The area around Beimen Bridge is still bustling and lively.

Xie Mulin was also familiar with this place, and soon found the location of the teahouse. She looked around a few times and found that this place was some distance away from the fish market street where the Li family was located and the clothing assessment gallery where Yan Jitang was located, so she shouldn't bump into acquaintances, but when the matter was done, she wanted to go to the Li family to sit down, which was quite convenient.

Jia Da sat on the wheel outside the carriage, and soon found that someone waved at him, and greeted him with a smile and shouted "Brother Jia", and after a closer look, he was still a little familiar, it was the guy sent by the second young master of the Xiao family to open a shop in Huyin County, and he couldn't help muttering: "When did you go back to the capital?" ”

Because when Xiao Rui went back to Huyin County two times before and after, he lived in the Xie family's old mansion for a short time, and Jia Da, as a housekeeper, had already been familiar with him. When Xiao Rui's subordinates passed, they also came to the door to say hello to Jia Da, so the two could still talk. The guy approached and said to Jia Da with a smile: "Brother Jia, come with me, our master has arranged it, there is a courtyard behind the teahouse, just enough to park." ”

Jia Da hesitated and asked the little master in the carriage: "Girl, what do you see?" ”

Xie Mulin guessed that Xiao Rui would definitely make arrangements, so he ordered him to do as instructed.

Jia Da received the order and asked the coachman to follow the comer, but he secretly observed the surrounding terrain, direction, and road in case of emergency.

The carriage turned into a quiet alley, and the man who led the way ran and knocked on two doors, and led the cart into a spacious courtyard three feet square. There was no one in the courtyard, surrounded by houses, and there was a walkway leading to the front, and there was a faint sound of storytelling and cheering. There was an empty carriage parked on the edge of the courtyard, and the remaining open space was enough for another carriage to turn around and get in, which was quite convenient and hidden.

The man summoned someone first, and invited the coachman to the front for tea. The coachman got the reward, and he didn't mind pretending to be deaf and blind again, and Shi Shiran went to have a moment of recreation. Jia Da stayed to listen to the instructions, Xie Mulin got out of the car with Cuijiao, and after standing in the courtyard for less than a minute, Xiao Rui stepped out of the aisle and smiled at her.

Xie Mulin blessed him, and then said angrily: "What are you doing so mysteriously? The entourage and the coachman beside me, seeing your style, I don't know how to think crankily in my heart, it's all a good thing you did! ”

Xiao Rui only felt that Xie Mulin was coquettish to him, and said with a smile: "I really want to leave, I heard that your brothers and sisters came to Beijing, I was afraid that you would not know anything and would suffer a loss, so I hurriedly sent you the news." I've had good intentions, so how can you blame me? ”

Jia Da and Cuijiao invariably showed expressions of sudden realization, Xie Mulin couldn't help but smile, and put on a serious and anxious look: "Is there anything important happening in Beijing?" I didn't hear my eldest sister talk about it?! ”

"Sister Ling is recuperating at home, and she is dedicated to filial piety, where is she in the mood to pay attention to things outside? I haven't heard of it. Xiao Rui winked at Xie Mulin, "Second Miss Xie, don't worry, it's a long story, let's find a quiet place to sit down and talk slowly." ”

Xiao Rui had already arranged the place, and walked from the aisle in the direction of the front teahouse storefront, and there was a staircase halfway up the road, and when he went up to the second floor, it was a private room. Because there are two staircases in and out of this place, the two private rooms near the staircase in the backyard are more private, and the distance from other private rooms is also a little farther, the sound insulation effect is very good, and the guests in front of them will not be bumped into each other, and they are not conspicuous. The guys in the teahouse and the residents in the neighborhood are used to this, and whoever comes here will not pay much attention.

Xiao Rui whispered to Xie Mulin all the way, and led her and Cuijiao all the way to the private room closest to the staircase. Xie Mulin saw that the room was very elegantly cleaned, and there was a back alley outside the window, which could not only let in light, but also not be afraid of being seen by pedestrians, it was indeed a hidden place. Hot tea and snacks have been prepared on the table in the room, charcoal basins have also been lit, and there is a large copper kettle simmering above the tea stove in the corner of the house, which is warm, and there is no need to call someone to add tea and water, and it is well prepared.

Xie Mulin asked curiously, "How do you know this place so well?" Could it be that there are also dry stocks in it? ”

Xiao Rui smiled: "It's not a dry stock, this is what I opened with Dong Huiwu privately with silver, and I haven't publicized it outside, so most of my family members don't know about it." We didn't try to make a fortune from this teahouse, but we just got some pocket money and a convenient place for friends to discuss matters. Unexpectedly, the shopkeeper invited was quite capable, and he really earned a lot of silver. Now that Dong Huiwu is more relaxed, he also plans to run this place seriously. Although the Qishan Bofu is now interested in cultivating him, he can't rely on his family for everything, and he still has some private money in his hands. I'm going to the north anyway, and I don't know when I'll be back in the future, so I simply withdrew more than half of the shares, leaving only two parts, and the red every quarter will honor my aunt. ”

He beckoned Xie Mulin to sit down, poured tea himself, and persuaded her to eat snacks: "Dong Huiwu took a lot of effort to invite a master who specialized in white cases in the imperial dining room in the early years, and now that he is old, he has returned home to care for the elderly." Although his old man refused to play the banner of court dim seillac, with his decades of old craftsmanship, the ordinary dim sum he made was not ordinary. Second sister Xie is so good to taste, if it's good, I'll send you the recipe when I go back? ”

Xie Mulin smiled: "Don't tell jokes, other people's recipes, what am I going to do?" "It's not like she doesn't have an exclusive dim sum recipe.

Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Second sister Xie Hengzhi, you won't open a teahouse to sell dim sum and compete with him for business, what are you afraid of?" Dong Huiwu took one to his home and gave me one. I thought that my aunt didn't like to eat this bite either, so I took it myself. He paused, "I remember that when I was in Xie Jiawan before, Second Sister Xie asked people to bring us food, and there were a few snacks among them, which were very good. I guess you like this, so I asked you if you wanted it. It wasn't an exclusive secret recipe, and the master didn't care about it. ”

Xie Mulin smiled and didn't answer, and changed the subject: "Is there anything important that has happened in Jingli recently?" ”

Xiao Rui paused, and sat down on the chair opposite her unhurriedly: "There are quite a lot of things, which one do you want to hear first?" Is it related to the news of the Cao family, are you interested? ”

Xie Mulin was curious: "Is there any news related to the Cao family?" I've heard my eldest sister mention a lot of jokes about Pingnanbofu. ”

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "Pingnanbo Mansion has indeed caused a few turmoil recently. That Cao Wenheng was really stupid and conceited, and he didn't even bother to do superficial work, but he didn't know how many eyes he was staring at, so he was caught by the imperial history and went up to the court. Now it's hard for him to attack the knighthood, and he and his mother and sister still refuse to stop, they really don't know whether to live or die! The Chengenhou Mansion now ignores them at all, only caring about their own affairs. Although his family said that he wanted to keep filial piety, he had a lot of henchmen, and it was not impossible to do anything in the past three years. The most important thing at the moment is the wedding of His Royal Highness the Prince, after the wedding, you can enter the court and participate in politics. The previous selection of companions was anticlimactic, and the Zhao family, who was originally selected, also resigned and vacated a seat. The Hou Mansion of Chengen was thinking about the son and sent the son of the Jiang family up. ”

"The son of the Jiang family?" Xie Mulin blinked, and after a while remembered that it was Jiang Shaoliang, the brother of Xie Yingzhen's ex-fiancé Jiang Yuliang.

Xiao Rui said with a smile: "Yes, the son of the Jiang family got married early before the death of Duchess Chengen at the end of last year, and married the young lady in the second room of the Cao family, and now he is the son-in-law of the Cao family." He is known for his talent, and he doesn't have to keep filial piety, Cheng Enhou and Cao Erye are interested in cultivating him. I heard that even the marriage of his brother Second Young Master Jiang is now targeted by the Cao family. ”

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