Xie Mulin wanted to send a letter to Xiao Rui, but it was not difficult. Whether it is Beiruitang or Gu Niangzi's shop, they are all connected to him, the difference is only that I don't know which side is more efficient.

Xie Mulin considered that Gu Niangzi went to the Zhuguo General's Mansion to take care of Aunt Li, and he didn't know when he would be able to go home, in comparison, it seemed that Beiruitang was more reliable. It is not only Xiao Rui's secret industry, but also a retreat for him to hide from his family, and there must be henchmen stationed there who can contact Xiao Rui himself in the fastest time.

The street where Beirui Hall is located is not far from Pearl Bridge, and Xie Mulin looked at the sky and found that although it was already dark, it was far from the time of curfew. If the messenger is fast enough, a round trip is more than enough. If you really can't catch up, it is also very convenient to find a nearby inn foot shop to rest for a night, and you can even go to Luo Lang Lane to go to the Xie family's house. She went to Beiruitang twice, and noticed that there were many inns and restaurants on the nearby streets, which were quite close to the wharf, and it was a neighborhood where merchants from the north and south often gathered after entering Beijing, and across two or three streets, it was Luolang Lane.

Xie Mulin quickly sealed the envelope and walked briskly to the porter. Originally, she wanted to find Mrs. Zhang, who had been to Beirui Hall, after all, she was more familiar with the situation. However, today, Mrs. Zhang has already gone home on a business trip, and she called someone again, and she didn't know how long she would have to wait, so she simply ordered a manservant in the porter, with the impression that he was an honest and tight-mouthed person, and asked him to send a letter to the shopkeeper of Beiruitang.

The manservant also heard that his little master bought a lot of plasters from Beiruitang to give away, and Mrs. Zhang also bought a few pairs for her old man, and heard that the effect was very good, so she thought that the second girl was in urgent need of buying plasters, and immediately patted her chest and packed the ticket and said that the letter would be delivered tonight, and took the money she gave and went out.

Xie Mulin had been standing by the door and watching the manservant's figure disappear into the night, still feeling a little apprehensive in his heart. Even if she thinks her idea is good, she has to be willing to accept it. I don't know if her letter can help Xiao Rui? But even if Beiruitang and Xiao Rui have a close relationship, when this letter is delivered to him, it will at least be tomorrow, right?

Xie Mulin didn't know that Xiao Mingde, the general of the Pillar State, was the commander of the city guards, and he and his subordinates had special access tooth plates in their hands. This is to prevent them from walking on the roads of the capital at night when they have official needs, so as to avoid being stopped and questioned by officers and soldiers on patrol. His eldest son, Xiao Cong, is already his clear heir, and he also has a military position in the Jingxi battalion, so he naturally has such a tooth card. And Xiao Rui himself, when he was not in the capital, naturally did not have this thing, and after returning to Beijing, he did not have it, but he also grinded two pieces, one of which was handed over by him to Beiruitang's henchmen, in case there was an urgent letter that needed to contact him in the general's mansion. Dong Huiwu, who is the owner of Beirui Hall, can also use this tooth card when needed.

Of course, if it wasn't a very urgent matter, Beiruitang would not easily let outsiders know that they had this tooth card, so as not to attract the dissatisfaction of the General Mansion of the Pillar Kingdom and cause trouble to the main family.

When Xie Mulin's letter was delivered to Beirui Hall, the shopkeeper, as his own family member who knew the master's thoughts, naturally understood that this was the future housewife who wanted to contact the master. Since this letter was to be delivered overnight before curfew, it must have been very important. He heard that there was an accident in the General Zhuguo Mansion, Xiao Rui rushed home without telling them, and he has not come back yet, and the second owner, Dong Shizi, is also worried. This letter from the future mistress may not have come for this matter. He didn't dare to be careless, so he took the tooth card himself, and rushed to the General Zhuguo Mansion with stars and moons.

Therefore, when the male servant of the Xie family's concierge returned to the Xie family's mansion in Pearl Bridge at the moment before the curfew and reported to the second girl, Xie Mulin, Xiao Rui also received a letter from Xie Mulin, the shopkeeper of Beirui Hall.

After he received the letter, he didn't have time to read it, so he rushed back to the small courtyard where his aunt Li Yaozhi lived, stood outside the main room and looked at the bedroom inside, confirmed that Aunt Li was all right, and was still talking to the girl in a low voice, without any abnormality, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

When Aunt Li heard his voice, she looked up, smiled haggardly and bitterly, and said in a hoarse voice: "Good boy, why are you still here?" Go back to your own yard and do whatever you want. Since my aunt promised you, she won't do stupid things anymore, and she won't break her word. You don't have to be here all the time staring at me. ”

How could Xiao Rui believe her words? just smiled: "Auntie, just rest, I'm just sitting here, reading a book or something." When something needs to be dealt with, I'm not going to stick here. I know what to do, so you don't have to. ”

He gave the girl in the room a look, and the other sat down by Aunt Li's bed, while the other person directly took out the futon cover from the high cabinet, intending to take turns to lay the floor in the house. In any case, they would not let Aunt Li be alone. Anyway, during the day, Gu Niangzi would come to accompany Aunt Li, and only when it was dark would she go home to take care of the house. The two girls only need to be in charge of the night, and they don't think it's such hard work. No matter how Aunt Li persuaded them, they would only respond with their mouths, but they would not listen to a word.

Aunt Li showed a helpless expression with a little headache, but she knew that her suicide had hurt the hearts of her son and the maids around her, and they were afraid that they had already lost their trust in her. In that case, she couldn't say anything more. Anyway, there are people around her all the time, and it is impossible for her to find any chance to take her own life.

Maybe...... She can only wait for someone else to do it, right?

Aunt Li sighed and closed her eyes, not knowing if she was really asleep or just closing her eyes to recuperate.

Seeing this, the two girls relaxed their hands and feet, so as not to disturb her rest.

Xiao Rui lowered the curtain, returned to his chair and sat down, and took out the letter.

After reading the letter, he was stunned for a long time. Scheflin's proposal came as a bit of a surprise, but ...... It doesn't seem to be unfeasible?

It's just an explanation for the outside world, anyway, he knows clearly in his heart who is his own mother. In Aunt Li's mouth, Xiao Mingzhu was also his stepmother, an elder of the deceased whom he needed to respect from childhood to adulthood. He didn't mind recognizing him as his mother. As long as he can save his aunt's life, he doesn't care at all that someone makes up a plausible story about his background.

Besides, if he really acted according to Xie Mulin's proposal, Xiao Mingde's deception of the monarch seemed to be less serious? His various arrangements for himself are also a kind of alternative care? The most important thing is that Aunt Li's merits outweigh her faults, and there is no need to worry about whether to stay in the Zhuguo General's Mansion as an aunt or go to Yanwang's Mansion as a concubine. Because in this story, she is just an "outsider" who raised him! As long as Xiao Mingde nodded, King Yan, who held Aunt Li's deed, could take the person to Beiping and hand it over to Xiao Rui to settle on his own. Xiao Rui felt that as long as the emperor did not embarrass Aunt Li, his own net worth could fully support Aunt Li and let her spend the rest of her life in peace.

As for King Yan's side, Xiao Rui felt that since he was willing to admit to outsiders that he had an old relationship with his late fiancée's personal maid in the capital, he would not care about letting people know that he had left the battlefield without permission and secretly returned to Beijing. As for which woman he had a son with after returning to Beijing, what does it matter? Xiao Rui can know from what he accidentally revealed that he actually has a lingering affection for his ex-fiancée Xiao Mingzhu, and Princess Yan Yue doesn't care about it.

The key is the emperor. Would he be willing to admit that his lover had a son for another man for the sake of a maid who had deceived him?

Xiao Rui felt a little uncertain in his heart.