After dinner, Ouyang Zhai was crooked in the Taishi chair as usual, and had a few drinks while reading the scrolls. Lu Jiu'er left him a few plates of appetizers, and then withdrew the rest of the leftovers and cold dishes. When she walked to the small kitchen, she heard Youfu knocking on the door outside Cai Lixuan, so she hurriedly answered.

"Brother Fu is here?"

Youfu returned the gift with a smile: "Miss Ah Jiu, there is a monthly payment from the Grange today, and there is your letter in it." ”

"Really?" Lu Jiu'er was pleasantly surprised, "Brother Lao Youfu told me, so where should I go to get it?" ”

"The young master is waiting for you at the pavilion in front." Youfu turned around and motioned for her to look out of her eyes.

The sun was setting in the west, and in the flowing water pavilion next to the verandah, there was indeed a bunch of crowned young figures standing in the backlit ground, dragged slender and slender by the afterglow of the setting sun.

Qi Jiasheng in the big city mansion feels not quite the same as the village young master in the grange.

In my impression, he is flamboyant, wanton, smiling, love, hate, and resentment.

Now he is like a figure painted in light ink, indifferent and low-key, with no smile and anger, and his outline is blurred.

After entering the Qi Mansion, although I didn't deliberately go around to inquire, I would also hear a lot of gossip.

For example, the eldest young master born to the grandmother of the big house, who was born in the grange, was not taken seriously. If you don't take advantage of the preparation for the children's exam this time to return to Dacheng, I'm afraid that the people of Qi Zhai will forget that there is such a master. The Qi family originally thought that the Qi family grand meeting would take advantage of this entry into the mansion, and they would definitely put on the score of the eldest young master, even if it was not extremely extravagant and frivolous, at least they would be like those aunts and grandmothers' brothers and nephews, calling servants and maids in the mansion, asking for silk in the morning and ginseng in the evening, eating and drinking delicacies from the mountains and seas, and greatly tossing and showing off.

But as a result, this Young Master Qi only moved back to the house for a few days, and then moved directly into Yide Academy, and only occasionally returned here. Even when people return to the house, they are like guests, and their clothing, food, housing and transportation are very well-organized.

Of course, all of the above is gossip passed down by word of mouth. Not necessarily true. Anyway, just saying the word "rules", if it is really on Qi Jiasheng, Lu Jiuer feels awkward no matter how she thinks about it. Because, the Qi Jiasheng she knows has always been only "easy to change, but difficult to change".

At sunset, the sunset light envelops the entire Qi Mansion, and the afterglow is long, reflecting the pavilion and the loquat trees planted next to it are full of gold. The golden light shines through the layers of branches and leaves of the canopy, and then leaks the light of the stars, which sets off the atmosphere and warms it.

The familiar young man standing at the entrance of the pavilion is getting taller and longer, his eyes are deep, and the slight curve at the corner of his mouth is still stained with ruffianism. The afterglow faded behind him, adding a bit of restrained unfathomable profundity.

"Come and sit down." He leaned sideways, revealing a few plates of pastries on the stone table, "I heard that these are the little kids' favorite food, you can try them." ”

Hearing this, the joy in my heart suddenly disappeared, and the warmth went straight to the freezing point. Lu Jiu'er held back the slightly twitching corners of her mouth, and saluted with a polite and stiff smile.

The eyeballs slipped over the table, and sure enough, it was the little kid's favorite pastry. Usually, when Qi Bowen came to Cai Lixuan to go to the court, he preferred to bring these to eat as snacks, and he also fed her a lot by the way.

The Qi family poured a glass of water and wine and pushed it in front of Lu Jiu'er.

"This is osmanthus wine, the taste is fragrant and the wine is light, and it has a unique and elegant taste."

Lu Jiuer thanked her, picked up her hands and sniffed it first, there was indeed a refreshing fragrance of osmanthus. Gently rubbed his lips, tasted the taste, and smacked it a few more times.

"Well, it's delicious!"

Qi Jiasheng watched her taste like a cat stealing wine, which was fun and interesting. Originally, he thought the wine was as light as water, and it was not interesting, but he just brought it to coax the little girl. Seeing her like this, I felt thirsty, so I picked up the flask and drank it directly.

Lu Jiu'er didn't have time to stop it, so she had to stare at him with her eyes wide open.

"Young Master, I just drank a small glass...... "Why did you drink alone."

Qi Jiasheng shrugged. "Then pour you another drink?"

"No, no." Lu Jiu'er hurriedly shook her head and waved her hand, thanking Bumin.

"I heard that Youfu said that you have been to the Six Banyan Bookstore, are you going to do something?"

"Well, go with the master." Although she had just finished dinner, staring at the table full of delicious pastries, Lu Jiuer still couldn't help but pick up one and stuff it into her mouth.

"Is Master Ouyang familiar with the owner of the bookstore?"

"The receptionist should be the shopkeeper, I will quit immediately, I don't know the specifics." Lu Jiu'er's heart turned, and she stared at Qi Jiasheng vigilantly, "What do you want to inquire about?" ”

Qi Jiasheng felt amused when he heard this, and asked rhetorically, "What do you know?" ”

Lu Jiu'er was stunned, and seriously tilted her cheeks and thought about it, she seemed to have really done her father's instruction of "not hearing it, not knowing it", and many things were only seen on the surface and heard one-sidedly, but she didn't have the heart to study it in depth.

Qi Jiasheng sighed a little sadly.

"Ouyang Zhai sold the notes to the Six Banyan Bookstore, and now the commentary is about the content of the notes, you have already noticed this, right?"

"Uh-huh." Lu Jiu'er nodded while munching on the fried milk cake.

"Master Ouyang was recommended by the fifth aunt and grandmother to come to Nanyue City, and he teaches behind closed doors on weekdays and does not ask about world affairs. What kind of opportunity can I invite his notes and give comments to others? ”

"Huh?" Lu Jiu'er was stunned for a moment, her eyes rolled, and she had a good idea in her heart.

Qi Jiasheng didn't pay attention to her, and only asked and replied to himself: "Since the master arrived in Dacheng, he has been closed to Cailixuan, and he has not participated in the main family dinner during the New Year's Festival, and there is almost no chance to meet and contact with other people. ”

When Lu Jiu'er heard this, she also had doubts in her heart, and her head couldn't help but turn around, and some thoughts slowly came out vaguely. She inadvertently opened her little mouth and forgot to close it for a moment.

When Qi Jiasheng saw it, he had bad intentions, and reached out to pinch her mouth, causing her to quickly dodge, and her apricot eyes widened angrily.

Qi Jiasheng is too lazy to beat around the bush, anyway, with Jiu'er's current little head, not only can't think clearly, but may also guess some messy things. So, he directly pointed out: "Xia Man is the nephew of Xia Yongshou, the kitchen manager, and Xia Yongshou is the husband of Qi Boyu, the second son. In this way, as soon as the clues are involved, things are very clear. Qi Jiasheng smiled secretly, stretched out his hand and gestured two fingers, "This one is really powerful, although he has been deprived of the sovereignty of the housekeeper and is grounded and closed, his claws can still reach out here and stir a pool of turbid water." ”