It was cold in early spring, and Bai Yu'an felt cold even with a small jacket underneath her clothes.
When he reached the palace gate, Gao Han pulled Bai Yu'an to a place with less wind, and looked down at Bai Yu'an's cheeks that were slightly reddened by the cold wind.
There was a different emotion in his eyes, a little regret floating in his eyes.
Bai Yu'an pulled up his collar, pressed the official hat on his head, raised his head and said to Gao Han, "Brother Wen invites us to a get-together. Brother Gao, please come with us."
The official hat couldn't be pressed properly. It was blown crooked by the wind when we were at the gate of the palace, and now it looks even crooked.
He stretched out his hand to straighten his official hat for Bai Yu'an, and some of the broken hair on his temples still fell out.
The red dress is bright, and it reflects on her face like peach blossoms in spring water.
Fortunately, those eyes are always pure and innocent, always ignorant of worldly affairs, looking at everything without emotion, which eliminates many of the free thoughts of others.
Gao Han looked at Bai Yu'an and nodded gently, but he sighed again in his heart.
Bai Yu'an saw A Tao not far away and said, "The place is at Ting Yu Xuan at the back of Dongzheng Street. I went there with Brother Gao first."
"I need to go back and change my clothes first. What are Brother Gao's plans?"
Gao Han said: "Then I will go back and change my clothes first. Then I will wait for you in Tingyuxuan."
Bai Yu'an nodded, and Gao Han accompanied him to the carriage, and then the two separated.
After getting on the carriage, A Tao took out a letter from his arms: "This was sent this morning. Is it from the master?"
The light in the carriage was dim, so Bai Yu'an opened the curtain and leaned against the wall of the carriage to read the letter.
A Tao held the curtain for Bai Yu'an. When Bai Yu'an glanced at the end and put the letter on his lap, he asked: "But it's from the master?"
Bai Yu'an folded the letter and put it in the envelope. He shook his head and said, "It's from my cousin."
Bai Yu'an looked at the ground: "My cousin should have sent it at the post house. Calculating the date, it should be here in the next two days."
Bai Yu'an then looked at A Tao and smiled: "My cousin said that he would bring the boys from home as well. The yard should be lively for a few days."
After hearing this, A Tao quickly asked: "Master Yuan Qing has several boys in his family, which one is he?"
Bai Yu'an shook his head: "I don't know."
Back in the yard, Bai Yu'an looked at A Tao, who was helping her get dressed, and said, "Today, I will go to South Street to make a pledge. I will settle on the house early and move there as soon as my cousin comes over."
A Tao tied Bai Yu'an's belt and went to get a pendant for her to wear, while saying, "Just listen to me, sir. There are not many things anyway."
As she spoke, she looked at Bai Yu'an with a smile: "It's just the young master's clothes and books."
"When the time comes, it won't take much effort to ask Wei Ruyi to call her brother Ping to come over and help."
When Bai Yu'an heard A Tao mention Wei Ruyi, her face felt a little relieved: "I hope Ruyi can live a good life in the future."
A Tao straightened Bai Yu'an's clothes again and said with a smile: "Don't worry, young master, Ruyi's appearance will keep her man secretly happy."
Bai Yu'an smiled, with a hint of emotion in her brows: "Beauty is not necessarily a good thing sometimes."
A Tao went to get a cloak and tie it on Bai Yu'an. The expression on his face clearly disagreed: "Being beautiful is not a good thing, so why does everyone have to be good-looking?"
Bai Yu'an raised her eyebrows and smiled: "If you don't have the ability to protect your beauty, you will only be bullied."
A Tao snorted: "Anyway, among those plays by talented men and beauties, which one is not the most beautiful?"
"Is it possible that among the commoner women that the young master from aristocratic families likes, there are some that are ugly?"
"And the courtesan in the Spring Tower was supported by many talented people, and it became a legend that he spent a lot of money for a beauty."
"Young Master, have you ever seen an ugly courtesan?"
So many truths were revealed at this moment.
Bai Yuan smiled: "False."
He sat on the stool again and asked Ah Tao to put on his boots: "Don't listen to those scripts in the future."
"Although the oiran is supported by talented people, have you really seen anyone marrying someone with three courtesies and six betrothal gifts?"
"A young man from an aristocratic family can only treat a beautiful and down-to-earth woman as a concubine. He will spend his whole life serving people and be trapped in a deep house. Maybe he will be fined and sold after making a mistake, just like an object."
As she spoke, Bai Yu'an lowered her eyebrows and looked at A Tao: "Destiny is held in other people's hands. Does A Tao want such beauty?"
A Tao paused for a moment, looked up at Bai Yu'an, and pouted again: "It's just a joke, I'm not good-looking."
Bai Yu'an smiled and held A Tao's face: "A Tao is a resolute housekeeper on the inside, and a smart and mature girl on the outside."
"When I'm angry, I can't mess with her like the Thunder God and the Mother of Lightning. When I'm angry, I'm as attentive and thoughtful as the flower that explains the language."
"A Tao is already the most beautiful in my heart, even the oiran can't compare to her."
A Tao slapped Bai Yu'an on the back of his hand and hummed: "It's just hard work, but the young master said it was like a flower."
Bai Yu'an spread his hands and said helplessly: "I would like A Tao to follow me in wealth, but it's a pity that Hanlin is poor, so I can only let A Tao endure it first."
A Tao rolled his eyes: "Wait until I am eighty years old!"
The two laughed, then packed up and walked outside.
When I arrived at South Street, I found the man from last time. Unexpectedly, the man returned the money to Bai Yu'an in full.
Bai Yu'an glanced at the money bag in his hand, frowned, and looked at the person opposite: "What does this mean?"
Yaren looked at Bai Yu'an with an expression that was gentle but a bit serious, making his face look more upright and noble.
He sighed and said helplessly: "It's really a small thing to say. I didn't offend you."
"It's just that last time you just took a few steps, someone came from behind. They also took a fancy to the house and paid three times the price. I had no choice..."
Bai Yu'an's face turned cold and he sneered: "Is this the rule in this business? I will rent to whichever house gives me more money, regardless of who comes first, first served?"
Seeing the cold look on Bai Yu'an's face, Yao hurriedly said: "Master, don't be angry. If you wrote the deed first last time, naturally you can't change it. But the deed hasn't been written yet, and it hasn't been sent to the government, so it doesn't matter." Breach of contract.”
A Tao was furious after hearing this, and stepped forward with his hands on his hips: "Why is it not considered a breach of contract?"
"You showed us the house first last time, we settled on it, and then you showed it to others, what kind of logic is that?"
Yaren saw A Tao's aura. He had been in this business for so many years and was already very good at dealing with it. He repeatedly clasped his hands and begged for mercy: "Why does this girl have to be so angry? I am also helpless."
Bai Yu'an then glanced at the man and waited for him to continue speaking with his hands behind his back.
Seeing Bai Yu'an's expression, Yao hurriedly said: "Last time when the young master came to visit, the people behind him pointed to the house that the young master decided to see and paid three times the price. I am also running a small business to make ends meet. Earn some commission.”
As he spoke, he glanced around, leaned close to Bai Yu'an and whispered, "To tell you the truth, that man also said that he would pay three times the price for anything that the young master likes."
"The other party is a noble person that ordinary people like me can't afford to offend. Instead of embarrassing the young master, you might as well think about who you have offended recently."
