Xu Mingyi agreed upon hearing this. It was already very painful for her second uncle to get up in the winter. He had to carve words for her all morning. It would be too inhumane if he didn't ask people to eat.
Furthermore, when she heard the word "lunch", she felt hungry.
Thus, there was a scene where Xu Yun was eating in bed, and Xu Mingyi and his brother were eating outside.
Xu Mingshi glanced at the bed through the screen.
As for why they divided the table into two and didn't ask his second uncle to change clothes first and get up to eat together - naturally it was because the second uncle's principle was to stay in bed for just a little while, and it was always difficult for him and Xu Mingyi to get close to each other.
Let’s eat together at Uncle Er’s bedside?
After eating, rinsing his mouth and hands, Xu Mingyi picked up the bow next to his hand and told A Kui: "Take the things back to Xiyuan, and then go to Miss Cai's courtyard to find me."
Although she is not unable to walk around the house with a bow, Miss Cai has not been back for a long time. She must not be used to her and the customs in the house, so it would be bad to scare people.
Akui agreed and went immediately.
Seeing Akui walk out of the front hall, Xu Mingshi thought for a while and asked: "Who gave you this bow?"
Xu Mingyi heard this and looked at his brother suspiciously.
"How did you know it was given to me by someone else?"
Xu Mingshi took a breath.
He originally thought that if he didn't ask the previous question, it would be as if he was deliberately pretending not to see it - could this be the so-called three hundred taels of silver here, and his cleverness was misled by his cleverness?
"Really?" The boy tried not to look guilty: "I've never seen you use this one before, and it's tied with a red cloth, so I just made a casual guess."
"...Really?" The suspicion in Xu Mingyi's eyes did not diminish at all.
She was originally thinking, how could Wu Chao know that she likes to use a bow——
Did you learn about the co-authorship from Mingshi?
Is there such a spy lurking next to her?
And he’s still a restless spy—is it okay to blow up his identity in a hurry?
"Otherwise?" Xu Mingshi asked with a frown.
No matter how many books a boy has read and no matter how smart he is compared to other children of the same age, he is only eleven years old after all, and his guilty conscience cannot be completely hidden.
Seeing that he didn't want to admit it, Xu Mingyi had no intention of exposing it anymore.
On the contrary, I felt very gratified.
Anyway, we are going to be a family in the future, and it is not a bad thing to get to know each other better - it is better than grandfather and King Dingnan who dislike each other, right?
Besides, which girl doesn’t like having the person she likes spend time trying to find out her preferences?
She is just a very superficial and ordinary person.
but--
There is something she must say.
"Mingshi, you are eleven years old this year. You should be able to distinguish between distant relatives and close relatives, and you should know what to say and what not to say, right?" Xu Mingyi looked at his younger brother and said with deep meaning in his eyes.
Although her temperament is much softer now, if he dares to talk nonsense with Wu Chao and scares people away, she will still beat them.
Xu Mingshi glanced at her when he heard this, still struggling to pretend: "It's inexplicable."
Are you really committed to acting?
Xu Mingyi took a sip of tea and didn't reveal anything.
Seeing that she didn't ask any more questions, Xu Mingshi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Xu Yun, wrapped in a thick fur coat with a fox fur collar, walked out of the inner room holding a hand stove.
The uncle and nephew went to the courtyard where Cai Jin temporarily lived.
…
After learning that Cai Jin had regained consciousness, the palace also sent people to visit him and gave him some supplements, medicinal materials and other supplies.
After that, under the care of A Kui's prescription, and after another seven or eight days of treatment, the body of Miss Cai, who had "walked through hell for a while", was generally recovered.
The Lantern Festival is coming soon.
That night, Xu Mingyi was dragged by Princess Yufeng to watch the lanterns outside.
Xu Mingshi learned about this and insisted on following him.
The two of them said they were watching the lanterns, but they were probably just looking at the handsome man under the guise. He had to watch carefully.
The Lantern Festival is more lively than New Year's Eve.
Magnificent fireworks were set off in the city, and even Emperor Qingming, who was sitting in the imperial study, could faintly hear the roar of the fireworks.
At this time, the door of the imperial study room was closed tightly, and Li Ji was reporting something in a low voice.
"...The letter that Commander Han just sent from outside the palace said that the second master of the Xu family took Miss Cai out to look at the lights. It seemed that he didn't want to be seen out, so he only took one of the ordinary people with him.
Mr. Xu is very careful about the young man he doesn't often bring with him, and Miss Cai is also wearing a curtain hat."
Emperor Qingming smiled after hearing this.
This Cai Jin was more courageous than he thought - he even risked his own life to dispel Xu Yun's wariness.
Sure enough, these so-called affectionate men are actually soft-hearted.
And as long as a person's heart is soft, it means that he is more likely to be stupid.
At first, he only thought that Cai Jin, the chess piece used for testing, was useless, but he didn't expect that she would put her to death and survive.
Xu Yun really did not disappoint him.
A sarcastic smile suddenly appeared in Emperor Qingming's eyes.
The so-called devoted love for one person only means that no other woman has been close to him in these years. How can there be a dedicated lover in this world? In the final analysis, it is just a ridiculous one-sided grudge of a ignorant person with a narrow vision.
"What is Duke Zhen Guo's attitude towards this?" Emperor Qingming asked.
Every ten days, Cai Jin would use correspondence with his mother as an excuse to bring recent news to the palace.
At other times, Han Yan will also order people to collect information from all sources.
Li Ji replied: "The people from Commander Han also mentioned this matter just now. It is said that after Miss Cai recovered, she often went to Mr. Xu to talk about poetry, calligraphy and painting during the day. The Duke of Zhen was very unhappy about this and once said, '
I reprimanded Mr. Xu for not being in line with etiquette, but...it seemed to be of no use."
Emperor Qingming laughed: "What use can it be?"
Cai Jin was the one he sent, and Zhen Guogong could not act too fiercely in any case.
But it happened that the second son of the Xu family was rebellious and disobedient to discipline at heart - if Duke Zhen Guo could really control him, how could he not even be able to decide on the second son's marriage and just keep getting angry?
I'm afraid that the more he tries to prevent Xu Yun from getting closer to Cai Jin, the more counterproductive it will be.
If Cai Jin were smarter, he might be able to completely separate the already feuding father and son - if so, it would be a real surprise.
At this time, the voice of the internal prisoner came from outside.
"Your Majesty, Master Xia and Master Ji have arrived."
An hour ago, Emperor Qingming sent a message to Xia Tingzhen and Minister of War Ji Xiu to come to the palace to discuss matters.
"Xuan come in——"
Two ministers quickly came in and saluted.
"Give me a seat for your two dear friends."
The man clasped his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Let's discuss business later." Emperor Qingming pointed to a letter on the Long Case and said, "First, show Cai Jin's letter to Xia Aiqing for review."
