He could only bite the bullet and apologize repeatedly, putting all the blame on Wang Min.
"What kind of dealings did you have with Wang Min? The Ministry of Justice will investigate. We have no right to ask." Yu Jiao didn't want to listen any more and interrupted Zhang Cong. She shook Liu Ziqi's sleeve and said, "Brother, let's go."
Zhang Cong watched them leave, praying in his heart that the two ancestors of the Liu family would be magnanimous and not seek revenge on him later.
After exiting the Mu family's pearwood gate, Yu Jiao saw Yu Qizhe standing outside the door. He was wearing a robe with moon-white bamboo brocade pattern. He was tall and slender. The moon-white robe made his face look like jade, and his temperament was cold and otherworldly, like a noble young man who was detached from the world.
When Yu Jiao bought this ready-made garment for him, she thought it would look very good on him, and now it seems to be true.
Remembering that Yu Qizhe had said that he would come to pick her up, Yu Jiao's eyes flashed with warmth, and she involuntarily quickened her pace and walked towards him.
Liu Ziqi looked at Yu Jiao running towards that man and let out a barely audible sigh.
When I see someone, I smile unconsciously and subconsciously want to get closer to him. Such actions and expressions are enough to show that I like this person very much.
"How long have you been here? Why don't you go in and wait?" Seeing that Yu Qizhe's ears were slightly red, Yu Jiao didn't know how long he had been waiting in the cold wind. The winter wind was cold and merciless, and her clothes were thin. Yu Jiao subconsciously touched Yu Qizhe's hand, "Are you cold?"
Yu Qizhe let Yu Jiao hold his hand. Seeing that she cared about him so much, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and his warm palm covered Yu Jiao's fingers, "It's not cold."
The gaze from the side that could not be ignored made Yu Qizhe look up. He said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Mr. Liu."
Yu Fuling watched from the side and couldn't help but worry for her younger brother. The eldest son of the Liu family loved his younger sister Yu Jiao very much. How dare her younger brother be so close to Yu Jiao in front of Mr. Liu!
Liu Ziqi's usually gentle expression now seemed a little cold. He stared at the two people holding hands and was silent for a long time. Although Yu Jiao was a calm girl who seemed easy to get along with, she was actually rarely too close to others. Even he always took the initiative to hold Yu Jiao's hand, but his younger sister had never taken the initiative to grab his hand and act coquettishly.
Liu Ziqi felt that Yu Qizhe was even more displeased. After a while, he said, "The Spring Examination is approaching, and Master Yu is not at home studying, but he still has the leisure to go out."
Yu Jiao seldom heard her elder brother speak so sharply. Thinking of what Yu Qizhe had said before, her elder brother had gone to find Yu Qizhe and asked him to stay away from her before she came to Beijing, Yu Jiao subconsciously wanted to say something to ease the inexplicable hostility between the two.
Before she could say anything, Yu Qizhe said calmly, "Thank you, Mr. Liu, for your concern for my studies."
"I don't care about your studies at all." Liu Ziqi chuckled, but his smile was a little cold. "My third sister is young and ignorant. Master Yu is well-read and should know etiquette. Such an overstepping behavior will damage my third sister's reputation if others see it. Master Yu has read the books of sages and should follow the way of a gentleman."
Yu Jiao glanced at Yu Qizhe's hand held in his palm, and a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face. She had never cared about the distinction between men and women when she was with Yu Qizhe on a daily basis. She was used to it, and when she saw Yu Qizhe just now, she forgot that her elder brother was right next to her.
Even if her elder brother knew that she and Yu Qizhe were in love, he probably wouldn't be able to accept it. It was immoral to force them into a relationship before they got married.
Yu Jiao pulled her hand back from Yu Qizhe's palm and explained, "Big brother, I didn't know how long he had been freezing outside the door, so I thought of trying to see if his hand was cold..."
The more she spoke, the more embarrassed she felt, and her voice became lower and lower.
Yu Qizhe slightly folded his empty palms. His voice was strangely calm, and he said calmly, "I was negligent. I have taken note of Master Liu's reminder."
Although he said this, strangely, Yu Qizhe did not give people the slightest feeling of being at a disadvantage. It seemed that it had always been like this. No matter who he was in front of, he was never arrogant and seemed never to be afraid of anyone. He had a calmness and forbearing peace that far exceeded his age.
Liu Ziqi didn't want to show his sharp side in front of Yu Jiao, especially to Yu Qizhe. If he spoke too harshly, it would seem that he was aggressive, which would only make Yu Jiao more inclined to Yu Qizhe.
And the person in front of me seemed to have the same idea.
When Liu Ziqi thought of this, his face turned even worse. He suppressed his unhappiness and said to Yu Jiao in a gentle voice, "You go to the carriage first. I want to talk to Master Yu alone."
Yu Jiao refused to move. Although both of them looked calm, Yu Jiao could clearly feel the tension underneath the calm. She smiled and said, "Big brother, what do you have to say that you have to hide it from me?"
Yu Qizhe lowered his eyes to glance at Yu Jiao, and said to her softly, "Go wait in the carriage. I have spoken to Master Liu and will be going back with Sister."
When Yu Qizhe came over, he did not see Liu Ziqi. Since Liu Ziqi was there, it was naturally not his turn to send Yu Jiao back to Liu's house.
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