He Gongzi, has he left?
Seeing this, Jinping was startled and quickly turned to run and find her master and Young Miss.
However, when she arrived at her master's residence, she saw that her Young Miss was already there.
"Master, Young Miss."
Seeing the two, Jinping also hurried forward and called out.
Both of them nodded upon hearing her, and then Song Yongsui looked at his daughter and said,
"You said He Xiuyuan resigned when he returned last night?"
"Yes, he said he had urgent matters to attend to and needed to leave. I asked him to relay the message to you."
Song Sijun nodded gently and said.
Hearing this, Song Yongsui frowned, "Then he shouldn't have left yet, right? I'll go see him off."
He Xiuyuan was a guest, and now that he was leaving, it was only right for him to see He Xiuyuan off.
However, Jinping immediately said, "Master, Mr. He seems to have already left. His room is empty."
"He's already gone?"
Upon hearing this, Song Yongsui was stunned for a moment, then his expression changed slightly, "Why did he leave in such a hurry? Could it be that one of the servants neglected him?"
"Master, absolutely not!"
Jinping's expression changed slightly upon hearing this. She was the one who had been with He Xiuyuan the longest. If there was any talk of neglecting or deliberately making things difficult for He Xiuyuan, she would certainly be counted among them.
But the problem was, she hadn't done any such thing.
"Are you sure not?"
Song Yongsui frowned and stared at Jinping, asking.
Jinping quickly shook her head and denied, "Master, truly not."
"Father, this should be impossible. Your daughter specifically instructed earlier not to let the servants neglect him."
Seeing this, Song Sijun immediately spoke up.
Hearing this, Song Yongsui thought about it and felt that the Song family's servants were indeed unlikely to do such a thing.
If that was the case, then He Xiuyuan probably didn't want to trouble them, so he left on his own.
He just didn't know what the urgent matter He Xiuyuan mentioned was.
"I understand, you..."
The person had already left, and Song Yongsui had no way to see him off even if he wanted to. He immediately waved his hand, intending to dismiss Jinping.
Just at this moment, a servant rushed in through the door. After entering, the servant immediately said,
"Master, someone from the Zhong family is requesting to see you outside the residence."
"The Zhong family? Which Zhong family?"
Song Yongsui heard this, thought for a moment, and asked somewhat strangely.
Among the people their Song family knew, it seemed there was no Zhong family, right?
"Master, I heard they are from Yong'an Ward. The famous Zhong family in Yong'an Ward should be Vice Minister Zhong, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue in the imperial court, right?"
Vice Minister Zhong?
Hearing this, Song Yongsui's hands trembled slightly, and then he immediately stood up, "Go, immediately bring them to the main hall, and bring out my good tea."
It was no wonder he was so nervous; this was Vice Minister Zhong! An official of the third rank.
Moreover, it was rumored that the current Minister of Revenue was old and frail and would soon retire, and this Vice Minister of Revenue was the most likely candidate to take office.
He thought about how the Song family had once been prominent, but even then, they had never had an official of the third rank.
Thinking of this, Song Yongsui hurried towards the main hall, praying that no bad news would come knocking.
And Song Sijun, who was beside him, was also a little nervous at this moment. After thinking for a moment, she immediately followed.
She was also worried in her heart that such a high-ranking official coming to their door was probably not a good thing.
A moment later, Song Sijun arrived at the back door of the main hall. After quietly sneaking in, she hid behind a screen.
"Are you Vice Minister Zhong?"
After Song Yongsui rushed over, he saw a middle-aged man already standing in front of the main hall. This middle-aged man had a square face and a calm expression, showing a hint of imposing dignity.
And beside the middle-aged man was a very delicate and beautiful young woman.
Zhong Mingcheng saw Song Yongsui approach, and seeing Song Yongsui's nervous demeanor, he immediately stepped forward to support him, "I am not wearing my official robes now, so there's no need to be so formal."
As soon as these words came out, it was an admission of his identity.
However, the meaning in his words suggested that he wasn't here to cause trouble.
Thinking of this, Song Yongsui also breathed a sigh of relief. However, Steward Song, who was beside him, was momentarily stunned when he saw these two.
He didn't know the middle-aged man, but wasn't the young woman beside him the young lady they had traveled with earlier?
He had felt before that her identity was extraordinary, but he hadn't expected her to be the daughter of Vice Minister Zhong.
Thinking of this, Steward Song's heart immediately tightened again, wondering what the other party had come for.
"Then, may I ask, Vice... Your Excellency, what brings you to my humble abode?"
Song Yongsui thought for a moment, not knowing how to address the other party, and in the end, still called him "Your Excellency."
Zhong Mingcheng saw this and originally wanted to correct the other party, but thinking of the matter he wanted the other party to do, he no longer dwelled on it.
"I came to your residence to seek Mr. He, but when I arrived today, I heard that Mr. He had already left. Does Your Excellency know where Mr. He went?"
Zhong Mingcheng was also quite helpless at this moment. He had come yesterday, but He Xiuyuan had gone out with the other party to offer congratulations.
He had even left a message, saying that he wanted to visit He Xiuyuan today.
As a result, when he came today, He Xiuyuan had already left directly.
Although He Xiuyuan had left a message when he left, saying that the matter from that night had been resolved.
When he heard this news, to be honest, he was incredibly excited.
Because after that night, he was indeed worried, worried whether that thing would come back again.
But he hadn't expected He Xiuyuan to say that thing had been resolved.
He already knew that He Xiuyuan must be He Xiuyuan, but what he hadn't expected was that He Xiuyuan was actually so powerful.
He Xiuyuan was in Shengping Ward, which was very far from Yong'an Ward, yet He Xiuyuan was still able to know what happened in Yong'an Ward and even resolved it.
What kind of Expert was this?
And the more such a Expert he was, the more he wanted to make his acquaintance.
But, the person did not stay at all and left directly.
"Mr. He? Are you referring to He Xiuyuan?"
Hearing this, Song Yongsui was startled. Could it be that He Xiuyuan had done something, and the other party had come to cause trouble?
No, that's not right. The other party used a respectful address, so it's unlikely they came to cause trouble.
Furthermore, the other party was not wearing official robes or accompanied by yamen runners, so they shouldn't be here to cause trouble for He Xiuyuan.
"May I ask, Your Excellency, what urgent matter do you have with him?"
After thinking for a moment, Song Yongsui cautiously asked.
He was a little confused. When did He Xiuyuan become acquainted with Vice Minister Zhong?
He knew He Xiuyuan quite well. He had been to Chang'an before, but then he returned to Peach Blossom Town. How could he have had the opportunity to meet Vice Minister Zhong?
