Chapter 300: A Small Tour of the Qujiang River (Part 2)
The two of them sat opposite each other by the window. The maid came over to pour them tea. Xue Tao waved her hand and said, "I'll do it myself, so you don't need to bother."
She raised her slender hand, filled a cup of tea for Guo Song, and said with a sweet smile: "How long will Brother Guo stay in Chang'an this time?"
Seeing Xue Tao's magnanimity, Guo Song calmed down and returned to normal. He shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't know, maybe about half a month! I will report my work to the court, and then I will go back."
"Oh! But I thought Brother Guo would come back in a few years. It's an unexpected surprise to come back this time."
"There are still three years at most. My term is five years, and it has been almost two years now. I usually don't get re-elected, but I don't know for sure. Maybe I will come back early, maybe I will be demoted and work as an official in the frontier.
The risk is very high. If you are not careful, others will accuse you of having an affair with a foreign race and then file a lawsuit against you. I have offended too many people before."
"My father is the same. He offended Chang Xiangguo not long ago, and my mother was very worried."
Guo Song was startled, "How could your father offend Chang Xiangguo?"
Xue Tao shook his head and said with a worried look on his face: "I don't know the specifics. I just heard my mother mention it occasionally. It seems to be related to the salary of officials. This was what Mrs. Yang told my mother."
Guo Song nodded silently. Historically, Xue Tao's father offended someone in power and was demoted to Bashu. This person in power seemed to be Chang Gun.
Is it true that history cannot be changed? Will Xue Tao's family want to go to Bashu?
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "Don't worry, your father belongs to the prince. As long as the prince doesn't speak, Chang Gun really can't do anything to your father. Although he is the right prime minister, he doesn't dare to act arbitrarily. Even if he is demoted,
Your father and the prince will definitely protect him."
"Is it true?" Xue Tao said in surprise.
Guo Song smiled and nodded, "Of course I won't lie to you. Even if Chang Gun really wants to operate on your father, I will ask His Highness the Crown Prince for help."
Xue Tao stood up and bowed again, "If my father is fine, I will definitely thank you."
"Then how are you going to thank me?"
As soon as he said this, Guo Song regretted it and quickly explained: "What I mean is that the matter has not been done yet. It is too early to say thank you now, and there is no need to thank you."
Xue Tao sat down silently. As a weak woman, what could she do to thank others? She also sold the gems given to her by others, so what should she say about this?
The atmosphere was a little awkward. Guo Song quickly changed the topic and said: "This is my first time coming to Qujiang. Miss Xue must come here often!"
Xue Tao shook his head and looked at the lake and said: "I haven't been here for almost five years. Our family usually goes to Leyouyuan for outings. My father likes it there, so he goes there every year to enjoy the spring. He rarely comes here to Qujiang.
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Guo Song wanted to make Xue Tao happy, so he smiled and said, "I have a nephew who lives here. I'll let him come and see you now."
"Your nephew? Can you do it now?" Xue Tao looked confused.
Guo Song stood up and said with a smile: "Follow me!"
Xue Tao followed Guo Song out in confusion. The two stood at the bow of the boat. Guo Song blew the eagle whistle. After a while, a small black dot appeared on their heads and hovered above their heads. Guo Song waved and the black dot floated down.
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Xue Tao was startled. It turned out to be a ferocious falcon. Guo Song stretched out his arm and asked Mengzi to land on his arm, but Mengzi got into a mood and ignored him. Instead, he landed directly on his head.
, scratched him with his claws in annoyance, and with a sound of 'chi!', Guo Song's hat was torn in half by the iron claws, the rope of his bun was also broken, and his hair was flying all over his head and face.
Xue Tao covered her mouth and watched in surprise as Mengzi violently raped Guo Song. She suddenly understood and started to giggle.
Guo Song was in such a state of embarrassment that he cursed angrily: "You brat, I asked you to go all the way south with me. You thought I was walking slowly and wanted to come back first. Now you blame me!"
Mengzi pecked twice on the top of Guo Song's head, flapped its wings and flew away. With a long cry, "chirp", it ignored Guo Song and flew away by itself.
Guo Song picked up the torn hat and said with a wry smile: "My nephew is really difficult to take care of. I let him stay in Fengzhou, but he insisted on going south with me. He also thought I ignored him, so he got angry."
"Why is it your nephew?"
"Didn't you hear it call me uncle when it left?"
Only then did Xue Tao realize it, and he couldn't help but smile like a flower, and laughed like a flower, "Luke! Huh!"
"Your nephew is really interesting!"
"It's interesting. I'm miserable. Fortunately, it didn't tear my clothes. I'm lucky."
Guo Song's hair was disheveled and he was really embarrassed.
Xue Tao pursed his lips and smiled, "Brother Guo, sit down and I will help you comb your hair."
Guo Song obediently entered the cabin and sat down. Xue Tao took out the horn comb from her handbag and combed Guo Song's hair carefully. She sighed softly and said, "I really don't know how to repay Brother Guo's kindness to me. In fact, I
I understand in my heart that renting gems is just an excuse. It was Brother Guo who asked Brother Zhang to take care of me and let us live in the house, otherwise our family would really be driven out onto the street."
When he said this, Xue Tao's eyes turned red and his voice became choked up. Guo Song's heart was filled with excitement. He gently held her hand and put it on his shoulder. He mustered up the courage to say: "If you want to repay me, then comb my hair for me."
Go ahead! Keep combing it down."
Xue Tao's face turned red with embarrassment, and she lowered her head. After a while, she said in a voice like a mosquito: "I do!"
At this time, the two maids winked at each other and slipped out quietly. They finally understood that they were indeed redundant.
In the cabin of the passenger ship, Zhang Lei said with a smile: "Junior brother really knows how to find a way to let Mengzi come to please the little lady. Now I admire him, he is better than me."
Li Wenyu slapped him on the head angrily, "People still know how to train an eagle to please the woman they like, but what about you? You haven't even bought a chicken for me?"
"My wife is wronged!"
Zhang Lei held his head and explained: "In fact, half of Mengzi is mine. I made an agreement with my junior brother back then that I would be its godfather, but it just doesn't listen to me, otherwise I would also ask it to please you."
"Who wants you to please me? That's not right!"
Li Wenyu exclaimed and grabbed Zhang Lei's ear, "Fat man, look quickly, are they hugging each other?"
"You're going to rip off my ears, let go!"
Zhang Lei broke free from his wife's hands, rubbed his ears dissatisfied, and then took a closer look. His mouth suddenly opened wide, "It's true, the two of them hugged each other lovingly."
"Lao Wu, this is too fast! Back then I"
Zhang Lei blinked guiltily, not daring to say any more. He remembered that he seemed to be faster back then and deceived his wife with a "Kangding Love Song".
He glanced at his wife secretly, as if she was very focused and didn't hear what he just said.
In the cabin, the lips of the two people finally separated. Xue Tao lowered his head and said with a red face: "You are not allowed to laugh at others!"
Guo Song held Xue Tao's hand and said softly: "How can I laugh at you? It's your turn to laugh at me. The first time I saw you, I was fascinated by you. I also found excuses to get close to you. You still
remember?"
Xue Tao shook his body slightly and said, "Well! Your handwriting is good, your long and short sentences are good, and your poems are also good. My father is full of praise for your poems."
"A poem I wrote?"
Guo Song was stunned and asked with a smile: "Which of my poems has attracted the attention of female talents?"
Xue Tao smiled slyly, "If life is just like the first time we met, what's the matter with the sad autumn wind? To be honest, who did you write this to?"
Guo Song thought for a while and suddenly said: "Did you see it in my study?"
"What's your study? It's my girl's study now, okay? Don't change the topic and tell me honestly, which girl is this written for?"
Guo Song hugged her gently again, kissed her forehead, and said with a smile: "Who can I write to, of course it is you!"
"That's not right! In the last two sentences of yours, you can easily change someone's mind, but you say that someone's mind can change easily. You are clearly complaining that the other party has changed his mind. What does it have to do with me?"
Guo Song whispered in her ear: "What I fear most is that when I come back from Fengzhou, I hear the news that you are getting married. I'm afraid that time will make you forget me."
Xue Tao put his arms around his neck and took the initiative to kiss his lips. After a long while, the two finally separated reluctantly. Xue Tao looked at Guo Song firmly and said: "I like someone, and my heart will never change easily. As long as you live up to your expectations, I will never let you down."
I, my love for you will remain unswerving even if all seas and rocks fall apart!"
At this time, Zhang Lei's voice came from a distance, "Junior brother, we have to stop the boat."
Xue Tao suddenly woke up and quickly moved away. She covered her face in shame and said: "It's all over now. Senior sister has seen it. It's all your fault!"
Guo Song smiled and took her hand, "She doesn't dare to laugh at you. I'll tell you later how the senior brother chased the senior sister. I make sure you hold her back."
Xue Tao shook Guo Song's arm and said, "You must tell me. If senior sister dares to laugh at me, I will fight back against her."
"I'll tell you later, let's go! Go and see my house first, my real home, and it will also be your home in the future!"
Guo Song held her hand and landed. Xue Tao couldn't break free, so he had to let the two people laugh at him.