However, Meng Ruyi instinctively felt that this person must have an ulterior motive. It wasn't that she was being petty. It was just that if one took a close look in the original book, no one was a good person. It could only be said that some were better at hiding their true nature on the surface, while others were too lazy to deal with such things.
Tang Xiyi.
Meng Ruyi silently repeated the signature under the note in her mind and felt a bit lucky.
Fortunately, she had opened the note to take a look. Otherwise, this jade pendant would probably have ended up in Brother Song's hands directly.
Brr.
Just thinking about it sent a chill down her spine. Meng Ruyi carefully inspected the box again. Still not feeling at ease, she found a thick piece of burlap, put the dagger into its scabbard, wrapped it tightly, and planned to give it to Song Huaizhi like this.
[Lol, why does it seem like Yu Yu is feeling guilty? Hahaha]
[Good old Tang Xiyi. He's really the king of stealing someone's love interest. In the original text, he secretly met with the female lead behind other male leads' backs. Now he's sending a note to Yu Yu behind Brother Song's back.]
[??? Thanks to the above for the revelation. So this guy is a repeat offender.]
[He's still playing the victim in front of Brother Song. But then he's flirting with someone else's wife. This guy...]
Meng Ruyi: "..." It seemed that this Tang Xiyi was not a good person in the original text.
However, he was having a discussion with Brother Song now? And it seemed that this person had recognized her identity, so he had some schemes.
The Tang family's business was spread all over the world, and they had many informants. His attempt to win her over was probably because he knew that she and Brother Song were disciples of Mr. Lin. It was probably just a coincidence that she had met him this time.
However, this little note was worth thinking about.
Meng Ruyi looked at the note thoughtfully and gave up the idea of hiding it from Song Huaizhi.
...
When Song Huaizhi returned, the sky was gradually darkening, and the last ray of sunset glow had been swallowed up.
He had been talking to that troublesome guy Tang Xiqing for a whole day. He was so tired that he couldn't hide it, and a hint of weariness appeared on his face.
He went to check on Meng Ruyi first.
Just as he knocked on the door, he saw Meng Ruyi sitting at the table, holding a book in her hand. She looked up at him and said, "Brother Song, haven't you eaten yet? Hurry up, Lian Qiao, go and ask someone to bring the hot food from the kitchen."
After saying that, she put down the book, patted the chair, and said, "Come and have a cup of tea to rest."
The sky had completely darkened, and only a few candles were lit in the room. Song Huaizhi stood at the door, looking blankly into the room.
Was this the feeling of home?
Seeing that Song Huaizhi didn't move, Meng Ruyi thought he was still thinking because he was annoyed by Tang Xiyi. So she urged, "Hurry up, hurry up. I haven't eaten either. I've been waiting for you. I'm so hungry!"
Hearing this, Song Huaizhi immediately stepped into the room. After sitting down, he said, "Thank you, but if I come back too late next time, you..."
Before he could finish his sentence, Song Huaizhi saw the smile on Meng Ruyi's face fade. She crossed her arms and looked at him.
"Ahem." He wisely cleared his throat and changed the subject to Meng Ruyi, saying, "Thank you, Yu Yu. I'm just hungry."
As he was speaking, Lian Qiao had already led the waiter in with the food and placed it on the table.
This place was near the river, and it was just the right season to eat fish.
Meng Ruyi took a bite of the steamed sea bass and couldn't stop because it was so delicious.
Song Huaizhi found it funny and patiently removed the bones first before starting to eat slowly.
After the meal, Meng Ruyi said to Lian Qiao, "Give me the dagger."
"Dagger?" Song Huaizhi looked at Meng Ruyi and asked, "Is this a gift you bought for me when you went shopping today, Yu Yu?"
"Of course!" Meng Ruyi said. She asked Lian Qiao to hand the dagger to Song Huaizhi and then continued to ask, "What did you do today, Brother Song?"
Song Huaizhi took the dagger and replied, "The Tang family, that imperial merchant. I wonder if Yu Yu still remembers them?"
"I remember. I remember Mr. Lin and Brother Song both mentioned them."
"I went to meet the current eldest young master of the Tang family today."
As he said this, Song Huaizhi unwrapped the cloth around the dagger. The cold blade slid out of its scabbard, flashing a cold light, which showed the quality of this knife.
Song Huaizhi was surprised and said to Meng Ruyi, "I like this gift very much. Thank you for your hard work, Yu Yu."
"It's okay." After saying that, Meng Ruyi casually mentioned, "I was just about to tell you that I bought this dagger from a shop of the Tang family."
"Hmm?"
Realizing that Meng Ruyi wanted to tell him something, Song Huaizhi withdrew his gaze from the dagger and looked at Meng Ruyi.
"I met a man, the one you mentioned, Tang Xiyi of the Tang family." As she said this, Meng Ruyi took the note that Jing Zhe had handed over and gave it to Song Huaizhi, saying, "He might have recognized me, so he wanted to make friends with me."
"But I heard from Brother Song that Tang Xiyi also went to see you." Meng Ruyi frowned, and a look of thought appeared on her face. "I wonder what he really wants to do."
Tang Xiyi had crossed a big line this time.
Song Huaizhi slightly lowered his eyes. His long eyelashes covered the darkness in his eyes, and a cold look flashed through his eyes. His heart grew a bit cold.
Tang Xiyi's reach was too long. He even dared to reach out to Yu Yu bypassing him.
Thinking of Tang Xiyi's late arrival during the meeting at noon, Song Huaizhi deduced that he might have been delayed because he had seen Meng Ruyi.
"However, my meeting with him should have been a coincidence. But after he heard my identity, he recognized my men's clothing and guessed my identity."
Meng Ruyi added.
"Men's clothing?" Song Huaizhi looked up and caught this key word. He said to Meng Ruyi, "It seems that Yu Yu has been hiding a lot of things from me."
"...... Ahem, ahem, ahem." Meng Ruyi covered her lips with her right hand and said a bit embarrassedly and guiltily, "I just wanted to try something new."
Song Huaizhi gave her a half - smiling look and planned to settle the score with her later.
"Tang Xiyi is not simple. I'm sure you've seen that too." Song Huaizhi said.
Meng Ruyi nodded.
"He came to me today and said that Concubine Tang in the palace had been poisoned by a witchcraft. That's why he came to the southwest to try to save his sister."
"Sister?" Meng Ruyi felt that this character had not been mentioned in the plot, so she asked, "Is it his biological sister?"
"No." Song Huaizhi took a sip of tea and explained, "She's his half - sister, but they don't seem to have much contact."
"Coming to me this time, either he's worried that if Concubine Tang dies, the Tang family will lose a very rare bargaining chip, or he's using this as an excuse to make friends with me for the sake of Mr. Lin behind us and the group of civil officials led by Mr. Lin."
Sure enough.
Meng Ruyi nodded and agreed with Song Huaizhi's guess. She said, "I guess he has his eyes on something too. Tang Xiyi looks like a very cunning person."
"Yes." Song Huaizhi nodded in strong agreement and said to Meng Ruyi, "So stay away from him, Yu Yu. This kind of person is cunning and ruthless."
Tang Xiyi, who was discussing with his subordinates, suddenly sneezed for no reason.