Chapter 191: Guess a few points
Dongxue walked towards the inner courtyard of the East Garden with the letter in her hand, looking puzzled. The snow under her feet made a crunching sound. She walked to the outside of the wing room, lifted the heavy curtain and pushed open the door.
"It's snowing so hard." Cuizhi saw Dongxue coming in and stepped forward to brush the snow off her shoulders. "Is there something wrong, Madam Li?"
Dongxue looked at Xie Rongying who was taking a nap on the couch. "Mother Li said it was a letter from the eldest son of the Shi family to the young lady, and asked the Xie family to pass it on to the Marquis' Mansion."
Xie Rongying's eyelids moved slightly on the soft couch. When she opened her eyes, Dongxue was already standing in front of her with a letter.
"Miss, here's the letter." Dongxue held the letter in front of Xie Rongying with both hands.
Xie Rongying stood up and leaned on the table, took it and opened it.
Looking at the contents of the letter, Xie Rongying's face changed from solemn at first to a hint of a smile, and she stood up and walked towards the small stove by the window.
She threw the letter into the small stove, and flames jumped up when the letter touched the charcoal.
"Miss, what does the letter say?" Dongxue asked.
A trace of worry also appeared on Cuizhi's face. What did Shi Mingyan mean by asking the Xie family to pass the letter to the girl at this time?
"He said he had something important to discuss and asked me to come over for a gathering." Xie Rongying smiled faintly, "It's in Yongle Tower."
Dongxue and Cuizhi looked at each other and met in Yongle Tower.
"Miss, does Shi Mingyan know something?" Dongxue asked in a low voice.
Xie Rongying turned and walked towards the couch. After sitting down, she leaned back against the table and said, "Based on the Xie family's recent attitude towards the Shi family, and Shi Yang's use of the woman in Youqing Tower, it's not difficult for Shi Mingyan to guess. He just doesn't believe that my father would do something to his father."
"After all, the Shi family still relies on the Xie family for most of its current business."
Xie Rongying's eyelids half-closed as she spoke, and she continued, "Shi Mingyan naturally didn't want to break off relations with the Xie family, but he knew from Youqinglou that Fengqing had ended up in the Yongyi Marquis's mansion. Adding to that the time his father disappeared, he could roughly guess."
"He invited me this time because, firstly, he wanted to verify his guess, and secondly," Xie Rongying looked up at Dongxue and Cuizhi, "if his guess is right, it would be difficult for me to escape from his sight. After all, he wants to know his father's whereabouts. Even if he's dead, he wants to see his body."
"He must have determined that his father is either in the Xie family or in my hands."
Dongxue and Cuizhi's expressions immediately became nervous. Cuizhi said: "Isn't this the Hongmen Banquet?"
Xie Rongying smiled, leaning against the table, closing her eyelids, and said lazily, "That depends on whether he has the ability to let me into his Hongmen Feast."
Dongxue stepped forward and whispered, "Miss, this matter is of great importance. The Marquis's Mansion is not at peace right now. Although everyone is cleaning up the snow in front of their own door, everyone in the Marquis' Mansion wants to suck some blood from you. Even now, the young Marquis has put all his attention on you. It is better to be cautious."
Xie Rongying hummed, "We need to be more cautious."
"Miss, don't pay attention to him. If he can't see you, he naturally can't verify some things." Cuizhi frowned. "Now the Xie Mansion is under the care of the old lady. Even if he went to the Xie family, he wouldn't be able to see the master. Even if he saw the master, he wouldn't be able to find out anything from the master. What's the point of suspicion? Catch the thief and seize the stolen goods. Can his guess be used to confirm that his father's disappearance is related to you, young lady?"
Dongxue retorted, "Do you think that if the young lady ignores this man, he will be helpless? Moreover, if the young lady doesn't go, Shi Mingyan will definitely think that the young lady is too guilty to accept the invitation. He naturally can't come to the Yongyi Marquis's mansion to see the young lady openly, but that doesn't mean he can't reach out to the Yongyi Marquis's mansion."
"There are countless eyes watching the young lady in this Marquis's Mansion. As long as Shi Mingyan is determined, he will definitely find a loophole."
"This time we are all in the open. If we were in the open and Shi Mingyan was in the dark, we would be passive, and being passive would be more dangerous to the girl."
Cuizhi became more and more nervous as she listened to Dongxue's words: "Then, what should we do then?"
Xie Rongying opened her eyes, looked at Dongxue and Cuizhi, and said, "Dongxue, don't scare her. You two should go and rest first."
When Dongxue and Cuizhi heard this, there was worry in their eyes, but since their daughter had said so, they could only bow and retreat.
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After a night of heavy snow, the entire Bianjing was covered in ice and snow.
At the beginning of the Mao hour, many people were already clearing the snow from the streets. By the beginning of the Si hour, the streets of the entire Bianjing city had been almost cleared.
It was just that the ground was wet, and the snow that had been shoveled together was frozen hard. Occasionally, naughty children would pass by and kick the hard snow piles.
There are very few horse-drawn carriages on the streets today, and even if there is one, it moves very slowly.
After leaving court, Shi Mingyan went to Yongle Tower.
Xie Rongying had arrived at Yongle Building early. The letter said that the private room was in Room A on the third floor. In order to see the situation clearly, Xie Rongying booked a private room opposite Building A.
The door was opened and the beaded curtain was lowered. She sat down at the round pear blossom table in the middle of the room and could see the situation opposite at a glance.
But outsiders couldn't see what was going on in the private room.
"Girl, they are here." Dongxue saw Shi Mingyan and a group of people coming up to the third floor from the door.
Cuizhi glanced over there and saw an old woman beside Shi Mingyan. She frowned and said, "I think I've seen that person there before."
"Which one?" Dongxue asked.
Cuizhi said, "The old woman next to Shi Mingyan."
Dongxue watched the old woman's every move and frowned: "With such momentum, she doesn't look like an old lady from some family, but more like... someone from the palace?"
"I remember now." Cuizhi whispered. She pulled Dongxue towards Xie Rongying and said, "I remember who the old woman next to Shi Mingyan was."
"Miss, that was Madam Li who was beside the Empress Dowager at the Peach Blossom Banquet at Yunwu Manor."
Xie Rongying looked solemn as she looked across at the private room where Shi Mingyan and an old woman appeared. Shi Mingyan made a "please" gesture to the old woman.
"Please invite the people around the Empress Dowager. It seems that she really won't let the girl leave." Dongxue said in a deep voice.
Xie Rongying sneered, "It's not that they invited the Empress Dowager's people, but that the Empress Dowager arranged for someone to use me to threaten my father."
Dongxue and Cuizhi's faces became solemn.
Xie Rongying picked up the teacup, sipped the tea, but stared at the opposite side. After Nanny Li entered the room, Shi Mingyan and his party walked into the room.
"Miss, what should we do?" Cuizhi was anxious. Now it was not as simple as Shi Mingyan targeting her master.
Xie Rongying held the teacup tightly and said calmly, "Whoever is easier to deal with will be dealt with first."
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