in spring

Chapter 121

Chunying hastily bowed and bowed: "Third young master." Only then did she raise her head to look at the other party.

Li You was wearing a snow-green robe, riding a white horse, followed by a strange boy of eleven or twelve years old.She glanced at their clothes and the color of their saddles, and then saw that the fan covers around Li You's waist were all blue and white, and she guessed that they probably went to a funeral home, so she asked: "Where are you?" Want to go out as a guest?"

"It's over, and I'm about to go back home." Li You looked Chunying up and down a few times, and said with a smile, "You look good, how have you been in the past six months?" Looking around again, holding a horsewhip in his hand, he pointed towards the place not far away. He pointed to a teahouse in his hometown: "It's hard to talk here, go there, Dianran, go find a table, and ask for a private room."

The boy who was following the horse responded with a smile, and quickly ran towards the teahouse, his clothes fluttered in the wind, and something green flashed at his waist.Chunying just glanced at it and became suspicious.It looks like a jade pendant, and its shape is similar to the reward I got from the third young master before?She looked back at Li You, but said nothing.Who knows how many jade waist pendants this young master has in his hand?There are only a few styles of this kind of thing, maybe he has a few of similar shapes and patterns, and gives them to others casually.

Li You casually rode a horse to the front of the teahouse, and was greeted by the clever little Er: "My lord, the private room is ready, please go to the second floor." But he couldn't help but glance at Chunying behind, There is a bit of curiosity, a bit of clarity, and a bit of ambiguity in the line of sight.

Li You didn't pay attention to his expression at all, so he went straight into the teahouse and went up to the second floor.However, Chunying could see clearly behind, and was immediately depressed.Her attire is clearly no different from that of a commoner girl, but she entered the teahouse with a rich young master and even called the private room. God knows how the people around her will arrange her?
As soon as Chunying rolled her eyes, she put her hands in front of her lower abdomen, lowered her head slightly, followed Li You in small steps, keeping a distance of more than three steps, and passed a well-dressed middle-aged man. When the young bearded man was in front of her, she guessed that he was probably the shopkeeper, so she ordered in a low voice: "Our young master doesn't drink miscellaneous tea. If you have Longjing, you can choose the tea from Mingqian. If there is no Mingqian, you can make it before the rain. There is not even before the rain, so let’s save it. The other selected fragrant leaves must be jasmine double smoked. The water from Yuquan Mountain is the first choice for making tea, or clean rainwater. You don’t need too many snacks, just choose the season Fresh, tidy up and put three or five dishes on the plate, don’t want more. Remember, as long as the taste is light, put less oil.”

She didn't stop after she finished speaking, she went straight upstairs, her steps were light, she looked at the posture of the well-trained maidservant in the very rich family, she didn't look around, and she had to try her best to stop the skirt from fluttering.Her previous training at home seemed to be working, and she struggled to walk the flight of stairs at her usual pace without making a mistake.When the other tea guests saw her demeanor, they knew it was the girl of the young master from before. Although they were still peeking at her, they didn't dare to gossip.

After walking into the private room, she breathed a sigh of relief, and then heard Li You jokingly say, "I never knew Chun'er was so capable? When you were in my yard, you only did some rough work, isn't it too good for you? "

Chunying smiled: "The sisters in the third young master's courtyard are all extremely capable. What I do is just trivial, how dare I call myself a big talent?" After a pause, she wanted to ask about Zhou Nian, but she caught a glimpse A young man named Dianran stood by and waited on her, so she hesitated, wondering if she should speak in front of him.

Xiao Er quickly brought tea, and before Chun Ying took it, Dian Ran went up to meet him, quickly and neatly placed the things on the table, poured another half cup of tea, took a sip, frowned, and glanced at the tea. Xiao Er took a look.Xiaoer lowered his head in fear and trepidation: "Please don't dislike it, this is the best tea in the shop. Even though it is an old Longjing tea, it is not inferior to the new tea when it is paired with the spring water in the backyard of the shop."

Dianran raised her eyebrows and wanted to scold her, but was stopped by impatient Li You with a wave of her hand: "I'm not here for tea, what are you picky about? Let him go down, don't bother me!" Then Dianran waved at Xiaoer: "Go!" The little girl quickly backed out, wiping his sweat quietly.

Chunying thought for a while, then stepped forward to roll up Li You's sleeves, poured him another cup of tea, and looked at the snacks, which were nothing more than seasonal foods such as sweet-scented osmanthus cake, chestnut flour cake, pine nuts and jujube paste cakes. Pick it up, and put the light-looking sweet-scented osmanthus cake into the small dish in front of Li You.

Li You didn't want to eat those cakes at all, just glanced at them, and called Dianran: "Go out and watch, I have something to say to Chun'er." Dianran went out with a smile, and he turned his head and said to Chunying : "Speaking of which, you have been out of the mansion for half a year. Are you doing well? My courtyard is full of people now, and I don't have time to arrange you in. I have to let you feel wronged for a while. When there is a vacancy, I will call someone to call you back."

Chunying had already given up her thoughts of going back home, but she couldn't refuse in person, so she bowed her head lightly and saluted: "Understood, thank you, Third Young Master."

Li You didn't know what he was thinking, so he was silent for a while, before he said, "I asked you... did you and Manru...have any quarrels? I think...she seemed a little weird when she talked about you. And Brother Nian that day When I was still in the mansion, I mentioned that she was with you to witness the murder of the second brother, why didn't you mention it to me?"

Is Zhou Nian not in the mansion anymore?This thought flashed through Chunying's mind, and she replied: "She saw it with me, but she was very opposed to me telling the story, and we had a fight about it. I thought that even if I confessed to her , she will deny it flatly, won't it delay the business by entangled with her about the truth of the matter? So I simply didn't mention her." She noticed the other party's tone was different: "But what's wrong?"

Li You smiled lightly and shook his head: "There's nothing wrong, just remember to tell me the whole thing in the future. I was in a hurry to send you out of the house that day, but I didn't ask clearly. Fortunately, brother Nian explained everything clearly. Manru she..." He stopped talking, thinking of the reason why the big girl next to him was favored by his mother, a mocking smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Her thoughts are not what you guessed, she is not afraid of telling things out of?"

Huh?Chun Ying was stunned, thinking of the rumors circulating in the mansion, the unlucky experience of the second young master, and the matter of his wife's promotion of Man Ru, she guessed a little: "Did she tell the wife about this? That's why the wife let her Promoted?"

"Don't worry about it." Li You didn't want to continue this topic, "Now she has almost surpassed Luer in my room, and my mother also believes her. In the past, a few people who served me were gone, and the rest I'm getting closer to her. I want to know what she wants to do next. Don't go home, your family will keep your affairs a secret for the time being. Wait until I send someone to send a message, and then do as I say. " After that, he picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea.

Chunying felt a little reluctance in her heart, obviously her mother had already told her that she would move back in a few days, although she meant to postpone it, but being ordered not to go home was another matter.Waiting for his order, who knows how long it will take?
Chunying said in a low voice, "I just don't know how long it will take? My father and second uncle have gone out with the young master to run errands, and my sister works at the old lady's place. There are only mother and younger brother at home, and my younger brother is not yet three years old... "

"It won't be long, don't worry."

These words are a bit categorical, it seems that there is no way to change it?Chunying reluctantly agreed, thought for a while, and then asked: "Third Young Master, what happened to me that day? Didn't you plan everything? If you don't want me to leak the matter, just say it. Why? To knock me out?"

Li You was stunned, then smiled and said, "Where did I knock you out? It was the second brother's subordinates who did it. That day, brother Nian said that he saw someone peeking around, and he was afraid that he would harm you, so he begged me I tried to send you out as soon as possible. I agreed, but I didn’t expect the person who was watching in the dark to hear my words. They knocked you out and wanted to take you away. Fortunately, Sanqing was vigilant and found out in time. After discussing with Brother Nian, I thought it would be good to send you out of the house while I was in the situation, so I asked Ping An to do it. Ping An is the son of my mother who stayed with me.

It was only now that Chunying knew the truth of that day, she felt a little complicated, but she seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.At least, she doesn't have to be so wary of the third young master and Zhou Nian anymore, they still care about her.

A smile spread across her face, and she bowed solemnly to Li You: "Thank you, Third Young Master, for saving me, otherwise I'm afraid I would have been in trouble long ago!"

Li You bent the corner of his mouth, raised his cup and took another sip of tea, his eyes flashed.

He asked some more about his post-farewell experience, and seeing Chunying dressed plainly, he smiled and said, "Look at you now, how shabby you are, how do you look like someone from our Hou's mansion?" He took off a jade pendant at his waist and threw it away. To her: "Take it, clean it up. I'll reward you when you return to the mansion in the future." He was in a very happy mood. The life without the second brother couldn't be easier. Now even the eldest brother has gone to the aunt's house in Nanjing He is the only treasure in the Hou Mansion, and his father has become closer to him, and is willing to give him some small things to do. Thinking that the first opportunity was brought by this girl in front of him, he has become generous in his actions.

Chunying hurriedly caught the jade pendant, and recognized it as a five-bat birthday plaque made of Hetian white jade. Regardless of the texture and craftsmanship, it was top-grade, probably worth dozens of taels, so she hurriedly saluted and thanked her.Li You waved his hands indifferently, chatted a few more words, and got up to go back home.

Chunying hurriedly asked: "Third Young Master, where is Young Master Nian now? Are you okay?"

"He's fine." Li You didn't want to say anything more, but only told, "Remember my words, I will arrange for you to return home." Then he went out.Dianran hurriedly paid the bill and hurried to keep up.

Chunying bit her lip, and followed, and then she walked to Dianran, the young boy lowered her voice and said to her: "Sister Lu doesn't recognize me, right? I'm from the outer courtyard, and I always go out with the third young master. I originally I met my sister, but my sister didn't see me at the time."

Chunying was a little confused: "What do you mean?"

Dianran smiled, moved her hand, and stuffed something into her hand: "I'm young and ignorant, I've offended my sister, sister, don't be angry with me." Then she quickened her pace.

Chunying looked down, and it turned out that what he stuffed over was a jade pendant and a pair of gold jewellery, which looked strangely familiar, as if they were one of her missing belongings that day.So it was taken by this boy?But what did he mean?
She was about to catch up and ask for clarification, but she heard a somewhat familiar voice from the corner of the lobby on the first floor: "Come on, come here, give me a smile? Don't run away, little beauty..." She turned her head Looking around, isn't it the Uncle Qing whom I met the day before yesterday?

She frowned, and disgust appeared on her face. She lowered her head and walked to the door. Li You was about to get on the horse. When she turned around and saw her appearance, she asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

Chunying's heart moved, and she briefly explained what happened the day before yesterday, and then pointed to Uncle Qing: "That's the man. He usually does things that bully the people, but no one cares, so everyone has to swallow his anger." See Li You's expression Nothing changed, she rolled her eyes and added another sentence: "His father seems to be the guard of Dongzhimen. I heard that he is very familiar with Liang Taishi's residence. This Uncle Qing is also a good friend with Young Master Liang."

"What kind of onion is he? Why would the Liang family take him seriously?" Li You looked disapproving, turned to Dianran and said, "This kind of trivial matter doesn't need to disturb the family and Prince Jing's residence. I remember my son was at the door of my brother-in-law I met an official who came to pay a visit, what's his name? It seems to be someone from the Ministry of War?"

Dianran hurriedly said: "Exactly, he said that day that he would come to see the third young master."

"Who is free to see him?" Uncle Li You raised his chin, "Pass him a letter, saying that this man is relying on his father to do evil, I don't like it, let him take care of their father and son as soon as possible." .My people are not such bums who can be provoked." He turned back on his horse, greeted Chunying, and walked away.

Chunying turned her head to look at Uncle Qing, who still molested herself as a prostitute, and then at the figure of the third young master going away, thinking that this is probably the privilege of a wealthy family?The third young master even decided the fate of Uncle Qing's family with just one or two sentences.She should be happy, but for some reason, she always feels a little uncomfortable...

(It's late... For the sake of the word count, please forgive me, please ask for another pink ticket...)
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