Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 124
[Chapter 124 Zhao Lingjun]
Lin Xiu is a typical person who is soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. If someone respects him, he will respect them. If someone is too arrogant, he will not tolerate it.
He doesn’t even want to ask who is right or wrong, or who started the fight first, because it has nothing to do with him. Street fights in the capital are the business of the imperial guards.
In fact, several people were taken away by the imperial guards very quickly. Even during the New Year, there is a chief on duty at the Qingli Division every day. However, even at the Qingli Division, they can only smooth things over.
A moment later, Zhao’s mansion.
The handsome boy had bruises all over his face. His mother applied medicine to him and said distressedly, “How come you just came back and got into a fight with others…”
Zhao Xuan was dissatisfied and said, “It’s not my fault at all. They cut in line. I just couldn’t stand it and said a few words to them. They started it first, so I fought back…”
“Okay, okay…” Wu’an Hou’s wife helped him apply medicine and said, “This is the capital, not outside. You should restrain your temper, otherwise you will suffer next time.”
Speaking of this, Zhao Xuan was angry and said, “When I was bullied by those guys, Lin Xiu was watching and didn’t help me. Mother, can you really marry such a person?”
“Shut up.” Wu’an Hou glanced at him and said, “If you want others to respect you, you must respect others first. Have you ever thought about how you treat others and why others help you?”
Zhao Xuan was speechless for a moment, turned his head stubbornly, and had no good feelings for the guy who had no other advantages except good looks.
Not long after, the couple left the room and came to the yard.
Wu Anhou asked, “Will Lingjun be back soon?”
Wu Anhou’s wife said, “I just received a letter. She should be back in the next few days.”
Wu Anhou sighed lightly, and the woman beside him asked, “What are you sighing about, Master?”
He was silent for a moment and said, “I originally thought that Lin Xiu was gentle and submissive, but now it seems that although he is not arrogant, he has pride. You and I know Lingjun’s character. They are equally proud in some ways. I can’t imagine what they will be like after they get married…”
…
Pear Blossom Garden.
Whenever he was anxious or upset, Lin Xiu would come to Caiyi.
No matter what happened outside, this place could always bring him inner peace.
Caiyi was singing on the stage at this moment, and Lin Xiu was waiting for her alone in the room.
Since she realized that she had awakened her special skills and began to consciously practice, her voice became more and more beautiful and more and more charming. The business of Pear Blossom Garden was much better than when Lin Xiu first came.
In the past, there were always a few tables of guests sitting sparsely in the building. Now, every time Lin Xiu comes, there are only a few empty seats in the entire lobby. Sometimes, there are even guests standing to listen.
They are of course here for Caiyi.
She used to be the top star of Lihuayuan, and now she is even better than before. She is also quite famous in the opera world of the royal capital. Some people even come from other districts to listen to her singing.
Wu Wenyuan, the East City Order, is undoubtedly very capable. Lihuayuan has constables patrolling in front of the door every day from opening to closing. According to the owner, there are rivals from other opera houses who are jealous of their business recently, and some unruly guests want to cause trouble, but they are often taken away by the constables before they can make trouble.
Downstairs, Caiyi had just finished singing a song and bowed to express her gratitude, and then there was a burst of cheers from below.
“It sounds great!”
“One more song!”
“One more song, one more song!”
…
There are obviously more guests in the building these days. Caiyi had planned to sing one more song, but she had just seen a figure going upstairs. Her mind was no longer here. She said to everyone, “Thank you all for your kindness. It’s just that Caiyi has been singing for a long time just now. I am a little tired, and my throat is a little uncomfortable. Please allow Caiyi to rest for a while before going on stage.”
She bowed to everyone again and left the stage.
A middle-aged man with a big belly had been waiting there for a long time. When he saw Caiyi coming down, he hurried forward and said, “Miss Caiyi, what I said last time, please think about it again. If you think fifty taels of silver a month is too little, we can discuss it again. I will double it for you to one hundred taels. One hundred taels is enough
, right…” Caiyi took two steps back, kept a distance from him, and said, “I’m sorry, Caiyi is an actor and can only sing. Let’s not mention other things.”
The troupe owner stopped the middle-aged man. Caiyi went to the second floor, pushed open the door of a room, and whispered, “Young master, you are here.”
Lin Xiu smiled and said, “Upstairs, The business is getting better and better.
Caiyi stepped forward and said, “It’s all thanks to you, young master. If you hadn’t taught me to practice strange arts, I’m afraid our small theater would have been closed long ago.”
Lin Xiu didn’t say anything else. He took out a small transparent bottle from his sleeve, handed it to her, and said, “This is for you.”
The bottle was transparent and seemed to be made of crystal. There was an amber liquid inside. Caiyi looked at the crystal bottle and even her beautiful eyes widened a little. She asked, “Young master, is this the perfume of Ningxiangzhai?”
In the past few days, a thing called “perfume” sold by Ningxiangzhai has been popular in the capital.
It is said that as long as you drop it on a handkerchief and carry it with you, your body will be fragrant all day long, which is much better than a sachet.
Which girl can refuse such a fragrant thing, but the price of perfume is very expensive. Just a small bottle costs one hundred taels of silver. Ordinary women can’t afford it at all. Only those wealthy ladies and rich daughters can have it.
Lin Xiu nodded and said, “Open it and smell it to see if it’s the scent you like. If not, I’ll change it for you.”
Cai Yi said repeatedly, “This is too expensive, I can’t accept it…”
One hundred taels of silver, how long would it take her to sing to earn that much…
Lin Xiu put the bottle of perfume on the table and said, “Take it. Every time you come here to listen to music, you don’t accept my money. If you don’t accept it, I’ll be embarrassed to come next time.” After
hearing this, Cai Yi hesitated for a moment, then had to accept the perfume and said with a smile, “Such an expensive gift, you must come often in the future. Even if it’s one penny of silver each time, you have to come a thousand times to avoid a loss…”
Lin Xiu has lived two lives, and it seems that most of the time, he doesn’t have to worry about money.
Just a few bottles of perfume can listen to Caiyi singing for a lifetime.
Not long after Ningxiangzhai opened, he paid off all the 50,000 taels of silver he owed Li Baizhang.
Li Baizhang bought a new house in Wangdu. Although it is also in Dongcheng, it is far away from Qinwang Mansion. It takes a long time to take a carriage.
The house is not big, with only three entrances. It may not be as big as a garden in Qinwang Mansion, but Li Baizhang likes it very much. He personally bought all the furniture and decoration of the new house.
Lin Xiu can understand this feeling very well. Although Qinwang Mansion is big, it is not his home.
Home is where the heart is.
Li Baizhang wanted to decorate the new house, and Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er were also captured by him.
Xue Ning’er is a woman, and her aesthetics are naturally better than those of Lin Xiu and Li Baizhang, two big men. She has her own unique insights on the placement of flowers and plants and the arrangement of furniture.
These things arranged by her are indeed much more pleasing to the eye than those arranged by Lin Xiu and Li Baizhang.
Xue Ning’er was fiddling with the flowers and plants in the yard. Lin Xiu looked at Li Baizhang and asked, “Are you really not going back to the palace in the future?”
Li Baizhang said, “Just say that I need to practice and go back a few times a month.”
Lin Xiu was very emotional. He was so old, but his marriage was already dead in name only.
At this time, Li Baizhang looked at Lin Xiu and said, “Why don’t you buy the house next door? I think you will need it in the future, and I can often go to drink with you.” Lin Xiu
waved his hand and said, “No need.”
Li Baizhang, this bastard, was obviously creating anxiety before marriage for him, but to be honest, Lin Xiu was indeed a little anxious, because Zhao Lingjun was coming back soon, and as soon as she came back, their marriage would be put on the agenda immediately.
Today is the Lantern Festival, and it is also Li Baizhang’s housewarming celebration. Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er helped him all morning, and he planned to hold a banquet at the Zhaiyue Tower at noon to thank them.
It was called a banquet, but in fact there were only three of them.
The Lantern Festival can be regarded as the last day of the New Year. After today, everything will return to normal, all government offices will operate normally, and the people should start to get busy for the new year.
Lin Xiu, Li Baizhang and Xue Ning’er were walking on the street, chatting while walking towards the Zhaiyue Tower.
At a certain moment, Li Baizhang glanced inadvertently and saw a figure not far ahead, and said, “Hey, isn’t that Miss Lingyin? Do you want to call her along…”
Lin Xiu also looked up and saw Lingyin a dozen steps ahead. Lingyin
today surprised Lin
Xiu very much. She always gave Lin Xiu the feeling of being cool and serious. Today, Lin Xiu finally saw another side of her.
She held someone’s hand and leaned her head on her shoulder, looking like a little bird. Lin Xiu never thought that Lingyin would also have a little bird side. The person
she was holding was a woman.
The woman was a little taller than Lingyin. The two of them walking together were the most beautiful scenery on the streets of the capital, attracting the attention of countless passers-by.
The woman was extremely beautiful. It was a bit exaggerated to say that she was stunningly beautiful, but her face was as white as cream, her lips were like cherry blossoms, her eyebrows were as black as distant black, and her eyes were like autumn water . These words that describe beautiful women can also be used on her
. She wore a golden hairpin on her head. The hairpin was a peacock as thin as a cicada’s wing and lifelike. As she walked, the peacock’s wings trembled gently, and it was about to fly.
That was given to Lingyin by Lin Xiu.
And on her wrist, which was held by Lingyin, she also wore an emerald green jade bracelet.
This was also given to Lingyin by Lin Xiu.
The first time she saw her, Lin Xiu knew who this woman was.
Li Baizhang and Xue Ning’er also knew.
Li Baizhang looked at Lin Xiu and said, “I think I’ll treat you to this meal next time…”
The moment she saw this woman, Xue Ning’er’s ruddy face gradually turned pale. She bit her lip and whispered, “I suddenly remembered that there are still some things at home. I’ll go back first…”
Although she wanted to be with Lin Xiu, she also knew that such an opportunity would never come again.
Because someone who is more qualified to accompany Lin Xiu than her has appeared.
Li Baizhang and Xue Ning’er have left, and Zhao Lingyin, holding the woman’s arm, also walked to Lin Xiu’s side.
Before meeting Zhao Lingjun, Lin Xiu was still a little nervous and anxious.
But when the two really met, his heart calmed down.
Lin Xiu looked at her, a polite smile appeared on his face, and asked, “When did Miss Zhao come back?”
The woman held by Zhao Lingyin also smiled slightly and said, “I just came back this morning. I will go to the mansion to visit my uncle and aunt tomorrow.”
Lin Xiu looked into her eyes, and his eyes were clear and deep, as if containing the stars and the sea.
Thanks to the leader of “Feng Feiwei” for the reward.
(End of this chapter)
***Commenting is only available on the Novel Description Page.