nycdaug Chapter 193 Wei Shaoyuan Appears
Chapter 193 Wei Shaoyuan Appears
Ling Yao waited expectantly at the Baishi Teahouse.
He came to find Tian Tian after hearing that she wanted to grow mushrooms herself.
But Xiao Si told him that the Second Miss was not in the shop at the moment.
As for where she went, the second young lady didn't say, but he guessed that she probably went to Qian Family Manor.
Since the second daughter made the mushroom bags, she went to Qianjiazhuangzi almost every day, saying she wanted to check on the fermentation of the mushroom bags.
Ling Yao did not bring a horse this time.
After leaving the Baishi Teahouse, he found a constable patrolling the road and asked him to go back and retrieve his horse.
The reason he didn't go to get it himself was because he was afraid that Tian Tian would miss out.
"Young Master Ling, why don't you come in and wait?" Xiao Si shouted loudly from the top of the stairs.
Ling Yao waved his hand at him.
The constables went to fetch the horse, and their round trip was quick.
He was only focused on gazing in the direction of the county government office, waiting for the yamen runners to bring the horse.
Little did they know, someone in the shadows heard his surname and their eyes lit up.
"Truly worthy of being from the capital."
"The fabric of the clothes he was wearing was not something that could be found in our Baishi County."
"She's quite good-looking..."
"Looks young and strong..."
"Auntie, do you like it?" Tian Xue bumped Tian Jinzhi's waist with her hip.
Tian Jinzhi blushed. How could she not like such a handsome and dashing young master from the capital?
She glanced at Tian Xue, "Don't ask me, what about you?"
Tian Xue looked at Ling Yao with infatuated eyes, "I like him."
"Looking at this young master Ling, he's not very old, probably only in his early twenties..."
Tian Xue glanced at Tian Jinzhi and said meaningfully, "My aunt is about the same age as him..."
People of similar age are actually mismatched.
She's only sixteen, so she's the perfect match for Young Master Ling.
Upon hearing this, Tian Jinzhi's expression immediately turned sour.
"Xue'er, you must remember what your grandma and your mother said."
Upon hearing this, Tian Xue's expression also darkened.
Her grandmother and mother told her...
It's rare to find a young master from the capital who lives in the county government office; his status must be extraordinary.
They need to hold onto people like that tightly.
Ideally, both of them should be involved.
They also said...
If Young Master Ling is not married, it would be best to make Tian Jinzhi his legal wife and Tian Xue his concubine.
Tian Jinzhi is, after all, her aunt, and she will definitely protect Tian Xue well.
If Young Master Ling is already married, then they can all become concubines, and they can help each other in the future.
In front of Wang Yulan and Wang Xiuying, Tian Jinzhi and Tian Xue agreed.
But now that they've seen Ling Yao, they both have their own ulterior motives.
First of all, if such a young master were married, he should be in his honeymoon period. Why would he come all the way from the capital to Baishi County?
How could he possibly be interested in Tian Tian?
Therefore, this young master Ling must not be married.
Secondly, the information that Wang Yulan and Wang Xiuying obtained from Old Lady Feng and Feng Wuliu was not comprehensive.
They went to the county town today to inquire again.
Only then did I learn that this young master Ling had been living in the county government office and seemed to be the county magistrate's cousin.
As everyone knows, the county magistrate is from the capital.
Once his three-year term is up, he will most likely return to Beijing to take up a government post.
Furthermore, when officials from the prefectural government came before, they were very respectful to the county magistrate.
From this perspective, the county magistrate is no ordinary man.
This young master Ling has a cousin, so his family must be extremely wealthy and powerful.
Unmarried, and either rich or noble!
Tian Xue wondered, why should her aunt Tian Jinzhi be the legal wife?
Tian Jinzhi thought that Tian Xue would definitely want to compete with her, so she absolutely could not lose to Tian Xue.
So the two of them became wary of each other...
They walked towards Ling Yao's direction.
"Hey..."
"what..."
"..."
Ling Yao stared in astonishment at the chaos before him...
"Wei Shaoyuan?!"
Yes, Wei Shaoyuan, who had been waiting for so long, has finally appeared!
He had one arm around Tian Jinzhi's waist and the other holding Tian Xue's hand...
Tian Jinzhi and Tian Xue looked at their target... Ling Yao, also with a puzzled expression.
They were clearly heading towards Ling Yao, planning to pretend to fall and land in his arms, a gesture that suggested a lack of physical intimacy between men and women...
"what..."
The two of them jumped out of Wei Shaoyuan's arms with a start.
But when they turned around and saw Wei Shaoyuan's appearance, they pretended to cover their faces with their hands and blinked at him...
Wei Shaoyuan came from the capital, dressed in his usual clothes, all of which were made of expensive fabrics.
Moreover, the fact that he could attract the attention of three noble ladies from the capital must mean he was quite handsome.
Tian Jinzhi and Tian Xue were completely dumbfounded.
only...
Wei Shaoyuan stepped in front of Ling Yao, cupped his hands in greeting, and said, "Young Master, I'm late."
He carefully studied the imperial edict and the secret letter, which only instructed him to go to Baishi County, but did not specify when he would arrive.
Therefore, he believed that as long as it didn't delay His Highness's trip to the south, it would be fine.
That's why we were delayed for a few days on the road.
But the closer he got to Yunzhou, the faster he moved.
He had heard that Baishi County in Yunzhou Prefecture had many novel things.
And everyone says that when you come to Baishi County, you absolutely must go to eat at Baishi Teahouse, Fulai Restaurant, and Baishi Hot Pot...
He came specifically for Baishi Teahouse, but upon arrival he saw Ling Yao.
Upon arriving in Baishi County, he knew he couldn't reveal Ling Yao's identity, which is why he addressed him as "Young Master."
But his call caused Tian Jinzhi and Tian Xue to misunderstand.
The two of them immediately showed expressions of disgust.
Master?
Is this person Young Master Ling's servant?
Even if they are servants in the capital, they are still servants!
No matter how good-looking someone is, they're still a servant!
"Young master." Tian Jinzhi rolled her eyes at Wei Shaoyuan, then walked towards Ling Yao with a swaying and unsteady gait.
"We almost fell just now, but luckily your servants saved us in time..."
"I can never repay the debt of gratitude that saved my life."
She shyly raised her eyes, fluttering her eyelashes...
"But...we just sprained our ankles, I wonder if you could take us home, young master..."
Ling Yao looked at her in surprise, not understanding what their falling had to do with him.
And it wasn't him who helped them up.
Ling Yao looked at Wei Shaoyuan, "You deliver it."
What he meant was, you caused this mess, so you have to deal with it yourself.
Wei Shaoyuan glanced at Tian Jinzhi and Tian Xue's feet...
He didn't believe it. He twisted his ankle.
but...
He figured he wouldn't offend the woman, especially with so many people watching.
“Okay,” Wei Shaoyuan agreed.
"My carriage is outside the city gate. Please wait a moment, ladies."
Just then, a constable arrived on horseback. "Young Master Ling, here's your horse."
Ling Yao mounted his horse with a dashing air and instructed the constable, "Go and accompany Young Master Wei to fetch his horse. Tell him to wait for me at the county office after he has finished delivering the people."
After saying that, he rode away.
Only Tian Jinzhi and Tian Xue remained, their eyes filled with admiration...
"Wait..." Tian Xue suddenly came to her senses.
"He just said that person was...Young Master Wei?"
"He's not a servant?!"