Chapter 266: I don’t know what rumors are called.

Chapter 266 I don’t know the so-called rumors.

As soon as Qu Chongyu walked into the outer room, Yun Yi rushed out from the study, ran to him in a few steps, took his hand, and looked him up and down, the smile on his face and the smile in his eyes , almost radiant. Qu Chongyu's originally serious face couldn't help but relax a little. He looked her over and his voice softened, "Go and prepare some hot soup for me. I'm so dirty that I can't bear it."

Yun Yi raised her eyebrows with a smile, "Really?" Suddenly she stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the cheek, "It doesn't matter, I don't mind it!" Before Qu Chongyu could react, he jumped out with a smile.

The serious lines on Qu Chongyu's face suddenly couldn't be stretched anymore. Looking at her back as she jumped out, the corners of his mouth curled up.

Qu Jingtang and Zhang Minniang, who came out from the curtain, saw a smiling and slightly lost face. Although the face was still dusty, the face was thinner and there were a few more eyes between the eyebrows. It is very serious, but it is called this smile, and it is still charming and suave, which is difficult to describe. Zhang Minniang immediately lowered her eyes as if burned by fire.

Qu Jingtang had already heard Yun Yi's words clearly. He suppressed the smile on his face and coughed twice. When he saw that Qu Chongyu had turned to look at him, he smiled and said, "Brother came back too soon. Why do you seem to have lost weight?"

Qu Chongyu smiled casually and said, "You don't have to follow the grain truck when you come back. It will be much faster. How are you doing these days?"

Qu Jingtang smiled and nodded, "Fortunately, congratulations to brother for your great contribution."

Qu Chongyu just smiled mockingly and changed the subject, "Da Lang has been working hard these days. I'm going to change my clothes. Remember to send someone to ask him to come over for dinner later." Just as he turned to leave, he suddenly stopped again. Stepping forward, his eyes fell on the two maids who came out behind Zhang Minniang. Their tone was full of boredom, "I don't need to explain the rules in this courtyard! Next time you let people like this in, don't blame me for sending you away!" After turning around, he entered the back room. From the beginning to the end, the corner of his eyes never glanced at Zhang Minniang.

Qujing Tang Xiao turned slightly and looked at Zhang Minniang, "Minniang, please come this way."

Zhang Minniang still lowered her eyes, and raised her head after a while. Her face was a little pale, but her expression was still calm. She looked at Qu Jingtang, and a smile slowly appeared on her face, "Thank you and Yun Niang for today. , please remember to thank her for me later."

There seemed to be a different meaning in this smile. Qu Jingtang frowned slightly, but finally sent her to the courtyard gate. Seeing the maid who usually followed Zhang Minniang came up to her with a frightened look on her face, she turned back to the inner courtyard and lowered her head. He asked his maid, "Did you hear what Lady Zhang said to Lady Yun just now?"

The maid shook her head, "I didn't say a word during the whole journey. I only said something after entering the study. The maid could only stand guard outside. I vaguely heard something about apologizing, hanging portraits, and seemed to talk about the library." Mrs. Di, no one else heard her."

Qu Jingtang frowned. It sounded like what Zhang Minniang said when she walked in. Could it be that she came here just to see this portrait? No! This is definitely not Zhang Minniang’s style! Thinking of the two mute maids in the study who couldn't read, she couldn't help but smile bitterly. Did Brother just shoot herself in the foot?

She thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out. She could only sigh and said, "Go and see where Alang is. Then tell him that the prince is back and ask him to come over for dinner."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qu Chongyu walked out of the back room. His face had obviously been washed briefly and he put on a new robe. His whole person suddenly looked much brighter. He saw Qu Jingtang standing there with a frown and a smile. He said, "What? Brother is back, what else is there for you to worry about?"

Qu Jingtang glanced at him and said, "It's not because of that Zhang Minniang..."

Qu Chongyu frowned immediately and waved his hand, "No need to say it! You don't have to worry about this, I have my own sense of discretion." The look on his face was clearly that he was too disgusted to say another word.

Qu Jingtang felt slightly puzzled. My brother had always been polite to Zhang Minniang, and he was also a bit of a germaphobe. Seeing that she actually entered the inner study, he probably wouldn't give her a good look, but it seemed that he didn't dislike her to this extent before. , this time... Before she had time to ask, Yun Yi walked in with a smile, "The hot soup is ready!" She walked straight to Qu Chongyu and held his hand again.

Qu Jingtang smiled hurriedly and said, "It's time for me to call Dalang." The wind was blowing at his feet and he turned around and walked out, his movements ten times faster than usual.

Qu Chongyu looked at Yunyi indifferently and said nothing. Yunyi suddenly felt guilty and his face was full of flattery, "I have tried the soup, and now it is just right for hot and cold. I will help you get it." clothes?"

Qu Chongyu said "hmm", but his tone was still indifferent, "I heard that you fed Ah Jiu to death?"

Yunyi lowered her head immediately and paused for a long time before saying, "I thought it looked a little weak, so I fed it more..."

Qu Chongyu nodded, "Then the glass brush washer that I put in the outer room was also in a bad state of mind, so you washed it into a pile of fragments that were very energetic?"

Yunyi couldn't help but lower her head, "I washed it with cold water, so I changed it to hot water. Unexpectedly, it was so delicate that it split."

Qu Chongyu looked down at her and nodded with a half-smile, "It's only been a month since I last saw you, and you have become more and more capable. You can feed kites, wash glass lamps, and bring guests to your home to appreciate calligraphy and paintings."

Yunyi immediately raised her head unconvinced, "Isn't that what you said? When you and your brother-in-law are not in Xizhou, I don't have to pay attention to those women, and I won't offend them severely. But you should be gentler with those people." , How can I get rid of them? My sister is so annoyed by them that she can only pretend to be sick. This lady Zhang is still chasing her there and chatting. I really can't stand it, so I just let her come in and watch it for a while. He added, "Actually, she was quite polite today. First she apologized to me, and then she said a lot of nice things about my sister. If it weren't for the strange tone of her words, I would have thought she had changed her gender. "

Qu Chongyu raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Didn't she tell you that the person in the portrait looked more like your sister and that you two looked alike? She also said that I...we people treat you well because Your sister?" Yun Yi nodded blankly, "So what? My sister is so good, what's wrong with me being like her? How could I meet you? How could she treat me well? Those words were good, but I just didn’t like the way she spoke, so I didn’t say much to her.”

Qu Chongyu looked at her in astonishment, "You didn't hear it at all..." He suddenly burst into laughter, and the chill between his brows disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Yunyi looked at him in confusion, "Didn't I hear something?" Her expression became a little more nervous, "Did I do something wrong again?"

Qu Chongyu smiled and shook his head, "I was wrong. You have always done these things rightly!"

Yunyi breathed a sigh of relief, happily hugged Qu Chongyu's waist, and snuggled into his arms, "You don't know, those Xizhou women are a bit like this lady, her words are very pleasant, and her smile is But they are completely annoying. If I hadn’t remembered you, I would have kicked them out long ago... Yulang, you won’t be out for so long, right?”

Qu Chongyu patted her happily and said, "No way! The army of the Protectorate Mansion set off a few days ago. Su Haizheng probably doesn't have time to come and look after Xizhou. The horse thieves in Xijiang are now almost extinct. I and I To keep the promise, we only need to train the several hundred troops and guards a little, and when the grain truck comes back, let the merchants take them to the military warehouse. It is estimated that the rebels in Kucha will be put down before the first month. , Besides, my father’s memorial should be finished in a few days. We don’t have to worry about the Su family and his son having an excuse to cause trouble. Then I will have my hands free and I will take care of these people!"

Yunyi sighed contentedly and glanced at Qu Chongyu secretly. Seeing that he was in a good mood, she hurriedly whispered, "Yulang, I have found a new brush washer. It is much stronger than the original one. I also asked someone to go there." If you buy a kite, you will definitely get a better one. I also trained a kite at home, so I will definitely give you a kite that can hunt better than Ah Jiu!"

Qu Chongyu said "hmm" and suddenly frowned, "I saw a copper bowl in the outer courtyard room, but did you buy a brush washer?"

Yun Yi smiled and raised his head, "Exactly! How do you know?"

Qu Chongyu said calmly, "Who else in this house besides you would buy such a weird and ugly thing?"

Yun Yi felt a little discouraged. She couldn't help but murmured in a low voice, "My sister picked this for me. I'm sure it won't be damaged by washing, and it won't matter even if it's thrown..."

Qu Chongyu frowned and said angrily, "Not to mention it can't be broken, I'm afraid it can't be broken with a knife! Your sister's eye for selecting objects..." Thinking of the strange things in Pei Xingjian's house, he was filled with excitement. Face shook his head contemptuously.

Yun Yi was not convinced. How could the round copper bowl look ugly? How could my sister have bad taste? Sister... suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but raise her head suddenly, "How do you know that Zhang Minniang told me that my sister and I are similar?"

Qu Chongyu said calmly, "If I don't know about this kind of thing, some people will probably think of me as their meal!"

Yunyi frowned and thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out how he knew about this. He wanted to ask again, but Qu Chongyu looked around and said, "Why do I remember that someone just now had hot soup and said that he would give it to me?" I'm the one who brought the clothes. If I don't bring them, I'm afraid the bucket of hot soup will turn into cold water?"

Yunyi slapped her forehead with an "Oh!" and said, "My memory!" She turned around and ran into the back room a few steps away. Qu Chongyu looked at her back, raised his eyebrows, and laughed.

In the next few days, things seemed to be calm in Xizhou. Although Qu Zhizhan did not relent and lowered the wine tax, he lightly punished several officials who were sent home to await their punishment, and then requisitioned the tribes of each family. He and about two hundred guards were divided into several teams, and followed the merchants' food transport teams to transport the remaining tens of thousands of stones, grains and rice to the military warehouse. Two days later, Madam Zhi, who had not left the Governor's Mansion for a long time, accepted the palace's invitation for the first time, which made many people's heartstrings that were about to break suddenly relax a little.

Zhang Huaiji, on the other hand, claimed to be ill as soon as he returned to Xizhou and did not meet anyone. However, the news that he "made a decisive decision and led various tribes to kill the soldiers of the Protectorate who escaped before the battle, and achieved great success" was still quickly reported. It spread in Xizhou City, and everyone had a different feeling in their hearts after hearing it. Some were frightened, and some were confused, but there is no need to elaborate. In contrast, the rumor that "there is a portrait hanging in Prince Qu's inner study, which is not like the Turkic woman in his residence, but more or less like Mrs. Changshi", although some people are talking about it, it is not exciting. It caused too much trouble.

 Pei Xingjian went to Qu Chongyu's house specifically for this reason and said, "Have you heard about the rumors about the portrait?"

Qu Chongyu was startled for a moment and sneered, "Do you want to take a look?"

Pei Xingjian smiled and shook his head, "I have seen a lot of that painting, and there is no need to appreciate it again."

Qu Chongyu said calmly, "Then why are you doing this?"

Pei Xingjian smiled and looked at Qu Chongyu, "I'm just a little confused. What did you do to make Madam Zhang hate you so much?"

Tomorrow’s update will be at noon. This month is coming to an end. Let’s check if there is any pink in your pocket. If so, please support A Lan. Hehe, I will add more.

  

  

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