Master's Escape Plan

After setting a date, when the day came, Qin Shu felt that Zheng's uniform for seniors was too grand and formal, so he put on the most common blue shirt and got into the carriage with Xie Linqing.

Both the carriage and the coachman were sent by Xie's family, and they carried them all the way to the south of the city.

On the carriage, Xie Linqing briefly introduced his family members to Qin Shu. He was the eldest son, his parents were still alive, and he had a younger sister who was in her prime.

"The house is simple, but I hope Master will not abandon it." Xie Linqing said.

Qin Shu waved his hand, he didn't care about these, it was just a home visit.

The ruts made deep and shallow marks in the snow, and occasionally snow drifted in through the gaps in the curtains. Xie Linqing closed the curtains, and Qin Shu smelled a light plum fragrance on him.

He also thought of the flower arrangement in the house, the celadon vase, the plum blossoms were picked by Xie Linqing one by one, and a bunch was changed every few days, so that the room was always filled with a natural and light fragrance.

This is different from the court incense that Bai Shuang likes to use. After all, the spice is specially made, much thicker than plum fragrance itself, and looks rich. Qin Shu doesn't like that very much.

Most of the plum fragrance on Xie Linqing's body was acquired when picking plum blossoms.

When he raised his head to look at it among the flowering branches, tiny snowflakes fell between his hair and eyebrows, as if there was a faint brilliance growing from between his eyebrows, making the youth look like jade like a flower, Zhilan Yushu.

It's a good intention to be clear, how could it be... Qin Shu frowned uncontrollably, looked up at Xie Linqing who was sitting opposite, he didn't seem to notice that Qin Shu was looking at him, and concentrated on reading the book in his hand.

An hour later, the carriage arrived at the gate of Xie's residence.

The snow stopped, and the sun came out, shining warmly.

Xie Linqing got out of the carriage first, turned around to meet Qin Shu, and performed all the etiquette.

Qin Shu knew that he was doing it for his family, so he didn't refuse, so he got out of the carriage with his men.

Xie's family was waiting at the gate of the mansion early. Seeing Qin Shu's appearance, the first elder said "Welcome to the Immortal Elder" with a solemn expression, and bowed a long kneeling salute.

The woman and little girl behind him did the same, and the little girl yelled like a baby, very cute.

"You don't need to be too polite." Qin Shu took a step forward and used his spiritual power to lift the elder up from the ground.

This should be Xie Linqing's father, his eyebrows are five points similar to Xie Linqing's, he is not in good health, he has some coughs, and his eyes are black and blue.

"The child is dull, the fairy is bothering you." Father Xie said, coughing twice, Xie Linqing stepped forward to support his father, and let the two go in to talk.

Qin Shu acted like a benevolent fairy teacher, and gently praised Xie Linqing for his high talent and quick learning, and then talked about what happened along the way, racking his brains to think back to the way the head teacher came to visit his home when he was a child , just to deal with it.

Father Xie may have never seen such an approachable elder, and the elder also praised his elder son endlessly, and he was apprehensive and grateful in his heart, thanking him again and again.He really loves his eldest son, and he also knows that the relationship between his parents will only get weaker and weaker if his eldest son embarks on the path of cultivation, so he wants to work hard so that his eldest son can experience more family affection.

They only talked for a while, then Father Xie felt unwell and a little tired, in order to avoid impoliteness, he hurriedly asked the eldest son to accompany the elder, and he left first.

Qin Shu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really not good at dealing with too formal scenes, and the person who thanked him was Xie Linqing's father, so it was even more impossible to perfunctory and really waste energy.

"Master, I will accompany you for a walk in the garden." Xie Linqing sent his father to the door of the bedroom, and turned back to look for Qin Shu.

Qin Shu did not refuse, and accompanied him to visit Xie's garden.

Xie's family should be a scholarly family. The inside is full of books and orderly. Although it is not big, the garden is unique and elegant. There are many pines and bamboos.

Influenced by this, the servants are all gentle and elegant, speaking softly and slowly, with the taste of a scholar.

Suddenly, Qin Shu remembered something, stopped under a plum tree, turned his head and looked at Xie Linqing with a half-smile: "Where are the winter solstice dumplings you mentioned earlier?"

The wind blew from behind, and the faint plum fragrance fell on Qin Shu's shoulders along with the petals. Xie Linqing brushed it off with gentle movements and a soft voice: "Master, don't worry, this disciple will do it now."

After joining Zheng Yizong for seven or eight years, Xie Linqing's family room was still kept as it was, and there was a small kitchen next to it, where he could make some snacks at any time, which showed the Xie family's love for their children.

A servant had already prepared glutinous rice flour, Xie Linqing washed his hands with clean water, rolled up his sleeves and entered the kitchen.There is no sense of unfamiliarity in his movements, and the slender hands are very pleasing to the eye when kneading the dough, not like labor, but more like talent.

While he was kneading the dough, Qin Shu entered his former living room.

Randomly turned around, but found nothing interesting, even the copybook copied by Xie Linqing on the table was neatly arranged, and no typos could be found.

The bamboo branches outside the window are high and low. At sunset, the bamboo shadows must be projected on the gold-sprinkled rice paper, bringing a poetic feeling.

Xie Linqing's room in Xie's house is very similar to Zheng Yizong's room, especially

Don't be succinct, except for the necessary ornaments on the antique shelf, there are almost no extra things, it is as clean as if the owner of this room is about to move out.

Behind the bead curtain is Xie Linqing's bed, Qin Shu stopped here and left the bedroom to look for Xie Linqing.

The servants set up the cauldron, and the water boiled steaming hot, filling the small kitchen.

The glutinous rice balls in Xie Linqing's hand were pinched round and placed on the plate one by one, neat and cute.Hearing the sound of footsteps, Xie Linqing raised his head and smiled, and asked, "What flavor does Master like?"

There was even a trace of fireworks, Qin Shu was startled by this scene, and immediately said: "I like sweetness for the teacher."

The stuffing was added, and the finished gnocchi were put into the pot. Xie Linqing was in charge of the spoon, and the servants were helping.Looking at the picture, Qin Shu was both funny and emotional. He didn't expect Xie Linqing to be so versatile, and he was so skilled at making dumplings. This smoky look didn't look like the eldest son of the Xie family, nor like the genius senior brother Zheng Yizong. It's outrageous.

Just as he was sighing, the hem on the right side was slightly pulled.

Qin Shu lowered his head and found that Xie Linqing's younger sister had also followed into the kitchen at some point.

"What are you doing here?" Qin Shu squatted down, looked at the little girl at the same level, and asked pleasantly.

The little girl looks very similar to Xie Linqing, she is a standard little beauty, a little smaller than Wenying, she is carved in pink and jade, has fair complexion, a pair of big eyes that are smart and cunning, she is simply tied into a double ring bun, and she is wearing pink begonia and gold weave. Fabric clothes, wearing a pair of gold Yingluo.

"Come and see brother cook." The little girl said softly.

"Has he cooked for you?" Qin Shu asked with a smile.

The little girl nodded and said affirmatively: "I did, the rice cooked by brother is delicious."

As if afraid that it wasn't enough, she added another sentence: "It's really delicious, my brother is so amazing."

"Okay, okay, amazing." Qin Shu patted her head and agreed.

Scooping the cooked glutinous rice balls into a bowl, Xie Linqing walked over with them, and looked at the little girl with a helpless smile: "My little sister is naughty, I made Master laugh."

Qin Shu happily said: "This is exactly how a child of this age is likable."

He took the steaming gnocchi from Xie Linqing's hand and prepared to give it to the little girl, but when he turned around, he found that Xie Linqing had also served a bowl for the little girl.

Xie Linqing filled two other bowls, asked the servants to deliver them to his parents, and after comforting his younger sister, told her to happily leave with the nurse with the bowls in his hands, he filled another bowl for himself, and entered with Qin Shu. In the living room, I opened the bead curtain and moved two chairs to sit at the table.

"Master feels that the disciple's craft is as

what? "Xie Linqing raised the corners of his lips and looked at Qin Shu.

He should have used spiritual power when kneading the dough. The gnocchi has a glutinous but not sticky, sweet and natural taste, and the filling has an unknown sweetness, which makes Qin Shu eat half a bowl without knowing it. .

"Not bad." Qin Shu affirmed reservedly.

Xie Linqing glanced at what was left in his bowl, smiled slightly and said nothing.

The two of them finished eating the glutinous rice balls at the floating table in Zhuying, and talked for a while, Xie Linqing called someone to remove the bowls and chopsticks, and said to take a walk with him to digest food.

Time passed, and when he got on the carriage back to the post station at night, Qin Shu realized that the letter said that Father Xie invited him to meet to express his gratitude.

But from the beginning to the end, Xie's father only talked to him at the beginning, and Xie Linqing accompanied him to wander around Xie's house all the time, as if he was invited to taste gnocchi instead of a home visit.

Is this the case with home visits in ancient times?Qin Shu fell into deep self-doubt.

When he reached the gate of the station, Qin Shu didn't wait for Xie Linqing to help him, and went down by himself.

The carriage drove away behind him, and Xie Linqing held up an umbrella for him to block the sporadic light snow.

Qin Shu showed no expression, and asked him in a calm voice: "Xie Linqing, I've eaten glutinous rice balls, and I've seen them before. Shouldn't we settle the accounts between you and me?"

It was rare for him to call someone by their first and last names. Xie Linqing remained silent beside him, pursing his lips slightly.

He knows it all.

There will be such a day sooner or later, but he never thought that Qin Shu would choose to bring it up now.

"How?" Qin Shu stopped.

Xie Linqing rubbed the umbrella handle lightly, thought for a while, and finally said: "Master, today's winter solstice, saying these things will spoil the scenery, how about choosing another day?"

"What day do you want to choose?" Qin Shu couldn't see anything on his face, and he still had that gentle look.

"The day when Shuiyun Banner was born." Xie Linqing said softly.

The author has something to say: Master knows something hehehe~

Wait until Shui Yunfan is born to reveal the secret