Qi Zhiyuan stayed outside, listening quietly, and found that the young master was not asleep when he came near.
It was fine before, but now that the young master has to go to the Yamen for duty, what can he do if he doesn't have a good night's rest?
He hesitated whether to go in and ask, when the door suddenly opened.
Zhou Mu said to Qi Zhiyuan: "Go get the sword."
Qi Zhiyuan knew that the young master wanted to practice swordsmanship at this time.
He didn't dare to object and quickly took out his sword.
After that, Zhou Mu practiced sword practice to vent his emotions and physical strength, until half an hour later, Qi Zhiyuan kindly reminded: "Young master, you have been practicing for an hour, and then you go to bed after taking a bath?"
Zhou Mu was sweating all over after practicing his sword practice. After taking a bath, he changed into fresh clothes before going back to the house and lying down.
But he still couldn't sleep. Whenever he closed his eyes, Grandma Yin's question would be heard.
In the end, he followed his heart and called Qi Zhiyuan to him and said, "Ask grandma the time and place for Miss Gu's visit tomorrow, and then you can accompany me."
Qi Zhiyuan nodded blankly and helped Zhou Mu close the door.
This time Zhou Mu fell back on the bed, and because he no longer struggled, he could finally sleep peacefully.
At the moment before going to sleep, he finally realized the meaning of "there is nothing in the world, only mediocre people bother themselves", and he was just a normal ordinary person.
Qi Zhiyuan asked Grandma Yin early the next morning where she would meet Gu Xiyan today, and Grandma Yin said it was by the river in the west of the city.
"Why are you asking about this?" asked Grandma Yin.
Qi Zhiyuan did not dare to tell the truth, after all, the young master did not tell her to let her know that the young master would also go to watch Miss Gu watch each other.
Gu Xiyan is a person of her word. She was afraid that she would be late, so she went out early.
As soon as she left the Marquis Mansion, she saw Nanny Yin standing beside the carriage. She had been waiting for a while looking at this posture.
"Girl, please." As soon as Nanny Yin saw Gu Xiyan, her face was immediately filled with smiles.
Gu Xiyan subconsciously looked at Zhou Mansion and asked, "Where is the young master?"
"Young Master is on an errand today, so I specially ordered this old slave to accompany the girl to see you." Nanny Yin said, helping Gu Xiyan get into the carriage.
Gu Xiyan only felt that everyone was too kind to her.
Obviously, the elders in the family should accompany Zhou Mu when she was going to see her, but in the end it was Grandma Yin who had taken care of Zhou Mu when she was growing up.
Shouldn't she be too repelled to see each other? Otherwise, if her marriage is not settled, Zhou Mu may have to be distracted and worry about her marriage.
Although she has no expectations for getting married, if she gets married well, she can leave the Hou Mansion and have a home of her own.
After all, she had tried, but it was impossible for her to leave the Hou Mansion. Instead of letting Mr. Gu control her marriage, she might as well choose a better husband.
At this moment, she decided to take a good look at each other and not be as careless as before.
When they reached the west bank of the city, the carriage stopped, and a clear man's voice sounded outside: "Jiang Zhou, I'm waiting for you, Miss Gu."
Nanny Yin lifted the curtain and got out of the carriage first, then helped Gu Xiyan get out of the carriage.
Jiang Zhou saw Gu Xiyan's appearance clearly, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.
He had heard of Miss Gu's name, but he didn't know that this was the first time he had seen Miss Gu's appearance.
Gu Xiyan was wearing a crescent white dress today, with a simple style and embroidered leaf-patterned cloud shoulders. She looked simple and dignified. She had simple makeup and a girlish bun. Her facial features were bright and eye-catching.
Jiang Fan is Jiang Zhou's younger sister. The moment he saw Gu Xiyan, he whispered to Jiang's mother: "Mom, Miss Gu is so beautiful."
Jiang's mother came from a small family, but Jiang Zhou was a man of success and was ranked fourth in the martial arts test the year before last.
She looked Gu Xiyan up and down and felt that this girl was too beautiful. She was afraid that a small family like theirs could not protect such beauty.
After Gu Xiyan and Jiang Zhou saluted, they saluted Jiang's mother again.
Mother Jiang helped her up and said with a kind face, "Miss Gu, there is no need to be polite."
She took a closer look at Gu Xiyan, and the more she looked at her, the more she liked her.
The ladies raised by the Zhongding family are just different. Not to mention their appearance, they have such a bearing that no one can fault them at all. If a son can marry such a good wife, it will be a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes.
"Ah Zhou, please accompany Miss Gu for a walk by the river." Mother Jiang reminded her when she saw Jiang Zhou standing beside him like a piece of wood.
Jiang Zhou did not dare to look directly at Gu Xiyan, and said with a blushing face: "Girl, please."
Seeing Jiang Zhou's blushing face, Gu Xiyan lowered her eyes and suppressed her smile.
I just met Jiang's mother, and she felt very friendly. Jiang Zhou also looked very simple, and his bewildered look showed that he was an honest person.
Although Jiang Zhou's facial features are not as outstanding as those of Dong Yong and others, in her opinion, Jiang Zhou's appearance suits her.
"I heard that Mr. Jiang ranked fourth in the martial arts test the year before last, so Mr. Jiang must have good martial arts skills." Seeing that Jiang Zhou was silent, Gu Xiyan took the initiative to find a topic.
Jiang Zhou mentioned the competition that year and started chatting: "There were many experts who participated in the competition that year. It was a fluke that I got fourth place."
"To be able to win fourth place in a competition among many masters shows that Mr. Jiang is highly skilled in martial arts!" Gu Xiyan looked back at the direction of the Jiang family and her daughter, and sighed: "Your mother must always dote on you brothers and sisters."
Jiang's mother looked at her, an outsider, with such warmth in her eyes. She must have loved him so much for such an outstanding son.
She never envied powerful people, she only envied those who were loved by their mothers.
"How did the girl see that? My sister often said that if a mother dotes on us siblings like this, she will become a prodigal child." Jiang Zhou gradually became less nervous and smiled brightly.
His skin is wheat-colored, and when he smiles, he reveals his neat teeth, which are dazzlingly white.
Gu Xiyan smiled: "I can see it from the way my aunt looks at you. People's eyes are the worst at deceiving others."
Jiang Zhou thought this was reasonable and looked at Gu Xiyan twice: "Miss Gu is different from what I imagined."
He knew that Gu Xiyan was the eldest daughter of Wanqing Hou Mansion. Although she had just been divorced by His Highness King Qin, she was a lady from a famous family. He was afraid that Miss Gu would look down on him.
But when he saw Gu Xiyan with his own eyes, he realized that Gu Xiyan was not the kind of woman he imagined.
The two of them were walking by the river, chatting and walking, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Zhou Mu saw this scene from a distance and asked Qi Zhiyuan: "What is Jiang Zhou's character like?"
"I don't know." Qi Zhiyuan couldn't answer.
Because this time it was Grandma Yin who was looking for someone to meet, the young master only took one look at her, and thought he looked good, so he agreed.
He didn't even have time to take a closer look at what Jiang Zhou looked like, so how could he know what Jiang Zhou's character was like?
Another quarter of an hour later, Zhou Mu saw the two people still chatting and laughing by the river, getting closer and closer. His eyes were dark: "Don't you just want to leave after reading it? Do you need to talk for so long?"
Especially since the two of them were so close, it looked like they were about to kiss at first glance.
Qi Zhiyuan took a long time to hold back a sentence: "Perhaps it's because Miss Gu and Master Jiang are in agreement, so they talked for a longer time?"
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Brother Mu was filled with endless resentment: Xi Yan’s little hands are mine, her little mouth is mine, and her body is mine too. All wild men will die!
Sister Xiyan smiled: Today is another wonderful day to marry a wild man.
