Xu Ruyan listened to what Leng Mei said, her face was a little more dizzy, and her cherry lips pursed slightly.

Willow eyebrows also frowned a little.

But she didn't speak either.

She couldn't learn that Leng Mei could express herself so boldly, and the etiquette from childhood to adulthood taught her to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and female red embroidery.

So Xu Ruyan just silently took what belonged to her from the carriage.

But in the next second, among the things she was holding, a scroll of portraits fell out.

The portrait spreads out.

Seeing this, Xu Ruyan hurriedly put down the things in her hand and went to pick up the portrait.

Leng Mei glanced at it, but was a little surprised, and said "Huh".

Xue Mu asked, "What has fallen off?" ”

"Portrait of my father." Xu Ruyan held the portrait in her hand and carefully swept the dust on it.

Leng Mei said, "I've seen your father." ”

As soon as these words came out, Xu Ruyan and Xue Mu were very surprised.

Xu Ruyan hugged the portrait and asked, "Have you seen my father?" ”

Although Xue Mu was surprised, he also felt reasonable.

After all, Xu Jie is a good official who loves the people, doesn't he often go to the street to sympathize with the people's feelings?

Thinking of this, he didn't have too many doubts.

But Leng Mei said: "Your father once looked for Xiao Mu's father. ”

After saying this, Xue Mu had to be shocked.

"Sister Leng, do you mean that Ruyan's father has found my father?" Xue Mu hurriedly asked.

Xu Ruyan also wondered.

Could it be that his father and Xue Mu's father really know each other?

Xue Mu even added: "Her father is actually an official of the imperial court, and he is the official position of the head of the household department, do you know him?" ”

Leng Mei explained: "I don't know her father, and I don't know that he is a court official, but I went to the river to wash clothes that night, and I did see your father and her father chatting there, by the way, there was a third person at the time." ”

"And a third person?" Xue Mu and Xu Ruyan said in unison.

"Well, but I didn't see exactly who it was, and I didn't care, I just thought it was your father's old friend."

Xue Mu continued to ask, "When did this matter happen?" ”

"Half a year ago." Leng Mei replied.

She continued to look at the portrait, and then looked at Xu Ruyan again, as if she thought of something: "You are Xu Jie's daughter?" ”

"It's the little girl." Xu Ruyan saluted.

"I remembered that Lord Xu often set up porridge stalls outside the city to help the victims outside the city." Leng Mei explained.

Xu Ruyan nodded: "Yes, my father often does this." ”

Leng Mei asked: "Then ...... your father now?"

Xu Ruyan's eyes showed a trace of sadness: "A few days ago, he was imprisoned for embezzlement, but I believe that he was wronged, and I will prove his innocence." ”

Leng Mei walked in front of her at this time, hugged her gently, and said apologetically: "I believe that your father is a good official, although I don't know that it is your father, but I can usually hear the praise of the people on the street for your father, your father must be a good official." ”

Perhaps it was sympathy from women, Xu Ruyan's mood was even more comforted.

It's just that Xue Mu on the side is sorting out the logical relationship.

He knew before that Xu Jie had a relationship with his father, and the friendship was not shallow.

But he was able to let Xu Jie go to his father in person.

A former official who was a senior official in the household department, and an old jailer who was just an old jailer in the prison.

Three watches in the middle of the night, discussing important matters by the river.

It can't be as simple as just reminiscing.

Combined with his father's identity as an undercover agent in Daxia.

Don't......

Impossible, right?

Xu Jie is a good official in Daqing, will he still commit treason?

These questions were all placed in front of Xue Mu, making him puzzled.

By the way, there's a third person there.

Who is this third person......

Just when he came back to his senses, he found that there was only a hot image standing there silently in front of him, waiting for something.

According to the size, he knew that it was Xu Ruyan, so he asked, "What about Sister Leng?" ”

Xu Ruyan explained: "She just went back to the room, and she said that you might want to talk to me for a while." ”

Xue Mu was stunned for a moment, and I have to say that the cold observation of words and expressions is indeed in place.

Then he came to the chair, sat down, and said to Xu Ruyan: "Now I can be sure that your father and my father know each other, and the friendship is not shallow." ”

Hearing this, Xu Ruyan also nodded: "Although I haven't heard of Uncle Xue before, my father did ask me to find him at that time, but ...... I didn't expect Uncle Xue to pass away so soon. ”

Xue Mu then asked, "By the way, is there any place that your father often goes to on weekdays?" ”

"Often?" Xu Ruyan thought about it.

She explained: "In addition to going to the court every day, he just goes outside the city to see the disaster victims, the streets are sympathetic to the people's feelings, and implement the duties required by the household department. ”

After Xue Mu heard this, he also pondered.

"That's right."

Suddenly, Xu Ruyan seemed to think of something, she replied: "But sometimes my father will often run to the rockery in the backyard alone, the rockery is not allowed to be approached, not even the housekeepers, I still remember when I was a child, I was ordered to copy a hundred times." ”

"Rockery......" Xue Mu had some thoughts in his heart.

He said to Xu Ruyan: "Ruyan, it's not too early, it's been a day, you should rest early." ”

After saying that, he also turned around and prepared to leave.

At this time, Xu Ruyan, who had been hesitating, asked with some guilt: "Are you injured?" ...... Is it because of my business that you were hurt? ......”

Xue Mu reacted at this time, probably Leng Mei told her.

So he explained to Xu Ruyan: "It's okay, there was a rebellion in the prison before, and I was accidentally scratched, so don't worry." ”

"Good...... All right. Xu Ruyan seemed to want to say something, but finally said, "Childe...... I would try to sell the women's red embroidery in a cloth shop, and the silver taels in exchange for it would be used as rent for the house. ”

After Xue Mu heard this, he was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect her to be so strong.

If he only accepts cold money, not Xu Ruyan.

I guess this Nizi will not be happy.

So he proposed: "In this way, you can clean the yard and the hall every three days, and do the laundry and cook for me as before, and then the rent money will not be needed." ”

"Huh?" Xu Ruyan still shook her head: "No, I once promised my son that I can do anything, these are what I should do, and I can't be measured by remuneration." ”

"Since you've said you can do whatever you want, then you can't contradict me."

After Xue Mu said this, he comforted: "Don't think about it, hurry up and go back to rest, as for the rental money, let's talk about it later, in the future." ”

"Okay, thank you, childe......" Xu Ruyan saluted again.

Back in the room, Xu Ruyan lay on the bed, recalling Xue Mu's words of concern just now.

Suddenly I became nervous, and my heartbeat slowly accelerated.

There was also a bit of blush on his face.

She didn't know what was wrong with her......