Enter Chang Xiangsi and help Jingzhai fight

So Tu Shanjing put the painting aside and waited for it to dry, took the letter from the other side, and seeing that the ink had dried, he folded it, put it in an envelope and handed it to Ruiyang, asking him to buy some black pork elbows and send it to Qingshui Town along with the letter.

Ruiyang took the envelope and responded, and asked casually: "Miss, the young master will leave for Chenyi City on the tenth day of the month, are you ready?"

I said "Huh" and looked at Tu Shanjing.

Tu Shanjing nodded to me and said, "I haven't had time to tell you yet. The warship for Fenglong has been built, and I just took the opportunity to visit him while inspecting the warship."

I hesitated for a moment and replied, "It's a bit sudden. Let me think about it when I get back."

Tu Shanjing sat and looked at my expression, and finally said, "Okay, then go back and think about it."

I bowed to him, left the study, and saw the newcomer named Xinwang guarding the door.

Seeing me come out, he nodded and smiled slightly, then said, "Goodbye, young lady."

My heart moved, I returned the greeting, and quickly returned to my room. I leaned against the door, feeling my feet a little weak, and slowly moved to the chair.

The next day, I said I had something to do, and I got up early with Jingui. We cleaned the study room early and went back to our room. We spent the whole afternoon calculating the accounts and came up with a rough estimate of the royalties. In the evening, Tu Shanjing came to see me, and Xiaowei told him that I fell asleep early.

On the third day, I said that my condition had relapsed, and I explained the last part of the precautions. I slipped back to my room before she finished cleaning. I dragged Xiao Hui, who was on vacation, to finish writing the remaining short section of "Empresses in the Palace".

Tu Shanjing came again in the evening. Xiaowei told him helplessly that my condition had relapsed and I fell asleep early.

Early in the morning of the ninth day of the first lunar month, I woke up at night because I had slept too early the day before. I didn't fall asleep again until dawn, and I tossed and turned in a daze until noon before I woke up.

Fortunately, I was on vacation today, so no one came to ask me to work. The breakfast in the kitchenette was already past the time, so Xiaowei helped me bring some back from the kitchenette.

I had just finished washing up when she came back. I happily took the lunch box and put it on the table.

Xiao Wei's surprised voice came from behind: "Young Master..."

I turned around and saw Tu Shanjing walking in through the snow and standing outside the door. He glanced at me through Xiaowei and said, "Are you awake?"

Xiao Wei smiled awkwardly: "Well, I'll go see if Jingui needs help."

Tu Shanjing watched her run away, turned around and said indifferently: "You haven't eaten yet? Can I come in?"

How could I say no? I just nodded.

So he came in and sat opposite me.

Under his gaze, I opened the lunch box, took out a bowl of porridge and sipped it.

"You are avoiding me." He looked at me with a bit of grievance.

"Cough cough cough!" I was accidentally scalded, and this time it was not a fake cough.

He stood up quickly, held out his hand, put it down again, and asked, "Can I pour you a glass of water?"

I waved my hands repeatedly, coughed twice, and said with difficulty: "I dare not."

His aggrieved look gradually disappeared, and a trace of anger quietly crept onto his face. He asked, "Don't you want to go to Chenyi City?"

I pursed my lips and answered, "A little bit. First, the Madam has been keeping a close eye on me recently, so I dare not accompany her any more. It is best for me to stay under the nose of the people she sent to spy on me. Second, if I go out, I am afraid that if the eldest master... Guanglin has any news, he will not be able to contact me."

Tu Shanjing looked at me steadily and said, "So what are you afraid of?"

I can't explain it, I just know that I'm always afraid, afraid that happiness will be fleeting, afraid that danger is just ahead, afraid that the people I trust will reveal their claws in the blink of an eye, afraid that the people I try my best to protect will fall into the quagmire and be attacked by wind and rain in the next step.

I whispered, "Young Master, Xinwang and Qianmu are walking around the yard all day long, I... I'm trying to avoid suspicion."

He probably saw my sad expression, so he sighed and said, "Forget it, if you don't want to go, then don't go. Anyway, I will be back soon. They can do nothing but watch, so I have no choice but to resign. I will take Jingye and Ruiyang with me this time, and leave Ruofeng in the mansion with you. You have to protect yourself. If you have anything, go to him. If he can't help, go to Butler Hu or Chunming. When I come back, I will think of a way to send those two back."

I nodded and replied, "Please rest assured, sir. I will be careful. Also, I want to take this opportunity to cultivate my spiritual power. Can you please send an expert to give me some advice?"

He pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll send a shadow guard who is good at teaching people. You can eat well."

After that, he got up and went out, leaving me to eat the rest of my breakfast with a bit of melancholy, which was like chewing wax.

He didn't call me to serve him the rest of the day. At night, a woman in black who called herself Hong Ying knocked on the door and said that the second young master had instructed her to come and teach me how to practice after dinner every day.

I agreed with her on a specific time, quickly packed up and went to bed. The sleepless night was really hard to endure, I tossed and turned in bed all night, and when it was bright I got up and washed.

I felt a little dizzy, but luckily I suppressed my weakness with my willpower. When I walked out of the room, I only saw Ruiyang holding two bags.

"Rui Yang, where is the young master?" I asked him hurriedly.

"Miss, the young master got up early and went to Young Master Chunming's place. His luggage was packed last night. You should go to Qianmen quickly. He took a carriage directly from Qianmen after returning from Young Master Chunming's place."

Upon hearing this, I hurried to the front door, and when I arrived, I saw a carriage parked neatly at the door.

Tu Shanjing had just lifted the car curtain and was looking out. When he saw me running towards him, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he raised his hand and threw a small cloth bag to me.

I hurriedly took it, looked up and saw him saying, "I carved it hastily. You can go to the bank to get the money, but the shape still needs polishing. Wait for me to come back."

I untied the strap of the cloth bag and saw a small jade seal inside. The three words he taught me to write were printed on the bottom of the seal. The four sides of the seal had been polished smooth and a little fox was hastily carved on it.

At this time, Ruiyang and Ruofeng also ran up from behind me. Ruofeng helped Ruiyang get on the carriage. Jingye also stuck her head out of the window on the other side and waved to us.

Tu Shanjing looked at me quietly, then loosened his hands, and the curtain covered his handsome face.

I didn't know the coachman, but he seemed very skilled. He whipped the horse whip, and the three horses neighed loudly, driving the wheels of the carriage to roll.

Ruofeng and I craned our necks to watch the carriage go away, gradually moving farther and farther away until it was out of sight.

In the following days, without Tu Shanjing by my side, I lived a boring life. After dinner, I accompanied Jingui to sweep the study inside and out, even though its owner would not come back to use it for a while.

In the afternoon, I would either clean Tu Shanjing's bedroom with Mansheng, or pester Xiaohui to write a book, or pull Xiaowei over to take a look at her to see if she had a new look, which would make Xiaowei so scared that she would tell me that she didn't change that quickly before stopping.