Chapter 385 – First Time Seeing Cui Jian! (1/2)

Chapter 385: First time seeing Cui Jian!

Walking along the streets to the Cui family's residence, Li Muyang was very restless.

This was his first time seeing Cui Xiaoxin privately after the farewell at Jiangnan. In the past there was Li s.h.i.+nian next to him and Li s.h.i.+nian was always the main character. Cui Xiaoxin's sight very rarely fell on him.

Li Muyang was holding in his arms the new 'Winter plum blossoms bloom proudly in snow' painting that he drew as soon as he woke up. Ever since Li s.h.i.+nian had noticed the painting, she had been mocking him all morning. Even when he was about to have breakfast she told him to eat at the Cui family's house and the cakes at the Cui family's house were known to be the best in Tiandu——This girl's mouth was still so poisonous.

Of course, Li Muyang had long been accustomed to all this.

Back then Li s.h.i.+nian would suddenly pull Li Muyang over by his sleeve and made him turn around to use his dark face as a mirror——Li Muyang did not mind such insults before, besides those were just harmless sarcastic remarks.

Originally Li Muyang wanted to have Li s.h.i.+nian accompany him to the Cui mansion. He was worried that he would be too afraid to enter through the Cui family's door.

But Li s.h.i.+nian rejected him with the reason that Li Muyang had already hurt her.

Li Muyang stood at the door of the Cui family's residence and asked the guards to pa.s.s on the message that he came to see Miss Cui Xiaoxin and it was Cui Xiaoxin who told him to come over.

The several guards looked suspiciously at Li Muyang for a long while, before they finally decided to go in to ask. Although they did not understand why the Young Miss would want to the grey-robed lowly servant, but since this person dared to say that the Young Miss wants to see him, then it may indeed be true.

Otherwise, who would dare come to the Cui family's door and behave atrociously?

Holding the painting scroll, Li Muyang stood waiting alone at the doorway.

The Cui family's mansion and the Lu family's mansion were on the same street, but one was on the east of the street, and the other on the western corner of the street.

They both had the same tall entrance and huge courtyards, and the same red lacquered door.

There were two beast head statues on the double doors, and on both sides of the steps was a guardian lion statue.

There was a side door next to the main door, which usually did not open and would only open to distinguished guests or important people.

Li Muyang stood at the side door waiting, as a number of blade-wielding fierce guards were standing on the steps above glaring at him like tigers eyeing on their prey. Li Muyang was accustomed to such scenes, because he had experienced the same thing at the Lu family's door.

Creak——

The door with the bronze beast's head was pushed wide open, and a group of men in black attire appeared and split into two rows. They stood on either side, as a man came out wearing the uniform of the Monitoring Division with a three-headed snake totem on the lapel.

He scanned the surroundings and his eyes were instantly locked onto the very eye-catching Li Muyang who stood at the door.

“Who is that?” Cui Jian asked in a low voice.

“He said he is Li Mu, Miss Li s.h.i.+nian's driver, and came to see Miss Xiaoxin.”

“Li Mu?” Cui Jian frowned, “is it that driver who can paint?”

After last night, there were two explosive news that became the conversation topic of all people.

Firstly, Li s.h.i.+nian was invited by the Song family to partic.i.p.ate in the Still water dew gathering. All people of Tiandu knew about importance of the Still water dew scholar gathering. It can be said to be a social gathering to meet and interact with the Prince or possibly the future Emperor. But Li s.h.i.+nian was just a servant's daughter.

The second news was also related to Li s.h.i.+nian, because Li s.h.i.+nian's driver knew how to paint, and his painting was even praised by Song Tao, one of the most accomplished youngster in the way of the painting. Moreover the famous young talented lady Chen Wenting had also highly praised that person's painting.

Li s.h.i.+nian shot to fame, although Li s.h.i.+nian was always rising in fame.

Cart driver Li Mu also rose to fame. A lot of people wanted to know more about him, his relations.h.i.+p with the Li Muyang whose name had been circulating around Tiandu, and why all people of the Li family were good at painting. Even a cart driver was no exception——

Cui Jian, as one of the senior investigating censorate officials of the Monitoring Division, had the task and heavy responsibility of monitoring the hundreds officials and civilians. The happenings during the Still water dew gathering were already written into a report and placed on his study desk.

“Should be.” The bodyguards were also not certain. Fearing that his dereliction of duty would cause him to be punished by the young master, the guard hastened to add, “he said Miss s.h.i.+nian told him to come.”

Cui Jian did not stoop to the level of the guards. He instead stared coldly at Li Muyang, “tell him to come over.”

The guards obeyed right away, das.h.i.+ng over to ask Li Muyang to come to the gate to greet Cui Jian.

Li Muyang was still holding the painting scroll firmly as he made his way over and the guard introduced to him, “this is our senior investigating censorate official of the Monitoring Division, hurry pay your respect.”

Li Muyang had to stoop and bow down. “Li Mu pays respect to senior investigating censorate official Cui.”

Cui Jian knitted his brow, thinking: 'when a cart driver sees me, he should be kneeling and kowtow, rather than bowing like a scholar——does he really think he's an important person now?'

“You are Li Mu?” Cui Jian asked in a low voice.

“Yes.” Li Muyang replied bowing his head.

“Raise your head.”

“Yes.” Li Muyang lifted his head and met Cui Jian's gaze.

Seeing Li Muyang's wax yellow face and bloodshot eyes, Cui Jian did not look too happy.

A scholar should have the demeanor of a scholar. This person looked sickly, where was his spirit and energy? He did not believe that a person like him can draw something that would be praised. He also did not know what Song Tao was doing to help such a trash rise to fame.

Cui Jian stared at the painting scroll in Li Muyang's hand, asking, “you want to see Xiaoxin?”

“Yes.”

“What is it for?”

“To deliver a painting.”