Chapter 254: Don’t worry about your lifelong wish for a false reputation

Chapter 254: Don’t worry about your lifelong wish for a false reputation

Chapter 254: Not living up to a false reputation and a lifelong wish

When Pei Xingjian opened the curtain and entered the door, Liuli was lowering his head to put the last few stitches on the handkerchief on the embroidery frame. Hearing his footsteps, she said without raising her head, "Isn't there a lot of chores these days? Why are you back like this today? morning."

There was a smile in Pei Xingjian's voice, "I would like to stay a little longer, but if any of the officials from the Governor's Office of Xizhou met me today, they would rather take a detour when they see me. They should come back early so that they can relax."

Liuli suddenly remembered Wang Junmeng's words in the morning and couldn't help but laugh, "That's good, you can just relax for a few days while they chase you around and stop you from talking."

Pei Xingjian had already walked behind her. When he saw her withdrawing her needles and standing up, he stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms and smiled softly, "Leave them alone! I just want you to tell me honestly today what you are hiding." Follow me?"

 What is being hidden from him? Liuli's body suddenly stiffened slightly. She had hidden so many things from him. Which one did the news leak out? Thoughts were flying in her mind, and before she could figure out a clue, Pei Xingjian turned her body over, stretched out his hand to hold up her face, and looked at her with a slight frown, "What are you thinking about?"

His expression was still gentle, but his eyes were extremely clear. Under such eyes, it seemed that all his little thoughts were invisible. Liuli couldn't help but was speechless for a moment. She wished she could **** her finger with a needle to distract him. However, the embroidery needle was already on the shelf, but it was difficult to get it. Or, she could pretend to have a headache. ?

Looking at Liuli's nervous expression and rolling her eyes, Pei Xingjian almost couldn't help but laugh, but his face deliberately darkened, "How long do you want to keep this from me?"

Liuli glanced at him carefully. Although his face darkened, his eyes were bright. It was definitely not possible that he knew that he was a time traveler. He should have changed his career to compete for business with his teacher Li Chunfeng. Could it be that he knew that he was giving gifts to Wu Zetian's family every year through the Qu family to flatter him? Could it be that Zi Zhi's lack of revolutionary will caused her to be greedy for cold food this summer and secretly eat ice porridge and cold syrup? Or maybe she knew that she was secretly After making something like that... After thinking about it for a long time, she could only look at him with the most innocent eyes, "Don't you know everything and why are you still asking me?"

 Little thing, you are actually playing tricks! The corner of Pei Xingjian's mouth moved, and he pressed it hard, still staring into her eyes and said calmly, "I want you to tell me in person."

Liuli's heart suddenly screamed "Oh no!". She would be lenient if she confessed, and she would sit in jail. Do you think she didn't know this wise saying? But if she wanted to fight with the guy in front of her, she probably couldn't do it anyway. She simply reached out and hooked her arms around his neck, smiled, and looked at him provocatively, "I won't tell you!"

Pei Xingjian looked at her in surprise, and then he couldn't hold it back anymore and burst into laughter, "Who can't you imitate? Why did you imitate Bai San?" He smiled and kissed her hard, "Little money fan" !”

 You look like... Bai San? Liuli had a black line on his forehead when he suddenly heard the words "money fan" and couldn't help but become even more puzzled. Just as he was about to raise his head and ask him, his heart moved and something pricked his chest. Pei Xingjian laughed and said, "What's wrong with our family?" At that time, it accounted for 40% of Baidiefang. If Qu Yulang hadn’t mentioned it today, I wouldn’t have known a thing about it!”

Liuli quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out to be this. It was such a close call and he didn't let him out of words! She buried her face in Pei Xingjian's clothes, and her voice was a little muffled, "Who deliberately hid it from you? You never asked about these things on weekdays. The 40% of Baidiefang and the 30% of Lipu every year , what difference does it make if the money is 20% per year? "In fact, the main thing is that she often forgets about this. When the money is enough, what difference does it make whether it is ten thousand yuan or twenty thousand yuan in the book? ?

Pei Xingjian smiled and patted her back gently, "Don't worry, you don't have to hide it so well. I don't really know the importance and throw money around. I won't touch a single piece of this money..." He paused. , his voice became even more cheerful, "How about leaving it all to our daughter as a dowry?"

Liuli couldn't help but raise her head and say "poof" with a smile.

Her smile was too relaxed and joyful. Pei Xingjian's eyes stopped on this smiling face, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he raised his eyebrows inadvertently, "It's a pity that Qu Yulang transferred Bai Diefang to him today. She is a concubine."

Liuli couldn't help being surprised, "How could it be transferred to her?"

Pei Xingjian explained the matter in a few words, "Zhi is narrow-minded, a bit hard-tempered, and quite resourceful. Now she hates her family to the core. Qu Yulang just wants to give her another push to teach her how to behave. The Ji family’s chess pieces became the Qu family’s steel swords.”

Liuli was stunned when she heard that. These days, she originally hated this Zhi family the most, but now she suddenly felt that she was actually just a poor person. Like her, like Zhang Minniang, girls from aristocratic families like them seemed to be born They have a lot, but there are very few things that they can really make their own decisions. Perhaps it is because of this that they have accumulated so much injustice and malice in their hearts without knowing it?

Pei Xingjian looked at her quietly. After waiting for a long time, he didn't see her mention the word "Baidie Fang". The doubts in his heart suddenly turned into certainty. As his thoughts turned around, his voice couldn't help but lowered, "Liu Li, what do you have?" Don't you dare tell me?"

Liuli's heart suddenly jumped, and she raised her head to meet his gentle eyes. After being stunned for a while, she still smiled and blinked, "If I don't tell you, will you be annoyed with me?" Confessing something like this would be too much. , is not honest, that is stupid.

Her smile was bright, but her eyes were focused, even a little nervous. Pei Xingjian sighed helplessly, shook his head and smiled, "If you don't want to say it, just don't say it. How can I annoy you?"

Just as Liuli's expression relaxed, Pei Xingjian's smile already had some other meaning, "Why can't I remember when I have annoyed you? Since you said so, if I hadn't been annoyed once or twice , Isn’t this false reputation in vain?” He lowered his head and kissed her earlobe, his voice became a little unclear, “Liu Li, tell me, how should I annoy you?”

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The brown flute is polished to a discernible shine, and the bamboo joints are also treated to be extremely smooth, giving it an almost jade-like delicacy. Su Nanjin's fingers slowly caressed the transverse flute made of bitter bamboo, but she felt no joy in her heart. This flute is indeed made exquisitely and elegantly, but who knows if it was made for someone else or if it has been used by someone else? Thinking of this, he frowned in disgust, and even thought of putting the flute to his lips to test the sound completely disappeared.

Zhang Minniang, who was sitting opposite him, did not raise her eyes, and her voice was still soft and soft, "This flute is made rough. If the young master doesn't like it, it's okay for Amin to go back and make another one, but it will take more time. These In the past year, I have made not one hundred flutes, but seventy or eighty. I was reluctant to give them away after I made them, so I kept them for many years. This time I polished them again for two days, but I don’t know whether they will be suitable for you. "

Su Nanjin pointed her fingers and suddenly felt a little better. With such a talent, it was normal for her to make a few flutes for others, but where did she think about it? Master Lu's words seemed to ring in his ears, "Young master, do you still expect Prince Qu to say good things about Madam Zhang? The more unbearable he says, the more the truth is the opposite. Since this lady is a member of the Zhang family's run-down family, For an orphan girl who is so beautiful and smart, her brothers and sisters-in-law would hardly think twice about choosing a good son-in-law. This kind of thing happens in aristocratic families, like that night when they played the piano across the wall and brought the young master to ask her to play the flute. They are just such innocuous arrangements, but they are definitely not immoral. Furthermore, what do these arrangements have to do with Mrs. Zhang? I have heard of this lady's name at a young age. It’s about being strict and self-possessed. Master, don’t think too much, lest you fall into other people’s tricks!”

He raised his head and glanced at Zhang Minniang. Her skin was soft and flawless, looking like the best mutton-fat jade, and her face was as calm as a jade carving. Although she didn't have any arrogance, she had a pure and pure elegance. How could such a woman be possible... He couldn't help but feel soft in his heart, and his voice slowed down a lot, "No need, that's fine." He quickly added, "I have never seen such a delicately made transverse flute!"

 Zhang Minniang bowed slightly, and a faint smile spread out like ripples at the corner of her mouth, then disappeared.

Su Nanjin's chest couldn't help but feel a slight heat, "Nan Jin would like to ask, how long does it take to make such a flute?"

Zhang Minniang said softly, "When I make flutes, I use bamboo materials that have been opened, dried and rounded. As long as the materials are selected, all it takes to make a transverse flute is to punch holes, grind with water and trim the eyes. Half a It only takes a few months to get it, but making a flute is a little more troublesome, but it’s not worth it even if it takes just one month.”

Su Nanjin couldn't help but be surprised that it would be so troublesome, "So, haven't you been making flutes and flutes most of the time in the past few years?"

Zhang Minniang smiled faintly, "I don't go out much on weekdays, and I don't have anything to do. I help others make flutes and flutes, which is just a way to pass the time. Besides, I can also help my brothers and sisters-in-law pay back some favors. In fact, making flutes is a waste of time. I have a little more time, but it also has its own fun. I would rather help people make flutes every time, which is cleaner than other things. "

 Things on the other side? It was probably the so-called Sencha playing the piano. She was an orphan, so what kind of master had she done? The knot in Su Nanjin's chest couldn't help but flatten. Just thinking of something, she couldn't help but said, "I heard that your brother and Pei Changshi are usually very close to each other?"

Zhang Minniang shook her head, "I don't know much about my brother, maybe I don't know how close we are. More than a month ago, Governor Qu and Pei Changshi came to our home as guests. I went to make some tea for the Governor. I don't know why. , and later it was said that Pei Changshi had become my adopted brother. A few days later, the wife of this adopted brother called me to her home to play the piano. I played for several hours every day for a full month. . I have never said a word to this step-brother, but that sister-in-law..." She looked down at her fingers, with a hint of panic on her face.

Pei Shouyu’s wife? That hateful Cudi? She is indeed a vicious woman, who can think of such a way to embarrass her! Seeing the rare hint of fragility on the elegant face in front of her, Su Nanjin's heart stirred up, and her voice became louder unknowingly, "Don't worry, in the future, you don't have to do these things anymore, I will let you live a pure and noble life." !”

Zhang Minniang suddenly raised her eyes, and there seemed to be waves in her eyes. Before Su Nanjin could see clearly, they were covered by her long eyelashes again. When she spoke, her voice was a little harder than before, "Thank you, sir!" On her petal-like lips, the smile was slightly deeper than before, forming a charming arc. Su Nanjin's eyes fell on it, and she couldn't help it for a long time. Move away.

Or maybe she was stared at so hard by him, Zhang Minniang's face slowly turned red, and her voice became less steady, "If nothing happens to you, sir, Amin will leave first. If you have any instructions, please let me tell you." Okay." After saying that, he stood up and stepped back, bowing. The graceful figure disappeared behind the screen in an instant, and only the sound of faint footsteps gradually faded away.

Su Nanjin took a long breath before she let out a long breath. Thinking of Qu Chongyu's words, she couldn't help but narrow her eyes. In just over a month, in just over a month, he will make that nasty mouth no longer able to spit out these vicious and mean words!

Where Su Nanjin couldn't see her, Zhang Minniang also let out a breath, turned around and whispered to Nana who was following behind her, "Go and put the hairpin I found in the morning in a good wooden box." Okay, I'll give it to my cousin and say Min Niang is very grateful for her kindness." If his cousin Zhang Gao hadn't heard what Qu Yulang said on the school field and prepared himself for today, Mr. Su would have felt that way in his heart. The thorn cannot be pulled out easily! Even if he is still willing to marry him, he will not look good in the future... This is probably what Ko Yulang wants to see, right? Unfortunately, this time, it was finally his turn to be disappointed!

　　麴, jade, Lang.

 Zhang Minniang looked up at the clear autumn sky and stood in a daze for a while. Her wedding was coming in just over a month. Since God had given her this opportunity, it was not just to make her only wish in this life turn into smoke again.

It's just that this month has been extremely long, both for Zhang Minniang and Su Nanjin, and for those high-ranking people in Xizhou. Governor Qu, who originally ignored political affairs, actually returned to the government office every day to attend the meeting. The children of several aristocratic families were sent home by him to wait for retribution, but the retribution never came. The grain requisition order that should have been issued again has never been seen. The people of Xizhou were originally anxious and uneasy. Gradually things calmed down, although most of the rice shops in the market were openly closed, and rice was purchased privately, but those few rice shops that insisted on being open had sufficient stocks. The price of rice fluctuated, but in the end it did not exceed 50% of the original price.

News from various parts of Western Xinjiang also gradually spread to Xizhou: the grain collection in the other two states and four towns has been completed, some states and towns have begun to transport grain to the military warehouse, and the major capitals have also easily taken out the food. Grain rice. Only the gap of more than 20,000 stones in Xizhou has never been filled. What’s even weirder is that from Governor Qu to Pei Changshi, no one seems to be trying to fill it!

Seeing that November is only a few days away, there is still no movement in the expected food requisition. In the atmosphere of suppressed anxiety, someone finally realized a strange thing: At this time in previous years, some people should have been active long ago. Get up, but now, they are all not in Xizhou City!

The diligent coder continues to ask for pink, and the next step is to make earth-shaking changes, **** ho... Tomorrow's update will be late, everyone, sleep in, and there will be one before noon.

　　

　　

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