Ye Chengren had some entertainment and did not come back that night. There were only two people, Ye Yuanwei and Gu Xinian, so naturally there was no need to sit separately. Everyone sat down around the round table.
Ye Qinglan silently glanced at the handsome man sitting directly opposite, and rolled her eyes secretly. Then, she kept her head down, determined not to look at Gu Xinian.
Gu Xiyu lowered her head with her and ate in silence. Ye Qingning had no intention of talking.
Mrs. Zheng glanced at the three silent girls, a glint flashed in her eyes, but she said with a friendly smile: "What's wrong, tonight's dishes are not to your liking? Why are all of them silent?"
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Ye Qingning calmed down and responded with a smile: "The food is not bad, but I am really tired after sitting in such a long sedan chair, so I don't have the energy to speak."
Ye Qinglan immediately responded: "Yes, I am indeed very tired! We will have dinner later, so we have to leave first and go back to have a good rest."
Zheng nodded casually.
Seeing Mrs. Zheng nodding, Ye Qinglan secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. If she can't afford to offend him, she can always hide away! After eating, she will pat her butt and leave, never giving Gu Xinian a chance to speak. Huh! Let's see what he can do.
manage!
Gu Xinian, who was sitting opposite, clearly saw the cunning in Ye Qinglan's eyes and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his lips. Want to hide? There is no way!
Cui Wan also felt guilty and didn't dare to look at Gu Xinian at all. After eating, she excused Sister Qiao as she was sleepy and wanted to go to bed early and leave first. Ye Qinglan immediately winked at Ye Qingning.
Ye Qingning understood it and said with a smile: "Mother, we also want to go back to Huancui Pavilion to rest."
Mrs. Zheng took in all the subtle movements of the two people and said with a calm smile: "That's fine, you just go back and rest first. If you have anything else, we'll talk about it tomorrow."
Ye Qingning breathed a sigh of relief and said goodbye to Gu Xinian. Gu Xinian was holding a wine glass in his hand, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and his expression was relaxed and calm: "If cousin Ning is tired, go back and rest with Yu'er first!"
...Why did you specifically omit Ye Qinglan’s name?
Ye Qingning glanced at Ye Qinglan subconsciously. Ye Qinglan immediately knew that her old habit of loving food had happened again, and immediately expressed her position: "It's been a tiring day. I also want to go back and rest early. My cousin and cousin Gu haven't finished their drinking yet.
You might as well drink slowly."
Gu Xinian twitched the corners of his lips and was noncommittal. After watching the three girls disappear from his sight, he slowly withdrew his gaze. He and Ye Yuanwei continued drinking and talking and laughing.
After leaving Luomeiyuan, the three girls breathed a sigh of relief in unison. Ye Qingning wiped his forehead with his sleeve and said with a lingering fear: "Finally, I passed the test safely." This day was spent in fear and there was no moment of peace of mind. First of all,
I was worried that someone would find out when Gu Xiyu and Shen Changan met. Later, I was frightened by Gu Xinian, who was accused of questioning. Now I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Gu Xiyu said nothing, but wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeves.
Ye Qinglan was the most relaxed and comfortable one, and said with a smile: "Okay, everything is over, no need to be so nervous. Let's go back now, take a good bath and sleep. Everything will be fine when we get up tomorrow morning.
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Her attitude naturally infected Ye Qingning and Gu Xiyu. The two of them were finally not so nervous.
After walking a few steps, Ye Qingning couldn't help but ask: "Ten sisters, what did my cousin say to you in the afternoon? Does he... know everything?"
Ye Qinglan hummed: "He already knows."
Ye Qingning's heart sank, and she glanced at Gu Xiyu reflexively. Gu Xiyu lowered her eyelids, and the moonlight obscured her expression, making it difficult to see what was going on in her heart.
Ye Qinglan's voice rang out: "Cousin Gu was indeed a little angry, but after cousin Xiyu explained a few words, he was no longer so angry."
She said it in an understatement. Ye Qingning was dubious: "Really? Is my cousin really not angry anymore?"
Of course, this is impossible. Ye Qinglan said nonsense without changing her expression: "Well, he said he is not angry anymore. You can rest assured." Anyway, Ye Qingning didn't have the guts to go to Gu Xinian for confirmation.
Gu Xiyu glanced at Ye Qinglan silently, but did not expose Ye Qinglan's lies.
Ye Qingning finally stopped asking questions.
After returning to Huancui Pavilion, Ye Qingning went back to the house to wash up and rest. Gu Xiyu and Ye Qinglan each took a bath and sat on the bedside chatting casually.
"Brother must be angry with me." Gu Xiyu whispered. There was no handkerchief in her hand, so she grasped the hem of her clothes and twisted them unconsciously.
Ye Qinglan smiled and reassured: "I am definitely a little angry, but he always loves you and will not be angry for too long. I guess after half a month, his anger will be almost gone. After he goes back,
If you act coquettishly with him again, he will calm down."
Gu Xiyu nodded seriously, hesitated for a moment, and then asked: "But, will he secretly use some means to prevent Shen Changan from returning to the capital?"
Judging from Gu Xinian's temperament, the probability of this happening is as high as 99%. Ye Qinglan's eyes flashed slightly, but she smiled and said: "No. Cousin Gu does things aboveboard, how could he do this?
This is the behavior of a villain."
Gu Xiyu had almost 100% trust in Ye Qinglan's words. After hearing what she said, she put this worry behind her.
Ye Qinglan looked at Gu Xiyu and suddenly asked: "Cousin Xiyu, if Shen Changan really comes back a year later and wants to marry you, but Cousin Gu just doesn't agree, what will you do?"
Gu Xiyu was startled. This question was a bit complicated for her. She couldn't understand it at the moment: "I don't know."
A typical Gu Xiyu-style answer.
Ye Qinglan laughed dumbly. Seeing Gu Xiyu's tired face, she couldn't bear to ask any more questions. She said gently: "We will discuss the future matters later. You are also very tired today, so go to bed first!"
Gu Xiyu obediently agreed, yawned delicately, and fell asleep on her side.
Ye Qinglan was actually very tired. However, she took a shower a little later than Gu Xiyu, and her hair had not yet dried. It was obviously not possible to just sleep like this, so she had to open the window and sit by the window. The cool breeze was blowing in front of her, and her hair should be done quickly.
It will work.
Ye Qinglan thought vaguely and closed her eyes unconsciously.
It seemed that only a moment had passed, and it seemed that a long time had passed, when she was suddenly awakened by a sound. It was the sound of a person's footsteps. It was obviously night, but he did not deliberately take his steps lightly, and his steps were neither fast nor slow.
It’s Gu Xinian’s footsteps!
Ye Qinglan suddenly woke up. She didn't have time to think about why she was so familiar and sensitive to Gu Xinian's footsteps. She reflexively stood up from the chair and walked to the door.
The footsteps outside the door happened to stop, and the slightly drunken eyes were brighter and more compelling than before, as if they had seen through the thick door panels and saw the girl standing barefoot behind the door: "Ye Qinglan, open the door.
I have something to ask you."
The low and sweet man's voice passed through the wooden board in the thick night and reached his ears, adding an extra charm that he didn't usually have. Ye Qinglan's heart couldn't help but beat wildly, and her cheeks felt inexplicably warm.
It's quite calm: "It's so late, if you have anything to say, let's wait until tomorrow!"
No need to think about it, Gu Xinian must have deliberately pretended to be drunk and stayed there, and then quietly came to Huancui Pavilion avoiding the eyes and ears of the servants. The little maid guarding the door only thought that he was here to see Gu Xiyu, so naturally she did not dare
Stopped her. After she and Gu Xiyu slept in the same room, they had not let the maid stay on duty for the convenience of talking. Therefore, Gu Xinian came over without any hindrance.
"I want to see you now." Gu Xinian repeated a little impatiently.
Although he knew that his purpose of coming was to care for Xiyu, in this moment and in such an environment, his words were really ambiguous. Ye Qinglan was secretly glad that there was a door panel between the two of them, otherwise, if Gu Xinian saw her blushing,
It would be weird not to make fun of her.
Although he was pretending to be drunk, Gu Xinian did drink a lot of wine. At this time, he was so drunk that he was far less calm and controlled than usual. Seeing that Ye Qinglan didn't open the door for a long time, Gu Xinian frowned and said displeasedly: "No more
Open the door, I just push the door open and come in."
Ye Qinglan was also a little annoyed, and her voice came out calmly: "In the middle of the night, there are differences between men and women, under the melons and plums, doesn't Cousin Gu think such an action is too abrupt?" Even if this is the room where Gu Xiyu temporarily lives, Gu Xinian
You shouldn't just open the door and come in so casually! What's more, she is also there!
"I don't see that you still know what it means to be polite." Gu Xi young snorted, and the sarcasm in his words was faintly revealed: "Why didn't you think of it when you confronted me in Dingguo's mansion?
In the middle of the night? When you helped Ye Qingning come to see me, why didn't you think of the difference between men and women? When you helped Yu'er meet Shen Chang'an, why didn't you think of melon fields and plum blossoms? "
…
After drinking so much wine, you still have such a sharp tongue. It's really too much!
Ye Qinglan was choked for a rare moment, but still didn't open the door.
Gu Xinian stared at the closed door, not knowing where the anger in his heart came from: "Ye Qinglan, if you don't open the door, I will really kick the door down..."
"Cousin Xiyu has already fallen asleep. Are you going to wake her up and show her your most beloved brother being drunk and misbehaving?" Ye Qinglan calmed down and mocked without thinking.
Ever since they met, Gu Xinian always pretended to call her Cousin Lan. Although she felt it was hypocritical, she was used to it. Now when she suddenly heard him calling her by her first name, the feeling was really weird.
It's like... a corner of the thick mask and disguise has been quietly torn off. There is a kind of confusing ambiguity and unsettling intimacy that makes people nervous.
Gu Xinian said nothing and directly reached out and pushed the door open.
There was always a maid on duty when Gu Xiyu slept, and the door was never bolted, only ajar. After coming to Changyuan Uncle's Mansion, this habit continued. Therefore, Gu Xinian opened the door without any effort.
door.
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