Chapter 84 Shocked My Whole Family
When Shao Mingjie heard that Xiao Yu had returned, he went to talk to him immediately.
When he saw Xiao Yu's room from afar, he remembered what Shao Zhi had just said to him about Xiao Yu. He felt ashamed and a little happy at the same time, and his heart was quite complicated.
But he still calmed down, knocked on the door and entered Xiao Yu's residence.
"Brother Shao, are you back?" Xiao Yu walked out while tying her clothes. "I just came back from outside the city. I was going to change clothes and then come find you."
"Brother, I came to see you." Shao Mingjie said.
Xiao Yu took Shao Mingjie to sit at the tea table and personally brewed a pot of tea.
"It must have been tiring on the journey. Did your trip to the capital go smoothly?" he asked.
When mentioning this, Shao Mingjie shook his head helplessly: "As Brother Xiao expected before, it is not going smoothly."
He told Xiao Yu that he had just returned to the palace and happened to run into the emperor holding a hunting trip, so he had to wait for several days before he had the chance to meet him.
He reported to the emperor the sacrifices made by the prefect of Tailing County to the Dragon King and the appearance of the jade cicada mark in the tomb of the prince of the previous dynasty. He speculated that the remnants of the previous dynasty might be causing chaos and asked the emperor to make preparations early.
But I don't know if the emperor was too excited about hunting and was convinced that the Great Xia Dynasty was rich and powerful, and the remnants of the previous dynasty had already been eliminated and no one would escape.
In order to prove that his judgment was correct, the emperor specially summoned the Grand Master and asked him whether the jade cicada mark had any special meaning.
The Grand Master also said that the jade cicada represents rebirth, and its appearance in tombs is a very common phenomenon and does not mean anything.
"I'm sorry, Brother Xiao." Shao Mingjie sighed after he finished speaking, "It's my poor eloquence that I can't convince the emperor."
"It's okay. The remnants of the previous dynasty have not been active for nearly a hundred years. It's understandable that the emperor doesn't believe it. He didn't vent his anger on you, did he?" Xiao Yu asked.
Shao Mingjie shook his head: "Not really, the emperor even praised me for my meticulous thinking."
"That's fine." Xiao Yu didn't seem to care much.
It was he who urged Shao Mingjie to go to Beijing to report before, and it is also he who doesn't care now. Shao Mingjie can't guess what Xiao Yu is thinking.
"But Brother Xiao." He pulled a scroll from his bosom. "The Emperor later asked if you were in Tailing. I said yes, and he told me to bring you a message when I returned, asking you to finish your current affairs and return to the capital immediately."
Xiao Yu paused slightly, put down the teacup and took the scroll.
It was indeed an imperial decree ordering him to return to the palace, and nothing else was said.
"Did the emperor say why?" Xiao Yu asked.
"No, I didn't dare to ask." Shao Mingjie shook his head.
Xiao Yu looked at the imperial edict, a hint of annoyance on his face, but he quickly covered it up: "I understand. I will return to Beijing immediately."
"What about the tomb robbery?" Shao Mingjie pressed. He knew the case wasn't as simple as it appeared, but since his superiors didn't care, he didn't know how to proceed.
Xiao Yu said, "The Emperor has already said that this has nothing to do with the previous dynasty. You should just sentence him as an ordinary tomb robber."
"Okay then." Shao Mingjie could tell that Xiao Yu was not in a good mood, so he didn't ask any more questions.
Xiao Yu hated the circles in the capital. He had finally gotten a chance to be free in the past two years, but now he was summoned back by an imperial edict. He must not be very happy.
But Shao Mingjie still resisted the pressure and said, "There's one more thing... During the time I was away, Shao Zhi caused you a lot of trouble, didn't she?"
Of course there is, Xiao Yu thought.
Although a case was solved and a good thing was done, it does not mean that Shao Zhi was right to take the case privately.
However, Xiao Yu still replied politely: "Not bad."
Shao Mingjie understood immediately after hearing the word "not bad". After struggling for a long time, he said awkwardly, "My sister is ignorant. Not only did she cause you trouble, she also offended Xiangshi Xu, causing her to be poisoned and almost die... Xiangshi Xu deserves to punish my sister."
"What offense? What punishment? What happened to Prime Minister Xu?" Xiao Yu was confused when he heard this suddenly.
"Didn't Prime Minister Xu tell you this?" Shao Mingjie was also a little surprised. Finding that Xiao Yu was indeed completely unaware of the situation, he briefly recounted what had happened.
This includes Xu Chuchu threatening Shao Zhi not to provoke her again, otherwise she would ruin her face.
Of course, when mentioning the poisoning of Xu Chuchu, it was said that Shao Zhi was careless, not intentional.
After he finished speaking, he saw that Xiao Yu remained silent for a long time, so he boldly spoke again: "Azhi was wrong. Xiangshi Xu has punished me this time without any complaints. But from now on..."
He paused. "As Ah Zhi's brother, I have no right to ask for mercy from Xu Xiangshi. But I hope Brother Xiao can speak up for us and ask Xu Xiangshi to promise that as long as Ah Zhi doesn't make any mistakes from now on, he will not do anything to her... That way, I can have an explanation for Ah Zhi."
Shao Mingjie has always been stubborn, but also a tough one.
He still had to protect his own sister, but he trusted Xu Chuchu and did not ask her to take out the little snake. He just hoped that the two girls would not have any contact with each other and would not hurt each other in the future.
But it was not convenient for him to tell the middleman about this matter, so he asked the middleman Xiao Yu for help.
Xiao Yu was very surprised when he heard this.
How surprised was he? So surprised that if he were surfing the Internet, he would also say, "This has shocked my whole family."
He was not surprised that Shao Mingjie came to plead for mercy, nor was he surprised that Xu Chuchu would punish Shao Zhi privately... but he was surprised that Xu Chuchu had not mentioned a single word to him about this matter from beginning to end.
"Brother Xiao?..." Shao Mingjie saw that Xiao Yu looked unhappy and called out cautiously.
"Oh, it's okay." Xiao Yu quickly came back to his senses, "I understand. I will go talk to Xiangshi Xu."
"Thank you, Brother Xiao." Shao Mingjie finally breathed a sigh of relief.
After Shao Mingjie left, Xiao Yu did not go to find Xu Chuchu immediately. Instead, he locked himself up and pondered for a long time.
In fact, his mood has been a mess because of Xu Chuchu these days.
Obviously, it was a good thing that the case was settled, but it also meant that Xu Chuchu was leaving again.
He didn't want Xu Chuchu to leave, but he couldn't find a suitable reason, so he had to make a hypocritical and selfish excuse, saying that Sanshan Zhenren might come back, and took advantage of her sense of responsibility to force her to stay.
It was obvious that this was not a long-term solution, and it was obviously a torture for both parties, but he just couldn't let go.
I would rather drag it out day after day than cut the Gordian knot and make a final decision.
He began to realize his cowardice and that he only cared about the present and not the future.
Whether it was the selfishness of keeping her now, or the fact that he secretly enjoyed her warmth while she was unconscious in the Taoist temple and did not have the courage to admit it, it clearly proved his cowardice and irresponsibility.
And now something even scarier is coming.
Xu Chuchu seemed to have discovered his incompetence. After so many things happened, she didn't even mention a word to him, as if she didn't expect him to do anything for her at all.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yu finally made up his mind to go and have a good talk with Xu Chuchu tonight.
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