Men are superior to women: the heartthrob in Yunqi

When Master Li heard Xu Qingcheng say that Mu Yao was willing to be his adopted daughter, he was so happy that he asked the steward Zhao Yu to immediately go to the residence of the Minister of Revenue Meng Qiao to deliver the visiting card and instructed the servants to quickly tidy up the Linglong Pavilion in the east.

Linglong Pavilion is divided into two floors, surrounded by upper and lower corridors, which is beautiful and elegant. This pavilion has no beams and columns, and relies on mortise and tenon joints to make the wooden structure stable together. It is a masterpiece of ingenuity and ingenuity, so it is named Linglong Pavilion.

It was designed by Chen Yanji, the Minister of Works, and built for Li Taifu.

Chen Yanji was born in a poor family. When he was six years old, his hometown suffered from floods and his family was forced to move to Xihe. Since his family could not afford to eat, he was asked to learn from an old craftsman in the town.

He was so talented that he was loved by the old craftsman. He learned all his skills in a few years. The old craftsman saw that many of his drawings seemed to be wild but had some skills. He felt that he could not let his talent go to waste in Xihe County, so he sponsored him to take the next spring exam and let him try to apply for the Ministry of Industry.

In the organizational structure of the Great Yun Dynasty, there is a chain of contempt. The Ministry of Industry is generally considered to be the most difficult and tiring department. All day long, they are either building bridges, roads, and houses, or improving production technology and processes. People in the Ministry of Industry generally have low backgrounds and relatively weak cultural background, but it is the department with the lowest admission rate among the six departments. The people in it are mainly craftsmen, and they have strict requirements for their craftsmanship. Therefore, if candidates intend to apply for the Ministry of Industry, they must first take a separate practical examination of the Ministry of Industry, and only after passing it can they take the cultural examination.

Chen Yanji ranked first with his superb craftsmanship, but in the subsequent cultural examination, because his cultural background was too weak, even the examiner's intention to increase his score was of no avail.

At that time, Li Taifu happened to pass by the Ministry of Rites and admired the model of "Linglong Pavilion" made by Chen Yanji. He recommended him to Xu Shida, the Minister of Rites. Finally, Emperor Qingyuan approved him to join the Ministry of Works. Chen Yanji worked hard to become the Minister of Works. Later, in order to repay Li Taifu's support, he specially built this unique "Linglong Pavilion" for him.

Linglong Pavilion is warm in winter without a heater. It is cool in summer without an ice tray. In winter and summer, Li Taifu would move there to entertain guests and friends.

Li Changan had been alone for many years, and now God blessed him with a daughter in his old age. He felt that his life was complete. So he ordered people to take out the 20 treasures in the treasury and let Xu Qingcheng auction them on his behalf.

Xu Qingcheng was surprised that the teacher even took out his favorite "Lamb Fat Lotus Pattern Incense Burner" and "Water Lily", which was truly amazing.

Some of these twenty treasures have been extinct for hundreds of years, but I didn't expect that they were in the teacher's hands. Xu Qingcheng couldn't help but sigh that the teacher's background was profound and immeasurable.

Although Li Changan does not have a family with deep roots like other colleagues, he is well-versed in history, has a unique eye, and is well versed in the art of appraising treasures. Over the years, he has spent all his money, searched the world, and with good luck, he has obtained many treasures. He just keeps a low profile and does not show off.

Li Chang'an would marry off his daughter in a grand manner, with a thousand acres of fertile land, a hundred shops, ten mansions, ten miles of red makeup, and fireworks.

Mu Yao's household registration card was quickly processed, and Xu Qingcheng's family had already prepared the betrothal gifts, and were just waiting for "it" to be finalized before proposing to the teacher.

Li Taifu asked Xu Qingcheng to take Mu Yao back to Taifu Mansion to live tomorrow. Even though he was extremely reluctant, he had no choice.

I hurried back to the house and saw A Yao still looking at the cards carefully and sorting them into categories. The household registration card in her hand was almost crushed.

He forced a smile and said, "Ayao, your household registration card has been processed."

Mu Yao raised her eyes instantly, extremely surprised. She carefully took the household registration card and smiled brilliantly, as if all the flowers were in bloom, which made Xu Qingcheng's heart melt.

He couldn't help but hug the beauty tightly and buried his face deeply in her hair. The familiar scent of gardenia made his heart flutter.

Mu Yao felt extremely relieved. She finally had an identity in Yunqi and no longer had to worry about being asked about her background.

Xu Qingcheng told her what the master meant, and she suddenly felt an extremely painful pain in her heart, as if the most fragile string in her heart was touched, and her vision gradually blurred.

She secretly vowed to take good care of Master Li, to ensure his health, longevity and happiness!

After Mu Yao moved to the Taifu Mansion the next day, the Princess and Prime Minister Xu could not wait to go there to propose marriage. Originally, the proposal was scheduled for the eighth day of the next month, but seeing that more and more people were thinking about Mu Yao, they decided to go there earlier.

The number of people proposing marriage came in pairs, not singles, and Ruchen was not at home, so Xu Licheng had to work hard to arrange the marriage.

Xu Licheng had recovered well in the past few days. Every time Mu Yao came to visit him, he was so nervous that he was suffocated.

When asked a few questions, he answered hesitantly and blushed. Xu Licheng lowered his eyes and dared not look up, for fear of losing his composure and offending his benefactor.

The person in front of me is so beautiful that it is beyond words.

Her eyes can melt away all the pain, and her smile can bury all the troubles.

Standing there quietly, like the most beautiful green mandala.

What she brought to Xu Licheng was an unforgettable love and a brilliant new life.

With mixed feelings, Xu Licheng followed his parents and Xu Qingcheng to the Taifu Mansion to propose marriage.

Along the way, there was a constant stream of people and vehicles heading in the same direction as them.

From the moment Mu Yao moved to Li Taifu's mansion, countless eager eyes outside the door also moved there along with the beauty.

If someone asks where is the busiest place in Shangjing, it must be the residence of Li Taifu.

There are wood in the mountains and branches in the wood, and the heart is happy and the king does not know.

Ever since that momentary glimpse of her beauty "between water and clouds" that day, the young man from the capital has been missing her day after day. His longing for her grows stronger day by day, and he has contracted an incurable disease - lovesickness.

They all dressed up and were lingering outside the mansion. Some ordered a pot of tea, some bought a bowl of food. Everyone was doing the same thing but they tacitly did not interfere with each other.

The happiest people were the businessmen outside the palace. The window seats in the restaurant were all full. The open-air teahouses were packed with people, and even the snack stalls that were usually disdained by the dignitaries became popular places.

On the day when Mu Yao moved to the Taifu Mansion, countless young men silently saw her off along the way, which was an unprecedented grand occasion. They finally got to see the beauty as they wished, but they felt regretful about the veil on their head.

When they arrived at the residence of Li Taifu, Xu Qingcheng handed over the wild geese she had hunted to the Taifu.

The princess gave away six taels of Yulongjing and all the treasures in the mansion. Li Taifu was so happy that he narrowed his eyes and shrugged unconsciously.

Then they exchanged their two children's birth certificates.

Mu Yao's birth date was calculated by her according to the Da Yun era. When Li Taifu suddenly asked her about her birth date, she was so nervous that her palms were sweating and she almost made a mistake in the most basic subtraction.

The two families are in harmony and the atmosphere is lively.

Xu Qingcheng couldn't help but ask to meet Mu Yao several times, but was stopped by the elders because it was against the rules.

Prime Minister Xu handed the letter of welcome to Li Taifu and asked in a friendly manner, "Taifu, if you have anything else to add, please feel free to ask."

"Yes, time is tight, so there are bound to be omissions. Master, please take a closer look so that we can add it as soon as possible." The eldest princess' face was full of red, and her willow eyebrows could not help but twitch. Her three troublesome sons finally had a marriage settled.

When Master Li opened the letter, he was stunned.

Wow! The princess is so generous! There are sixteen pages full of densely written small characters.

Two hundred boxes of gold, silver and jewelry, six hundred rolls of silk fabrics, two hundred pots of rare flowers, one hundred and twenty pieces of rare animal bones, two thousand jars of fine wine, one thousand kilograms of delicacies from the sea, two warehouses of precious medicinal materials, eighty-eight exotic treasures, and so on and so forth.

In addition, there are five mansions and shops on the bustling streets of Shangjing.

Li Taifu was shocked. He remembered that Xu Ruchen lost a large sum of money a few years ago when he lost his dart, and the princess and her husband subsidized a lot of it. In addition, they invited famous doctors from all over the world to treat Xu Licheng's leg. Could it be that he gave all his wealth this time? There are still two children in the family who are not married yet!

This welcome letter suddenly became hot to the touch.

Master Li asked politely, "Isn't this betrothal gift too much?"

Ye Jingshu's eyes flashed with a hint of unnaturalness, and she smiled and said, "It's not heavy! Not heavy at all! It is a blessing for our Xu family to marry A Yao back home. We were worried that the gift was too light and A Yao was wronged."

Ye Jingshu and Prime Minister Xu really spent a lot of money this time. Ye Jingshu almost gave away half of the princess's family assets and the entire Xu Mansion.

With Mu Yao's celestial beauty, temperament and talent, anyone who marries her would be marrying up. Moreover, she gave her perfect body to Qingcheng and cured Li Cheng's leg. She still thinks these betrothal gifts are not enough!

Besides, there are so many people outside who are eyeing their daughter-in-law. If Qingcheng fails to keep her, and Ayao gets married again, she won't be outdone by others.

As for Ruchen and Licheng, it's not that she hadn't considered it, but the situation did not allow it, so she had to do this.

The two families agreed to finalize the betrothal gift tomorrow.

As for the wedding date, Li Taifu needs to wait for Xu Qingcheng to cash in his treasure before making proper preparations. The Princess and Prime Minister Xu also need to finalize many details. The wedding banquet of the royal family is not like that of ordinary people, and it is full of majesty.

Therefore, the two families finally decided on the eighth day of the first lunar month three months later as the wedding date.

After the Princess and Prime Minister Xu left, Li Taifu handed the letter of welcome to Mu Yao and asked if there was anything else that needed to be purchased.

Mu Yao held the letter in her hand and shook her head, trying hard to suppress the corners of her lips that were trying hard to curl up.

She had never seen such a long gift list in her life. If all of them were piled up in front of her, she didn't know if she could control herself from jumping on them, even if she was shallow.

What excited her most was the title deeds to the five shops, all of which were currently rented out. She couldn't wait to take a look and see what kind of business she could do in the future.

The carriage in the Xu Mansion today is easy to identify. It is said that it was one of the dowries of the eldest princess. It is made of golden nanmu wood. The Xu Mansion will only use it when it encounters important matters.

News from the capital always spreads very quickly.

The news that Mu Yao was adopted as the daughter of Li Taifu and the Xu family proposed marriage to Li Taifu would probably soon reach the ears of some interested people.

Xu Qingcheng looked at the sneaky people at the teacher's door, and her eyes flashed with a different coldness from the past. It was not as easy for the two of them to meet each other now as before. When she thought that it would take so long to marry A Yao back, she felt irritated.

The next day, Changdi Street was bustling with activity. Early in the morning, the Xu family opened their doors, and treasure chests covered with big red strips were loaded onto carriages one after another. There was also a red strip hanging on the front of the carriage, which shone in the sunlight against the body of the carriage.

Liuli Street was bustling with activity, with eight horse-drawn carriages running back and forth non-stop from morning to night carrying goods.

Now the news of Xu's marriage proposal has spread completely.

Mu Yao was dazzled as she watched so many treasures being continuously delivered to Linglong Pavilion, and she was enveloped in endless happiness.

It was obvious that there was no room in Linglong Pavilion, so they had to move it somewhere else. When all were delivered, they had already filled up half of the Taifu Mansion. Taifu Li had no other courtyards, so they had to wait until he added a house for Mu Yao later before moving.

Tomorrow is the day of the Spring Banquet.

Mu Yao was very interested in the Spring Banquet and accepted Helian Qing's invitation two days ago.

Xu Qingcheng was anxious and angry after hearing this. But now that the invitation had been received, there was no point in saying more, so she had to go with Mu Yao.

"Brother Xu, do I need to prepare anything for the Spring Banquet?" Mu Yao had never attended such a party before, so she didn't know if there were any particular requirements.

Xu Qingcheng always disdained such gatherings where peacocks spread their tails everywhere. Suddenly, he remembered something and said with an unusually serious expression: "Ayao, there is an activity called 'Qushui Liushang' at the Spring Banquet. If any wine cup flows in front of you tomorrow, you must not take it, let alone drink it. Also, you must not break willow branches from the trees, let alone give them to anyone, not even the ladies. Do you understand?"

The Spring Banquet is actually a large blind date banquet held by Dayun. After hearing what Xu Qingcheng said, I had guessed about 80% of the meaning of this event.

She smiled maliciously and said, "Why? What will happen if you take it?"

Xu Qingcheng didn't believe that she didn't know! Without saying anything, he directly blocked her pink lips and attacked her. This time, there was no one to rely on behind her, so Xu Qingcheng raised her hands and tried to press back. Mu Yao was furious and thought: "Come again!"

She stepped on Xu Qingcheng's foot without any hesitation. Unexpectedly, the man not only did not let her go, but became even more ferocious. All her struggles were useless at this time, and she could only let him slaughter her.

It was strange to say, she had been learning sword skills from the master of Youran Temple since she was seven years old, and her skills were not bad. But for some reason, she was completely useless in front of Xu Qingcheng.

When she regained consciousness, everything was calm.

She beat her chest in her heart: I am so angry! Another complete defeat!

No! The faucet must be straightened!

Looking at Xu Qingcheng, he put on his robe very elegantly and dressed himself meticulously from head to toe, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion.

There were ripples in the corners of his eyes, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised. He smiled, and Mu Yao felt the breeze blowing on her face, and the ice and snow melted.

Xu Qingcheng leaned over and put clothes on Mu Yao attentively. Mu Yao stared at his fingers in a daze. His fingers were slender and white, as smooth as jade bones, so beautiful that she couldn't take her eyes off them.

His fingers smoothed the clothes inch by inch until no wrinkles could be seen.

In a trance, Mu Yao actually wanted time to go slower so that she could cherish this beauty a little longer.