girl riding a horse

Xie Yuan sat there bent down, clasped his hands together to support his forehead, looked distressed, and said:

"I'm not trying to hear your flattery, I'm thinking about what I can do."

Shen Liuzhen's eyes flickered for a moment, then he stretched out a hand, gently placed it on Xie Yuan's shoulder, and said to comfort her:
"A Yuan, haven't we already done it? Now at least there are restrictions from the new law. They won't lose their lives casually. This is already a huge improvement. No matter how much it is, it's just embarrassing yourself."

Xie Yuan turned his face sideways, looked down at Shen Liuzhen's wide sleeves, sighed deeply, and stopped talking.

As soon as they got out of the carriage at the door of the house, they saw a Xianbei Nucong holding a black horse standing at the door, confronting the porter Du Shi.

That horse has smooth muscles and lines, and is very handsome. At first glance, it is extraordinary. Xie Yuan recognized at a glance that it was the one that Bu Liugu wanted to give her that day.

She frowned slightly, obviously impatient, but looked around, but there was no Bu Liugu Zhuyun, only this horse and a servant leading the horse.

Sure enough, Du Shi ran over to report:

"General Xie, sir, this man came to sell the horse, and he asked to sell the horse to General Xie by name. I thought the horse was fine, so I asked him how much it was. He said, whatever..."

Du Shi spread his hands in distress, and said, "He said that I didn't dare to take it, but no matter how he chased him away, he insisted on selling it."

Shen Liuzhen laughed when he heard it, walked up to the horse, looked it up, and asked with his sleeves in his hands:

"A Yuan...is this the horse that Bu Liugu Zhuyun wanted to give you?"

"Yes." Xie Yuan frowned slightly and said, "Since I refused last time, she hasn't come for a long time, why did she start pestering her again?"

She said to Du Shi: "Don't worry about him, stay at the door as long as you like, just don't buy it!"

After saying that, he lifted his steps up the steps, ready to enter the door.But I heard Shen Liuzhen say:

"Hey... such a good horse, wouldn't it be a pity not to buy it? I used to be careless and thought that A Yuan didn't have any preference for weapons and horses. Now that you like it, someone came to sell it, isn't it? Is it okay?"

Xie Yuan stepped on the steps, turned half of his body, his brows were cold, and he stubbornly denied:

"Who said I like it? I can use anything."

Shen Liuzhen raised his chin slightly, squinted at her from the corner of his eyes, with a smile on his lips, but his eyes had a tacit meaning, and said:

"Oh...it's fine if you don't like it, I like it."

Then he turned his face and said to Du Shi who was following him:

"Go to the accountant to pay ten ingots of gold. By the way, ask him to write a transaction contract in duplicate. I will buy this horse."

"Yes." After hearing the order, Du Shi hurried into the mansion to do it.

Xie Yuan watched Du Shi pass by him, and ran away like the wind.Looking at Shen Liuzhen again, he looked back and forth around the horse with his sleeves in his hands, with a smile on his face, as if he really liked it.

So she took her feet back, walked to his side, and asked in a low voice:

"What kind of medicine are you selling in your gourd? Didn't I tell you that Liugu Zhuyun was talking nonsense, and I managed to stop her from thinking about it. Now you are taking someone else's horse, what do you mean?"

Shen Liuzhen turned his head, a pair of big rippling eyes gleamed innocently, and said:

"How is this called collection? No one owes anyone in a normal business. Besides, A Yuan, it took so long for her to send this horse here, and she made it clear that she wanted to sell it, not give it away. This shows that she I understand it in my heart, and I am willing to respect your wishes. At least you give others a step down..."

As Shen Liuzhen said, he turned his face to Xie Yuan's ear and said in a low voice:
"The key is that she is still useful. It's not easy to win favors. You may not know when you will need help from others in the future."

Xie Yuan's Danfeng eyes narrowed, stared at him, and snorted coldly in his heart, thinking, the last sentence was indeed what he had in mind.

"It's up to you! Just don't sell yourself because of favors." Xie Yuan said angrily.

Shen Liuzhen couldn't help laughing, the laughter was clear and hearty, as if he was very happy.

At this time, Lingxiu and the others who followed got out of the carriage and came over together.

Lingxiu followed the group of dancers and musicians, lowered her head, passed them quietly and well-behaved, saluted, and went in.

Xie Yuan looked at their leaving backs and said:

"Since Lingxiu hit your board last time, she has been much more silent than before, and she doesn't like to talk much anymore."

Upon hearing this, Shen Liuzhen turned his clear eyes, squinted at her, and said sourly:

"Why do I feel a little sorry to hear your tone?"

Xie Yuan pursed his resolute lips, did not speak, and did not deny it.She couldn't tell how she felt, anyway, Lingxiu had become like this, she was definitely not happy.

Shen Liuzhen rolled his eyes angrily, and said:
"Take a board to improve your memory. She will behave in the future, which is good for you and good for her. Let me tell you, don't recruit her again. I will really be angry if you recruit her."

Shen Liuzhen left Xie Yuan behind as he said that, and walked into the gate, looking stubborn like he wanted to be.

But when he crossed the threshold, he added another sentence: "...What's the matter this time, I will insist on ignoring you for half a month!"

When he entered the door, his heavy cloak fluttered with his movement, his back looked very chic, and his tone was very arrogant, but the content of the words did not match his chic, which made people laugh.

Xie Yuan turned his face, wanted to laugh but held back, then lowered his eyes and followed silently.

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In the next few days, I don't know if it was because the envoys from the Southern Dynasty didn't cooperate, or because Shiyu Caizhuang lost face, as expected, no more banquets were held, and Xie Yuan and the others were not called over.

When the weather is fine, the arena outside the Shen family's mansion will still perform some shows from time to time.

It's just that because of the cold weather, although Lingxiu and the others wore dance clothes that were not as thin as in summer, they still couldn't keep out the cold, so they could go dancing and come back by themselves.

On this day, Lingxiu finished her performance by herself, walked back through the bustling crowd, and when she passed an intersection, someone in the alley waved at her...

The man looked like a Xianbei man, and there was a gorgeously decorated carriage parked behind him.

Lingxiu stood where she was and didn't move. She was afraid that the other party might have some evil intentions that would harm her, and she was also afraid that if she ignored her and left, she would be accused of disrespecting noble people and be beaten again.

So he just stood there, looking at them with vigilant eyes, without speaking or moving.