When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

"The situation is urgent right now. The sooner this happens, the better. Go now!"

"Alas! Alas!"

Shopkeeper Wang seemed to have found a backbone. Xu Xinyue said there was a way, there must be a way, so he just did it.

After giving instructions to the clerks in the bookstore, Manager Wang went to carry out Xu Xinyue's instructions.

Xu Xinyue was busy in the bookstore until almost noon. Xiao Chan came up to her with a wooden lunch box and said, "Miss, lunch, let's have a rest first and then continue."

After that, he opened the food boxes one by one. There were three layers in total, including the tempting roasted venison, the fragrant eight-treasure duck, and the delicious jade dew cake...

"Hey, these things, could they be sent by Qin Yuechuan?"

"Miss is really smart. You guessed it right at once. It was indeed sent by Qingyang."

Xu Xinyue felt a little embarrassed. It was not a guess. She just said it casually at the post station. She had agreed to accompany him for dinner, but in the end... because of the matter at the bookstore, she had forgotten about it and needed him to "remind" her.

But her heart still felt sweet, as if she was immersed in a honey pot.

"That's it, let's get started!"

Qin Yuechuan, who was staring at her from a distance, stood with his hands behind his back. His eyes were like a deep lake, rippling under the moonlight.

Seeing her happy face with her mouth full of oil, he raised the corner of his lips unconsciously.

"My Lord, why don't you go together?"

"No, the moment belongs to Yueyue, and she must have a lot of things to do.

It's good to know that she is fine. She asked me to wait for her, so I won't bother her."

After watching her for a long while, Qin Yuechuan turned around with a smile:

“I have already checked, she is fine.

Go back to the palace, and make some preparations for the birthday banquet. By the way, send a message to the old Taoist priest."

Until the evening, Xu Xinyue dragged a slightly tired body back to her own courtyard in the Xu residence, and just took off her disguise: "Xiao Chan, prepare some water, I want to take a bath——"

Just as she was about to ask Xiao Shu to get some snacks, she saw the housekeeper trotting over to greet her: "Miss, there are guests coming to visit."

"Guest? Are you here to look for daddy? But daddy is not here either."

"No, she said she was here to look for the young lady?"

"Looking for me? Is it Yaoyao or?"

"She is from the Xu Mansion, and she claims to be your second aunt."

Xu Mansion? Second Aunt?

The wife of the second room?

Xu Xinyue frowned. The second wife had been posted as a local official for a long time and had not returned to Kyoto. Why did she come back? And why did she come to look for her?

She remembered that even the younger sister from the second house had never had any interaction with her.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Xu Xinyue said, "I understand. Butler, you go down and rest. I will take care of it."

While Xu Xinyue was thinking, she walked towards the front hall. Suddenly she remembered something and called out to the void: "Xuan Yi."

Xuan Yi appeared: "Master, what do you want?"

"Nothing. I'm glad you're here."

Xu Xinyue didn't explain and walked straight into the front hall.

Mrs. Wu was getting sleepy while waiting. She had been waiting here for a whole day. She was a little irritable at first, but as the whole day passed, even that little bit of irritability was almost gone.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Wu was suddenly awakened. When she opened her eyes, she saw a pretty girl with long black hair half-loose and half-tied up, standing gracefully in front of her.

Wu sighed inwardly, wow, this girl who looks like a water chestnut is quite a match for that boy named Qi.

"Second aunt, are you looking for me?" Xu Xinyue performed the greetings of a junior very properly and spoke calmly without any joy or anger.

"Oh, Yueyue has grown so big. When we left Beijing, you had just arrived at your aunt's place."

Wu gestured at her waist, then tried to grab her hand. Xu Xinyue avoided her without making a sound, and asked her calmly, "Second aunt, is there something you want to talk to me about?"

She didn't have the patience to beat around the bush with Wu. She had been busy all day and was very tired. She was still waiting for Xiao Shu's snacks and Xiao Chan's hot water.

Mrs. Wu was not embarrassed. "Nothing. I was just sorting out the storeroom in the Xu Mansion recently and found a few things that your mother left behind. I think they are relics or dowry, so I came to tell you about them."

"that's it?"

Daddy said that when mother came into the mansion she didn’t have much dowry, which was why the old lady was unhappy. How come there is more dowry now?

But Daddy is not around right now, and she is not sure whether what Wu said is true or not. What if it is true? She has to get her mother's things back.

Mrs. Wu couldn't understand Xu Xinyue's reaction. After hearing something from her mother, shouldn't she be surprised or astonished? At the very least, she should be grateful. Why was Xu Xinyue like a wooden man?

"That's right, so I want to return this thing to you. I think your mother would also like to do so."

Wu shook her handkerchief and said with empathy, "After all, I am also a mother, and I know best that if I have something, I must want to leave it to my Qiong Er.

So, I thought it would be best for you.”

Xu Xinyue was surprised for a moment. She originally thought that she would need some money in exchange, but the words of her second aunt were beyond her expectation. She actually wanted to return it to her directly?

Xu Xinyue asked again uncertainly: "Is that all?"

"Look at what you said. What did your aunt want to deceive you about? But the old lady doesn't seem to know yet, so this matter cannot be handled in the Xu Mansion, otherwise she will be unhappy."

It seemed that her true feelings were misinterpreted, and Mrs. Wu was really unhappy.

Xu Xinyue nodded. This did make sense. With Old Madam Xu's personality, how could she bear to let such wealth flow to outsiders?

"So, let's meet at the Dongfeng Teahouse in Kyoto tomorrow, and I'll give these things to you. Is that okay with you?"

"Dongfeng Teahouse?"

"That's right. There are a lot of people over there, and everyone is watching. You don't have to worry about what I will do, right?"

It sounded like he was considering her in every way. Xu Xianyue lowered her head and thought for a moment, then looked up at Wu for a while, and finally made up her mind: "Okay, let's go to Dongfeng Teahouse."

"Well, okay, tomorrow at 3:45 pm, we'll go to Room 1 of Dongfeng Teahouse. Yueyue, don't go to the wrong place."

"Auntie...did you come here today just to talk about this?"

Wu had expected that she would ask this question: "This is not a small matter. The people in the mansion are all from the big house. If the servants pass on the message and the old lady knows about it, there will be no way to return it to you!

So, I will go there myself.”

This is reasonable. Xu Xinyue finally asked:

"I see, aunt. Anything else?"

"No, no more..." Mrs. Wu complained in her heart. This little girl was too ignorant. She had been waiting for her for a whole day, but she didn't even offer her a simple meal. She should at least be polite.

As expected, he has little experience and does not understand human nature, but he is easy to coax.

Xu Xinyue could see that she was unhappy, but she didn't care what she was thinking: "In this case, it's getting late, I won't keep you here, aunt. Go slowly."

It was so obvious that Wu was being chased away that she didn't have the nerve to stay any longer.

Anyway, today's goal has been achieved.

She chuckled twice and left the front hall.

Xu Xinyue stood there, thinking for a long time, but couldn't figure out the answer for a while. She always had a vague feeling in her heart that Wu's purpose didn't seem simple.

She wasn't sure whether this feeling was right or wrong.

She had very little contact with Wu, and the second wife had been away from Kyoto for a long time, so she didn't quite understand her true character.

"Xuan Yi."

"master."

"Tomorrow, when you go with me, if anything happens..."

She paused, then continued, "If there is an accident or bad guys, try to subdue them, I need to know the whole story.

Are you good at interrogation?"

Xu Xinyue asked frankly.

Every inch has its own strengths and weaknesses. She rarely comes into contact with these bloody killings, and torture and interrogation are indeed not her forte.

"Well, don't worry, Master. I understand."

"Ah That's good."

Xuan Yi remained silent and disappeared into the darkness again.

Xu Xinyue twisted her aching neck and said, "I need to rest early today, as I still have a lot of things to do tomorrow.

Just take mother's belongings and go directly to the bookstore."

After returning to Xu's house, Wu was so overjoyed at her evil plan having succeeded that she didn't even realize that the corners of her mouth were almost cracked to her ears.

Xu Jiangqing had gone somewhere to spend his days drinking and partying again, but she didn't care about him at the moment and just shouted, "Nong'er!"

Nong'er responded, "Madam."

"Have you completed what I asked you to do?"

"I went to your sister's place. As you said, I wanted to apologize at Dongfeng Teahouse for my misbehavior that day. They have agreed. I will go to Dongfeng Teahouse at 3:45 tomorrow morning."

"Yeah, good job, what about those rascals?"

Nong'er answered truthfully: "It has also been arranged. Madam, don't worry. The money is sufficient and they promised to complete the task."

Mrs. Wu was very satisfied with her performance.

If the plan is successful tomorrow, the master still doesn't know how to reward her.

This time, the idea and implementation were all accomplished by her alone. She can be said to be a hero of the Xu family. Just based on this, the old lady may look upon her with more respect in the future.

Wu felt so happy and in high spirits that she even wanted to drink two glasses of wine to indulge herself.

Anyway, Xu Jiangqing is not here now, so why not let her have her way? "When the matter is done tomorrow, remember to call the government officials and make sure that the whole city knows about this!"

Nong Er saw that she was a little crazy, and she felt a little uneasy. However, if she ruined Wu's interest now, she would not have a good ending. "Yes, I know. I will go get the wine now."

As for Qi Mobai, he discussed with Wu Minmei: "Mother, I will go to Dongfeng Teahouse alone tomorrow.

You really don’t need to worry about this…about your aunt.”

"But……"

"No buts. As mother said, my aunt has bad intentions. Whether we can reconcile or not, I will make it clear to her that after tomorrow, there is no need for us to have any contact with her."

Seeing that he was firm in his attitude and would not tolerate any argument, Wu Minmei had no choice but to nod and agree.

"Tomorrow, you have to be careful and it's best not to eat the tea and snacks she offers you."

Qi Mobai understood, "Mother, I know my limits."

The next day came in a blink of an eye.

Mrs. Wu arrived at the entrance of Dongfeng Teahouse early.

It was still early, so she could be considered one of the first customers at Dongfeng Teahouse.

There are scattered food stalls on the streets, and in front of each stall there are many pedestrians having breakfast.

Wu looked around and muttered, "I don't know which girl came first or which boy came first."

Not long after, she saw a few ruffians gathered in twos and threes at the alley not far away. They were wearing tattered jackets, with their hands tucked into their sleeves. They were leaning, leaning, or squatting on the ground, looking around with shifty eyes.

As if waiting for someone.

Wu felt relieved, thinking that these must be the ruffians hired by Nong'er. They would wait for the little girl to pass by and then intercept her halfway.

Qi Mobai had not arrived yet, but she was not in a hurry. She had already made an agreement with those scoundrels that they would not release the person unless someone came to the rescue. It seemed that Xu Xinyue did not have the ability to escape from the hands of several big men.

Mrs. Wu then turned around and went upstairs, waiting for news from Nong'er.

Her fingers turned the white porcelain tea bowl, looking at the clepsydra measuring time on the side, and silently calculated in her heart: It should be soon.

The closer it got to the third quarter of the morning, the more excited and anxious Wu became: Why hasn't Nong'er come yet?

Shouldn't he have gone to meet Qi Mobai early, led him through the alley, and encountered the scene where the bully robbed the girl?

Isn’t it the character of scholars to stand up for the weak and fight for justice?

Judging from his attitude when he challenged me at that time, I think he is not a cowardly and incompetent person and will not stand idly by.

It was past the agreed time, and Wu placed her fingers against her lips, biting her nails nervously.

"lady!"

It’s Nong’er’s voice!

Wu stood up suddenly, went to meet Nong'er and asked anxiously: "Is it done? That boy——"

Nong'er swallowed her saliva and said, "Okay, it's just as you expected.

A woman's scream was heard from a distance at the entrance of the alley, and Master Qi rushed over without asking any questions. But don't worry, those hooligans will not stop until the police arrive, and they will not harm the life of the third young lady.

I will go call the police now, you can go to the alley entrance to attract more people to watch. "

"Very good! Go quickly! Let's split up."

Wu heard her report and realized that the situation was developing as she expected. She didn't think too much and rushed downstairs with her skirt lifted. After leaving Dongfeng Tower, she pretended to shout in panic from a distance at the alley entrance:

"Someone is robbing me! Someone is up to something! Hey, girl, are you okay?"

This was the signal agreed upon with those ruffians. By shouting like this, they would attract people and those ruffians could retreat before the government office arrived. The rest of the drama could be performed by her alone.

Wu was far away and could only see that the alley was dark. The back of a burly figure blocked the entrance of the alley tightly. She couldn't see what was going on inside, nor did she know what situation Xu Xinyue was in.

Wu had instructed that as long as they were spared, they could tease her as they pleased. Besides, Qi Mobai was also present, so the young man and the girl might be hugging each other at this moment.

Just as she was secretly delighted, she suddenly felt a pain in the back of her neck. Wu's eyes went dark and she fell straight down, unconscious.

Xuan Yi had a dark face, grabbed Wu by the back of her neck, dragged her all the way, and threw her in front of the group of hooligans:

"You just did what she told you to do. You can survive in prison. Otherwise, I have plenty of ways to make your life worse than death."

Those scoundrels had just witnessed Xuan Yi's methods.

From the very beginning, when they found the "target" in the portrait in their hands, Xu Xinyue, they really wanted to kidnap her into the alley and humiliate her according to Wu's plan, until they were stopped by another young man in the plan.

However, no one expected that this little girl had such an extraordinary bodyguard hiding by her side.

With just three or two moves, he beat several people to a pulp, making them wail in pain.

After driving the young men away, they threatened them with their lives and forced them to turn against them.

Xuan Yi killed a chicken to scare the monkeys, and cut one of them's neck with a sword on the spot. If he hadn't taken Xu Xinyue's presence into consideration, he would have wanted to peel off a person's skin on the spot to open their eyes.

"Hurry up! If you hesitate any longer, I'm not sure who will be next!"

The people there trembled and gathered together, pressing their heads in front of Wu. Although some of them were a bit lustful, the prerequisite was that they had to be "beautiful"!

Now this middle-aged woman, with heavy makeup and an old-fashioned air, is really a bit...unpalatable. Besides, how can someone be watching you doing this?

"Hurry up!!" Xuan Yi urged.

After a few people made a plan, they took off Wu's clothes, untied their belts, and rushed over.

Xuan Yi was suddenly startled to find Xu Xinyue still there, and when he looked up, he saw Xu Xinyue, who was lying on the roof and pulling at tiles, looking over here curiously.

Xuan Yi flew onto the roof and blocked Xu Xinyue's sight with his body: "Master, please do not look at it. These are really dirty and you should not look at them."

"I've never seen it before, and I'm curious...Xuan Yi, please move aside for a moment. I must see with my own eyes what happened to my so-called 'aunt'!"

Xu Xinyue tried her best to lean forward and look, her whole attention was focused on the scene below, wanting to see what was going on, and she didn't pay attention to the tiny noises behind her.