Faced with such a situation, Chi Xinian was also speechless.

According to what she thought, the conscientious housekeeper beside Governor Xu would always be on guard when he was in Pingxing Yamen, because that place was not at home, and there was no other maid to serve him, so he was the only housekeeper.

Moreover, at that time, the support of the imperial court had not yet arrived, and Xu Zhifu was busy alone, so he always needed someone to help.

But now...

Now that the support of the imperial court has also arrived, and Xu Zhifu has also returned to his house to rest, why is this housekeeper still so... Responsible?

Almost everything, do it yourself?

But despite the helplessness in his heart, Chi Xinian could only lie dormant silently at this moment, hiding in the shadows, waiting for the dutiful housekeeper to separate from Xu Ruxuan.

I waited until the second half of the night.

It wasn't until the second watch that Xu Ruxuan, who had finished handling official business, came out of the study, and then parted ways with the big butler who had been waiting by his side at the door of the backyard.

"Whew..." Carrying the lantern back to his small courtyard alone, Xu Ruxuan did not go back to the bedroom to rest as soon as possible, but sat down on the stone bench in the small courtyard and took a long breath.

He looked very tired, and the furrows on his face were much deeper than those of his peers.

But even so, he still did not immediately return to the couch that the little guy had already laid out.

Instead, he looked at the bright moon on the horizon, and quietly didn't know what he was thinking.

He seems to have a lot on his mind.

"Lord Xu, what is on your mind that is worth sitting in your small courtyard in the middle of the night and sighing and not going to sleep?" Chi Xinian hid in the dark and observed for a while, and after making sure that there was no one around, he slowly walked out of the dark and showed his posture.

A female voice suddenly sounded in the quiet courtyard, and Xu Ruxuan couldn't help but tremble with fright.

He looked back in fear, and in a blink of an eye, he saw Chi Xinian's cold white face bathed in the moonlight.

"The Emperor, the Queen?!"

Xu Ruxuan's eyes widened in disbelief and looked at the woman in front of him uncertainly.

Although the woman in front of her had the queen's face, her temperament was too different from Bai Ri. The fresh woman who is as enthusiastic as the sun in the day seems to be covered with a veil at this moment, clear and cold, which makes people unable to see their thoughts...

This queen mother... What's going on?

Xu Ruxuan looked at Chi Xinian, and the more he watched, the more vigilant he became.

But in the face of his wary gaze, Chi Xinian didn't care.

Putting the knife in her arms, she spoke again: "Let's talk, Governor Xu. Talk about what is on your mind, and talk about the words that you didn't explain during the day."

"Xia, Xiaguan doesn't know what Niangniang is talking about..." Xu Ruxuan originally broke off his thoughts because of Chi Xinian's sudden appearance, but he was shocked for a moment, and he heard her mention his own thoughts again.

He subconsciously wanted to deny it in front of outsiders: "The lower official just dealt with the official business for a whole day, and he felt tired in his heart, so he sat in the courtyard for a while, intending to take a breath.

"As for the day... The subordinate has already made all the suggestions that should be said clear to Niangniang, how to decide is Niangniang's own business, and the subordinate has no right to put his beak."

"Of course, it's my business to decide, and I didn't think about finding someone to dictate to me. It's just—" Chi Xinian glanced at the people around him lightly, "Before making a decision, I still want to hear the story of the flood in Governor Xu's house."