Xiao Rui saw off the Xie brothers, and before he could rest, he ushered in a new guest.

This guest claimed to be sent by the Xiao family in Beijing, Xiao Rui didn't think much about it at first, and thought that his father or biological mother had a letter, but when he came out to meet someone, he was immediately silent.

This person is not from the Xiao family, but he also knows that Xu Laishun, the owner of the Shunji Teahouse in Jinling City, also has an identity, that is, the godson of Xu Dewang, the confidant of the Great Eunuch Xu Dewang next to His Royal Highness the Third Prince, who runs the industry for the Third Prince on weekdays and runs errands outside the palace. This Xu Laishun has always been in the capital, and now he will come to find Xiao Rui, needless to say, the third prince must have something to give to his cousin.

This man is not good at showing up too much in front of people. Xiao Rui looked left and right, and saw that there were people coming and going in the Xie family's old house, although the wounded were recuperating in the house, the doors were almost open, which was convenient for ventilation, anyway, there was a brazier in the house, but he was not afraid of anyone who was cold. But in this way, he and Xu Laishun were talking in the courtyard, but dozens of pairs of eyes could be staring at any time.

Xiao Rui said in a low voice: "This is not the place to talk, you come with me." After that, he took the first step, led Xu Laishun out of the gate of the Xie family's old house, walked straight to the embankment, found a deserted and open land around him, and sat down on the embankment by himself, "Say, what does your master have to say to me?" ”

Xu Laishun looked back and forth, left and right, and secretly admired. Although the place was windy and cold, it was open on all sides, with a river in front and a mountain in the back, and anyone who came within a hundred paces would immediately find that it was a good place to speak secret words, except that it was a little colder. What's more, this is downwind, and there is no worry about where the wind will take their voices, because the place downwind is the river, can there be people waiting in the river to eavesdrop? Across the river, it is impossible for the people on the other side to hear their conversation unless they are ears to the wind.

So Xu Laishun didn't have to keep his voice down, and said directly to Xiao Rui: "Second young master, the master heard that you followed Jin Shanwei to Pingwang Town to suppress the bandits, and he was very worried about your safety, so he specially sent a small one to visit. I didn't expect Jin Shanwei to act so quickly, as soon as the little one arrived at the place, he heard that Jin Shanwei had wiped out all the thieves, it was really fast and resolute! The second young master still has injuries on his body, so he must have made a lot of contributions, right? ”

Xiao Rui smiled: "It's okay, so many brothers in the guard house were injured, who didn't make a contribution?" My little flesh injury is nothing. He stared at Xu Laishun, "If you have something to say, just say it, you don't have to beat around the bush." ”

Xu Laishun laughed dryly, and couldn't help lowering his voice: "The master knows why the second young master is annoyed, but ...... At that time, His Royal Highness was keeping a close eye on it, and the master was also afraid that it would cause trouble to the mother, so he did not respond to the marriage of the Zhao family. The master was also very annoyed in his heart, and wanted to explain to the Zhao family's son, but Zhao Gongzi couldn't listen to it at all. The master thought again, Miss Zhao will be more difficult to marry for a while, and when the rumors have passed, it will not be too late for him to go to Zhao's house to ask for marriage, and when the Zhao family understands his intentions, there will naturally be no more misunderstandings. Who would have thought that the eldest princess of Yongning intervened horizontally, and the Zhao family agreed to the family affairs too quickly, so the master didn't have time to speak......"

Xiao Rui sneered: "Your master thinks too well!" When the Zhao family was in trouble, he refused the marriage, threw the face of the girl under his feet and stepped on it, and as soon as he asked to marry in the future, the Zhao family would not agree to it? ! If the Zhao family didn't even have this backbone, how could they have been prosperous for more than a hundred years? He should be glad that Miss Zhao didn't tell his family about him, otherwise he would immediately change from a gentle and well-behaved young man to a villain who is both ends of the rat and abandons him from the beginning! I don't bother to pay attention to how much calculation and sincerity he has in it, anyway, now that this matter has long passed, Miss Zhao has another good match. If he is a face-saving person, don't disturb other people's quiet days, so that after Miss Zhao gets married, she can be a loving couple with Ma San with peace of mind! If he still wants to harass Miss Zhao, then he really won't be a man! ”

Xu Laishun's face changed again and again, and he wanted to refute Xiao Rui's words several times, but thinking that although Xiao Rui was a concubine, he was also the young master of the Xiao family, and he had always been kind to His Royal Highness, how could he be angry with others as a subordinate? If you really offend someone, can your Royal Highness still protect yourself? So he held back, firmly remembering that before he left Beijing, his godfather had repeatedly told him that this trip should be mainly to appease the second young master of the Xiao family, even if the second young master Xiao did not listen to what he said, he had to endure it and coax people into obedience, and he must not let the second young master Xiao feel a little unhappy.

waited until Xiao Rui finished speaking, Xu Laishun said dryly: "Our master is also a last resort, Zhaoyi Niangniang in the palace is powerful, the queen has always been domineering, and the concubine Niangniang can only be cautious in everything." Although the marriage of the Zhao family is decided by the queen mother and the eldest princess, the two of them have always ignored the queen mother and Zhaoyi mother. The master promised that the marriage would be easy, but if the concubine was eaten and hung up afterwards, even if Miss Zhao could marry in, what good life could she live? It is better to choose another match outside the palace, with the Zhao family as a backer, no one will let Miss Zhao be wronged. Even if your reputation is damaged for a while, it is better than suffering for a lifetime. The master also thought about it again and again, and then he reluctantly made a parting, and at that time he thought that there might be another chance to continue his relationship in the future. The second young master is outside, and he doesn't know the master's difficulties......"

Xiao Rui listened with a cold face, his expression softened slightly, but his face was still a little unhappy: "If you want me to say, your master should have thought of these difficulties a long time ago." If you had controlled your heart when you first met Miss Zhao and didn't provoke other girls, where would there be so many things? Fortunately, Miss Zhao was never favored by the prince and elected as the crown princess, otherwise she married the prince, how should he, the little uncle, deal with himself? ! It's just as embarrassing. If people find out that Miss Zhao's life is difficult to protect, what good fate can he have?! ”

Xu Laishun responded with a smile, and couldn't help but defend the third prince again: "Your Highness often sighs to your godfather on weekdays, saying that everything is fate, and it is not up to anyone at all. This emotional thing...... Who knows? ”

Xiao Rui tugged at the corners of his mouth and said, "Anyway, this matter is over, he doesn't need to look for other girls." He harmed people to such a situation, and now that people finally have a good home, he really shouldn't go to the marriage of bad people. Regardless of whether he is willing or unwilling in his heart, I only have this sentence.

"You go back and remind him, the time he got acquainted with Miss Zhao is too unfortunate, whether it is for the East Palace to know or for the second prince to hear, it will not be good. If he really thinks about the situation of the concubine in the palace, he should keep this secret and not let anyone find out. Don't think about it again, you can borrow Miss Zhao to inquire about the news of the eldest princess of Yongning's mansion, then it will really make other girls hate him. If Miss Zhao said bad things about him in front of the eldest princess of Yongning, or even in front of the queen mother, could he still defend himself?! ”

Xu Laishun's face suddenly changed again. He didn't dare to say that Xiao Rui's speculation was groundless, because from some of the orders ordered by his godfather, he could detect that the third prince had not given up on Miss Zhao, and still had plans to continue to contact and coax people back. Originally, he thought that this kind of thing was nothing, since Miss Zhao was devoted to her master and contributed to her master, shouldn't she be right? But now that I heard Xiao Rui say this, I feel that this kind of thing is not a small risk, in case that Miss Zhao really hates because of love...... Well, he has to persuade his godfather to be more careful.

Xiao Rui didn't pay attention to why Xu Laishun suddenly fell into deep thought, and directly changed the topic: "Your master specially ordered you to come to me, wouldn't it be just to explain the affairs of the Zhao family to me?" He didn't have anything else to say? ”