I wish for a long time

Just as he was talking, a servant suddenly came to report that Xi Ning had woken up.

Everyone in the courtyard breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the news.

Ye Jiu wanted to find an excuse to sneak over to have a look, but unexpectedly, Qi Shaoan directly grabbed his sleeve and couldn't move for a while.

"I'll go with you."

Ye Jiu turned his head halfway stiffly, and smiled, "Shao'er, I think it's better for you to stay."

Qi Shaoan blinked in confusion, and Ye Jiu explained again: "I'm afraid that these two will fight in a while."

After finishing speaking, she raised her chin towards Song Chuxun.

Qi Shaoan looked at Song Chuxun's absent-minded look, if Second Young Master Xue came later, although he would not fight, he would inevitably be a little embarrassed.

She felt that Ajiu didn't seem to be deceived by herself, and she hesitated in her heart.

Seeing that there is a door, Ye Jiu said in a frenzy, "Shao'er, you have a pivotal role now, and you are absolutely indispensable in such a scene."

"Okay, you son of a bitch, you can take Shao'an, I can handle it here."

Ye Jiu's face froze, and he looked at Song Chuxun in a dazed way.

Shouldn't the two of them be united at this moment?

Since Bai Jian was in such a hurry to ask her to go, he must have something to tell, and with Shao'er's intelligence, he could definitely guess from a few words.

"Cuihua, are you sure?"

Qi Shao'an squeezed her palm suddenly, "Ajiu, you don't have something to hide from me, do you?"

For a habitual offender like Ajiu, every word of her is worth digging into.

Ye Jiu's heart was as calm as a dog, she smiled resignedly, "No way, go, let's go now."

Qi Shaoan nodded in satisfaction, and patted the back of her hand, "Then wait a minute, Ajiu, I stewed pigeon soup and it's still warming up in the small kitchen, I'll go get it right away."

Ye Jiu smiled and nodded, "Shao'er is paying attention."

Qi Shao'an trotted away, the smile on Ye Jiu's lips suddenly collapsed, and he turned to stare at Song Chuxun.

"Cuihua! What are you doing..."

"Dog eggs."

Song Chuxun interrupted her suddenly, raised his eyes, and looked directly at her, "Do you think she can't guess anything if you don't say anything?"

Ye Jiu froze immediately.

Song Chuxun chuckled, "You know it yourself, you won't be able to hide it from her for long."

"Today, she asked me for news more than once. I can see that she has already guessed it, but she is not sure."

There was a hint of panic in Ye Jiu's eyes, "What did she guess?"

Seeing her nervous appearance, Song Chuxun waved her hand, "Don't worry, it's not the one you're worried about."

Ye Jiu was silent for a long time, and finally sighed, "She will know sooner or later."

Song Chuxun looked at Ye Jiu, his eyes were a little moved, "I know you're doing it for Yu Ning, and I don't want that old man to get hold of anything, but if Shao'an or your housekeeper find out, then go After some investigation and being discovered by the Chu family, that is the real disaster."

There was a shallow wave in her eyes, and she said softly: "There is always a reason, or a reason that can completely convince them, but can't arouse suspicion."

Ye Jiu remained silent.

She knew that by letting Shao'er go with her, Song Chuxun gave her a chance to get over it, so as to completely dispel the doubts in Shao'er's heart, and also to settle her experienced Uncle Bai by the way.

She pursed her lips and said, "I see."

……

The bamboo garden is about ten minutes away from Yungui Pavilion, and some green bamboos are sparsely planted in the middle, and the sun shines down, making the light and shadow mottled.

Ye Jiu held the food box in one hand and Qi Shaoan in the other, and walked forward in small steps.

Seeing that she kept her head down, Qi Shao'an looked sideways several times, but Ajiu was still immersed in her own world, not even noticing that the hand holding her was getting tighter.

She really couldn't hold back, and called out: "Ajiu."

"Do you have something to say to me?"

Ye Jiu froze for a moment, subconsciously denied, "No...no."

Then she realized that she did have something to say to her, and nodded again, "Ah, yes."

Qi Shao'an has been paying attention to her expression. Ajiu has a pair of smiling eyes. Even if he is worried or troubled by a case, his eyes are always shining, like amber beads under the sun, shining brightly.

But she rarely sees such a gloomy and lifeless look like now.

She thought of Ajiu's "Please" yesterday, and she felt like a small mallet was beating the side drum, and it sounded continuously.

"Isn't it, Chu Mansion?"

Even if Ajiu didn't say anything, just based on what she saw and heard, it is very likely that she has something to do with the Chu family.

At this moment, Ye Jiu only thought that Song Banxian's calculations were accurate, and her Shao'er really found out the clue.

She scrubbed the back of Qi Shaoan's hands, nodded, "Yes, yes."

Qi Shao'an looked a little nervous, her gaze fell on Ye Jiu's side face, and she just kept looking at it, waiting for her next explanation.

Ye Jiu took a deep breath, and said slowly: "The arrow is on the string, facing the target, and we are near the red heart."

Qi Shao'an's breath stagnates upon hearing this.

On the edge of the heart, that means, they are also on the target.

Seeing that she had lost her voice, Ye Jiu shrugged indifferently, "Don't worry, it's just that there is some involvement in the investigation of the case, and it's been dealt with. Cuihua and Tongzi are also a coincidence, so don't worry."

After all, the ease in Ye Jiu's eyes was deeply buried again, she simply looked straight ahead, and pushed open the courtyard door of Yungui Pavilion first.

Qi Shaoan looked at the thin and tall figure, a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

Have you dealt with it...then why are you still so depressed.

And that day you clearly said that King Mu stationed troops to rebel, but now you don't mention a word, is it also related to this matter?

And...you probably forgot to tell me about it.

Qi Shaoan secretly clenched his fists, his brows gradually wrinkled together.

So, this is what you said... the reason why I don't doubt it.

……

Ye Jiu felt that passing five levels and beating six generals was not as tiring as it is now.

The emperor can't say it, and the family can't say it yet. Seeing things slowly getting out of control, old man Chu is still staring at him secretly.

Aggrieved, really aggrieved.

What's more frightening is that her dear uncle Bai is harder to fool than Shao'er.

When Bai Jian saw Ye Jiu for the first time, he blurted out a sentence: "Did you encounter any unusual things in the Chu Mansion?"

Ye Jiu was completely speechless.

She managed to calm down her family Shao'er, but Uncle Bai was so kind, he stabbed him back again.

Bai Jian saw that she was silent, with a cold expression: "Ning'er said, the water in Chu's mansion is very deep, just say that his dead soldiers are all highly skilled in martial arts, you can come back safely from Chu's mansion, did you agree? What are they?"

Ye Jiu heard the words and looked into the room. Behind the curtain, Xi Ning was leaning on the bed, coughing occasionally.

Looking at Ye Jiu's appearance, Bai Jian felt something was wrong in his heart, and he whispered, "Jin'er, tell the truth."

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little subtle, Ye Jiu looked at Xi Ning without speaking, and Bai Jian looked at Ye Jiu eagerly.

Xi Ning's complexion was still pale, and her lips were a little dry. She finally breathed a sigh of relief seeing Ye Jiu standing outside the bead curtain. She didn't find anything wrong with her eyesight, and her complexion was still rosy and lively.

Thinking of that day when she found her carriage suddenly appeared at the gate of Chu's residence, and a gleaming dagger was pressed against the young master's waist, her whole body stood up.

However, before she flew forward, there was a bloody sword tip on his chest.

The sword pierced through her chest, she didn't even see who was hurting her, and she lost consciousness.

Now seeing Ye Jiu standing in front of her safe and sound, she can finally feel relieved.

After a few breaths of silence, the room was broken.

"Uncle Bai," Qi Shao'an took a step forward and said, "It must be that Ajiu investigated the case a few days ago and had some misunderstandings with Captain Chu, which led to today's situation."

"The affairs of the imperial court are intertwined. Chu Taiwei has been an official for many years, and it is reasonable to have some of his own power and connections. Besides, Chu Taiwei has always been upright and dedicated to the people. I don't think he will blame the Marquis for this matter. What do you say?"

Ye Jiu was a little surprised when she heard this, she couldn't believe it for a moment, if this was the Shaoan brand "artificial lie detector" that had been asking her all the time, how could she start to speak for herself in a blink of an eye.

Bai Jian stroked his beard and thought for a while, then frowned and looked at Xi Ning, "What should I say about Ning'er?"

Qi Shao'an pursed his lips, and said again: "It must be that Chu Taiwei has many capable men, and I'm afraid they have discovered Miss Xi Ning's traces, so they should be regarded as a riotous thief."

Seeing the strange light in Ye Jiu's eyes, Qi Shao'an smiled slightly, and continued, "It's not the same as when Ajiu went to Chu's mansion this morning, so he came back safely."

Hearing this, Bai Jian's cold face finally softened a little. If so, it doesn't look like he was harming Jin'er.

Ye Jiu chuckled twice, watched Qi Shaoan coax Bai Jian around with a few words, and secretly clicked his tongue.

She didn't expect that Shao'er, her family, had such a high level of ideological consciousness. With all the effort, she had already completely believed in her own words, and even gave a set of reasons that were more complete than her own.

Logical and self-consistent.

It's a pity not to take this as an argument.

Ye Jiu twitched the corner of his mouth and smiled lightly, now, she is already transparent in front of Shao'er.

During this silence, there was a sudden knock on the door.

"Master, there are people coming from the palace."

When Ye Jiu heard this, his head became dizzy, not only old man Chu was afraid of her entering the palace, but she herself was afraid of entering the palace.

"All right, all right, I'll pack up and go."

The servant hesitated, "It's not the young master, I'm not asking you to go, it's... I'm asking the old lady to go."

……

Ye Jiu almost flew to Ziru Garden.

Along the way, her mind turned as fast as her legs.

This move was simply Sima Zhao's heart, wishing he could carve a few words on her head: "I want a hostage."

Looking at the entire palace, who else can call her mother if there is anything to do——

Besides Mu Wang's mother, who would have the thought and reason to call Mrs. Lin?

Ye Jiu's expectation was right, the person who came here was the chief eunuch of Yihui Palace, the capable father-in-law next to Concubine Zheng, Eunuch Li.

When she arrived at Ziru Garden, Mrs. Lin had already received the order and was sitting quietly in front of the hall. Eunuch Li greeted Ye Jiu, then turned and left.

"Mother Lin, what's going on?"

Mrs. Lin looked a little weird, she sighed softly, and handed the yellow scroll to Ye Jiu, "Concubine Zheng will hold a flower appreciation banquet tomorrow, and invited me to the banquet."

Ye Jiu was a little irritable for no reason: "Admiring the flowers, every day is to enjoy the flowers, can you change the reason?"

Last time when the old emperor was dying, Concubine Zheng detained Mrs. Lin in the palace in the name of appreciating flowers. This time it was the same reason, and the purpose couldn't have been more obvious.

"Don't go, it looks like there is a pitfall." Ye Jiu refused decisively.

Nanny Sun wrung the handkerchief, with deep sorrow on her face, she pulled Ye Jiu over, pressed him into the chair, and sighed slightly: "Don't worry, brother, isn't there still one night, maybe there is still room for change."

Mrs. Lin smiled when she heard the words, "Xuesi, you're just too confused. This is the imperial edict issued by Concubine Zheng to the Empress Dowager. If you don't go, you will be resisting the edict."

Grandma Sun's eyes turned red when she saw this, "Girl, why are you still in the mood to joke at this moment? You forgot last time..."

Mrs. Lin frowned suddenly, and Nanny Sun fell silent upon seeing this.

Ye Jiu heard something was wrong, so he asked, "Last time? What happened last time?"

Grandma Sun turned her face away and said nothing, Madam Lin gave a gentle smile when she saw this, "It's nothing, Jin'er, don't listen to your Aunt Sun talking nonsense, it's all nonsense."

Ye Jiu felt a sense of vigilance in his heart, the more he said that, the more something happened.

But before she could ask, Mrs. Lin changed the subject, "The cakes you brought from the palace two days ago are really good, and they have a special taste."

Ye Jiu's throat choked, and he said softly, "It was rewarded by the empress dowager."

Mrs. Lin didn't look surprised at all, she smiled lightly, "And your favorite jasper cake, don't you want to try it?"

Ye Jiu kept thinking about how to prevent Mrs. Lin from entering the palace, so he shook his head, "I'm not hungry."

Madam Lin looked outside the door and sighed, "Yes, mother knows, your taste has changed."

Ye Jiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly explained, "No..."

Mrs. Lin stopped her, shaking her head and chuckling: "Silly boy, what is this? Even if you change your skin, you are still my mother's child."

Ye Jiu slowly clenched the handle of the chair, his face was calm and self-possessed, but his heart was already turbulent.

Not only has the skin changed, but the whole person, from hair to little toes, has been changed all over again.

She was originally alone in this world, coming and going freely and freely, but as time went by, her bond here became deeper and deeper, and she became more and more reluctant to let go.

She didn't want anyone who loved her to be hurt, but it seemed that in the end, one person after another was in danger for her.

This deep sense of powerlessness pierced her heart through the coldness of the bone marrow.

Ye Jiu gritted his back molars, and said in a deep voice, "It's a big deal."

They finally stretched their hands into their marquis' mansion. Today it is Mrs. Lin, but tomorrow, who will it be?

Mrs. Lin stopped her words, and shook her head lightly: "Jin'er, you never let your mother worry about it since you were young, and now you are taking care of yourself with a weak crown, so you can rest assured that your mother will entrust the Marquis Mansion to you. "

Ye Jiu opened his mouth slightly, but didn't know what to say.

Her mother has never asked anything since she started investigating the case. Even this time, Mrs. Lin did not show any panic about the matter of Chu's mansion.

She thought that she was hiding it well enough, but now it seems that Mrs. Lin has already figured herself out.

Mrs. Lin bent her lips and smiled, "Mother has lived half her life anyway, and I have seen such turmoil before."

"You just need to follow your own rules, mother, you don't need to worry about it."

Ye Jiu wanted to say something, but saw Mrs. Lin slightly raised her head.

She looked along, and saw that Qi Shao'an had rushed over at some point, and was standing far away in the corridor of the courtyard, and behind the pillar next to him, there were two little heads, Nan Yuan and Lu Lin.

"They're all half-grown children," Mrs. Lin said with a faint smile, her voice was careless, with a bit of life:

"The sky is falling, mother will hold it up."

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