Chapter 297:

Because of the author's negligence, Chapter 279 was repeated and revised just now. However, some mobile party members could not synchronize for a while, so the author temporarily posted Chapter 279 to the free chapter. Those who are willing to support the author can buy Chapter 279 in the VIP chapter~ Thank you o(∩_∩)o
Ren Yaoqi told Apple and Mulberry: "You can wait outside."
Apple and Mulberry didn't dare to say anything, they bowed their heads and agreed.
Ren Yaoqi raised his hand and pushed the door into the private room.
This private room has two interiors and exteriors. The space is not too big, but the decoration is delicate and delicate, which can be seen from the small places such as the furnishings.
Ren Yaoqi went straight into the inner room.
Xiao Jingxi sat at the table with his head down and quietly fiddled with something. The light from outside the window coated his hand near the window with a warm golden light. Even if he only looked at his face, it was very beautiful.
Ren Yaoqi approached only to find that Xiao Jingxi was playing with a jade-made Jiulianhuan, and when Ren Yaoqi looked over it, Xiao Jingxi just untied the Jiulianhuan.
Xiao Jingxi raised his head and smiled at Ren Yaoqi, then raised Jiu Lianhuan in Yang's hand and said, "Want to try?"
Ren Yaoqi stretched out his hand to pick it up, Xiao Jingxi slightly raised his hand to avoid him, and then lowered his head to restore the nine-linked chain he had untied.
Ren Yaoqi sat in the seat beside him and watched quietly.
After Xiao Jingxi got it right, he handed the Nine Links to Ren Yaoqi.
"I will time you?" Xiao Jingxi didn't know where he turned into a small hourglass and put it on the table, smiling at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi looked at the hourglass, then lowered her head and unhurriedly dismantled it. She also played this thing when she was a child, but she had forgotten how to dismantle it, so she could only take it apart and explore it slowly.
Xiao Jingxi sat aside and watched. He did not speak or give guidance.
As a result, most of the hourglass was missing, Ren Yaoqi still did not untie it. She looked at the hourglass and then at Xiao Jingxi, who was only smiling, and then put Jiulianhuan back on the table.
Xiao Jingxi raised his eyebrows: "What?"
Ren Yaoqi said: "If I'm not my director, I won't waste time."
Xiao Jingxi jokingly said, "Give up so easily?"
Ren Yaoqi shook his head when he heard the words, then picked up the nine-linked ring and looked at it again: "If it's just to open it, there is a very simple way to break it. But I looked at the nine-linked ring as if it were Xiao Gongzi’s beloved thing, so let it go.
This nine-linked ring seems to be often played with by people, and it is very moist.
Xiao Jingxi chuckled and said, "Well, I found it when Tonghe arranged the bin for me a few days ago. It was my beloved thing before the age of ten."
Ren Yaoqi looked at the nine-linked ring curiously after hearing the words: "It is so well preserved. It seems that Young Master Xiao is a person who is nostalgic."
Xiao Jingxi was silent, and poured a cup of hot tea for Ren Yaoqi.
"Zeng Tan seems to be like a fish in water lately?" Ren Yaoqi watched Xiao Jingxi pouring tea and asked softly.
Xiao Jingxi put down the teapot and smiled slightly: "Even if the Wu family comes, Ningxia has never been a piece of iron bucket. Although Zeng Lu, the Ningxia General Soldier, is not worthy of his name, his name is always there. For the benefit, people who want to approach him There will definitely be."
Ren Yaoqi thought about it and frowned: "But if he breaks through it all by himself, won't Yanbei also have a headache?" Yanbei Palace wants to stabilize the situation in Yanbei, and Ningxia plays a pivotal role. Why did the imperial court take Wu Jiashan's operation this time?
Xiao Jingxi gave Ren Yaoqi a thoughtful look: "You seem to care about things in Ningxia? What's the reason?"
Ren Yaoqi was silent for a moment when he heard the words, and then said: "The Zeng family came to Ren's family to propose marriage a few days ago."
The marriage between the Zeng family and the Ren family is still at the stage of private negotiation and has not come out. Xiao Jingxi has not been in Yunyang city for a while, so he has not noticed these trivial matters.
Hearing Ren Yaoqi's sentence, Xiao Jingxi obviously misunderstood, and his expression changed: "Who to propose to you?"
Ren Yaoqi only then remembered that he hadn't made it clear, and hurriedly said, "It's my third sister. Zeng Tan proposed to my third sister for Zeng Kui."
Xiao Jingxi breathed a sigh of relief and coughed lightly, "Oh, I thought..."
Xiao Jingxi did not finish, nor did Ren Yaoqi be so stupid to ask. The two were silent for a while.
Xiao Jingxi thought for a while, then continued: "Zeng Kui? I'm afraid this person is not a good match."
Ren Yaoqi heard that Xiao Jingxi said that he must have checked Zeng's house before Zengtong came to Yanbei, and knew what Zeng Kui had done when he was in Kyoto.
Ren Yaoqi nodded and said: "I have also heard some rumors about Zeng Kui, so I do not agree with the third sister marrying Zeng's family. But the old lady of Ren's family, that is, my grandfather wants to get married with Zeng's family."
Xiao Jingxi couldn't help but raised his eyebrows, but thinking that the old man of the Ren family was Ren Yaoqi's grandfather, Xiao Jingxi still didn't say anything.
Xiao Jingxi didn't say anything, but Ren Yaoqi said politely: "I only have one sister, and I don't want to see her being sacrificed by the family in exchange for that ridiculous benefit."
Xiao Jingxi nodded: "What do you want to do?" He paused, and said softly, "I will help you."
Ren Yaoqi came to Xiao Jingxi today to beg him for help, but she still felt a little throbbing when she heard Xiao Jingxi's words.
Ren Yaoqi lowered his head and whispered softly, "I really need you to help me in this matter. The Ren family should learn some lessons even today."
Xiao Jingxi was a little surprised when he heard this: "What a lesson?"
Ren Yaoqi slowly said: "If you want to stand on both sides of the source, you have to see whether there is that weight. The Ren family originated from Yanbei, but my grandfather wanted to drive the Ren family's coal stack throughout the entire Great Zhou. It's time for him to make a choice. He can only choose between Yanbei and Kyoto. If Ren's family wants to choose Kyoto, then the Ren's coal mines and coal yards in Yanbei don't need it."
Xiao Jing paused for a while: "If the Yanbei Prince's Mansion seals the Ren family coal mine, the lives of everyone in the Ren family will be affected, including you."
Ren Yaoqi smiled: "It doesn't matter, my grandfather is a smart man, he knows how to choose."
Xiao Jingxi likes to see Ren Yaoqi smile, but at this moment he looks at Ren Yaoqi laughing but feels a little distressed.
Ren Yaoqi looked at Xiao Jingxi, blinked and said, "Of course, I can't let you do white work. Isn't the Yanbei Army short of silver now? Ren's silver is enough for you to solve your urgent needs for a while, you You can stay in your hands for a while."
Xiao Jingxi smiled and shook his head: "How can you be like this?"
Ren Yaoqi smiled and did not speak.
She knew how the Ren family got off the ground, and Xiao Jingxi also knew it.
"By the way, is there any news from Fang Yacun?" Ren Yaoqi hadn't seen Xiao Jingxi for a while, and because he knew he was going to be busy with Ningxia, he didn't ask him about the Fang family.
Xiao Jingxi said: "Fang Yacun can also be regarded as a competent official, do you know where his foundation is?"
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while, and then affirmed: "It's the Fang family!"
Xiao Jingxi nodded: "So if you want Fang Yacun to have no chance to fight back at all, you should start from the Fang family. As for things in the officialdom, things change rapidly, like the reason why Feng Meng, the Chuzhou Zhizhou, would look at Fang Yacun at the beginning. It was because the Fang family had money to manage him. Feng Binneng contributed a lot to the promotion of the Fang family. Of course, he would help Fang Yacun in turn. If Fang Yacun does not have the backing of the Fang family, then even if Fang Yacun has the ability to manage him, he will be in Jiangnan's officialdom. It will also be difficult to move."
Xiao Jingxi's words made Ren Yaoqi's eyes bright.
Thanks to Xiao Jingxi for telling her these twists and turns, otherwise she would exist in the north of Yanbei in the south of the Yangtze River, and it would not be easy to know oneself and the enemy.
"Thank you, I know what to do." Ren Yaoqi said sincerely.
Xiao Jingxi smiled when he heard the words, and said softly: "You don't have to thank me."
At this moment, Apple reported through the door: "Miss, the two mothers have already bought snacks."
Ren Yaoqi knew that he should go.
Although she believes that Xiao Jingxi must have arranged everything here, so that people will not know that they will meet in private, but it is not appropriate for her to disappear in front of others for too long.
Ren Yaoqi glanced at Xiao Jingxi and stood up and said, "I'm leaving now."
Xiao Jingxi looked at her and nodded: "Okay."
Ren Yaoqi bowed his knees and bowed, and was about to turn around and leave, Xiao Jingxi spoke again: "By the way, if you have anything to do in Jiangning, you can send someone to find Chu Jiuye of Jiangning Chu's family, and you just say yourself. It's from the Yan family. I remember that Fang Yahui, the eldest daughter of the Fang family, married to the Qin family, and Chu Jiuye's wife was born in the Qin family."
Ren Yaoqi couldn't help but stopped, hesitating, "I don't know if this Chu Jiuye can be trusted? What I want to do is probably..."
This is what Ren Yaoqi is thinking about. She has a way to bring down Fang Yacun, but it is a problem to find the right person to facilitate this. As a last resort, she can only find someone from Xianwang's Mansion or Zhu Ruomei for help. However, whether it is to present the palace or Zhu Ruomei to reach out to Jiangning, it will take some time.
Knowing Ren Yaoqi's concerns, Xiao Jingxi said softly: "If you have something to do, just leave it to him. He won't say anything."
When Ren Yaoqi heard what Xiao Jingxi said, he understood a little bit. This Chu Jiuye was afraid that he was the person who had planted the Yanbei Palace in Jiangning.
However, Ren Yaoqi felt even more disappointed.
Seeing Ren Yaoqi hesitated, Xiao Jingxi thought for a while, then looked at Ren Yaoqi and smiled: "Well, my person can use it for you, and I will find Ren's cashier later."
Ren Yaoqi remembered what the two had said before, and couldn't help laughing.
"Okay, thank you."
Ren Yaoqi said goodbye to Xiao Jingxi and walked out of the private room.
Seeing that Ren Yaoqi had come out, Tongxi immediately led her downstairs, and said: "We have asked the staff of the teahouse to arrange the fifth lady's people to drink tea in front. When you get on the carriage, the younger one will let them go to the front door. Waiting for you."
Ren Yaoqi only brought apples and mulberries when he entered the side door, and everyone else stayed outside.
Ren Yaoqi nodded and thanked him.
When Ren Yaoqi got on the carriage, Tongxi arranged for someone to drive out, and the other maids she had brought out of the front door of the teahouse.