"Daddy?"
Seeing Uncle Xin Jiu staring blankly at the wooden sign, Xinyi tried to take it out of her father's hand but found that she couldn't move it at all. She didn't know how hard her father was holding it.
"Huh? What?"
Uncle Xin Jiu was stimulated by Xin Yi's call, and he came back to his senses and looked at Xin Yi in a daze, but she took advantage of this opportunity to take the small wooden sign back from Uncle Xin Jiu's hand.
"Daddy, what are you thinking about? Why are you so obsessed with it?"
Xinyi looked at her father curiously. In her impression, her father was always calm and it was rare to see him so thoughtful.
"Nothing, just some old memories. Is the old man who saved you buried in the deep pond behind the bamboo house?"
"Well, he said he wanted to be like everyone else, maybe his soul could follow the water and leave the valley. After Uncle Whitebeard left, I was alone in the valley. I was so desperate that I wanted to jump into the deep pool and die, but Yuanbao brought you to find me."
Hearing Xin Yi say that she still wanted to commit suicide, Uncle Xin Jiu, whose expression had just returned to calm, could no longer control his excitement.
"Hey, Daddy, don't get excited. We're home now, thanks to my good Yuanbao."
Xinyi picked up Yuanbao who was circling around her feet and buried her head in Yuanbao's soft back, rubbing it. Fengming felt sad when she saw it. Humph, what an ungrateful and deceitful dog.
Not wanting to see the "deep mother-son love" between Xinyi and Yuanbao, Fengming turned her face to Uncle Xin Jiu. Business was more important. She was tired of staying in Mingcheng. Anyway, her younger brother Xin Wu was found and her best friend was still alive. Although Sheng Jicheng seemed to have embezzled some of the family property, Uncle Xin Jiu still kept the majority of it loyally.
As long as she dealt with the scumbag Sheng Jicheng and the stowaway Bai Baozhu, she would leave this place immediately. She missed the delicious food of Daqing so much, and kimchi with barbecue was really not her favorite.
"Mr. Xin, could we talk alone?"
Uncle Xin Jiu looked at Fengming in surprise. He never expected that Fengming would ask to talk to him alone.
"What is the matter, Your Highness?"
However, although he was surprised, Uncle Xin Jiu still respectfully invited Fengming to the study next door and asked Fengming to take a seat.
"Yesterday, Mr. Xin said you weren't the head of the Xin family. I went back yesterday and learned a little bit about the Xin family. I heard that the head of the Xin family, a family of three, had an accident while traveling. The head of the family died, and one son and one daughter are missing. And all the Xin family wealth is in the hands of you, Mr. Xin. May I ask, why haven't you taken over?"
Regardless of the fact that Uncle Xin Jiu's expression turned unfriendly after hearing these words, Feng Ming picked up the teacup and began to sip the tea, waiting for Uncle Xin Jiu's reply.
Uncle Xin Jiu looked at Feng Ming in disbelief, and he really couldn't figure out what the eldest princess meant.
In just a couple of days of interaction, he'd clearly felt that the princess was open-minded, well-behaved, and not one to arrogance. Her harmonious relationship with her daughter, Xinyi, showed she possessed a genuine heart. But she'd said this. With the patriarch dead and the heir missing, did that mean he should seize the family fortune? What kind of person would that make him?
After pondering for a moment, Uncle Xin Jiu said in a respectful, unfazed manner, "The eldest princess must be joking. Although the head of the family has passed away, the two young masters are blessed with good fortune and will be safe. My young master was found a while ago, and when he comes of age, everything in the Xin family will naturally be returned. I am just a country dweller rescued by the head of the family. I have earned his trust and am responsible for helping him look after this large family. I will do my best to do my best. How dare I even have the slightest unreasonable expectation!"
"Oh~! I wouldn't dare to have any improper thoughts, but I heard that you have a good relationship with Prince Sheng, and I heard that you even support looking at gold and silver!"
Fengming was satisfied with Uncle Xin Jiu's answer, but she did not change the subject. Since he asked, she would explain it clearly at once.
Uncle Xin Jiu's expression changed slightly. He did have some private dealings with Sheng Jicheng, and he did embezzle some of the Xin family's property and give it to Sheng Jicheng, but all of this was done in extreme secrecy. How did the eldest princess from Daqing know about it?
"Mr. Xin, I want to ask you directly what your relationship with Prince Sheng is... Well, think it through first. I'm asking this on behalf of a friend, so you don't have to overthink it. I came to Mingcheng to resolve a matter, and once it's resolved, I'll leave and won't stay any longer. So I just want to hear the truth!"
There was a long silence.
After Fengming finished speaking, the room fell into a long silence. She sipped her tea comfortably, waiting quietly for Uncle Xin Jiu's answer.
Uncle Xin Jiu was struggling and confused inside. He had no idea what the eldest princess meant.
"Excuse me, who is the eldest princess's friend?"
After thinking for a long time, he didn't know what to say or how much to say. Uncle Xin Jiu felt that he should find out more about Fengming's thoughts.
"This is my friend. I cannot tell you his name for now, but you know him and are familiar with him. He just hasn't been here in the past few years."
Fengming felt that what she said was very straightforward, and this was because she could see that Uncle Xin Jiu didn't seem to like Sheng Jicheng.
"Hahaha, you didn't come to see..."
Just as Uncle Xin Jiu was struggling with his thoughts, Xinyi's silver bell-like laughter came from outside the study.
Thinking that Fengming saved her daughter and also saved him, Uncle Xin Jiu finally decided to tell the truth!
“In reply to the Princess, I am indeed on good terms with Prince Sheng, and I did give the Xin family’s assets to Prince Sheng…” Feng Ming did not speak, quietly waiting for his next words.
"But all this is to find my little master!"
At this point, Uncle Xin Jiu sighed deeply. He had never said these words to anyone before, and now that he said them, he felt relieved.
Now that we have started, the subsequent details will be easy to discuss.
It turned out that after Xin Wu's family of three got into trouble, Sheng Jicheng came to find Uncle Xin Jiu.
At the beginning, he pretended to be affectionate and acted out a good show of deep love. He cried bitterly and blamed himself for not protecting Xin Wu, but he firmly believed that Xin Wu and the others were still alive. He asked Uncle Xin Jiu to hand over all the Xin family's property to him so that he could use the money and property to find someone to find the whereabouts of the Xin siblings.
Uncle Xin Jiu almost believed Sheng Jicheng's words. Although he did not hand over the Xin family seal to Sheng Jicheng as he wished, he also strongly supported him for a long time and gave all his private property to Sheng Jicheng.
He was looking forward to Sheng Jicheng bringing him the good news of finding Xin Wu's siblings, but Sheng Jicheng only asked Uncle Xin Jiu for money again and again, and never brought back any good news.
This situation continued until Uncle Xin Jiu could no longer bear it and sent people to investigate where Sheng Jicheng had spent the money. However, he discovered a shocking secret: he actually used the money to station troops!
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