Although the ending of his previous life was not good, Xu Rongrong still had an innate sense of familiarity with Chuhe after knowing him for two lifetimes, which was quite different from when he got along with Mu Rong.

All this was seen by Zhu Yu, who was standing by, bowing his head and saying nothing.

Wen Yao, who accompanied Xu Rongrong, saw her standing aside and glanced at Luo Shu slightly.

The latter understood: "Guard Chu came to Zhuxiang Yayuan early in the morning. He must not have eaten yet. I will go to the kitchen to prepare some. Sister Wen Yao is guarding here, so Zhuyu can follow me."

"Yes."

Luo Shu's identity was that of Xu Rongrong's first-class maid, so naturally Zhu Yu couldn't respond to what she said.

It wasn't until her figure disappeared that Chu He made a point and said, "The girl next to the eldest lady seems to have good skills."

Xu Rongrong looked at Wen Yao in surprise, then nodded and said, "I didn't expect you to see through it at a glance!"

"The eldest lady also knows?" Chu He was a little confused, "Then why do you only let her work as a rough girl in the kitchen?"

Chu He had just tested Zhu Yu, and the maidservant obviously wanted to hide her clumsiness. He was afraid that this person was plotting against Xu Rongrong, so he exposed it.

But I didn’t expect that she actually knew!

But if you knew it, why did you arrange that person to do rough work in the kitchen? Wouldn't it be a waste?

Seeing his doubts, Xu Rongrong answered with a smile: "She is the girl sent by Yaxing when I first moved to Zhuxiang Yayuan. Because her temperament is different from others, I deliberately arranged for her to go to the kitchen to follow Aunt Xiao. Mom is doing things. These days, Luo Shu and Wen Yao have long seen that she has some skills. Fortunately, she is very calm and very diligent in working in the kitchen. I think... she must have some ideas. "

Chuhe heard what Xu Rongrong meant: "Does the eldest lady think that she is the person arranged by Marquis Weiyuan to come in?"

Xu Rongrong nodded: "Otherwise, you and I can see through this person at a glance. It makes no sense that the Marquis could not notice the abnormality for so long. These days, she has not had any contact with the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion. Anyway, I also need someone with knowledge." The skilled man kept her.”

When Chu He heard this, he frowned and said, "If you want to hire someone, you can come to me."

Xu Rongrong looked at him with a smile: "Chu He... you are a man of great talent. I asked you to be a guard in Xu Mansion and beside me before, which was just a temporary measure. With your ability and skill, how can you last forever? Frustrated in a palace? You have a place to display your talents, and the Forbidden Army is an excellent place."

Seeing the smile in her eyes, Chu He seemed to have returned to his previous life. When he proposed to send her back to the palace after she was made things difficult for her by the officials and family members outside the palace wall in the winter, she also said this with a smile in her eyes: "Master Chu, you are the commander of the imperial army guarding the safety of the imperial city. How can you leave your post without permission for me?"

It was obvious that her shoes and socks were already soaked through at that time, and it was a full hour's walk from the palace to Weiyuan Hou's Mansion.

But she still rejected him gently and firmly, and her little figure walked alone, slowly disappearing into the vast snow.

Returning to this life, he once again heard her gentle but firm rejection. Chu He pursed his thin lips and said, "Although I am in the Forbidden Army, even if I cannot always guard the young lady, I can still arrange for appropriate people to accompany me."

"Do you think that with my current strength, I won't be able to find other suitable people?"

Most of Xu Rongrong's property was purchased by Chu He when he was working as a guard in the Xu Mansion. Chu He also informed Luo Chen of many of the errands that Luo Chen did for Xu Rongrong, so he was very aware of Xu Rongrong's secret arrangements.

"Then why...use his people?" She had clearly been so resistant to Mu Rong before.

Xu Rongrong said with a smile: "It's to make him feel at ease... Ever since I was poisoned, Mr. Hou has planned a lot for me overtly and secretly. Even if Zhu Yu comes to me, he is usually very well-behaved. I haven't seen anything wrong with her." An act of spying... If she really only cares about my safety, there is no harm in keeping her, but if she really leaks my actions, it won't be too late to try to drive her out."

Looking at her bright eyes, Chu He felt a trace of sadness in his heart: it seemed that she had let go of her grudge against Mu Rong.

He didn't want to continue this topic, so he changed it and said, "When I went to Southern Xinjiang this time, I always felt that there was something weird among the tribes in Southern Xinjiang."

Xu Rongrong became interested instantly.

Vai's method detoxified her body, but because of the other party's foreign identity, neither Mu Rong nor Chu He allowed herself to have too much contact with the girl, so she was full of curiosity about Vai.

Hearing Chu He speak at this time, he straightened up immediately: "What's so special about it?"

"There are now ten powerful tribes in southern Xinjiang. In order to ensure fairness among the tribes, the leaders of the ten tribes will take turns to manage southern Xinjiang every three years. Vali and Vai's father once managed it 15 years ago. Southern Xinjiang...Wai was also born at that time. Logically speaking, the Wa family is not on duty now, but in recent years, they have been responsible for the tributes to our court."

"Huh? In this case, all the gifts given by His Majesty are also given to them?" Xu Rongrong asked doubtfully.

"Exactly." Chu He nodded.

"Then...doesn't it break the fairness among the tribes in southern Xinjiang? They are actually willing?"

"This is the first weird thing. From what I can see, such a privilege fell on the Wa clan, and the other tribes didn't seem to have any objections, as if they had acquiesced."

"Where is the second weird thing?" Xu Rongrong became more interested and asked again and again.

"The second is the attitude of the tribal leaders towards Vai. She is a woman and has a brother-in-law above her. Logically speaking, she is determined not to be the head of the Wa clan." Chu He continued, "But this time they were escorted into the clan. "Jiang, at the welcoming banquet hosted by the tribal leader, I saw that everyone treated Vai much more respectfully and politely than they treated her brother. No one scolded her even when she indulged and played around at the table."

"Maybe it's because women's status is higher in southern Xinjiang?" Xu Rongrong guessed that after all, it was recorded in the book that women in some areas had extremely high status.

"I had suspected this too, but when I looked at the women from other clans and tribes at the table, it seemed that none of them were treated like Wai." Chu He looked at Xu Rongrong, "I don't think this is the reason."

"This... is really interesting." Xu Rongrong said thoughtfully.

Originally there was a very strange place, but after seeing Xu Rongrong's frown, Chu He decided to hide it.

"But...you came to Zhuxiang Yayuan just after returning to the capital. Is this just what you want to tell me?" Xu Rongrong looked at him.

I want to see you.

These five words kept flooding in Chu He's heart, but he finally held back.

"It's just that... the eldest lady, whether she is the current county head or her future... identity, is always connected to Guozha. It is better to understand some of the weird things between Dazhou and Southern Xinjiang in advance."

After speaking, he lowered his eyes.

Hide all your thoughts behind your eyes.

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