After being exiled, I led my whole family to rebel.

Aunt Chun also helped, "Fourth girl, we also know that this matter may be a bit difficult for you, and we were too embarrassed to mention it before. But now that Minglu Intermediate Class has graduated, at least we don't have to worry about anything culturally. As for us, it's not that we have to worry about it. If she has to be a secretary, what I mean is to let her follow you first, working for free and for free, but I just want to follow you to gain more experience and experience, and to save her from staying at home all day doing nothing."

"That's it." Xu Yinxi deliberately prolonged her tone thoughtfully.

It’s not that she deliberately embarrasses Aunt Chun, but she also knows that the closer people are, the harder it is to use them. What’s more, she is very busy after taking office. If there is an inexperienced Xu Minglu next to her, she will still have to deal with it. Taking the time to teach Xu Minglu was simply a waste of time.

She knew what kind of temper Xu Minglu was. Although Xu Minglu had restrained his temper recently, it was said that nature is easy to change. If Xu Minglu acted like a young lady again, would she still have to clean up the mess?

Xu Yinxi was a little embarrassed.

Xu Yinxi subconsciously wanted to refuse, but then she thought that when Xu Zhenying took her and Feng'er, they worked hand in hand without any delay in work.

It must have been a headache for Xu Zhenying to take care of her at that time.

Xu Zhenying once said that those in power must have a tolerant heart.

Xu Zhenying spent so much effort on her, couldn't she, Xu Yinxi, not be able to pass on the legacy?

Xu Minglu may not be without merit.

However, Xu Yinxi has always been very conscientious in everything she does. She doesn't like to stick to her words and get things done right. She thought about it for a while, then looked at Xu Minglu's somewhat flattering and expectant eyes and said, "If my sister wants to come out to do something, I will naturally welcome it." . Besides, I am in need of help here. If my sister can come to help, it will really solve my urgent need."

First affirm, then deny.

This is the essence of management.

Everyone in this world likes to hear beautiful words, and Xu Yinxi thought that even Xu Zhenying was no exception.

Sure enough, Aunt Chun and Xu Minglu looked happy.

"However, I have to say something ugly before." Xu Yinxi's face remained unchanged, she was still the considerate and approachable elder sister, "The job of a secretary is very tiring and very intense, both in terms of physical and psychological effects on the individual. The quality requirements are very high. Nowadays, Ye County is full of waste and I have no skills. I work until at least twelve o'clock every day, and I don't take leave day or night. My sister has been weak since she was a child, and I don't know if she can do this in terms of physical strength. Pass?"

"Ah?" Xu Minglu opened his mouth in shock and looked at Aunt Chun, "Is it so hard to be a secretary?"

Xu Yinxi smiled, "When Feng'er and I were the city lord's secretaries, we got up at six o'clock every morning to practice, and were still studying at twelve o'clock in the evening. In the meantime, we would welcome people to and from places, serve tea and water, arrange meetings, and handwrite I also had to help the city lord sort out and arrange the progress of all the speeches, which was the work of ten people. At the beginning, I was so tired that my calves were shaking and I didn’t dare to say anything, so I could only endure it."

Aunt Chun couldn't express what she felt in her heart, so she only murmured: "This is true. We all see how much hardship the fourth girl endured to survive."

Sure enough, these words made Xu Minglu hesitate.

"But, everything has pros and cons. It is said that one can become a great person only by enduring hardships. Although being a secretary is hard, it is very challenging. As long as my sister can do her job as a secretary, she will not be afraid of any job in the future. "Xu Yinxi patted Xu Minglu's shoulder gently, "Sister, you can think about it carefully and don't make a decision in a hurry."

Aunt Chun also fell silent, as if she didn't know what to do.

"Is the eldest sister back?"

Xu Lezhi's voice came from the side room in the inner courtyard.

Xu Yinxi turned around and saw a copper lock hanging outside the side room in the corner. The windows in the room were nailed shut. Xu Lezhi's voice could only be heard, but she could not be seen.

Xu Yinxi hesitated for a moment, then walked away, but was held back by Aunt Chun. She hesitated and said, "Fourth girl, be careful. Since Lezhi was imprisoned, her temperament has changed drastically, which has caused the entire Xu family to be confused." I hate it."

Even Xu Minglu, who used to be friends with Xu Lezhi, stopped Xu Yinxi with a vigilant look, "Sister, please don't go. Sister Qi is crazy... she curses us all day long without saying a word, and kicks and beats us. The scene of crying, making trouble, and hanging was repeated several times."

Xu Yinxi smiled: "It's okay. Lezhi is my sister after all. Since I'm back, I should go see her. My aunt and sister will go to my grandmother's place first, and I'll come later."

Aunt Chun roughly guessed that Xu Yinxi had something to say with Xu Lezhi, so she left with Xu Minglu.

Xu Yinxi walked slowly to the room, and then saw the figure through the cracks in the wooden bars of the window.

Xu Lezhi lost weight and looked paler because he had been locked in the room.

Xu Lezhi saw Xu Yinxi's face and thought of Lian's mention that Xu Yinxi was now the magistrate of Ye County. He couldn't help but feel hatred and jealousy in his heart, but his face was just pleading: "Sister, you are finally back. , can you tell my father to let me out. I am really going crazy from being locked up. I have learned from it these days and will never go against Xu Zhenying again. Please, good sister, my parents will listen to you. , can you go and beg for me?"

Xu Yinxi's beautiful eyebrows were slightly clustered, but she said nothing and looked at Xu Lezhi rather condescendingly.

"Sister, you are already the magistrate of Ye County now, and you have people under you. You really don't have to listen to Xu Zhenying in everything. I am your biological sister, and I will not harm you! You follow Xu Zhenying in rebellion Nothing will end well. When the imperial court sends out troops in the future, Xu Zhenying will be the first to be killed!"

Xu Yinxi's voice suddenly turned cold, "Xu Lezhi, who told you that the city was going to rebel?"

Xu Lezhi shrank his head and remained silent, his eyes darting around.

Xu Yinxi suddenly reached out and grabbed Xu Lezhi's collar from the gap between the wooden bars!

The girl's eyes were full of sharpness. She opened her thin lips and asked word by word: "Xu Lezhi, let me ask you again, who did you hear that the city wanted to rebel?!"

Xu Lezhi pushed her hand away and puffed up his chest: "What's wrong? Now everyone in the family is saying that Xu Zhenying might want to rebel. Even if they lock me in a room and don't allow me to move around, why don't they allow me to move around?" Listen to what others say!"

The coldness on Xu Yinxi's face faded.

It was so dangerous, she thought someone already knew that Xu Zhenying was going to rebel.

Her chest rose and fell slightly, and then she calmed down for a moment, "Lezhi, stay inside. When you get married, I will let you out!" Xu Lezhi finally couldn't stand it any longer and screamed, his face suddenly changed. Became twisted: "Xu Yinxi, why do you lock me up?! You are so cruel that you won't even let your own sister go! You want to be Xu Zhenying's dog, so use me to please her! What will she do? What benefit does it bring to you to let you do this to your sister! Oh, you are a county magistrate, right? When the soldiers from the court come, you will be beaten to a pulp! You bunch of rebellious officials and traitors will definitely have your heads chopped off ! I’m afraid there won’t even be anyone to collect your body by then!”

Xu Yinxi was stunned at first.

Then the corners of his lips curled up into a mocking smile.

Sure enough, it was Xu Lezhi. He couldn't even pretend for a moment, and his true colors were revealed so quickly.

Fortunately, she didn't have any expectations for Xu Lezhi.

She is now the county magistrate, and she may still have a long way to go in the future. If she hadn't considered that others criticized her for being too ruthless and not caring about her sisterhood, Xu Yinxi would have even left the door of Xu Lezhi's room. Don't want to step in.

Once upon a time, the two of them were sisters who talked about everything.

But now, Xu Lezhi probably only hates her.

The biological sisters from the same father and mother were now in a life-and-death situation. Xu Yinxi felt a little bit regretful, but mostly felt relieved.

No matter what, if you break it off, it will be easier to get on the road if you feel relaxed.

It is said that those in power should be ruthless and loveless, and Xu Yinxi finally realized it at this moment.

She could even feel her heart slowly getting colder and hardening.

"Xu Yinxi, you are Xu Zhenying's dog! For Xu Zhenying, you don't even want your own sisters and parents. You are just a wild dog wagging your tail in front of her and begging for mercy! If you have the ability, just lock me up for the rest of your life, otherwise wait until I get out. , I will report you to the court and let you all die a good death! If you are wise, let me out now!"

Xu Yinxi found that the words that she once thought were very hurtful no longer seemed to hurt her anymore.

She became stronger.

Facing Xu Lezhi's crazy insults and abuses, she didn't even have the desire to argue. She only felt that the crazy Xu Lezhi was very noisy, very sad, and very ridiculous.

She looked down at Xu Lezhi from a high position. The miserable moonlight illuminated the girl's eyes as calm as lake water, as if no wind or wave could make a single ripple.

Xu Yinxi ignored Xu Lezhi's shouting and said to herself: "There is a tofu seller over at the West City Gate. There are two sons in the family. The eldest son is a scholar and the younger son is a child. Although he is a little poorer, , but both parents are well-known as kind people in Lan County. The younger son is now sixteen, which is as good as two years older than you. He has a handsome face and a gentle temperament, and he will definitely have a bright future in the future."

Xu Lezhi's eyes widened and he looked at Xu Yinxi in disbelief.

Like a superior goddess, Xu Yinxi continued to speak ruthlessly, "Over there in Ye County, there is a family whose ancestors were officials even though they are refugees. They bought hundreds of acres of land in Ye County in one go and have a lot of assets. There is only an old father and an only son in the family. When you got married, you had enough food and clothing, and you were considered a small landowner in the countryside."

"I don't!" Xu Lezhi seemed to have realized what Xu Yinxi was saying, and his face suddenly changed, "You want to marry me casually, that's impossible! Throughout the ages, parents have made the final decision on marriage. You Who are you! You just want to push me into a pit of fire! How can these homeless country people be worthy of me? Where’s Fang Xun, I’ve been locked up for so long, why doesn’t he come to see me?!”

Xu Yinxi really laughed this time, whether at Xu Lezhi's stupidity or at her patheticness, "Fang Xun? You haven't given up on Fang Xun yet?"

"I am sincere to him! If I had other thoughts when I approached him at first, but later I really liked him!"

"Xu Lezhi, you have to be self-aware as a person. No matter you are Fang Xun before the exile or Fang Xun now, you can't reach high. Before the exile, Fang Xun's grandfather was a third-rank official, and his father was also a sixth-rank official. But now Fang Xun is already the magistrate of Lan County. With your talent and appearance, wouldn’t you feel ashamed standing in front of Fang Xun?”

"You!" Xu Lezhi was furious, "My grandfather is also a third-grade official, how can I not be worthy of him!"

Xu Yinxi frowned. She used to think that Xu Lezhi was a bit arrogant, but she didn't expect that she was so confused. It was like a chicken talking to a duck.

"I'm too lazy to talk to you. I already feel that I can't live with the two families I found for you. If you have such a temper, you will definitely make other people's houses uneasy. If I hadn't spoken out in person, I'm afraid it would be These two families will definitely not agree. Xu Lezhi, the city lord and I still have a lot of big things to do. I advise you to be more calm these days. Otherwise, if you wait for the city lord to free up his hands and remember that a person like you still exists, then It’s really the time when the second house is destroyed!”

"Xu Yinxi! Stop being alarmist here. To put it bluntly, aren't you just greedy for glory and wealth, and are eager to deal with me to please Xu Zhenying? I tell you, I will not marry! As long as I am here, I will not Let you succeed!"

A mocking smile appeared on Xu Yinxi's face, "You and I are just playing the piano against each other. Come on, I owe you what you deserve."

Before Xu Lezhi could finish speaking, Xu Yinxi felt bored and turned around to leave.

Xu Lezhi yelled and cursed from behind, sometimes cursing Xu Zhenying, sometimes the Xu family, and sometimes cursing her and the Lian family.

Xu Yinxi rubbed her temples. She was already very worried about the matter in Ye County, but she was asking for trouble by coming to argue with Xu Lezhi.

That girl... is obsessed with her mind, and no one can speak to her.

After all, it’s still jealousy.

Xu Lezhi and Xu Deyuan were cut from the same mold. They were unsympathetic towards their brothers and sisters, and they were even more impotent and jealous of the sisters in other houses. They did not allow anyone to live a better life than themselves. If a brother or sister is doing well, he will be like termites eating his heart, unable to sleep at night, jealous to the point of madness, and even lose his mind.

But there is another saying: the heart is as high as the sky and the life is as thin as the paper!

Thinking about it now, didn't Xu Deyuan try his best to prevent the people from Jifang from going into the soap business with Sanfang? If his father hadn't stopped him, the assets of the first and fourth houses would have been many times stronger than they are now!

It's no wonder that the first and fourth houses separated from the second house and joined Xu Zhenying's camp.

After all, this is all what the second room asked for!

Xu Yinxi felt very tired, so she told Mrs. Lian: "Mom, my sister is obsessed with it and can't listen to any persuasion at all. It's useless for anyone to persuade her now. The situation in the city is tense now. Let's divide the matter of fixed taxation. , I still don’t know what will happen, but you must keep her under guard these days and don’t cause trouble at this juncture!”

Lian sighed frequently and didn't know what was wrong with Xu Lezhi. They were all born from the same mother, so why was she the only one who looked so much like her ruthless father?

Forget it, children are debts. As Xu Yinxi said, it would be worthy of her to keep a close eye on her, marry her off as soon as possible, and ensure that she has enough food and clothing for the rest of her life.