Chapter 62: Three of Three
Fang Qiuyan instructed the frightened Peach to go to Su Zihe's mansion to ask for help, and he left the mansion with Wen Tiantian and Jiang Simo casually.
A delicate girl was followed by two tall and handsome men, walking on the road, not to mention more dazzling eyes. Many passers-by were whispering when they passed by, and Wen Tiantian, who was deaf and clear-sighted, listened to them and was full of pride between his eyebrows.
Some people speculate that two handsome guys are pursuing this girl at the same time, and some people are discussing that they are two brothers with their little sisters out to play, and it is even more outrageous that they actually made up a big drama between the favorite sister brother and the brother-in-law.
Help, what are these people thinking in their heads!
Wen Tiantian secretly glanced back at the expressions of the two, and found that they didn't seem to hear other people's discussions, and followed behind without saying a word, Fang Qiuyan was even looking at the various rouge gouaches on the roadside stalls, and seemed to habitually want to buy her small gifts.
As for Jiang Simo, the coldness and arrogance exuded by his bones were completely incompatible with the surrounding fireworks, as if he was walking alone in another world without sound, and his delicate eyebrows and eyes were full of loneliness and melancholy.
Tsk, how many ignorant girls in this world can resist the temptation of melancholy beautiful men? Jiang Simo is too good at it!
Sniffing speechlessly, he turned a deaf ear to the "tiger wolf words" that the women on the side of the road deliberately lowered their voices. Wen Tiantian walked into a small shop selling sweet tea.
"Boss, bring me a red bean syrup and two cups of unsweetened tea."
"Okay, girl, wait a minute!"
Fang Qiuyan walked up and asked curiously, "Are you thirsty?" β
"No, no, no, I'm going to invite Jiang Gongzi to tea, you are by the way." Wen Tiantian shook her head.
"Why am I just in passing?"
"You are self-preservation, and Jiang Gongzi is helping. Then again, do you have to treat someone to a meal to show your appreciation? β
After taking three glasses of water, Wen Tiantian ran first and handed Jiang Simo a large glass.
Jiang Simo looks cold and does not eat the fireworks of the world on the surface, but in fact he is a gentle and polite boy, and he does not dislike street food at all. He took the tea and took a sip, and thanked Wen Tiantian, which made the little girl a little embarrassed.
"Here, it's yours."
Fang Qiuyan reluctantly took the teacup, and secretly said in his heart that the girl was lustful, but after all, it was Jiang Simo who helped them, and he really should thank others.
This time shopping was different from the past, Wen Tiantian took the two big men to walk the streets and alleys to go to a lot of shops, and after buying a few light clothes for herself and Qiu Yan, she also bought Jiang Simo a white jade hairpin that looked very expensive and a velvet purse embroidered with green bamboo.
Fang Qiuyan didn't say anything, he knew that the little girl had never been particular about giving things to others, she bought them if she liked them, and she gave them when she thought it was suitable for others, and she didn't understand the meaning of these gifts at all. And he didn't want to explain too much, after all, he didn't even bother to pay attention to these clichΓ©d rules, let alone apply them to Wen Tiantian.
Jiang Simo is very talkative, and he politely thanked the little girl for all the things he gave and then kept them safe, seemingly inadvertently keeping an appropriate distance.
Wen Tiantian walked in front of him, Fang Qiuyan and Jiang Simo helped carry the things they bought, and the three of them wandered around the street while drinking water, and it was noon in a blink of an eye. Seeing that the things were almost bought, Wen Tiantian was also tired of shopping, so the three of them discussed going home for dinner. Jiang Simo went back to Fangfu with them at the kind invitation of the little girl, not to rub the rice, but from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to refuse a girl with a white dreamy face.
As soon as the three of them returned to the house, a subordinate ran over and whispered something in Fang Qiuyan's ear, Wen Tiantian suddenly understood that this guy was going to start busy again, so he ran to pick up the things he was carrying in his hand and urged him to go back quickly.
Qiu Yan looked at Jiang Simo, and the cold Jiang Gongzi nodded silently, and he left with confidence.
Regarding the small tacit understanding between men, Wen Tiantian was very curious to look at this and that, and didn't understand how two people who had just known each other for more than a few hours could make eye contact and make each other feel good.
Speechlessly, he curled his mouth and led Jiang Simo to the front hall.
"Jiang Gongzi, what do you like to eat? How about a hot pot barbecue? Today is Qiu Yan's treat, don't be restrained, let go of eating! β
"Jiang Gongzi, where do you live in the capital? I don't usually have anything to do to play with you, okay? β
"Jiang Gongzi, why didn't you speak, were you tired just now?"
Wen Tiantian chattered non-stop like a bird, she herself felt very strange, she seemed to have endless words to Jiang Simo, obviously people didn't care about her, but she knew in her heart that he had been listening carefully, listening to every word she said and watching every little action she made.
The cold Jiang Simo is obviously a warm-hearted brother next door in Wen Tiantian's eyes, and he can walk with him without any distractions and share a lot of things with him, and he doesn't feel that he is difficult to contact at all.
"No, it's you, do you feel uncomfortable?" There was a faint concern in his lonely eyes.
In fact, Wen Tiantian has always felt that men like Jiang Simo must like to be quiet, and they must not have a good impression of noisy girls, and they will even be impatient. But on the contrary, she kept saying on the side, Jiang Simo always listened patiently, and occasionally picked up a sentence or two to show that he was listening to her well.
"Nope!" Wen Tiantian shook his hand, his body did not appear abnormal, and he was very relaxed, "Jiang Gongzi, in fact, I am a little curious about how you calmed me down?" Every time I can't control myself, so when I encounter this kind of thing today, as long as Qiu Yan is there, I don't dare to go up to help, for fear that I can't control myself and hurt him. Why don't I worship you as a teacher, and you can teach me how to master spiritual power? β
The little girl's abacus played loudly, but Jiang Simo was not fooled at all. The corners of his lips hooked up a slight smile, Jiang Simo turned his head sideways and said, "I don't accept apprentices." What's more, your skills are not below me, and I can't teach you anything. β
"Today's meeting is also fate, in the future, if you need help, you can go to the Nianying Academy in the capital to come to me, and I will teach there temporarily."
"Are you Mr. Teaching?" Wen Tiantian was quite shocked, a person who teaches people to read actually fights so badly, could it be a physical education teacher?
The two sat down in the front hall, and several servants served hot tea, fruit plates and pastries one after another. Jiang Simo looked at the things on the table casually, there were things and food that only girls liked, compared to the tea in his hand, Wen Tiantian had three or four pieces of fruit brewed in his cup. These details are enough to show how much Fang Qiuyan loves her, and she is probably the only one among the noble ladies and ladies of the high-ranking families in the capital.
"I am a moral education lecturer at Nian Ying Academy, if you are interested, you can come to my class in your spare time."
"Gongzi Jiang, how much do they pay you for your work in the academy?" Wen Tiantian's eyes rolled and asked carefully.
Jiang Simo did not hide it, "Twenty taels of silver per month." The college has a canteen and a place to stay, and I don't usually go out often, so the money was used to sponsor a few students from poor families. β
"You still do public welfare?"
"What is public welfare?" There was no one in the front hall, and Jiang Simo had more words, "Children need to study, and the family can't afford to drop out of school, so they have to go outside to work to support their families at a young age." And I just gave them the money I didn't need, so that these children could have the right to choose their own lives, so why not? β
Wen Tiantian was impressed by the man in front of her again, she didn't understand what kind of vision Bai Mengying had to find such a perfect man as a partner in the vast sea of people, no wonder she never forgot him until she died.
"You're so kind-hearted. For children from poor families, many times reading exams are the only way for them to change their fate, and these children will definitely be grateful to you whether they can grow up or not. β
"The girl's reputation is overdue, it's just a matter of the teacher's responsibility. But why is the girl interested in my work? β
Wen Tiantian actually wanted to take advantage of Qiu Yan's absence to work as a handyman to earn a little money. Although he gives a life without worrying about food and clothing, it is not good to let people support him all the time, and having a job can also make him have something to do, what does it look like to revolve around men all day long?
After pondering for a while, Wen Tiantian said thoughtfully: "Young Master Jiang, are you still recruiting?" I want to help out and earn some money to support my family. β
"Do you still need to subsidize your family?" A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Simo's cold eyes.
"No, no, it's not." Wen Tiantian hurriedly waved her hand, "Qiu Yan is very good to me, food, clothing, housing, transportation, eating, drinking and having fun have not treated me badly at all, I want to find something to do." β
After chatting a few words, Jiang Simo had already noticed the difference of this girl, and said with interest: "Our academy still lacks a few teaching assistants, if the girl is willing, she can apply." β
"What is a teaching assistant? Can I do it? Wen Tiantian's eyes lit up.
"The teaching assistant is to help Mr. complete the teaching work, such as taking textbooks and teaching aids, maintaining classroom order, organizing students to study and practice, if the girl likes which gentleman's class can also go to audit, but there are no books, you need to bring your own paper and pen."
Can you still attend classes?
I have to say that this is very attractive to Wen Tiantian. She doesn't know Chinese, and she can't even write calligraphy, let alone things like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, the Four Books and the Five Classics. Later, he became close to Qiu Yan, his status is so high, but the wife he married doesn't know a single word, and he will definitely be embarrassed when he goes outside, so it's better to take this opportunity to learn a little bit.
"This works well! Jiang Gongzi, can I be your teaching assistant if I want to? β
"Yes. When I go back, I'll tell the academy and they'll agree. β
Jiang Simo looked at the little girl with a soft face and looked excited and eager to try, and added: "Miss Wen, it would be better for you to talk to him about this matter when the prince comes back, and it will be too late for him to come to the academy to apply for a job after he agrees." β
"Uh-huh, okay."
Wen Tiantian nodded happily, Qiu Yan is so good at talking and will not disagree, as long as Jiang Gongzi is willing, this matter is basically finalized.
After the two finished talking, they just happened to be notified to go to dinner, and Wen Tiantian led Jiang Simo to the elegant room.
Qiu Yan never came back, but it can be seen from the dishes that it was his arrangement, and the exquisitely presented dishes were completely the specifications of the king's banquet guests.
Wen Tiantian didn't notice that she was now like the mistress of the palace, she naturally ordered her subordinates to do things, and she could talk and laugh with Jiang Simo, who had just met, not at all like the dull appearance of nesting in the small courtyard of Budongshan, and even the social fear was much better.
Jiang Simo still looked cold, and he didn't speak much in front of many subordinates, and every sentence was just right, keeping the distance between the two.
Wen Tiantian entertained guests at home, while Fang Qiuyan went to Su Zihe's house.
"Childe, you're not hurt, are you?"
Seeing Su Zihe looking up and down, Fang Qiuyan said calmly: "I'm fine." Today, I was lucky to meet an interesting person on the road, and it was he who helped to escape. However, judging from the moves, these killers don't seem to be Shi Tianming's people? β
Su Zihe nodded: "Yes, you can also see that these people are foreign forces hidden in the capital, not killers raised by any faction."
Fang Qiuyan sat at the table and took the information and looked through it carefully, Su Zihe continued: "According to the guy who replaced Qing'er, they infiltrated the capital in batches two months ago, and originally planned to carry out assassinations in the city, and the list is listed. Unexpectedly, not long after their people gathered, you took your little fiancΓ©e back to Beijing in a high-profile manner, and after receiving the news, they immediately changed their plans according to the instructions of the people above. β
"These people are not stupid, they know that it is extremely difficult to kill you, so they changed the target to Miss Wen."
Speaking of this, Su Zihe couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "But they have observed for a long time and found that Miss Wen will not go out at all without you by your side!" She had no friends and no social relations with anyone, and the palace was so well guarded that not even a fly could fly in, and the assassination plan was put on hold. β
"Childe, in this way, your little fiancΓ©e is also a powerful person."