"Master Hou."

Although the military department is still one grade higher than the squire, Xie Jingyuan is a marquis and has outstanding ability, so when Song Yuantong came in, he was polite to Xie Jingyuan.

When Song Yuantong passed by Wang Ye, the two glanced at each other and quickly parted.

Xie Jingyuan asked, "Why did Song Shangshu come here?" ”

"I heard that Lord Hou is investigating the whereabouts of various grains, rice and noodles in the capital, but I never thought that the Wang family was coming." Song Yuantong said with a smile, leaned over to Xie Jingyuan's side and whispered: "Master Hou, the Wang family's grain and rice noodles are the imperial court's side and still need to prepare some more military salaries, and the part of the grain and rice noodles that the Wang family lacks has been sent to the military department, and I also ask Hou Ye to relax." ”

Hotaru looked at this side curiously, her little ears moved slightly and wanted to eavesdrop, but she couldn't hear anything.

Hearing this, Xie Jingyuan looked at Song Yuan's passage: "Oh? Is it? Why didn't Ben Hou know about this? ”

"This matter was explained by His Majesty, if you don't believe it, you can go to Your Majesty to ask." Song Yuantong bowed his head and said respectfully.

Flicking his sleeves, Xie Jingyuan looked at him coldly.

"Song Shangshu has already said this, Ben Hou naturally won't believe it, but-" Looking at Wang Ye, Xie Jingyuan indifferently pointed out unreasonable doubts: "The Wang family, as a businessman with a face in the capital, is only at the middle and lower level of the goods that are ready to open a grain store, which is not quite in line with the Wang family's business habits." ”

"Lord Hou's suspicions are not entirely unreasonable, but the Wang family has never touched the business of grain, rice and noodles, and it is possible that the shopkeeper accidentally looked away when he bought the goods." Wang also immediately gave a reasonable explanation.

As if unintentionally, Xie Jingyuan asked in a low voice, "Is it?" ”

His expression was even sharper, staring straight at Wang Ye.

"Actually, it's normal to look away." Song Yuantong echoed on the side, and said good things for Wang: "The Wang family has been in business for so many years, and their reputation is very good, although I don't know what Hou Ye is investigating, but I don't think it will be related to what Hou Ye wants to investigate." ”

Wang also followed and said: "If the Hou Ye still doesn't believe it, then the Hou Ye can check it, as long as there is evidence, then I, Wang, will definitely admit it obediently." ”

There was silence, and no one dared to speak.

Xie Jingyuan hooked the corners of his mouth and smiled against his will: "It's funny, Song Shangshu and Master Wang have already said this, so I think Ben Hou made a mistake." ”

After speaking, Song Yuantong grinned.

"yes, yes, it's all a misunderstanding."

"I'm bothered, Xu Shuo, let's go."

Stepping away with his long legs, Xie Jingyuan strode away, and when he passed by Yingyue, he didn't forget to grab her and take her away.

Hotaru Yue glanced back and said stunned: "That's it?" ”

"Their rhetoric is correct, and it is." Xie Jingyuan said lightly.

Getting into the carriage, Hotaru sat thoughtfully on the inside.

Seeing this, Xie Jingyuan took the mille-feuille cake prepared next to him and handed it to her mouth: "What do you want?" So get into it and eat some pastries, don't you girls like this sweet tooth? ”

The white icing of the mille-feuille cake stuck to the red and tender lips of the moon, Xie Jingyuan glanced at it and was momentarily stunned, and his Adam's apple moved.

"I'm not your average girl." Hotaru was interrupted and muttered unhappily, but she didn't refuse, tearing off a thin layer of mille-feuille cake and stuffing it into her mouth, and the sweetness immediately spread to her mouth.

Lowering his head to avoid his gaze, Xie Jingyuan covered his mouth and coughed lightly: "You are not doing well today, I originally thought that you would really speak for that woman for your own business." ”

Hearing this, Hotaru raised her eyebrows and leaned in front of him, blinking mischievously: "How dare I openly dismantle the platform of the little marquis outside?" The business is not bigger and stronger now, don't they all rely on the little marquis to raise it? ”

When watching her naughty and scare herself, Xie Jingyuan didn't have a trace of boredom in his heart, he just felt that she was cute.

Moreover, the two of them also understood that Hotaru had already relied on the wind chime stream to become financially independent, and they didn't need him to support them at all.

But looking at the coquettish appearance of Yingyue's face, his heart was soft, and he whispered in a ghostly voice: "It's not a problem to raise you for a lifetime." ”

After speaking, the atmosphere changed all of a sudden.

Firefly Yue was stunned as she bit the mille-feuille cake, looked at him in a daze, and saw that his eyes were full of seriousness, and he couldn't help blushing, and his heart was like cooking a pot of red bean porridge, thick and sweet.

She hurriedly looked away, and her body retreated silently in embarrassment.

Sensing the gaffe, Xie Jingyuan fell silent.

After a while, Hotaru suddenly took the lead and said, "Why is it so quiet all of a sudden, hahaha, this joke is a little cold." ”

She wanted to reveal the matter, but when she saw Xie Jingyuan raise her eyes, the emotions in her eyes were like a whirlpool, and she was about to be swept into it.

"Madame and Master Hou are now a little bit of a mother and a son."

Suddenly, it seemed that the sound of green smoke was heard again.

The four words of mother and son filial piety are like nails, firmly nailing the relationship between the two of them, and also giving Firefly Yue, who was originally immersed in sweetness, a slap in the face.

How could she forget that the two of them were "mother and son"!

There is a chasm between them, and their identities are destined to be unrecognized in this world!

Pursing her lips, she said loudly, her tone returning to normal: "I know my identity very well, and it is already the best result to be able to coexist peacefully with you, I won't think much about it, and you ...... Don't take that sentence to heart. ”

The ambiguity in the carriage disappeared in an instant, and when Xie Jingyuan heard this, his brows frowned, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart.

was about to refute her, but she preemptively said: "What's more, you also said before that you didn't like me, and even wanted to strangle me!" ”

With that, he reached out and touched her neck, recalling that when he pinched her neck and almost suffocated, he was a little out of breath.

Unconsciously looking at her white neck, Xie Jingyuan also recalled the scene at that time.

Now, he's more remorseful!

"Does it still hurt?"

The original discomfort in my heart was suppressed by her words, and I looked at her more distressedly, and my tone couldn't help but lighten and soften.

Not daring to look at the expression on his face, Hotaru Yue was afraid that her thoughts that should not appear would resurface, and shook her head lightly: "It doesn't hurt, but it's enough for me to learn a lesson, I will be farther away from danger in the future, but I beg the little marquis not to test me again." ”

Choking back tears, Hotaru suppressed her emotions and looked down at her fingertips, and could only deliberately turn her words into temptation.

As her words fell, Xie Jingyuan opened his mouth, but he couldn't say a word.

He didn't want to test her again at all, he just thought of something and said it directly.

But she wouldn't trust him anymore......