"Young Master, why did you throw the portrait that Old Master gave you on the ground?”Qiao Sheng opened his eyes wide and looked at his master in surprise. He did not even look at the person in the painting before throwing it away.
"Can't I?" Zhangsun Qi lazily glanced sideways at Qiao Sheng, who was stuttering in fear. His handsome face was filled with a sullen expression.
"But, but that's the Young Madam that Old Master chose for you!”Even if he had to borrow courage from the heavens, Qiao Sheng would not dare to pick up the painting that was abandoned by the young master.
"Young Madam? Don't mention these three words in front of me in the future.”
Zhangsun Qiyang revealed an extremely dangerous smile, making Qiao Sheng involuntarily stay away from him.
" Young Master, I have to mention it. This is the wish that the Old Master made to you and the other eleven young masters on his fifty-ninth birthday. So," Qiao Sheng, whose scalp was gradually numb, stole a glance at his master's strange expression and then stole a glance at the beauty painting on the ground.
It's so beautiful! Why didn't Young Master want such a beautiful Young Madam? If it was him, he would definitely go and marry her immediately!
"Qiaosheng."
"I'm here." Qiao Sheng blushed and jumped up.
"You like it, right? Then I'll give her to you." Zhangsun Qi narrowed his eyes and pointed at the painting on the ground that he didn't like.
" Young, Young Master, don't make me look bad. The beautiful girl in this painting is the future young master that Old Master has carefully selected." Seeing his master's eyes suddenly widen, Qiao Sheng forcefully swallowed the last two words back into his stomach.
"So what? The old man has taken a fancy to this woman. If he likes her, why don't you take her as a concubine? Anyway, I don't mind having another grandmother.”Zhangsun Qi looked at the little servant who seemed to be foaming at the mouth with a smile.
"But the Old Master clearly said that in a year's time, on his 60th birthday, you must bring the girl in the painting back to congratulate him!”Qiao Sheng cried and reminded his cynical master.
"He said that. What does it have to do with me?”Zhangsun Qi laughed unrestrainedly. If he had known that this was a trick the old man was playing on purpose, he would not have stepped into the house.
Qiao Sheng pursed his lips and didn't dare to reply.
"Bring me the painting." Zhangsun Qi suddenly ordered.
Qiao Sheng was pleasantly surprised. He quickly picked up the scroll on the ground and respectfully presented it to Zhangsun Qi.
However, Qiao Sheng was happy too early because he watched Zhangsun Qi roll up the scroll and put it close to the candle. In an instant, the beautiful painting drawn by the famous craftsman slowly disappeared bit by bit.
"Young Master's painting is gone." Qiao Sheng kneeled on the ground and stared at the ashes in disbelief.
"I know." Zhangsun Qi shrugged and looked at Qiao Sheng's cowardly appearance.
Tsk, this kid had been training outside with him for a long time, but why was he still so unimproved!
"Young Master, now that the painting has been burned, how should I explain this to Old Master?"
"Why are you still kneeling here? Hurry up and pack your things. We're leaving.”Zhangsun Qi resisted the urge to kick Qiao Sheng away and walked into the inner room.
"Qi 'er, how is the bride that grandpa found for you? Do you like her?”Before Old Minister Zhangsun entered the hall, his old but sonorous voice made Zhangsun Qi stop in his tracks. "Eh? Qiao Sheng, what did you do wrong? " Otherwise, why would you kneel…" His sharp eyes caught a glimpse of a small piece of unfinished paper in front of Qiao Sheng, and his old face turned green on the spot.
" Old Master, please don't misunderstand. This is definitely not the painting that you sent to Young Master." Qiao Sheng's drawing became darker and darker, which made the old councilor Zhangsun's face turn even paler.
Old Minister Zhangsun, who knew that he could not fight his grandson head-on, suppressed his anger and forced a smile. He stroked his beard and asked,"Qi 'er, are you dissatisfied with this Xiang Family's child?”
"That's right, I'm quite dissatisfied.”Zhangsun Qi, who had returned to the hall, sat back in his chair helplessly. He looked provocatively at the old minister Zhangsun, who had almost lost his cool.
"The Xiang family's child is so beautiful and gentle, what else are you not satisfied with?”Endure it! Don't be fooled by this kid.
"Grandpa, do you really want to hear it?" Zhangsun Qi smiled cunningly.
"Tell me quickly."
"To put it simply, as long as you choose it, I'm not satisfied.”
"You!" Old Minister Zhangsun couldn't help but roar,""You unfilial grandson."
"Old Master, don't be angry, don't be angry. Young Master is just joking with you.”Qiao Sheng quickly comforted the angry old minister Zhangsun, afraid that he would not be able to hold his breath.
"Qiaosheng, you should slap me. How could I joke with grandfather?”He arrogantly curled his lips, not quite agreeing with Qiao Sheng.
"Young Master!" Could it be that Master wanted to anger the Old Master to death?
"I don't care if you're joking or pretending to be stupid, you'll go to Green Dou City tomorrow to see that Xiang Family kid.”His tone changed from overbearing at the beginning to earnest advice at the end.
Would Young Master soften his heart and go along with Old Master's wishes?
"It's only been a while since we last met. Grandpa's acting skills are getting better and better.”Zhangsun Qi's lips twitched slightly as he stared at the pale-faced Old Minister Zhangsun mockingly.
It was over! Qiao Sheng couldn't help but slap his forehead.
"Sigh, I'm old and useless. No one will pay attention to me anymore. Maybe one day, when I die halfway, no one will collect my corpse. Sigh, sigh, what's the use of having so many children and grandchildren? None of them can pity my poor life."
"Alright, stop reading!"
Zhangsun Qi impatiently stopped Old Minister Zhangsun's long speech.
However, Minister Zhangsun clearly had the determination to not give up until he achieved his goal. He continued to reveal his misfortune.
"I might not be able to celebrate my 60th birthday, so you should prepare a coffin for me as soon as possible."
"Qing Dou City, right?"
Zhangsun Qi casually interjected, effectively shutting the old councilor Zhangsun up. His bleak face swept away, and he hurriedly nodded in agreement.
"Qi 'er, I knew you were the most filial to me.”Old Minister Zhangsun said with tears in his eyes.
"Is that so?" Zhangsun Qi smiled meaningfully.
"Qi 'er, grandfather can guarantee you that the Xiang Family's child is definitely a peerless beauty. Her temperament is also absolutely gentle and gentle. If you see her, you will definitely bring her back immediately.”Old Minister Zhangsun tried his best to arouse his grandson's interest. Which man wouldn't love a beauty?
Bring him back immediately? Zhangsun Qi supported his chin with one hand, and a strange luster appeared on his handsome face.
"Alright then! I'll follow grandfather's wishes and bring the Xiang Family's girl back immediately.”
When he heard his grandson compromise, Old Minister Zhangsun was so happy that he almost danced with joy. However, Qiao Sheng, who was peeking at his master's expression from the side, looked dejected as if a disaster was imminent. The two people's reactions formed a strong contrast.
Green Dou City's Xiang Village
"Xiang Qinglian!"
Although Minister Xiang had already mastered the ability to prevent his clothes from getting wet from the tea he spat out, he still had to practice his voice every day.
"Father, what do you think of my newly concocted tea? Is it much better than yesterday's ginseng tea?”A delicate and beautiful woman dressed in foundation and green silk with an elegant and graceful expression was walking lightly. She should be said to be jumping up and down as she came to Minister Xiang and asked with a smile and anticipation.
"Is this tea drinkable?" Seeing his daughter's innocent face, Minister Xiang had the determination to scold her, but he still held it in.
Sigh! Who asked Lian 'er to be the only pearl in his palm? But why did the things she did go against that gentle and gentle face?
Ever since she learned how to walk, she had been climbing trees and causing trouble. She had even used scissors to cut off the beard that he was so proud of during his afternoon nap. In the face of her endless mischievous actions, he could not say anything harsh to her innocent face after the incident.
Even giving her a delicate name could not change her natural playful nature. Sigh!
"Who said it can't be drunk? I've already given it to Ah Huang to try. It drank happily!”Xiang Qinglian pouted.
"Who is Ah Huang?" It must be some stupid brat who wants to please Lian 'er. Otherwise, who would dare to drink tea with a large amount of spirit added?
"Dad, you don't even know who Ah Huang is?”
"There are nearly a hundred servants in the Xiang Village. How can Father remember all of them?”
"Dad, Ah Huang isn't a servant anymore. He's the big yellow dog that guards the side door.”
"A dog? You're comparing a dog to your father!" Minister Xiang was so angry that he almost crushed his teacup.
"Father, are you angry?" In an instant, Xiang Qinglian's beautiful face collapsed, her snow-white hands clasped in front of her, waiting for his next instruction.
Looking at her pitiful and delicate appearance, Minister Xiang swallowed back his words. He sighed and weakly "comforted" his daughter."Don't do it again next time."
"Qinglian knows." When she turned around and left the hall, she couldn't help but stick out her tongue. Just like when she came, she jumped and hummed a song and disappeared from Minister Xiang's sight.
No! He had to quickly think of a way to suppress his increasingly clever daughter.
Yes, let's do this in advance.
"Miss, it's over, it's over!"
A maidservant hurried to a water pavilion that was hung with red lanterns and shouted at Xiang Qinglian, who was eating dinner while feeding a big yellow dog by her feet.
"The bowl is gone. Can't you just get another one?”Xiang Qinglian smiled as she looked at the big yellow dog pretending to be dead.
"It's not that the bowl is gone, but it's over. No, no, you can't say it's over!”
"What are you talking about? What are you trying to say?”
"Young miss, when this servant passed by the hall just now, I actually heard the minister talking to the matchmaker about giving you to her."
"Get kicked out." Xiang Qinglian smiled sweetly and finished the conversation for her, not affected by the servant girl's nervousness at all.
"It's worse than this. Our Xiang Village is about to have a groom.”
"Oh, so father is planning to marry me off.”Father's actions were too fast. She still had many new and fun tricks that she had not let him try!
"No, no, it's the squire who can't bear to marry the young miss off, but to use a son-in-law.”
"Recruit?" Even if Xiang Qinglian put on a shocked expression, she still looked like a budding hibiscus in the eyes of outsiders, making people pity her.
"Yes! The official has already asked the matchmaker to look around for a noble young master in our Green Dou City who has a good family background and is willing to inherit our Xiang Manor.”The servant girl was so excited that she accidentally kicked the big yellow dog. The dog was in pain and barked at the servant girl," Ah! Miss, save me!" The little servant girl who wanted to express her opinion was scared by the dog and shouted for help. She was chased by the dog and disappeared.
Xiang Qinglian let out a melodious laugh, but after a moment, she suddenly stopped laughing. Her beautiful face quietly stared at the sparkling waves on the lake, as if she was a fairy who was eager to float away with the wind. At this moment, only her twinkling eyes revealed her personality.
Hehe, how could she, Xiang Qinglian, let her father have his way so easily?
All of a sudden, a figure approached and took away the fairy maiden who was plotting something.
Although Zhangsun Qi was carrying a beautiful lady on his shoulder, he still landed lightly in the back room of an inn.
Zhangsun Qi pushed open the door and placed Xiang Qinglian on the chair under Qiao Sheng's dumbstruck gaze.
He bent down to look into her panicked eyes and went straight to the point."You'd better believe that I can knock you out with one palm before you scream.”After saying that, he immediately unsealed her acupuncture points.
"Who are you? Why did you capture me?" Xiang Qinglian shrank back in fear, almost kneeling and begging for mercy.
Before she understood the intentions of this arrogant man who kidnapped her, she would use this weak appearance to deal with him.
Zhangsun Qi slowly straightened his body, but his sharp gaze did not leave her timid face.
"Please let me go! I'm a defenseless and weak woman, I, I "
"Zhangsun Qi." He called out his name in disgust.
Humph! Xiang Qinglian's personality was just like what her grandfather had said. She was so weak!! He was utterly disgusted.
It was a waste that her face was so beautiful, tsk! And it really matched her personality.
" Eldest Young Master, I have no grudges against you. You…" Her trembling little hands clutched tightly at her lapels, her eyes gradually turning red.
"Zhangsun is a compound surname." Now, not only was she weak and timid, but she was also a completely ignorant and stupid girl.
"Young Master Zhangsun, please let me go back, okay? Otherwise, my father will be worried, my mother will be worried, my servant girls will be worried, and even my big yellow dog will be worried."
"Shut up."
Xiang Qinglian was so frightened by his domineering tone that she panted, and bean-sized transparent tears fell without warning.
"Don't cry out loud."
Xiang Qinglian could only bite her lower lip and sob silently. Her helpless and weak appearance finally made Qiao Sheng, who was at the side, unable to watch.
"Young Master, Miss Xiang is so pitiful. Please don't bully her anymore.”
"Qiaosheng."
Zhangsun Qi's friendly call made Qiao Sheng's back instantly turn cold, and he got out of the way while muttering in a low voice.
"That little brother is still the best."
Zhangsun raised his eyebrows, scaring Xiang Qinglian so much that she quickly closed her lips.
"As long as you cooperate with me obediently, I won't make things difficult for you.”Zhangsun Qi narrowed his black eyes and looked at the delicate woman whose eyes were filled with tears, lips slightly pursed, and body trembling.
"Cooperate with what?" Strange! She didn't know him, and she had never interfered in the business that her father was handling. How could there be any cooperation?
"Just do as I say. To be clear, when I tell you to go east, you must not go west.”It took a lot of effort to talk to this kind of woman.
"Oh! If I can't go west, can I go south?”Hehe! If you really think I'm a fool, then I'll continue to act for you.
"You!" Looking coldly at her delicate and moving expression, Zhangsun Qi suddenly raised his hand, but after waving it twice, he forcefully put it away.
"Young Master, your eyes are so fierce.”How many people had been defeated by her? Even this arrogant and evil man in front of her would also be defeated by her.
"Afraid? Hmph, if you continue to play dumb, I will let you know what true fear is.”Zhangsun Qi placed his hands on the back of Xiang Qinglian's chair.
She involuntarily shrank her shoulders and looked around uneasily, but she did not dare to look directly at his handsome face.
She was definitely not pretending. She really did not dare to look into his eyes. Although Xiang Qinglian was surprised by her rare weakness, she could only explain it as her inability to react normally.
"I wouldn't dare." Xiang Qinglian was so scared that she was trembling.
"It's good that you don't dare." Zhangsun Qi, who had retreated a few steps away from her, slowly clasped his hands behind his back. He sneered as he watched her stand up in a sorry state and retreat to the bedside. "Tomorrow morning, we'll leave Green Dou City.”
"Leave Green Dou City?" Xiang Qinglian's dumbfounded expression made Zhangsun Qi's black eyes flash." I don't want to leave my parents. Please let me go." Seeing his disgusted expression, Xiang Qinglian heaved a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, she thought that he had seen through her. She had to be more careful in the future. This man with the surname Zhangsun did not seem to be simple. He was also very challenging and worthy of her staying.
"If you continue to make noise, I will make sure that you will never see your parents again.”
With a wave of his hand, a teacup on the table shattered soundlessly. Xiang Qinglian was so frightened that her legs trembled again and she fell weakly onto the bed.
"I don't want to wait for anyone, so you'd better go to bed now.”Zhangsun Qi reminded her maliciously before he left.
Xiang Qinglian obediently took off her shoes, lay on the bed obediently, and quickly closed her eyes. Zhangsun Qi left with a satisfied smile.
He had most likely misjudged Xiang Qinglian earlier. Such an intelligent expression should not have appeared on a weak woman like Xiang Qinglian.
Xiang Qinglian opened her eyes when the door closed. After calculating that Zhangsun Qi was far away from her room, she kicked the blanket away, stretched, and slowly sat cross-legged.
Was this considered ransom?
But thinking about it, it didn't seem right, because he wanted to leave before he could get the ransom.
Since it wasn't a robbery, then it was a robbery!
Thinking of this, Xiang Qinglian's little face suddenly turned red.
Xiang Qinglian, what are you thinking? If he wanted to rob her, he would have jumped onto the bed long ago. How could he allow you to let your imagination run wild here?
Forget it. No matter what his motive was for kidnapping her, she would take it one step at a time. Anyway, she had originally planned to leave the Xiang family residence for a while to let her father clear his head and not dream of finding a man to control her.
However, her father would definitely be worried if she lost contact with him just like that. It would be better for her to sneak back home first and report that she was safe before leaving with Zhangsun Qi.
As soon as she made up her mind, Xiang Qinglian immediately jumped off the bed.
She gently and slowly opened the door gap that was only big enough for her to pass through. After she stuck her head out and saw that there was no one in the dark corridor, she quickly stepped out of the door and ran out.
Zhangsun Qi, who was waiting at the other end, stared coldly at her beautiful figure disappearing at the end of the corridor.
"Young Master, Miss Xiang has escaped." A head emerged from Zhangsun Qi's back and spoke carefully to his gloomy face.
"I have eyes."
"Yes, yes, of course Young Master has eyes. Uh, this little one will go back to sleep, go back to sleep.”
Worried that Zhangsun Qi and his servant would find out, Xiang Qinglian kept looking back. Seeing that the Xiang family manor was just ahead, she calmed down a little and stopped running.
Whoosh! She had never been as nervous and excited as tonight. It was really fun! If she was pursued by Zhangsun Qi now, it would definitely be even more exciting.
Hah! She was just joking.
Xiang Qinglian's beautiful eyes widened as she stared in disbelief at Zhangsun Qi, who had landed in front of her with a cold expression.
"Young Master Zhangsun, please don't misunderstand. I'm not trying to escape. I just want to inform my parents before I leave Green Dou City.”Xiang Qinglian's reaction was quick. She immediately used her three surefire moves and added a poignant scene of her kneeling and wailing.
Zhangsun Qi stared at the sobbing Xiang Qinglian without blinking, watching her every move as if he was investigating something.
"Young Master, please let me go home to report my safety. I can promise you that I will definitely follow you closely from now on.”Xiang Qinglian looked at him pitifully.
"How can I trust you?"
"Young Master, please believe me this time. Otherwise, I swear to you!”Since she was young, she had already made more than a hundred oaths. It didn't matter if she had one more now.
"No need." Not even a step away? Hmph, if it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to get rid of his grandfather's boring matter as soon as possible, he wouldn't have wanted to bring along this burden whose legs would go weak at any moment.
"Then is Young Master willing to let me return to the village?”She asked with a hopeful expression as two lines of tears hung on her face.
"You don't have to go back." He refused.
" Please, for the sake of my old parents, let me leave a few words. I beg you…" The tears that had stopped flowed again. Xiang Qinglian could not help but secretly admire her own skills.
"Get up." Hmph, if he continued to let her cry like this, he would feel like he was a perverted demon who destroyed delicate flowers.
"Young Master, did you agree?"
"No, it's not that. When I took you away, I left a letter.”Zhangsun Qi tried his best to keep his tone calm.
"Really?" Xiang Qinglian asked timidly, but when she saw his dark face twitch slightly, she immediately continued,"Thank you for your thoughtfulness, Young Master.”
"Why are you still sitting there? Get up." Zhangsun Qi said coldly. He did not want to lower himself to the same level as this woman. She was not worthy of controlling his emotions.
"I really want to stand up, but my legs don't listen to me.”Xiang Qinglian pouted and lay on the ground.
Veins had already appeared on his clenched fists. He strode over to her and was about to roughly grab her, but he stopped because of her delicate appearance.
He took a deep breath and clenched his fists. Then, he picked her up stiffly and flew away.# specific
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