Ye Qinglan was sitting with her back to the door, closest to the door. She was about to get up and open the door. However, Ye Yuanzhou got up and opened the door.
Then, the door opened, and what appeared in front of him was an unexpected face.
Ye Yuanzhou looked at the visitor in astonishment: "Cousin Gu, why is it you?"
Ye Qinglan took a sip of tea in her mouth, choked immediately, and spit it out with a pop, not to mention how embarrassed she was.
Gu Xinian's leisurely and smiling voice sounded behind him: "I heard that this teahouse is very famous for its refreshments, so I came here to try it today. Unexpectedly, as soon as I went upstairs, I saw several servants from your mansion guarding me.
Outside the door. I thought it was Yuan Wei here, specially coming to say hello, but I didn’t expect it was you guys."
...It’s such a coincidence! It’s rare to leave the house and meet Gu Xinian in a teahouse!
Ye Yuanzhou secretly muttered in his heart, and out of politeness, casually invited: "It's better to meet by chance than to invite me. How about asking cousin Gu to come in and have a cup of tea with me?"
Gu Xinian happily agreed: "That's fine, it just so happens that there are more people and it's more lively."
Ye Yuanzhou: "..."
Unable to hide, Ye Qinglan had no choice but to turn around and say hello with a fake smile: "Cousin Gu, what a coincidence, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Gu Xinian smiled slowly, gentle and graceful: "I didn't expect cousin Lan to be here, it's really a coincidence." Then he asked with concern: "You choked on the tea just now! Why are you not careful when drinking tea?"
Ye Qinglan: "..."
Ye Qingfu and Xue Yushu were not familiar with him, so they couldn't get in the conversation for a moment. Ye Yuanzhou smoothed things over with a smile as if nothing had happened: "Cousin Gu, please sit over here. I'll tell the waiter to bring another pot of tea."
Gu Xinian smiled politely and said: "Thank you, cousin Ye, for your kindness. Let me be your host later. How about I treat you to lunch and then go back home? There happens to be a very famous restaurant on this street.
The fish is very authentic and delicious.”
Ye Yuanzhou was stunned and said hurriedly: "There's no need to have lunch. Before we went out, we specifically told our father to go back for lunch. If we don't go back, I'm afraid my father and mother will be anxious..."
"It doesn't matter, just ask someone to go back and send a letter." Gu Xi took over the right to speak easily as a young man: "It's a rare chance encounter. If you invite me to tea, you have to allow me to reciprocate!"
In terms of eloquence, demeanor and aura, Ye Yuanzhou was far behind Gu Xinian. When it came to this matter, he had no choice but to agree and ordered the servants around him to go back to the house to report the news.
Gu Xinian had a rather anti-customer attitude. After sitting down, he started chatting casually with Ye Yuanzhou and Xue Yushu. They did not involve the court, but only talked about topics such as the Four Books and Five Classics, and quoted scriptures casually. He looked like a noble man who had read poetry and books.
.
Ye Yuanzhou excelled in his studies, and he and Gu Xinian soon started chatting together. Although Xue Yushu found these topics boring, he could not embarrass him in front of his two cousins, especially Ye Qinglan, so he had the courage to join the conversation.
Gu Xinian sat opposite Ye Qinglan, but did not look at her.
Logically speaking, Ye Qinglan should feel relaxed. But for some reason, her heart was kept high. She always felt that Gu Xinian like this was more terrifying than having a gloomy face.
…
The waiter served another pot of hot tea. Gu Xinian picked up the tea cup and took an elegant sip. The elegance revealed in his gestures made Xue Yushu, who was also a man, ashamed and embarrassed to drink tea. He quietly said to Ye Yuanzhou
Wink. Cousin, what should we do next?
Ye Yuanzhou looked back calmly. It was just a meal, there was nothing to be nervous about.
Xue Yushu had no choice but to look away in grievance. He didn't know why he felt nervous. Gu Xinian was obviously very personable and polite, with a slight smile on his face. But he felt suppressed.
The feeling of being out of breath...well, this must be his imagination! He has only met this fourth master Gu twice, and he can be sure that he has never offended him. He should not cause trouble for himself.
right.
In fact, Ye Yuanzhou also had similar feelings.
This kind of invisible coercion is more uncomfortable than verbal suppression. It is obvious that the other party has been smiling and whispering. There is nothing wrong with it. But it makes people feel breathless and nervous. Probably as an official
I have been doing this for a long time, so I must have this kind of official etiquette! Ye Yuanzhou comforted himself in his heart, and waved away the pale and pale feelings in his heart.
Ye Qingfu was careless, but she didn't feel anything strange. The men were chatting together, so she had no choice but to talk to Ye Qinglan in a low voice. Ye Qinglan answered a few words absentmindedly.
After drinking tea "happily", Gu Xinian led the four of them down to the teahouse without competing with Ye Yuanzhou to pay the bill.
The group of people was really eye-catching, especially Gu Xinian, who was dressed in a plain white brocade robe with unparalleled grace. He was even more dazzling than the two girls wearing curtain hats. I don't know how much attention they attracted.
After walking out of the teahouse, the situation became even more obvious. Passers-by kept looking over. Ye Yuanzhou and others seemed a little uncomfortable, but Gu Xinian seemed to be used to such gazes and remained calm and composed. Looking at a group of young boys and girls
They are all dim and dull.
Ye Qingfu deliberately walked a little slower, and whispered to Ye Qinglan: "Third sister, aren't you very familiar with Gu's cousin? You should be very familiar with Gu's cousin too!"
Ye Qinglan shook her head against her will: "Every time I go to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, I am always with cousin Xiyu. I rarely see cousin Gu. We rarely talk to each other when we meet. In fact, we don't know each other at all."
Ye Qingfu didn't become suspicious, she just looked at Gu Xinian like a toad looking at a swan, and then sighed softly: "No wonder they say he is the most beautiful man in the capital. What kind of man does this look like?
Which woman is worthy of him? It seems that he must marry the princess in the palace."
...Ye Qinglan coughed and changed the subject: "Second sister, can you lend me the boxes of powder you just bought when you get back?"
Ye Qingfu decisively refused: "That's not possible. This was given to me by my cousin. I can't bear to use it myself. Just don't even think about it."
Anyway, as long as you don't talk about Gu Xinian, it doesn't matter what topic you talk about.
After walking for a short distance, we stopped in front of a restaurant. This restaurant was very grand and had three floors. The shopkeeper obviously knew Gu Xinian, so he came up to him in person and greeted him warmly: "Mr. Gu, you have some bad days."
Not coming."
Gu Xinian smiled lightly and said, "Is there a private room by the window on the third floor?"
The shopkeeper kept saying, "Yes, yes, of course." The clever waiter on the side had already come over with a smile and led the group of people upstairs.
The wooden stairs are pleasantly polished, and the handrails are carved with exquisite patterns. Although there are many guests coming and going, there are not many noisy ones. They are either brightly dressed aristocratic sons, gentle scholars, and even calm-bearing men.
, they looked like officials in casual clothes.
Obviously, this restaurant is definitely a high-end restaurant, a very high-end one.
The private rooms on the second floor are already very exquisite, but the private rooms on the third floor are even more luxurious. There are only a few private rooms on the huge first floor, and they are very spacious inside. In addition to fine pear wood tables and chairs, there are also
Many exquisite ornaments.
Ye Yuanzhou has seen a bit of the world, but this is his first time visiting such a luxurious restaurant.
Gu Xinian said with a smile: "This restaurant is very famous, and the private rooms need to be reserved. The private rooms on the third floor cannot be reserved. They only accept regular customers." He said it very implicitly, but,
The implication is obvious. These so-called regular customers must be people with status and status.
In front of Gu Xinian, who was talking and laughing freely, Ye Yuanzhou and Xue Yushu had little room for parry. Especially Xue Yushu, who could hardly get a word in. At this time, he finally got the opportunity and asked: "Then the guy just retreated without asking anything."
You should at least tell us the names of some dishes so we can order them!"
Gu Xinian smiled and said: "There is no need to order in the private room on the third floor. The kitchen will carefully prepare the best dishes here and serve them."
"It must be very expensive here!" Xue Yushu couldn't help blurting out.
Gu Xinian smiled faintly: "The food is good and the environment is good, so it is naturally more expensive." But he did not say how expensive it was. Then he looked at Ye Qinglan: "Cousin Lan, come and sit here by the window. Enjoy the scenery on the street.
The view is just right.”
...Narrow-minded! Careful! Even now, you still haven’t calmed down!
Ye Qinglan muttered secretly in her heart, put aside her guilty conscience, responded gracefully, and sat down. Then she stuck her head out slightly and admired the scenery on the street.
Well, you can indeed see far from the top! This place is much better than the tea house just now. You can almost take in the entire street wherever you look.
Seeing Ye Qinglan's leisurely look, Gu Xinian's anger, which had mostly subsided, suddenly came back.
What a heartless girl! He was so angry that she was half-dead, but she didn't even show any signs of guilt. She knew that Ye Yuanzhou was a dangerous person, and that Xue Yushu was her fiancé in her previous life, but she actually followed the two of them.
Go out to visit bookstores and teahouses...
Gu Xinian took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and continued to smile gracefully: "Cousin Ye, please stop standing and come over and sit down! This restaurant has its own wine, which tastes great.
, I’ll try it later.”
Ye Yuanzhou had suffered so much that he was still willing to drink with him. He immediately smiled and said: "I have to go back to the Imperial College tomorrow. It's better not to drink today. Otherwise, if I smell of alcohol all over my body, I'm afraid I will be scolded by the Master."
Gu Xinian raised his eyebrows: "In that case, we won't force cousin Ye. Cousin Xue should be able to have a few drinks!"
Xue Yushu didn't know how cunning and insidious the man opposite was, so he nodded readily.
Ye Qinglan couldn't bear to look at Xue Yushu. Cousin Xue, cousin Xue, you will definitely be miserable later...
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