Inside the Jade Pavilion elegant room, Xiao Zheng had already ordered the food and wine.
The door of the elegant room was pushed open and the young man guided Song Si and Sun Jin in.
“Uncle.”
Song Si bowed, and Sun Jin did not know who was sitting there, but also followed Song Si’s lead.
“Have a seat.”
Xiao Zheng looked at Sun Jin with a not so good face.
If he didn’t have no choice, he really didn’t want to ask the boy to call Sun Jin over, so that the surname Wen could have a taste of lifting a stone and smashing his own feet.
Sun Jin sensed Xiao Zheng’s displeasure and sat down apprehensively, asking who Xiao Zheng was with his eyes.
“This is Uncle Xiao.”
Xiao?
Sun Jin was so shocked that he stood up again, straightened his clothes, took a step back and performed a big salute to the end, “Sun Jin has met Xiao …… Uncle Xiao.”
The Ding Guo Duke is a hereditary title, Xiao Zheng should have been the son of the Ding Guo Duke, but more than ten years ago after the Qin Wang case came out, in order to avoid suspicion and also to show loyalty, the Ding Guo Duke personally submitted a petition to the emperor and cancelled the position of the son of Xiao Zheng, originally also wanted to cancel his own title of Ding Guo Duke, but the emperor did not allow it.
All of this, Sun Jin and Master Sun these days inquire clearly, is to just now do not know how to call.
Xiao Zheng looked at him and reluctantly said, “Sit down.”
Only then did Xiao Zheng look at him, his lips were red and his teeth were white, his face was clean, not as good as Song Si’s, but he was still a handsome young man, no wonder the Xu family had their eyes on him.
“Cui Xiang Pavilion is ostensibly a restaurant, but in reality it is a flesh and blood business. As long as you go in today, no matter how well you do in the hall the day after tomorrow, someone will impeach you, and it will be a stain that you can hardly get rid of in your life.”
Sun Jin’s body shook and he instantly looked at Xiao Zheng.
Xiao Zheng leaned back in his chair, the corners of his mouth hooked coldly, “I heard that you just became the son-in-law of the Wen family, by rights the Wen family should treat you like a treasure, how come they are using you as a gun?”
Sun Jin’s brain rumbled, he couldn’t figure out what the meaning of his words were for a moment, but he understood that Xiao Zheng wouldn’t lie, which meant that Wen Zhong was trying to harm him, why?
A hand reached over and tapped him on the shoulder, Sun Jin turned his head and looked over in a daze, only to see Song Si’s mouth opening and closing, completely unable to hear what he was saying.
He opened his mouth and made a sound with difficulty, “Why, why?”
“I’m sorry.”
Sons said.
Sun Jin didn’t understand and remained frozen at him.
Song Si couldn’t explain to him, he just patted him on the shoulder apologetically again.
Xiao Zheng’s purpose was achieved and he did not say anything more. He instructed the boy to pour wine, for he wanted to put a thorn in Sun Jin’s heart, even if Wen Zhong dared to set up his aunt.
“I’ll go and ask him!”
Sun Jin rose haughtily and walked outside.
Xiao Zheng gave a wink and the boy who brought them in immediately blocked the doorway, “Sir Sun, please stay!”
Sun Jin looked at him, then looked back at Xiao Zheng, and saw that he was holding up his wine jar, not even giving him a look as he took a sip, his heart sank instantly.
……
The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the dumplings you have wrapped.
“Is it ugly?”
Gu Yi put the dumpling in his hand and turned sideways for everyone to see, “Grandma, auntie, second aunt, do you see it ugly?”
All eyes were drawn to him, and Song Wangyue took the opportunity to pour the medicine in the paper packet into the vegetable filling.
“It’s not ugly.” Grandma Song said with a smile as she looked at the dumplings with barely any vegetable filling in Gu Yi’s hand. Xu and Liu Cui Lan also nodded in agreement.
Song Wangyue took the opportunity to stir the vegetable filling with the basin and chopsticks, so that no one could see the difference.
……
The two of them came out only when there were no other guests in the Jade Pavilion. When they got into the carriage, Sun Jin almost collapsed on the carriage.
Song Si knew he couldn’t think straight and followed him onto his carriage, pulling him up a few times but failing to do so, he simply sat side by side with him on the carriage board, “In fact, it was me that Wen Zhong wanted to destroy, you were only dragged along by me.”
Sun Jin shook his head, if Wen Zhong only wanted to ruin Song Si, there were a thousand and one ways to do it, how could he be involved?
Song Si patted his shoulder again, “Don’t think about it when you get back, get a good night’s sleep, the temple test is the day after tomorrow.”
“Brother Song ……”
Sun Jin’s voice drifted, “What do you think, what does their family take me for?”
Song Si couldn’t answer and sighed softly.
Sun Jin’s heart hurt like pins and needles, since Wen Zhong was in a high position, he should know how important the merit name was to him, who came from a merchant family, but Wen Zhong even tried to take away his lifelong merit name in such an underhanded way.
He clutched his head tightly.
Song Si’s mouth pursed into a straight line.
Whether it was the marriage with Xu Ling’er or what happened today, Sun Jin had indeed been dragged into it by him, and if this affected the temple exams, he would have a hard time in his heart for the rest of his life.
“Brother Sun, actually ……”
The carriage suddenly stopped and the two bodies leaned forward.
“What’s going on?”
Song Si asked.
The coachman was also startled and his voice was unsteady, “A dog suddenly burst out of the alley.”
Song Si’s lifted heart dropped, “It’s late at night, walk more slowly, don’t rush.”
The coachman answered and shook the reins.
“Go to my house, I have something to say to Brother Sun.”
The coachman answered and changed direction, heading slowly towards the southern city.
The Song family was silent, everyone was “asleep”, only a lamp was lit in the hall, Song Wan Yue and Gu Yi were sitting quietly, and Xiao Si was guarding the door.
The sound of a carriage came from the door, Xiao Si quickly went to open the door, and when he saw two carriages parked outside, he paused, “Sir Song, Sir Sun, you are back.”
“Mm.”
Song Si replied, noticing the quietness in the courtyard, he did not move and glanced at Xiao Si, who nodded slightly, Song Si understood and turned back to instruct Sun Jin, “Brother Sun, my family is asleep, let’s keep it down.”
Sun Jin stood lost in thought, did not hear what he said, just subconsciously nodded his head.
The crowd was about to enter the courtyard when they heard Sun Jin’s carriage driver, “Huh?” “There’s a letter here.”
The crowd looked over.
The coachman shivered and picked up the letter on the front board. He had been driving in front of the coach and had not seen who had put the letter behind him.
“Give it to me.”
Sun Jin held out his hand and the coachman hurriedly handed the letter over respectfully.
On the envelope, clearly written in large letters, “Yours sincerely, Xu Qingwan.”