Chapter 18 Going to the meeting alone
The person sent by the Yan Mansion to report the matter was a small steward in charge of foreign affairs, and he usually did not have much contact with Yan Kaiting, even if the mansion master was indifferent, it would not be his turn to come forward. Coincidentally, he arrived at class too early, and his peers hadn't come yet, so he was directly pointed out by the chief steward above.
The little steward reported while beating a drum in his heart. Except for a few words commanded by the chief steward, his eyes were blackened, and he didn't know anything else, in case the lord of the mansion asked, how should he answer?
Yan Kaiting seemed to have just gotten up, with his hair draped and his clothes scattered, lazily leaning on the couch and drinking tea.
On the small table at hand, a white jade porridge, a few plates of side dishes, several plates of snacks, and a porcelain stand under each bowl and plate, with a dark red glimmer occasionally overflowing from the edge, which is a fire talisman used to keep warm.
There was a faint fragrance like musk and orchid in the room, and there was an occasional sound of rustling and rubbing fabrics in the right wing.
The little steward has heard of this master's romantic name for a long time, but he didn't expect that he would be so charming when he was a guest at another house. So he only dared to stare at the tip of his nose when he spoke, and his eyes never dared to turn a little more, for fear of aiming at something that he shouldn't see.
After the little steward finished speaking, there was silence in the room. Suddenly, a roll of spring cakes stained with sauce suddenly appeared in the little steward's lowered sight, and he couldn't help but look up in astonishment.
Yan Kaiting stuffed the cake with a saucer into his hand, and said, "Eat quickly, you will follow me later, and you won't stop on the way over." With that, he stood up and walked to the wing, apparently to change his clothes.
The little steward took two bites of bread before suddenly realizing that something was wrong.
The words that the chief steward asked him to pass on were to ask Yan to go back to the house in court, and the manpower to accompany the lord of the mansion to go out was already prepared, so he was naturally accompanied by an experienced senior steward. But how could he listen to Yan Ye's tone, was he going to go directly and take him with him?
Yan Kaiting walked into the wing, did not squint, and turned into the back of the screen. The clothes prepared for him by the chief steward of the Fu family were taken into account from the inside out, from the crown to the smallest accessories, except for the color that was too light, the others were impeccable.
Before the little housekeeper in the main room could figure it out, Yan Kaiting had already changed into a robe with a silver thread and blue background, and took a roll of changed clothes in his hand, and strode out of the threshold, "Let's go!"
The little steward jumped up and trotted to catch up, "Master Yan, you have to go home first!"
"Just go straight, if you don't know the way, I know. β
"The villain also knows the way, no, no, they are waiting for you to go with them!"
"Isn't it me who the branch people want to see?"
"Yes, yes......"
"That's not it, why are so many people going, it seems to be bullying. β
"Ah......" The little steward wanted to cry without tears, every word Yan Kaiting said was right, but why did he feel that something was wrong?
However, he also knew that if he was so laissez-faire, he would definitely be scolded by the chief steward after he went back, so he finally made an effort, stopped him, and said stubbornly: "Master Yan, the villain usually does raw material procurement, and he is not clear about the affairs of the branch at all, you still have to bring an experienced steward." β
Yan Kaiting stopped and glanced at him. The little steward suddenly shrunk his neck, and for no reason he felt a chill in his back, but when he glanced at it, Yan Kaiting's expression had not changed much from just now, and it had not reached the level of anger as rumored.
Yan Kaiting suddenly smiled, "What an honest man, what's your name?"
"The villain's surname is Meng, and his name is Erya. The little steward, probably because the name often attracted attention, immediately explained: "There are no scribes in the villain's house, and this is because the villain's father borrowed the books in the house and turned them out." β
"It's a pretty elegant name. Yan Kaiting was obviously holding back a smile.
"If you know you're an honest person, don't bully others. Fu Mingxuan's voice came from the side, and a middle-aged steward stood beside him. "Let's go, the car is already waiting outside. β
At this time, a few old women who were in charge of taking care of the peach forest walked by, and saw Fu Mingxuan and Yan coming up to salute and say hello. Yan Kaiting stuffed the clothes in his hand to them.
Fu Mingxuan saw it at a glance and said casually: "The master will clean up his own pulp, what else do you bring it out?"
"It's hot in the house, and it will melt off when you put it on top of the snack. β
Fu Mingxuan was stunned, immediately understood, and suddenly couldn't help laughing.
The other two people present had no idea what their master was talking to. The middle-aged steward kept a solemn face and maintained the demeanor of the senior shopkeeper of "Liuzhizhai".
The little steward grabbed the remaining mouthful of spring cakes, and his mind was foggy. It wasn't until he climbed into the carriage that he found a reasonable reason for Yan Kaiting's actions, the Fu family's "Liuzhizhai" is the leader of antique and treasure stores, and most of them are branch business models, and it is the same with their housekeepers.
And Yan Kaiting, who was worried about dissolving the dim sum, had just thrown a pillow on the screen in the room.
Linxi sat on the edge of the bed, her slender toes were on tiptoe, her body was wrapped in a double veil, but her face could no longer maintain the elegance and tranquility of a talented woman, and her face was full of angry expressions.
The Fu family is known for their taste in the trade of treasures, not to mention the things they use at home, even the ones sent to the guest rooms are extremely exquisite. The bed cover alone is divided into three layers, a delicate and sturdy Fengcheng cloth, a skin-friendly and moisture-proof silk quilt, and a light and lifeless silk double veil. The clothes prepared for Yan Kaiting will not be bad, and even the jade crown has three alternatives of different materials.
However, among so many items, there is no women's clothing, and there is not even a foot of excess fabric that can cover the body.
Since Linxi was thrown into this courtyard, he could only shrink into bed. In addition to the double veil, it can also be used to wrap it, and the materials and handiwork of the cloth sheets and quilts are similar to the magic clothes, and now that Linxi's skills are sealed, don't want to tear them with your bare hands.
And Yan Kaiting's clothes are changed frequently, but after each change, not even a belt will be left in the house. At this time, Linxi didn't know that the other party was playing tricks on her!
It was impossible for a large city of Yujing's size to enclose all the land within the city walls, so it would build subordinate towns around it.
However, the wasteland environment is dangerous, and the dwelling place without the circle may be flooded by fierce beasts overnight, so the construction of these subordinate towns is not arbitrary, and it is one with the city at the beginning of the design, and it is actually a part of the urban circle.
Dongtun Town is in the northeast of Yujing City, on the access road of the Fuyu Mountains. Although there are no jade veins in the mountains, there are abundant resources of birds, animals, plants and medicinal plants, and if you are lucky enough, you may be able to find the remaining jade, so there have been many travelers on this road, and the town is also particularly prosperous.
The scale of this branch of "Tiangong Kaiwu" is not enough to reach the government, it is just a branch, the faΓ§ade is on the most lively main street in the town, and the location is also very eye-catching, and it is the second closest to the main road into the town.
When Yan Kaiting and his entourage arrived, the morning market in the town had already opened, and among the shops where customers came and went, there were five branches in a row, but they were cold in front of the door, which was particularly eye-catching.
Most of the doors of the branch were not opened, and only two doors were opened on the east side for people to pass through. There was a flat field in front of the door, on which some marks of hard impact or scratches could be seen, and the remains of scattered metal and wood and stone parts were not cleaned up.
Yan Kaiting looked up at the middle of the door, and the forehead plaque of "Tiangong Kaiwu" was hung there without any damage. He didn't say hello and walked straight through the door.
When Meng Erya got out of the car, she only saw Yan Kaiting's clothes, and hurriedly sped up and trotted.
Halfway through, he suddenly found that Fu Mingxuan and the housekeeper of the Fu family didn't get out of the car, and couldn't help muttering in his heart, this distraction, he tripped on the threshold under his feet, and stumbled into the branch gate.