Ninefold above

Chapter 6
The next day, Lu Chengfeng woke up before dawn, and the morning in April was chilly, and there was movement from the training ground.

It was just dawn, and the people on the field were wielding swords, and the Xuanhong Jinyi kept flipping with the movements, and the moves were neat and neat.

Xie Jiuxiao practiced for a while, his forehead was dripping with sweat, and his face exuded the vitality of a young man in the cold morning.

Xie Jiuxiao put away his sword and turned around, and walked down to the martial arts field. Lu Chengfeng approached respectfully, with his head slightly lowered. Seeing the beads of sweat on his forehead, he reached out and handed him a handkerchief.

Xie Jiuxiao casually took the handkerchief to wipe off his sweat, and smelled the faint fragrance of magnolia, he walked towards the main house, stopped for a moment, then naturally stepped inside, and Lu Chengfeng stopped outside the door.

Xie Jiuxiao untied his arms, glanced outside the door, seemed dissatisfied with her standing there, and said, "Come in."

With permission, Lu Chengfeng entered, Xie Jiuxiao slowly untied his arms and began to take off his clothes. Lu Chengfeng's brows twitched, and he persuaded himself to learn to bow his head under the eaves. After struggling for a moment, he took the initiative to step forward Said: "Master, let me come."

Xie Jiuxiao didn't say a word, Lu Chengfeng was not sure why he wanted him to be by his side, the only way now is to please him, girl, although she has never done it, but she has seen the instigation, so she naturally knows what to do .

Lu Chengfeng lowered his eyes and stretched out his hand to touch the girdle. When he got closer, he realized that Xie Jiuxiao's figure was unusually slender. She was quite unfamiliar, and Xie Jiuxiao slowly raised his hand in cooperation, and finally changed his clothes .

Xie Jiuxiao didn't look at her again since then. After changing his clothes, he walked towards the desk, with his back turned to Lu Chengfeng, and Lu Chengfeng was able to glance into the room from the corner of his eye.

The furnishings in this room are extremely simple. There is a brush and ink painting of a bamboo forest hanging in front of the entrance. There seems to be a poem mentioned in the painting. To the left is the bed, with bead curtains on both sides, and to the right are two rows of bookshelves. Box, above are all kinds of books and picture scrolls, all the objects are neat and meticulous.

The window was pushed open, Xie Jiuxiao sat on the chair in front of the desk, looked up at her, and said, "Lu Chengfeng."

Lu Chengfeng lowered his eyes: "The servant is here."

Xie Jiuxiao frowned unknowingly, with a complicated expression on his face, but Lu Chengfeng lowered his head and couldn't see it: "What do you want to do with the Lefang Secretary that night?"

Lu Chengfeng carefully said: "Don't dare to hide the truth from the young master, my life in the Lefang Division is not easy, Fu Dan is always targeting her, I see her sneaking around, I don't know what is going on, I want to find her to blackmail."

Xie Jiuxiao seemed to be smiling, leaning back, looking at Lu Chengfeng with bright eyes: "You said that Fu Dan bullied you?"

Lu Chengfeng replied: "Yes."

Xie Jiuxiao said: "Although Yanjing is far away from Subei, I am not deaf. Lu Feng has three sons and three daughters. The eldest daughter is gentle and kind. She is a model for daughters of aristocratic families. The second daughter, Lu Chengfeng, does not know how to play piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, etc. She is a female red, but she is brave and good at fighting, and her martial arts are outstanding, and everyone in Yanjing City has never seen her face but often hears her name."

His gaze was scrutinizing, and his peach blossom eyes were slightly raised: "Before you lie to others, at least put some thought into it, otherwise I will look stupid."

Lu Chengfeng was silent for a moment, and raised a sincere face: "Fu Dan's tricks are all small tricks. If I startle the director, I will inevitably be imprisoned and punished."

Xie Jiuxiao didn't know whether to believe it or not, and said, "Let's count your truth, what did you see and hear when you followed?"

Lu Chengfeng's eyes were dull, but he thought about this question repeatedly in his heart. Did Xie Jiuxiao want to test what she knew, or did he want to know something from her?
Lu Chengfeng shook his head: "The slave girl was afraid of being discovered and did not dare to approach, so she didn't hear anything."

Xie Jiuxiao looked thoughtfully, looked out of the window, turned back after a while, and asked with interest: "Do you know where you are now?"

Lu Chengfeng looked calmly: "Yes, Xie family."

Xie Jiuxiao said: "Here I move my finger, and you can disappear from this world without a sound."

Lu Chengfeng clasped his fingers together, but said calmly, "I know."

Xie Jiuxiao smiled and said, "You are very courageous."

Lu Chengfeng rolled his eyes at this smile.

Lu Chengfeng had never seen such a pair of beautiful eyes. Because of his young age and the owner's neutrality, those eyes could not be said to be breathtaking, but they were enough to make people stop at a glance. Seeing the young man's vigor and unruliness, he quietly stared at her.

Lu Chengfeng lowered his eyes and did not speak.

Xie Jiuxiao stared at the person for a moment, making sure he couldn't ask anything about her, so he said, "Go and do your work."

Only then did Lu Chengfeng back out.

She is wearing a light green tunic dress of good quality today, this color of clothes can best reflect the femininity of a woman, Xie Jiuxiao watched her go down the steps, bumped into Shisan, the two said a few words talk.

Wearing the body of guilt, neither humble nor overbearing, obviously in a difficult situation, but can't hide the calmness and fearlessness on his body.

When Shisan came in, he saw his young master looking out of the window in a daze. He looked suspicious: "Master?"

Xie Jiuxiao withdrew his gaze, got up and walked to the table, Thirteen brought out the washed fruit: "The eldest son just delivered it."

The fresh fruits in this season are not in season, and he is picky, so he loses his appetite after coming and going. After a long time, everyone in the house knows that the fruits and vegetables that can be sent to Qinyuan after winter must come from other places.

Xie Jiuxiao picked up one and said, "Where did you get it?"

Thirteen smiled and said, "Nanling, it took six days to arrive. The eldest son knows that you like food, so he asked someone to pick the freshest food and deliver it to you as soon as you got it."

Xie Jiuxiao tasted two and found that they were really good, so he couldn't help laughing: "Brother still loves me the most."

Thirteen also said: "Isn't it! The eldest son is just a younger brother, so it hurts so much!"

Xie Jiuxiao said, "Did brother come back?"

Thirteen said, "I haven't returned. The Ministry of Criminal Justice is busy with official duties, and the eldest son often returns late at night."

Xie Jiuxiao nodded, thought for a moment, and asked: "I'm not here for a few days, how is she?"

Thirteen said, "Master, you mean Lu Chengfeng?"

Xie Jiuxiao didn't speak.

Thirteenth said: "She has been normal for the past few days, and she even asked about you."

Xie Jiuxiao raised his eyes: "Oh? Ask me? What did you ask?"

Thirteen scratched his head: "I didn't ask anything, maybe I haven't seen anyone since I came here for a few days, and I asked you the day before yesterday if you were in the house, and when you will come back."

Xie Jiuxiao thought silently.

Thirteen couldn't help but said: "Young Master, why did we go to the Lefang Division to ask for her? Lu Chengfeng's status is sensitive now, so if he wants her to come to the house like this, the house will definitely suffer from rumors."

How could Xie Jiuxiao not know, sighed softly and said, "I know it's a bit reckless, but the Lefang Division is too complicated. I have inquired about how many companies in Yanjing City want to take Lu Chengfeng into the mansion these days."

Thirteen puzzled: "Why is this? What happened to the Lu family, if Master Hu hadn't put on an official robe and it was the emperor's fiftieth birthday, the female family members of the Lu family would not have had a chance to survive. Now there is only one Lu family left. Lu Chengfeng, after she was sent to the Lefang Division, many people outside wanted to..."

Thirteen finally came to his senses while talking: "Master...do you want to save Lu Chengfeng's life?"

Thirteen has been serving Xie Jiuxiao since he was a child. His young master is not a master who hates evil and sees injustice. He can't do such things as teaching and punishing sinners for the righteousness of the world, so he has always treated Lu Chengfeng politely since he entered the mansion.

Xie Jiuxiao didn't answer, glanced at the fruit plate, stood up after pondering for a moment and said, "I'm going to talk to my elder brother."

Thirteen was still in the shock just now, and it wasn't until Xie Jiuxiao stepped out of the room that he realized and hurriedly shouted: "The young master hasn't returned yet!"

It was also a coincidence that as soon as Xie Jiuxiao arrived in front of Xiaozhu's gate, he ran into Xie Yunqian who had just entered the gate of the mansion.

Xie Jiuxiao went forward to meet him: "Brother!"

Xie Yunqian was still wearing official robes, obviously just finished his official duties, followed by guard Tang Nineteen, when he saw Xie Jiuxiao, he nodded and lowered his eyebrows, and retreated to one side tactfully.

Xie Yunqian had a gentle smile on his brows and said, "Have you tasted the fruit you sent? Do you still like it?"

Xie Jiuxiao walked into the garden side by side with him, and said: "Taste it, the things brought from Nanling are really good, not a little bit better than those in Yanjing City."

Xie Yunqian said: "When you are young, you can choose. These two baskets of fruits and vegetables are not available in Yanjing right now. I can only buy some after I have people deliver them two months in advance. These kinds of things can't be kept for long. After a while, you will have people move them." Store it in your little refrigerator."

The two sat down in the gazebo in the courtyard, Xie Yunqian looked at Xie Jiuxiao: "Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

Xie Jiuxiao raised his face and smiled, a little obediently: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from my elder brother."

He paused, then said: "Yesterday, I asked for a maid at the Lefang Division. It's Lu Chengfeng from the Lu family."

Xie Yunqian narrowed his eyes: "Lu Chengfeng?"

Xie Yunqian calculated the time: "It seems that she hasn't fulfilled the three-month shackles of the Lefang Division, have you forced her to come here?"

Xie Jiuxiao nodded: "Right now, the Yanjing family is watching her covetously. If I don't act early, she will be taken away by others, and she may not even be able to save her life."

Xie Yunqian said: "You have done everything, what else can I say. It's just that this way, you will inevitably be criticized. No one dares to gossip in front of grandfather. The criminal department is busy, so their petty actions can only be done behind the scenes. make."

When he said that, Xie Jiuxiao knew that Lu Chengfeng's matter was over: "What's the big case in Yanjing recently? I haven't had dinner with my eldest brother for several days."

Xie Yunqian's gaze sank a bit, and his eyes fell on the peach blossom tree beside the pavilion, full of buds and pink, ready to show off. He stretched out his hand and broke the branches: "The emperor ordered me to secretly investigate the Fan family. The progress has been weak these days, and I have to be busy."

Xie Jiuxiao pondered for a moment, and said, "The emperor wants to clear up the officialdom?"

Xie Yunqian said: "This matter hasn't been made public yet, maybe."

Xie Jiuxiao thought for a moment in silence, then frowned suddenly: "Could it be..."

Xie Yunqian sighed and said, "I hope I'm thinking too much."

(End of this chapter)