Jin Liu was so proud that the person who had been shouting in front of him was thrown to the ground like a dead dog in the blink of an eye. On a whim, he couldn't help but use his most proud driving skill, waving a riding crop to perfection,
Driving this old and old carriage through the streets and alleys, it was hard to find another carriage behind that didn't know the road, so it barely made three turns before losing its lead.
The sight of the target naturally led to another loud scolding from the owner.
But these were naturally out of the scope of Xu Xun's consideration. He went out to the Shen family early in the morning to deliver a letter, and then acted out such a scene with Zhu Sihai at Yingtianfu Yamen. After being bumped back and forth by the carriage, he could only
He felt that his whole body was almost falling apart. It was just that he was tired from work, but the harvest from today's trip was not small. At least, he had taken the first step. Thinking of this, a trace of relaxation appeared on his face,
I leaned on the backrest and fell asleep again unconsciously.
"Master, Master?"
I don't know how long it took, but Xu Xun woke up after being called out repeatedly. He opened his eyes tiredly and saw that the car curtain had been beaten high. Jin Liu was standing there with an apologetic smile on his face. He had to move his hair.
Ma's arms straightened up and he immediately lowered his head and got out of the car. Before he could enter, Jin Liu left the carriage and followed closely.
"Master, my mother-in-law just said that someone from the Shen family has come. It is the housekeeper Lu who is waiting at home. It is said that he has been waiting for half an hour." Seeing Xu Xun suddenly turning around, Jin Liu hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Forget it.
At that time, it should be that he went out and came here shortly after we left the Shen family, I just don’t know why."
Xu Xun knew that the Shen family would probably come, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly. After looking around, he realized that there was indeed a carriage parked against the wall over there. The driver was wearing a felt cloak and a bamboo hat covering his face.
He was taking a nap there. As soon as his heart moved, he nodded towards Jin Liu.
"Yes, I understand. You have worked hard on today's trip. You go and rest first."
Although Jin Liu was interested in asking why the chief steward of the Shen family suddenly came to his home, Xu Xun left him and walked straight inside. He also remembered that Zhu Sihai personally sent him off at the east gate of Yingtian Mansion.
The scene made me feel that this young master was unfathomable. Seeing Xu Xun was about to enter the screen door, he caught a glimpse of a box of mille-feuille cakes in his hand, and suddenly he caught up with him quickly and shouted: "
Master, you forgot something, this is the mille-feuille cake that Butler Zhu gave you!"
Jin Liu's shouting was so loud that Ruisheng, who had made countless cups of tea for Lu Quan in the room, heard it immediately. He suddenly forgot that the person sitting next to him needed to be taken care of, and rushed forward in three steps and two steps.
When he arrived at the door, he opened the curtain and saw Xu Xun taking the box from Jin Liu's hand, and then turned around and walked over. He quickly crossed the threshold and left the house, and stood under the eaves until Xu Xun came closer.
He just grabbed the person, leaned over and whispered in a low voice.
"Master, please be careful. Butler Lu has been waiting for a long time with a straight face. He must be in a bad mood."
"I know, I know." Xu Xun nodded casually and opened the box in his hand, "I asked you to wait at home in a hurry. You haven't eaten yet? Try a piece of mille-feuille pastry to satisfy your hunger. Butler Zhu said
It was made by the new cook at Uncle Liu's house, and she praised it so much that you should try it too."
"I?"
Ruisheng looked at Xu Xun and saw his young master's face full of sultry. He nodded hesitantly, stretched out his hand and picked out a piece with two fingers, put it to his mouth and then bit it. The delicious fragrance in his mouth immediately attracted him.
With his eyes full of joy, he glanced at Xu Xun and started eating in big mouthfuls. In a short while, he completely destroyed a large piece of mille-feuille.
When Xu Xun saw Ruisheng devouring his food like this, with his bright eyes unblinking, and several sesame seeds stuck to the corner of his mouth without even realizing it, he couldn't help but laugh, and handed the whole box over with a smile: "Okay,
Don't look so greedy, just eat it if you like it!"
"Ah, how can this be done?" Ruisheng couldn't help but licked the fragrant sesame seeds on his lips. Seeing Xu Xun looking at him, his face suddenly turned red. He then hurriedly reached out and pushed the box back, "Steward Lu
Inside, the young master got something good, just for entertaining guests. I am satisfied with just one piece and don’t dare to be greedy..."
"It's just a box of snacks, why are you even saying greedy things? Besides, the Shen family doesn't have any good things. It would be ridiculous to use these things to entertain guests!" Xu Xun couldn't help but put the box into Ruisheng's hand.
, and then said, "Take it and divide it between Jin Liu and his wife. We drove out early in the morning, waiting and leaving. It's hard work for him."
As Xu Xun spoke, he paid attention to the movement inside. Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, a heavy cough came from inside. Knowing that Butler Lu was impatient, he didn't say much and made a gesture to Ruisheng.
With a gesture, he opened the curtain and entered the door.
Naturally, there were no lights in the house in broad daylight, but the window paper covering the windows had not been changed for several years, and there was a thick layer of putty on it, so everything was dim. Xu Xun, who suddenly came in from the outside, squinted his eyes slightly.
, it took a while to get used to the change of sight, and then I saw the person sitting on the first chair on the lower left side over there.
I saw that the man was in his early forties, slightly stout, and his sparse hair contrasted sharply with his thick eyebrows. Seeing his master enter the door, the man still sat for a moment, and then stood up slowly.
Come.
"Young Master Seventh is finally back!" Lu Quan stood up and bowed slightly, but his words were not so polite, "If I don't come back, I don't know how much tea I will have to drink!"
"I'm sorry, I really didn't expect Butler Lu to come. Plus, I was delayed outside for a long time, so it's too late." Xu Xun smiled, never mentioning the word "Ying Tianfu Yamen", and raised
As soon as he asked me to sit down at the main seat, he said first, "Steward Lu, are you here because of my previous letter to the Shen family?"
Butler Lu originally planned to exchange a few pleasantries and then talk about other things in a roundabout way before getting back to the topic, but he didn't expect Xu Xun to go straight to the point. He couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart. However, he had been following Mr. Shen for decades, and he calmed down in a moment.
He immediately asked with a smile but not a smile: "Does the seventh young master know that breaking off the engagement is not a trivial matter? If you go to court, you will be slapped with a slap in the face?"
"The law of the Ming Dynasty has strict regulations on terminating an engagement, but I have already inquired about it. If the people do not support it, the officials will not investigate it. But is this true?"
"Even so, such a major matter cannot be taken lightly by the Seventh Young Master. If there is no elder to come forward, I'm afraid..."
"What if I have an elder who is willing to come forward?"
Seeing that Xu Xun answered the question faster than he did, Butler Lu thought it was because the young man was out of temper or because he was frustrated and broke the jar, but at this moment he couldn't help but have doubts in his heart.
Although the hundred-guan bill was still there, he did not take it out rashly. The hand on his chest just gently rubbed the hem of his clothes. Suddenly, thinking of some of the contents of the previous letter, he raised his head and stared intently.
Staring into Xu Xun's eyes.
"I still don't know something. Why did the seventh young master want to break off the engagement?"
"Didn't Mr. Shen always want to break off the engagement?" Seeing Lu Quan's face suddenly stiffen, Xu Xun said unhurriedly, "There has been no news from my father for many years. I used to do a lot of wrong things when I was young and frivolous.
Naturally, I can't match Miss Shen, so I just decided to break off the engagement. Butler Lu doesn't have to worry about what I want to blackmail."
Xu Xun even said the word blackmail, which could be said to have truly pierced the window. Although Lu Quan breathed a sigh of relief for a while, he couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart. Under this annoyance, he actually sneered.
Said: "Isn't it blackmail? Isn't it because the Xu family is about to hold a clan meeting, so the seventh young master wants to exchange this for my master to intercede for you..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw Xu Xun standing up suddenly, and he was shocked, and immediately felt a little regretful. Shen Guang sent him here, hoping to cut the knot quickly and end the marriage with the minimum cost, but Xu
Xun's words were beyond his expectation. In the end, he actually said what was in his heart, which was really unwise.
"Whatever happens to me is my business, so I don't need to worry about the Shen family."
Ni Bodhisattva also has three points of fire nature, not to mention that Xu Xun's original intention was only to gain the initiative and was not really afraid of the Shen family. At this time, looking at Lu Quan who was a little uneasy, he said calmly: "The matter of breaking off the engagement was originally
It doesn't matter whether it's big or small. I think the Shen family's original intention is not to cause trouble in the city and ruin Miss Shen's life. As for whether the Xu family's clan meeting will expel me, I think it's better for Butler Lu to understand!"
He paused for a moment, then smiled and said: "That is, no matter what I do, the marriage certificate between my father and Mr. Shen is still there. When the time comes, the family will naturally not watch the second wife die, and will inevitably choose someone to be the heir.
If you think about it, that person will never let go of such a good marriage. As long as that person is good, it will be good. If not, the eldest lady of the Shen family will have just escaped from the tiger's mouth and fallen into the wolf's claws! Instead of seeing the Xu family when the time comes, the Shen family
It’s better to break off the engagement now. As for whether my surname is Xu or not, what does it have to do with the Shen family? However, since Butler Lu insists on treating my kindness as a plot, then I won’t accompany him.
Come and see the guests off!"
With this loud shout, Ruisheng almost broke open the door curtain and rushed in quickly. He strode to the right of the road and stopped at the first stop. However, he said in a stiff tone: "Road steward, please!"
Lu Quan's expression became even worse at this time, and he deeply regretted that he should not have thought that Xu Xun, a prodigal, was ignorant. All these words hit his heart, and he didn't know how to answer.
"Steward Lu, take care of yourself!"
Seeing that the right-of-way's face was turning green and white, Xu Xun just walked away. When he entered the east room, the anger on his face disappeared, but he smiled. The right-of-way man came, but he still treated him like this unnecessarily
His airs clearly show the attitude of the Shen family. Even if he takes the initiative and proposes to break off the engagement, if people think that he is a pushover, they are wrong.