Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 174

Chapter 174 Confess Honestly
That night, Qin Mubai did not return to his own mansion and slept soundly in his parents’ old mansion. As Qin Shubao had said, he hadn’t had a few days to rest until the end of the New Year. Now that he had unloaded his burden and relaxed, his entire body was relaxed.

In the early morning, Qin Mubai and his father practiced martial arts in the backyard. The cold Heavenly Father and Son practiced until they were sweating profusely. Qin Shubao’s physical condition had indeed greatly improved, and he was practically no different from an ordinary person. Qin Mubai was still far from being his opponent, only his archery was comparable to his. After months of absence, Qin Shubao seemed to have been reborn. Now, his face was full of red light and he was in high spirits. Even his grey hair was missing a lot from the beginning. He really showed signs of rejuvenation. At least seventy to eighty percent of his peak martial skills had been restored.

Qin Mubai secretly rejoiced in his heart, “Everything will come naturally. That’s great!” The emperor intentionally brought the Qin Clan along, and his father regained his former grandeur. Even though I’m getting along well, my fame and seniority are still far from being as influential as my father’s. If his father could become an official again, it would definitely make people look at him in a new light. At that time, my two eldest brothers might also be able to mention some promotions. The Qin Clan’s sect had risen in height, and a repetition of its past glory was just around the corner!

At breakfast, Qin Mubai finally met Miss Yao’er. When she heard that Qin Mubai had returned, she was so happy that she did not fall asleep all night, so her color was somewhat haggard. Unfortunately, she came back from Number One Under Heaven’s Wine in the middle of the night, so she didn’t dare to disturb Qin Mubai’s room. He had been waiting for him early in the morning, and he didn’t care about the crowd around him, so he bowed to him head-on, “Yao’er greets Master!”

“Hurry up. Yao’er, how many times have I said this? Don’t give me such a big bow in the future. You and I can just be friends from the same generation.” Qin Mubai hurriedly helped her up and said with a smile, “How is it? Are you used to living in my house?”

“Habit. Duke Yi and his wife treat us like family. Yao’er and these little girls really feel at home. I didn’t expect that the mighty Great Tang War God would be so approachable, just like his old master.” Yao’er said.

Qin Shubao laughed loudly, “This old man has always liked children, and he also likes a reasonable and filial woman like you.” If you are willing, why don’t you take this old man as your foster father? Anyway, this old man already has a daughter, so I’m not worried about adding another one. This person was getting old, thinking about the group of children under his knees, especially the more daughters, the better. This son, he doesn’t have much to support. Look at Mubai. He’s busy all year round and doesn’t look at home. He’s still teaching his daughter filial piety. ”

Hearing this, Yao’er was flattered and didn’t know what to do. On the other hand, Qin Shuang’er happily clapped her hands and said, “Alright, alright! I have an elder sister, haha! Elder sister Yao’er, why are you still standing there? Come and pay your respects to your foster father!”

“Min, the maiden came from a lowly background and fell into the ninth rank of the Pear Garden. She is even more disabled and incompetent. How dare she climb up to Duke Yi?” Yao’er muttered.

“Haha, I just like your sincerity and kindness.” Qin Shubao waved his hand and said, “Bring a chair and serve the tea!”

The servant hurriedly took out two large imperial chairs. Qin Shubao and his wife sat down and made two cups of tea for Yao’er to serve tea.

“Is this … is this really possible?” Yao’er was still hesitating, as if she was dreaming.

“It doesn’t matter.” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Yao’er, take my father as your foster father!”

“If that’s the case … then Yao’er will have the guts to go all out!” After saying that, Yao’er knelt down to Qin Shubao and his wife, respectfully kowtowed and offered her tea.

Qin Shubao laughed heartily, “Good, good. I didn’t expect that I would have such a good daughter in my fifties! Yao’er, how about calling you ‘Qin Xue’er’ after your father? Father is serious. From now on, your name will enter the Qin Clan’s genealogy, just like my own daughter Shuang’er, Qin Qiong.”

“Thank you, father!” Yao’er thanked her excitedly. Tears rolled in her eyes as she murmured, “Ever since I lost my family a few years ago, Yao’er has no relatives in this world. I didn’t expect … to have parents and family today, as well as big brothers and sisters. I … I’m really happy!”

After saying that, Yao’er couldn’t help but cry. Madam Liu and Shuang’er came forward to comfort her, and soon they were all smiling, tears of joy in their eyes.

Qin Mubai could tell that his father really liked Yao’er, a kind and wise girl. Yao’er also got along very well with her family. Actually, who wouldn’t like a woman like Yao’er? With her, even naughty people like Princess Gaoyang could calm down and feel relaxed and warm.

After breakfast, Qin Shuang’er and Yao’er went together to teach the little girls how to read. Qin Shubao also kicked in with great interest. The three teachers taught the girls together.

Qin Mubai was fine, as if he was an idle person. Thus, he walked out of the house and headed towards Wu Mei’s house.

However, there were some days when Qin Mubai did not have such leisure anymore. He strolled around the streets and looked at the crowds of people passing by and the rows of buildings. His mood was quite comfortable.

Wu Mei’s family was not far from the Qin family, just behind the partition wall of Li Ke’s mansion. As they passed by the palace, Yuwen Hongtai, who was guarding the palace, laughed loudly and greeted them, “General, why did you come here so late?”

“Keep your voice down. Who said I’m here?” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “What, is Princess Gaoyang making a fuss in the mansion?”

“Not really.” Yuwen Hongtai laughed heartily, and then he quickly covered his mouth and whispered, “The princess got up early in the morning. I’m afraid she hasn’t even dressed up yet, so she shouted to send someone to your mansion to ask you to accompany her. Oh, my mother, this little girl is really hard to serve! Anyway, she doesn’t like anyone, so she glared at you, you bastard.”

“What nonsense? You’re the bastard mung bean!” Qin Mubai punched him in the chest and warned, “Don’t tell her I was here. Remember.”

“I know. General, don’t worry.” Yuwen Hongtai chuckled honestly.

Qin Mubai cut his hands and swaggered towards the Martial House. Yuwen Hongtai watched from afar and couldn’t help but laugh, “Feng Lou! Truly Feng Lou! He has taken all the good women in this world!”

The Wu Clan was now a purely commercial travel home, so they took off all the plaques of the Duke of the Kingdom and left only the Martial House hanging on the plaque. The entrance had also been renovated. The Travel House could not use a gateway of the size of a Duke of the Nation, so the change was not small.

Qin Mubai smiled indifferently. She thought to herself that Mama Mei was a person who did real things, so she didn’t care about these false reputations. Bai Bai carried a duke’s name, but he didn’t have the slightest bit of strength to match it. It was indeed meaningless to bluff. It was better to honestly reveal the identity of a merchant.

Qin Mubai admired this quality of Wu Meiniang-it was true.

After entering the mansion, all the servant maids in the house recognized him. They hurriedly came to serve him and quickly spread the news. Qin Mubai was not in a hurry. He walked in slowly, admiring the greatly changed Martial House.

In just a short year, Wu Meiniang, who had earned a lot of money, had changed the face of this declining Duke’s Mansion. The old tiled house had been torn down and replaced with a three-storey building. Even the servants lived in tiled houses that were more beautiful than the old main house. The mansion was even more refreshed. There were also many pavilions, pavilions, flower pavilions, grass gardens, and rockery, flowing water, stone carvings, and strange wood.

Judging from the decoration and luxury of this mansion, it was not inferior to Li Ke’s mansion!

“Looks like there’s nothing wrong with being rich.” Qin Mubai chuckled.

At this time, a man had already trotted over to greet him. He saw that it was Wu Meiniang’s second brother, Wu Yuanshuang. He greeted Qin Mubai affectionately like a servant. He bowed and greeted Qin Mubai, carefully inviting him to the main hall of the three-story building.

Originally, Wu Meiniang was tired from her journey and was still sleeping late. After hearing the news, she got up lazily under Madam Yang’s urging. When Qin Mubai arrived, she was still dressing up in her room. Madam Yang chatted with her for a long time before Wu Meiniang came out.

“Hehe, what wind blew General Qin to his humble abode today? No wonder he was disturbed by the Joyous Bird so early in the morning that he couldn’t sleep well.” Wu Meiniang smiled teasingly and walked to Qin Mubai’s side to sit down.

Mrs. Yang shook her head and scolded, “You lazy girl, the Xi Que is making you unable to sleep, and you still can’t wake up at dawn? Sit down, I’ll arrange breakfast.”

Everyone else tactfully retreated. Wu Meiniang grinned and grabbed Qin Mubai’s elbow. “Tell me honestly, there was no news from last afternoon and night. Where did you run off to?”

“What, you panicked after not seeing you for half a day?” Qin Mubai smiled.

“I’m not panicking!” As she spoke, Wu Meiniang pinched his arm and said, “I wonder how many debts you have incurred. You just returned to Chang’an and went to pay off the debt of lovesickness, right?”

Qin Mubai couldn’t help but laugh bitterly and thought to himself, It seems that there’s no way to hide it. Wu Meiniang runs a wine shop, so what kind of news can’t be heard from that place? I’m afraid Princess Gaoyang already knows all about this shit between me and her. Forget it, let’s talk openly with her!

So Qin Mubai said, “I really do have debts, but I didn’t take the initiative to provoke them. Do you want to hear the details?”

“Speak–” Wu Meiniang dragged on her tone with a malicious expression as she looked at Qin Mubai with sidelong eyes.

“Looks like the morale of the enemy is rather high. Those who come are not good. I’ve considered it for a while, but it’s better not to say it now.” Qin Mubai laughed heartily.

“Hmph, hmph!” Wu Meiniang snorted coldly, “If you don’t tell me, then you’ll pretend that I don’t know? Please don’t keep covering your ears and stealing bells, okay? Those people in Chang’an already know about your affair, but you want me, Wu Meiniang, to not know about it?”

‘”Uh” Qin Mubai rolled her eyes a few times and smiled dryly. “It seems like she really can’t hide anything from you. Then I’ll tell the truth.”

“Listen!” Wu Meiniang curled her lips and sent him flying. She said embarrassedly, “Prodigal son Deng Tu, I knew it would be bad to follow you!”