When Gu Lan was about to finish her song, King Jin arrived. King Jin did not come to the Peony Hall, so he only asked people to come over to inform him.
When Jiang Xingyu heard that King Jin had arrived, he immediately took Ning Wei, Shi Jingxing, and Shi Jingchen to the opposite side.
After some small talk, Shi Jingchen felt that talking was boring and called on everyone to play leaf cards.
King Jin and Jiang Xingyu had not seen each other for several days. At this moment, the two of them were talking together.
"Zhangzhu, hurry up, I'll leave you alone." Shi Jingchen turned his head and urged.
Jiang Xingyu pouted: "But, I don't want to play leaf cards."
Shi Jingchen said while dealing with the cards: "Hurry up, I'll leave you alone. How about the prince becoming your military advisor? In this way, you two can talk to each other while playing cards. I think it's a good idea."
Seeing the sticky two people, Shi Jingchen started joking.
"Your Majesty, Miss Jiang, and Miss Gu Lan are here!" The servant came in and announced.
"Please come in quickly and let Gu Lan play with you." Jiang Xingyu's eyes lit up and he said quickly.
After Gu Lan entered the room to greet her, Shi Jingchen asked, "Can you play leaf cards?"
"Huh?" Gu Lan was a little confused.
Shi Jingchen shook the leaf card in his hand and asked, "Can you play this?"
Gu Lan bent her knees and said, "Go back to Miss, and learn a little more."
"That's good, come and play together." Shi Jingchen greeted.
"This..." Gu Lan looked at Jiang Xingyu.
Wouldn't it be inappropriate to let her play with a few ladies?
Jiang Xingyu was covering his mouth with his hands and talking to King Jin. King Jin was listening attentively with a smile on his face.
Gu Lan quickly looked away and turned to look at the table where they were about to play cards. Ning Wei smiled at Gu Lan and said, "Come and sit."
Gu Lan bent her knees, walked over and sat down.
Ning Wei introduced Shi Jingxing and Shi Jingchen to her. Gu Lan had just sat down and was about to stand up to greet Shi Jingxing and Shi Jingchen.
Shi Jingchen raised his hand and held Gu Lan down, "It's easy to sit here, no need to be polite. Are you ready? I've got the card!"
Ning Wei looked at Gu Lan and said, "Don't be nervous, Jingchen and Jingxing are both easy-going people."
Gu Lan smiled at Ning Wei, and she relaxed.
"Miss, when this servant passed by, Mr. Xu had already left." Zaohua came in and reported.
Ning Wei nodded, "I know, let's go down!"
When I first watched the performance, it was difficult to disturb Xu Guanjie.
After sitting in Xiangrui Garden for a while, Ning Wei remembered that Xu Guanjie was also in Fengle Building, so she asked Zaohua to invite Xu Guanjie up for a cup of tea.
Her cousin's family has been very kind to her and they are the people she will be grateful to throughout her life. Is there any reason not to say hello when she sees them?
In those days when she first came back, if her cousin hadn't taken them in and let them live in Baoping Lane.
With Zhao's methods, she and her brother don't know if they can survive to this day.
Even if he is alive, it will be very difficult, and he may even be forced out of the capital...
When Gu Lan heard Zaohua talking about Mr. Xu, her heart skipped a beat, and she wondered to herself, was the Mr. Xu they were talking about the same person as the Mr. Xu she knew?
Shi Jingxing said while grabbing the cards: "It's really surprising to see Mr. Xu today."
Shi Jingchen took the words and said, "It's really surprising. Ah Wei, isn't your cousin's family a military commander?"
Ning Wei nodded and looked up at Shi Jingchen, "My cousin's family is a military general. What? Military generals can't listen to music? The Marquis Mansion is also the home of a military general. Didn't you two come to listen to music too?"
Shi Jingxing was stunned, yes, the Hou Mansion was also a military commander, and they also came to listen to the music.
Shi Jingchen said: "Is that the same? My sister and I are from a girl's family..."
Ning Wei smiled and said: "Every girl can come and listen to the music, why can't the young master do it?
Girls will be criticized if they listen to music, okay?
If you don’t believe it, go to the elephant shed in the south of the city and have a look. It’s full of rough guys crowded into the small elephant shed. How many girls can you see?”
Shi Jingchen smiled and said: "That's not what I meant.
What I mean is that Mr. Xu looks unsmiling and cold.
I thought he preferred horse racing, shooting and other activities.
Anyway, I never expected that he would come to listen to the music."
Shi Jingxing thought about Xu Guanjie's appearance, nodded and said, "Master Xu is sitting alone in the corner, quietly watching the performance on the stage. It feels like everyone is drunk and I am alone, and I feel like I am alone in a busy city.
Helpless, very lonely."
Shi Jingchen nodded repeatedly, "That's how it feels. My sister is very attentive and can tell it at a glance."
After listening to the conversation between the three of them, Gu Lan was convinced that the Young Master Xu mentioned by the three was the one who saved her from the siege that day.
I just didn't expect that Mr. Xu was actually Miss Ning's cousin.
Shi Jingchen touched a card and continued: "It is said that after Mr. Xu went to the palace as an errand, he received several awards from the emperor in a short period of time.
It's the time when the spring breeze is triumphant, why would a person hide here to listen to music? Twenty thousand!"
Shi Jingchen was gossiping and playing cards.
"Eat!" Shi Jingxing said while dealing with the cards: "This is a smart person who is not arrogant when he is proud and is not discouraged when he is frustrated."
Hearing Xu Guanjie's good news, Ning Wei was very happy in her heart. The fact that her cousin could receive the emperor's award showed that her cousin was going well in the palace.
Ning Wei hopes that her cousin's family will be safe and well.
Gu Lan listened to the conversation between several people and felt slightly moved in her heart.
It turns out that Mr. Xu doesn’t like listening to music.
He comes here often these days. Is it really like Gu Yu and the others said that he came here for her?
Half a month ago, the weather suddenly turned cold, so she went to the market to buy cotton and planned to come back to make cotton clothes for everyone.
What a coincidence, I met Shen Er and others on the street.
When Shen Er, that dandy, saw her, he would naturally not let her go.
Just when she was thinking about having a fight with Shen Er, Mr. Xu, who was eating in a restaurant, fell from the sky, kicked Shen Er away, and rescued her.
Since she had a performance the next day, in order to thank Mr. Xu for coming to the rescue, she invited him to Fengle Tower to watch the play.
The next day he arrived as promised. After entering the lobby, he found a seat in a corner and sat there listening quietly.
After the show, she wanted to treat him to a meal as a token of her gratitude, but when she sent someone to look for him, he had already left.
In the following days, he often came to Fengle Building, and every time he came back, he would sit in the corner.
It was as if that position was exclusive to him.
The position was remote and no one could compete with him.
Gu Lan usually appears last, and when the show ends, by the time she comes out from the backstage, he has already left.
To this day, her wish to treat him to dinner has not yet come true.
Shi Jingxing played a card and said to Ning Wei: "Your cousin won the first place in Qiu Xiang, he is a capable person.
He has a steady temperament, is not arrogant, and works under the eyes of the emperor. It is difficult for him not to develop.
Let's just watch, Mr. Xu will definitely rise to the top."
Ning Wei smiled and said, "Thanks to your good advice, if my cousin achieves success, we will ask him to treat us to a feast."
Shi Jingchen said: "It's too cheap for Mr. Xu to have a big meal. We have to let him treat us to a big meal for three days."
Gu Lan smiled and said nothing, listening to them talking about things related to him.
