"As I said just now, Miss Cai must have noticed that if we rely on Miss Cai alone, we will definitely not be able to complete the palace's instructions."
Xu Mingyi said bluntly: "If you are of no use to the palace, but you know secrets that you shouldn't know - Miss Cai can guess what will happen, right?"
She is a threat, but she is not a threat.
Because this is indeed what really happens.
Cai Jin sniffed his red nose gently.
"Yeah, I can guess it."
But--
Can the girl in front of me really be able to help her?
"I dare not say that I can definitely save Miss Cai -" Xu Mingyi guessed what she was thinking, but he did not make random promises or big lies. He just said: "But at least for now, I can make Miss Cai respectable in the eyes of the people in the palace."
There is enough value in it.”
Cai Jin clenched his fingers slightly.
Only by being valuable can one save one's life, she knew this very well.
She subconsciously raised her eyes and looked at Xu Mingyi sitting there.
Seeing her looking over, the girl looked at her seriously and firmly, and said: "But as long as Miss Cai is in my Xu family, I can guarantee that Miss Cai will be safe that day - no one
It is not good for Miss Cai to be able to get past the Zhenguo Palace."
As for the future——
No one can predict what will happen in the future, but if her ability allows, she will try her best to help.
She has no hostility towards Miss Cai.
People in different situations have different means of survival, especially when the other party has not really done anything detrimental to their Xu family - even if it may just be because the other party does not have the ability, but if he did not do it, he did not do it, and he will not do it.
Considered her real enemy.
But there is no need to say more about these words, just wait and see, after all, she is a person who thinks what she thinks, and it is not good if she changes her mind later and breaks her promise.
"Thank you so much, Miss Xu."
Cai Jin said thank you seriously.
She saw the current situation clearly, and even knew how to choose a way to survive in order to be better off.
"There's just one thing. I don't want to and can't lie to Miss Xu. After Miss Xu hears this, it won't be too late to decide whether to cooperate with me."
"Miss Cai, please speak——"
"Actually, I don't know the purpose and plan of the person in the palace." Cai Jin whispered: "From the beginning, he just asked me to win Mr. Xu's trust. He didn't mention anything else."
Xu Mingyi smiled.
"It doesn't matter."
This is normal.
To put it bluntly, the first step when the emperor sent Cai Jin was just a trial and test.
Test the attitude of their Xu family and test Cai Jin's ability to handle affairs for the palace.
"You haven't won my second uncle's trust yet, so naturally they won't give you any further explanations. What Miss Cai has to do now is to gain my second uncle's trust."
Gain the trust of Mr. Xu?
Upon hearing this, Cai Jin subconsciously showed a look of difficulty.
"I will arrange this matter, but maybe Miss Cai will have to suffer some physical pain."
Cai Jin immediately responded: "It doesn't matter."
Ever since she came to the Duke's Mansion, she felt that difficulties that could be solved with physical pain were no big deal at all.
After the two of them discussed everything that needed to be discussed, Cai Jin stood up and opened the door.
Seeing the two of them walking out together, and Miss Cai's arms and legs were intact, Ah Li was a little surprised - was she so kind?
Cai Jin followed Xu Mingyi and left the courtyard.
"I still want to ask Miss Xu - can Miss Xu trust me so much? Aren't you afraid that I will defect again later?" Cai Jin asked in a low voice after leaving the courtyard.
"Miss Cai is a smart person. She should know that if you walk out of this door with me, there will be no turning back." Xu Mingyi said softly, "Or do you think Miss Cai thinks that the person in the palace is a kind-hearted person who is soft-hearted and easy to deceive?"
Cai Jin shook his head when he heard this.
Not only is he not a kindhearted person, he is downright hypocritical and disgusting.
Suspicious of the general, he used her to set up a trap and used her late grandfather's name again.
However, she is not a good person who is upright and upright if she fails to stick to her principles in the so-called dilemma and is used by the other party.
Miss Cai, who even scolded herself when she got serious, said sincerely: "This is a shame for me. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will try my best to make up for this mistake."
However, no matter what, she felt that her back was straightened again at this moment.
Even though the road ahead was still difficult and unpredictable, she felt refreshed from head to toe that she had not seen in a long time.
Therefore, you should be your original self in order to be happy. If there is a dead end anyway, there is no reason not to die more happily.
The two of them didn't go far before they parted ways.
Xu Mingyi took Akui to find Xu Mingshi.
In the front yard, the eunuchs who had come to each government to send New Year's Eve meals had not yet left. They were accompanied by the Duke of Zhen and Xu Jin, brothers, talking.
Xu Yun didn't sit there for long before he found an excuse and left.
What are these people talking about in the middle of the night? Is it because the bed is not warm enough?
If it weren't for the worry that his father would scold him if he didn't get up to eat glutinous rice balls, he wouldn't be here at all.
Sure enough, no matter how old a person is, in front of his parents, he is still the child who gets scolded if he doesn't get up on time to eat glutinous rice balls on New Year's Eve.
So, not everything will change.
Xu Yun put his hands in his sleeves and sighed in his heart as he walked.
As I passed the front yard, I heard the voices of my nephew and niece in the distance.
The stone lanterns everywhere in the garden are always on, and there are red lanterns hanging in the corners of the pavilions and under the flower trees, making it look extremely festive.
Xu Yun and the boy approached and saw Xu Mingyi, his sister and his servants preparing to put out the lanterns.
"They're setting off sky lanterns." Xu Yun nodded and praised with a smile: "This year's lantern painting is pretty good, does it look like it was painted in the morning?"
"Yes." Xu Mingshi responded, glanced at Xu Mingyi, and did not forget to explain: "I was just painting for fun, and I didn't intend to take it out. She had to drag me out."
He didn't want people to think that he painted it specifically for Xu Mingyi because she had the habit of putting up sky lanterns every New Year's Eve.
After all, there are already enough people in this family who are spoiling Xu Mingyi. If he continues to show his indulgence to her, no one will really be able to control her.
Realizing his brother's petty thoughts, Xu Mingyi sighed in his heart.
Mingshi's mouth was even better than that of her previous life.
The existence of this kind of mouth usually makes onlookers want to say something with emotion - such a good person, but it's a pity that he is not mute? As long as this mouth talks less, everything will be possible.
Xu Yun stood there and said with a smile: "The painting is very good, wouldn't it be a waste to hide it? Let it go quickly, my second uncle wants to see it too."
He hadn't seen anyone releasing sky lanterns for more than ten years.
To be precise, there are too many things that he has never seen or done in the past ten years or so.
If you stay at home all day long, what can you see?
Xu Mingshi and his servant lit the lamp. The Tianmu on the side was so frightened that he jumped back and hid behind Xu Mingyi.
Xu Mingyi bent down and picked up the big bird in his arms. He smiled and said to it, "It's just a lantern. It's for praying. Don't be afraid. Look, it's flying."
The big bird didn't know whether he understood her words, but he also tried to stretch his neck to look at the slowly rising sky lantern.
Xu Mingshi glanced at the girl holding the big bird and complained: "I said I like to put up lanterns, but I didn't see you helping me."
"I like to watch other people fly." Xu Mingyi was not angry and said with a smile: "I just like to watch the sky lanterns flying higher and higher - who told me to have a diligent and good Mingshi? I am
Lazy people are lucky."
When Xu Mingshi heard the words, he let out a soft "bang", but he was in a good mood.
Xu Yun was too lazy to listen to his niece coaxing the children to work. He turned his eyes away from the increasingly distant sky lantern and said with a smile: "Okay, you guys can play now. Second uncle has gone back to sleep."
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he heard a slightly hasty footsteps coming from behind him.
Xu Yun looked back subconsciously.
In his sight, a young woman wearing a light green jacket walked quickly towards him.
Xu Yun's eyes changed and he subconsciously took two steps back.
Xu Mingyi lowered his head and glanced at the big bird in his arms.
It has to be said that the second uncle's action was exactly the same as the reaction of the third eye when he saw the fire.
"Mr. Xu——"
Cai Jin stopped five or six steps away from Xu Yun, and his panting appearance showed that he had been chasing him all the way.
"Why are Miss Cai here?" Xu Yun frowned slightly, not hiding the indifference in his tone.
"I'm here to look for Mr. Xu..." Cai Jin's tone contained a hint of suppressed sobs, as if he was trying his best to control his emotions. However, his eyes, which had clearly been red and swollen for a long time, could not deceive anyone.
When Xu Mingshi saw this, he frowned and pulled Xu Mingyi's sleeve to leave - this Miss Cai was really difficult to deal with, and she didn't know how infatuated she really was.
But let the second uncle handle this kind of thing by himself.
Xu Mingyi pulled his sleeve back from his brother's hand.
Xu Mingshi looked at her and saw her blinking her eyes and whispering: "Let's see how busy it is."
...Why does she want to watch anything exciting?
Xu Mingshi glanced at her with disgust, but he didn't rush to leave anymore.
After all, he has to watch this troubled sister - who knows if she will get involved and cause some trouble if she just watches this lively?
Over there, Cai Jin continued to choke and said: "...I came to your mansion with Mr. Xu. My feelings have been made clear to Mr. Xu. Now no one outside knows that I admire Mr. Xu, even if I don't seek fame.
I have to be cheeky enough to be by Mr. Xu’s side, but now I have ended up in a situation that Mr. Xu is afraid of..."
Xu Yun sighed helplessly after hearing this.
Why does Miss Cai have to make it difficult for her to say these things against her will?
What's the difference between pinching your nose and forcing yourself to eat a fly?
"It is extremely difficult to see Mr. Xu today. Cai Jin said that you must ask Mr. Xu personally!" In the night, the young woman's eyes were filled with tears of grievance.
Xu Yun sighed and said: "Ask, ask quickly."
Isn't it just acting? Finish this part as soon as possible, and everyone can disperse and go back to sleep...
