."
Qiao Yin had already got off the carriage and stepped forward to open the paulownia box. She saw various brocade boxes piled inside. On the brocade boxes were red ribbons that she had specially tied. In order to have a unique sense of ceremony, she also specially practiced this bow. For a long time.
"None of them have been opened?"
Zhuye crossed his arms to his chest, raised his chin, and was about to say a few more words of ridicule when he heard Qiao Yin suddenly burst into joy.
"Great, it's brand new and can be sold at a good price!"
"This piece of shit Lu Jinzhi finally did something humane."
…
After Lu Jinzhi came back from Zhaixing Tower, he felt depressed. The image of Qiao Yin smiling sweetly at Xie Yu'an could not get out of his mind.
Lu Jinzhi was angry and decided to punish Qiao Yin.
He ordered people to sort out all the things Qiao Yin had sent over the years, and then returned them all.
After giving the order, Lu Jinzhi suddenly felt refreshed.
Qiao Yin should be afraid now.
Not only Qiao Yin, but also Xie Yu'an had to fall into trouble with him.
Thinking of this, the pen in Lu Jinzhi's hand became fluent. He wrote more than a dozen words in one go, until the footsteps of Zhu Ye could be heard outside the study door.
Bamboo leaves came running quickly from outside and suddenly stopped when they reached the door.
Lu Jinzhi waited for a moment and said impatiently: "Why don't you come in and answer your question when you're back? Have you returned everything?"
Only then did Zhuye come in from the outside, holding the corners of his clothes with both hands, "I happened to meet you on the road when I came back to you. I stopped the Qiao family's carriage and returned it on the street."
Zhuye deliberately stopped the car on the street to embarrass Qiao Yin, but he didn't dare to say it.
Lu Jinzhi didn't feel it was inappropriate after hearing this, and a smile appeared on his lips, "Then what? Did Qiao Yin accept it?"
Zhuye glanced at Lu Jinzhi quietly and said, "Take it."
Lu Jinzhi was stunned: Accept it?
"She didn't make a fuss?"
Zhuye lowered his head, not daring to look at Lu Jinzhi, and whispered: "It's making a big fuss. People all over the street came to watch."
This was Qiao Yin. How could she not be sad or upset after being rejected by him like this?
Lu Jinzhi felt happy, but still had a very disdainful expression on his face.
"What kind of joke is she making on the street again?"
Zhuye gritted her teeth, her heart pounded, and she replied loudly: "Miss Qiao Er happily accepted the things when I saw him returning them, and even opened the boxes and hawked them on the street. It's just a cup of tea, those gifts for you Everything that could be sold was sold at a low price, and the ones that couldn't be sold were sent to pawn shops to be exchanged for money."
"What?"
Lu Jinzhi felt as if he had been hit in the head, and his mind went blank for a moment, but a few words echoed in his ears deafeningly: 'selling cheap', 'death'.
Qiao Yin, she is seeking death!
Zhuye saw that his master's face was not kind, and he was exuding a sense of depression. He thought quickly and said quickly: "However, after seeing Miss Qiao Er change the money, I immediately went to Yunyifang and Zhenpin Pavilion. It must be Seeing that those things were unopened and knowing that the young master didn't like them, Miss Qiao Er went to buy new ones. Miss Qiao Er hasn't given you this year's birthday gift yet."
As Zhuye's words fell, the manic depression on Lu Jinzhi's face disappeared.
He thought about it and felt that Zhuye's analysis made sense.
Qiao Yin is the best at observing words and expressions. In the past, as long as he frowned, Qiao Yin would know what he was doing wrong and correct it immediately.
"Tell the concierge that if Qiao Yin comes, don't make things difficult and let her come to see me." Lu Jinzhi said with a kind heart.
…
East Palace——
Xie Yu'an got off the carriage, walked in the familiar way, and walked towards the prince's study.
There is a faint scent of medicine that lingers in the study all year round. When someone comes in, Prince Jiang Huailu stops writing and asks curiously:
"Why are you here so late today?"
Xie Yu'an raised the dim sum in his hand and said, "I met a delicious dim sum restaurant and was delayed."
Jiang Huairu let out a sigh and put down the pen in his hand, "When did you start to like eating these things too?"
Xie Yuan raised his eyes, as if with a bit of pride, "Today."
Jiang Huailu glanced at Xie Yu'an, and the satisfied expression on his face aroused his curiosity, so he stretched out his hand towards him, "Is it so delicious? Give me a try too."
Xie Yu'an put the hand holding the snack behind his back, looked solemn, and ended the topic.
"Why did His Highness the Prince call me here?"
Jiang Huailu looked at his hand that was raised in the air but found nothing, and thought to himself: When did Xie Yu'an become so stingy? He didn't even give him a snack.
He retracted his hand, picked up a folder on the desk and handed it to Xie Yu'an.
"A group of rogue bandits appeared in Minzhou in the north. They have been harassing the people for several months. They need someone to lead troops to suppress it. I want you to go there. When you come back, it happens to be the change of command in the fifth military camp. It is justifiable for you to take over the entire five military camps. Military camp.”
Although Jiang Huailu was already the crown prince, several other princes were still eyeing him, among which the third prince Jiang Huaiyan was the most powerful.
Although Jiang Huailu was the eldest son, the queen's mother's family was weak and far less relaxed and happy than the third prince who was backed by the Duke's Mansion.
"The Lu family has been making frequent moves recently, and seems to be interested in marrying into the prime minister's house. Lu Jinzhi has not only won the favor of the daughter of the Yan family, but also provoked the daughter of the Marquis of Jing'an to pursue him fiercely. The Lu family really has both sides."
"Your Highness the Crown Prince is overly worried. The Marquis of Jing'an will not side with the Third Prince."
Xie Yu'an interrupted Jiang Huailu's words, put down the book in his hand, and said without hesitation: "I can't go to Minzhou, but I can recommend someone to His Highness."
"Ayu." Jiang Huairu suddenly drooped his eyebrows, holding his heart, and said pitifully, "Who do you want to recommend to me? You won't leave me alone, right? We have been friends since we were young. Ayu, please help me again Come back."
Xie Yu'an held his forehead, "I don't have time, let Xie Ren go."
Xie Yu'an walked away, and Jiang Huairu took out a small note from the drawer. This was the letter from Fei Ge that he had received early in the morning.
"It seems Qingxuan is right, the iron tree is really going to bloom."
…
As the sun set in the west, Qiao Yin returned to the Marquis of Jing'an happily holding the bag of money he had found.
Originally, she wanted to buy some gifts to give to Xie Yuan tomorrow, but after learning from Lu Jinzhi's past experience, she decided to understand Xie Yuan's preferences first before catering to him.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw his elder brother Qiao Mo from afar. Qiao Yin ran over excitedly and asked: "Brother, tell me, what have you found out? What does Xie Yu'an like?"
Qiao Mo raised his eyes and glanced at his sister, his expression was gloomy and his eyes were filled with pity:
"Sister, why don't you continue chasing Lu Jinzhi."
Qiao Yin: Huh?
