After finishing the work at hand, Han Xiao brought the young master back to Qingping Town in the afternoon.
First, he sent the young master home to have a good rest, and then Han Xiao took Ruan Xiuran to the Ruan family.
Master Ruan was already waiting for them in the study. When he saw the two of them coming over without seeing the young master, Master Ruan said with some dissatisfaction, "Where's Ruanruan? Why didn't she come with us?"
Han Xiao was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that Master Ruan would ask about the young master first, so Han Xiao smiled and said, "Ruanruan has been exhausted following me for the past two days. I will let him go back and rest first. If you miss Ruanruan, father-in-law, I will bring him back tomorrow."
Mr. Ruan was a little disappointed, but now that Ruanruan was married, she really couldn't come back often. Otherwise, outsiders would think that Ruanruan often went back to her parents' home because her in-laws were not good.
"It's okay, I was just asking casually. You've heard Xiu Ran tell you about the rumors in town, right?"
Han Xiao nodded, indicating that he basically understood everything, and it was also very easy to debunk this rumor.
"Then what do you think we should do now? Although it's just some rumors now, I always feel that something is wrong about this matter. That's why I asked Xiuran to call you back." Master Ruan supported his forehead with his hand. Now the times have changed and he is old. He is unable to do many things.
Han Xiao noticed that Master Ruan looked tired, and he knew that Master Ruan probably hadn't had a good rest during this period of time, but he didn't know the specific reason.
"It's okay, it's not difficult, but there's one thing I don't understand. Is it true that a girl went missing in the town next door?"
Rumors are actually easy to deal with, but Han Xiao is worried about someone losing their life for no apparent reason.
"I've heard about this incident. It started with a woman from the village getting lost in the mountains, but she was later found. However, someone still needs to investigate whether there is actually someone missing."
Mr. Ruan had obviously thought of this problem as well. He had sent people to find out some time ago, but no news had been received yet.
"Well, everything else is fine. I'm just afraid that Magistrate He and the Chen family will collude with each other to frame us." Han Xiao told Master Ruan about his concerns. Master Ruan thought about it carefully and sent more people to keep a close eye on Magistrate He and the Chen family.
"What about the rumors about Jinshang Pavilion now? How do you want to deal with it?" asked Mr. Ruan. He didn't have any particularly good solution at the moment.
Han Xiao chuckled softly. Rumors stop with the wise, never argue with fools. "That's easy. Rumors are always more intriguing when it comes to the next one. Since someone wants to use rumors against us, we should fight them in their own way."
"Oh? You already have an idea?" Mr. Ruan was very curious about what Han Xiao was going to do.
"Yes, father-in-law, we just need to do this..." Han Xiao told Master Ruan about the plan.
At the beginning, Chen Jiabao hired someone to ruin the young master's reputation. This time, Han Xiao followed Chen Jiabao's example and gave him a big gift as well. He believed that the romantic secrets of the rich and powerful would definitely be more attractive than some groundless rumors.
Master Ruan and Ruan Xiuran were stunned when they heard this. Why didn’t they think of this before? And it just happened to be revenge for the young master.
"Okay, since you've decided, I'll find someone to do it. The Hundred Flowers Banquet is in a few days, so you can bring Ruanruan with you."
Mr. Ruan made all the arrangements in no time, which made Ruan Xiuran a little disappointed. He also wanted to find something to do, but Han Xiao and his father had already made all the arrangements, leaving him no room for help.
Han Xiao did not stay for dinner in the evening. He had to go back quickly to accompany the young master, otherwise the young master would start to attack again.
Thinking of this, Han Xiao felt a dull pain in his waist. Sure enough, when Han Xiao returned, the young master looked a little unhappy.
The sky turned cloudy only after Han Xiao came back: "Why are you back so late? I was waiting for you to eat."
The young master began to hug Han Xiao's neck and act coquettishly.
Han Xiao hugged the young master to prevent him from falling: "I discussed some things with my father. If you are hungry, eat first. You don't have to wait for me."
As he said that, Han Xiao touched the young master's belly with heartache, and sure enough, it was deflated.
Han Xiao quickly asked Chuyi and Shiwu to serve the dishes: "From now on, when I'm busy, you eat first, okay?"
"But I want to wait for you to come back and eat together, otherwise it will be so lonely for you to eat alone." The young master pouted, and his little face clearly showed his disagreement.
Han Xiao's heart softened at the young master's concern for him, and he tapped the young master's nose: "Okay, you're the only one who can say that. Then I'll try to come back earlier from now on, okay?"
"Yeah, I'll wait for you to come back, but Brother Han Xiao, what are you talking about with father? Why don't you take me with you?"
"Nothing, Dad just told me that the Hundred Flowers Festival is coming up in a few days and asked me to take you out to play."
Speaking of playing, the young master's eyes lit up: "Yes, the Hundred Flowers Festival is coming soon. Brother Han Xiao, let me tell you, the Hundred Flowers Festival is so much fun. By then, the whole Qingping Town will be full of flowers. It will be very beautiful."
The young master described to Han Xiao with great excitement how fun the Hundred Flowers Festival was. Han Xiao wanted to see it with his own eyes, because it seemed that there was no information about the Hundred Flowers Festival in the original owner's memory.
The Hundred Flowers Festival is an annual grand event. On the day of the festival, every household will place flowers at their doorsteps, and twelve flower gods will be elected by the people. Any young lady or man who is getting married can participate. This can be regarded as a large-scale blind date scene.
The young master only knew from childhood that he would go to the Hundred Flowers Festival with Han Xiao, so every day he would pull Chuyi to pick out nice clothes with great enthusiasm. You know, the Hundred Flowers Festival is also called the Beauty Pageant Festival, and there will definitely be a lot of pretty girls and boys on that day, and he must not let his brother Han Xiao down.
So he must dress up beautifully that day, and his clothes and jewelry must be well matched. There are still a few days left, which must be enough.
The young master looked at the mirror in front of him. The cute person in it was clearly visible, as if he was face to face. It was much clearer than the bronze mirror he had used before.
This was the first time the young master saw clearly what he looked like.
Even Chuyi was very surprised when he stood in front of the mirror: "Master, this is too clear. How did you do it?"
At this time, the first mirror made by Lao Liu was Han Xiao's idea. After it was made, he asked Xing Yi to deliver it. This is also the only one so far, and it is in the hands of the young master.
The young master held his face in his hands and kept making faces at the person in the mirror. Listening to Chuyi's words, he also felt proud: "I don't know either, but Brother Han Xiao did it, and now only I have it. It's a gift from Brother Han Xiao."
It was true that Chu Yi nodded. This morning, Xing Yi came back on horseback and showed the mirror to Han Xiao. Han Xiao just took a look at it and then gave it to the young master.
Han Xiao also said that he would make a bigger one for the young master. How big would that be? The first and fifteenth days of the new year also began to look forward to it.
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