C105 (2/2)
Cheng Ziyi, dressed in the Imperial Physician's uniform, leaned against the windowsill and reached out to pick up the water curtain that was dripping from the eaves. He inwardly sighed at Xiao Rui Xuan for his intelligence, knowing that he had set up a water wheel behind Zhixiang's residence and was using the water's power to drive the water wheel to pour water on the roof to cool it down.
”Did you come here today to play with this?” Xiao Rui, who was making the tea, glared at Cheng Zixiu.
Today was the day that Cheng Zixiu would come to check his pulse.
Cheng Zixiu whistled lightly, leaned on the windowsill and looked around, then asked curiously, ”Why don't you see Mr. Jin today?”
Xiao Rui's hand that was poking around with a teaspoon paused slightly.
Mr. Jin was his most trusted aide, and he always stayed close to him at Zhixiang Residence. It was no wonder that Cheng Zixiu would ask about him.
”He has some private matters to attend to, so he's on leave from me.” Xiao Rui lowered his gaze, pouring all of the tea leaves into the Trinity Cup in front of him. Then, he held up the small clay pot that was still burning, and poured boiling water into the cup.
The tea leaves that he had just put down, under the effect of the boiling water, were being stretched to their fullest extent as they flew up and down. At this moment, the aroma of the tea overflowed.
Cheng Zixiu took a sniff and jumped down from the windowsill. He walked over to Xiao Rui and smiled, ”What good tea leaves have you had recently?”
”Phoenix Tree Fir Tea from Chaozhou.” Xiao Rui used a cup of tea to draw Cheng Zixiu's attention away from Mister Jin. After all, the fewer people knew about the trip to Shanxi Province, the safer it would be.
Cheng Zixiu drank the cup of tea in one gulp. He was surprised to find that he had not only tasted the fragrance of the green tea, but also tasted the sweet alcohol of the black tea.
”Chaozhou? Did Fujian send more goods over? ” Cheng Zixiu held the cup of tea in his hand. As he played, he asked with an unsatisfied tone.
”Yes, this trip was quite fruitful.” Xiao Rui smiled, then stretched out his hand towards Cheng Zixiu and flipped through the pages, ”At least this number.”
”Five times?” Cheng Zixiu asked in shock.
”Ten times!” Xiao Rui shot him a look of contempt.
Cheng Zixiu sucked in a breath of cold air.
He knew that he had been making a lot of money in the sea business all these years, but he never thought that he would be able to make so much! Even with the profits, it had increased a dozen times!
No wonder Xiao Rui was always so generous, he didn't need money at all.
After Cheng Zixiu was left speechless for a while, he finally remembered his purpose in coming here. He ran over to the window to take a look.
In the huge courtyard, Lin Yuan was playing with two big yellow dogs that were as tall as a person. That dog looked different from what he usually saw, golden yellow in color. The hair all hung down, so long that it seemed to droop to the ground.
Cheng Zixiu turned around, walked over to Xiao Rui Xuan, and sat down next to him. ”Are you really going to let Shardbearer leave?” he asked in a low voice.
”It's not that I want her to quit, it's that she's already had thoughts of retreating.” Xiao Rui sighed helplessly, ”The rules of the Shadowless Pavilion are that as long as you enter for ten years, you can decide to stay.”
”But even so, you can't let her go!” ”Don't you know how important she is to me?”
”How could I not know!?” How many messages Shardbearer has given us over the years. ” Xiao Rui said with a wry smile, ”But she's worried about her senior brother in Fujian now, it's time for them to reunite.”
Cheng Zixiu shook his head, frowned, sighed, and said, ”It's a pity that I've suffered so much. There's no one in the palace who can pass on the message.”