It seemed that Pan Duo was full.
I saw him staggering in from the door. Even though the sleeves of his robe were wide, they couldn't stop his bulging belly.
His appearance was no longer as stunning as when Xiao Yu first saw him, but it was more real and pyrotechnic.
Xiao Yu just wanted to joke with him, but he saw the strange "celebrity" who was giving him a big gift trembled slightly.
The bent waist suddenly stood up like a spring, and he turned to look at Pan Duo with a look of surprise on his face.
"Consort Pan...you are...you are...why are you in such a mess?"
When Pan Duo saw the man, he was also stunned. His eyes were as big as copper bells. He didn't bother to straighten his appearance and cupped his hands: "Brother Yanhe... why are you here?"
Xiao Yu couldn't help being surprised when he saw that the two knew each other, and stood aside and looked at the two.
"I just returned from Jiangzhou. The carriage and horse are broken down, and the servants are having trouble doing things. I have no choice but to come and see for myself. How did you become like this..."
Pan Duo smiled cheerfully: "Haha, I use the sky as my cover and the earth as my bed. I have a dream for thirty thousand years. I am so unhappy!"
The "celebrity" shook his head, pointed at Pan Duo with a wry smile and scolded him: "What a good Pan Zhiming, you are here again, wild and arrogant, you should be beaten!"
After a pause, he asked again: "Why are you here? Is there anyone you can use as a brother?"
Pan Duo didn't answer directly. He pulled Xiao Yu over and put a hand on his shoulder: "Brother Yanhe, let's meet a friend first."
When the "celebrity" saw the two of them holding hands, a flash of surprise flashed across his face: "This is..."
"This is my dear friend, Jiankang Xiao Dalang!"
The "celebrity" looked confused. He hesitated for a moment and then hurriedly handed over his hand: "Xiao Langjun, I have admired you for a long time!"
Xiao Yu took away Pan Duo's hand on his shoulder in disgust: "We just met, we can't be close friends!"
Pan Duo laughed and didn't care at all about Xiao Yu's scolding.
But all this was silently remembered by the "celebrity".
"Xiao, listen carefully. This person in front of you is a close official of the emperor, a red-hot official. Don't be fooled by his loyal and kind appearance. He is a very smart person and is decisive in doing things. Otherwise, Your Majesty will not think highly of him."
"What are you talking about? The Prince Consort is teasing me again. I'm just loyal to the court and your Majesty." The man waved his hand and glanced at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu's eyes narrowed slightly, and for a moment he seemed to capture an indescribable complexity and depth in that person's eyes.
"Oh, the person surnamed Xiao has gone around half a circle, and I haven't introduced his name yet! You must have heard of him. He is Zhu Yi, Zhu Yanhe, and is also a close friend of mine. Now he is an official servant, and he is the right servant of Shangshu. The leading general.”
The man in front of him stroked his beard, but his smile remained modest. After his identity was revealed, he seemed more calm than before. He cupped his hands and said, "It's me. Thanks to the emperor's high regard, I have chosen a small person to share the country's worries. "
Xiao Yu smiled lightly.
To Zhu Yi's surprise, when his identity as the emperor's favorite was exposed, the young man in front of him did not become as warm and attentive to him as he expected.
The other party's attitude was still neither salty nor indifferent, but he held his hands politely and said: "Nice to meet you, nice to meet you."
Zhu Yi was not angry, he continued stroking his beard and chatting with the two of them.
And his servants were not idle, including the strong man named Niu Wu, who was ordered by Manager Cao to work inside and outside the house.
Niu Wu carried the newly purchased furniture and passed by the lobby of the carriage and horse shop. Through the door, he saw the mud-covered young man chatting happily with his Alang, and he couldn't help but feel a chill down his back.
He became respectful and cautious, and spoke softly to shop assistants.
He felt a little uneasy, fearing that Xiao Yu would say bad things about him in front of his Alang and seek revenge for personal gain.
If that's the case, then he is really being pretentious. The key is that Xiao Yu doesn't have him in his mind at all.
At this moment, Zhu Yi's angry voice suddenly came from the house. The busy servants were all curious and stopped what they were doing to look inside the house.
Zhu Yi was seen angrily walking around the lobby with his hands behind his back.
"It's really unreasonable! If this is really the case, I will go to court tomorrow to read a copy of Yuan Ang's Danyang Yin! In the capital of the capital, the prince-in-law was robbed by a gangster when he was traveling! What's so great about this? What's wrong with Yuan Ang's Danyang Yin? That’s right, it’s not an exaggeration to think that it would bring disgrace to the imperial majesty and send him away three thousand miles away.”
"That's right, if I hadn't run fast, I would have been robbed long ago and wouldn't even have the money to finish the mutton soup." Pan Duo agreed. He still hasn't forgotten that mouthful of mutton soup.
At this time, Pan Duo was swinging his sword fan and sat on a chair by the window. He had already washed himself and put on a sky-blue silver-edged long coat presented by Zhu Yi, and had regained his elegant and noble appearance. The appearance of a young master.
Xiao Yu was not used to wearing wide sleeves. He refused Zhu Yi's gift of fine clothes and only asked for a coarse soap-colored short robe from his servants. At this time, he was leaning on the beam and holding his arms while listening to the two people talking.
Just now, Pan Duo had already told Zhu Yi the story of the attack after leaving Fan Yun Thatched Cottage last night. There were some embellishing elements in it, but generally speaking, it was based on what Xiao Yu told him along the way. The content is processed on the spot.
Pan Duo told the story easily, and he was very eloquent. It was like telling a story, without giving people the tense and cruel sense of substitution. It was like two groups of people chasing each other and playing each other's house.
Zhu Yi naturally listened at ease. He was probably so angry as a show for the Prince Consort. He probably went back to sleep and forgot about this matter in the morning.
Xiao Yu's face was as dark as water, his brows were wrinkled slightly, and his eyelids kept blinking.
When he thought of last night's experience, he was not as relaxed as the other two, and still felt lingering fear. It was no wonder that he almost lost his life last night.
But he would not tell Pan Duo, let alone Qingxue, such a thing.
Pan Duo looks suave and unrestrained, but in fact he is a bit careless. At least that's what Xiao Yu thinks now. If you tell him too much, who knows what extraneous things this uncontrollable guy will do.
As for Qingxue, Xiao Yu already has feelings that are different from others. He doesn't want her to worry about him, nor does he want her to see the bloody ugliness of the world.
So he kept fooling around with them all the way, talking and laughing, as if the danger never existed.
In short, the matter was over with a piece of paper. If Pan Duo didn't flaunt Xiao Yuwan's name in the future, no one would think of killing this embroidered pillow.
Moreover, Liu Shishu has already begun a secret investigation. As soon as there is any news, he will definitely contact him as soon as possible.
Xiao Yu raised his head slightly when he thought of this. With such a simple movement, his eyes met Zhu Yi's.
Zhu Yi was looking at him, or someone Zhu Yi had been paying attention to him.
At that moment, Xiao Yu caught a hint of cunning and smoothness in Zhu Yi's eyes, which was completely inconsistent with his seemingly honest face.
But that look is really annoying.
Even though he was disgusted, he still smiled at Zhu Shizhong, but unexpectedly, a flattering look appeared on his face.
Xiao Yu raised the corner of his mouth, he had already made up his mind about this person.
A few people were changing the topic, chatting about spring outings, when a burst of light laughter from a woman suddenly came from outside the door.
At this time, Zhu Yi's beautiful family members walked in with Qingxue in their arms.
At this time, Qingxue had already washed up, and was dressed in a light blue beautiful dress. She also had an exquisite bun on her head that she had never done before. A little makeup with glazed gemstones made her look even more elegant and refined. Incomparably beautiful.
Several men in the room all looked at her. She seemed to have never dressed up like this before. She pinched the corner of her clothes and looked a little shy and uncomfortable.
Beside her, a group of beauties surrounded her like stars holding the moon, chattering and boasting about her beauty.
Qingxue's face was slightly red, and she cautiously raised her eyes to look at Xiao Yu.
Xiao Yu smiled lightly and looked at her with admiration.
Their eyes intertwined, and Qingxue lowered her head in shame.
"Alang, this girl Qingxue is really a natural beauty. With just a few embellishments, she is so beautiful and moving. I really envy others."
"That's right, her skin is as beautiful as mutton fat, flawless, not even a single red mole on her body."
"Such a beauty, why didn't Alang meet her earlier?"
"How come I've never met him before? That's the person lying on the bed over there. Haha, isn't Pan Lang a beauty too?"
The female family members chatted and laughed and then changed the topic from Qingxue to the Prince Consort Pan Duo, which showed that the focus of their attention was more on Pan Duo.
Pan Duo still looked lazy, teasing the female family members without saying a word. They seemed to be very familiar with each other, and he didn't say a few serious words.
If you are an ordinary person, you will not be happy if you see your female family members laughing and scolding their foreign men, no matter how good you are at cultivating Qi.
But Zhu Yi was not like that at all. In his words, he looked down upon himself and even made jokes about his own women and Pan Duo.
Xiao Yu still leaned against the beam with his arms folded, looking at Qingxue with a smile.
Qingxue saw that her young prince had been looking at her and the topic was no longer with her, so she wanted to leave those women and return to Xiao Yu.
Just before she took a few steps, her arm was suddenly held by a delicate hand.
Qingxue looked back and saw a woman in purple who was quite enthusiastic about her.
"Hey, sister Qingxue, where are you going?"
"Go find my young master."
"Your young master?"
The woman in purple followed Qingxue's gaze and noticed Xiao Yu, who had been leaning against the beam with his arms folded.
When he saw him wearing the clothes that his servants always wore, he felt contempt in his heart.
This purple-clothed woman was originally a famous prostitute in Qinhuai, ten miles away. She was later redeemed by Zhu Yi after she fell in love with her, and lived in Zhu Yi's mansion a life of wealth that no one could even imagine.
She boasted of having read countless people, but she felt displeased when she saw the arrogant look in the young man's eyes and wanted to make things difficult for him.
It was also seen that Zhu Yi was particularly concerned about Qingxue's affairs and asked all the female relatives accompanying her to bathe and change her clothes.
In his mind, he wondered whether Zhu Yi also wanted to take this outstanding-looking young girl into his residence.
In the field of willow branches by the Qinhuai River, he had already developed a talent for being eloquent and good at dancing. It was easy to coax a simple little girl, and more than one woman was coaxed by her to sleep on her Alang's bedside.
The woman in purple put a hand gently on Qingxue's shoulder: "Qingxue, A'Zi is from here. Listen to A'Zi's words, my Alang..."
Before she could finish her words, she heard two crisp sounds of "pop...pop...", and two red paw prints appeared on her delicate and pretty face.
The woman in purple was beaten and fell to the ground. She covered her red, swollen and hot face and did not dare to say a word. She kept staring at the person who beat him, Zhu Yi, with sad eyes.
This frightened Qingxue, and the other female relatives in the room were so frightened that they didn't dare to speak, and the hall immediately became quiet.
Pan Duo breathed a sigh of relief, still leaning lazily on the bed, looking like he wanted to watch the fun.
Xiao Yu turned his head away, pretending he didn't know anything.
"You bitch, you are crazy again. You are asked to stay in the car and are not allowed to get off. Why don't you know what is good and come here to cause trouble?" Zhu Yi said, regardless of his own dignity, pulling the purple-clothed beauty by the waist. The hair needs to be dragged out.
Manager Cao and several female relatives beside him hurriedly stepped forward to stop him. They had basically said all their good words, but Zhu Yi was still angry.
"Okay, okay!" Pan Duo suddenly shouted, "Okay, why did Brother Yan and Brother suddenly come and go crazy? I think you are crazy again, so let Qilan go. If you have anything to say, you can't say it properly. "
The anger on Zhu Yi's face gradually disappeared, and he let go of his hand.
Accompanied by the sisters, the woman in purple left the lobby and looked at Qingxue with resentment before leaving.
Qingxue was at a loss. She didn't even know that she was fine just now. How could this happen suddenly? How could that warm-hearted sister suddenly be so resentful of her?
Just as she was thinking about it, a hand was put on her shoulder and patted her gently. It was her little prince, and his little prince still had a warm smile on his face.
When Zhu Yi saw Xiao Yu coming over, he quickly bowed and saluted again.
"Shizhong Zhu, what are you doing?" Xiao Yu glanced at him and spoke indifferently.
"The maid in the house doesn't know the rules, and I still hope that Mr. Xiao will take care of her, so I will tie up that bitch and leave her at my disposal."
"Disposal? Dispose of what? I don't even know where he went wrong?" Xiao Yu said as he pulled Qingxue and walked out the door, "Let's go first, see you later."
Zhu Yi's face lit up with joy, and he bowed again: "I will definitely pay a visit to Lang Jun's house one day."
Xiao Yu didn't answer, just waved his hand.
Pan Duo jumped up from the bed with a "bang", raised his hand to Zhu Yi, and chased after Xiao Yu.
"Xiao Dalang, don't run away, you still owe me two poems!"
Watching the three people leaving, the humility and kindness on Zhu Yi's face slowly solidified, and soon became expressionless.
Manager Cao on the side saw that his Alang had returned to normal, and couldn't help but ask: "Alang, where did that boy named Xiao come from? He is so ignorant of current affairs, and Alang is still so polite to him!"
Zhu Yi turned his head and glanced at Manager Cao coldly. Manager Cao's body trembled and he quickly lowered his head and took two steps back.
"Go and prepare a gift for Xiao Langjun as an apology. Send part of the money and goods we brought back from Jiangzhou to his car... We should also prepare a portion for the Prince Consort." Zhu Yi thought for a while. , "Xiao Langjun's share is richer than Consort Pan's, but don't let people see it..."
"Here, Alang."
"Cao Chen, Qilan can't stay any longer. Sooner or later, those who think they're smart will ruin my affairs..."
"Here, Alang."
"How did that go?"
"No news yet."
"I know, go down!"
Zhu Yi was thoughtful. He put his hands behind his back and faced the door. Manager Cao slowly stepped back, leaving Zhu Yi alone in the lobby.
He sighed, the expression on his face relaxed a lot, and finally he no longer had to hold himself up in front of others.
It seemed that he had gained a lot today. He finally relied on Pan Duo, that big fool, to get on the line that all the powerful noble clans had tried their best to get on.
But he was a little surprised that Xiao Langjun didn't recognize him.
You must know that it was he who sent the young prince to the Kitchen God Temple in the south of Jiankang City three years ago.
Over the years, he has also been responsible for monitoring every move of the various vassal kings in the country.
But this time and that time, he was a prisoner then, and now he is a marquis of ten thousand households.
The corners of his mouth turned up, revealing a sly smile.
