Poor Lady Chapter 21: Beautiful lady in the rain

The murmur of the rain outside brought the chill of late autumn.

Qi's mother poked out and said, "It seems that the rain won't stop for a while, Bao'er is going home today, Rong'er, can you call a carriage to pick him up?"

Qi Surong put down the needle and thread in his hand, stood up and said, "I'll pick it up in person, just to see how Subao is doing in Yingshu Pavilion."

"Alright, be careful." Mother Qi urged worriedly.

Qi Surong tidied up, took Ping'er into the carriage and drove to Yingshu Pavilion.

Su Bao has been under Xu Chen's sect for more than a month, and usually goes home every seven days. Every time he went home, Qi Surong would ask him about his recent studies. Su Bao is smart and intelligent, and has made remarkable progress since he became a teacher, but occasionally there is a bit of melancholy in his brows.

Qi Surong has been so busy recently that she has neglected Subao. With lessons learned from the past, she had to pay attention.

"Miss, Yingshu Pavilion is here." The coachman stopped the carriage and said back.

Qi Surong opened the curtain of the car, and Yingshu Pavilion was on the opposite side. Only two or three pedestrians hurried past on the street, but several carriages passed by.

She looked to the other side, not far from Yingshu Pavilion, there was a medium-sized academy, although it was not as good as Baiyang Academy, it was quite famous. Because this academy only recruits children from famous families, and there are less than 200 students, but they include 30% of the rich and powerful in Kyoto.

As the number of carriages picking up and dropping off students increased, the street gradually became crowded, and the speed of the carriages slowed down. Many students gathered in the attic in front of the academy and waited. The sound of the pattering rain gradually mixed with various people. Voice.

Qi Surong was about to ask Ping'er to go to Yingshu Pavilion to pick up Subao, but saw the door of Yingshu Pavilion opened. Two people walked out of the gate, one of them was Su Bao, the other was sixteen or seventeen years old, ordinary in appearance but outstanding in temperament, he should be another student Xu Chen had taken.

The young man said to Su Bao: "I will hire you a carriage to take you home later."

"Thank you, Brother Ji Yun." Su Bao thanked politely.

The young man smiled and said, "Baby, it's more common to be called Brother Ji Yun, but Big Brother Ji."

"Brother Ji Yun, how many times have I told you, don't call me 'baby'." Su Bao said sullenly.

"Don't you think the title 'baby' is very kind?"

"Not at all."

Ji Yun shrugged his shoulders and was about to say something more when he saw a group of students walking along the street wall from the corner of his eye.

"Brother Ji, I haven't seen you for a long time, but you still have the same demeanor." A young man in Tsing Yi bowed his hands to him.

"So it's Mr. Cao, be polite." The other party's behavior was contrived, with a hostile expression on his face, Ji Yun replied lukewarmly.

"Young master of the Qi family," Cao Xiang turned to Su Bao, pretending to say, "Do you want me to take you home on the way? With your family's current situation, you must not be able to afford a carriage."

As soon as the words fell, the people behind him let out small laughter.

Qi Subao's face turned pale, and he looked at Cao Xiang with anger in his eyes.

Ji Yun took a step forward and said, "Brother Cao, it's fine for you to lose to me in the literary fair, but now you even bully children?"

"Hmph, the Wenhui competition is held once a month. If I lose to you this time, I will definitely win it back next time. Don't be complacent!" Cao Xiang said coldly, "It's you who didn't know that the young master of the Qi family was to blame." Is it the son of a minister? If you protect him so much, you are not afraid of getting caught in the fire in the future?"

"You don't have to worry about the matter below, Brother Cao."

"Hehe, I heard that the Qi family did not hesitate to ask Ms. Qi to 'visit' Mr. Xu in person in order to hire a teacher for the young master." A man in Tsing Yi behind Cao Xiang suddenly pointed out, "It is rumored that Ms. Qi With a beautiful appearance and refined temperament, ordinary men probably cannot resist such beauty?"

The innuendo was clearly insulting.

Ji Yun said angrily: "Luo Chengyang, stop talking nonsense!"

"I'm not talking nonsense. Not long ago, someone saw Ms. Qi meeting Mr. Xu in the monastery. After that, the child of the Qi family became Mr. Xu's student. If this matter is unrelated, who would believe it? "

"Haha, so that's the case." Cao Xiang laughed, "I wonder why Mr. Xu accepted the son of a criminal minister. It turns out that Ms. Qi is also responsible for it."

"Miss Qi is well-known in the capital, naturally she has some tricks." Luo Chengyang said.

"Sigh, it's a pity, my status is low, and I don't have the chance to see her beauty." Another person said in a regretful tone.

"Brother Guan, the Qi family is no longer what it used to be. In the future, Qi Surong will have to respect me and salute when he sees me. Why do you demean yourself?"

"That makes sense."

The rest of the people also echoed.

"I will definitely meet this young lady some other day."

"She has always had her eyes high above the top, and she has no one in her eyes. Now that she is down and out, she must have no face to show her face again."

"Exactly."

"By the way, how about I just take her as a concubine?" Cao Xiang said suddenly.

"Good idea!" The others agreed, "I'm also moved by what you said."

"Okay, I'll ask someone to do it later."

"Hey, let's see who is quick!"

"Don't rob me."

A few people talked and laughed as if no one was watching, with a frivolous tone.

"They're going too far!" In the carriage, Ping'er was full of anger, staring fiercely at the people across the street.

Their voices were very loud, intermittently reaching Qi Surong and Heping'er's ears.

Qi Surong was expressionless, watching Subao quietly through the car window.

"Miss, let's not go out for the time being. If they ridicule you face to face, it will damage your reputation." Ping'er said holding his breath.

"Slandering behind my back won't damage my reputation?"

Ping'er bit her lip and said sadly, "Then what should I do?"

"We are here to pick up Su Bao home, so don't worry about other matters."

"How can you not care about it?" Ping'er said angrily, "It's unreasonable for them to belittle Miss like this, and even brazenly say that they want to take Miss as a concubine!"

Qi Surong smiled, she had heard too many such slanderous words in her previous life.

"Don't be angry for someone you don't have anything to do with." Qi Surong picked up the paper umbrella and said, "You stay in the car, and I'll go pick up Subao."

"Miss, let the slaves go, it's raining outside, it will stain your clothes."

"No, this time, I have to pick it up in person." Qi Surong let Kai Ping'er open the paper umbrella, stepped out of the carriage, and stepped on the water-stained and muddy ground...

"Shut up!" Su Bao's cheeks were flushed with anger, and he couldn't help shouting to stop.

This group of people not only insulted Mr. Xu, but also his sister. How noble is my sister, how can I allow them to speak foul words!

"What are you? How dare you speak to me in such a tone?" Cao Xiang said condescendingly, "We can say whatever we want, what should you do?"

Su Bao clenched his teeth and glared at them with tears in his eyes.

Ji Yun said coldly: "Young Master Cao, pay attention to your words. No matter how the Qi family is, Ms. Qi is also a woman from a famous family and a good family. Is it a gentleman's action to tarnish her boudoir's reputation at will?"

"Gentleman?" Cao Xiang said disdainfully, "There are high and low people, so you are a gentleman when you are a nobleman, but why do you need to know etiquette when you are a lowly person?"

"Ah!" Su Bao yelled angrily, rushing towards Cao Xiang ferociously like a little lion.

"Su Bao." Ji Yun grabbed him quickly. Now Subao is just a commoner, and if he bumps into a nobleman's son, he might cause trouble.

"Let me go, let me go!" Su Bao struggled desperately, unable to restrain the anger in his heart.

"You should let him go." Cao Xiang said with a leisurely smile, "He is the son of a general, he must know a few fists and kicks, we can learn from each other."

"Cao Xiang!" Ji Yun shouted angrily.

"Qi Subao, I, Cao Xiang, have accepted your sister, let her wait to be my concubine." Cao Xiang declared boldly.

"Don't even think about it!" Su Bao struggled more and more violently, Ji Yun was almost broken free by him, and Bai Nen's wrist was pulled green by him.

When Cao Xiang and the others saw him like this, they all burst into laughter, as if they were teasing a plaything.

"Subao."

At this moment, a clear voice came to everyone's ears through the sound of rain.

Su Bao was stunned for a moment, stopped struggling, and turned his head to look.

The rest of the people also looked at the voice at the same time.

In the haze, a woman stood quietly in the rain holding a water-blue umbrella.

She is dressed in plain clothes and has a graceful figure. A hosta hairpin stands alone on Liuyun's bun, and her hair hangs down behind her. Her temperament is as elegant and quiet as a lotus.

She walked slowly, with light steps, and the rain and mud stained her skirt and cloth shoes, but she didn't care, her gentle eyes always fell on Su Bao.

At this moment, the surrounding sounds seemed to disappear, leaving only the figure of the woman in the rain.

A touch of Huayun, a soft song.

The sudden grace is breathtaking.

Everyone didn't even see her face clearly, but they sighed like light clouds covering the moon.

"Subao, we're going home." Qi Surong stretched out his hand towards him and smiled slightly.

Looking at her sister in the rain, Su Bao didn't shed tears and couldn't help it anymore, tears came out of her eyes.

He broke away from Ji Yun's hand, quickly ran towards Qi Surong, and hugged her waist tightly.

Su Rong touched Su Bao's head, then raised his head to look at those students, and said in a clear voice: "Be careful in your actions and stick to your ambitions, and respect your virtues in your words. If you don't care about what you did before, you will regret what you did later. A gentleman is cautious about his independence."

After speaking, she took Su Bao's hand, turned and left, and gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

After a long time, someone said hesitantly: "The one just now is Miss Qi's family?"

"Obviously she."

"It's better to be famous than to meet, Ms. Qi is indeed very charming."

"Brother Cao, are you sure you want to take this girl as a concubine?"

Cao Xiang moved his mouth, suddenly felt that his throat was dry and he couldn't speak. He didn't want to admit that he was taken away by the beauty of that Miss Qi's family just now, and he felt ashamed at a glance.

Ji Yun snorted coldly: "The insects of grass clippings also want to **** the bright moon in the sky? You really don't know your face."

After leaving these words, he turned around and walked back to Yingshu Pavilion, closing the door heavily with a "bang".

Cao Xiang's face turned red, his eyes were stern, and he said angrily, "What is Qi Surong? She's just a commoner girl now. I don't believe it anymore. How difficult is it to accept a commoner woman as a concubine?"

"Brother Cao, I support you."

"I support you too."

"Hey!" Luo Chengyang suddenly suggested, "Why don't we come to bet on whether Brother Cao can marry a beautiful woman?"

"Good proposal, I'll join." Everyone responded one after another.

"What do you want to bet on?" Cao Xiang asked.

"If you lose, please spend the night in Fengyue Tower."

"That's good, I agree."

"What if I win?"

Luo Chengyang thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Then we will each give you a concubine gift."

"Okay, that's it!"