If time could go back to the day when they first met, Xia Houshu would definitely give himself a loud slap in the face to warn himself not to be so curious, let alone self-righteous and nosy, even if the sky fell.
Even after coming down, you can't leave the meditation room and go to the back mountain.
Even if you go to the back mountains, don’t join in the fun on a whim.
Or change it from the root cause, whether it’s coaxing, lying, or pretending to be sick, no matter what method you use, you must stop your mother from going to Huguo Temple!
If he hadn't gone to Huguo Temple, he wouldn't have met Qin Nan, and he wouldn't have caused such a big trouble for himself.
"Nothing unexpected!" Xia Houshu said solemnly, with strong dissatisfaction and anger in his tone. Every time she met Qin Nan, she regretted it, but she could not get rid of it completely.
"You will need it." Qinan completely ignored her resistance. After saying that, he took a big step towards her, quickly grabbed one of her hands, and quickly put the gold leaf into her hand.
inside.
Qi Nan's entire movement was sudden and very fast, making people unable to guard against it. Xia Houshu had no choice but to accept his "gift" stupidly. When she came to her senses, the golden leaf was already lying in her hand.
She was a little angry and looked up at Qinan angrily: "What on earth do you want to do?"
Qi Nan looked at her angry look and actually wanted to laugh. From the first time he met her, he felt that this girl was full of contradictions: she was from a famous family, but she didn't have so much etiquette, and her behavior was inconsistent with Beijing.
The noble girl in the movie is completely different. She is obviously a little girl, but she shows no timidity. She always shows her teeth and claws, as if she is not afraid of anything, and even dares to threaten him, but she is not completely confused. Sometimes she is cautious, sometimes naive, that's why she is so
He soon caught his own weakness.
When he learned Xia Houshu's true identity, he was actually very surprised. He had heard of most of the female relatives of senior officials above fourth rank in the capital, and had even seen quite a few. In front of him, most of those women behaved well.
, for fear that if he made a mistake in his trip, he would bring trouble to the family, so he found it boring and forgot about it after seeing it. But about Xia Houyuan's daughter, he only stayed at the level of hearing about it, but he knew that Xia Houtan, the general of Zhenxi,
I have a pair of daughters.
At first, he was only slightly curious about Xia Houshu, so he asked someone to investigate. However, the more he investigated, the more interesting he found this girl, especially when he found out that she had faked her identity and got into the Changqing Sect.
Others may not know where Qingmen is, but he knows it well. What's more interesting is that she actually dared to use her cousin's incident to make trouble at Princess Zhao's birthday party, dragging a group of relatives to support her, and finally
She exposed the secrets of Prince Zhao's house. Then in order to avoid her marriage to Wang Yukun, she did not hesitate to take the risk of offending Prime Minister Wang and Princess Mingjia, which caused a lot of trouble in the city for herself.
Ordinary women, if they heard such rumors about themselves outside, would be so angry that they would hide at home and cry. But instead of showing weakness, she drove out with great interest to find out, as if what others were talking about was not her.
Qin Nan admires and is curious about this courage and state of mind. Therefore, compared to the smart and calm Xia Houshu, he is more willing to see her who is not so rational. It makes him feel that she is still a little girl, and he can have no scruples.
objects to explore and protect.
"I really want to help you and have no other purpose." Qinan explained.
"I said it's not necessary!" Xia Houshu said firmly.
"I have the final say whether you need it or not." Qi Nan suddenly said in a more serious tone. After saying that, he remembered the other party's attitude when he said this before, looked at the gold leaf in her hand, and simply changed his approach.
Said, "This is my territory, and I have plenty of ways to get you to take it, so don't refuse anymore."
Xia Houshu looked at him with disgust. Did he think that talking like this would make him appear attractive?
Xia Houshu endured it again and again, urging himself again and again: endure the calm for a while, and take a step back to open up the world.
Qi Nan looked at her gloatingly, as if he was convinced that she would not dare to refute.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon will not overwhelm a local coward, and a good man will not suffer the immediate consequences. Xia Houshu is a sensible person, and naturally she is not willing to continue to be entangled endlessly with him. Since he is so persistent, she should bow her head and take a step back, and temporarily give up.
It was not up to her to decide what to do with that golden leaf afterwards.
"As you wish." Xia Houshu held the gold leaf in his hand, tried hard to control the anger in his heart, and said, "Can I leave now?"
Qin Nan nodded slightly and said generously: "Of course."
Is he so easy to talk to?
Xia Houshu was suspicious for a while, and seeing that he really didn't say anything else, he added: "I'm sure you won't like to hear something, but I still want to make it clear. You and I don't agree with each other. I hope this is the case."
For the last time, let’s not meet again in the future.”
Qi Nan shook his head and said, "I can't promise you this." He pointed to the gold leaf in her hand, "I still expected you to come to me with it."
"You are simply a scoundrel!" Xia Houshu cursed angrily.
Qi Nan was not angry, he just looked at her with a slight smile.
Xia Houshu was horrified by what he saw. He could no longer control his emotions and said loudly: "Why on earth do you have to pester me? Can't I change it?"
"You are very good, and you have done nothing wrong. There is no need to correct it." Qinan said seriously, "And I said, I really want to help you."
Xia Houshu was extremely tired of hearing this rhetoric again, and thought to himself, don’t I know that I didn’t do anything wrong? The worst thing I did was to lend a helping hand to you at the Huguo Temple!
Xia Houshu quickly waved his hand at him and said: "You don't have to say anything more, it doesn't make sense anyway. I still say the same thing, since you know my identity, you should know that it is not appropriate for you and me to have any contact, so
, if unfortunately we meet again in the future, just treat it as a stranger. Let’s go to the opposite side of the road!"
Qi Nan shook his head and said, "What if I don't agree?"
"What did you say? You don't agree?" Xia Houshu raised his head and looked at him in surprise, his heart filled with anger and a deep sense of powerlessness. He didn't agree, why should he disagree?
"Yes, I disagree." Qinan nodded and replied seriously.
Xia Houshu closed his eyes and calmed down his emotions before saying: "I'm not discussing with you, let alone asking for your opinion, so it's best if you agree, and you have to agree if you don't agree. I will never come here again in the future.
I see you. If you are a gentleman, please respect yourself!"
After saying that, she didn't bother to give him a good look anymore, turned around and walked out of the door. It didn't make sense anyway, and she didn't want to waste any more words.
Qi Nan did not stop her, but looked at her back and smiled. When her figure was about to disappear at the stone archway, he suddenly said: "Miss Xiahou, I am waiting for you at any time!"
Xia Houshu heard Qin Nan's words and silently greeted his eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart. He walked faster and hurriedly returned along the bluestone path.
The time for burning incense has not passed yet, so she has to get out quickly, otherwise Dong Xiao will really go to bring in reinforcements, and things will not end well.
She doesn't want anyone to know that she knows Qinan anymore, and she doesn't want to have anything to do with him anymore.
Xia Houshu quickly ran out of the backyard and saw the cold-faced god still guarding the door with his sword in his arms.
When the cold-faced god saw her coming out, he glanced behind her vaguely, his face still expressionless, while Yunxi was anxiously circling in place, looking at the direction she went in from time to time, clasping his hands and praying secretly.
Don't let anything happen.
"Girl! You're finally out!" Yun Xi was surprised and happy, with an exaggerated expression, as if she had just experienced a reunion after a long absence.
Yun Xi hurried up to meet Xia Houshu, looked her up and down, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she had all her hair and tail. She opened her mouth, wanting to ask what was going on inside, but she took a quick look.
The cold-faced man next to him, who was looking at him eagerly, immediately suppressed his words.
It seemed that what happened at the teahouse last time had left a deep shadow on Yunxi. Xia Houshu had no choice but to give her a "I'll tell you later" look to comfort her.
Seeing the deep love between master and servant, the cold-faced god didn't do anything to stop them, and turned around to go in.
"Wait!" Xia Houshu stopped him, "Since you have checked my life experience, in order to be fair, should you also tell me your name?"
The cold-faced god stopped but did not answer.
Xia Houshu curled his lips and said, "You should know that if I want to check your identity, I can do it, right?"
She can even sneak into the Evergreen Sect, so she still has some tricks.
The cold-faced god turned around, looked at her and said coldly: "Chu Li'an."
After saying that, he pushed the door open and went in, closing the door behind him.
Xia Houshu curled his lips and could only comfort himself that this trip was not fruitless. At least he knew that Qinan had such a place to stay, and then he also learned that the cold-faced god was called Chu Li'an.
Chu Li'an, the name sounded somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before, so she simply didn't think about it. The top priority was to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible.
Xia Houshu pulled Yun Xi to the door, then he felt his palms were a little bit tingly, so he opened his palms and looked at the gold leaf. Sure enough, it was not something very suitable for the time.
"What is this?" Yun Xi also noticed.
"It's just a useless thing." After Xia Houshu finished speaking, he turned and walked towards the counter.
Shopkeeper Cui has been ordered to run this study for several years. He has seen Chu Li'an bring many people into the inner courtyard. Most of them are smart-looking literati counselors or outstanding warrior guards, but he has never seen the owner bring people into the inner courtyard.
A smart and lovely girl came back, so he subconsciously believed that this girl's identity was extraordinary, so he naturally did not dare to neglect it at this time. He looked at Xia Houshu with a gentle smile and said politely: "I wonder if the girl has any other instructions?"
Xia Houshu nodded slightly and placed the gold leaf on the counter: "Please pass this to the person inside, just say that I don't need it, and thank him for his kindness."
Before Shopkeeper Cui could refuse, she turned and left Nanpu Study.
Shopkeeper Cui looked confused. When he saw clearly what the other party left behind, his heartbeat skipped a beat.
He had always been cleaning the backyard of Nanpu Study, so he naturally knew the meaning of this golden leaf. Since it was something given away, how could it be returned without any reason?
"Girls..." Shopkeeper Cui rushed to the gate in a hurry, but the figures of the two girls had disappeared into the alley. Realizing that this matter was not that simple, and that he might have caused a big trouble, he suddenly felt that the golden leaf was a
Feeling the hot potato, I turned my head and looked at the door leading to the backyard.
Shopkeeper Cui sighed, quickly closed the door of the shop, and then walked uneasily to the backyard with the golden leaf in his arms.