Chapter 656 Everyone’s Eyes Are Sharp
Yu Shiyi narrowed his eyes. "So you don't know whether this shop is run by a powerful backer, or simply because the Jingzhao Yin is a good official?"
Ji Yunshu shrugged: "You can try it yourself."
Yu Shiyi smiled and said, "I'm not bored. It's just a snack shop. My Yu family wouldn't want to take it over. But it's hard to say for others. After all, even a mosquito leg is meat."
Ji Yunshu said indifferently, "Whatever."
Then she turned around and asked Xianxian, "Is Miss Qingyu feeling better?"
He poked her forehead with his slender finger: "How old are you? Are you still looking at the pot while eating from the bowl? Am I not serving you well?"
Ji Yunshu almost choked to death on the tea: "You...what nonsense are you talking about? Why do I need you to serve me?"
Seeing her like this, Xianxian said with a smile: "Now I believe that you are an innocent young master from a big family."
Look at this innocent little face. She hasn't said anything yet and she has become like this.
"Everyone has been through something. I've been out on my own for so long and I'm still alive and well. This shows that the outside world is not as dangerous as my parents said."
Xianxian: "Actually, it's still a little dangerous. You've been on the flower boat for a few days now, you should be tired of it. Go home early."
Ji Yunshu shook his head like a rattle: "I don't want to. I haven't seen Miss Qingyu dance yet. Tell me, what's wrong with her body? Can she still dance?"
Xianxian seemed a little helpless: "I'll ask someone to help you ask."
As she said that, she asked her personal maid to ask Miss Qingyu if she was feeling better today.
After everyone left, Yu Shiyi asked, "Why are you suddenly interested in Qingyu?"
The first time Ji Yunshu came to the madam's house, she reminded her that Qingyu danced very well, but she did not show any special interest at that time.
Something happened on the boat last night, and Ji Yunshu noticed Qingyu.
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "It's not that sudden. I've wanted to see Miss Qingyu dance before, but I never found the chance. I want to see if her dance is really worthy of being called the best in Hangzhou."
The two were talking when suddenly a cold female voice rang out: "Sir, you're joking. I really don't deserve the title of 'the best in Hangzhou.'"
Ji Yunshu looked up and saw a tall and beautiful woman coming in.
She has long arms and legs and a well-proportioned body. In Xian Dai's words, she is indeed a good dancer.
Ji Yunshu said, "I believe everyone has sharp eyes. Since everyone who has seen it says it's good, it means that Sister's dancing is indeed good. I wonder if Sister is feeling better today? Can I have the honor of watching your dance?"
Qing Yu obviously didn't want Ji Yunshu to continue pestering him, so he agreed readily: "If Madam wants to see it, it's my duty."
She didn't explain what happened last night, and Ji Yunshu didn't pursue it.
However, she made a request: "Sir, you are a master of poetry. If my dancing skills can please you, I would like to trouble you to compose a poem for me. Would you be willing to do so?"
Ji Yunshu: "I'm willing to do it, but those two poems weren't written by me. They were written by my brother. So I'm afraid I'll let you down."
What else could Qingyu do? She said a little aggrievedly, "I was asking for too much."
Ji Yunshu didn't respond, and Qingyu went to dance.
As soon as she finished dancing, she was about to say goodbye and leave when Ji Yunshu stopped her and said, "Sister, your dance is of course amazing. Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Sit down and wait for a while."
Qingyu couldn't help but look at Xianxian. Xianxian smiled generously and said, "Young Master Zhao likes it, so I'll stay for a while. Young Master Zhao is a very good person."
Her words hinted clearly, Qingyu certainly understood, so she had no choice but to say, "Then I'll bother you, sister."
So she really sat down next to Ji Yunshu.
Ji Yunshu held his chin with one hand and looked at her: "You dance really well, have you been learning this since elementary school?"
Qingyu's long, thick eyelashes drooped slightly. "Yes, I was sold by my family when I was young, and I grew up here. My mother said that my figure was born to do this job. So I practiced hard since I was young, and now I finally look good."
Ji Yunshu said, "It's not just something to look at, you dance so well. I feel like those so-called great dancers in the capital are no match for you."
A smile appeared on Qingyu's face: "Thank you for the compliment, sir."
Ji Yunshu said, "You're welcome. I'm telling the truth."
Qingyu said, "Master, you asked me to stay, but do you have anything to ask?"
Ji Yunshu said: "It's nothing serious, I just heard that the girl is not feeling well, so I wanted to ask."
Qingyu seemed a little impatient: "I'm in good health."
Ji Yunshu deliberately said, "Last night, the soldiers boarded the ship to search for some fugitive. My people discovered that there seemed to be someone hiding in Miss Qingyu's room. Could it be that the young lady was being coerced? I was worried, so I sent someone to look for you."
Qingyu was stunned for a moment, and her eyes seemed to be asking, "What are you talking about?"
Ji Yunshu said, "It's good that the girl doesn't know. Maybe my people saw it wrongly."
For some reason, Yu Shiyi was exceptionally silent this time, and even Xianxian didn't say anything.
Ji Yunshu threw out the bait and did not continue the topic.
After saying a few more words, he let Qingyu leave.
As soon as she left, Xianxian immediately asked, "Is what Mr. Zhao just said true?"
Ji Yunshu nodded: "The people around me saw someone enter Miss Qingyu's room with their own eyes. It was a seriously injured person. Maybe he is the person the soldiers are looking for."
Xianxian looked a little embarrassed: "This is impossible."
Ji Yunshu said, "Why is this impossible? Last night, I was just unsure and even said I wanted to see Miss Qingyu dance. Who knew that Miss Qingyu happened to feel unwell and went to bed early? Do you think this is really a coincidence? And you saw it just now. Do you think she looked unwell?"
Xianxian said, "But the rules on the ship are strict, and Qingyu is someone my mother has focused on training. Why would she do this?"
Wouldn't it be asking for trouble to rescue someone whom the officers and soldiers had mobilized so many troops to look for?
Ji Yunshu shook his head: "This is the first time I've met Miss Qingyu. How can I know what she wants to do? Or maybe it's just a coincidence and my people are wrong. Sister, just pretend I didn't say anything."
Xianxian: “…”
She said everything and laid it all out in the open. How could Xianxian pretend not to hear it?
And she was indeed a little panicked when she heard the news. Under normal circumstances, she would be the first to know what happened on the ship.
But now the person the officers and soldiers are looking for may have been on the boat for a day, and she still doesn't know anything.
She was very sure that Qingyu could not be hiding something from the brothel owner, which meant that everyone was hiding something from her.
Yu Shiyi raised his eyelids slightly, glanced at Ji Yunshu, and said with a smile: "Things on the boat will naturally be handled by someone else. If you are worried, you can ask the madam to come over and ask."
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