Hongying glanced at the person who followed the carriage trot in confusion: "What did Mr. Mu say?"
"Hehe, hehe..." Mu Hu rubbed his head and smirked.
Hongying: "..."
Xiao Jinglin, who was sitting on the carriage, bent the corners of her mouth.
Ren Yaoqi felt that she could see a hint of schadenfreude in Xiao Jinglin's smile, and could not help but glance at her suspiciously.
Xiao Jinglin noticed Ren Yaoqi's gaze, blinked slowly, and returned to her expressionless face, then she held the shelf of the county master and said to the outside through the curtain of the carriage: "If you want to be beaten back and wait, you follow me. What does the carriage look like?"
When Mu Hu outside heard it, he suddenly realized that Hongying didn't admit it because he was embarrassed outside, and his eyes lit up: "Hey! I'll go back and wait! That... I've been here for the past few days. Drinking tiger bone wine, the bones are hard, hehe, hehe..." He slowed down as he said that, watching the carriage go away, still standing there waving his hands, with a happy expression on his face.
The corner of Xiao Jinglin's mouth twitched in the carriage.
The carriage finally came to a stop, Xiao Jinglin got off the carriage first, then turned around to help Ren Yaoqi.
After Ren Yaoqi got off the carriage, he found that he was in an unfamiliar alley. Because the bluestone road under his feet was a little twisty, it made the alley look a little narrow, but in fact it could accommodate two carriages running side by side.
Before Ren Yaoqi could take a closer look, he heard a voice calling not far away, "The county master?"
Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin turned their heads at the same time, and saw Yun Wenting, the eldest son of the Yun family, standing not far away, looking at them in surprise, while Han Yunqian was standing side by side with Yun Wenting. Compared with Young Master Yun, there was only one Xiao Jinglin in sight, but the first thing Han Yunqian saw was Ren Yaoqi.
Xiao Jinglin nodded at them as a greeting.
Yun Wenting and Han Yunqian walked over together.
"Why is the county master here?" Yun Wenting looked at Xiao Jinglin and asked gently, and nodded towards Ren Yaoqi by the way.
Xiao Jinglin's gaze passed through Yun Wenting and glanced at a small restaurant with a small store not far behind him. Yun Wenting followed Xiao Jinglin's gaze and turned his head, then a clear smile appeared on his mouth: "I heard that the simmered meat here tastes very good, presumably the county master is here to eat?"
In fact, now is not the time to eat at all, but Yun Wenfang said this very naturally, and there was no surprise at all.
Xiao Jinglin nodded and asked casually, "What are you doing here?" The location of this alley is a little off, not close to Yunyang Academy and Yun's house, and she only knew that there was such a place by asking people for food.
Yun Wenting looked at Han Yunqian and said with a smile, "I just happened to be with Brother Han from the *** family ***, and was looking for a place to sit down and chat."
Xiao Jinglin didn't seem to see Yun Wenting's intention of wanting to be with her, she just nodded lightly: "We're going first." Then she took Ren Yaoqi and walked past them.
Yun Wenting's eyes dimmed, but he quickly regained his graceful demeanor, and gestured towards Han Yunqian, then turned to catch up with Xiao Jinglin, and said softly, "I'll help you arrange first. Just a moment." Saying that Xiao Jinglin could not refuse, Yun Wenting entered the restaurant.
Xiao Jinglin glanced at his back without any special expression on her face.
In fact, because of Ren Yaoqi's presence, Xiao Jinglin didn't want to eat in the restaurant at first. She planned to let Hongying go in to pack some food and bring it out. But it can't be ignored.
When Yun Wenting made arrangements, when Ren Yaoqi and Xiao Jinglin entered this small restaurant, except for a middle-aged woman and a teenage girl who received them tremblingly, the rest of the people were sent away. avoided. In this regard, Xiao Jinglin did not say anything.
Yun Wenting came over and told Xiao Jinglin the names of the dishes he had just ordered. He smiled and said, "These dishes are the signature dishes here, you can try them. Or you have other things you want to eat. of?"
Xiao Jinglin thought for a while, then glanced at Yun Wenting: "Did you inquire about this place, and then let someone tell me?" Xiao Jinglin loves food, so she often asks people about food in Yanzhou. She saw Yun Wenting's interest here The dishes are so familiar, so I understand a little.
Yun Wenting just smiled when he heard the words: "I also heard people say it."
Yun Wenting did not tell Xiao Jinglin that most of the restaurants in Yunyang City, large and small, or even snacks on the roadside, had tried them one by one. Because he knows Xiao Jinglin's taste better than others, and knows what she likes and what she doesn't like. He didn't tell Xiao Jinglin because he knew that Xiao Jinglin wouldn't be moved because of these, and he didn't do it to impress her.
Xiao Jinglin glanced at him and did not ask any further questions.
"Brother Han and I are in the teahouse next door, if there is anything you can ask me to call." Yun Wenting paused for a while, then said with a gentle smile.
Xiao Jinglin nodded, Yun Wenting gave the woman a few words softly, and then left.
Xiao Jinglin looked at the nervous and restrained woman: "Is there any peach blossom stuffing?"
"Hui, Miss Hui, the shop doesn't have peach blossom brew, only home-brewed rice wine." The woman replied tremblingly.
Xiao Jinglin frowned: "Then..."
Before Xiao Jinglin could finish her words, Ren Yaoqi smiled and interrupted: "Then make a pot of tea."
Xiao Jinglin looked at Ren Yaoqi, Ren Yaoqi also looked at her, Xiao Jinglin sighed and waved her hand to let the woman go down.
After the tea came, the woman quickly stepped back. Xiao Jinglin didn't care that what she was holding was just a rough porcelain tea bowl, and the tea was just ordinary tea. She lowered her head and took a few sips.
Although Xiao Jinglin didn't speak, Ren Yaoqi noticed that she was a little thoughtful.
In the end, Xiao Jinglin and Ren Yaoqi did not stay in the small restaurant to eat, but they waited for the dishes to be ready and let people pack them in food boxes. After all, this is a street-facing shop, and Xiao Jinglin is still shy about letting Ren Yaoqi be a lady in the house. will be gossiped.
When they were leaving, Xiao Jinglin still asked Hongying to go to the teahouse next door to say hello to Yun Wenting. Yun Wenting came out immediately, and did not ask them why they were leaving so soon, but just stood beside the carriage and said goodbye warmly.
"I heard that the Yun family is about to have a happy event?" Just when Yun Wenting thought that Xiao Jinglin would respond calmly as before, and then left without looking back, Xiao Jinglin in the carriage asked such a question aloud. .
Yun Wenting was obviously stunned, and then said: "The elders are thinking about Qiuchen's affairs.
Yun Wenting was thinking about how Xiao Jinglin would suddenly ask this, but she heard Xiao Jinglin say, "Cousin, are you twenty this year?"
The sound of his cousin made Yun Wenting feel a little stunned, and before he could think about it carefully, Xiao Jinglin's words gave him a bad premonition, and the corners of his mouth, which had always contained a gentle smile, pursed unconsciously.
"Old and young are orderly, there are some things that my cousin should consider." Xiao Jinglin's indifferent voice floated out through the car window.
Yun Wenfang raised his head and looked at the curtain of the carriage quietly, as if he could see Xiao Jinglin's face through the thick curtain, his voice was full of bitterness and fragility that had never been seen in front of outsiders: "Lin'er..." In the end But only shouted these two words.
Xiao Jinglin did not speak any more, she just motioned for Hongying to drive away.
Yun Wenting stood there for a long time without moving, his expression was a little sad and a little tired, until Han Yunqian came out and called him behind him.
Yun Wenting closed his eyes, and when he turned to face Han Yunqian, he returned to his usual warm appearance, but his face was paler than usual.
Han Yunqian glanced at him and said, "It's getting late, should you go back to the manor earlier?"
On the carriage, Ren Yaoqi looked at Xiao Jinglin who said nothing, and felt as if he had heard something he shouldn't have heard, and he didn't know if Young Master Yun would be embarrassed when he saw her in the future.
Suddenly, Xiao Jinglin let out a long sigh, then looked at Ren Yaoqi and said earnestly, "Xiaoyao, I'll tell you a secret."
Ren Yaoqi blinked.
Xiao Jinglin slowly leaned on Ren Yaoqi and said softly, "I once wanted Yun Wenting to be my county horse."
Xiao Jinglin's words surprised Ren Yaoqi and couldn't help but glance at her.
"When he ran to Jiajing Pass back then." Xiao Jinglin looked at the top of the carriage with no expression on her face.
Every woman will have expectations for her crush when she is young, and Princess Xiao is not born cold-hearted. Yun Wenting is handsome, capable of writing and martial arts, considerate and gentle, and has a special liking for Xiao Jinglin, and has been guarding her for several years at Jiajing Pass. Although Xiao Jinglin was young at that time, she was sensible early, so she was very fond of Yun Wenting. It is a natural thing to have a good impression of pus.
But just when County Master Xiao summoned the courage to ask Yun Wenting if she wanted to be her county horse and guard Jiajing Pass with her in the future, Yun Wenting was summoned by the Yun family, and Xiao Jinglin's words There is no chance to ask the exit.
When Xiao Jinglin grew up and understood more things, she understood that the reason why Yun Wenting left in the past was because between her and the Yun family, he finally chose the Yun family. And what she said was that she would never have a chance to ask in her life.
So it's not like Yun Wenting is bad, nor is it that Xiao Jinglin doesn't look down on Yun Wenting. Yun Wenting once did what Xiao Jinglin wanted about her ideal partner, but unfortunately it was only once.
Once something is missed, there is no chance to do it again.
Ren Yaoqi listened quietly to Xiao Jinglin talking about this, and finally only sighed.
Xiao Jinglin has always understood what she wants, so she doesn't need her comfort.