Although he thought so, Ma Xiao Shuai didn't ask further. Anyone with eyes could see that Dongfang Mu couldn't tell the old man's identity in detail, but Ma Xiao Shuai still had the ability to read people's expressions.
The white-browed old man stood up and bowed to Dongfang Mu.
"Then this old man will take his leave first."
Dongfang Mu stood up with the help of the chair's handle and said,""Alright, Butler Wang, take Mr. Gu down.”
Butler Wang quickly responded and jogged to Mr. Gu, making a gesture of invitation.
"Old Prime Minister, please wait."
Mr. Gu bowed again and walked out under Butler Wang's lead.
Ma Xiaoshuai stood up and prepared to leave as well. He was still in a hurry to find Dongfang Xueyu.
"Grandpa…"
"Defu, sit down."
To Ma Xiaoshuai's surprise, Dongfang Mu didn't seem to be in a hurry to let him leave. It seemed like he had something to say.
"Yes."
Ma Xiaoshuai sat down again and waited for the old man to speak.
"Defu, there are some things I have to tell you today.”
Dongfang Mu picked up a cup of tea and blew at it, as usual, he was neither hurried nor slow." I should have told you about this long ago, but after thinking about it, I decided to tell you now. Firstly, I don't want you to have any burden before the wedding. Secondly, I want to give you time to prepare.”
Ma Xiao Shuai lowered his head and didn't say anything. Although he didn't know what Dongfang Mu wanted to say, his intuition told him that it had something to do with his future plans.
"Defu," the old man put down the teacup in his hand and opened his eyes slightly."Do you have any thoughts of becoming an official in the court?"”
Ma Xiaoshuai's heart skipped a beat as he thought to himself.
"Grandson will listen to grandfather's arrangements."
Dongfang Mu seemed to be very satisfied with Ma Xiaoshuai's performance. He smiled and said,""Prepare yourself. The day after tomorrow, I'll send you to the imperial court to take up a certain position.”
"Yes."
Ma Xiaoshuai replied in a low voice. Although his face was calm, he was a little unwilling in his heart. This could not be said that he was lazy and did not work hard. In fact, the reason was that he had suffered too much in his original world and longed for a quiet and peaceful life. Although his current status was not low and he had a strong backer behind him, he still understood the principle that he could not help himself when he entered the imperial court. As the saying goes, the imperial court was as deep as the sea. Even if he relied on his backer to not be in danger, politics was politics after all. It was inevitable for him to scheme against each other on weekdays. This kind of life was not what he wanted.
Dongfang Mu saw that Ma Xiaoshuai agreed readily and didn't think about anything else." Then you can go down first. You should spend more time with Xue Yu these few days. You'll be busier in the future."”
Ma Xiaoshuai quickly replied,"Yes, grandpa, you should also take care of your rest."”
"Go ahead."
Dongfang Mu waved his hand and picked up the tea again.
Ma Xiao Shuai stood up, bowed slightly and left.
"Phew…"
Ma Xiaoshuai walked out of the door and turned the corner of the room. Seeing that there was no one around, he let out a deep breath.
If there were no accidents, the peaceful life would end in a few days, and then it would be replaced by another life. The peaceful life that Ma Xiaoshuai longed for finally declared bankruptcy, which made him unwilling from the bottom of his heart.
"I'll take it one step at a time, sigh!"
However, he still had to face reality. Ma Xiaoshuai did not like the way the weak behaved in resentful life. After a short period of thinking, he stopped thinking about it. Just like he said, he would take it one step at a time. As for now, he decided to find Dongfang Xueyu first.
After sorting out his mood, Ma Xiaoshuai put his signature smile back on his face and walked towards the back hall.
It was already dusk. The golden sunlight cast a long shadow on the surrounding scenery. Ma Xiaoshuai was walking on the path leading to the backyard. His brows were slightly furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.
After passing by a corner, Ma Xiaoshuai had just stepped in when he suddenly saw a fiery red shadow scuttling out. Ma Xiaoshuai subconsciously stretched out his hands to block.
When he touched it, he felt two soft objects in his hands. Ma Xiaoshuai didn't react and pinched it.
Full, soft, firm.
He raised his head and saw Qianyue, whom he had met this morning, standing opposite him. However, at this moment, this lady's expression wasn't very good. How should he put it? It was a complicated expression that contained 30% surprise, 30% dullness, 30% anger, and 30% shyness.
Ma Xiaoshuai didn't know what was in his hand.
Ma Xiaoshuai reluctantly retracted his hand and stared at the blushing Qianyue.
"Qianyue, why are you here?”
One had to be amazed by a certain someone's superhuman acting skills. It was not difficult to pretend that nothing had happened in this situation. The difficult thing was that one could still act like a good boy after getting a bargain without showing any signs of apology or panic.
Poor Qianyue had never experienced such a situation before. She forgot to think for a moment and stood rooted to the ground with a flushed face.
"Qianyue."
Another light voice came from the corner. It was Dongfang Xueyu.
"Xue Yu."
Ma Xiaoshuai called out with a smile.
Dongfang Xueyu, who had just walked out, didn't expect to see Ma Xiaoshuai here. She was stunned for a moment before walking up to him.
"Husband, have you bought everything for grandpa?”
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and said,"Yes, Ergou should have brought it back."”
Dongfang Xueyu nodded upon hearing this. Only then did she notice Qianyue beside her.
Qianyue, what's wrong?"
Ma Xiaoshuai looked provocatively at Qianyue, who had already regained her senses and was glaring at him. He threw a gloating look at her as if he was saying,'Beauty, yo, tell my wife that I touched you. I don't care.''
The pitiful Qianyue gritted her teeth as she looked at Ma Xiaoshuai. She had long wanted to kill him, but as an unmarried girl, the fact that Ma Xiaoshuai had touched his chest was a little difficult to say. If there was no one around, it would be fine, but her best friend was standing right beside her. She had to consider the consequences of saying this.
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled triumphantly and ignored Qianyue, who could kill him with her eyes. He turned to Dongfang Xueyu, who had a puzzled look on her face, and asked,""Xue Yu, why are you here?"
Dongfang Xueyu looked strangely at her best friend who was still gnashing her teeth and replied,""Qianyue invited me to her house to play. I didn't want to go, but Qianyue got angry again, so I chased after her and ran into you.”
"Oh…"
Ma Xiaoshuai deliberately dragged out his tone as he suddenly realized that it wasn't just his fault that he had coincidentally touched Qianyue's chest. Haha, who told you to jump out without even looking, you deserve it!
"Husband, I think I should go to Qianyue's house. Is that okay?”
Dongfang Xueyu saw Qianyue gnashing her teeth and thought that she was angry at her.
"Go to Qianyue's house? What's the matter?"
Ma Xiaoshuai glanced at Qianyue, who was at the side, somewhat unwilling. In fact, he didn't want his obedient and gentle wife to be with this unruly and willful fellow. He was afraid that she would learn the bad things.
"Yes…"
"What are you talking about? Let's go."
Qianyue interrupted Dongfang Xueyu's explanation and glared at Ma Xiaoshuai before pulling Dongfang Xueyu away.
Ma Xiaoshuai was furious. How dare he kidnap my wife in front of me?？？
"Hey, hey, stop!"
Qianyue ignored him and pulled the helpless Dongfang Xueyu without stopping.
"Husband, do you want to go?”
Dongfang Xueyu was being pulled by Qianyue and couldn't help but run. At this moment, she turned around and shouted at Ma Xiaoshuai.
Surprisingly, Ma Xiaoshuai didn't react to her words. Instead, Qianyue, who was originally fuming, suddenly stopped and turned around. Her eyes were filled with anticipation, but Ma Xiaoshuai was extremely calm and saw the sinister glint in this girl's eyes.
"What? Hehe, I won't go. You go…hehe.”
Ma Xiaoshuai laughed dryly and rejected him politely. He wouldn't agree to a lamb entering the tiger's den. Qianyue was obviously trying to get him into his territory. He would settle the old and new scores together, right? What a sinister woman. Fortunately, he was smart. Otherwise, if he didn't pay attention, wouldn't he be walking into a trap?
"Humph!"
Seeing that her plan had failed, Qianyue once again put on that murderous look and pulled Dongfang Xueyu, who still wanted to say something, away.
"Hey, wife, she's your best friend. She won't do anything to you. Don't worry.”
Ma Xiaoshuai mumbled to himself, then suddenly remembered something. He shouted at the two people who were walking away,""Hey, Xue Yu, when are you coming back?”
"Tomorrow!"
"Ah?"
Ma Xiaoshuai stood there, wanting to cry but no tears. He really wanted to shout-Wife, we haven't slept yet!!!!!
"Hey!"
Sighing, Ma Xiaoshuai stood there for a long time, then walked towards the backyard dejectedly.
The backyard of the Prime Minister's estate was exquisitely decorated. There was a small bridge, a pavilion, and a garden. Everything around it was quiet and natural. Because Dongfang Xueyu's boudoir was here, there was almost no one living nearby. Moreover, if the servants in the estate did not have permission, they were not allowed to enter this area.
It was also because of this that in the entire Prime Minister's Estate, other than Dongfang Mu's West Wing, this place was the quietest.
When Ma Xiaoshuai returned to the backyard, he happened to meet a very cute little servant girl. She looked to be only fifteen or sixteen years old, and her face was still inexperienced. When she saw Ma Xiaoshuai, she was stunned for a moment, and then she bowed with a blush.
"Guye."
Ma Xiaoshuai put on what he thought was the most innocent smile and said,""Get up."
The little servant girl lowered her head and softly said,"Guye, Third Master is affectionate."”
Third Elder Wen? Dongfang Changlin?
Ma Xiaoshuai was stunned for a moment before he recalled Dongfang Changlin's invitation at noon.
"Alright, lead the way."
"Yes."
The servant girl lowered her head and walked in front.
Ma Xiaoshuai walked behind her, smacking his lips as he admired the girl's graceful back. To be honest, this girl's facial features were very pleasing. In the words of the world he came from, she was cute. In addition, she blushed whenever she saw anyone, which made her very lovable. At this moment, Ma Xiaoshuai's eyes were not pure. Looking at the girl's small back, he had the urge to hug her.
However, this thought was quickly killed by Ma Xiaoshuai.
While he was angry at his sexual nature, he also made up his mind to eat Dongfang Xueyu as soon as possible to comfort his rising sexual desire. It should be known that sexual desire could not be suppressed. It needed to be vented.
"Guye, we're here."
Just as Ma Xiaoshuai was thinking about this, the servant girl in front of him had already stopped, her face flushed red as she stammered.
"Uh…Alright, you may leave."
Ma Xiaoshuai looked like he was caught in bed, he looked embarrassed.
It was obvious that although the little servant girl had her back to him, she also noticed the fiery gaze that belonged to Ma Xiao Shuai.
"Yes, sir!"
The little servant girl nodded like a chick pecking at rice and ran away with a red face.
Ma Xiaoshuai stood in place, looking at the frightened little girl, scratching his head awkwardly.
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