newbobooks Chapter 280 Giving Gifts
Chapter 280 Giving Gifts
The next day, Yao Jia felt relaxed and got up early.
After breakfast, I went to Tianxing Pavilion with Nangong Xiu Lan.
In the carriage, Yao Jia told Nangong Xiu Lan about how she rescued a woman in front of the carriage yesterday.
The latter pondered for a moment and said, "Since this woman appeared in front of your carriage, she must have done it on purpose. If what she said is true, then the matter of King Ping's treason will involve a lot of people."
Yao Jia nodded, "I suspect that woman is not an ordinary person, but since she knows my identity, she should know that Tianxing Pavilion has never been involved in national affairs and only cares about people's livelihood. She told me this, maybe she wants me to reveal it to King Rui."
Nangong Xiulan looked at her, "So how do you plan to deal with this?"
Yao Jia sighed and told Nangong Xiu Lan that she had already known about King Ping's treason and had put the blame on Chen Ying.
"I have some evidence in my hand, but it is not enough to pose a threat to him. If I show it to him, it will alert the enemy. It just so happens that I have reached an agreement with Xuanyuan Fanghua during this peace talk. After she has dealt with the affairs of Liang State, she will write a letter to Your Majesty to expose this matter."
Nangong Xiu Lan looked at Yao Jia intently. From what he knew about this girl in the past, he knew she would not be the type to trust others easily. So why would she give such important evidence to someone she just met?
"Why do you trust Xuanyuan Fanghua so much? What if she just wants to take the evidence back to clear Prince Ping's name?"
"He won't. I have the leverage that can kill him."
"What handle?"
Yao Jia didn't dare to tell him that Xuanyuan Fanghua was the late Xuanyuan Wenyuan, and only laughed and said, "A secret between women."
Nangong Xiulan lowered her eyebrows, looked at the purse hanging around her waist, and said quietly, "Since you came back, you have been wearing this sunflower purse around your waist. But was it given to you by her?"
Yao Jia touched the lifelike sunflower on it, and a hint of tenderness appeared unconsciously at the corners of her lips. She nodded slightly, "Yes, he embroidered it himself."
Nangong Xiu Lan suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.
The flower language of sunflower is 'There is no one else in sight, you are everywhere'.
What was the meaning of Xuanyuan Fanghua embroidering this pattern on a purse and giving it to her?
Is it possible...
"From now on, you are not allowed to have any contact with this person."
"Why?" Yao Jia looked up and met his cold, angry willow-leaf eyes, her heart trembling.
I thought: Could it be that Nangong Xiulan knew something? That's impossible. Gu Xiyan witnessed Xuanyuan Wenyuan forcefully kissing her, but she didn't realize he was a man. It's even more impossible for Nangong Xiulan to have discovered that. Could it be a man's intuition?
Just when I was thinking hard but could not come up with any result, I heard Nangong Xiu Lan speak softly.
"This person has a problem with his sexual orientation. You should avoid him."
Yao Jia was shocked. "Why do you think so?"
The carriage stopped at this moment.
Nangong Xiulan stood up and said calmly, "Intuition."
Yao Jia breathed a sigh of relief instantly. Fortunately, it was not him who discovered that Xuanyuan Fanghua was a man.
But this intuition is too accurate.
As the year draws to a close, the Tianxing Pavilion must calculate the coming solar terms and create a calendar to facilitate agricultural production and expansion.
In previous years, Nangong Xiu Lan calculated the next year's solar terms based on the sun shadow records compiled by his disciples.
Now that Yao Jia has inherited the position of Pavilion Master, Nangong Xiu Lan also has to teach the disciples, so this important task falls on her.
As soon as they arrived at Wangshu Tower, Langyue led his disciples to deliver the sorted day shadow records one after another.
Yao Jia took a thick stack of papers, sat behind the desk and began to calculate carefully.
Calculating the solar terms is not an easy task. One has to determine the solar altitude angle based on the length of the sun's shadow and then calculate the position of the sun's direct point.
Then, based on the speed of the Earth's revolution, the speed of the sun's direct point's return can be determined, and finally the various solar terms can be calculated.
This seemingly complicated process actually follows certain rules.
Yao Jia had studied these things in his previous life, so he was adept at calculating them.
She had been sitting in the chair, concentrating on calculating, while Langyue stood beside her, sometimes refilling her tea and sometimes adding more charcoal to the charcoal basin.
In his free time, he would lower his head and quietly gaze at her serious expression, the deep affection in his eyes seemed to overflow with tears.
Yao Jia calculated from the time the sun rose to the sky to the time it set.
Finally, the twenty-four solar terms in a year were calculated.
Exhausted, he stretched himself and hunched over the desk, not wanting to move at all.
Lang Yue handed the calculated results to the disciples waiting on the side, asking them to sort them out and prepare for printing.
After the disciple left, he immediately came to Yao Jia's side and gently rubbed her shoulders to relieve her fatigue.
"Yaoyao, you've been really busy today. Eat something and take a rest after being busy for so long."
Yao Jia closed her eyes, enjoying Lang Yue's massage, and shook her head gently, "First, loosen up my muscles and bones so that I can rest. Then, accompany me to a place where we can have dinner."
Lang Yue nodded obediently, and simply carried her to the couch, took off her cumbersome outer robe, put her in a comfortable position, and touched her all over.
Yao Jia was so amused by him that she couldn't stop laughing.
Listening to her clear laughter, his heart was moved.
It felt like returning to Mingyang Bamboo House, when Yao Jia practiced martial arts in the Shadow Guard Camp during the day and returned to the bamboo house at night. He relaxed her muscles and bones for her and they played around.
I unconsciously wanted to get closer to her.
Looking at the handsome face approaching her, Yao Jia slowly retracted her smile and closed her eyes.
Lang Yue's breathing suddenly quickened. He held her cheeks with both hands and lowered his head to gently kiss her lips.
He was afraid. He was afraid that she would be disgusted and push him away.
Now, she is surrounded by all kinds of men, each of whom is better than him and has a better family background.
He gradually began to feel inferior.
After the light touch, he immediately raised his head and looked at her nervously.
Yao Jia slowly opened her eyes, met his anxious eyes, and a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
She raised her hands to hook them around his neck and moved closer to him.
Lang Yue was stunned until he felt a soft touch on his lips. Then he woke up as if from a dream. He hugged her tightly in his arms and deepened the kiss.
Yao Jia raised her hands and hugged his neck, allowing him to take everything he wanted.
It was not until she felt difficulty breathing that Yao Jia raised her hand to his chest and panted slightly, "I almost fainted from your kiss."
Lang Yue then reluctantly let her go, the lust in his eyes not yet completely fading, and he looked at her with a passionate and affectionate gaze.
"Yaoyao, you will keep me by your side forever, right?"
Yao Jia touched his jade-like cheek and said with a smile: "Of course, you are my man, how could I not want you."
Lang Yue leaned down and hugged her tightly in his arms. Her words were enough. Even if there was no official status, he was willing.
The two of them stayed affectionate for a while before leaving Tianxing Pavilion together.
"Yaoyao, where are we going?"
"Go to Mr. Nanshan's house to give him New Year's gifts."
Even though Nanshan had set a trick on her, he took good care of her along the way and gave her all the credit for the peace talks, not to mention the skills he had taught her along the way.
Knowing that Nanshan liked sandalwood, after buying New Year’s goods, I went to the perfume shop and bought two bottles of hard-to-find sandalwood oil.
The carriage drove along the bustling streets all the way to the remote alleys in the west.
The further you go in, the narrower the road becomes.
The two simply got off the carriage and walked there.
Most of the people in the alley are outsiders who come to Kyoto to make a living, and most of them live in poverty.
Suddenly, two nobles in gorgeous clothes came here, and some children leaned against the door to watch with great curiosity.
Lang Yue was holding a bunch of New Year's goods. He looked around and couldn't help wondering, "Yaoyao, isn't Mr. Nanshan the head of the Taishi Bureau? Why does he live in such a secluded place?"
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