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55. Chapter 55

Bai Shuiliu heard this and smiled slightly: "Miss Yuan came and was empty-handed and did not seem to be wearing a jade bracelet."

Yuzhu was suffocated and asked him again how he knew that he didn't wear a jade bracelet today. He just lowered his head and thought for a while. He heard the footsteps in the next yard gradually fading away, and then said: "Maybe he didn't wear it when he went out today, and he remembered it wrongly for a moment, which made you laugh."

Bai Shuiliu glanced at the corner and smiled gracefully, "It's understandable that the noble man forgets things, but the lady can't remember it for a moment."

When Yuzhu returned to the courtyard, the singer hired by King Guangjun was standing on the water stage and singing with the sound of the guqin. Generally, when there are banquets in the northwest mansion, there are mostly girls. However, Yuzhu found out that the only one who can truly enter the lobby of the royal mansion is to be a male singer.

The man singing on the high platform is Feng Kunnian, the famous singer in the capital. He has been praised by the current emperor and is a regular visitor in front of the royal palace.

The man was wearing a flowing long gown, and his high voice was suitable for singing ancient tunes. The guests present either sat in front of the table or stood in the pavilion, gently playing the rhythm and being brought into the quiet place of the mountains, clouds and streams, stirring in the climax and long roars of the guqin.

Yuzhu walked in gently and sat down the corridor to Yao Shuting. Miss Yao sat dignifiedly, but if you looked carefully, you would find that she was still slightly panting, but the sound of panting was hidden in the melodious tone and was almost unheard.

Miss Yao secretly glanced at Yuzhu, looked at her face as usual, and did not look at herself, then quickly moved back her eyes, pursing her lips at the singing on the platform.

Yao Muye and King Guangjun and his group sat on the other side of the platform. When Yuzhu walked back quietly from the east gate, she glanced at him and continued to talk to King Guangjun. After a while, when Young Master Bai, who had deliberately walked around the distance, sat next to them when he entered from the west gate.

King Guangjun knew that Bai Shuiliu and Yao Shuting had already been engaged. Seeing that Yao Shuting was panting and came back from Ximen for less than a moment, Bai Shao also came back from Ximen and couldn't help but laugh: "Although he has been married, you shouldn't be too impatient. Our Yao Er feels sorry for his sister!"

Bai Shao smiled cheerfully when he heard this, but did not answer, but only gave him a cup of tea to Taiwei Yao. So the three of them listened to the high singing on the platform again.

When she returned from Prince Guangjun's Mansion, Yao Shuting was excited when she left, and became a little silent. Because Yao Muye was riding a horse, she and Yuzhu were the only ones sitting in the carriage.

Seeing Yao Shuting wanting to speak a few times but stopping, Yuzhu spoke up and said softly: "Miss, don't worry, I'm not a person who speaks a lot, but just a chance encounter in Yuanzi. You don't have to think too much, think too much about this matter."

When Yao Shuting heard this, she breathed a lot of relief, looked at Yuzhu gratefully, and said thank you in a low voice, and stopped talking. Yuzhu has always kept her promise, and she didn't want to know too much about Miss Yao and the young master of the Bai family. This solved Miss Yao's secret concerns. The two of them were more comfortable in the future, and they also hoped that Miss Yao would be more cautious in the future. If such a scandal spreads, what will her brother and mother react, and the family friendship between Bai Yao's two families can be concluded.

On the second day of the tea banquet, Yuzhu got up a little late. Last night, she carved two thick embryos of the medicine bracelets, and the frustration of seeing Fan Qingyun's sculptures during the day was not gone, so she couldn't sleep all night.

After thinking about it, she became curious about the master who was talking about by Mr. Weng, so she decided to visit Mr. Weng.

Mr. Weng has always been noble and arrogant, and his place of residence is not a prosperous place, but a quiet alley in the south of the city. He had planted large bamboo forests before the house, and passed through the stone bridge to the quaint door of the house.

When Yuzhu reported her name, the servant went in and reported to her and led her all the way to the main house.

Mr. Weng advocates the spring and autumn winds. The high-rise houses are covered with excellent fir wooden boards. After changing to the jade beads, they enter the tea room.

The reed roller blinds hanging in the tea room windows, and the tables are mostly made of bamboo. However, Mr. Weng is not alone, and a guest is already sitting at his table.

Yuzhu looked up and saw that she was sitting cross-legged on the incense mat drinking fragrant tea with Weng Lao. Isn’t it the Baishui Liu I saw yesterday?

Bai Shuiliu also felt it was a coincidence, so he stood up and smiled and said, "I didn't expect to see you again today. Please sit down on Miss Yuan."

Yuzhu refused inconveniently, so she thanked Mr. Bai, and then said hello to the master Weng Lao and sat at the table.

Mr. Weng's breath was already dissipated at the tea banquet yesterday. He only felt that it was a joy to have two elegant people visiting each other.

When Yuzhu expressed her purpose, Mr. Weng praised: "Miss is indeed a proud person, and she is definitely not like Fan Mouse and specializes in rat caves!"

After scolding Fan Qingyun again, he asked Bai Shaoan to sit for a while, and excitedly wanted to bring Yuzhu to the back garden with him, and recommended the jade carving master who lived in his mansion.

Yuzhu entered the side courtyard and found that the old man who bowed his head to Mr. Weng was thin and dark, and his appearance was not good.

Jue'er behind her whispered, "Isn't this... Chang Man's master?"

When Jue'er mentioned this, Yuzhu recalled it. At that time, she took Chang Man and took him back to the mansion, and asked Jue'er and his guard to find his master, bought medicine, gave him silver, and settled him down. She heard Jue'er describe Chang Man's master, but she didn't expect that this jade craftsman who was so depressed that he needed to sell his disciples to transform into the guest of Mr. Weng who was above the top?

It turned out that the old man was named Zheng Ji. He brought his disciples to Beijing to participate in the jade carving competition. However, a serious illness suddenly came and he couldn't afford to get sick. Fortunately, Changman met Miss Six and saved his life. After he recovered, he was unable to participate in the preliminary competition, so he set up a stall on the street to sell some of his jade pieces he had carved before. He happened to meet Mr. Weng who was wandering in the capital.

Mr. Weng was also on a whim and took a few small pieces casually. He found that the carving was so clever that he was no less than a famous jade craftsman. When asked about his experience, he asked him to go to his mansion to carve one or two jade items.

Jue'er was completely desperate at this point and really wanted to pull Miss Liu away directly. Jue'er knew Chang Man's craftsmanship, that is, he was a little sensible in opening stones, and he was not good at other skills. He is still learning skills with Miss Liu. If you can teach such an apprentice, you can imagine the level of the master. There is no need to waste time here.

However, Yuzhu smiled and waited for Mr. Weng to introduce him to Mr. Zheng, she stepped forward to pay tribute to Mr. Zheng, and told his disciples that he was now helping her and everything was fine. She also thanked Mr. Zheng for allowing his disciples to help him.

In order to prove this old carving worker, Mr. Weng happily picked up a time-based jade drip from the wooden stand beside him and said, "Ms. Yuan is right, how about this thing?"

The drip is in the shape of a barrel with a hole in the middle, which is used for drip timing. At first glance, this drip is warm and smooth, with a beautiful appearance, and emits a slight light in the sunlight. It is indeed a top-notch and cannot be carved by ordinary jade craftsmen. However, in carvings like jade beads, although it is outstanding, it is just that.

Yuzhu took it politely with her hands. As soon as she started the drip, Yuzhu exclaimed lightly, brought it to her eyes, looked carefully, and kept stroking it with both hands. It turned out that after buying this jade, it was more delicate and warm than other top-quality jade pieces, and a wave of comfort came from her hands, and she immersed her hands in the hot springs in the cold winter, and her whole body seemed to be relaxed.

Old Weng was on the side, smiling so hard that his eyes narrowed, and said, "Ms. Yuan has also discovered the beauty of this jade. Just looking at the appearance, although it is not bad, it has not yet been outstanding. But after playing with it, the comfortable feeling makes people reluctant to let go of it. There are many exquisite jade pieces in my mansion, but since I touched Mr. Zheng's jade pieces, I have no intention of appreciating the original fine products in the mansion."

The jade beads have also discovered clues at this time. It turned out that some faint drooping scale patterns and thunder patterns were carved on the surface of the dripping. However, these scale patterns and thunder patterns were not carved by ordinary swords, but were outlined one by one by one, so the grip was very good.

Jade is a close-fitting object. In addition to being beautiful, it is more important to wear it. The scales of this jade are quite similar to the texture carved by the medicinal bracelet on the wrist of my second sister.

After Zheng Ji learned that the woman in front of him was taking in disciple Changman and saving his benefactor, his attitude became more cautious from the beginning. Yuzhu took the opportunity to ask Mr. Zheng for advice on scale patterns and how to make the jade feel better.

Zheng Jixu was not ashamed to save his life, so he said modestly: "I am just taking a different approach. The jade craftsman and everyone are studying how to polish the appearance and luster of the jade pieces to make them look more beautiful. I am not allowed to enter the elegant hall, but I only think about how to make the jade feel more comfortable. My senior brother is good at carving ring patterns. After passing on my hand, I fumbled to carve some scale patterns and thunder patterns by myself." As he said that, he picked up a piece of jade material and carved several knifes on it.

After seeing it a few times, Yuzhu felt a little gained, so she couldn't wait to go back and study it. After saying goodbye to Mr. Zheng, she took Jue'er out of the side door.

After leaving the Yuemen, Jue'er asked in confusion: "Miss, that old man Zheng is probably not a person with real talent and knowledge, otherwise he would not have been embarrassed at the beginning, and he would have to sell himself for his disciple."

Yuzhu whispered: "There are great hidden things in the city. Some great sages and hermits are not interested in fame and fortune and are willing to be buried in the market. Don't underestimate them because of their poor situation."

When she said goodbye to Mr. Weng again, she just left the gate of Weng's mansion, but she didn't expect to see Bai Shuiliu standing aside.
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