Everyone is very different, everyone in the West Courtyard of Renjiabao has always behaved decently, and they walk lightly, and there is never such a reckless moment. This time something must have happened, and everyone turned their heads to look at the entrance of the building outside the door.

I saw that the housekeeper ran into the hall quickly, panting and said: "Master, master, the front door came to report, saying that there was a man at the door who was apprenticed to learn art, and said that it was called Tian Muzuo, this can't be to make trouble, right?" Seeing that Nangong Min and the girls were all present, he hurriedly smiled: "Don't you dare to make fun of the girls, look at my stupid mouth." ”

Ren Tianqi thought in his heart: What is Tian Mu Zuoqi doing here? He is not related to this person, but he has a few faces, and he has no friendship; but this person has a close relationship with the Zhu family, and is familiar with the Three-Eyed Guanyin, and he is not necessarily a decent person, so what art do you want to learn here?

The county lord glanced at Ren Tianqi, and said in his heart: This is good, this trip to Yangzhou is really a hornet's nest, the five junior sisters who fell from the sky here have not yet walked in the hall, and there is a teacher outside the door to make trouble, can this future be quiet?

Everyone had never heard Ren Tianqi talk about this person, and they didn't know, looking at Ren Tianqi.

Ren Tianqi sighed secretly, glanced at the county lord, and said, "I only have a few relationships with this person, and I don't have any friendship." First I saw it in Zongzhai and fell for me, and I also saw it once in Yangzhou Wangchun Tower, which was the man holding a sword in both hands. ”

Ren Tianqi turned his head to Wen Tingyu and said, "I can't guess what this person has done now." ”

The white eagle got up and shouted: "Where did the broken bird come here to make trouble, Ge Laozi, let me go out and beat it away!"

Black Hawk responded: "Yes, yes, let the two of us go out for a meeting, what dares to come here to make trouble unreasonably, flatten his grandmother's size!"

The two got up and wanted to leave, but the great monk Lu Qian stretched out his hand to stop him, blinked, and said with a smile: "The two virtuous brothers should not be reckless, wait for the brother to ask again." ”

The great monk said to Ren Tianqi: "How should the virtuous brother look at this matter?"

Ren Tianqi was silent for a moment, and said: "This person's martial arts are average, but he can't see what sect he is, although he is often with the Zhu family brothers, the three-eyed Guanyin, but his behavior is also above board, and he is a man; But as the old saying goes: Reach out and don't hit the doorman. I think it's better to go away, I'd better go for a trip. ”

Ren Tianqi nodded at Dongxue, got up and walked out of the hall. Winter snow follows behind.

Lin Xuefei had already been restless, tasteless, stood up and hugged his fists at everyone, pulled his legs and chased after him, shouting: "Senior brother, senior brother, wait for the younger brother." ”

Ren Tianqi shook his head and turned around to wait.

Tian Muzuo was dressed in a thin gray cloth robe, with a short sword in his waist and a long sword in his hand, standing on the outside of the gate tremblingly, looking in from time to time; seeing Ren Tianqi come out, he was busy taking a few steps forward, kneeling in the middle of the door, lying on the ground three times, bowing his head and saying loudly: "In Shimoda Musa, a person from Tokyo, he came to the Central Plains to study art and has been going around for several years; ”

Ren Tianqi hurriedly stepped forward and helped Tian Muzuo with both hands, and said: "Tian Yingying get up and speak, get up and speak." As soon as his hand was released, Tian Muzuo fell to the ground again, and Ren Tianqi helped him again, so many times, Ren Tianqi stopped helping each other, and said hurriedly: "You and I are of the same age, how can I afford to accept such a big gift from you, isn't this killing me? Besides, I just know a little kung fu and self-defense, and I really don't dare to stand up for the name of superb martial arts, let alone be compared with today's martial arts celebrities, how can I be arrogant." Open the door to establish the sect, accept disciples, give people a handle, and be teased by the world's martial arts peers, this matter is absolutely impossible; ”

Tian Muzuo knelt on the ground, and continued: "I was defeated by the master of the Ren family in the general village, and after I went back, I heard Mr. Ximen say that the master's martial arts are not family learning, and there seems to be a suspicion of heresy; ”

Ren Tianqi saw that Tian Muzuo and the Three-Eyed Guanyin were in a master-apprentice relationship, and he was very curious, and said: "In this way, you have seen Ximen Hongyun, the son of the Ru family, where is he now, and what is his body?"

Tian Muzuo straightened up and said: "Hui Ye, although he is a disciple of Mr. Ximen, he has never seen a son, and he has only heard that the ancestor has a son and a daughter. ”

Ren Tianqi did not dislike Tian Muzuo, but he also had no good feelings, now seeing that he and Ximen Qingyuan have a master and apprentice, but he was very defensive, and said to Tian Muzuo: "Mr. Ximen has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for more than 30 years, and his martial arts attainments have already been out of the ordinary, and he is a generation of grandmasters; In the name of self-knowledge, it is better to ask Tian Yingying to ask another high. ”

Ren Tianqi turned his head to Dong Xue and said: "Give Tian Yingying fifty amounts of silver to the right as a stockpile, it should be a little bit of heart for my Ren Jiabao." With that, he turned around and went through the door.

Tian Muzuo turned back and kowtowed, and shouted in his mouth: "The villain Tian Muzuo sends off the uncle." "Still on his knees.

Lin Xuefei stepped forward and smiled, and said, "I said, is it true that you came here to learn art? I am Ren Ye's junior brother, if you want to learn art, it is not a big difficulty, but you have to understand the rules of apprenticeship? You have to have someone to introduce, you have to have the gift of apprenticeship, come prepared, do you understand?" Lin Xuefei looked up at the sky and stretched out his hand.

Behind him, Steward Ming saw that he just wanted to pull Lin Xuefei's shirt with a move, but Dong Xue shook his hand to stop.

Steward Ming smiled and said nothing, and the steward Ming understood in his heart: Although this winter snow girl is the same as himself at the moment, she is deeply valued by the county lord and his family, especially the young master has been in love with Dongxue recently, and everyone with a discerning eye can see that he will definitely help her as the second grandmother; although the county lord and his wife open and shut up to themselves and call Uncle Ming, it is also because they have worked hard for more than ten years, and it can only be that no one in the west courtyard regards themselves as subordinates; 。 Moreover, Dongxue is magnanimous, humble, and kind, and has won the admiration of the whole house.

Tian Muzuo was overjoyed when he heard this, and said in his mouth: "I understand, I understand, the villain understands himself." Lying down and kowtowing to Lin Xuefei, he got up, stretched out his hand and groped in his arms, took out a small box, and put it on the ground.

Lin Xuefei snatched it, laughed, and stepped into the gate.

Tian Muzuo shook his head with a smile and stood up.

Steward Ming invited Dong Xue to go to the courtyard first, and ordered someone to take an ingot of fifty taels of silver and put it in front of Tian Muzuo, and persuaded: "Tian Zhuangshi should go back, first, the martial arts learned by the master of my family are indeed family traditions, and they will not be passed on to outsiders; ”

Tian Musa smiled and stood outside the door.

Steward Ming shook his head, turned around and told the door a few words, and went to the mansion.

After the meal, several righteous brothers went to a little red room to drink and talk about the past and the present.

The girls were sitting and chatting in the lord's room.

Nangong Min was refreshing, in order to dispel the county lord's worries, he directly told the county lord that it was a few girls who saw their senior brothers in Yangzhou, and they did fall in love and admired their senior brothers, but now they saw that the county lord was noble and delicate, and the four maids were shrewd, there was no longer this reverie in his heart, and he only got along with his brothers and sisters in this life.

The county lord was already broad-minded, and when he heard what the girls said was true and sincere, his heart was even more comfortable, and he hurriedly asked Qiu Yue to take five black fox skins and give them to the five girls to make a jacket. The five of them are grateful.

Everyone played the piano and sang in the room, and there was a lot of laughter.

After dinner, Ren Tianqi went downstairs to Ren Xinyong's residence to drink tea and chat, unsettled. Several male warriors just took the opportunity to show off their martial arts, and Ren Tianqi also gave a detailed point.

At the beginning of the lanterns, a strong wind blew in the dark and red sky.

Ren Tianqi was reading a book under the lamp in the room, reading for a while, putting down the book, sighing a few times, picking up the book again and not reading a few pages, then putting it down again, and being in a daze.

Butler Ming went in and out several times, causing the lights to flicker.

Ren Tianqi put down the book and said softly: "Uncle Ming, what are you doing moving around? ”

Steward Ming stepped forward, added a mouth, and said with a smile: "Master, the old slave has some things that I don't know whether to say or not?"

Ren Tianqi put down the scroll in his hand and said, "You just said it, you are a respected person in the mansion, when will you see me and blame you for talking more?"

Steward Ming said: "Mo Feiye really has that meaning to a few girls in Yangzhou?"

Ren Tianqi said with a bitter face: "How can you have that mind." I don't even know about the junior sisters who fell from the sky, and you know about it if the master never mentioned it, and even less about them here. You also know that the old prince is as kind to me as a mountain, the county lord is obedient to me in every way, the country is beautiful and reasonable, and the four sisters of Dongxue are all beautiful and intelligent, I am already content, how can I have the leisure to think about looking for flowers and asking willows. I have never thought about it, and I have no interest in it!"

Steward Ming smiled: "That's great, why hasn't the master been to the East Room for a day?"

Ren Tianqi patted his leg and sighed: "Isn't the master worried that the county lord is angry? Several junior sisters are also there, very inconvenient, how can this be done?"

Steward Ming smiled: "The county lord has asked where the master is several times this day;

Ren Tianqi waved his hand and said hurriedly: "Look, this anger hasn't disappeared yet!"

Steward Ming said with a smile: "However, the girl Dongxue just came, the county lord was angry, and he was walking back and forth in the room, he was missing the master, but the girls couldn't open their mouths; ”

Ren Tianqi got up and left, and the housekeeper Ming hurriedly followed behind him, and said hurriedly: "Master, what should I do with Tian Muzuo outside the door? This god looks like it's going to snow, and he can't be allowed to stand in the snow all night.

Ren Tianqi turned around, waved his hand and said, "He hasn't left yet?" arrange a place for him to stay first, and then blast away when the snow stops." ”

Ren Tianqi tiptoed to the east of the county lord's women's room without a sound, and saw that the room was brightly lit, and there were two slender figures reflected above the doors and windows, and he could hear the sound of "popping" inside. Ren Tianqi turned his head and thought about it, among the five daughters, only the county lord and Xia Heluo had chess skills, and it must be these two daughters who played against the lantern.

Ren Tianqi smiled silently, and was about to raise his hand to knock on the door, but suddenly stopped it.

Ren Tianqi was quite jealous of Xia He's knife mouth in his heart, thinking that the county lord did not call others to accompany him, and just called the spicy and aggressive Xia He to serve him, could it be that he had the intention of waiting for the rabbit, just waiting for me to come; the county lord's surname is not very strong, but his kindness can't withstand much persuasion, not to mention that he only has the county lord in his eyes, and even he dares to make fun of Xia He, who rubs oil. Near Zhu is red, close to ink is black, look at it now, there must be no good thing to stay with Xia He on the side, don't go. Ren Tianqi was nervous and hesitant.

The wind was blowing fiercely outside, whining the flowers and trees, and the fallen leaves on the ground in the yard were even more rustling, which was very alarming. The night sky was pitch black.

Ren Tianqi immediately felt a chill, and he felt that his body was wet, and he didn't feel a shiver, only to realize that he was scared of himself and was scared into a cold sweat. Ren Tianqi stretched out his hand and twisted his thigh, and was about to retreat to the room without making a sound. I heard Xia He yawn inside, looked up and smiled: "Miss, the maid lost another game, don't come, this has lost three games in a row!

The county lord smiled: "Don't care about him, love doesn't come. ”

Xia He hurriedly said: "No, I always lose, it's too boring." ”

The county lord smiled: "If you don't want to come to Yicheng, then how about we try the couplet?"

Xia He smiled: "Don't don't, don't be, the servant would rather play three more plates, rather than a pair of fatal pairs!"

The county lord chuckled.

In the room, there was a sound of the two of them collecting chess pieces and restarting the game and the sound of the two of them laughing.

I heard Xia He smile and said: "Miss, these five little sisters of our master today, which one do you see more pleasing to the eye? Which one is the most beautiful?"

The county lord didn't raise his head, and Luozi smiled: "What are you asking for, whether it is pleasing to the eye, beautiful or not, we can't control the eyes of others and the hearts of others; What else can I do if you say that I am called Miss, and I can be sincere and benevolent!"

Ren Tianqi was shocked when he heard it, and listened with his ears pricked up.

Xia He smiled: "The maid can see that the red girl has a pair of big eyes and is hot, staring at our master, even when the young lady is not so bold when there are no outsiders, I am afraid that this red girl will be a little troublesome in the future!"

The county lord stopped the chess pieces in his hand and sighed: "Who said it wasn't." I think the red girl is not bad, although the surname is extraordinary, straightforward, but not necessarily a master who can't control himself. However, the Min girl has a strong surname, and she always likes to use the red girl to fight with our master, so I don't know whether she has it intentionally or unintentionally; because she is the beloved daughter of our master, it should be a matter of concern; if this Min girl has any plans in her heart, it will be really bad, this is a headache. When the county lord talked about what he was worried about, he had no intention of playing again, and put down the chess pieces and looked at Xia He in a daze.

Xia He understood the county lord's thoughts, and said with a solemn face: "Hey, it's up to our master." The men in the world are the same. How can there be cats in the world who are not greedy for fish, it depends on whether our master is too greedy. ”

The county lord also sighed, raised his hand to pick up the chess pieces again, and said, "Why hasn't Dongxue come back yet?

Xia He smiled: "That's it, the girls don't always ask the young lady how she is doing! ”

The county lord smiled: "That feeling, miss, I made a mistake?"

Xia He shook his head, put a son in his hand, and said with a smile: "Isn't that what the maid said! Also, miss, do you believe that our master will not be moved?"

The county lord turned his head to look outside the door, turned around and smiled: "You prodigal hooves are so bold, I'm not afraid that our master won't pick your skin if he listens!"

Xia He smiled: "Our master, he dares! Our master doesn't dare to reason with my servant!

The county lord smiled: "I can't see that our master also has people who are afraid!"

Xia He was proud.

The two girls looked at each other and smiled happily.

Ren Tianqi was furious when he heard it, but he didn't dare to make a sound, he just hated it, and he knew that he had nothing to do with this Xia He.

The county lord smiled: "To be honest, our lord is not the kind of person who has an insatiable desire and is not right-hearted, I know this young lady; ”

Ren Tianqi was extremely comfortable when he heard it, and his eyebrows fluttered, it seemed that the county lord still understood himself.

Xia He smiled: "Then Miss is really not worried, don't say that I didn't remind Miss of you!"

The county lord scolded with a smile: "Okay, I just have more eyes." You four just keep your eyes open, this master is not my own!. It's up to you to play the chess pieces. Slowly, if only this chess skill was half as fast as your surname!"

Xia He laughed.

Ren Tianqi would not have entered at this time no matter what, and hurriedly retreated. After retreating four or five steps, he hurriedly turned around, and was about to slip away, but he happened to collide with a person head-on, and he was so frightened that he was about to scream.

The man on the other side stretched out a pair of small hands and hurriedly covered Ren Tianqi's open mouth, and whispered, "Master, it's me, Dongxue." ”

Ren Tianqi nodded, took away Dongxue's hand, and calmed down, and saw Dongxue and Qiuyue standing in front of him. The second girl was wearing a big black cloak and was smiling and looking at herself.

Ren Tianqi nodded, pointed behind him, and whispered: "Master is gone, you two should not have touched the master, please." With that, Ren Tianqi was about to slip away.

Dong Xue grabbed Ren Tianqi's arm, her heart was surging, she turned her head and whispered: "Qiuyue, don't let our master pass!"

Autumn Moon answered the call with a lantern to block the way.

Ren Tianqi was stunned for a moment, and glared at the winter snow.

Dong Xue shook her head, smiled and pointed to the door of the room, and gestured for Ren Tianqi to hurry up.

Ren Tianqi shook his hand again and again, one Xia He had already made his heart tremble, and now there are two more, and there will be good fruits to eat in this frame.

Dongxue clung to it, but Ren Tianqi couldn't make the surname, so he was in a hurry, and the two sides were deadlocked.

Dongxue turned back and opened her mouth towards Qiuyue.

Qiu Yue understood, took a few steps back, and ran back and forth a few steps with a hard foot.

Dongxue laughed loudly: "Hey, our master is here, it's too late today, I'm afraid the county lord will go to bed early!"

Ren Tianqi was so anxious that he raised his hand, pretending to beat someone.

Winter Snow and Autumn Moon had already fled away with a smile.

The two girls in the room were stunned when they heard this, and glanced at each other, and the county lord smiled slightly and bit his lip.

Xia He's abandoned son got up and said loudly: "It's our master who is here." Hmph, our young lady is waiting for the master to come over and ask!"

Ren Tianqi was oozing sweat on his forehead, he was in a dilemma, he couldn't leave, so he had to bite the bullet, stepped forward, and said with a smile: "You haven't slept yet, what are you doing?"

Qiu Yue pushed open the door earlier, led Ren Tianqi, Dong Xue entered the room, and closed the door with her backhand.

The county lord here got up and smiled and said, "What are you doing if you don't go to accompany a few junior sisters to me, so you won't be afraid of neglecting others and losing your manners?"

Ren Tianqi smiled embarrassedly, sat down and said, "I haven't been here all day, so I can't rest assured that I will come and sit." Besides, it's not early for the day, and the junior sisters have rested early. Why don't I go back to my room?"

Dong Xue smiled: "What did you say, since you are here, you won't sit for a while." ”

The county lord turned his head and sat down on the side, and said to Dongxue, "What did the girls say?"

Dong Xue said with a smile: "The few leather jackets sent by the maidservant, the girls are just right to wear, thank you Miss for you." ”

The county lord smiled, turned his head to look at Ren Tianqi, and said with a smile: "The girls didn't say anything else?"

Dong Xue smiled: "This red embroidery girl is really enthusiastic, and she asks the most questions. ”

The county lord glanced at Ren Tianqi again and said with a smile: "The red girl is the most cute." ”

Ren Tianqi pretended not to hear, and turned his head to look at the endgame of the game between the county lord Xia He and the two on the wooden couch.

When the girls saw that they didn't talk, they would accept it when they were busy.

The county lord said: "Master, I'm afraid it's going to snow this day, do you ask them in the room to go and warm the nest first?"

Ren Tianqi shook his head, looked up and smiled: "No need, isn't there already a stove!"

The county lord said: "I heard a few girls say that they are all orphans in the world, and they were kindly taken in by the master and taught them later?"

Ren Tianqi nodded and said with a smile: "Maybe, I just heard a few words from my master, but I don't know as much as the county lord." Hey, it's also a hard-working person, and it's a great luck to meet Shizun. ”

The county lord nodded, smiled knowingly, and said, "I see that the red girl has a deep affection for the master!"

Ren Tianqi seemed to have bitten an insect snake, and hurriedly shook his hand again and again, and said: "Little sister, don't talk nonsense, this kind of thing can't be said, and if you talk too much, it will always cause trouble." Ren Tianqi was already sweating on his face.

The four girls looked at it in their eyes and were happy in their hearts.

The county lord said: "Master, this Suzhou silver should be retrieved, and it may not be free until the end of the year." ”

Ren Tianqi nodded, took the tea brought by Qiu Yue, took a sip, and said, "When the senior sisters of Yangzhou go back, I will go to Suzhou." Oh, by the way, Suzhou's things are famous all over the world, and everything you want is a receipt, and you just went to Suzhou this time to buy it back, right?"

Several women were overjoyed when they heard this.

It snowed heavily for a day and a night. As soon as the snow stopped, Nangong Min and the five of them hurried to go back. Ren Tianqi was not at ease, so he asked Ren Yong and Ren Xin to take two teachers from the village and twenty family members to escort them all the way through the black pine forest. Ren Tianqi and everyone sat in the upstairs hall, there was a stove in the hall, warm as spring, talking about the expansion of new houses in Yangzhou, sitting in the Longqiu Zhuang Yuanwei Dart Bureau, strengthening the recruitment and training of Zhaiding, marriage and property transfer. In the end, it was decided that Wen Tingyu would take Ren Xinzhi to Yangzhou to build a hospital to repair the house and participate in the presiding of the Yuanzhen Dart Bureau; the black and white eagles would strengthen Zhuang Ding's refining in the village and make a tour; Lu Qian would sit in the West Courtyard; Lin Xuefei and Tang Shengzhi would accompany Ren Tianqi to Suzhou to get back the Tibetan silver.