red wheel

Chapter 12
At the dinner table, Xiao Jinxi drank the fish soup spoonful by spoonful, watching Luoer pick up vegetables on the small plate in front of her with chopsticks.

"Miss, this chestnut cake has a lot of chestnuts in it, it's delicious, try it."

"Miss, there are also bean curd rolls. In it, Mammy put mushrooms, ham, chicken, and horseshoe. You like it the most. Eat it quickly."

"Miss, this is oolong elbow. Mammy's new dish is said to be made with oolong tea. It's full of tea aroma. It's delicious. Come and try it."

Luo Er was holding the vegetables while muttering in his mouth.

"Okay, miss, I'll eat, you take it easy." Xiao Jinxi said.

"Hey, Miss, you must eat more, so you can stay healthy!" Luo Er nodded her head and said seriously.

"Okay, miss, I understand." Xiao Jinxi replied kindly.

"Luo'er, don't go out casually during this time, and tell Nanny, you must tell me or your father before you go out, understand?" Xiao Jinxi urged while eating.

"Okay, Luoer understands." Luoer replied obediently.

Luo Er recalled Mammy's explanation and said: "By the way, Miss, Master Hou sent someone to send a message before, telling you to go to him after you wake up and have a meal. Just now Mammy has gone to tell Master Hou that you You can go there with a good meal."

"Well, I'll be there in a while." Xiao Jinxi thought about it, guessing that her father arranged a secret guard for her today.

In fact, she had always had secret guards by her side in her previous life, namely Yunluo and Ruiqi, but because she didn't like being followed by others, and because she had secretly done a lot of things for Murong Xuan in her previous life, these two were often sent out, so that instead Ignored many people and things around me.

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Outside Meiqinyuan's study.

"Miss, Master Hou is already waiting for you in the study." Butler Xiao bowed to Xiao Jinxi and said, but he still didn't finish his words.

Xiao Jinxi smiled and nodded and replied, "Okay, Uncle Zhong." It seems that a stage has already been set up outside to sing.

Xiao Jinxi turned her head and said to Luoer: "Luoer, go and play by yourself, I'll go talk to my father."

"Okay!" "Daddy, I'll come back later." Luo Er replied and turned to go to the yard.

"Girl, don't run too far." Xiao Zhong watched his daughter's back and urged.

"Understood." Luo Er just finished speaking, and the person had already disappeared.

Xiao Jinxi said with a smile: "Uncle Zhong, it's okay, Luo Er has a sense of proportion."

"Okay, miss, please!" Xiao Zhong nodded back.

At this moment the door was opened, Xiao Hengyu saw that it was his sister, and said, "Come in quickly, Xi'er! It's cold outside!" He stretched out his hand and led Xiao Jinxi into the study.

Xiao Jinxi smiled and said, "Brother, I'm so fragile!"

At this time, there were more than ten people standing in the study, and Marquis Wu An was writing a letter with his head bowed.

Hearing Xiao Jinxi's voice, she put down the pen in her hand one by one, raised her head and said, "Xi'er, come and sit here."

"Yes, father." Xiao Jinxi obediently walked to the nearest chair next to Marquis Wu'an and sat down.

Marquis Wu An turned his head to look at the dozen or so people in front of him, and said eloquently, "This is the dark guard chosen by father for you. There are 11 people here in total, with Wei Mo as the head."

"Wei Mo was originally the deputy commander of the dark guards, and the remaining ten subordinates have five dark guards. It is inconvenient to show up one by one today, and they will introduce each of them later."

Turning his head and pointing to the four girls dressed as maids on the other side, he said: "These four were originally secret guards, and they will be your personal maids from today onwards. Xiao Zhong has arranged for these four to show up."

"From now on, they will all belong to your private secret guards."

"In addition, this is Chu Yi. He is the leader of the hidden guards of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. If you don't have enough manpower, you can ask him to arrange it directly. The manpower you arrange will also be transferred to your private guards." Marquis Wu'an picked up three tokens from the table. Card and handed it to Xiao Jinxi.

"This is the dispatch token for the secret guards, personal guards, and bodyguards of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. You take it first."

Xiao Jinxi took the token, stroked it with his fingers, and looked at it blankly, with a dazed expression.

In the previous life, when she returned home after getting married, her father gave her these three tokens and told her repeatedly that she must protect herself when her father was not around!
"Xi'er, Xi'er" Marquis Wu An looked at the dazed daughter and called out.

Xiao Jinxi regained his senses and replied, "Father, I understand."

She understood that the reason why she was designated as her private guard was to tell these people that she would be their only master in the future.

Wu Anhou looked at his daughter and frowned, then turned to look at the dark guard and said again: "Let me introduce you."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

"Miss, my subordinate is called Chu Yi. If you need a place for your subordinates behind the eldest lady, you can ask Wei Mo to come find me."

"In addition, this is a unique signal flare for this subordinate. In case of an emergency, this subordinate can use it to find Missy. Please keep it first." Chu Yi handed the signal flare to Wei Mo after finishing speaking.

"Okay, I understand." Xiao Jinxi nodded and replied, Chu Yi, she knew about it, but she didn't know much. Although she helped Murong Xuan wholeheartedly in her previous life, she didn't use too much of the dark forces of the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion after all.

Wei Mo also bowed in salute and said, "Master, my subordinate Wei Mo, this is Yun Zhan, Yun Lin, and Yun Cheng who are good at lightness kung fu."

"This is Yunrui, Yunzhi, and Yunjie who are good at stealth tracking."

"This is Yunxu and Yunfeng who are good at blocking techniques, this is Yunxiu who is good at medical skills, and this is Yunting who is good at disguise skills. Please show me, master."

"I have seen the master!" Everyone bowed to Xiao Jinxi and saluted.

The four personal servant girls also bowed and saluted:

"Miss, the servant An Xue is good at light work and good at cooking."

"Miss, the servant Shu Ya is good at light work and knows how to work as a female worker."

"Miss, servant girl Xia Han is good at disguise and medical skills."

"Miss, my servant Qiuzhu is good at archery and calligraphy."

Listening to their introduction, Xiao Jinxi smiled knowingly. It seemed that her father and grandmother had really worked hard and prepared everything for her.

"Okay, I got it, I'll get to know you slowly later." Xiao Jinxi nodded and replied.

Turning to look at Wei Mo, he said, "Wei Mo, from now on, except for the courtyard of father, brother and grandmother, you will arrange two people to watch over every other courtyard in the mansion day and night."

Hearing that Marquis Wu An and Xiao Hengyu both looked up at Xiao Jinxi.

"Xi'er, are you suspicious?" Marquis Wu An asked.

Xiao Jinxi nodded and replied: "Father, although our Marquis of Wu'an's mansion doesn't have the dirty things like other mansions, but the tree is so big that it's inevitable that some jealous people want to take part in it. Xi'er is just in case."

Xiao Hengyu thought for a moment and said: "Xi'er is right, father, it seems that our courtyard should pay more attention."

Marquis Wu'an's eyes dimmed. He had been in the northern region for many years, and his mother took care of the affairs of the house, but after all, his mother was old.

After a while, he said: "Yu'er, you and Chu Yi make arrangements, your grandmother, your father, and your courtyard also have people watching day and night!"

Then he turned his head to look at Chu Yi and said: "Chu Yi, if any abnormalities are found in these three courtyards, besides reporting to the Marquis or the Crown Prince, you must also send a message to the Eldest Miss."

"Yes, I obey." Chu Yi bowed and replied.

Xiao Jinxi turned to look at the dark guards again, smiled faintly and said, "Pay attention, just watch, and don't interfere if you find something abnormal."

"Wei Mo, do you remember that these are actually small snakes, and weeding will only scare the snakes. You have to give them enough space to draw out the big snakes behind."

Everyone bowed and replied: "Yes, master."

Wei Mo and Chu Yi were shocked when they heard Xiao Jinxi's order. The eldest lady seemed to have a smile on her face, but she gave people a feeling of shuddering and not being angry.

Xiao Jinxi turned her head to look at Xiao Zhong again, and said, "Uncle Zhong, please make arrangements for me to pass Yunluo Ruiqi to the public later, and they will be the six maids by my side from now on."

Xiao Zhong bowed and replied: "Yes, Miss, my subordinates will make arrangements."

"Miss, do the servants need to hide their martial arts?" An Xue asked Xiao Jinxi with a bow.

Xiao Jinxi replied with a shallow smile: "It's okay, just after the canonization, my father will definitely worry about his daughter, and suddenly arrange so many of you by my side, it can't be to teach me how to embroider and write!"

Xiao Jinxi continued meaningfully: "So it's good for you to do things according to your daily routine, but remember to keep a front line for yourself, and you can give the enemy a fatal blow at a critical moment, do you understand?"

"Yes, the servants know." The four of them bowed back with smiles on their faces. They thought that they would be tied up as personal servants, but now it seems to be quite good, hehe!

Seeing his daughter planning calmly, Marquis Wu An finally pursed his lips and smiled in relief, Su'er, our daughter is smart after all!

"Wei Mo, you go down first, make arrangements as I said, and I will find you when I return to Jinxiu Pavilion later." Xiao Jinxi said to Wei Mo and the others.

"Yes, master." Everyone bowed back and retreated from the dark room of the study one by one.

"Miss, the servants will step back and wait for you outside the door." An Xue bowed and led the three of them.

Xiao Jinxi smiled knowingly, nodded and said, "Okay."

After everyone retreated, Xiao Jinxi turned to look at the letter on the table and asked, "Father, what's going on in the northern border?"

Marquis Wu An handed the letter to Xiao Jinxi and explained: "It's nothing, it's just that my father didn't return to Beijing this time to report on his duties. The generals in the northern border just sent a letter to report the situation on the border. There is nothing special at present."

After receiving the letter, Xiao Jinxi looked down and read it carefully...
"Sister, what's wrong?" Xiao Hengyu looked at Xiao Jinxi and asked worriedly.

Xiao Jinxi looked up and saw the worried eyes, and replied with a knowing smile: "Brother, don't worry, it's nothing, but there are some things I want to clear up."

Then he turned his head to look at Marquis Wu'an, and said, "Father, although there is no special situation in the northern border, father should find a chance to return to the northern border as soon as possible."

"Father, people from this imperial capital may not be the only ones who envy the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. People with ulterior motives are unpredictable. It's hard to guarantee whether there are such people in the northern border."

"Only with my father, can the 30 military power in the northern border be firmly in your hands. As for the rest, we will discuss it later."

Marquis Wu An frowned and pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I will make arrangements as soon as possible for my father. When is the best time, Xi'er thinks?"

Xiao Jinxi replied with a faint smile: "Within half a month. Don't worry, father, maybe there will be an opportunity to help you go back soon, and father is also making preparations."

"Okay, father knows." Marquis Wu An replied.

Then he turned his head to look at Xiao Hengyu and said, "Yu'er, you must protect the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion carefully after father leaves, discuss with your sister and grandmother more, and ask Chu Yi to send a letter to father as soon as possible."

Xiao Hengyu bowed and replied: "Yes, father, the child understands."

Marquis Wu An turned his head again and told Xiao Jinxi: "Xi'er, you must protect yourself first, do you understand?"

Xiao Jinxi replied with a knowing smile: "Yes, father, my daughter knows."

Looking at this pair of sons and daughters, Marquis Wu An was always uneasy.

"Uncle Zhong, did you have anything to say just now?" Xiao Jinxi looked at Xiao Zhong who was at the side and asked.

Hearing this, Xiao Zhong raised his head and glanced at Xiao Hengyu, and then replied: "Miss, there are some rumors outside today, about yesterday's canonization ceremony."

"Yes, sister, it's all rumors in the market, don't worry about it." Xiao Hengyu continued.

Xiao Jinxi smiled lightly and said: "Oh, so it's about this, brother, Uncle Zhong, it's okay, you can't control people's mouths even if you control the world."

"The Marquis of Wu'an cannot be praised by everyone. If so, it will only attract the jealousy of more people. So I am fine, don't worry."

Xiao Jinxi turned to look at Marquis Wu An and said, "Father, don't worry, the most important thing is to take good care of the northern border."

Marquis Wu An nodded and replied: "It's good that you understand, father can rest assured, the father of the northern border will make arrangements as soon as possible."

Xiao Jinxi got up and said to Marquis Wu An: "Okay, father and brother, then I will go back to Jinxiu Pavilion first."

Marquis Wu An nodded and said: "Okay, father looks better today, but you still need to rest and eat more."

"My daughter knows." Xiao Jinxi bowed and stepped back.

Looking at Xiao Jinxi who was slowly going away, Xiao Hengyu frowned, with doubts in his eyes, he always felt that Xi'er was different, her younger sister was as gorgeous as the sun before.

But now, although there is a smile on his face, he always feels that there is a feeling of... unknown.

After a while, Fang withdrew his gaze, knowing that his father was about to go to the north, so he couldn't be too worried.

(End of this chapter)