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Chapter 256
Dugu Xiude did have this confidence. His father, Duguji, was a fourth-rank senior official in the current dynasty, who could impeach officials of all sizes in prefectures and counties. His grandfather, Duguzang, was the prefect of Longshan, and Duguzang was the fourth son of Duguxin.It can be said that the family origin has a profound heritage.

And Dugu Xiude also prides himself on his extraordinary appearance, and his grandmother often tells him that he has a bit of Dugu's faith in the way he was back then.You must know that it was Dugu Xin who created the Dugu Clan with one hand. He was an eight-pillar foreigner in the Western Wei Dynasty. He was even more handsome and handsome. He was known as Dugu Lang back then.

Dugu Xiude maintains his own family, and he is also a good-looking talent, but his family style is usually very strict, he is not allowed to walk around in Dongdu, and he simply doesn't like brothel girls.Coming to Zhuojun now, Xin Dao Qu Yanran is just a good talent, how can she not buy the Dugu family's face.

After Dugu Xiude reported his name, he glanced at Yunniang and said, "How come everyone won't even see each other?"

Yunniang covered her mouth and smiled when she heard the words, since Qu Yanran became famous, she didn't know this kind of situation, but it's been a while since I saw such a noble son who used his wealth to suppress others.

Yunniang immediately pulled Xue Wanshu over and said with a smile: "Mr. Xue, this friend of yours is coming to Mingyue Tower for the first time, and he doesn't know the rules of Master Qu. You should persuade him."

Xue Wanshu said indeed: "Brother Dugu, that's true, Master Qu is different..."

Dugu Xiude said: "Brother Xue, Mo Yan." At that moment, Dugu Xiude looked at Yunniang and said, "This is Brother Xue from the Xue family in Hedong, and this is Brother Lu from the Lu family in Fanyang. Together with me, The face of the three of us is here today, if you don't come to meet Qu, you won't pay attention to the three of us."

As soon as this remark came out, Lu Chengqing and Xue Wanshu felt ashamed. Although they came from noble families, their family education was very strict.But when Dugu Xiude said that, they also knew that speaking at this time was to discredit Dugu Xiude, so they simply remained silent.

Yunniang was secretly disdainful in her heart, but she smiled on her face and said: "Young Master Dugu, I really want to see you, so please move on."

Dugu Xiude was greatly embarrassed, and looked back at Lu Chengqing and Xue Wanshu.At the moment Yunniang made a gesture of invitation, Dugu Xiude stepped forward, looked back at Li Chongjiu and said, "Master Qu is ill, so don't disturb too many people, Brother Xu might as well have a drink here."

Lu Chengqing can go, Xue Wanshu can go, Lu Qi can go to De, Wen Yanbo can go too, but Li Chongjiu can't go.This was undoubtedly a slap in the face on the spot.

Li Chongjiu narrowed his eyes, while Lu Qi frowned and said: "Dugu Sanlang, this person is my elder brother's distinguished guest, everyone in Yuequ also means Brother Xue, why did you send him?"

Lu Qi has always been used to bickering with Dugu Xiude, so she is not afraid of him.Dugu Xiude was slightly annoyed, and looked at Lu Chengqing, wanting him to restrain his sister, but Lu Chengqing was also in a dilemma at the moment.

At this time, Yunniang said, "Wait a minute, this Brother Xu looks familiar."

Now it was everyone's turn to be surprised, Dugu Xiude said disdainfully: "Why Yunniang, this person is just a commoner, has he ever been a famous flower under the moon?"

Yunniang laughed and said, "Speaking of which, I actually met him in Dongdu. Well, I remembered, he was the King of Qi's attendant at the time."

This time it was Dugu Xiude's turn to be shocked, he thought to himself who this person is, it's just that Li Mi values ​​him, and he can still be with King Qi.But Lu Chengqing was also secretly suspicious, thinking that this person is not a general from Shanggu County who is an eagle striker?How come I not only met Li Mi, but also King Qi.Could it be that Li Chongjiu stands on his own in Shanggu, with the support of King Qi and Li Mi behind him?
Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "A few years ago, I had a quick look, but I didn't expect Yunniang to remember it."

Yunniang smiled at the moment, took Li Chongjiu's hand, and said: "There is nothing better in life than meeting an old friend in a foreign land. Since you have come to Mingyue Tower, let me, Yunniang, be your host."

Seeing that Yunniang valued Li Chongjiu so much, Dugu Xiude snorted softly and left immediately.On the other hand, Lu Qi saw that Li Chongjiu was so close to Yunniang, but she was jealous.
Immediately, with the blessing of Dugu Xiude, everyone came to a Yaxuan on the third floor.

Everyone saw Qu Yanran who was dressed in crimson gauze and was making tea. This tea making is a kind of life that the southern gentry likes, called drinking tea, but the northern gentry seldom see it, and some even grab the roots of trees to drink medicine.Everyone was worried that they would make Qu Yanran unhappy if they followed Dugu Xiude to be a bad guest this time.But she didn't expect that Qu Yanran's expression was as usual, and she didn't give them any sympathy because they came uninvited.
Seeing this, Lu Chengqing couldn't help secretly praising Qu Yanran, Qu Yanran was worthy of being called a master, not to mention her appearance and talent, she was worthy of the word master just because of her demeanor.

As the so-called guest and host treat each other, since Qu Yanran treats each other with the courtesy of a host, everyone can't ignore it.In this high-level social occasion in the Sui Dynasty, everyone was sitting on the reed mat, with their hands on their knees and their eyes not squinting.

On the other hand, Qu Yanran focused on making tea, and did not raise her head to look at the crowd. At this moment, the copper pot above the charcoal fire was already making a faint sound. pot.Li Chongjiu looked at this scene like a lady studying ink, and she fell into the painting instantly.

After a while, the water in the pot boiled like falling beads. Qu Yanran lifted the lid of the pot again, and gently stirred in the water with a bamboo tong. Tea powder, slowly into the boiling water.

At this moment, the room was filled with the fragrance of tea, and everyone had never seen someone so intent on making a pot of tea, and they saw that the other party was serious and focused on nothing else.Only then did Qu Yanran get up slowly, poured half a cup out of the tea bowls in front of each of them, then poured half a cup for herself, and raised the tea cup between her brows to invite them, and gently opened her red lips to say hello.

After entering the room for a while, Qu Yanran said something.

After drinking a cup of tea, everyone feels comfortable, but compared to the pleasing tea ceremony just now, this comfort is second to none. What is really intoxicating is the atmosphere created.

Lu Qi on the side was already convinced, and Qu Yanran's every movement seemed to be rhythmic and elegant, and she was more like a nobleman than her.

I heard that the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River was inherited from the Qin and Han Dynasties. After traveling to the south, they have accumulated hundreds of years of clothing, which is far closer to the orthodoxy of the Han family than the gentry in the north.She knew that women from the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River had been taught a set of tea ceremony since they were young, and they had their own set of rules that had been condensed for hundreds of years.It's a pity that when the Sui Dynasty broke the Southern Dynasty, countless gentry in the south of the Yangtze River were wiped out, and the tea ceremony is far from what it used to be.

But today it actually reappeared from the other party, hey, I haven't heard her pipa yet.

Different from Lu Qi's inner tremor, Dugu Xiude, Xue Wanshu, and Lu Chengqing didn't have such delicate feelings as women.When men look at women, there has always been only one constant standard, and that is face.

After drinking a bowl of tea, Dugu Xiude took a look at Qu Yanran's face, and thought, this is a real woman. In the past, compared with her, everyone's ladies are nothing compared to her. No wonder Brother Xue is usually considered a handsome man. She also doesn't think about food or tea.

Xue Wanshu, on the other hand, looked like a gentleman, chatting and laughing with Qu Yanran about the tea ceremony.With the beautiful woman in front, Xue Wanshu was in the best state of being romantic and suave, and the conversation was quite speculative.As for Lu Chengqing already had a good wife in the room, she was very affectionate, but she acted as a foil.As the host, Qu Yanran smiled and talked with everyone, making everyone feel at home.

After questioning Wen Yanbo, and knowing that the other party is a celebrity today, Qu Yanran couldn't help but look more favorably, chatted with him a few more words, and spoke highly of him.In the end, Li Chongjiu also chatted a few words, but Qu Yanran seemed to be acquainted with him for the first time, she spoke without any pretense, and after a few words, there was nothing to talk about.

Seeing Qu Yanran's indifferent attitude, as if she had never seen herself before, Li Chongjiu sat on the reed mat, spared her nose, thought for a while, and suddenly seemed to understand something.

During the dinner, others didn't pay much attention to Qu Yanran's attitude towards Li Chongjiu, but only Lu Qi and Dugu Xiude took it to heart.

Seeing Li Chongjiu's appearance made Dugu Xiude feel refreshed, thinking about his old friend, it was clear that Qu Yanran didn't even remember.It seems that everyone in Qu also dislikes the poor and loves the rich. This kid is dressed so shabby, one can tell that he is from a poor family, so he doesn't pay much attention to it.Hmph, if I were him, I wouldn't come in and lose face.

At the moment, Dugu Xiude was very happy, and even chatted loudly.

After waiting for a while, Qu Yanran excused herself that she was not feeling well, and everyone knew how to behave, even Dugu Xiude couldn't be ashamed, so they left together.

In the Lu Family Mansion in the northwest of the city.

Lu Chengqing, who came back from Mingyue Tower, was standing behind a middle-aged man with his hands down, and said, "Uncle, that's the way it is. My nephew thinks that Li Chongjiu's presence outside the Northern Great Wall has been very powerful recently, and it really shouldn't be underestimated."

The middle-aged man put his hands behind his back, frowned and said: "Why is it such a coincidence, this Xue Shixiong just wanted to go south, and this Li Chongjiu planned to enter Zhuo County. Could this Li Chongjiu be a prophet?"

"What do you mean, uncle?"

The middle-aged man stopped his hand and said: "Today in Mingyue Tower, Xue Shixiong has made it clear that he will go south in the near future, so I asked him how many noble families in the Lu family can recruit soldiers in Zhuojun to protect themselves. He has already nodded in agreement."

"Uncle, Xue Shixiong even agreed to this. In the past, the Yang family was very afraid of us, the Hebei gentry who once took refuge in Gao Qi. It can be seen how far the current situation of the court has come."

The middle-aged man nodded and said: "In the Yellow Turban Rebellion at the end of the Han Dynasty in the past, the imperial court was out of control, and the local tyrants recruited troops on their own to flatten the Yellow Turban. In the end, the leaders separated. Now the world is in chaos. How similar is this scene to the end of the Han Dynasty. "

Lu Chengqing shuddered all over, and asked: "Uncle, do you mean to make my Lu family Zhuolu the world, this is definitely not allowed!"

(End of this chapter)