Wishful Things

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is better to choose a more suitable time to talk with Mr. Qiao alone.

"I understand." Xu Mingyi said: "Then let's go back to the city. I will ask Second Uncle to write a letter and invite him to meet him at home."

There is no better place to talk than in her home.

Now that they had made a decision, the two left Fengming County without delay.

The city Wu Chao returned to first.

Xu Mingyi went back to Ciling Temple and rescued Sixth Uncle Yun from the sea of ​​suffering.

On the way back, I was not in a hurry. There was no reason for a noble lady to go out to offer incense.

When we returned to Zhen Guogong's mansion, it was already getting dark.

Xu Mingyi went directly to Xu Yun's courtyard before returning to Xiyuan.

According to usual, her second uncle should have just woke up from a nap at this hour.

As the so-called sleepiness in spring, tiredness in summer, fatigue in autumn, hibernation, and dreamlike seasons—her second uncle has always interpreted this vividly.

"Zhao Zhao is here."

In the study, Xu Yun said with a smile: "Sit down and drink tea, the second pot has just been brewed, the strength is just right for you."

The room hadn't been lit yet, and he was sitting alone, wearing a clean and refreshing moon white gown, his hair was neatly tied, his eyes were clear, he didn't look like he had just woken up.

Xu Mingyi vaguely felt that his second uncle was a little different from usual.

She had just sat down and had a sip of tea when a servant came in and lit a lamp.

"Why is Zhao Zhao looking for me?" Xu Yun asked casually while pouring tea soup into the tea bowl.

"I want to ask my second uncle for help."

Xu Yun couldn't help sighing in his heart when he heard the words, the niece is always so polite.

Do you please, do you want to help——

As if he had the guts to say no.

"What can I use my second uncle for?"

"I want to see Mr. Qiao Tianqiao, and I want my second uncle to invite him to come."

"... Qiao Tian?" Xu Yun looked at his niece in confusion.

Xu Mingyi nodded.

"If Second Uncle finds it convenient, I can write this letter." Thinking of the storybook, Xu Mingyi had no intention of being difficult: "It's okay if Second Uncle finds it inconvenient, I'll find another way..."

Speaking of this, Xu Mingyi's voice turned a corner, paused, and said: "Think of another way to invite people here."

"..." Xu Yun was silent for a moment.

If he's not mistaken, the niece's mouth shape just now is clearly trying to say another way to trick people...to come here?

"It's nothing convenient or inconvenient, it's just a letter, but you have to tell the second uncle first, why do you want to see Qiao Tian all of a sudden?"

Xu Mingyi looked at his second uncle and said, "It's a long story, does second uncle want to hear it?"

"Then tell the second uncle how long it will be." Xu Yun said with a smile.

Xu Mingyi couldn't help feeling that his second uncle was really abnormal today.

As usual, if there are four words long in the story, it is enough to make the second uncle retreat-with this time, wouldn't it be good to save it for sleep?

But since the second uncle wanted to hear it, she had nothing to say to her family.

"This matter starts with a secret letter sent by the empress from the palace a few days ago. The letter mentioned the past incidents related to the former Princess Yan. In this past incident, there was a suspicious old person. The old man is Mr. Qiao's father who should have passed away eighteen years ago, Qiao Bingying Qiao imperial physician—"

Xu Yun was stunned when he heard that.

"Should?" He keenly grasped the key point: "As far as I know, the father of Xiuyu's family has indeed passed away many years ago."

Xiuyu is Qiao Tian's name after the teacher came up after he entered Yitong Academy.

"It's hard to say now." Xu Mingyi said: "Recently, the Empress has discovered some strange things in the palace."

After a slight pause, Xu Yun asked, "Is she investigating the cause of the death of the former Princess Yan?"

Xu Mingyi was a little surprised, but somehow felt that it was expected, so she knew that the second uncle was actually quite awake.

Immediately, she nodded and said, "According to Wu Chao, the Empress has been secretly investigating this matter for these years."

Always?

Xu Yun held the tea cup tightly with his fingers.

She and her elder sister have always been very close, so he naturally knows...

"Does Second Uncle know something about the former Princess Yan?" Xu Mingyi asked.

Xu Yun shook his head.

"It's just a guess."

If he really knew something, how could he not say it.

That year, after the accident happened to the former Princess Yan, he thought about it and always felt that there must be something strange. After hesitating again and again, he decided to write a letter to her who was far away in Ningyang, telling her of his suspicions.

He had already thought about it at the time, according to her temperament, she would definitely not do nothing, but he didn't want to hide this suspicion, he would accompany her to investigate——

But just two days after the letter was sent out, he heard the news that she was about to become the new emperor's queen.

He wanted to go to Ningyang to find her in person, but was stopped by his father.

After calming down for a few days, he had someone chase the letter back.

If she really wants to be a queen, then he must never tell her about his doubts, otherwise he will only put her in a difficult and dangerous situation—it will not be too late to tell her when the turning point appears.

But the turnaround never appeared.

He couldn't wait for even a single word from her.

It wasn't until later that he learned that this matter was her own decision, and it wasn't pressure from her family.

Thinking about these past events, Xu Yun's eyes became slightly turbulent.

I have been secretly investigating the meaning of the death of the former Princess Yan?

How long has it been?

When did she get this idea?

Could it be... before entering the palace?

"This doctor Qiao died by hanging himself, and before the accident, this person was always responsible for the pregnancy of the former Princess Yan." Xu Mingyi said: "In the past, it was only thought that the person was dead and the clues were broken, but now it seems , perhaps there are still traces that have not been completely erased—"

This trace may have been left indirectly by Doctor Qiao.

Or maybe it was the doctor Qiao himself.

"I also faintly heard Xiu Yu mentioning the abnormality of his father's accident a few times back then, but he never made a detailed guess..." Xu Yun said: "But he failed the rankings in two attempts, this alone It's just weird..."

This is not because he is blindly arrogant for his friends.

The friend's talent and learning, before the test, was even the kind that was expected to be the champion candidate, the kind that was secretly bet on in the gambling house.

Oh, he still remembers that after his friend failed the rankings twice, Ji Fu Yin secretly went to his brother and cried twice.

"It's not just about the former Princess Yan..." Xu Mingyi also expressed his worries about his grandfather.

After hearing this, Xu Yun's eyes were worried, he nodded and said: "Zhao Zhao has thought very carefully, this matter should be investigated as soon as possible, so I will write to Xiu Yu to let him go to Beijing early tomorrow morning."

As he said that, he wanted to call the boy in to grind the ink.

Xu Mingyi spoke in front of him: "Let me grind ink for Second Uncle."

Xu Yun nodded, got up, sat down behind the desk, and spread out the letter paper.

Xu Mingyi rolled up his sleeves and rubbed ink. Seeing an open book on the desk, he subconsciously looked at it.

Thank you Qinghan for your reward, thank you for your monthly pass~

(I wrote Spring Festival couplets (with ugly characters) in my hometown today. The elders steamed steamed buns and fried fish. It was a very busy day. Good night.)