Xie Shu was unaware of the turmoil caused by him. After leaving the Yu family just now, he walked towards the city. Everything he witnessed made him amazed.
Xie Shu once read a book that said "Jiangnan is a beautiful place, Nanjing is the imperial city". He thought that the words used were perfect, but he never expected that the book could not even describe one tenth of it.
The Yu family was located in a neighborhood in the center of Jinling City. At this time, the sky was bright, the morning sun was shining, and golden clouds broke through the clouds and poured down, shrouding the entire city in a warm and clear light.
Because it is early spring, the grass is growing, the golden wind is blowing, and peach blossoms are blooming everywhere.
As the first morning bell rang from the drum tower in the distance, the entire Jinling city seemed to wake up from a deep sleep. Pedestrians and passers-by were seen from time to time in the neatly arranged streets, and cattle, sheep, carriages and horses poured in, gradually forming a bright and vivid painting like countless ink dots.
Xie Shu came out of Yu's house and walked slowly on this street, looking around. Everything in front of him made him curious.
The people around him seemed to deliberately avoid bumping into this handsome yet weak young man. Of course, many people recognized him when they saw him walking out of the magnificent Yu family.
Isn't this the scholar Xie who married into the Yu family? How come he seems more handsome than before after not seeing him for so many days?
That’s not the case, otherwise how could the Yu family take a fancy to him!
However, these whispers did not affect Xie Shu at all. His mind was elsewhere. What could be more important than the beautiful scenery before him?
Xi Mo followed Xie Shu and saw that his master seemed very interested in the dazzling array of goods in the market, so he took the initiative to suggest: "Master, why don't we go to Changlefang, the busiest place in the morning market?"
Xie Shu was attracted by the word "morning market" and nodded in agreement.
When they arrived at Changlefang, Xie Shu had already integrated into it. The vivid scenes around him were the same as what he had read in ancient books, but also a little different. It would be better to experience it personally.
But after a while, when Xie Shu was mixed in the crowded and bustling streets, it was hard to distinguish him.
At this time, Xie Shu did not forget to observe the humanities and customs of this era.
He saw that most people were wearing short brown robes, some of which were made of very simple fabrics, not even as good as those worn by the servants of the Yu family. However, short brown robes were originally the clothing of common people, which only proved that the Yu family was indeed richer than he had imagined.
Among them there were also people wearing brocade clothes, or wearing long gowns like him.
In addition, this place is very lively, with many merchants and travelers, and you can get a glimpse of the splendor of Jinling.
Soon, Xie Shu stopped at a place where a growing number of people were gathering.
Xi Mo looked up and became excited: "Master, these are people from an outside troupe who are performing, commonly known as 'opening the hall', let's go in and take a look!"
Xie Shu wanted to nod, but the crowd was like the sea, how could he squeeze in?
Who knew Ximo didn't care. He was agile and good at dealing with people, and he helped Xie Shu to open a path.
When he stood at the innermost part, Xie Shu could see it clearly.
I saw a big man about thirty years old performing a variety show. Every time he swallowed a sword and spit fire, the crowd applauded and cheered.
His partner was a young boy who looked only about sixteen or seventeen years old. He had a deft gait and a light body. Although he was not as powerful as the big man, for some reason the crowd's reaction was even more excited.
When Xie Shu was wondering, Xi Mo beside him said in amazement: "I didn't expect it was a Shuang'er."
Shuang'er?
Xie Shu keenly caught the idea of this word. He had seen it before in a book but never understood its meaning.
What's the difference between these two?
Xie Shu observed the other person carefully and saw that the young man had a more handsome face than most men and was dressed in brighter clothes, but there was nothing else different about him.
There seems to be a mole on the face, but it is too far away and cannot be seen clearly.
Just as Xie Shu was looking at the other person, he didn't know that the young man had already noticed Xie Shu.
He had been learning from the opera troupe since he was young, and he no longer considered himself an ordinary Shuang'er. However, he had suffered a lot over the years, and he had thought that if he had been born into an ordinary family, he would have started looking for a husband long ago.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived in Jinling, he saw such a handsome and pleasing young man. Although he didn't know whether he had a wife or concubines at home, the young man knew that with his background and origins, being a concubine would be good enough, so he might as well express his feelings and give it a try.
While asking for a reward, the young man took off the sachet on his waist when he was about to walk in front of Xie Shu.
Xie Shu did not fail to notice the difference, because the young man looked at him with a very strange expression, as if he was shy.
After all, he is a modern man. Xie Shu soon had an incredible idea. The other party seemed to like him as a man?
When the young man took off the sachet, Xie Shu was even more certain. In ancient times, people gave sachets as gifts to express love, but Xie Shu never expected that the other party would do this in public.
What surprised Xie Shu even more was that when the other people around him saw this, they all started to make a fuss and asked him to accept it quickly. Xie Shu looked around and saw no surprise or rejection on those people's faces. It seemed so normal.
Xi Mo, who was standing next to him, was also looking at this scene in surprise. Although his master had been good-looking before, he had never been involved in such a thing.
Seeing that the master did not respond, Xi Mo could not help but get a little anxious, and pulled the master's sleeve to remind him: "Master, there is a husband at home."
After these words were spoken, Xie Shu did not understand immediately. He was just brought back to his senses by Xi Mo's words. No matter how many doubts he had to sort out, he had to reject this feeling first.
Xie Shu's expression remained unchanged, his eyes as cold as before. His gaze swept across the red mole on the boy's face. In the end, he just shook his head without saying a word.
The young man had a premonition just now. When he got closer, he found that although this young man looked elegant, he was actually a very cold and aloof person.
I am obviously not bad looking, but I am not in his eyes at all.
The young man heard clearly the word "Langjun" said by the other party's servant. Before Shuang'er from this ordinary family got married, she was called "Brother", and after getting married, she was called "Fulang".
The other person is called "Langjun", so she must be of noble birth and deeply loved by her husband!
Thinking of this, the young man looked at Xie Shu with envy. He wondered what it was like for a man like this to cherish his husband.
However, since the other party had no interest in him and he had someone he deeply loved, the young man was free and easy and turned around and left.
When Xie Shu came out of the crowd, his mind was filled with a myriad of thoughts and he didn't know where to start for a moment. His ears seemed to be buzzing all the time. The little details of the past few days slowly gathered into a huge torrent that drowned him at a loss.
Then, Xie Shu closed his eyes, and what came to his mind sometimes was the red mole at the corner of his eye, as clear as cinnabar, and sometimes it was a slight smile scattered in his heart.
He suddenly said to Ximo: "Let's go back now."
Xi Mo noticed that his master didn't seem to want to be disturbed, so he followed his master obediently. The master and servant were each silenter than the other, but they didn't notice a figure standing not far away watching them.
Wei Qingtong just saw Xie Shu.
He came to the morning market to buy rouge today, and was also attracted by the variety show. However, when he arrived, it was already late, and the troupe was about to disperse. At this time, he heard the people next to him saying that Shuang'er, who performed the variety show, had taken a fancy to a handsome young man, but the handsome young man was deeply in love with his husband at home and immediately rejected her.
Upon hearing that, Wei Qingtong looked and discovered that the young man was none other than Xie Shu!
Wei Qingtong originally wanted to go up to him and talk to him, but couldn't help hesitating. After all, he was an unmarried woman. If he approached him like this in public, wouldn't he be no different from a circus performer?
Besides, Wei Qingtong didn't know whether Xie Shu would be angry with him.
That day, Wei Qingtong secretly made an appointment with Xie Shu to go on a pleasure boat tour without telling his parents, but they didn't expect that their pleasure boat was hit by another boat, and then...
Wei Qingtong didn't dare to stay any longer, so he could only call Xi Mo to leave quickly after seeing that Xie Shu was rescued.
Now that he saw that Xie Shu was safe, Wei Qingtong felt relieved. After all, how could he be angry with himself?
Wei Qingtong was delighted when he thought about how Xie Shu had rejected the other Shuang'er without hesitation. He knew very well that Xie Shu and Yu Chuxi were just putting on an act.
However, what disappointed Wei Qingtong was that he was clearly standing not far from Xie Shu, but Xie Shu did not see him.
At this moment, he saw Xie Shu suddenly turn his head and glance at him with a clear gaze. Wei Qingtong's heart skipped a beat and for some reason, he felt a little flustered. However, Xie Shu left without even staying for a second.
Xie Shu noticed a carriage covered in indigo silk coming from a distance with the word "Yu" written on it. He thought it should be the carriage of the Yu family.
After getting Xi Mo's confirmation, the servant of the Yu family also saw Xie Shu and came down with a bad look on his face and said, "Mr. Xie, please come back with us. The master wants to see you."
Xie Shu knew who the master he was talking about was, but he was not sure about the relationship now. Xie Shu coughed and asked, "Did something happen?"
The servant's expression became better, but he didn't say much: "Thank you, sir. You will know when you go back. This matter is related to the young master."
Xie Shu's expression changed slightly. He stopped asking questions and got on the carriage directly.
At this time, there was still a tense atmosphere in the Yu family mansion.
The two words "separation" that Yu Wanchun said just now sounded like a sudden thunder and lightning in Yu Wanli's ears.
Yu Wanli had thought before that their relationship might not be harmonious, but he didn't know that they actually lived separately. Could it be that his children had been hiding everything from him in the past three years?
Yu Wanli was already in poor health, and at this moment his blood was rushing to his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe. He did not want anyone to support him, and directly interrogated Yu Chuxi.
But even so, Yu Chuxi still refused to admit it and gave a good refutation.
In the end, Yu Wanli was helpless. He looked at the child's eyes, which were as black as ink and bottomless, except for one bright spot, which looked like flowing light and shining pearls.
At this moment, Yu Wanli couldn't tell what he was feeling in his heart. Why was this child so much like him and just as stubborn? But precisely because of this, Yu Wanli wanted to know the truth behind all this. Otherwise, how could he feel at ease?
At this time, Yu Wanchun did not forget to add fuel to the fire. He said, "Since Chu Xi is unwilling to say it, why not let Xie Shu come back and say it himself?"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Yu Chuxi's gaze shot towards him like a cold sword. Yu Wanchun was already feeling guilty, and he felt a little frightened.
However, Yu Chuxi didn't say anything in the end. His eyelashes drooped slightly, and the light and shadow left a graceful shadow on his jade-white face. No one knew his emotions.
In fact, Yu Chuxi didn't know why he didn't refuse. He could obviously delay it, but it would be a little troublesome.
Letting Xie Shu come back means that all the initiative in his hands will be handed over to the other party.
This was something Yu Chuxi was not used to.
But......
Yu Chuxi silently gathered his fingertips together, just to test him and see what kind of person he really was.
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