The golden sunlight shone through the bamboo strips pasted on the window, illuminating the originally dark room.
"Who sleeps first in a big dream? Only I know! "
"Sleeping soundly in the cottage in spring, the sun is late outside the window!"
Ye Xuan lay comfortably on the bed and recited slowly.
"Young Master, Zhuge Kongming sleeps in a thatched cottage. It's okay to say that it's a cottage, but you're sleeping in a big courtyard now. Isn't this poem a bit inappropriate?" As soon as Ye Xuan finished reciting, a delicate voice beside him giggled.
"I'm reciting the artistic conception. Do you understand artistic conception? What do you know, little girl? You're too talkative. I'll punish you to wait on me to change my clothes today! " Ye Xuan glanced at one of the four maids who had been standing by the bed for a long time, holding water, clothes, towels, and other toiletries. The maid with a round face and big eyes said with a smile.
These four maids were all bought by Ye Xuan from the broker house. These days, although the Song Dynasty's economy was doing well, it was surrounded by tigers and wolves. There were the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom in the north, the Xixia Kingdom in the west, and the Wokou Pirates in the south. In addition, there were times of disasters and so on. Some refugees fled to Bianjing and had no choice but to sell their children.
Although Ye Xuan could destroy the Liao Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom with just a thought, he didn't have the habit of cleaning up the mess of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty in this world. At his level, he naturally realized that the so-called dynasties in the human world were nothing more than smoke.
Moreover, the reason why he stayed in this world was to rest. He didn't want to find things for himself to do.
Of the four maids, the oldest was 15 years old and the youngest was 12 years old. Ye Xuan named them Chunlan, Xia Die, Qiu Yue, and Dong Xue according to the four seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter.
They had been at home for nearly a month, and the four little maids had already figured out Ye Xuan's temper. They knew that their master was gentle and didn't have a temper. Even when he said some harmless words, he never blamed them. This made the four of them feel happy that they had met a good master, and it also made them a little bolder. They often joked and joked with Ye Xuan, so they didn't feel bored.
"Hehe, serves you right!" The other three maids chuckled at Xia Die after hearing Ye Xuan's words.
"Hmph, so be it. Who cares about being served by one person?" Xia Die glanced at Ye Xuan, who had gotten up from the bed, as she listened to the laughter of her three friends. Her round face looked as if it had been dyed with rouge. It was hard to tell whether it was because of anger or shame.
"Alright, hurry up and get changed!" Looking at the four maids, Ye Xuan shook his head. He didn't want to put Xia Die in a difficult position, so he spoke directly.
"Yes, Young Master!" Hearing Ye Xuan's words, the four maids didn't dare to say anything else and hurriedly got to work.
Although they knew that Ye Xuan had a good temper, the four maids were also very sensible. They knew what to say and what not to say, what to do, and what not to do. They hurriedly served Ye Xuan.
After changing his clothes and washing up, Ye Xuan walked out of the courtyard and said to the four maids behind him, "Let's go, I'll take you out for a walk today!"
"Yes, thank you, Young Master!" After buying the house, Ye Xuan had been staying at home for almost a month. If he wasn't playing chess, he was reading. He didn't even take a step out of the house. Even the four maids were the same. Moreover, they happened to be at the age of youth and romance, so they naturally yearned for the outside world.
Ye Xuan smiled and brought the four maids out. First, he took them for a walk on the street and gave them a piece of silver to buy what they wanted. Seeing the maids chattering about what they wanted to buy, Ye Xuan couldn't help but feel that it was very interesting.
He didn't let the four of them follow him. Seeing that they were so excited, he found a restaurant on the street and sat down. Then, he sent the four of them to go shopping.
As for their safety, he wasn't worried. Not to mention that this was the most benevolent place in the world, under the feet of the emperor. With Ye Xuan's cultivation, if anything happened to them, he was completely confident that he would find out immediately.
After sitting down, the waiter came over and asked enthusiastically, "Sir, what would you like to eat?"
"Cut one catty of beef, one catty of beef, a jar of ten-year-old Nu 'er Hong, and some seasonal fruits and vegetables!" As Ye Xuan said this, he threw a small ingot of silver to the waiter.
"Okay, sir, please wait for a moment. I'll prepare it for you right away!" After taking the money, the waiter became even more enthusiastic. After pouring a cup of tea for him, he quickly turned around and left.
As Ye Xuan drank his tea, he glanced at the diners in the restaurant. He found that three tables were filled with middle-aged people wearing silk clothes, and two tables were filled with Confucian scholars. There were both middle-aged and young people, and the last table was filled with a hodgepodge of people. Some were wearing coarse clothes, some were wearing embroidered clothes, and some were even wearing tight clothes. It was obvious that they were people from Jianghu.
Compared to those who were talking about business or the laws of the Court, Ye Xuan was obviously more interested in the information in Jianghu. So, he drank his tea while listening to these people's conversations.
These people seemed to be some of the unaffiliated people in Jianghu. Even if they did not belong to any sect, they talked about rumors that they had heard from everywhere. For example, the incident in Xing Zi Forest not long ago. Later on, Qiao Feng's I, Xiao Yuanshan, followed the original plot and killed his master, Master Xuan Nan of Shaolin Temple, as well as his adoptive parents, Qiao Sanhuai. This caused Qiao Feng to instantly become famous in Jianghu, far surpassing his previous namesake, Mu Mingfu, and became the Khitan dog that everyone in Jianghu wanted to kill.
Hearing this news, Ye Xuan could not help but twitch his mouth. As expected, as long as he did not interfere, many things would continue according to the original plot.
Suddenly, a middle-aged man wearing tight clothes said, "Oh, by the way, have you heard? I heard that there has been an invitation circulating in Jianghu recently."
"Invitation? What invitation? "
"It is said that it was sent by Mr. Congxian of the Deaf and Mute Sect. It seems that he wants to choose a young talent for his sect to accept a disciple on behalf of his master and inherit his legacy."
"Accept a disciple on behalf of his master? It is said that Mr. Congxian is proficient in the zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting, as well as medicine and divination. His disciples are the Eight Friends of Hangu, the Zither Expert Kang Guangling, the Chess Demon Fan Bailing, the Divine Doctor Xue Muhua, the Bookworm Gou Shu, the Painting Maniac Wu Lingling, the Craftsman Feng Asan, the Flower Addict Shi Qinglu, and the Drama Addict Li Jiurei. All of them are dragons and phoenixes among men. I really don't know who Mr. Congxian's master is for him to be so powerful. "
…
On the side, Ye Xuan listened to these people and drank tea while thinking about this matter. Then he remembered that this matter really did appear in the plot. Wasn't this the so-called exquisite chess game?
The beginning of this matter was that the Carefree Sect's sect master, Wu Yazi, was harmed by his own disciple, Ding Chunqiu, and ended up paralyzed. Before he died, he wanted to find a handsome and incomparably intelligent disciple to inherit his legacy and also take revenge for him. However, the plans of the heavens are inferior to the plans of man. In the end, it was Xu Zhu, a stupid and ugly little monk. This was quite ironic.
Ye Xuan thought to himself, "Maybe I can join in the fun and see what's so special about this Exquisite Chess Game. Maybe I can join in the fun and see what's so special about it."
"Hmm? There are actually people who want to die? " Suddenly, Ye Xuan raised his eyebrows. Looking in the direction where the four girls had left, the corners of his mouth curled into a cold smile …
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
