During the day, Zuihonglou was very deserted, with only a few guests in the huge hall.
Girls with heavy makeup chatted in groups and chuckled from time to time.
Seeing Chu Tianxiang come in, the madam suddenly smiled and walked closer to him in a few steps: "Mr. Chu, come here~~"
"Yes" he casually handed the madam a banknote, and Chu Tianxiang went straight upstairs to Zoey's room.
Opening the door gently, there was silence and no one inside.
His eyebrows were furrowed, then relaxed, and Chu Tianxiang's lips curved into an evil smile.
Every time she comes here, Zoey always waits in the room. This time, I will sit here and wait for her to come back! Chu Tianxiang thought to himself.
Sitting down at the table, he poured a cup of tea leisurely, drank it, and glanced around with his handsome eyes.
I have been here so many times, but I have never taken a closer look at her room!
The exquisite room has pink tones. In the corner is a bed, covered with pink gauze curtains, and next to it is a carved wardrobe.
There is a window opposite, and warm sunlight shines in through the window lattice, spreading light throughout the room.
There is a guqin by the window, and a few scattered books beside it.
Suddenly, his eyes touched the jade pendant next to the guqin, and Chu Tianxiang froze on the spot.
He gently put down the tea cup, walked over slowly, and picked up the all-too-familiar jade pendant. However, he felt a mixture of emotions in his heart, ranging from panic to joy.
It turns out that the person she is engaged to is Ruoyi!
At this moment, his heart was a little confused. He had always regarded Zoey as a confidant and never thought about anything else.
Suddenly, everything changed, Zoë became the person he was engaged to, the person he wanted to marry!
Ruoyi is a good girl, elegant and refined, gentle and virtuous. Even if he is asked to marry her now, he will not resist it. But his heart, after giving it to Muxue, can he still let go of her?
Suddenly, there was a sound, the door was pushed open, and Zoey, wearing an emerald green gauze skirt, walked in.
Chu Tianxiang, who was still wandering in his mind, suddenly woke up and turned his head hurriedly.
Seeing Chu Tianxiang, Ruoyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "Mr. Chu, why are you here~~"
Before she finished speaking, Zoey was stunned! Because she saw the jade pendant in Chu Tianxiang's hand, it was hers!
Following her line of sight, Chu Tianxiang lowered his head and suddenly felt relieved when he saw the jade pendant in his hand.
Slowly walked to Zoey, grabbed her cattails, and stared at her with his beautiful eyes, "The person you are looking for is me, right?"
"No!" She gently pulled out her hand and turned her head away, avoiding Chu Tianxiang's sight.
"You're lying!" Chu Tianxiang couldn't help shouting and put the jade pendant in front of her eyes. "Otherwise, how could you have this jade pendant?"
"That's not mine!" He lied cruelly, and Zoey's heart ached.
She didn't want to embarrass him. Their current status had already determined that they couldn't be together, so why bother telling him the truth!
She is content to keep her love for him in her heart, to be his confidant, and to be by his side occasionally!
"Whose is that?" Chu Tianxiang pressed forward step by step, looking at Zoey with disbelief.
"One of my sisters!"
"What about her?"
"Dead!" Zoey raised her head and blinked her eyes hard to prevent the tears from falling.
"Dead?" Chu Tianxiang repeated in a long tone, and then smiled evilly, "I will investigate whether you are telling the truth!"
Looking at Chu Tianxiang's hurried away figure, Zoey fell to the ground, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
*
After leaving Zuihonglou, Chu Tianxiang went straight to Murong Mansion.
Dead? He doesn’t believe it!
When Zoey said this, she never dared to look at him. She was obviously lying!
Thinking of Ruoyi's hurried change of topic that day and the dodge of her eyes today, Chu Tianxiang was 80% sure that the owner of the jade pendant was her!
After hurriedly arriving at Murong Mansion, Chu Tianxiang went straight to Xiling Pavilion.
"Cousin, what's so urgent?" Mu Xue, who had just stepped out of the room, looked up and saw Chu Tianxiang walking in a hurry.
"Is Jiaohe here?"
"Here." Mu Xue glanced at Chu Tianxiang in surprise, turned around and shouted into the room, "Xiaohu, go call Jiaohe!"
"Okay" responded lightly, Xiaohu stopped what he was doing, walked around Muxue and went out!
Ever since the prime minister was executed, Jiao He had nowhere to go. It was impossible to follow her sister to Zuihong Mansion, so she stayed in Murong Mansion.
After a while, Xiao Hu came back, followed by Jiao He, who was wearing a light blue gauze skirt, cute and cute.
"Mr. Chu, are you looking for me?" Jiao He looked at Chu Tianxiang with a puzzled expression, slapping Shui Ling's big eyes.
"Well, I want to ask you something!"
"Then you ask, as long as I know something, I will tell you!"
"Isn't Jiaohe your real name? What's your surname and where do you live?" Chu Tianxiang asked several questions in quick succession.
"My surname is Min, my name is Min Yuming, and I live in Yangcheng."
"Then who is your father~~" His jade-like black eyes stared closely at Jiao He, for fear of missing a word.
"Min Zhixuan, the former governor of Yangcheng"
"I knew she was lying, she was lying to me!" Chu Tianxiang staggered back two steps, muttering to himself, a trace of pain flashed across his handsome face.
Why did she lie? Was it because she was afraid that she would dislike her identity, or because she knew that her heart had already been given to someone else?
"Mr. Chu, are you okay?"
"It's okay." Chu Tianxiang waved his hands, put on his usual smile, and raised his eyes as bright as stars, "Is your sister's name Min Yuhan?"
"How do you know?" Jiao He looked surprised and opened her mouth wide enough to stuff an egg.
"How do I know?" Chu Tianxiang gave a wry smile and took out the jade pendant in his arms.
"Sister's jade pendant! Why is it here with you?"
Chu Tianxiang was speechless, stretched out his hand to gather the jade pendant around his waist, pulled it off, and put it together with another jade pendant.
The two jade pendants have the same shape, the same exquisiteness and clarity, shining with a faint luster. The dragons and phoenixes on them are lifelike and shine under the sunlight.
"This~~this~~, are you~~" The thing happened so suddenly, Jiaohe was a little incoherent.
"Yes, I am the person who is engaged to your sister, that is, the brother-in-law you call me!"
"What?" Muxue couldn't help but screamed. She couldn't really let herself say it, could she? When had she been so awesome, she would have forgotten it!
As if she had discovered a new world, Mu Xue ran over and pulled Chu Tianxiang's sleeve, "Cousin, is this true?"
"kindness"
"Great!" Muxue couldn't help cheering and clapped her hands.
Chu Tianxiang was stunned by her sudden movement and couldn't help but take two steps back and stared at her with wide eyes.
"Why are you hiding so far away?" Mu Xue stopped and looked at Chu Tianxiang in surprise.
"Why did you jump up suddenly?"
"I'm so happy! Stupid!" Mu Xue rolled her eyes at him and excitedly picked up Jiao He, "Let's go, let's go find Zoey!"
Looking at Muxue, and then looking down at herself, Jiaohe's face was full of embarrassment, "This~~"
"It's okay." Muxue gave her a "don't worry" look and patted her shoulder with his small hand, "I've been dressed like this before!"
"Ah?" Jiao He's jaw almost dropped to the ground in shock. Has she done this before?!
After walking a few steps, Mu Xue suddenly turned back and looked at Chu Tianxiang with her pretty face, "Cousin, do you have any money?"
"What?" Chu Tianxiang looked at Muxue in confusion.
"Help Ruoyi redeem her life! How stupid!" Mu Xue rolled her eyes at him, and Jinxiu's eyebrows suddenly knitted together. How come she hadn't noticed that he was so stupid before?!
Suddenly thinking of something, Mu Xue giggled and glanced at Chu Tianxiang with bright eyes: "It doesn't matter if you don't have it. I have it. Haha, I forgot about it. I am already a little rich woman, haha."
Before Chu Tianxiang could say anything, Mu Xue picked up Jiao He and started to leave.
"If she doesn't admit it, she lies to me!"
Muxue paused, then turned around in surprise, "Why?"
"I don't know either!" He lowered his eyes lonely, his tone a little sad.
"Then it's more time to ask!"
After saying this, Mu Xue pulled Jiao He out of Xiling Pavilion. Chu Tianxiang behind him was stunned for a moment, and then he picked up his steps and chased after her.