Maybe it was because she had hit too hard on Xi Shi last time. She didn't know if he was calm or if he ran away, but Huarong didn't see him for several days.
"Miss, why are you sighing at the hot spring?" Shuxiu didn't know why, but she was eager to share Miss's worries.
Huarong shook his head. "Forget it. Seventh sister-in-law has come back. It's boring to stay in Zhuangzi. Let's go back to the capital."
Madam You, Yue Hanqing, and the others had already left. Hua Rong wanted to cherish the time, so he stayed for two days. He didn't expect that after waiting for so long, no one would come. Gu Zhangheng, who was waiting with him, couldn't bear the loneliness and secretly slipped away.
When Huarong left Zhuangzi, he sighed again. "Brother Seven is the best. Brother Six is never reliable."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Changheng came back. He said faintly, "I knew you would say that. You're heartless. I'll go."
"Go, go. I don't want to see you." Huarong waved his hand and got into the carriage. He nestled on the cushion and planned to sleep until he got home.
The journey was long and tiring. Huarong was awakened by the hawkers in Jinling. He woke up, rubbed his eyes, and stretched. Then he heard someone talking outside. "It's the Gu Family's carriage. Is Miss Gu in it?"
"It's Miss Gu."
"I heard that Miss Gu is 16 this year and has just become of marriageable age. The Gu Family is rich, and they only have one daughter. She was born in the most scholarly fifth branch. She must be a well-educated lady who is good at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. I wonder who will be lucky enough to be the son-in-law of the Gu Family."
"It's true that she was born in the fifth branch, but she didn't grow up in the fifth branch. It's also true that she's good at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, but she's not Miss Gu."
"What do you mean?"
"The one who grew up in the fifth branch is the seventh young master. That's … how do I describe it? Oh, that's right, a gentleman is refined and elegant like jade. A few days ago, when the seventh young master got married, he rode out of the city to fetch the bride. I took a look at him. He's a handsome man, as good-looking as an immortal who walked out of a painting. "
"Isn't Gu Qi a famous hedonist on the streets?"
"That's right, that's Miss Gu. This Miss Gu is very mischievous."
Huarong curled his lips and frowned. "Who's gossiping about me?"
Shuxiu lifted the curtain and took a look. "Miss, it's Auntie Li from Sweet Papa. You used to visit her often. Just now, she said that the seventh young master was a gentleman, gentle, and elegant as jade. I don't know where she learned that from. This servant feels that she was talking about the seventh young master himself."
Huarong rolled his eyes. Did she think that she could slander her just because she praised Brother Seven? "You're not allowed to buy me the candy she makes in the future!"
"Yes, Miss."
After thinking for a while, Huarong felt that something was wrong. He asked again, "How does she know that Brother Seven is not Brother Seven, but me?"
"Anin, have you forgotten that the Yue family came to make trouble last time?" Gu Changheng continued, "Now everyone knows that you're impersonating seventh young master to commit crimes and molest innocent girls. I advise you to stay at home obediently. I heard that many girls want to ask you for an explanation."
Just as he said that, someone said, "Is this Miss Gu? I'm Qing Qing. I wonder if Miss Gu can meet me and say a few words? "
If he was angry just now, he was embarrassed now. He even wanted to find a hole to hide in. Huarong secretly lifted a corner of the curtain and found that Qing Qing from the beef noodle shop was outside with red eyes.
"Aiya, Shuxiu. What's wrong with Qing Qing?"
"Miss, it's you who flirted with me every day. You even helped me out, protected me, and teased me. If you ask me, it's all your own fault."
Shuxiu looked helpless. Huarong was so angry that she pointed at her nose and said, "You're making sarcastic remarks at a critical moment, right? I'll ask my grandmother to betroth you to Zhu Liu later! "
Zhu Liu, who was driving the carriage, immediately blushed.
"Miss …" Shuxiu's anger was extinguished. She instantly became dispirited.
"Miss Gu, are you not willing to meet me?" Qing Qing said outside.
Huarong was helpless. He braced himself and lifted the curtain. Gu Changheng, on the principle of protecting his sister, tried hard not to laugh and said, "There's a teahouse in front. Let's talk there."
There were many people on the street. They were not here to perform. It was inappropriate to be surrounded by so many people.
Huarong had no objection. Qing Qing naturally followed behind with a bitter face.
After entering the teahouse, the private room Gu Changheng wanted was not available. They could only sit by the window on the second floor.
The three of them sat at a square table. Huarong and Qing Qing sat opposite each other.
"Qing Qing, don't be sad. I was wrong in the past." Huarong did not feel that she was wrong. It was normal to praise a beauty when you saw one, right? It was normal for a hero to save a beauty when she was bullied, right? It was human instinct to pay attention to a beauty who was obedient and sensible in front of you, right?
However, no matter whether she was right or wrong, it was not wrong for her to apologize first when the beauty was sad.
Qing Qing's eyes were red as she looked at her without blinking. "Miss Gu, what did you do wrong? I was stupid and didn't see through it. Furthermore, Miss Gu didn't treat me differently. I was the one who thought too much."
"Don't, don't, don't." Huarong immediately waved her hand. She hated to see a beauty cry because of self-blame.
"It's all my fault. I'm a bastard. Just treat it as if you were bitten by a tortoise when you went out. You'll forget about it in a few days." She had been Gu Changan for a long time. She was used to treating herself as a man in front of beautiful women. She was as bad as she could be when she spoke.
Huarong was never serious on the streets. Qing Qing laughed with tears in her eyes. "How can you say that about yourself?"
"You laughed. It means you're not angry anymore. Qing Qing, be good. There will be a better person who will love you for me." Hua Rong began to act frivolously again. That wanton and unruly appearance of his showed that he was born to be a playboy. He did not look like a lady from a noble family at all.
"In the past, you treated everyone equally well. I secretly felt that it was my fault for not making you like me the most. Now I understand. I won't dwell on it anymore." Qing Qing smiled and wiped her tears. "Miss Gu, you're so nice. You didn't do anything wrong. You're not a bastard. You saved me and my mother. You've always taken care of us. Thank you."
In the end, she bowed deeply and let bygones be bygones.
However, when she left, Hua Rong still saw the pain in her eyes that she was trying to hold back.
Sigh, what a sin. It seemed that he could not flirt with women casually in the future. Relationships could not be delayed.
After Qing Qing left, Gu Changheng could not help but laugh. "Heartless man. Hahahaha. Anin, you. Of all things, why did you have to be a heartless man? Are you trying to make your Brother Six laugh to death?"
Huarong was so angry that she kicked him. Gu Six immediately stood up. "Let's go home. I'm going to tell Seventh Brother. Hahahaha."
In the midst of Gu Changheng's crazy and unsympathetic laughter, Huarong saw that the person at the next table had changed. It was Xi Shi.
She turned around, but Xi Shi did not move. It was as if he did not know her.
"Brother Shi, we parted in a hurry that day. I didn't expect to see you here." Gu Changheng came forward and greeted him with a fist and palm salute. Huarong was shocked.
She hurriedly tugged at Gu Changheng's clothes and asked in a low voice, "Brother Six, do you know him?"
"We met once at Mount Kun a few years ago."
Xi Shi turned around when he heard the voice. There was still not much expression on his face. He only nodded slightly, confirming Gu Changheng's words.
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