GBP Chapter 339 Oh dear, they're all friends.
Chapter 339 Oh dear, they're all friends.
The two froze, turning back blankly.
A few steps behind them, a young man in tattered clothes, with a handsome face, looked at them with a smile.
This... also slipped out of the banquet, a scholar?
He looks unfamiliar, but his voice sounds... kind of familiar.
"Hey, you two, how about we make a deal? Could you give me a ride too?"
Jiang Xiaoqi VS Jiang Lin: ? ? ?
"Hehe, my luggage is hidden at the city gate. Just give me a ride, and you won't have to spend any money on the way."
"You are Wu, the scholar who ranked eighty-ninth in the provincial examination."
Jiang Xiaoqi recognized the other person by their voice; it was Wu Xing, the scholar from Wuxing, who had been on the terrace yesterday.
"Hey? You guys know me? Well, since we all know each other, we're friends, right? If we're friends, can you give me a ride?"
"...Get in the car!"
We've already wasted a lot of time; if we delay any longer, the city gates might have to be closed!
What if he starts yelling if we don't bring him along?
At worst, we can just dump them out of the city.
"Thank you, thank you!" Before the words were even finished, the person nimbly jumped onto the carriage.
Jiang Lin was stunned. This person was really unreserved and quite agile.
"Brother Jiang Lin, let's hurry up."
Steward Wen had been eagerly waiting, and finally, before the city gates closed, his second carriage arrived.
"Young Master! Is everything going smoothly?"
Jiang Xiaoqi lifted the carriage curtain, and Wu Xing's head popped out before he could.
"Um, who is this young master...?"
"Ah, the steward, is that right? I am Wu Xing, traveling with you. Let's hurry on our way."
Walking at night is already difficult, so don't waste time!
"Ah? Oh, yes."
The housekeeper didn't react for a moment and nodded mechanically.
"This person is also a successful candidate in this year's provincial examination. He is our classmate and we are traveling the same way."
Only then did Steward Wen make way and instruct the drivers to set off.
"Oh my, this old butler is quite responsible. He only acts when his young master speaks up. Hmm, very disciplined. Not bad at all."
Ha ha.
Jiang Xiaoqi wanted to retract her previous assessment of this person, saying that he had extremely high emotional and intellectual intelligence, but he was just a shameless person.
Jiang Lin felt that Wu Xing was even more unruly than his cousin Jiang Hao. He wondered what the effect would be if the two of them were put together. Maybe he should let Ming Fei and A Hao switch places?
Of course, I only thought about it for a moment. I was just hitching a ride, so it would be really absurd to ask the owner to change cars.
The carriage moved slowly forward, but Wu Xing showed no sign of calming down.
"Hey, you two brothers Jiang, which one of you is the top scholar? I was so busy eating at the Deer Cry Banquet today that I didn't notice."
"Oh, right, you both have the surname Jiang, are you brothers or cousins? Or is it just a coincidence that you both have the surname Jiang?"
Jiang Xiaoqi VS Jiang Lin: This guy... is so annoying...
Why aren't you two saying anything? Are you just naturally averse to talking? Oh dear, I'm going to be bored to death on this journey.
Do you have any other brothers? Do you have any other carriages?
"parking!"
"I'm getting a little tired of sitting, I'm going horseback riding."
Jiang Xiaoqi got out of the carriage, and Wangchuan happened to lead the horses over.
He left, leaving Jiang Lin and the gossipy scholar staring at each other.
"Oh dear, I originally had a fine horse, but I was in a hurry and needed the travel expenses, so I reluctantly sold it."
If I had known I would run into you, I wouldn't have sold anything. Wouldn't it have been much more pleasant to travel together on horseback? What a miscalculation!
"Well, riding in a carriage is quite nice, riding a horse is too bumpy."
Jiang Lin felt that it wouldn't be right for him to just let the other person talk on and on without responding, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and play the straight man.
"Oh, who says otherwise? Why do you think Brother Jiang doesn't like riding in a carriage? Riding a horse is more tiring than riding in a carriage, isn't it?"
"Oh, I see. He must have drunk too much at the Deer Cry Banquet and wanted to get some fresh air, but was too embarrassed to say so, haha."
Wu Xing continued talking to himself.
Jiang Lin felt that the person in front of him was more like someone who had drunk too much at the Deer Cry Banquet, otherwise he wouldn't be so witty.
Aside from "um," "ah," "yes," "right," "really?" and "no way," Jiang Lin didn't utter any other lines throughout the entire journey, except for one: "Go to hell!"
To end the conversation, he could only pretend to be asleep, since he didn't have any extra horses with him.
Even if you bring them along, it would be awkward to leave someone alone after they've all gone out.
Alas, Jiang Lin lost because his moral standards were too high, and he suffered because he was too thin-skinned.
The carriage had traveled for several dozen miles when it suddenly stopped.
"Young master, there's an inn ahead. Shall we stay there for the night or continue on our way?"
"Let's find lodging. We're not running for our lives. Once we're out of the city, no one will chase us. The young ladies of Xuanzhong Prefecture aren't that desperate to get married."
"Haha, young master is right. We just wanted to avoid trouble, and the old master missed us terribly. Otherwise, we wouldn't have traveled all night."
Butler Wen thoughtfully provided an excuse for the young masters' escape at night, truly befitting an elder of the Jiang family.
Jiang Xiaoqi felt that he was still young. If he were alone, he really wouldn't need to run away. However, his cousins were all unmarried and of marriageable age. All three of them were of marriageable age.
As for Lao Wang, well, he certainly doesn't want to be forced into a marriage without any proper planning or understanding.
He considered it a good deed and included him as well.
Speaking of giving someone a ride, the one in the carriage behind was the real one, he even offered to do it himself.
If I hadn't heard with my own ears that the other person had passed the imperial examination and knew their background, I wouldn't have let them get on the carriage so easily.
Even if he's in a rush, he has a way to shake people off: gag them, tie their hands and feet, and throw them into a dark alley.
Even if the matter is reported to the authorities afterward, without witnesses, a top scholar cannot be convicted.
However, he would rather avoid trouble if possible. He was a big, well-established family, and he was not alone. With his family behind him, he had concerns and vulnerabilities.
However, we still need to investigate Wu Xing's background further.
This person talked a lot along the way, but he mostly asked questions and never brought up his own affairs.
So far, all he knows about the other person is his name and his provincial examination results. This person is either really simple-minded or really cunning.
"Steward Wen, when arranging the carriages tomorrow, let Jiang Hao and Scholar Wu ride together, oh right, and Young Master Wang as well."
Tomorrow, I'll be traveling in the same car with Brother Jiang Lin and Brother Jiang Yan; I have some things to discuss with them.
"Yes, young master. I will make the arrangements for tomorrow. It's getting late, you should get some rest."
"Yes, Steward Wen, you've had a long day, you must be tired. You should rest too. Let the younger ones take turns keeping watch, one hour each, so there are more people to rotate shifts."
"Yes, thank you for your consideration, young master. They have already arranged their shifts, and none of them are sleepy or tired."
The door to the next room was ajar, clearly someone was eavesdropping.
Haha, you're just being clever.