A lively figure in front of him suddenly turned around, and behind his back, Lianbu retreated, squinting at Ouyang Rong's expression.

"Beautiful."

Ouyang Rong was serious, nodded and replied:

"The teacher's taste is good, this house looks low-key on the outside, but there is something good on the inside."

Someone didn't squint and pointed to the night view of the garden outside the corridor:

The garden scenery is wonderful, verdant and luxuriant, located on the bank of the Xunyang River, the river breeze is slow, the sound of the forest is full of wind, and there is quite a charm hidden in the city.

"It's a feast for my eyes to stay in this house."

Xie Lingjiang nodded, his pretty face was a little cold: "Hmph, the best thing for senior brother is to talk about the house." ”

Ouyang Rong had a frowning and puzzled expression.

Xie Lingjiang pursed his lips and turned his head and strode forward.

Ouyang Rong followed quietly, and a crisp voice suddenly came from front of him:

"I bought it yesterday when I went to Funing Fang with Aunt Wei and Sister Bao'er, and they wanted to pick a few for me."

The noble girl of the Xie family, who used to not love red makeup and men's makeup, looked away and looked at the scenery outside the corridor:

"I didn't like to wear such fancy clothes before, which prevented me from wearing a sword and drawing a bow."

Ouyang Rong interjected and advised: "Little junior sister can't just fly the eaves and walk the wall when she wears a skirt." ”

A young shadow walking in front of him put her two small hands behind her waist, braided and said, "You care about me?" ”

Zhu lips pursed, "I'm a professional." Think everyone is as indecent as you, brother? Hmph, who dares to look around, gouged the dog's eyes and threw them into the oil pot. ”

Ouyang Rong's dog-eyed ...... The eyes are the first to avoid.

He said softly:

"Aunt Wei is really thoughtful, in Xunyang City, the little junior sister has to wear more formal clothes, like a little lady."

"Why?"

Ouyang Rong squinted at the night in the distance, and exhaled slightly:

"Xunyang City is different from Longcheng, a small county, our road can't be too wild, many people are watching it."

After a pause, he joked:

"Coming here is like being at a decent table, and you have to change the way you play the game, and be decent."

Xie Lingjiang said with a smile: "So senior brother can't take me to raid the house at will?" ”

"Raiding the house? No, in my sister's heart, I am like such a person? Besides, who is copying? ”

Ouyang Rong smiled.

"I can't say for sure."

Xie Lingjiang looked at the calm senior brother, tilted his head and asked:

"Did that assassin named Wang Lengran suppress the senior brother? Is there anyone in the Jiangzhou Mansion who doesn't open his eyes and jumps out and gives the senior brother eye medicine? ”

Speaking of this, she frowned slightly: "But as a long history, no one should be stupid on the bright side." ”

Ouyang Rong smiled:

"It's okay, the atmosphere of Jiangzhou officialdom is quite interesting to say.

"In the state and county, because of the gathering of degraded officials from all over the world, there are quite a lot of idle clouds and wild cranes, and there are also many old fritters who sweep the snow in front of the door, hanging high.

"Looking back like this, the toss when I was demoted to Dragon City before was really quite conspicuous.

"As for Wang Tingshi, well, it's quite amiable, and there is nothing to do at the government for the time being."

Ouyang Rong nodded and praised.

Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but look at his expression, and said crisply:

"I've been here for more than half a month, except for recommending Yan Liulang as a long history, and I haven't seen any movement from the senior brother, so I'm sick.

"I heard Yan Liulang say, the senior brother goes out early and returns late, step by step, don't ......"

Her tone suddenly felt a little anticipatory and excited: "Are you concentrating on observation, to brew a big ......?"

Ouyang Rong pointed to his face and asked with a straight face:

"Is the little junior sister prejudiced against me, like a conspirator?

"Everywhere you go, you can clean up your workplace, right? If trouble doesn't come to me, I'll go to trouble? ”

He shook his head and sighed: "Actually, as long as you don't touch the fundamental interests of others, where will there be so many people who are dead and alive." ”

Xie Lingjiang nodded as if he didn't understand.

Her pretty face still maintained a suspicious look:

"It's not certain, senior brother sometimes does things, and even I hide it, it's too unauthentic."

"Okay. Don't hide it. Ouyang Rong nodded, "I'll straighten things out first." ”

Xie Lingjiang hurriedly dodged the chestnuts of the senior brother.

The brother and sister joked, walked down the corridor, and came to the door of the house.

Ouyang Rong stopped, looking around at no one, he said with a straight face:

"After my uncle's reinstatement and the reopening of Xunyang Palace, there will always be some strange people who are close to each other, and they are mixed, pay attention to screening.

"Senior sister is taking care of me over there, my identity is inconvenient, some Xun clan clan gatherings are invited, you accompany your uncle and aunt to participate together, if there is any wind direction, notify me as soon as possible."

Xie Lingjiang nodded: "Don't worry, senior brother, away from my uncle, now except for you and me, the old people of Longcheng, as well as Master Luoyang and Xiangwangfu, no one will easily believe it." ”

She remembered something, and muttered complaining:

"Recently, I often wear these dresses and formal clothes, and accompany my sister Bao'er to participate in those ladies' parties, poetry gatherings or something, it's really boring, and I don't know why she likes to socialize, which is much more active than her brother who is immersed in the study and reading."

Ouyang Rong raised his eyelids and was silent.

"Alright, senior brother, let's send it here."

Xie Ling Jiang Lian walked out of the mansion, waved his hand without looking back, and said goodbye in a mocking tone:

"Senior brother is also on the way, and after eating, right? Go back and accompany the little concubine, and the newlywed is better after a long absence. ”

The shadow of a goose yellow dress floated away, without dragging the mud and water.

The corners of Ouyang Rong's mouth twitched slightly, the little junior sister has become more and more fond of teasing him recently, no big or small.

He shook his head, but his footsteps in front of the door did not move, and he glanced at the figure of his back hand leaving in the distance.

"Strange, how do you feel that the little junior sister is not so clingy now. Come when it's time to come, go when it's time to go, and some things seem to be not cared about at all, which is kind of interesting. ”

Ouyang Rong couldn't help laughing, touched his chin, and thought about the changes after the little junior sister came to Jiangzhou.

Before today, when Zhen's, Ye Weilai and other female dependents had not yet come, the little junior sister would come to the Huaiye Lane Mansion from time to time to cook noodles for him, add some autumn shirts and the like, and silently take care of his life.

But she comes and goes very calmly, and she never invites credit or anything, she just does it quietly...... Ouyang Rong hadn't felt anything before.

But now that Aunt and Wei Lai have arrived, they can take over her, and the little junior sister is also very decisive in evacuating.

This made Ouyang Rong a little nostalgic for the quiet and comfortable world of the two people before, and he was faintly reluctant.

provoked Ouyang Rong...... I even wanted to take the initiative to find her.

Go chase her back. As for what he was going to do after chasing him back and what to talk about, he didn't know.

Anyway, Ouyang Rong just wanted to provoke the attention of the little junior sister, teasing her to break through her cold face, and glaring and scolding.

In particular, the little sister has recently worn a high-waisted pleated skirt and other serious and dignified aristocratic ladies' outfits.

It even made a certain senior brother want to tear off this filter with a cold and unfamiliar sense of distance, and pulled her down to the mortal dust.

Well, as we all know, men have two hobbies: the women of the Laliang family go into the water, and persuade the women of the wind and dust to be good......

In front of the door of the house, Ouyang Rong stood under the halo of the pale red lantern, looked at it for a moment, and couldn't help but fall into a little contemplation:

"Something is wrong with the little junior sister, is this a move to 'moisturize things silently'? Are you teasing me...... Wait, the little junior sister shouldn't have understood any routines. ”

Ouyang Rong, who has been idle recently, gradually reminisced and was puzzled......

Just when someone was confused, at the corner of the long street ahead.

Xie Lingjiang, who was dressed in sassy clothes, quietly stopped, and glanced back at the Huaiye Lane mansion like a cat.

"Still didn't chase me back, is this...... Don't care at all? ”

This noble lady of the Xie family stood under the light of the lamp, her jade palm gently patted her slightly hot cheek, tilted her head and was slightly stunned, and said to herself:

"Thank you Lingjiang, thank you Lingjiang, what did you say you were going back to do so early, stay a little longer, even if you ignore him, you can talk to Aunt Zhen, how good, it won't hinder anything......"

After complaining to herself for a while, her face reinvigorated, and her cardamom index finger tapped her moist red lips:

"Well, it should still have a little effect, the little expression on the senior brother's farewell just now was obviously a little reluctant. Senior brother wants to keep me talking a little longer? ”

Xie Lingjiang tried hard to recall, and after thinking about the tea time for half a while, she suddenly smiled, clenched a small fist and raised it into the distance:

"Hmph, it's better to have my father's opinion, it seems that I can't stick too close to my senior brother, like a fart.

"Father said, this is called 'can be seen from a distance and not blasphemed', in the past, my mother also used to trick him like this, but my father became more and more pestering my mother......

"Men, there is always a commotion in the heart of what is difficult to get and faintly far away, and someone should be no exception, just see how long he can endure it, hmph, I don't believe it......"

Xie Lingjiang left lightly, leaving a sigh on the spot:

"Listening to my father's words is better than fighting for ten years."

……

Ouyang Rong "reflected" in front of the door for a while, then turned his head back to the house.

It was still early, so he went to the lobby first, sat and chatted with Zhen Shuyuan for a while, and listened to some hometown matters.

Half an hour later, Ouyang Rong said goodnight and got up to leave.

"Tanlang ......"

Zhen Shuyuan suddenly stopped Ouyang Rong, handed out a gilded name card that she had received during the day, and told her about giving way in the morning.

Ouyang Rong's face was calm, and after listening, he said softly and relieved: "It's okay, take it, if there is a 'chance encounter' or something in the back, my aunt remember to tell me." ”

Zhen Shuyuan agreed with relief, and Ouyang turned around and left the main hall.

On the corridor back, he opened the name post, the bronzing paper exuded a faint gardenia-like fragrance, Ouyang Rong glanced down:

"Pei Shisanniang......"

Ouyang Rong had a little impression of this name, as if he was the speaker of a large chamber of commerce in Xunyang City, and that group of wealthy businessmen made a generous move and spent a lot of money.

Xunyang City, Jiangzhou, is an important commercial port where boats and vehicles diverge and merchants gather.

There are a lot of businessmen from all over Jiangnan Province and Lingnan Province, and many of them have formed interest groups in the form of fellow township chambers of commerce, and these foreign wealthy businessmen are very enthusiastic about making friends with the leadership of Jiangzhou officialdom.

Otherwise, where do you think the most expensive Xunyang Tower in Jiangzhou Mansion City, towering on the riverside, singing and dancing, drunk and gold-obsessed, and all-nighters, where did the money come from?

He shook his head slightly.

In the past half a month since taking office, Ouyang Rong has received a lot of similar banquet invitations, most of which are businessmen, and the name of this Pei Shisanniang seems to have been seen many times, and the stickers are quite frequent.

Moreover, during the day today, when Ouyang Rong, as the chief official, went to inspect the city department of Xunyangdu, a subordinate seemed to unintentionally mention this name.

"Huh."

He casually stuffed the name card into a gap in a shadow wall passing by, and left it to the maid who was destined to clean it.

The Zhulin Elegant Courtyard where Ouyang Rong lives is called Drinking Bingzhai, and his teacher Xie Xun took it, so he didn't change it.

On the way back to drink Bingzhai, Ouyang Rong bumped into the figure of a certain Silla maid serving a bowl.

"Ban Xi, come over here."

Ouyang Rong called Ban Xiao to a water pavilion on the side of the road, and raised his eyes to look at her.

seemed to have a heart, and his face was red: "Lang Jun, the matter of binding is not a slave and maid. Be...... It was the eldest lady who guessed. ”

“……”

Ouyang Rong was speechless:

"Don't mention the fetish today...... No, it's not a fetish, anyway, don't mention the tie-up. He straightened his face: "Let me ask you, when you were in Dragon City before, you were instructed by your aunt to go to Yunshui Pavilion to hire the cook, do you still have an impression?" ”

Half stunned for a moment, and nodded vigorously: "Mm-hmm." ”

The evening breeze was blowing in his face, Ouyang Rong turned his head and said softly: "Tell me about what you know." ”

Half-details, no details, all the details.

After about a cup of tea, Ouyang Rong left the water pavilion with a thoughtful face.

Returning to drink Bingzhai and pushing the door in, Ouyang Rong saw the silent figure of a white-haired girl lying on the bed in the back room, lying on her stomach and making the bed.

Ouyang Rong said hello, Ye Wei's little face was happy, and she obediently ran to boil hot water for him.

After bathing and changing clothes, Ouyang Rong came to the desk, sat down on a chair, took a long breath, and murmured:

"It seems that it's really her, this dumb girl named Xiuniang, does she know that this is my home. Did she come here intentionally, or unintentionally?

"If it's really the former, it's not a coincidence, then what is she, and is the woman I bit her too......"

Ouyang Rong pursed his lips.

If only I had the chance to meet her again.

After a while, he came back to his senses, propped his chin on his hand, stared at a candle in front of him, and thought for a moment.

Suddenly, he stretched out his hand and took out a letter from a thick book.

It was the hair they sent from Luoyang, the capital of the gods.

In the letter, the young novice revealed a major event in advance.

"Your Majesty wants to build a Lotus Sect Buddha in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is likely to settle here in Xunyang City?

"If this is the case, the imperial court estimates that eighty percent will let the Jiangzhou Mansion pay this money nearby...... I don't know how much silver taels it will cost this time.

"In several counties in the state, there were just floods and major corruption cases in Jimincang at the beginning of the year. Recently, by counting the accounts at the end of the year, I checked the annual expenditure of Jiangzhou, and except for Longcheng County, which was slightly better, almost all of them lost money, which was simply miserable.

"And although this Xunyang City is prosperous in commerce, it is only regarded as a transit place, and the merchants are cunning and shrewd, and there is not much money to keep to nourish the finances."

"Rebuild the Buddha statue...... I can't afford to toss anymore, but don't waste my life and money. ”

In the dark room, in front of a lonely lamp, the weak crown Changshi, who had recently begun to indulge in settling accounts, sighed slightly, and had a little headache.

(End of chapter)