"I remember you told me about the history of the Yanbei Palace?" Ren Yaoqi asked rhetorically.
It was a few years ago, when they met a certain time, Xiao Jingxi mentioned to her the bad debt between the imperial court and the Yanbei Palace.
Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi with a smile in his eyes.
"I don't know if the Yanbei Palace is a sinner to the court, but for ordinary people, the significance of the existence of the Yanbei Palace has been proved in the war decades ago. The Yanbei Palace is not a It's not a question of going back, it's a question of whether you can go back."
The people of the imperial court and Jiangnan have never experienced it, and they may never be able to imagine what kind of purgatory it is to open their homes and let the iron cavalry of the Liao people trample on them. It is precisely because of this painful memory that the people of Yanbei only know that there is the palace of Yanbei, but not the imperial court. The reputation of the Xiao family in Yanbei is far beyond the reach of the Li family.
The people of Yanbei all know that if the disaster of the Liao people entering the customs happened again, they would still be abandoned by the imperial court. The people's thinking is very simple, they don't care who is the master of the house, they only care who can keep them safe and warm.
"Then are you afraid or not?" Xiao Jingxi heard the words, still looking at Ren Yaoqi, and asked slowly in his characteristic gentle and low voice.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but glanced at Xiao Jingxi a little helplessly. She didn't know if it was her illusion. She felt that the second son of Xiao today was extraordinarily "unreasonable"!
After all, Ren Yaoqi still lacks experience. If her sister Ren Yaohua was present, she might be able to understand that Second Young Master Xiao's heinous behavior today was as good as Lei Pan'er's coquettish behavior, but Second Young Master Xiao Because of his character, he is very reserved.
Although Ren Yaoqi didn't understand, she was still a smart woman, so she replied, "You're not afraid, of course I'm not."
With just such a sentence, Xiao Er Gongzi Long Xin was very happy. Because he was in a good mood, when the two of them talked next time, Second Young Master Xiao was much more normal.
Ren Yaoqi agreed to Zhu Ruomei's request to advance the wedding date. As long as Sydney is willing, she naturally has nothing to say.
Seeing that it was getting late, Ren Yaoqi got up and said goodbye.
By this time, Ren Yaoqi hadn't realized why she was angry that Xiao Jingxi and Yan Ningshuang met privately today, but in the end it was her to appease Xiao Jingxi.
The two got up together, and when their eyes met, a silent tacit understanding circulated between them.
"Beautiful..." Xiao Jingxi suddenly whispered.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jingxi, his face slightly red. This was the first time Xiao Jingxi called her in small words. Xiao Jingxi's voice was gentle and swaying, and it seemed to have a special meaning in Ren Yaoqi's ears.
"Yeah." She lowered her head and answered vaguely.
Xiao Jingxi bent the corner of his mouth, stepped forward and took Ren Yaoqi's hand, sending her out. This time, Xiao Jingxi didn't say anything until Ren Yaoqi left the teahouse, but Ren Yaoqi could feel the warm touch that Xiao Jingxi left in his palm until he got into the carriage.
After Ren Yaoqi left the teahouse, Xiao Jingxi did not leave in a hurry. About a cup of tea after Ren Yaoqi left, Xiao Hua came.
Standing alone by the window, Xiao Jingxi didn't know what he was thinking. When Xiao Hua came in, he had returned to his usual appearance. He was dressed in black and had black hair.
It's just that when the subordinates stand in front of him, they tend to ignore his appearance and only feel the pressure from the superior. And this side of Xiao Jingxi was something that Ren Yaoqi had never seen before.
"How?" Xiao Jingxi turned to look at Xiao Hua and asked in a low voice.
Although Xiao Jingxi's face still makes people unable to see any emotions, but Xiao Hua, who has been following him since childhood, is keenly aware that his master seems to be in a good mood now, which makes Xiao Hua still a little nervous. I relaxed a little bit, but it was inevitable that I would murmur in my heart, saying that a woman's heart is like a baby's face and it changes as soon as it changes. Why does the master also have this problem? This is not good!
However, there is something good about this man Xiao Hua, that is, no matter where his heart is racing, he has a deep and steady look with no expression on his face, which makes people feel that this person is very reliable.
"Young master, my subordinates just checked. The reason why Miss Ren's carriage stopped for so long was probably because of Mr. Pei Zhiyan."
Xiao Jingxi was silent for a moment, then raised his eyebrows: "Pei Zhiyan? Are you sure?"
"It's Mr. Pei Zhiyan! Mr. Pei arrived in Yunyang City yesterday evening. He didn't come to disturb the colleagues from Kyoto yesterday, but he landed at the Baiyun Inn in the city. Mr. Pei was still in the cloud last night and this morning. Wandering around in Yangcheng. He just went to another courtyard not long ago to join other people."
Xiao Jingxi frowned and did not speak for a while.
Xiao Hua secretly glanced at Xiao Jingxi, waiting for his next instructions.
He thought that according to the temperament of his master, he would definitely be sent to investigate the relationship between Miss Ren and Lord Pei. The master might have doubts about Miss Ren's identity. He grew up in Yanbei and never left Yanzhou. It is impossible to know Pei Zhiyan. There is a saying that if something goes wrong, you are a demon.
Marrying a daughter-in-law is a big deal, and that's something that can't be sloppy at all. There aren't many people in this world who can be as stupid as Mu Hu, and even their sweethearts can admit their mistakes. Xiao Hua thought, maybe he will be sent to Kyoto once by his master? It's just that when he went to Kyoto, it would take more than a month to talk about it again and again. He originally planned to find a docile and pleasant daughter-in-law for Xiao Shun, who was going to find a docile and pleasant daughter-in-law next to the princess. Will the master's marriage be postponed as well
Xiao Hua's thoughts were believing that the horse ran far away, and suddenly heard Xiao Jingxi say: "Pei Zhiyan's words are nothing..."
It's just that Xiao Hua's reaction was a little slower, so as soon as Xiao Jingxi opened his mouth, he immediately lowered his head and respectfully said: "This subordinate takes orders!"
Xiao Jingxi glanced at Xiao Hua: "..."
Xiao Hua's expression froze when he came back to his senses.
The master didn't seem to say anything yet, what life did he receive? Xiao Hua silently gave himself ten big slaps in his heart.
"It's none of your business, let's go." Xiao Jingxi was fairly tolerant towards his subordinates, and didn't blame him for this.
This time, Xiao Hua no longer dared to be distracted or talk nonsense, and quickly lowered his head to respond.
Just before Xiao Hua went out, Xiao Jingxi stopped him again and said in a low voice, "I asked you to send someone to protect her in the dark, instead of letting you monitor her, you'd better remember this to avoid Make mistakes later."
Xiao Hua's heart froze when he heard the words, this time he very cautiously bowed to Xiao Jingxi: "This subordinate understands."
When Xiao Jingxi caught up with Ren Yaoqi before, he saw her carriage stop for no reason from a distance. He originally thought that Ren Yaoqi was waiting for him, but later found out that it was not.
And when Xiao Jingxi came to Ren Yaoqi's carriage and knocked on the wall of the carriage, Ren Yaoqi didn't even remember the secret signal of the two of them knocking on the wall of the carriage before, Xiao Jingxi really felt wronged at that time.
However, when he heard some incomprehensible emotions in Ren Yaoqi's voice, Xiao Jingxi's grievance became a little uneasy. At that moment, Xiao Jingxi suddenly realized that there seemed to be something in Ren Yaoqi that he couldn't control.
This point, for a person who is used to being a high-ranking person, especially for a person like Xiao Jingxi, it is impossible to adapt for a while.
So he asked Xiao Hua to find out what happened to Ren Yaoqi while he was away from the Yanbei Palace, and what kind of people Ren Yaoqi met. Fortunately, Xiao Jingxi always had Xiao Jingxi beside Ren Yaoqi to protect her. Man, it's not difficult to find out.
Xiao Jingxi was actually worried that Ren Yaoqi had encountered something difficult, and it was difficult to tell him or Xiao Jinglin.
However, no matter what it is, Xiao Jingxi still has some concerns in his heart.
That's why today's Xiao Jingxi will be so childish when he sees Ren Yaoqi, as if he can't help but want to confirm something, and the person who wants him to care about him as much as he cares about her .
Xiao Jingxi will naturally have some unavoidable problems with superiors and smart people. When he met Ren Yaoqi, it was the first time he put a person in his heart. The way of getting along with close people still needs him to take time. to explore and realize.
Fortunately, Xiao Jingxi really took Ren Yaoqi to heart. When Ren Yaoqi meekly let him hug him, Xiao Jingxi's mood slowly settled down.
Second Young Master Xiao is a person who will seriously correct himself as soon as he realizes that he is wrong.
So although he was still a little puzzled by Ren Yaoqi's abnormality today, he also knew that he had to give Ren Yaoqi his trust.
Some things she doesn't say, he doesn't ask.
There will always be a day when she will be willing to tell him.
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I wanted to post it at 12:58, but the network suddenly twitched, the browser crashed, and then it was past 12 o'clock... 〒_〒