"Master Du sit," Cao Shuyu quickly retracted his reverie and pointed to a table and stool.

Du Yuqi smiled and said, "Thank you Gongzi Cao," so he walked over and sat down with a little restraint, followed by Xueyi and stood aside.

The little tea maid quickly provided a tea making utensil, ready to cook tea for the master's family. Cao Shuyu saw that the tea maid was preparing tea, and couldn't help but think in his heart that the woman also loved this tea, in fact, he himself didn't have any special preference for tea, what to drink, since she drank the tea, thinking about herself, it seemed that she didn't choose other teas.

The tea is picked from the foothills, the mountains are full of floating sand, falling with the rain, that is, in the leaves, if the sand is not washed away when cooking, the most can defeat the tea. But washing tea is also particular, first wash your hands, and then use half of the boiling water, gently wash it, the water is not boiling, the water vapor is not exhausted, but it can defeat the tea. Once the sand is gone, squeeze it dry by hand, and choose a deep porcelain to store it, shake it up and set aside......

This tea maid is dedicated to serving the master to drink tea, not doing other things, to cultivate such a tea maid, the master is not good at this way, or leisure and leisure can not teach it. Just like the difference between an opera troupe and a family class, the family class can often get the personal guidance of the master, and it is naturally better in terms of attainment.

The little tea maid is used to doing this, and after a set of smooth movements, the tea has been completed, divided into two bowls, and the two of them drink each.

Du Yuqi couldn't help but praise after drinking: "Good tea!" ”

Cao Shuyu smiled slightly, and did not take her words, but asked the little maid to fry again. After two rounds, the tea maid picked up the tea bowl and smoker, reset it in the tea basket, and then retreated.

The two did not talk after drinking tea, Cao Shuyu's expression was indifferent, and he just played with a string of beads in his hand. Du Yuqi was a little curious about him, and glanced at him from time to time, wondering in his heart about this person's temperament.

After a while, she opened her mouth first: "Gongzi Cao, why don't you talk about a game?" ”

Cao Shuyu raised his head, still looking indifferent, and said, "Okay." ”

Soon, the little guy put the catalpa on the table, so the two fought on the chessboard. Cao Shuyu fell quickly, and there was almost no time to think, while Du Yuqi was a little weaker after all, and after dozens of rounds, he gave up and admitted defeat.

Cao Shuyu seemed to have lost interest, packed up the chess pieces and threw them into the basket again, and then said: "You two sit slowly, there is something to do," and then got up and left.

Du Yuqi didn't think it was wrong, but slowly cleaned up the mess, put the chess pieces into the basket one by one, and seemed to be happy.

And Xueyi seemed to have been holding back her anger for a long time, she was indignant, and said to Du Yuqi: "This Cao Gongzi is so big!" Who is this looking down on? ”

Du Yuqi smiled: "It's not that he looks down on anyone, but no one can get into his eyes." ”

"Cut~~" Xueyi was not satisfied, and asked: "Then isn't he a 'lonely man'?" ”

"I don't know if he is alone, but ......" Du Yuqi paused, with a slightly thoughtful look on his face.

"Even if it's not a lonely person, it's arrogant, withdrawn, lonely...... With such an unpleasant temperament, which girl would like it? ”

Xueyi is still unhappy, but she feels that this person is not good at all, and he is not as good as Gu Jue at all.

Du Yuqi glanced at her, and looked at her expression, and didn't understand: "Even if he is not a little good, he is thousands of times stronger than Gu Jue's kid." ”

"Master!" Xueyi was a little unhappy when she heard this: "How can you say that about Gu Gongzi......"

She couldn't help but shake her head, feeling a little sorry that this stupid apprentice was exactly like her back then.

"I thought, this Cao Gongzi should have someone in his heart, I don't know which girl is so lucky?"

Xueyi was puzzled and looked at her with wide eyes: "Lucky?" Isn't it bad luck? ”

Du Yuqi snorted lightly, stretched out his finger and poked her forehead, and said, "I don't know if it's luck or bad luck for you to be stupid, I think you can only be deceived, don't come to me to cry when you do." ”

"Master......" Xueyi was already unhappy, and she kept muttering, and she didn't know if she was complaining about her master.

Du Yuqi didn't bother to pay attention to her, still looking at the direction of Cao Shuyu's departure, looking thoughtful......

Suddenly, he said coldly: "I remember......"

Xueyi looked dazed: "What did the master remember?" ”

"I remembered that article,"

"What article?"

"Re-evaluation... The Peony Pavilion", the article said that the man's self and the woman's self are not on the same side, which I didn't understand at first...... In fact, a woman always hopes that she is the only one in the eyes of her beloved man, and she doesn't care how many women there are around him, as long as 'I' is the only one in her heart. But this is not the case with men, who want to have affection with every woman, and not just one woman. ”

"Is it......" Xueyi couldn't help but think of Gu Jue, is he the same?

"And I think this Cao Gongzi ...... The girl in his heart, even if he marries her, will he be the only one in his heart in the future? It's hard to say, not only that, but she has to face the evaluation of the entire family. ”

Xueyi couldn't help but be curious: "How do you say this?" ”

"The eldest lady of the Cao family is so good? is like playing a role in an opera, the role of the eldest lady of the Cao family is fixed, and what changes is only whether the person who plays it can match the role. ”

"Master, why are you so interested in this Cao Gongzi? There is not a word that is not about him. ”

Du Yuqi couldn't help but sigh when he heard the stupid apprentice's question, as if he had infinite regrets.

"I don't know, I always think that girl is a lot like me when I was younger...... But fortunately, Cao Gongzi should like this sweetheart, and he was ...... teacher at that time."

"But Master...... You don't even know that 'sweetheart' girl. ”

"Hehe, why does Ke Weishi feel as if he has known each other for a long time? Maybe it's the 'Michelin', but seeing the words is like a face, and it can be regarded as a kind of understanding. ”

"Cut! Master, are you bragging? ”

"Okay, okay, it's a long way to talk about the teacher......"

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【Entering Beijing】

Since the entire line of the Cao River has been dredged, the journey into Beijing has been greatly shortened, which is undoubtedly a blessing for those who take boats. In addition to being a little boring during the journey, there was no other discomfort.

It's boring, that's also because this Cao Gongzi is a cold person, he doesn't like to be lively very much, and he doesn't even want to say a word. He's not withdrawn, he's really too lazy to talk to you, as if no one can really get into his eyes.

It's like playing against Du Yuqi that day, playing chess is a fight on the chessboard, either 'you die' or 'I die', and there is no wind and snow, no pity for the jade, and no concept of 'I can't bear you to lose'. He's always been ruthless and quick to cut through the mess, at least in the game.

Except for one person, he can tolerate all the shortcomings of the opponent on the chessboard, can tolerate repentance, cheating, can tolerate nonsense, and even does not play according to the rules, and even plays backgammon with great interest...... Although the other party is not necessarily very clever.

Cao Shuyu has to pet the round orange cat every day, he feeds it very finely, and there are special people to serve it. Don't look at it all the time, but without this creature that exists like a 'tree hole', his life would be much more boring.

Even the most reticent person needs to talk.

After nearly half a month of sailing, the ship has passed Linqing and headed for Dezhou, during which it will pass through Wucheng and the old city. After arriving in Dezhou, in order to speed up the journey, he turned to land, changed to a horse-drawn carriage, passed through Dongguang, Cangzhou, Xingji, Qingxian, Jinghai to Tianjin, and then took Wuqing, Dong'an to Daxing, Lugou Bridge from Tianjin to Beijing.

In this way, within a day and a half after arriving in Texas, the group had arrived outside the Yongding Gate in the capital.

This way is a four-wheeled carriage, even if the carriage is advanced, it is still very bumpy, and it cannot be compared with taking a boat. In fact, the man is fine, and the woman is a little miserable, especially the snow suit, since the carriage, I dare not eat anymore, for fear of bumps on the road and vomit, two days down, people have lost a lot.

After entering the city, Cao Shuyu sent people to escort Du Yuqi's master and apprentice to the vicinity of Liangyuan at Hufang Bridge, which was their foothold in the capital.

Then Cao Shuyu went straight to Zhengyang Gate, entered this gate, was facing the chessboard street, along the street to the intersection of Dongjiang Mixiang turned to the east, at the mouth of the Hongchang Hutong and then to the north, through the Taiji Factory, the Huitong Pavilion, the Ten Kings' Mansion, and then turned into the Jinyin Hutong.

He bought the business in the capital in the gold and silver alley, a deep mansion, the outside is not visible, after entering is a hole in the sky, the garden is high willow and old elm, all year round, and one door after another, the wall screen is more than the ground, if no one leads the way, maybe you will be lost in this garden. There is a way that 'the tender grass is tiled and the waves are rolled, and the layers are like turning into a voyage; The wind and the sun are slanting'.

The gate is three open, the middle is wide open, Cao Shuyu's carriage did not stop, directly into the gate, accompanied by the sound of the horse's hooves of 'Tata' and gradually disappeared in the heavy shadow, and then the gate also slowly closed...

Until nightfall,

At this time, the gate of Cao's house opened again, first a subordinate came out to raise the wind lamp, and then slowly opened the middle door, a light carriage drove out of the gate, in the quiet alley, the crisp sound of horses' hooves was particularly clear.

The carriage drove out of the gate and quickly disappeared into the alley, leaving only the sound of horses' hooves fading away......

However, after the incense was burned, the carriage appeared at Dong'an Gate, and after stopping, three people got out of the car, tidied up for a while, and then walked to Donghua Gate.

At this time, the palace gate had not yet been locked, and the three of them only stayed at the Donghua Gate for a while, and a eunuch led the three people into the Donghua Gate.

Nurturing Heart Palace,

The Xinuan Pavilion was divided into several rooms, and the larger one was the place where Emperor Yongming and his close ministers discussed confidential matters. At this time, he stood quietly inside the partition door, looking out the door, as if waiting for someone to arrive......

And Cao Shuyu, who was dressed in a dark Taoist robe, wearing a scarf of the same color, was being led by the eunuch to the Heart Cultivation Palace.

Emperor Yongming heard the movement, and a rare smile appeared on his face,

And Cao Shuyu also caught a glimpse of the emperor, so he followed two steps, stepped forward to Emperor Yongming, knelt down and kowtowed, and shouted: "The grass people see Your Majesty......"

"Excuse me, Yunlan, please get up quickly."