Dali Monastery, North Yamen, it was almost lunchtime, but Chen Jue was still walking around the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
The sun made his handsome face slightly red, but he didn't care at all. He was immersed in his thoughts and couldn't extricate himself.
Li Xiao walked behind him with a bowl of iced melons and followed him for a few steps before catching up, "Daren, eat some melons and fruits and enjoy the shade. Be careful of heatstroke."
Chen Jue looked back at Li Xiao and grunted.
He took the fruit platter from Li Xiao's hands and walked towards the small stone table under the shade of the tree.
Li Xiao followed closely with small steps.
"Is there any other information in Jing Bei Hou's hexagram?" Chen Jue sat down while turning back to ask Li Xiao.
Li Xiao stood by the stone table, tilting her head to recall. Her big eyes flashed with a bit of daze.
Chen Jue tapped the table, "Sit."
Li Xiao hurriedly sat on the stone bench next to Chen Jue, then shook her head and said: "There is no other information."
Chen Jue frowned. He always felt that the arrangement wasn't proper enough.
"Jing Bei Hou's daughter is dead. This is the content of the main body's hexagram.
The others … … the person who went to Jing Bei Hou fu to inform Jing Bei Hou of this matter should be … … the person surnamed Wang. It should be Wang Yi, Big Brother Wang.
Other information … … there is no other information. "Li Xiao looked at Chen Jue's distressed appearance, thought for a moment and said:
"The hexagram doesn't show who Lian'er is. It only knows that this person who has a deep relationship with Jing Bei Hou couple has passed away. And the person who informed Jing Bei Hou seems to be someone from the government … … this can only be a violent death.
In the hexagram … … it can't be seen that Jing Bei Hou's daughter is pregnant. "
Chen Jue somewhat absent-mindedly used a toothpick to fork a piece of melon and put it in his mouth. He frowned and chewed without knowing the taste.
Li Xiao pursed her lips, hesitating whether to open her mouth and say that she wants to leave.
But when she looked at Chen Jue, she couldn't open her mouth.
Under the shade of the tree, the man was frowning. It was easy to look fierce because of his thick eyebrows and deep eyes. Now that he was frowning, he looked even more intimidating.
He lowered his head to look at the fruit on the plate, but Li Xiao knew that he wasn't looking at the fruit at all. He was lost in his own thoughts and had probably forgotten where he was.
When he lowered his eyes slightly, his long eyelashes covered his eyes and his long eyebrows slanted upwards.
The aura he exuded added points to his good looks — such a focused Lord Chen!
He recalled Xu Ting's youthful side profile under the sun, and the light in his eyes when he looked at Lord Chen attentively …
She looked forward to it.
He yearned for their demeanor, yearned for their strength, yearned for their perseverance and strength.
She was also afraid of death, and she was also afraid that her secret would be exposed, but … the admiration in her chest and the envy for the aura they exuded made it impossible for her to open her mouth and say that she wanted to leave.
She couldn't think deeply about every emotion and logic, but when she looked at Lord Chen, sitting under the shade of the tree in the Dali Monastery's lofty and dignified yamen, she suppressed her thoughts of hiding.
"Lord!"
Suddenly, a man in his prime strode in. He was muscular and had a full beard. "Xu Ting transferred three of your Shadow Guards and two Shadow Guards from the Nine Gates Yamen to Prince Sixth's residence, Su King's residence."
Chen Jue suddenly looked up as if he was suddenly awakened. He turned his face and saw the man in his prime. He suddenly slapped the table and stood up. "Zhang Long, go on behalf of Wang Yi and investigate the other five nobles who bought the jade. Tell Wang Yi to find me at the Assistant Minister of Rites' residence."
"Ah — —" Zhang Long was stunned and hurriedly responded, "Yes, Lord."
By the time he responded, Chen Jue had already walked towards the door.
According to what he said, it was time to go to the residence of Jingbei Hou's son-in-law, the Assistant Minister of Rites, Zhang Yu.
Li Xiao stood up and watched as Zhang Long, who had just come in, walked out with Chen Jue. The sudden change in the quiet courtyard made her somewhat unable to react.
She was still in a daze as she tried to adapt to this rhythm and recall Lord Chen's words. Chen Jue stopped again when he was about to leave the courtyard. He turned his head and said to Li Xiao, "Li Xiao, you go home first."
Then he said to another guard in the courtyard, "Zhao Hu, you send Li Xiao home and protect her."
After Chen Jue said this, he did not delay and walked out. When the last word 'protect' was uttered, he was already gone.
Li Xiao stood there in a daze. Her whole brain was shaken by his casual and natural words, 'you go home first.'
He said 'home', 'go home', as if … his House of Chen was also her home.
She recalled that her home in the north was burned to ashes by a fire and she fled all the way to the capital. She often felt that death was threatening her from behind and closing in on her step by step …
As she continued to be anxious and carefully prayed for her safety, suddenly, a tall and big official, who was still thinking of her even when the case was in a state of anxiety, said to her, "Go home first."
Tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. Her chest was full of bitterness.
Zhao Hu had already walked up to her and said, "I'll go get a small carriage. Li … Li Xiao, come with me first."
Li Xiao lowered her head and nodded. She hid her emotions in her heart with her head lowered.
Until the evening when Lord Chen came back for dinner and asked her to have dinner together, Li Xiao was still immersed in those strong emotions that needed to be disentangled bit by bit. She was unable to extricate herself.
…
"Why are you eating so little?
Is the food at home not delicious? "Chen Jue asked.
"It's delicious," Li Xiao said.
"Why do you keep eating vegetables?
Are you a rabbit? "Chen Jue asked.
"Oh." Li Xiao was obedient.
"Eat meat!" Chen Jue said.
"Mmm, mmm." Li Xiao chewed.
"You eat so slowly … Okay, okay, chew carefully and swallow slowly," Chen Jue said.
Li Xiao was speechless.
This was the most delicious and nervous dinner Li Xiao had eaten in recent months.
There were four dishes and one soup, two meat dishes and two vegetables.
However, Lord Chen was sitting opposite her. He was probably used to eating alone, so he didn't like her at all.
One moment, he complained that she didn't eat well. The next moment, he complained that she ate too slowly like a chicken pecking rice. The next moment, he complained that she wasn't generous when he saw her carefully eating the dishes …
Which girl would wolf down her food?
She wasn't a starving ghost reincarnated, so why was she eating so happily?
She was a guest to begin with. Wasn't it normal for her to be polite and eat the dishes …
Li Xiao kept nagging in her heart, but her mouth remained obedient.
She knew how to be grateful when Lord Chen treated her to a meal and a place to stay.
When she felt that she was 80% full, Li Xiao put down her chopsticks. This was a habit she had developed since she was young. Even if she had been hungry before, she still maintained it.
When Chen Jue saw that she had finished eating, he waved his hand and called the maid over to clean up the table. When he was eating snacks, he said to her, "Your divination ability is very useful. You came out with me today and helped me a lot in this case. Why don't you work with me in the future?
You also know how to read and write, so you can also work with Zhang Tang on the text.
I'll talk to the Ministry of Personnel later and give you a civil position in the Dali Monastery. You'll also receive a salary.
Later, you can also be my page in the House of Chen and receive a monthly salary from me. "
If Zhang Tang heard his words, he would probably be angry again. The adults were simply playing games. Letting a little girl be an official?
However, Chen Jue had always been less restricted by rules. Just like how the emperor chose him, a young man in his early twenties, to be a minister of the Dali Monastery, he also knew how to not stick to one type of talent.
The commander of the Nine Gates knew how to promote Xu Ting to a garrison. Why couldn't he let Li Xiao stay in the Dali Monastery?
Now, there was also a person with supernatural abilities in the Dali Temple Yamen!
Chen Jue looked at Li Xiao indifferently. His eyes were deep and clear.
Under the light of the oil lamp, his eyes were clear and transparent. Although he seemed to be unscrupulous and seemed to do whatever he wanted, his heart was always clearer than ordinary people.
He had long been aware of Li Xiao's methods and had seen through them.
Although he didn't say it out loud, and although he didn't know how Li Xiao did it … Lord Chen had long seen through her lies and disguises.