Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 112 Conditional
The setting sun outside the window had already set, and the twilight gradually became darker.

Xiao Huai looked at her, not knowing how long it had been.

Her eyes seemed to be dyed by the night, as deep as ink.

And if it is lit by the light on the candlestick, there will be light shining in the blackness.

But there was no trace of cunning.

As the important minister of the military camp and the general protecting the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he can only take the safety and stability of the country as the premise.

As long as she showed the slightest dodge to his questioning, the knife on the case might be thrown into her chest without hesitation.

But she didn't, and he couldn't see ambition in her eyes.

His eyes moved down to her chin, and then up to her pupils: "What else do you have?"

Hearing these words, Shen Xi's hanging heart suddenly relaxed.

She nodded and said: "Except for being able to read some maps, I only know about my daughter's things. Making incense and rouge, appreciating and so on."

Xiao Huai looked at her deeply, dragged the map in front of her, lowered his eyes and said, "In your opinion, which way should I go?"

Shen Xi's heart relaxed again, he glanced at him and said, "If I tell you, the prince won't treat me as a meticulous worker?"

Xiao Huai looked at her unmoving: "It's not that I haven't been to Datong, you just can tell, maybe I will go as you said."

Shen Xi nodded, then took the pen beside his sleeve and marked another curved line: "Although the road here is a bit curved, it is flat and smooth, and there are not so many mountain roads. Datong is dry and windy. It’s only suitable for walking in autumn and winter.”

Xiao Huai glanced at the mark, then at her: "Xuanhua?"

Shen Xi nodded: "Although it's a bit far away, Xuanhua's terrain is relatively flat. No matter how urgent your son is, I think it's safer to go here."

When she spoke, her upper body was half bent over the table, with a serious expression on her face, as if she was sincerely offering advice to him as a friend.

Xiao Huai moved his eyes away, staring at the night outside the window with fixed eyebrows.

After a while, he picked up the knife on the table and poked the ashes of the fire in the stove.

"Except for the piece of ice-species jade whose origin is unknown, the Ji family seems to have many antique calligraphy and paintings of unknown origin. If I remember correctly, it seems that it should be the family property that has been privately pawned from you in the past two years."

As he said that, he threw the knife, took out a roll of paper full of words from under the case, and continued: "These are about all the valuable things that the Ji family has acquired in the past three years, and they are all listed.

"However, as far as I know, the reason why the Ji family succeeded was because there were thieves in your house."

Shen Xi reached out to take it, but was suddenly pressed down by his big palm.

"I still have conditions."

Shen Xi stepped back and said, "Your Majesty, please speak."

Xiao Huai narrowed his eyes and looked down at the hall: "Your agreement with Liu Ling."

When Shen Xi heard this, he also knew that he was going to have a showdown.

So he was relieved.

"If the prince is willing to give me the news, the agreement between me and shopkeeper Liu will naturally still count."

Xiao Huai glanced at him: "Can Liu Ling's worth be equal to mine?"

Shen Xi paused, and tried to say: "Dare to ask the prince's meaning?"

He fixedly looked ahead: "Ten years."

"What?!" She didn't quite understand.

Xiao Huai came over and said, "Extend the time you promised Liu Ling to ten years."

ten years? !
This is to be caught by him?

Shen Xi was stunned, and then realized that he didn't completely trust her.

The agreement she made with Liu Ling was to appreciate jade for three months free of charge. During these three months, she had already generated a lot of income for their store, which could be regarded as offsetting the cost.

But when he said ten years, how could it be as simple as helping him appreciate ten years of jade for free?
Although he will earn more in these ten years, his actual intention is just to keep her in sight and watch her.

After all, she is of Helian blood, and after all, she knows not too little.

As one of the most powerful people in the Great Zhou, it would be unreasonable for him not to arouse caution.

But apart from the longer time, Shen Xi didn't find it difficult to accept his intentions!
If she had to agree to get the news, it was not impossible for her to compromise.

After all, she really has no intention of usurping the dynasty so far, nor does she have the ability to set such a big ambition, so his vigilance can't affect her.

But ten years is really too long, and it's not worth it for her to accept him easily.

She thought for a while, and said: "I can agree to the son, but I also ask the son to agree to one request."

Xiao Huai glanced at her coldly, and flicked the index finger of the hand holding the glass.

Shen Xi understood that she should speak, so he said: "For the past ten years, my son, please keep the secret of my life experience strictly."

Xiao Huai did not refuse.

As long as she doesn't think the Five Armies Commander's Mansion has nothing to do and doesn't provoke the barracks to send troops, he doesn't really care what blood she has.

He pushed the stack of papers over: "Let's go."

Shen Xi opened the paper and glanced at it for a while, then immediately stood up, gave a quick and deep salute, and walked out quickly.

Xiao Huai watched the back of her leaving, sniffed the scent left in mid-air, marked the third road on the map with a pen, and handed it to Su Yan who was behind him: "Take the road I marked last, these All packed up and ready to go."

No matter how sincere she was, he would not easily trust a Helian person who did not have a deep understanding when it came to safety.

But since she saw his original route, he would naturally not choose it again.

There was a moon shadow in the sky, and although it was dark in the alley, Shen Xi walked extremely fast and steadily!

She walked this alley twice, and she knew that there was nothing on the road.And because he knew that there would be no one else except Xiao Huai, so he was not afraid of strangers appearing suddenly.

Pearl and Wang'er waited for almost two hours, and they were already extremely anxious.

If it wasn't for knowing that Shen Xi was not a reckless person, and telling them to wait here, they would have made up their minds, and they would have rushed in to look for it!

From afar, I saw a light-colored figure trotting closer and closer. The two got out of the car immediately, and when they saw their faces clearly, they quickly ran up to meet them: "Girl!"

"Hurry up and go home!" Shen Xi's eyes were shining brightly, and his energy was shining because of walking around.

Here in the mansion, Aunt Pei and the others were already very anxious, and they didn't dare to disturb the mansion. They even sent a few groups of people out to investigate but there was no news.

Even Shen Liang didn't move after dinner, sitting at the door holding the little puppet that Shen Xi gave her, looking forward to it.

When they arrived at the mansion, all the people in the courtyard rushed out.

"Where did you go? Why did you go so late?!"

"Yes! The slaves are dying of anxiety!"

Shen Xi didn't want to say so much, and quickly went back to the room, sat down and drank a cup of tea to moisten his throat, and then sat down.

She stayed with Xiao Huai for nearly two hours, but he didn't give her a cup of tea, and almost killed her, she was really thirsty.

"I just went out to find something, nothing to do. Let's eat first."

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