Gu Yan stood in place, looking at Qing Yu's serious little face in disbelief.

"Qing Yu, don't you understand what I mean?"

"The slave and maid understand, but the slave and maid still want to wait by the county master's side."

Qing Yu lowered his eyes and finished saying word by word, and the fingers behind his back were already pinched and red.

Gu Yan took a deep breath and decided not to bother with Qing Yu, but said:

"The servant girl can buy another one, and the county lord doesn't have to be around you."

"But the general doesn't have to be me, does he?"

Qing Yu rarely showed his emotions, such a look made Gu Yan a little unfamiliar, and his heart was like a drum.

"I... That's not what it means."

"I'm sorry, General Gu."

Qing Yu blessed her body, "The slave doesn't have that blessing, the general should find someone else." Remember the URL: m .j h s s d . c o m

After that, she actually ran away directly, which made Gu Yan a little embarrassed, this was the first time that he took the initiative to accept a woman as a concubine and was rejected.

When he came out of the house in despair, he found Jian Shiming standing in the courtyard, looking up and pondering with his hands behind his back.

And Tao Xi didn't know where he was at this moment, Gu Yan raised his feet and walked to Jian Shiming's side.

"Brother Jane."

"Rejected, right?"

The corners of Jian Shiming's lips raised slightly, obviously he had already guessed the result, which made Gu Yan a little frustrated.

"Am I ugly?"

He really couldn't figure it out, and even doubted his charm, knowing that he was admired by many girls when he was in Kyoto.

Jian Shiming sneered, "It has nothing to do with these, I told you before that she doesn't want to be a concubine."

"Brother Jane, you know."

Gu Yan sighed, "The elders in my family will never agree to a slave to become my wife."

He raised his eyebrows to cover the helplessness in his eyes, but it made Jian Shiming's eyes light up, and he always spoke directly to his heart.

"Brother Gu, don't blame me for speaking ugly, in addition to your elders, probably you also think that Qing Yu's status is low, and you can't be your wife."

"I... Nope."

Gu Yan wanted to deny it, but found that he was actually a little weak-hearted, did he really feel so in his heart?

"It's useless for you to lie before me."

Jian Shiming shook his head, "I advise Brother Gu not to pay attention to Qing Yu anymore, you and her are not suitable."

"Why is it not appropriate?"

Gu Yan still had a hard mouth, but in his mind was Qing Yu's careful and quiet appearance, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour.

"In my lady's words, it's just that the three views don't match, and if you are barely together, you will have problems sooner or later."

Jian Shiming was serious, choking Gu Yan angrily, and finally had no choice but to throw off his sleeves and leave.

And Qing Yu also said the same thing as Jian Shiming in this matter, "The slave maid and General Gu do not have the same views, and their family backgrounds are not equal."

"You really think so?"

Tao Xi could obviously feel that Qing Yu was a little absent-minded, and she said that she didn't care, presumably she had some thoughts about General Gu.

"Really."

Qing Yu lowered his head and combed Tao Xi's hair in a bun, with a smile on his eyebrows, "The master understands Qing Yu, he should understand Qing Yu's thoughts."

"I understand."

Tao Xi patted the back of Qing Yu's hand, "No matter what you decide, I will support you."

"Thank you, master."

Qing Yu looked grateful, tears in her eyes, her master was really the best master in the world.

After the barbarian's matter was resolved, Gu Yan left Yunxian with his subordinates, and on the day he left, Qing Yu stood on the city tower and watched Gu Yan.

Gu Yan seemed to feel something, and when he turned his head to look back, Qing Yu was already hiding behind the city wall.

For Qing Yu, this is a secret love that ended without a problem before it began, and she will always hide it in her heart in the future.

And for Gu Yan, it may be a sudden encounter, but for him, Yong

There were far more important things for him to do.

The weather is getting colder and colder, and when Taoxi goes out in the past two days, the people who can occasionally be seen are wrapped in thick cotton clothes.

She didn't know if anyone in the countryside village would freeze to death, in short, the people of Yun County were quite prosperous.

The ransom money sent by the barbarians was used by Taoxi to renovate Yunxian on a large scale, and now Yunxian is not only a decent commercial street.

A private school and a special civilian pharmacy were also built, which were opened by Tao Xi.

It's winter, and people who pass by every day can get a bowl of hot tea for free at Xiwang Pharmacy.

And because of the wealth of Yun County, it has now attracted people from some surrounding counties to come and purchase materials.

On this day, Tao Xi and Jian Shiming planned to return to Xiwang Island, and when the carriage passed by their shop, they heard a very loud quarrel inside.

"Xianggong, let's go down and have a look."

Tao Xi vaguely heard the words cotton clothes and quilts, and was a little worried about whether the stock in the shop was not enough.

Jian Shiming put down the book in his hand, went down first, and then helped Tao Xi get out of the carriage.

When the two walked into the shop, they finally heard the people in the shop arguing again.

"We are from Nanxian next door, and your purchase limit is not enough for our family to wear."

"No, we heard that you have cotton clothes here, so we specially brought a caravan here to purchase them."

"Shut up, you have to pay attention to the first come, first come, I will come first."

"What's the difference between coming first and coming later, we can't buy anything."

"Don't be angry, two masters, that's the rules set by our Xiwang Shop."

Then there was the voice of Xu Niangzi, the head of the shop, who explained in a low voice, and one person said angrily:

"I think it's just that you want to make more money by filling your own pockets, right, I don't believe there are owners who don't want to make money."

"That's right, call your host, I'll talk to your host!"

The two people who were arguing before are standing on the same line against Xu Niangzi at this moment.

Tao Xi and Jian Shiming glanced at each other, the two walked in, and Tao Xi said directly:

"I'm the proprietor, what do you two have to talk to me upstairs."

"The owner."

Xu Niangzi hurriedly greeted her, and nodded politely at Jian Shiming.

Only then did Tao Xi see clearly that the two people in dispute were old men in their thirties and forties, and they were followed by a caravan that came out together.

These two old men, one surnamed Luo, looked rough and had a somewhat scary atmosphere.

Another one who looks weak is surnamed Zhou, but his eyes are sharp, and he can see that he is also a powerful character.

Master Luo snorted coldly and looked Tao Xi up and down, "You little girl is embarrassed to say that it is the owner?"

"Little lady, don't be joking, we're talking about business."

Master Zhou also stared at Tao Xi with an unkind face, and then looked at Xu Niangzi, "Shopkeeper, if you want to fool people, you should be more thoughtful."

"Who said you can't be a great person when you're young?"

Jian Shiming's eyes showed dissatisfaction, "Since you want to see the owner, my lady has already come out, you don't believe it."

"Two masters, this is indeed our host."

Xu Niangzi said that she had a headache, but she still stepped forward to explain with a smile on her face.