With a shallow smile, Hotaru walked over quickly.

Mrs. Ning hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "How is it?" Is she willing to eat it? ”

"Don't worry, eat clean."

opened the empty food box and showed it to Mrs. Ning, seeing that it was empty, Mrs. Ning relieved her heart and looked at her gratefully.

As soon as she put away the empty food box, Hotaru met her gaze and hurriedly said, "Okay, if you know what you want to say, you don't need to be polite." ”

"Madame doesn't know how powerful Mrs. Yue is, so she will make Miss obedient in a few words."

Mama told Mrs. Ning everything that had just happened in the room, her eyes full of admiration.

Several people surrounded the firefly moon and went to the front hall happily......

***

As night fell, several bright stars appeared in the sky.

In the study room of the Hou Mansion, Xu Shuo was reporting to Xie Jingyuan about all the situation in the Taishi Mansion today.

When he heard that Yingyue had taught Ning Shuyao a lesson, he couldn't help but repeat: "Demon girl? ”

After getting Xu Shuo's confirmed reply, Xie Jingyuan recalled the bits and pieces of details in his recent relationship, slowly put back the brush in his hand, and smiled knowingly.

"She does look like a witch."

Looking at the words he had just written, the smile on the corner of Xie Jingyuan's mouth restrained and said, "Today, the envoys of Fusang are staying overnight in the Taishi Mansion?" ”

"Yes." Xu Shuo thought for a while and added, "Gongzi Jiang is also there." ”

"What? Why didn't you say it earlier. ”

Dropping the rice paper that had not yet dried, Xie Jingyuan was so anxious that he walked out of the study.

Xu Shuo slowed down, then quickly followed, and said in confusion: "Master Hou, where are you going?" ”

"Of course I'm going to pick her up, do you want her to be with Jiang Jiayu?" Xie Jingyuan's steps were fast, and his expression was very urgent.

"But Master Hou, you agreed to send Mrs. Yue to the Taishi Mansion as a guest to investigate the case by the way, it's not good to pick people back at this time." Xu Shuo hesitated.

Turning around and glancing at him coldly, Xie Jingyuan's thin lips opened lightly: "Long-winded." ”

As soon as he walked outside the Hou Mansion, he saw a carriage slowly stop.

Xie Jingyuan was about to step forward, when he saw Yingyue walking out of the carriage, carrying the hem of her skirt and about to go up the steps, but as soon as she looked up, she saw him, and opened her mouth in slight surprise.

"Why are you here?"

"Why are you back?"

Both spoke at the same time.

Hotaru Yue was the first to answer, and walked up to him and said, "I recognize the bed, I can't sleep in the Taishi Mansion." ”

In an instant, the anxiety in his heart disappeared cleanly, and Xie Jingyuan showed an imperceptible smile, which was fleeting.

The two slowly walked back to the Hou Mansion, and when Yingyue saw Xie Jingyuan's hurried appearance just now, she said, "Still busy?" I must not have eaten well tonight, so why don't we have some supper together? ”

Xie Jingyuan put his hands behind his back and said arrogantly: "Taishi Mansion has a banquet today, you haven't eaten enough?" ”

"I'm doing business today, okay? I don't have time to eat. Speaking of this, Hotaru Yue couldn't hide her excitement and said: "However, after listening to it, you will definitely praise me for being smart and capable, guess what I did today?" ”

Although he had already taken the first step from Xu Shuo's mouth to know everything that happened at today's banquet, looking at the light in Yingyue's eyes, Xie Jingyuan cooperated: "What? I couldn't guess. ”

With his hands clasped into fists and placed in front of his chest, Hotaru Yue said with satisfaction: "Today, I have finally implemented the plan that was interrupted by Ning Shuyao at the Spring Banquet last time, and it has been very successful, I think I will soon become the fragrant bread of all the officials in the capital." ”

Coming to the front hall, Xie Jingyuan instructed the housekeeper to cloth vegetables.

Soon, the meals were all ready, and Hotaru touched her stomach and couldn't help but complain: "I'm really starving." ”

Seeing her so smart, Xie Jingyuan couldn't help but chuckle, but involuntarily piecing together the scene where she and Jiang Jiayu were misunderstood by the Fusang envoy at the banquet.

His tone couldn't help but be sour, and he said, "I heard that Jiang Jiayu is also there?" Do you see that he is not happy to take a few more bites? ”

Picking up the chopsticks, Hotaru hurriedly took a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and put it in her mouth with satisfaction.

Hearing this, I glanced at him inexplicably.

"If you want to say that, it is that there are people who are such humble gentlemen, who look like water hibiscus, and can eat two more bowls of rice when they look at it. How can you be like your Hou Ye, a black-faced god, it takes courage to sit at a table with you and raise your hand to hold chopsticks. Firefly Yue also followed Yin Yang back and ate an extra piece of sweet and sour pork ribs angrily.

After Hotaru Yue finished complaining, Xie Jingyuan was silent.

He never thought that he was in the bottom of Yingyue's heart, the image was like this, put down the chopsticks, Xie Jingyuan had long been in no mood to continue eating.

Raising her eyes and glancing at Xie Jingyuan, Yingyue coughed a little embarrassedly, realizing that what she had just said seemed to be a little hurtful.

Reaching out and pulling Xie Jingyuan's sleeve, Firefly said weakly: "I'm just joking." ”

"Is that Jiang Jiayu so good in your heart? In good conscience, I have treated you badly, you said that you were hungry, and the small kitchen of the Hou Mansion began to be busy, am I really as fierce as you say? ”

Xie Jingyuan looked at her deeply, his eyes were dark.

Her description is simply to regard Jiang Jiayu as the moon in the sky!

Hotaru Yue hurriedly coaxed: "I was wrong, don't be angry, I'm just quick to talk." ”

At this moment, Hotaru can't wait to give her just now a slap in the face, making her unhappy for a while, and she doesn't choose to speak, now it's okay!

"That's right." Trying to divert her attention, Hotaru Yue hurriedly said, "How much do you know about the situation in the Taishi Mansion?" ”

Yue Yue took a piece of her favorite sweet and sour pork ribs with chopsticks, put it in his bowl, and looked at him with blank eyes.

Xie Jingyuan frowned and looked at the sweet and sour pork ribs at the bottom of the bowl, struggled, sighed in defeat, and asked, "Did you find anything?" ”

Focusing on big things, the two became serious.

"I saw a woman in green clothes outside the door of Ning Shuyao's room today, and her back and figure are indeed somewhat similar to Ning Shuyao, but Ning Shuyao doesn't admit to seeing it."

With one hand on his chin, Xie Jingyuan pondered for a moment and said, "I remember that Taishi has more than one daughter, and there is another daughter, who is just a concubine and rarely appears in front of everyone. ”

Her eyes lit up, and Hotaru looked at him expectantly: "Do you know her name?" ”

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be called Ning Fengyue." Seeing that she provided clues and was so attentive, Xie Jingyuan said a few more words: "It's just that Ning Fengyue's mother came from a humble background, and she was accidentally brought back by the Taishi when she was socializing with her colleagues, so the mother and daughter are not welcomed." ”

"No wonder everyone only knows Ning Shuyao, but they don't know that there is a daughter named Ning Fengyue in the Taishi Mansion." Hotaru said thoughtfully.

Today's woman may be Ning Fengyue......