After Yuan Ruoying entered the Ying Tian Manor, she was arranged to stay in the side courtyard of the Second Hall for a while. Moreover, she stayed there for more than twenty days. In these twenty days, other than the Eldest Young Miss of the residence who came to visit him a few times, no one else came to this side courtyard. Especially that annoying person who was dressed in golden clothes and looked like a human being. He actually didn't come to see him even once. Thinking of his grinning face made her feel disgusted, but that face that always had a smirk on it couldn't be removed from her mind. It was infuriating.
In the afternoon, when Yuan Ruoying was taking an afternoon nap, the maidservant Xiuchun came in and woke her up."Young Lady, I was enjoying the shade in the courtyard just now when I heard someone outside the manor calling for Young Master to return to the manor. I peeked out from the crack of the door and saw that the man in gold that Miss had snatched had returned.”
"Oh!" When Yuan Ruoying heard that Ying Tianlong had returned to the residence, she felt an inexplicable excitement in her heart. However, Ruoying did not show it on her face. That person was a bastard and her enemy. He was an evil person like her father. He colluded with his father and even snatched him back to the residence to be placed under house arrest. And the most unbearable thing was that after this person threw him into the residence, he never came to see him again. What does this have to do with me? Thinking of this, Yuan Ruoying's face tensed up and she said,""Xiuchun, don't go and see useless things in the future. If you're willing, just stay here obediently. If you don't want to accompany me, I'll talk to that young miss and ask you to go home.”
"Miss, it's not that I'm talking too much, but we should ask that person when he comes back. What's the matter with leaving our miss here like this?”Xiuchun spoke up for Yuan Ruoying,"Besides, I came with Young Lady of my own free will. I just can't stand snobbish people like Old Master. Fortunately, Master had given Miss to a man who looked like a human. If Master had given Miss to Jia Shidao to curry favor with him, Miss would have died a horrible death.”
"Xiuchun, can you speak less? No matter what, daddy is still my daddy. Sigh, who asked me to be born as a girl? I have the heart to serve the country, but I have no family to serve the country.”Ruo Ying lowered her head and said.
"Young miss, why don't we take advantage of the chaos in this residence and escape?”Xiuchun suggested.
"Don't talk nonsense. Father must have some unspeakable business with this fellow by sending me to him. If I have the chance to stay here, I can still persuade them. If I escape, not to mention what my father will do, my mother and brother will definitely be scolded and beaten by this fellow and my father. How can I escape?"
"Aiya, Miss, this and that won't do. Then what should we do?”Xiuchun asked worriedly.
"Sigh, let's see if this fellow can come to this small courtyard in the next few days. If he comes, I'll explain the matter to him clearly so that mother and little brother won't be implicated in the future.”Ruo Ying said helplessly.
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After Ying Tianlong left his aunt's wife, Young Master Li's boudoir, he went to the second hall where he lived and strolled to the door of Yuan Ruoying's courtyard.
Although he had come in high spirits, Ying Tianlong hesitated when he reached the entrance of the courtyard. Ying Tianlong had many ways to make a girl he was familiar with laugh. No matter how angry the girl was, she couldn't stand Ying Tianlong's two jokes. However, to Yuan Ruoying, a stranger and even a girl who was hostile to him, Ying Tianlong's heart did not follow her. At this moment, even how to speak when they met was a problem.
However, Ying Tianlong's heart could not let go of Ruoying, who was as beautiful as an otherworldly fairy. The best proof was Ying Tianlong's dazed expression when they met that day.
Fortunately, Ying Tianlong's ability to adapt to the situation was extremely strong. In addition, he was naturally thick-skinned, so he only hesitated for a moment before raising his hand to knock on the door knocker of the small courtyard.
"Who is it?" The door knocker only rang a few times before the door of the small courtyard opened. Following the question, Xiuchun poked her head out and saw the golden-robed Ying Tianlong in front of the door. He was elegant, had an extraordinary aura, and had a heroic aura.
'Casually elegant, extraordinary bearing, and valiant spirit' was the evaluation Ying Tianlong gave himself. However, this evaluation was still acknowledged by many people. For example, his aunt, Li Shishi Jr., Yu 'er, Feng' er, Lin Tao, Lu Yu, Hua Wuhen, and Ying Tianlong's future wife, Wu Yongyong, all approved of him. It was just that they had mocked Ying Tianlong when they acknowledged him.
Xiuchun's expression changed faster than the weather in June. Her bright smile immediately turned into a papaya face when she saw Ying Tianlong. After opening the courtyard door, Xiuchun said,""What are you doing here? My young miss doesn't want to see you."
"Haha, this is my house. To put it nicely, you are my guests, but to put it bluntly, you are my servants gifted by the magistrate. As long as it's someone I want to see, who dares not to see me?”There was still a way to deal with a little servant girl, Ying Tianlong.
Xiuchun was about to retort when Ruoying said,""Xiuchun, you can't be reckless. No matter what, we came from a scholarly family. How can we lower ourselves to the level of a scoundrel? If he wants to come in, let him in."
" You can go in. My lady has spoken. Otherwise, hmph-"
"What else can I do? You can't possibly eat me in one bite, right?”
"Eat you? Ha, I'm afraid I'll get a mouth full of sex. Let me tell you, when you see my young miss, you have to behave yourself. Don't make my young miss angry, or else I won't let you off.”
"Hahaha, hahahaha, laughable, extremely laughable. I've seen big faces, but I've never seen one as big as yours. I've seen a mosquito that claimed to be able to suck all the blood out of people, but in the end, that mosquito was killed by a slap. In the future, when the little girl says harsh words, you must look at who you're talking to. Otherwise, you wouldn't even know how you died.”Ying Tianlong deliberately said those harsh words to scare this talkative little servant girl.
As expected, after hearing Ying Tianlong's ruthless words, Xiuchun did not dare to speak anymore. At this moment, Ruo Ying rushed out of the room and came in front of Ying Tianlong."Young Master, please don't. This little servant girl doesn't know etiquette.”
"This little servant girl doesn't know etiquette, then may I ask if Young Lady knows about Zhou etiquette?”
"I know a thing or two. May I know what Young Master wants to know?”Yuan Ruoying lowered her head and said. Her voice was really like the voice of a bird, making people want to hear it.
"Since Miss Ruoying knows about the rites of Zhou, why did you call me a scoundrel just now? If Miss Ying knew about the Rites of Zhou, before she knew who I, Ying Tianlong was, she would slander the front and be hostile to the back? If Miss Ying knows about the rites of Zhou, you should know that after your father sent you to me, you should obey my orders and not go to the courtyard to welcome me. If he wants to come in, let him in." Ying Tianlong found a topic to talk about and couldn't stop talking.
" This…" Hearing Ying Tianlong's seemingly reasonable words, Ruo Ying was speechless.
Seeing this, Ying Tianlong was secretly pleased. He knew that he could at least make Ruoying happy today. Ying Tianlong waved his hand and said,"Come, bring the fresh fruits and tea that I have picked for Miss Ruoying over the past ten days."”
The yes-man who had been waiting outside the door with a large plate of fruits, pears, and peaches hurriedly walked over when he heard Ying Tianlong's instructions. When he arrived at the courtyard entrance, he even gave Xiuchun a look. Xiuchun also gave him a look when she saw him. As for what the two of them were communicating with their eyes, no one knew.
The yes-man and Xiuchun exchanged glances. They thought that they were very secretive, but Ying Tianlong and Yuan Ruoying saw everything.
The yes-man carried the plate full of fruits into the house, while Yuan Ruoying was still standing in the courtyard in a daze. Ying Tianlong said,"Miss Ruoying, I am Ying Tianlong." That day at the magistrate's yamen, because of an emergency, I didn't have the time to explain the root cause to Miss. I hope Miss Ruoying can forgive me.”
Ruo Ying, who was already in a daze, was stunned when she heard Ying Tianlong's 180-degree turn. He thought to himself, What is this person up to? Why was he so arrogant and respectful now? Just now, when she was reprimanding Xiuchun, she was very merciless, and when she was interrogating him, she was even more aggressive and did not allow anyone to breathe. Why was he being offered fruit tea and asked politely now? Strange, absolutely strange. Hmm, I'll answer him accordingly. I'd like to see what kind of medicine he's selling.
"Young master, oh, I should call you wangye. Just now, this little girl was too rash. I hope wangye can forgive me if my words offended you.”
"Haha, what prince? My baby name is Xiao Bao, and I'm 15 years old this year. If Miss Ruoying is older than me, then call me Brother Bao. If Miss Ruoying is younger than me, then call me Brother Bao. Hahaha, we're family now that we've entered the Ying Tian Mansion. In the future, if Miss Ruoying has any problems, just tell me. I, Ying Tian Long, will answer them all.”
"Oh, what can His Highness agree to?”
"Of course."
"Then please let Xiuchun and I go.”
"You want to leave? Sure. But may I ask where Miss Ruoying is going?”
"Your highness doesn't need to worry about this. As long as your highness is willing to let us go, this little girl will be extremely grateful.”
"Hahaha, I shouldn't have asked, but this is Suzhou, and Miss Ruoying is the daughter of the magistrate. I, Ying Tianlong, have no choice but to ask. Miss Ruoying, please think about it. Your father personally sent you to me. If you go home, your father will definitely send you back. And if Miss Ruoying wants to go somewhere else, then I, Ying Tianlong, should ask. Now that the war was in chaos, there were fights and killings everywhere. Miss Ruoying was beautiful and her shoes were small, so it was inevitable that there would be evil people disturbing her on the way to her hometown. How can I be at ease?”
"You don't have to pretend to be merciful. You just have to let us go.”Xiuchun helped Miss Ruoying to advance and retreat. She did not expect Ying Tianlong to berate her and scare her away.""Luo Qian's girl, how can you speak here? Go back to the side and serve your young miss.”
After the yes-man placed the fruits and tea on the table, Ying Tianlong said to him,"You and that little girl who loves to play around will go out and guard the door first. Without my permission, none of you are allowed to come in.”
"Yes, Young Master." The yes-man responded, then gave Hideharu a look and walked out of the room.
Seeing the yes-man and the talkative little servant girl leave, Ying Tianlong pulled a chair for Miss Ruoying and said,"Miss Ruoying, please take a seat. Come, try this fresh fruit. These were all fruits from the mountains and were extremely rare to see in the city. Even if the magistrate wanted to spend money, he couldn't buy them.”
Hmph, he's quite concerned about me and is quite polite to me. However, you've miscalculated by using this trick to fool a little girl. Before this lady knows what you're up to, this lady will definitely not give you a good look. Therefore, Miss Ruoying stood at the side and did not move at all. Moreover, she still had a stern face and did not have a good expression.
Ying Tianlong didn't care about this. He picked up a fruit and said,""It is said that this fruit is only suitable for girls to eat. If a man eats it, he will have a cold stomach and a slippery pulse. When I was picking these fruits, a mountain man told me this. He even told me a story. It was said that there was a rich young master who went to the mountains to play. When he saw that this fruit was beautiful, he insisted on asking someone to pluck it for him to eat. The mountain people said: This fruit boy can't eat, eat will get sick.
However, the young master insisted on eating it. The servants around him could not persuade him, so they only picked the fruit for him to eat. After the young master finished eating one, nothing happened. He said that the mountain people had lied to him and asked the servant to continue picking fruits for him to eat. This time, the young master broke out in a cold sweat after eating less than two of them. In the end, he fell to the ground with a thud. The servants quickly took the young master home. His family's councilor and An Ren were frightened when they saw him. They hurriedly asked the doctor to come and treat the young master.
The young master's bedroom was made like a boudoir. Because the young master was afraid of the cold, a thick curtain was hung on the bed. The doctor put his hand into the curtain and pressed on the young master's delicate wrist to take his pulse. After taking the pulse, he said to the minister and An Ren, Congratulations, congratulations, your daughter-in-law is fine and is pregnant.”
"Hehehe, how funny. What happened after that?" Ruo Ying laughed after hearing Ying Tianlong's joke. After saying that, Miss Ruoying felt that she had lost her composure, so she quickly suppressed her laughter and shut her mouth.
Actually, Ying Tianlong's joke wasn't funny at all. It was just that Miss Ruoying usually hid in her boudoir and read the Four Books and Five Classics. She had never heard such a joke. Therefore, after Ying Tianlong finished speaking, Miss Ruoying burst out laughing. When Ying Tianlong saw Ruoying smiling and asking him again, he took the opportunity to say,"After that, I told the mountain man, Old man, I picked these fruits to give to a beautiful sister at home. When the mountain man heard this, he said,"Yes, it's good for girls to eat this fruit. After eating this fruit, they will definitely become more and more beautiful and tender." Since Young Master is plucking it for your sister, then pluck more. Haha, after this, I'll be the one who brings these fruits to Sister Ruoying.”
Ying Tianlong knew what Miss Ruoying meant when she asked," What happened after that?" However, he twisted the original meaning of her words and said it like that. The reason was to make Ruoying happy so that he could continue to answer her.
As expected, Ruoying lowered her head and pondered after hearing Ying Tianlong's words," Could it be that this fellow really misses me, cares about me, and likes me? However, he was quite good at making people happy. Then, he wouldn't be a villain, right? I heard that villains use force, but he has always been so polite to me and even picked these fruits from the mountains for me…
Just as Yuan Ruoying was in a daze, Ying Tianlong suddenly stood up and faced the north, muttering in a low voice,"" When the flames of war rise, the men look north. Their blood splatters on the battlefield. They drive away the barbarians with their spears and horses. They protect the mountains and rivers. They are heroes. Miss Ruoying, this poem was written by me when I bid farewell to my master and returned to Suzhou. There are still some flaws in the words, so I hope Miss Ruoying will be generous to enlighten me.”
"Good poem, good lyrics, good spirit, good responsibility.”After Miss Ruoying heard Ying Tianlong's low recitation, she said four " good " in a row. However, Ying Tianlong's words at the end did not enter her ears at all. She was completely immersed in the poem and began to savor it carefully.
"The poem is a good poem, but it is hard for Ruoying to believe that you wrote it. How could someone with such a heart be so despicable as to extort others and steal their children? How could such an ambitious person collude with corrupt officials?”
"Miss Ruoying is right, but Miss Ruoying is wrong about one thing. Extorting is true, but snatching someone is something you have no choice. Miss Ruoying will understand Ying Tianlong's intentions in the future. I came today to ask Miss Ruoying to help me with something. I wonder if Miss Ruoying will agree?”
"Work? What is it?" Ruoying asked coldly.
"Due to the chaos of war, a large number of Great Song citizens living in the north fled to Suzhou. Currently, the money and food allocated by the imperial court to the various prefectures have all been embezzled by corrupt officials. I have no choice but to extort them back from each prefecture. Now, the Ying Tian Manor has already taken in more than 200,000 refugees. They need a large number of people to settle these disaster victims, so they have specially come to ask Miss Ruoying for help.”
"You? Take in disaster victims? You still want to settle all 200,000 people?”Miss Ruoying asked Ying Tianlong three questions in disbelief.
"Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to Miss Ruoying. How about this? From tomorrow onwards, Miss Ruoying will walk around and take a look.”
I don't know what Miss Ruoying's decision is, but let's watch the next exciting segment.
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