Chapter 68
As soon as the door was pushed open, before Lin Xing could find Shen Ling's figure, his voice came, "The two adults are really quick, wait a little longer and the food will be served."
Following the sound to find Shen Ling and walk towards him, Lin Xing scratched her head, "Very slow? I think it's quite fast."
Yu Hang also replied: "It was very fast."
At this time, the two of them had come to the table. Shen Ling pointed at the empty stool next to him, motioning Lin Xing to sit next to him, still saying, "I can't argue with you two."
Lin Xing chuckled and observed the furnishings in the room. The room was unusually spacious, and its style was similar to the lobby downstairs, low-key yet gorgeous. The table in front of her was made of mahogany. Unfortunately, Lin Xing had no experience in this area, so she could not see anything else but smell a faint fragrance.
"How is it? Shopkeeper Lin, how do you think this place compares to Nanru?" Lin Xing's gaze did not move back for a long time, and Shen Ling asked with a smile.
"How can this be compared?" Lin Xing thought about it but did not answer directly.
Shen Ling became interested, supporting his chin with one hand, staring at Lin Xing's profile intently, "Manager Lin means that Nan Ru can't compare to this place?"
"I don't think this place is worthy of being compared with Nanru."
"Manager Lin is so arrogant. This is the capital, under the feet of the emperor. Who dares to say anything bad?" Although the content was serious, Shen Ling said it with a smile, making it sound inappropriate.
Lin Xing gave a bitter smile and bit the candy man in her hand without saying a word. Yu Hang interrupted and said, "No matter what, Nanru is Lin Xing's hometown."
Shen Ling took advantage of the situation and said, "Yu Hang is right."
For the next period of time, the only sound in the room was Lin Xing chewing the candy man. After she finished eating, she slammed the skewer heavily on the table, scaring the other two.
"Who is Lord Su?"
Yu Hang immediately thought of the gossip of the vendors downstairs, and realized that Lin Xing was unusual, so he tried to test her: "Su Jingfeng, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, is about the same age as me, and has been in office for five years."
Shen Ling was puzzled, but he also began to add, “Yu Hang, it’s too boring for you to say that, let me introduce it to Shopkeeper Lin.”
He coughed twice to clear his throat. "Although Lord Su is young, he is really old-fashioned. This should be influenced by his parents. His father was the emperor's tutor and is now retired. Both of them are upright and honest people."
Shen Ling's eyes turned, and he didn't know what he was thinking about. Even his voice became brisk, "He has made a lot of contributions in the past five years. Many of his deeds are circulated in the market. The most famous one is 'Matchmaker Shaking His Head'."
"What...is this?" Lin Xing was confused and curious.
"A matchmaker went to Lord Su's house to propose marriage for him. Lord Su invited the matchmaker to his house and treated her well, but the matchmaker turned around and left as soon as she sat down. She was still shaking her head when she walked outside the Su's house."
"Why?"
Shen Ling raised his eyebrows and smiled, "It's because Lord Su is fair and honest, has no integrity, and serves the country and the people, but in the end his family is penniless."
"Is this true or false?" Shen Ling's unreliable image was too deeply rooted, so Lin Xing looked at Yu Hang and asked.
Yu Hang also smiled and said, "I don't know."
Shen Ling tapped the table with his free hand to draw Lin Xing's attention back, "You don't believe me?"
She said with difficulty: "That's not the case. I think the people should admire Lord Su, but this story does not sound like a compliment."
The next moment, the three of them said in unison: "It doesn't matter."
Then Lin Xing blinked and said, "Will we meet Lord Su here?"
They both shook their heads. Lin Xing was puzzled. "Why?"
"You just arrived in Beijing, so you may not know that this restaurant is... very... um..." Yu Hang was unable to speak and picked up the teacup on the table.
Lin Xing: "I understand."
Boom, boom, boom.
"Sir, the food is ready. Do you want it served now?"
Shen Ling replied loudly: "Go ahead."
Not long after he finished speaking, three people came in with food. They moved quickly and soon the table was filled with roasted clams, chicken breast with bamboo shoots, cooked puffer fish, clams cooked with wine lees, roasted venison, frozen fish with ginger and vinegar, and jellyfish stew.
Looking at the exquisite food on the table, Lin Xing was the first to speak: "In this case, let's eat first. This place is so expensive, we should eat back."
A lot of things happened today, and the three of them were really hungry. They ate like wolves, which was not decent at all. After eating and drinking, before they could even start chatting, there was another knock on the door. When the person outside was called in, they found out that he was not the restaurant waiter.
He bowed and said, "Master Yu, the emperor sent Master Wang to the Yu Mansion to invite the two masters into the palace."
Yu Hang frowned, "What's the explanation?"
“No.”
"Got it. Go tell Lord Wang that we will be back soon."
"yes."
After sending the people away, Yu Hang looked at Lin Xing with an apologetic look on his face. She waved her hand and said, "Since the emperor has something important to discuss with you, go quickly."
Yu Hang heard the hidden meaning in her words and said, "Aren't you going back to Yu Mansion with us?"
"I'll just walk around here and go back later. It's not far anyway."
Seeing that Lin Xing had made up her mind, Yu Hang had no choice but to persuade her any further. After telling her to be careful, he quickly left with Shen Ling, leaving Lin Xing alone in the room.
After sighing, Lin Xing resigned herself to her fate, got up and went downstairs, returning to the street. She wandered aimlessly and unknowingly came to a lake. Compared with the bustling neighborhood, this place was quite deserted. She found a stone and sat down casually to enjoy the breeze.
Lin Xing closed her eyes and felt it, and finally came to the conclusion that the wind in the capital was more fierce than that in Nan Ru. Even with her eyes closed, the wind made her want to cry.
She rubbed her eyes and suddenly heard footsteps behind her. Lin Xing became alert, but when she carefully identified that the person was not walking towards her, she felt relieved.
The footsteps stopped and the man appeared in her peripheral vision. Lin Xing pretended to look over there casually, only to find that there was actually an old man fishing there.
The young man stood behind the old man who was fishing, and his voice was full of helplessness, "Uncle Wang, you are here again. Aunt Wang is looking for you to go back for dinner."
The old man who was fishing chuckled, obviously feeling guilty, "Xiao Su, don't tell your Aunt Wang that I'm fishing, or she will definitely scold me."
Uncle Wang stood up to pack up his things, and Xiao Su helped him. "Take the fish and these things back with you. If I don't tell you, won't Aunt Wang guess it?"
"You're right." Uncle Wang seemed to be really thinking about how to conceal it. He even slowed down his packing. Suddenly, he patted Xiao Su and said, "Xiao Su, can you let me leave these things at your house?"
"No." Xiao Su didn't even raise his head.
"Mr. Wang, are you coming back or not?" An angry roar came from a distance. Uncle Wang was startled and ran away, leaving Xiao Su alone.
Lin Xing was stunned, but Xiao Su was used to it. Before she could react, Xiao Su had already packed up his things. Lin Xing watched him hesitate for a while, then he walked towards her carrying you and the bucket.
She looked around at a loss and found that she was the only one here. At this time, Xiao Su had come in front of her. Lin Xing hurriedly stood up with a stiff smile.
Xiao Su also gave a similarly stiff smile, "Girl, I see you've been sitting here for a long time, have you run into any difficulties?"
"No, no, I'm just here to enjoy the scenery." These words were not convincing at all, because Lin Xing's voice had become hoarse at some point. Xiao Su probably thought that she was just being stubborn.
Sure enough, Xiao Su was determined in his idea and handed the bucket over directly, "Girl, these two fish..."
Although she didn't finish her words, Lin Xing understood and refused, "This is inappropriate. No merit, no reward. Sir, please take it back."
Xiao Su suddenly became at a loss, her face turned red, and she stammered, "Actually... it's... because... I can't take these things."
"Is that so?" Lin Xing whispered.
The next moment, Xiao Su placed the bucket next to Lin Xing, turned around and ran away. Lin Xing watched him take away all the things with one hand and fell into silence.
This person wouldn't think that I came here to have an argument with my family and whisper it down, right? Lin Xing was helpless and furious. The noise coming from beside her attracted her attention. She saw two fish in the bucket swimming back and forth, connected head to tail, and occasionally hitting the wall of the bucket. Somehow, this made her hallucinate Xiao Su just now.
Xiao Su looks young and should be about the same age as Yu Hang and Chen Ling, but they don't look similar at all. Chen Ling has a pair of affectionate eyes, which makes him look frivolous to everyone he looks at; Yu Hang looks cold and serious, but under his sword-like brows he has a pair of big watery eyes; and Xiao Su has sword-like brows and bright eyes, which makes him look like an upright person. There is a little contrast.
She resigned herself to her fate, picked up the bucket and walked towards Yu Mansion. In winter, the days are short and the nights are long. The sun was about to set and there were fewer people on the street. Relying on her memory and luck, Lin Xing finally saw the restaurant not far away. There were many fewer vendors here than before.
Before she had taken two steps forward, the bucket she was carrying accidentally rubbed against the person next to her. Lin Xing quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, are you not hurt?"
"No, no."
Lin Xing was startled, it sounded like a familiar voice. Then the man turned around, Xiao Su! ? Xiao Su also recognized her. It was hard not to recognize her since she was carrying a bucket of water after all.
"Mr. Su, what a coincidence, we meet again. Aren't you going home?"
"I just went to deliver something to Uncle Wang, and I'm just about to go back now."
"Are you okay? The bucket just hit you accidentally."
"It's okay." Looking at Lin Xing's slightly tilted body in front of him, Xiao Su realized that there was too much water in the bucket. "If you don't mind, I can take you back."
"No need, I'll be home soon." Lin Xing pointed one finger forward, but within two seconds she put it down and changed hands. It hurt too much.
This action was incredible. Xiao Su immediately grabbed the bucket and said, "Miss, you don't have to be polite. Lead the way."
Lin Xing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she could only walk on. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was awkward. Lin Xing couldn't stand it anymore and broke the silence, "My last name is Lin, may I know you, sir?"
"Su Jingfeng."
Su Jingfeng? Su Jingfeng, Shaoqing of Dali Temple? Lord Su, whom even the matchmaker shook her head when she saw him? Lin Xing cursed herself in her heart for talking too much and wanted to slap herself twice. If she asked this, Lord Su would definitely ask back. How should she respond then?
What you fear will come true. Her silence changed in Su Jingfeng's eyes. "Miss Lin, there's no need to be like this. Just treat me as Little Su."
"Master Su, how can this be possible?"
"Why not? Miss Lin must have just arrived in the capital. Although the capital is more stable than other places, a girl should not be alone outside in the middle of the night."
"Um."
Even if Su Jingfeng was slow, he noticed the strange atmosphere. In order to liven it up, he racked his brains to come up with a topic, "May I know what the girl's name is?"
Lin Xing gritted her teeth and said, "Lin Xing."
She didn't dare look up at Su Jingfeng's expression.
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