Chapter 11 Speculations

For some reason, Tang Xi always felt that Sun Wei's matter might be related to this cousin.

She frowned at Sun Wei and said, "So, she and Young Master Ji are childhood sweethearts?"

"Yes!" Sun Wei nodded, "She came to the Ji Mansion when she was seven years old and grew up with Chang'an and Xiaogu. It's not an exaggeration to say that they are childhood sweethearts."

"Since they are childhood sweethearts, have you ever thought that maybe she..."

Tang Xi only said half of it. She thought Sun Wei would understand, but she just opened her big eyes and looked at her innocently and asked, "Maybe she what?"

Tang Xi: ...

I have seen stupid people, but I have never seen such a stupid person.

"Maybe the person she likes is Young Master Ji."

"How is it possible?" Sun Wei shook her head, "It's impossible, Changan has always regarded her as a sister."

"Are you stupid?" Tang Xi was speechless, "Young Master Ji regards her as a sister, but it doesn't mean that she also regards Young Master Ji as a brother."

Sun Wei was shocked, "You mean, my cousin likes Changan?"

Seeing that she finally got it, Tang Xi nodded quickly.

"But...what does this have to do with Changan's attitude towards me?" Sun Wei didn't understand.

Tang Xi couldn't help but hold his forehead. With this IQ, it's normal to be calculated.

"Please think about the connection."

Sun Wei frowned slightly. The carriage kept moving. After a while, she exclaimed, "You mean, my cousin has schemed against me?"

"Shh~" Tang Xi made a gesture to keep quiet and said, "I don't have any evidence either. It's just speculation."

"I remember now!" Sun Wei said suddenly, "When I went to the study, Chang'an was not there. Later I heard that my cousin had gone there."

"Yes!" She nodded to herself, "Sumei and the girls in Chang'an's room all went with my cousin. It must be her who instructed Su Mei to pour hot tea on me!"

Seeing her somewhat crazy look, Tang Xi was afraid that she would really say something, so she whispered: "Young Madam, calm down, be careful that there are ears on the other side of the wall."

"I never thought that Yan Miaomiao looked like she was not in the limelight, but she had such a scheming mind behind her back."

The more Sun Wei thought about it, the more scared she became. She remembered that every time Yan Miaomiao saw her, she seemed to be respectful, but her expression was always indifferent, and her eyes were full of strangeness. Now that she thought about it carefully, wasn't that the look Su Mei had when she looked at her back then?

Yes, that was a jealous look, a look of unwillingness and unwillingness.

Sun Wei cried and laughed with red eyes: "I was wondering why those girls suddenly became so bold, so it turns out, so it turns out!"

That was all deliberately said to her, just to make her punish them, and then confirm her reputation as a wicked woman.

Yan Miaomiao is really cunning. First, she let Sumei deliberately anger her, and then let other girls test her.

She must have calculated that she was spoiled in the Sun family and could not bear such grievances, and she could not stand those wishful girls, so she arranged one "good show" after another.

First there was the matter of Sumei, and then there was the matter of those little girls, and they were all people in Ji Changan's room. Now thinking about it, even she felt that she was looking for an excuse to get rid of the girls in Ji Changan's room.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was done by Yan Miaomiao.

Is she trying to sow discord? What if it wasn't that cousin, wouldn't she have done something wrong? Tang Xi held his forehead and hurriedly held Sun Wei's hand to remind her: "Young Madam, calm down. We are just guessing. There is no evidence to prove that she did it."

"Yes! Calm down!" Sun Wei came back to her senses and nodded: "I need to calm down. I have no evidence."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 12 Ji Mansion (1)

She took several deep breaths before looking at Tang Xi and asking, "What's your name?"

"Ah?" Tang Xi said in bewilderment, "...I didn't call you that!"

"No!" Sun Wei said, "I mean, what's your name?"

"Oh," Tang Xi smiled, "My name is Tang Xi, Tang for Tangtu, Xi for Stream."

"Tang Xi, right?" Sun Wei said, "Thank you for helping me analyze this. Can you be my maid? You can decide the monthly salary."

She just needed such a clever little girl by her side.

Tang Xi shook her head, "That won't do. I am a person with dignity. How can I be a slave to someone?"

"Is that so!" Sun Wei felt a little regretful, but then her eyes lit up again, "You said you are a refugee, so do you have a place to live in Beisang City?"

"No." Tang Xi answered truthfully.

Sun Wei said: "Then you can stay in Ji's house as my friend."

"No!" Tang Xi shook her head, "I still have to find my family. I can't stay in Ji's house forever. I have to leave tomorrow."

Although it's good to eat and drink for free, she is not interested in it.

Sun Wei said: "You don't have to stay for too long. Help me find the evidence that Yan Miaomiao framed me. When you find it, you will be rewarded handsomely."

When she heard that there was a handsome reward, Tang Xi's eyes lit up, "Do you have silver?"

What she lacked most now was silver.

"Of course," Sun Wei nodded, "As long as you can make Chang'an believe that I am not a wicked woman, I will give you as much as you want."

"Really?" Tang Xi was overjoyed.

"Really!" Sun Wei nodded, "I never lie. My family is the richest in Canglan Country. We are not short of money. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask around."

"No, no, I believe in the young lady!"

Without a decent status, how could she possibly marry the noble Master Ji?

Tang Xi rolled her eyes and laughed, "It's a deal. When you resolve the conflict between you and Ji Changan, ah no, Master Ji, you will give me the money. As for the price, you have to give me one hundred taels, and you have to write me a letter of guarantee."

"No problem!" Sun Wei nodded excitedly, "I'll write it when I get back."

Tang Xi raised her eyebrows, "It's a deal!"

Sun Wei nodded, "It's a deal!"

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Ji Mansion

Tang Xi and Qingyun followed Sun Wei into Ji Mansion, feeling emotional.

It is indeed a wealthy family. The house looks very grand. There are countless maids and servants. I don't know how many I have met along the way.

"Hey~ little girl," Qingyun approached and asked, "What did you say to our young lady? Why did her attitude towards you change so quickly?"

Tang Xi smiled and said, "I didn't say anything. She just taught me a few words on how to capture your young master."

"Really?" Qingyun was suspicious.

"Really." Tang Xi nodded sincerely.

Qingyun whispered, "I'm telling you, our young lady has a bad temper. Don't irritate her, or you'll be fine."

"Is it that scary?" Tang Xi made a scared gesture, and then said, "You guys are too critical of her. I think she's pretty good."

After all, she is her sponsor, so she has to help maintain her image. Moreover, she really thinks Sun Wei is a pretty good person.

"Don't disbelieve it," Qingyun said, "No one who offended her in the past had a good ending."

"Really?" Tang Xi said disapprovingly, "Maybe they really did something to offend your young lady."

Qingyun nodded, "I think so too, but the young master doesn't believe it."

Happy New Year to everyone!

Chapter 13 Ji Mansion (2)

"Hey, Brother Qingyun, I have something to ask you."

Qingyun nodded, "Go ahead."

Tang Xi looked at Sun Wei who was walking in front of him and lowered his voice, "How long have you been following your young master?"

Qingyun said truthfully, "I have been following the young master since I was ten years old, when he was only six years old."

"Really?" Tang Xi's eyes lit up, "So you know your young master very well?"

"Of course!" Qingyun looked a little proud.

Tang Xi smiled, "Then do you think your young master likes your young mistress?"

"Of course he does!" Qingyun said, "Don't think our young master is polite and gentle to everyone. In fact, he is stubborn in private. No one can force him to do something he doesn't want to do."

Tang Xi pretended to be puzzled and said, "If that's the case, why is he so cold to your young mistress?"

"Isn't it because the young mistress did something excessive?" Qingyun sighed, "There were a few little girls in my young master's house. They have been with the young master for several years, but not long after the young mistress married in, they were all sent away. Now the house is full of little girls. In the house, only I and a few servants are serving."

Tang Xi pretended to be shocked when he heard this and said, "You mean, the maids in your young master's room were driven away by your young mistress?"

"Isn't it?" Qingyun said, "The young master was very angry at that time. Of course, the reason for his anger was not those maids, but he didn't expect that the young mistress was such a jealous person, which was different from what he originally knew."

"Oh!" Tang Xi narrowed his eyes and said with contempt, "Does it feel like the goddess image is shattered, so he started to mess with her and then abandon her?"

Although he didn't know what the "goddess image" was, Qingyun understood the four words "mess with her and then abandon her".

He glared at her, "Little girl, don't talk nonsense. Our young master didn't abandon her. He was just angry with the young lady. He will be fine after he calms down."

Tang Xi raised an eyebrow, "It's been a year. If he really cared about it, he should have calmed down in this year, right?"

"Men, don't they all want to save face?" Qing Yun said with an expression that you don't understand, "My young master is like this. In fact, he is very happy to see that the young lady cares about him, but he just won't admit it."

This is too stuffy...

Tang Xi sighed softly, and Sun Wei in front of him suddenly turned around and looked at Looking at them suspiciously, she asked, "What are you two whispering about?"

"Oh, nothing." Tang Xi stepped forward and said, "It's just that I saw such a big and beautiful yard for the first time, and I'm happy. I want to ask Brother Qingyun how much money it would cost to build such a house."

Sun Wei smiled secretly with her lips covered. She walked and laughed, "Although I don't want to discourage you, such a big yard does require a lot of money. You don't have the money even if you want it."

Tang Xi chuckled, "This is not a discouragement, it's a fact."

After all, the yard of the lord of a city is definitely not something that ordinary people can afford to build.

After she said this, Qingyun behind her suddenly frowned.

Tang Xi said that she was just a little girl from a village, but she was very graceful in her manners and conversation. Moreover, she looked around a few times since she entered the door of Ji's house, and then she looked indifferent. It shouldn't be!

He remembered that when he came in as a child, he was shocked by the prosperity of Ji Mansion.

"By the way!" Tang Xi, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around, looked at Qingyun and asked: "Brother Qingyun, do you know where those rescued refugees are now?"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 14 Looking for someone

"In the eastern suburbs." Qingyun looked at her and said, "Girl, do you want to go?"

Tang Xi nodded, "Yes, I want to find my family."

"No!" Sun Wei heard it and hurriedly pulled her to ask in a low voice, "Have you forgotten what you promised me?"

"I haven't forgotten!" Tang Xi said, "Madam, do you think this is okay? I will go find my family first, and then come back after they are settled?"

"No!" Sun Wei shook her head firmly, "If you want to find someone, let Qingyun help you find it."

Where can she find such a good "military advisor" if he runs away?

"Ah?" Tang Xi looked at Qing Yun and said, "Isn't this... not good?"

"Nothing wrong!" Qing Yun was suspicious, but smiled, "Little girl, just tell me who you are looking for, how old you are, and what your name is."

"Well, I'm only looking for one person." Tang Xi said, "His name is Tang Xiao, Xiao is Xiaochen's Xiao, he is six years old this year, a boy, after you find him, bring him to me, if he doesn't agree, then forget it, I will look for him when I have time."

She just wanted to confirm whether Tang Xiao was safe.

"Okay!" Qing Yun nodded, "I'll ask someone to go to the eastern suburbs to find him for you."

Tang Xi nodded, "Thank you for troubling Brother Qing Yun!"

"Come with me!"

Sun Wei waited for Qing Yun to leave before pulling her forward.

Tang Xi asked curiously, "Madam, where are we going?"

"To find Chang'an!" Sun Wei said gently, "He just came back and must be hungry. I have to take care of him."

Tang Xi raised her eyebrows and said speechlessly, "Why do you want to take care of Master Ji?"

"Yes!" Sun Wei smiled awkwardly and told the maid beside her, "Cuizhu, take Miss Tang back to wash up first, and get her some delicious food. I will go back later."

"Yes!" Cuizhu responded, and then said to Tang Xi, "Miss Tang, please follow me."

Tang Xi nodded, waved goodbye to Sun Wei, and then followed Cuizhu all the way into Qingwei Courtyard.

Cuizhu arranged her in the other courtyard and ordered someone to send her bath water and new clothes.

Cuizhu said, "Miss Tang, this dress is newly made by my young mistress. It may be a little big. Please wear it for now."

Sun Wei is a head taller than her, so the dress must be bigger.

"No problem, no problem!" Tang Xi smiled and said, "I have been wearing this dress all the way here. I am very grateful to have new clothes now."

In fact, she had suitable clothes in her space, but it was not convenient to take them out.

Tang Xi took a bath, had a delicious meal, and then went back to her room to have a good sleep.

When she woke up again, it was almost dusk. As soon as she opened the door, she saw a maid waiting outside.

Upon hearing the sound, the maid came forward and said, "The girl is awake. The young lady wants you to come over."

"Oh." Tang Xi nodded, walked a few steps and then turned back and asked, "Where does your young lady live?"

"Miss, please follow me." The maid covered her mouth, and it was unknown whether she was laughing or smelling something.

Tang Xi followed the maid all the way to the main house. As soon as she entered the door, she saw Cui Zhu coming from a screen embroidered with lotus flowers, lifted the bead curtain and said, "Miss Tang is here, please come in!"

Tang Xi nodded and walked directly into the bedroom, but saw Sun Wei staring at the candlelight in a daze with her head propped up.

Cuizhu walked around Tangxi, bowed her head and greeted, "Madam, Miss Tang is here!"

Sun Wei suddenly came to her senses, looked up at Tangxi and smiled, "Here you are, come and sit down."

As soon as Tangxi sat down, Sun Wei hurriedly winked at Cuizhu, who understood and sent all the other maids out of the room, then stood guard at the door.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 15 Changan Residence

"I went to Changan today, and sure enough, Yan Miaomiao was there too!"

Sun Wei said angrily, "She looked at Changan with admiration in her eyes. I was really blind to not notice it before. If it weren't for your analysis today, I would probably still be kept in the dark."

Tang Xi was shocked, "Are you going to make it clear?"

"How is that possible?" Sun Wei pouted, "I'm not a fool. Changan is here. How can I be rude in front of him?"

"That's good!" Tang Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She whispered, "I don't know, you are looking for me What are you here for?"

Sun Wei smiled and shook her head, "Nothing, I just want to tell you that your guess is right! By the way, I want you to go to Chang'an Residence with me."

"Chang'an Residence?" Tang Xi raised an eyebrow, "Where Master Ji lives?"

Sun Wei nodded, "Yes!"

Tang Xi frowned, "What am I going to do?"

"Today, a distinguished guest has arrived, and no one in the courtyard will serve dinner. Let's go there for dinner."

"A distinguished guest has arrived?" Tang Xi shook her head, "Then I can't go."

"Why?" Sun Wei frowned.

Tang Xi explained, "I am not from the Ji Mansion, and I just arrived at the Ji Mansion today. It would be rude to go there without permission."

"What's the matter?" Sun Wei disagreed, "You are my friend and my guest, the guest of the young lady of the Ji Mansion. Aren't you qualified to have dinner with them? What's more, I know everyone who comes."

Tang Xi shook her head, "But I still feel it's very rude, too rash, I will feel very embarrassed."

Sun Wei said, "But if you don't go, you won't have dinner, and Cuizhu and the others will also have to go with you. "Then... let me think about it!"

"Don't think about it, let's go!" Sun Wei pulled him up and said as she walked: "Don't call me Madam anymore, and don't call me yours all the time. You have to call me Weiwei, don't let people see the flaws."

Tang Xi hesitated and said: "Uh... this may be a bit difficult, right? After all, Master Ji knows me."

"He won't say anything." Sun Wei smiled and said: "Don't worry, he doesn't like to meddle in other people's business."

Especially her business, thinking about this, Sun Wei's eyes darkened.

"Then... okay."

Tang Xi nodded. Although she wanted to stay alone and go into the space to take a look, she thought carefully that this was someone else's territory after all, so it was better to be careful.

"You still need to take a sedan chair?"

Looking at the sedan chair outside the Qingwei Courtyard, Tang Xi was stunned.

Sun Wei nodded, "Of course, it takes half an hour to get to Chang'an Residence from here. It's faster to take a sedan chair."

However, Tang Xi was not used to being carried by someone.

Sun Wei pulled her and said, "Oh, stop being dazed. It will be bad if you go too late."

When she arrived at Chang'an Residence, Tang Xi realized the reason for taking a sedan chair. She didn't know how long she had been walking around. It was estimated to take about ten minutes. A couple had to walk such a long way to meet each other, and they lived farther away than their neighbors. Isn't this suffering?

If Ji Chang'an got a sudden impulse one day, he would go through here. He was blown by the cold wind all the way, and he probably lost his mind.

Ahem——

I've gone off topic.

Tang Xi pulled her thoughts back and began to look at Chang'an Residence.

It was bigger than Qingwei Courtyard, and it was planted with flowers and trees such as pine, bamboo, plum and chrysanthemum.

Under the lights, the lotus in the lotus pond was in full bloom, and carp would occasionally jump up and down, splashing water.

Tang Xi followed Sun Wei into the lobby. There were not many people at the table.

Sun Wei saw Yan Miaomiao beside Ji Changan at a glance, and her eyes turned cold.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 16 Yan Miaomiao

She took Tang Xi and strode forward, standing beside Yan Miaomiao and said with a smile: "Cousin, I have something to say to Changan, can you sit next to me?"

Yan Miaomiao's body stiffened, but she finally got up obediently and moved to the side.

"Sorry, my friend is shy, can you move a little further, cousin?"

Yan Miaomiao frowned slightly, but returned to normal in the blink of an eye and moved to the side again.

"Sister-in-law, you're here!" Ji Changjin came over and looked at Tang Xi curiously, "Who is this..."

Sun Wei smiled at her and said, "Changjin, this is my friend Tang Xi."

"Hello, Miss Tang, my name is Ji Changjin!" Ji Changjin smiled at her and said, "You seem to be about the same age as me, how old are you?"

Tang Xi smiled and said, "Thirteen."

"I'll tell you!" Ji Changjin smiled and said, "I'm fourteen, one year older than you."

Tang Xi smiled and didn't say anything else.

Ji Changan glanced at Sun Wei without saying a word, and then looked at Tang Xi, with a half-smile on his face.

He didn't know how Tang Xi "climbed up" to Sun Wei, but this little girl was really not simple. Sun Wei protected her just after meeting her.

Just don't know what tricks she has to get close to Sun Wei.

"Hello, Young Master Ji." Tang Xi was much more familiar with Ji Changan than with Sun Wei, so even the greeting was familiar.

Ji Changan smiled slightly and said softly, "Hello, Miss Tang."

Sun Wei smiled when she saw him smile, but Yan Miaomiao, who was standing beside him, had a gloomy look in her eyes when she looked at Tang Xi.

Tang Xi raised an eyebrow at him and said, "If I hadn't seen your attitude towards the young lady, I would have thought that Master Ji was so kind to everyone."

Ji Changan's smile froze slightly. Seeing this, Sun Wei hurriedly pulled Tang Xi and whispered, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Tang Xi blinked innocently, "Isn't it?"

Ji Changan coughed lightly and said to Sun Wei in a calm voice, "Father and mother have something to do, so they won't be back home tonight. The distinguished guests will be here soon. Go to the kitchen and see if the dishes are ready."

"Yes!" Sun Wei smiled happily. Ji Changan hadn't talked to her so much for a long time.

She patted Tang Xi's shoulder and said, "You sit here and take care of me. I'll be back soon."

Tang Xi nodded, "Oh, OK!"

Seeing her agreement, Sun Wei instructed Ji Changjin again, "Changjin, take good care of Miss Tang for me."

Ji Changjin nodded, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will take good care of Miss Tang."

As soon as she left, Ji Changjin hurriedly pulled all the snacks on the table to Tang Xi, "Miss Tang, eat a few cakes to fill your stomach first."

"Thank you!" Tang Xi took a piece of cake and then looked at Ji Changan and said, "Master Ji, why didn't you see Brother Qingyun?"

Ji Changan replied, "Qingyun said he went out for something and hasn't come back yet."

"Really?" Tang Xi was a little disappointed and didn't know how Tang Xiao was doing now.

Ji Changjin on the side was shocked, "Miss Tang, you...you don't like..."

Tang Xi smiled and said, "I asked Brother Qingyun to do something this morning, so I wanted to ask."

"Oh!" Ji Changjin smiled awkwardly, "I thought Miss Tang liked Qingyun."

Tang Xi smiled at her, then turned to look at Yan Miaomiao who was silent on the side.

She was very beautiful, a little prettier than Sun Wei, but she looked a little lifeless and lacked a little spirit.

Sensing her gaze, Yan Miaomiao suddenly raised her eyebrows and looked at her.

Tang Xi did not dodge, but gave her a frank and generous smile.

Yan Miaomiao was slightly stunned, nodded slightly to her, and then continued to focus on the tea in front of her.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 17 Prince Lu Huai

This girl looks peaceful, but she is not.

When she entered the room just now, she saw her at a glance. The look she gave Ji Changan was indeed full of admiration as Sun Wei said.

Tang Xi turned back to look at Ji Changan, her eyes thoughtful.

Logically speaking, Ji Changan is a thoughtful person, so he should not have failed to notice Yan Miaomiao's little thoughts. If so, why can he still turn a blind eye?

It's really strange.

Ji Changan suddenly turned back and said in a warm voice: "Miss Tang's look at me like this will make me mistakenly think that you are interested in me."

"Hehe, hehe——" Tang Xi laughed dryly, "Young Master Ji is really good at joking. I am not interested in warm men."

If you want to warm her, you can only warm her. She is not interested in "central air conditioning" like Ji Changan.

"Warm man?" Ji Changan raised his eyebrows, "This word is interesting. Thank you Miss Tang for your praise."

Tang Xi said with a fake smile: "You're welcome!"

"Puff——"

A burst of laughter came from the gate. Several people looked up and saw that the visitor was wearing a purple robe with silver silk embroidered on the cuffs with auspicious clouds, a hollow gold belt, and a transparent green jade pendant hanging around his waist. He looked elegant and noble.

Of course, the most eye-catching thing should be the handsome face. The visitor laughed and said, "Changan, I didn't expect that one day you would be disliked by a girl."

"My cousin, the prince!" Ji Changjin ran over happily.

"Meet the prince!"

Yan Miaomiao stood up and saluted the visitor.

Tang Xi was shocked. She didn't expect that this person was a prince-level figure.

"You came alone?" Ji Changan asked with a raised eyebrow.

"How is that possible?" Lu Huai asked Ji Changjin to sit aside, and then sat down opposite Ji Changan. He first glanced at Tang Xi, and then smiled at Ji Changan: "I am just a guest today."

"Where are the others?" Ji Changan asked again.

Lu Huai said, "In the inn."

"Inn?" Ji Changan snorted, "Why? I am a city, but it is not as comfortable as an inn?"

"I was joking." Lu Huai said with a smile, "Look at you, you are like this every time you mention him, no wonder he said he doesn't want to see you."

"I don't want to listen to your nonsense." Ji Changan poured a cup of tea for Lu Huai, and then said, "Tell me, where is he now?"

Lu Huai took a sip of tea and said, "You know, he doesn't like this kind of banquet, I asked someone to take him to the guest room."

"Really?" Ji Changan stood up and said, "Then I'll go and talk to him."

"Hey!" Lu Huai said, "Even if you want to talk about things, you should wait until I'm full first, right? I am the prince after all, what? Can asking you to accompany me for a meal delay you?"

"Since the prince has spoken, how can I "Is it reasonable to disobey?" Ji Changan sat down again after saying this, and then looked at Lu Huai and said, "Do you need someone to send him food?"

"It's better to send some food." Lu Huai said, "We have been eating dry food all the way here."

Ji Changan chuckled, "Same here."

Lu Huai looked at him for a moment, and then said solemnly, "How was the situation along the way?"

Ji Changan said, "Others have been temporarily arranged to the eastern suburbs. I will tell you in detail after dinner."

Lu Huai nodded, "I heard that my uncle went to the palace?"

"Yeah." Ji Changan nodded, sighed and said, "This time the loss is heavy, there are corpses all the way, and the number of people alive is less than half of the people in Luobian Town."

Lu Huai's heart skipped a beat, "So serious?"

Ji Changan nodded solemnly.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 18 Jealousy

"Master, Madam said dinner is ready. She asked me to ask if we can serve it now."

Cuizhu stepped forward and bowed, asking respectfully.

Ji Changan said calmly: "Tell her that the guests have arrived and the dinner can be served."

"Yes!"

After Cuizhu answered, she bowed her head and retreated.

Lu Huai stared at Tang Xi for a long time, then asked with a puzzled look: "This girl looks unfamiliar. I wonder which family she is from?"

Ji Changjin introduced enthusiastically: "Miss Tang is my sister-in-law's friend."

Lu Huai nodded suddenly, "So she is my sister-in-law's friend. I was wondering why she looked unfamiliar."

Tang Xi just nodded and smiled at him, without saying much.

Lu Huai raised his eyebrows and said with interest: "When I entered the door just now, I heard the girl say that she was not interested in Chang'an. I wonder if the girl is interested in someone like me?"

Tang Xi's mouth twitched slightly, and then he pursed his lips, narrowed his eyes, and said with a weird smile: "I dare not!"

Lu Huai raised his eyebrows, "Is it not interested, or dare not be interested?"

Tang Xi looked at Ji Chang'an and asked: "Master Ji, if I say I have both, will I be sentenced to death?"

Ji Chang'an chuckled, and Lu Huai laughed and said: "Interesting, Miss Tang, right? Don't worry, this prince is not a bully, you just need to tell the truth."

"Oh." Tang Xi said sincerely: "All."

"It seems that the charm of this prince has declined." Lu Huai said, and sighed.

"Hehe!" Ji Changjin on the side also laughed. She looked at Lu Huai and said, "My cousin, you better be careful. I'll tell my cousin's wife."

Lu Huai's smile faded, and he said to Ji Changjin, "Our Changjin is so sensible that he won't be a gossip, right?"

Ji Changjin raised his eyebrows, "That Ruyuzhai has recently released a new product, and I've taken a fancy to a pearl and jade hairpin."

"It's nothing." Lu Huai took out his purse and handed over a hundred-liang silver note, "Is that enough?"

"Enough, enough, thank you, cousin!" Ji Changjin stretched out his hands to take the silver note, smiling and nodding repeatedly.

Tang Xi looked at the silver note with envy in her eyes.

She is now almost penniless except for the space. If she had a hundred liang on her, she would not come to Ji's house to be Sun Wei's "military advisor".

"Dinner is here!"

Sun Wei led the people to bring the dinner, and first bowed to Lu Huai, and then asked people to start serving the dishes.

After she sat down, she looked around and couldn't help but feel curious, "Didn't they say that City Lord Xie was here too? Why didn't I see him?"

"Him?" Lu Huai said, "He's in the guest room."

Ji Changan looked at Sun Wei and said, "Have someone send some food to City Lord Xie."

"Oh, okay!" Sun Wei smiled at him happily, and then called Cuizhu to prepare it.

"Xiaoxi, eat more!"

Sun Wei was so happy that she picked up a lot of dishes for Tang Xi.

Tang Xi kindly reminded her, "Weiwei, don't always pick up dishes for me, pick up some for Young Master Ji too."

"Ah?" Sun Wei's hand froze while picking up the dishes.

She wanted to, but she didn't dare!

Lu Huai nodded, "Yes, sister-in-law, if you keep picking up food for Miss Tang, Chang'an will be jealous."

"I..." Sun Wei secretly glanced at Ji Chang'an, but heard him suddenly "hmm~", which scared her so much that her chopsticks almost fell to the ground.

Ji Chang'an said in a calm voice: "Miss Tang has hands, you don't have to keep picking up food for her, and you don't have to pick up food for me."

"Oh!" Sun Wei shrank her neck and lowered her head to eat silently.

"What a coward." Tang Xi shook her head helplessly.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Ji Chang'an was jealous.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 19 Xie Cheng

Tang Xi seemed to remember something. She turned her head to look at Yan Miaomiao, but she didn't show any extra expression except that her expression became more and more indifferent.

She smiled in her heart. Yan Miaomiao has a good mental quality!

After dinner, Tang Xi looked at Ji Changan, and her expression was hesitant.

Ji Changan smiled at her, "Miss Tang, just tell me if you have anything to say."

"Nothing," Tang Xi smiled, "Just wait for Brother Qingyun to come back, can Master Ji ask him to come to me?"

Ji Changan nodded, "No problem."

"Oh!" Lu Huai raised his eyebrows, "So Miss Tang is more interested in Qingyun?"

"Is the prince still not full?" Tang Xi answered the question irrelevantly.

Lu Huai was stunned, "I'm full!"

"No wonder you have so much free time."

Ji Changan chuckled when he heard it, and Lu Huai looked at him blankly, then at Tang Xi.

Tang Xi nodded slightly at him, and then said to Sun Wei: "Weiwei, should we go back?"

"Not yet!" Sun Wei shook her head, "I have to make tea for them."

Tang Xi nodded, "Then I'll go back first?"

"No, you have to go with me!" After Sun Wei said that, she seemed to remember something, and hurriedly looked at Ji Changan and asked carefully: "Is it okay?"

Ji Changan stared at her for a moment, and finally said to Lu Huai: "Let's go to the guest room."

Sun Wei smiled at Tang Xi, "Let's go too."

"Cousin, do we have to go with you?" Ji Changjin looked at Yan Miaomiao and asked.

"No." Yan Miaomiao shook her head, "I feel a little uncomfortable, so I'll go back first."

"Oh."

Ji Changjin nodded, and when she walked away, he shook his head and said to the little girl beside him: "Do you think she wants to stay in the Ji Mansion for life?"

The girl said in panic: "I dare not guess what my cousin is thinking."

"Forget it!" Ji Changjin shook his head, "We in the Ji Mansion are not short of that little money."

Eyes can't lie. Yan Miaomiao's feelings for her brother are probably the only ones in the entire Ji Mansion who can't see it.

Here, Tang Xi followed Sun Wei all the way into the guest house.

Halfway through the walk, Sun Wei suddenly pulled her and whispered, "Don't talk when we go in. Xie Cheng doesn't like to make noise."

"Xie Cheng?" Tang Xi asked in confusion, "Is it the Lord Xie that Master Ji just mentioned?"

"Yes!" Sun Wei said, "He is the Lord of Hanshui City. He is young, but has a bad temper. He doesn't talk much. I heard that people who offend him don't have a good ending."

"I heard?" Tang Xi raised her eyebrows and looked at her meaningfully.

Sun Wei coughed lightly, "Of course, rumors are not credible. I heard that such things are not reliable."

Tang Xi chuckled, but was very curious.

"Acheng, open the door, we are here."

As soon as he arrived at the guest house, Lu Huai had already shouted at the top of his voice.

"Come in." The magnetic voice came out from the crack of the door.

Ji Changan pushed the door open and walked in first.

Lu Huai, Tang Xi and Sun Wei followed.

The room was quiet. A tall white figure stood in front of the window with his back to them. His black hair hung vertically behind him. After hearing the footsteps, he slowly turned around.

Under the light, he had handsome and fair features. Two tufts of black hair hung down in front of his forehead, covering his eyebrows and eyes, but still couldn't hide his unparalleled elegance.

Tang Xi's heart was slightly moved. She thought that Ji Changan and Lu Huai were the most handsome men she had ever seen. Unexpectedly, the one in front of her was even better than them.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 20 It would be better if they were older

"You hide here as soon as you arrive, and you don't even go to the banquet. That's really disrespectful."

Ji Changan took the initiative as soon as he entered the room.

Xie Cheng looked up at him and said expressionlessly: "How much is your face worth?"

"Puff——" Lu Huai laughed unkindly.

Ji Changan changed the subject disapprovingly and said: "Let's sit down and talk?"

Xie Cheng raised his hand to signal them to sit down.

Sun Wei pulled Tang Xi and whispered: "You sit down first, I'll go make tea for them."

"Or, I'll go with you."

Looking at their serious looks, it seems that what they are talking about is not a trivial matter.

Sun Wei whispered: "They are just talking about you refugees, and you are just here to listen."

"Okay." Just treat yourself as the representative of the refugees.

Tang Xi looked around and finally chose a corner far away from the three people to sit down.

Xie Cheng looked over with a faint gaze, but moved away again after a moment.

He looked at Ji Changan and said, "How many people are left?"

"I don't know yet." Ji Changan said, "Wait for Qingyun to come back, he should be here soon."

Xie Cheng said, "You hand them over to my Hanshui City to deal with, then, they can only be the people of Hanshui City."

"It doesn't matter where you go?" Ji Changan smiled, "Aren't they all people from Canglan Country?"

Xie Cheng asked again, "You hand the problem to me, have you thought about what benefits you will give me?"

Ji Changan glanced at him and said, "Of course there are benefits above. "I'll give you the people in front of me. What can you like in our small Beisang City?"

"That's not necessarily true." Xie Cheng raised his eyes, and said in a cold voice with a hint of joking: "For example, the identity of the son-in-law of the richest man in Canglan Country."

Ji Changan's smile faded, and he looked at him for a long time before sneering: "I finally have an advantage that you want to have."

Lu Huai smiled and said: "Don't worry, Changan, he is not interested in his sister-in-law, but he is quite interested in your identity."

"Is there a difference?" Ji Changan raised his eyebrows.

"Of course!" Lu Huai explained: "To be precise, he doesn't like this person, but he likes the rich family property behind the Sun family."

"Okay, stop joking."

Would Xie Cheng envy the Sun family? That's really a joke. The property of their Xie family is not inferior to that of the Sun family.

"Tea is here!"

Sun Wei brought tea and divided it among the three people, and took the remaining two cups to Tang Xi.

"Is it boring?" Sun Wei said, "Sit for a while, and we will go back after Changan and the others finish talking."

It was rare for her to be in the same room with Ji Changan peacefully, so she was naturally reluctant to leave.

"Why are you sitting over there?" Lu Huai waved at them and said, "Come and sit together."

"This...is not good?" Sun Wei hesitated and looked at Ji Changan and said, "Will it disturb you from talking about important things?"

"No, no, Qingyun hasn't come back yet, so we can't talk about this important thing for the time being." Lu Huai smiled and said, "Come and join us."

"Yes!"

Sun Wei was delighted, holding a teacup in one hand and pulling Tang Xi in the other, and carefully sat down beside Ji Changan.

"How old is Miss Tang this year?" Lu Huai asked.

Tang Xi smiled perfunctorily, "My Lord, I am thirteen this year."

"Only thirteen?" Lu Huai said with regret, "It would be better if she was older."

Xie Cheng looked at him indifferently and said in a cold voice, "What does it have to do with you?"

Lu Huai was shocked and explained, "It's a misunderstanding, it's not for me. Don't worry, I swore to Ling'er that I would never take another concubine in my life except her."

(End of this chapter)