At noon, Li Ye invited Zhuque to dine at the Anranju Restaurant. In front of the window on the second floor, Li Ye ordered a pot of wine and a dozen side dishes. Perhaps because he was about to return home, Zhuque's mood was a bit low. Okay.
No words were spoken for a while.
Li Ye filled a glass of wine for her and asked, "What's wrong? It seems that something is on his mind suddenly!"
"Aye, there are some changes when I go home this time." Zhuque sighed lowly.
"What changes?"
Suzaku shook his head, "I came out to find you today, but I actually escaped. My family has arranged a blind date for me today. Wei Xiangguo's eldest grandson is coming to visit today."
"Wei Qingxuan?"
"That seems to be the name!"
Li Ye frowned, "Shouldn't the first step be for the matchmaker to come to your door?"
"Not our family!"
Zhuque said thoughtfully: "My great-grandfather set the rule: don't rush to matchmaking first, and go on a blind date first with those who are interested. This will save you the trouble of rejecting the matchmaker. Do you know the result? In the month when I accompanied my master to Hanzhong, there were actually ten people
Eight families have arranged to go on a blind date, and today is the first one, and it is also the one that my father values the most."
Speaking of this, Zhuque raised his head and said anxiously: "Ah Ye, hurry up and ask your father to come to your door for a blind date. Don't delay any more!"
Li Ye nodded, "I'll tell my father tonight, but what if your father likes Wei Qingxuan? If I remember correctly, he will be the top pick in this year's imperial examination!"
"Yes! So my father admires him very much and arranges him to be the first one, but in our family it only counts if my grandmother likes him. My grandmother loves me and I must like her before she will nod, so you still have a chance."
"Does your grandmother know about us?"
Suzaku nodded lightly, "Grandma knew that, so she asked me to come to you and ask you to quickly invite your father to propose."
Li Ye sent Suzaku back to the back door of the mansion. Under the big tree opposite the back door, there was an old lady selling shoes and socks at a stall. She had gray hair and a kind smile. She was looking at the two of them with a smile. They looked embarrassed.
Not daring to make any intimate moves, Suzaku quickly walked up the steps and turned around to say, "Don't forget it!"
Li Ye smiled and nodded. Suzaku waved to him gently and turned back.
Watching Suzaku enter the house, Li Ye took one and two taels of silver and hurried forward, smiling: "Why do you set up a stall here to sell things? There is no business here!"
"I was at the Qianmen intersection, and I was chased by several people. They looked very vicious."
"A servant of Dugu Mansion?"
"No, it's from outside."
Li Ye picked up two stacks of socks and threw the money to her, "Mom, there's no need to look for it!"
"Thank you, young man!"
"Auntie, it's cold, please go back early!"
"Young man, there's something I want to tell you. Someone is spying on this girl at the front entrance. I saw her in the past two days."
This news was unexpected. Li Ye cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, aunt!"
He urged his horse to the intersection of Qianmen, turned his head slightly, and stared at a carriage parked diagonally opposite the mansion gate.
He immediately discovered that this carriage was indeed abnormal. The curtains were fully drawn and the parking position was very particular. It was completely monitoring the gate of Dugu Mansion.
Li Ye hurried forward, pretending not to notice anything, and passed in front of the carriage calmly. The curtain of the carriage was suddenly closed. At this moment, Li Ye saw a man in black inside the carriage.
He reached out and pulled open the car door. There were two men in black inside. Li Ye suddenly appeared, frightening the two of them into panic.
Li Ye jumped on the carriage, punched a man in black and knocked him unconscious, then drew a knife and put it on the neck of another man in black, saying coldly: "I think you are tired of living!"
"Sir, spare your life!"
The other party was just a small follower. When he saw Li Ye punching decisively and cruelly, he was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy.
Li Ye swung his knife and stabbed, 'Click!' The knife pierced the wall of the carriage and passed through the driver's neck, frightening the driver to death.
"If you dare to drive the carriage, I will chop off your head!"
"The villain doesn't dare! The villain doesn't dare!"
The coachman was just an ordinary hired man, not an Anfu coachman. He didn't dare to move, and he was so scared that he almost peed.
Li Ye came back with the knife and held it against the man in black's neck.
"Who sent you, tell me!"
The man in black hesitated to say anything. Li Ye's hand was a little heavy, and blood immediately flowed down the knife.
"I'll chop off your head and ask him again!"
The man in black was trembling all over, and finally shouted out loud: "It's Mr. An!"
"An Qingxu?"
"It's him!"
"Why are you spying on Dugu Mansion? Tell me quickly!"
"The villain didn't know, so he was ordered to keep an eye on the door of the mansion to see who had been there? How long had he been in there? When did he come out? What was his expression when he came out? That's all."
Li Ye certainly knew what An Qingxu was up to. He was obviously monitoring the blind date at the house today. It seemed that he had not given up after the last birthday party and was still trying every possible means to get Suzaku.
When the old lady selling shoes and socks just now said that they were monitoring Suzaku, there should be a group of people who could respond.
"You still have people monitoring Miss Suzaku, right?"
"He is our leader. He is responsible for monitoring Miss Zhuque. He waited all morning and saw that she did not come out, so he went back."
Li Ye nodded. Sure enough, someone was watching Zhuque, because Zhuque left secretly through the back door today and they didn't notice.
Li Ye rolled his eyes and snorted: "My Mr. Wei said that you are thief and thief. It's true. Go back and tell An Qingxu that no one else can get the person the Wei family likes. Let him give up!"
Li Ye got on his horse and galloped away.
At the residence of Mrs. Guo Guo, An Qingxu respectfully presented a gold box with exquisite carvings to Mrs. Guo Guo, "This is the best gem I have found in Chang'an. I hope my wife will like it."
Yang Yupei opened the box, looked at it, put the box on the table and said calmly: "The box is good!"
An Qingxu was startled and quickly explained: "This is the treasure at the bottom of the box of Fangji Jewelry. I have been reluctant to take it out and set it. I was threatened and coaxed by the humble company, so they took it out. Such top-notch sapphires can't be found in Chang'an."
The second one, doesn’t Madam like it?”
Yang Yupei sneered and said: "I can only say that you are too short-sighted. The best sapphire is on the concubine's neck. Compared with it, your sapphire is not even qualified to lift shoes."
"How dare you compare your humble position with the precious concubine's jewels!"
Yang Yupei said displeasedly: "As long as you know, don't talk nonsense in front of me in the future."
An Qingxu pushed the gem, "Although it's not the best, it's already very good. I beg you, madam, to accept it!"
"Take it away! I can't stand anything better than this."
Helpless, An Qingxu had no choice but to take back the box and whispered: "My father will come over after the new year and will give my wife the other half of 50,000 yuan."
Yang Yupei's eyes lit up, this was what she wanted to hear.
She took a sip of tea and said hypocritically: "How can I have the nerve to cost you money when I receive a salary for nothing?"
"I just have something I want to ask my wife for help with."
Yang Yupei suddenly understood and said with a smile: "You gave me gems because you just wanted to ask for my help?"
"Exactly!"
"If it's too much trouble, I can't help."
"No trouble! No trouble!"
An Qingxu humbly said: "This is my humble duty. I just want to ask my wife to help me be a matchmaker!"
Yang Yupei chuckled. One of her biggest hobbies is being a matchmaker. Now she decides on the marriages of the children of the clan. They are all trying their best to please her, which has also enabled her to make countless money.
"Your brother became the prince-in-law. It turns out you want it too. Tell me! Which county lord do you like?"
"My humble position is not that I want to marry the county lord, my humble position is that I want to marry the Suzaku girl from the Dugu family!"
Yang Yupei said in surprise: "You actually have a crush on her. That little lady has strong martial arts skills and an arrogant personality. There are many people pursuing her. I heard that no one likes her. Maybe she will become a Taoist nun!"
Yang Yupei had a bad impression of Zhuque, and everyone in the palace fawned over her, but Zhuque had a cold attitude towards her, which made Yang Yupei feel unhappy.
An Qingxu said with a smile: "Whether it works or not depends on fate, but Madam helped me, and my father will definitely express his gratitude."
Yang Yupei understood what he meant. Although she didn't want to be a matchmaker, for the sake of money, she could help.
"Okay! I'll send someone to talk first. I heard that their family is going to have a blind date first and let them arrange it. If your blind date is successful, I will officially be your matchmaker."