The daily life of a concubine's daughter

Chapter 258 Xie Qingdai Enters Beijing

Shi Yao greeted Xie Jibai as cordially as if she were calling upon the Book of Merits.

After Xie Jibai's unremitting efforts, she now has three rebirth points, all thanks to Xie Jibai.

"I've met you twice. Thank you, Master Xie, for helping me a lot."

Jiang Miao slowly tightened his grip on the reins and uttered a single syllable with an ambiguous meaning: "Oh?"

How can Xie Jibai, a dandy young man, help Shi Yao, a young lady from a wealthy family?

Shi Yao was not familiar with him, so she pretended not to hear his monosyllabic question. She lowered the curtain, broke free from the clutches of Muxiang and Banxia, ​​and got out of the carriage.

Jiang Miao immediately ordered: "Come here, put down the horse stool!"

Immediately a servant came forward and brought a stool.

Shi Yao was worried that if she jumped off the carriage, she might lose some of the gold hairpins on her head. Upon hearing this, she smiled gratefully at Jiang Miao and stepped onto the horse stool to get off the carriage.

Seeing this, Xie Jibai quickened his pace, stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Second Miss Shi."

Just as she was about to show some courtesy to Jiang Miao, whom she didn't know, when Shi Yao put down the hem of her skirt, her wrist fell downward, and a red gold bracelet on her wrist slipped off and fell straight to the ground.

Shi Yao opened her mouth, then became tongue-tied and subconsciously covered the other gold bracelet.

Xie Jibai was stunned for a moment and was about to bend down to pick up the gold bracelet. At the same time, Aunt Liu Hua almost ran over, and Jiang Miao jumped off the horse, took a step forward, and picked up the bracelet first.

He handed the bracelet to Shi Yao and said with a smile, "Cousin, put on the bracelet, and don't let it fall off again."

Shi Yao's face flushed. Aunt Liu Hua came forward, took the bracelet and put it on Shi Yao. She bowed and smiled, "Thank you, cousin. Miss, put it on quickly. This pair of bracelets was passed down by Madam Jiang when the old lady got married. Don't break them."

Madam Jiang back then was the old lady’s mother.

Shi Yao was speechless. Aunt Liu Hua really found every opportunity to help her save face.

She thought that Aunt Liu Hua was going to take a day off today and give up on her for a day.

Xie Jibai was a bit slow and slowly withdrew his hand. He understood something and subconsciously took a step back to keep a distance from Shi Yao.

Seeing this, Shi Yao took a step forward and said happily: "Xie sir, I have something important to discuss with you, may I have a moment to talk?"

Xie Jibai glanced at Jiang Miao hesitantly, but Jiang Miao remained calm and said nothing.

Seeing that Shi Yao had walked to the side of the road, Xie Jibai bowed to Jiang Miao apologetically and caught up with Shi Yao.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Shi Yao asked softly, "Master Xie, my eight thousand taels..."

She started, and Xie Jibai understood and took over the conversation, bowing and solemnly saying, "Young lady is very kind and righteous, and the Xie family has no choice but to exchange part of your money for disaster relief grain, which will be transported to Fengzhou to help countless disaster victims.

The victims who were rescued were all grateful for the kindness of Miss Shi Er, and some even set up a longevity tablet for her, praying that she would live forever and that her good deeds would be rewarded.

Shi Yao's eyes curved slightly: "It's fine as long as the money can be put to good use. Thanks to you for your great help, I would also like to thank you on behalf of those who were helped."

Xie Jibai asked in astonishment: "Miss, did you believe me so much? Didn't you suspect that I stole the money?"

Shi Yao thought, she had a book of merits, she knew how many people she had saved, so she smiled and said, "Then, did you lie to me, young master?"

Xie Jibai's lips curved slightly: "There is indeed something I need to tell the girl."

"Master, please speak."

"When I was helping the victims, I found that many people were infected with diseases, so I took the initiative to use the other part of the girl's silver to buy medicinal herbs, boiled them into soup, and distributed them to the sick people."

Shi Yao suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the merit points were sometimes more and sometimes less. It turned out that Xie Jibai's ideas kept coming up.

"Sir, you are so thoughtful. I can't thank you enough for putting the money to good use. How can I blame you? Oh, I still have five thousand taels..."

Shi Yao's hand reached for her purse, and Xie Jibai was startled and waved his hands, saying, "No, no! Second Miss Shi, the flood in Fengzhou has passed, the court has sent consolation, and the victims have returned to their hometowns. There is no need for disaster relief.

Moreover, last time, my father learned that the girl had secretly given me a silver note of 8,000 taels, and he severely scolded me. Because it was inconvenient to return the silver to the girl, my father ordered me to spend every penny on the victims and not to embezzle a single copper coin. "

Not only was he scolded, he almost resorted to family law. His father did not punish him because he was planning to rescue Zhou Ji, the prince of Changning County, and was also running around for Shi Yao's eight thousand taels.

Seeing that he looked honest, Shi Yao couldn't help but curl up the corners of her lips. Well, she wouldn't scare him anymore. It seemed that the Xie family had been in a turmoil because of the eight thousand taels of silver.

"In that case, there is no need for me to add unnecessary details. Saving someone temporarily cannot save them forever. By the way, I just saw Third Master Xie in a hurry. Where is he going?"

Xie Jibai secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said truthfully, "Just now in Qiuyue Tower, everyone was clamoring to rescue Mr. Bo's sister. It was so noisy that the Fourth Prince was even alarmed to take action personally. I thought, I can help look for her, and hope to find Miss Bo in time."

Shi Yao raised her eyebrows, fearing that Xie Jibai and Jiang Miao had the same idea and that the kidnapper would kill her.

However, since Xie Jibai could not take part in the imperial examination, how could he attend the gathering of other candidates?

"Could it be that the owner of Qiuyue Tower is the Xie family?"

Xie Jibai was stunned for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure and said with a smile, "Miss Shi is very smart.

The imperial examination is approaching and the capital city is full of good and bad people. My father ordered me to inspect shops more often these days, especially teahouses, restaurants and inns, to avoid any trouble.

The news that Miss Bo was kidnapped was spread in Qiuyue Tower, so I have to pay attention to it and do my best. If I can find Miss Bo in time, it will be a good deed for me. "

Shi Yao immediately understood.

However, judging from the implicit meaning of his words and his lack of anxiety, he probably did not hear from Xie Qingdai about Bo Yingzi's kidnapping.

Shi Yao asked tentatively, "I wonder how Sister Xie is doing? Ever since the two families broke off the engagement, I have been feeling guilty. It was all because of my seventh brother who was such a jerk that he attracted evil spirits and caused Sister Xie's hair to be cut."

"My sister's hair cutting has nothing to do with the Shi family, Miss Shi, there is no need to feel guilty." Xie Jibai advised solemnly, and then said, "My sister went to Beijing a few days ago, and today she went to beg for alms with the nun."

Shi Yao was surprised. Xie Qingdai came to Beijing?

Just as she was about to ask in detail, Jiang Miao's gentle voice came over: "Cousin! Have you finished discussing business with Master Xie? There are guests from Qiuyue Tower leaving in the back, and our carriage is blocking them. If you are not in a hurry to leave, I will ask someone to move the carriage."

Xie Jibai couldn't help but turn his head and look at Jiang Miao.

Jiang Miao smiled back.

Only men understand the undercurrents between men. Xie Jibai smiled and said, "It seems that Miss Shi has found a good marriage."

What he said was exactly that day, Shi Yao donated eight thousand taels to Fengzhou on the grounds of accumulating virtue to find a good marriage.

Look at this young man with a handsome appearance and outstanding temperament. His eyes have always been on Shi Yao. She vaguely regards him as a love rival. She thinks he is the good husband that Miss Shi is looking for.