No, gentlemen also guard against

Chapter 288 Big brother has a quirk?

"When did you learn this craft?"

In Huaiye Lane mansion, just as Ouyang Rong came back from duty, Xie Lingjiang rushed over.

Before she came here, she seemed to have bathed with incense once, her little face was as red as an apple, and now in the early winter, there was a little drop of water on her white forehead under her bangs, which was the fragrant sweat from the hot mist of bathing.

It happened to be ready for dinner, Xie Lingjiang ran to the back kitchen without saying a word, made a bowl of longevity noodles for Aunt Zhen, brought it to the dining table, and washed away the dust.

At this moment, Zhen Shuyuan's red lips tasted the noodles, her eyes lit up, and she asked her novelty.

Xie Lingjiang supported his small chin with the back of his hand, watching the crowd taste the noodles, his eyes bent into crescents.

She tried hard to suppress the raised corners of her lips:

"It was in Longcheng. Aunt Zhen and you were not here, and Meilu Garden didn't have a cook or anything, it was empty.

"Every time I'm busy with official duties with my senior brother, I forget to eat. When I come home late, my stomach is flat."

She glanced at someone, with a slightly resentful tone:
"Eldest brother cooks slowly, and I don't know why he always thinks about the leftovers he left yesterday, and doesn't make new ones until he finishes them.

"Hey, by the time he brings the dish up, the day lily probably will be cold.

"So I had no choice but to come here in person. By accident, my cooking skills were slightly improved."

Xie Lingjiang sighed seriously.

Ouyang Rong, who was burying his head in cooking, couldn't bear it anymore, raised his eyes and interjected:

"Where am I slow, my junior sister is sitting there waiting to be fed, it must be too slow.

"Besides, you can only make noodles, three noodles... no, one axe."

Ouyang Rong defended his innocence, shook his head, and stretched out his chopsticks to sandwich the noodles.

But with a "whoosh", the large noodle bowl in front of him disappeared, and the chopsticks were empty.

"Hmph, big brother, don't eat it."

Xie Lingjiang pushed the bowl in front of Zhen Shuyuan, protected the noodles with her bare hands, her pretty face tensed:

"This is for Aunt Zhen. How can I serve the elder brother with a single axe?"

"Hey, after thinking about it carefully, in fact, junior sister still has two brushes, and the talent for the bottom line is already very strong."

"Senior brother is broken, don't eat under junior sister from now on."

Ouyang Rong blinked, "Then don't even think about me cooking."

Xie Lingjiang tilted his head: "Do it or not."

Ouyang Rong nodded decisively: "Do."

Xie Lingjiang was stunned for a moment, then turned his head to look at the senior brother who looked harmless to humans and animals, not knowing that he had been eaten tofu, he hummed softly and turned his face away:

"I won't eat it even if you make it."

Ouyang Rong secretly blamed himself.

However, when he noticed his aunt's appraising gaze, he stopped teasing his junior sister and took a bite of the "slightly spicy" hometown dish made by the silver-haired girl next to him.

Ouyang Rong turned his head and smiled at Ye Weilai who seemed to be calmer.

Seeing the two arguing, Zhen Shuyuan couldn't laugh or cry, but her heart moved slightly, and she glanced at Xie Lingjiang, who was squinting to guard against her senior brother.

I haven't seen each other for half a year, and the relationship between Wan Wan and Tan Lang seems to have changed a bit. In the past, Wan Wan had a strict eye when eating, and his temper was a bit serious. Coupled with the upbringing of the family with five surnames and Qi Wang, at the dinner table, he never had a relationship with her and Tan Lang. Lang and other "outsiders" who make such jokes speak very seriously and boringly.

Now it seems that being led by Tan Lang is a bit unscrupulous, can it be contagious if unscrupulous?
The woman in the skirt, who was keenly aware of words and expressions, had some murmurs in her heart.

In the flower hall tonight, there were only four people on the dinner table, Ouyang Rong, Xie Lingjiang, Zhen Shuyuan, and Ye Weilai.

Banxi waited for the other maidservants, waiting at the table, laughing with Mrs. Zhen who was joking and chatting from time to time, and they glanced at a young man in official uniform who was busy cooking from time to time.

Having a male master at home is like having a backbone, from Mrs. Zhen down to the little maid who serves tea, the smiles on the faces are unconsciously a little more, and there is more vitality and warmth in the huge mansion, so there is less going on. Cold and empty.

This can be regarded as the normal state of thousands of families under the etiquette of this era, and a man is needed as a pillar.

Zhen Shuyuan pushed aside other delicious dishes and specially ate the longevity noodles made by Xie Lingjiang. She was full of praise.

Well, the two girls, one senior and one junior, tacitly "ignored" Ouyang Rong, who had just been disappointed.

The reunion after a long absence has indeed greatly increased the conversation.

Zhen Shuyuan put down her chopsticks, grabbed Xie Lingjiang's plain hand and stroked it, exchanged greetings, and first helped her criticize Ouyang Rong, who didn't know that Xie Lingjiang was her own niece, and Ouyang Rong was picked up by eating rice for nothing.

Xie Lingjiang surprisingly did not reject Mrs. Luo Qun's intimate words and chat with him.

Looking at her little expression with sparkling eyes and attentive ears, she is full of patience and does not seem to be fake.

Although it was only half a year ago, a certain noble daughter of the Xie family was quite annoyed by this kind of patriarchal and short-sighted women's communication.

Xie Lingjiang came wearing a dress today. It was a high-waisted tulip pleated skirt.

The waistline was raised to below the bust, which made her slim and plump figure look light and elegant.

The hem of the goose-yellow shirt on the upper body is tied in the high waist of the skirt, which enhances the waistline. Coupled with the elegant purple silk, it makes the figure even more slender and agile.

Like a female fairy relegated to the mortal world.

It's just that this kind of high-waisted pleated skirt also has a small shortcoming, or rather, it's a shortcoming unique to junior sisters, and it's quite a big shortcoming...it will make it a little bulky somewhere.

It is necessary to bear the burden of "humiliation".

However, who knows whether this is a big disadvantage or a big advantage.

Xie Lingjiang had a heated short chat with Zhen's parents.

At the other end of the table, Ouyang Rong was chewing on some vegetables, lowered his head to cook, and only interjected to defend himself when his aunt wanted to shake off his dark history.

But naturally, the little junior sister who was overflowing with curiosity dug her into the ground.

Being teased by their two daughters together.

Ouyang Rong laughed and shook his head, silently picking up the rice.

At a certain moment, he looked left and right at the bustling flower hall, and next to his ears were the ringing laughter of the girls at the dining table.

There was a little warmth in my heart, and my face was peaceful.

On the day he recovered from his illness and went down the mountain, he climbed out of the underground palace again, bowed his head silently, and put on the identity mask belonging to this life.

No more hiding from this.

A small chopstick reached out and picked up a piece of fresh fish fillet and placed it in Ouyang Rong's bowl.

The trance in his eyes faded, he turned his head and met Ye Weilai's royal blue eyes.

The silver-haired girl smiled softly at Ouyang Rong, buried her face in the bowl, and obediently grilled the rice.

Unlike Banxi who had envious eyes and could only stand aside, Ye Weilai could go to the table to eat.

Now she is the concubine of Zhen Shuyuan and even Xie Lingjiang, Ouyang Rong.

Because of Ouyang Rong's previous arrangements, Ye Weilai had already returned to Nanlong's hometown to worship the ancestors and burn incense, so she was officially accepted by the Nanlong Ouyang family.

Even if there were many clan elders before, they were not in favor of letting a woman from a foreign barbarian clan get started.

But both Ouyang Rong and Zhen Shuyuan had agreed, so naturally they couldn't dictate, so they had to acquiesce.

However, although she was able to serve dinner, Ye Weilai was extremely quiet at the dinner party.

She sat on Ouyang Rong's left hand side, with only half of her butt touching the stool. The silver-haired girl stood up from time to time to pick up food for Ouyang Rong.

Moreover, he showed extra respect to Xie Lingjiang who was seated opposite, without any intention of interrupting the topic or grabbing attention.

Xie Lingjiang, who was chatting, also took a look at Ye Weilai and asked her to try the noodles. Well, just don't give it to the senior brother.

Ye Weilai had already stood up and poured a bowl of milky white fish soup for Zhen Shuyuan and Xie Lingjiang in turn, and then poured another bowl for Ouyang Rong.

Ouyang Rong came back to his senses.

At this time, out of the corner of his eye, he saw an extra word on the table at his hand.

It was Ye Weilai's beautiful handwriting, written with water stains, it can be seen vaguely:
Ann.

Ouyang Rong couldn't help laughing.

It's safe to have a girl in the family, right?
He casually stretched out his fingers, dipped them in water, and added another word to the word "安".

Ye Weilai, who was carrying a bowl of grilled rice, noticed Tan Lang's movements.Holding the chopsticks for a moment, he was slightly stunned, then lowered his head and looked intently...

a while.

The silver-haired girl's face was buried in her chest, and there was a burst of blush at the base of her ears and her neck, which couldn't go away.

A small white hand reached out, and with the palm of his hand, he hurriedly wiped away the water stains on the table with the word "banquet".

Although she was made very shy by Tan Lang's dishonesty, Ye Weilai felt warm in her heart.

This can be regarded as a tacit understanding unique to the two people who were the original master and servant.

Tan Lang did not forget.

"Hey, who would have thought that the family in the Su residence next door is actually the Li clan."

Zhen Shuyuan and Xie Lingjiang happened to be chatting about old events in Longcheng. Mrs. Luoqun put down her chopsticks, sighed for a while, and then asked about the current situation of the old people in Longcheng.

After hearing about Liu Ashan, Zhen Shuyuan immediately turned her head and asked:

"Tan Lang, where are Ah Qing and Aunt Liu now, and how are they doing?"

With a regretful face, she told Ouyang Rong solemnly:

"This family is all good people, and Ah Shan is even more loyal. Tanlang must take good care of him. Do you hear me... Well, I shouldn't have messed around with Ah Shan like that before. An honest person shouldn't be like this... The remaining Ah Qing and Aunt Liu, Tan Lang should take care of her on your behalf."

Ouyang Rong nodded, eating without saying a word.

Xie Lingjiang said for him:
"Aunt Zhen, don't worry, senior brother has a sense of propriety, Dragon City has already made arrangements for the aftermath."

"That's good." Zhen Shuyuan nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately she remembered something and asked again:
"By the way, where is Master Shandao, he went to Luoyang and hasn't come back yet?
"Speaking of which, the incense of his Donglin Temple is quite efficacious. I have to find an opportunity to fulfill my wish. Tan Lang was cured of his injuries twice, and he was finally promoted safely.

"When I first went there, I prayed a lot and made a lot of wishes. It's hard to say that there was really some kind-hearted Bodhisattva who was blessing me."

Zhen Shuyuan was terrified when she heard about the incident in Dragon City, she patted her chest with her palm at this moment, and said with lingering fear.

"Master Shandao?"

Xie Lingjiang seemed to think of something, and said with a smile:

"He's doing very well, escorting Shenyu Xiangrui to Shendu the month before last, and even taking Lianzong Donglin Temple with him, he stole the limelight.

"I heard that even the empress of the Wei family visited him once in the Great Buddha Hall of Shangyang Palace and asked him about Mahayana Buddhism.

"I don't know how Master Shandao answered, anyway, the empress Longyan Dayue seemed to be able to teach the Buddha's truth, and returned with a rewarding experience.

"Master Shandao was also presented with a yellow and purple cassock. Although he is not serving as a national teacher or something, it is such an honor...

"Looking at the Buddhist monks in the world, among the thousands of monks, there are no more than two hands who can wear yellow and purple cassocks.

"Well, now, he is an eminent monk protecting the country."

Xie Lingjiang turned his face away and joked:

"Eldest brother, from now on, when we talk to Master Shandao, we can't be so casual. Be more polite. This is an eminent monk protecting the country."

"An eminent monk who protects the country." Ouyang Rong followed his junior sister and nodded: "Amazing."

Xie Ling Jiang smiled:

"By the way, big brother, a few days ago, when Xiufa sent me a letter to greet you, she raised her mouth from time to time.

"It is said that he and his master are about to return from God's Capital, and they will choose a site to build a new Donglin Temple here in Xunyang City.

"He also said that he would build the tallest Amitabha statue in the world in the new Buddhist temple to protect the country of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"That's what happened."

Ouyang Rong wiped the corners of his mouth with his handkerchief, then turned his head to look out into the night.

Jiang Governor, who has been in office for more than half a month, narrowed his eyes slightly:

"Is it interesting to build a big Buddha?" He murmured.

"It's amazing."

Zhen Shuyuan who was on the side also frowned and looked north when she heard the words.

She looked up in admiration:
"My concubine read it right before, Master Shandao is really hiding something, although the incense fee is a bit expensive, he always beat around the bush to get my concubine to ask for a lottery.

"But it's normal for masters and other capable people to have a little bit of personality quirks, just like Tanlang likes some bondage..."

Sensing the rapid gazes, Zhen Shuyuan, who accidentally slipped her tongue, quickly shut up.

Xie Lingjiang's beautiful eyes were slightly annoyed, and her delicate body was a little tense: "Bound... tied?"

Ye Weilai opened her mouth and stammered: "Tan... Tan Lang also has quirks?"

Banxi, who is half of the party, lowered her head and red ears.

Ouyang Rong, who was bowing his head in thought, almost spit out the fish soup. He quickly put the bowl down and wiped the corners of his mouth. He was helpless and speechless:
"Auntie, what are you talking about? Don't spread rumors."

Zhen Shuyuan waved her hand: "It's a misunderstanding...it was the random guessing of Banxi, the stinky girl, and the random talk with me."

Half fine: "..."

Zhen Shuyuan held onto Xie Lingjiang's plain hand with a serious face, "Don't take it seriously."

Xie Lingjiang: "..."

Sensing the strange look from the younger junior sister, Ouyang Rong's mouth twitched fiercely. Why does it feel like you are getting darker and darker?
"Auntie." Ouyang Rong said ruthlessly: "Your nephew, I have a good reputation and integrity in my life, but one day I will be ruined by your mouth."

"Hey Tan Lang is talking nonsense, how can it be so serious..."

The woman in Luo Qun stiffened her mouth, but she was still a little guilty, and waved her hand:
"Okay, okay, let's stop talking. Auntie won't joke anymore."

Zhen Shuyuan explained, and the girls didn't ask any more questions, so they gave up.

Ouyang Rong's face was expressionless.

Not long after, dinner was over.

"Auntie, I'm going to see off Junior Sister."

Ouyang Rong didn't answer.

He and Xie Lingjiang walked out of the dining hall together, walked along the corridor and walked outside.

This mansion in Huaiye Lane originally belonged to the Xie family in Chen Jun. Xie Lingjiang lived in an elegant courtyard in the southeast corner of the mansion.

It's not far from Ouyang Rong's bamboo forest yard.

However, in the Xunyang Palace not far away, she also has a courtyard carefully prepared by Wei Mei and Li Bao'er, which is regarded as a boudoir to live in.

Two residences, depending on the situation, which one is convenient to live in.

However, in the past half month, she had been living with Prince Xunyang's Mansion most of the time. After all, her duty was to protect them.

Today's bathing incense is also in the boudoir over there, after all, there are more maids serving in the Xunyang Palace.

Although Xie Lingjiang suddenly tried to learn cooking skills recently, her living habits as a rich man and noble daughter are hard to change for a while...

Tonight, Xie Lingjiang will also return there to guard.

The two walked side by side, silent and silent.

Ouyang Rong suddenly smelled a hint of fragrance and turned his head to look.

It seems to be the tulip pleated skirt worn by the little junior sister.

This is a goose-yellow dress dyed from tulips. It is bright in color and has a faint fragrance of tulips.

After coming to Jiangzhou City, she wore men's clothing less often...

Xie Ling Jiang suddenly turned around.

Ouyang Rong quickly glanced at the scenery outside the corridor.

"Does it look good, big brother?"

"..."

　Thank you Brother Chaoyun for the tip, I love you so much, touch me!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)