Southern Qi Fenghua Record

In the early morning of the next day, after Xia Houshu finished dressing, he sent Yunxi to Chunxi Residence to chat with Xieying and Xiefang, in order to find out where Xia Houyi was going last night.

Xieying and Xiefang are sisters who are in charge of taking care of Xia Houyi's daily life and managing the affairs of Chunxi Residence.

Yunxi understood, and hurriedly went to Chunxi Residence as instructed, but was sent back by sisters Xieying and Xiefang in a few words, saying that they were ordered by Xuanhe and the princess to go out to choose a home for Xia Houyi. The fabric of the new clothes has no time to talk to her.

Yunxi didn't get any useful information, but learned that Xia Houyi got up late this morning and hadn't left the house yet, so he hurried back to Qingfeng Pavilion to report.

Xia Houyi is different from other brothers of the same generation. His mind is not on the military camp, let alone fighting to kill the enemy and defending the country.He seems to be more interested in his uncle's Evergreen Gate than inheriting the title of the Duke of Yue and taking charge of the Nuoda family business of the Duke of Yue.

Over the years, Xia Houyi has made a lot of friends who eat, drink and have fun, and often hang out with them. It is not uncommon for them to go wild, but he still keeps himself at home.As long as it is a holiday and his father is at home, he must behave well and have a regular schedule, and he will not stay in bed all day long.

Today happened to be a holiday, and my father usually stayed at home to chat with my mother or deal with some common affairs that required the head of the family to decide, but Xia Houyi actually stayed in bed for the first time. What does this mean?It means that Xia Houyi didn't go to bed early last night.Then why didn't you go to bed early?

The answer is obvious.

Xia Houshu smiled strangely.

Yunxi was startled, looked at her and asked tremblingly: "Girl, what is your plan to find out the whereabouts of the second young master?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Xia Houshu rolled his eyes at Yunxi, and said solemnly, "He is my elder brother, and it's too late for me to respect and love him, so what can I plot against him?"

Yunxi had a look of disbelief.She has been by Xia Houshu's side for so many years, but it is not uncommon for her to cheat Xia Houyi.The stalking and relentless drive to achieve the goal is something that no one can resist.

Xia Houshu was a little embarrassed to be questioned face to face by the people around him.After thinking about it carefully, she also felt that her words were not tenable, so she cleared her throat, prepared to avoid the topic, and continued: "You are from my courtyard, so just do things according to my wishes. Don't ask too many other questions." She paused deliberately at this point, looked at Yunxi and pointed out, "You know that there is a saying that curiosity killed the cat? You saw it too, I It’s not that I don’t tell you the reason, but it’s for your sake that I often get hurt when I come back after going out for a while. Some things, if you know too much, it won’t do you any good.”

It's okay if Xia Houshu doesn't say anything, but when he mentions the injury, Yunxi's eyes are fixed on her neck.The scene of Xia Houshu biting the bullet and holding on after being injured all the time also emerged in his mind, and then secretly healed him.Even though they were not fatal wounds, they were shocking and unforgettable.

In the morning, Xia Houshu specially changed into a gauze dress that he only wears in summer, and covered the wound with white gauze, but if you look carefully, you can still see shallow scars. mouth.Xia Houshu heard the words, but just glanced at the mirror lightly, and said very calmly that he forgot to close the window last night, was bitten by a mosquito, and it was a little itchy, and he accidentally scratched it when he scratched it.

The wound was slender and slender, and it did look like a scratch if you didn't pay attention carefully, so Cui Yan didn't ask much.

Yunxi's heart seemed to be split into many petals and hung in mid-air, up and down.Sometimes she very much hopes that Xia Houshu can reveal more, so that she can rest assured.But Xia Houshu reminded her that knowing too much is not a good thing, she immediately shook her head like a rattle, making an excuse to go out beforehand.

Xia Houshu was very satisfied with Yunxi's reaction. Seeing her leave, he immediately went out and ran all the way to Chunxi Residence where Xia Houyi lived.

The trees planted in Chunxi's residence are basically tall and straight trees, with few flowers fragrant. The only few pots of orchids are bought and planted by the two maids, Xieying and Xiefang, who like them.

At this time, it is officially the season when the trees are full of shade and the orchids are dying. The breath of vegetation is particularly fresh in the morning light.As soon as Xia Houshu entered the yard, he saw a white figure standing under the corridor feeding the birds. Looking at it from afar, he had a picturesque profile and a detached temperament. He was such a handsome young man!

Xia Houshu lost his mind for a moment.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xia Houyi will go to the Crown Ceremony.But before that, the matchmakers who came to the door to propose marriage almost broke the threshold of the Duke of Yue's mansion, and the women who had fantasies about him could line up from the front of the palace to the door of the house.But he refused all of them.Moreover, he didn't know what conditions he had negotiated with his mother, which caused her to let go of his marriage, and instead stared at Xia Houshu all day long.

They are all brothers and sisters of the same mother. Why is there such a big difference?

Xia Houshu pursed his lips sullenly, and his eyes fell on Xia Houyi's birdcage.

The two thrushes were given by Taoist Lingqiu, Xia Houyi's master, and they have been supported by Xia Houyi as if they were his darlings.People in the mansion were whispering behind their backs that the second son was too fond of the two birds.

Speaking of which, Taoist Lingqiu can also be regarded as half of Xia Houshu's master, but unfortunately he only taught Xia Houyi everything, no matter whether it was martial arts or objects, he was very picky about Xia Houshu.For so many years, Xia Houshu racked his brains every year to give him gifts, trying to please him in different ways, only asking him to teach him more martial arts for the sake of his sincerity.However, Taoist Lingqiu didn't even send her a bird feather except for his more pleasant face.

Of course, many of the things Taoist Lingqiu gave Xia Houyi fell into her hands in the end, so she didn't care about it.

These two thrushes are also clever and cute, the male one is called Xiaohua, the female one is called Xiaomei, it was Xia Houshu who picked them up on a whim.Although it was just to take apart their real names, Xia Houyi, who has always been picky, also acquiesced, and this name has been called for several years.

Since Xia Houyi got these two thrushes, he has become even more like those ignorant playboys in the capital who are fighting cocks and walking dogs.

Since Xia Houyi's death, Xia Houyuan and Zhong Yuqing's couple no longer expect Xia Houyi to inherit the ambitions of their ancestors, join the military camp, and make contributions. Generations of ancestors paid for their fame and glory with their blood.However, Xia Houyi didn't care about those bad rumors at all, and would take two thrushes out for a walk every day, cherishing them like his own daughter-in-law.

Xia Houshu often went to Chunxi's residence, feeding her from time to time, so the two thrushes got very close to her when they saw her, and kept calling like they had found their own parents.But at the moment Xia Houshu had more important things in his mind, he was not in the mood to play with the two thrushes, and gave them a dull glance.

The two thrushes were very spiritual, and immediately obediently pecked at the bird food in the white porcelain box.

Hearing footsteps, Xia Houyi guessed that his sister was coming, and continued to feed the thrush without raising his head, as if he said casually: "I remember Yunxi just left not long ago, you came here really fast."

The fact that Yunxi curry favor with Xieying and Xiefang is nothing new in the mansion.Xia Houshu pretended not to understand the sarcasm in his brother's words, but just looked at him and smiled.

"You've learned to behave well now." Xia Houyi glanced sideways at his sister's face in surprise, seeing her lowered eyebrows and obedient look like a little daughter-in-law who has been wronged but dare not speak out, secretly happy in her heart, Ask again, "How did last night go?"

"It's okay." Xia Houshu responded casually.While watching Xia Houyi feeding, she was secretly thinking about how to get some clues from her brother's mouth.In the past, when she had a task, Xia Houyi would ask about the progress, and then pretend to inadvertently give a few very instructive suggestions, which greatly improved her investigation efficiency.

Xia Houshu habitually waited for the next article, but after a long while, he didn't wait for Xia Houyi's concern, instead he only cared about feeding the two thrushes.She couldn't help but feel a little anxious, so she asked, "won't you ask me how I went out to investigate last night?"

"If I remember correctly, I asked you just now, and you said it was okay." Xia Houyi said casually, "If that's the case, it must be going well, so why should I ask more questions?"

Xia Houshu was stunned, how could he push back like this?

"What's more..." Xia Houyi continued, "Didn't you say earlier that I don't need to intervene in this matter?"

As he said that, he packed up the unfinished bird food, and hung the birdcage on the eaves of the corridor. While admiring the two thrushes intently, he was amused, with a posture of hanging it high as nothing to do with himself.

The two thrushes didn't rest when they were full, they hopped around in the cage, not knowing why they were so happy.

Xia Houshu stared at the two thrushes and frowned slightly.

It was indeed beyond her expectation that there was such a big commotion in the Prime Minister's Mansion last night, but the matter has come to this point, and it is meaningless to pursue right and wrong, but I am afraid that it will be more difficult to continue to investigate.Not to mention that it is inconvenient for her to go out of the house to investigate at any time under the name of the daughter of Duke Yue, even the matter itself is weird and makes people have no clue, but it feels like there are clues everywhere.But if you scrutinize it carefully, you can't understand its purpose.Apart from asking Xia Houyi for help, she couldn't find any other quicker way now.

People under the eaves have to bow their heads, so now is not the time for her to be stubborn.

"I said that you don't need to intervene, but you can't really ignore everything, your sister and I almost died last night, this... don't you care?" Xia Houshu asked tentatively.

In this capital, apart from the cousins ​​of his uncle's family who stared at him covetously, she was his only biological sister.

"Really?" Xia Houyi glanced sideways at Xia Houshu, and said calmly, "You are standing in front of me now, and you can talk and shout, so there must be nothing serious."

This ambiguous attitude made Xia Houshu a little unconfident.She couldn't help but recall that in order to help her enter the Evergreen Gate, Xia Houyi not only shared important information with her, but also often followed her to solve her troubles. Otherwise, she would not have entered the Evergreen Gate so smoothly, let alone be in In just three years, he gained a firm foothold in Changqing Gate.

Xia Houshu thought for a while, and asked directly, "You really didn't follow me last night?"

Xia Houyi smiled frankly, shook his head and said, "I played chess with my father in the study last night, and I didn't return to the room until three o'clock. Even if I wanted to follow you, I couldn't spare enough time."

"If you didn't follow me, how would you know that I was out?" Xia Houshu obviously didn't believe it, and was complacent that he caught the loophole in his words.

Xia Houyi dismissed the joy in her younger sister's eyebrows, and mercilessly cut off the unrealistic thoughts in her heart, and said: "Father came back early yesterday, and he originally wanted you to play chess with him, if I hadn't volunteered Blocked the thunder for you, do you think you have time to go out?"

Is there such a thing?

Xia Houshu was speechless for a moment.

Xia Houyi continued to look at her contemptuously, and said unhurriedly: "Yunxi in your room has always been friends with Xieying and Xiefang in my yard, and they are especially attentive these days. Why don't you ask her?"

"It seems that I have to thank you." Xia Houshu couldn't laugh or cry.But after thinking about it carefully, she was relieved again. This matter was indeed because she overestimated herself. In the beginning, Xia Houyi was not allowed to help except draw the map of the prime minister's mansion, but now she blames him for not helping. boring.

Father, like son.Before she did it, she didn't know that there would be so many coincidences in this mission.However, Xia Houyi has been nurturing in Changqingmen for many years, and he has already developed a pair of discerning eyes to recognize people and objects and a delicate heart that can quickly detect mysteries. If he can give some advice, the task will be completed soon.

So Xia Houshu told his brother what he saw and heard last night in detail.

Xia Houyi listened carefully, and would ask for a few details from time to time, but his brows became tighter and tighter, especially when he heard the man in the silver fox mask, he looked at Xia Houshu with a little more worry.

It seems that the man wearing the silver mask was not sent by Xia Houyi.

Xia Houshu secretly thought about the man in black wearing the silver fox mask, and unconsciously stroked the slender wound on his neck with his hand, and said with lingering fear: "His mask is exquisite and rare, you will like it just by looking at it." If he didn't really hurt me later, I thought you sent me to watch my joke... So do you think this person has something to do with Yi Wu?"

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Xia Houshu realized that his purpose was too obvious, which ran counter to the Haikou that he boasted that day.She hurriedly pretended to ask casually, and teased the two thrushes in the cage with her fingers, but her ears were pricked up like rabbits, for fear of missing any beneficial words.

Unexpectedly, Xia Houyi thought for a while, but just shook his head lightly, and said as usual: "Whether there is a relationship is difficult to determine for the time being."

Xia Houshu stopped what he was doing, and looked at his brother in surprise.

Xia Houyi turned a blind eye to her reaction, and continued to say calmly: "The Prime Minister's Mansion is the number one mansion in the capital. It is heavily guarded, and no one else should come near it. Who would hang around there in the middle of the night when they have nothing to do? Stealing is even more nonsense. You You can't justify stalking others and expecting them not to want to kill you."

He paused, took a look at Xia Houshu, and said, "It's just that you are focusing on one thing and neglecting another. For an irrelevant person, instead of finding any clues about Yi Wu, you startled the snake and almost killed yourself. If we investigate in the future, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to get started, which is really a bad idea."

"Of course I understand the pros and cons, it's just..." Xia Houshu tugged at the two belts, wondering whether face or mission was more important.In the final analysis, this matter is still her own problem. Who told her to boast in the first place?Now that the water is overwhelmed, she can only admit it in a small way, and only asks her brother to help her regardless of the past.Otherwise, she would not be willing to give up such an excellent breakthrough.

She gritted her teeth, and said what was in her heart: "I'm not here to ask you for advice. For the sake of our brother and sister, you can't stand by and watch, can you?"

"You're right. For the sake of brother and sister, I have to help, otherwise it would seem that my brother is stingy." Xia Houyi nodded, approving her words.Then he changed the subject and continued to say solemnly: "Since you and I are brothers and sisters and have been together for many years, you should know that I am a person who is very principled and keeps promises. A gentleman can do something, but he can't do it. You explained it before , I must not intervene in this matter, otherwise I will not be able to prove your strength. I think, in order to prove that you are capable and shrewd, and capable of this task, it is better for me not to intervene."

"You..." Xia Houshu was speechless for a moment.What does it mean to lift a rock and shoot yourself in the foot?She understood it deeply.

The two thrushes began to shout excitedly again, as if they were shouting for Xia Houyi's four-two-two-pound jackpot.

Xia Houshu just couldn't find a place to vent his anger, so he yelled at the two of them angrily: "Why are you arguing! Didn't you see that I was annoyed! If you keep arguing, I'll drink your stew!"

The two poor thrushes seemed to understand what Xia Houshu meant, and immediately huddled together, staring at her with bated breath, trembling slightly.

Xia Houyi sighed and shook his head, took off the birdcage and comforted him: "Today, a certain person is too angry, we can't afford to provoke him, so we should stay away from this place of right and wrong."

Seeing that Xia Houyi really left with the birdcage, Xia Houshu thought that he might be too angry, and then yelled at his back in a spineless way: "Are you going to help me or not?"

Xia Houyi waved his hands without looking back, and walked away.