Xie Mulin and Xie Huizhi arrived at the backyard of Beirui Hall in a familiar way.

Except for Jia Da, who was driving the car, Xie Mulin didn't bring other entourages, not even Xiangtao, anyway, with his younger brother with him, it wouldn't be a big problem. After arriving at Beirui Hall, the carriage stopped in a corner of the backyard, and Jia Da was sent to the front shop to place an order, as long as he repacked another batch according to the finished medicine that Xie Mulin took away last time, he could do it alone. With the third young master waiting in the quiet room in the backyard with the second girl, Jia Da will not think indiscriminately. Even if he has any speculation in his heart, he won't leak it easily.

Xie Mulin saw Xiao Rui, who looked a little haggard, in the quiet room, and she was a little surprised: "What's wrong with you?" Is something going on at home? ”

Xiao Rui smiled a little reluctantly, shook his head and said, "Although it's a little messy, it doesn't affect me, it's just that I didn't sleep well last night." Don't worry, I'll take care of myself. Saying that, he turned his head to look at Xie Huizhi, "Huizhi, yesterday I originally said that I was going to have a treat, but I left halfway, which is really rude." ”

Xie Huizhi snorted: "Second Brother Xiao doesn't have to be polite to me. Didn't you settle the bill for yesterday's meal? I'm quite happy to eat and drink alone. What's more, after you left, Cao Rong brought a lot of people over, and when I met them, I simply got together to drink and chat, and I also heard a lot of useful news. ”

Xie Mulin confirmed this statement on the side: "The Cao family has probably received the news from Dali Temple, and is looking for witnesses in the river, and the mother of the eldest brother and sister even wrote to them to inquire about the old things of the year, probably planning to take the opportunity to fall into the well and trample the Lin family under their feet." They're pretty well-informed, and judging by the efficiency of their actions, they may have been known earlier than you know. ”

Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "After all, the Cao family has been in power in the court for many years, and there are many eyes and ears, even if the second prince and the Lin family fight in every way, they are still a hundred-legged insect, dead but not stiff." This kind of thing is nothing to his family. ”

Xie Huizhi was thoughtful: "It turns out that the news that the second sister inquired about in the Guiyuan heard from the second brother Xiao?" Have you met in Guiyuan? ”

Xie Mulin coughed lightly and gave his third brother a look: "You drank too much yesterday, and you have been sleepy since you got up in the morning." I think this backyard is quite quiet, do you want to ask Second Brother Xiao to borrow a clean room and make up for sleep a little? ”

Xie Huizhi looked at his second sister speechlessly. Xie Mulin was also a little weak-hearted, his eyes flashed slightly, and he looked away.

Xiao Rui smiled: "My house is next door, and the place is quite clean." If you don't dislike it, you can rest there for a while. When your second sister is leaving, I will call you. ”

Xie Huizhi sighed heavily: "I know you think I'm in the way, but I'm also thinking about the reputation of the second sister!" Anyway, I'm going to go anywhere else, just lie down here for a while. Second Brother Xiao, you can talk to my second sister quietly, but don't get too close, you must not move your hands and feet! Don't bother me, when you two are officially married, I will guarantee that you will not say anything more. So saying, he lifted the curtain and ran inside.

The inner room is actually not a bedroom, but a room that integrates a study and a living room, but there is an arhat bed, which looks very comfortable. Xie Huizhi stretched out his hand and moved the small table in the middle of the Luohan bed to the circle chair opposite, tidied up a few pillows, and then lay down on it, closing his eyes and recuperating.

Xiao Rui watched him lie down, then lowered the curtain and turned back to Xie Mulin and smiled.

Xie Mulin blushed slightly, walked to the round table and sat down, poured a cup of tea for each of them, and made a posture of wanting a long talk.

When Xiao Rui sat down beside her, she lowered her voice and asked, "What's going on in your house?" Your aunt isn't doing well, is she? ”

Xiao Rui wanted to speak and stopped, turned his head away, got up again and walked to Duobaoge, took a box of snacks, lowered his head and put them on the table one by one, and his tone of speech became calm and casual, no different from usual: "Auntie is fine, I see that she is in good spirits, and even a little uplifted...... Yesterday, it wasn't my family who asked me to go back, but His Royal Highness King Yan summoned me. It's just that the person who came didn't recognize Huizhi, so in order not to attract attention, he pretended to be in the name of my family. ”

Xie Mulin kept staring at him: "Why do I think what you say is a little untrue?" You're coaxing me, aren't you? ”

"You're too careful." Xiao Rui smiled and raised his head again, "I heard that you went to the village outside the city with your brother and sister yesterday?" I was going to ask you out to meet yesterday, but I didn't expect you to be at home, and I didn't know when I would be back, so I had to change the time. How did you run to Zhuangzi in a good manner? ”

Xie Mulin thought about it, and simply said Grandma Ma's hint and Xie Pu's fancy for Huang Yan as his son-in-law. When she went to the village yesterday, she and her brother and sister were originally to report to the Song family about the eldest brother's marriage, and to let the eldest sister Xie Yinghui go to see Huang Yan.

Xiao Rui listened thoughtfully: "If Brother Xie can marry the daughter of the eldest princess of Yongning, it will naturally be a good thing, but you need to beware of the Cao family will profit from it...... As for that Huang Juren, I have also heard of his reputation in Beiping, and he is indeed a smart man, and he is very talented in criminal law. Although he was working under the curtain of the political envoy in Beiping, he was actually responsible for most of the clerical work, but according to the judge's side, he had heard of his foreign name, and from time to time he borrowed him to help, and he also participated in the trial of several major cases, and did quite beautifully, but he had no reputation, so he could not be rewarded for his merits, and outsiders did not know. But in the political envoy and the judge, he is a well-known capable person. When he decided to take the township examination, many people felt quite sorry in private, and I am afraid that they will no longer be able to work with him in the future. ”

Huang Yan is a person from Beiping Prefecture, and if he is elected to the imperial examination in the future, no matter where he gets an official position, it is impossible for him to be an official in the yamen of his hometown Beiping, so only people in the official office of Beiping will have such thoughts.

Xie Mulin nodded when he heard this: "Even you say that, it can be seen that he is indeed very smart." However, people's IQ is important, and character is also very important. I haven't had any formal contact with him, and I can't say what I think of him. But when he met my eldest sister alone yesterday, he was quite frank, not only explaining his past, such as the family affair that he had almost settled, and the enmity he might have had with some high-ranking family, and the fact that the clan might not be very friendly to him. My eldest sister also told him about the Cao family, and the two had an exchange without concealment. I think it's good to do this, it proves that Huang Yan is quite a gentleman. Since you have decided to be a husband and wife in the future, you should be honest with each other, and don't keep hiding it. If it's a secret that has nothing to do with the other party, it's the same whether you say it or not. But if it will affect the other party, then explaining it clearly as soon as possible can also give everyone enough time to prepare for the difficulties they may encounter in the future. After all, one person counts short, and two people count long. ”

She looked up at Xiao Rui: "Are you right?" ”

Xiao Rui sighed and showed a wry smile.