Ning Yan looked at him sideways at Xu Jie's rare loss of composure.
Her junior brother Xu had always been a mature and experienced person since he was a teenager. He could still tease her when they first met, but he became more serious and mature as he got older, and even his sincere expressions became less. Ning Yan once complained that he was becoming more and more boring.
Now that he is the one at the helm of the Xu Group, it is hard to imagine what else could cause him to lose his composure like this and almost jump up on the spot.
Ning Yan couldn't help but cast a curious look.
Seeing this, Xu Jie reluctantly sat back in his original seat.
But his eyes were wandering and he didn't dare to look at the letter. It was obvious that he was avoiding something. Ning Yan didn't ask, so as not to hurt him. Xu Jie opening and reading the letter in front of her was an act of intimacy, so she didn't want to add insult to injury.
"Ahem - I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Senior Sister -"
"But is there something important?"
If so, she should get up and avoid suspicion.
Xu Jie waved his hands and said, "No, no... I'm just a little shocked, and for a moment... it's hard to accept..."
He made this short sentence into a tangled mess.
Ning Yan: "Is it related to your brother?"
She knew that Xu Jie had a very young cousin, whose parents died when he was young, and Xu Jie raised him like a son. At such a young age, he had a wealth of parenting experience. The two naturally had a special relationship...
He should be the only one who can make Xu Jie lose his composure.
Xu Jie was still confused inside, but said stubbornly: "A little bit, this kid is getting worse and worse. I thought he would be influenced by Shen Jun and learn to be steady and open-minded, but I didn't expect him to become even worse and worse, and even dare to make up stories about his own master..."
Ning Yan asked, "Who is your brother serving as an official?"
Xu Jie replied, "Longwu County Magistrate Shen Tang."
Ning Yan was not unfamiliar with this person.
It even sounds familiar.
Not to mention the praise her late husband Yan Xingning had for this person, just the praise she heard from the local people when she entered Heyin County was enough to make her ears calloused. Ning Yan also knew that Yan An's close friend Kang Shi was also a young official...
only…
With the control that Xu Jie imposes on his cousin, he wouldn't raise a lawless and disrespectful devil, right
No matter how young Mr. Shen was, he was Xu Quan's master, so he had to show some basic respect. How could he make up a story? And even write it into a family letter? Ning Yan was very thoughtful, and her thoughts turned over and over in just one thought.
Xu Jie was very disappointed with his cousin: "This bastard actually made up a story that Shen Jun is a woman. Listen, is this reasonable?"
Ning Yan: “…”
Then I heard Xu Jie scolding his cousin.
"Is he blind?"
"Didn't you see the seal?"
"No matter how handsome Mr. Shen is, he is still a man of great stature. He even said that Mr. Shen looks very beautiful in red dress, and is as beautiful as him, and they can be said to be two of the most unique people in the world..." In fact, there is another sentence after that. Xu Quan thinks his figure is even more wonderful.
Xu Jie: “…”
It's so disgusting! I wish I could fly to my cousin and give him a big fight, then put his head on his shoulders and make him kneel down to apologize!
We must deduct all of Xu Quan’s monthly pocket money!
Ning Yan listened quietly to Xu Jie finish venting.
He asked in return: "How could your brother be so out of tune?"
Xu Jie still loved his cousin, so he helped to save his face: "... That's not the case. Wen Shi looks naughty, and I have spoiled him since he was a child, but he is not a playboy, and he knows the importance of things. But, but, what he said is really inappropriate..."
Ning Yan lowered her eyes, a thoughtful look on her face.
She was Yan Xingning's wife and his confidant who shared the same ideals. He would not hide many things from her. Therefore, Ning Yan knew that Shen Tang had a national seal in his hand. However, even Xingning was not sure about the origin of this national seal.
As for Shen Tang's gender...
Ning Yan said: "Since you know the importance of the matter, how can you easily make up stories about the master you serve? Even if Mr. Shen is so kind and generous, it is impossible for him to have no grudges. Wenzhu, have you ever thought of a possibility that what your brother said is true?"
Xu Jie: "But Mr. Shen is a scholar of literature..."
The Wenxin monogram cannot be forged.
This sentence made Ning Yan's hand holding the tea a little unsteady. Looking at the ripples on the surface of the tea bowl, she murmured, "Yes, a scholar with a literary mind would never be a woman..."
But, this person has the national seal in his hand.
How do you know there are no exceptions
Once you control the national seal, no matter what level of literary talent you have, you can instantly become a top-class talent. In a sense, literary talent is the national seal and the national seal is literary talent. In this sense, a woman without literary talent gets the national seal...
Is it possible to possess literary mind
This thought was like a poisonous snake lingering in her mind, and it was hard to get rid of it. It was as if she could smell the sweet and enticing venom even at the tip of her nose. Ning Yan's originally calm mood suddenly became like the surface of the tea bowl, with ripples, and it was difficult to calm down.
"But what if it's true?"
Ning Yan's eyes held a familiar aggression.
Xu Jie was speechless.
I even worried that she was a little crazy.
"So what are you going to do, Senior Sister?"
Ning Yan said: "Go and verify it."
Yan Xingning arranged several escape routes for the mother and daughter, one of which was to seek refuge with Kang Shi in Longwu County, but it was not the best choice. The main reason was that Longwu County was too far away and the road was dangerous, and three ordinary people could not reach it safely.
Ning Yan naturally would not choose to go to Longwu County.
First, Kang Shi's master Shen Tang was transferred to a lower position because of her husband. He had to give up the family business he had run for two years and go to a barren land that was poor and plagued by foreign enemies. This was a grudge; second, the journey was long and dangerous; third, she was not familiar with Kang Shi, and she heard that Kang Shi's marriage was in trouble and he was still single, so it was not convenient for her to go to him...
Finally, Shen Tang is a male.
If I want to take up an official post, it will be difficult for the other party to agree.
On the contrary, Xu Jie did not have these troubles.
but-
If Shen Tang is truly a female scholar with a literary mind, then this advantage alone can offset all the above concerns!
Xu Jie: "What if it's a boy?"
Ning Yan said: "I will be back soon."
"What if it's a daughter?"
Ning Yan: "I will go into government service."
Xu Jie: “…”
For a moment, I felt complicated, as if my years of friendship with my classmates had been defeated by my gender_(:з)∠?)_
Although he was sure that his senior sister would come back, he still had to make the necessary preparations. It just so happened that he had some things to send to Longwu County, so he would feel relieved if his senior sister could help take them there. By the way, he could also give his senior sister some extra things.
"What?"
Xu Jie said: "Grain seeds."
He inquired about the situation in Longwu County the year before. It was either looted or burned and killed. There was no peace all year round. The common people were starving to death. Where could there be any grain left? No matter how good Mr. Shen was, he could not cook without rice.
How to grow food without seeds
but-
Xu Jie emphasized: "You have to pay for it."
At most, I can give you some friendly discounts.
What businessmen hate most is to suffer losses.
Ning Yan: “…”
Until Ning Yan left, Xu Jie was still muttering that Shen Tang couldn't be a woman, and he couldn't understand why there was such a ridiculous rumor!
This story starts with Chu Yao.
It is known that Chu Yao raises his disciples as his own children.
Every aspect, no matter how big or small.
Chu Yao had obtained several pieces of precious fabrics from the recent confiscation of the family's extra money. Tu Rong practiced martial arts all day, so his clothes wore out quickly. He had to mend them and make do with them. He would waste a few sets of cheap new clothes when the seasons changed. Lin Feng was different. The girl was old enough to know what was beautiful and what was ugly.
The colors of those pieces of cloth were bright and matched the skin tone very well.
If there is Lin Feng, how can there be no Shen Tang
He counted with his fingers and was shocked to find that his master was about to turn fifteen... He always liked to wear loose and monotonous men's clothing, and his body was as rough as a boar.
This won’t do!
How can good things be without my lord!
People always respect the clothes first and then the people!
So he also measured Shen Tang and asked the tailor to make a few more sets of good clothes at one time. Shen Tang stood up obediently and stretched his arms, and asked: "Wu Hui wants to make a skirt?"