Men are superior to women: the heartthrob in Yunqi

The afternoon sky was azure blue, and the sun was bright and hot. Before June, the sound of cicadas could be heard in the garden, which surprised Mu Yao, as if it gave her the illusion that summer had already arrived.

Chief Steward Miao watched Mu Yao leave the house, his heart beating fast.

The young master told him to follow Lady Mu's wishes and try his best to meet all her needs, but - she was out!

Although she was accompanied by her two aunts Zhou Rong and He Lan, they could not protect her beauty.

He had no reason to stop the lady from going out, so he had to take two of the best soldiers in the mansion with him and follow her quietly, keeping watch in the dark.

Mu Yao picked a peach pink veil and walked lightly on the bluestone slabs on the street, like a willow swaying in the wind, with a faint fragrance floating in the air. Looking from behind, her two legs were straight and slender, and her figure was tall and curvy, which was unforgettable.

All the young men on the street, regardless of their age, looked at her sideways, with a look of amazement in their eyes.

But when he saw the palace badges on the waists of the two older ladies beside the beauty, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​chatting her up. A few people who were unwilling to give up followed her silently, but were all persuaded to leave by the "flower protector" in the dark.

Miao Guan is fifty-six years old this year. He followed behind and shook his head, wishing he could be twenty or thirty years younger in an instant.

Mu Yao stopped in front of a three-story building.

"Guicaotang" - the three big characters on the plaque are written in iron and silver, with Yan's strong character and willow's style.

Zhou Rong told her that this was the largest pharmacy in Xianshui City, and that as long as the medicinal materials were not extremely rare, they had everything they wanted. However, she still didn't understand why Miss Mu came to this pharmacy to buy Danqing pigments.

At the corner of the street, Furong caught a glimpse of the graceful figure walking into Guicaotang and paused.

"What's wrong?" Handan asked suspiciously.

Furong stared off into the distance with some uncertainty. At a quick glance, the noblewoman's figure looked a bit like Mistress.

"I'll go take a look." Furong was about to leave, but Handan said, "Our lives are at stake. We can't delay. We must reunite with Alliance Leader Ji as soon as possible."

Furong wanted to say something but stopped herself. She glanced at Guicaotang again, hesitated for a moment, and left in a hurry.

The "Guicaotang" is filled with the aroma of medicine, and is structured in a front hall and back hall. The queues for medicine and treatment are divided into two teams on the left and right, with more than 30 people in each team. The second and third floors are filled with boxes and cabinets for storing various types of medicinal materials.

The shopkeeper Xiao Chi noticed the palace badges on Zhou Rong and He Lan's waists, and immediately put down the list in his hand and hurried over to them.

"How are the ladies?" He looked at the slender woman in the middle with a pink veil on her head. She was as beautiful as the eldest daughter of the Si family, and she instantly became energetic, with a warm smile on her face.

Mu Yao saw that the young man in front of her was handsome, tall and majestic, full of masculinity. His tone was both enthusiastic and humble, and she couldn't help but feel good about him. She smiled and asked kindly, "I want to buy some medicinal herbs. What's the shopkeeper's name?"

Xiao Chi raised his eyebrows and said happily: "My last name is Xiao. How did you know that I am the shopkeeper here?" It was really strange. Today was his first day in office. Many people would not associate him with the shopkeeper. How could this young lady tell it at a glance?

"Because the jade lump hanging around your waist is the most expensive." Mu Yao replied slowly.

Xiao Chi was stunned, and his right hand unconsciously touched the jade pendant, his eyes shining as he said: "Your Excellency, you have a good eye. You can actually recognize the seed material of this peach blossom jade." The pendant on his body looks ordinary, but it is actually priceless. It was the gift his father gave him when he was a young adult.

Seeing that the young man was getting more and more excited talking to her daughter, Helan's face darkened and she said in a slightly unhappy tone, "Shopkeeper Xiao, my daughter wants to buy some top-quality comfrey, yellow gardenia, sumac and safflower."

Xiao Chi immediately understood and smiled his signature smile, "Ladies, please wait a moment. I will go get it right away."

Before he finished speaking, he heard a delicate female voice: "When did the noble lady come to the Imperial Master's Mansion?"

Mu Yao looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young woman in an autumn yellow shirt, slowly walking towards her, surrounded by two young men.

She had fair skin and wore a veil of the same color, which made her beautiful eyes look big and bright, twinkling and particularly watery.

The most attractive thing was her ultra-low-cut skirt. Mu Yao guessed that this was definitely Bei Ming's most unrestrained style, with her full jade peaks towering and looking proudly at the sky. The almost fully exposed jade color was so bright that she couldn't open her eyes. As her body moved up and down, she, a woman, felt her blood boiling and almost fainted.

Mu Yao glanced at Xiao Chi, and saw that he was staring with eyes wide open and his body stiff and motionless. The surroundings were quiet, and all the boys looked at this figure infatuatedly, their eyes fixed on the same place tacitly.

Xiao Chi tightened his lips and forced a smile, saying, "Ms. Si, how are you? What brings you here today?"

Si Jialuo's beautiful eyes moved as she chuckled, "Last time you said that a 500-year-old ginseng would arrive in the next two days. I came to see if it has arrived. Oh, by the way, I haven't congratulated Master Xiao on his promotion to shopkeeper yet. Congratulations!"

Xiao Chi blushed when Si Jialuo looked at him. His eyes swirled and he said hesitantly, "Yes, I'll get it for you right away." He then looked at Mu Yao and the others and asked, "How many of the four herbs do you need?"

"Ten kilograms each. Can you give me some samples first so I can check the quality?" Mu Yao replied.

"No problem. Please wait a moment, I'll get them all together." After saying that, he hurried upstairs.

The minds of some young men around became active. They were ready to try and lowered their brows in thought, hesitating about how to start their conversation in order to leave a deep impression on Si Jialuo.

Si Jialuo looked at Mu Yao intently and asked, "May I know the name of this noble lady? Who is she to the Imperial Master?" After saying that, his eyes once again glanced at the palace badges on the waists of the two aunts.

Seeing this, Zhou Rong frowned slightly and reminded, "Ms. Si, this lady is a distinguished guest of our Imperial Master's Mansion." Everyone in Xianshui knew that Si Jialuo was in love with Xie Ci. For his sake, she has not married yet and is only accompanied by two maids.

"My last name is Mu." Mu Yao replied generously.

Hearing this, Si Jialuo's eyes flashed with a hint of sharpness, and he said with a half-smile, "Guest? The Imperial Master has always been clean and self-disciplined, like a bamboo orchid. I believe that Miss Mu must have some extraordinary qualities to be able to enter the Imperial Master's residence as a guest."

Sour! Love but not getting it!

Mu Yao listened to her tea-like chatter, her eyebrows slightly raised, and said calmly: "It's not as good as the noble lady Si who is so proud of the waves and looks down on the beauties."

Si Jialuo was stunned, his almond-shaped eyes widened and the waves in his eyes became even more turbulent.

Mu Yao swallowed a mouthful of golden saliva and stared at the extremely impactful large piece of cream in front of her, which was stained with a layer of pink, and her cheeks also turned red.

Helan listened to Si Jialuo's slightly humiliating and provocative words to her noble lady, and her brows gradually solidified. She defended him, "My young master is indeed as beautiful as a bamboo or an orchid. He is a perfect match for Miss Mu's pure and elegant temperament. What's the matter with who can enter the mansion and who can't? Why do we have so many rules in our Imperial Master's Mansion? It's all a matter of a word from the Imperial Master."

Si Jialuo saw these two aunts slapping her face in public, her cheeks flushed red under her veil, and her body trembled unconsciously. The two boys behind her were so distressed that they came forward and half-embraced her, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Everyone knew that Si Jialuo had been sending visiting cards and gifts to the Imperial Master's Mansion every now and then, but they were all returned one by one, and she had not yet been able to enter the mansion. Today, she came to "Guicaotang" to look for this old ginseng, most likely to thank Ci for spending a fortune.

The voices of criticism around them gradually increased. They were whispering about right and wrong, and if you listened carefully, most of them were on Si Jialuo's side.

Si Jialuo half closed her eyes, almost about to shed tears, and choked up and said, "I saw that Miss Mu had a graceful figure, and I thought she must be a stunning beauty. Both aunts said that you and the Imperial Preceptor are a perfect match, so why do you have to belittle yourself and tease me? I have no other intentions, but so many ladies in Xianshui City have not been able to see the Imperial Preceptor, and I am a little surprised at Miss Mu's good luck. I would like to ask how did you do it? I hope you don't worry."

Mu Yao repeatedly stroked the jade fingers under her wide sleeves, and her beautiful eyes under the veil were faintly stained with a layer of anger.

Things are unpredictable, I don't mean to be too serious, but the other party is too teasing. She suddenly raised her voice and said, "I live there, and there is only a wall between Mr. Xie's yard. I see him in the morning, afternoon, and evening, whenever I want to see him. It turns out that Miss Si has never seen him. So it seems that my luck is quite good. As for the method, it was Mr. Xie who specially invited me to stay in his mansion temporarily. Miss Si is overthinking about this. Where there is a will, there is a way. I believe Miss Si will be able to meet Mr. Xie one day. I hope you don't belittle yourself and get discouraged."

"Where do you live? What's your relationship with Xie Ci? I don't remember there is a noble family with the surname Mu in Xianshui. May I ask who your family is?" Si Jialuo's face suddenly changed. Her delicate body, half leaning on her husband, had already stood up straight. Even her tone of voice was no longer that of a wronged young wife, but an aggressive, questioning tone.

Si Jialuo didn't expect Mu Yao to admit it so bluntly. His blood boiled in his heart and he didn't even bother to pretend anymore.

"Are you meddling too much?" Seeing that Si Jialuo had stopped pretending, Mu Yao stopped pretending to be polite.

I believe that with Xie Ci's prestige, even if she broke this camellia today, she can still handle it. What's more, her father is the first-rank tutor of Dayun, and her husband's family is the first-class royal family. Even if she really caused trouble in Beiming, she would not be afraid.

Si Jialuo's face turned livid, and her whole body seemed to be on fire. Xie Ci was her Achilles' heel. If she couldn't get him, no one else could. But it was not easy to do it in public.

After a while, he smiled and said, "So, you are quite familiar with the Imperial Master? It seems that you will also go to the Hundred Flowers Banquet tomorrow night?"

Zhou Rong was slightly surprised when she heard this, and blurted out, "Ms. Si will attend the Hundred Flowers Banquet tomorrow?"

The Hundred Flowers Banquet is a palace banquet. Although Si Jialuo is backed by the Si family, a prominent family in Beiming, he has no rank and is not qualified to attend the banquet. Moreover, the banquet tomorrow night is a welcoming banquet held by the emperor for the new emperor of Southern Xinjiang. What is the meaning of summoning Si Jialuo to the palace at this time? "

Seeing Zhou Rong's surprised look, Si Jialuo relaxed his brows and glanced at her proudly, "Yes. I heard that all the noble ladies from the prominent families in Xianshui will attend tomorrow. It seems that this aunt is a little out of touch with the news."

He then turned to Mu Yao and said again: "Ms. Mu, you will go too, right? But I believe that even if you don't get the invitation, you will definitely be able to be there with your ability." As long as she goes, she will naturally know her identity.

Zhou Rong and Helan didn't dare to say much this time. This was a palace banquet, and all invitations were distributed through a dedicated department, so no one could speak carelessly.

Mu Yao had never heard of the Hundred Flowers Banquet, but what did it matter? She calmly replied, "Instead of being so concerned about whether I will attend the banquet tomorrow, you should buy more equipment while it is still early. After all, you will be able to meet Master Xie tomorrow as you wish."

"You..." Si Jialuo was about to get angry when Xiao Chi had already brought the herbs in front of them.

Mu Yao glanced at the five-hundred-year-old ginseng, paused, and then looked away without making a sound. Seeing Xiao Chi offer five hundred thousand taels, the corners of her mouth twitched three times.

Si Jialuo seemed to be shocked by the price, and her eyes showed a deep sense of disbelief. This price was beyond her psychological expectations.

The air froze for a few breaths, and she gritted her teeth and threw out the banknote under the sidelong glances of Mu Yao and others. The two servants beside her wanted to dissuade her, but no one dared to speak.

Xiao Chi took the banknote and smiled. He turned to Mu Yao and said, "My dear lady, please take a look at these samples. They are all the best products we have. What do you think of them?"

Seeing Mu Yao remained silent, Zhou Rong immediately said, "Give it all here. How much is it in total?" Then she took out a purse from her sleeve.