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    139. Concealed and honest

    "You should move quickly!"

    In the Wenhong Room, the three masters and apprentices who were making pastry in harmony, suddenly started to be in chaos.Even the surrounding maids and shadow guards all joined the battle, helping them move the chopping board and the piano table.

    After finally destroying the crime scene before Lou Yefeng arrived, and setting up the piano case and teapot, Pei Nianyu saw He Yanjun holding a cloth towel and wiping the batter on his hands with difficulty.

    Pei Nianyu: "..."

    This is obviously impossible to play the piano.

    In a hurry, he pushed He Yanjun to signal her to sit on the guest seat, and then he himself sat behind the piano table.

    Just now he washed his hands after the demonstration, so that He Yanjun's family Guqin would not be soiled.

    The doors of the three huts in front of the main hall of Wenhong Room were open, Pei Nianyu was sitting facing the wind, and out of the corner of his eyes, he caught a glimpse of the maid outside the courtyard door who seemed to be saluting the visitor, knowing that Lou Yefeng might have come over.

    So he changed his mind, and saw Pei Nianyu waving his sleeves, stroking the strings with one hand, and lightly plucking the number notes with the other.The long sound of the Banana Leaf Guqin slowly flowed out, but it was the song "Yu Mei Yin" that He Yanjun played that day.

    He Yanjun sat opposite, gently wiped off the flour on his hands with a handkerchief, and at the same time looked up at Pei Nianyu in surprise.

    This……

    In just three zither sounds, Yumei's proud figure has already jumped out.Its connotation is like an antelope's hanging horns, which amazes heaven and man and can't be found.

    He Yanjun was secretly startled, Xin Dao Wang Ye's piano skills are really deep skills!The piece that she played in Hou Mansion that day was already her masterpiece.

    I didn't expect that after listening to Wang Ye playing this piece today, I just realized that "Yu Mei Yin" can be heard so well.I played this for the prince back then... I was really out of class.

    Pei Nianyu kept his hands on, and said slowly:

    "This Yumei cited you to play the current version, so you want to know the state of mind of the composer. What you played that day, especially the feeling of anger and emotion, is because it coincides with your own state of mind. But under the anger,But compared to the original song, it lacks a bit of the pride of selflessness in the world."

    Then Pei Nianyu sighed slowly, his expression seemed a little sad:

    "However... you have such a background, it is difficult for me to force others."

    When Lou Yefeng entered the courtyard gate, he saw this scene.While playing the piano, his master gently taught the young woman opposite him.

    But in the past so many years, the master often practiced piano music, but never played anything specially for him...

    Lou Yefeng paused, as if he was stabbed in the heart.

    Of course he knew what was going on—he was greedy, and he also wanted the master...

    Lou Yefeng hid the pain in his chest, he decided to get down to business first.

    He stood still before hugging Xiamen, and made a salute of seeing, with a somewhat stiff tone:

    "Master, you are addicted to idle work, have you forgotten the time to practice martial arts?"

    The sound of the piano stopped abruptly.

    Lou Yefeng still maintained the posture of bowing, but glanced at He Yanjun without any trace.The eyes were calm and serious, not very friendly.

    At this time, He Yanjun had already wiped off the batter on his hands, and secretly stuffed the handkerchief under the futon seat.She could see Lou Yefeng's seemingly hidden gaze clearly, and her eyes lit up with a "swipe".

    She thought to herself, it's finally here, I said Lou Yefeng, as a big man, how could he not be aggressive at all.Today he is... to grab the territory?

    Hurry up, the loyal dog will send a threat to snatch your prince away!

    She stood up immediately, and humbly returned a salute:

    "Yanjun didn't know that this was the time for the prince to practice martial arts. Yanjun was fascinated by the prince's personal teaching just now. I'm really sorry."

    Pei Nianyu naturally knew the meaning of He Yanjun's words, but after a moment of silence on purpose, he said in a cold tone:

    "I don't want to practice martial arts today, you go back first."

    Lou Yefeng pursed his lips, looked at his master fixedly, and suddenly had mixed feelings in his heart.After a while, he saluted again, with a hint of anger in his voice:

    "Master, martial arts training is the most important thing, and you can choose another time for other chores. Besides, master, you were not proficient in fighting moves with your subordinates yesterday, so please move to Calm Heart Lake to practice martial arts."

    Pei Nianyu raised his eyebrows and continued to probe:

    "Professor Lou, you really care too much."

    Lou Yefeng thought that it was impossible for him to hate his master, so he simply walked to He Yanjun's side and said coldly:

    "I hope the girl... don't miss the prince's business, or don't blame me for being rude."

    He Yanjun immediately acted a little startled.

    "Lou Yefeng!"

    Pei Nianyu was really in a hurry this time, his family Ye Feng drank a pot of vinegar and didn't dare to pour it on him, what's wrong with He Yanjun!If He Yanjun is hated by Lao Lou because of this, it is really his fault.

    His face suddenly sank, and he slapped the table:

    "Professor Lou, in what capacity did you say this to me?"

    He Yanjun was listening, and soon understood what the prince meant - as long as Lou Yefeng admitted that he was the princess and took out the status of the princess, then asking the prince to practice (accompany) Wu (him) was naturally very legitimate.

    The prince's words are correct, but He Yanjun looked at Lou Yefeng worriedly...

    Sure enough, Lou Yefeng was intimidated by his master's words, his heart trembled, his feet swayed suddenly, and he almost couldn't stand up.

    identity, identity.That's right, he is just a shadow guard, what right does he have to be so rude to his master's guest, and what right does he dare to ask his master to listen to him.He also said that it was the same as the previous days, did the master treat him softly and indulge in everything?

    Lou Yefeng was in a trance, he couldn't hold back the overwhelming bitterness in his heart, and he didn't notice the mist in his eyes.

    And Pei Nianyu saw Ye Feng's eye circles were faintly red, almost couldn't bear it any longer, and just wanted to hug him in his arms to comfort him immediately.

    However, before he could make a move, he saw Lou Yefeng suddenly restrained his expression, the calm look in his eyes made him a little startled.

    Lou Yefeng bowed deeply:

    "Subordinates... Since the status of a subordinate is to teach the shadow guard of the master, it is natural to put duties first. The duty of the subordinate is to persuade and supervise the master to learn martial arts. If the master is unwilling, then the subordinate will only act as if the master did notIt's normal when practicing martial arts seriously, let the master remember some lessons."

    Pei Nianyu's face turned red all of a sudden.

    What's the meaning!His family, Ye Feng, still wants to hit him in the palm of his hand!

    Pei Nianyu immediately forgot his sympathy just now. At this moment, all he could think about was the embarrassment and grievance of that day.He couldn't help being angry and afraid, afraid that Lou Yefeng would do it again in front of He Yanjun, it would be too embarrassing.

    He got up reflexively:

    "You...you can, very good, I'll just go to practice martial arts."

    After finishing speaking, he lifted his robe and walked away.Lou Yefeng quickly followed behind.

    ……………

    He Yanjun stared dumbfoundedly at the figures of the two leaving lightly. He was dazed for a long while, and suddenly he raised his forehead and lamented:

    "It's too difficult, it's really too difficult. I suspect that the task the prince gave me will not be completed. How can there be someone like Lou Yefeng? What kind of thing is a shadow guard..."

    She saw clearly just now that the question of the prince's identity was extremely powerful, and Lou Yefeng's mind almost collapsed.

    Therefore, whenever Lou Yefeng showed a little bit of sadness, or showed a little bit of grievance, she believed that the prince would not be able to bear it any longer, and would definitely take the initiative to break his mind.

    When the time comes, the prince hugs him and comforts him, and the matter will be settled smoothly, so there is no need for such trouble.

    However, Lou Yefeng actually took the prince's martial arts practice so seriously, he could forcefully not think about his feelings when he was so sad, but used his responsibility to force the prince.

    This is really... It's no wonder the prince is angry.

    The same is true for Lou Yefeng. Has he really never learned anything like "How to Catch Your Husband's Heart", "How to Pretend to Be a White Lotus to Get Your Husband's Sympathy", "How to Seduce Your Husband When Your Husband Empathizes" and so onstrategy?

    Didn't it mean that when he was the commander before, he was unparalleled in wisdom and tactics?I didn't see it at all!

    Oh, it's so hard, so hard.

    He Yanjun couldn't help turning over the Byakugan and pulling out her hair, but was surprised to find that she had pulled off a handful of long black hair.

    ——Why did you start to lose your hair?

    I am so sad.

    ………………

    On the banks of Calm Heart Lake.

    Lou Yefeng stood by the side of his master, not even a little tough as before.Seeing his master's unhesitating expression, he knelt down without hesitation:

    "The subordinate is the only one who offends the master, please punish him."

    Then he took out a short thorn stick from his sleeve and held it in both hands.At the same time, he couldn't help thinking sadly that the current master would definitely punish him without hesitation.

    Seeing that he was carrying this thing with him, Pei Nianyu couldn't help being surprised:

    "You, where are you from?"

    "That day, the subordinate gave the master this thorn stick, but the master didn't want to punish the subordinate, so the subordinate secretly found it and took it with him..."

    Seeing the helpless look of the man kneeling on the ground, Pei Nianyu felt a little depressed.

    You tell me about your grievances!You drank so much vinegar, why didn't you blame me, why didn't you get angry at me?

    It's good now, Lou Yefeng took the initiative to admit his mistake, but didn't mention his gaffe just now, making Pei Nianyu very difficult to get off.

    He had no choice but to say sullenly: "Punishment is unnecessary. I'm thankful that you don't use this thing to beat me. Let's practice martial arts."

    Lou Yefeng saw that the master was not interested and didn't want to say more, so he had to accompany the master to start practicing martial arts, and spent two hours in silence.

    ………………

    That evening, Lou Yefeng saw that his master seemed to have calmed down a lot, and his demeanor returned to normal.While cooking tea, he seemed to ask Pei Nianyu unintentionally:

    "Master... what do you think of Miss He...how is she?"

    He wanted to ask this question for a long time.

    He wanted to know what kind of position Miss He already had in the master's heart.He also wanted to know how... lousy he was compared to Miss He.

    "Yanjun? Not bad, mainly because of his good temper. After all, he came from a noble family. He is humble and polite, doesn't fight or grab, and knows how to be grateful."

    Do not fight or grab...

    Lou Yefeng suddenly felt something stuck in his chest.

    Does the master really think that she doesn't fight or grab?But why does this subordinate feel that... my things...

    Snatched by her?

    Lou Yefeng was speechless, silently watching the dancing flames in the stove, the thoughts in his heart were like the flames, churning and stirring constantly.

    Is the master really interested in Miss He?But how could her identity be worthy of her master?

    No, he is the county lord now, and he is just a shadow guard, how can it be his turn to help the master judge whether others are worthy...

    Pei Nianyu, who was reading at the side, stared at Lou Yefeng out of the corner of his eye. Seeing him in a daze for a long time, he knew that what happened today must have stimulated him.It seems that He Yanjun's method is really useful, and his Ye Feng is really starting to think about the issue of "ownership of the master".

    While Pei Nianyu was filled with guilt, he secretly hoped that Ye Feng, his family, would not be able to hold back his anger soon, so that he could justifiably eat Ye Feng.

    ………………

    In the next few days, Pei Nianyu was afraid that Lou Yefeng would really get mad at He Yanjun, so he finished practicing martial arts honestly, and then went to the Wenhong Room to continue teaching her pasta.

    In a blink of an eye, the days have come to the end of February, and the spring is getting stronger, and it is almost March.In just a few days, He Yanjun's white case skills also improved rapidly.

    In the Wenhong Room.

    "Yanjun, you...Although you are a quick learner, your seasoning is always wrong. Dim sum fillings are the soul, and no matter how delicate your mille-feuille is, it is useless if the taste cannot attract people."

    "Now your dim sum fillings are seasoned as if they don't have a core, and they are sweet and salty for a while, how can this work?"

    "I... I'm sorry, my lord. Yanjun really can't figure out what flavor you like to eat."

    Pei Nianyu was silent:

    "What do you care what flavor I like? You... well, you have the same problem with playing the piano."

    He knew that this was due to He Yanjun's experience. He always served others subconsciously, and he couldn't change it for a while."

    "He Yanjun, don't you like snacks? What kind of snacks did you eat when you were young? Ask yourself, what flavor do you like?"

    "Yanjun, no matter what kind of dim sum you make, you have to let yourself like it before you can start cooking."

    He Yanjun remained silent, recalling what the prince said.

    "Think about it yourself, I'll go back first."

    "My lord, go slowly."

    …………

    A while after Pei Nianyu left, He Yanjun was thinking about the way of seasoning, when suddenly the servant girl came to pass the message, Lian Xiao visited.

    He Yanjun asked:

    "I don't know if Brother Lian is here?"

    Lian Xiao made no secrets:

    "Let me tell you about the recent information."

    He Yanjun understood, so he talked about the activities of the prince and Lou Yefeng in recent days.

    Lian Xiao pondered for a while: "It seems to be effective, so there shouldn't be any problem, just keep going."

    "By the way, I'm here to remind you that the fourth day of next month is the prince's birthday."

    He Yanjun was puzzled:

    "so……?"

    "So, why don't you get some birthday presents for the lord? ——The kind you want Lou Yefeng to know about."

    He Yanjun smiled:

    "clear."

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