On the way back, Li Xiao has been absent-minded, to be honest, the appearance of these people has made a little ripple in his originally calm life.

He didn't know if there were shadows of people in the courtyard behind these people, maybe there were, maybe not.

But it doesn't matter, it's going to happen sooner or later, isn't it?

When passing by the city gate, Li Xiao saw that Chen Agui, who was guarding the city gate, had a bad face, and he should have been scolded.

"Brother Gui, what's wrong?"

"Li Gongzi, nothing, nothing." Chen Agui smiled innocently, but he couldn't hide the grievances in his heart.

The party was fine, and he had nothing to say, so he took out a silver ingot from the box and appeased the hard-working defenders of the city.

"Li Gongzi is kind-hearted and treats us people so well." Chen Agui, who took the silver, thanked him repeatedly, "But Li Gongzi has to be careful of those people, we can't afford to mess with those people from the capital university." ”

"Jingshi is here?" Looking at the distant convoy, Li Xiao suddenly felt a little uneasy.

said goodbye to Chen Agui and walked to the city. When passing by the side street, I suddenly caught a glimpse of Pufu in the east of the city.

The pedestrians and vendors on both sides were separated by black-armored cavalry, and the originally lively streets became empty in an instant. In front of the Pufu Gate, the gorgeous carriage stopped motionless, and as for the father and son of the Pu family, they were sneering at the people in the car at this time, and even the pair of stone lions leaning on both sides looked flattering.

It seems that after seeing Li Xiao, Kamata not far away couldn't help but straighten up his fat body, very arrogant, and quite a feeling of villain's ambition.

"I heard that these people are from Jingshi, and they want to take the young master of the Pu family to see a nobleman." The aunt standing on the side of the road said.

"Ah, really, it seems that the Pu family is going to be developed." The other said, his tone full of envy.

"Who said it wasn't, don't look at the young master of the Pu family, he still has the true inheritance of the old man Pu with his medical skills." Auntie continued.

"Hey, it's not just Master Pu, I heard that there is also a medical saint."

"No wonder it will be favored by the nobles from Jingshi, the young master of the Pu family is out of luck."

Of course, Li Xiao knew that those people did not come to the Kamata family, and similarly, the father and son of the Pu family also knew. However, Li Xiao did not regret that he showed them the way, on the contrary, he was a little lucky. It would be a good thing if the Kamata system could solve it.

"Young master, it's not too early, it's time to go back to dinner." Miao Miao hugged the box and said blankly.

Sometimes Li Xiao is quite envious of Miao Miao, naïve, no worries, and what he thinks and thinks about is only Chu Mansion and Suzhou. This kind of life is exactly what he envies, whether it is in his past life or in this life, he is always involved in inexplicable events for no reason, and he can't escape it.

Steward Zhou's convoy left quickly, and with the car of the Pu family's son, he left the city before lunch without staying too long.

Come fast and go fast.

Suzhou City soon returned to calm, only after the people's tea and dinner, there was a little more to talk about.

The boring day passed quickly, Chu Xin'er spent the whole day in the study to deal with the account books, except for going to the back kitchen in the evening to cook some meals that Li Xiao liked, she didn't show up much, and Li Xiao was in the room, looking out the window idly, upset.

The light of the sky dissipated, and the bright moon was in the sky.

Another carriage hurriedly entered the city, and unlike the previous one, this carriage did not make waves, but arrived at Chu Mansion quietly, or without leaving a trace.

In a short time, a scholar came down from the carriage, about thirty-five or sixteen years old, with a very clean face, a light gray hairband on his head, a cloth coat on his body, and a gray-green jade pendant hanging from his waist, tied with a gray belt. There is a folding fan with the word "Chen" on it pinned to the side.

"Dare to ask, this is Chu Mansion?" The scholar arched his hand to the subordinate guarding the door and said.

"It's Chu Mansion."

The scholar smiled, stood up straight, opened the folding fan and placed it on his chest, and said, "I hope that the little brother will report it, and he will say that the Jingshi will ask to see Chen Ziye, a guest of the public gate." ”

Jingshi is a guest in the public gate. Although the gatekeepers don't know what the scholar is in the mouth of Yu Gongmenke, but just the word Jingshi, they don't dare to underestimate it, the people from Jingshi, the status will not be low, the scholar in front of them is just a doorman, but they only need the word Jingshi with the prefix, they don't dare to slack off.

"Sir, wait a minute." After saying that, the servant hurriedly ran back to the house.

After a short time, the subordinates who entered the mansion came out, saluted respectfully, and said, "My young master invites Mr. in." ”

Chen Ziye arched his hand, thanked him, and followed his subordinates into the house.

……

In the past sixteen years, Li Xiao has seen very few Jingshi, Steward Zhou is one, and Chen Ziye is also one.

However, the former gives people the feeling that they are proudly pretending to be 13, and they are even a little disgusting. But the latter is completely different, I don't like it, I just think this person is interesting.

"This uncle, you are here because you have something, or are you here specifically to eat." Li Xiao looked at Chen Ziye, he had a headache, he was polite when he first entered the door, but who knew that when he stepped into the main hall with his front feet and saw the food on the table, he changed in an instant.

It felt like a prostitute seeing the Oiran of Baihualou, and regardless of his own image, he took Li Xiao's dishes and chopsticks and ate them, just like in his own home.

How could there be such a brazen living treasure.

The scholar did not speak, and still launched a fierce attack on the table of food by himself. Li Xiao on the side didn't say much, and after his eyes were white, he began to enjoy the maid's costumes. Despite this, Li Xiao still sighed that Chen Ziye was able to eat so much, a few bowls of rice in his stomach, just like drinking water, this fat figure is not covered.

"Hiccup~" I don't know how long it took, Chen Ziye had a full burp and sat comfortably. Xu is surroundings were too quiet, so he came back to his senses, hugged his fists slowly, and said, "I'm sorry, it's a long way to go, and I haven't eaten a full meal. ”

Li Xiao just took a sip of homemade watermelon juice, squinted at him, and didn't say anything.

Chen Ziye saw the juice in Li Xiao's hand, licked his lips, snatched the cup in Li Xiao's hand at a lightning speed, drank it slowly, and then savored it carefully, a fat hand was extremely enchanting. "Hmm~, full of cold melon flavor, with a hint of frosting, by the way, it also adds the fragrance of malt."

"Yo, connoisseur." Li Xiao was a little surprised that the scholar in front of him was able to taste the ingredients in the juice with a light drink, you know, the frosting and malt were only added a little, and the frosting was even more minimal.

"Sacrifice ugliness, sacrifice ugliness." The scholar did not pause, drank down, and then pointed to the dishes on the table with silver chopsticks, "This lion's head, the meat is delicious, full of elasticity, one bite down, the meat is full of juice, and the fragrance is overflowing: this day the female shrimp (Shih Tzu shrimp), the shrimp is slippery, the color is milky white, the taste is fresh and tender, refreshing and delicious, especially the faint milk fragrance, it should be used in Piaoxiangfang, and this ......"

"Mr. is too famous, this milk is produced by his own Zhuangzi, and it is not as fragrant as Piaoxiangfang."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Chu Xin'er coming from a distance. The messy ends of her hair showed that this usually steady Miss Chu family was a little panicked this time. "Mr. came from afar, Xin'er has missed the welcome, Mr. Wang's is not strange."

She was still reading the account book in the study, but when she heard the maid's report that a distinguished guest from Jingshi came to the door, she hurriedly put down the account book, trotted out, and tripped over the threshold when she went out, but fortunately, the maid reacted quickly and helped her.

Even so, the young lady of the Chu family, who had been in the shopping mall for a long time, panicked at this time.

The road from the study to the side hall was not long, but Chu Xin'er felt that this road was like there was no end. The person from Jingshi took Li Xiao away, and he always had to tell his family that if he went later, his younger brother might be able to leave later.

The shrewd Miss Chu family couldn't help laughing at herself, and she didn't know why such a stupid idea came about.

"Miss Chu is serious, Chen is just a scholar, fortunately because of the nobles, he has a bite to eat in Beijing, and this time he came to do some small things." Chen Ziye saw Chu Xin'er coming, and he also knew that the person in charge of the Chu Mansion was not Chu Yi, who was chic all the year round and didn't know where to go, but the girl in the prime of life in front of her, who was busy standing up and bowing slightly.

Besides, when he came, the one in the house ordered, this time to do something, is to pick up a person, although he comes from the proudest Beijing teacher, but in the small place of Suzhou, there is no need to have that ridiculous arrogance, of course, just pick up that person, you still need to be polite.

"This is not the place to speak, please sir." Chu Xin'er smiled slightly and said stiffly.

"Yes, then I'll bother Miss Chu." Chen Ziye put away the folding fan on the table, tucked it into the belt around his waist, and followed the maid to the conference hall. And Li Xiao was ready to leave after seeing Chu Xin'er coming, after all, it was none of his business.

"Xiao'er, you go with you." Chu Xin'er said softly, with a hint of imperceptible reluctance in her words.

"Me?" Although he was a little surprised, Li Xiao still followed and gently held Chu Xin'er's hand.

On weekdays, whenever those people from other places come to the Chu Mansion to do business, whether it is their own sister or the Lord of the Chu family who has not seen anyone, they will not let Li Xiao get involved, and they also support Li Xiao to live happily as an idle son.

Although he knew that Chen Ziye's arrival was for him, he still wanted to pretend to be stupid and let his family arrange it. Anyway, isn't my life already arranged?

Along the way, Li Xiao's heart was up and down, wanting to resist but still not having the courage, this kind of arranged life, anyone would be uncomfortable and would resist, but sixteen years of life day and night, where can you not see the love of the family for you.

He didn't know why Chu Yi would agree to that ridiculous plan in the first place, and he didn't want to think about it. If she resists, will Chu Xin'er be in a dilemma, what should she do then, and so on. This is what he does not want to see.

In other words, for the sake of Chu Xin'er, he is willing to take risks.

"Sister, I listen to you." Li Xiao took Chu Xin'er's hand and said firmly.

Chu Xin'er was very surprised by what Li Xiao said, although his younger brother had been together for sixteen years, he still couldn't see through his heart.