Wishful Things

The last time I was in the woods, I was worried that Xiao Qi would be bitten by mosquitoes, so I specially gave Xiao Qi a bottle of medicine.

But last night, he waited for her by the river for a long time, and there were obviously a lot of mosquitoes.

Ms. Xu seems to be a little biased, and she can't treat everyone equally.

The boy summed up silently in his heart.

Xiao Wuzheng replied: "Miss Xu, don't worry, although Xiao Qi is young, he is smart enough to find a chance to escape."

As for why he is still bullied by everyone despite being so clever, of course it is because he is the youngest and the weakest in martial arts--he is a younger brother, so if you don't bully him, who will you bully.

Think back when Xiao Liu and Xiao Qi didn't come, he, the youngest one, also came here like this.

Xiao Wu thought with peace of mind.

"That's good." Xu Mingyi nodded reassuringly.

Seeing her expression, Wu Chao took a sip of tea, but couldn't help frowning.

Although the business of the tea house is not good, he is a master after all, how dare he deal with him with such bad tea? ——Could it be that the money allocated to the building every month is not enough?

Besides, he still has Miss Xu as a guest, can the guys here still be able to get on the stage?

Xu Mingyi, who was listening to Zhu Xiu's detailed account of what had happened, also picked up the teacup and took two mouthfuls.

Seeing that her face didn't change a bit, Wu Chao was puzzled, and tasted a few more mouthfuls calmly.

... It seems that the sip just now was too hard to swallow.

Hearing that Xu Ying refused to cover up the scars on her body all the way, and announced Xia Han's actions in front of everyone, Xu Mingyi clenched the tea cup in her hand a little more.

Ms. Xu is indeed an admirable girl.

This justice, she will accompany Miss Xu to get it back together——

"In any case, this first step can be called quite smooth, and there is no need to rush to act right now." Taking a look at her fingers holding the teacup tightly all the time, Wu Chao, whose mood has returned to normal after drinking half a cup of tea, reminded aloud : "You might as well take a look at the government's attitude and the Xia family's response."

Xu Mingyi nodded.

As it should be.

This matter is bound to stir up troubles all over the city, and the attitude of the government is also crucial to the follow-up.

Lord Yin Jidongji of the Capital Prefecture is her father's classmate and good friend, and he is considered an upright official.

It's not that she didn't think about sending a secret letter to Mr. Ji last night, asking the Beijing Yamen to directly intervene in this matter and rescue Xu Ying.

After much deliberation, he still rejected this idea.

No matter how much Mr. Ji loves the people like a son, there is no guarantee that there will be no one around him who leaks the news, and people's thoughts are inherently complicated and unpredictable. Mr. Ji may not believe a secret letter from an unknown source, and there will be many others. consideration, and a slight wavering in the process will make the situation deviate from her expectation——

It would be better to spread this matter in front of everyone without warning. Although the process will inevitably involve a lot of twists and turns, it is relatively safe, and it can take the lead in public opinion.

Now Xu Ying has safely arrived at the Beijing Yamen, just as Wu Chao said, this first step is the right one.

But the rest of the matter still cannot be relaxed, and we must wait and see carefully before making the next step.

A burst of black clouds blew from nowhere in the sky, obscuring the golden sunlight.

A gust of cool wind poured in from the window.

Ah Zhu closed the window, and the sight in the building suddenly became much darker.

"It's getting late, I should go back." Xu Mingyi put down the tea cup, got up and said.

Wu Chao nodded slightly, subconsciously directed his eyes to the corner of the stairs, and then retracted his gaze.

Then, after saying, "It's a bit stuffy——", he raised his hand and opened the window, and looked out the window in front of the building as if casually.

Xiao Wu silently lowered his head.

The young master's sentence "it's a bit stuffy" is really a little bit superfluous that there is no silver three hundred taels here.

It was very windy outside, the girl came out of the tea house and walked towards the carriage, her black hair was blown, and the skirt and sleeves were also swaying in the wind.

She didn't need anyone to set up a step stool, and she didn't need a servant girl to help her. She lifted the corner of her skirt, raised her leg and lightly lifted her body, and boarded the carriage in one step.

The carriage drove away quickly.

Wu Chao also got up.

As soon as he got down the stairs, he saw a dark guard walking towards him quickly and saluted him.

Wu Chao stopped, didn't speak, and looked at him for a moment.

Dazed in his heart, Xiao Qi boldly raised his head secretly, and happened to collide with that scrutinizing gaze.

Startled, he quickly lowered his head again.

After waiting for a while, Wu Chao lifted his foot and left.

Xiao Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but the doubts in his heart couldn't help but deepened.

His errand today is obviously quite satisfactory, but why does the young master seem a little dissatisfied with him?

And the young master seemed to be staring at his face all the time?

Xiao Qi raised his hand and touched his face - he is not bad-looking, after all, he shouldn't be an eyesore to the young master, right?

...

Near noon, Xia Tingzhen, who was in the early court before dawn, just returned home from the palace.

The official sedan chair fell, and the doorman rushed to meet him.

"Master is back."

After resting in the sedan chair for a while, Xia Tingzhen, who was still a little tired at this time, let out a "hmm", not paying much attention to the look of the doorman who lowered his head and hesitated to speak, and led the servants to the mansion.

All the way back to the inner courtyard, I planned to change the official uniform so that I could go to the study to deal with official business, but who knew that as soon as I entered the hall, I found something wrong from the faces of my wife and daughter.

"Master, you are back..."

Mrs. Xue of the Xia family, who is always decent and not showing any emotions or anger, has anxious eyes in her eyes at this moment.

Xia Tingzhen frowned slightly, and asked calmly, "What happened?"

"Father, someone wants to ruin the second brother's reputation!"

Xue Shi didn't have time to speak, and Xia Xi beside her was full of anger, "I don't know who found a woman to come out and slander the second brother for insulting and insulting her - at this time, it may have spread all over the city!"

Xia Tingzhen's face changed slightly, and she looked at his wife with confirmation.

Mrs. Xue grabbed the handkerchief in her hand, nodded her head and said: "Master, you have to check it out carefully, and you must not let Han'er bear such a bad name."

Both the eldest son and the second son are her own, but it is the second son who is valued and liked by her and the master the most.

Han'er has a gentle and steady temperament, talented and intelligent, and is willing to work hard in her studies. Back then, she was a Tanhua Lang handpicked by the emperor. With the master's cultivation and support, her future in the court is obviously boundless.

But how could such a puddle of mud suddenly come to defile her son!

Xia Tingzhen was impatient to pay attention to the woman's useless mood swings, and said coldly: "I have my own discretion on how to do it, and tell me the whole process in detail—"

Mrs. Xue hurriedly explained what she had inquired one by one.

Including the process of Xu Ying's 'slandering' Xia Han in public.

After Xia Tingzhen heard this, she didn't say anything to her, but asked, "Where is Han'er?"

"Of course it's in the Hanlin Academy. I was afraid that if I sent someone to invite him back rashly, I would appear guilty, so I waited for the master to come back to make up his mind..."

"Send someone to invite you now!" Xia Tingzhen said coldly.

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