On the second day, the number of people visiting the peony garden did not decrease. They promised to go there as usual. After listening to a few poems written by students from Yingtian Academy, they went back early and did not stay long. The website is worthy of your collection
Back in Bianjing, no one mentioned the death of Lady Wu.
For Bianjing, this matter is just a drop of water falling into the river and sea, with only a few ripples.
A few days later, Xu Nuo got the news in advance through the new news network. He knew that the people in the government office had found out the cause of Mrs. Wu's death. After thinking about it, he went to Xiao Mansion to look for Xiao Yuan that day.
This time, she did not climb over the wall to get in and out like she did in the past. Instead, she took a carriage from home openly and came to Xiao's house with her name card.
After handing over the name card and being notified by the concierge, the housekeeper of Xiao Mansion went out to greet the guests in person.
"Young Jiang Shiliu has met Mrs. Xu Liuli." When the housekeeper came over, he bowed and bowed his hands to Xu, who was old enough to be his daughter.
Xu Nuo hurriedly turned aside to avoid Butler Jiang's salute and said, "Steward Jiang is so polite. It is really an honor for Liu Niang that you can come here in person. How can I accept your courtesy?"
Butler Jiang is a bit fat, about forty years old, and very well-dressed. People who don't know may think he is a master of some family.
"Sixth lady, these words are just out of sight. What does our relationship have to do with each other?" Butler Jiang said while extending his hand to invite you, "Please come here, Mr. Silang is out. I have already sent someone to invite you. Please go inside first and have a cup of tea." , he will be back soon."
After hearing this, Xu Nuo thought about it secretly, and didn't think he had anything to do with Butler Jiang. After all, the two of them had never met before today, let alone had a friendship worthy of Butler Jiang's courtesy.
However, according to what he meant, Xiao Yuan was not in the house?
Xiao Yuan was not here, but Butler Jiang also invited her in?
Steward Jiang spoke in a friendly manner and had a smile on his face. He kept talking from the hanging flower door all the way. He didn't utter a single word of promise to refuse, and followed him all the way to Xiao Yuan's study.
Butler Jiang stood outside the study and said to Xu Nuo with a smile on his face: "Madam, please wait here for Mr. Shiro. He will definitely come over soon and the tea will be brought to you right away."
Xu Nuo nodded and saw Butler Jiang pat his sleeves and run away quickly.
She opened the door and went in. Sitting cross-legged on the table, why do you think that there is something "flattery" and relief in Butler Jiang's smile, and he changed the name of her from Xu Liu Niangzi to Liu Niangzi, and just called her Niangzi. It's a bit too familiar.
The layout of the overall courtyard of the Xiao Mansion is very simple. Just talking about the scenes Xu Nuo saw along the way, the guards are orderly and the houses are arranged in an orderly manner. It does not have the feeling of being an ordinary official's house with grandeur and winding paths. You can tell at a glance that it is a military general's house. Home.
The same was true for Xiao Yuan's study. There was not a single superfluous thing in the entire study, but there were three shelves full of books, which surprised Xu Nuo.
She didn't have the habit of casually looking through other people's things, and she didn't touch Xiao Yuan's books. But I can also see some book titles, and I can't help but wonder how he could read such a biased book.
She sat for a while, but the tea didn't come, but Xiao Yuan did.
He strode in, holding an ink painting in his hand. The rice paper was still a little wet, which showed that it was a fresh painting.
Xu Nuo asked first: "What did you draw?"
Xiao Yuan is extremely talented in many aspects. Her paintings in the past were always similar in form but lackluster, but Xiao Yuan's paintings are very charming. After being mentioned twice by him. Her painting just got a little better.
"Darcissus, Zhu Shang told me that some of his narcissus plants were growing very well, but he has refused to show them to me until today. He said that the flowers were about to fade, so he hurriedly took me to draw them." Xiao Yuan While talking, he showed the painting to Xu Nuo.
Xiao Yuan always talks little, but when it comes to Xu Nuo, he either bickers with Xu Nuo in a joking tone, or talks about everything in detail like today.
Because of that kiss a few days ago. He still doesn't know how to face the promise, so he uses words to cover up his uneasiness.
However, his temperament has always been cheerful, and there is no unnecessary embarrassment. There is no word of restraint in him.
Xu Nuo took the painting and looked at the narcissus on it. Her eyes lit up and she couldn't help but praise: "It's just like the real narcissus." She seemed to be able to smell the fragrance even through a piece of paper.
Xiao Yuan smiled brightly after hearing this and said, "Whatever you like, I'll give it to you."
"Didn't Zhu Shang want it?" Xu Nuo spread the painting flat on the desk and fanned it with his hand to make the ink dry faster.
"If you want it, there is no place for him. Don't worry about him." He thought that if Zhu Shang had to do it, he would just paint another one.
Xu Nuo smiled and said, "I'll copy a painting. Give it to him and see if he can recognize that the painting is not from your hand." After saying this, he motioned with his eyes to Xiao Yuan to polish the ink.
After a while, an almost identical picture of narcissus appeared on the paper.
After finishing the painting, she started talking about business.
After hearing this, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but widen his eyes and said: "How long did it take for you to subdue all the people under Zhu Shang? Can you find out such information?"
He knew Xu Nuo was capable of managing Xiao Yuan's people and business, but he didn't expect Xu Nuo to be so capable of accepting and processing. You must know that the people under Zhu Shang are notoriously difficult to discipline, and each one is more tricky than the last.
"They're just a few big bosses. We can deal with them if we think of ways to deal with them. But regarding the matter of County Master Jiaren, I'm a little..." A rare expression of confusion appeared on Xu Nuo's face.
Xiao Yuan was frightened by her expression and asked nervously: "But Kuishui is here again?"
He knew that some people couldn't get out of bed all day long after the sunflower water came, and the pain would make them sweat all over their bodies.
Xu Nuo had veins on her forehead. She finally waited until her aunt left, but Xiao Yuan actually said she was here again. Wasn't he angry at her?
In the first two years, my aunt's irregularity was the most troublesome. She was really afraid of encountering this kind of situation when she went out.
She said firmly: "No, I just think that if I intervene in this matter now and set up a situation to expose the conspiracy of Jiaren County Lord, I can only give her a blow, but it will be difficult for her to pay the due price for it. Moreover, Xu Qian will be sympathized with, and she will take advantage of this to build momentum and exaggerate the matter; if she ignores this matter now and lets the government deal with it, Xu Qian will completely fall into hell. I only need to expose the Lord Jiaren County at the last moment. However, although this method is good, Xu Mansion’s reputation may be damaged.”
Xu Nuo has always been decisive, but she was a little hesitant about this matter. She didn't want Xu Qian or County Master Jiaren to be let off easily, and she didn't want this matter to affect the Xu family.
When Xiao Yuan heard this, he clasped his hands together, leaned into Xu Nuo's ear with a smile on his face, and said, "I have a way to get the best of both worlds, do you want to hear it?"
Xu Nuo nodded and said, "Of course, tell me quickly."
The smile on Xiao Yuan's face deepened and he said: "If you kiss me again, I will tell you immediately." He looked very relaxed and said this calmly, but in fact he was sweating nervously. (To be continued.)
