Bian Ying, who came from Yangzhou that day, has been in the yamen of Huangcheng for several days, and has become Xu Lai's personal maid, not only following Xu Lai when he is practicing swords, but also following him when he meditates, and even when Xu Lai goes to the thatched house, Bian Ying will wait outside.

If he hadn't been persuaded by Xi Yuanxiu, it is estimated that he would have to squeeze into the same bed with Xu Lai even to sleep.

However, Xu Lai is cold in life, except that Xi Yuanxiu is not good at communicating with people, but he is not very disgusted with this blue-clothed young man, after all, he helped him fill the fountain, and he thinks that this child is much stronger than Xi Yuanxiu, and he is not lazy at all!

Therefore, after his own practice, he will also point out a little bit of problems that Bian Ying can't detect by himself, and Bian Ying is naturally humbly taught.

As for Xu Lai's laziness, it was because Xi Yuanxiu had thrown aside the five-bird drama that he should have gotten up early in the morning and started to continue to improve.

And Liu Xiao, who went out late and returned early today, was afraid that Xi Yuanxiu would let Xu Lai tie himself to the table again, so he deliberately brought him back early.

Maybe it's because I'm waiting for Liu Xiao's belated breakfast today, and the current yamen is really clean, there is no sound of practicing as usual, only those little things flying around, whispering in the courtyard, sounding as if they are very satisfied.

Xi Yuanxiu sat in front of the window, and after sending away the last pigeon in the county office, he looked at the soybean dregs in the courtyard that were eaten by those birds, and couldn't help but sigh: "If only this person could be as good as this bird!" ”

However, Xu Lai was not there this morning, which made Liu Xiao and Bian Ying a little puzzled, because this was the first time they saw Xu Lai who was inexplicably not in the yamen, and according to rumors in the rivers and lakes, Xu Lai was a person who didn't like to work very much, although few people had seen him!

After the three of them ate the breakfast that Liu Xiao bought himself, Xi Yuanxiu also took Xu Lai's words to heart and came to the backyard with Bian Ying.

"I already know what you're here for, just let your highness do your own thing, he has his plans, I naturally have my decision, he really treats me as a gentleman who likes to teach and educate people!"

Xi Yuanxiu compared the somewhat unfamiliar five-bird play, and said to Bian Ying, who was figuring out the knife technique on the side.

Bian Ying slashed the knife left and right twice, put it in the scabbard, and said to Xi Yuanxiu, who was clumsy: "Lord Xi, I really can't hide anything from you, but even if you drive me, I don't plan to leave now, and now there are other reasons for me to stay!" ”

After Xi Yuanxiu finished the last half of his kung fu, he made a gesture to close the gong, wiped the sweat from his forehead, directly held the teapot, and took a sip to his mouth.

"Then you will stay and continue to be a handyman, or will you be a maid for Xu Lai?"

"Do what you say!"

...

After a while, Liu Xiao cried with a bitter gourd face and came to Xi Yuanxiu, but Xi Yuanxiu was very happy, he hadn't seen Liu Xiao's appearance for a long time.

"Master Liu, where is this, a few bowls of brain flowers will make you feel distressed like this, stingy!"

Xi Yuanxiu said jokingly.

Liu Xiao sat on the stone pier, sighed, and said: "Alas, last night, I originally wanted to go to Xinghuayuan to be happy, and then I just walked to the main gate of Xinghuayuan and met Jia Daya, he said that he met a fool who lost money in Lao Sun's field, that kid has been going for many days, and has never won, and then I also want to try my luck to see if I can win him a little, just send some silver back to my hometown!" ”

Bian Ying, who had just finished practicing and was also sitting in the pavilion, said after listening: "And then! ”

"And then it goes without saying that the little fat man let that big tooth cheat again!"

When Xi Yuanxiu finished saying this, he thought of when he first came to Huangcheng that year, just after the neighbors greeted him, the newly appointed county magistrate, he and Liu Xiao were led to the gambling house by Jia Daya, who had a toothpick in his mouth every day.

The two of them not only ate chaff and vegetables that month, but also dismissed all the yamen's officials, and later, because there was really no major need for manpower in the city, they didn't go to the military department to report to the new yamen.

Liu Xiao drooped his head, shook his head and said: "This time it has nothing to do with him, the person he called a fool won an estimated thousand taels last night, and the silver of the entire gambling house went into his pocket, Jia Daya himself lost red-eyed, and almost fought with others!" ”

"It's kind of interesting, I want to check it out!"

Xi Yuanxiu's face had excitement that could not be concealed, because since he ate rice and pickles for a month, he had also practiced his gambling skills day and night, even harder than he had been in the test back then.

But every time he is afraid of winning too much, and then he is afraid of the casino owner, and some stingy old grandsons will not let him go in the future, so he doesn't dare to play too hard, and he will collect some points every time, and sometimes he deliberately loses some money.

But this time, depending on the situation, it is estimated that the old grandson is also planted in it!

Just when Xi Yuanxiu was still thinking about going to the gambling house to meet the man tonight, there were guests outside the county office.

"Is Lord Xi here?"

Xi Yuanxiu heard the shouts coming from the door, and suddenly felt a little puzzled, Aunt Hao hasn't come over today, how can someone else come!

The three people in the backyard came out of the pavilion, and when they heard the sound, they walked to the front yard, only to see a carriage parked outside the yamen, and before they could walk over, Xi Yuanxiu glanced at the door and asked about the official boots that the person was wearing.

And there was a middle-aged man in an official uniform standing next to the carriage, his appearance was mediocre, not too unusual, so Xi Yuanxiu didn't know who this person was.

And Liu Xiao looked at it and found that the person standing next to the carriage was Zhou Wenbin, he didn't expect this Qincha to really come!

With a smile on his face, Zhou Wenbin walked up the steps slowly and said, "Master Liu, meet again!" Presumably this is Lord Xi, huh? You are! ”

After Zhou Wenbin finished speaking to Liu Xiao, the moment he saw Xi Yuanxiu's face, he seemed to have returned to the day when he was admitted to the Jinshi.

It was on that day that the most famous person in Jingguo patted him on the shoulder in the palace, which made his career go smoothly.

And he looked at Xi Yuanxiu's face, as if he had returned to that day, and it was also a vibrant morning, as if nothing had changed.

Xi Yuanxiu saw that this Lord Qincha was stunned, so he muttered to Liu Xiao in a low voice: "This Lord is indeed the same as what you said, I can still smile with you if I don't receive a gift, hehe, I am stunned when I see people, His Majesty the Emperor is getting more and more confused!" ”

In order to alleviate the embarrassing atmosphere of these people standing in the courtyard, Xi Yuanxiu opened his mouth and asked, "My lord, what's wrong with Xiaguan's face?" ”

Zhou Wenbin heard Xi Yuanxiu's words, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Xi forgive me for being presumptuous, but my father?" ”

After hearing the first half of his sentence, Xi Yuanxiu nodded and replied to him: "It's exactly what the adults think in their hearts!" ”

Zhou Wenbin didn't know what to say for a while, and his expression was a little excited, because Xi Xiang was imprisoned that year, his mother and a group of subordinates were placed under house arrest in the former prime minister's mansion, and his only son, after being dismissed, just knew that he wanted to be a street robbery, but he didn't succeed, and then he didn't know where to go.

Someone tried to arrest Xi Yuanxiu, who was robbed on the street, and came back to await trial, but he was raided by the moody His Majesty, and ended up with the same fate as Xi Yuanxiu.

Xi Yuanxiu saw that Zhou Wenbin's mood had always affected his mood, so he directly put his hand on his shoulder, making the three people next to him a little overwhelmed!

"Your Excellency is not here today to stand at the door of my yamen to blow the wind, let's invite it in the house!"

Xi Yuanxiu didn't care about the expressions of the other three, Zhou Wenbin didn't feel anything awkward, Xi Yuanxiu just kept on Zhou Wenbin's shoulder, and the two of them were like friends for many years, so they entered the second hall in this posture.

"Liu Xiao, make a good pot of tea for Lord Qincha!"

"Alright, Lord Xi!"

Liu Xiao rolled his eyes and scolded and went to his house to get the private tea.

......

......

After the two talked, Zhou Wenbin knew why Xi Yuanxiu came here back then, and Xi Yuanxiu also knew Zhou Wenbin's distress now!

Xi Yuanxiu rubbed his thighs back and forth, thinking about what Zhou Wenbin told him, and suddenly asked: "Lord Zhou, do you know why dogs shed their hair for no reason?" ”

Zhou Wenbin was also thinking about his troubles, but replied casually: "I guess I ate something bad!" ”

Zhou Wenbin came back to his senses and asked suspiciously, "Why did you suddenly ask about this?" ”

"I'm so sorry!" Xi Yuanxiu smiled embarrassedly: "Everything here, big or small, is in my charge, but it's been many days, and there has been no progress!" ”

"I can help Lord Xi, I have a close friend, a famous veterinarian in Jizhou, I will write a letter to him later!"

"That's really a Lao-sama!"

Xi Yuanxiu paused, remembering the fire case that happened a few days ago that Zhou Wenbin explained to him, he thought for a moment and said: "My lord, although I also know that this is the salt gang extinguishing the mouth, I still feel that this fire case is a little... Worry! ”

Zhou Wenbin looked at Xi Yuanxiu's face like Xi Fang, and asked softly, "Why is this?" ”

Xi Yuanxiu smiled: "It may be that I am thinking too much, but I think you are more worried about the issue of the prince and the king!" ”

"Yes, I'm not afraid of what these two Highnesses will do to me, I'm just afraid that these two will have something else wrong because of the credit for snatching this case!"

Xi Yuanxiu poured tea into Zhou Wenbin's cup and said: "Don't worry too much, I don't have to worry too much, I don't know much about the prince and the king, after all, with His Majesty on it, the two of them will not be good, even if they are competing for credit, they will know the general situation!" ”

"If that were the case, I'd be relieved!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, and tasted Liu Xiao's tea in the house!

At this time, Xu Lai was non-stop, on the way north to Qingzhou, he and Zhou Wenbin went in and out, which was very interesting!