Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 121 'Murderous Intent'

We were having such a great time, why did it suddenly have to end? Zhou Lin and the others felt a little reluctant to leave.

Gao Jingming had no choice. His family was urging him to come back. A second person came to urge him a moment later. He had no choice but to apologize quickly and ride back with Xiao Cai, Xiao Ye and two guards.

The rest of the tasks were left to Chen Xuan, since Chen Xuan was his most trusted assistant.

This kid hasn't taken over the family business yet, but now he seems to be treating Chen Xuan as a housekeeper, but only on his own small piece of land.

Fortunately, Chen Xuan didn't have to do it himself. He just had to give orders to the servants and maids, and also asked the guards to keep an eye on the young masters and young ladies.

Deng Lingfeng hadn't finished his set of stick techniques yet. He was performing with great vigor and energy, and the two young ladies from the Gao family were applauding. However, one of them was obviously not paying attention to his performance, but she still made him perform with great enthusiasm. However, with Gao Jingming's departure, he had to stop, which spoiled his fun.

This guy is fourteen and a half years old, almost 1.8 meters tall, with a strong physique but not bloated. He has a tough look from years of martial arts training. He has thick eyebrows and big eyes. He is not very handsome, but he is sunny and cheerful.

As a teenager, he may not even realize that his hard work is subconsciously attracting the attention of the people he cares about.

As for his target, Chen Xuan could see that it was Gao Jingqing, one of the young ladies of the Gao family.

Gao Jingqing is the second wife's daughter. She is twelve years old now, and thirteen in lunar age. Chen Xuan met her after Mr. Gao returned home.

Young people are just beginning to fall in love, and they are ignorant and confused, but they just haven't realized it yet.

Gao Jingqing is more than one year older than Chen Xuan. She is growing up gradually and is at the stage of blooming. She is quite beautiful. The Gao family really has good genes.

She is nearly 1.6 meters tall, has a sweet face, and takes after her mother in character. She has the gentleness of a "Jiangnan Water Village" and a quiet personality, which is somewhat inconsistent with her name. She likes to laugh, but it is a light smile.

Chen Xuan was not optimistic about Deng Lingfeng's love for the ignorant young man Mu Ai. The gap between their family backgrounds was too big. Even though Gao Jingqing was born out of wedlock, he was not qualified to have any extravagant thoughts about her.

If he had not had a good relationship with Gao Jingming since childhood, he would not even have many opportunities to meet Gao Jingqing, let alone perform hard in front of her.

I guess if it weren't for their relationship as brother, Gao Jingqing wouldn't even look at him.

Seeing him showing off this time was simply because Deng Lingfeng was so powerful that it was easy not to notice him. Clapping and cheering was a way of showing support for him.

Young people, whose youth has not been wasted by someone, and in the end, it will be like the moonlight after the breeze passes, leaving no trace...

"Let's pack up and go back," Chen Xuan said slowly as he looked around.

Holding a scroll behind his back, he exudes a profound and majestic bearing. If it weren't for his young face, one would easily overlook his age.

Now he is over 1.7 meters tall and can still grow taller. He is at the right age to grow.

Not to mention, he really has the demeanor of a butler that convinces people, not because of his tacit identity, but because of his calm temperament. It's just that his face is too young, which makes it a little less interesting.

An outing has no beginning or end. After packing up, a group of people will set off on their journey home.

Not knowing what important matter the Gao family had, they hurriedly urged Gao Jingming to go back. Chen Xuan had a guess in his mind that it was not a bad thing.

Chen Xuan walked towards his mount, a black horse that was matched by the Gao family when he went out. It was not his private property and was usually taken care of and fed by the Gao family. There were a few more horses like this that did not belong to him on a fixed basis. He would change horses when he went out, so he would never be short of one.

In fact, Chen Xuan really likes the feeling of riding a horse and galloping at lightning speed, but there are not many such opportunities. Although it is not as graceful and fast as the Qinggong, who would still gallop at full speed when there is a mount?
In other words, he didn't have a gun. Otherwise, if a fight really came to a head, Chen Xuan would rather use a gun than resort to force himself, even though he never had the chance to do so.

Why make things too complicated when you can make it easy?
"A Xuan"

Just as Chen Xuan was about to get on his horse, a pleasant voice came from behind calling him.

"Miss Third, what instructions do you have?" Chen Xuan turned around and asked.

The one who called him was Gao Jingqing. In the Gao family's generation, she was only younger than Gao Jingming in age, so she was the third lady. After getting to know each other for a few years, because Chen Xuan had a good personality, even though he was Gao Jingming's servant, he seemed to treat all the young masters and young ladies equally, so the young masters and young ladies all followed suit and called him A Xuan.

Because of his age, other servants and maids called Chen Xuanxuan "Brother" to show their closeness.

Facing Chen Xuan's gaze, the gentle Gao Jingqing, who was usually quite calm and composed, was actually a little embarrassed at this moment. Her cheeks flushed slightly, and she didn't dare look at her. She said softly, "Nothing, I just wanted to ask, are you going to study at Liuyu Academy thousands of miles away with your brother soon?"

"That's true. It's been decided a long time ago. But if you go with the young master, I will just have to worry about some daily trivial matters. The young master is no longer a child, and we can no longer study together in the classroom like we used to," Chen Xuan said with a smile.

It was true. After going to Liuyu Academy, almost all the students in the classroom had academic titles, and they were not children anymore. It would be embarrassing to share a room with servants from different families.

Who wants to listen to this, Gao Jingqing thought to himself, then he seemed to muster up the courage to look up and ask, "When will my brother come back?"

"Well, unless it's something important, I have to finish my studies before I come back. It may take two or three years at the shortest, or four or five years at the longest. It's hard to say," Chen Xuan said truthfully. After all, it's thousands of miles away, and there are no airplanes in this era. Traveling back and forth will waste too much study time.

Is it going to take so long?
Gao Jingqing's eyes seemed to dim a little, then he took out two exquisite wooden plaques from the pouch on his waist and handed them to him, saying: "A Xuan, this is the amulet I asked for in the temple a few days ago. Please give one to your brother for me, and wish him a safe journey and good studies. The other one... you, please give it to your elder brother Zhou Lin for me. He is also going out to study, but he is not going to Liuyu Academy with you. Please convey my words and wish him a safe journey and good studies." I was shocked!
Chen Xuan's heart twitched when he saw this. Gao Jingqing was so shy and timid that he thought the other amulet was for him.

I knew it, she never treated me differently when we met normally, and she only treated me like a young lady's servant, but her behavior could easily lead to misunderstanding.

At the same time, I was wondering, since you have this intention, why don’t you pass it on to them yourself?
Without waiting for Chen Xuan to ask, she handed it over. Chen Xuan subconsciously took it, then turned around and waved her hand as if escaping, saying, "You must pass it on to me. Don't tell anyone else, and don't make random guesses."

Looking at the amulet in his hand, which was obviously made of peach wood, and then looking at Gao Jingqing's back, Chen Xuan already understood something. He was not stupid.

Brother is just an excuse. The main thing is Zhou Lin. No wonder he asked me to pass it on and not tell anyone else. I guess it’s because I’m easy to talk to.

I was at a loss for words. When did this little girl start to have feelings for Zhou Lin?
She is so young, and I can only say that she has a girlish sentiment, I don’t know where it comes from.

No wonder she was shy and timid before. It was because her brother went out to study and had not come back for several years. As a girl, it was not easy for her to take the initiative to contact Zhou Lin. Without her brother as a link, she naturally had no chance to get close to Zhou Lin.

Chen Xuan was really scared just now and almost misunderstood that Gao Jingqing was interested in him.

I told you, I'm only eleven years old, there's no need for that. Besides, I'm currently a servant of the Gao family. Even if Gao Jingqing is a concubine's daughter, she wouldn't set her eyes on me if she's blind.

Someone like Zhou Lin is quite good. He is the son of the county magistrate. With the Gao family's status, he is a good match even if he is the daughter of the second wife.

I just don't know if they will have this fate in the future.

Oh no, there's murderous intent!
Just as Chen Xuan was holding the amulet and laughing to himself, he suddenly felt a pair of eyes staring at him. Following the feeling, he saw Deng Lingfeng looking at him with a heartbroken face. His eyes were full of confusion. There was no hostility, but more of a loss. The fingers in his hand were white from clenching a whistle that he had used for performances before.

When facing Chen Xuan's gaze, Deng Lingfeng smiled unnaturally and looked away.

Chen Xuan almost rolled his eyes. Why are you looking at me like that? Gao Jingqing is not interested in me. You have the wrong target. If you want to be jealous, go find Zhou Lin.

Chunchun suffered an unexpected disaster, but this kind of thing cannot be explained in person.

I guess the little girl Gao Jingqing just has a little bit of innocent feelings. She is too young to take it seriously. Who will remember it in a few years? If this gets out, will she still be alive?

And if you tell the truth, it's clearly an attempt to sow discord among their friends.

What the hell is going on?

It was so speechless. Chen Xuan jumped on the horse and said, "Do whatever you want. It's none of my business."

"A Xuan, hurry up, what are you taking for?" Zhou Lin, who was on horseback in front, turned around and said.

Chen Xuance stepped forward and said, "I'll be right there."

After approaching Zhou Lin, avoiding the sight of the sullen Deng Lingfeng behind him, Chen Xuan flicked a peace amulet with his fingers, and with skillful force, it landed precisely in Zhou Lin's hand. Under his puzzled gaze, he casually whispered, "My third daughter gave this to you. She asked me to bring a message to you. I wish you a smooth academic journey and a successful return."

Zhou Lin had no idea about that at all and asked in surprise, "Why would Sister Jing Qing give me a peace amulet for no reason?"

"It's not just you, the young master also has one. You two are good buddies. It's just a casual thing, and the Third Miss wants to give it as a token of her appreciation. It's quite normal, right?" Chen Xuan was deliberately vague and didn't mention that Gao Jingqing only gave it to him besides her brother. If you didn't pay attention, you would think that all of them, his good buddies, had one.

Zhou Lin immediately understood what she said, turned around and glanced at her, saying nonchalantly, "Is that so? Haha, I'll take it. I'll thank Sister Jing Qing for you later."

It's obvious that they are not sincere. Thank you so much, it would be much more convenient to do it in person.

As he said this, he casually stuffed the amulet into his arms, not taking it seriously at all. This scene made Gao Jingqing, who was secretly observing in the carriage behind, pout secretly.

Tsk, it looks like one of them is unintentional and the other one is intentional. I’m afraid they won’t be destined to be together in the future.

It's normal at this age. Because of the social circle, you only interact with a few people. Who doesn't have some regrets in life when they were ignorant and naive when they were young? When you think about it later, you just smile knowingly...

After a while, the group returned to Yang County and separated outside the county to go back to their homes.

When Chen Xuan and his friends returned to the Gao family, the entire family was bustling with activity, and everyone seemed to be as energetic as if they had been injected with chicken blood.

Before entering, they saw the door of Gao's house opened wide, and Mrs. Gao, dressed in formal attire, led a group of people out.

Seeing Chen Xuan, Gao Jingming, who was following behind Madam Gao, immediately waved excitedly and said, "Xuan, you're back just in time. Go change your clothes and follow us to the county to pick up my sister. She's back to visit her parents!"

Miss Gao has returned home to visit her family after so many years? No wonder the Gao family is making such a big fuss.

As expected, Chen Xuan had anticipated this...

(End of this chapter)