Ci Jinzhi

"What should I know?" Xin You asked, staring into Meng Fei's eyes.

The young man has a pair of phoenix eyes, with dark pupils and brilliant colors.

Although I heard that the grandson of the Imperial Academy’s Jijiu often came last in exams, his eyes showed his intelligence.

“Brother Duan hasn’t been here since the holiday. He said he was on sick leave. I went to visit him the day before yesterday and found out he was injured.”

"How did you get injured?" Xinyou counted the time and saw how many days had passed.

Meng Fei looked a little strange: "He said he was injured by a fall."

Xin You's heart moved.

From what Meng Fei said, I didn’t believe it was a fall.

"Miss Xin, you can go take a look when you have time -" Meng Fei paused, then said, "Miss Xin has nothing to do with Shaoqing's house, brother Duan doesn't feel good."

 “Thank you Mr. Meng for telling me, I understand.”

 Meng Fei smiled and pointed at Qingsong Bookstore: "I was about to buy books. Miss Xin came to the bookstore to take a look?"

"Well. Mr. Meng, let's go first. I'll go to the Shaoqing's Mansion while it's still early."

 Meng Fei smiled and reminded: "Miss Xin, don't say it was me who said it, otherwise Brother Duan will be angry."

Xin You smiled and returned to the car: "Go to Shaoqing's Mansion."

The purpose of coming to the bookstore was to let the people who stole the scrapped manuscripts know that she wanted to spread the word about her policy of managing the world and benefiting the people. Visiting Duan Yunlang actually didn't delay anything.

 I passed by a shop on the way and bought some supplements, and it didn’t take long to arrive at Shaoqing’s Mansion.

 “Girl, we’re here.” The coachman reminded outside.

Xinyou got off the carriage, looked up at the door plaque, and strode over.

“Cousin girl—” The doorman was shocked when he saw Xin You, and he realized something was wrong when he shouted the words, and he murmured not knowing how to address her.

Xin You didn't make things difficult for her disciples: "Just call me Miss Xin. I heard that the second young master is ill, so I came to see him."

"Oh, oh, please wait a moment." The servant invited Xinyou into the small reception hall and reported to the inside.

Duan Shaoqing had already returned from the Yamen. When he heard that Xinyou was coming, he rushed over.

Looking at the girl sitting quietly, Duan Shaoqing was also troubled: "I've seen -"

Xin You stood up and said, "Master Duan, you can call me Miss Xin or Xin Daizhao."

 “Miss Xin, please come inside.”

This small hall next to the concierge is just a place for guests to wait temporarily, not a place to entertain guests.

 Duan Shaoqing made a gesture of invitation, stretching from his hair to his heels.

 What is this ancestor doing here again?

 Could it be debt collection?

On the way in, Duan Shaoqing wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead and whispered: "The 400,000 taels will be raised soon. I hope Miss Xin can give her some time."

Xin You felt a little uncomfortable seeing Duan Shaoqing's humble appearance.

Duan Shaoqing, who is still anxious and helpless, feels more close to him.

“Master Duan is joking, those are the property left by Miss Kou, and it is up to your government to decide how to deal with them. Speaking of which, I still have some of Miss Kou’s property here—”

Duan Shaoqing hurriedly said: "Xiao Lian and Aunt Fang are the people who have been with Qing Qing for the longest time. They understand Qing Qing's thoughts best. It is most appropriate for Miss Xin to arrange this money."

 Just kidding, he can't keep the 400,000 yuan, how dare he take back what this girl took away before?

 If we really do this, the Shaoqing Mansion will be over sooner or later.

Xin You took a deep look at Duan Shaoqing.

Sure enough, in the face of imperial power, the Duan family, who are obsessed with money, can also wake up. Being so vicious and greedy before was just to bully Kou Qingqing, an orphan girl who had no one to rely on.

 She is not greedy for money, but she really does not intend to spend this huge sum of money. Even if the Shaoqing Mansion wants to open a charity hall in the name of Miss Kou, it is unknown how sincere it is, what the effect will be, and how long it will last.

 And she has a clear arrangement for this money. Once it is completed in the future, countless people will benefit. Even if my mother's idea of ​​innovation fails to come true, it won't be too bad if it happens.

 “I feel relieved after Mr. Duan said this.”

 Duan Shaoqing's forehead veins twitched. To put it nicely, I never worried about exposing my secret when I pretended to be his niece before.

 Looking back on the past, Duan Shaoqing felt even more uncomfortable.

It was obviously this girl who was pretending to be someone else, but after realizing that there was something wrong with her identity, it was him who was worried about being exposed all day long!

“I came here this time for no other reason than to see Mr. Duan.”

"Yunlang will be happy to know that Miss Xin comes to see him." Duan Shaoqing turned around and took Xinyou to Duan Yunlang's residence.

 Xinyou did not refuse Duan Shaoqing's company.

 Now that we have different identities, we naturally have to abide by the rules of guests.

 “Yunlang, Miss Xin is here to see you.” Duan Shaoqing shouted as soon as he entered the room.

 Duan Yunlang was half leaning on the head of the bed and tried his best to look around. When he saw it was Xin You, his eyes lit up and he wanted to say hello, but suddenly he remembered that this was not his cousin.

 The young man suddenly looked depressed, and the wounds on his body seemed to hurt more.

Duan Shaoqing coughed: "Yun Lang, why didn't you say hello to Miss Xin when she came?"

Duan Yunlang glanced at Xin You and pursed his lips.

Duan Shaoqing hurriedly explained: "Yunlang has not been feeling well these days, and his reaction has been slow -"

 “I want to have a chat with Mr. Duan alone.”

"You guys talk." Duan Shaoqing turned around and left the house and went to the yard.

Xin You was a little surprised by Duan Shaoqing's bluntness.

Duan Shaoqing stood in the courtyard with his hands behind his hands, calm and relaxed.

 The worst is already like this. If my nephew can make friends with this girl, it will not do any harm to Shaoqing's house.

The room was a little quiet for a while. Duan Yunlang was extremely conflicted. He wanted to talk to Xin You, but he felt that it was a betrayal of his cousin. He could only remind himself over and over in his heart: This is not my cousin, not my cousin...

Xin You is not an awkward person. Seeing him like this, she simply asked: "Is Mr. Duan complaining about me pretending to be a Kou girl?"

Duan Yunlang immediately shook his head: "No, it was my father who mistakenly recognized you. Later, I heard from my father that you said you recognized the wrong person at that time, but my father didn't believe it."

“That means when you see me, you will think of Miss Kou and feel uncomfortable.”

Duan Yunlang’s eyes flashed.

Roughly the same.

"I understand." Xinyou put the gifts he bought on the way on the table, "I heard that you were sick, so I came to check on you. But since seeing me makes you uncomfortable, you don't have to see me in the future. I wish Duan Er Young Master, please recover soon."

Duan Yunlang panicked and grabbed Xinyou's sleeve: "Cousin, that's not the case!"

Xinyou paused and looked at the anxious young man.

Duan Yunlang is not a delicate person, but at this moment he suddenly realized that if she left like this, she would really become strangers in the future.

Even though it was very embarrassing, the young man still said what was in his heart: "I can't help but treat you as my sister, but I feel it's unfair to cousin Qing..."

Xinyou was startled.

 That’s it.

 Her eyes softened and she smiled: "Can't a person have several brothers and sisters?"

Duan Yunlang suddenly understood: "Then I will call you from now on -"

 “You can call me Ayou.”

The young man grinned: "Then you can call me second brother from now on."

 “Second cousin” is still a title that belongs to cousin Qing alone.

After breaking the alienation of meeting again after changing identities, Xin You asked: "Isn't the second brother sick?"