First Lady of the Crown Prince

  Chapter 194 Apprenticeship (two more)

  "But aren't you going to Chunwei? Where can I get so much time to teach me? Do you still have to take the exam?" Small clearance is not so easy to compromise.

  This is what Gu Jiao's heart is. Now the top priority of the family is Chun Wei next month. Whether he can be the Gongshi Lady depends on Xiao Liulang's performance.

  Xiao Liulang: I knew you would say that.

  Xiao Liulang said sternly: "I didn't teach you, but Grandpa Aunt taught you, and Grandpa Aunt taught you too."

   Xiao Jingkong collapsed on the chair without a soul.

  The next day, Xiao Liulang led Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan to apprenticeship to learn art.

  The process of apprenticeship went smoothly, and the other party did not ask for expensive apprenticeship, so he accepted the two apprentices very kindly.

  Master's surname is Lu. He is a man with a national character face. His true age is almost fifty, but he looks less than forty.

  Gu Xiaoshun scratched his head and asked Gu Yan in a low voice, “Gu Yan, have you heard of Master’s name before?”

  Gu Yan shook his head: "No, I only heard of Lu Yuan."

   "Who is Lu Yuan?" Gu Xiaoshun asked. He is a soil bun and doesn't know anything about Beijing.

  Gu Yan explained patiently: "A master! It's amazing! Although our master is also named Lu, we definitely have nothing to do with that master."

  Master Lu is the most famous craftsman in Zhaoguo. He even made the emperor's dragon chair and dragon bed, which shows how important his position in Zhaoguo is.

   There are rumors that the swallows carved by Master Lu can fly, and the fishes carved by Master Lu can swim. What's more, it is said that Master Lu once carved a beauty, and that beauty survived and became Master Lu's wife.

  There are so many rumors about Master Lu that I can't finish talking about it for three days and three nights.

  It's just that the temper of this Master Lu is moody and very weird. He once offended his majesty and was almost given death by his majesty.

  After that, Master Lu disappeared and stopped taking business from the court.

  Some people also said that Master Lu changed his name and changed his surname and continued to be a carpenter in another place. Nowadays, many people on the market boast that they sell Master Lu’s works.

  The two were talking in the yard, and a woman in a cloth skirt came out carrying a dustpan and pickles.

  Looking at her posture alone, this woman can be called graceful and graceful, but at the glance of her face...Both of them are a bit wrong.

  That is a face that has been disfigured.

  Different from the smooth birthmark on Gu Jiao's face, the scar on this face is staggered, terrifying, and a little coward can scare away on the spot.

  The two did not move, nor stared at each other for a long time.

  Gu Jiao often gets blinded because of her disability. Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun will not treat others like this.

  "Who are you?" Gu Yan asked.

  His eyes are clear, without a trace of fear or contempt.

  The woman smiled.

  Ordinary people can feel warm when they laugh, but she doesn’t. With a smile, all the scars on her face moved, making it even more hideous and terrifying.

  She said: "Are you his new disciples? I am your wife."

   turned out to be the teacher's wife.

   Seeing that she didn't seem to be lying, they bowed their hands and bowed to him: "Madam."

  The woman didn't say yes or no, she just smiled faintly, put a dustpan and pickles on the shelf to dry, and turned around and went into the house.

  Gu Yan became more sure that this craftsman surnamed Lu was not Master Lu.

  Master Lu’s wife is a great beauty, and anyone who has seen her is not unfazed by her beauty.

  His aunt Shufei is already beautiful in the sixth house, but it is said that compared with Master Lu’s wife, she will still be eclipsed.

  Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun waited in the yard for a while before Xiao Liulang and Master Lu came out.

   "The two children will take care of you." Xiao Liulang arched his hands and said to Master Lu.

  Master Lu also gave a slight gift: "Young Master Xiao is polite. I will accompany my wife out in the past two days, and let them come to class in three days."

   "Okay." Xiao Liulang responded, and asked Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan to say goodbye to Master Lu before getting in the carriage and leaving.

  After the three people left, Master Lu was about to go back to the room, but he saw his wife Nan Xiang coming out of the room with the curtain.

   "It's windy, why did you come out?" Master Lu stepped forward, holding his wife's arm with concern and said.

  Nan Xiang looked at the carriage that was gradually disappearing at the end of the alley, and asked him: "Why did you suddenly agree to accept a disciple? Isn't it the most annoying to be a master?"

   "Oh." Master Lu sighed, "The young man named Xiao Liulang is Feng Lao's apprentice. I owed Feng Lao Qing back then, but this time I just treat it as returning it to Feng Lao."

   "Old Feng accepts disciples?" Nan Xiang said, "That old-fashioned man can't even look down on Zhuang Daru, so he can look down on a child with a lame leg?"

  The Zhuang Daru in her mouth is Zhuang Xianzhi, the fourth master of the banker, who was appointed as the governor of Youzhou a while ago and is now one of the best scholars in the Zhao Kingdom.

  Zhuang Xianzhi has always respected Feng Lao, hoping to inherit Feng Lao's mantle, but unfortunately, Feng Lao did not know why he confiscated him as a disciple.

   "I see that kid is not bad." Master Lu said, "It's not like an ordinary country kid in conversation."

"Could the person whom Feng Lao admired be a simple person?" Nan Xiang smiled faintly, and moved the topic away from Xiao Liulang. "If one favors two apprentices, will it be too costly? ?"

  Master Lu said: "It's not too big. If it weren't for Feng Lao's help, I'm afraid I won't meet you in this life. Feng Lao is our matchmaker, and I will survive this favor anyway."

  Nanxiang is amused.

  In front of outsiders, she was a little worried that she would be too terrible when she smiled, but she had no worries about this in front of her husband.

  She laughed enough, then took Lovejun’s hand and said, "I like those two children, the ones who came before are much better."

  Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan weren’t the first two to ask for a teacher’s apprenticeship. I don’t know how many of them came here before. Many of them were talented, but Nanxiang didn’t like any of them.

  As long as she showed up, those people seemed to have seen a ghost, and some were even scared to pee on the spot by her.

   "Xiang'er likes it." He accepts apprentices regardless of their aptitude, but depends on the lady's liking, even if he is an idiot. Not to mention, that pretty young boy named Gu Yan seems to be a fool.

   "Teach well." Nan Xiang said, "Don't fool others."

  Master Lu cleared his throat: "I know, ma'am."

Don’t look at his willingness to agree, he actually has a spectrum in his heart. The carpentry work is hard, tiring and boring. The average person can’t hold on for a few days, up to three months. He can guarantee that the two children will take the initiative to ask him not to study. Up.

  Xiao Liulang and the three returned to Bishui Hutong, and they heard the noise in the courtyard all the way. It turned out that Feng Lin and Lin Chengye were here.

  Along with the two of them, there was an acquaintance who had met in Pingcheng-Du Ruohan.

  Du Ruohan has been kept at home by his uncle since he returned to Beijing to study, and he was not released during the Chinese New Year. It was still the past few days that his aunt had pleaded with his uncle, and Zhuang Xianzhi allowed him to take a one-day holiday.

  Du Ruohan early found out that Feng Lin and Xiao Liulang were studying in the Imperial College. He was not familiar with Lin Chengye and did not deliberately inquire about Lin Chengye. He only met when he went to the Imperial College to look for Feng Lin today.

According to Du Ruohan, the two of them finally came to the capital. He was the host. Ask them to go to the most famous restaurant in the capital, Zuixianju, to have a big meal, and then rent a painting boat at night, or swim in the lake. , Don't be too happy!

But Feng Lin and Lin Chengye were all thinking of Xiao Liulang and Jiao Niang, mainly thinking of Jiao Niang, and missed her in particular, so they must come and see her, so Du Ruohan was also dragged by them.

  Xiao Liulang has no feelings for Du Ruohan, but Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun are very curious about the guests at home.

   "Jiao Niang's younger brother." Feng Lin introduced Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun to Du Ruohan, and introduced Du Ruohan to Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun. "Your brother-in-law and I were childhood playmates, your name is Brother Du."

  Xiao Liulang: You really don’t think of yourself as an outsider.

  Gu Yan and Gu Xiaoshun greeted the guests.

  Gu Jiao went shopping for groceries. Not long after the three came back, she also entered the yard.

  At a glance, she noticed that there was an additional guest in the yard.

   Apparently the guests also found her.

  Xiao Liulang was about to introduce, he heard Feng Lin rushing over and said: "Jiao Niang is back! What did you buy so heavy? I said that I don’t need to buy such dishes! Xiaochengzi, hurry!"

  Lin Chengye came over and slipped what was in Gu Jiao's hand.

Feng Lin said to Du Ruohan: "This is Jiao Niang!" Then to Gu Jiao, "Jiao Niang, he was my neighbor when Liu Lang and I were young. We grew up with the three of us. His name is Du Ruohan. You can call him He has a small belly! His aunt is married to the capital, and now he is barely considered half a citizen of the capital. Next month, he will have a spring with us!"

  Xiao Liulang's eyes are cold: When you meet Jiaojiao, you talk a lot! Also, who is the male owner of this house in the end!

  Du Ruohan and Xiao Liulang did not know Feng Lin so well. First, he knew Feng Lin for a longer time when he was a child, and second, he always felt that Xiao Liulang was not the same Xiao Liulang from when he was a child.

  In short, it's quite unfamiliar.

  However, Xiao Liulang's family is quite easy to get along with.

  Especially Aunt Xiao Liulang.

  The matter must start from Du Ruohan's visit. He is a rational person. Even though Feng Lin told him that he doesn't need to be too distracted, he still bought something and brought it up.

  There is a box of candied chestnuts, which can make the old lady pleased, coldly called.

  The old lady no longer keeps the inventory at home, so she can easily be sued by Xiaokong, so she puts the old Jijiu side.

  The old lady felt that this young man was very good, and decided to take him to fly.

  "Play?" The old lady took out the leaf card from Gu Changqing. The new leaf card felt very comfortable, and the old lady couldn't put it down.

  Du Ruohan knows the leaf card, but his uncle in the mansion on weekdays does not allow him to play.

  Feng Lin can't play, Lin Chengye will.

  The old lady called Gu Xiaoshun over.

  Gu Xiaoshun, the old lady, Du Ruohan, and Lin Chengye made up a table of leaf cards.

  Du Ruohan is novice.

  Facts have proved that not every novice has the luck of Gu Changqing. After a game, Du Ruohan loses only his pants.

   So the old lady likes him more!

  Young people, there is a future!

  When lunch was approaching, there was another person at home.

  "I'm going to drive, I'll open!" Xiao Jingkong opened the door with a da, da da da, and he stuck a small head out of the door, blinking and looking at the visitor, "Who are you looking for?"

  The man said: "I'm looking for Xiao Liulang."

   "Oh." Xiao Jingkong was disappointed.

Why didn't    come to him?

  He is no longer a kid without friends!

   Xiao Jingkong slowly went to the study and called Xiao Liulang.

  Xiao Liulang went to the door. He looked at the man with the goatee in front of him. He was kind and shrewd, well-dressed and well-mannered.

  But Xiao Liulang did not know him: "You are—"

  The man arched his hands and said, "My surname is Wang, and it is good for Young Master Xiao to call me Wang Yun. I have been admiring Young Master Xiao's name for a long time. Wang came to visit today. I wonder if I can come in and speak?"

  Xiao Liulang glanced at him again, and took the person to his study.

  Xiao Jingkong is also in his study, working on a problem.

  Xiao Liulang said to him: "Take a break and write later."

Xiao Jingkong looked at him suspiciously: "Why are you so kind all of a sudden?"

  Xiao Liulang: "Jiaojiao made something delicious."

  The little headroom is gone!

  Wang Yun laughed: "Is this Young Master Xiao's brother? Yuxue is really cute."

  Is Yuxue cute? That is the appearance, he is actually a real mischievous little monk who makes people crazy.

  Xiao Liulang stopped spitting out the little monk in front of outsiders. He asked indifferently: "I don't know what is the matter with Lord Wang coming home?"

  Wang Yun did not expect Xiao Liulang to be so direct. He was shocked and smiled and said, “Wang came to the door today to discuss an important matter with Young Master Xiao.”

  Xiao Liulang: "What happened to Chunwei?"

  Wang Yun was surprised again, and smiled: "Young Master Xiao is really smart, he even guessed this."

  Many people have come to see Xiao Liulang recently, all for Chunwei's affairs, but usually they find the Imperial College, and only Wang Yun comes to the door.

  Xiao Liulang bluntly said: "I have no energy to teach others homework, nor do I have the energy to make a fuss about the topic."

  There are two kinds of people who come to Xiao Liulang. One is to ask for advice like Lin Chengye and Feng Lin; the other is to ask the master to ask the question, and let Xiao Liulang make an article according to the topic and sell it to them.

   was rejected by Xiao Liulang.

  Wang Yun smiled, brushed his wide sleeves, and said: "I am not here to ask Young Master Xiao to help my young master with homework, nor do I come to buy Young Master Xiao's articles. I want to invite Young Master Xiao——"

  He said the last two words.

  (End of this chapter)