After four years of separation, neither of them thought that they would see each other again at this moment.
"When did you come to the capital?" Zhou Mu asked.
Rong Song was secretly looking at Zhou Mu's clothes.
In his memory, Mr. Zhou always wore white clothes and emerged from the world like a banished immortal. But the young man in front of him was wearing a third-grade crimson official robe with peacock patterns embroidered on it, indicating that he was a civil servant.
It is incredible that such a person who was like an immortal could rise to the rank of third-rank official in the dynasty in just four years.
Rong Song was still in shock. It wasn't until Zhou Mu asked him this question again that he replied ambiguously: "There is no place for me in Suzhou, so I came to the capital to make a living. I don't want to meet Mr.... Sir. How dare you?"
May I ask which yamen you are on duty at?"
"Hubu." As Zhou Mu spoke, his eyes were fixed on the carriage behind him.
If his intuition was correct, someone in the carriage was spying on him.
Rong Song followed Zhou Mu's line of sight and remembered that there were two girls dressed as men sitting in the carriage. He felt that it was not appropriate to stay here for a long time: "I'll come to visit you again another day, please!"
"Who is on the carriage?" Zhou Mu asked without warning.
"It's...a girl I know." Rong Song's answer was not so neat.
He almost said they were two young masters, but if Zhou Mu stepped forward to investigate and found that they were two girls disguised as men, how would he explain it?
It's better to just say it's a girl, so Zhou Mu can't get on the carriage to see what's going on.
"Really?" Zhou Mu walked towards the carriage as he spoke.
Su Mei on the carriage finally understood why Gu Xiyan was so nervous. Isn't this Mr. Zhou the person Xiyan mentioned in the previous review?
Moreover, Mr. Zhou has not given up on finding the mastermind of the charcoal incident, and it happens that the mastermind is none other than Gu Xiyan in front of her.
The two of them are currently pretending to be men, if Zhou Mu finds out...
Thinking about that scene, her heartbeat was erratic.
At this time, Zhou Mu had already walked to the carriage. He raised his lips and asked, "I wonder which girl is in the carriage?"
Gu Xiyan felt guilty as a thief at this moment, her heart was beating fast, and she lightly kicked Su Mei to ask her to answer.
Su Mei glared at her, and then answered: "Who are you? This young master, men and women are not intimate, why should I tell you my name?"
Gu Xiyan didn't expect her to be so bold. She was so frightened that she almost rushed forward, trying to cover Su Mei's big mouth.
Zhou Mu heard a woman's voice coming from inside. Although he was still confused, he couldn't ask further questions.
He was about to turn around and leave when he smelled a strong incense coming from the carriage. The smell was unpleasant and gave him a headache.
After Zhou Mu entered the Zhou Mansion, Gu Xiyan's anxious heart was relieved.
In fact, she didn't do anything wrong, but she felt guilty every time she met Zhou Mu.
After the Zhou Mansion's carriage entered the Zhou residence, the carriage Gu Xiyan was riding in had to pass.
Rong Song successfully sent Gu Xiyan and Su Mei back to the house on No. 14, and then hurried to the Yamen to complete the procedures for updating the file.
Gu Xiyan and Su Mei were both hungry, and they didn't even change their clothes.
They went to the kitchen and found nothing there.
"How about we go out to eat? I haven't changed out of these clothes anyway. When Rong Song comes back, we can have a meal together at Jixiang House as a celebration."
Gu Xiyan felt that Jixiang Building was crowded with people, but Jixiang Building had its own people. If there was an unexpected incident, Wu Tong could provide cover.
After hesitating for a moment, she decided to indulge this time.
Rong Song came back from doing errands and was very hungry. When he learned that he could go to Jixianglou for a meal, he became interested.
In the end, Rong Song drove the carriage, while Gu Xiyan and Su Mei sat in the carriage. Qiushi was afraid that her secret would be exposed, so she insisted on staying in the house.
Gu Xiyan didn't force it. She would finish her lunch as soon as possible and bring some food back to Qiushi.
Gu Xiyan and his party went to Jixiang Tower. This time, even Wu Tong didn't recognize Gu Xiyan. This shows how successful Gu Xiyan's appearance was.
Unfortunately, the private room was already full at this time. Not only that, but the dining table on the second floor was also full of guests.
"Is the business at Jixiang House so good?" Su Mei didn't expect that there would be no place when she came so excitedly, and she was a little disappointed.
Mainly because she ran to the southern suburbs early in the morning and was already very hungry. She was a little resentful that the trip was in vain.
At this moment, Xu Yanqing's voice suddenly sounded from the front: "Master Rong?"
Gu Xiyan's head went numb when she heard Xu Yanqing's voice. What a coincidence. Why did she bump into an acquaintance again?
I'm afraid she didn't read the almanac when she went out today!
Su Mei didn't see Gu Xiyan wink at her. She looked over curiously. The moment she saw Xu Yanqing, her eyes lit up, secretly thinking that this young man was really handsome.
Originally he wanted to make friends with Xu Yanqing, but after seeing Su Mei's expression, his face dropped.
Xu Yanqing was the person in charge when Rong Song went to the Yamen to complete the registration procedures. In addition, Rong Song's appearance was too eye-catching and his temperament was good, so Xu Yanqing remembered this person.
Unexpectedly, by such a coincidence, I met Rong Song again at Jixiang Tower.
Rong Song didn't want to pay attention to Xu Yanqing, but Xu Yanqing took the initiative to invite them: "Business at Jixiang Restaurant is booming, and there is no room available at the moment. I have reserved a private room there. If Mr. Rong doesn't mind, you can share a table with me."
Gu Xiyan made a quick decision and whispered to Rong Song, "Pretend that you don't know us."
Rong Song was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to realize that Gu Xiyan knew Xu Yanqing.
Gu Xiyan pretended not to know him, was she afraid that Xu Yanqing would find out her identity?
While he was thinking about it, Xu Yanqing had already walked over.
Gu Xiyan pulled Su Mei's sleeve and motioned for her to follow her.
Xu Yanqing saw Gu Xiyan was about to leave and asked Rong Song, "Master Rong, aren't these two with you?"
He just felt that the back of the young man in front looked a bit familiar, maybe he had seen it before somewhere.
Isn’t it true that Rong Song’s heart and soul are together?
His face remained calm: "I first came to the capital, so I didn't make any friends and didn't know them."
"Is it?"
Xu Yanqing looked at the back of the young master in front of him. Seeing that he was about to go down to the second floor, he chased after him by accident: "Young master in front of you, do I know you?"
Gu Xiyan thought she had gotten rid of Xu Yanqing, but the footsteps chasing after her made her nervous.
She felt that it was dangerous to walk with Su Mei. Although Su Mei was dressed as a man, she was too petite and could easily be identified as a woman.
Together with Su Mei, her identity is easier to reveal.
She whispered to Su Mei: "Let's go separately and meet at Chen Kee Noodle House later."
Su Mei understood, turned around and walked in the opposite direction to Gu Xiyan.
Xu Yanqing was a little surprised when he saw the two young masters in front of him suddenly walking in two different directions.
He initially thought that Rong Song and the two young masters were acquaintances, but the result was the opposite.
Later he thought that these two thin young men were together, but in the end he didn't know each other?
