Ji Yan saw that the man was about to adjust the hull, so he didn't stop any longer, and hurriedly turned around and ran away.

He didn't go home, but went straight to the inn that night.

In the next few days, Ji Yan cautiously went out on an errand, but perhaps the person who followed him realized that he was discovered, so he changed people, or gave up for some reason, anyway, Ji Yan didn't feel that someone was tailing him.

After a few days of walking on thin ice, he was sure that no one was following him anymore, so he invited Mei Yuning to come to his house as a guest and apologize to her.

In the evening, he personally cooked, in order to show that he knew his mistakes and corrected, that night he behaved politely, respectful and orderly, and also showed great hospitality during the banquet, smeared oil on his mouth, and made Mei Yuning's flowers and branches tremble, and the meal was not eaten well.

Mei Yuning didn't know Ji Yan for the first day, she already knew that he was such a character, and seeing that he had sincerely apologized, she got off the donkey down the slope and stopped worrying about him.

That night, Mei Yuning and Ji Yan talked happily about wine, and kept talking and laughing until late.

After sending Mei Yuning away, Ji Yan was still a little puzzled, facing the girl now, even if the other party was a big beauty and a noble family, he was able to deal with it easily.

In his previous life, when he was in modern times, why did he chase girls so unsmoothly and be single for so long?

Ji Yan is now in it, I don't understand the taste, modern society is a material society, where are the girls you can coax with a few words of rhetoric and make up a joke to make a joke?

The day before the Midyear Festival, Ji Yan went to Ruan Xiaoyi's house by appointment.

As soon as he entered the door, he felt that what he had said before was true, and the patio of this house was larger than his entire home.

At first, Ji Yan was worried that he would use too much force that day, so that Ruan Xiaoyi would go back to Shandong directly, but now that he looks at him, he is too worried, Ruan Xiaoyi's mood is okay, and it seems that he has recovered a little from the blow.

The banquet that night went average at first, because the host, Nguyen Xiaoyi, was not in high spirits.

Ji Yan could only invite the two cronies to sit down and eat and drink together, Ruan Xiaoyi looked at it and did not object, so the banquet was a little warmer.

Between eating and drinking, Ji Yan talked a lot about the rivers and lakes with the two family members, and repeatedly praised that this rich man is good, he eats well and lives well wherever he goes.

The two maids newly bought by Ruan Xiaoyi look average, and they are only twelve or thirteen years old, and they know at a glance that they are children of poor families, but they are still very quick to serve tea and pour wine.

Fortunately, although Ruan Xiaoyi loves to complain a little, he is still kind and mellow in his heart, so he is not strict with his subordinates.

Ji Yan also deliberately and quietly asked the two of them how they were doing here, and both of them were grateful to Dade, saying that they had a good life and could be bought by a master like Ruan Xiaoyi.

Frankly speaking, Ji Yan still got used to the matter of having subordinates serve him for a long time, but even if he adapted, his attitude towards subordinates was still much stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty, after all, he came from modern times, where there is still some basic equality between people.

Because the next day was the Midyear Festival, and all the yamen were going to be closed, so they ate, drank, talked and laughed until late, and Ji Yan returned home slowly.

On the day of the mid-year festival on July 15, Ji Yan didn't get up until noon, and everyone else had to prepare things to worship his ancestors, but he was free, and after thinking about it, he only put an incense case at home, lit a few sticks of incense and worshiped the sky.

Thank God for giving me a second life.

Other than that, he had nothing else to do, and fell asleep with his head back.

When he slept until sunset, he heard a knock on the door, and wondered why there were still guests coming to the door today.

He asked in the house who it was.

An unfamiliar man's voice outside replied, "The deceased has an appointment." ”

Ji Yan thought about it, he didn't have any impression, could it be that there were any distant relatives or friends in this original identity? While thinking, he opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, an old man dressed as a peasant smiled and said, "My master is invited, Ji Tong interpreter to get in the car, right?" ”

As he spoke, the old man raised his hand and gestured to a tightly knit mule cart wrapped in black cloth behind him.

Ji Yan wondered, "Who is your master?" ”

The old man was still smiling, and said: "My master said, as long as I tell Ji Tongyi, in February this year, Master Liu Xun of the school will make a match, and the master will know such a character as Ji Tongyi, and I hope that Ji Tongyi will go to a gathering tonight." ”

Ji Yan asked, "Is it okay not to go?" ”

The old man was still squinting and smiling, but he grabbed Ji Yan's arm violently.

Ji Yan exerted his strength slightly, only to feel like an iron claw collarbone, unable to move and in pain.

The old man said: "I hope that the translator will not be embarrassed by this old man who is doing an errand." ”

Ji Yan endured the pain and said with a smile: "I'm just talking casually, I'll go change my clothes, and then go with you." ”

The old man still couldn't see his teeth, and said, "No need, let's please." ”

There was no way, Ji Yan had to get into this car.

The naked car started, Ji Yan felt dizzy as he sat in the car, and fell asleep not long after.

When Ji Yan opened his eyes again, he was already sitting in a courtyard, with a table of wine and food in front of him, and a person sitting opposite.

This person does not show his true face, and wears a mask of ghosts and gods in the Midyear Festival.

The mask with bloody fangs was extremely terrifying under the fifteen bright moonlight.

Seeing that Ji Yan woke up, the man moved his body and arched his hand.

I only heard him say: "Ji Tongyi, don't come to harm, we meet again, how are you doing?" ”

This voice appeared in his nightmare several times, it was the dark shadow of that night, but I don't know why I got such a big fanfare tonight.

Ji Yan calmed his heartbeat and replied calmly: "With Lao care, I'm doing well." ”

The black shadow stretched out his index finger, shook it in the air a few times, and said, "I don't think so, haven't you been followed in broad daylight recently?" ”

Ji Yan was taken aback, and he replied, "This is indeed the case, how did Your Excellency know about it?" ”

The black shadow smiled and said, "That tail is not here now, is it?" Who do you think is helping you? ”

Ji Yan already understood the meaning of this very clearly, so he followed the other party's thoughts and replied, "Presumably Your Excellency is helping in secret." Do you know who is following me? ”

The black shadow nodded slightly, and said, "I'm not sure who is secretly investigating you, my people quietly took your tail and now put you in a prison where no one knows about its existence, but I don't plan to try him, and I don't plan to punish him." ”

He paused and continued: "I only plan to detain him for a while, and after a while, when Manager Zheng is about to return to Beijing, I will let him go." ”

This is no longer a hint, it is explicit.

Ji Yan understood that the black shadow meant that the person was sent by Zheng He to spy on him.

That person was a eunuch, and Zheng He really didn't fully trust him.

But Zheng He will be when he is not in Beijing. Do you secretly send someone to spy on you?

Ji Yan's mind was a little confused, and he didn't want to believe this statement, but he didn't seem to be able to find any other explanation at the moment.

The black shadow looked at Ji Yan and was silent, didn't speak for a long time, raised his hand, and gestured to the wine and food in front of Ji Yan.

Ji Yan sighed in his heart and said silently: Okay, although it wasn't my intention, but I approached Zheng He at the beginning, it was also for another purpose, even if Zheng He had doubts, it could only show that his eyesight was good, not out of nowhere.

Ji Yan lowered his head and sat down at the table, he was a little depressed, looking at the food on the table blankly.

The black shadow said: "I heard that you love food, so I asked someone to make such a table, I don't know if it suits your taste, you don't have to be polite." ”

Ji Yan looked at the mask on the black shadow's face, and thought: It seems that this is all prepared for me, and he doesn't plan to eat it himself at all.

Although he knew that Zheng He had sent someone to spy on him tonight, which made Ji Yan feel very lost, he still kept vigilant in his heart, and he now had more important people who needed his own protection, after thinking about it, he said: "Thank you for your kindness, but I have a stomach discomfort these days, so forget about the wine and food." ”

Maybe it was because he felt that he had been kept in the dark, Ji Yan felt unusually depressed in his chest, and a sense of anger rose in his heart.

He decided to take these pretending to be ghosts, sanctimonious guys to open the way.

Anger rises from the heart, and evil grows to the guts.

Ji Yan said: "Your Excellency has the grace of knowing Ji Yan, and you are helping each other in secret, I really don't know how to repay it." ”

Without waiting for the other party to answer, he continued: "But I have always had a problem in my heart, that is, how to address Your Excellency, and at the beginning I called Your Excellency a black shadow in my heart. ”

Ji Yan slapped his thigh, and then said: "But this name is too ordinary to show your resourcefulness and deep affection for me, so I thought it would be better to call your Excellency a shadow." ”

Still not letting the black shadow answer, Ji Yan hurriedly said: "But the name of the shadow, even in my Daming, it sounds a little too earthy, so I plan to call Your Excellency ...... in the future."

At this moment, the nameless fire in his heart ignited, he was not only angry with Zheng He for spying on him, but also angry at the person opposite who was pretending to be a ghost and playing with conspiracy, and a little angry that he was too young and naïve before.

He was now fearless, and felt that there must be something wrong with the other side taking such a hard time to invite him.

The matter has not been discussed, and the other party should not treat himself well.

Ji Yan stared intently at the person sitting opposite him, and said with a smile: "I plan to call Your Excellency Kuroko." I wonder what you think? ”