Zhong'er was a little confused. He didn't know why this person was doing this. He didn't seem to know each other, and he didn't understand why he was so kind to him when they met.
Yu Qing, who had received a copy of the slave registration, clearly felt something was wrong and asked, "What on earth do you want to do?"
Zhou Xinyuan: "If you can't do it, let the people from the Zhong Mansion take you to do it. It will just free her up, and it won't cost you anything."
That's not what Yu Qing wanted to ask. He had no intention of wanting Chong'er. He didn't care whether Chong'er was free or not. The problem was that he didn't know what the young master's uncle meant by suddenly doing something like this on a whim.
However, some things were difficult to ask in front of Chong'er, so he stopped talking and had to say "hmm" to express his understanding.
Zhou Xinyuan then said to Chong'er: "How about it? It's not too much to call me 'Master' now."
Chong'er was trembling, at a loss what to do, and didn't know how to respond. She still looked at Yu Qing's face from time to time.
This is easy to handle. Zhou Xinyuan smiled slightly, turned around and said to Yu Qing: "She doesn't understand. Come on, teach her how to perform the apprenticeship ceremony. Just make it simple."
Yu Qing couldn't laugh or cry and said, "Are you serious?"
Zhou Xinyuan frowned: "Why do you have so many problems with your mother-in-law and mother?"
Okay, Yu Qing helplessly pointed out: "Chong'er, since it's someone's good intention, you won't suffer anyway. It's better than following Xu Fei and being a servant for the rest of your life. At least there is a way out, so just accept it. Well, just kowtow three times, offer a cup of tea, and call 'Master'."
Chong'er didn't dare to climb high, but after Yu Qing tilted his head repeatedly and Zhou Xinyuan's encouraging eyes, he knelt down in front of Zhou Xinyuan uneasily and kowtowed three times. When he looked up, he found that Yu Qing had already taken the initiative. He handed him a cup of tea and motioned for him to give it to Zhou Xinyuan to drink.
Chong'er naturally followed the instructions, served the tea with both hands, and said timidly: "Master, please use the tea!"
Zhou Xinyuan looked back at the table and realized that it was the tea made from bugs that he had refused to drink before. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yu Qing, only to see Yu Qing clasping his hands in front of his belly and looking up at the roof.
After his Adam's apple twitched, Zhou Xinyuan reached out to take the tea, sipped it with his eyes closed as if tasting poison, and then handed the tea cup back, "Get up."
Zhong'er quickly took the tea cup and stood up, obediently putting it back on the table.
Snapped! Zhou Xinyuan suddenly waved his hand and slapped Yu Qing hard on the buttocks. The slap made Yu Qing jump to his feet and yell at him, "What are you doing?"
Zhou Xinyuan pointed his fan at Chong'er, "From today on, she is your junior sister. You can no longer bully her."
Zhong'er lowered his head, the look in his big eyes wavering a bit.
"It's Junior Brother, it's Junior Brother!" Yu Qing just picked up someone's ear and shouted, calling a man Junior Sister, do you want to disgust him to death?
Uh-huh! Zhou Xinyuan opened the fan and waved it in his hand, "Okay, junior brother, just be happy. Okay, I don't want to stay here for a long time, so I'll leave first."
Yu Qingli said: "Uncle, where do you live? Give me your address so I can contact you if anything happens."
Zhou Xinyuan didn't say where he lived. He reached into his blouse. There were several small bells hanging on his belt, only the size of a cardamom. He took off one and handed it to Yu Qing, "You know how to use it, I still want to be in the capital." If you stay for a few days, you can contact me at any time within the capital."
Yu Qing beamed with joy as soon as he picked up the bell. He knew at a glance that it was modeled after the bell on Linglong Tower. He had not seen this small bell for many years. He only remembered that he saw his grandmaster uncle using it when he was a child. Now he sees it. With this item, I can be sure that my uncle's listening range of yinzijue has reached a new level.
He took off the cotton stuffed in the bell, shook it, and immediately heard a clear and sweet "dinging" sound. The sound was not loud, but the sound was very filling.
"You have to hurry up and get this thing done. She is now the slave of 'Ashi Heng'. You can help her eliminate her slavery now. If you drag her on, you, 'Ashi Heng', will have no conscience." Zhou Xinyuan left a message. After giving some meaningful instructions, he left and tapped Chong'er's shoulder with his fan, "Chong'er, don't you want to teach me how to teach you? You don't have to look at his face, he will be your senior brother from now on."
Zhong'er was obedient, but he didn't dare to think of the cheap thing he said. In short, he just gave it away obediently.
Yu Qing also heard the deep meaning of his uncle's words. The owner of Chong'er's slave was the real Ashheng. There were some things he could do now, but he might not be able to do it in the future. He immediately collected the bell and followed him out. After parting ways with the two of them, they started asking around and soon found Butler Li, who was talking to the management staff in the mansion.
"Uncle." A group of stewards saluted.
This title made Yu Qing's teeth hurt, but he could only endure it for the time being and invited Butler Li to come aside to talk.
After understanding his purpose, Butler Li was stunned: "Looking for Mr. Ming?"
Yu Qing: "Yes, I must express my gratitude to him in person and ask Uncle Li to help find him."
Butler Li waved his hand, "No, Mr. Ming has left. Needless to say, the Zhong Mansion also wanted to find him to express its gratitude. As a result, the Liu Mansion where Mr. Ming taught said that Mr. Ming went to the Liu Mansion yesterday, submitted his resignation, and left the capital. , saying that he was going back to his hometown to serve his mother, and that he wanted to take another exam in three years or something."
"Left?" Yu Qing was surprised and asked, "When did you leave?"
Butler Li: "It was last night."
Yu Qing: "Where is his home?"
Butler Li: "He is from Zhaozhou."
"Zhaozhou..." Yu Qing thought about Zhaozhou's whereabouts in his mind, and then asked: "Did he go on horseback or in a carriage?"
Butler Li hesitated: "Do you still want to pursue me?"
Yu Qing: "No, just asking him and figuring out when he will get home makes me feel at ease."
"Young Master is a man who misses old friendships." Butler Li nodded and stroked his beard in approval. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Liu Mansion didn't say what he was riding in, but with his body, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to withstand the jolts of riding a horse. It’s unlikely that he’ll go there on foot, and it’s not like he can’t afford to hire a carriage, so it’s very likely that the carriage will return.”
Yu Qing immediately knew what he was doing and handed over a copy of Chong'er's slave registration. "Uncle Li, cancel your slave status and find someone who can do this to accompany me."
Butler Li took a look at it and said, "It just fell into your name today. Are you going to cancel it today?"
Yu Qing: "The guy named Xu gave it to me today."
"It's just someone's kindness..."
"Uncle Li, I'm actually the one who came here. This bug took care of me all the way to the capital. I promised to help him eliminate his slave status after arriving in the capital."
"Oh, it turns out I'm kind to you, sir. This is easy to handle. I'll make arrangements right now."
Yu Qing asked him to make arrangements first, and was about to go back to the east courtyard first, but Butler Li stopped him and said, "Sir, I have something to ask you."
Yu Qing: "Say."
Butler Li: "The guest you just received in the East Courtyard was named Bai?"
Your surname is Bai? Yu Qing was stunned for a moment. He didn't know whether his junior uncle used his real name when traveling around the world. It would be hard to reveal anything, so he said vaguely: "Why do you ask?"
Butler Li: "Is it called Bai Cangshui?"
Bai Cang Shui? Yu Qing tried to ask: "How did you know?"
That's it. Butler Li suddenly had a headache, "How could the young master know such a person? When did he meet him?"
Yu Qing was puzzled: "We met on the way to Beijing. What's wrong? Is there any problem?"
Butler Li seemed to be relieved, "It's good that we just met. Really, sir, it's better to keep a proper distance and not get close to each other, otherwise it will damage your reputation."
Yu Qing was suspicious: "That's not true, is it? Listening to your tone, don't you know him? Is he some kind of heinous villain?"
Butler Li: "It's not a heinous crime. I don't know him, but Du Fei has met him. There is a richest woman in Yanzhou named Zhao Hongshang. This Bai Cangshui is the face of Zhao Hongshang. To put it bluntly, he is a freeloader. . With what kind of status the young master has now, how can he be mixed up with such a person? The young master passed the Huiyuan exam and he came to visit him. I’m afraid his thoughts may not be pure. "
Face? Yu Qing was shocked, and suddenly felt funny. With the ability of the young master uncle, why should he eat soft food? The names are all different, maybe they recognized the wrong person. It was not easy for him to explain the true identity of his junior uncle to the outside world, so he hummed, "Okay, I'll note it down."
After that, he asked Butler Li to arrange for someone to wait for him at the gate, while he went back first.
When I returned to the east courtyard, I found that Chong'er had come back first and was clearing away the tea sets on the table.
As soon as she saw him coming back, Chong'er immediately stood up and bowed, looking very reserved. She no longer wiped away tears and cried, but she didn't dare to have the so-called 'junior brother' consciousness.
The relationship between the two seems to be not as close as before when there was distance between them. The scene of jumping up and running happily and calling 'Master Shiheng' seems to have disappeared.
Yu Qing casually waved his hand and went directly to his study without disturbing him. After closing the door, he took out the small bell and rang it in his hand.
After shaking it for a while, a whisper came from my ear. It was the voice of my uncle, "That's not for you to shake and play with."
Yu Qing immediately said to the void: "Uncle, I found the whereabouts of Mr. Ming. He probably went back to his hometown..." He gave a rough description of the whereabouts and time that Butler Li said, "I just left yesterday evening. The carriage should arrive today." Not too far.”
The voice of the young uncle said, "Then why are you hesitating? Go and chase."
Yu Qing: "Uncle Master, it's hard for me to handle this matter. The Zhong Mansion now treats me as a treasure and sends at least two guards to follow me wherever I go. Also, if Ashheng's enemies are serious, I'm afraid they will You already know who I am, Ash Heng, so I’m afraid it will be inconvenient for me to run around out of the city!”
There was silence in my ears for a while before the voice of my junior uncle rang again, "I know, I will handle it. Also, let me say it again, don't bully my apprentice!"
Yu Qing was speechless, and he still acted like it was real. Linglongguan has always been very strict in recruiting disciples. When did it become so careless? However, thinking that he was just a registered disciple, he didn't bother to be more serious, "Yes, I understand. By the way, Uncle Master, what name do you use when you are wandering around in the world?"
The voice next to my ear said: "It's none of your business, mind your own business."
The sound stopped, and Yu Qing shouted several times without any response, so he had to leave the study. He happened to meet Chong'er who was washing the tea sets and bringing them back. He deliberately took a few steps forward and stopped in front of Chong'er.
Chong'er bowed humbly, "Sir."
Yu Qing said with a sullen face: "I don't dare to take it seriously. This has become my junior brother."
Chong'er blushed with embarrassment and couldn't figure out what the relationship was between this one and that one. He shook his head and said, "I will obey the master's orders."
Yu Qing: "Who will do these odd jobs from now on?"
