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The two of them had just exited the courtyard when the sky had already darkened. They had only taken a few steps when they came face to face with a few attendants.
When they saw Hua Ruge, they said: "Master Hua, I've found you."
"Who are you?" Hua Ruge was already a little drunk, he tried his best to straighten his tongue and ask.
"Tomorrow is the day that you will enter Hall of Sages to receive the title of nobility. Prince Fu invites you to come to our residence and hold a celebratory feast." The manservant said while gasping for breath.
It seemed that he had run quite a bit.
"Which duke, what celebratory feast?" Hua Ruge frowned and asked.
"It's the Chinese officials. I gave you a name scroll earlier." The manservant patiently explained.
"He forced it on me. I didn't promise to go." Hua Ruge waved his hand: "Go back."
"Master Hua, are you drunk?" The attendant asked incredulously. He hadn't seen the duke invite a youth to receive such treatment yet.
Even if he entered the Hall of Sages, he shouldn't be so arrogant, right?
"I drank too much, but my words are true. Don't block my way." Hua Ruge said as he walked forward.
The servant chased after them, hoping that Hua Ruge would wake up and return with them.
Even now, they still thought that Hua Ruge had drank too much.
"I said you should all go back. I can guarantee that she wasn't drunk when she said that. The last time your Duke of Hua invited her, she rejected her offer." Mao Jun advised while hiccuping.
Hua Ruge ignored them, and continued walking toward the Swallow Spring Pavilion.
The valet looked at each other, then left.
"I say, Brother Hua, this Hua Manor is not bad to you. You've already entered the Hall of Sages, this Prince Fu definitely wants to marry you." Mao Jun moved closer to her and said: "The Hua Family's daughters are all pretty good-looking, other than the genius Hua Ruxue who can't marry you, you can pick any of them."
"Even if it's even better, it's not the same person. It won't look good if you get tired of it. Why don't we go to Swallow Spring Pavilion and sleep whatever we like?" Hua Ruge drank his wine and said with a smile.
Mao Jun listened and nodded continuously: "Brother Hua is truly wise, no matter how good a lady is, she is inferior to us, bridegroom, every night."
Hua Ruge casually said as he climbed up the pole.
"Brother Mao is full of ambition." Hua Ruge grinned.
The Swallow Spring Pavilion was still the same flourishing scenery as before. Hua Ruge and Mao Jun were already considered regular customers, the old procuress had arranged a room on the second floor and found two first-class girls. Hua Ruge had plenty of money anyway, so the old procuress was already confused by the huge amount of money spent.
"I say, Flower Nanny, where's Miss Hong Xiu? Call her over for a chat." Hua Ruge leaned back in his chair, while the young lady at his side pinched his shoulder.
Originally, the young master of the Hua family set Miss Hong Xiu to play the zither at night, but he did not say anything at the moment. The flower lady said.
She knew that Hong Xiu had a close relationship with this Hua Ruge and would definitely fight.
"Master Hua?" Hua Ruge muttered: "Hua Ruyan?"
She remembered that there was such a child in the Second Branch, Hua Ruxue's younger brother. He was the same age as her, and when he was a little older, the Hua Clan had yet to arrange for him to enter the academy.
"That's right, that's right. The place where Young Master Hua supports Miss Hong Xiu the most is a place that he comes to almost every night." As she spoke, the woman walked to the door and said, "Two sirs, wait for me. I'll go get them."
After she left, Mao Jun said: "The Brother Hua is still the best. You know how many nobles are unable to invite Miss Hong Xiu.
"It's just a coincidence." Hua Ruge laughed.
"This young master is the only one who has entered Miss Hong Xiu's room. I wonder how many people are envious of him." the girl behind her said with a smile.
Mao Jun also deeply believed that Hua Ruge's luck was really too good.
"Brother, is there any difference in Lady Hong Xiu's room?" he asked curiously.
"The bed is quite soft, it's a little fragrant, and there's nothing special about it." Hua Ruge recalled.
Mao Jun immediately widened his eyes. "Why did you sleep on her bed?"
"What are you thinking? I only slept on the bed and I didn't sleep on anyone." Hua Ruge rolled his eyes at him.
She still remembered that she had actually slept on the roof beam that day, and then was thrown onto the bed by Tuoba Rui.
"Then I am relieved." Mao Jun heaved a sigh of relief.
Not only him, even the men who came to the Swallow Spring Pavilion would be crushed to pieces if they said that Hong Xiu had fallen asleep.
Just as the two of them were talking, the door opened. Hong Xiu walked in with her guqin in her arms.
Or perhaps she was a courtesan. Not only was her skin as fair as snow, her elegant demeanor was even more so than that of a lady from a noble family. She did not seem to be an elegant lady at all.
"Miss Hong Xiu is even more beautiful now." Hua Ruge praised.
"Young Master is too kind." Hong Xiu smiled brightly.
Mao Jun laughed: "This is the first time I've seen Lady Hong Xiu smile this happily."
Hong Xiu was not embarrassed at all, he sat down and said: "Sir, what tune do you want to hear?"
"Playing the zither is always too boring. Why don't you sit down and chat with us?" Hua Ruge said.
Mao Jun was a martial artist, he did not understand nor did he like being associated with people. Thus, he said: "Right, right, the zither is too loud, why not chat?"
"The two gongzis are really casual." Hong Xiu said as he sat down at the side.
"Miss Hong Xiu, have you heard of anything interesting recently?" Hua Ruge asked tactfully.
Hong Xiu was a smart person, his eyes turned and he said: "The most interesting thing is that Young Noble has managed to enter Hall of Sages, and there are many people discussing about it."
"Oh? "What did they say?" Hua Ruge was interested.
"Most of them want to win you over. Young master, you should prepare yourself to be captured and become your son-in-law soon." Hong Xiu teased.
After Mao Jun heard this, he laughed out loud, "I've already been selected. It's a pity that this brother of mine only likes to come to the Swallow Spring Pavilion to see you."
"I can't tell." Hong Xiu covered her lips and chuckled. She could see all kinds of emotions from the way others looked at her, but she had never seen anything like it in Hua Ruge's eyes.
In front of Hua Ruge, she seriously doubted her charm.
"Of course, who can compare to Miss Hong Xiu in terms of looks?" Hua Ruge praised.
"For the Young Noble's praise, Hong Xiu respects you." Hong Xiu raised his cup and said.
Hua Ruge raised his glass from a distance and then drank it all in one gulp.
Mao Jun kept having the feeling that Hong Xiu was a little different from others, and felt that his brother was very strong, to actually be able to obtain Hong Xiu's favor.
Hong Xiu was also a woman of character, she only drank a few cups when she was happily chatting, but her alcohol tolerance was better than Hua Ruge's, it was unlike how she would appear intoxicated after a few cups.
Just as the three of them were rejoicing, there was another wave of noise outside, and then the door to their own room was kicked open. A fifteen to sixteen year old youngster said horizontally: "Who dares to snatch my Hong Xiu."1
Hong Xiu was startled, she turned and saw Hua Ruyan standing at the door with a gaze that was not friendly, she was only annoyed.
"Young Master Hua, didn't you say that you wouldn't come tonight? That's why I had Hong Xiu come here to play the zither and cheer things up." The flower lady tried her best to dissuade him.
"It was because the old man wanted to invite a guest for some hard work, but he waited an entire night and didn't come, causing me to be unable to come out to drink." Hua Ruyan's face was filled with complaints.
Hua Ruge squinted his eyes. Wasn't that customer himself?
"Hurry up and give me some space. Who are you, daring to even snatch my girl?" Hua Ruyan said as he walked into the room.
"So mighty young master Hua." Mao Jun said coldly.
"Brother Mao has come to look for me. It seems that he has recovered from his injuries." Hua Ruyan sarcastically said, clearly looking down on Mao Jun.
Mao Jun said with an ugly expression: "This is not your Hua Manor, it is not a place for you to behave atrociously."
"I'm being unruly, what can you do to me?" Hua Ruyan said with an arrogant tone.
The Hua family had been used to running amok all these years, not putting anyone in their eyes anymore.
Mao Jun truly did not dare to take action. It was necessary for the two nobles to maintain a semblance of harmony. Otherwise, the situation would become chaotic. If they were to fight today, it would be a crime for him to bully the weak.
"Brother Mao, just let me handle this." Hua Ruyan laughed, his face that could still be considered pretty ugly now looked like he deserved a beating.
"Even if you drink flower wine, you should have a first come first serve. Don't come here to make a scene, your young master is too mighty. Wait until I hit you, it won't be that fun anymore." Hua Ruge started to chew on his peanut.
Because Hua Ruyan was the most mischievous boy, he bullied the original owner quite a bit. Hua Ruge had always kept this grudge in mind.
"What the hell are you?" Hua Ruyan turned his head when he heard this, and was startled to see Hua Ruge. "Oh, your pretty face is prettier than a woman's. Today, I'll pour tea for you.
Mao Jun swallowed his saliva. Looking at Hua Ruge's expression, which was getting more and more unsightly, he had already predicted that this would definitely be an extraordinary night.
"Sure." Hua Ruge laughed and said to the woman: "The few of us will drink, you guys close the door and leave."
"Or do you have more sense? Tell me, what's your name?" Hua Ruyan, who was standing in front of Hua Ruge, condescendingly asked.
"My name is ?" After Hua Ruge said those two words, she suddenly kicked him and smashed towards Hua Ruyan with a heavy force. At the same time, she suddenly stood up and said: "I called you grandpa!"
He was just a solid piece of wood, so Hua Ruge used 50% of his hidden strength this time. Hua Ruyan didn't mind it as he was smashed onto his chest, the plate of peanuts just happened to be on his head, and left a few marks on his forehead.
"Brat, you dare hit me!" Hua Ruyan was flustered and exasperated.
"You're the one who's going to hit me, calling me grandpa is enough." With a flip of his hand, Hua Ruge took out a rod and aimed it at his chest.
"If you dare hit me, I'll destroy your entire family and sell you to this brothel as a servant." Hua Ruyan had never suffered such a loss before, he was always yelling and screaming after being beaten. He thought that Hua Ruge would definitely be afraid of him and apologize to him in return.
"I told you not to speak." Hua Ruge said as he struck him in the face with the rod.
Hua Ruyan was caught off guard and a piece of his back teeth fell out.
Mao Jun immediately stepped forward: "Brother, stop, this Hua Ruyan is not someone that is easy to provoke."
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