Chapter 385: First meeting Cui Jian!

Walking on the street to the Cui family, Li Muyang was really nervous.

This was the first time that he and Cui Xiaoxin met in private after Jiangnan left. Li Sinian was by his side before, and Li Sinian was the protagonist at that time, so Cui Xiaoxin's eyes rarely fell on him.

Li Muyang held the newly painted "The Picture of Cold Plum Proud Snow" in his arms after getting up in the morning. Since Li Sinian discovered this painting, she mocked him for a morning. Even when she was having dinner, she was still talking about whether to go to Cui's house for breakfast. Cui's pastries enjoyed a good reputation throughout the day. This girl's mouth was still so poisonous.

Of course, Li Muyang had already adapted.

When Li Muyang was walking in front of him, Li Sinian suddenly grabbed his sleeve and made him turn around and look at him in order to look in the mirror with his black face. This kind of humiliation Li Muyang didn't care about it, let alone a few sarcastic words that were not painful?

Originally, Li Muyang wanted Li Si Nian to accompany him, but he was afraid that he would not even be able to enter the Cui family's door.

But Li Sinian refused on the grounds that she had been hurt by Li Muyang.

Li Muyang stood at the door of Cui's house and asked the guard to convey his wish to see Miss Xiaoxin in the Cui's family, and said that Miss Xiaoxin wanted to come by himself.

Several guards looked at Li Muyang with suspicion for a long time, and finally decided to let someone in and ask. Although they didn't understand why the lady wanted to see such a low-class servant in a gray shirt, since this person dared to say that he was the one the lady wanted to meet, it might be true.

Otherwise, who would dare to run to the gate of the Cui family to act wildly?

Li Muyang held the scroll and stood alone at the door waiting.

The Cui family’s mansion and the Lu family’s mansion are on the same street, but one is at the east end of the street and the other is at the west end of the street.

The same high-gate courtyard, the same red-lacquered gate.

The beast's head is buckled above the two doors, and a lion is sawed on each side of the steps.

There is another side door next to the main door. Usually the door is not open, and it will only be opened when a distinguished guest or an important person comes out.

Li Muyang stood at the side door waiting, and several tiger generals with long swords on their waists stood on the steps and stared at him. Li Muyang was used to such a scene, because the same was true at the entrance of the Lu family's gate.

Crunch-

The door with the bronze beast head was opened, and a group of men in black uniforms rushed out in two rows, standing on both sides, and then walked out a man in a three-headed snake totem uniform in the supervision department.

He looked around and his eyes instantly locked on Li Muyang, who seemed extremely eye-catching at the door.

"Who?" Cui Jian asked in a deep voice.

"It is said that he is called Li Mu, and it is Miss Li Si Nian's groom. I came to see Miss Xiaoxin."

"Li Mu?" Cui Jian frowned and said, "Is it the groom who can draw?"

After last night, two explosive news appeared in the sky and became the topic of conversation after dinner.

First, Li Sinian was invited by the third young master of the Song family to participate in the Jingshui Ninglu Ya Festival. People in Tiandu know the meaning of the existence of Jingshui Ninglu Ya Festival, which is a gathering where you can directly communicate with the imperial prince or the future king face-to-face. Li Sinian is just the daughter of a maid.

The second piece of news also has something to do with Li Sinian, because Li Sinian's groom can draw, and she looks very good. Even Song Tao, who is the most accomplished in painting among the younger generation of Tiandu, admires him very much. Chen Wenting, a famous lady from Tiandu, also praised this person's painting skills.

Li Sinian became popular. Although Li Sinian has always been quite popular.

The groom Li Mu became popular, and many people wanted to know who this person was, what did it have to do with the Li Muyang, who has been circulating in the mouths of the people of Tiandu? Why are the people in the Li family so good at painting, and even a groom are so good--

As the chief of the Imperial Supervision Director, Cui Jian had the important task of supervising officials and folk customs. Some people had written a report on what happened to the still water condensation dew.

"It should be." The guard was not sure. He was worried that his dereliction of duty would be punished by the old man. The guard guard at the gate quickly said: "He said that Miss Si Nian invited him."

Cui Jian did not have the same knowledge as a few guards, but stared at Li Muyang with a cold look and said, "Call him here."

The guard obeyed the order and ran over to invite Li Muyang to the gate to meet Cui Jian.

Li Muyang came over with a scroll in his arms, and the guard next to him introduced him, saying, "This is the Chief Cui of our Imperial Supervision Department. Why don't you give your salute quickly?"

Li Muyang had no choice but to bend down and salute, saying, "Li Mu has met Changshi Cui."

Cui Jian frowned. When a groom saw him, his way of saluting should be to kneel down and kowtow, rather than to perform such a ritual. He still really thought he was a person?

"Are you Li Mu?" Cui Jian asked in a deep voice.

"Yes." Li Muyang bent down and replied.

"Raise your head."

"Yes." Li Muyang raised his head and looked at Cui Jian's eyes.

Cui Jian was even more displeased when he saw Li Muyang's yellow face and bloodshot pupils.

Literature should have the character of a literati, and more importantly, the romantic character of a literati. This person looks sick and in a state of disgrace, how could he have a little energy? He doesn't believe that such a person can draw any praiseworthy works. He doesn't know what Song Tao and the others are doing, and they actually make such a person famous.

Cui Jian stared at the painting in Li Muyang's hand and asked, "Do you want to be careful?"

"yes."

"What's the matter?"

"Send paintings."

"This one is in your arms?"

“That’s right.”

"Take it to me." Cui Jian said.

Li Muyang stood there holding the scroll, and did not hand over the scroll in his hand as he ordered.

"You're deaf? The chief clerk asked you to hand over the scroll." The black-clothed supervisor next to him shouted angrily.

Li Muyang hugged the scroll tightly and said, "This painting is a gift from Miss Xiaomian to Miss Xiao. I took the wrong choice yesterday, so I specially ordered me to send it here early this morning - this painting was sent out last night, so I followed it to Miss Xiaomian. Miss Xiaomian did not agree, and Li Mu did not dare to make a decision."

"court death."

A angrily shout.

choke!

Several black-clothed supervisors pulled out their waist knives. Whenever Cui Jian nodded, they would chop Li Muyang, the groom who dared to disobey the top, into meat paste.

Cui Jian stared at Li Muyang with sharp eyes and said, "Are you afraid that I will kill you?"

"Li Mu will not kill him. He will slash someone with a disagreement. Isn't Cui Changshi afraid of tainting his reputation?" Li Muyang looked up at Cui Jian and fought back.

I thought to myself, anyway, I have a reputation now. It would be more convincing to pretend to be a nerd who is not good at the world but is arrogant. I will just be submissive and not say anything wronged by myself. Maybe I will find some flaws.

"What if I must see?" Cui saw a sharp flash in his eyes and said firmly.

"Then I have to ask Miss Xiaoxing. I can't make the decision." Li Muyang still pushed the final decision to Cui Xiaoxin. Can their family still fight?

"It seems you are trying to go against me on purpose?" Cui Jian's lips sneered. There are so many talented people in heaven, and most of them don't know which mud pit they are trampled into. A groom dares to show off in front of Cui's house?

"Li Mu dare not."

"Who dares you?" Cui Jian shouted angrily. "Come here, drag him down and chop him down."

"Yes." A group of supervisors rushed towards Li Muyang like wolves and tigers.

"Young Master, calm down." Ning Xinhai walked out of the side door quickly, bowed to Cui Jian, and said, "Young Master, this painting is indeed from Miss Careful. Miss Careful ordered me to take Li Mu into the courtyard to meet him."

Cui Jian frowned and looked at Ning Xinhai and said, "Uncle Ning, what should I do when I see a groom?"

"Miss, I don't know the deep meaning." Ning Xinhai said with a smile.

Cui Jian looked at Ning Xinhai, then looked at Li Muyang, and said with a smile: "Since Uncle Ning is here to ask me for someone, I want to give this face."

He waved his hand, and those who surrounded Li Muyang and wanted to do it all dispersed.

"I still have official duties, Uncle Ning will do it yourself."

After Cui Jian finished speaking, he led a group of black-clothed supervisors to the carriage parked at the door.

Soon, the group surrounded the black iron carriage and ran towards the distance.

Ning Xinhai walked up to Li Muyang, looked at Li Muyang thoughtfully, and asked, "What would you do if I didn't come out in time?"

"Be beaten by them." Li Muyang said.

"What the young master said is to cut you down."

Li Muyang smiled bitterly and said, "I think I'm careful, Miss will not have the heart to see my head fall to the ground."

Ning Xinhai shook his head and said, "I always feel that you are not a person who will suffer easily."

Li Muyang smiled but said nothing. He thought, if Cui Jian really wanted to cut himself down, how could he fight back?

When you arrive at this day, you are really traps everywhere and killing every step of the way.

The most depressing thing is that if you fight back, you may be exposed.

If you don't resist, you will be killed neatly.

Life is difficult!

Ning Xinhai took Li Muyang toward the inner courtyard of Cui Mansion. The inner courtyard was where the Cui family lived and no one was allowed to enter.

If Ning Xinhai had not led the way, Li Muyang would have been chopped into pieces by the master hiding in the dark at this time.

After passing through the gardens after the trees, walking through the corridors after the trees, jumping through the rockery after the trees, and finally reaching a quiet courtyard.

However, there was a carriage parked at the gate of the courtyard. Cui Xiaowei's close maid Liu Lu was guarding next to the carriage, looking at Ning Xinhai and said, "Master Ning, Miss heard that the plum blossoms in the West Mountain are blooming, and she wants to go to the plum garden to enjoy the plum blossoms."

He said to Li Muyang again: "Li——Wait a moment. The lady ordered you to go with you and take you to the plum garden to paint plum blossoms."

Because Li Muyang's identity is a groom, he said that Li Mufu was a little too contemptuous, calling him a manager and disrespectful to Ning Xinhai. Liu Lu simply avoided the title issue and directly issued Cui Xiaoxin's order.

"Appreciating plum blossoms in the West Mountain?" Ning Xinhai frowned.
Chapter completed!