Ministers made me a male queen

Jiao Yun was dumbfounded. He never thought that Mr. Hou would be here so late, so what he said before was so sloppy, wouldn't it... have revealed his truth?

Jiao Yun's face was flushed with embarrassment: "Ha, ha ha ha... This, this is a misunderstanding!"

"What a misunderstanding! You brat! You can do it now, and you still use me as a shield to deceive people? Why don't you come here!" Master Hou stared at Jiao Yun who was holding Ye Xiao and retreating, afraid of this smelly The kid ran away.

Jiao Yun's head drooped, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go forward, honestly apologizing: "I was wrong... Don't be angry, Mr. Hou, am I... just going out for a stroll?"

Master Hou didn't believe him.

Nie Baichang, who had been silent at the side, said, "Master Hou, Brother Yun has a playful nature, and he probably was afraid that I would worry, so he used Master Hou as a cover."

Jiao Yun's heart fluttered: It's over, Nie Xiaobai must be angry, even brother Yun shouted out.

In the past, they only called Brother Yun, but he didn't even ask Nie Xiaobai to call him Brother Yun.

Master Hou also knows that he is not young and has his own privacy, but because he is an elder, and he really treats Jiao Yun as a junior, he is afraid that he will be fascinated by the prosperity. There is no way to explain the time.

"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you come here? I've been waiting for you brat for so long, I'm hungry." Seeing Jiao Yun's appearance, Lord Hou knew that the warning had been reached, and he wasn't really angry. It was a step up.

Jiao Yun hurriedly yelled, walked over, opened the supper, it was a big meal box, there were three or four dishes in it, and the appetite was very large.

Jiao Yun was thinking that Nie Bochang is now at the age when half a child is starving to death. It is a big appetite, and learning the knowledge from books is exhausting, coupled with a guilty conscience, so all the things he buys are very nourishing.

When Master Hou looked at the dishes, he looked at Jiao Yun more: "The food is good, no wonder I didn't go when I invited you to stay in the mansion." They are all first-class dishes in Yipinlou.

Jiao Yun touched his nose with guilt, not daring to admit that it was because he felt guilty of lying and wanted to make up for it when he came back.

Lord Hou was not polite to them, and he didn't stay longer after dinner, "I told Xiao Nie the purpose of my visit, let him tell you later, don't forget about it in two days, remember to go." said Forget it, don't let Jiao Yun and the other see him off, and leave on their own.

Jiao Yun and Nie Bochang sent people to the outer courtyard, and when they returned, Nie Bochang walked in front, and Jiao Yun followed, no matter how they looked, they felt chilly on the back of their necks.

He touched it, took two quick steps, and followed: "Ha, hahaha, I didn't expect this to be a coincidence, what is the purpose of Lord Hou's visit?"

Jiao Yun originally thought that Nie Baichang would ignore him, but unexpectedly Nie Baichang said, "The day after tomorrow is the birthday of the old lady of the Fang family. The magistrate will go there first when he enters Beijing to become an official. His family members are still in Qingzhou mansion, and they plan to celebrate the old lady's birthday. Next month, I will leave for Beijing with my family.”

"That's it..." Jiao Yun sneaked a glance at Nie Baichang.

Nie Baichang didn't look at him, and there was no other expression on his face.

The yard he bought was originally the second entrance. It was not big, and it was already there after walking through the corridor. Nie Baichang went to the door first, pushed the door open and entered. The door was about to close.

Jiao Yun knew that he was angry, so he put his foot in the door and opened the door: "Nie Xiaobai..."

Nie Baichang frowned, "Aren't you afraid of pinching your legs?"

Jiao Yun coughed lowly, "Isn't there you?"

Nie Baichang looked down at him deeply, let go of his hand, took a change of clothes, and went to the ear room to take a bath, but before reaching the door, Jiao Yun simply came in and closed the door to prevent him from running away, and put the bolt on the door ,"let's talk?"

Nie Baichang squeezed his clothes tightly, and simply sat aside, turned sideways, an inexplicable anger welled up in his heart, but there was nowhere to vent this anger.

Reluctant to be one, not daring to be two, these emotions are entangled together, making him suddenly feel helpless: he is not qualified.

In a year or two, Jiao Yun will be weak, and sooner or later he will start a family and start a business. At that time, let alone the chance to be alone like this now, I am afraid that there will be no chance, but let him taste a little bit of sweetness. He is not willing to let go, even I want to take a gamble, but...

Jiao Yun scratched his head and took a seat next to Nie Baichang. He really didn't know what to say about these secrets, but sooner or later he would tell Nie Xiaobai himself, not now, at least until next year when he arrives in the capital, waiting for him to show his strength When the time comes, he will tell the whole story.

Now that he is at the juncture of the township examination, what will he say.

But today's situation also needs a more reasonable explanation, so I can only... let's talk about the surprise he was going to give first.

Jiao Yun thought for a while, stretched out his hand, and grabbed Nie Baichang's right hand on his knee: "Nie Xiaobai..."

Almost at the moment when Jiao Yun held the back of Nie Baichang's hand, his body froze and he reflexively withdrew his hand.

Jiao Yun clenched his hands even tighter: "Don't, don't be angry with your brother Yun, I just want to, isn't this... I wanted to give you a surprise? At that time, you said that, and I I just... acquiesced, I didn't mean to hide it from you, but I didn't want you to know about this, this matter."

Nie Baichang caught the point of the words: "Surprise? What surprise?"

Jiao Yun knew that it was Nie Xiaobai who would focus on the key point: "Originally, I wanted to wait for you to win the exam before I said it, but, look...it's a coincidence that I just ran into Mr. Hou, hey, I'm really not Deliberately lying to you, if I tell you, don't you get angry?"

The uneasiness and apprehension that Nie Baichang had been squeezing in his chest suddenly opened after this sentence, and the influx of fresh air made him feel a lot more relaxed, but he was afraid that he was just thinking too much. If it fails again, it will only be more difficult.

Jiao Yun saw that he had been looking at him quietly, but the tight skin under his palms was relaxed a lot, Jiao Yun heaved a sigh of relief: "Hey, I wanted to make it a surprise, was it the last time I came to Qingzhou Mansion, I gave it to you." That black jade inlaid gold belt of yours actually had this idea at the time. All these years, I bought back the ones that looked pleasing to the eye, but this time the meaning is different. If Nie Xiaobai won this time For example, it’s the master Juren, with different meanings. Although the gifts I usually buy for you are also my heart, but... they are not enough. So, I found a craftsman last time, bought a piece of high-quality jade, and planned to... make it myself A jade belt for you, you know, I haven’t learned this before, and I can’t tell you bluntly, if it takes a little longer, I’ll block it with Master Hou. Cough, do you understand now?”

Nie Baichang had thought about countless possibilities before, but none of them were like this. He was stunned for a long time, then suddenly turned his head to the side.

Jiao Yun was taken aback: "Are you still angry? Good Nie Xiaobai, don't be angry, it's a big deal... Next time I will tell you in advance?"

Nie Baichang did not turn his head.

Jiao Yun simply poked his head around and saw that Nie Baichang's eyes were shining, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, which he couldn't suppress.

Where did Jiao Yun see him so uncontrollably happy, he couldn't help but suddenly heaved a sigh of relief, and yelled at him: "Okay, Nie Xiaobai, I don't want to worry about you, you are good, don't say anything, I thought you were still angry... Tsk, are you happy now?" He couldn't help scratching him as he spoke, and saw that he turned his head and remained silent, but the smile in his eyes couldn't stop, "Nie Xiaobai, are you happy?" It's really not reserved, you should symbolically refuse a gift."

Nie Baichang grabbed his wrist that was protruding to his waist, "The gift is for me, and I won't refuse it, I will accept it. Even if I can't do it the first time, I want it if it looks ugly."

Jiao Yun: "Who is not good at craftsmanship? I'm looking for a master! I can sell it for 80 taels if I learn a little bit!"

But Nie Bochang looked over and said, "It's agreed to give it to me, but it's not allowed to sell."

Seeing that he was in a hurry, Jiao Yun continued to tease him: "Then how about... I bring you the semi-finished product first? After all, the promised surprise is gone."

Nie Baichang shook his head: "Wait for the finished product, I won't look at it, wait...you can go out whenever you want."

Jiao Yun didn't expect Nie Baichang to be so easy to coax, but he didn't lie. He came here to ask for such a long vacation and went to Zhenbao Pavilion. He really planned to make a jade belt for Nie Baichang himself, but he didn't expect that, Now it is the first step to say it.

"I'm so happy to do it with my own hands? It's hard to do, why don't I just learn from it?"

Nie Baichang thought for a while: "Is it really difficult?"

Jiao Yun: "Actually, it's not difficult, but it's difficult to engrave the words on the jade pendant. Anyway, my first finished product is still made by myself. I have to engrave my own name, right? The Zhongju gift for you, I have to give it to you." Engrave your name? But, Nie Xiaobai, Nie Xiaobai, the last letter of your name is really complicated, I reckon it will take me a long time to engrave it."

Nie Baichang: "I'm not in a hurry, take your time, you can wait until next year..." I just thought that the names of the two people would be put together, carved by him, and then delivered to him.

Nie Baichang suddenly felt that his mood tonight was ups and downs. When Lord Hou came over after dark and said that he hadn't seen Jiao Yun at all, his heart skipped a beat. He thought about countless thoughts, each of which seemed to eat his heart , fidgeting, but had to settle down to chat with Master Hou, to excuse Jiao Yun.

But I didn't expect that now...

Jiao Yun couldn't help laughing out loud: "I'm lying to you! How could I be really bad? Don't worry, your name is engraved in my mind, and I have written it countless times. It's not easy ?”

Nie Baichang had no choice but to say, "Since you are still so leisurely lying to me, why don't you think about what birthday gift you can give to Mrs. Fang?"

Jiao Yun: "We'll go buy a gift the day after tomorrow, let's go together."

Nie Baichang naturally had no objection.

When Jiao Yun went back, his feet were still a little light, and he gritted his teeth before going to bed. When he arrived in the capital next year, he must show Nie Xiaobai the gold and silver mountains he had saved, and Nie Xiaobai would be stunned.

Jiao Yun didn't go out the next morning, and only went out in the afternoon. Before leaving, he told Nie Baichang to come back with him for dinner at night, and he would bring the meal back.

After leaving the mansion, he first went to the tailor shop, and after changing his appearance, he slowly went to Zhenbao Pavilion.

Miao Chongjun waited outside Zhenbao Pavilion early in the morning before dawn, but he didn't see anyone in the morning, and he couldn't see anyone after noon. He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. When he finally saw Jiao Yun, he suddenly Jumping up, he wished to carry him back to the back pavilion, "You are finally here!"

Before he approached, Jiao Yun raised his hand: "What are you panicking about?"

After entering the back of the Treasure Pavilion, Jiao Yun waved back the shopkeeper, and then he took out from his arms what he got out of the space in the middle of the night, and slapped it on the table.

Miao Chongjun thought about it all night last night, but he couldn't figure out how to make the scales made of crystal and jade together, not to mention, to be able to glow at night, which is simply a fantasy.

He was afraid that if he couldn't do it, not only would his business be ruined, but it would really be a terrible thing for them to offend Chuanyun Villa.

As a result, when Jiao Yun took pictures, he couldn't wait to see them.

He just waited to see things clearly and was stunned for a while: "This, isn't this a crystal? But this crystal is quite delicately carved, it really looks like several crystals are grouped into a circle."

Jiao Yun glanced at him: "Are you stupid? It's not carved like this by a skilled craftsman, it's glued together."

"Stick? Impossible! I know that it is made of isinglass and animal skin and animal horns, but I don't think it can be so fine..." The moment he heard Steward Wan said that he wanted to stick the crystal scales on the jade I also thought about this, but these two things are inherently smooth, plus those things need to be applied in a thick layer, and it is impossible to stick to thousands of scales, after all, some scales must be very small and delicate.

But now his hand looks like a dozen small crystal stones formed into a ball, and it is only a small piece in the palm of his hand. He can't see how the two balls are glued together, and there is not even any animal glue. What's more, those things can't be so sticky and so strong, so transparent that they can't be seen at all, if this is true...

Miao Chongjun's eyes lit up: "This, how did you do this?"

Jiao Yun: "If others can't do it, it doesn't mean I can't do it. Of course, I'm the only one who can get it out of this world, but only you and I know about it. When it comes time to inlay it, you also need to find someone you can trust. There are also skilled craftsmen who carve jade dragons, this business is done, and in the future... it will not be just this one."

Miao Chongjun was taken aback.

Jiao Yun leaned closer: "Think about it, this is for the emperor to show his face in front of the emperor. When we show this thing, it will definitely make the dragon's heart happy. At that time, the most important place in the capital will be dignitaries. , when the time comes... we will have a steady stream of business in our hands. And we are the only one."

The significance of being the only representative made Miao Chongjun gasp, and he almost couldn't hold back his excitement and jumped up.