Returnee in Jianghu - C5

In the blink of an eye, three to five days had passed. To Jiang You Yu’s disappointment, he had ordered Ma Lai to write a dozen notices and ran all over the Cyan Plains City. However, not a single person had come to the Three River Escort Office with an eye-opener.

This made Jiang Youyu lose all her spirit.

Old Gu hadn’t smelled the alcohol for two days. He sat outside the door listlessly, occasionally glancing at Jiang You Yu, who was deep in thought.

Under the pressure of Jiang Youyu, Housekeeper Ma used a sickle to cut the weeds in the courtyard. Later on, he would feed it to Lil ‘Red.

“What is there to worry about?” Jiang Youyu grudgingly mumbled to herself as she touched the three pieces of silver in her pocket with a sorrowful and indignant expression on her face. Isn’t this bullying? She didn’t like him, so she didn’t like him. There was no need to be so harsh on him. She had to throw him into the missing Three River Escort Office.

“This is really going too far.” “Fish was patting the table, scaring Old Gu out of his wits.” “Hmph, young master, what have I not seen? Do you think you can scare me with just your words?”

Jiang Youyu stood up and looked at Old Gu, who was half lying at the door. He waved his hand and said, “You can’t trust my Three River Escort Office out here. Isn’t it because there’s no one in my Three River Escort Office?” “I don’t believe that my Three River Escort Office won’t be able to recruit people since Qingzhou is so big.”

Jiang Youyu went out and kicked the paralyzed Gu at the door. She was the first member of the Sanjiang Escort Office to be extended in a valiant and spirited manner.

“There is a good saying that goes, in this era, everything is lacking, but there is no shortage of people.” As soon as these words left his mouth, Jiang You Yu instantly felt different from before. Old Gu, who was following behind Jiang Youyu, had a strange expression on his face. From what he could remember, this was not something that Jiang Youyu could say.

However, thinking back to the shocking words that his young master would say from time to time, he was not surprised at all by the words that came out of his mouth.

“But, Young Master, we have no money.” Although Old Gu didn’t want to damage Jiang Youyu’s self-confidence, in order to preserve his remaining physical strength, he still kindly informed Jiang Youyu, who was about to leave the restaurant.

Jiang You Yu felt his pockets, and his face was instantly filled with despair.

“How about, we deal with those things we brought out from the prince’s mansion.” Old Gu cautiously looked at the river and the fish. He was carefully giving a feasible suggestion.

“No, I brought him out of the palace with great difficulty. How could he just change his hand and get out so easily?” “Besides, once I switch hands, the price will drop by half. Now look at the price that Ning Ziqing gave me, if I really change hands, wouldn’t I be losing my life?” Jiang Youyu was a person who should not be taken advantage of. She used to be an example of how to buy cultivation techniques based on the number of words she could use. A cultivation technique of only five hundred words was bought by him one word at a time. According to what Jiang Youyu had said back then, ‘Your lousy technique has a total of less than six hundred words. You actually used two hundred words to say nonsense.’ In the end, Jiang Youyu did as she wished and bought more than 300 words worth of skill manuals.

Therefore, based on his character, even if he starved to death in the end, he absolutely could not afford to suffer such a loss.

“But we have no money.” Old Gu helplessly looked at River Fish, his words carrying a hint of powerlessness. Old Gu naturally understood his young master’s personality. Seeing that Jiang Youyu had firmly refused his proposal, he tactfully gave up on lobbying.

“Ai!” Jiang Youyu sighed, wondering when he, Jiang Youyu, had ever felt so aggrieved before.

Just as Jiang Youyu was sighing and worrying about his money, outside the entrance of the Three River Escort Office, a young man dressed in silk clothing frowned as he looked at the escort office.

The entrance of the escort company wasn’t bad. At least in the southern part of the Azure Province, compared to the other families, the entrance of this escort company was quite impressive. However, the youth had never heard of the name of the escort office for the three rivers.

The young man opened his head and looked at the yard; it was very empty. It was obvious that the yard had not been cleaned up for a long time. The weeds that had gathered together were rooted in the yard, making it look very messy. As for the people in the courtyard, they could only see an old man and a young man mumbling to themselves as they stood in the courtyard. There was also a person who looked like they were raising horses, cutting weeds on the side of the courtyard wall.

Shaking his head, the young man lost his confidence in the escort company.

Just as the youth was about to turn around and look for the next house, Jiang You Yu’s sharp eyes suddenly revealed a trace of enthusiasm. Putting aside Old Gu, who was looking at him with some resentment, he quickly walked towards the youth.

“Ah, brother, brother, don’t go, don’t go.” Jiang Youyu chased him out of the courtyard with quick steps. She grabbed onto the young man’s sleeve and stood in front of him.

“You are?” The young man looked doubtfully at Jiang Youyu, who had a face full of fire and enthusiasm. In the young man’s impression, there was no one like Jiang Youyu who had asked about his identity.

Therefore, to the young man, it was a little strange for Jiang Youyu to be so enthusiastic.

A wistful look appeared in Jiang Youyu’s eyes. After so many days, there was finally someone who was knowledgeable enough to look for his escort. “Who I am is not important. What’s important is whether or not you want to take the risk.”

The young man tugged on his sleeve as he looked at Jiang You Yu with a helpless expression, “It’s not important if I don’t go with the dart. Can you let me go first?” “These clothes of mine are the best Painting Embroidery. Look, you’ve caught them all.”

The youth’s heart ached as he looked at the sleeves that Jiang Youyu had grabbed. This was the first time he was wearing a blue and white robe, so he thought to himself that it would be more formal to send a letter to Miss Shi Shi. Who knew that this token would be given to her?

Jiang Youfish gave a bright smile. However, he felt somewhat embarrassed. Hearing the young man’s words, he immediately released his hand that was grabbing onto the young man’s sleeve.

“Do you know that I spent over a hundred taels of silver to buy this gown? You are truly rude.” The young man complained to Jiang Youyu, continuously smoothing the wrinkles on his sleeve with one hand.

“Can you walk a dart?” The young man blew at the sleeve of his robe and stretched out his hand to touch it a few times. It was as if he was stroking the skin of a beautiful young girl and it was extremely soft. Jiang Youyu tried her best to restrain her impatience, but the enthusiasm on her face could not be maintained any longer. Finally, the young man opened his mouth.

“Of course. My Three Rivers Escort Office is the number one big escort office in the Azure Province. In terms of fame, no one knows who in the Azure Province is not aware of who in the Azure Province.” “Brother, if you want to go with the dart, you must be wrong to choose our Three Rivers Escort Office.” He was waiting for the young man to ask a question. Jiang Youyu had started the Three River Escort Office.

The young man looked at the entrance of the Three River Escort Office behind Jiang Youyu and then looked at the passionate Jiang Youyu. He still had some doubts on his face.

“Of course, those words come from me, so there’s no reason for me to say them. Brother, if you don’t believe me, you can try taking a risk at my Three River Escort Office. I guarantee that you will see the strength of our Three River Escort Office.” Jiang Youyu did not give the young man much of a chance to think. She directly encouraged him to take the darts.

“This…” The young man was still hesitating.

“So it’s like that. I feel that it’s fated when I see you, so we won’t say anything to you. No matter what darts you have to take today, my Three River Escort Office will only charge you half of your money.” As expected, after Jiang Youyu’s words left his mouth, the hesitation on the young man’s face disappeared by a large half.

— —

“It has been more than two years since Miss Shi and I parted company with Jing Yang. Of course, Miss Shi Shi is an unmarried woman and my Zhao family is a famous family in the Cyan Plains. My father definitely won’t allow me to marry Miss Shi Shi. After returning to the Azure Province, we arranged a marriage. The mother of my family forced me to marry her with my life. And so, after two years of separation, there is no more contact between us. ” Zhao Ziru sighed with a reminiscent look on his face. He picked up the cup of Cloud Mist Mountain tea and finished it in one gulp, then looked at Jiang Youyu who was sitting opposite him.

Jiang Youyu was very tactful. Even though her heart was bleeding, she remembered that this was the first dart in her life. She could only helplessly fill the teacups in front of Zhao Heng. This was the Misty Cloud Mountain Tea. In the Azure Province, ordinary aristocratic families would not even be able to see the shadow of this tea. How could it be like that of a river or a fish? Grabbing a handful of them and throwing them all into a pot was a bit too extravagant.

If he were to drink the tea himself, then it would be too extravagant. Yet, this pot of tea had entered Zhao Heng’s stomach. Jiang Youyu gritted her teeth, trying her best to remain calm and collected.

Zhao Ziru was very satisfied. Seeing that Jiang You and Yu Jiang were the people who had done great things, Zhao Heng felt a sense of warmth in his heart as he received the best tea in the Misty Cloud Mountain. At the same time, he also believed in the ability of the Three River Escort Office. He also believed in Jiang Youyu’s words, ‘One look and I can feel that it’s fated’. As such, the way Zhao Ziru looked at Jiang Youyu became more and more intimate.

“I won’t hide it from brother Jiang, I’ve thought of Miss Shi Shi from time to time these past two years. She’s like the most beautiful goddess in my heart, a goddess that I cannot forget.” Do you know Ning Ziqing from our Qingzhou? In my heart, Miss Shi Shi’s beauty was in no way inferior to Ning Ziqing’s. However, I still have a family, and I am unable to keep my promise to Miss Shi Shi. So, when I heard that Miss Shi Shi had come to the water, I wanted to give her the keepsake from that year. At this point, Zhao Ziru took out a jade hairpin and a letter from his chest pocket. He stared at them for a long time before pushing them towards Jiang Youyu.

“Brother Jiang, please bring these two items to Lin Shui and hand them to Miss Shi Shi. Please do me a favor and bring them to her.” Seeing that Jiang Youyu was about to fill his cup for him again, Zhao Ziming waved his hand, took out a bag of silver from his chest and placed it on the table. Then, he waved his hand towards Jiang Youyu, saying, “I will not send you off.” Then, his back left the room in desolation.

The most beautiful thing in life was one’s first love.

As Jiang Youyu looked at the jade hairpin and letter before him, the unruly expression on his face slowly faded away. He raised his head and looked in a certain direction, a trace of reminiscence appearing in his eyes.

Old Gu stood outside the door and sighed as he watched the silent River Fish.

There were some things that could be forgotten if one didn’t just run away.

Three River Escort Office’s courtyard was even quieter than before. Even Xiao Hong, who was eating fodder in the stable, seemed to be deliberately suppressing the sound of chewing.

— —

“I heard that he’s been out of alcohol for the past two days?” The study room of the prince’s mansion was shut with windows closed. This made it seem rather dark and gloomy. Ning Ziqing sat at the table. His voice was bland, as if he was asking something that had nothing to do with her.

Nian Xia was preparing the documents in the study, but upon hearing Ning Xie Qing’s sudden question, he walked two steps to his side and replied, “I haven’t been drinking for the past two days and even had Butler Ma write down notices and post them everywhere, wanting to open a Three River Escort Office.”

“Hmm, the young master of the Zhao family went to the Three Rivers Escort Office?” Ning Ziqing raised his face, which was enough to make the majority of the women in the world feel ashamed, and asked Nian Xia who was by his side.

“Mhmm, Ma Lai said that he went to look for the Three River Escort Office. The two of them even talked for a long time.” Nian Xia replied to Ning Ziqing. When he saw Ning Ziqing’s unhappy frown, he thought to himself, “As Jiang Youyu enters the Azure Province, the number of times his family’s young miss frowns increased.”

“Well, since he can get the darts, he can. “As long as he doesn’t cause trouble, the Three Rivers Escort Office will be in his hands.” Ning Ziqing furrowed his brows, then shifted his gaze to Nian Xia. “Tell Xue Feng to go to Yushan County and then ask the shopkeeper to come back.”

“Yes, miss.”

Nian Xia waited for Ning Shaoqing to finish his orders. When he saw that Ning Shaoqing had once again lowered his head to look at the accounts, he quietly left the room. After Xingxia left the room, Ning Ziqing closed the accounts and looked at the shadow behind her.

“Actually, I don’t really hate him. After all, a person appearing in your life out of nowhere would make you feel very irritated.” Ning Ziqing sighed, his voice revealing a rare sense of exhaustion.

In a corner of the study room, there was a slightly dark corner. If Ning Ziqing hadn’t spoken to him, most people would not have been able to tell that he was actually standing there.

“So the lady wants him to leave the Prince’s Mansion and stay in the Three Rivers Escort Office, which has been deserted for a long time, because she wants him to be tactful and leave?” The voice from the shadow sounded indifferent, and it sounded as though it was old.

“No way, no way. Second Mother and the Old Ancestor are very close. Although Ning Lie is still young, he is after all, the direct grandson of the Duke of Abyss Palace.” “Some people had plotted early on. They didn’t dare to do too many unnecessary things to me, but to him …” Ning Ziqing was only halfway through his words, but the person in the shadows knew the meaning behind his words.

“Perhaps, the marriage that the Prince arranged for the Young Miss was not like what the Young Miss thought.” After pausing for a long while in the shadows, he finally brought up another possibility.

Ning Ziqing was silent. And then, the voice from the shadow also became silent.

As he said this, the whole study room became extremely depressed.

There was an extremely complicated expression on Ning Ziqing’s devastatingly beautiful face. Perhaps, perhaps, it really wasn’t what he thought it would be …

There were some things she wasn’t sure of and didn’t want to be sure of.