Looking at the fading starlight outside, he silently left the training room.
At dawn, he came to the dock.
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Not long after arriving, three fast horses came riding in the morning light.
On the horseback were Xia Qilin, several of his classmates and friends, and a large sedan chair with eight carriages.
"So my cousin is here too." Xia Qilin arrived at the dock and looked at Xia Qingchen coldly.
Last time, Xia Qingchen injured Li Weifeng's son at his grandfather's birthday party, which almost caused big trouble for Xia Mansion in the north of their city.
When we meet now, we naturally don't have a good attitude.
"Is he the bastard who injured Brother Li?" On another horse, a young man with sharp eyes was sitting firmly, staring at Xia Qingchen coldly.
"I thought he was a man with three heads and six arms. He turned out to be a poor young man. The beating Li Yaozong received was really not worth it." On the third horse was a dandy Shao You dressed in exaggerated clothes.
Xia Qingchen only glanced at them lightly, then silently withdrew his gaze.
To him, these three people are just insignificant ants, why should he care about them?
"Haha, I have quite a temper, but it's a pity that I'm just poor!" The dandy boy chuckled.
Xia Qilin said calmly: "Cousin, it's better to go back. I will pick you up. It's better that you don't stay here and bring shame on yourself."
When he came to pick up his cousin, he not only brought two respectable young men, but also specially hired a sedan with eight carriages.
Later, I will go to a very noble place to receive the wind and wash away the dust.
And what about Xia Qingchen?
How do you feel about coming here empty-handed?
Xia Qingchen turned a deaf ear. He was not interested in welcoming his cousin, but his father had a destiny.
Seeing that he refused to leave, Xia Qilin sneered slightly, his eyes full of contempt.
A loud horn sound suddenly came from the depths of the canal.
But I saw a huge merchant ship with the word "武" hanging on it, pushing the waves slowly towards me.
On the bow of the boat stood a beautiful lady dressed in green.
Her body is as exquisite as jade, her eyebrows are as picturesque, and her skin is as creamy as jade, reflecting little bits of light in the faint sunlight.
She, the bow of the ship, the canal, and the houses on both sides form a freehand painting.
"Brother Xia, is that your cousin?" The handsome young man looked straight at her and couldn't help but admire: "Fresh and refined, beautiful and pure, just like a fairy!"
The young man with sharp eyes refused to blink: "As expected of someone from the imperial capital, his temperament is really amazing!"
Xia Qilin was also mesmerized by what he saw. Three years later, his cousin had transformed into a girl who had transformed into such a beautiful woman.
His heart couldn't help but beat loudly.
When the merchant ship docked, Zhao Churan slowly walked off the deck and came to the dock.
Behind her were a group of maids and Lifu, carrying her belongings.
She blinked her beautiful eyes, and after scanning the crowd at the pier, she immediately recognized Xia Qilin. She stepped forward, showed her face and smiled softly: "Cousin Qilin."
Xia Qilin looked at his beautiful cousin from a close distance and was a little crazy. It wasn't until the handsome boy poked him in the arm that he woke up from a dream and said quickly: "Cousin Churan! Are you tired from the long journey? Come on, cousin.
I will take care of the wind and wash away the dust for you!"
Zhao Churan had a calm temperament and said: "I'm not busy!"
She waved and a man came over carrying two boxes of things: "This is the Xuanling Green Heart carefully prepared by my mother for my grandpa and second uncle. It can purify the inner energy and is good for cultivation."
Hearing this, the dandy boy's eyes lit up and he said in surprise: "Brother Xia, your cousin's gift is too expensive. Xuanling Green Heart can only be sold in the imperial capital, and it's very expensive. These two boxes cost one hundred thousand silver."
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Xia Qilin was grateful: "My aunt is so kind. My father and grandfather will definitely like it very much."
Zhao Churan smiled lightly, which made Xia Qilin's heart elated, and he said quickly: "I have prepared a banquet, let's take care of my cousin first."
"Yeah." Zhao Churan did not refuse and followed Xia Qilin out of the crowd.
As he stepped forward, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Xia Qingchen from the corner of his eye and said in surprise: "Cousin Qingchen? Are you here too?"
She looked a little more embarrassed.
"Cousin, long time no see." Xia Qingchen stepped forward with a dull look in her eyes, not moved by her beauty at all.
Zhao Churan hesitated for a moment, then smiled slightly: "My mother also asked me to prepare a gift for my uncle."
A maid came forward and took out an oil paper bag.
From the exposed corner, you can see that there is very cheap tea inside, which can be purchased in Yun Gucheng.
A whole package probably costs less than ten taels of silver.
Compared to the gift of 100,000 yuan given to Beixia Mansion, the tea leaves worth 10 taels of silver in front of me are really shabby.
Xia Qingchen sighed silently in his heart, even his aunt was a person who followed people's influence.
The second uncle's family was successful, so he prepared gifts carefully, while his father was not as good as he was, so he just dealt with them casually.
Zhao Churan also felt embarrassed.
The original plan was to send the gifts to the two families separately, so that my uncle would not know the difference between the gifts given to the two families.
Who would have thought that Xia Qingchen would also come to pick him up and see through the two gifts.
But she soon became calm. Anyway, her mother had no intention of continuing to visit relatives with her uncle. If she was not happy, she would not be happy. As long as she had a good relationship with her second uncle's family, it was enough.
"Some tea leaves are my mother's wishes." She handed over the oil paper bag.
Xia Qingchen took it with a calm expression and said calmly: "My aunt's kindness, I thank you on my father's behalf! My cousin must be hungry after traveling all the way, right? I have set up a simple banquet to entertain my cousin."
The two Xia families took care of her.
But she was not embarrassed, and smiled very naturally and apologized: "Cousin Qilin invited me first, I'm sorry, cousin Qingchen."
She came here this time to contact the Beixia Mansion.
Why should you care about Nanxia Mansion’s feelings?
Xia Qingchen's expression was dull. Even if he didn't accept it, why did he still think it was a waste of practice time?
"In that case, go ahead, cousin." Xia Qingchen said calmly, not feeling sad or aggrieved at all.
As he spoke, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"Hey, cousin, you've already come, why bother to leave in a hurry? Wouldn't it be better to spend more time talking to your cousin?" Xia Qilin said suddenly.
He was polite in his mouth, but there was evil intention in his eyes.
"No need." Xia Qingchen said calmly.
The dandy boy understood what Xia Qilin was thinking, and said moderately: "Yes, you just left like that, didn't you mean to embarrass your cousin?"
Only then did Xia Qingchen stop.
After talking about this, leaving again would really embarrass Zhao Churan.
"Okay!" Xia Qingchen said calmly, completely ignoring the coldness in the eyes of Xia Qilin and the dandy boy.
"Set off!"
Under the leadership of Xia Qilin, they came to the center of the most prosperous city of Yungu City, a majestic and tall attic filled with beautiful women.
"Immortal Pavilion?" Of course Zhao Churan knew that there was a world-famous Immortal Pavilion in Yungu City.
Even in the distant imperial capital, rumors of the Immortal Pavilion can be heard.
She glanced sideways at Xia Qilin and sighed in her heart, her eldest cousin's family had really prospered and they could even afford the Xianren Pavilion.
Three years ago, there was no such situation.
Looking at the silent Xia Qingchen again, she sighed again. Three years later, Nanxia Mansion was still lifeless, with no signs of prosperity.
They are both from the Xia Mansion, but they have the same clan but different fates.