Don't disturb me, I won't be a concubine

Just after drinking a cup of tea in the Yamen, Yan Chao couldn't wait to send them to the house. Cui Qiyan complied with his wishes and followed him without saying a word.

Ji Bai drove behind Yan Chao's carriage and drove for about two quarters of an hour to the destination.

Yan Chao got out of the car and asked to open the door, and made a greeting gesture to Cui Qiyan, "This is a humble house. I have wronged Master Nie."

Cui Qiyan stepped into the house and had a broad view. On the east side of the yard was a sycamore tree that was said to be twenty or thirty years old, and on the west side was a small garden, with a road paved with bluestone slabs in the middle. Direct access to the house.

"Master Yan is too modest. How can this house be called simple? I think it is very good."

"As long as Mr. Nie likes it, I'm afraid of neglecting our distinguished guest."

Cui Qiyan stopped and said, "Master Yan, what you said is wrong. I'm here to investigate the case, not a guest."

"Yes, yes, it was a slip of the tongue. Lord Nie is here for official business, of course." Yan Chao said with an apologetic smile.

He then called a middle-aged man and warned: "This is Mr. Nie, the governor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate from the capital. He will stay here for a while. You can take good care of me and listen to Mr. Nie on everything." Order."

"Yes, sir," the middle-aged man greeted Cui Qiyan, "I have met Lord Nie."

Yan Chao introduced: "This is Lao Ding, the steward of this house. If Lord Nie comes here and needs something, just tell him."

Cui Qiyan nodded slightly, "Thank you."

"Don't take it seriously. If you have anything to do, just ask the villain." Old Ding stepped aside.

Yan Chao led them into the house and said: "The house is idle, with only a few servants left to look after it. I am in such a hurry today that I have no time to prepare. Tomorrow

I'll send a few more maids over. "

"No need to bother," Cui Qiyan raised his hand to stop him, "I've brought the maid here to serve you. If there are too many people, I might be criticized."

Yan Chao sneered at him and would only do some superficial things. He wanted to see how many days he could persist. I believe it won't be long before his true colors are revealed.

"Master Nie has thought carefully, so I won't cause any trouble for you." Yan Chao still smiled at him.

Naturally, you cannot live in the main house if you live in someone else's house. Even if Yan Chao politely gives in, Cui Qiyan will not make a fuss about it. He intended to make Yan Chao relax his vigilance towards him, but he couldn't go too far and in turn arouse suspicion.

At Cui Qiyan's insistence, they came to the wing.

"This place is good." Cui Qiyan looked around and said.

"Master Nie treats this as his own house as he pleases," Yan Chao couldn't see anything strange, and felt at ease, "Then I won't disturb Master Nie's rest. There is still a lot of official business in the yamen, so I will go back first. Tonight I Let’s set up a banquet in Ruyi Tower to welcome Mr. Nie. You must come.”

"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders," Cui Qiyan agreed happily, "Business matters are important. I will go to Mr. Yan tomorrow to check the files and help you find the criminal as soon as possible."

Yan Chao laughed twice and said, "With Master Nie here, that traitor is like a grasshopper after autumn, unable to jump around for more than a few days."

"Master Yan is too flattering."

Cui Qiyan sent Yan Chao out, and when he came back, he saw that Yunling had already started cleaning the room for him. He found a stool and sat down at random, and said, "You two will choose a room in the side room to live in soon. You don't have to live in the backyard with the servants here."

"Thank you, sir, for your consideration." Yunling straightened up.

"wait

Please change your clothes," Cui Qiyan looked at her, "dress up again, and follow me to the banquet in the evening. "

Yunling was startled and felt very reluctant, "Young master and Master Yan have something serious to discuss, so I'm afraid it wouldn't be good for me to go there, right?"

Ji Bai couldn't help but talk, "Yunling, you think too much. Who would talk about business matters when you go to a restaurant? Besides, the master has just arrived and doesn't know much about the affairs in Yuzhou. What kind of business matters are you talking to them about?"

"It's precisely because you don't understand that it's convenient for the young master to talk nonsense at the wine table." Yunling muttered softly.

Cui Qiyan chuckled softly, "I can't tell you are quite knowledgeable."

"My slave is just talking nonsense." Yun Ling quickly explained, not to let him suspect her of guessing his thoughts.

"Okay, let's just clean up here, don't delay the evening's work." Cui Qiyan stood up and turned around to go to the courtyard.

Yunling wrung the scarf in her hands. It was really difficult for him to change the decision he made, regardless of whether others wanted it or not. He was so overbearing! But her identity is only that of being obedient and obedient. This feels so aggrieved!

She felt depressed and could only wipe the furnishings in the room vigorously to vent her emotions.

It has to be said that this way of venting makes the work fast and not tiring. After finishing the work in one go, Yun Lin raised his hand to wipe the thin sweat on his forehead and left with the basin.

When Cui Qiyan came back and saw the spotless bedroom, the corner of his lips curled up, thinking that it would be a good idea to bring her here.

In the evening, Ji Bai knocked on Yunling's door, "It's time to go."

"coming."

Yunling opened the door and went out. She changed into a set of clothes she bought yesterday, a moon-colored wide-sleeved short coat and a lavender floor-length skirt. She casually pulled up an unusual hanging bun, and still had the hollow silver hairpin she always wore on her head.

her

This outfit is not really a dress-up, but it makes people unable to take their eyes away. It has a natural, unadorned, lazy and unique beauty.

Yunling saw Cui Qiyan looking at her with a slight frown. She couldn't understand the meaning in his eyes and couldn't help asking: "What's wrong with me, slave?"

"You don't have any other jewelry?" Cui Qiyan pointed at her and spoke a little faster, "And your face is too plain."

Ji Bai blinked and said, "No, I think Yunling looks very good like this."

Cui Qiyan's eye knife flew towards him, and he immediately shrank his neck and silenced.

"Young master, please forgive me. I only brought this hairpin. I don't use rouge and gouache on weekdays." Yunling took the opportunity to say, "If I go, I will embarrass you. How about..."

"Don't even think about it, just follow." Cui Qiyan guessed what she would say next and blocked her words directly.

Yunling stared at his back angrily, her non-threatening fist quietly raised and then quickly lowered, and she rushed after him dejectedly.

When they arrived at Ruyi Tower, the lanterns were already on, and Yuzhou at night was more lively than they imagined.

Ruyilou is the largest restaurant in Yuzhou, and there are many people coming and going. Judging from their clothes, it is not something that ordinary people can afford.

As soon as I entered the door, a waiter came to greet me, "Do any of our guests have reservations?"

"Why, you can't come without a reservation?" Ji Bai glanced at him.

"It's coming," the waiter explained with a smile, "but if you don't have a reservation, you have to wait for a while. The store is full, and we have to wait until some customers leave before we can arrange it for you."

"I can't tell that your business is booming." Ji Bai hummed.

"They are all cheering for the distinguished guests."

Cui Qiyan calmly said

He looked around and said nothing.

Ji Bai stopped talking nonsense to the waiter, "My master is here at the invitation of Yan Zhizhou."

"It turns out that he is the distinguished guest that Mr. Yan is waiting for," the waiter's eyes lit up and he said attentively, "The distinguished guest is invited upstairs. Mr. Yan has already arrived."