Han Xiao sent him home in the evening. The young master had a great time eating and playing today. On the way back in the carriage, he looked reluctant to leave and hugged Han Xiao's arm: "When will you take me out to play next time?"
Han Xiao was thinking about Han Mingxiu and didn't hear clearly for a moment. He just touched the young master's head.
Seeing Han Xiao silent, the young master slapped Han Xiao's hand away and said, "Humph, you are ignoring me. Are you tired of me?"
The young master felt aggrieved as he spoke, tears welling up in his eyes. He was fine this morning, but now he doesn't cherish what he has. What the book says is right, all men are bad!
Seeing the young master burst into tears, Han Xiao quickly came back to his senses, reached out and hugged the young master in his arms, gently wiping away the tears on his face: "Be good, I'm not ignoring you, I was just thinking about something just now, I apologize to you, okay."
The young master's temper came and went quickly. When he saw Han Xiao admit his mistake, he looked at Han Xiao's expression very seriously, as if to see if he had lied to him.
After a while, the young master also muttered: "Okay, then you can't ignore me in the future, otherwise... otherwise I won't marry you."
As he said this, he secretly glanced at Han Xiao.
Han Xiao certainly saw the young master's little trick: "Okay, I promise I won't ignore Ruanruan anymore. If you do it again, I'll let you..."
Before he could finish his words, Han Xiao's mouth was blocked by a soft and fragrant little hand. The young master looked terrified: "Don't talk nonsense, the gods in heaven will hear it."
Han Xiao was touched by the young master's care for him and hugged him tightly onto his lap. "Okay, I'll listen to you."
As he spoke, he gently kissed the soft little hand. The frightened little master quickly retracted his hand and pretended nothing had happened.
"What are you thinking about? I called you but you ignored me." The young master changed the subject very abruptly.
Han Xiao hesitated for a moment, not knowing whether to tell the young master about the troubles at home.
"Nothing, I was just wondering why I met my second uncle today." Han Xiao told the young master about his second uncle.
The young master clenched his fists after hearing this: "How could there be such an elder who would frame his own nephew? This is simply too much."
Han Xiao couldn't help but laugh at the indignant young master. It felt so good to be cared for by others, but he was still worried that the young master would be angry. "Second uncle and father have the same father but different mothers, so my grandmother treats second uncle especially well. After grandpa passed away, the family couldn't make ends meet, so..."
Han Xiao deliberately lowered his voice for a moment when he said this, and he saw the worried look in the young master's eyes: "It's okay, we will be a family from now on, I will always treat you well and protect you."
The young master patted his chest with confidence. Han Xiao was speechless, thinking that he seemed to have overacted a bit, but he was worried that his young master was also very cute.
"Speaking of your second uncle, ah, I seem to remember where I have seen him." The young master said as he climbed out of Han Xiao's arms.
Han Xiao felt his arms go empty, and for a moment he felt a little uncomfortable. Then he heard the young master continue, "I saw him at the chrysanthemum viewing banquet at the magistrate's mansion. He even came to talk to me before, but was turned away by Chuyi. I was wondering why he looked so familiar."
Han Xiao hadn't taken it seriously at first, but after hearing what the young master said, an idea suddenly occurred to him, as if he had grasped something: "Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet? When did it happen?"
The young master lowered his head and thought for a moment before saying, "It was right after the Autumn Examination that the magistrate held a chrysanthemum viewing banquet to attract students. Many people came, and my father also received an invitation, so I went along."
So that's how it is. The chrysanthemum appreciation banquet hosted by the county magistrate was just a cover. Generally speaking, this kind of banquet is for making friends with the powerful and influential, and some are even blind dates. Han Mingxiu had just passed the imperial examination at that time. Could he have any connection with the Ruan family?
Moreover, when the original owner had an argument with Han Mingxiu, he heard Han Mingxiu say that he was going to attend a party. Han Xiao always thought it was a party among classmates. So there must be other hidden secrets. It seems that he has to ask his father when he goes back tonight.
Han Xiao had something hidden in his mind. After sending the young master home, he rushed to his own home. Along the way, Han Xiao couldn't understand why Han Mingxiu wanted to get the jade pendant from the original owner.
Could it be that Han Mingxiu's initiative to approach Ruan Zhu made Han Xiao think more?
After thinking for a long time without any clue, Han Xiao couldn't help feeling annoyed. It seemed that he couldn't keep his rationality when encountering things related to the young master.
Han Mingyuan was reading in the room. When he looked up, he saw Han Xiao coming back from outside with a heavy face. Thinking something had happened, he couldn't help but ask worriedly, "What happened? You look so bad."
Han Xiao sat down and poured himself a cup of hot water. After drinking it, he came to his senses and asked Han Mingyuan hesitantly, "Dad, I took Ruanruan to dinner today and met Han Mingxiu."
Han Mingyuan frowned when he heard this. He had rarely cared about their affairs since their family moved to the town. How come he met them today?
"And Han Mingxiu is with Chen Chengye from the Chen family. They seem to have a good relationship. And Ruanruan also saw Han Mingxiu at the chrysanthemum viewing banquet. I always feel that something is wrong."
Han Xiao continued to speak, and now Han Mingyuan also put down the book in his hand. It was indeed a coincidence.
From Han Mingxiu asking Han Xiao to borrow the jade pendant, to Han Mingxiu taking the initiative to approach Ruan Zhu at the chrysanthemum viewing banquet, to put it darkly, there is always some conspiracy involved.
Suddenly Han Mingyuan thought of something and sneered, "I understand. Jade pendant, chrysanthemum viewing banquet, Ruan family, so this is what Han Mingxiu was planning. I overestimated him."
Han Xiao was a little puzzled. Although he knew that Han Mingxiu had bad intentions, the whole thing seemed to be missing something, and he couldn't figure it out.
Seeing that Han Mingyuan had some clues, he immediately asked, "Dad, what did you remember?"
Han Mingyuan's face was cold: "Do you still remember what I told you about your engagement with the Ruan family."
"Of course I remember, isn't it settled? By the way, Dad, you haven't discussed with Uncle Ruan when we should propose marriage."
The two families only confirmed the marriage at that time, but did not confirm the specific betrothal gift.
Han Mingyuan looked at his son who was rushing to the front of the ship, with a helpless look on his face: "Master Ruan said that he would find someone to pick a good day after the New Year. Don't worry, your wife won't run away."
Han Xiao chuckled upon hearing this: "Hey, Dad, what did you just say? What happened to my engagement with Ruanruan?"
Han Mingyuan was speechless. He had just been led astray by his silly son and had forgotten what he was going to say.
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