Wishful Things

"I want to ask Ms. Xu to lend me this letter from my wife and give this letter to Ji Xiu Ji Shangshu." Xu Mingyi took out a letter from his arms.

The real owner behind Shangyu Pavilion is Ji Xiu, which few people know.

But she and Ms. Xu have known it for a long time.

It was the Ji family who secretly reminded Ms. Xu that the death of Xu Su's younger sister was related to Xia Han.

And why she didn't go to Shangyu Pavilion to find Yu's wife in person, the reason is very simple - there are many dignitaries in and out of Shangyu Pavilion, she is afraid that her identity will be found out. Moreover, the wife of the Yu family is the big shopkeeper of Shangyu Pavilion, so she can't just meet her as a young servant.

As for asking Ming Yushi to meet Ji Xiu directly for her, there are actually many disadvantages.

For one thing, the imperial censor of the Ming Dynasty and Ji Xiu never had a good relationship on weekdays, and the two approached hastily, and it would undoubtedly be a lot of trouble if they were caught by the police.

What's more, now that everything is undecided, she can't be sure whether Ji Xiu has changed his mind, so she doesn't want Ji Xiu to know that she is taking advantage of Ming Yushi, and she doesn't want to expose Ming Yushi's position , and I don't want to expose my whereabouts.

This trip to Beijing, there is no room for carelessness, the other party is in the open, she is in the dark, it is the safest thing to take the initiative in everything.

Ask Miss Xu for help, and hand over this letter to Ji Xiu through the hand of my wife, which is the most difficult way to attract attention.

Xu Ying has already received the letter: "Don't worry, I will take care of this matter."

It's just a letter, she can handle such a small matter well.

She didn't ask more questions, and she didn't even show the slightest bit of curiosity, such as why Xu Mingyi wanted to see Ji Xiu, she just made a promise.

After thinking about it, I asked again: "But are you in a hurry?"

"Don't worry, I will meet him in a letter in three days."

"If that's the case, then I'll go look for Yu's wife tomorrow." Xu Ying said: "Although I don't think anyone is looking at my small shop, if you leave, I will go out to look for someone, and I'm still afraid of being seen by interested people. ...be careful in everything."

It's okay for her to send a letter, it can't ruin Miss Xu's plan.

Xu Mingyi nodded: "Okay, then tomorrow."

Standing up again, he saluted: "Thank you Miss Xu."

At such a juncture, it is only natural for Xu Ying to refuse her help.

People are alive, and they should be grateful for every help.

"Thank you for what I'm doing, it's nothing more than a little effort." Xu Ying stood up and held the girl's arm, and said softly with a smile: "This is the smooth path that Miss Xu has taken, so the road that Miss Xu will take in the future will also be smooth. of."

Xu Mingyi was a little taken aback.

The transformation that has been done——

When she helped Xu Ying before, she didn't think about any so-called return.

Just like what my grandfather said back then, "If our Xu family doesn't dare to help, I'm afraid that no one in the capital will be able to help this girl", and "Justice can't just lie in people's hearts" - it's all just for peace of mind.

But now that he has come to this step, it really seems that everything has its own cause and effect in the dark.

The matter of Xu Ying is just a small microcosm.

If you think about it carefully, what Linyuan gave to the Xu family was also a two-way gift from each other.

But don't ask about the future when doing good deeds, but the future will have a smooth path.

Although things in the world are unpredictable, there are still some causes and effects in the unpredictable.

Half a quarter of an hour later, Xu Mingyi left Suyufang holding two empty boxes.

When the carriage passed by Qingyunfang, she subconsciously looked in the direction of Zhen Guogong's mansion.

Although it is still far away, you can still see the tall pavilion with flying eaves and the courtyard of the rich family, stretching over half of Qingyunfang.

I don't know what happened to Uncle Yun and the others...

Xu Mingyi didn't dare to look any further, and quickly withdrew his gaze, continuing to drive forward.

...

Xu Ying picked up a snack box early the next morning and went to Shangyu Pavilion to find Yu's wife.

The next day, in Ji's mansion, the butler brought two account books in front of Ji Xiu.

Ji Xiuxiu handled official business, even if he was unwilling to act for the emperor, at this last moment, he had to hold his nose.

He knows one thing very well that there are some things at the moment that can only be played at the most critical time if they are in his own hands.

In order to hold tighter, it is necessary to work harder than forward.

"You don't need to hand over these things to me, you can check them yourself." Ji Xiu didn't have the heart to pay attention to these account books, but after finishing speaking, he thought for a while and added: "I'll ask someone to give it to Wan'er. Let's send all the account books to her in the future, if you don't understand, you should teach more."

The old housekeeper replied "Yes", and said: "In addition to the account book, the wife of the Yu family also sent a letter, saying that someone found her and asked her to pass it to the master."

While speaking, the housekeeper took out the letter from his sleeve.

Ji Xiu frowned when he heard that, not many people knew the relationship between Shangyu Pavilion and him, who would send him a letter through Shangyu Pavilion?

The matter was unquestionably odd.

"Who is it that entrusted her to deliver the letter?" Ji Xiu asked while opening the letter.

The old housekeeper shook his head: "The lady of the Yu family said she didn't know. The man never revealed his identity, but only said that this letter is important, and he will understand after reading it."

Xu Ying did not reveal to the wife of the Yu family that the person who sent the letter was Xu Mingyi, and the wife of the Yu family did not mention Xu Ying's name to the Ji family.

Understand it after reading it?

Ji Xiu looked at the few lines in the letter, and frowned even deeper. It would not be difficult to pinch a fly to death.

He didn't even have a signature, he really understood...

What can he understand?

I only wrote down the meeting place and time, so I put it here to play tricks on him?

Who knows if it's a trick set for him by uneasy and kind people?

"You go down first." Ji Xiu read the letter twice, and put the letter aside for the time being.

The butler retreated in response.

But outside the study, he met Ji Wanyou who came to deliver the soup.

"girl."

"Ning Bo."

Immediately there was a knock on the door of the study, and a servant passed through the door: "Master, the girl is here."

"Come in."

Looking at the daughter who walked in, Ji Xiu's frowning brows relaxed: "Why are you cooking again? Let the servants do these things."

"After all, I have nothing to do, and there is nothing I can do to help my father." Ji Wanyou came to the desk, put down the tray, and pushed the soup bowl in front of her father: "Taste it while it's hot, to drive away the cold."

As he said that, his eyes just fell on the letter paper, and he glanced unconsciously at first, but then he couldn't help but look at it intently.

After looking at it carefully, I couldn't help being startled, and asked in a low voice: "Miss Xu...asking father to meet?!"

There is no one else in the study, and the servants are all guarding outside.

Ji Xiu was taken aback.

Then I looked at the letter paper again, and there was a rumble in my head.

Miss Xu...

It is possible!

But because the other party was far away in Linyuan, he couldn't immediately think about it——

but……

"How do you know it's a letter from a girl from the Xu family?" He asked his daughter.

"This is Miss Xu's handwriting... I've seen it before, don't you recognize it?" Ji Wanyou glanced at her father in confusion, and then her eyes fell on the line of small characters——Miss Xu's handwriting is so beautiful, how could it be so beautiful? How many people can write it? Does father still have a little eye for beauty?

Ji Xiu was silent for a moment.

It turned out to be such a "see it and understand it".

The girl from the Xu family thinks highly of him...

Thinking of him as a rough person, his literary attainment is not much higher than that of Zhen Guogong. If you expect him to recognize people by handwriting, isn't that playing the piano with a cow?

"The letter says it will be the day after tomorrow..." Ji Wanyou said, "Father, you can go with me when the time comes."

Ji Xiu raised his eyes and looked at his daughter in doubt: ... Who will accompany whom?

"Are you confused again?" Ji Wanyou pointed to the letter paper: "Suyufang is a jewelry store, if you don't follow me, do you want to go shopping by yourself?"

Jewelry shop.

Only then did Ji Xiu nod, and confessed: "Wan'er, remember to keep this matter secret."

"It's natural." Ji Wanyou looked at her father: "I still want to tell you, don't let people see anything."

With her father staring at her in a daze, she was really worried that Miss Xu's whereabouts would be exposed, so she had to watch her.

It's just that Miss Xu came to Beijing alone...

How adventurous it is, just think about it.

Ji Wanyou felt a little worried, so she asked a few more words: "Does father know why Miss Xu wants to see you?"

If it wasn't something urgent, she would never take the risk of seeing her father.

Ji Xiu said: "It should be to talk about some old things."

While speaking, the letter and the envelope were thrown into the brazier.

Old things……

Ji Wanyou secretly weighed the weight of these two words.

"By the way, Wan'er." Ji Xiu patted the two books next to his hand, and said, "From now on, you will try to take care of the business at home. If father is gone anytime, these things will be used as your companion. For personal use."

He secretly set up these properties at the beginning, in order to leave a way for his daughter to retreat if something happened to him one day.

Ji Wanyou looked at the account book, and then looked at her father for a moment: "Why did father say such a thing suddenly? Is it because he is afraid that King Yan will get power in the future, and he will turn over the old account with his father? I heard that His Royal Highness Yan has a broad mind, and he has personally discussed with father before." Explaining the truth back then, seeing him in the lacquerware shop that night, it also shows that he is not a grudge, and my father was also deceived by someone back then—”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, and said: "But no matter what, you have to bear the responsibility for doing something wrong... If there is a chance to make up for it in the future, father must seize it."

It is compensation and self-help.

And if she's not mistaken, since she saw her at the Pingqing Pavilion last time, she thinks Miss Xu is the bridge builder.

Ji Xiu nodded: "Don't worry, father has made arrangements."

As for how to make up for one or two, he had already made a decision in his mind.

"In the future, if father no longer serves as an official, we will move out of the capital. My daughter will manage these properties carefully, so that my father will not be hungry for safekeeping." Ji Wanyou picked up the two books and hugged them in front of her, and said with a smile.

Ji Xiu also showed a smile: "Okay, Wan'er studies hard..."

"Drink the soup soon, it will be cold."

"Okay, Dad, try it!"

...

In the afternoon of the next day, the Ji family's father and daughter's carriage appeared on Xiyi Street.

In Suyufang, when a guest arrives, the waiter hurriedly greets him.

Ji Wanyou took the girl to look at the jewelry, while Ji Xiu sat aside and waited.

At this time, Xu Ying "just" came over from the back hall, saw Ji Xiu sitting there, and said with a smile: "There is an elegant room in the back, with tea, this master can go and sit for a while. "

This is the rule of Suyufang to treat guests.

Ji Wanyou held a coral hairpin in her hand and was looking at it, then she said: "Father, I still have to choose for a while, why don't you just go inside and wait."

Ji Xiu nodded, got up and walked slowly to the elegant room with his hands behind his back.

As expected, someone was already waiting there in the elegant room.

Seeing him coming in, the man raised his hand and saluted: "Ji Shangshu."

Ji Xiu took two steps forward and asked uncertainly, "Miss Xu?"

Is this young boy with dark complexion really Miss Xu?

Xu Mingyi smiled: "It's me, Ji Shangshu can't even hear my voice?"

Before she came to Yuanyuan, she asked Miracle Doctor Qiu some ways to modify her appearance. If Ji Xiu could recognize her at a glance, then she would be worried.

"... When did Miss Xu enter Beijing?" Ji Xiu barely got used to the face in front of him.

"It's been a few days, Ji Shangshu sit down and talk."

When the two sat down, Ji Xiu said, "Since Xu Jiajun arrived in Linyuan, why hasn't he sent a letter? These days, Ji Moutong is waiting for you."

He also thought that Xu Jiajun and King Yan had made up their minds to attack to the end, and he was no longer needed—if that was the case, what would happen to his Wan'er?

Besides, he also wanted to see with his own eyes the day when the emperor was completely cast aside by the people of the world, otherwise it would be hard to relieve the hatred in his heart.

Hearing the urgency in his tone, Xu Mingyi was a little surprised.

She was originally worried that the other party would change her mind, but now it seems that the other party is worried that she will change her mind...

It is very good to be so self-sufficient, and save a lot of tongue.

She said: "I have only recently found an opportunity to enter the city. I am afraid that someone will intercept the message. Such an important matter must be discussed in person."

Ji Xiu didn't say much, and went straight to the point and asked, "I don't know what the next arrangement is? Do we have to wait until King Yan invades the capital?"

"I can't explain the specific details to Ji Shangshu right now. I hope Ji Shangshu can understand this point." The girl's tone was very sincere: "I came here this time to confirm Mr. Ji's determination and position, so as to facilitate the arrangement. What's next."

But now she still can't guarantee that Ji Xiu will not change, all plans are still being deployed, in order to be safe, they must be kept secret.

Her words were candid enough, Ji Xiu thought for a while, but he didn't get angry, instead he said: "I understand, you don't have to explain the whole plan to me, if there is anything that needs me to do, just tell me alone."

It's a good thing for the little girl to be vigilant. If she doesn't tell him, she won't tell anyone else. Only in this way can she ensure that the plan will not be leaked.

He only needs the result, and the process has little to do with him.

After all, he could not be said to be a conspirator with the Xu family and King Yan. To put it bluntly, he only needs to obey orders now, so as to get what he wants.

This point, he saw clearly enough.

This sobriety is a good thing for Xu Mingyi, what she needs is a sober collaborator.

Next, the two talked about some unplanned arrangements.

Including all the truth about the death of the late emperor - Ji Xiu has already told the whole story.

It took nearly half an hour for Ji Xiu to return to the front hall.

"Wan'er, haven't you finished picking yet?"

Looking at the girl who was choosing jewelry with the maid in front of the counter, Ji Xiu's tone was helpless.

"This master doesn't know something. This daughter's family has to compare carefully when choosing things." The guy took the words with a smile on his face, without the slightest impatience.

"That's right, how does father know these things." Ji Wanyou pointed to the things on the tray, and said, "I want these, and these, too."

It's not easy to ask the buddy to work for so long in vain.

The guy smiled even more: "Hey! I'll wrap it up for you, little one!"

...

It's night, the lonely moon hangs high, and the clouds and gauze pass over the stars.

In the eldest princess's mansion, Princess Yufeng was lazily lying on the beauty's couch, and there were two teenagers kneeling on the soft blanket in front of her. One was beating her legs, and the other was holding a book of stories and was reading to her.

"What is all this written about? Why does this woman have to be a widow for that general? Since she was born like a fairy and is still so young, why can't she marry another one? Don't listen, don't listen." Tired of listening , She covered her mouth and yawned, and said, "Everyone back down."

The two teenagers responded "Yes" and retreated as they said.

Shi Shi came over and helped him up: "Maidservant waits for you to rest."

The voice was about to fall, but suddenly a sound of "Du Du——" was heard from the window lattice.

Good night everyone.