Reborn Black Lotus can read minds

Ye Jin nodded: "And this informant... is Shen Yuan! She got a reward yesterday..."

There was sudden silence between the two of them.

Xiao Xingyun tapped his fingers on the teacup one after another and asked, "Where is Shen Yuan now?"

Ye Jin tilted his head and thought for a long time before saying: "The eldest lady seems to be afraid that she will do something bad, so she arranged her in the kitchen."

"Where's the wind chime?"

"Wind Chime was imprisoned in the woodshed, waiting to be punished." Ye Jin added, "The eldest lady probably wants to wait until the banquet is over before trying the case."

Xiao Xingyun nodded thoughtfully and said, "Obviously someone is stirring up trouble."

Ye Jin looked solemn.

Xiao Xingyun looked at everyone present absentmindedly, and then asked: "How was the previous investigation?"

Ye Jin responded seriously: "We have found out everything. The man in white in the teahouse is named Song Yuanshen. He is from the same hometown as Shen Yuan and a maid named Cui'er from the side courtyard. The three of them came to Beijing together. Song Yuanshen was sitting in the teahouse. While working as a boy in a shop, he took the imperial examination and failed several times. Cui'er made a living by selling some knickknacks, and was attracted by Supervisor Pang, who bought into the Prime Minister's Mansion and worked as a maid. Shen Yuan originally worked in a dyeing workshop, but due to the Song and Yuan Dynasties, Shen fell in love with a rich girl and urgently needed to get away from Shen Yuan. With Cui Er's bewitchment, he deceived Shen Yuan into the prime minister's house and sold her to Director Pang."

After speaking, Ye Jin concluded: "This person likes to hook up with women in tea shops and also likes to make incense. Apart from being a bastard in his private life, his identity and background are very clean, which is really strange."

Xiao Xingyun nodded and said without warmth in his tone: "Continue."

"The second thing is that I have searched the entire Prime Minister's Mansion and found that there are very few people who know how to ride a horse. It seems that there is only Feng Ling."

Woman..." Ye Jin looked confused, "You brought the wind chime back from the refugee camp. Although you asked her to learn martial arts and riding skills, her origins are indeed unknown... The eldest lady also came from A pass token was found on her..."

Xiao Xingyun's face darkened.

They were right, but the woman in white riding a horse...wasn't right.

Feng Chime's riding skills were taught by him, and he was by no means so arrogant and uninhibited. Furthermore, she has always been a calm person and will not act rashly. Riding a horse on the street is definitely not something that Feng Chime would do.

At this time, the eldest lady's eyes had already fallen on Xiao Xingyun and said: "Xingyun, come here and give you a glass of wine to Uncle Zhou!"

Zhou Quanli smiled: "No, no, after so many years, the eldest lady is still so polite."

Xiao Xingyun didn't move when he heard the words.

There was a touch of dignity on the face of the eldest lady, "The Prime Minister is busy with government affairs, and I haven't left the house for a long time. I am responsible for all the big and small things inside and outside the house. There are too many things, so it is inevitable that I will be neglected. The marriage between the two has been arranged long ago." What should be said is that we lacked etiquette! Please forgive me, Mr. Zhou!"

Zhou Quanli shook his head in fear: "No, no, the Zhou family has been taking care of the eldest lady for many years, but has never visited her. I feel ashamed."

The eldest lady smiled, with a lot of emotions on her face, "Lingyu was about to be born, so I led Xingyun to propose marriage, and compared the birth dates. On the same day, the two families saw each other and made a betrothal gift. I didn't expect that this day would go by so fast. Forget it, the two children have grown so big all of a sudden, and we are all old too!"

Speaking of the past, Mr. Zhou's eyes turned a little red, "Thanks to the eldest lady, who misses the past friendship, this beautiful thing is possible."

Can be carried out as scheduled. "

The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, then the eldest lady changed the topic and got to the point.

"At the beginning of the year, Your Majesty wanted to dispatch people from the Prime Minister's Mansion to go to the Northern Desert to suppress the riots. Mr. Zhou must have heard about this, right?" The eldest lady said in a sonorous and powerful tone, "My son Xingyun, as the third young master of the Prime Minister's Mansion, is relatively young. My son is older, and unlike his eldest and second brothers, who got married and started a business early, this burden naturally falls on him... He will set off on the eighth day of next month, and this wedding... .I'm afraid..."

The eighth day of next month?

Although Zhou Quanli's face was a little sad, he was not surprised. He had expected it.

"Your Majesty's will," Zhou Quanli said helplessly, "there is nothing the eldest lady can do. I'm afraid the marriage between our two families is over here."

The eldest lady looked at him with a smile: "That's not the case."

She glanced at Xiao Shun: "I wonder if Mr. Zhou likes my young master, the Prime Minister's Mansion?"

Zhou Quanli was shocked and his expression was a little distorted.

The person who was more shocked than Zhou Quanli was Xiao Shun.

He almost spit out the tea from his mouth.

Zhou Quanli glanced around and finally saw the so-called young master. He was slightly surprised: "Young master... is a bit too young..."

The eldest lady waved her hand: "Shun'er has both civil and military skills. Although he is the youngest young master in the family and his mother passed away early, the Prime Minister has great expectations for him and his age is not a hindrance. For a period of three years, we will make an appointment with him. how?"

Zhou Quanli opened his mouth. He wanted to say, this is ridiculous.

He understood everything the eldest lady meant, but after all, he couldn't let go of Xiao Xingyun, his legitimate son.

Young Master, due to the situation, he did not continue.

Xiao Xingyun was sent to the Northern Desert, which basically announced the end of his career. After many years of returning, how could he still have a place in the court? Although this young master is not a legitimate son, it is rumored that he is very talented and is highly regarded by the Prime Minister. Today, when he saw that he was another talented person, he could be regarded as a treasure worth betting on, but he had to consider it carefully, for fear that Ling Yu... ...

Zhou Quanli analyzed it carefully in his mind, and his expression softened: "Thanks to Madam's thoughtfulness, the young master is very good and talented. He will have a prosperous career in the future. In three years, he will be Lingyu's wife." Day, it would be the best time to get married at that time."

The eldest lady said happily: "It is really gratifying that Mr. Zhou can have such far-sightedness."

"It's just..." Zhou Quanli changed the topic, "Of course I am willing to marry the eldest lady, but I am the apple of my eye, Lingyu, so I have to consider her wishes to some extent. "

The eldest lady nodded and signaled Mr. Zhou to continue.

"Lingyu is feeling unwell today and cannot attend with me. How about we arrange for the two of us to meet and have a detailed chat the next day and listen to her wishes before making a decision?"

The eldest lady naturally knew that the purpose of these words was to postpone the time and buy more time for Zhou Mansion to think about it.

She raised her eyebrows and made a preemptive strike, saying: "What Mr. Zhou said is true! I have already considered this matter. I plan to arrange a hunting in the paddock on the second day of next month. Not only can the two little guys meet, but also everyone in Kyoto can meet. Everyone from the big family is here to witness and witness, what do you think, Mr. Zhou?"

Seeing the lady’s enthusiasm, generosity and thoughtful etiquette

Mao Di responded: "The eldest lady is thoughtful, and the Zhou family will listen to the arrangements."

Some families were happy and some were sad. Xiao Shun was arranged by his family with a confused look on his face. He didn't calm down until the two families settled on the paddock for hunting.

......

"Madam, do you want to take a break and eat some ice to cool down?" Yingchun handed over the handkerchief, folded a large fan, and waved it beside her.

The eldest lady was worried about the kitchen, so she whispered, "I don't care, why don't you go and see how the food is being prepared in the kitchen?"

Yingchun answered yes and went to the kitchen to investigate the situation.

When she arrived at the kitchen, she first checked various matters with Zhang Qian, and there were no mistakes. Just as she was about to leave, she suddenly thought of someone and asked, "Why don't you see Shen Yuan?"

Zhang Qian waved his hand nonchalantly, "Someone came over just now to summon her, saying that Feng Chime had something to discuss with her. I was very busy and didn't pay much attention."

Yingchun's expression changed: "Wind chime? Isn't she locked up in the woodshed?"