Emperor Chengde had just returned to the Qiankun Palace, and Zhou Xing came up to greet him: "My son, I respectfully wish my father Jin'an!"
"No gift." Emperor Cheng De still had a faint smile on his lips.
Zhou Xing saw it clearly and remembered that Emperor Cheng De had just met Zhou Mu, which meant that Zhou Mu was very pleased with Emperor Cheng De.
Although he had doubts in his heart, he did not dare to mention Zhou Mu.
After Zhou Mu left the palace, he told Qi Zhiyuan to go do some business, and he went to Wanqinghou Mansion.
Previously, Marquis Wan Qing specially invited Zhou Mu to the Marquis Mansion for a reunion dinner. At that time, Zhou Mu did not give a direct answer, and Marquis Wan Qing could not help but feel a little uneasy.
The moment Zhou Mu arrived at the Hou Mansion, Wan Qing Hou felt relieved.
Because Liu Chaoyan will soon marry into the Prince of Qin's palace, Wan Qinghou's two sisters also came to the capital to celebrate the New Year. They all married out of town, and Liu Shufeng even brought her daughter to the capital.
When Gu Xiyan went to Zaohui Hall to pay her respects, Liu Shufeng's daughter Jiang Li had already arrived.
Jiang Li is seventeen this year, and her appearance is not particularly outstanding, but her beauty is rich in bookishness. She sits elegantly and quietly next to the old lady, which makes her very fond of her.
I don’t know why Jiang Chun is already seventeen and has not yet discussed marriage.
Liu Chaoyan saw this scene and joked: "As soon as my cousin came, we sisters all stood aside."
Hearing this, Jiang Li said shyly: "My cousin is always good at making jokes."
The old lady really likes Jiang Li, but because the Liu sisters have disappointed her, and Gu Xiyan is not close to her, now that Jiang Li is here, the old lady naturally likes her very much.
"Sister, I heard that Mr. Zhou will have a reunion dinner at the Marquis Mansion today?" Liu Chaoyan suddenly raised the topic to Gu Xiyan, who was sitting quietly in a corner.
"That's what happened."
What Gu Xiyan didn't say was that the reason why Zhou Mu had the reunion dinner at the Hou Mansion was to accompany her. However, this year's situation was special, so she would definitely have the reunion dinner with the Liu family.
In other words, Zhou Mu will have New Year's Eve dinner with the Liu family.
"It's so strange. Mr. Zhou is already engaged to his sister. We still don't know where Mr. Zhou is from and where his family is. On a day like today, doesn't it mean that Mr. Zhou doesn't need to reunite with his family and instead runs away?
Come to our Marquis' Mansion for dinner?" Liu Chaoyan had long wanted to attack, but now he finally had an excuse.
Liu Chaoyan's words touched the hearts of others.
Liu Junyan didn't dare to provoke Gu Xiyan recently, and even deliberately chose a seat farthest away from Gu Xiyan to sit. When she heard Liu Chaoyan's question, she couldn't help but prick up her ears, wondering what Gu Xiyan was like.
Answer.
Everyone was waiting for Gu Xiyan's answer, but at this moment the old lady said in a deep voice: "It was the Hou Mansion that invited Mr. Zhou to come to the Hou Mansion for a reunion, and it was also Mr. Zhou who wanted to show his respect. Sister Chao, do you still have any questions?"
Liu Chaoyan's heart sank, and he met the old lady's sharp eyes.
The old lady had said this, so naturally she couldn't continue the topic, so she put on a smile and said: "It turns out it was what grandma meant, but I was worrying too much."
Jiang Li is a thoughtful person. Although she has only been in the Hou Mansion for two days, she also understands the old lady's temperament.
Someone who can let the old lady protect him like this must have a great background.
She knew that Gu Xiyan's presence in the Hou Mansion was not strong in the past, but since her engagement to Zhou Mu, Gu Xiyan's status in the Hou Mansion has increased.
Although Gu Xiyan has not officially married Zhou Mu yet, Gu Xiyan has already taken advantage of Zhou Mu's momentum to make a comeback.
Especially since Liu Chaoyan was still the quasi-Qin princess, and her grandmother would rather protect Gu Xiyan than fall into Liu Chaoyan’s face. So how powerful is Zhou Mu’s background?
Jiang Li then looked at Gu Xiyan, who was sitting not far away. She had a demure posture, extremely beautiful appearance, black hair and snow-white skin. With such beauty in her prime, even she, a woman, couldn't help but look at her twice.
So it’s not surprising that Gu Xiyan can climb a high branch, right?
The Hou Mansion had a reunion dinner at noon. Before the reunion dinner, everyone in the Liu family went to the ancestral hall to pay respect to their ancestors. Jiang Li happened to meet Gu Xiyan on the way to the ancestral hall.
She took the initiative to greet Gu Xiyan: "Shall I go with my cousin?"
"Okay." Gu Xiyan didn't refuse, but she wasn't too enthusiastic either.
Jiang Li was not a talkative person either, so the two occasionally exchanged a few words until they went to the ancestral hall to pay respect to their ancestors.
Liu Chaoyan's eyes turned cold when he saw Jiang Li and Gu Xiyan approaching.
Liu Huiyan knew that Liu Chaoyan was unhappy, so she whispered to Liu Chaoyan: "It's true, my cousin, how can I get together with my eldest sister?"
After all, Jiang Li is the legitimate daughter of the Jiang family from a scholarly family in Suzhou, but she is getting close to Gu Xiyan for no apparent reason.
Not to mention that Liu Huiyan couldn't figure it out, Gu Xiyan couldn't figure it out either.
When Zhou Mu arrived at Kuanhe Hall, Gu Xiyan was talking to Jiang Li.
The moment Jiang Li saw Zhou Mu, his eyes froze: "Master Zhou is so good-looking."
Gu Xiyan turned to look at Jiang Li, and saw unabashed surprise in her eyes, but no admiration.
"Young Master is indeed good-looking." Gu Xiyan agreed.
Zhou Mu caught sight of Gu Xiyan among all the people. He quickened his pace and soon arrived in front of Gu Xiyan.
Seeing him looking directly at her, Gu Xiyan reminded her in a low voice: "Master, please calm down a little bit?"
Don't look at her like this, so many people are paying attention to what's going on with her.
Zhou Mu looked at Gu Xiyan for a while before praising in a low voice: "You look better than you did a few days ago."
Gu Xiyan glared at him angrily, not taking his words seriously.
Anyway, in his eyes, she looks good even if she is wearing a rag.
The old lady intends to let Zhou Mu sit in the first seat. Anyway, Zhou Mu’s true identity will be announced soon. It is normal for His Highness to sit in the first seat.
Zhou Mu, however, gave up this position and sat next to Gu Xiyan.
Although he is a child of the royal family, he is still a junior, so there is no reason to sit in the first place? The old lady is also ridiculous.
Liu Chaoyan frowned slightly when she saw this scene, feeling something was wrong.
Even brother A Xing never sat in the first seat when he came to the Hou Mansion. Why did my grandmother give up the first seat when Zhou Mu came?
She thought this matter was very strange. Seeing this detail, Jiang Li became more and more certain that Zhou Mu's identity was not simple.
During the reunion dinner, Zhou Mu served Gu Xiyan the whole time and took good care of her.
Gu Xiyan was so nervous that she put down her chopsticks. Suddenly Zhou Mu's left hand quietly grabbed hers under the table and pulled her hand to his leg. She tried hard to withdraw her hand, but who
Zhi was captured by him.
I don’t know if he used too much force, but her hand seemed to hit something terrible...
Her breath suffocated, and Zhou Mu's palms became sweaty.
It was like stealing someone in front of everyone, exciting and nervous, and their hearts beat faster in an instant.
Because of her guilty conscience, Gu Xiyan almost buried her head in the bowl.
Zhou Mu held Gu Xiyan's soft and boneless hand, thinking of the secrets in the boudoir that she had read, and the tips of her ears turned red...
