Xie Ming

Chapter 184: Offering the lock!

"Second miss!"

"Second miss?"

"Where did he go?!"

"Madam is calling! Come out quickly, don't hide!"

While Xiao Lang and Yu'e were talking and laughing happily, suddenly, from the direction of the main hall not far away, Xue Zhong walked quickly towards the rockery!

"Oh! It's broken! It's broken!"

"Now that he's seen me, I'll get scolded again!" Xiao Lang was annoyed that he hadn't been able to escape soon enough.

Before the two little ones could make any move, Xue Zhong rushed over following the sound.

In one go, they blocked the two of them.

"Eh?!"

"You brat!"

"Who let you in?"

"How many times have I told you!"

"Who do you think you are to dare to run into the inner courtyard like this twice and three times?!"

"I think you are asking for a beating again, right?"

Shouting and cursing, Xue Zhong grabbed Xiao Lang by the back of the neck without saying a word, and dragged him towards the gate of the courtyard with his rough movements, as if he was pulling a cat, dog or an animal!
Without caring about Xiao Lang's face!

"Xue Zhong, stop!"

"Stop!"

"Don't touch Brother Xiao!"

Seeing Xiao Jingchuan being insulted and scolded by Xue Zhong, Yu'e pouted and refused to stand it anymore. She hurriedly ran in front of the two of them and blocked the road with her arms!

Xue Zhong could torment Xiao Jingchuan at will, but he didn't dare to do that to Yu'e who was breathing heavily and straightening her back.

Her way was blocked, and instead of arguing with Yu'e, she took out her anger on Xiao Lang again.

"Stinky boy!"

"Didn't Jiao Da tell you not to go into the backyard again?!"

"You picked it up by a master."

As he was speaking, as his hand moved, the tribute dates that Xiao Lang had just hastily put into his arms accidentally fell out.

As the pink silk fell to the ground, candied dates also rolled out from the inner room and appeared in front of Xue Zhong.

"what?!"

"This this!"

"You little thief!"

"How dare you touch these candied dates!"

"You are so lawless!"

"These are tribute dates from the inner court!"

"Yesterday, the Duke came to the palace, and His Majesty gave him about ten!"

"You can only find dates this big in Tang County, Baoding Prefecture, in a year!"

"Who do you think you are?!"

"You are not worthy of eating these dates with your status?!"

As they were talking, Xue Zhong became anxious and hurriedly bent down. He carefully picked up the candied dates with the gauze, blew away the dirt on the surface carefully, and put them into the gauze.

Xiao Lang felt so ashamed and humiliated that he stood there in a daze. He could only turn his face away stubbornly without saying a word.

"Butler Xue!"

"These candied dates are from me for Brother Xiao!"

"What's so special and precious about it? It's just something people eat!"

"If you want to say it, you say I'm good!"

"Why do you always attack Brother Xiao for everything?!"

When Yu'e saw Xiao Lang being embarrassed, she became furious and shouted to speak up for him.

"Oh! My second young lady!"

"It's not appropriate to give these tribute dates to the people below to eat!"

"The Duke brought it back yesterday, but we haven't even eaten it yet!"

"Besides, this is a gift from His Majesty. We, the Duke's Mansion, have received the Emperor's grace, so we dare not act rashly!"

"Second Miss, please stop making a fuss about this!"

"If this gets out, you'll be in trouble!"

Xue Zhong lowered his head and looked as if he was trying hard to find a perfect solution, and spoke to Yu'e in a friendly manner.

"It's just a few dates!"

"Baoding Prefecture is not far away. Let's ask someone to bring some more tomorrow to make up for it. There's nothing left to see!"

"If it really doesn't work, there are too many jujube trees in the capital!"

"I'll climb up one by one tomorrow and take a look."

"I just can't believe that I can't pick a few that big!"

"I'll give it back to you!"

Xiao Lang was rebuked and humiliated. For a moment, he spoke in the childish language of a child, stiffened his neck, and muttered in a low voice to defend himself.

"kindness?!"

"what?!"

"You ignorant poor boy, what the hell do you know?!"

"You're still excited, aren't you?"

"Do you think you can get these candied dates from anywhere?!"

"You ignorant country bumpkin!"

"Give it back to me!" "You can say such things after you become the governor of Zhili in Baoding Prefecture!"

"Humph!"

"I have something to tell you beforehand!"

"If even a word of this gets out, the Duke will skin you alive!"

After hearing Xiao Lang's words, Xue Zhong humiliated him again, and also threatened and warned him, acting like he was doing something serious.

In fact, he is a bully who only bullies the weak and fears the strong. He looks down on others and as soon as he sees Xiao Lang, he rushes to Salfazi, as if he cannot show his status if he does not act like this!

"what happened?!"

"Butler Xue, what are you yelling about again?!"

While Xue Zhonghao was scolding, Yuzhen also heard the noise and walked over to check.

"Ouch! It's the young lady!"

"Look here, young lady!"

"He's a stinky boy who stole the tribute dates from the inner court!"

"There is still one candied date left here. It fell out of his arms! We caught the man red-handed!" Xue Zhongduan said with confidence.

"No! You are wrongly accusing me!"

"Sister, these candied dates are for Brother Xiao to eat!"

"He didn't steal it!" Yu'e also hurriedly defended Xiao Jingchuan.

Hearing this, Yuzhen paused and looked up at Xiao Lang's face.

Xiao Jingchuan was extremely ashamed and angry at this moment, especially in front of Yuzhen.

He turned his face away deliberately, with a determined look.

While watching, Yuzhen spoke up to explain the situation.

"alright!"

"It's just a few candied dates, butler Xue, you're always making a fuss out of nothing!"

"Xiao Jingchuan won't steal it, I can guarantee it!"

"Yu'e is eating it for fun!"

"Butler Xue, there are still things to do in the backyard, you go first!" Yuzhen also wanted to help.

"what?"

"My lady, but, this!"

"Look, there's another one wrapped in pink silk!"

"This is what I want." Xue Zhong continued to stir up trouble.

"Hey! Butler Xue!"

"Keep that for yourself!"

"It's a treat for the imperial court. You just said it's not something you can eat often!" Yuzhen replied.

"Oh, Miss, that's not what I meant!" Xue Zhong argued again.

"Alright, alright, go ahead!"

Yuzhen showed a bit of impatience and quickly sent Xue Zhong away.

Xue Zhong observed the lady's expression and noticed the change in her facial features, so he did not dare to stay any longer and simply sighed and left.

After he walked away, Yuzhen looked back at Xiao Lang.

Seeing that Xiao Jingchuan still didn't look back at him, he felt bored and said.

"Fine!"

"That's how things are here!"

"Yu'e, let's go back. Mother is still calling you!"

As she spoke, Yuzhen stretched out her jade arm, gently took Xiao'e's hand, and was about to turn around and walk back.

"Sister, sister!"

"Slow down, slow down!"

"Look, I'll create a treasure for you!"

Xiao'e broke free from Yuzhen's hand, pretended to use her sleeve as a barrier, and suddenly took out the Lu Ban lock given by Xiao Lang from her arms!

"Qiang Qiang!"

"Here!"

"for you!"

"This peach is mine, and this heart is yours!"

"Brother Xiao gave it to me!"

“How beautiful!”

Yu'echeng was good at presenting treasures, and her exaggerated performance aroused Yuzhen's interest.

Her green fingers took the heart-shaped Lu Ban lock and looked at it carefully.

"Uh"

"Yeah, it's nothing strange."

"It's just a little folk thing carved out of stone. It's not worth much. I gave it to Xiao'e to play with!"

Seeing Yu'e say that, Xiao Lang felt ashamed and embarrassed, and hurriedly turned back to make amends.

After she finished speaking, Yuzhen looked over with her beautiful eyes as if smiling, and their eyes met Xiao Lang's!
"Sister, you can't just look at it like that!"

"You have to face it under the sun!"

“Even prettier!”

Yu'e boasted again.

After hearing her interruption, Yuzhen also withdrew her gaze and imitated Xiao'e's behavior, facing the Luban lock towards the afternoon sun.

The dazzling white light shone on the semi-transparent lock, and also reflected on Yuzhen's forehead and neck!
That soft, white and translucent skin, the absolutely beautiful Yuzhen!
Xiao Jingchuan couldn't help but stare blankly at the same spot again!
(End of this chapter)