The carriage specially built for travel is spacious and comfortable, like a small house that can walk, it is very convenient to sit, lie or even walk. .
With short hands and a short mouth to eat people, he got on Chu Mu's thief boat, oh no, a thief car, how could he not wink and not seek some benefits for his best friend
When Chu Mu looked at Xie Tingyue, even a fool could see it, not to mention him, a once-in-a-century child prodigy, wit, and clever ghost
Lu Li continued to make various excuses to bet with Chu Mu.
This job is done well, he himself is very interested in it, and Chu Mu also enjoys it, the long journey is tiring and boring, but it can make everyone comfortable, so why not do it? As for Xie Tingyue's dodge—
He didn't think the other party was really unwilling, he must be shy!
Which newlyweds have a bad relationship? And he also has eyes to see, Xie Tingyue's care for Chu Mu is considerate and caring, and his heart is bright and sincere, how could it be pretending.
It is written in the scriptures that when young men and women, or men and women, first establish a relationship, they are shy and hesitant, worrying about gains and losses, and guessing about each other's thoughts in various ways. A small misunderstanding may lead to big twists and turns. They need a cute pusher. Zhang Sheng and Cui Yingying both have matchmakers. For the carriage of Chu Mu, a close friend... Lu Li is willing to be that little matchmaker!
"I said Xie Er, last time I asked you a question, you haven't answered me yet."
After having a rich lunch, with snacks and dried fruits on the table, and fragrant tea in hand, Lu Li lazily leaned against the carriage, and began to act like a demon.
Xie Tingyue really didn't know how to answer this sudden conversation: "What's the problem?"
When did this happen
"Last time, at the Mei Banquet," Lu Li said seriously, "the son-in-law surnamed Fang was in a mess. You didn't have time to tell me, and I forgot to wait. Now that I think about it, it's really a pity."
He is so serious, Xie Tingyue also started to be serious, Lu Li is not an ordinary person, the question that can make him so entangled must have a far-reaching impact, immediately said solemnly: "Excuse me."
Lu Li: "Our young master, Chu Mu, is handsome? Do you like it?"
Xie Tingyue: ...
He was wrong, really.
Birds of a feather flock together, people are divided into groups, Chu Mu's gentleman hides a heart that is good at hooligans, no matter how elegant and talented Chu Mu's best friend is, how can he be innocent and reserved if he has the qualifications of being a banished immortal
The degree of shamelessness is the same between the two.
Asking such intimate questions, others will never be ashamed, and the one who is embarrassed will always be himself!
Chu Mu didn't expect Lu Lilai's move, so he hurriedly put down his teacup to avoid choking to death with this cup of tea.
After waiting for an answer for a long time, Lu Li smiled and looked straight at Chu Mu: "Actually, our first young master Chu also really wants to know the answer to this question. Look, he's getting nervous."
Xie Tingyue: ...
There is no way, the previous play was too complete and good, the path she decided on herself had to be walked on her knees, Xie Tingyue took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and leaned on Chu Mu's body with 'death at home', hiding her face , with a low voice: "Everyone around me can understand what I mean, so why should Mr. Lu force others to make things difficult for him?"
He couldn't look at Lu Li, and he couldn't let Lu Li see his eyes. He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to hide it, so he went up and beat Lu Li to death.
He plays the 'shy default' who is too embarrassed to say things.
But how could it be so easy for Lu Li to retreat in the face of difficulties
"Hey—that's not the case. How many misunderstandings are caused by 'you don't say it, I don't say it, we should understand each other'? There are some words that only have the meaning of their existence."
Lu Li was also very considerate: "Are you embarrassed? How about I ask and you answer?"
Xie Tingyue gritted her teeth with hatred. He didn't even dare to look at Chu Mu.
I like to praise Chu Mu for being handsome, but it's hard for him to say it.
It is an objective fact that Chu Mu is handsome. If he denies it, he is questioning his own aesthetics. If he affirms it, Chu Mu will definitely make him blush with words when there is no one around. The meaning of the second question Lu Li is also very obvious, the word "like" is based on love, he doesn't have that kind of longing for Chu Mu, if he insists on saying that I like him, he is deceiving himself and disrespecting the other party. What if the other party misunderstood? Tossing and turning all night thinking about how to reject him, it will hurt my body! Say you don't like it... There seem to be more things wrong.
How does this make him answer
It's a pity that I can't bite Lu Li, and no one else is bothering me now, the situation is difficult, Xie Tingyue can only nod.
That means - you ask.
The corners of Lu Li's eyes slanted, and he gave his best friend Chu Mu a bad look: "Brother, this time I've done you right!"
"Chu Mu is among the people you've met, the unattractive ones, the ordinary good-looking ones, and the best-looking ones. Which one do you choose? Think carefully before answering."
If Lu Li didn't think about it seriously, Xie Tingyue still couldn't remember the comparison, and only focused on the intention of the question. As a result, Lu Li's thinking inertia followed him, and he quickly compared: "The third type."
"The third kind." Lu Li sipped tea, smiling like a fox, "It turns out that our Young Master Chu is the prettiest person you've ever met—it's said that Xi Shi is in the eye of a beholder, and I've seen it today." arrive."
Xie Tingyue's face turned red, it's over, she fell into the pit!
"If you are jealous, marry a lady as soon as possible." Chu Mu's eyebrows are flying, and the smile in his eyes is so hot that it can almost melt people, and he stretches out his slender palm to hold Xie Tingyue, "Madam, don't be annoyed, turn around and be your husband." Clean him up."
Xie Tingyue subconsciously shook off his hand.
The two looked at each other, and the air froze for a moment.
Suddenly, Chu Mu burst out laughing, his chest thumped, and he became more joyful, and leaned into Xie Tingyue's ear and whispered, "Okay, okay, I just need to know, don't embarrass Madam."
Xie Tingyue: ...
What did he do!
If they didn't wave Chu Mu's hand away, the two would just act like they used to. Hello, me, hello, everyone, they were all fake, and the atmosphere needed it. In the end, he vigorously slapped Chu Mu's hand away! This shows what? This shows that he was guessed, and became angry from embarrassment! Combined with the previous situation, it means that he sincerely thinks Chu Mu is handsome, likes Chu Mu, and he is embarrassed to be exposed in front of others!
Chu Mu demonstrated the quality of an elegant husband, and stopped Lu Li: "That's it for today, don't make things difficult for my wife, or I will let Qin Ping throw you off the carriage."
"I said, young master Chu, you are too confident, right? Your wife didn't say she likes you. Could it be that you know the answer to this question and are afraid of embarrassing yourself in front of me, so you don't let me ask?"
Lu Li is also good at talking, so he can stop him with one sentence, which not only makes his best friend have nothing to say, but also makes his best friend feel better.
Who wants to hear the answer to this question the most? Is it Luli? No, it was Chu Mu himself! He should protect his wife, it's not true love if he doesn't protect his wife, but does he want to hear his wife say that he likes it? Damn he wants to!
Lu Li didn't waste time at all, and immediately asked Xie Tingyue: "Our Young Master Chu... a gentleman among people, personable, elegant and gentle, Xie Er, do you like such a person?"
Who doesn't like a personable, elegant and gentle gentleman
Moreover, the other party has already preset the answer, and with his perfect off-chain assist just now, if he gives a negative, he will definitely fail this level, no one will believe it, and Lu Li will continue to entangle him with words, he will be overwhelmed trouble.
Xie Tingyue nodded heartily, "I like it."
Lu Li's eyes were like a fox's: "Who do you like?"
Xie Tingyue closed her eyes and accepted her fate: "Chu Mu is a gentleman among people, he is personable, elegant and gentle, I like it very much."
This sentence was nothing in Lu Li's mouth, but when Xie Tingyue said it, Chu Mu's heart instantly seemed to be soaked in honey water, it was sweet and moist, and it was completely soft.
His wife... said she liked him.
Among all the people, he is the most aware of the ups and downs, knowing what Lu Li is misunderstanding, knowing what Xie Tingyue is carefully protecting, and knowing that at this stage, it is impossible for Xie Tingyue to entrust him, trust him, and be happy with him.
But when he heard Xie Tingyue utter these words, he was still overwhelmed, his chest beat faster, and he wished he could immediately pack Qin Ping and Lu Li out of the car and let him give his wife a good hug.
Lu Li laughed long and loudly: "Hey, Young Master Chu, did you hear that? Your wife said she likes you!"
The long follower Qin Ping was holding back his laughter, and he was out of breath. If he hadn't known martial arts, he would have suffocated to death here today, or his masters would have caught him snickering and beat him to death with sticks.
"What's the fuss about my wife liking me? My love for my wife is only to scare you to death."
While talking, Chu Mu turned slightly sideways, blocking most of Xie Tingyue's body.
For some reason, he didn't want such a wife to be exposed to others.
Madam's shyness, Madam's embarrassment, Madam's hesitation, and Madam's forced helplessness, all these scenes should belong to him alone.
Belongs to him alone.
He used to think that it was Feng's fault, it was Xue's fault, sending Xie Tingyue in front of him made him more and more uncontrollable, full of the other party, as long as he got a little response from the other party, just a little bit, he You can be satisfied, and then move forward with courage.
Now he found out he was wrong.
He is not satisfied, he is insatiable, "like" is not enough, he wants more, wants to hear more shameful words from Xie Tingyue, wants to see more interesting expressions of Xie Tingyue, and even wants to do those more shameful things...
Xie Tingyue was very grateful for Chu Mu's actions, he didn't need to look, he knew how out of control he was now. But 'my love for Mrs.'... what's up? And say it to scare others to death
Is Chu Mu cooperating with him in acting
No blushing, no sweating, the other party said these words calmly and relaxed, without any tension at all.
So... it's fake, it's acting.
What kind of love does not exist at all, just like a joke in ordinary times.
Can…
Xie Tingyue grabbed her hand, her palm hurt.
But why, I am used to joking, suddenly feel so uncomfortable
"Hey, who is that?"
The carriage passed by a busy street, there were a lot of cars, so it was forced to stop, Lu Li opened the curtain, saw a person from a distance, and felt a little friendly: "It looks like I've seen it somewhere..."
You can search for half a day's memory, but there is no result.
It was this result that surprised him and made him even more concerned.
Chu Mu followed his line of sight and saw that the problem was similar to Lu Li's. After thinking for a while, he had more direction than Lu Li: "It looks a bit like my father-in-law."
The atmosphere was so embarrassing and ambiguous just now, Xie Tingyue was worrying about how to turn around, this situation was of great help, she immediately turned sideways: "Let me see—"
It turned out that he was really an acquaintance.
The good son born to the stepmother in the family, entered the genealogy, changed his name to Xie Tingri, and replaced him in the ranking. He should be called a brother's man.
Chu Mu was very familiar with the changes in his expression, after thinking about it for a while, he understood: "Your brother?"
Xie Tingyue nodded: "His name is Xie Tingri."
Xie Tingri looks very similar to Xie Liangbei, they are both tall and tall, with a square face and thick eyebrows, and they look very upright, but no one knows what they are actually like.
Lu Li will understand. Neither he nor Chu Mu had ever met Xie Tingri, but they had both seen Xie Liangbei, so it was normal for him to feel that his face was familiar.
"But isn't he studying in the academy? Why did he appear here? He is still pestering the same woman?"
Xie Tingyue didn't know about Lu Li's question, so she shook her head and observed carefully.
Anyway, there was a wrong car ahead, and their carriage couldn't move.
At the entrance of the street corner and alley, the vision is clear and clear.
Xie Tingri blocked a woman's way and refused to let her go: "Have you made up your mind that you must follow that cousin of yours? I swear, if I will never change my mind, I will let you have nothing to worry about in the future. Have a good life!"
The woman looks seventeen or eighteen years old, just in her prime, blooming like a bud, her figure is slim and graceful, and her face is also peachy and plump, especially a pair of caged eyebrows are very well formed, which seem to be frowning but not frowning, as if buried in such deep affection.
The way she speaks is also coquettish and timid, which is very pitiful: "Please don't make things difficult for Mr. Xie. Even though I am a woman, I know what it means to be strong. Since I have promised my cousin, I should share weal and woe and share weal and woe. , don't dare to hope for glory alone..."
"But his family is too poor. Did you marry him and eat chaff and vegetables! I also passed his so-called homework, not to mention the selection of officials, he can't even pass the scholar!"
"Cousin will work hard..."
The two stopped and stopped, the former complained domineeringly, while the latter was steadfast and gracious, it was my favorite joke in the storybook, very romantic.
That's the time... a little longer.
In broad daylight, when a man stops a girl like this, do you really like her and think about her, or do you feel that her reputation is too good to be undefeated and unhappy
And that girl, the road is so wide, there are so many people, the other party didn't try to do anything forcibly, if you really want to say goodbye and leave, why can't you go, why do you keep mourning and complaining about being cowardly and coquettish, who do you want to see
Lu Li has been involved in many lawsuits. This man and woman are related to each other, and there are many tricks in it. How can this be interesting, and suddenly felt interesting, rubbing his chin: "Your brother likes this type of girl?"
Xie Tingyue shook her head: "I have never heard of it."
Chu Mu remembered something, and looked at Xie Tingyue: "I remember your brother, it seems that you have already engaged?"
"Yes," Xie Tingyue nodded, "the order is for the daughter of the family member of the household department, the foreigner Li."
Li Changfeng, a member of the household department, does not have many high official positions at present, but he is decent, well-connected, and has a bright future. He will definitely be able to support his son-in-law in the future. The stepmother, Mrs. Lin, put a lot of effort into this marriage and made it happen with all her heart. Even if the other party negotiated conditions and said that she wanted to keep her daughter for a few more years, and then get married at the age of seventeen, Mrs. Lin would still say that there was no problem, and promised to discipline her son well. The in-laws are disappointed.
"His yard has always been very clean. There are servant girls in the front and back, not even a young servant girl. I always thought he was lewd..."
Xie Tingyue was also very surprised, she didn't expect her taste to be quite popular, and she likes pity beauty.
Lin probably knew about it long ago, so she deliberately didn't make arrangements for him, so that her in-laws could see her sincerity.
But how could a man's mind be suppressed so easily, he couldn't find it at home, so he had to look for it outside.
Chu Mu: "But that girl seems unwilling."
"It's more than unwilling, he still has a lover!" Lu Li looked at and slapped his thigh, "Look, look!"
At the entrance of the alley over there, another young man walked past, glanced at Xie Tingri, and asked the woman, "Rou'er, what's wrong?"
The woman had smoky eyebrows, she seemed a little flustered, and her melancholy was condensed, and she burst into tears in a moment: "It's nothing, this young man just wants to ask for directions."
Xie Tingri: "I—"
When he raised his eyes, he saw the woman's misty eyes, which seemed to be shimmering on her face, arousing pity.
The woman shook her head slightly at him, her eyes pleaded, it was self-evident what she was asking for.
Xie Tingri sighed: "Yes, this girl is right, I just asked her for directions."
"Cousin, let's go."
The woman tugged on the man's sleeve.
"You are kind-hearted and kind to everyone." The man gave her a doting smile, said nothing else, took the woman's hand and left.
Xie Tingri looked at the two of them, especially the back of the woman leaving, with pain in his eyes, just like all the tragic characters in the script, the love is as deep as the sea, and there is nothing to ask for.
He probably knew about it privately, or heard Chu Mu talk about Xie's family. Lu Li understood the relationship between Xie Tingri and Xie Tingyue very well, so he was naturally on Xie Tingyue's side, so he certainly spared no effort in taunting him: "Look at you Elder brother knows about the woman and cousin! This can be tolerated, how generous!"
In a patriarchal society, it is normal to show off the ownership of women. You can’t think of a woman.
Is it because you are afraid that the color on your head will not be green, or because you are afraid that others will not be able to see it
"Eh, that's... Yan Hong?" Chu Mu saw another person.
Xie Tingyue didn't know this merchant who colluded with her stepmother, Lin's. When she heard Chu Mu say her name, she immediately turned her head to look: "Where? Where is it?"
"Going towards your brother—" Chu Mu pointed in the direction, lowering the tip of his eyes, "It doesn't look like we just met by chance, it should be a fellow traveler."
Xie Tingyue saw a man who was a little short, not so green, and looked a little anxious, walking to Xie Tingri's side.
So this is Yan Hong...
I don't know if Xie Ru has seen it, and will be disappointed.
The two were facing each other, and there seemed to be some disputes, but the volume was too low, so they couldn't hear it here.
Because of his status, Yan Hong didn't dare to persuade him for too long, and his words were too harsh. Xie Tingri's brows and eyes were a little dissatisfied, probably because he was concerned about not making too much noise on the street, so he flung his sleeves and turned to leave.
Yan Hong's face was a little ugly.
Just as he was about to follow, he turned his gaze and paused, as if he recognized the carriage.
Of course, Lu Li was one step ahead of him and lowered the car curtain.
Not long after, the coachman outside knocked on the door: "Master, there is a guest."
Chu Mu happened to be sitting by the door, he pushed the door open, and the one standing outside was Yan Hong.
"From a distance, it looked like a car from your residence. It was outside, but I didn't dare to recognize it. I dared to come over to say hello. I didn't expect such a coincidence. They really are two young masters! Young Master Chu, Young Master Lu, this journey Where are you going? Is the road safe?"
Since he was staring at Xie Tingyue, of course he knew when Xie Tingyue left, which car he was in, and who he was with, but the matter was this matter, so he couldn't say that.
As a wealthy businessman, he has also married many "promising sisters". He has met Chu Mu and Lu Li on some occasions, but they were only introduced to say hello, without any friendship. When they meet outside, they don't say hello. There is nothing wrong with saying hello.
Both Chu Mu and Lu Li were not impolite people, and they immediately bowed their hands in return: "It's really rare, Boss Yan has a heart, and thanks to Boss Yan, our journey has been smooth."
"That's good, that's good, both of you are blessed people, how could things go wrong? I'm talking too much! Hey, this is—"
Yan Hong's gaze paused, as if he only saw Xie Tingyue now.
Xie Tingyue sat upright, smiled and nodded at him.
Chu Mu introduced: "This is my wife, surnamed Xie, second in the family."
"So it's Madam! I've heard about it all the time, but I've never been lucky enough to see it. I'm lucky today!" Yan Hong immediately smiled and cupped his hands at Xie Tingyue. If there is a chance to make a fortune, I hope Madam will support me!"
Xie Tingyue also cupped his hands: "Boss Yan is being modest. I'm just a fledgling, so I don't have any insights. I hope Boss Yan can teach me a lot if I have the opportunity."
"Hahaha—easy to say, easy to say!"
When we met for the first time, everyone pretended to be confused and acted like it was the case.
Yan Hong was quite enthusiastic: "Where are you going?"
Since everyone knows about it, there is nothing to hide, Xie Tingyue smiled: "Go to Qing County to do something."
"Qing County, I know that place well, I just happened to pass by this time when I came out this time, call me if you need anything, let's make friends and get together!"
Yan Hong is not polite, and Xie Tingyue will not be stingy: "Okay, I hope Boss Yan will take care of you then."
Neither of them mentioned that they walked together on the same road. Yan Hong was because he cared about Xie Tingri. Of course, others have to be picky. He could say that he didn't dare to disturb the two young masters of Chu Lu. Everyone knew about Chu Mu's physical condition. Lu Li is a member of the officialdom, not from the same class, and his feelings are not deep, so it is not good to say that rashly.
As for Xie Tingyue, she was completely lazy to socialize with this person and that so-called elder brother.
Not disgusting enough.
If there is any play, let's sing together when we go somewhere.
But he never expected that they were so destined. Before approaching Qing County, the weather changed drastically and the rain poured heavily. They had to rest and stay in a remote inn in the suburbs. Xie Tingri and Yan Hong also it's here.
And as soon as they met, they set up their elder brother's money and taught others a lesson.