The old lady recited the Buddha's name and said, "It'll be good to save her. What's going on at the dock?"
Butler Ji replied: "I asked the young man who fell into the water and he said that several boats caught fire for some reason. Now the fire has been reduced, so he should be fine."
The old lady nodded and asked again: "Who did you rescue? Has he settled down?"
"They are a pair of cousins, they are about 15 years old. They say they are gangsters. The younger one looks at them. I don't believe this."
"how?"
Butler Ji smiled and said: "You are so good-looking, with fine skin and tender flesh. You don't look like you are running around in the world. That young man doesn't speak very sophisticatedly. He must be wary, so he said that."
The old lady also laughed: "It's normal to be wary when you go to other people's homes in the middle of the night. Forget it, let's keep them here for one night and ask them where they are going at dawn."
Butler Ji agreed and bowed his head to leave: "There are still two hours before dawn. Madam, please take a rest. You will be home tomorrow."
The old lady sighed: "How can I dare to fall asleep? I will dream about it as soon as I fall asleep... Alas! I believe that I have done good deeds in my life and have never done any evil. How did I get into this matter? I really can't understand it."
Butler Ji consoled her: "When we get home, with our ancestors watching over us, the old lady will definitely be able to recover without any medicine. What's more, the second young master has specially found an expert for you, and he will be here in a while."
…
On the other side, Ji Xiaowu, who finally took a good bath in so many days, felt so comfortable that every pore exuded a pleasant breath.
He put on the clothes brought by the maid and met Mingwei, who had also washed himself.
"Are we really going to stay here for one night?"
Mingwei replied: "It's only two hours until dawn. If we insist on leaving, others will be suspicious."
"However, in our current situation, living in other people's homes, we always feel uneasy."
Mingwei comforted him: "Don't be afraid, cousin, it's only two hours, we'll leave as soon as daybreak."
Ji Xiaowu thought that what she said was right, but the words sounded awkward to him.
"I'm not afraid, it's just caution!"
"Yes, yes," Mingwei suppressed a smile, "Go to bed quickly. We have lost all our internal strength now, so we must maintain our strength."
"Well." Ji Xiaowu asked again, "Then can we recover?"
Mingwei explained patiently: "We were injured too badly before, so we only relied on internal strength to repair the heart channels, and could not open the key points. When we are out of danger, we can go to the drugstore to grab some medicine, take it for a while, and it will be cured."
Ji Xiaowu breathed a sigh of relief.
"Then you go and have a rest. Anyway, the little white snake is awake, let it keep watch."
"knew."
The cousins went back to their guest rooms to rest.
Two hours passed in the blink of an eye.
After they finished dressing up and had breakfast, Butler Ji came.
"Steward Ji," Ji Xiaowu bowed in greeting, "I just wanted to say goodbye to you."
"You two are leaving now?" Butler Ji asked with a smile.
Ji Xiaowu replied: "Your master is also passing through here, how can we stay longer? It's just that we don't have anything to repay now. This kindness will have to wait for the future."
Butler Ji waved his hand and said: "Young master, you don't have to be polite. My old lady has been worshiping Buddha for many years and is the most kind-hearted. When she saw the fire at the pier, she asked us to go and have a look. It is really lucky to be able to save the two of us, so don't worry about it."
"The old lady is really kind-hearted," Ji Xiaowu hesitated and asked, "We would like to express our gratitude to the old lady in person. Isn't it convenient?"
Just as Butler Ji was about to speak, a servant came over and shouted: "Butler Ji, Miss Xiuyi is here, and the old lady asked you to entertain her!"
Steward Ji agreed and said to Ji Xiaowu: "Master, wait a moment, I have to deal with some things. I just want to ask the old lady."
Ji Xiaowu's face froze when he heard Miss Xiuyi. At this time, he forced a smile and cupped his hands: "You're welcome."
As soon as Butler Ji left, Ji Xiaowu grabbed Mingwei and said anxiously: "Is he talking about Wen Xiuyi? Why is she here too? It sounds like she is quite familiar with their family! What should we do now?"
Mingwei thought for a while and said, "Wait a moment."
Ji Xiaowu saw her leaving the house and talking to the maid who was cleaning outside: "Auntie, I am lucky to have help from your family. I just forgot to ask about where I came from, but I don't know your master's surname?"
The servant woman replied: "My master is a squire here, but the one who rescued the girl is a distinguished guest staying here. Speaking of his family, you must know that it is the Tang family in Yidu."
Mingwei thanked her and went back to the house.
Ji Xiaowu was surprised: "Yidu Tang family? Wen Xiuyi is actually related to his family?"
Mingwei had already guessed that the senior brother she was talking about was the second son of the Tang family. She was not surprised at this time, but she was just worried about this bad relationship.
After finally escaping, he was actually rescued by people from the Tang family.
"What should I do?" Ji Xiaowu asked her.
Mingwei said: "If the martial arts is still there, we can escape now, but..."
Even if they escape now, it will be easy to find them once they are discovered.
"Don't be anxious. The worst result is that you escape in vain." Mingwei thought for a moment, "Let's stay calm first and go find out the news."
She left the house, walking around casually, walked out of the courtyard, and wandered around.
After searching for a while, I finally saw two maids standing on the porch chatting.
Mingwei was about to go over and ask, but she heard one of them say: "I heard that Miss Xiuyi is here. What a coincidence. The old lady stayed here for one night and I also met her."
The other one said in a somewhat disdainful tone: "Who knows if it's just a coincidence, it doesn't take a day or two for her to please the old lady."
The first one pulled her and lowered his voice: "You don't want your life! If Miss Xiuyi gets angry..."
The one said: "I'm just going to talk about it right now. What are you afraid of? Besides, isn't this the truth?"
"That's true, but..."
"Oh, sister, don't worry so much. Although Miss Xiuyi has a bad temper, I don't think she would dare to do anything to us. After all, she wants to be the Tang family's wife, right?"
The maid seemed to be convinced and followed the topic: "I'm afraid Miss Xiuyi won't be able to get her wish. The old lady wants a granddaughter-in-law who comes from a famous family. Although she has some status, she is from there after all..."
Over there, you are referring to Xuanmen? No matter how powerful the masters of Xuanmen are, they will never rise to the top in the eyes of high-ranking officials.
"I don't think the second young master likes it too much. Otherwise, why is there no movement even after he is over 20 years old? He is really not young at this age."
"Yes, if the second young master liked it, he would have said good things to the old lady long ago. But look at the old lady, you don't even want to see her in person..."
Mingwei's heart moved. So, the relationship between Wen Xiuyi and the Tang family is not that good?
Oh, it should be said that Mrs. Tang doesn’t like Wen Xiuyi very much? Then, the two parties may not have effective communication...
Mingwei heard the maid say again: "Why don't you tell us about departure? I have packed everything."
Another said: "I just listened in the yard over there, and it seemed that the old lady had an old habit last night. She woke up just after sleeping for an hour and couldn't sleep since then. Butler Ji ordered someone to boil the medicine for the old lady.