Chapter 410 Gao Hui Late Night Date with Yuan Xudong
Chapter 410 Gao Hui’s late-night date with Yuan Xudong
The moonlight was like water, Yuan Xudong held Zhao Pan'er tenderly for a while, and then left the brightly lit Sanyuan Inn. He heard Zhao Pan'er talk about Ouyang Xu and the whereabouts of her night banquet picture, so he rushed to Gao's house overnight.
I want to visit Gao Hu before leaving Tokyo to see if I can get back the night banquet picture directly.
After arriving at Gaofu, Yuan Xudong revealed his identity, and after being informed by the servants of Gaofu, he was led into the main hall of Gaofu. The old man, who was not angry and proud, sat in the main hall and drank.
Tea, Ying Gu Lang glanced at the old man, Yuan Xudong bowed respectfully and said:
"Uncle Gao, this junior came to visit late at night and disturbed your rest. Please forgive me, Uncle Gao!"
"Uncle Gao?"
Gao Hu looked at Yuan Xudong condescendingly. He put down the tea cup in his hand, couldn't help but snorted and sneered:
"Master Xiao, if I remember correctly, the relationship between our two families may not have reached this stage, right?"
"Uncle Gao is joking. The younger generation knows that you and my father have different political views and there are many conflicts. However, Uncle Gao has always been a kind and generous person who distinguishes between public and private affairs. He is also an elder, so he will not vent his anger on the younger generation, right?"
Yuan Xudong smiled respectfully. These words not only flattered Gao Hu, but also lowered his posture. Gao Hu glanced at him and said directly:
"Mr. Xiao, just say it if you have anything to say. If you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, why did you come to my high office late at night?"
"Uncle Gao, if this junior has something to say, just say it!"
Yuan Xudong bowed respectfully to Gao Hu and said directly:
"The thing is like this, I have a friend who has a painting of a night banquet by Wang Ai and left it with Ouyang Xu. She went to Ouyang Xu to ask for it, but Ouyang Xu said that the painting was mistakenly given to the Gao family as a gift.
, that is, you, that painting is very important to this junior, I wonder if Uncle Gao can transfer this picture of the banquet to this junior?"
"Night banquet picture?"
After listening to Yuan Xudong's words, Gao Hu frowned slightly and said:
"I have never heard of the Night Banquet Picture. Then Ouyang Xu is a disciple of Chaimen. I have never received any gifts from him. Where did the Night Banquet Picture come from?"
"ah?"
Seeing that Gao Hu didn't seem to be trying to evade, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but frowned slightly and said:
"This is impossible. My friend asked Ouyang Xu twice to ask for it. I heard from his own words that it was given to the Gao family by mistake. Oh, by the way, he also said that he would ask Mrs. Gao for help tonight to get it back.
I will return the painting to my friend in three days. Because I will go back to my old house tomorrow to worship my ancestors and need to leave Tokyo for a while, so I visited overnight. I don’t know.”
Before Yuan Xudong could finish his words, Gao Hu couldn't help but said angrily when he heard that Ouyang Xu was looking for his daughter this late at night:
"This bastard, who asked him to come over to see Hui'er so late at night? Also, when did I receive his congratulatory gift?"
With that said, Gao Hu shouted outside:
"Come here, call Miss, and that Ouyang Xu, see if he is at Miss's place!"
"Yes, sir!"
Outside the door, two servants of the Gao family left in response. Yuan Xudong looked at the angry Gao Hu and added fuel to the fire:
"Uncle Gao, there is a saying that I don't know whether I should say it or not!"
Gao Hu was furious. Hearing this, he glanced at Yuan Xudong and said impatiently:
"explain!"
"Okay, then let's just say it straight, junior!"
Looking at the angry old man, Yuan Xudong said solemnly:
"The thing is like this, as far as I know, although this Ouyang Xu has good literary talent, but his character is not good, he will never be a good match for the Gao family's wife. He is just a villain, no, not a villain, it should be said
He is a hypocrite. When he was in Qiantang, he received favors from others for three years. Now that he has been named on the gold medal list, he is ungrateful and has betrayed his promise. Just to cling to the rich and powerful, he wants to marry a noble girl from the Gao family as his official wife."
After briefly talking about what happened between Ouyang Xu and Zhao Pan'er, Yuan Xudong looked at Gao Hu, who was a little hesitant, and said directly:
"Uncle Gao, Xiao Fan knows that you must not have the intention to harm others, and you must have the intention to guard against others. I have seen Mrs. Gao from a distance. She has bright eyes and white teeth, lively and cute, and is a very kind-hearted woman. I really can't bear to see her fall into
Fire Pit, although what Xiao Fan said is concealed, every word is true. I dare to guarantee my personal life and the reputation of the Xiao family. Even if it is a contract, if Uncle Gao still doesn't believe Xiao Fan, he can go and investigate.
As long as you send someone to Qiantang and Ouyang Xu's hometown to investigate, you will know what kind of person Ouyang Xu is!"
After hearing that Yuan Xudong dared to use his own life and Xiao family's reputation as a guarantee, and even made a contract, Gao Hu had already believed in him. Compared with Ouyang Xu, a young man from a poor family, he was more willing to believe in the reputation of a famous family, even if it was a traitor.
Xiao Qinyan was in the Xiao family, but he still looked at Yuan Xudong with some doubts and said:
"How come you know so much about Ouyang Xu and why you came here to tell me?"
"I just"
Seeing Gao Hu's sharp eyes, Yuan Xudong took back the nonsense he originally wanted to say casually. This old man is quite shrewd, and ordinary lies are really hard to fool him. In a sudden change of mind, Yuan Xudong decided to act in his true colors and tell the truth.
, I saw him sighing softly and saying:
"Well, to be honest, I just felt unhappy. I didn't like Ouyang Xu, so I asked someone to investigate him. I didn't expect that he was really a hypocrite and would never be a good match for Gao Niang."
"Why are you so concerned about Hui'er's marriage?"
Looking at Yuan Xudong, Gao Hu said with suspicion, his daughter Gao Hui is beautiful, virtuous and virtuous. Is this brat named Xiao trying to trick his own daughter?
Sure enough, when Yuan Xudong heard this, his face was full of embarrassment and he said:
"This junior dare not hide it from Uncle Gao. In fact, this junior has met Mrs. Gao more than once. I saw that she is gentle, kind, pure and lovely, and so lively and natural. Sometimes she is even a little bit savage and willful, but this junior just cares about her from the bottom of my heart.
I like her, but I know that people are wise. I know that there is some unhappiness between Uncle Gao and my father, and he will definitely not agree to this marriage, so I buried this love in my heart until I heard that Mrs. Gao was going to be betrothed to Ouyang Xu.
After hearing the news, I was heartbroken, and worried that Mrs. Gao had entrusted someone with wrongdoing, so I went to investigate Ouyang Xu. Of course, there was some selfishness on my part, and I asked my uncle to forgive me!"
"Hmph~~"
Hearing Yuan Xudong's admission, Gao Hu couldn't help but snorted:
"Just give up on this. I will never marry Hui'er into your Xiao family. As for Ouyang Xu, I will send someone to investigate, and you don't need to worry about it!"
"Yes, this junior is rude!"
Yuan Xudong responded respectfully, and glanced at Yuan Xudong, who was always polite and well-founded in his advances and retreats. Gao Hu's eyes flashed with a hint of admiration and envy. Although he despised a traitor like Xiao Qinyan who flattered others and bullied others, he envied him.
He was envious that his Xiao family had successors, while his Gao family only had an only daughter who was ignorant of the world. It was precisely because of this that he thought of making Ouyang Xu his son-in-law. If he was really a son of a famous family, he would be full of arrogance.
, who is willing to marry into his Gao family?
At this time, a young boy outside the door said:
"Master, Miss and Officer Ouyang are here!"
"Humph, let them in!"
"Yes, sir!"
Hearing that Ouyang Xu came to look for his daughter in the middle of the night and was so unruly, Gao Hu felt angry, but his face gradually calmed down. Outsiders knew that Ouyang Xu was the son-in-law of his Gao family. If he hadn't
For a suitable reason, he couldn't blame him too much or even regret the marriage. He just wanted someone to investigate Ouyang Xu's past. If it was really as unbearable as Yuan Xudong said, he would never let Ouyang Xu go and let him do it for himself.
Pay the due price for your stupidity and deception!
"Dad, what do you want from me?"
"My son-in-law has met my father-in-law!"
"Well, Hui'er, come here!"
Ouyang Xu and Gao Hui walked in together, first said hello to Gao Hu, and then glanced at Yuan Xudong, who was a little unfamiliar. Yuan Xudong also took the opportunity to take a look at Ouyang Xu and Gao Hui. Judging from their appearance, Ouyang Xu was quite handsome.
He is a very polite man with a good body, and he is also a Jinke scout appointed by the official, and a first-class Jinshi. No wonder he is attracted by the young lady of the Gao family, who wants to recruit him as his son-in-law. As expected, he is a pretty boy.
He attracts the favor of women at all times, and he can even be a soft-boiler, but Yuan Xudong doesn’t bother to be with her!
As for Gao Hui, she is a typical official lady, with skin like white jade, a delicate orchid appearance, bright eyes and white teeth, long black hair, dressed in white plain clothes, with a blue shawl between her arms, and a little powder on her face.
Her neck is fair and delicate, her clothes are slightly open, and she wears a pink tube top underneath, which makes her chest white and delicate even more. Such a lovely beauty, Yuan Xudong can't help but take another look or two. To be honest, he just likes Gao Hui's
Just a pink tube top, nothing else to think about!
Gao Hui was called to his side by Gao Hu. He introduced Yuan Xudong to Gao Hui and said:
"Hui'er, this is Mr. Xiao, the son of Prime Minister Xiao's family!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong secretly looking at her, Gao Hui turned slightly red, leaned towards him and bowed respectfully:
"Hui'er has met Mr. Xiao!"
"No courtesy, Madam Gao, you're welcome!"
Yuan Xudong responded politely and glanced at Gao Hui again while speaking. It would be a pity for such a beautiful woman to marry such a bad Ouyang Xu. Seeing Yuan Xudong's burning eyes, Ouyang Xu dared to be angry but dared not speak. Gao Hui was also a little bit
Although he was embarrassed and annoyed, Gao Hu had already prepared himself. He just coughed and reminded Yuan Xudong to calm down, and then continued to introduce Ouyang Xu:
"Master Xiao, this is Ouyang Xu, my future son-in-law of the Gao family!"
While talking, Yuan Xudong and Ouyang Xu greeted each other with smiles on their faces. They wanted to kill each other immediately. After all, their love rivals were extremely jealous when they met each other. Yuan Xudong was better off. Ouyang Xu was simply angry and scared. On the one hand, he hated Yuan Xudong.
After taking away Zhao Pan'er, he still had a burning eye on his current fiancée. On the one hand, he was afraid that Yuan Xudong had said something to Gao Hu. Gao Hui could easily handle it, but Gao Hu was different. He didn't fight with Gao Hui for a day.
He couldn't rest for a day until the rice was cooked. If the prince hadn't suddenly fallen ill, or if Gao Hui was always accompanied by the nanny Jiang, he would have long ago found a way to get Gao Hui's daughter.
Even if the Gao family wants to regret their marriage!
After a moment, Gao Hu looked at Ouyang Xu and said directly:
"Son-in-law Ouyang, Mr. Xiao said that his friend had a picture of a night banquet in your hands, but you gave it to me by mistake. What on earth is going on?"
"Father-in-law, this is what happened!"
After hearing the picture of the night banquet, Ouyang Xu's mind suddenly changed:
"I asked Uncle De to give Hui Niang some gifts, but he got mixed up. I found out later that he gave the night banquet picture originally intended for Hui Niang to Ke Xianggong, my son-in-law's mentor. I
I wanted to find my mentor to return the Night Banquet Picture to Mr. Xiao’s friends, but my mentor was dismissed by the government and released. I’m afraid I won’t be able to contact my mentor for a while, otherwise.”
Having said this, Ouyang Xu looked at Yuan Xudong and said respectfully:
"Mr. Xiao, I think I bought that night banquet picture from you. I don't know if it's all worth more than 1,200 yuan."
"Ouyang Guanren, I'm quite curious about this!"
Looking at Ouyang Xu who wanted to use all his net worth of more than 1,200 yuan to buy paintings, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but smile:
"Before you passed the Jinshi examination, you probably didn't have much money, let alone being short of money. In just a short time, you already have a net worth of more than 1,200 yuan. It seems that you haven't been granted an official status yet.
Well, where did all this money come from?”
"I"
Ouyang Xu didn't expect Yuan Xudong to be so straightforward. He was speechless for a moment and his face was full of embarrassment.
In fact, a very small part of the money was the money Zhao Pan'er specially gave him for transportation and living expenses before he went to Beijing to take the exam. The rest was all gold or jade pendants and other valuables specially given to him by the Gao family and the palace concubine (Gao Hui's aunt).
Ouyang Xu has never made consistent money on his own since he was a child.
When he was a child, he relied on his family's Yu Yin and Uncle De, until he failed to pass the exam three years ago and committed suicide by jumping into a river. Zhao Pan'er rescued him and supported him for another three years. Now he is ranked third on the gold medal list, and the Gao family continues to support him.
If his career goes well and the court and the people of the world continue to support him, his life will be really good, and he will be a perfect protagonist. Until he meets a higher-level protagonist template, he will become a pitiful villain.
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Seeing that Yuan Xudong deliberately embarrassed Ouyang Xu, Gao Hu didn't say anything, but Gao Hui couldn't help but help Ouyang Xu:
"Mr. Xiao, Xu Lang's money was given to him by my Gao family and my aunt. If you think it is missing, just tell me how much the painting is worth, and my Gao family will buy it for Xu Lang!"
"
As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Hu pretended to scold:
"Hui'er, don't be rude to Mr. Xiao!"
"OK!"
After glancing at the expressionless Ouyang Xu, Yuan Xudong looked at the arrogant Miss Gao and smiled:
"Ouyang Xu once promised my friend to return the painting in one day, but if it didn't work, he changed it to three days. When he saw that it didn't work, he decided to buy the painting instead. It's so capricious. Madam Gao, how much do you think a person's reputation is worth? Then I
How much is that picture of my friend’s night party worth?”
"You, you are just quibbling!"
Gao Hui was furious. If this night banquet picture was equivalent to a person's reputation, then she really couldn't put up a price. Intangible and qualityless reputation was worthless to some people, but to some people it was worth thousands of gold, or even
It's more important than life, so how can she make a price?
"Okay, it seems I won't be able to ask for the night banquet picture tonight, so let's do it in three days!"
After taking a look at Gao Hui, who was staring at him with a pair of beautiful eyes, Yuan Xudong looked at Ouyang Xu next to him and smiled:
"Ouyang Guanren, a man must be responsible. At the very least, he must keep his word. Since you promised Pan'er that you will paint again after three days, then I will wait for you for three days. No, it is better for six days. Wait.
When I return to Tokyo after worshiping my ancestors, I hope to see that picture of the night banquet!"
"Okay, I will try my best!"
Ouyang Xu glanced at Yuan Xudong and said with a smile. Seeing that he could bear it like this, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but feel contempt in his heart. A biting dog doesn't bark. With your calm appearance, don't you just want to bite someone?
"Uncle Gao, I won't bother you too much. I'll visit you another day!"
"good!"
"Ms. Gao, see you later!"
Hearing this, Gao Hui gave Yuan Xudong a roll of his eyes, but Yuan Xudong didn't mind. He glanced at Ouyang Xu one last time, and then left the Gao family.
After Yuan Xudong left, Gao Hu asked the servants in the mansion to take Gao Hui back to his room to rest. He looked at Ouyang Xu and said directly:
"What are you going to do with that night party picture?"
Glancing at Gao Hu, Ouyang Xu hurriedly said respectfully:
"My son-in-law will buy a similar painting at a high price and give it to his mentor. Then he will explain the reason clearly to him, and then he will take back the night banquet picture and give it back to Mr. Xiao's friends!"
"Okay, wouldn't it have saved you so much trouble if you had done this earlier?"
Glancing at Ouyang Xu, Gao Hu said calmly:
"I've made an appointment with my colleagues to have dinner at the Yuezhou Building tomorrow night. When you get back, make good preparations and go to the banquet with me!"
"Okay, thank you father-in-law!"
Ouyang Xu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Gao Hu was still willing to take him to Yuezhou Tower for a banquet. Gao Hu probably didn't know about the matter between him and Zhao Pan'er. At this time, Gao Hu glanced at Ouyang Xu and said:
"Okay, it's getting late, you go back and have a good rest!"
"Yes, father-in-law, my son-in-law has resigned first!"
"Well, go ahead!"
Looking at Ouyang Xu's leaving figure, Gao Hu couldn't help but have a flash of disappointment in his eyes. He who knows others is wise, and he who knows himself is wise. If a person cannot even understand his own situation, then such a person will definitely fail. If
If Ouyang Xu senses the danger and chooses to confess everything to him, then he may not be able to help him. It can only be said to be a pity. It's rare for Hui'er to like him so much!
On the other side, not long after Yuan Xudong walked out of the gate of Gao's house, a young boy chased him and shouted:
"Master Xiao, please stay!"
Seeing Yuan Xudong stop, the boy respectfully said:
"Mr. Xiao, my lady invites you to meet me in Taoyuan!"
Looking up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky, Yuan Xudong couldn't help but look at the boy in surprise and said:
"now?"
"yes!"
"Lead the way!"
"Master Xiao, please come this way!"
Yuan Xudong followed the young man all the way to the backyard of the Gao Mansion. In this feudal era where etiquette was very strict, he invited a strange man to an appointment in the middle of the night. It seemed that this young lady Gao was not an ordinary person. It was not difficult for Yuan Xudong to guess that she was definitely
It was because of Ouyang Xu's business that he dated me. His courage is commendable, but he is a bit stupid. Speaking of which, Ouyang Xu is also a bad hand at cards. Two such good women have liked him, but he just doesn't know.
If you cherish the people in front of you, you will miss God's gifts one after another, which is sad!