allendalepharm Chapter 596 I Don’t Want to Expose You
Chapter 596 I Don’t Want to Expose You
When Liu Ya saw Jiang Youzhen, she was immediately confused.
"Second brother hasn't left yet? I just heard Qing Lang say that second brother has something to do today and will be leaving early in the morning!"
As she spoke, she turned her head and saw Fang Zhongyi standing next to Jiang Youzhen.
She was stunned for a moment, then blushed and looked away.
When Fang Zhongyi saw Liu Ya, he was also stunned and his face turned red all the way to his neck. He quickly lowered his head, feeling a little embarrassed.
Jiang Youzhen was about to reply when she saw the two of them looking like this. How could she not understand? But when did these two know each other? How could she not know?
Liu Ya usually stays at the mansion or the farm. When has she met Fang Zhongyi?
She suddenly remembered that when she was parading yesterday, her family booked a room in a restaurant, and Fang Zhongyi was also not far downstairs in the restaurant. Could it be this time?
"I'm just about to leave the house. Where are you going? I'll send someone to take you there." Jiang Youzhen said.
Then he pointed at Fang Zhongyi and said, "This is Brother Fang, you can call him Brother Fang!"
Liu Ya's face flushed, and she called out in a voice as soft as a mosquito, "Brother Fang!"
"Hey! Miss Jiang." Fang Zhongyi also responded softly.
"Alas! Spring is here, it's the season when all things come back to life." Jiang Youzhen sighed.
The two were confused by her inexplicable words. Liu Ya suddenly quickened her pace and said without looking back, "Second brother, I'll take the carriage by myself. I'm leaving first."
Liu Ya's fleeing figure quickly disappeared behind the screen wall. Fang Zhongyi was somewhat disappointed, staring in the direction she left in a daze.
Jiang Youzhen coughed lightly, and Fang Zhongyi came back to his senses. He turned to look at Jiang Youzhen and found that Jiang Youzhen was looking at him with an unfriendly look.
He suddenly felt a little embarrassed. His behavior just now was a bit too aggressive. How could he stare at the girl?
"Let's go. Don't keep Manager Liu waiting for too long." Jiang Youzhen didn't say anything.
She first took a look at Fang Zhongyi's clothes. Seeing that he was wearing tight clothes and looked very energetic, she nodded and then walked straight out of the mansion.
Fang Zhongyi has some skills, if they are in love, it would be fine for Jiang Youzhen to help them. But after all, he is just a character in the book, so she needs to observe him for a while.
Before that, she absolutely could not let Liu Ya and Fang Zhongyi have too much contact.
The two of them soon arrived at Moyuzhai, where Shopkeeper Liu came up to them and said that their boss was already waiting inside the shop.
"I'm sorry to have kept your boss waiting for so long." Jiang Youzhen apologized quickly.
Manager Liu immediately said respectfully, "There is still a quarter of an hour before the time we agreed on. Our boss has arrived early. He is waiting in the inner room. Lord Jiang and this brother, please follow me."
Shopkeeper Liu showed more respect to Jiang Youzhen than last time. Jiang Youzhen's status was different now. He was an official appointed by the imperial court. Although a sixth-rank official position was not a big deal in the capital, and he had seen some high-ranking officials before, the Hanlin Academy was not an easy place.
"Master Jiang, it has been nearly three years since we last met in Tongzhou Prefecture, right?"
The door of the wing room was opened, and Zhang Shouan immediately stood up and saluted when he saw Jiang Youzhen.
"Mr. Zhang, long time no see." Jiang Youzhen couldn't help but feel emotional when he saw Zhang Shouan's familiar face.
She still remembered that two years ago she went to Baohuazhai to sell ebony. She got 100,000 taels of silver at once and she was very excited.
"I haven't seen you for three years. Lord Jiang has already made great strides. Back then, I felt that Lord Jiang was extraordinary. Now, in just over two years, my thoughts have been proven true."
"Thank you! Thank you!" Jiang Youzhen smiled slightly, and then introduced Fang Zhongyi behind him to Zhang Shouan.
The three of them exchanged a few pleasantries, during which Zhang Shouan comforted Fang Zhongyi and told him not to be anxious.
"It's actually Manager Liu who is not doing his job properly. How could he accept Lord Jiang's Duan Inkstone with Glass Pattern? It's a rare treasure."
Zhang Shouan pushed a brocade box across the table and said, "This is for Lord Jiang. As for the Fourth Prince, I have prepared another gift. It is Mo Yu Zhai's fault that such a valuable item was placed randomly and broken. It has nothing to do with Master Fang."
Jiang Youzhen was a little surprised. "We had already agreed on this. How can we let Mr. Zhang spend the money?"
Fang Zhongyi also stepped forward and said, "Yes, no! No!"
He would rather owe Jiang Youzhen a favor than owe Mo Yuzhai a favor. After all, he was not familiar with the owner of Mo Yuzhai.
"In fact, I have some selfish motives. I have always wanted to pay a visit to His Highness the Fourth Prince, but unfortunately, I am of humble status and do not have such an opportunity.
Therefore, Lord Jiang proposed to go with me to the Four Emperors' Palace to apologize, and I was not in a hurry to refuse. Today, I would like to ask Lord Jiang to introduce me. As for the apology, Lord Jiang must not be the first. "
Although the Fourth Prince bought a Duan inkstone from Moyuzhai, it was always the Fourth Prince's attendants who went out to do the work, and Zhang Shouan didn't even see the Fourth Prince.
So when Jiang Youzhen said he was going to the Fourth Prince's residence to apologize, he thought it was a good opportunity.
Jiang Youzhen laughed, it turned out that he wanted to marry the fourth prince. She turned her head and glanced at Fang Zhongyi, just in time to see a gleam in his eyes, and knew that Fang Zhongyi was also thinking of this.
It seems that Fang Zhongyi is a shrewd man. His round baby face looks innocent, but it's all superficial.
Jiang Youzhen smiled slightly, "I want to give the Li Pattern Duan Inkstone to His Highness the Fourth Prince. This is because of the friendship between him and me. As for the rest, you two are welcome to do as you please. As for whether to recommend him or not, that depends on His Highness's mood and whether he has time."
She pushed the brocade box to Zhang Shouan and said, "Let's go! It's getting late."
When Jiang Youzhen arrived, the Fourth Prince was wiping his sword in the study.
He was in a good mood today. His father had already issued an order to let him handle the method of disinfecting strong liquor proposed by Jiang Youzhen at the Qionglin Banquet yesterday.
However, Jiang Youzhen has not taken office in the past two days, so he plans to wait so as not to disturb Jiang Youzhen's rare free day.
According to the law, the official positions appointed by the emperor must be taken up as soon as possible. However, those people in the Ministry of Personnel have always been slow in doing things, and it is common for them to delay for a month or two.
"Yuan Shang, are the things ready? Choose an auspicious time to send them over."
"Your Highness, everything is ready. As you requested, I've replaced the inkstone with a bloodstone."
The Fourth Prince frowned slightly when he thought of this. He loved that Duan Inkstone very much, but he didn't expect that it had a flaw now.
It cannot be given away if it has defects, which is really a pity.
"Also send someone to keep an eye on the Ministry of Personnel and ask them to quickly prepare the appointment documents for the top three candidates, so that these new scholars can take up their posts as soon as possible."
The fourth prince hung the sword back on the wall, and Yuan Shang was speechless. Are you targeting the top three in the first class? I don't even want to expose you.
"Your Highness, the steward of the outer courtyard came to report that Lord Jiang has arrived."