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Chapter 644: Don't bully the virgin Yue! [Please give me a monthly ticket! ]

"Sister, what are you looking at?"

"Shh..."

"That sentry post has been demolished, why are you so excited? Are those constables coming again?"

In the lobby of a quiet courtyard, Fang Shengnan, who was practicing sword dancing, turned back curiously and asked Fang Juxiu who was standing at the door.

Fang Juxiu stood behind the tightly closed door, slightly bent over, and looked through the crack in the door at the scene outside.

Being repeatedly questioned by her younger sister, she kept her back turned and shook her head without answering.

"strangeness."

Fang Shengnan stopped sword dancing, sheathed the sword, and walked forward with the sword in her arms.

Two days had passed since the soldiers' outpost at Xingzi Lake was dismantled and the two women quietly went to Chengtian Temple disguised as pilgrims.

During the past two days, the two sisters of the Fang family did not go out and accompanied their virgin daughter Zhao Qingxiu. Except for taking a walk to the Xingzi Lake after dinner in the evening to help digest the food, everything else was as usual.

It is noon now.

Young Master Ouyang usually comes in the evening, but today he said in advance that he would come for lunch at noon, so Zhao Qingxiu bought the ingredients and cooked in advance.

Leaving the Fang sisters in the lobby and living room, she immersed herself in the busy work in the kitchen.

Fang Shengnan came to the door holding a sword. She first looked curiously at her sister who was peeking through the crack in the door. She also leaned over, squeezed in, and looked outside through the crack together.

"Hey, Master Ouyang? Why don't you come in?"

"Shh, keep your voice down." Fang raised his sleeves, frowned and reminded, then pinched Shengnan's waist.

"oh oh."

Fang Shengnan looked curiously through the crack in the door a few more times and finally understood what her sister was looking at.

Far away outside the yard, there was a luxurious carriage parked, and no one knew how long it had been parked there.

The two women knew the carriage with luxurious curtains and its owner.

Before this, when Lady Yue went out every three days to buy vegetables, fruits and pastries, he would be picked up and dropped off by this luxurious carriage. The hostess of the carriage was a beautiful woman wearing a long purple and gold shawl that trailed on the ground. She had a sweet smile and was very friendly to Lady Yue.

The Fang sisters had met this beautiful woman several times besides picking her up and dropping her off, but this beautiful woman didn't seem to be very interested in them. She was only familiar with Mr. Yue, and Mr. Yue was speechless, so naturally there was no way for them to introduce each other, so the two sides were half strangers.

In fact, Fang Shengnan asked Zhao Qingxiu out of curiosity who this beautiful woman was. Zhao Qingxiu simply wrote a few words to introduce her, saying that she was Tan Lang's friend, her surname was Pei, and when Tan Lang was not around, it was this Aunt Pei who would accompany her when she went shopping for him.

Fang Shengnan and Fang Juxiu just looked at each other at the time and didn't say much.

However, compared to Zhao Qingxiu who didn't care much about such details, the Fang sisters obviously had more thoughts.

After all, the two girls were half accomplices of the rebels in the Tiannan Jianghu. They had previously brought the Yunmeng Order into Xunyang City. Even though they were hiding in a quiet courtyard now, they had been protected by Master Ouyang by accident.

But after all, it's a matter of losing one's head, and being in a dangerous situation, one will naturally be more cautious.

Try to figure out if there are strangers or unusual things around you.

The same was true at this moment. Fang Shengnan understood what her sister Fang Juxiu was looking at.

Aunt Pei, who loved to wear a long purple and gold shawl that trailed on the ground, was sitting in the shaft of the carriage as usual. Only her high-haired silhouette could be vaguely seen through the gauze-like curtains.

However, there was another silhouette in the shaft, sitting opposite Aunt Pei.

It’s Master Ouyang.

She thought about it and asked directly, lowering her loud voice:
"Sister, what's their relationship?"

Fang Juxiu frowned slightly and said nothing.

Looking at this scene, no one knew what she was thinking.

After a while, the two girls saw Master Ouyang walking out of the luxurious carriage. Aunt Pei was kneeling in the carriage, she opened the curtain, waved her hand enthusiastically, and said a few words, as if she was reluctant to say goodbye.

Mr. Ouyang behaved as indifferently as usual. He just waved his hand and walked towards the quiet courtyard.

Fang Juxiu and Fang Shengnan looked at each other, quickly left the door and returned to the lobby...

Backyard, lunch.

Beside the familiar stone table, Ouyang Rong, Zhao Qingxiu, and the Fang sisters were having their meal.

"Madam Fang, do you have anything to say? You seem to be hesitant to speak."

Ouyang Rong put down the bowl and asked with a smile.

Fang Juxiu, who had already quickly turned his eyes back to normal, chuckled when he heard this:
"Mr. Ouyang doesn't seem to be very busy recently."

"Well, not as busy as before."

"What does Mr. Ouyang do in the government office on weekdays?"

Ouyang Rong picked up a piece of food with chopsticks from Zhao Qingxiu, who was eating rice from the bowl in her hand, and said with lowered eyes:
"There are many vacant lots of old houses in Xingzifang that have been left unused after demolition. Madam Fang should have seen them."

"Ah."

"I have been busy with this matter recently. On behalf of the Jiangzhou government, I have been in contact with some merchants who own land to deal with this batch of vacant land for the benefit of the people. A batch of houses have been delivered in the past two days, and the initial results are showing..."

"So he is in charge of the people's livelihood in Xingzifang."

Fang Juxiu nodded thoughtfully and put a mouthful of food into his mouth.

Fang Shengnan suddenly interrupted and said, "I heard that the focus of Jiangzhou government is now all on Shuangfeng Peak. Are you familiar with that place, Master Ouyang?"

"That's right." Ouyang Rong nodded, looking a little suspicious: "Why did Miss Fang suddenly ask this? Did you hear something from someone?"

Fang Shengnan was about to speak, but was pinched by her sister and quickly shut up.

Fang Juxiu shook his head:
"Master Ouyang, don't listen to her nonsense. This girl has been very curious since she was a child. The more taboo things are, the more interested she is. She dares to ask about everything.

"There have been some rumors in the city recently. She was bold enough to ask you directly about it. You don't need to pay attention to them."

"It's okay. It's good to be curious."

Ouyang Rong smiled.

Fang Juxiu pondered for a moment and asked:

"I've seen that every time Miss Xiu Niang goes out, she is picked up by a woman named Aunt Pei. This woman... is she close to Master Ouyang, right?"

"Ah."

Ouyang Rong's answer was relatively brief:
"Mrs. Pei is a wealthy merchant from Yangzhou. There are many plots of land and houses in Xingzifang under her name. Due to the needs of public affairs, I have had some contact with her."

Fang Juxiu glanced at Ouyang Rong's plain blue Confucian robe, then looked at the elegant and exquisite courtyard with beautiful environment, and suddenly said:

"Is this courtyard also under the name of this Madam Pei?"

"Yeah, that's right."

Ouyang Rong nodded without hiding anything.

Under the gaze of the two sisters, he calmly picked up the food and ate.

Fang Juxiu glanced at Ouyang Rong for a moment longer. Fang Shengnan didn't seem to notice anything and started praising him:
"Brother Ouyang does have quite a few connections. As expected, you officials have a lot of people to curry favor with."

"It's just a small official."

"A small official is still an official. He can be so powerful in front of the common people. He is very important." Fang Shengnan nodded affirmatively.

Ouyang Rong smiled helplessly and did not respond.

Fang Shengnan was just like her sister said, she was not very sure about what she said. She was somewhat dissatisfied with his silent reaction and slammed the sword on the table:
"Hey, Brother Ouyang, you look honest, and you are kind and considerate to Miss Xiu Niang. You don't look like a bad official. You shouldn't have done anything to bully the people, right?"

Fang Shengnan looked suspicious and looked at him with a scrutinizing gaze.

Ouyang Rong thought hard and nodded:
"some."

"Huh?" Fang Shengnan's eyes widened: "How dare you..."

But before she could finish her words, she heard Ouyang Rong slowly add a sentence:

"I dare to bully Xiu Niang every day."

“…”Fang Shengnan. “…”Zhao Qingxiu.

Fang Shengnan didn't notice that Zhao Qingxiu lowered his head and his ears turned red. She looked at Ouyang Rong, who looked like he deserved a beating, and wanted to ask, "Do you know who you are bullying?" She is the future Yuanjun, the Lord of Yue Chuzi. Even if you are given a hundred years of Taoism, it is still not enough... But she held back her words because of the stern look from Fang Juxiu.

"You can joke around, but you are not allowed to bully me. Miss Xiu Niang is kind-hearted, but my sister and I will not allow it."

Fang Shengnan waved her little fist:

"Also, Brother Ouyang, although you are a good person and have entertained me and my sister for so many days, friendship is friendship, and you must not learn bad things and become a bad official who exploits the people, understand? Otherwise, this female hero will not forgive you."

Ouyang Rong glanced at her little fist and nodded:
"Ok."

Then he whispered:

"In fact, I have always felt that no matter how big or small the official position is, one must do something for the people. Even if the environment is polluted and one cannot do anything, at least one must have a compassionate heart. This is conscience."

"If you really think so, it is indeed a good thing."

The lines on Fang Shengnan's stern face softened a lot.

Ouyang Rong glanced at the righteous lady Fang and smiled:
"As expected of Ms. Fang, you take it as your duty to eliminate violence and protect the good, you are a great hero."

Hearing the words "great hero", Fang Shengnan's eyes lit up and her heart blossomed, but she suppressed the arc of her mouth and glanced at her frowning sister. She tried to be modest and said:

"You're overpraising me for being a great hero. Actually, my martial arts skills are not that good. I'm still practicing. Although I can easily defeat a weak scholar like you, it may not be good enough for me in the martial arts world. I know my own limitations, so don't praise me too much. But you can still call me the great heroine Fang. I can bear it.

"However, my sister and I are trying to join a powerful sect recently. Once we join, we will learn powerful martial arts. If Brother Ouyang encounters any dark affairs in the officialdom, just tell me and I will definitely seek justice for you."

Ouyang Rong said with a look of awe: "Of course, of course."

Fang Shengnan wanted to say more.

But Fang Juxiu grabbed him under the table and he had to shut up.

Soon, lunch was over.

Ouyang Rong helped Zhao Qingxiu clean up the dishes as usual.

Fang Shengnan and Fang Juxiu actually wanted to help. After all, they were being served by a virgin, so it was inevitable that they felt a little overwhelmed.

However, Ouyang Rong and Zhao Qingxiu politely declined.

The second daughter grew up in a privileged environment and was the eldest daughter. She didn’t know how to wash dishes, so she had to give up.

But he didn’t know if it was an illusion, Fang Juxiu turned around and looked towards the kitchen.

She discovered that Mr. Ouyang had been very keen on washing dishes recently.

Every time, I would go to the kitchen with Master Yue to wash the dishes.

Besides, he should have just washed the dishes, but he left the door half closed, so I could only faintly hear the sounds of washing dishes.

Another thing worth noting is that Lord Yue Chuzi has been smiling a lot more recently, and his skin looks more radiant.

I don’t know if it’s because she’s in a good mood, but she’s full of energy, which is rare. In the past, this young lady was always quiet, with a bit of melancholy and cold temperament…

But no matter what, it's a good thing. It's good to smile more.

Fang raised his sleeves and nodded slightly.

"What are you looking at, sister?"

Fang Shengnan looked back curiously.

"Go back to your room."

Fang Juxiu walked towards the west wing and called back his curious sister.

"Are you sleepy, sister?"

"Shhh."

As soon as the two entered the west wing, Fang raised his sleeves and closed the door tightly, locked it, and turned back to say in a low voice:

"Shengnan, don't say some things carelessly."

"oh oh."

Fang Shengnan asked happily:

"Sister, the martial law has been lifted this time. We have returned the letter and the Yunmeng Order to that senior. What should we do next? Should we go back and report?

"If we bring back the news about Lord Yue Chuzi, will we have a chance to join Jianze together?"

She sounded expectant.

Fang Juxiu was silent for a moment, then shook his head gently: "That senior didn't mean that."

"Didn't the senior say anything?" Fang Shengnan was puzzled: "He just raised one finger, like a mute."

Fang Juxiu sighed: "But he has said everything. We can't leave yet."

"What's the meaning."

Fang raised his sleeves, pursed his lips, walked onto the bed, prepared for a nap, and started talking in private.

"Then what happens next..."

"We have to persuade Yue to be a virgin."

"In fact, I think Master Ouyang is quite good. He can wash dishes and accompany the young lady. There are very few men who can cook and pamper women. Our father can't cook, and mother even dislikes him.

"Sister, actually, we can also bring them together. The young lady will definitely go back, but it's not impossible to bring one more person with her. We just need to work harder and escort more people..."

Fang Juxiu frowned and said nothing, the scene of Mrs. Pei enthusiastically bidding farewell to someone flashing before his eyes again.

"Let's wait and see. Anyway, the most important premise of this matter is not to offend the young lady. Otherwise, even if we enter Yunmeng, we may be blamed by the young lady. We must not do that."

"it is good."

The two girls said this and fell asleep.

An unknown amount of time had passed before Fang Shengnan, in a drowsy and dreamy state, heard the intermittent crisp sound of jade stones colliding.

Something familiar.

"Longling-Longling-Longling-"

This familiar crisp sound was very rhythmic at this moment, coming again and again, sometimes loud, sometimes light.

"Who..."

Fang Shengnan turned over in a daze, and after being woken up, she muttered something.

"Longling--Longling--"

I was just taking a nap, but once I was woken up, I couldn’t continue my dream.

Fang Shengnan opened her eyes, turned her head hazily, glanced at her sister's sleeping figure, and without calling her, she got off the bed, put on her shoes, and walked towards the door.

Fang Shengnan pushed the door open and walked out. The corridor was empty, the yard was empty too, with only the warm afternoon breeze blowing through the leaves.

"Long Ling——"

The soothing rustling sound of wind blowing through the leaves between heaven and earth and the sometimes light, sometimes heavy, crisp sound of jade have a different rhythm, and it is obviously not the cause of it.

The midday breeze blew on her face, and Fang Shengnan became much more sober. She finally remembered the crisp sound. It seemed to be the pendant of a white jade hairpin that Lord Yue Chuzi loved. The special crisp sound made when it collided was very recognizable.

"Master?"

Fang Shengnan turned her head and her eyes involuntarily looked towards the direction where the rhythmic crisp sound came from...it seemed to be the kitchen.

She rubbed her sleepy eyes and walked towards the kitchen curiously. At the same time, she looked up at the sun. It was already past noon.

Strange, haven’t the young lady and Master Ouyang finished washing the dishes yet?
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