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Chapter 754 I'm Not That Diligent
Xie Yuan returned home from the barracks, and when he passed by the door, he saw the excitement around the arena from a distance. The voice of the storyteller above was heard intermittently, mixed with cheers from the audience.

It was almost evening, and there were soft lights and shadows everywhere, making this lively scene very quiet and peaceful.

Xie Yuan got off his horse, and when he entered the house, he was in an inexplicably good mood.

She threw the whip in her hand to Zhao Nianyou, walked briskly across the front yard, and just turned around the door of the backyard, she saw Shen Liuzhen coming from a distance, with wide sleeves swaying in the wind, asked:
"How is it? Did it go well?"

Xie Yuan smiled, and said in a gentle voice:
"It's okay. Let's stabilize the situation today. I'll come back today to pack up my things. I'll live in the barracks tomorrow."

"Ah?" Shen Liuzhen was very happy to hear her say that it went well, but he was immediately disappointed when he heard this, and said, "You don't have to go? A Yuan, didn't we agree that we won't be separated in the future?"

Xie Yuan paused, turned his head to look at Shen Liuzhen.

Seeing that his brows and eyes drooped, his expression was very serious, obviously he was not acting or joking.He was really sad, and looked at her pitifully with those sparkling peach blossom eyes.

Xie Yuan turned around involuntarily, facing him, stretched out his hands and put both hands on his shoulders, and said:

"Liu Zhen, I'm a general, and you are a civil servant. I'm afraid that in the future, because of errands, we will often be separated. Is it because I don't want to part, so I don't do things?"

Shen Liuzhen raised a hand, stretched out his hand to cover the back of her hand on his shoulder, then pulled it off with a sleepy expression and said:

"I know what you said, but... I just don't want to. Otherwise, I'll go and tell His Majesty. Anyway, I don't have any major affairs. I'll follow you to the barracks to stay."

When Xie Yuan heard this, he shook off his hand cruelly, and said:
"Stop making trouble, you didn't go there to play. Don't you have something to do yourself?"

Say that and go straight away.

Seeing that Xie Yuan was angry, Shen Liuzhen didn't dare to mention it any more, but just silently walked back behind her, listless.

Xie Yuan felt a little soft-hearted when he saw him like this, so he took the initiative to find a way to praise him:
"When I came back, I saw that the arena was very lively. Regardless of the Hu Han audience, many people gathered together to watch the storyteller telling stories. The scene was very happy and harmonious. It was really good. Let me just say it casually, I didn't expect you to use that table so well."

She paused, then glanced at him again, seeing that his side face was so beautiful, even though it was sleepy, it was also very pleasant, so she said with a smile:

"Liu Zhen, I'm very happy, I think it's great to have you..."

Hearing this, Shen Liuzhen's sleepy expression just now melted away, and he was blushing and embarrassed. He looked at Xie Yuan from the corner of his eyes, and looked at Xie Yuan's expression seriously with a pair of eyes, not confident. to ask:
"Are you... making me happy?"

Xie Yuan looked at him, his resolute lips turned into arcs, his brows and eyes were unprecedentedly gentle, and he replied seriously:

"I'm telling the truth."

But this kind of tenderness was short-lived. Shen Liuzhen's heart beat faster, but before he could react, Xie Yuan sternly said:
"Therefore, you should use your talent well and don't waste it. We are not far away, one is in the city and the other is outside the city, and I will be back in a few days at most."

Shen Liuzhen pursed his rosy lips, feeling disappointed for a moment, but when he thought of Xie Yuan's appearance just now, he couldn't help being happy again.

Xie Yuan was happy, happier than himself.

So he said happily:
"It's a coincidence, your Majesty also asked about the ring outside the door today. So I thought, I can't just show this one, add these places, and have more programs like this among the people for the common people to watch." Look, let everyone have common entertainment and common memory, which is also a way to promote the integration of Hu and Han, what do you think?"

After hearing this, Xie Yuan hit his palm with his fist, his eyes were bright, and said:
"Okay, how bad is this?! It's really great!...By the way, isn't the imperial court enacting a new law, and it happens that the concubines who have been sold in various mansions have to be resettled? During this period, people can be used , maybe there are rewards, and some income can be increased, isn't this killing two birds with one stone?"

Shen Liuzhen laughed until his dimples came out, but after a while he said embarrassingly:
"Letting those concubines who have been sold to perform on the street seems...it seems inappropriate?"

"Why?" Xie Yuan asked in bewilderment.

Shen Liuzhen mysteriously pulled Xie Yuan to lean against him, and said in a low voice:
"You probably haven't attended many private banquets. Most of the concubines they train are for men to have fun, and the repertoire is like that."

Shen Liuzhen drew a circle in the air with his fingers to represent the meaning of being unable to speak, and said:

"...How do those kind of people see the light in public? There are men, women, children, and children on the street. How embarrassing. Besides, I will teach the children badly..."

When Xie Yuan heard it, her rare memory about the banquet gradually came back a little bit, so she understood what Shen Liuzhen meant, but she turned her eyes and said:

"No, I saw Lingxiu dance very well that day. I just thought it was beautiful and good-looking, without those messy things. Isn't it suitable for men, women and children to watch together?"

Shen Liuzhen turned his face away and said:
"That's the ethos in my mansion. Naturally, we have to boast of being clean and don't let the performances be too vulgar. Otherwise, the wind will spread later. Isn't it to thank the master... Is it ashamed to pass on your family's inheritance? Looking back, Master has They came all the way to teach me that I am morally corrupt..."

"Oh..." Xie Yuan elongated his voice, looked at Shen Liuzhen's eyes flickering, and said after a while, "That's not easy, let those people learn something better. Isn't this busy again? ? Teach out these tunes from your mansion, or use your talents, and make up a few more songs that are suitable for both refined and popular tastes, wouldn't it be..."

When Shen Liuzhen heard this, his eyes widened immediately, and he pointed to his nose: "I teach?... A Yuan, do you know how many people are there?"

Xie Yuan ignored him, lifted the curtain and entered his room, saying:
"I believe you can do it. Those who can do more work."

"I don't want to work too hard. I just want to talk and let others do it. I'm not that diligent." Shen Liuzhen followed behind her and said a series of words.

At this moment, Lingxiu heard that Xie Yuan was back, and ran over to say hello, but she just made a sound outside the door.Xie Yuan pointed and said:

"Let Lingxiu teach you. You use your words and let her do it. She is more diligent than you."

(End of this chapter)