The slightly warm wind swayed the flowers and plants in the courtyard, bees and butterflies flew between the branches and leaves, and the breath of recent summer was blowing in this small courtyard.
When Ren Yaoqi heard Xiao Jingxi's words, she paused in her heart, but she soon said, "The Han family once discussed with the Ren family about jointly building a salt field, but it was not done due to various reasons. I heard that the Su family and Yun The family is also vying for the salt field in Xining, the Su family expressed their closeness to the Han family this time, is it because of the salt wells in the hands of the Han family?"
Xiao Jingxi walked slowly to Ren Yaoqi, looked at her thoughtfully, and suddenly sighed: "Miss Ren, do you know where the salt well in the Han family's hands came from?"
When Ren Yaoqi heard this, he frowned and said, "Could it be the Yanbei Palace..."
Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi and said nothing.
Ren Yaoqi lowered his eyes and stroked the branches and leaves of the Muzhulan beside him with his fingers, sinking in his heart.
After learning about the relationship between the Han family and the Yanbei Palace, she also guessed that the salt field in the Han family had something to do with the Yanbei Palace.
But now Xiao Jingxi deliberately mentioned this matter to her, is there any other use for the salt well in the hands of the Han family
When she planned to involve the Su family, in addition to wanting to mix up the marriage between the Han family and the Ren family, she also wanted to explore the way through the intervention of the Su family, so as to understand the use of the Han family to the Yanbei Palace. Think about countermeasures.
"I confessed to the second son last time that I have doubts about the Han family, so I am not optimistic about the cooperation between the Han family and the Ren family." Ren Yao raised his head suddenly and confessed to Xiao Jingxi.
Xiao Jingxi's eyes turned away from Ren Yaoqi's slender fingers that were as white as jade reflected in the fresh branches and leaves, and met her clear eyes.
"So Fifth Miss Ren Ren designed the Su family?" The admiration in Xiao Jingxi's eyes did not hide.
Ren Yaoqi suddenly smiled: "If I say this is just a coincidence, I didn't do anything, I don't know if Second Young Master believes it?"
Xiao Jingxi chuckled, then shook his head solemnly: "I don't believe it."
Ren Yaoqi smiled lightly.
Xiao Jingxi sighed: "Miss Ren has good intentions and good tactics. But have you ever thought that what you did might disrupt the plans of the Yanbei Palace?"
Ren Yaoqi frowned and said, "What is the plan of the Yanbei Palace? Is it related to the Su family's involvement in the Han family's salt well?"
Xiao Jingxi pondered for a moment: "Originally, the Su family and the Yun family were bound to win the salt field in Xining. By letting the Su family and the Han family cooperate at this time, you are indirectly helping the Su family and letting the Yun family out of the game early?"
Xiao Jingxi mentioned the Yun family...
Ren Yaoqi's thoughts continued to flip in his mind.
She also knew about the grievances and grievances between the Yun family and the Su family. She thought that making the Yun family, who represented the old family, and the Su family, who represented the famous upstart, disagreed, was a way for the Yanbei Palace to check and balance the forces of the two sides. The two old princesses of the Yanbei Palace just made the conflict between the Su family and the Yun family irreconcilable.
And the Han family, who was hidden in the dark by the Yanbei Palace...
Suddenly, Ren Yaoqi had an idea and couldn't help but feel a little startled.
Could it be that the Yanbei Palace is already dissatisfied with the result of the mutual restraint between the Yun family and the Su family, so they want to break this situation, and the Han family is the chess piece that the Yanbei Palace secretly cultivated to break the balance between the two
Thinking of this, Ren Yaoqi couldn't help breaking a cold sweat. If this is the case, the use of the Han family to the Yanbei Palace is not small.
But why did the Yanbei Wangfu suddenly want to break the check and balance that the old Yanbei Wangye deliberately arranged to stabilize the situation in Yanbei
Ren Yaoqi's thoughts were a little farther away. She thought of the situation after the last Yanbei. The eldest young master of the Su family married Zeng Lu's niece, and the attitude of the Su family between the Zeng family and the Yanbei palace began to be ambiguous.
Could it be that the Yanbei Palace has actually been aware of the Su family's change
Although Ren Yaoqi thought so, but she was only guessing, and she was not sure that her guess was correct.
So she said to Xiao Jingxi: "Second Young Master said earlier that the cooperation between the Su family and the Han family at 'this time' will make the Yun family 'early' out, disrupting the balance between the Yun family and the Su family, and even disturbing the Yan family. The plan of the Northern Palace'... Could it be that the timing of the cooperation between the Su family and the Han family is not right? If it is later, the Yanbei Palace will not be afraid to break the balance between the Yun family and the Su family?" Could it be that the Yanbei Palace is not ready yet? This sentence Ren Yaoqi did not explicitly say, but only implicitly implied.
Hearing this, Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi in astonishment and almost choked.
How did Ren Yaoqi come to this conclusion from his few words? He thought it was a little bit weird.
The girl in front of her was wearing a light purple short jacket, and the long goose-yellow skirt was as long as the upper of her feet, making her look slim. Although he is still young, his facial features are already showing the prototype of beauty. The most peculiar thing is that she has a unique temperament on her body, which makes people want to explore.
Ren Yaoqi may not be the most beautiful woman Xiao Jingxi has ever met, or the smartest, but she is the most unique one.
Xiao Jingxi has never paid so much attention to any woman.
When Ren Yaoqi saw Xiao Jingxi looking at him deeply, but he didn't speak, he couldn't help feeling a little uneasy. Is she talking too much? If she really broke the secrets of the Yanbei Palace, she would be in trouble.
Could it be because Xiao Jingxi helped her last time, so she had inexplicable trust in this young man? It's really not like her character.
Xiao Jingxi coughed lightly and turned slightly to the side. Ren Yaoqi didn't notice that the young man with deep eyes that she felt unfathomable had a faint flush on his face.
However, Xiao Jingxi has always been an unpredictable attitude like a half-immortal, and his mind will never be exposed, so when others see it, they will only think that it is from the sun, and will never think otherwise.
"What are you going to do next?" Xiao Jingxi asked indifferently, regaining the demeanor that he should have as Second Young Master Xiao, where there is no sense of embarrassment as a teenager.
However, Ren Yaoqi felt that Xiao Jingxi's question was a little inexplicable. What could she plan? Because she couldn't understand Xiao Jingxi's mind, she could only tentatively say: "I'm just a virgin girl, and what I can do is really limited. The future can only be left to fate." After a pause, she suddenly bowed to Xiao Jingxi. Fu, said seriously: "Thank you Second Young Master Xiao for your care."
Xiao Jingxi glanced at her and said lightly, "You don't have to thank me, I didn't help you." He didn't reveal too much information, it was Ren Yaoqi's own guess. For this, even he had to accept it.
Ren Yaoqi smiled and shook his head: "From your standpoint, I'm already very grateful that you can make suggestions one after another. It's just human nature to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and there are some things that I have to do even if I don't want to. If you accidentally offend me, please don't bother with me."
Xiao Jingxi was silent for a moment, but said: "I can not ask about the interests of the Yanbei Palace. But the Han family... The Han family is still useful to the Yanbei Palace. If you want to move, I'm afraid it is It's hard."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help frowning when she heard the words. Xiao Jingxi reminded her that if she designed the Han family in the dark again and again, it would eventually disturb the Yanbei palace and cause trouble
"I have no intention of going against anyone. If the Han family doesn't target the Ren family, I'd be happy to be friends and neighbors." Ren Yaoqi said sternly, "But if the Han family really has bad intentions, do I have to sit still?"
This sentence was a bit sharp, and Xiao Jingxi couldn't help but be silent.
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, and then said, "Second son Xiao, is the Han family really irreplaceable for the Yanbei palace?"
Xiao Jingxi thought about it, and replied implicitly, "For now, the Han family is the most suitable."
Is it not irreplaceable? Ren Yaoqi's mind changed slightly.
What if someone could replace the Han family
Xiao Jingxi seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and raised his eyebrows: "Does Fifth Miss Ren want your Ren family to replace the Han family?"
Hearing this, Ren Yaoqi shook his head without hesitation: "No, the Ren family is not suitable."
Xiao Jingxi was surprised to hear that, if the Ren family could replace the Han family, it would definitely be a good thing for the Ren family. Although he just said it casually, Ren Yaoqi rejected it without thinking.
Ren Yaoqi smiled bitterly in his heart, and the person in charge of the Ren family who let the Ren family climb to the Yanbei palace is naturally very willing. But what kind of person the person in charge of the Ren family was, she couldn't be more clear in her heart. Therefore, she didn't want to see the Ren family involved in this wrestling, because the final result might be that the Ren family's pawns would suffer.
The two were talking when they suddenly heard a chattering voice at the door: "General let me get it for you, let me give you that..."
The two turned around in astonishment, and saw Xiao Jinglin walking in, holding a long object wrapped in gray cloth.
And the one named Mo Xiaoliang who I had seen before was bouncing around her, trying to reach out to take something in Xiao Jinglin's hand, but he was a little afraid.
Xiao Jinglin was really annoyed by the harassment of her flies, and frowned at him: "Why should I give it to you?"
Mo Xiaoliang said as a matter of course: "How can the general take things by himself? Of course, he has to take it! I will be your subordinate in the future, so naturally I will help you!"
Xiao Jinglin glanced at his small size and said softly, "You are not half as tall as my gun! The gun will be damaged by dragging!"
When Mo Xiaoliang heard the words, he was hit hard, and stood on the spot...
Think he's short? Is he short? short
"Wow—sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what can I eat to grow taller?" Mo Xiaoliang cried and ran away.
Her ears were finally clear, and Xiao Jinglin walked towards Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jingxi calmly, without the slightest guilt of hurting the hearts of the young people.
Ren Yaoqi looked at the long object in her hand and asked curiously, "Is this your spear?"
Seeing her curiously looking at the wrapped gun in her hand, Xiao Jinglin hesitated for a while, but she took Ren Yaoqi's hand generously and handed the gun to her. I want her to take a look.
For Xiao Jinglin, her own weapons are generally not given to others, so she can be regarded as a friendly gesture.
Not wanting the gun to be handed to Ren Yaoqi, a hand stretched out from the side and took her gun.
Xiao Jinglin turned to look at Xiao Jingxi, frowning silently.
Xiao Jingxi shook his head and returned the gun to Xiao Jinglin, but he taught softly: "She can't hold your gun, if you just hand it to her, her wrist will be hurt."
Xiao Jinglin took back her gun, looked at Ren Yaoqi, and understood: "I'm sorry."
Ren Yaoqi stretched out his hand and looked at it, and winked at Xiao Jinglin: "It's my fault that I'm sorry, I should do what I can, I'm really curious about your gun."
Xiao Jinglin thought about it for a while, untied the gray cloth she used to wrap the gun body, exposed the gun head to Ren Yaoqi, and added, "Just look at it, don't touch it with your hands, the gun head has just been polished and it's very sharp. "
The silver gun head was a little dazzling in the sun, Ren Yaoqi nodded, and without reaching out to touch it, he looked at Xiao Jinglin's hand a few times: "So this is the gun, I only saw it in the illustrations in the book."
"What book?" Xiao Jingxi looked at the two of them talking there, and laughed and interjected.
"The Legend of Chivalrous Heroes." Ren Yaoqi replied subconsciously.
Then all the three present were stunned, Xiao Jingxi couldn't help but chuckle and turned his head away.
No matter how thick Ren Yaoqi's face was, he was blushing a little at this moment.
This kind of book is not read by boudoir women. Most of the characters depicted in the book are born in the market and have the temperament of people in the market, so this kind of book can be regarded as a boudoir.
When Ren Yaoqi was with Mr. Pei in the previous life, because Mr. Pei himself was an informal person, he read everything by himself, so Ren Yaoqi also followed everything, and almost forgot these rules over time.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi in embarrassment, Xiao Jingxi laughed aside. The heroic spirit of Xiao Jinglin who likes to protect the weak in her bones has come out again.
So she comforted Ren Yaoqi quietly and said, "It's nothing, I found my brother peeking at the Legend of Jin Chai before."
Xiao Jingxi: "..."
Ren Yaoqi: "..."
Ren Yaoqi looked at Xiao Jingxi, although Xiao Jingxi still had a calm expression and a perfect smile. But Ren Yaoqi still noticed some unnatural flushing at the base of his ears.
For the first time, Ren Yaoqi wondered if he had been deceived by Xiao Jingxi's appearance before? The half-immortal temperament of this young man is actually just a lie
Fortunately, a servant next to Xiao Jingxi came in at this time. Seeing Xiao Jingxi talking here, he hurriedly walked over and said a few words in Xiao Jingxi's ear.
Xiao Jingxi nodded lightly, waved him to step back, and then said to Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin, "I still have something to do, so I have to go first."
Xiao Jinglin didn't say anything, just "um".
Xiao Jingxi nodded to Ren Yaoqi again, then turned and left.
Xiao Jinglin suddenly remembered something, turned to face Xiao Jingxi's back and said, "It's almost time for you to drink the medicine, don't forget it again."
Xiao Jingxi paused for a while, turned around and responded, and then lifted the curtain and went out.
Ren Yaoqi felt that the sound of his response was a little helpless. For some reason, he laughed.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi smiling, Xiao Jinglin turned to look at her suspiciously.
Ren Yaoqi coughed lightly: "Those who didn't know thought you were the elder sister and he was the younger brother."
Xiao Jinglin didn't want to, but nodded: "He has been squeamish since he was a child. He is afraid of suffering when he takes medicine.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't stop laughing when he heard the words, Xiao Jingxi in Xiao Jinglin's eyes and Xiao Jingxi in their eyes seemed not to be the same person.
Afterwards, sister-in-law Mo, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law served meals, including the restaurant's signature dish, braised donkey meat, fresh mushroom soup, and several home-cooked dishes.
The color is very simple, but Xiao Jinglin eats it very sweetly. She eats fairly well, but her speed is fast and she eats a lot.
Although it was rude to watch others eat, Ren Yaoqi couldn't help watching Xiao Jinglin eat, and for some reason, she herself had half a bowl of rice more than usual.
By the end, there was almost nothing left of a table. After putting down the bowl, Xiao Jinglin didn't feel embarrassed or embarrassed when she smiled at the previous Yaoqi.
"It's getting late, I'll take you home?" Xiao Jinglin asked Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi nodded.
When the two came out, they happened to hear Mo's sister-in-law teaching her son: "...Your sister-in-law will only make the flowers and plants grow well, there is no way to make them grow taller faster! Could it be that she waters the flowers and fertilizes them every day? I'll give it to you once again? Let's have fun!"
Turning around and seeing Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi coming out, Mrs. Mo hurriedly left her son and greeted them.
When Mo Xiaoliang saw Xiao Jinglin, although he was still a little ashamed and blushed, he still leaned forward and looked at them pitifully from three steps away. Occasionally, his eyes were aimed at the long spear in Xiao Jinglin's hand.
Xiao Jinglin turned a blind eye, and only waved to him when she was about to go out.
Mo Xiaoliang's eyes lit up. Pidian'er ran forward: "General, what are your orders?"
Xiao Jinglin looked at him and said, "Learn well and study well, I will test you in the future. If it doesn't satisfy me, I will not accept it."
The mournful aura that shrouded Mo Xiaoliang before disappeared immediately without a trace, the child was full of energy, and he flipped a fight on the spot, and hurriedly ran to his mother to show off: "Mother, mother, the general said If she wants me to read and write well, she will accept me as a little general in the future! Mother, have you heard..."
When Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin walked out of the store, they could hear the cheering of children.
Ren Yaoqi was about to speak, but saw a tall figure standing beside the carriage, talking to Dong Sheng who was sitting on the shaft of the carriage.
The man turned his head to see Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi coming out, and hurriedly walked over to salute: "The county master, fifth Miss Ren."
But it turned out to be Zhu Ruomei.
Ren Yaoqi looked at his legs and asked with a smile, "Is everything all right?"
Zhu Ruomei stomped her feet on the spot when she heard the words, and grinned: "Thank you, Fifth Miss, for remembering, the little one is fine."
I wish Ruomei a strong body and stronger recovery ability than the average person. Others need to support the injury for a few months, and he will be healed in a month or two.
Xiao Jinglin should know the origin of their relationship, so she walked to the carriage first.
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