Facing Xue Rui's question, Yu Shu told the story of Bi Qing and Qiu Biao hiding from the sky and crossing the sea, covering people's eyes and ears, and colluding with water bandits to rob and kill merchant ships after they took the boat, but he didn't say anything about Jing Chen's part, and he didn't mention much about the part where she rescued Xia Mingming.

Xue Rui was shocked when he heard it, he thought that it was not easy for their sister and brother to leave their hometown and go to the capital, who knew that there was such a dangerous story in it, she was almost killed on the road and lost her life.

If she hadn't escaped this fate, she would still be able to sit in front of him and talk.

Xue Rui's face couldn't help but become ugly, at this time he was in a complicated mood, he was interested in Yu Shu, admired her openness, liked her cunning, that day under the marriage talk, he had the opportunity to include this girl in his name, but because he pitied her life and life, he knew that she didn't like to be restrained, so he obeyed her wish and let her go.

thought that with her intelligence and ability, it would not be difficult to break away from the Ji family and take her younger brother to live a stable life, but who knew that she had high ambitions, and she actually traveled through mountains and rivers to Anling to study, so that they met again in the capital.

He admitted that he approached her, with a bit of a mentality that he couldn't get and didn't want to let go, and took more care of her, which was also deliberate, although there was a bit of sincerity in it, but it was more of a man's self-esteem that was at work, and he didn't expect her to be moved.

Seeing her from the beginning of evasion, to adaptation, and then to the heart to rely on, he originally enjoyed the process, and even borrowed the matter of running a restaurant to keep her by his side, but now, in Zhiludao, how she survived her life and came to this place in the capital, endured the murder and lived her life, and secretly swallowed how much hard work, no one knows. didn't complain, but he found out-

The burden on her back was far heavier than he had imagined.

He is taking pleasure in attracting such a woman who lives a serious life and tempting her to rely on her.

If she knew that he was good to her, what kind of thoughts did she have, I was afraid that she would be disdainful of him, Xue Rui thought to himself, and suddenly felt that he was a little hateful.

"That's the way it is." Yu Shu finished telling the story, seeing that Xue Rui didn't say a word, and said:

"They know that I am not dead, and they will definitely find me out and kill me, for the sake of the future. Only by exposing the faces of the two of them and bringing to justice such wicked people who seek money and kill can I be safe. ”

Bi Qing and Qiu Biao's guilt is really settled, and only when these two people die, can she feel at ease, the same for the two of them. Only when she, who knows the truth, dies, can they feel at ease.

When she said this, she looked at Xue Rui, she was ready to be politely rejected by him, after all, this matter is not an ordinary small favor, it is a matter of murder, murder, and if it is not good, it will cause a lot of fish. He didn't have to follow her through the muddy waters.

Xue Rui sorted out his emotions, and instead of taking the initiative to make an idea for her like the previous times, he asked:

"And what are your plans now?"

Yu Shu groaned and said, "I want to meet this person who is in charge of the Taiheng Chamber of Commerce, when a boatload of people was killed, the Taiheng Chamber of Commerce must have suffered a great loss." The owner of the Chamber of Commerce knows the true face of Bi Qing and Qiu Biao, and he will definitely not tolerate the adulterers, so they will have no backers, and I have more helpers, so it will be much easier to punish them. ”

Xue Rui said: "The master of this Taehyung." I have a way for you to see it, the key is that there is no proof of death now, how can you ensure that the master of this chamber of commerce believes you alone? I heard that Bi Qing is insidious and good at appearance, so don't be bitten by them again. ”

Seeing his attitude, Yu Shu did not hesitate to ask for help, saying that it was false not to be moved, and the words of gratitude were pressed for the time being, and he said:

"I'm going to ask for your help."

Xue Rui nodded, "You say." ”

"Can you help me inquire about where the Xia Jiang family is now, and whether they are still in the capital." Yu Shu saw that Xue Rui was puzzled, so he explained: "The fourth lady of the Xia Jiang family entered Beijing with me, we escaped from the boat together, and she was almost killed. ”

Xue Rui realized that Yu Shu knew Xia Jiangmin like this, so he was strange:

"According to this, the Xia Jiang family should not spare this group of people, but their family came from Jiangnan a while ago, why didn't I hear any movement at all? No one went to the Criminal Department and the Yamen to complain? ”

Yu Shu frowned, thought of a possibility, and hesitated: "Maybe they don't want to make a big deal out of it." ”

For people like Xia Jiang, the young lady ran away from home and traveled alone, and it was not good to hear that it would ruin Xia Mingming's reputation if it made a big fuss.

Xue Rui thought that it was very possible that Yu Shu said, but he still proposed: "Not necessarily, I'll take you to Xia Jiang's house first and see what they say." ”

"I heard from people on the street that Xia Jiangying's coffin has been sent away, are the people of Xia Jiangying's family still in the capital?"

"They're still there," Xue Rui said, "The palace only met Xia Jianglang a few days ago, and they won't leave so quickly." ”

Yu Shu nodded, "Then let's go and see it, if Xia Jiangmin points out, things will be easy." ”

She is a nobody, and others will not listen to her words, but the dignified daughter of the Xia Jiang family will never wronged a businessman who has nothing to do with it.

Yu Shu discussed with Xue Rui again, the sight in the car gradually dimmed, and it was late outside.

"That's it, I'll pick you up early tomorrow morning."

made an appointment to go to Xia Jiang's family tomorrow, Yu Shu said goodbye to Xue Rui, but he didn't thank him, and got out of the carriage, Xue Rui sat in the car alone, raised his hand and wiped his face, couldn't help but open the curtains, looked outside, and found the slender but straight back in the night, for the first time, he didn't look forward to her turning back.

However, the figure paused, and turned around the corner, and the girl turned her head, and after a glance, her face was blurred in the night.

Xue Rui's chest was astringent, his fingers were released, the window was down, his back was against the wall, and the five fingers on his knees were clenched into fists.

***

"Sister, what is Brother Cao looking for you?" After dinner, Yu Xiaoxiu chanted Yu Shu and asked.

Yu Shu didn't plan to tell him about meeting Qiu Biao at all, so he casually said: "Oh, he took a friend's eight characters to me to calculate, because I didn't go to Qiu Kwai Fong these days, and I found my home." ”

Yu Xiaoxiu did not doubt that he was there, lying on the opposite side of the desk, and said to Yu Shu, who was checking his homework: "Sister, why is Brother Cao in the capital?" ”

Yu Shu raised his eyelids, "Why didn't he tell you?" ”

He knew that she hadn't mentioned him to Xiao Xiu, and he didn't know if she had upset him.

Yu Xiaoxiu said depressedly: "No, Brother Cao said, I want to ask you." ”

The corners of Yu Shu's mouth curled, so she was angry, no wonder, this matter was not kind, Yu Xiaoxiu's schooling, that person was busy with the front and back, and was more diligent than her, and in the end, she didn't mention him in front of Xiaoxiu, and if it was her, she would be unhappy and make trouble.

"Zhilu Dao, who suggested that you go to school, it is Brother Cao," Yu Shu looked at Yu Xiaoxiu's surprised face, as if he was not surprised enough, "Hmm", and said:

"No, you should call him Brother Xue now, your eldest brother Cao's real surname is Xue, not Cao, Cao Zixin is his pseudonym, his real name is Xue Rui, and he is the eldest young master of the Shangshu family, oh yes, it is the young master Xue who originally wanted to say goodbye to the Ji family and almost accepted me as a concubine."

Yu Xiaoxiu's eyes widened a little, completely dumbfounded, Yu Shu looked at him dumbfounded, his mood was much more comfortable, and he stretched out his hand and flicked it on his head.

Yu Xiaoxiu rubbed his forehead, closed his chin, and stammered: "That, that's him, that you, you-"

Yu Xiaoxiu scratched his ears and cheeks and wanted to ask a question, but he couldn't ask a complete sentence, Yu Shu looked at him anxiously, waved his hand, and interrupted him: "Don't ask questions, hurry up and wash your face and sleep." ”

Yu Xiaoxiu had no choice but to reluctantly drag his steps away.

***

Xue Rui inquired about where Xia Jiang's family lived the night before, and took Yu Shu over the next morning, went to the door of a house, asked her to get out of the car, and waited outside.

Yu Shu reported her name at the door, and the guards entered to report, and waited for a hot tea before a maid came out to receive her and lure her in.

In order to avoid suspicion, Xia Jiang's family does not have a mansion in Beijing, this house is temporarily borrowed from someone else, and there is no figure in the garden corridor along the way, it is deserted, Yu Shu was taken to a south entrance hall, and just went up the steps, he saw a man wearing a green robe and big sleeves sitting under an ink painting in the middle of the house.

At a glance, this man was about thirty, and then he felt that he should be older, because he was handsome, but he did not show his age, but that calm bearing was not something that could be easily possessed by thirty.

This must be Xia Mingming's father, the second master of the Xia Jiang family, Xia Jiang Helang.

Yu Shu swept around the house, did not see Xia Mingming's figure, and then saw that Xia Jiang Helang sat calmly on the chair, and when he saw her enter the door, he didn't move, and he had a premonition that this trip would not go well.

When she looked at it, Xia Jiang Helang also saw her clearly, although he saw her dressed as a teenager, he knew her daughter's body.

"Miss Yu, please come in and sit."

"I've seen Mr. Xia Jiang," Yu Shu walked in the door, thought about it or made a salute, then found a chair to sit down, didn't say much polite words, and asked directly: "Why don't you see Miss Five?" ”

Xia Jiang Helang said: "The little girl is unwell and is recuperating in the boudoir. ”

"Sick?" Yu Shu stood up suddenly, his face worried, "Am I good for her?" ”

Xia Jiang Helang's face did not change and said: "The disease of wind and cold, don't bother others anymore, Miss Yu sit down." ”

Yu Shu sat back, thinking that this illness was fake, and he didn't want her to see that it was true.

Facing Yu Shu, who had saved his daughter's life and taken care of him so far, Xia Jiang Helang didn't mention the word of thanks, took a sip of tea, and said:

"I don't know what Miss Yu is doing when she comes to the door today." (