Qiao Xianyong saw Chu Hongjing standing restlessly at his door, tired and extremely nervous at the same time. Could it be that Chu Hongjing also knew about his sister's life experience? He didn't know the degree of intimacy between Ling Hongyin's brother and sister, and whether Ling Hongyin had already
Did you tell your brother what happened tonight?
Qiao Xianyong said anxiously, "Chu, is that Mr. Chu looking for me?"
Chu Hongjing turned around and saw Qiao Xianyong and bowed, but his face was clouded. He said anxiously, "Young Master Qiao, where have you been? Master Wei is not at home either. Hey, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Didn't the master come back? Qiao Xianyong couldn't tell from Chu Hongjing's face what he was doing, but he had to answer, so he had to say, "That, us, that..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Chu Hongjing.
"Have you met your senior sister?" Chu Hongjing looked anxious, and his forehead seemed to be sweating slightly. He looked at Qiao Xianyong expectantly, as if he only placed his hope on this young man.
"Senior sister?" Qiao Xianyong did not expect that Chu Hongjing came to ask Ye Muxin. He asked blankly, "Isn't senior sister in the room?"
"I just went to her place first and couldn't find her, so I came to you!" Chu Hongjing said quickly, but he felt that he was speaking rashly and went to find an unmarried woman at night and spread the word.
It was probably not a good thing for Ye Muxin. He cleared his throat and tried to explain, "Well, because there was a bit of a misunderstanding, after the banquet, I thought about it and felt that I needed to explain it to her, so I went to find her.
"
Then Chu Hongjing seemed a little annoyed and shook his head and said, "Who knows, she is not in the house. The strange thing is that my sister who lives in the same courtyard as her is not here either. I thought about going to my mother to talk to her about something.
What’s even more surprising is that my mother is not in the house either!”
Qiao Xianyong thought to himself that it seemed that Chu Hongjing didn't know Ling Hongyin's secret, so he must not say anything more.
Just as the two of them were staring at each other, a person walked in from the circular arch of Leng Cuiyuan. The person asked abruptly, "Mr. Chu, what do you think of your late night visit?" There was a hint of emotion in his voice.
hostility.
It was Wei Hong's cold voice that Qiao Xianyong knew as soon as he heard that Master had misunderstood Chu Hongjing, probably thinking that he came to complain on behalf of his mother or sister. Qiao Xianyong interrupted and said, "Master, Mr. Chu said that he could not find his senior sister, so he came here especially
Ask us.”
Wei Hong's voice seemed to become more relaxed instantly. He looked at Chu Hongjing and asked, "Don't Mu Xin live in the same courtyard as Miss Ling?" Qiao Xianyong noticed that the master seemed to hesitate a little when he mentioned "Miss Ling".
Chu Hongjing said seriously, "Master Wei, according to my sister's maid, she has never returned to the room since the banquet started. I don't know where she has gone now. My sister has always been restless and likes to do mischief, but
He won't do anything too outrageous, so I'm not worried. The most important thing right now is to find Ye Nuxia."
Wei Hong heard this, but didn't take it seriously. He frowned and said, "Mu Xin always does things in a measured way. She is probably practicing outside or doing her own things. But Chu Shaoxia doesn't need to worry too much. The weather is bright.
It's not early, so it's better to rest early." After saying that, he walked to his room.
Chu Hongjing said anxiously, "Master Wei, you don't know. Mu Xin, Mu Xin and I have been privately engaged for life. Who knew that my mother suddenly mentioned that she wanted to marry me at the dinner party today. Then Mu Xin...
Goodbye, I just asked the maid to take a look, everything in her room is gone, only a letter is left, signed with your name!" After saying that, he took out a letter from his sleeve.
Qiao Xianyong glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that it was his senior sister Ye Muxin's elegant handwriting on the envelope, which read "Master, Wei, respectfully".
Wei Hong took it and opened it doubtfully. There didn't seem to be many words on the letter. Wei Hong's brows were always furrowed, but he didn't seem to be angry. After reading it, he calmly handed the letter to Qiao Xianyong.
"Mr. Chu, please come back. Mu Xin said that she felt she was fine, so she left first." Wei Hong said lightly. He ignored Chu Hongjing's anxiety and added, "I think Xianyong
Your health is already well, and if you ask Mr. Chu to prepare a horse and carriage for us tomorrow, our master and disciple will leave."
Chu Hongjing did not expect that Wei Hong would handle the matter so casually. He said anxiously, "Master Wei, look at Mu Xin and me, we..." He was suddenly speechless, as if he didn't know what to say.
Wei Hong was very indifferent. He stared at Chu Hongjing for a moment and sighed, "Mr. Chu, there are too many unsatisfactory things in life. It concerns your relationship. Although I am Mu Xin's master, I cannot interfere with her choice.
Whether you choose the left or the right depends on your thoughts. I hope you can take care of yourself."
After saying that, Wei Hong waved his sleeves as a farewell and entered his room.
When Qiao Xianyong saw his master making this arrangement, he knew it was not just because of his senior sister, but it was hard to say anything. He and Chu Hongjing had only known each other for a short time and had no friendship. It was Ye Muxin who insisted on going to Yuxu.
Come to the villa, now that the senior sister is not here, and the master has said that he is leaving, for him it is just a matter of packing his bags.
Although Qiao Xianyong didn't know the relationship between men and women, he saw Chu Hongjing standing in the yard with a lost look, his handsome face dull, so he could only say comfortingly, "Mr. Chu, thank you for this hospitality, senior sister.
Sorry for your trouble, Master Chu. Master, please rest early." He bowed and was about to retreat to the house, but was caught by Chu Hongjing.
"Young Master Qiao, what is written in this letter?" Chu Hongjing's eyes were red and his voice was trembling.
"Senior sister and master said that she has decided to make a career in the world alone. Please don't worry, master, and don't deliberately look for her." Qiao Xianyong looked at Chu Hongjing sympathetically and couldn't bear to say, "Mr. Chu, these next few sentences, senior sister wrote
I want Master to give it to you. I think that Master didn’t mention it just now, probably for your own good. I will make a decision on Master’s behalf, and I’ll leave this half to you.”
With that said, Qiao Xianyong tore off the right half of the letter paper, folded it and handed it to Chu Hongjing. Then he left the stunned Chu Hongjing and went back to the house.
Chu Hongjing opened the half of the letter, and only a few numbers were written on it, "Mr. Chu, we will be happy to see each other again in this life."
Chu Hongjing's heart was in severe pain, and he could only hear the rolling thunder, which was louder than the last.
After struggling for half a night, the eastern sky soon turned white.
Qiao Xianyong walked to the courtyard carrying an ink sword and a simple blue linen package. He heard a "squeak" sound, the door next door opened, and Wei Hong walked out. Qiao Xianyong saw that his master seemed very tired, not knowing that last night
Is it also a sleepless night?
Chu Hongjing came to the courtyard with a few boys and said respectfully to Wei Hong, "Master Wei, the carriage and horse are ready and parked at the gate. I will send you two there."
Wei Hong nodded and suddenly asked, "Thank you, Young Master Chu, for taking the trouble to arrange it. Did you find Miss Ling later?"
Chu Hongjing's obsidian-like eyes had also lost their light and were filled with bloodshot eyes. He shook his head dejectedly and said, "Thank you, Master Wei, for your concern. My sister-in-law's whereabouts are unknown. She rarely goes out alone. She probably can't walk far."
Yes, last night Huanxi Buddha and others set out separately to look for her."
Wei Hong glanced at Chu Hongjing with concern, as if he wanted to ask something more, but ultimately did not speak.
A soft sedan and a horse were already waiting quietly at the gate of Yuxu Villa. Wei Hong bowed his hands to Chu Hongjing and said, "Young Master Chu, it's still early, so we won't disturb Mrs. Chu. Please, please
Mr. Chu conveys his gratitude to Mrs. Chu for hosting us this time."
Chu Hongjing sighed softly and said, "Master Wei, you are polite. My mother is not sure whether she is ill or something, but her personal maid said that she has been shutting herself in the room, not seeing guests or eating. I don't know if it is.
I’m angry with Hongyin.”
"Then I would like to ask Young Master Chu to take my leave." Wei Hong waved his hand without saying anything more.
Wei Hong insisted that Qiao Xianyong sit in a soft sedan chair, while he rode a horse and left Yuxu Villa in the early morning light.
Qiao Xianyong seemed to have had a vague dream. The day before, everyone was drinking and chatting. Senior sister, Ling Hongyin, Chu Hongjing and others gathered around him. Today, only he and his master were left here.
He was walking alone on the endless straight road. However, Qiao Xianyong's mood had always been indifferent. He was content with living alone at the bottom of the valley for more than three years, not to mention that he was now accompanied by his master.
After a night of tossing, Qiao Xianyong's body, which had not fully recovered, felt even more tired. Shortly after getting on the sedan chair, he fell into a drowsy sleep. He woke up several times, drank water and ate dry food, and fell asleep again. When he woke up again,
It was already dusk, and there was a noise outside the sedan chair.
Qiao Xianyong opened the sedan curtain and looked out, only to see that they were already among the lively crowd. Qiao Xianyong was not familiar with the terrain of the Central Plains, so he had to ask, "Master, where are we?"
Due to the large number of people, Wei Hong had already dismounted and walked slowly beside Qiao Xianyong's sedan. Wei Hong seemed to be in a high mood. Hearing Qiao Xianyong speak, he said with a smile, "Xianyong, you're awake. We've already
We arrived at Guang'an Town, let's rest here tonight."
"Hey, stop for a moment." Wei Hong asked the bearer of the sedan chair.
Qiao Xianyong didn't know what the master meant. After waiting for a moment, he saw the master opened the sedan curtain and handed in a bowl of hot porridge with a smile. The porridge was sprinkled with fresh shrimps, fish fillets, chopped green onions, shredded eggs, and seaweed.
Ingredients such as stingrays, peanut kernels, floating skin, fried dough stick crumbs, etc. smelled extremely delicious. Qiao Xianyong became energetic and asked while eating, "Master, what is this? Is it so delicious?"
Wei Hong smiled and said, "This is a local specialty of Tingzi porridge. Fresh seafood is added to it. Eat it while it's hot. You're weak, so eat some hot food first, and wait until we find a suitable inn to start cooking."
Qiao Xianyong devoured the bowl of porridge. Although his tongue hurt because of the burning, his heart was filled with joy. Traveling with his master seemed to make up for the childhood he was missing.