Chapter 20

Do you think you don't have to tell him at all, or do you think he's too young to help?

"I've just learned it," Xu Mingyi said with a smile. "I was afraid you might worry. I was going to tell you after the matter was solved."

In the past, facing the boy in front of her who asked her with a bulging face, she would certainly be unwilling to show weakness and say "it's no use telling you, it'll only make things worse".

Now, she just wants to talk to her brother, even if... In fact, she subconsciously felt that there was no need to tell him such a little fart.

Well, of course, this prejudice is wrong and must be changed in the future.

Xu Ming didn't expect her to say so. Seeing her smiling, he asked him to answer for a moment.

"When Liu Yi found you, you still didn't know the truth? So he resolutely tied her here -" Xu Mingyi smiled and praised, "well done."

Then he reached out and patted him on the head like a reward.

When Xu Ming stared, as if he had been stabbed by something, he quickly waved her hand away.

After this subconscious action, he felt a little too extreme. He raised his eyes to see Xu Mingyi, but he saw that her smile was stronger and her bright eyes were bent. He seemed to think his action was interesting rather than unknowing.

"It's like a changed person..." he frowned and muttered in a low voice.

Xu Mingyi didn't hear it and said with a smile, "you should be tired after running around today. Go back to bed."

"No, I haven't asked why Liu Yi hurt you yet?"

"I can't ask anything at this time. My mother will ask later."

Of course, she had to see Liu Yi herself.

"... you don't know people clearly on weekdays. You're careless. You'll have a long memory this time."

When seeing Xu Ming, he had to go on. Xu Mingyi looked at him strangely: "why didn't you find you nagging like this before?"

Xu Ming's face turned black.

Is that too much of a nag?

But on second thought, Xu Mingyi is famous for being nagging

At this time, listening to her, she asked, "do you have anything to say to me tomorrow?"

Xu Ming stretched his face and shook his head.

However, seeing that she turned and seemed to leave, the boy clenched his fist and shouted, "wait!"

Originally pretending to go, Xu Mingyi turned back.

"I was wrong to cut your bow last year... At that time, I didn't know that bow meant a lot to you. I..." Xu Ming's face was red, but his sincere eyes were particularly firm. "I did something wrong. You should punish me!"

This matter is a knot in his heart.

Just because of his face and Xu Mingyi's unhappy face, he didn't have the courage to say it.

Xu Mingyi was stunned for a while before he realized what he was talking about.

After all, no matter how much she valued the bow, it was an old thing for her six or seven years ago——

She wanted to say "I forgot it long ago", but when she saw the boy's serious look, she still said, "what's the penalty for you... I have to think about it..."

Suddenly realizing that he seemed too emotional, Xu Ming didn't dare to wait.

If she makes any unreasonable request, he should... Be able to go back on it?

"I'll punish you to buy me Cheng Ji's steamed stuffed bun in soup early tomorrow morning."

Xu Ming was stunned.

... that's it?

It's too obvious!

As we all know, in the town government, the word Xu Mingyi can be used as an adjective - as for the specific meaning, it can be switched freely in fundamentally different contexts.

"Can you be a little sincere!" Xu Mingshi came back, his face very dissatisfied.

He was told by his mother that he was supposed to take care of her. Before she recovered, he should be responsible for eating. What punishment is buying a soup bag! This is simply perfunctory of his sincerity!

Xu Mingyi tut tongue.

Where do the punished people get so many demands?

But seeing the boy's angry appearance, she had to say, "I'll tell you when I think of it?"

"...." Xu Ming nodded reluctantly.

The boy still left with a grim face, took a few steps, turned back, frowned and reminded: "... But just this chance, think about it and tell me again!"

Xu Mingyi nodded cooperatively.

Jiuer's expression is complicated and unspeakable:... What's the purpose of Childe's persistence for fear that the girl will not be punished in place?

Watching Xu Mingshi leave, Xu Mingyi quietly returns to the front hall with his servant girl.

She did not return to the hall, nor did she ask for a briefing.

Seeing Xu Mingyi standing quietly in the corridor with two servant girls, the four women and servant girls were stunned for a while before they realized that their girl was eavesdropping?

But just show up in front of them... Is this appropriate?

At least hide it?

"Gu..." a woman was embarrassed to remind. However, as soon as she spit out a word, she saw Ah Zhu beside Xu Mingyi pick her eyebrows and look at herself.

"..." the old woman was shocked and turned into a difficult smile before she could finish.

It seems that the lady didn't specifically explain not to let the girl eavesdrop

There is nothing a girl can't do in this family

Moreover, the girl hid very well, and the people didn't make a sound. As long as she didn't go to see it, she couldn't find it at all.

On this thought, the woman took back her eyes and lowered her head.

This front hall is quite large. The Duke of the town sits at the top. The people guarding outside can only hear some voices, but can't distinguish what they are talking about.

However, Xu Mingyi practiced martial arts since he was a child. At this time, he was quiet and could hear clearly.

She knew that at first her grandfather urged her to go back to rest to avoid her.

But now she really wanted to know more about her family, so she came up with such a way to have the best of both worlds.

Of course, if she really shouldn't listen, she won't pry too much, but the hall door is not closed. It's clear that she can be eavesdropped.

"The daughter-in-law also made a mistake in this matter. It was her daughter-in-law's oversight first. Especially Ruan's... the daughter-in-law thought that she was the only concubine in the house, and there was nothing to restrict her. But she didn't think about it. This actually encouraged her ambition and gave birth to some delusions that she shouldn't have. When Ruan entered the house, half of them were the masters of her daughter-in-law..."

"I'm the root of Ruan's business..."

Xu Jin's voice came into Xu Mingyi's ear: "I was too careless and hid her pregnancy..."

"All right!"

The old man impatiently interrupted his son's words: "I think you are confused!... at the beginning, I set a family rule for you and the second son that the Xu family can't have common children. Should you be because the town government can't afford it?"

Cui was stunned.

Xu Mingyi was also very surprised - there are such family rules in her family!