"If you feel something is wrong, I will wait for you outside then." Wu Chao said.
He was not an impolite person, and he had no intention of meddling in every private matter of hers regardless of her wishes and making her feel uncomfortable - he just didn't trust her at this time.
These Xu Mingyi can be felt naturally.
She came back to her senses, nodded cheerfully, and said with a smile: "If you don't mind the trouble, let's go."
The two of them went downstairs together.
Outside the tea house, the rain has not stopped, and the rain is getting heavier.
Wu Chao took the green bamboo umbrella from Shouming, held it on Xu Mingyi's head, and left the teahouse.
The sky was getting dark, and the crystal raindrops hit the umbrella surface, and the petals flew away.
The young man wears a green robe, has a straight figure, and holds a green bamboo umbrella handle with white, slender and powerful hands.
The girl under the umbrella slightly held up her moon-white silk skirt, revealing a pair of autumn-colored shoes embroidered with white plums inlaid with southern beads. The embroidered shoes were light and soft, and the girl stepped briskly on the wet bluestone road.
Akui never thought that one day she would need to compete with the grandsons of Dingnan Palace for the job that belongs to her——
But she hasn't been able to win the fight yet.
The little girl who failed to hold an umbrella for her girl chose to run quickly to the carriage and opened the carriage curtain.
After Xu Mingyi was helped onto the carriage, he stuck his head out and said to Wu Chao: "Since you want to go together, then come up."
Wu Chao subconsciously hesitated and thought for a moment - it was still raining when he came, and he came on horseback.
Shouming, who was sent outside the teahouse, was secretly worried - the young master is the prefect who keeps the rules of the family, why didn't he imitate Tianmu who took the initiative to get into the carriage early in the morning?
Afraid that his young master would ask him to prepare another carriage, Shouming hurriedly said in an embarrassed tone: "It's raining heavily at this time, so it's not advisable for you to ride a horse. However, the carriage in the teahouse has been sent out for errands. Young Master, look at this..."
Akui's eyes widened slightly when she heard this, and she looked at the carriage parked next to the teahouse.
Could this be just telling lies with open eyes?
She had finally seen how easy it was for the storyteller to tell lies.
Seeing Akui's gaze, Shouming turned around and couldn't help but cough slightly in his heart - he was a little hasty.
Fortunately, the descendant of his family had already closed his umbrella and got into the carriage of the Xu family girl without carefully examining the truth or falsehood of his words.
The moment Wu Chao sat down in the carriage, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.
This carriage was obviously used by Xu Mingyi. Although the furnishings inside were not fancy at all, they were elegant and simple, and traces of her daughter's family's habits could also be seen in the details.
And there was a faint fragrance in the car. This fragrance was familiar to him. It was the faint fragrance of her body.
Under such circumstances, he couldn't help but have the illusion that he had broken into the boudoir of the girl he liked...
Seeing him clenching his hands in his lap, sitting upright, with a pretentious look on his handsome white jade face, Xu Mingyi revealed a smile in his eyes, holding up the tea cup and pretending not to notice his restraint
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The wheels of the carriage ran through the rain, crossed the long street, walked around a residential area, and stopped in front of an ordinary-looking courtyard.
This is where Zhan Yunzhu lives today.
After this man was saved, he tried to buy back the old house in Qingyunfang, but the current owner refused to sell it to him even though the house was empty.
Of course this is no accident——
It's because she doesn't want to see this person in Qingyunfang again.
Although it was already evening, the gate of the courtyard was still wide open. Two yellow paper lanterns were hung above the gate, and two large characters were written on the lacquered wooden door plaque - Occupy House.
Xu Mingyi took the umbrella from Wu Chao and walked in alone.
It was extremely quiet in the courtyard, and nothing could be heard except the sound of rain. But in fact, there were no less than five people secretly watching inside and outside this small house - these days, every move of the people in the house was observed.
Under the supervision of Zhu Xiu and others.
Xu Mingyi held an umbrella and came to the stone steps outside the hall. A young man in a navy blue gown was waiting on the corridor outside the hall door.
"Zhaozhao, you are indeed here." He had a smile in his eyes and a gentle tone.
Hearing the faint sense of strategizing in his tone, a sneer appeared in Xu Mingyi's eyes.
She is indeed here.
I just came to take his life.
"Tell me about what you mentioned in your letter——"
Raindrops fell like threads from the top of the umbrella. In the hazy rain and mist, the girl's bright black eyes were cold and calm.
Zhan Yunzhu looked into those eyes almost greedily: "Since we are all here, why don't you come in and talk."
As he spoke, he turned sideways and made a "please" gesture.
Xu Mingyi suppressed the impatience in his heart, watched everything around him warily, and climbed up the stone steps.
Zhan Yunzhu raised his hand to take her umbrella and open it for her.
Xu Mingyi put it away by himself and held it in his hand.
Zhan Yunzhu retracted his hand in mid-air and followed her into the hall with a smile still on his face.
The two sat down at the table. Zhan Yunzhu raised his hand and poured a cup of hot tea: "The rain is damp and cold, so drink the hot tea."
"No need, let's get straight to the point."
Zhan Yunzhu chuckled softly: "Zhao Zhao... I thought you had changed, but I didn't expect you were still so impatient - this is the Zhao Zhao I am familiar with."
Are you anxious?
Maybe.
Xu Mingyi sneered in his heart.
She just didn't want to be disgusted by this hypocritical face anymore.
But this person did gain some respect from the Dog Emperor before, and that time was right around the time her grandfather went on an expedition - if she hadn't been thinking about this and thinking that the other person might indeed know something, she wouldn't have come tonight at all.
"Zhaozhao, you are smarter and more insightful than I thought before." Zhan Yunzhu picked up the tea cup and said slowly: "In that case, you should know why the emperor is
He advocated conquering the Li people, but he actually wanted to use this matter to force the Zhenguo government to give up the military power of the Xu family army..."
Of course she knows.
And she also knew that this unpopular idea would most likely be his suggestion at the time.
And now hearing his tone, the remaining 11 or 20 people no longer have any doubts.
Xu Mingyi slightly tightened the wet umbrella in his hand and said, "So?"
"...Unexpectedly, Lord Zhenguo was so stubborn and refused to give in at all. Zhaozhao, if you were the emperor, would you still dare to keep such a general by your side?"
Xu Mingyi looked at him, his expression and tone were not affected by his words, and he calmly tried: "So the emperor wants to attack my grandfather? What charges are he planning to use? Collaboration with the enemy? Or - he doesn't even bother to find charges.
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After Zhan Yunzhu looked at her for a moment, he suddenly smiled and said: "Zhaozhao, I almost answered you..."
Then he shook his head and said with a smile: "But it's not fair to talk like this. You can't be the only one to ask. I also have a question to ask you."
"..." Xu Mingyi narrowed his eyes slightly.
She had never wanted to break someone's neck so urgently as she did now.
