Shen Zhai
The red window was half open, and the coolness poured into the house. There was a fire burning outside, and the charcoal basin in the house was also burning. It was not cold at all.
Shen Ji sat alone at the table, with a simplified map of Yaya County sent by his informant spread out in front of him.
Suddenly, a milky-white homing pigeon appeared in the courtyard with a bamboo tube tied to its calf. It wandered around in front of the window for a few times, flapped its wings twice, and landed on the window edge.
Shen Ji was diverted by it. He raised his hand to untie the bamboo tube, poured out the note inside, and opened it gently.
There are only a few strokes on the paper: the fish has bitten the hook.
Shen Ji's eyes deepened, and he threw the note into the charcoal basin and watched it being swallowed up by the fire before looking away.
"gentlemen!"
Wen Mo panicked on his face, staggered several steps, and finally regained his footing, "Sir, something happened outside!"
Shen Ji glanced at him and said helplessly, "You have been following me since you were a child, how come you still can't learn the word calm?"
Wen Mo swallowed his saliva, but still looked panicked, "Sir, this is really a big deal. There are rumors outside that Sir, you are the master of Xinyue Yongcheng Houfu. Most of the people in the capital know this rumor!"
Hearing this, Shen Ji was about to stop his hand holding the pen when his handsome face suddenly turned red and the corners of his mouth curled up, "I already have a crush on my wife, how can this be considered a rumor?"
Shen Ji paused, thinking of Fang Xu, and asked in a low voice, "Will this matter affect Madam?"
"Mrs. Hou, what's wrong with Mrs. Hou!" Wen Mo saw that his husband suddenly became shy, and his scalp was numb with shock, "The rumors outside are about you and Madam Liu, the eldest young lady of the Hou Mansion!"
Shen Ji was stunned for a moment, and the smile on his lips froze. He stood up suddenly and knocked over the tea cup at hand. The tea spilled on the floor and wet his clothes.
"How could it be the Liu family?" Shen Ji's face lost all color. In a hurry, he didn't care about his demeanor and shouted loudly, "Why don't you go find out who is responsible!"
"yes!"
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Dongcheng
The mutton restaurant was packed again, and the room was filled with heat and the aroma of meat, making people greedy.
The colder the weather, the more prosperous the mutton restaurant's business will be.
In order to have a hot bite, Fang Xu grabbed two maids and stood outside early, so he got an empty table.
"Hey, why are you here again?"
When Fang Xu heard the movement, he slowly raised his head and met Gu Sisi's surprised eyes.
"Why can't I come?" Fang Xu looked her up and down, saw that she was wearing an apron around her waist, and raised an eyebrow and asked, "Are you... here to do work?"
Gu Sisi's face turned red, and she sat down across from her carelessly, smiling, "Brother Bai is too busy with his business and can't take care of it on weekdays. He wanted to recruit more people, so I came here to earn some copper coins to supplement my own expenses."
"Just to earn more copper coins?" Fang Xu joked softly with a smile in his eyes, "Not for the people who give out copper coins?"
"I want you to talk too much!" Gu Sisi looked angry, but the corners of her mouth could not help but raise, "Your majestic Madam Hou Men also likes to eat food from this shop?"
"What do you know? Real delicacies are hidden among the people." Fang Xu held his bamboo chopsticks and picked up a handful of noodles. "On such a cold day, who can resist a bowl of hot mutton noodles?"
After listening, the two maids on the left and the right nodded heavily, their little mouths bulging.
Seeing the satisfied expressions on the faces of the three masters and servants, Gu Sisi couldn't help but sigh, "This is really weird."
Her eyes fell on Fang Xu Mingyan's face, and Gu Sisi spoke bluntly, "It turns out that I misunderstood you. I thought my cousin was interested in you, but I didn't expect that he was actually interested in your daughter-in-law."
Fang Xu, who was slurping noodles, suddenly raised his head, his eyes full of surprise, "Me...my daughter-in-law?"
"Yes, haven't you heard the news from outside?" Gu Sisi looked confused and raised her finger to point outside, "They are all saying that my cousin likes Mrs. Liu, the eldest lady of the Yongcheng Houfu."
Bai Ji was drinking soup from a bowl. When he heard the words, his throat moved, and the soup came out with a pop.
Su Zi's eyes were dull, and he didn't even know when the chopsticks in his hand fell on the table.
Fang Xu blinked and frowned slightly, "How could such crazy talk be heard outside?"
"I don't know. I just say that my cousin has a beauty in his heart. For your daughter-in-law, he dared to rush to Jinlai Bank and fight with the prince." Gu Sisi shook her head and said in a sad tone, "That day when you two stood together, I thought I thought my cousin had love for you, but who knew it was actually my son-in-law’s respect for my mother-in-law.”
Fang Xu suddenly came back to his senses, gritted his teeth and said, "This is pure nonsense, simply ridiculous!"
"After all, this is what has been spread outside." Gu Sisi stared at her for a while and then sighed quietly, "I think you are a good person and want to be a friend with you, so I have to remind you that my aunt... is not a good person. On the other hand, no matter how outstanding your daughter-in-law is, in her eyes, she is just a widow, and if this happens, she will definitely make trouble."
Fang Xu's face was gloomy, he slapped his chopsticks on the table, and whispered, "I know this well, thank you."
After saying this, Fang Xu slowly stood up and walked straight out of the room.
"Madam!" Su Zi exclaimed, handed the meal money to Gu Sisi's hand, and ran out the door.
Bai Ji hurriedly drank a few mouthfuls of mutton soup, wiped the corners of his mouth and chased after him.
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Yongcheng Houfu
"Old lady, let me say it again, you can't enter our residence without any mistakes!"
Zeng Tianya's voice sounded, his tone full of helplessness.
Fang Xu heard the noise, raised his hand to open the car curtain, and looked out.
The old lady was dressed in brocade clothes, standing at the foot of the steps with her arms akimbo, pointing at Zeng Tianya and scolding, "Bah! Do you think your palace is made of gold? I want to go in today, and I don't think any of you dare to stop me!"
"My son is the Vice Minister of Zhongshu!" The old lady blushed with anger, but her fighting spirit remained undiminished. "I must see Mrs. Liu today. She must give me an explanation for the gossip outside!"
"Look at how mean that little girl is. She doesn't look like an official mother, but looks like a nouveau riche." Su Zi frowned and muttered in a low voice, "There are no rules at all. How can someone like Lord Shen be born?"
"I think this old woman most likely thinks that the prince is in the fourth rank and is under Lord Shen, so she dares to come to her door." Bai Ji pursed his lips and spoke harshly, "My son has become angry and suddenly became a The high official's mother's nostrils were raised to the sky all of a sudden, and she even dared to come to the Marquis's house to show off."
"A frog in a well can only tell the difference between official ranks." Su Zi snorted, with a look of worry on his face, "The King of Runan doesn't have an official position yet, why don't you dare to go in front of him? It's just that we in the Marquis Mansion only have The prince is just a son, easy to bully!"
As soon as the two girls sang and harmonized, they were about to go out and fight with Shen's mother for several rounds.
Fang Xu Anjing looked at the farce in front of him, his eyelids drooping, and there was no trace of happiness or anger on his face. (End of chapter)
