Fang Xu's words made the ladies laugh, and they excused themselves by saying that they had a crush on each other.
At this moment, Xie Wanzhou stepped out of the door. Before winter, she had put on a thin cloak with butterfly embroidery on it. Her light green embroidered shoes showed a pointed tip, and there were a few pearls hanging on the tips. tassel.
Seeing Fang Xu, the little girl's little face shrunk in her cloak broke out into a smile, and she called softly, "Mother, you are back."
Fang Xu nodded and raised his chin towards the ladies on one side, "Your friends are waiting for you, go out and have some fun."
"Okay." Xie Wanzhou pursed her lips and smiled, walked quickly to the ladies, and said with a smile, "It's been a long wait, let's go."
The ladies led Xie Wanzhou toward the east city in a mighty manner, followed by thirty or forty followers.
Fang Xu shook his head and laughed, then led the two maids into the mansion.
Returning to Chengyuan, Fang Xuping retreated from everyone, leaving Bai Ji alone.
Fang Xu sat on the chair, looked at the little girl opposite, and gently raised his lower lip, "Bai Ji, I am looking for you now because I want to discuss something with you."
Bai Ji frowned and twisted his eyebrows into the Chinese character "Chuan", and said softly, "Madam, if something happens, you can just tell the slaves, but how can we discuss it?"
Fang Xu shook his head, "Some things also have to follow your ideas."
Bai Ji was puzzled, "Madam, my brain is not working well, please just tell me."
Fang Xu sighed and said slowly, "In the past, people were slaves and I was fish. From today on, I will definitely change this situation."
"Bai Ji, I need someone I can trust." Fang Xu raised his eyes, looking at her with eyes full of trust, "If I find a master for you and teach you martial arts, would you be willing?"
Bai Ji was stunned, and after a moment he knelt down and said, "Madam, I am willing."
Fang Xu sat up straight, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, "You... just agreed like that?"
Bai Ji raised his head, looked straight at Fang Xu, and said in a clear voice, "Thanks to Madam's kindness, this slave and Su Zi can grow up safely."
"If the lady is a tiger, the slaves will serve as minions and sharp blades in the lady's hands, swinging them at the enemy with deadly force."
Fang Xu's eyes were hot and he stared at Bai Ji in a daze.
A good deed done by the original person more than ten years ago left two lives behind and gave himself a trump card.
"With your words, I will definitely not treat you badly." Fang Xu curled his lips, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.
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As night falls, the lantern market opens. Looking from a distance, the lights are like stars. Most of the stalls facing the street are decorated with lanterns of various kinds.
Xie Wanzhou was walking aimlessly on the street. Suddenly, a hibiscus lantern came into view, with candlelight dancing inside, which was particularly beautiful.
Zhutao saw that the lady liked it, so he stepped forward to pay the copper plate and handed the lantern to Xie Wanzhou.
Xie Wanzhou pursed her lips and smiled softly, "Fu Rong is beautiful and refined, and is a perfect match for my mother."
"Young lady is thoughtful, and you are still thinking about your wife when you come out to play." Zhutao chuckled, "I took a quick look, and saw that the young lady is holding a lantern, which makes you even more delicate!"
Xie Wanzhou glanced at her angrily, with a smile on his lips, "Let's go ahead, I'm going to buy a gift for Mr. Lian today."
Zhutao shrugged and murmured in a low voice, "Why do you still remember it, young lady? I can see that Mr. Lian clearly came here intentionally..."
"Zhutao?" Xie Wanzhou walked in front. Seeing that the little maid did not follow, she shouted, "What are you doing? Why don't you leave?"
"Hey, here we are, miss!" Zhutao responded, holding up her skirt and running in the direction of Xie Wanzhou.
Fulin Restaurant
In the elegant room facing the window on the second floor, there was a young man sitting close to the window, with his left hand on the table, his right hand holding a cup, and his head lowered as he sipped the fruit wine in the cup.
The young man was dressed in regular clothes, with sharp profile and thin lips, giving him quite an aura.
"Four... Young Master, we have been here for an hour. Will the person you are waiting for really come?" A handsome boy stood in front of him and asked in a low voice.
If you listen carefully, you can hear the abnormal shrillness in the boy's voice.
The young man raised his head, and that face was that of Yuan Chen.
"I'll come." Yuan Chen put down his wine cup and said in an indifferent voice, "We each get what we need. I also have what he wants."
About half an hour after the incense stick, there was a knock on the door of the elegant room.
Yuan Chen gently raised his eyelids, and the little eunuch beside him understood and hurriedly opened the door.
The door to the private room was opened, revealing the man's handsome features.
The young eunuch grinned and said softly, "Mr. Shen, you are finally here. The young master has been waiting for you for a long time!"
Shen Ji walked into the house, the door behind him was closed, his eyes fell on the young man by the window, a gentle smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Don't blame me, sir, the students in the academy were puzzled by the problem, so it took some time."
Yuan Chen stood up. Although he still had the same stinky face, his eyes were a little warmer. "Sir, something is going on. Naturally, he has to deal with it before he can come over."
Shen Ji's voice was warm and gentle, and his tone was neither urgent nor slow, "I've been waiting for you, sir."
"It won't be long." Yuan Chen stretched out his hand towards the empty seat opposite, "Sir, please take a seat."
Shen Ji sat across from him with a gentle smile, while Yuan Chen across from him instructed the young eunuch to pour wine.
Both seemed to be waiting for the other to speak first.
In the end, it was Yuan Chen who was defeated first and said first, "I heard that this is your second time taking part in the imperial examination?"
"That's right." Shen Ji lowered his head, with a hint of bitterness in his eyes, "The first time I took part in the imperial examination, I only took part in the second exam. Later, my mother contracted a serious illness, so I had to stop."
Hearing this, Yuan Chen tapped his fingertips on the table, "Even though you have only taken two college entrance examinations, sir, you can still become a scholar by virtue of your answers, making the superiors make an exception. You are indeed a talented person."
"Young Master, you are so complimentary." Shen Ji raised the corner of his mouth slightly, but did not answer the question, "Shen has only scratched the surface of what he has learned. He still cannot bear the word talent."
"Sir, you are humble." Yuan Chen didn't express too much on his face, but his tone was full of temptation, fighting in a roundabout way. "Now that someone's yellow robe has been abolished, men of the right age are ready to take the imperial examination based on your talent and learning." It’s inevitable.”
Yuan Chen narrowed his eyes slightly and said in a deep voice, "The situation is unclear at the moment. I wonder if you, sir, have any plans in mind?"
"Whether your future career will be smooth sailing depends on whether you are with the right person."
Shen Ji took a sip of his wine, a smile rising in his eyes, "These are special times, and Shen is taking certain risks by coming here today."
"Since Shen is here, he understands his thoughts, but the young master doesn't understand?"
When Yuan Chen heard this, his heart moved slightly. He reached over, picked up the wine cup, and raised it to Shen Ji, "Mr. Shen, I respect you."
"Young master, you are promoting Shen." Shen Ji smiled back, raised the wine cup and touched it, making a crisp sound.
The two lamps face each other, one is high and the other is low. The two seem to have reached some consensus and understand each other's thoughts tacitly.
