Tibet

Chapter 377 Competition Crisis
At noon, Li Ye invited Suzaku to have dinner at Anranju Restaurant. In front of the window on the second floor, Li Ye ordered a jug of wine and a dozen small dishes. Perhaps because he was going back to the house soon, Suzaku was a little depressed. There was no speaking for a while.

Li Ye poured her a glass of wine and asked, "What's the matter? It seems that I suddenly have something on my mind!"

"Ah Ye, something has changed when I go home this time." Suzaku sighed softly.

"What changes?"

Suzaku shook his head, "I came out to look for you today, but I actually escaped. My family arranged a blind date for me today, and Wei Xiangguo's eldest grandson is coming today."

"Wei Qingxuan?"

"It seems to be the name!"

Li Ye frowned, "Shouldn't the first step be the matchmaker's visit?"

"Our family is not!"

Suzaku said with a heavy heart: "My great-grandfather set the rule, don't be in a hurry to find a matchmaker, and those who are interested will go on a blind date first, so that you don't have to refuse when you are a matchmaker. Do you know the result? I accompanied Master to Hanzhong for a month, and there were ten The eight families made an appointment for a blind date, today is the first one, and it is also the one my father values ​​most."

Speaking of this, Suzaku raised his head and said anxiously: "A Ye, hurry up and ask your father to come to make an appointment for a blind date, don't delay any longer!"

Li Ye nodded, "I will tell my father tonight, but what if your father takes a fancy to Wei Qingxuan? If I remember correctly, he is the candidate for this year's imperial examination!"

"Yes! That's why my father admired him very much and arranged him first, but our family only counts if grandma likes her. Grandma loves me, and she will only nod if I like her, so you still have a chance."

"Does your grandmother know about us?"

Suzaku nodded slightly, "Grandmother knew, that's why she asked me to come to you, and told you to invite father to propose marriage."

Li Ye sent Suzaku back to the back door of the mansion. Under the big tree opposite the back door, there was an old lady selling shoes and socks, with gray hair and a kind smile, looking at the two with a smile. Not daring to make any intimate gestures, Suzaku quickly walked up the steps, then turned around and said, "Don't forget!"

Li Ye smiled and nodded, Suzaku waved to him lightly, turned and went back.

Watching Suzaku enter the gate of the mansion, Li Ye took an ingot of two taels of silver and urged the horse forward, and said with a smile, "Why does the old man set up a stall here to sell things? There is no business here!"

"I was at the intersection of Qianmen, but I was driven over by a few people, very vicious."

"The servant of the Dugu Mansion?"

"No, it's from outside."

Li Ye picked up two stacks of socks and threw the money to her, "Ma'am, don't look for it anymore!"

"Thank you, lad!"

"Ma'am, it's cold, go back early!"

"Young man, I have something to tell you. Someone at the main gate was watching the girl just now. I saw it two days ago."

This news was very unexpected, Li Ye cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Ma'am!"

He urged his horse to the intersection of Qianmen, turned his head slightly, and fixed his eyes on a carriage parked diagonally opposite the gate of the mansion.

He immediately found out that this carriage was indeed abnormal, the curtains were full, and the seat was carefully parked, it was completely monitoring the gate of Dugu Mansion.

Li Ye hurried forward, pretending that he hadn't noticed anything, and passed by the carriage calmly, the curtain of the carriage was pulled shut suddenly, at this moment, Li Ye saw a man in black inside the carriage.

He stretched out his hand and opened the car door. There were two men in black inside. Li Ye suddenly appeared, scaring them into a panic.

Li Ye jumped into the carriage, knocked out a man in black with a punch, and then drew his knife against the neck of another man in black, and said coldly, "I think you are tired of working!"

"Master, spare your life!"

The other party was just a small follower. Seeing Li Ye punching decisively and cruelly, he was so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy.

Li Ye swung his knife and stabbed, 'Ka! ’ The horizontal knife pierced the wall of the car and passed by the neck of the coachman, scaring the coachman out of his wits.

"You dare to push the carriage, I'll cut off your head!"

"The villain dare not! The villain dare not!"

The coachman was just an ordinary hired man, not a coachman from Anfu, he didn't dare to move, he almost peed out of fear.

Li Ye came back with his knife drawn, and held the man in black's neck again.

"Who sent you here, tell me!"

The man in black hesitated to speak, Li Ye's hand was slightly heavy, and blood immediately flowed down the knife.

"I'll chop off your head and ask him again!"

The man in black trembled all over, and finally shouted: "It's Mr. An!"

"An Qingxu?"

"It's him!"

"What are you monitoring Dugu Mansion for? Say it!"

"The villain didn't know, so he was ordered to keep an eye on the gate of the mansion to see who had been here? How long did he go in? When did he come out? What was his expression when he came out? That's all."

Of course Li Ye knew what An Qingxu was up to. He was obviously monitoring the situation of the blind date at the mansion today. It seemed that he hadn't given up after the last birthday banquet, and was still trying his best to get Suzaku.

When the old lady who sold shoes and socks said that they were watching Suzaku, there should be a group of people who are right.

"Some of you are still watching Miss Suzaku, aren't you?"

"It's our leader. He was in charge of monitoring Miss Suzaku. After waiting all morning, he saw that she hadn't come out, so he went back."

Li Ye nodded. Sure enough, someone was watching Suzaku, because Suzaku left secretly through the back door today, and they didn't notice.

Li Ye rolled his eyes, snorted and said, "Master Wei of my family said that you are thieves, and it is true, you go back and tell An Qingxu that the person the Wei family likes is beyond anyone else's imagination, let him die!"

Li Ye got on his horse and urged the horse to go away.

In the mansion of Mrs. Guo Guo, An Qingxu respectfully presented a gold box with exquisite patterns to Mrs. Guo Guo, "This is the best gem I found in Chang'an, I hope my wife likes it."

Yang Yupei opened the box and looked at it, put the box on the table and said lightly: "The box is not bad!"

An Qingxu was stunned, and quickly explained: "This is the treasure at the bottom of the Fangji Jewelry shop. I have been reluctant to take it out for inlays. They were threatened and coaxed by the humble staff, so they took it out. Such top-notch sapphires can't be found in Chang'an. The second one, doesn't Madam like it?"

Yang Yupei sneered and said: "I can only say that your knowledge is too short. The real best sapphire is on the neck of the imperial concubine. Compared with it, your sapphire is not even qualified to carry shoes."

"How dare a lowly official compare with the gems of the imperial concubine!"

Yang Yupei said displeased: "It's good that you know, and don't talk big in front of me from now on."

An Qingxu pushed the gemstone, "Although it's not the best, it's already pretty good, please accept it, madam!"

"Take it away! I can't even look down on anything better than this."

Helpless, An Qingxu had no choice but to take back the box, and said in a low voice, "My father will come over in the next year, and he will give my wife's other half [-] guan."

Yang Yupei's eyes lit up, this was what she wanted to hear.

She took a sip of tea and said hypocritically: "You are rewarded for nothing, how can you have the nerve to let you spend money?"

"Humble job happens to have something I want to ask my wife for help."

Yang Yupei suddenly understood, and said with a smile, "You sent me the gem just to ask for my help?"

"Exactly!"

"If it's too much trouble, I can't help."

"No trouble! No trouble!"

An Qingxu bowed his knees and said: "The humble job is just to ask my wife to help me be a matchmaker!"

Yang Yupei giggled. One of her greatest hobbies is being a matchmaker. Now she decides the marriage of the clan's children, and they are trying their best to please her, which also makes her earn countless fortunes.

"Your brother has become a son-in-law, so you also want to, tell me! Which county head do you fancy?"

"I don't want to marry the county lord, but I want to marry the Suzaku girl from Dugu's family!"

Yang Yupei was surprised and said: "You actually fell in love with her. That little lady has strong martial arts skills and a proud personality. There are many people who pursue her. I heard that no one likes her. Maybe she will become a monk and become a Taoist nun!"

Yang Yupei has a bad impression of Suzaku, and everyone in the palace flatters her, but Suzaku treats her coldly, which makes Yang Yupei feel unhappy.

An Qingxu laughed and said, "Whether it can be done or not depends on fate, but Madam helped me, so my father must express his gratitude."

Yang Yupei understands his ambiguity. Although she doesn't really want to be a matchmaker, for the sake of money, she can help.

"Okay! I'll send someone to talk about it first. I heard that their family will go on a blind date first. Let them arrange it. If you succeed in the blind date, I will officially be the matchmaker for you."

(End of this chapter)