On the second day, Ji Jing welcomed the envoy into the palace.
Jin Lu and other officials had already been waiting outside the mansion. As soon as he arrived, they surrounded him and greeted him in a noisy manner.
"I have seen you sir."
"My lord is well."
"Have you had a smooth journey, my lord?"
The envoy smiled with a smile on his face: "Okay, okay. Thank you all for coming to greet us. I have been ordered by King Liang to visit Governor Xu."
With a smile on his face, Jin Lu stepped forward to greet him. He supported one of his arms and said diligently: "Sir, the heat is getting intense now. It's really hard for you to come here. Come on, come on,
Go this way, it's cooler here."
The messenger was generous and fat, and he was originally afraid of heat. After hearing what he said, he got what he wanted and his attitude improved.
"Your Excellency is..."
"Xiaguan Nanyuan has a long history, his surname is Jin and his name is Lu." He said with a smile, "I'm going to recognize you as someone familiar today, sir, don't forget about Xiaguan."
The implications of these words were too strong. The messenger understood and laughed.
"Okay, okay, Jin Changshi, please."
Then the receptionist job was taken away by Jin Lu.
Ji Jing rolled his eyes at the back, this little old man, it's really like being a flatterer, can't he be serious?
Thinking this in his heart, he became even more angry on his face. When the messenger turned around and saw him, he felt even better.
The conflicts among his subordinates have been made clear. It seems that Xu Huan's condition is really serious? Hahaha, this is great. Maybe Nan Yuan can be taken down without a fight, and he can stand in front of the king.
Great work!
"My lord, please come this way. I'll be here soon."
"I should have asked you to take the sedan, but Manager Ji forgot to make arrangements in advance, so I had to take two hard steps."
"It's right in front, arriving soon."
Enjoying the compliments from Jin Lu and other officials, the envoy was in a good mood and replied humbly: "You're welcome, I am a strong and healthy official. How can I ride in a sedan chair in the mansion? This is very good, very good."
When he arrived at the main courtyard, he saw that the guards were closely guarding the place, and the envoy frowned slightly.
Jin Lu observed the situation and immediately pushed the matter to Ji Jing: "Since Lord Xu fell ill, all affairs in this mansion have been arranged by Manager Ji. Our Manager Ji is a proper person, don't you think so, sir?"
The messenger smiled and nodded, "Not bad."
This is a way to openly give eye drops to colleagues. It seems that they have been grudges for a long time.
As soon as he entered the room, the smell of medicine hit his face, and the messenger's face became serious.
There weren't that many people in the room, just two boys and a medicine boy.
The doctor was taking his pulse, and there was a girl standing next to him.
The messenger raised his eyes and felt that half of his body was numb.
The girl has not grown up yet, and only one side of her face is visible when she stands there, but her outline and figure are far more beautiful than many of Prince Liang's concubines.
Is this one of the Xu sisters? No wonder she is so famous. She is really a beauty that I have never seen in my life. If I win Nanyuan, I can present the Xu sisters to Prince Liang...
"grown ups?"
The messenger came back to his senses and was about to step forward to speak when the girl seemed to realize that there was an outsider in the room. She took a quick glance and bowed her head to salute.
"I don't know if your noble envoy has arrived, but my daughter has been rude. My father is in the process of diagnosis and treatment. Please forgive me for being with you." Without waiting for him to reply, he hurriedly hid in the cubicle.
The messenger smiled coquettishly. It was indeed a boudoir lady. Was she frightened?
The doctor hurriedly saluted and went over there to talk.
The voices of the two people came faintly.
"Doctor Huang, how is my father?"
"Sir...well, I'll do my best!"
"Is there really no other way?"
"I have learned all I have learned in my life..."
The messenger looked away and asked Jin Lu casually, "Which lady is this? She is very filial."
Jin Lu quickly replied: "It's our third young lady. A few days ago, something happened to Fang Sima. The eldest lady was too sad and fell ill, so the third young lady took care of him in front of you."
"Oh..." the messenger thought to himself, Miss Xu San is indeed a bit younger. I heard that Miss Xu is already sixteen, so she must be more charming, right? This third miss already looks like this, I don't know what the eldest miss is like
Grace.
Ji Jing couldn't stand the fascinated look on his face, and interrupted: "Thank you, sir, for inviting me to visit you. I'm afraid we, sir, won't be able to entertain you because of your situation..."
"Oh." The messenger was reminded and finally looked towards the patient on the bed.
This Governor Xu was very thin, his face was sallow, he had his eyes closed and he didn't feel anything. He looked really seriously ill...
The messenger asked: "Didn't you say that Governor Xu is awake? Why is he still like this?"
Tears appeared in Ji Jing's eyes, and he put aside his head and said: "My lord, I have woken up several times, but each time it didn't last long..."
The messenger understood that he did not want to cause civil strife, so he spread the news that Xu Huan had recovered from his illness.
It is understandable that they would do the same thing if King Liang suddenly fell ill.
The envoy asked a few more questions, and after hearing that there were no flaws, he was half convinced. Ji Jing asked him to serve tea elsewhere, and he agreed.
After leaving the main courtyard, the envoy saw the guards stopping a young man.
"We adults are busy and don't have time to see you."
"Miss Third is busy, please come back!"
Seeing them coming out, the young man raised his head and looked over.
The messenger felt that his eyes were shaken again, and he couldn't help feeling unhappy.
"Who is this?" he asked displeasedly.
Before Ji Jingjin Lu could answer, Xu Yin had already come out, walked over quickly, and whispered: "Second Young Master Yan, we have something to do here, can we talk about it later?"
The young man and the young girl were about the same age and matched in appearance. They were really pleasing to the eye when they stood together. The envoy looked more and more irritated and asked first: "Miss Xu San, this is..."
Xu Yin looked helpless, turned around and lowered his head and replied: "Your Majesty, this is the second Young Master Yan, who is a guest in the mansion."
There was hostility in the young man's eyes. He took a step forward intentionally or unintentionally, blocked her halfway, and saluted, "I'm Yan Er, this sir is the noble envoy of King Liang, right? Thank you for coming to visit me. I would like to express my gratitude to Lord Xu."
pass."
The messenger's face darkened and he did not answer. He only asked Ji Jing: "Who is this? How can he represent Xu Governor? You don't introduce him?"
Ji Jing looked embarrassed and said: "Sir, this is a guest in our house. We, your Excellency, have made an explanation before. It's really... you don't need to pay attention to it. Just go to the front hall and sit down!"
After that, he lowered his face and said to the young man: "Second Young Master Yan, if you have something serious to do today, please stop pestering Miss Third. We can talk about it tomorrow if you have anything to do, okay?"
He turned back and respectfully addressed the envoy: "Sir, please."
The messenger's eyes glanced at the young man's face, and he smiled contemptuously as if he understood something.
Xu Huan has no children and always wants to find a son-in-law for his daughter. I'm afraid this is another personal choice? Look, no one in the house has a good look on him. It seems that he is just a hastily found partner. Xu Huan, a hero of his generation, is now in decline and has no other options.