carved heart

Chapter 24
You would rather carry Shangguan Shixin's name than Benhou's name. In your heart, is Benhou inferior to Shangguan Shixin?

Jiang Xuan and Fan Haohe waited outside for a long time, it was not until dusk that Jiang Xuan saw A Yin coming out of the house.A restless heart finally settled down.She stepped forward quickly and called out "sister" in a low voice.

Ah Yin shook the invitation card in his hand towards her.

"The problem is solved."

Jiang Xuan said happily: "I know that there is nothing in the world that makes it difficult to get a sister."

Fan Haohe also said happily: "Miss has a strange talent, and she really solved Fang Bo's problem. In a few days, the outside world will know the girl's reputation again, and there will definitely be more people who will come to the girl to carve cores."

"I need your help to find out more, I really bother Xiao Lang."

Fan Haohe quickly waved his hands and said, "It's my good fortune to be able to do things for the girl."

Jiang Xuan was a little curious at this time, and asked: "Sister, what is Fang Bo's problem? What did my sister recover in the end?" While she was waiting, Fan Haohe told her a lot about Fang Bo, and now he is scratching his head like a cat. Like, very curious.

Ah Yin smiled and said, "Let's talk about it after leaving here, it's not good to bother Fang Bo any more."

As they spoke, the three of them followed Baozi out, and when they reached the door, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps behind them.

"Miss Yin, stay here."

Lang Jun's voice is pleasant to the ears, uniquely attractive.

Jiang Xuan turned her head faster, and saw the visitor's brocade robe and jade belt, which was carrying Yushu Linfeng.Ah Yin was a little slower than Jiang Xuan, and said with a smile: "I wonder what advice the young master has?"

Shangguan Shixin took out a sachet.

"Miss Yin just left in a hurry and left something behind."

"Ah, I was negligent." She took the sachet and bowed profusely: "Thank you, Young Master."

Shangguan Shixin smiled gently: "It's just a little effort."

As the sky was getting darker, there were fewer pedestrians coming and going in Hediao Town, and many stalls closed early. Compared with the bustle of the day, the street at this time seemed particularly deserted.As soon as the door of the mansion opened, Ah Yin said goodbye to Baozi, and walked out of the town with Jiang Xuan and Fan Haohe.

After working hard all day, Ah Yin was a little tired, so he didn't say much along the way.

When she was about to reach the entrance of the town, someone behind her suddenly tugged at the corner of her clothes, and when she turned her head, it was Axuan who was shy, and she asked, "What's wrong?"

"Just... the gentleman just now, my sister called him the young master, but the one from Suizhou?"

Ah Yin replied, "That's right, it's Shangguan Shixin from the Shangguan family."

It was also the first time for Fan Haohe to see him in person, and he couldn't help but said in surprise: "As the rumors say, he is a handsome gentleman, no wonder so many boudoir girls in Suizhou fall in love with him." At the end, Fan Haohe felt embarrassed, She clapped her mouth and said, "Girls, I'm just talking too fast."

It's outrageous to say this in front of two girls.

Ah Yin didn't care, smiled, and said: "It's okay." After a pause, she looked around, saw that it was deserted in the night, and when no passerby passed by, she took out the invitation card she got from Fang Bo today, and said: " I really thank Xiao Lang these days, this is a small gesture, and I hope you will accept it."

Fan Haohe was startled when he saw it, and shook his head quickly: "I can't do it, this... This is too precious, wouldn't it be a villain if I took it away?"

Ah Yin said: "Xiao Lang is serious. Without Xiao Lang's help, Ah Yin would not be where he is today. You deserve it. You don't have to be polite to me, Xiao Lang. To tell you the truth, I already got an invitation card yesterday. , now I have two cards in my hand, and it would be useless to use one more. Xiao Lang, keep it, as for how Xiao Lang wants to use it, it is up to you." Seeing that he still refused to accept it, A Yin said again: "Now there is no one around. Xiao Lang hastened to accept it, otherwise he might cause trouble when there are people."

Fan Haohe accepted it with great gratitude.

It was a lie to say that he was unhappy in his heart, but now the invitation post has already called out the price of 100 taels of silver, and holding it in his palm feels like a thousand catties.The previously hesitant thoughts became clear now.He suddenly made a big gift to Ah Yin: "I have a merciless request from you."

Ah Yin said: "You get up first and then talk."

Fan Haohe got up and said: "Young lady gave the villain an invitation card. The villain was overjoyed and grateful. The villain had such an idea before, but the girl dared not say it because she was afraid of being abrupt. I forgive the villain for being bold today. Mao then recommended himself to follow the girl and serve her on her errands."

Ah Yin didn't expect Fan Haohe to say that, but she really lacked someone to run errands by her side. She also called Ren Yazi to find a few servants, but she was either not clever enough or too scheming, and she was worried about where she was going. Find someone you like.Now that Fan Haohe came to her door, she was delighted.He has helped her a lot, and he is also reliable. I also asked about his family background before. There is also a fifty-year-old father in Minzhou who has been making a living from small businesses. It can be said that his family background is clean and will not be burdensome.

"You really want to?" she asked.

"Yes." He said firmly.

Ah Yin said: "Okay, I will definitely live up to your kindness in the future."

"The villain is willing to put his heart and soul to the ground for the girl!"

After getting into the carriage, Jiang Xuan looked absent-minded.Falling into Ah Yin's eyes, she felt a little clarity in her heart.Sisterhood has been a friendship for many years, and a sister can figure out what the younger sister thinks at a glance.

She shook Jiang Xuan's hand and asked: "My younger sister is seventeen years old, and she is as beautiful as a flower. She is just like the gifted scholar and beautiful woman when my grandfather told us when I was young. She is a gentle lady and a gentleman. An elegant gentleman, Yushu Linfeng and Gentle and elegant, how many beauties in the boudoir secretly agree..."

Jiang Xuan blushed.

"elder sister!"

"Axuan, don't be shy. The gentleman from Shangguan's family is considerate and considerate, and he looks like Pan An. It's only natural for a beautiful woman to secretly agree with her."

Before finishing speaking, Jiang Xuan squeezed Ah Yin's hand tightly and asked, "Sister also thinks so?"

Ah Yin said: "After getting in touch with him today, he is indeed a unique gentleman. His bearing is much better than that of Gongcheng's gentleman, and his sincerity towards Hediao is rare."

Seeing her full of praise, Jiang Xuan blushed, but not because of shyness, but because of excitement.

"really?"

"Why did I lie to you!"

Jiang Xuan's eyes seemed to be shining like stars: "My sister likes him?"

Ah Yin was taken aback, afraid that she might misunderstand, and quickly said: "It's not Xinyue, it's just that I have similar interests, and I feel like meeting a bosom friend in the mountains and flowing waters. Xinyue is not so much, my sister likes the man, how can I take your favor? No matter how good Mr. Lang is, it is not as good as the friendship between me and my sister."

Jiang Xuan's head shook like a rattle.

"No, no, sister misunderstood! I'm not happy with the man from the Shangguan family! I just think that the man from the Shangguan family is so good, and my sister is full of praise for him. It's... a good man that my sister can entrust to her for life. Sister I have suffered so much before, and I am worthy of a gentleman like the Shangguan family, who is a thousand times better than Xiaolang from the Xie family." She squeezed Ah Yin's hand tightly, "Sister, don't get me wrong, I really don't like the gentleman from the Shangguan family. Now, when I look at the gentleman outside, all I think about is whether I can be worthy of my sister. My sister is well, and I will be happy and comfortable in my heart."

Hearing this, Ah Yin felt pity for her younger sister even more.

She said: "Ah Xuan, don't always think about your sister, you should also take care of yourself. Fate is a matter of fate, if you come, you will come, if you don't come, it's okay. Not to mention what I think about the Langjun of the Shangguan family, People may not like me. The Shangguan family in Suizhou is more powerful than the Xie family in Gongcheng. Such a family has a great career. How can I accept me with my identity? That's very good, with Shared preferences, and the same ideas, when a husband and wife will quarrel, when a bosom friend is a sympathy for each other."

Besides, she has been belittled by Mu Yanghou so many times, her innocence has long since disappeared, how can she dare to expect to marry?
Jiang Xuan insisted: "Sister, don't be discouraged. After we earn more money, we will recruit a son-in-law into the house. No one dares to dislike my sister!" Finally, Fan Haohe was mentioned.

"Isn't my sister always worrying about finding someone she likes? Now that I have Fan Xiaolang, I finally settled my sister's worries. Fan Xiaolang is a very kind person, he has no scheming, and is an honest man. We met in Hediao Town It is also our luck to get on him."

Ah Yin said solemnly: "Ah Xuan, there will be more and more family members in the future. Fan Xiaolang, Tiger Eye, and Tiger Fist are all our own people, so we can trust them. Fan Xiaolang is a smart man who knows how to assess the situation and has him His own plan. He is willing to follow me, not only for my sake. Mu Yanghou earlier, and now Shangguan Shaodong's family, both are big men. Otherwise, Fan Xiaolang would have recommended himself when I asked for someone. Waiting until today is nothing more than thinking that there are two backers behind me."

"Ah..." Jiang Xuan didn't think of this level at all.

Ah Yin said again: "But this is beyond reproach, it is a reasonable thought. I tell you, I just want you to know that Fan Xiaolang can be trusted, but he is definitely not the simple and honest Fan Xiaolang you imagined."

As the fighting nuclear conference was approaching, Ah Yin stopped going out, did not accept business, and concentrated on studying nuclear carvings.There are people outside the sky, and there are people outside the sky. She has a hunch that this time the Dounu Conference will be full of talents.In the past, it was only organized by Luo Yuan, but now that Shangguan's family is added, the people who come to fight nuclear might all be rivals.

At the same time, the front door of Luo Mansion opened wide, and Luo Yuan's family respectfully sent out the letter from Shangguan.

Because the Douhe Conference was approaching, Luo Yuan got permission from Prefect Li to stay in Gongcheng until the Douhe Conference ended.After all, the Douhe conference was held in Gongcheng, and people were in Gongcheng, so it was convenient to deal with things.

After watching Shangguan's carriage leave, Luo Yuan heaved a sigh of relief and turned back to the residence.

Luo's father said: "My son, even the Shangguan family attaches so much importance to this meeting, you must manage it well, and don't follow the truth."

Luo Yuan said: "Father, don't worry, I will definitely take care of it."

"I heard that you gave Yin an invitation. You are right to do so. After all, Jiaojiao is spoiled by us. She never thinks about things before and after. I am always worried that I will cause trouble for you. Can you disregard your sister's stop , Invitation to the Yin family, it shows that you have grown in Yongping in the past two years. You have to forgive others and forgive others, Jiaojiao..."

Luo Yuan interrupted irresistibly: "Father, I know how to do it, don't worry."

in the carriage.

"Young master, the methods of the Luo family are really unspeakable. They are all about making money. If I were the censor, I would definitely arrest him and ransack his home. How dare you sell an invitation for 150 taels? It's crazy." Jiang Manshu Falling down on Luo Yuan, he told one, two, three, four, five things about Luo Yuan. He looked as if he was possessed by the blue sky master, and he would not give up until Luo Yuan was sent to the tiger's head to be beheaded.

Shangguan Shi said: "It's not that he handles it himself, others can't catch his little pigtails. He will die if he does many injustices. He collects his money, and I look for my talent. It has nothing to do with each other."

"Hey, young master, you only have nuclear carvings in your heart. From my point of view, there is a gangster like Luo Yuan in this fighting nuclear conference. How can there be any good talents? The young master holds such great hopes, and I am afraid that they will be disappointed in the end. gone."

"That's wrong." He smiled slightly, playing with the nuclear carving under the jade pendant.

Jiang Man looked over, said "Hey", and said: "Young master, you have changed the core carving again, let me see..." Shangguan Shixin's five fingers were put together, and Jiang Man said awkwardly: "Yes, yes, I don't Just look at it, it’s not that I haven’t seen your nuclear carving, it’s still a treasure today.”

Shangguan sent him a letter.

"I'm a little thirsty, so I'll find a tea shop to sit down."

Jiang Man responded.

After Jiang Man got out of the carriage, Shangguan Shixin stretched out his five fingers, and inside was a moonlight core carving of a lotus pond.When he watched it before, he only felt that the saber skill was profound, but after watching it for a long time, he really couldn't put it down. Every knife is so delicate and impartial, which perfectly outlines the intoxicating beauty of the moonlight in the lotus pond.

That girl is only in her double tenth year, so it's really amazing to be able to do this kind of kung fu.

Jiang Man came back soon, and said: "Shaodong's house, the fighting nuclear conference is approaching, Suizhou nuclear carving technicians are pouring into Gongcheng, and there is no room for tea shops, why not go to the Tianling Inn in front? There are also on the first floor of the inn. Tea."

Shangguan Shi said: "Let's go."

After a master and a servant arrived at Tianling Inn, Shangguan Shixin just called Xiaoer to serve a pot of tea, but before the tea was poured into the cup, Xiaoer hurried over again and said, "I'm really sorry, guest officer, we It's clearing up here."

When Jiang Man heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "What are you doing!"

You must know that in Suizhou, even Li Taishou would get out of the way of their Shangguan's carriage when they saw them.Their Shangguan family has the permission of the current emperor, not to mention Li Taishou, they don't even have to bow down to the emperor when they see the emperor!
Normally, they are the only ones who clear the scene, so how can they be cleared away?
Xiao Er was also anxious, and said: "Guest officer, you should leave quickly. Today is our poor greeting, come back tomorrow, and the tea is free."

Jiang Man said: "Tell me first, who is going to clear the venue? If you don't make it clear, I won't leave the tea for the rest of my life."

Xiao Er had no choice but to say: "It's the Marquis Mu Yang from Yongping."

Hearing this name, Jiang Man was taken aback for a moment, and then remembered the bad deeds of this Lord Hou, the blood-drinking whip is very famous.At this time, Shangguan Shixin said: "Jiang Man, don't make things difficult for him." He said gently to Xiaoer: "You don't have to worry, the nobles in Yongping have a lot of ostentation, and it takes time to clear the venue. Wait for me to drink Leave after half a cup of tea."

Xiao Er suddenly felt the spring breeze and drizzle blowing towards his face, and seeing the luxurious robes of the gentleman in front of him, he hurriedly said: "Thank you, sir, for your understanding."

Jiang Man muttered: "Young Dong's family, even if Mu Yanghou is here, we don't need to avoid him. When our Shangguan family accompanied Emperor Taizu to fight the world, the Shen family didn't know which shabby household was in."

A flick of a finger landed on Jiang Man's forehead, and Shangguan Shixin's face was slightly sullen.

"No nonsense."

Jiang Man also knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he suppressed his expression and said, "The villain knows his mistake."

When Shangguan Shixin and Jiang Man left, the Tianling Inn was already empty.

After the two stepped out the door, within a few steps, Mu Yanghou's carriage arrived.As Shangguan Shixin said, the pomp was huge, Xuanjiawei cleared the way, and the luxurious and spacious carriage came slowly.

Shangguan Shixin didn't want to stay any longer, and when he turned to avoid it, a white-faced gentleman came.

"The gentleman of Shangguan's family is very polite. I am ordered by the Marquis to invite the young master's family upstairs to gather together."

The fragrance of tea is wafting, and the little boy sits on his knees in front of the screen and cooks tea.

As soon as Shangguan Shixin entered the private room, he saw Mu Yanghou who was sitting lazily, playing with a nuclear carving in his hand. Because of the distance, he couldn't quite see what kind of nuclear carving it was.He gave a slight salute and said: "I don't know that Lord Hou is coming, it's Shi Xin's disrespect."

"The young master is being polite. The young master left Yongping in a hurry five years ago, and this Marquis never had time to entertain him. Seeing the young master again today is just to make up for it."

Shangguan Shixin didn't like dealing with the imperial court, but he was very interested in the nuclear carving in Shen Changtang's hands.He said a few polite words, Fang raised the subject, and said: "Shi Xin didn't know that Lord Hou also plays nuclear carving."

"Oh? The young master is interested?" After a slight pause, Shen Changtang's gaze casually glanced at the nuclear carving on Shangguan Shixin's jade pendant, and his voice was also casual: "I almost forgot, the young master came from a family of nuclear carvings. Interested. Ben Hou's nuclei carvings were obtained by accident, and they are not as good as the master's craftsmanship."

Shangguan Shi said: "Master Hou has won the prize. I see that the nuclei carvings in Master Hou's hands are very interesting." He said: "With just a few strokes, the little monkey's demeanor is outlined, vividly, this saber skill is a bit like..."

"Oh? Like what?"

Shangguan Shixin originally wanted to say Ah Yin's name, but after a closer look, only the saber skills in the little monkey's eyes resembled Ah Yin's, and the rest did not. Monkey eyes are really wasted.

He said: "It's just a momentary misreading."

The little boy took the nuclei back, Shen Changtang stopped playing with them, and said: "The nuclei under the jade pendant of Shaodong's family are somewhat leisurely."

Shangguan Shi said: "This is the moonlight core carving in the lotus pond."

He took it off and handed it to the boy.The little boy dedicated it to Shen Changtang again.His slender fingers stroked the two small fishes on the carving. He wondered if it was Shangguan Shixin's illusion. He always felt that there was a vague coldness on the corner of Mu Yanghou's lips.

"The Shaodong family's sword skills are really amazing."

Shangguan Shi said: "This nuclear carving is a gift from others, not carved by Shixin."

"others?"

"It's a bosom friend of Shixin."

(End of this chapter)