To put it bluntly, it's to make an excuse for yourself.

Xiao Ji sneered in his heart, saw through it but didn't say it, he was still playing Tai Chi unhurriedly, "That Lord Cheng really ran for nothing today, Yao'er entered the palace early in the morning to accompany the queen to relieve her boredom, and she may not be able to come back when she will come." ”

"This ......" Cheng Yutang looked stunned, as if he really didn't know about this matter.

Either Cheng Yutang's means are high, he acted in this scene with extraordinary sincerity, if it weren't for Xiao Ji's early understanding of him, I'm afraid he would really be bluffed by him.

"Oh, that's right, this is curling," Cheng Yutang patted his head as if he had just woken up from a dream, and stretched out his hand to pull up Cheng Yuan, who was sitting on the side, "This child has always been close to her eldest sister, and she hasn't seen her eldest sister for so long, so she misses her very much, so it's better to let her stay in the house for a while, and wait for Shui Yao to come back, so that the two sisters can catch up." ”

"It turns out that this is the second miss of the Cheng family, who is really beautiful." Xiao Ji glanced at Cheng Yuan and said a few words without pain.

But the speaker has no intention, and the listener is attentive.

Two blushes flew on Cheng Yuan's delicate little face, and he looked a little embarrassed, and deliberately said softly, "Thank you for the compliment, general." ”

"But things in the palace are complicated, in case the queen mother suddenly wants to leave Yao'er behind, I'm afraid Yao'er won't be able to come back tonight," Xiao Ji saw that Cheng Yuan had the intention of climbing up the pole, and hurriedly said, "It's not good to let the second lady stay here in vain, it's better for you to go back first, and when Yao'er comes back, I will take her to visit you in person." ”

This......

Cheng Yutang was a little stunned, but he didn't expect Xiao Ji to ignore what he meant.

Cheng Yuanxuan is also a beauty, she doesn't go out of the door on weekdays, and she rarely even does chores, so few people can bear her beauty.

Cheng Yutang thought that he knew the habits of men very well, so he deliberately chose a day when Cheng Shuiyao was not in the house, and pushed the boat down the river to let Cheng Yuan stay.

Once Cheng Yuanyuan stays, won't the rest of the things be solved easily?

Xiao Ji looked at Cheng Yutang's face that had changed a few times, and felt a little disdainful in his heart.

This person knows exactly what he has calculated, if he is so baitted, then he will not live to this point.

"It's not too early now, I heard that Master Cheng has other arrangements, so I won't leave you any more."

Xiao Ji said lightly, although he didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning of driving people away was obvious.

This......

Cheng Yutang knew that he would definitely return in vain today, so he simply stopped insisting, said a few words to Xiao Ji, and left here with his own people.

After sending them away, Xiao Ji breathed a sigh of relief and leaned back in the chair slowly.

"They don't mean to stuff the second Miss Cheng Fu to the son, right?" The butler had been in the front hall, and he could hear the conversation of several people clearly, and he was a little more worried.

Cheng Yuanxuan is indeed good-looking, and listening to her voice, she is also a weak girl, and he is a little worried about Xiao Ji.

According to the rules of the Xiao Mansion, concubines are subject to family law.

"Don't worry, they can't send it in, and no one will bet on me." Xiao Ji waved his hand, and a hint of contemplation flashed in his eyes.

He didn't have any plans in this regard at all, he was perfunctory from the beginning, but what was the purpose of Yutang's sudden change of attitude?

Xiao Ji looked at the direction they left, feeling a little puzzled.

Cheng Yutang hugged the prime minister's thigh a long time ago, and he shouldn't have had anything to do with him, but now that he suddenly took the initiative to visit, in addition to Cheng Yuan, there must be other reasons.

"How not?" The housekeeper waved his hand, his face was a little worried, "Although the palace is always pressing the news, as long as you have the heart to check, you can know that the emperor's physical condition is not optimistic. ”

The housekeeper spoke bitterly, for fear that Xiao Ji would not be able to see through, "Although Lord Cheng chose the prime minister before, but after all, there is a kinship, and it is not surprising that he is coming to Toucheng now." ”

"No, this matter is definitely not that simple, he must know the truth that one servant does not do two masters, so he may not come here today for himself, and the promotion of the prime minister is indispensable behind this." Xiao Ji waved his hand, and the expression on his face faded a little.

"Do we need to do anything about it?" The housekeeper frowned, feeling that Xiao Ji's consideration was very necessary.

The prime minister's ambitions have already been exposed, and if it weren't for the fact that they don't do things on weekdays, they would have overthrown the prime minister a long time ago.

"You first go to find out who Cheng Yutang has been in contact with recently, you must find out every suspicious person, and then track the whereabouts of these people to determine who sent these people." Xiao Ji pondered for a moment and instantly gave his plan.

"Then this matter can be notified to the old general and his wife?" The housekeeper was slightly stunned for a moment, and pursued Xiao Ji's opinion.

He himself is Xiao Zhenheng's secret guard, if it weren't for his age, it would be impossible to take care of the entire mansion here.

Now that something has happened, he is also the first conditioned reflex to think of Xiao Zhenheng.

"You can talk about it over there, Yao'er, I'll say it personally, after all, this matter involves her family, and I still need to ask her for advice." Xiao Ji waved his hand and pointed to the housekeeper in the direction of Xiao Zhenheng.

The butler nodded, and then left.

Xiao Ji didn't stay here for long, he always felt that something was not quite right, and went to investigate the information in person.

In the palace, Cheng Shuiyao was bored looking at the same song and dance in front of her, and the smirk on her face had long been unbearable.

These things are boring and can't make her interested at all, but since the queen likes it, she has to accompany her to read it.

Not long after, a woman in a luxurious purple shirt suddenly came in, her voice was very loud, and she spoke directly to the emperor, "The concubine is late, and I ask the queen to punish her." ”

"Concubine De, what are you doing? Hurry up! The queen didn't expect Concubine De to suddenly make such a move, cleared her throat, and spoke unhurriedly.

"Yes," Concubine De nodded, and then stepped into the palace and sat down in her place.

"Who is this?" Cheng Shuiyao tilted her head and looked at Moqin behind her without a trace, looking a little confused.

She only knew that there were many concubines in the palace, but she couldn't match the names and faces of these concubines at all.

"This is the daughter of the Hou Mansion with a different surname, named Zhu Weiyi, who used to be the prince's concubine."

Mo Qin stepped forward and spoke close to Cheng Shuiyao's ear, "This woman has a very heavy mind, and she has steadily taken the position of Concubine De, and she is trying her best to rise to the position of Imperial Concubine at this moment." ”