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Chapter 416 Blind date is not as good as health tea

Xie Xue'e left.

On the second day after Qin Jingqin went out with Jiangzhou's former army, he left Xunyang and returned to Yangzhou.

Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang went to Xunyangdu in person to see him off.

Before boarding the ship, Xie Xue'e, surrounded by beautiful maids, turned back and said to Ouyang Rong:

"When you have time, spend more time with Seventeenth Mother. How busy can a governor of Jiangzhou be? Really, are you, the governor of Jiangzhou, so busy? Your uncle is the governor, and I have never seen him too busy to return home.

"In a while, after I finish my work in Yangzhou, I will come to Jiangzhou again. I won't inform you in advance, and Seventeenth Mother won't be allowed to tell you. By then, if I find you missing again, I won't be able to do that. It’s easy to talk.”

"..." Ouyang Rong.

Okay, okay, we do spot checks from time to time, right?

Under the glare of Lady Bu Yao, someone nodded solemnly.

Xie Xue'e paused for a moment, but did not leave immediately. She asked Ouyang Rong for a recipe for Dongpo Pork. She said that her uncle Su Youwei also liked to taste delicious food, so she went back to cook it for him to try. It was also a tribute to his cheap niece-in-law. .

Ouyang Rong is capable of everything.

After Xie Xue'e left, Ouyang Rong went shopping in the West Market with his junior sister.

However, looking at Ouyang Rong's often distracted look, guessing that he was probably thinking about building a giant Buddha, Xie Lingjiang rolled his eyes at him and reluctantly let him go.

Ouyang Rong suddenly felt guilty and explained:

"Recently, we are arranging for the Qin family to join the partnership. All the merchants and shopkeepers who have previously invested in the shares have to be notified and the articles of association are re-drafted...

"I have arranged these things in the past few days. In three days, it will be a holiday. Then I will spend the whole day shopping with you, how about it?"

"ensure?"

"Well, I swear..."

"Forget it, don't swear." Xie Lingjiang interrupted, glaring at her with a straight face: "Just promise, why don't you swear properly? What if there is something urgent?"

Ouyang Rong suddenly felt warm, turned around on the roadside, picked out a candied haws and handed it to her.

"Like a kid."

Xie Lingjiang muttered, but his hands were not slow at all. He stuffed the candied haws into his sleeve, turned around and left.

"Where?"

"Back to the palace, you won't go shopping with me. Why won't I go back? Come on, don't be too tired these days." She waved her hand from behind.

Ouyang Rong looked ashamed, raised his eyebrows slightly, and called to her:

"Wait a minute, Dalang's matter..."

"Don't worry, Bao'er and I are here. We have made arrangements long ago. You don't need to rush us. I'm just asking now. If I wait for you, a busy person, to remember to make arrangements, the day lily will be cold."

"I will go back to the palace first, just in time to take a shower and change clothes. In the afternoon, I will go shopping with Miss Qin and attend a gathering of celebrities by the waterfall of Kuanglu Mountain.

"Bao'er should be picking out Dalang's outfit now, and he also needs to trim his appearance. In the afternoon, Bao'er will also take him out, pretending to attend an elegant gathering, and then think of ways for the two of them to get to know each other, have a chance encounter, or be a gifted person and a beautiful lady. Blood meeting, mutual attraction, etc... Guo'er has prepared all his poems, songs and poems, one for each. She has many ways to attract the attention of the Qin family sister. "

Ouyang Rong was dumbfounded. Why did it sound more and more like he was tricking and abducting a decent woman? But Li Guoer kidnapped a cheap sister-in-law.

He quietly watched the young junior sister's lively and pretty figure in red dress leave.

"Come on, Dalang."

Ouyang Rong muttered, turned around and went to work...

To be honest, Ouyang Rong didn't object much to bringing Li Dalang and Qin Ying together.

Based on his ability to read countless women in his previous life and identify whores through the Internet, this Miss Qin is indeed a good person and suitable for Li Dalang.

It can be seen from the fact that she sent her husband all the way to go on an expedition. Although she heard the grandfather and granddaughter bickering like living treasures, it can be heard that the relationship between grandfather and granddaughter is very deep.

Moreover, Qin Ying, who was seeing off Qin Jingqin and the counter-rebellion soldiers at the city gate yesterday, was in a low mood and seemed a little melancholy.

Generally, women with filial piety are not far behind.

Ouyang Rong nodded.

In the afternoon, Ouyang Rong did not participate in the "accidental meeting" between Li Dalang and Qin Ying at the gathering of celebrities. Junior sister and Li Guo'er took full charge of the matter.

But afterwards, when he returned to the Huaiye Lane mansion the next evening, he saw the junior sister who came over to have a meal, and casually asked about the situation.

I just heard from her that yesterday's encounter between a talented man and a beautiful woman went smoothly. Qin Ying had a good impression of the shaved Li Dalang and had a good impression of him.

Ouyang Rong couldn't help but ask: "How does junior sister know how others feel?"

Xie Lingjiang raised his eyebrows and said, "Of course I asked this afterward. Women like to whisper among themselves. Doesn't Senior Brother know that?"

"Whisper?"

"Yes."

"It's all just talk, why are you so unprepared?"

"The scale of whispers between women... hmm, even if you tell me, you don't understand."

Ouyang Rong put down the bowl, with a slightly suspicious look on his face: "You didn't mention me, did you?"

"What a beautiful idea." Xie Lingjiang stretched out his hands to pick up the vegetables without raising his head.

"Then if you ask directly, even if you whisper it, won't it make Miss Qin aware of your intention?"

Xie Lingjiang looked at him with a strange expression: "What else?"

"Why not?"

Xie Lingjiang smiled: "Senior brother, don't you think that the Qin family's sister is stupid, or that all women are stupid? Can't you really see the man's intention?"

Ouyang Rong was a little confused and asked: "What do you mean?"

"This kind of chance meeting, no matter how well-arranged it is, actually most women have a good understanding of it. Sister Qin has probably seen Dalang's intention early, and can even deduce that it was the arrangement between me and sister Guo'er.

“But some things don’t need to be hidden, they are tacit.

"For a woman, being clearly pursued by a man is a very happy and proud thing. In this kind of female psychology, instead of hiding behind closed doors and approaching with evil intentions, it is better for men to go straight in boldly and make their intentions clear. .

"Then if you succeed, you won't succeed if you don't succeed. Even if you don't succeed, you will still be cool and frank in the eyes of women, and there will be no indecisive mother-in-law..."

"Actually, I still find it troublesome to arrange for the meeting of talented people and beautiful ladies at yesterday's gathering, so Bao'er insisted on packaging it up and giving her brother a smart and talented persona, which was unnecessary.

"I think it would be better to simply meet him and show his personality and style, which would be more authentic.

"Besides, Dalang's conditions are not bad, so let's get along. As my senior brother said before, the two of us are compatible. It depends on whether they are compatible. Suitable is the best. If not, forget about it. Why force...

"But Uncle Li and Webber's mother seem to have higher expectations from Baoyu. The whole family will come together to make plans, so I don't want to be disappointed. Forget it, if you have any questions, you can tell me. It will only be useful if you say it."

Ouyang Rong put his chopsticks in the rice and opened his eyes slightly:

"What you said makes sense, but you two are matchmakers and have one theory after another. Why..."

He stopped talking.

Xie Ling Jiang Qi asked: "What?"

"It's okay, I forgot what to say."

Ouyang Rong buried his head and continued to cook.

Actually, I want to ask, with all the theories, why was the junior sister so stupid when she chased him...

Obviously, keeping your mouth shut saved your life.

Xie Lingjiang looked at him suspiciously.

Zhen Shuyuan, who had been listening quietly, suddenly agreed: "Ling Jiang's analysis makes sense. Just let nature take its course. What should be accomplished will always be accomplished, and what cannot be accomplished cannot be forced. As for elders, relatives and friends, they can play an initial role in making connections. There will be more later. Look at the fate of the two children.

"But if the child is excellent, there is no need to worry. Just like the glitter of gold, it can't be hidden... Just like our family, I have understood this truth for a long time. You see, I don't care about Lianghan very much. Let him do what he wants. I knew that Huanwan would definitely like Ji..."

Zhen Shuyuan turned around and boasted about her "nephew-nurturing guide".

As if remembering Dagushan's willful behavior for the first time, Xie Ling Jiang suddenly blushed, buried his face in his rice bowl, carefully picked up the rice, and slurred in his mouth:

"What I said just now was actually analyzed by Guo'er. I, I think it makes sense."

The corner of Ouyang Rong's mouth twitched.

You are all masters of theory, right?

"Eldest brother, don't pout. If you have the ability, can you do it better than what I arranged with Guo'er?"

Ouyang Rong shook his head and said without being provoked:

"Come on, why am I getting involved? Serious people have to do serious things, okay?"

After dinner, the serious people sent the little junior sister away.

For the next two days, he ran between Jiangzhou Hall and Xunyang Grottoes during the day.

Go back at night to study the "True Edict", consume merit points, and slowly explore and practice.

At present, nearly two thousand merits have been used up. Ouyang Rong has mastered most of them, and there are still some confusions that need to be considered.

It's just that this scripture is a unique knowledge of the Qing Dynasty. It's not convenient for Ouyang Rong to ask anyone in the Taoist sect for advice. There are no friends around who study this kind of scripture, so he can only read it slowly.

The day before the holiday, Ouyang Rong completed the matter of joining the Qin family, which was unanimously agreed by Wang Caozhi and other merchants who got on the bus first.

This was mainly due to the support of two major investors, Wang Caozhi and Xie Xue'e. Other major businessmen did not dare to offend the Qin family, so they naturally passed it unanimously.

Finally a holiday comes.

Early in the morning, Ouyang Rong wore a skirt knife and went out incognito. He met Xie Lingjiang in the downtown area of ​​Xingzifang. He turned around and saw that Qin Ying was there.

Ouyang Rong greeted the latter.

The three of them went shopping together.

"Where's Dalang? Didn't you say you were going shopping? Why is there no one there?"

Ouyang Rong looked back curiously.

"We made an appointment to get together, but he just arrived before you. He said he wasn't feeling well and went back to rest."

"Oh."

Ouyang Rong nodded, frowning slightly in his heart, why was he so unwell.

When I saw him at Prince Xunyang's Mansion last night, he was still alive and kicking.

Without thinking much, after a while, Ouyang Rong accompanied the two beauties to go shopping for a while, and suddenly met an unexpected person.

Pei Shisanniang.

"Lord Changshi, what a coincidence, the slave family is so polite."

A luxurious carriage slowly stopped beside Ouyang Rong and others. The noble lady of Peibo, whom she had not seen for a long time, sounded surprised. She got out of the carriage, said hello to Xie Lingjiang and others, then turned around and sincerely invited Ouyang Rong. Waiting for someone to drink tea.

Ouyang Rong wanted to refuse, but Xie Lingjiang took the initiative to speak.

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Pei. My sister from the Qin family and I have to go shopping, so we won't go there yet. Senior brother, go and do your work. Mrs. Pei seems to have something to do. Let's chat. We'll go shopping and come back to you later."

The dignified and generous demeanor of a lady made Qin Ying and Pei Shisanniang look sideways.

Ouyang Rong muttered: "Okay, I'll be back soon."

Standing in the crowd of people in the busy city, Ouyang Rong said goodbye to Xie Lingjiang and his two daughters. He looked around and took Pei Sanniang to Yunshui Pavilion nearby.

He climbed up to the second floor familiarly, took Pei Shisanniang to sit down near the window, and asked casually:

"What's wrong with Mrs. Pei? I can't just invite you to drink tea and reminisce about old times. But speaking of it, I was really grateful to Mrs. Pei for giving me face at the birthday banquet of my junior sister in Xunyang Tower."

"That's right. Besides, the Nu family really admires Lord Changshi very much."

Pei Shisanniang smiled softly.

Ouyang Rong remained unmoved and drank tea without saying a word.

Pei Shisanniang took the initiative to find a topic, and the two chatted for a while. Seeing that the atmosphere was similar, she took the initiative to mention:

"I would like to ask, Mr. Changshi, if there is still a shortage of silver for the construction of Xunyang Grottoes. The slave family can contribute one or two..."

Ouyang Rong raised his eyebrows after listening and asked: "Mrs. Pei is not going to deal with the renovation of the old house in Xingzifang?"

Pei Shisanniang smiled sheepishly.

Ouyang Rong didn't ask her how she knew the inside story of Xunyang Grottoes, and directly rejected the matter.

Putting down the tea cup, under the disappointed look of the lady, he stood up and left.

As soon as he reached the stairs, Ouyang Rong suddenly saw the backs of Li Dalang and Yan Liulang.

The two of them seemed to have finished their meal and were walking up to the third floor, arm in arm, apparently ready to have a health tea ceremony to warm themselves up in the late autumn.

"Ok?"

Ouyang Rong followed him in confusion and came to the third floor. He pushed away the box where they had just sat, walked to Li Dalang who looked surprised, and sat down:

"Da Lang, why are you here?" he asked, and then asked seriously: "You don't want to take me to tea, right?"

Li Dalang couldn't help but look at Yan Liulang.

Yan Liulang shrugged:

"Da Lang said he was in a bad mood, so I had to bring him here to relax. Mingfu is here too. Didn't he say that he would accompany Miss Xie today?"

Ouyang Rong didn't answer, and looked at Li Dalang with some scrutiny.

Ouyang Rong was still a little uncomfortable looking at the shaved Li Dalang, but he was indeed quite young and had no sense of déjà vu as he had in the past.

Li Dalang lowered his head and blew tea leaves, not daring to look at him.

Ouyang Rong suddenly asked: "Don't like it?"

Li Dalang suddenly smiled bitterly. The tea burned his mouth. He put down the tea cup and looked away.

Ouyang Rong's tone was a little stiff: "Then you like to come here to drink health tea, right?"

Li Dalang hesitated and answered truthfully:

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether it's tea or not. The women are not as good-looking as those in the palace. But what I miss is the atmosphere here, which is unrestrained. This is something that the palace does not have."

Ouyang Rong shook his head with a stern face: "No, you just want to drink health tea, you are despicable."

"...Well, it's really not."

The Crown Prince of Xunyang Palace had a helpless tone. After thinking for a while, his eyes lit up as he described:

"I still remember that I was bored in the pile of books in Longcheng Juxian Garden, reading day after day. It was Liang Han who took me out for the first time to see the world.

"Lianghan, I, Rokuro, and Ashan, the four of us came here to eat for the first time, and accidentally discovered that there is something not serious in the seriousness of this restaurant... The tense and exciting exploration is still unforgettable. , so interesting.

"Now, I already know that it is not serious, but it doesn't have much meaning. So now I come here not to drink tea, but more to reminisce and miss my old self."

"..." Ouyang Rong.

"..." Yan Liulang.

You are just mean.

(End of this chapter)