"Begonia is still the same, green fat, red thin!"
Xu Xiangqian sighed. "It's sunset at the end of spring. How sad."
Li Longchuan was in the midst of testing the bowstring earlier. Now that his mind was freed from the battle, he could finally pay attention to the outside. When he heard Xu Xiangqian's attitude, he was already mentally prepared.
When he turned around, he was already smiling brightly. "Grandmother! How come you're so free to watch me practice martial arts today? "
The valiant young man gestured to Jiang Wang as he happily moved closer to Old Madam Li.
Old Madam Li hid a smile in her eyes, but she deliberately snorted. "I'm free all day, but it's rare for you to be free, grandson!"
"How could that be?" Li Longchuan moved closer and very naturally took Old Madam Li's other hand. He introduced Jiang Wang. "Grandmother, this is my new friend!"
Jiang Wang bowed properly. "Junior Jiang Wang greets Old Madam."
"Good." Old Madam Li smiled. "I can tell you're a promising child."
"My younger brother is in the middle of autumn. What a cultured man!"
His voice was cold and distant, but for some reason, it made people want to get closer to him.
Jiang Wang looked in the direction of the voice and saw a beautiful woman who seemed to be carved out of ice and jade.
She was crystal clear and her eyes were distinct, but there was a hint of coldness in them.
These words ridiculed Xu Xiangqian for not being smart enough to save the situation. First of all, it was autumn, and it was too far-fetched to talk about spring. Second of all, the Li family had been a family of generals for generations. How could Li Longchuan have the temperament of a cultured man?
Li Longchuan acted as if he didn't hear it. He only introduced her to Jiang Wang. "This is my elder sister, Li Fengyao."
Jiang Wang bowed. "Hello, Miss Li."
Li Fengyao nodded. "Thank you for your greetings."
"Alright." Although Old Madam Li would occasionally scold him, she couldn't bear to scold him too much.
Since ancient times, it was said that "the heavens love the eldest son, the common people love the youngest son."
She patted Li Longchuan's arm with her wrinkled hand and said kindly, "You young people go play. There's no need to accompany an old woman like me."
"There's nothing to play with outside!" Li Longchuan was usually a handsome young man, but in front of Old Madam Li, he was very childish: "When grandson is outside, I always think of grandmother at home. I don't know how you are feeling. I really want to walk around this courtyard with Grandmother! "
"It's good for Brother Li to accompany the Dowager Duchess. Then we'll go back first!" Xu Xiangqian took advantage of the opportunity.
What a high price! Cold and heartless! I'm still trying to coax Old Madam, and you just dumped her like that!
Li Longchuan was furious in his heart, but he could only squeeze out a smile and say, "Then Brother Xu, please be careful on the road. Please be careful of the carriages."
He deliberately emphasized the word "careful."
"You're welcome!" Xu Xiangqian didn't seem to understand anything, so he pulled Jiang Wang. "Then Old Madam, Big Sister Feng Yao, we'll leave first. We'll visit again another day!"
Li Longchuan was still calling out, "Then let me send you off, my friends."
Xu Xiangqian mercilessly pushed him back. "No need, no need. It's not my first time here! I know the way! "
… …
After coming out of the Marquis' Estate, Jiang Wang found that his anxious mood because of Chung Geng Sheng's situation had suddenly calmed down a lot.
It was probably because the young master of a top-notch aristocratic family, Li Longchuan, was comfortable and natural when he was with his grandmother. It made the onlookers feel at peace.
This was probably the so-called joy of a family reunion.
This was a feeling that Jiang Wang hadn't experienced in a long time.
"What's wrong?" Xu Xiangqian deliberately waved his hand in front of Jiang Wang and teased, "Are you thinking about Longchuan's older sister?"
Jiang Wang still wasn't used to this kind of joke. "How, how could that be?"
Xu Xiangqian was used to being shameless. Now that he wasn't in front of them, he shook his head and said, "A fair and virtuous woman is a good match for a gentleman!"
Jiang Wang wanted nothing more than to gag him. "What nonsense are you talking about! We haven't gone far yet. Aren't you afraid that someone will hear you? "
It was just a joke, but Jiang Wang's bashful side made Xu Xiangqian excited. "What's there to be afraid of if someone hears you? She's beautiful, but you're not allowed to have thoughts? "
"Yes, of course I'm allowed!"
At this time, a cold voice came from behind them. "Gao 'er, why don't you tell me what you're thinking?"
It was Li Fengyao's voice!
Why was she behind them?! They didn't know how many sentences she'd heard or where she'd heard them from.
Jiang Wang and Xu Xiangqian were both sweating, especially Xu Xiangqian. His previous arrogance was completely gone, and he was completely listless.
He said weakly, "What … what thoughts? You don't have any? "
He looked at Jiang Wang and said, "Do you?"
I have your mother!
Jiang Wang almost couldn't hold back from cursing, but fortunately, he was a bit more magnanimous. He forced himself to ask naturally, "Why did Miss Li come out?"
Seeing Xu Xiangqian so cowardly, Li Fengyao let him go for the time being. She only said to Jiang Wang, "Grandmother said that since it's the first time we meet, we have to give the younger generation a gift."
Presumably, they had left in a hurry, so the servants hadn't come to pick up the gifts yet.
For such a prestigious family, there was no reason for them to keep guests and give gifts. That would only show that the host family was too arrogant and gave gifts as if they were giving alms.
People like Xu Xiangqian who were familiar with them didn't need to pay attention to such things. However, this was Jiang Wang's first visit. The Li family wouldn't be rude, so Li Fengyao chased after them.
As Li Fengyao spoke, she handed over a jade box. The carvings on the box were jade-green and lifelike.
There was no need to look at the contents of the box. Just the exquisiteness of the jade box was enough to tell that the gift was extraordinary.
Jiang Wang declined, "It's already rude of me to take the liberty of coming here empty-handed. How can I accept such a generous gift from your esteemed residence? "
"I don't understand these formalities. It's quite unreasonable for you to decline me." Li Fengyao spoke and looked at Xu Xiangqian, "Can you help me talk to this scholar?"
Xu Xiangqian said, "I don't dare decline an elder's gift. I was going to accept this gift. "
Jiang Wang wasn't willing to accept Old Madam Li's gift. Most importantly, he was afraid that this gift was to repay Chung Geng Sheng for giving him the bow. He was worried that it would weaken their friendship. No matter how valuable it was, if Chung Geng Sheng's gift was given away for nothing, then this trip would be a failure.
Xu Xiangqian reminded him that this was only the Li Estate's normal etiquette. There was no intention of drawing a clear line.
Courtesy demands reciprocity. This was precisely what friendship entailed.
"Miss Li is such a celestial being. You shouldn't be delayed." Jiang Wang said, "In that case, I hope you will accept it."
He received the jade box with both hands.
Li Fengyao nodded and didn't say anything else. She turned around and returned to her residence.
… …
Even after leaving the Li Estate for a long time, Xu Xiangqian still felt a lingering fear, "That was close!"
"Is Miss Li that scary?" Jiang Wang didn't quite understand.
In his opinion, although Li Fengyao was a bit cold and arrogant, she seemed to have a natural temperament. She didn't have any malicious intentions, so the audacious Xu Xiangqian shouldn't be so afraid of her.
One had to know that this scholar had dared to ridicule the Gao clan of Jinghai for relying on women to climb up the ranks outside the Heavenly Palace Mystic Realm.
"I only have one thing to tell you." Xu Xiangqian said with an expression that said, "The 'Yao' in her name isn't the 'Yao' of ancient Sage Kings, but the 'Yao' of fine jade. She changed it on the genealogy records herself! "
Jiang Wang was inwardly speechless.
One had to know that this wasn't an ordinary family. This was a hereditary marquis' residence. Who would dare to touch the genealogy records of the Shimen Li Clan? Who would dare to touch it?
But Li Fengyao did. She even changed her name!
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