Vol 2 Chapter 419:

"I remember you told me about the history of Yanbei Palace?" Ren Yaoqi asked rhetorically.
It was a few years ago when they met once, Xiao Jingxi mentioned to her the bad debt between the court and the Yanbei Palace.
Xiao Jingxi looked at Ren Yaoqi with a smile in his eyes.
"I don’t know if Yanbei Palace is a sinner to the court, but for ordinary people, the significance of Yanbei Palace’s existence has been proved in the war decades ago. Yanbei Palace did not want it. Don’t retreat, but whether you can retreat."
The imperial court and the people in Jiangnan have never experienced it, and perhaps will never be able to imagine what kind of purgatory it is to open their homes and let the iron cavalry trample on them by the Liao people. It is precisely because of this painful memory that the people of Yanbei only know that there is the Yanbei Palace, but not the court. The reputation of the Xiao family in Yanbei is far beyond that of the Li family.
The people in Yanbei knew that if the disaster of the Liao people entering the barriers like that decades ago happened again, they would still be abandoned by the imperial court, and only Yanbei Palace could protect their lives and wealth. The people's thinking is very simple. They don't care who the master is, they only care who can keep them safe and warm.
"Then are you afraid or not?" Xiao Jingxi heard this, still looking at Ren Yaoqi, and slowly asked in his characteristic gentle and low voice.
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but give Xiao Jingxi a helpless look. She didn't know if it was her illusion. She felt that the second son of Xiao today was extraordinarily "unreasonable"!
After all, Ren Yaoqi still lacks experience. If her sister Ren Yaohua were present, she might be able to see that the heinous behavior of Xiao Er Gongzi today is seven or eight points like that of Lei Pan'er when he acted like a baby, but Xiao Er Gongzi Because of his personality, he was very subtle.
Although Ren Yaoqi did not understand, she was still a smart woman, so she replied: "You are not afraid, I am not afraid."
Just such a word made the second son of Xiao Long happy. Because he was in a good mood, when the two talked, the second son Xiao was much more normal.
Ren Yaoqi agreed to Zhu Ruomei's request to advance her wedding date. As long as Sydney was willing, she naturally had nothing to say.
Seeing that it was getting late, Ren Yaoqi got up and left.
By this time, Ren Yaoqi hadn't realized why she was angry that Xiao Jingxi and Yan Ningshuang met privately today, but in the end it became her to appease Xiao Jingxi.
The two got up together, and the silent understanding flowed between the two when they met.
"Faint..." Xiao Jingxi suddenly whispered.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jingxi, his face flushed. This is the first time Xiao Jingxi has called her in small characters. Xiao Jingxi's voice is gentle and delicate, which seems to have a special meaning in Ren Yaoqi's ears.
"Yeah." She lowered her head and answered vaguely.
Xiao Jing bends the corner of his mouth, stepped forward and took Ren Yaoqi's hand, sending her out. This time Xiao Jingxi didn't say anything until Ren Yaoqi left the teahouse, but Ren Yaoqi could feel the warm touch that Xiao Jingxi left in his palm until he got on the carriage.
After Ren Yaoqi left the teahouse, Xiao Jingxi did not rush to leave. After Ren Yaoqi left about a cup of tea, Xiao Hua came.
Standing alone by the window and not knowing what he was thinking, Xiao Jingxi had recovered his usual appearance when Xiao Hua came in. He was black-haired in black clothes, handsome and unparalleled, and there was a charming charm that no one could imitate.
It's just that when the subordinates stand in front of him, it is always easy to ignore his appearance and only feel the pressure from the superior. Ren Yaoqi had never seen this side of Xiao Jingxi.
"How?" Xiao Jingxi turned his head and glanced at Xiao Hua, then asked quietly.
Although Xiao Jingxi's face still makes people unable to see any emotions, Xiao Hua, who has been more accommodating to him since childhood, is keenly aware that the head of the family seems to be in a good mood now, which makes Xiao Hua's mood a bit tight. Relaxed a little bit, but it is inevitable that I will murmur in my heart, saying that a woman's heart is like a baby's face. Whenever she changes, why the master also has this problem? This is not good!
However, Xiao Hua is a good guy, that is, no matter where he runs in his heart, he has an expressionless, deep and steady appearance, which makes people feel that this person is very reliable.
"Back to the son, the subordinates just checked it out. The reason why Miss Ren's carriage just stopped for so long may be because of Master Pei Zhiyan Pei."
Xiao Jingxi was silent for a moment, then raised his eyebrows: "Pei Zhiyan? Are you sure?"
"It's Master Pei Zhiyan! Master Pei arrived at Yunyang City last evening. He didn't disturb the colleagues from Kyoto yesterday, but he settled down at the Baiyun Inn in the city. Master Pei was still in the cloud last night and early this morning. I wandered around in Yangcheng. He was in the other courtyard that he went to just not long ago to meet other people."
Xiao Jingxi frowned and said nothing for a while.
Xiao Hua glanced at Xiao Jingxi secretly, waiting for his next instructions.
He thought that according to his master’s temperament, he would definitely be sent to investigate the relationship between Miss Ren Jia and Master Pei. The master might still have doubts about Miss Ren’s identity. After all, it stands to reason that Miss Ren Jia was a child. He grew up in Yanbei, and has never left Yanzhou. It is impossible to know Pei Zhiyan. There is a saying that something abnormal is a demon.
Marrying a daughter-in-law is a big deal. It is not sloppy at all. There are not many people in this world who can be as stupid as Mu Hu that even the sweetheart can admit their mistakes. Xiao Hua thought, might he be sent to Kyoto by the master once? It’s just that it takes more than a month for him to say nothing about his trip to Kyoto. He originally planned to go to the princess’s mother to find a meek and pleasant daughter-in-law for Xiao Shun. But it’s just that. Will the master’s marriage be postponed?
Xiao Hua's thoughts were believing that the horse was running far, and suddenly he heard Xiao Jingxi say: "What Pei Zhiyan said is nothing..."
It's just that Xiao Hua's reaction was a little slower, so as soon as Xiao Jingxi spoke, he immediately lowered his head respectfully and subconsciously: "Subordinates take orders!"
Xiao Jingxi glanced at Xiao Hua: "..."
Xiao Hua looked stiff after he recovered.
The master didn't seem to say anything yet, what life would he take? Xiao Hua silently slapped himself ten times in his heart.
"It's all about you, let's go on." Xiao Jingxi was fairly tolerant to his subordinates, and did not blame him for this.
Xiao Hua no longer dared to be distracted or talk nonsense this time, and quickly lowered his head to answer.
Just before Xiao Hua went out, Xiao Jingxi stopped him again and said quietly: "I asked you to send someone to protect her in the dark, instead of letting you monitor her. You'd better remember this to avoid Make mistakes later."
When Xiao Hua heard the words, his heart was shocked. This time he was very cautious and bowed to Xiao Jingxi: "Subordinates understand."
When Xiao Jingxi caught up with Ren Yaoqi before, he saw her carriage stopped for no reason. He originally thought that Ren Yaoqi was waiting for him, but later found out that it was not.
When Xiao Jingxi arrived at Ren Yaoqi's carriage and knocked on the wall of the carriage, Ren Yaoqi didn't even remember the secret signal that the two of them had knocked on the wall of the carriage before. Xiao Jingxi really felt wronged at the time.
However, when he heard some unthinkable emotions in Ren Yaoqi's voice, Xiao Jingxi's grievances caused some anxiety. At that moment, Xiao Jingxi suddenly realized that there seemed to be something on Ren Yaoqi that he could not control.
For a person who is used to being a superior person, especially for someone like Xiao Jingxi, it is impossible to adapt to this point.
So he asked Xiao Hua to find out what happened to Ren Yaoqi during the period when he left the Yanbei Palace, and who else Ren Yaoqi met. Fortunately, Xiao Jingxi had always been sent by Ren Yaoqi to protect her. People, it is not difficult to find it.
Xiao Jingxi was actually worried that Ren Yaoqi might be embarrassed and could not tell him or Xiao Jinglin.
However, no matter what it is, Xiao Jingxi still cares a little bit in his heart.
So today Xiao Jingxi will have such naive expressions when he sees Ren Yaoqi, as if he can’t help but want to confirm something. The person who wants him to care about him cares about him as much as he cares about her. .
Xiao Jingxi will naturally have some unavoidable problems with superiors and smart people. Meeting Ren Yaoqi is the first time he puts a person in his heart. The way of getting along between close people still needs him to slowly To feel for an epiphany.
Fortunately, Xiao Jingxi really took Ren Yaoqi to heart. When Ren Yaoqi gently hugged him, Xiao Jingxi's mood slowly settled.
Second Young Master Xiao is a person who will seriously correct him as soon as he realizes that he has made a mistake.
So although he was still a little puzzled about Ren Yaoqi's abnormality today, he also knew that he had to give Ren Yaoqi trust.
If she didn't say something, he didn't ask.
She will always be willing to tell him that day.
I wanted to send it at 12:58, the Internet suddenly twitched, the browser crashed, and then it was after 12 o'clock...〒_〒RS