Halfway through the afternoon, the music in the piano room gradually slowed down, which meant that the piece was coming to an end.
The piano room in Professor Chen's house is not very spacious. There is a soft seat directly opposite the door. There is a guzheng on the short long table in front. There are also pipa, jade flute and other musical instruments on the cabinet behind.
There are only a few simple calligraphy and paintings, and most of the south-facing windows are open, allowing fresh air to flow in, making people calm down while inside.
At this time, Tang Ji and Professor Chen were sitting on the chairs next to the door. The latter took a sip of tea and said: "With your ability, you shouldn't just stay in Huaizhou and be a shopkeeper. It just so happened that you got the chance through this assassination."
Knowing that you have a lot of connections with Kyoto, how about I write a letter of recommendation for you to join the court as an official?"
Hearing this, Tang Ji coughed twice, shook his head, and replied: "Let's forget it for now."
Running to Kyoto without even knowing who the enemy is would be a mistake. Instead of doing that, it would be better to strengthen himself first. When he has the ability to protect himself, no matter what assassin comes, he will not be able to use it!
After hearing his answer, Professor Chen sighed with regret, stopped continuing the topic, and said: "You and Jiang Ran are different between men and women. If things go on like this, others will inevitably gossip about you. If you are really interested in her, you should talk to her today."
Welcome her in early."
The corner of Tang Ji's mouth twitched. He didn't expect this old man to be as gossipy as Li Yu. But then again, he really couldn't figure out the little girl's thoughts when he was a solo player in his last life. Even if he liked her...then how did she feel about him?
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Just when his thoughts were wandering, Jiang Ran had already finished playing the music, stood up and walked to Professor Chen, saluting: "Thank you teacher for your guidance."
Professor Chen felt that Jiang Ran's talent and perseverance were good, so he was willing to teach her his folk art. As a successor, he was used to her calling him "teacher". He nodded slightly and said: "It's not bad, but the middle tune is too loud."
Now that you are calmer, I will teach you next time."
Seeing this, Tang Ji stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Chen, let's take our leave first."
Professor Chen yawned, raised his hand and waved: "Go ahead, let the old man take a nap. The provincial exam is coming soon. There won't be much time in the next few days, so don't come here."
In this way, Tang Ji did not stay any longer. He greeted Mrs. Chen in the courtyard and left.
Mrs. Chen hurriedly chased her to say goodbye and stood at the courtyard gate and said, "Why don't you stay for dinner?"
"Jiu'er is ill today and has to go back to take care of her. I'll come visit you and your two elders another day." Jiang Ran saluted politely again.
Tang Ji curled her lips, that dead girl was just a relative. She left two taels of silver before leaving. She was so giggling that she couldn't close her mouth. At this time, she didn't know where she was going crazy!
Hearing this, Mrs. Chen did not try to persuade them to stay anymore and watched them leave, not forgetting to warn them to pay attention to their safety.
After a while, on the street full of pedestrians, there were many vendors pushing stalls and selling goods on both sides. Not far away, there were people watching an acrobatic performance, which seemed particularly lively.
Jiang Ran clasped her hands at her waist, her expression a little unnatural, because Tang Ji had been looking at her with her peripheral vision for a long time. She raised her hand to gently brush her broken hair, and couldn't help but touch her cheek, and asked: "What's on my face?"
Something?"
Seeing that he had been discovered, Tang Ji blushed instantly, coughed twice, and replied: "You are naturally beautiful, I can't help but want to take a peek."
"Why haven't you noticed that Young Master Tang is a smooth-tongued person before?" Jiang Ran tilted his head, with a trace of amusement in his tone.
"It's not too late to find out now!" Tang Ji replied with a chuckle, suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at a cyan jade bracelet in the cart next to him, stretched out his hand to pick it up, although the color was a bit dim, but the texture looked good
It was pretty good when I went up, so I asked the vendor, "How can I sell this bracelet?"
The hawker immediately became energetic. He took the bracelet and praised it: "Sir, this bracelet comes from Kyoto. It is said that it was a jewelry of a certain noble concubine. Now it only costs 500 taels of silver!"
Tang Ji looked at the other party with an expression of "You think I'm stupid", then turned and left: "No more."
Seeing this, the hawker became anxious and hurriedly shouted: "Guest, one hundred taels!"
Tang Ji still didn't look back, and even quickened his pace.
"Ten taels...five taels...two taels, no more, sir, if you really want it, just take it for two taels of silver!" The vendor finally opened his business today, so he couldn't let him go easily.
Tang Ji then walked back with satisfaction, took out the broken silver from his sleeve and handed it to the other party.
As soon as he took a few steps, he handed the jade bracelet to Jiang Ran.
The latter slowly stretched out his hand to take it, held it in his hand and looked at it twice, then asked: "Why did you suddenly give me the bracelet?"
"I got a five hundred tael bracelet for my two taels of silver. Doesn't that mean I picked one up for nothing? I thought it matched you well, so I gave it to you." Tang Ji replied casually.
Jiang Ran raised his eyebrows slightly. If he really spent five hundred taels to buy it, he might be the stupidest fool in the world. Even so, he still put the jade bracelet into his sleeve pocket.
Just when Tang Ji was still about to say something, he suddenly saw a figure walking out of a shop in the distance. He stood there in confusion. Seeing the other person looking around, he quickly pulled Jiang Ran and hid in a side alley.
"Why did he run into the Lin family's teahouse?" Tang Ji asked suspiciously, staring at the three characters "Lin Xuan Pavilion" written on the plaque of the store in the distance. Although the person who saw it deliberately covered his face, it was easy to identify it.
That is Zhu Linyuan.
As far as he knows, since the last garment incident, the Jianghai Chamber of Commerce has severed all business ties with the Lin family. So what is Zhu Linyuan's situation?
Thinking of this, he turned around suddenly and wanted to ask Pang Qing, but his eyes widened in the next second.
Because he was too immersed in thinking, Tang Ji forgot that Jiang Ran was still behind him, but who knew that with this turn, the bloody plot in the TV series would actually happen to the two of them.
Their lips touched and their eyes met. In addition to panic, there seemed to be something more in their eyes, which made them forget to separate for a moment and stood stiffly on the spot.
It wasn't until Pang Qing stood aside and coughed softly that the two of them came to their senses and each quickly took a step back.
Tang Ji quickly raised his hand to explain: "Sorry, it's my fault."
I accidentally took away the girl's first kiss. It was hard not to take responsibility now, but it was also my first kiss, and it was the kind of kiss that lasted two lifetimes combined!
Having said that, her lips are so soft and sweet!
Jiang Ran wanted to find a hole in the ground to crawl in. If Uncle Pang hadn't helped to block it, and people on the street saw her, she would have been ashamed and looked at Tang Ji angrily.
Why does this guy take advantage of himself every time?
However, he has already seen all of himself, and this kiss seems to be nothing... No, no, Jiang Ran, Jiang Ran, what are you thinking, he is a scoundrel who takes advantage of you!
In an instant, she raised her hand to give it to Tang Ji, but she couldn't do it. In the end, she had to lower her head slowly without saying a word.
Tang Ji scratched his head in embarrassment and quickly changed the subject to ease the embarrassment: "Uncle Pang, do Jianghai Chamber of Commerce and the Lin family still have business relations?"
Immediately, he relayed all the scenes he had just seen to Pang Qing.
After hearing this, Pang Qing, who was still laughing at the two of them, suddenly changed his expression and said seriously: "I don't know about business matters, but why did Deacon Zhu sneak into Linxuan Pavilion?"
Even if the lady handed over the task, it would usually be the shopkeeper who negotiated the matter. How could it be Deacon Zhu’s turn to come forward?
After thinking about it for a while, he felt that Tang Ji had made a mistake.
Tang Ji said that he was right: "Then let's wait outside for him to come out."
In this way, the three of them waited on the street for a full quarter of an hour before the figure came out. After confirming that it was Zhu Linyuan, Pang Qing clenched his fists and said: "Miss hates traitors the most, arrest this guy first!"
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Tang Ji stretched out his hand to stop him, touched his chin and analyzed: "It is better to investigate thoroughly before taking action, so as not to alert the enemy."
"Okay, listen to Mr. Tang." Pang Qing suppressed the anger in his heart and replied in a low voice.
Soon, the three of them planned to walk a few more streets and then return to the place where the carriage was parked.
But just as they turned a street, three silver flying knives rushed straight from the roof of the wooden building on the side, and their target was Tang Ji.