"My lord......" Master Wang of the Yamen of the Governor of the Southern Imperial Mansion hurriedly walked into the inner courtyard from the outside, and came straight to the place where his lord worked; He knocked on the door and waited for a response.

"Come in." Xu Ming, the prefect of the Southern Imperial Mansion, was sitting behind the desk writing and painting at this time, and on the surface, he looked like he was working seriously, but Master Wang, who knew him well, knew that he was either calculating how much silver he had made this month, or recording which rich merchant had given him what good things.

That's right, this Governor Xu is a corrupt official who is honest and honest on the surface, but corrupt and perverts the law behind the scenes.

"What's the matter?" Master Xu stopped what he was doing, raised his head and asked Master Wang.

Master Wang saluted: "My lord, someone came to the yamen to buy the land in the north of the city. ”

"Didn't the matter of buying land in the north of the city be handed over to you? Didn't you look at Master Qin's intentions? Lord Xu frowned, he found that Master Wang had done such a disadvantageous thing today?

"But my lord......" Master Wang looked at him in embarrassment, not knowing what to say next.

"If you have something to say, just say it, so what are you doing?" Lord Xu was a little angry in his tone, if it weren't for the fact that he knew too many things in this master, he would have found an excuse to send him away.

Master Wang's forehead slowly oozed sweat, and against Lord Xu's already cold eyes, he finished speaking: "My lord, what is here...... Yes, it is the eldest son and eldest lady of the old man Qin's family. ”

Lord Xu was obviously stunned when he heard this chic title, and then asked the master in an uncertain tone: "Master Qin?" Is it the one from the past? ”

Master Wang nodded fiercely, and then looked at Lord Xu tightly with his eyes, the meaning in his eyes was not too obvious, and he waited for his own adults to make an idea.

"Didn't they move out of the Southern Imperial Mansion for a long time? Why did it suddenly appear again? Could it be ......" Lord Xu muttered to himself for a while, and suddenly his eyes suddenly widened as if he remembered something.

"Your Excellency?" Master Wang looked at Lord Xu's expression and cried out in confusion.

"Huh?" Coming back to his senses in surprise, his expression returned to normal after seeing the master's inquiring expression, "Oh, it's okay." You said that the eldest son and eldest lady of the old man Qin's family came to our mansion to buy land? So, where are they now? Are you gone? ”

A series of questions were thrown, which made Master Wang's already inflexible mind even more sluggish, and he shook his head stupidly: "I didn't leave, they are waiting outside for a reply, by the way, let the villain come in and ask the adults if they have time to meet them?" ”

"Meet?" Lord Xu pondered for a moment, nodded as if he had made a decision, and said to the master: "You go and invite them in, and by the way, quietly send someone to the Qin Mansion to send a message to Master Qin, saying that someone from Master Qin's house is coming and wants to buy land." ”

"Yes." After Master Wang bowed, he was ready to retreat, invite someone in, and do what his lord instructed him to do by the way.

And Lord Xu, who stayed, thought about it and felt that those two people were not good, not to mention ...... What's more, when Qin Huaihai's family was forced to leave the Southern Imperial Mansion, he also made a lot of efforts from it! Now that the people of that family have reappeared, what evidence do they have?

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. No, he has to collect his evidence here now, but he can't let them see it, this will not be so pleasant!

While Lord Xu was busy hiding the evidence of his crime, Youran and Qin Yuran had already been invited into the door by the master. And when they weren't paying attention, one of them sneaked out from the small corner gate next to him and headed straight towards the Qin Mansion.

The living room of the prefect's yamen is simple and solemn. Master Wang invited people in, and by the way, he instructed the little servant to make tea, and then said to the two of them: "Our adults will come soon, Gongzi Qin and Miss Qin, please wait for a while." ”

Youran and Qin Yuran both nodded at him, and found a place to sit down and wait. Seeing that there was nothing to do with him here, Master Wang bowed and retreated.

Seeing that only the two of them were left and sister here, he turned his head left and right to observe the surrounding environment, "Brother, how long do you say this prefect can make us wait?" ”

Qin Yanran shook his head with a light smile and said two words: "I don't know." ”

"I see, he may be sending somebody to inform him now! Wait, it is estimated that when he comes, our second uncle will almost arrive. Silently retracted his gaze from observation, and this time it was really a hit.

Qin Yanran smiled silently, in fact, he also thought so in his heart.

At this time, a little servant walked in with tea, and when he saw that he was very talkative, he asked out loud: "May I ask, are you adults busy now?" Do you know when he will be able to come and see us? ”

The little tea servant looked up in surprise, and saw that he was smiling at him leisurely, and there was no other eldest lady's shelf at all, but he was still very affinity. The little girl couldn't help but want to be close, and replied with a smile: "Back to this young lady, my family is still in the study!" However, Master Wang has already gone over to invite him, and it is estimated that he will be able to come over soon. ”

Leisurely smiled at him, "I know, thank you!" ”

"Miss is polite." The little guy hurriedly waved his hand, his cheeks slightly flushed and shy, "Miss Childe, please use it slowly, the small one will retreat first, if there is anything, call it out loud, and the little one can hear it." ”

Leisurely smiled at the easily shy child in front of him, and suddenly gave birth to a little love, and when he heard him say that he had something to call him, he didn't be polite to him, and nodded directly and said, "Okay." ”

After saluting them, the little servant retreated, and smiled at Qin Yanran leisurely.

Just as the little maid said, after the master sent the leisurely brothers and sisters to the living room, he turned back to the study to inform Lord Xu. Therefore, they didn't wait long this time, and not long after the little girl retreated, Lord Xu walked in with the master's money.

"Hahahaha......" As soon as Lord Xu entered the door, he saw Youran and Qin Yanran, who had already stood up, and immediately said to them with a smile: "There are a lot of business today, so the two little friends have been waiting for a long time." ”

Qin Yanran smiled slightly after hearing this, and saluted: "Your Excellency is polite, as a parent official in charge of one side, you have worked very hard for the people, and it is nothing for me and my sister to wait a little longer." ”

After hearing Qin Haoran's words, Lord Xu felt very useful. Suddenly, he had more changes and appreciation for this young man, and said in his heart: Sure enough, he is the son of the old man Qin's family, even if the family is bankrupt, this etiquette and upbringing still have not fallen.

"Haha, Qin Gongzi is polite. You may be seated! After stretching out his hand to signal Qin Haoran, he turned around and walked to the right seat and sat down.

The master came in with a cup of tea out of nowhere, put it in front of Lord Xu, and when he stepped back, he whispered something in his ear. Lord Xu squinted at him for a moment, then nodded. After the master asked for an answer, he walked out of the living room without leaving a moment.

After Qin Haoran and Youran glanced at each other, he stood up and said to Lord Xu, who was about to drink tea: "My lord, what is the so-called matter that my sister and I came over today, I guess the master has already told you, right?" I dare to ask, this matter ......"

"Ahem, Qin Gongzi is not in a hurry. I know what you're here for, but I have someone else coming here, so why don't you wait until he arrives? Lord Xu didn't wait for Qin Haoran to finish speaking, and then interrupted his next words.

Qin Haoran's eyes flashed, he turned his head to look at Youran, and after seeing her nodding at him and invisibly, he said to Lord Xu: "Since this is the case, let's talk about it later!" ”

Leisurely picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, and through the cover of the teacup, his eyes changed several times.

For the rest of the day, the living room was quiet, no one was saying a word, only the sound of teacups hitting the coffee table when drinking tea occasionally came out.

When his leisurely patience was about to be waited for the light, a small servant came to the door in a hurry, panting and said, "Big ...... My lord, come on...... Here it ......."

There was a hint of a smile in Lord Xu's eyes, but the words he said were a little reprimanding, "What kind of system!" Don't you see that there are still guests here? Then as soon as the voice changed, he said positively: "Since you are here, please invite him in quickly!" ”

As for why it wasn't said, who it was? It was because he was afraid that when Qin Yanran's brother and sister heard that person's name, they would have an abnormal reaction. To be on the safe side, he had better hide it from them first.

Youran and Qin Yuran quietly sat up straight, what was Lord Xu's idea, could they say that they had already known?

"Hahahaha, Brother Xu, why did you have time to ring me today? Is there anything wrong with bringing me here in such a hurry? With the same laughter, Lord Xu had a more restrained atmosphere of the official family, while Qin Huaihu had a more cunning meaning.

"Hehe, it's not a big deal, it's just that two little friends came and wanted to buy the land in the north of the city, I thought, how can I say that you and I are close friends, or children and daughters, ask you to come over to help me think about it, isn't it?" Lord Xu greeted him at the door, and while explaining to Qin Huaihu the intention of inviting him to come, he motioned with his eyes to let him look at leisurely.

Qin Huaihu was so smart, he knew that Xu Ming must have something to do when he called him over this time, and now after seeing his expression, he was even more sure of the thoughts in his heart. So she smiled and said "yes, yes" to him, while looking at the place he had indicated.

Youran and Qin Yuran did not get up to greet Qin Huaihu when they came, but sat firmly on the chair, looking unmoved by the surroundings. Therefore, when Qin Huaihu looked at this side, he saw leisurely sitting in the outer hand position at first sight. Of course, as the second uncle of Youran, Qin Huaihu didn't know her, because she was separated when she was young, not to mention, another point is that Qin Youran never appeared in front of outsiders when she was a child, not to mention that when she grew up, the entire Nanyu Mansion didn't necessarily know her.

Qin Huaihu looked at it leisurely for a long time, but he didn't understand what Xu Ming meant? He turned his head strangely and looked at Master Xu suspiciously, with a clear inscription in his eyes: "Who is this woman?" Does it have anything to do with him? ”