In the evening, the mutton alley, which was bustling during the day, gradually became deserted. The food stalls were closed one after another. Although the shops had not yet closed their doors, most of the shopkeepers had already started to clean up the shop, or were simply lazy. Waiting for dinner. In the west end of the shop, which had just been converted into a small shop in Nanxiufang a few months ago, because Li Qingniang was out delivering goods, Ruyi also went to the east end of an embroidery shop that was about to close down to recruit two people. Xiu Niang, neither of them are in the store at the moment. Naturally, the door panels are almost all down and locked, leaving only half a space open in case someone comes to buy something.
Shen Yue in the shop had already lit the lamp, and while he was packing up and counting the embroidery on the shelves, he was thinking about getting a message from Li Qingniang first, saying that today's Xiyuan Grand Parade was a great success, and he couldn't help but reveal the joy that was difficult to conceal on his face. On a whim, she hummed a famous little tune by Jin Lingyi. She was humming with her back to the door, and suddenly she heard two coughs coming from outside. She hurriedly stopped and turned her head, only to hear a cough coming from outside the door. A hoarse voice.
"Can I give you a drink of water?"
Shen Yue hesitated for a moment, and finally walked to the door. She looked through the door panel with only half of the upper panel hollowed out, and saw a down-and-out man with disheveled hair and shabby clothes. She was suddenly a little strange, and walked forward. Asked: "Where are you from?"
"I'm from Jinling." The man didn't even raise his head. Although his voice was hoarse, he was very calm. "Girl, don't worry. I'm not begging for food or money. I just beg for a bowl of water and then I'll leave."
"You are a real person. I was just about to say that if you want food and there are some leftovers from lunch in the kitchen, I will just give it to you once. If you want money, I think your hands and feet are quite convenient. A few days ago, others were They say that the second carriage shop at the entrance of the alley is still short of a busboy. If you need water, please wait here."
When the man saw Shen Yue smiling and nodding, he turned around and went inside. Unconsciously, he raised his head and stared at her back for a long time. His disheveled head fell to the side, revealing his unusually ferocious and terrifying face. It wasn't until he heard footsteps coming from inside that he lowered his head again, until a hand handed a bowl out from inside.
"Thank you girl, thank you girl."
Seeing the man lowering his head to drink water, Shen Yue was about to turn around and go in, but suddenly stopped and turned her head to look at the figure for a while. After a long while, she realized that something was wrong with her - if she was really down and out. Passers-by who are thirsty hold the bowl with both hands and drink it without paying attention to anything else. But this person is holding the bottom of the bowl with one hand, blowing gently while sipping, as if this is not something he just scooped up. The cold water that came was just like a cup of fragrant tea.
Thinking of this, she became suspicious and couldn't help but test out: "You just said you were from Jinling, where do you live?"
"I have been away from home for many years and have long forgotten about it."
The man answered without raising his head, but at this moment he picked up the bowl, drank it all in one breath, and handed the bowl back. When Shen Yue took the bowl, she suddenly saw a string of fragrant wood beads wrapped around the man's wrist. I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
When she saw someone turning around to leave, she suddenly blurted out instinctively: "Second Master Xu!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the man stopped immediately, and then said without looking back: "Young lady admitted the wrong person!"
"If you weren't Mr. Xu, I would tell others to have nothing to do with you. Why did you stop?" Shen Yue saw this person acting like this. The more she thought about it, the more suspicious and frightened she felt. When she was about to go out, she remembered that Li Qingniang and Ruyi were afraid of herself. Running around, the door was locked even though it was down. When she saw the man, he had already taken a few steps forward. She couldn't help but said anxiously, "Mr. Xu, you have abandoned your family without saying a word for so many years, and now you want to leave." Don't care? Do you know how dangerous Xu Xun was at that time? Come back!"
Seeing that the man finally stopped, she felt relieved. Then she softened her tone and lowered her voice and said, "I recognize the string of fragrant wood beads on your hand. You said you carved them yourself. There are two strings in total. I'll give them to you." I still have the twelve zodiac signs engraved on it. If you look at them tomorrow, you won’t be able to mistake them. Mr. Xu, you’re already here, are you planning to say that you bumped into me by chance?”
"You girl, you are still as smart as before." The man turned around and walked back slowly. When he got to the door, he suddenly opened his head = and was shocked when he saw Shen Yue. He took a step back in despair, and then he said calmly, "Seeing me like this, do you still want me to stay?"
Shen Yue had never seen such a ferocious face, and at this moment he didn't even know whether he was stunned or shocked. Although Xu Bian could not be said to be a peerless handsome man in the past, he was also handsome and handsome, and was praised as a handsome man. He is the most outstanding person among the Xu family in Taiping. However, at this time, Xu Bian not only looked dull, but also his face was completely ruined. If she hadn't identified the string of beads and the other party did behave suspiciously, how could it be possible? Recognize people?
After being stunned for a long time, she gritted her teeth and said: "No matter what you look like, you are still Mr. Xu after all. He still has many things to ask you. Only you know those things, so of course you have to stay!"
"She is indeed my chosen daughter-in-law. She is so stubborn that she would admit death." Xu Bian saw Shen Yue's face flush at first, and then became a little angry. He smiled slightly and said, "Shen Guang has been shrewd for half his life...but at the critical moment, he was confused and stupid. If it weren't for you, how could I have let go of a family friend who stabbed him at this critical moment? You are very good. There are many obedient and four-virtuous women in this world, but there are very few who have courage and courage. You are very worthy of me. He. At least, you won’t make the same mistake she made..."
Shen Yue also knew that her father had gone too far. When she heard Mr. Xu criticizing her father like this, she couldn't help but bite her tongue. But when she heard the last two sentences, she felt something was wrong and immediately stammered. : "Second Master Xu, you...what do you mean by this..."
"In short, he is now in a prosperous relationship with the Holy Family. The most important thing is that the prince trusts you and you don't have to worry about that little thing. I'm leaving soon. I'm afraid I may not be able to see you when you get married. Let's see today. Looking at you, I also want to express my congratulations. You are a good couple made by heaven. From now on, just live your life well and be filial to the people you should be filial to. Also, there is no need to tell him about my visit today. Without me, the road ahead will only be easier for him."
Shen Yue saw Mr. Xu turn around and leave, and hurriedly called out twice more. This time, the other party ignored him and walked straight ahead. In desperation, she didn't care about so many things, and quickly went back inside and picked up the food. There was a ladder set up on the wall in the corner, and she climbed up with her skirt. When she reached the top of the wall, she found that the person had already left. She was anxious and angry for a while, until she looked east again and saw that it was Li Qingniang going towards Come this way, she started shouting: "Godmother, Godmother!"
Seeing Shen Yue climb the wall again, Li Qingniang was annoyed and helpless. She rushed forward and was about to ask questions, when she saw Shen Yue pointing in the other direction and said: "Godmother, hurry up and catch up." That person, hurry up!"
Although she couldn't understand the whole story, Li Qingniang knew that Shen Yue's identity could not be exposed yet, so she immediately chased after him after hesitating. At this time, most of the shops in Mutton Alley were closed, and there were very few pedestrians on the street. In addition, her feet were extremely fast, and she had closed the distance between her and the shabby-dressed man in front of her in an instant. Seeing that there were only a dozen steps left, she shouted sternly: "That man in front of me, stop!"
Seeing that the man ignored her, Li Qingniang immediately got angry and chased her a few more steps. She jumped up twice in succession and stood in front of the man as soon as she stood firm. Her eyesight was not that of Shen Yue's. Even though he was half-assed, he saw the disgraceful face clearly in an instant. His expression changed immediately, and then he asked: "Who are you, and why are you disturbing the purity of my daughter?"
"Your daughter? If I hadn't introduced you to the Shen family, how could you have such a daughter?" Seeing Li Qingniang's expression changed drastically, Xu Bian said coldly, "Of course, it's a blessing that you have taught her these years, otherwise, otherwise With a person like Shen Guang who only knows how to do everything by the philistine, no matter how good a girl he is, he will lead her astray, so how can she be so happy!"
"You...you are Mr. Xu..."
Li Qingniang finally understood why Shen Yue was so impatient just now. Not to mention Shen Yue, even she felt extremely nervous when she saw such a person in front of her. Seeing that the other person did not deny it, she couldn't help but calm down. Then he asked: "Since Mr. Xu has arrived in the capital, why don't you go to find Mr. Xu instead of looking for my eldest lady?"
"He is already someone else's son. Why should I go to see him? As for coming to see Shen Yue, it's just for her childhood friendship. You don't need to be so nervous. From now on, I will not appear in front of you again. , you just pretend that I am no longer a person."
After saying these words, Xu Bian stopped looking at Li Qingniang and strode forward. Li Qingniang was determined to chase her, but thinking about it, now that Xu Xun recognized Xu Liang as his father, his career and life were bright and bright. , if there was an unknown person like Xu Bian, everything would be a mess in the future. She couldn't help but retract her foot that stepped out, and she watched the person disappear around the corner. She didn't know how long it had been. , she sighed softly, then turned around and walked back without looking back.
Xu Bian walked through several alleys and waited in a dark corner for a long time. When he saw that no one was catching up, a smile appeared on his face. He casually peeled off his rags and threw them aside. He casually took out a few bricks from the wall, took out a baggage, put on the clothes inside, straightened his messy head, and finally put on the mask. Not long after, he He turned down a dark alley and got on a carriage that had been parked there for a long time.
All the matters in the capital had been done, and he was too lazy to argue with Luo Kedi about the remaining matters. It was time to go back.
Now that he has completely lost all worries, he can let go and continue to do what he has been planning for many years. However, he did not expect that when he came back from a circle with Meng Gu outside the pass, something like that happened in Jinling. What a big deal, that kid who gave up on himself turned out to be so sexy after the prodigal son turned back.
"With a daughter-in-law who doesn't accept her fate, you won't be like me..."