One night passed, and in the blink of an eye it was the next day, which was the sixth day of Qiao Yin's strategy against Xie Yu'an.
Qiao Yin went to look at the clothes on the porch when he got up. After blowing on them all night, Xie Yuan's clothes were completely dry.
Under Bizhu's guidance, Qiao Yin ironed and smoothed the clothes.
Just when everything was ready and Qiao Yin was about to go out, there was a roar outside the door.
"Huaizhou Xie Ren comes to apologize!"
Qiao Yin ran to the door and saw Xie Ren, half-armored and carrying a bundle of thorns on his back, kneeling on one knee outside the gate of Qiao's house.
"Which song is this?"
Xie Ren sniffed his nose, which was red from the cold, and said, "My eldest brother asked me to come here to plead guilty. By the way, he asked me to bring you a message. The autumn hunt is coming, and the emperor ordered the prince to go out for inspection. He and the prince went out of the city this morning. , It’s expected to come back in three days.”
"ah?"
It was like a bolt from the blue, which made Qiao Yin's eyes darken.
She just felt that the situation was getting better and was about to strike while the iron was hot. Why did Xie Yuan suddenly leave the city? Are you leaving for three days? ?
Three days?
Doesn't this make her already poor even worse?
"My brother also left you a letter."
Xie Ren took out a letter from his waist and handed it to Qiao Yin.
Qiao Yin took it and saw Xie Yuan's vigorous and flowing handwriting. Even though she didn't know calligraphy, she found it amazing.
[Yesterday, I took care of my clothes with my bare hands and smoked a burner of incense. I am very grateful. 】
In just a few words, Qiao Yin managed to read out the feeling of a love letter. What's going on?
Qiao Yin originally felt scared, but after reading the letter, she suddenly felt that this was good.
A breakup is better than a wedding. Maybe Xie Yu'an won't stop thinking about her after not seeing her for a few days?
But for these three days, she couldn't be idle.
Qiao Yin put the letter away, took off the thorn stick from Xie Ren's back with a smile, and invited him to have breakfast with him.
"Your eldest brother is really serious about such a thing. Put on your clothes quickly, they are all purple from the cold. Brother Nin, you haven't had breakfast yet? Why don't you come with us?"
"Sister-in-law, wow, you're so kind!" Xie Ren's eyes filled with tears of gratitude.
Qiao Yin led Xie Ren into the dining room and entertained him warmly.
Qiao Mo looked very unhappy after learning the truth. He looked at Xie Ren up and down with a stern face. The more he looked at it, the more he felt displeased. "I'm shaken. I'm now suspicious of your Xie family's family tradition!"
Qiao Yin turned towards Qiao Mo and made a gesture of inserting two fingers into his eyes.
Last time, it was Qiao Mo who swore he was right, causing Qiao Yin to break the appointment.
Qiao Mo suddenly choked on his words and lowered his head to drink the porridge.
Qiao Yin smiled brightly and gave Xie Ren a piece of food, and said kindly: "Brother Ren, am I not bad to you?"
"Not only is it good, it's quite good. Last night, my elder brother was going to punish me with twenty military sticks, but thanks to my sister-in-law, you interceded on my behalf and only allowed me to be strung up for an hour."
Qiao Yin was stunned: Really? Is she so good? How come she doesn't know.
Xie Ren patted his chest and said, "Please remember my sister-in-law's kindness. If you need anything in the future, just ask me."
Qiao Yin smiled all over her face: Yes, she is such a kind-hearted person.
"Speaking of which, I really need your help with something. Look, your elder brother and I just met, and he gave me a BMW. I was just thinking about getting a thank you gift in return, but I just don't know what your brother likes. ?”
"Oh~~~" Xie Ren looked at Qiao Yin and said "oh" meaningfully, "I understand, you want to prepare a surprise for my eldest brother while he is away, right?"
Qiao Yin nodded, "Yes, will you help me?"
"That's natural!" Xie Ren was very positive and couldn't close the conversation once he opened it.
"My brother likes nothing more than those calligraphy and paintings, horses, and unique ancient books, but many people give these things to him every year."
Xie Ren counted on his fingers: "Those who were rewarded by the palace, those who wanted to win over him from the court, and those who wanted to please him at home, piled them up during the holidays, and even the warehouse could not contain them. And my brother likes it. Yes, there are none on the market, some are also available in our warehouse, but there are not many that catch his eye."
Qiao Yin felt embarrassed when he said this.
Xie Ren smiled: "Don't worry, don't you have me here?"
"My eldest brother was born on the summer solstice. On the day he was born, cicadas suddenly chirped loudly in the quiet courtyard. My great-grandfather thought it was an auspicious sign, so he found a piece of fine white jade and asked the best craftsman at the time to carve it. Jade cicada pendant.”
"The jade cicada is crystal clear. My eldest brother likes it very much and has worn it since he was a child. Unfortunately, it was lost in Lintai County four years ago."
Qiao Yin's eyes lit up: "You want me to find this jade cicada?"
Xie Ren shook his head: "Hahahaha, Lintai County is so big and far away. My brother can't find it himself. Where can you find it? I mean, you can find someone to carve a new one for him. I'm sure he can Unforgettable forever.”
Yes! She can make a replica.
Qiao Yin thought it was very feasible: "What does the jade cicada look like? Is there anything special about it?"
"Bring me a pen and ink, and I can draw it for you."
Qiao Yin hurriedly asked Bizhu to bring pen and ink, and Xie Ren started to draw. After a while, a jade cicada jumped out on the paper.
"Don't tell me, you look carefree, your painting is really good." Qiao Yin praised.
"It goes without saying that our Xie family has a rule that you must pass the six arts assessment of genealogy before you can be included in the Xie family's genealogy, regardless of gender, otherwise it will discredit the family." Xie Ren said proudly.
Qiao Mo, who was drinking porridge at the side, couldn't help but said: "Then do you have such high requirements for your wife? Then you also need to be tested for the six arts? If you can't pass the test, you can't get in?"
Xie Ren looked at Qiao Yin and laughed: "Brother, don't worry about this. Didn't my sister-in-law impress Old Man Meng that day at Yingtian Academy? Everyone in our clan academy listens to Old Man Meng, no one dares not to Let sister-in-law come in."
Qiao Mo used the porridge bowl as a wine bowl and saluted Xie Ren, "Very good. Your Xie family has an open-minded family style. Not bad."
A bold thought flashed through Qiao Yin's mind: Xie Yu'an asked her to challenge that day, so she was still thinking about it, right?
Impossible, they had only known each other for a few days at that time?
Probably not, it should just be a coincidence.
Qiao Yin found it funny. This idea was too pretentious.
"The painting is done. Just find a craftsman, find a piece of white jade, and carve it according to this picture."
Qiao Yin put aside the random thoughts in his mind, picked up the drawing and read it.
This jade cicada has a realistic shape, with some exquisite patterns carved on its wings. It looks like cicada wings and some kind of special talisman.
It's just... why does she feel familiar? She seems to have seen it somewhere.
"When I was a child, I secretly played with my brother's jade cicada and accidentally knocked it on the table. The jade cicada's left wing had two lines broken off. My great-grandfather was very angry when he learned about it. My eldest brother knew that I had broken it, but he didn't. He asked me to come out and received ten strokes of the ruler alone." Xie Ren recalled, pointing to the jade cicada drawing.
This is indeed a very meaningful gift.
Qiao Yin was very satisfied. After thanking Xie Ren, she went back to her room and opened the ruby hairpin sent by Lu Yizhi. She picked the largest hairpin and put it on her head. Then she took Bizhu to Yueji Pavilion by car.
Yueji Pavilion's business was as prosperous as ever. Qiao Yin waited for a long time before seeing Lu Yizhi.
Lu Yizhi was a little surprised to see Qiao Yin. He thought she was here to inquire about Lu Jinzhi's whereabouts again. He said helplessly, "I left early today and didn't see Lu Jinzhi."
