Walking out of the house, Yao Ruoyu saw that the two maids that Wu Xue had spoofed for him were waiting outside.

Seeing them come out, the two maids hurriedly bowed, and Su Mei, who had gone out to call Hou Jingru before, said with a smile: "Son, are you going to the lobby?"

"Well," bowing slightly, Yao Ruoyu thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "What the maid said before was purely a spoof of my junior sister, I'm sorry for it here, but I'm really not used to the maid accompanying me, so why don't you go back to your own house?"

His words were half literary and half vernacular, and it took a long time for the second daughter to react, and the woman who was going to dress Yao Ruoyu took the lead in kneeling, and wept and said: "Son, don't you dislike me and Su Mei? Although I Chen Xiang is from a poor background, I also know that I know that I am grateful to the emperor, and we are all grateful to the son, so when we know that you want to accept the maid, we will come actively, and there is no intention of being coerced......

"That's right!" Su Mei also knelt on the ground and choked up, "You first saved our sisters, and then relieved the siege for the people of the city, and retreated from the wildfire robbers, and now the people of the city don't regard you as a benefactor...... If it is known that you have banished the two of us, I am afraid that we will be poked in the back day and night, and we will be called white-eyed wolves!"

Seeing that the second daughter was crying and talking, Yao Ruoyu was suddenly sweating profusely, and quickly helped them up, and said embarrassedly: "Don't be so polite, how can it be so exaggerated!"

"Brother Demon, they really didn't say exaggeration," Hou Jingru pulled the corner of his clothes and said in a low voice, "Didn't you see the day you fell into a coma, everyone knew that in order to save everyone, you used the cultivation of the Three Realms to face the Wanyan Ye of the Five Realms, and they were very moved, and many people sent the medicinal materials from their families to the City Lord's Mansion, saying that they were grateful for your life-saving grace." ”

Yao Ruoyu's heart trembled when he heard this, the reason why he attacked Yan Ye was purely to occupy Hezhou City, and it had almost nothing to do with rescuing the people, but maybe there were not so many scheming and routines in this era, and everyone only saw that he was a bloody bandit in order to save people, so he only had gratitude in his heart, and there was no conspiracy sewage of those mouths in later generations.

Taking a deep breath, Yao Ruoyu temporarily suppressed the emotion in his heart, glanced at the second daughter, and after pondering for a long time, he said: "Since this is the case, I won't drive you away, it's just that I haven't had a maid to serve since I was a child, so some rules need to be explained to you in the future, so as not to be embarrassed." ”

"Childe, you said. Su Mei was overjoyed when she heard this, and hurriedly asked.

"Let's talk about that later, I'll go to the lobby first, and you can do whatever you want. With a casual order, Yao Ruoyu pulled Hou Jingru and quickly left the courtyard.

After walking out of the courtyard, Hou Jingru said with a smile: "Brother Demon, how is it, two beauties begging to be your maids, are they very beautiful in their hearts?"

"Beautiful, so beautiful!" With a wry smile, Yao Ruoyu shook his head and said, "But embarrassment is really embarrassing, damn it, Wu Xue is dead, see if I see her and don't kill her!"

As they spoke, the two of them moved away from the previous courtyard and stepped into a corridor.

At this time, there were several servants and maids near the corridor, and when they saw Yao Ruoyu and Hou Jingru coming over, they all showed happy expressions, and then bent down from a distance to salute, with a very respectful and respectful expression.

Seeing that Yao Ruoyu's eyebrows were full of doubts, Hou Jingru smiled and said: "You don't know, yesterday Meng Mengda led people to repel the wildfire thieves, and after returning to the City Lord's Mansion, she began to deal with the backlog of government affairs in the City Lord's Mansion. ”

Yao Ruoyu knew that Xu Xuanrong was taking advantage of the power of leading the troops to repel the wildfire thieves and forcibly intervened in the government affairs of the City Lord's Mansion, but he didn't expect Xu Xuanrong to be so good at handling the government affairs here in just one night, and he won the respect of all the staff.

"But...... What does this have to do with me?" scratching his hair, Yao Ruoyu said curiously.

"Hehe, in the past two days, Meng Meng Da has asked Wu Liang to send people to spread all kinds of rumors in the city, praising how brave you are, and how you fought Yan Ye in order to save everyone," covered his mouth and smiled, Hou Jingru's fox eyes were bent into two curves, "So now the people in the city regard you as a righteous hero!"

"Wait, what do you mean by rumors?"

Hold down her head and rub it vigorously until Hou Jingru's hair is messed up, and then Yao Ruoyu said with a smile: "I am obviously such an image!

Covering her hair all over her head, Hou Jingru pursed her lips and said angrily: "It's a rumor!"

Seeing her depressed face, Yao Ruoyu smiled unconsciously, and the depression in his heart such as the disadvantages of the exercises also dissipated, and the whole person felt even more refreshed, and the perception of the human barrier in his mind became a little more obvious.

As the two of them walked in the mansion, the servants and maids they saw along the way were extremely respectful to Yao Ruoyu, and Yao Ruoyu, who practiced trickery, was very sensitive to the emotions of the heart and soul, and could clearly sense that these respects came completely from their hearts, without the slightest disguise.

Feeling these emotions, Yao Ruoyu sighed unconsciously, if he had to protect this city in order to plan for Hezhou City before, then at this moment, he really wanted to protect the city in order to protect these people.

Just when Yao Ruoyu sighed in his heart, he and Hou Jingru had already come to the side door of the lobby of the City Lord's Mansion, and he was about to push the door in, when he heard a loud shout full of anger coming from inside: "The Xu family's move is simply too deceitful!"

"That's right, I didn't dare to defend the imperial city before, but now let them use some manpower and financial resources to shirk like this, and also wound the soldiers sent there, such a move...... Are you really deceiving us and not daring to touch them?"

After all, the Xu family has two spirit masters of the Four Realms Seeking Courage level, if there is no evidence, you must not speak at will!"

"Hmph! Even if Lao Tzu doesn't say it, won't others think so?"

Hearing the dispute in the house, Yao Ruoyu subconsciously stopped and listened carefully, if he remembered correctly, the people who were arguing now were Zhou Zhi, Wang Jin, Luo He and others, and it was Wang Jin who was angry before.

After pondering carefully, Yao Ruoyu frowned slightly, turned his head and whispered to Hou Jingru: "Don't tell others about my situation." With that, he pushed open the door and stepped in.

Seeing Yao Ruoyu suddenly push the door in, Luo He and the others didn't even show a look of surprise, while everyone in the Literature and Art Department showed joy on their faces, Chen Meng stepped forward quickly, and said happily: "Brother Demon, are you awake?"

"Well, I just woke up, and I heard Jingru say that you are here, so I came over. After answering, Yao Ruoyu turned his head to look at Xu Xuanrong, smiled and nodded, and the latter greeted him with an indifferent expression.

Although Xu Xuanrong's expression was indifferent, Yao Ruoyu secretly aimed at her as soon as she stepped into the room, and she clearly saw the joy on the former's face, but she immediately suppressed this joy and didn't let others find out.

Because Yao Ruoyu appeared, the discussion in the house stopped for a while, but after Yao Ruoyu and everyone took a note, they still sat down again and talked about the previous events.

However, Xu Xuanrong didn't mean to continue the discussion, and directly took out a booklet from his arms and threw it to Yao Ruoyu, and said indifferently: "It's just right that you came, if you have something to trouble you to dispatch, I plan to recruit some young and strong people from all the clans in the city to form a guard to resist the wildfire thieves, but the Xu family refused to obey the order, and injured the soldiers who went to collect armor and young soldiers." ”

"Oh?" took the booklet and flipped through it, Yao Ruoyu raised his eyebrows, rolled it up and stuffed it into his pocket, then thought about it and said, "Give me a few people to lead the way, and I'll take a trip." ”

"Hmm. Xu Xuanrong bowed slightly, which can be regarded as a promise.

Yang Renjie, who was also in the house, immediately jumped up and said with a smile: "Old demon, I'll go with you." ”

"You guys stay," waving his hand, Yao Ruoyu smiled foolishly, "You should have already requisitioned some of the young strong, right? You and Mad Dog stayed, and were responsible for organizing these young strongmen into an organization, so as not to be too chaotic in the future." ”

"Then I'll go with you!" Wu Xue quickly poked her head out when she heard this, and grinned, "Anyway, I don't have anything to do." ”

"Let's do it!" Glancing at Wu Xue, Yao Ruoyu thought for a while, thinking that it was useless for this guy to stay here, and it would be okay to go with him, so he immediately agreed.

"I'll go too!" Hou Jingru suddenly said, "Didn't the Xu family hurt the people who were sent? ”

Xu Xuanrong nodded when he heard this, and said, "Okay." ”

Although Yao Ruoyu and Xu Xuanrong spoke in an indifferent tone, they had a bit of indescribable tacit understanding, and the matter was settled after a few sentences.

Bai Qiuyu, who saw this, subconsciously frowned, and then showed a somewhat bitter smile, but Bai Junru, who was sitting beside him, frowned suddenly, and looked at Yao Ruoyu and Xu Xuanrong thoughtfully, with a little deep light in his eyes.

Although Hou Jingru, Wu Xue and Yao Ruoyu were with them, Xu Xuanrong still arranged for two soldiers to accompany them, and by the way, he also showed the way for the two, after all, whether it was Yao Ruoyu or Wu Xue, none of them recognized the location of the Xu family.

After walking out of the City Lord's Mansion, Yao Ruoyu, Wu Xue and Hou Jingru went to the location of the Xu family under the guidance of the two soldiers.

Regarding the Xu family, Yao Ruoyu has long known that before the rise of the Wildfire Thieves, Black Wolf Riders, Taoyuan Gang and other forces, the Luo family to which Luo He belonged, the Bai family to which Bai Junru belonged and the Xu family were the three major families of Hezhou City, and they were one of the most prosperous families of the city lord.

The Xu family is a merchant family, and many shops in the two cities of Hezhou and Diaoyu are owned by the Xu family, so the financial resources of this family are also the crown of the major forces in Hezhou.

But even with such strength, when Diaoyu City was besieged before, the Xu family never made any efforts, and completely sat back and watched Diaoyu City be surrounded by thieves.

"By the way, why did the Xu family refuse to cooperate before?" Suddenly, Hou Jingru asked curiously, "If the city is broken, won't they also be attacked?"

"As far as I think, maybe I'm worried that my family will lose too much!" smiling, Yao Ruoyu sighed, "After all, whether it is the White Wolf Society or the Wildfire Thieves, it is not something they can fight, so instead of participating in the resistance to provoke the thieves, it is better to stick to your own mansion, maybe relying on the three members of the family and the four realms, you can still maneuver a few points." ”

"However, it's really a fool!" Shaking his head, Yao Ruo smiled foolishly, "If the city is really broken, the wealth of the Xu family is enough to provoke the covetousness of the White Wolf Society and the wildfire thieves, how can it be possible to stop this group of thieves with just three four realms?"

"At first, it may have been because of these concerns, but now it may not be so!" Wu Xue, who was nibbling on a sauce duck leg, grinned and said, "Maybe they heard that Yang Yiming was gone, and they also wanted to come to compete for the city lord's throne, so they didn't listen to Meng Mengda's arrangement." ”

Yao Ruoyu's heart moved unconsciously when he heard this, and he was about to agree, so he frowned, turned his head to look at Wu Xue, but saw that the latter was smiling and gnawing on the duck legs, no different from the past, it seemed that what he said just now was just a casual remark.

Seeing this scene, Yao Ruoyu reached out to help his glasses, and turned back with a little doubt, but he didn't notice a trace of cunning and smugness in the corners of Wu Xue's eyes.

PS: It's a little Chinese New Year's Eve today, what time do you have dinner? Lu Xun is pitiful, first eat in Jiaxing, and then go to the countryside to eat, drive for an hour, faint to death......