Chapter 062: Unsettled Mind
The business of Mi Ji was not greatly affected, but Yue Xiang Ge was greatly affected.
Firstly, Mi Ji no longer sold canned food to them. Many diners now came for the canned food. The dishes at Yue Xiang Ge were not top-notch either. Add to that the rumors about Yue Xiang Ge instigating poisoning, and diners spontaneously stayed away from Yue Xiang Ge. As a result, Yue Xiang Ge became deserted.
Yuexiang Pavilion was backed by the Xu family, and this time they tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice. Their business suddenly became bleak, and they couldn't find a solution for a while. Someone then mentioned that the fiancée of the third son of the second house was the sister-in-law of the shopkeeper Su of Mi Ji.
Speaking of which, Yuexiang Pavilion and Mi Ji are closely related.
Soon, Li Qingqing was called in for a talk by the second wife of the Xu family.
It was not easy to marry into the Xu family. Not only because the Li family had a scholar named Li Ziyuan who taught at the county school, but also because the Li family had a good financial background and had a reputation for nobility in Pingning County.
In addition, Li Qingqing was beautiful, which caught the eye of the second concubine of the Xu family.
But before getting married, Li Qingqing couldn't find a chance to get close to the Xu family, let alone show up in front of the second wife of the main house. Suddenly hearing that the lady had invited her, Li Qingqing was ecstatic, changed into her best clothes and jewelry and hurried to the appointment.
As a result, after arriving at the Xu family, she realized that the atmosphere was not right. After listening to the second wife's overt and covert threats, she realized that it was her sister-in-law's business that had a conflict with the Xu family's property.
Moreover, Su Lianyi seemed to be not polite at all to the Xu family.
After being treated with sarcasm, Li Qingqing received some jewelry as a reward from the lady. She felt grateful and uneasy at the same time, and became particularly angry with her sister-in-law.
Knowing that she was engaged to the Xu family, he was still so ruthless and made it difficult for her to face the Xu family... Is there any sister-in-law like this?
Not only was he reluctant to give her an extra dowry, but he was also holding her back. How could this be justified?
Li Qingqing went back and told her mother Li Wanhua about this. Li Wanhua also became angry when she heard it.
In her opinion, her daughter's marriage to the Xu family is of vital importance. After all, the Pingning Xu family and the Beijing Xu family are of the same origin. If she can establish a relationship with the Beijing Xu family in the future, then her son will have no worries about his future.
Li Wanhua patted her daughter's hand and soothed her, "Don't worry, I'll find someone to call that merchant girl back and give her a good lesson."
Only then was Li Qingqing satisfied.
Thinking about how helpless she was at the Xu family just now and how the clothes she wore were almost not as good as those of the maidservant beside Mrs. Xu, Li Qingqing decided to go to the silk shop tomorrow to make some good clothes.
Anyway, the silk shop only needs to sign the order, and Su Lianyi will settle the bill later. I don’t want to give her a dowry, so it’s not too much for her to make a few nice clothes, right?
If she had not married her brother, how could Su Lianyi, a daughter of a merchant family, become the wife of a juren? If she became the wife of an official in the future thanks to her relationship with the Xu family, she would be extremely grateful to her sister-in-law.
This is what Su Lianyi should give her...
Su Lianyi has been closing in these two days, and Shen Ning is basically busy with the affairs of Mi Ji. She was busy until very late last night and almost couldn't get up to practice martial arts early in the morning.
Ever since that day when she was attacked and assassinated, Shen Ning started to learn Kung Fu from Yuan Yue. Although she had learned some self-defense skills in her previous life, which was a little better than that of ordinary people, if she compared herself with Yuan Yue and the others, forget it, they couldn't be compared at all.
I thought that I should have some ability to protect myself. If I couldn't rely on others someday, only my own abilities could save me.
So during this period of time, Chen Ning would learn some kung fu from Yuan Yue every morning.
A few days ago, Yuan Yue had been asking her to practice basic skills, such as horse stance and tendon stretching. After these days, she realized that Chen Ning was not completely without foundation and was not doing it on a whim, so she started to teach her the moves.
What Chen Ning wanted to learn was close combat... She didn't dream of wielding a sword and fighting someone face to face. Moreover, she was good at archery, but her weakness was mainly in close combat.
Yuanyue prepared a long and narrow dagger for her to defend herself and taught her how to use it.
Yuan Yue and the others learned how to kill people in the fastest and most efficient way, and they taught Chen Ning the same tricks.
Xiao Nanchen didn't sleep well last night but still woke up early in the morning, and then he heard some noise outside.
After a simple wash, she went out and saw Shen Ning learning kung fu with the guards around her. In order not to affect her movements, she also changed into convenient clothes.
The dark red robe had neat arrow sleeves and was tightly tied at the waist. The hem of the robe fluttered in the air without even touching the ground. He wore a pair of sheepskin boots. His hair was not tied up in a bun yet, but was simply tied up high on his head... He actually had a youthful air that was difficult to tell whether he was male or female.
His Royal Highness Prince Ding suddenly recalled the absurd dream from last night. His face looked a little ugly, and he turned around to leave, but he didn't expect to hear Shen Ning's low cry suddenly.
Shen Ning hadn't expected that Yuan Yue would be so ruthless... She stabbed him with a knife, but he caught her forearm. Then, he used the force to lift her arm and threw her forward.
She didn't know any martial arts skills, so she flew out.
Shen Ning exclaimed, and then she saw Xiao Nanchen in front of her. She quickly shouted: "Anan..."
The figure that was originally flying towards the courtyard wall was hooked back by Xiao Nanchen's waist. He turned around to relieve the force and put the figure down steadily. Xiao Nanchen frowned and looked at Yuanyue: "She doesn't know martial arts, don't you know the severity of the situation?"
The young man, who had just flown to save someone, fell back halfway. Upon hearing this, he half-knelt down and said, "Miss, please forgive me."
Shen Ning quickly said: "Get up, get up, what are you doing, there's nothing wrong."
She bent her elbow and nudged Xiao Nanchen, who looked stern. "Yuanyue has never taught anyone before, and I'm a rookie, so it's normal that I didn't control my strength well for a moment."
Xiao Nanchen suddenly realized something and abruptly withdrew his hand that was still clasped around her waist.
Shen Ning was still in shock and didn't notice anything.
Across from her, Yuan Yue stood up and lowered her head, looking extremely guilty. "Miss, I'm afraid I'm not suitable to teach."
Shen Ning didn't want to burden him: "It's okay, it's a small matter. You are so good at kung fu, you will know it next time. Don't think too much."
Beside him, Xiao Nanchen suddenly asked, "Why don't you learn from Qiyue?"
As Shen Ning walked back to change clothes and wash up, she casually explained, "Qiyue has been too busy with the store these days."
Yuan Yue heard that the second young master seemed to not want him to continue teaching the young lady kung fu, so he went back to his residence in silence and called Er Yue over.
"You will teach the young lady starting tomorrow."
Er Yue's eyes suddenly lit up, but then darkened again. He turned his head and said stiffly, "The lady doesn't like me."
Yuan Yue frowned and looked up when she heard this: "Miss, treat us all equally. It doesn't matter whether you like her or not. Just do what you are asked to do. Don't think about it."
February pursed her lips uncomfortably: "Oh."
Knowing that Er Yue was cold and gloomy but still somewhat immature, he was usually silent and taciturn and didn't approach Chen Ning. In fact, he envied others playing and laughing with the young lady. He solemnly warned: "Be careful when teaching. The young lady is different from us. She is weak."
Er Yue suddenly looked up and said, "Brother, why don't you teach yourself? Miss likes you the most."
Yuan Yue's expression suddenly froze: "You seem to be talking too much today. If you don't want me to go, I'll let San Yue go."
Eryue immediately shut up and walked out without looking back, not giving Yuanyue a chance to regret.
Yuanyue was the only one left in the room.
Even though he appears mature and steady, his age has not lost the youthfulness on his face.
Yuanyue knew that she couldn't teach and couldn't teach anymore.
At that moment just now, it wasn't that he failed to control his strength, but that he was... distracted.
In fact, ever since the day when Shen Ning was attacked with a pale face, trying to calm herself down but unconsciously hiding behind him, he has had some strange thoughts uncontrollably.
He liked that feeling, the feeling of standing in front of her and protecting her tightly... and being trusted by her wholeheartedly.
The young man had never known anything about love affairs. He had thought that he wanted to be her most capable subordinate and be trusted and relied upon by his master. But just a moment ago, when she stabbed him with a knife and restrained him, at such a close distance, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance.
At that moment, the boy was clearly aware of his own distracted mind... He was startled by himself, and then lost focus and failed to control his strength, almost hurting her.
So, never get close again.
She was the master, the master who had saved him and all of them. His unbridled thoughts were too despicable and shameful...
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