Zuo Xingzhi felt that he and Tang Miaoxin could no longer talk, so he strode away.
He didn't come back this time. Tang Miaoxin smiled faintly and picked up the book very calmly.
She opened the page and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Why are you throwing away the book? If you have the ability, you will never do it in your life."
Shuxiu has seen so many operations like this in the past few days that his whole body has become numb.
Qi Jianlan witnessed the whole process not far away, her face was very ugly.
Because from her perspective, the way Zuo Xingzhi talked in front of Tang Miaoxin just now was too intimate.
She has known Zuo Xingzhi for many years and knows that he is actually a gentleman.
He knows how to avoid suspicion and will not easily get too close to a woman.
But what he did with Tang Miaoxin just now was more than just getting closer!
Zuo Xingzhi didn't even have such an expression in front of her.
Although she always took the relationship between men and women very lightly, today's scene still hurt her.
She felt extremely uncomfortable and her hands clenched into fists unconsciously.
Qiu Si whispered: "Princess, Mr. Zuo has a deep affection for you. He went to Tang Miaoxin just to help the princess."
Qi Jianlan said coldly: "Even if he wants to help me, he doesn't need to get so close to Tang Miaoxin."
If Zuo Xingzhi met another woman, Qi Jianlan would not take it to heart at all.
But if that woman turns into Tang Miaoxin, Qi Jianlan will be very uneasy.
Regardless of whether Qi Jianlan wants to admit it or not, she has to admit that Tang Miaoxin is indeed better-looking than her.
Qitang Miaoxin's temperament is completely different from that of ordinary ladies. She is cute and unconventional in her behavior.
With such a wonderful heart, Qi Jianlan, a woman, found her interesting and unconsciously wanted to get close to her.
Not to mention men.
At this moment, Qi Jianlan felt jealousy in her heart for the first time.
It's just that she always knew how to control her emotions. After saying that sentence, she said nothing more and turned back to the imperial study.
Zuo Xingzhi was so frightened by Tang Miaoxin's bold words that he left the palace directly.
When he left the palace, he unconsciously thought of the painting that Tang Miaoxin showed him.
He obviously just glanced at it, but the contents of the painting were imprinted in his mind and he couldn't get rid of it.
He unconsciously pondered in his heart that although Qi Jianlan was still close to him, the two of them had the most intimate relationship in the world.
But there was always an invisible barrier between him and her, and she was a little distant from him, always using him more than feeling affectionately.
He usually doesn't get close to women and doesn't quite understand what women are thinking.
At this moment, he unconsciously had some self-doubt in his heart:
Could it be that his performance at night was really poor and could not satisfy Qi Jianlan, so she never took him into her heart?
After this idea popped into his mind, he immediately denied it. Qi Jianlan has never been that kind of superficial woman.
But if you think about it in this direction, she is not a superficial woman. Her interest in that matter is mediocre, and she is aloof from him.
Doesn't it mean that she doesn't like him at all, and her friendship with him is just a fancy for him and the Zuo family behind him.
When Zuo Xingzhi thought of this, he unconsciously felt a little frustrated and a little unwilling.
He has given everything to her, but she has always had reservations about him and is still a little defensive about him.
Zuo Xingzhi used to think that he was special in front of Qi Jianlan, and as long as he persisted, they would be able to be together.
But at this moment, he suddenly wasn't so sure.
He recalled what Tang Miaoxin told him, that Qi Jianlan fell in love with Ning Guzhou at first sight.
Qi Jianlan had previously said that she abducted Tang Miaoxin and Xiao Tiandou to lure Ning Guzhou over to gain smelting skills.
Zuo Xingzhi believed that Qi Jianlan was determined to win the smelting skill, but the one who really possessed the smelting skill in the world was the Su family in the First City, not Ning Guzhou.
If she really just wanted the smelting technique, it would be the same thing to capture the direct descendants of the Su family and ask them to come out silently.
Why go to such trouble to capture Ning Guzhou?
Could it be...
Is it true that Qi Jianlan fell in love with Ning Guzhou at first sight, as Tang Miaoxin said?
The purpose of capturing Tang Miaoxin and Xiao Tiandou was just to lure Ning Guzhou over. The smelting technique was also a fake. The real purpose was to lure Ning Guzhou?
Zuo Xingzhi's face changed slightly when he thought of this.
The more he thought about it, the more likely it was that he felt it was possible.
Once the seeds of doubt are planted, they are difficult to remove.
Although Zuo Xingzhi was determined by nature, feelings were the most tormenting thing, not to mention that Qi Jianlan was always less enthusiastic about him.
Qi Jianlan didn't show any interest in any man before. He may think that he is unique.
But now Qi Jianlan's concern for Ning Guzhou is obviously more than his, and it is difficult for him to control his overthinking.
After he left the palace, he felt a little depressed and decided to go to a restaurant for a drink.
He asked for a private room. There were several men next door to the private room who happened to be talking about men and women.
If it were before, he would think that these bad ears would be driven away directly.
But today, he was poisoned by Tang Miaoxin and became suspicious of Qi Jianlan. Hearing this now, he felt that it was nothing.
A man next door said: "My sweetheart is very greedy. He wants me several times every night!"
Another man said with a smile: "Brother Zhang's sweetheart I met once, he looks like a beautiful woman. Brother Zhang is so lucky!"
"I also want to sleep with a woman in my arms at night, but unfortunately I don't have one!"
"You don't know, this woman is very clingy and very jealous when she really likes someone."
"If I say more than one word to another woman, she won't be happy. She will show off her face to me when she comes back."
"You are so full that you don't know how hungry you are. My bestie has been ignoring me all day long. I originally thought she was cold-tempered, but I only found out yesterday that she had someone outside!"
The words that followed were a bit unpleasant to hear, but they spoke to Zuo Xingzhi's thoughts.
He asked the attendant beside him: "Do you have a woman you like?"
The attendant did not follow him into the palace today and did not know what happened in the palace.
He smiled and said, "Have you forgotten? Yun Niang and I made a decision last month to get married in the spring of next year."
Zuo Xingzhi thought about it carefully, and it seemed that he had come back like this. He was usually busy and did not pay attention to this matter, so he said: "When you get married, I will give you a big gift."
The attendant said happily: "Then I would like to thank you here first!"
Seeing that Zuo Xingzhi was in a bad mood today, he said, "Master, don't listen to their nonsense."
"They talk about being in love, so they are not serious people."
"A decent little lady wouldn't do that. They are all gentle and caring about the people they like."