Cai Jin expected that she would take over the chess game, and that was indeed the case.
She sat down by the bed and took a look at the chess game in the middle of the game. She couldn't help but be very surprised - this was too close, and this was too one-shot, right?
Being able to get up and leave at such a critical moment, what kind of deep and profound fatherly love does this have to do with?
No wonder Mr. Xu couldn't help but curse.
Cai Jin's chess skills were not weak either. The two of them still felt unsatisfied after playing one game, so they played another game.
While Xu Yun was thinking about how to make a move, Cai Jin quietly raised her eyes to look at him.
Mr. Xu has not shaved for ten and a half months again...
But other than that, it is said that he also bathes once a day. In terms of details, he is a bit lazy, but fortunately he is not sloppy.
And when painting and playing chess, he is serious and focused, completely different from his usual unreliable appearance.
Recently, she couldn't help but wonder if Mr. Xu had some unusual past worries in his heart, so he hid his true self?
It's just that after hiding it for so long, I almost forgot what it was supposed to be like.
Sensing her gaze, Xu Yun stopped and looked at her: "What are you looking at?"
Why are you staring at his beard? You can’t be envious of his thick beard?
"I was just wondering, now that the weather is getting warmer, when will Mr. Xu get out of bed?" Cai Jin said seriously: "When I passed the garden in the front yard today, I saw many flowers in bloom, and the scenery was quite nice.
Mr. Xu might as well go and bask in the sun and enjoy the scenery."
Xu Yun said casually: "I've long been tired of seeing flowers and grass..."
"But the flowers that bloom are not the same every year. Mr. Xu needs to look carefully to see that they are not boring at all." Cai Jin said as he settled down.
Xu Yun smiled noncommittally: "I'm not as elegant as you young people..."
Seeing that he could not be persuaded, Cai Jin sighed in a low voice and said: "Yes, I am old and stubborn."
Xu Yun didn't bother to pay attention, just thinking about how to play chess.
…
On the other side, Xu Jin, who was forced to go out to visit friends, had just arrived at the backyard of the Beijing Yamen with two "boys".
Ji Dong has been having a headache these days because of the case of the flower-picking thief. Such a rampant thing happened at the emperor's feet. The thief's behavior can be said to be rubbing the imperial court's face on the ground. His Majesty is very unhappy about this and has already let him
An oral order was given to him, ordering him to solve the case within half a month.
Listening to these words and thinking about the only clues in the case, Mr. Ji felt despair in his heart.
Fortunately, the detectives were also ordered to secretly investigate the matter - not that the joining of the detectives gave him much confidence, but that he had someone to accompany him in despair, at least he was not alone.
"Here you come, what else do you bring..."
After inviting his friends into the hall, Ji Dong sighed.
After bringing something with him, it’s unreasonable for him not to leave anyone to eat - where are his close friends, wouldn’t this cause trouble for him?
"You can't do it without something..." Xu Jin whispered to his friend: "The two children I brought with me today, if I don't carry something in my hands, I'm afraid they won't act like enough..."
They don’t look alike, so why don’t they use props to make it happen?
When Ji Dong heard the word "child", his eyes changed and he turned to look over.
"this……"
…
Half an hour later, Xu Jin left the Yamen with his servant.
Since they had brought something with them, they drove two cars. At this time, Xu Mingyi and Cui Yunqing were riding in the simpler car at the back.
There was no one else in the car, so Xu Mingyi suggested: "From today on, I'll let A-Zhu stay with my cousin for a while until the flower-picking thief is caught."
Just now in the Yamen, I heard Mr. Ji say something about this thief. Cousin Qing must be more or less afraid.
Moreover, the behavior of such people is elusive, and it is difficult to guess with normal people's thinking. If they missed the last time, they might really go back for a second time, hoping to get their face back.
"I appreciate my cousin's kindness, but there is unrest everywhere in Beijing now. If A-Zhu goes to my place, then my cousin's side will be..." Cui Yunqing said, and his voice slowly became quieter.
She originally wanted to say that if A-Zhu went to her place and her cousin had no one around, she would be in danger.
But then I thought about it, which thief would dare to break into the Zhenguo Palace?
Before you go, you have to look carefully. Are the four characters painted on the plaque on the door of the mansion "Zhenguo Duke's Mansion" or "Go and Never Return"?
I'm afraid that as soon as I step forward with my front foot, the knife will be on my neck the next moment, right?
"Cousin, don't worry about me." Xu Mingyi said with a smile, "I'm looking forward to him coming -"
If this person bumps into her hand, she plans to destroy the other person's remaining arm first. After all, she is a person who pays attention to auspiciousness in everything she does, and as the saying goes, good things come in pairs.
The cousin was clearly smiling, and her smile was beautiful, but it made Cui Yunqing feel a chill on his back for no reason.
The carriage was driving slowly, and when it passed a narrow road, it stopped for a moment and gave way to an official sedan.
Xu Mingyi took a casual look through the car window and saw that the sedan curtain had a red cloth apron - this was a requirement only for the official sedan of a first-class official.
Not far away is Mingkangfang.
I think the person sitting in this sedan must be Xia Tingzhen.
The soft sedan was indeed carried all the way into Mingkangfang and landed steadily in front of the Xia Mansion.
Xia Tingzhen got off the sedan and did not go directly to the outer study as usual, but returned to the inner courtyard.
When he returned to the courtyard, Mrs. Xue was coaxing her grandson in the inner room——
"Be good, be so good... You are still the same, it hasn't changed at all..."
Listening to the sound of his wife patiently coaxing and patting the child, Xia Tingzhen wanted to frown.
This is Han'er and Lu's child. It is said that it is most appropriate to grow up in obscurity. However, the wife just kept the child beside her and raised her, and even had a quarrel with him about it. It was simply
Crazy.
He has no intention of competing with a mad woman, so he rarely sets foot in this courtyard now.
I came here today because I have something to explain.
Xia Tingzhen sat down in the hall and asked Yaonv to come over.
"Father, mother."
Xia Xi saluted her parents who were sitting there, her expression well-behaved and gentle.
Although she is not a quiet and timid character, what she has been most afraid of since she was a child is her father. Especially after the incident with her second brother, her father and mother no longer have the usual respect for each other, and are even very stiff. Under this situation, her father treats
She also became more and more severe. Although she felt unhappy in her heart, she could only pretend to be more well-behaved.
But why did her father suddenly come to her today?
Is there anything that her father needs to tell her in person?
But she has obviously been following the rules at home recently, except for a few days ago when she was angry and hurt a maid's face - but her father never interfered with such trivial matters.
Looking at my father's face, there doesn't seem to be any sign of anger, so it shouldn't be a bad thing, right?
