Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 298 Escape

A few days later, Chen Xuan guessed that the number of people visiting the Gao family had stopped because Gao Jingming had won the first place in the imperial examination, so he prepared a gift and went to congratulate them. The gift box was a gift from someone else when he moved last time, but the things inside were prepared by him.

Having been in the Gao family for so many years and having a very close relationship with them, it was natural for me to go and congratulate Gao Jingming on such a big happy event.

The reason why he went there after a few days was because Chen Xuan didn't like dealing with strangers. It was definitely not because he was socially anxious, but he found it troublesome. The thought of flattering a bunch of strangers was boring.

Su Roujia was brought along on this trip, so it was necessary for her to visit Gao's house occasionally. Chen Xuan was going on a long trip soon, so it would be more convenient for Su Roujia to visit Gao's house if something happened while he was away.

"Mr. Chen is here, please come in quickly, I'll send someone to inform his wife right away." Seeing Chen Xuan from afar, Hou Jin hurried out to greet him. Thanks to Chen Xuan's help last time, his legs and feet are now well. At the beginning of last month, his family brought gifts to Chen Xuan to kowtow and express their gratitude, which made Chen Xuan very flustered.

Everyone in the Gao family knew that Chen Xuan had moved out and was as close to the eldest young master as a brother. Coming here was like going home, so naturally no one dared to stop him.

"Brother Hou, don't worry about me. You are still doing the job of the doorman," Chen Xuan greeted him familiarly.

Hou Jin smiled and nodded, saying, "I haven't arranged anything else yet, so I'm still working at the concierge."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan leaned closer to him and whispered jokingly, "Look at you, working as a doorman here, yet you still have such a tight budget? Are you too cautious, or are those who come to your door just too clueless? You're stupid. With the conditions, those people can just refuse entry without any hesitation. Who can do anything to you?"

"Mr. Chen, you're joking. I've received a favor from the host family, so I just need to do my job well. Besides, the wages are enough to support my family," Hou Jin said a little embarrassedly. He naturally understood the unspoken rules that Chen Xuan mentioned, but he had never taken bribes.

Speechless, Chen Xuan patted his shoulder and said, "You are too honest. Believe it or not, if I were the doorman here, I would be rich and poor in a few months."

"No, no, Mr. Chen, please come in," Hou Jin suddenly didn't dare to respond and had to change the subject.

I really can't handle it. If Chen Xuan was a doorman, of course he would dare to collect "tolls" openly, but if it were someone else, even though it was an unspoken rule, how many people would dare to do so blatantly?
Anyway, Hou Jin has always been respectful and cautious, only doing his job and never daring to do anything wrong. Chen Xuan was not wrong in saying that he was too honest. He saw it when they first met.

After entering the Gao family's door, a maid soon came hurriedly to lead Chen Xuan and others to the living room to serve tea.

Familiar environment, familiar people, everything seems to be unchanged, but many things can never go back to the way they were. For example, the attitude of the Gao family's servants towards Chen Xuan has quietly changed, becoming more polite and respectful, not as casual as before.

After sitting down for a while, Madam Gao came over, surrounded by her maids. As soon as they met, she complained, "Xiao Xuan, are you being too formal? This is your home, too. Why haven't you come back for almost two months?"

"Madam, don't be angry. There is a reason for this. I'm just too busy to go out," Chen Xuan quickly stood up and apologized.

Hearing this, Madam Gao laughed as if to say, "Are you too busy to go out? What are you doing at home, sleeping in? Besides, it's only a few steps away."

Chen Xuan thought to himself, "You really guessed it right. I do sleep in most of the time." He smiled and said, "I really don't have time to go out. I'm busy practicing. If you don't believe me, ask Roujia. She can testify."

This reason is not considered to be a lie to Mrs. Gao. Who says that cultivation must be martial arts? Refining weapons is also a kind of cultivation, right?

"My dear Madam, my master hasn't left the house for the past two months and has been very busy," Su Roujia nodded immediately, but she didn't dare look at Madam Gao. Although her master was busy, he was making beautiful bells, which seemed a bit unproductive. Oh, yes, the master said that he didn't have any proper job at all...

After sitting down, Madam Gao shook her head and said, "Okay, I'll trust you for now. Forget it this time. Xiao Xuan, please come often in the future."

Mrs. Gao only had a basic understanding of martial arts and knew that Chen Xuan was an "innate master". In this case, it seemed normal for him to practice in seclusion for a few months occasionally. For example, Leng Bing in the mansion was almost always in seclusion. Unless there was something important that required her to go out, she would not go out.

Could it be that all innate masters don’t like going out?

"Okay, madam, I will come often in the future," Chen Xuan nodded quickly.

Without dwelling on this, Madam Gao looked at Chen Xuan lovingly and said, "Xiao Xuan, you are not a child anymore. You can't stay at home all the time. You have to go out and walk around often. Otherwise, how can you meet your beautiful wife? I am looking forward to your wedding wine."

This is true. If you don't go out of the house, you can't expect a beautiful woman to fall from the sky.

Chen Xuan is really not in a hurry to get married. After all, he is still young, and his requirements are not high. He just wants a young, beautiful, funny and humorous woman with whom he gets along well, who can earn money to support the family... He will just let nature take its course. Anyway, he will not settle for anything that he is not satisfied with.

But now that he had said this, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Ah, this... Young Master is not in a hurry, so I am not in a hurry either."

"You know that the engagement has been made long ago, and we are already going through the process. The wedding will be completed by the end of the year, so you don't have to be anxious, Xiao Xuan," Mrs. Gao said directly.

Then Chen Xuan said weakly: "Young Master is three years older than me, how can this be the same?"

"You have so many excuses. How about this, Xiao Xuan, if you have a girl you like, tell me and I'll help you find one. If you really don't have one, how about I help you find one? We'll talk about it later if you're satisfied?" Mrs. Gao said seriously, and she was genuinely concerned about Chen Xuan's lifelong event. Chen Xuan could naturally sense it, but his scalp tingled. I'm only eighteen years old, and you're already urging me to get married?

By the way, is it true that every woman will awaken her matchmaker bloodline when she reaches a certain age?
"Thank you for your kindness, ma'am. I won't trouble you anymore. Fate is something that cannot be forced. If there is a destiny, the woman destined to be with you will appear in your life inadvertently. Just let nature take its course," Chen Xuan said with a smile.

He was also afraid, worried that Madam Gao would not let go of this matter, so he quickly changed the subject and said, "Madam, please forgive me. When I learned that the young master had passed the imperial examination, I should have come to congratulate him as soon as possible. Unfortunately, I was busy with other things and only had time today. I hope you can forgive me. I would like to congratulate you, Madam, and the young master. This is a small gift, but it is not a respect. I hope you will accept it."

As he said that, he handed the gift box over with both hands.

Madam Gao took it personally and placed it beside her, saying, "Child, being able to come and walk around is the best gift you can give me. Are you really too estranged?"

"Madam, you are too kind to me. I will definitely come to eat and drink for you in the future. This is not a gift, but a little token of my appreciation."

"That's more like it. Since it's a gift from A Xuan, I'll accept it." Mrs. Gao nodded with satisfaction.

Naturally, she didn't need to be as reserved with Chen Xuan as she was with the others. She simply picked up the gift box, opened it, and asked curiously, "What is this?"

There was only a small jade bottle in the box, nothing else. Chen Xuan smiled and said, "Madam, this is a little gadget I found by chance. It's called the Beauty Pill. As the name suggests, it's for beauty and nourishing the skin. I hope Madam don't dislike it."

This was made by him personally, and it was indeed called the Beauty Pill. He said it casually, but in fact, it was just like the Xiaoyao Pills in the past. It had significant beautifying and skin-nourishing effects. There might be similar products in the world, but in Jingguo, the Beauty Pill could not be bought anywhere else except here with Chen Xuan, even if you had money.

If a young woman takes a course of this beauty pill, in addition to detoxification and beauty, it can also extend her flowering period by ten years. An older woman like Mrs. Gao can look almost ten years younger. Moreover, she has lived a pampered life and taken good care of herself, so it is not impossible for her to look thirty years old after one course of treatment.

Although it seemed like just a gadget to Chen Xuan, the things left behind by Old Liu, who had almost reached the realm of human immortality, were not to be taken lightly.

"It seems I'm really getting old," Mrs. Gao sighed. She didn't take the beauty pill Chen Xuan mentioned too seriously, but after all, it was a gift from Chen Xuan. She opened the pill and poured out a snow-white, fragrant pill. After taking a sniff, her eyes lit up and she swallowed it directly. "Since it's a gift from Xiao Xuan, I have to try it to see if it really has the effect of beautifying my skin... Xiao Xuan, what do you want to say?"

She ate the things Chen Xuan gave her without thinking. This trust alone was touching.

"Don't..." Chen Xuan wanted to stop her when she was taking the beauty pill, but it was too late. Well, actually it was still in time for him, but it would be a little rude, so there was no harm in it, so he didn't stop her.

Hearing this, he immediately changed his tone and said, "It's nothing. What I want to say is that this beauty pill is a course of treatment of ten pills. Just take one pill a day and the effect will be apparent."

"Oh, I see. You know what, Xiao Xuan, your beauty pill smells pretty good," Mrs. Gao nodded.

Chen Xuan hesitated to speak, then quickly said, "By the way, Madam, it's been a few days since the young master won the title of Jieyuan. When will he return?"

Madam Gao placed the bottle of beauty pills beside her, smiling, "Actually, even if Xiao Xuan didn't ask me, I would have told you this. He will write to me tomorrow saying that he won't be coming back from the provincial capital. After finishing his trivial matters, he will leave directly for the capital. The time is in ten days, which is the eighteenth of this month. That day is a good day to go out. Xiao Xuan, you know that this trip to the capital will take some time. After settling in there, he also needs to prepare for the autumn examination, so the time is a bit tight."

"Oh, I understand. I will go to the provincial capital to meet up with the young master in two days, and then we will go to the capital together," Chen Xuan nodded. The situation was similar to what he had guessed.

Madam Gao put away her smile and said, "Xiao Xuan, I'll trouble you when the time comes."

"Madam, what are you talking about? It's too formal. It's settled. It's all right, Madam. I'll be leaving first," Chen Xuan said as he stood up. To Madam Gao's astonishment, he pulled Su Roujia and ran away, saying, "Roujia, let's go home quickly. We're still boiling water at home."

"Master, slow down, I can't keep up. Oops, it's flying..." Su Roujia exclaimed.

Watching Chen Xuan fleeing for his life, Madam Gao was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Why is this kid running away? We haven't even discussed the details yet. At least he should have eaten before leaving..."

Then she realized why Chen Xuan ran away. Her face changed slightly and she stood up and said, "Qingxi, come back with me. Prepare some hot water. I need to take a shower and change clothes. Oh, and take the beauty pill. Keep it with me. No one can touch it."

"Okay ma'am"

At this time, Mrs. Gao's stomach was a little churning, and at this moment, she found that her skin was becoming greasy. As smart as she was, she realized that the beauty pill was working.

He knew that Chen Xuan would definitely not harm her. Doesn't that mean that the effect of the beauty pill would be immediate?
"This child, no wonder he hesitated to speak before and then ran away. Fortunately he ran fast, otherwise he would have almost made a fool of himself," said Mrs. Gao, who left in a hurry, feeling both amused and helpless.

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(End of this chapter)