The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

Chapter 43: Someone from Lotus Tower

Xie Ningzhi looked at his younger sister who was still in high spirits, and felt a lot of emotion in his heart. Although he was two years older than Xie Shuting, after learning about his younger sister's affairs today, he always felt that he was the younger brother and she was the older sister.

This feeling was fleeting. As he looked at Xie Shuting's innocent appearance, the slight resentment in his heart disappeared.

Xie Shuting had no idea what Xie Ningzhi was thinking, and continued to make tea. The aroma of tea brought his thoughts back to reality.

"It turns out that the tea grandpa drinks is also prepared by my little sister."

As Xie Ningzhi spoke, he picked up a cup, took a sip, and said in amazement, "When I was young, I always went to my grandfather to mix tea, but my grandfather always hid it and I couldn't find it."

"Grandfather is just afraid that you will leak the tea out due to your youthful recklessness."

Xie Shuting took the opportunity to fill Xie Ningzhi's glass again and said earnestly, "Brother! There are some things at home that you must not tell others. It will bring disaster to the Xie family."

"I know that." Xie Ningzhi responded hurriedly. He naturally knew the reason. Just the tea they were drinking now was probably a tribute.

Xie Ningzhi didn't dare to go out and say anything. In this world, people are afraid of what others say. Once someone catches him, his family will be confiscated and his property will be destroyed.

The two drank tea for half a day, and the topic they talked about the most was Xie Ningzhi's marriage. Although the Song Dynasty did not have a law that women who did not marry after reaching the age of 15 would be fined, Xie Ningzhi was 19 years old and should have gotten married long ago.

In her previous life, she knew that her elder brother married Princess Yongfu and became the consort of the emperor. But her brother's married life was not smooth, and he died of depression at the age of thirty.

She had asked her brother the reason back then, but Xie Ningzhi refused to talk about it. Although she had mobilized many forces, she still could not find out the reason for her brother's depression.

In this life, she not only has to change her own destiny, but also her brother's destiny, because he died too lonely in his previous life, and had no relatives or friends by his side when he died.

What can she do? No matter how Xie Shuting asked, Xie Ningzhi deliberately evaded the question, which forced her to focus on Lian Qiao.

While Xie Shuting was thinking, Lian Xi came over quickly, bowed to the two of them and said, "Miss!"

"Well! What's wrong?" Xie Shuting asked softly.

"This..." Lian Xi raised his eyes while speaking, glanced at Xie Ningzhi and stopped talking.

After Xie Shuting noticed it, she knew it was about the Lotus Tower, and sighed helplessly, "It's okay to say it, brother doesn't like outsiders."

Her words "I'm not an outsider" have already shown Lian Xi that her identity has been discovered by her brother. Lian Xi is also in great distress. Since entering Laigu County, the young lady's identity has been revealed layer by layer.

Lian Xi got Xie Shuting's approval, stroked her hand and said, "Miss! Shopkeeper Yang has arranged for the doctor from Huichuntang to come over."

"Yang Shuo moves quite quickly. He said seven days and it means seven days. Where are they staying now?" Xie Shuting asked softly.

"Currently at Yuelai Inn, the doctor in charge this time is Li Jingtian." Lian Xi responded quickly.

Xie Shuting was very satisfied with Yang Shuo's arrangement. Li Jingtian specialized in typhoid fever and had many ideas about trauma. His methods were sophisticated and he could cure any disease with just the right medicine.

There are already two pharmacies in Laigu County. If Yang Shuo dispatches other doctors here, those two pharmacies might be out of business, which is something Xie Shuting doesn't want to see.

As Yang Shuo was one of the eight shopkeepers who headed the Huichuntang industry, Xie Shuting could not find any fault with his arrangements, because the principle of the Lian family's business was to leave a living.

Thinking of this, Xie Shuting looked at Xie Ningzhi and said, "Brother! I need your help with something right now."

"What's the matter? You don't want me to help you open a pharmacy!"

Xie Shuting smiled and said, "Brother is smart. There are some problems with the initial construction of Huichun Hall. I would like to ask brother to help supervise it."

"You!" Xie Ningzhi waved his hands helplessly, and then said: "Well! Since it's your business, brother will help you this time."

"Thank you, brother."

"Since you call me brother, why bother saying 'thank you'?" Xie Ningzhi took a sip from the teacup while speaking, and then led Lian Qiao out of the back court.

Looking at Xie Ningzhi's departing back, Xie Shuting felt a rare sense of relief in her heart. After all, the two of them had talked it out.

Xie Shuting knew Xie Ningzhi's concerns. Since ancient times, family affairs have always affected the entire family. His position is to consider the right and wrong of things as the head of the Xie family, so conflicts are inevitable.

Xie Shuting shook her head helplessly, then looked at Lian Xi and said, "Xi'er! Send a letter to Lian Yue and tell him that the Lian family's merchant year-end banquet will be held in Yizhou this year, and ask Lian Xi to prepare in advance."

"Ah!~"

Lian Xi was stunned for a moment, and asked in confusion: "Miss! In previous years, we were in the Lotus Tower in Bianjing. Why did you suddenly change the location this year?"

"If you don't change the location, your lady's vest will be stripped off." Xie Shuting said a little helplessly, because she had received news that the court was currently paying attention to the Lotus Tower.

If she went to the Lotus Tower in Beijing to attend the year-end banquet this year, she was afraid that her name would be reported to Emperor Song Zhen the next day, and she did not want to meet him so early.

Thinking of this, Xie Shuting hurriedly ordered: "Tell Lian Yue to be prepared and not to make too much noise when traveling, so as not to be noticed by the court."

"Yes! I'll arrange it right away." Lian Xi leaned over and responded, then walked out.

In the quiet courtyard, there was only one beautiful figure. Xie Shuting held her forehead and frowned. The originally fragrant tea soup tasted like rice wine, and she was a little drunk.

The breeze swept through the landscape, and the green bamboos rustled as if to welcome the music. She slowly stood up and danced in the wind, accompanied by the falling of the withered yellow leaves, adding a touch of artistic beauty.

"The yellow flowers and leaves are falling, and the green bamboo screen has not known the arrival of autumn?" Xie Shuting sang softly while stroking the cup. Then she said with a slightly playful tone, "You! You don't understand the beauty of autumn at all."

Xie Shuting said with a hint of meaning, that the heartless person hates the affectionate heart. In the government office garden several miles away, Zhao Zhen and Yan Shuang couldn't help but sneeze at the same time.

“Ahhhh!~”

Zhao Zhen shuddered suddenly, rubbed his blocked nasal cavity and said, "Kejun! It's so cold in Laigu County in autumn, how cold will it be in winter?"

"Due to the geographical reasons, they have lived here since childhood, so they should have adapted to it long ago." Yan Shuang couldn't help but think of Xie Shuting while speaking, and muttered to himself, "I wonder if she can bear it."

Zhao Zhen hurriedly drank a sip of tea to dispel the coldness in his body, then looked at Yan Shuang and said, "Kejun! How is your body recovering? You can't stay here for too long."

"Doctor Xue said that the Golden Saint Powder is very effective. I will be able to leave in four or five days. You don't have to worry."

Yan Shuang said this with some worry, “I wonder how many days it will take for the case Ms. Xie mentioned.”

"I think it should be soon! Otherwise they wouldn't come to us to borrow people." Zhao Zhenying responded, his eyes involuntarily looking in the direction of the county government.

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