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Chapter 58

Chapter 53

After An Mo came back from the Xie Mansion, he had to thank Zuiqiao in front of Ming Yu from time to time for taking him to fight on horseback, but he couldn't help it.The next day, the Jiang family overheard him, so he asked Ming Yu about it.Seeing that she couldn't hide it, Ming Yu could only slightly mention the encounter with Xie Zuiqiao when she came out that day, and said a few words along the way.Jiang Shi naturally didn't think about it elsewhere, and was just a little surprised when he heard it. Seeing An Mo's expectant face, he couldn't help laughing and persuading him: "You are a child, Mr. Xie is just teasing you for a few jokes, hurry up!" Seriously..."

Before Jiang could finish speaking, a girl came in from the outside and said, "Madam, the son of General Xie's mansion is here. He said that he had an appointment with the young master the day before yesterday, and he just got free today. He was afraid that the young master would be anxious to wait, so he came over." .”

When the girl said this, Ming Yu was not very surprised.Thinking about Xie Zuiqiao as a person, since he accepted An Mo, he would definitely come here sooner or later.Jiang Shi was very surprised, looked at Ming Yu and said, "I thought he was just talking, how could he be so serious with a child..."

An Mo on the side couldn't hide his disappointment at first when he heard what Jiang said, but now he cheered, if he hadn't been stopped by Ming Yu, he might have rushed out like a bird.

Ruan Hongtian is not at home today.Jiang Shi tidied up hurriedly, took An Mo by the hand, and took the maids and mothers out to meet the guests.When I arrived at the main hall of the second gate where I usually receive guests, I saw that the housekeeper Liu Shenghe had ordered someone to serve tea, and he was there to talk with him.

Xie Zuiqiao heard footsteps, looked up and saw Jiang and others coming, but did not see Mingyu.Knowing that she would not come out with her mother to meet guests like this, she was not too disappointed.He got up and met Jiang Shi according to the etiquette of the younger generation, and exchanged a few pleasantries.

Xie Zuiqiao turned to Jiang's and said: "The day before yesterday, I ran into the young master of your mansion, and I fell in love with him very much, so I made an appointment to take him out to play together. I wonder if my wife can trust him to me?"

Seeing that her own son had fallen in love with the son of the general's mansion like this, the Jiang family would benefit a lot if they had acquaintance at this time, and when An Mo grew up, he also knew that he was a prudent person, so why would he be worried? He hurriedly said: "I can't even look forward to it. It's just that the child is very naughty, I'm afraid it will offend the young master."

Xie Zuiqiao loves the house and Wu, and An Mo is already cute and cute. Seeing him standing there smiling at him with bright eyes, he also likes it in his heart. He said with a smile: "I was also very naughty when I was young. Young master, it seems to see another self."

This remark made everyone laugh.Not much to say at the moment, Jiang shi pulled An Mo over, gave him detailed instructions, and watched Xie Zuiqiao lead him away.When he came back, he turned to Mingyu again, and Mingpei came over after hearing the news, and praised Xie Zuiqiao for his good life in front of his two daughters.

It was afternoon when An Mo went out with Xie Zuiqiao, and was sent back by Xie Zuiqiao in the evening.Ruan Hongtian knew about this early on when he returned home, and greeted him personally. He only said that he was bothering him and that he would keep him for dinner, but was rejected by Xie Zuiqiao. He patted An Mo's head and smiled, "He will accompany me today." Riding a horse is extremely enjoyable, so why bother?"

Seeing that he was determined not to stay, Ruan Hongtian let him go.For dinner in the evening, Mrs. Ruan also came over.During the dinner, only An Mo was talking about today's affairs.He told him how to ride a horse outside the city in front of him, how he taught him how to dance a knife, and how he promised to make a wooden knife for himself before he left. The whole family laughed and laughed.After the meal was over, Ming Yu led An Mo back to the house, and couldn't help but ask, "Did Brother Xie ask you anything?"

An Mo shook his head.

"Think about it again, really? Don't lie to sister.

An Mo thought for a while, then shook his head: "No really. Brother Xie only asked me what I like to eat, and said that the knife would be ready for me in two days."

Ming Yu was a little surprised by An Mo's answer, and was stunned for a moment.Originally, he thought that when he brought his younger brother out, he would somehow take the opportunity to find out about her.Did not expect but did not mention a word.

In a few days, when Xie Jingzhu's health improves, he will return to Beijing.Now in front of her, there are two things that make her really restless.

The first is the jade ring he gave him, should he keep it or return it?If he stayed, it would be tacit approval for him to come to propose marriage.It's just that this matter was really too sudden. She was unprepared before, and she always felt that she hadn't thought it through yet.The second and more important thing is the big event next year that will be related to his life and death.These days, she has been carefully reminiscing about the bits and pieces of memories she heard about him in her previous life.

In early autumn, Emperor Zhengde went hunting in the royal paddock.On the way, he was assassinated.At that time, Pei Taizhi had already resigned from the post of commander of the guards, and he had just been promoted.While escorting him, his arm accidentally brushed against the poisonous crossbow, and he died.

She only knew the general process, but didn't know the details.

In the previous life, because of the flood in August in Jiangzhou, south of the Yangtze River, the government and the public were shaken.In the spring and summer of next year, Emperor Zhengde will visit again after five years, partly to visit the mountains and rivers, and partly to inspect the people's livelihood after the disaster.But in this life, Jiangzhou survived, and Ming Yu didn't know if there would be such a second trip to the south of the Yangtze River.If not, Xie Zuiqiao would naturally not come.She couldn't predict whether she would have a chance to meet him again, so she had to give him some warnings before he left.

He has feelings for her, even if he can't return his equal love, this "righteousness" must be repaid.

She thought of Hu Banxian again.

Xie Zuiqiao was a little worried that Ming Yu would return the jade ring to him.After a few days, seeing that there was no movement and my sister's body was getting better, I gradually felt relieved.After decorating the wooden knife cut by himself, two days before he left, he sent someone to send it over.Mrs. Xie has already taken care of all the carriages, horses and luggage, so she just waited for the time to set off and return north.

He was about to leave here and return to Beijing, and there were a lot of invitations to dinner parties in the past few days, he rejected all those who could be pushed, and those who couldn't, went away with his uncle.Xie Jingzhu wasn't idle either. Since the past few days, some old friends from her boudoir have come to say goodbye one after another.Although Xie Zuiqiao was very much looking forward to seeing Mingyu from a distance before leaving, but recently, there were a lot of guests in his sister's boudoir, and it was not good for him to go there, and secondly, he was entertaining.When I came back last night, I caught the porter and inquired about it, and found out that the girl from the Ruan family had been here before, and only left again, and I couldn't help feeling a little melancholy at that moment.Tomorrow is going to leave, and I just took the time to go to the Yoga Garden for the last time.

Although he wants to leave, he always feels in his heart that he will return sooner or later, and Yu Yuan is naturally even more reluctant to dispose of it.Just now I went to seal the door, handed over the key to the woman in the village, handed over some money, and told her to go and clean it every ten days and a half months.

Xie Zuiqiao returned to Xie's mansion, and just entered the door of the house, he suddenly heard a young man report that someone was looking for him outside the side door.His first reaction was, could it be that Ming Yu had something to say to him, that's why he sent someone?I felt excited again, but also a little nervous, I didn't even have time to change my clothes, so I hurried to the side door.When I got there, I saw a figure dodging at the entrance of the alley, and when I saw the figure clearly, I was stunned for a moment.

This person is actually Hu Banxian.

Hu Banxian reported the spring tide on August [-] last time. In the eyes of Xie Ruchun, the magistrate, he was not only a "banxian", but a living god.Out of prudent consideration, although he didn't publicize his "half-immortal" ability, he really looked at him differently.I personally brought the reward money and visited with my nephew Xie Zuiqiao, saying that I wanted to hire him as the master of the staff.Hu Banxian saw Xie Zuiqiao standing there, looking at himself with a smile that was not a smile, how could he dare to answer, so he hurriedly pushed back with an excuse that he thought of in advance.Xie Ruchun saw that he was not willing to live or die, and said that a capable person outside Fang had his own uniqueness in breaking through fame and fortune, and he respected him even more if he opposed him, and he dared not force him to come.

"It's you? But what major event has happened to report?"

Xie Zuiqiao looked at him and said, with a hint of ridicule in his expression.

Hu Banxian didn't dare to look him in the eyes, just bowed down, lowered his voice and said: "Young Master Xie, I got a letter from the person in front of me last night. That young man came to look for you today and told you something."

Xie Zuiqiao was a little surprised, raised his eyebrows and said, "What's the matter?"

Hu Banxian seemed a little embarrassed, hesitated for a while, then took out a letter from his arms with a wry smile, and handed it over: "The words in it, I really dare not open my mouth, compared to the last August [-]th flood I'm afraid it's even worse than that. The person who sent the letter had to tell the young master that it was divination to know the things mentioned in the letter. Only my trick was seen through by the young master last time. This time You don't need to play tricks, just bring the letter directly, the young master will know after reading it." Then he handed over the letter.

Borrowing the light from the lantern at the side entrance alley, when Xie Zuiqiao saw him talking, his eyes averted and he seemed a little frightened.

"The little one brought the words, and left. The other little ones don't know anything about it."

Seeing that he had accepted the letter in a hurry, Hu Banxian bent over hastily, turned around and left.

Xie Zuiqiao doesn't believe that there are real prophets in this world, but the person behind the message to Hu Banxian can really know the destiny, so he has to believe it.

This time he sent another letter, what exactly was he talking about?Looking at Hu Banxian's appearance, it seems that he has something to do with him.

Xie Zuiqiao frowned slightly, squeezed the letter and went to his room.When he got to the room, he lit the lamp, opened the letter and took out the letter raft inside. At a glance, he saw that it was still the same as the font he had seen from Hu Banxian last time, a little stiff and unsmooth.After reading the contents of the letter, the whole person was stunned.

The unknown man believed in the right way, he returned to Beijing this time, he had two joys and one worry.The red luan moves with the stars, and the marriage is in Beijing; the promotion to the rank and title, the future is boundless, and everyone envies it.One worry is the worry of life.In the autumn of next year, the Son of Heaven will be hunting, or there will be a sudden change in the dark, he must take strict precautions, and even more beware of poisonous crossbows and dark arrows.Lives are at stake and must not be forgotten.

Xie Zuiqiao looked at it again, frowning.

This letter was really not good news for him.

He has no joys or worries about being promoted to a noble position, and he doesn't take the assassin's murder very seriously.It was the first of those double happiness that made him unhappy.

His heart has already been firmly occupied by the beautiful woman here, but this unknown man who knows the destiny just said that when he returns to Beijing, there will be a marriage imminent.If what he said is true, could it be that his father has already fallen in love with someone from a certain family in Beijing on his behalf?

Xie Zuiqiao held the plain raft, and got closer to him, staring at it again, suddenly, he smelled something in his nose.

This smell seemed to be absent, if it hadn't just happened to be a little closer, he would have ignored it if he thought about it.But now, he really smelled it.It seems a little familiar, where I have smelled it before.

He brought the letter to his nose, took a deep breath, closed his eyes and thought about it carefully, and suddenly remembered.

Standing opposite her by the Wangshan Lake in the garden that night, when the wind sent her breath towards him, he also smelled this mint fragrance!
Xie Zuiqiao suddenly opened his eyes, his heart almost jumped out of his chest.

Is it a coincidence?still……

He quickly put away the letter raft, turned around and went out, bumping into Xie Jingzhu who had just opened the door, but fortunately he reacted quickly, shook and supported Xie Jingzhu's shoulder.

"Brother, I..."

Just as Xie Jingzhu opened her mouth, she was interrupted by Xie Zuiqiao: "I have something urgent, I'll listen to you when I get back." After finishing speaking, she hurried out.

(End of this chapter)