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In the early morning, when the night rain stopped, a mist lightly diffused in the alleys of Chang'an City, and Xiangying Xiaozhu was as quiet as ever.

Xu'er opened the door of Xiaozhu as usual, and stepped out with a broom to clean the fallen leaves in front of Xiaozhu's door due to the night rain.

At this time, the city gate should also open.

Xu'er suddenly stopped, and looked in the direction where Huo Xiaoyu left that day. Counting the days, the girl should be back.

As long as the girl comes back, there is no need to look for the next employer. After all, the monthly income in Xiangying Xiaozhu is far more than that of serving a wealthy family.

The sound of hoofbeats sounded, and Xu'er followed the sound excitedly.

The four hooves were stained with mud, and the horse that ran all night only rested outside the city for an hour. With the opening of the city gate, it had to be whipped into the city by the driver-at this moment, it was panting very hard, as if it was exhausted , no matter how much the driver scolded and whipped, the horse walked slowly with every step, and could only let out a painful low neigh occasionally.

Xu'er stared blankly at the horse, and suddenly felt a pang in her heart.

Poor horses, they can't live according to their will, they can only work hard and die.Isn't it the same for them who are slaves?Fortunately or unfortunately, it just depends on whether the master has more compassion than the driver.

The carriage gradually approached Xiaozhu, and Xu'er could see clearly that the man driving the carriage was one of the two Mr. Yun who invited the girl to perform in Shangzhou that day. A happy smile burst onto her face instantly, and she couldn't help calling out to Xiaozhu, "Young lady and madam are back! Mrs. Yu, they are back!"

Yunfei reined in the reins, took the wet hat from his head, and said coldly, "Get out of the car."

With a smile on Huo Xiaoyu's face, Yingying raised the curtain, jumped out of the carriage first, walked to the left side of the horse, and gently stroked the horse's drenched mane, "Thank you for your hard work, this beast."

Yun Fei's face darkened, what Huo Xiaoyu said was to Ma'er, but in fact it was also to him, if he got angry and started a dispute, Xiao Yu would say, "It's Ma'er, why is the general angry?"If he doesn't get angry, he undoubtedly admits that he is a beast.

No matter what, it was wrong, Yunfei could only hold back his anger, after all this is Chang'an, Huo Xiaoyu is quite liked by the celebrities of the aristocratic family here, if there is a dispute, it is a small matter to suffer, but if he caused trouble for the general, it would be a big deal.

Huo Xiaoyu quietly glanced at his livid face, and smiled triumphantly, like a scorching peach blossom blooming in March, the stronger the smile, the more provocative it was to him.

Xu'er hurried forward to meet her, helped Zheng Jingchi out of the carriage, and said with a smile, "Young lady and madam will be fine!"

Huo Xiaoyu said with a slight smile: "Order Yumaid to cook some good dishes and light the red lanterns tonight. This son of Chang'an should miss me, Huo Xiaoyu."

Xu'er glanced at Zheng Jingchi hesitantly, "Ma'am?"

Zheng Jingchi coughed twice, "I'm tired, go take a nap first, and you just listen to the girl's orders." After a pause, she seemed to remember something, "After a while, Mrs. Yu will bring the food to my room. Come here."

"Yeah." Xu'er nodded, listening to the tone of their mother and daughter, they still have to run Xiangying Xiaozhu in the days to come, and it seems that their golden jobs have been saved.

Yunfei glanced coldly at the door of Xiangying Xiaozhu, spat on the side, and then turned the carriage around to return to Shangzhou.

Huo Xiaoyu suddenly shouted crisply: "Slow down!"

"Miss Huo, the general has sent the girl to the mansion safely, and I owe nothing to Miss Huo. Does the young lady still want to force the general to stay here?" Yun Fei said indifferently, with thorns in his words, and the anger that he had held back for a long time The word "strong stay" was deliberately emphasized.

"Deputy General Yun is thinking too much. If you want to enter my Xiangying Xiaozhu, you must be a 'human', and livestock cannot be left behind." Huo Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows slightly, smiled seductively, and rested her fingers on the horse's back "How can I be ungrateful and allow this animal to be beaten by the slave again?"

With a big wave of Yunfei's hand, the whip in his hand slammed on the ground, and there was a terrifying crisp sound, and he glared at Huo Xiaoyu angrily, the veins on his forehead were clearly visible, "Miss Huo, be careful!"

Hearing the sound of the whip, the horse trembled suddenly and let out a frightened horse neigh.

Huo Xiaoyu was startled by the horse, and quickly took a step back, bumping into the handsome scholar who appeared behind him.

"Miss Huo, be careful." Two powerful arms hooked Huo Xiaoyu into her arms, the familiar voice and familiar face made Xiaoyu feel panic.

"Let me go!" Huo Xiaoyu broke away from Li Yi's hands, and the sadness in his heart spread inexplicably, it was still this man, why did he circle around, it was still him!

Is this her fate?

The smile on Huo Xiaoyu's face was gone, even if she forced herself to laugh, she couldn't laugh at this moment.

Li Yi looked at her suspiciously, bowed quickly and said, "It's Xiaosheng who is abrupt, miss Huo, don't blame Xiaosheng."

Huo Xiaoyu took a cool breath and calmed herself down, "I saw two dazzling fools early in the morning! Bad luck!" After finishing speaking, he brushed the place that Li Yi touched just now.

Li Yi's heart turned cold when he heard this, but the more Huo Xiaoyu was so stinging, he felt that it was unforgettable, so he wanted to get closer to her, and even had a delusional thought that he could walk into this woman's heart.

If you can win the heart of this beautiful woman, it must be the greatest blessing in your life!

Li Yi bowed to Yunfei solemnly and said, "The general is so ignorant of pity and pity, if he hurts Miss Huo in the slightest, I can assure you that the general will not be able to leave Chang'an today!"

Yun Fei glared at Li Yi coldly, "Your voice is like poison, it will break your soul if you wear it out, Li Jinshi, be careful!"

Li Yi said angrily: "You are a reckless man, I will not talk to you for more than half a word, leave Chang'an quickly, so as not to be annoying!"

"Wait!" Huo Xiaoyu said suddenly, pointing at the horse, "Leave the horse, you go back to Shangzhou!"

"Why?" Yun Fei sneered.

Li Yi rolled his eyes, took out an ingot of silver from his bosom, and threw it to Yunfei, "I'll buy another horse and go back. I bought this horse for Miss Huo!"

Yunfei caught the silver, and originally wanted to throw the silver back to Li Yi, but on second thought, this would cause more entanglements, one thing more is worse than one thing less, he should go back to Shangzhou earlier to help the general .Immediately stuffing the silver into his bosom, Yunfei threw the long whip in his hand, spit Xing'er at his feet, turned and left here.

Li Yi turned around with a smile, only to see Huo Xiaoyu untied the rope from the horse silently, stroked the horse's mane, and led the horse towards the gate of Xiaozhu.

"Miss Huo..." Li Yi called softly, and was afraid of offending Huo Xiaoyu, so he kept silent.

But Huo Xiaoyu didn't seem to want to talk to him, and said to Ma'er as he walked, "From now on, you don't have to be bullied anymore." The corners of his mouth curled up, and he smiled gently. The cold thorn on the body?

Li Yi was dumbfounded, but his heart was blossoming, such a beautiful woman, if he could get her, what would he ask for?

"Xu'er, close the door." Huo Xiaoyu didn't look back, but just ordered Xu'er lightly.

"Yeah." Xu'er nodded, nodded and smiled at Li Yi apologetically, followed Xiaoyu's instructions, picked up the broom on the ground, and prepared to close the door.

"Crack!" The door of Xiangying Xiaozhu was suddenly closed, and when he could no longer see that heart-stirring woman, Li Yi came back to his senses and said to himself: "Miss Huo, one day, I will Let you look at me with blue eyes."

Huo Xiaoyu in Xiangying Xiaozhu looked at the horse in front of him, and made a self-deprecating smile, "Could it be that fate is inevitable?"

Zheng Jingchi saw Li Yi's expression clearly outside the door from the small pavilion, his dim eyes suddenly lit up, and he said to himself: "Xiaoyu, it should be your fate..." sighed heavily , Zheng Jingchi closed the small window, "Don't blame mother, what mother did, everything is for your own good..."

Huo Xiaoyu from Chang'an Qili Fireworks Lane performed in Shangzhou. The imperial censor and the governor of Shangzhou were poisoned one after another. The surviving General Yunhui only recovered half of his life. For the guests that night, everyone guessed that this sick general would not be able to last for a few days.

In less than a day, this matter spread throughout Chang'an, and Huo Xiaoyu was rumored to be a confidante, as if just getting close to her would bring disaster.Some benefactors who believed in the theory of disasters turned to other fireworks and willow lanes to have fun, and the business of Xiangying Xiaozhu dimmed a lot within a day.

A few days later, the faces of the little maids waiting in front of the door lost their joy and sighed from time to time. If the girl's business collapses, they will really want to find another employer.

Zheng Jingchi walked to the door calmly, looked at Mr. Wang and grandson who only dared to look outside the door but did not dare to come in, and waved his hand to signal the little maid beside him to return to Xiaozhu and close the door.

"Look, there won't be any business today, you all go down and rest." Zheng Jingchi was no longer as anxious as in the past, and the business was cold, so calm that it made people feel surprised.

"Yeah." The maidservants backed away with bitter faces.

"Mother, why did the door close so early today?" Huo Xiaoyu saw the little maid's eaves on the door of Xiaozhu from a distance, then she came down from the small pavilion, and asked Zheng Jingchi inexplicably.

Zheng Jingchi sighed, "This business is getting harder and harder."

Huo Xiaoyu stepped forward to help Zheng Jingchi, and shook his head firmly, "Mother, I don't think it's because the business is difficult, but because someone deliberately slandered me with the Shangzhou incident."

Zheng Jingchi's face was a little stiff, and he said in a solemn voice: "Let's not say whether anyone hurt you, if you didn't insist on going to Shangzhou to perform, how could you get into such bad things?" Without waiting for Huo Xiaoyu to speak, Zheng Jing Chi continued, "Since the matter has come to this point, it's useless to say more, now I just hope that some benefactors will come to break this calamity."

Huo Xiaoyu said with a slight smile: "Mother, don't worry, there will always be a romantic man in this world who is willing to die under the peony flowers. When the rumors pass, the business will naturally improve."

Zheng Jingchi looked at Huo Xiaoyu seriously, "Xiaoyu, the business of Xiangying Xiaozhu is not good now, if a benefactor comes, no matter who it is, as long as he is willing to pay a reward, you will always think that the girls in this Xiaozhu If you want to eat and drink, just feel wronged and show your skills to make him smile, okay?"

Huo Xiaoyu was startled secretly, knowing that there must be something in her mother's words, but for a moment she couldn't figure out what her mother meant, so she could only nod silently.Indeed, if Xiangying Xiaozhu's business continues to be slow like this, it will not only be these slaves who are poor, but also their mother and daughter.Now that you have stepped into the wind and dust, all the guests who enter the door are benefactors, what else can you be picky about?

Zheng Jingchi took Xiaoyu's hand and patted the back of her hand, "Mother will depend on you for the rest of her life, Xiaoyu."

"Hmm." Huo Xiaoyu suddenly felt a little uneasy, always feeling that there were some unpredictable things hidden in her mother's heart.

"Go upstairs and rest, mother is also tired." Zheng Jingchi let go of her hand and smiled wearily.

Huo Xiaoyu nodded, followed her mother's wishes, turned around and walked back to Xiaoge.

Xu'er walked through the small courtyard with a copper basin, Zheng Jingchi waved to her, "Xu'er, come here."

Xu'er walked over quickly, and said respectfully to Zheng Jing, "What's your order, madam?"

Zheng Jingchi glanced at the small courtyard hastily and saw other maidservants far away, then lowered his voice and said: "The rumors can stop, you go invite Li Jinshi to Xiangying Xiaozhu tomorrow night."

Xu'er nodded hastily, "Madam, this servant understands."

"The rumors, if Xiaoyu finds out that it has something to do with you and me in the future, you will have to grit your teeth and don't deny it!" Zheng Jingchi did not forget to say, "Otherwise, you don't need this Xiangying Xiaozhu. wait."

"En!" Xu'er bowed tremblingly, "I will definitely not reveal a word!"

"Go down and have a rest." Zheng Jingchi lowered his head slightly in satisfaction, looked back at the small pavilion where Xiaoyu was, and said to himself, "Xiaoyu, don't blame mother, if you miss Li Yi, I don't know what to do in this life." You can't meet such a young man."

The bright moon shines all over the city of Chang'an, and in the Qili Fireworks Alley, there are melodious sounds and joyful songs and laughter one after another. The more lively the outside of the Xiangying Xiaozhu, the quieter the deserted inside of the Xiaoying.

The little maids could no longer force a smile on their faces, they could only stand slumped in front of Xiaozhu's door, watching the guests from other Xiaozhu's come and go.

Huo Xiaoyu sat in front of the bronze mirror, looked at herself in the mirror, and frowned.

"Yun Wanxiao, do you really not care about your reputation?"

It's been half a month since their mother and daughter returned to Chang'an, and Yun Wanxiao hasn't seen her for a long time.I just heard that he caught the poisoned person from among the guests. It turned out to be the remnants of Anshi's rebel army.Liu Yushi and Li Ke, the governor of Shangzhou, also followed General Guo Ziyi to quell the rebellion. This remnant party only wanted to avenge the Lord. Dead Avengers?

"Dong dong."

Xu'er knocked on Xiaoyu's door, and said joyfully, "Girl, a regular guest has come tonight. Madam invites you to go down and perform a dance."

"Acquainted customer?" Huo Xiaoyu's face was filled with joy, and he straightened his temples in the mirror, then lowered his head and brushed his clothes, could it be Yun Wanxiao?

Xu'er hesitated and said: "This young master seems to be disliked by both the wife and the girl, but it's just Xiaozhu's business..."

"One moment and another moment." Huo Xiaoyu opened the door, and said with a smile, "Xiangying Xiaozhu's business has been sluggish for too long, no matter who it is tonight, as long as it enters this Xiangying Xiaozhu, I will let you He stayed obediently."

Apart from you, Yun Wanxiao, who else can make your mother dislike the son's regular customers?