After returning from the city, Ding Xiangnan rushed to Ji Yufeng's mansion, although he knew that Ji Yufeng was on the way back to Yongzhou at most at this time, but he still went with the mentality of trying his luck. And his luck has not been very good lately, and before he can enter, the porter tells him that his son has not returned.

The steward of the Biji Mansion happened to be not there, Ding Xiangnan was in a hurry, so he directly inquired about the person in charge of the concierge: "I don't know if Ji Gongzi said when he will arrive in Yongzhou?" ”

The gatekeeper looked at him with some disdain, and said lukewarmly: "How can I know such a thing?" ”

Ding Xiangnan took out a piece of silver cake from his body and handed it to the other party, and then said with a smile: "I don't know where the steward of your mansion has gone, can you tell me?" ”

The doorkeeper pinched the things in his hand, his face softened slightly, and said: "You go to Tianbao Pavilion to have a look, Gongzi is not here, Steward Liu will go there from time to time to see, but I don't know if this will be or not." ”

Ding Xiangnan hurriedly thanked him, then turned around and got into his carriage and asked the coachman to go to Tianbao Pavilion.

An hour later, two completely different voices came from the side hall behind the Tianbao Pavilion dedicated to receiving regular customers, one eager and the other contemptuous.

"This matter really can't be delayed, that Xie Tiju doesn't know what he is thinking, many details are not far from him, he must have checked the first two years clearly, Liu Guanshi, you can't ignore this matter."

"Anyway, how can I take care of it, I'm just a manager, and my name is far less resounding than your silk business."

"How can Steward Liu say this now, I saved so much silver at that time, but I didn't give it to your pocket!"

"I really don't understand Director Ding, I don't know if Director Ding saves money or not, but the silver in my pocket is all earned by my own hard work, when did Director Ding refine a bodhisattva's heart and send me silver?"

"Good, good······ Even if I make a mistake, we are willing to buy and sell, and no one will take advantage of anyone. It's just that now that he is on a boat, seeing that the wind is about to rise, Steward Liu is at the helm. ”

Seeing Ding Xiangnan's humble attitude, Steward Liu put away the angry look just now, and smiled appeasefully: "This is like a human saying, but Steward Ding is afraid that he has found the wrong person today, and I don't have the ability to take the helm." ”

Ding Xiangnan was full of bitterness: "Ji Gongzi ...... there"

Steward Liu interrupted him suddenly: "Isn't the son not back yet, what is the matter of Director Ding, after all, the silk exhibition is about to start, maybe he will come back tomorrow." ”

This is the way of the world, when it is advantageous, no matter who you want, no matter what you want, you can open your mouth and tell you.

But as long as there is trouble, one by one can avoid it, and turning the face is faster than turning the book. Although Ding Xiangnan hated these people's faces, he had to turn to him for help now, so he lowered his posture more and more: "Isn't Steward Liu always having a relationship with the City Boss, can you ······?"

Steward Liu smiled and patted Ding Xiangnan on the shoulder: "This is still up to Director Ding, you open your mouth, I have just asked people to go over there to say hello, don't worry, the silk exhibition in Yongzhou still needs you Director Ding to preside over it." ”

Seeing that Steward Liu seemed to have changed his attitude all of a sudden, Ding Xiangnan was a little stunned, but he just figured it out. The more than 500,000 taels of horses, the Ji family still needs him to arrange a shot, and right now, none of them can lack anyone······ Thinking about this clearly, Ding Xiangnan's heart was a little clearer than just now. Before, Steward Liu deliberately took the opportunity to beat him with such a gesture, and the Ji family was afraid that he would make a mistake in this matter.

Although it is very normal, if it is as usual, Ding Xiangnan will not have a trace of dissatisfaction in his heart. But people have emotions, especially in the past half a month, the Ji family not only did not give a helping hand, but now he has asked to come to the door, the other party did not say help first, but also took the opportunity to give a few whips to make him more obedient.

At this moment, Ding Xiangnan felt an indescribable resentment in his heart, but when he thought about the gap between himself and the Ji family, as well as his son who was still lying in bed and couldn't get up, and everything he had handled in the past two years, the resentment he had just given birth to had turned into bitter helplessness.

After a long time, he sighed: "In this way, Lao Liu will bother with it, and Ding will definitely do his best for the silk exhibition." ”

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say." Seeing that the other party already had a clear look on his face, Steward Liu finally laughed twice, and then patted Ding Xiangnan's shoulder and said, "After the silk exhibition, I will ask Director Ding to go to the land of wind and moon to relax, and these days Director Lao Ding will concentrate on it." ”

Ding Xiangnan was stunned, and couldn't help but glance at Steward Liu, and saw that the other party's eyes showed that he seemed to know everything well, and faintly showed a bit of warning. Could it be that the Ji family has been staring at his actions these days? Ding Xiangnan was both shocked and angry, but in the end he didn't say anything, and after answering in a muffled voice, he left with a miserable face.

Although he went to Changchun Courtyard from time to time in the past few days, except for a few words to Wang Mazi on the first night, in the next few days, even if the two met there, they just nodded and didn't say anything.

However, the Ji family obviously doesn't trust him, and this distrust has been put into action, and now he explains something for himself, I'm afraid it will only get darker and darker. The only way to do this is to help the Ji family do things well and securely, in order to prove that he really has no two hearts, although there is always an unwilling emotion in his chest, but he has no choice.

In the evening of the same day, Mo Li's carriage stopped at the door of the mansion with singing strings, and the sleeve beans went down to knock on the door. Just when I got to the door of the side hall, I suddenly heard a slight cough coming from inside, Mo Li was slightly stunned, and Ping An had already gone in to report.

When I opened the heavy curtain and stepped in, I felt a hot air rushing in the room, and it was not yet the real late autumn, but the house was already burned with charcoal basins, and the man sitting in the room was obviously a sickly pale.

"Your Excellency is not feeling well today?" After Mo Li sat down, he asked carefully.

"It's a little cold, it's fine." Xie Gexian smiled faintly, and glanced at Mo Li, "The girl seems to have lost a few points in the past few days." ”

Mo Li smiled apologetically: "I don't know if the adult is sick, but I still come to bother, I really don't want to go." ”

At this time, Ping'an happened to bring tea, and after hearing Mo Li's words, he couldn't help but whisper: "Childe has been rolling up to the second half of the night for the girl's affairs these days, and the time to close his eyes every day is not enough......"

It's just that before he finished speaking, Xie Gexian shouted: "Rude!" That's what you can talk about! ”

Ping'an was still a little angry, but as soon as he raised his eyes, after looking at Xie Gexian's eyes without the slightest indulgence, he put away the dissatisfaction on his face and respectfully put down the tea.

After Xie Gexian asked Ping An to withdraw, he said to Mo Li gently: "I rarely care about him on weekdays, but I have grown his heart, and the girl doesn't mind." ”

Mo Li hurriedly said: "My lord's words are serious, Brother Ping'an is right, this matter is indeed my annoyance." ”

"Don't be careful, turning over the scroll night and night is not just for Ding Xiangnan." Seeing that the girl in front of her rarely showed a little embarrassment on her face, although it was very light, but compared to her past, she also had a different color Xie Gexian couldn't help but chuckle, "Ding Xiangnan's matter, with the help of several old men of the Mo family, saved me a lot of things, and it didn't take much trouble to collect evidence, but it lived up to the girl's trust, and now it is almost ready." ”

Mo Li felt a few words of compliment, and then said, "I don't know how much Ding Xiangnan knows about this matter?" ”

Xie Gexian's slender fingers tapped on the armrest: "Not all of my people in the city are my people, I didn't move for long, he should have heard the news, today I simply ordered him to come over, and ordered a few words straight to the point, sure enough, not long after he left, someone began to come to me to give me a message." ”

Mo Li immediately asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

Xie Gexian glanced at her: "What does Miss Mo mean?" ”

Mo Li lowered her eyes, although she entrusted this matter first, but the person in front of her was not something she could instruct at will, and let her do whatever she wanted. Therefore, when the other party asked, she hesitated for a while, and then asked first: "I don't know what it means to be a person who has a relationship with an adult?" But let the adults suppress this matter? ”

Xie Gexian shook his head: "That's not it, it's just that it's just pressed after the silk exhibition." ”

Mo Li's heart lit up, and it was really as she expected, so she immediately said: "There are seven or eight days before and after the silk exhibition, and I hope that the adults can uncover this matter when the exhibition is underway!" ”

Xie Gexian raised his eyebrows: "Oh, tell me why." ”

He's not her man, it's not what she says, and if he wants to know, she can't hide it. It's just that this is just some of her speculations, and there will be a lot of things involved, Mo Li pondered for a while before she considered what she could say.

When I got up to say goodbye, just like last time, the sun was about to set.

When the thick curtain was lifted, the golden glow of the setting sun poured in from outside, plating the people who walked to the door with a dazzling layer of gold dust.

"It's windy outside, please stay." When he was about to go out, Mo Li turned around and said.

Xie Gexian's gaze stopped on her golden-dyed face for a moment, then he walked past her, looked outside and said softly: "I really disappointed this golden autumn beauty." ”

Mo Li also glanced out, and saw the wheel sleeve day in the west, the sleeves were poignant, like the scene she saw when she fell into the ice cave that day, so she couldn't help but say: "It's just the rotation of the four seasons, every year, as long as you don't live up to yourself, you will naturally not live up to all these things." ”

Xie Gexian was stunned, but Mo Li had already come back to his senses, so he smiled apologetically, and turned around and went out.

Don't you live up to yourself······ Xie Gexian also stepped out of the door, looking at the back that had gone away, and slowly pondered this sentence in his heart.

On the second day, in the afternoon, Li Yue'er came to Yunshang Pavilion to pick up materials, and then asked the guy to invite him inside.

"The girl guessed right, the Ji family is indeed having something happening in the family, since last year, many of the Ji family's materials have not been able to come out, otherwise Wang Mazi will not be able to get so much sweetness."

"If you can't get the material out, if you don't take the order, why take such a risk?"

"Some orders are long-term contracts, and another is that the Ji family may be looking for a way to remedy it, and they don't want outsiders to know about the affairs of the clan, so they can only hold on." When Li Yue'er said this, she paused, and said, "That Wang Mazi also said that the Ji family is now leading the worship of the imperial court, so they don't dare to let people know that there is a problem in the clan." ”

Mo Li held the teacup in his hand for a while before asking, "▲ Mazi are you sure?" How does he know? ”

Li Yue'er snorted: "Those men don't dare to tell the truth in front of others, but after drinking wine over our side, they flirt for a while, and they will say something if they dare not say something, but whether they exaggerate or not, I can't say for sure." ”

"That's ......," Mo Li nodded, then stood up with a sigh, "Thanks to you." ”

Li Yue'er glanced at her, shook her head, and then glanced at the outer door a few times, and said with some apprehension on her face: "Stone he, he also went to the school today?" ”

Mo Li smiled slightly, and was about to nod but at this moment, he suddenly heard a crisp and immature voice outside: "Stone, you come in with me, Jia Hei's shopkeeper said that my sister is here in the front hall." ”

Li Yue'er's face changed suddenly, and she immediately got up from the chair and was about to go out, but she just took two steps and retreated, looking at her clothes a little helplessly, and then touched the Zhu Hai on her hair and then looked at Mo Li: "He, he, I ······"

"Don't panic, I'll send them away." Mo Li sighed, but when she was about to leave, she glanced at Li Yue'er again, "You haven't seen a stone for a few days, that child has grown a little taller, why don't you take a look today." ”

"I, it's not like you haven't seen how I'm dressed today, if he asks-"

"Go and stay in the room for a while, you can stand behind the Duobao Pavilion and look outside, you can see clearly." Mo Li pointed in as she spoke, and asked Sleeve Bean to lead her in.

Li Yue'er was stunned for a moment, and was in a dilemma, but when she heard the sound outside, she finally gritted her teeth and turned around and went inside. And before she could hide, the curtain of the antechamber was lifted, and then she looked at a small head and peeked in.

Mo Li had already walked there, opened the curtain directly, and said while pulling Xue'er in: "Come in, why did you come here today, and the little stone also came." ”

"Excuse me Sister Mo." The small stone was slightly embarrassed, and after entering the door, he immediately made a gesture, and then took the package in Mo Xue's hand and handed it to Mo Li, "This is a book I borrowed from Sister Mo last month, I have finished reading it, and my husband has also taken the exam, and I came here today." ”

"Hehe, why do you need to come here in person, just give it to Xue'er to get it back." Mo Li smiled, took the books, and invited him to sit down. Mo Li's grandfather was admitted to Xiucai, so there are some books in the house.

Xue'er explained on the side: "The stone said that it can't be so rude, so I brought her over, in fact, I don't want to disturb my sister at this time, but if my sister goes back to the backyard, the stone says that it is inconvenient for him to go in, is it a stone." ”

"You're getting more and more able to talk now." Mo Li glanced at Mo Xue with a sneer, and then asked Li Shishi what he had learned during this time, how he was doing in the school, and other trivial things in life, which Li Yue'er wanted to know.

Li Shishi replied one by one, a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy with a handsome face like a girl, but his temperament was rare and calm, and his speech and demeanor were also very decent.

After talking for about a quarter of an hour, seeing that there was really nothing to ask, Mo Li let him leave, and explained that if he still wanted to read the books in the study, he could borrow them at will. Li Shishi thanked him again, and then withdrew.

Outside the hall, a few children's immature voices came from the bed: "Stone, my sister likes you very much, and my sister hasn't spoken to me for so long." ”

“…… Terrified. ”

"Stone, you talk like an old gentleman, aren't you a fourth girl!"

"It's just a little bit like."

After the sound outside was far away, Li Yue'er came out of it a little distracted, and said after a while: "The girl is really bothered, he, I am very relieved to hand it over to the girl." ”

Mo Li smiled lightly: "I can do it, I will do it, I heard that the gentleman of the school also praised the stone for his intelligence, and he is a reading material." ”

Li Yue'er had tears in her eyes: "Yes, this is good, this is good······"

When there was only one day left before the Silk Exhibition, Mo Changqing visited the Shixing Workshop, and at this time, Mo Li was also here, discussing some matters at the Silk Exhibition with Master Mo Er.

Suddenly, when he heard that someone came to report, Second Master Mo couldn't help but be a little stunned: "Old man? What is he doing here? ”

"I invited the three uncles to come over." Mo Li said that he asked the messenger to go and invite the third old lady to come over and come here.

"You invite the old man to come over? What's up? Second Master Mo glanced at Mo Li suspiciously, "What about Ding Xiangnan?" ”

"Sort of." Mo Li nodded, and before the words fell, he saw the third old lady walking in from outside, and Mo Li and Mo Erye both stood up and stepped forward to salute.

After a while, a few people sat down again, and then without much politeness, Mo Li told the news he had obtained in the past few days, and mainly told Li Yue'er what he had inquired about. After Mo Changqing and Second Master Mo listened, one of them didn't see anything on their faces, and the other was so surprised that they couldn't speak for a while.

So Mo Changqing looked at Mo Li and asked, "So, you seem to know that something was wrong with the Ji family?" When did you find out? ”

"It's just speculation." Mo Li didn't hide it, "Just when I thought it was too easy to get the order to cover up a thousand flowers, I asked people to inquire." This kind of sleeve silk material, the Ji family also has no less than a style of covering thousands of flowers, and those princes and nobles in Beijing, especially the palace that is related to the Ji family, has no reason not to let their own family take it, but it is cheaper for others. "Min.