Seeing that he had frightened the man, Xu Jiang hurriedly stood up and pressed him down, "Don't worry, I'm just leaving the capital temporarily to go to Chongzhou to take care of something. I'll be back when I'm done."
"Business?" Hu Xu's heart dropped back into his stomach. Then he asked, "What business is it that requires traveling all the way to Chongzhou?"
"Please sit down first. I will explain everything to you slowly." Xu Jiang glanced towards the backyard. "Don't scare Madam Song."
Hu Xu finally realized he had lost his composure. "I just thought someone was coming to the bookstore to cause trouble again, so I panicked for a moment."
Song Qiao happened to come out with tea and knew she had heard it, so he hurriedly said, "Excuse me."
"It's okay." Song Qiao shared the tea between the two.
After receiving the tea, Xu Jiang pulled Song Qiao aside and said, "Let's sit down and talk."
Song Qiao patted her hands, looked at the basket of orchids under the eaves, and said, "You guys chat, I'll listen while I sort the flowers. It's so hot, I'm afraid they'll get damaged if you keep them covered for too long."
"Okay." Knowing that she cherished flowers, Xu Jiang did not force her.
Hu Xu offered her tea and thanked her before sitting down with Xu Jiang and asking her about the matter. "Why did the host go to Chongzhou?"
"Looking for relatives." Xu Jiang briefly explained the situation. "The situation over there is unclear. I estimate it will take two or three months for them to return. I am concerned about the bookstore, so I came to ask you to help keep an eye on it."
After listening to her, Hu Xu felt a little depressed, but he also knew that he could not do anything for Xu Jiang?
When encountering such a thing, others cannot share your pain. Only by swimming across to the other side can you escape from the pain.
Looking at Xu Jiang's current expression, I think she has already survived the most difficult time. Excessive concern will only make her sad, so it is better to just treat it as normal.
Besides, this is the balance that should exist between them.
All he could do was to agree to her request and relieve her of any worries.
"Leave the bookshop business to me, and you can go ahead without worry. Chongzhou is a thousand miles away from the capital, and the journey is long and winding, so please take good care of yourself."
Seeing that he didn't say much, Xu Jiang felt relieved and said with a smile, "I saved myself the trouble."
Hu Xu asked again: "Have you arranged for someone to escort us along the way?"
"Yes, Mr. Lou has arranged four guards, and also sent a housekeeper and a maid to go together." Because Chongzhou was a long way and Xu Jiang was unfamiliar with the place, Lou Jing did not agree to let Xu Jiang go alone.
Xu Jiang originally wanted to travel light with two guards and hurry on horseback, but Lou Jing and Madam Lou were still worried, so they sent two more people to escort her. They were also afraid that Xu Jiang would be obstructed when she went to ask for an audience, so they asked the housekeeper and Liu Mei to go with her.
The housekeeper's surname is Shan. He has been working in the mansion for a long time. He is knowledgeable and experienced. If there is something that Xu Jiang is not easy to say or is not convenient to say, he can come forward to handle it, which is the most appropriate thing to do.
Liu Mei was the one Madam Lou was going to accompany. Since the group was all men, women were ultimately less capable of handling the subtleties. Furthermore, Xu Jiang would inevitably suffer some pain if she went through this matter. Having someone to comfort and care for her, even just to chat with her, was better than licking her wounds alone.
Actually, the couple also had selfish motives. They had treated Xu Jiang as their own child and did not want her to be looked down upon or bullied. They were even more worried that she would get tripped up and miss her return date.
"That's good." He felt relieved that the Lou family had made such thorough arrangements for her. "When will the boss leave tomorrow? I'll see you off."
Xu Jiang glanced at Song Qiao and said with a smile, "Mrs. Song will come to see me off tomorrow. Zhuchun can go with her tomorrow."
Song Qiao looked up when she heard that. Hu Xu exchanged glances with her and replied "OK". He then lowered his head to drink tea, but the cold tea could not suppress the heat rising in his ears.
Xu Jiang, knowing she had made progress, said to Song Qiao, "I'm afraid Mr. Wen's orchid book will have to be put on hold. Madam Song, please tell Mr. Wen to come back and make it."
Song Qiao nodded, "Okay."
Hu Xu said, "There's no need to rush Lan Pu. The board Liang Mo sent me last time was only half painted. By the time I finish, you should be back."
Xu Jiang hid her smile over the tea, "Then I'll leave this matter to you."
After the two said goodbye to Song Qiao, Hu Xu saw Xu Jiang off to the alley entrance.
"Boss, if you let Xu Twelve go, aren't you afraid that they will cause trouble again in the future?"
"He wouldn't dare. He won't use the good status he's worked so hard to obtain to get himself killed." Speaking of Xu Twelve, a layer of frost covered Xu Jiang's face. "Besides, Xu Hao is a tyrannical and vicious man. With him hanging around, it's uncertain whether we'll ever see him again in the future."
Purchased official slaves cannot be resold at will, and Xu Si is a troublemaker. Now Xu Si has received fifty strokes of the cane in court. Xu Twelve can suppress him for a while, but not for a lifetime. By then, the master will be weak and the slave will be strong, and it will be difficult for him to throw Xu Si back to the government even if he wants to.
According to the laws of the Great Sheng Dynasty, the master has the power of life and death over the slave, and the slave has no choice but to obey the master. These two men, one is treacherous and the other is vicious. After their identities are reversed, no matter who is oppressed by whom, neither will be willing to accept it.
The fight between the two will never end until death.
"Master, this is a wise move. Let him commit suicide and avoid dirtying your hands." Hu Xu suddenly thought of someone else and asked, "Didn't Xu Hao have a brother? How did you deal with him?"
"Xu Dang is a spineless man. He's currently working as a handyman in the Dali Temple, under my supervision. He's been relatively well behaved these days. After a year, he'll be expelled from the capital and sent back to his hometown. If he's willing to be quiet and let me live a quiet life, I'll just pretend he doesn't exist. If he doesn't behave himself and comes looking for trouble again, Xu Si and Xu Twelve will be his fate."
"In this way, all the past grudges have been settled." Hu Xu lagged behind Xu Jiang by half a step, and when he turned around, he could see her straight back.
He always knew that although Xu Jiang was a woman, her breadth of mind, quick wit, far-sightedness, and determination were not inferior to those of men, and in fact far surpassed many men, just like him when he first met her.
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