The two chatted for most of the hour, and Xu Jin had already drunk two pots of tea in the pavilion outside the hall, and his leisurely heart was quite emotional in the cold wind.

That's what I can say!

……

When it was time to leave the palace, Concubine Chen still didn't want to let go of Shen Yan, feeling that her gossip soul was relieved, and finally ordered Xin'er to wrap her some horseshoe cakes and other pastries with her, and sent the two away.

The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the palace walls.

Shen Yan looked back at Concubine Chen outside the palace gate, smiled and nodded goodbye.

Xiao Xing and Feng Xuan walked behind with a food box, Shen Yan and Xu Jin walked leisurely in front, and the palace people around them all carried palace lamps to light up the dimming palace road.

Soon, the group left the palace.

"I just found out today that you're also a talker."

Xu Jin rolled his sleeves and said leisurely, quite sad about the stomach tea he drank outside the hall.

Shen Yan smiled and said quite calmly: "I have always been a person who can speak. Confucianism can't do it, but it's still very good at gossip. When I saw Concubine Chen today, I had to meet an opponent, so I naturally talked a lot. ”

Seeing Shen Yan's calm attitude, Xu Jin had to smile helplessly.

But that's fine.

If she had been holding a shelf as she had been at the banquet that day, as if she were a statue of a god sitting on a high seat, he would not have known what to do.

Outside the Danfeng Gate, Feng Mian was already waiting.

He arched his hand to Xu Jin, his eyes fell on Feng Xuan behind him, she was happy today, her face was flushed, she held the food box in her hand, and walked steadily.

……

The two got into the carriage, and the group finally swayed back to Xu's mansion under the afterglow of the setting sun.

The sunset in the sky is intensely red, dyeing the bluestone pavement with heavy colors. The mood also became lighter.

Xu Jin took the lead in getting out of the carriage and stretched out his hand to help Shen Yan down.

It's just that when she got out of the carriage and her feet hadn't stood still, she saw a figure running in front of Xu Jin with a whoosh, and her big copper bell-like eyes were full of excitement.

The person who came had a beard on his face, and his long hair, which was not very soft, was tied behind him with coarse fabric, and he pounced on Xu Jin with excitement on his face.

In the end, he was blocked by Feng Mian with a sword, so that he would not really pounce on Xu Jin.

Shen Yan looked at him in some surprise, and then at Xu Jin, the expression on his face changed endlessly, and it was a little difficult to speak.

Xu Jin didn't miss the complicated expression on her face, and pressed Shen Yan's shoulder a little helplessly to show comfort.

"City Lord, this must be the City Lord's wife!"

Seeing Xu Jin's subtle tenderness when the two of them stood side by side, Su Qingqing's eyes turned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth and smiling at Shen Yan.

Xiaoxing and Feng Xuan He had never seen such a person, and when they glanced at each other, they both saw the helplessness and confusion in each other's eyes.

Shen Yan was now calm, nodded with a smile, turned his face to look at Xu Jin, and waited for him to explain, only to see Xu Jin bow his head and say to him, "There is vision." ”

"Madame is really a fairy-like character hahaha. I've never seen a character like Madame in all these years. ”

Listening to this unshy praise, Shen Yan's heart was very empty. I really can't afford to be praised by him for talking nonsense with his eyes open.

And just seeing one can boast so smoothly and against his will, he is really a character.

Xu Jin heard Su Qingqing's gossip that he didn't have a door, so he couldn't help but interrupt him, and said lightly: "What do you want to say?" ”

"City Lord, I gambled outside the city today, and I really found a good young man! You see. ”

Su Qingqing said with a straight face at this time, and respectfully handed a small box in his arms to Xu Jin.

This box is the most basic kind of Karakuri thing, and it is only when it is opened in the correct order that you can get the contents inside, and it is usually used to hide something. But because it's too small, it's not very useful, so few craftsmen make this.

Xu Jin weighed the gadget in his hand, the pure black box, there was no flaw in the tightness, it was too meticulous and too simple.

He looked at it carefully for a while, fiddled with it five or six times, and then opened it.

Xu Jin has learned the art of Karakuri Yanjia since he was a child, if he didn't inherit the position of Jiangcheng City Lord, maybe he would also go to the Cardinal Pavilion, therefore, he is considered half a Yanjia Master, and such a Karakuri box will not be difficult for him. And no matter how complicated such a small box is, it will not go out of bounds.

It's just that I stuffed my mind in this box, which is really rare.

Shen Yan watched Xu Jin's slender fingers fly, pressed on the six sides of the box and opened it in a few moments, and couldn't help but cast an appreciative look.

This is much more powerful than her unlocking Lu Banmu.

"If you like it, just play with it."

Xu Jin saw Shen Yan's eyes fall on the small box in his hand, so he pulled Shen Yan's hand over and solemnly placed it in her palm.

Shen Yan took it calmly and looked at it carefully.

It's kind of exquisite.

Su Qingqing saw that Shen Yan liked it, and also smiled and said, "This young man has some thoughts. I don't even bother to do such a small thing. He is willing to do it, and he is doing well. He is a man with a heart and a brain. ”

Peers are light, and there are really not many people who can be so appreciated by Su Qingqing, Xu Jin can't help but feel a little interested at this time.

"Then where does this young man live, and who is his surname?"

Xu Jin asked.

Su Qingqing replied decisively, "This person's name is Gongyiyu, and his family lives in a small village in the east of the city. There is only one old mother left in the family. He didn't want to leave with me because of his mother. If you want to adopt him, you have to adopt his mother. ”

He was very satisfied with Gong Yiyu, so he inquired about his background so that Xu Jin could know clearly.

Shen Yan played with the hand of the box, raised his face and said in surprise: "Gong loses jade? ”

After Xiao Xing, who was standing behind, heard these three words, her hand holding the food box clenched suddenly, and she looked at Su Qingqing with some excitement.

The name he had just said was the one she was most familiar with.

"You recognize?"

Xu Jin raised an eyebrow and asked.

Shen Yan thought of his squirrel house, and thought of the matter of the other garden, so he shook his head, and said with a well-behaved smile: "Gong Yi Yu, he is surnamed Gong Yi, I read the records in ancient books, Gong Yi is a master of ingenuity thousands of years ago." I didn't expect to see the descendants of the public in a small village today. ”

The Karakuri technique that was recorded thousands of years ago was from the public loser, and it was the earliest prototype of the Yanjia technique, and what Shen Yan said was not unreasonable.

Xu Jin nodded, believing her words.

However, Su Qingqing was quite appreciative and said: "Madame is erudite and talented! That's the reason. ”

Shen Yan only felt that the Su Qingqing in front of her, although she didn't look as good as her name, but the skillful craftsmen had ingenious thoughts, and they also said good things in a set way, which made her happy.

Especially this sentence, from the heart, sounds comfortable.

"You go and call Gong Yiyu to the mansion, and say that there is a set of armor for him to palm."

Xu Jin thought for a moment and said.

Corporal Lixian and Yibao Yinzhi are both the same result. Xu Jin didn't like Corporal Duo Lixian, it seemed a little fake.