Women dressed as men: powerful officials

Chapter 118 Please give me the honor, Mr. Xu

After hearing Qi Shengxin's words, Xu Yuan's first reaction was that Qi Shengzhu was a little too stubborn.

As the youngest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Qi Shengzhu was doted on.

Xu Yuan knew in his previous life that Miss Qi was unruly and willful.

But when she saw him yesterday, she felt that those words were somewhat untrue.

Although Qi Shengzhu is willful, she is also an extremely smart woman.

Qi Sheng is new here today, so I’m afraid he has other things to do.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan couldn't help but fall silent.

In her previous life, she had no contact with the Prime Minister's Mansion and did not understand it.

There, it was a completely unfamiliar environment for her.

If the prime minister wanted to do something, she would really be powerless to resist.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan was about to refuse. Qi Shengxin seemed to know what she was thinking and spoke even faster: "Mr. Xu, there is no need to rush to refuse. After all, I have seen many people who are willing to accept but refuse, and I will not be fooled by you."

Xu Yuan paused, "Master Qi, do you think I did what happened yesterday on purpose?"

"It's not impossible." Qi Shengxin said calmly: "Over the years, there are many people who have used all kinds of messy means to get close to Zhu'er. You are a little different. You just persisted longer in the face of temptation."

But it's still the same.

Qi Shengxin did not say the rest of the words.

Xu Yuan felt relieved when he heard this. "If that's the case, then please go back, Mr. Qi. I don't want to curry favor with the Prime Minister's Mansion. No matter what Mr. Qi thinks, I just happened to save your young lady."

Xu Yuan clasped his fists and didn't want to talk to Qi Shengxin anymore.

She stepped back and closed the door.

Qi Shengxin was stunned when he saw this, as if he had seen a ghost in broad daylight, and stared at the door in front of him.

After a long while, he said, "Isn't this a bit too ungrateful?"

In the capital city, let alone someone coming in person to invite someone, even if they just heard the name "Prime Minister", those who were invited would hurriedly change their clothes and attend the banquet.

Only the person in front of me.

Not only did he not go, he was also turned away.

At the side, the servant said, "Sir, do you think we have misunderstood? Perhaps this young master really just wants to save the young lady, or maybe he doesn't even know the young lady's identity?"

The servant was somewhat hesitant when he spoke.

In recent years, there have been many people who have tried to get close to Qi Shengzhu under various excuses, so the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was on high alert.

Even though Qi Shengzhu explained as soon as he came back last night that Xu Yuan had just arrived in the capital and probably didn't know her at all, no one believed it.

Qi Shengxin lowered his eyes and said quietly: "Wait a moment."

Xu Yuan went back to the room and was about to read a book, but she was worried about sending the letter and couldn't sit still. After hesitating for a moment, she took the letter and went out.

When I opened the door, Qi Shengxin was still outside.

Xu Yuan paused, and spoke before Qi Sheng could say anything: "Master Qi, I came out not because I changed my mind, but because I have to go mail a letter. Master Qi, you don't need to invite me again, just go back early."

After making the wish, he turned around and locked the door.

Qi Shengxin asked, "When did you come to the capital? Why did you send a letter home? Where are you from? Are you alone? Why do you live in such a nice courtyard?"

After hearing Qi Shengxin's series of questions, Xu Yuan slowly locked the door, then turned around and said, "Mr. Qi, I have no obligation to tell you these questions, but in order to show that I really have no ill intentions towards Miss Qi, I will still answer your questions seriously.

"I just arrived in the capital yesterday. You can check the entry records. My home is in Sishui, Shuozhou. Sishui County is thousands of miles away from the capital. It took me nearly two months to get to the capital. After settling down, the first thing I did was to write a letter home to report my safety. I went to the capital to study. My family is poor, so naturally I went alone. As for this courtyard, it was given by Master Shen. If Master Qi doesn't believe it, you can go home and ask Miss Qi for confirmation."

After Xu Yuan finished speaking, he said politely, "If you have no more doubts, Mr. Qi, please move aside."

Xu Yuan's words were obviously answers to questions, but Qi Shengxin felt a little embarrassed. He looked at Xu Yuan's hurried look, paused and said, "Sorry, I was rude earlier."

Qi Shengxin is a handsome man, gentle and elegant, but he loses his sense of proportion when it comes to Qi Shengzhu.

When making a wish, he couldn't help but think of Zhang Yue.

The same thing happened to Zhang Yue. He became lame and lost his life for her.

Even though he knew that she had committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, he remained fearless in front of her.

Qi Shengxin treats Qi Shengzhu just as Zhang Yue treats her.

Thinking of this, Xu Yuan understood Qi Shengxin a little. She said, "It's okay. It's natural for a brother to love his sister. What's more, Miss Qi is as beautiful as a fairy and has not yet married. As a brother, it's normal for me to suspect other men of having bad intentions. It's just that I'm really anxious."

After making the wish, he pointed to the letter in his hand.

She still wanted to go to the Buddha Temple.

As Shen Yichuan said, someone bought the lives of the Xu family in Zhuifeng Hall. The person who bought their lives must be the culprit of the Xu family's unjust case.

In his previous life, Xu Yuan always felt that the Xu family was framed. Although he found some evidence, it was not substantial evidence.

She originally wanted to take the national exam to enter the Dali Temple and look for the case files from that year, but before she could find them, she was thrown into death row.

It was also at that time that she realized that Wei Chen was one of the culprits who led to the Xu family's unjust case, but not the real murderer.

There are other people behind Wei Chenyi.

Perhaps, she could talk about the clues of Zhuifengtang and continue the investigation.

However, if I want to get clues from the third prince, I'm afraid... I have to reveal my identity first.

This is a risky move.

In Shen Yichuan's eyes, the third prince would be her life-saving straw.

But Xuyuan doesn't think so.

The third prince, Bei Yao, is suspicious by nature, cold and indifferent, and will do anything to achieve his goals.

In order to become the crown prince, he even framed his own brother, so how could he sincerely help her?

When she is no longer of any use, her identity as a descendant of the Xu family will be the last stepping stone on his road to ascending the throne.

Qi Shengxin asked, "Do you know where the post station is?"

"I...I can ask for directions."

Xu Yuan originally wanted to say "I know", but before she said it, she felt that something was wrong, so she changed her words.

She shouldn't know the way around the capital.

Otherwise, Qi Shengxin would be suspicious.

Qi Shengxin thought for a moment and said, "Zhu'er has been clamoring to thank you at home. Why don't I ask the servant to deliver the letter for you? You can go back home with me. After Zhu'er thanks you, we can forget about yesterday's matter and it won't waste your time."

"No need, I can deliver the letter myself." Xu Yuan shook his head and refused.

"Mr. Xu, do you think what I just said is a bit offensive?"

After Qi Shengxin finished speaking, he frowned slightly and said, "In that case, I will apologize to Master Xu. Please do me the favor."

"You..." Xu Yuan hesitated. Qi Shengxin's persistence made her a little overwhelmed. After a long while, she sighed and said, "Forget it, let's go. It's just a meal. As long as it doesn't delay the delivery of the letter, it's fine."

Xu Yuan didn't worry that Qi Shengxin would open the letter.

Just as she said, it was indeed a letter from home.

What's more, Xu Wenxian did not tell her about the injustice of the Xu family, and she would not mention it at all.

It doesn't matter how many people see the letter.