But at this moment, Shi Lei thought of some news he had seen in the imperial newspaper recently
Gu Xu won the first prize in the Lantern Festival; Gu Xu was promoted to a sixth-grade official; Gu Xu was awarded the title of Viscount; Gu Xu defeated the long-famous Talisman Master and became a teacher at Longmen Academy; Gu Xu invented the "Fire Character", allowing all monks to draw their own talisman seals to deal with ghosts; Gu Xu represents exorcism Mosi went to comment on the "Luoshui Conference" audition
In short, the name "Gu Xu" appears very frequently, and it can be seen that he is highly regarded by Luo Sishou.
"The fact that Shi Xiaohan had the opportunity to go to the academy for further study must have something to do with him." Thinking of this, Shi Lei silently sighed mentally.
When he first met, when he saw Gu Xu's calm and strong face, he expected that this young man who was jealous of God would definitely achieve great things in the future.
It’s just that Gu Xu’s growth rate is still far beyond his expectations.
A few months ago, if Shi Xiaohan and Gu Xu got married, it would be called a down marriage.
But if a few more months pass, the Shi family may have reached a higher level.
At the same time, Shi Lei also thought that Manager Yang of the elixir workshop had written him a letter not long ago, telling him that Shi Xiaohan had regarded the No. 6 elixir workshop under her own name as The birthday gift was given to Gu Xu; and Gu Xu was planning to build a new "branch workshop" for it in Luojing City to expand the production scale.
"I can't believe that a smart father like me would give birth to a silly girl." Whenever he thought of this matter, Shi Lei couldn't help but shake his head, "This pill workshop is so stupid." This stuff is the foundation of our Shi family. How could she give it away so casually?" However, Shi Lei soon thought that when he was young, he also regarded a workshop as a workshop. A token of love was given to Shi Xiaohan's mother, and she was scolded by her parents for it.
In addition, he also spent sleep and food studying the poems of his predecessors, studying rhetorical rhythms, and wanted to write a few acceptable love poems for her.
He even thought about risking his life to explore the sea east of Penglai Island to find the legendary blue bird known as the "Messenger of Love", just to give her a surprise
"Oh, I can only say that she is indeed my daughter." Shi Lei sighed.
He began to consider that after the "Luoshui Conference" was over, he might have to go to Luojing City in person to seriously discuss future plans with the two young people.
Otherwise, if you continue to let it go, your cabbage may end up in the pig's mouth.
Gu Xu returned to Beijing quietly.
Zhao Yan returned to Beijing with great fanfare and pomp.
It seems that in order to let the whole capital know that "Miss Zhao Yan is back," she deliberately stayed in the wine shop outside the city until dawn, then led the guards in black and swaggered into the city gate.
The servants of the Zhao family in the city also came early to greet him.
Since the monks were not allowed to fly with swords within the scope of the "Tianlong Formation", the servants brought several tall horses, all of which were rare breeds introduced by the Youzhou Zhao family from the Daqi border, as Zhao Yan and the black-clothed bodyguards Their mounts.
Zhao Yan’s mount is a dark red horse.
It was nearly as tall as a person, with four strong legs, and the long mane on its neck fluttered in the wind, like burning flames.
This is obviously an unruly and fierce horse.
When the servant led it out of the city gate, it shook its head and tail, twisted its body from time to time, and even wanted to drag the servant back. It looked at the people around it with disdain in its eyes.
As if it is a superior species and the surrounding humans are inferior races.
It took several servants to barely subdue it.
However, when Zhao Yan's figure appeared in front of it, this restless horse suddenly lowered its head obediently, as if it had turned into a docile and obedient little daughter-in-law.
Because there is a very familiar aura on Zhao Yan's body, an aura that makes it both close and fearful.
Zhao Yan walked up to it, reached out and patted its head gently, the corners of her mouth raised slightly and said, "Dahong, long time no see, have you missed me?"
The horse known as "Big Red" lowered its head, rubbed her shoulder intimately, and neighed with pleasure.
So Zhao Yan smiled, jumped on the horse and galloped towards the city gate.
The red horse mane and red dress flutter in the wind, like a moving flame.
The confidantes Zhao Yan met in various brothels also learned about her return to the capital. They opened the attic windows, held handkerchiefs or cattail fans, covered their faces with smiles, and waved to Zhao Yan from a distance. Zhao Yan responded with a smile, her fox eyes charming.
A moment later, she arrived at the newly built mansion of the Youzhou Zhao family in Luojing City.
This is a huge garden that was built to imitate the garden architecture in the Jiangnan area.
Pavilions, pavilions, ponds, pavilions and waterside pavilions are reflected in the green pines and cypresses; rockeries, rockeries, bonsai flower beds, wisterias and green bamboos are dotted among them.
At first glance, it looks fresh and elegant.
But if you look closer, you will find that the smell of money is everywhere here.
The plants are all precious species, and the rockeries are all rare rocks from the south of the Yangtze River. The landscape seems to be natural, but in fact it has been carefully designed to form a scene-by-scene effect that changes according to the layout.
Logically speaking, the main doors of the residences of princes and nobles are usually closed and will only be opened when welcoming distinguished guests with high status.
Under normal circumstances, when people in and out of the mansion, whether they are masters or servants, they always use the small door on the side.
However, after Zhao Yan handed over the reins of "Big Red" to the servant, she directly pushed open the main door of the mansion with the power of her true energy., walked in swaggeringly.
At the same time, he asked loudly, "Is Zhao Changying inside?"
"Zhao Changying" is the name of Duke Yan.
In the Daqi Dynasty, which pays attention to etiquette, it is extremely unfilial for children to call their parents by their first names, especially when Zhao Changying is the head of the family and a saint today.
But the people in the Zhao family seemed to have long been accustomed to Zhao Yan's behavior.
The even stranger thing is that after hearing her shout, Duke Yan’s response quickly came from the garden: "Yan'er, I'm here."
His voice was long and lazy, as if he hadn't woken up.
Zhao Yan followed the sound and walked over.
Then she saw her father, Zhao Changying, sitting lazily in a pavilion. He was wearing a loose robe, with the belt loose and his chest exposed. He was holding a wine bottle in his hand. He poured wine into his mouth.
Zhao Yan seemed to be displeased with her father's decadent appearance.
She rushed forward in three steps and two steps at a time, snatched the wine bottle from Zhao Changying's hand, smashed it to the ground with a bang, and kicked it hard. feet, causing it to roll far away until it rolled out of the gazebo and fell into the bushes.
The wine in the pot flowed all over the floor, as shocking as blood.
"Zhao Changying, besides drinking, what else will you do now?" Zhao Yan said sharply, "If my mother was still alive and saw you like this, I would be so angry that you wouldn't vomit blood." "
Hearing her words, Zhao Changying stood up unsteadily, with the smell of alcohol in his breath, and replied with a smile, "Miss, please calm down. In addition to drinking, your father can also practice. It's a pity that my cultivation has been stagnant for twenty years. There is no point in continuing to practice. It is better to drink and have fun."
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