Chapter 347: First Meeting
Standing outside a quiet Sanjin mansion, Su Mo and the others were a little stunned. This is Yang Yiqing's mansion? Look at the surrounding environment, and then look at the monotonous gray walls and tiles, whoever sees it will think that it is just an ordinary Zhongfu family, how can it be associated with the name Yang Yiqing?
You must know that it is not easy to take out any of the titles on Yang Yiqing's head. Shaanxi Governor, Taichang Siqing, Left Deputy Imperial Envoy, Governor Shaanxi Ma Zheng, whether it is the Governor Yamen or the Yushitai Yamen, there will be a house of Yang Yiqing.
In ancient times, the layout of this front and back house, the conditions inside were definitely not much worse than any mansion. This does not involve corruption, but is indeed a kind of welfare for Ming officials.
And even if Yang Yiqing doesn't like to live in the yamen, with his identity, he buys another house in the city, and if someone else is at least a high-ranking family, where will it be this ordinary and almost inconspicuous three-entry small house in front of him?
It is said that Yang Yiqing is an honest official and lives a simple life, but the mansion in front of him can already be seen, even if it is only on the surface. As a result, Su Mo's evaluation of this famous minister in his heart was even higher.
The door was quite deserted, and there was no such crowded scene outside the homes of ordinary high-ranking officials, and when I heard the noise outside, only two small doors ran out. Seeing Zheng Shan, he hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and respectfully said, "Mr. Zheng." ”
Zheng Shan smiled and nodded, turned slightly sideways to Su Mo and the others, and walked side by side with Su Mo and the others towards the door. As he walked, he laughed in a low voice: "Young Master Su thinks this place is a little deserted?"
Su Mo didn't shy away from it, nodded and said, "It's a little cold." ”
Zheng Shan said with a smile: "This is Mr. An's private residence, which is mostly used here to study on weekdays, and never receives guests." Su Gongzi can be regarded as one of the few visitors here. ”
Su Mo was stunned, and then his face showed a look of emotion, and he arched his hand and said, "Su Mo is terrified, how dare he be treated so favorably by Yang Gong?"
Zheng Shan's explanation was nothing more than a hint that Yang Yiqing was different from Su Mo, and Su Mo naturally understood. No matter what the other party's purpose is, the current feeling is always a necessary gesture. Otherwise, that's hubris.
It's just that Zheng Shan's appearance is also a kind of borrowing, and the purpose is to suppress Su Mo's momentum. But this method is ingenious and does not show any traces, that is, it achieves the goal without arousing people's disgust, and it is indeed worthy of being the staff of the governor of a province, and the means are good.
Su Mo knew it in his heart, but his face was silent. Zheng Shan, who watched it, sighed in his heart again, being able to be seen by adults, this son is really extraordinary. As a result, the previous contempt in my heart finally disappeared.
A few people went all the way in, and the three people behind them, including the grass donkey, the tiger, and the fat man, were led by the Yang Mansion to settle elsewhere. Because of Meng Ying's identity in Ningxia City, he didn't know his relationship with Su Mo to the outside world, so naturally no one regarded him as the same as the fat man and others, so he also entered with Su Mo and He Ying.
When I entered the second door and faced the main hall, I saw a girl with bright eyes and bright teeth, accompanied by An Lushan, the steward of Chengfu, standing on the steps and waiting. Seeing a few people walking in, they immediately smiled and walked down the steps to greet each other.
This girl was born so beautiful and refined that people feel like seeing an elf at a glance. Rao is Su Mo is used to seeing all kinds of beauties, and he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment at first glance.
But then he reacted, and secretly praised in his heart: This Cheng family's little girl changed into women's clothes, and she turned out to be so beautiful.
Sure enough, the girl walked closer, bowed slightly to a few people, opened her lips lightly, and said crisply: "Brother Su Shi, sister of the He family, Meng Lao, Cheng En is polite." ”
Meng Ying didn't know what the relationship between this woman and Su Mo was, but not to mention that she could welcome guests on behalf of Yang Yiqing Mansion This kind of intimate relationship, even for the sake of walking with Su Mo all the way, he didn't dare to ignore it a little. Immediately, he hurriedly and politely returned the courtesy.
He Ying's eyes widened, and she pointed at her and opened her mouth wide: "You, you...... Is it you? uh, it's so good-looking. ”
She is a straightforward character, and she can say whatever she thinks in her heart, and she is not affected by her previous dirtiness, but she shows a frankness.
Cheng En was stunned by her direct praise, but then he was also moved by her frankness. At first, his face was slightly red, and then he nodded and smiled: "The sister of the He family praised it falsely, and her sister is heroic, not to mention graceful." Sister Pu Liu's posture is incomparable. ”
Saying this, the eyes looking at He Ying became much softer, and the previous filthiness slowly dissipated.
He Ying didn't expect this rival in love to respond to her like this, she couldn't help but feel at a loss, her face was flushed, and she waved her hands in a hurry and said in a panic: "No, no, it's still you...... You look better. ”
After stammering, after thinking about it, he seemed to think that it was not enough, and added a ghostly sentence: "He just likes you like this." ”
This sentence was a stroke of genius, and everyone present was stunned. Cheng En was stunned for a moment, and then his face turned red, and he couldn't hold back the reserved coldness before. His eyes wandered, and he glanced at Su Mo in an instant, then lowered his eyes, biting his lip lightly and not knowing how to respond.
Su Mo crossed his face with one hand, so he didn't come out on the spot. Niu'er, do we want to be so direct? You screamed so brightly, how can you embarrass your brother's affection? Then how can you be embarrassed to do it later?
This sudden appearance caught everyone in the field off guard, and everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say. was just stunned, but couldn't help but laugh. But at this moment, I really can't really laugh, I can only be patient. The look on everyone's face is extremely strange.
"Ahem, that, well, Shimei, why don't we go in first to meet Lord Yang? It's really rude to let his old man wait. ”
Finally, Su Mo was thick-skinned and spoke first to break the silence. When the field was neutral, a loud exhalation sound sounded, which was suffocating.
He Nuxia also knew that she was in trouble again, and hid behind Su Mo with her head down, how dare she say anything more. It's just that he is ashamed and embarrassed in his heart, he is really a wild girl, and he has lost face as soon as he speaks, he is afraid that he is very annoyed in his heart. But I really don't know those crepes, and I don't tell lies, so how can I blame myself?
She felt sorry for herself, and in her eyes with her head down, the tears couldn't help but whirl, but she stubbornly endured it and refused to fall.
Just as she was thinking about her grievances, a white little hand suddenly reached over and gently took her hand. He Ying was startled, looked up, but saw Cheng En's soft eyes looking at her, with a little blush on her face that had not faded, and said softly: "My sister is innocent and straightforward, I like it very much." Come, can you accompany my sister in and talk?" said that, he bowed his head to Meng Ying slightly, but ignored Su Mo on the side, and just pulled He Ying away.
He Ying's mind was still a little dazed, and she didn't know whether to agree or refuse, so she was dizzy and had been dragged away.
Su Mo smashed it and smashed his mouth, feeling a little untasteful. It's a depressed day, who am I provoking and who am I messing with? Why do you seem to be unpopular in the end?
"Haha, it's still what Su Gongzi said, let's all go in, don't let Lord Yang wait for a long time. Steward An, who had been following Cheng En, reacted the fastest, and hurriedly glanced at Zheng Shan, Zheng Shan understood, Lang smiled and nodded to Meng Ying first, then gently helped Su Mo's arm, and stretched out his hand to ask.
A few people relieved their embarrassment a little, nodded yes in unison, and stepped inside. Steward An turned his feet and approached Su Mo's side, and said with a low smile as he walked: "Master Su, my young lady is this temperament, the more informal she is to those who are close to her. After saying this, he smiled and retreated without further words.
Su Mo was stunned, what does this mean? close? Doesn't it mean that this Cheng sister is interesting to herself? And to the level of "closeness"?
Su Mo was a little confused, and for some reason, a classic picture from a certain film in his mind suddenly popped up in his mind: Xing Ye had a toothbrush in his mouth, and said to the woman who came to confess with an embarrassed face: Look, I just got up and brushed my teeth, and you suddenly came to me and said that you like me. This one......
shook his head vigorously, quickly put aside this nonsensical picture, and then began to be depressed again. Does this sister Cheng want to have such a character? The closer she is, the more informal she is, does that mean that once she has something with her, she will have to frown coldly and even serve with a whip when she meets again?
When I think of this word, all kinds of legends of the queen immediately come to mind: leather whip, dripping wax, binding, needle pricking......
Ji Lingling shuddered, and Teacher Su's little face suddenly changed color. The YY that I had in my heart for Sister Cheng suddenly dissipated. His feet quickened, and he hurried into the hall without squinting.
Don't listen to indecent things, don't look at indecent things! Brother is a righteous gentleman, how can he be the kind of dregs of birds and beasts who thinks when he sees a beautiful woman? Sister Cheng? That's a sister! She is a relative! Of course, you should treat her with courtesy, well, with courtesy. I don't understand what Steward An said.
Teacher Su had a righteous face at this moment, and his whole body was full of Haoran.
In the hall, there was an old man of about forty or fifty years of age, with a clear appearance and a thin body. Seeing Zheng Shan leading Su Mo and Meng Ying in, his sharp eyes looked Su Mo up and down a few times, and then turned to Meng Ying on the side, a few smiles bloomed on his majestic face, and he got up and arched his hand: "The head of the Meng family is here, and if you miss it, forgive your sins." ”
Meng Ying smiled bitterly in his heart, glanced at Su Mo very quickly, and also hugged his fists in return, and said with a smile: "Don't dare, don't dare, Meng Ying is presumptuous here, but please look at Mr. Su's face, don't blame." ”
His words pointed out the priorities of himself and Su Mo. Others don't know the connection, it doesn't matter what they do, but they can't help but express it, but don't let Immortal Master Su think that he is arrogant and disgusted with himself.
Yang Yiqing is so old and shrewd, he naturally understands it immediately. A flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he couldn't help but re-examine Su Mo in his heart.
In his heart, he originally thought that Meng Ying was the relationship between the elders behind Su Mo, and asked him to take care of Su Mo after Su Mo came to Ningxia. In other words, the relationship between Meng Ying and Su Mo should be the relationship between the elders and the juniors.
To know Meng Ying's identity and background, ordinary people may not be clear, but in front of a high-level like him, it is clear that he has already investigated. In addition to the remnants of Great Qin, it is Meng Ying himself, and he also belongs to the famous elders in Ningxia City.
From the words just now, it seemed to be faintly indicating that he was under Su Mo, how could this make Yang Yiqing not shocked?
This Su Mo, because of him recently, the entire Northwest Land has been in a lot of turmoil, and the form is unprecedented chaos. No matter what the reason is, it is difficult for Yang Yiqing, the governor of a province and a member of the imperial court, to accept it.
Especially when he was still carrying the emperor's order and sent by the Son of Heaven, he didn't hurry up to think about how to do his best at this time, but he ran all the way to Ningxia, which made Yang Yiqing a little annoyed.
If he didn't know the relationship between him and Cheng Yuexian, for the sake of his friendship with Cheng Minzheng, it would be strange that he, as an imperial historian, would not be accused of ignoring the emperor's favor and slacking off his duties. How could there be any initiative to invite this kid this time, thinking of waking up and persuading one or two?
But who would have thought that this poor boy who originally thought that he was only relying on a little talent to get the help of the Son of Heaven still has such a background, which made him feel a little caught off guard.
In the face of such a person, will his identity as an elder be taken seriously by him? Will he honestly accept his own reprimand and persuasion?
Yang Yiqing thought about these things in his heart, and suddenly couldn't make up his mind for a while.