Chapter 334 Sister He'er
"My name is Su Yang. I am this year's newly-appointed Jinshi (a scholar) and also Ah Xi's childhood playmate."
Su Yang answered. Although he was a little afraid of Xiao Yechen, in order not to lose face in front of Xiao Qinghe, he tried to straighten his body and pretend to be calm.
However, just as he finished speaking, he heard Xiao Yechen's cold voice: "Mr. Su was able to pass the imperial examination, so he must be a well-educated and well-mannered person. But even if you and Madam Shen had some friendship in your childhood, you shouldn't call her Madam Shen like this in public, right?"
Su Yang's expression froze.
Although he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, he was still a nobody in front of the aristocratic families in Hanjing. If he didn't deliberately try to get closer to Chunxi, he would have no right to stand here and chat with Xiao Qinghe and the others.
Now that Xiao Yechen had directly exposed this, he felt very embarrassed. He quickly said, "General Xiao was reminding me that I was careless and rude just now."
Xiao Yechen said with a serious face: "Mr. Su offended Madam Shen, and he should apologize to Madam Shen."
Su Yang gritted his teeth and secretly cursed Xiao Yechen for being nosy, but he did not dare to disobey and could only bow his head and admit his mistake to Chunxi.
After such a commotion, Su Yang was too embarrassed to stay any longer and left in a hurry.
Chunxi thanked Xiao Yechen and asked curiously, "Why did General Xiao suddenly appear here?"
Xiao Yechen certainly wouldn't say he came for Xiao Qinghe. He coughed lightly and said, "The mansion His Majesty gave me is almost finished. I plan to buy some ornaments to decorate it. I'm not very good at this, but I was lucky enough to meet Madam Shen today. Could you please help me with some advice?"
Xiao Yechen's eyes were full of anticipation.
Chunxi raised his eyebrows slightly, this guy is quite good at climbing up the pole.
Chunxi didn't agree immediately. Instead, she turned her head to look at Xiao Qinghe and Xiao Qingyue, asking for their opinions. Xiao Qingyue, unable to hide her feelings, said readily, "Okay, we're here today to choose a gift for Brother Achen. We were just worried about what you'd like, so why don't we choose together later?"
Seeing that Xiao Qinghe had no objection, Xiao Yechen nodded and said, "Miss, Miss, you are so thoughtful."
"Huh? Don't you always call my eldest and second brothers "brother"? Why are you calling us so politely? Is it because we don't see each other often and are not familiar with each other?"
Xiao Qingyue looked puzzled.
The Xiao family has many children. When Xiao Yechen came to the Xiao family, he was already six or seven years old. Because of the gender differences, Xiao Qingyue and the others seldom met him. They would meet during the holidays, but there were too many people and they couldn't talk.
However, Xiao Qingyue took the initiative to call him Brother Achen out of goodwill, so Xiao Yechen was being too polite.
Xiao Yechen's eyelashes trembled, and his hands hanging at his sides clenched into fists. After a long while, he changed his tone and said, "Sister Yue'er, Sister He'er."
He called "Sister He'er" very softly, for fear of disturbing Xiao Qinghe.
Xiao Qingyue didn't notice the subtle difference. After receiving the satisfactory address, she immediately started to happily stroll around the store.
She had already thought about what gift to give Xiao Yechen, and as she was walking around, she was attracted by something that interested her.
Chunxi and Xiao Qinghe followed Xiao Yechen, but she couldn't offer any advice. After strolling for a while, Xiao Qinghe spoke up, "Although you're a military commander, the war is over now. I think the furnishings in the mansion can be a bit less elegant, but not too majestic either. What do you think?"
The word "brother" made Xiao Yechen's ears numb. He tried his best to restrain himself and replied as calmly as possible: "Okay."
Xiao Qinghe helped pick out some calligraphy and paintings, bonsai and interesting ornaments. Xiao Yechen had no objections throughout the process. As long as Xiao Qinghe thought something was good, he would let the waiter buy it.
Soon, the morning passed and Xiao Yechen offered to treat them to a meal to thank them. Although Chunxi didn't help much, she was very enthusiastic when she heard about the meal.
The group arrived at the nearest restaurant. After ordering their food, Xiao Qingyue couldn't help but be curious: "Brother Chen, what kind of woman do you like? Too many people have been asking my mother for information lately. Can you tell me?"
In addition to those who asked Mrs. Xiao for information, many of Xiao Qingyue's close friends were also asking her about this matter.
"Yue'er, stop messing around."
Xiao Qinghe warned in a low voice, feeling that Xiao Qingyue's question had crossed the line.
Xiao Qingyue said coquettishly: "Sister, I don't have any bad intentions, can't I just ask?"
Without waiting for Xiao Qinghe to speak, Xiao Yechen took the initiative to say, "Actually, I have someone I like."
"Oh, really? Whose family is she from? I'll tell mom when I get home and ask her to find someone to propose marriage to Brother Achen!"
Xiao Qingyue immediately asked, her eyes shining.
Xiao Yechen lowered his eyes, not daring to look at Xiao Qinghe, and said solemnly: "She doesn't know that I like her, and I don't want to disturb her."
Xiao Qingyue was very puzzled: "Why? Since you like her, why don't you want to marry her home? Is she already married to someone else?"
Xiao Yechen was not in a position to reveal more, and was unsure how to respond when Chunxi spoke up, "Okay, Yue'er, General Xiao must have his reasons for not wanting to talk. If you ever find a man you love, you wouldn't want people to keep asking about it, right?"
That's true.
Xiao Qingyue put herself in the shoes of the girl and thought about it. As expected, she stopped asking questions, but she couldn't help but encourage Xiao Yechen: "If Brother Achen really likes that girl, I think you should try harder to win her over. At least you should find a chance to let her know your feelings. Even if she doesn't like you, she will be happy to know that there is someone in this world who really likes her."
Xiao Yechen seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this.
After dinner, Xiao Yechen escorted the two home, while Chunxi returned to the antique shop. The clerk immediately came up to her and asked, "Madam, why are you back again? Did you lose something?"
"No," Chunxi shook his head and handed some small change to the clerk. "I want to ask what Mr. Su bought when he came to the store just now."
Su Yang's voice was very loud just now. The clerk knew that he and Chunxi were old acquaintances. He weighed the small change in his hand and said truthfully, "That Mr. Su didn't come to buy anything. He asked the shop's craftsman to help him engrave a jade pendant. The jade pendant seems to be a token of love between him and his fiancée, and he wants her name engraved on it. It seems her surname is Cao."
Chunxi: “…”
So Su Yang didn’t have a token and had to make one out of nothing?
Chunxi knew what was going on, so he returned home and immediately went to find Feng Yinyin.
After a night's rest, Feng Yinyin looked better. When Chunxi asked about the token, she thought for a moment and immediately said, "My mother originally didn't agree with me being with him. At that time, to please me, he tattooed my name on his left breast. Even if he cuts it out, there will definitely be a scar on his chest."
Chunxi raised her eyebrows. This tattoo on her body was much more convincing than that fragile jade pendant.
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