There is nothing famous outside the Gui Pavilion, but once you enter the courtyard, you realize that there is a world of its own inside, with a wide view.
Mu Ci stood on the patio and took in the entire courtyard at a glance. There was nothing particularly outstanding about it.
In the ordinary Gui Pavilion, there lives an extraordinary person like Xiao Ziyan.
She stood stunned for a long time before she calmed down.
Yes, that person outside might be Dugu Lianyun. How could she not be excited?
"Since the girl is here, why don't you have a cup of tea before leaving?" When Mu Ci walked out of the Gui Pavilion, he found that Xiao Ziyan had already brewed a pot of tea.
The tea is still steaming, and the tea leaves bloom and take shape in the tea, green and tender.
"You are good-looking, and even the tea you make is more unique than what ordinary people make." Mu Ci sighed solemnly.
Xiao Ziyan was pouring tea, and when he heard Mu Ci's words, the corners of his lips curved slightly.
At this time, Mu Ci sighed again: "Although I was married to the late emperor, I spent very little time with him. I don't even know whether the late emperor knew the tea ceremony."
Xiao Ziyan glanced at her and said, "Drink the tea while it's hot."
Mu Ci took a sip of tea and said, "The taste is quite good, just like you, it is pleasing to the eye and intriguing."
Xiao Ziyan suddenly choked while drinking tea.
He looked at her deeply: "You talk very interestingly."
Mu Ci was a little surprised: "You are the first person who thinks what I say is interesting."
Xiao Ziyan's originally cold face looked a bit broken this time. He looked at her thoughtfully: "I won't be the last one."
"I just thought you were praising me." Mu Ci smiled.
On this day, Mu Ci and Xiao Ziyan chatted for a long time. Xiao Ziyan is a person of few words, and she is not a person of many words, but it is not awkward to sit together even if they don't talk.
Because of Xiao Ziyan's request to stay, Mu Ci had lunch at Gui Pavilion before leaving.
In fact, after she returned to Hengwuyuan, she still couldn't figure out whether Xiao Ziyan was Dugu Lianyun.
Although Dugu Lianyun died on her shoulder at that time, there are many unexplainable things in the world, such as her rebirth.
Therefore, Dugu Lianyun also has the possibility of rebirth.
Even if Xiao Ziyan is Dugu Lianyun, she knows that she and Dugu Lianyun are no longer in a relationship. As early as the moment she committed herself to Dugu Liancheng, she had already betrayed Dugu Lianyun.
Then here comes the problem.
If Xiao Ziyan was Dugu Lianyun, would he hate her?
"The girl is finally back." Nan Xing Nan Yue waited for a long time, and when she saw Mu Ci finally came back, she almost cried with joy.
"What are your expressions?" Mu Ci looked at the two of them.
Nan Yue lowered her voice and said: "The whole mansion has spread that the girl went to Gui Pavilion and stayed there all morning. It was also said that the girl went to hook up with the young master in broad daylight..."
She didn't say the rest, but Mu Ci also knew about it.
She was originally a married woman, and Xiao Ziyan looked the same as Dugu Lianyun, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all.
But in the eyes of outsiders, she is still a young girl who has not yet left the court. She is alone with an unmarried man in broad daylight, which is certainly worthy of a big fuss.
"I went to Guige early this morning, and there was no one there at that time." A sarcastic smile appeared on Mu Ci's lips.
This shows that someone is watching her every move. Of course, her meeting with Xiao Ziyan was made a big fuss about.
The other party just wanted to ruin her reputation, and the calculation was good. If she was a girl who had not left the court, she would probably care about her reputation.
It just so happened that she was born in the wind and waves, so rumors and rumors didn't bother her at all.
Those who deliberately spread rumors behind the scenes will probably be disappointed with the results.
"Of course someone is staring at the girl and trying to destroy her. I don't know who is so bad!" Nan Xing said with a heavy expression.
Nan Yue asked in a low voice: "Could it be the third young lady?"
"Probably not. She is busy cultivating herself, how can she have time to deal with me?" Mu Ci replied slowly.
After all, it couldn't be Zhou Jiahui. Aunt Sun would not allow Zhou Jiahui to get into trouble, but this person must be some young lady from the Zhou family.
And there is someone who is very likely to be interested in Xiao Ziyan.
The next day, Xiao Ziyan sent Xiao Wu, the boy who was serving him, to invite Mu Ci to return to the pavilion, saying that he wanted to have a showdown with her.
She readily agreed.
Finally, we came out of Hengwuyuan, and all three ladies from the Zhou family came. In addition to the first and second bedrooms we met last time, Zhou Qian, the legitimate daughter of the third bedroom, also came this time.
Zhou Qian is only twelve years old, but like other ladies of the Zhou family, she loves to stir up trouble.
When he first met Mu Ci, he looked at Mu Ci up and down without hesitation, and his words were not pleasant.
"No wonder Cousin Xiao treats Sister Qu differently. With Sister Qu's appearance, if I were a man, I would fall in love with Sister Qu."
Zhou Sihan immediately felt that he had found a soulmate: "That's right, with Miss Qu's appearance, no wonder she would be so obsessed with Cousin Xiao. I am attracted by a woman, let alone a man?"
This woman probably didn't know that she had already become the object of discussion. Everyone said that she was not a woman. As soon as Cousin Xiao came back, she immediately threw herself into Cousin Xiao's arms.
"I just want to go see Xiao Ziyan. There are so many of you, so you will disturb my time alone with Xiao Ziyan." Mu Ci replied calmly.
Xiao Ziyan was obviously the favorite in the eyes of all the ladies of the Zhou family, and even Zhou Qian's heart was taken away. This shows that Xiao Ziyan is indeed the dream lover in the hearts of many women.
"I just happened to have to go see my cousin. Since we all bumped into each other, let's all go see our cousin." Zhou Qian took the lead and left without waiting for anyone else to respond.
"This girl..." Zhou Yue Tingting shook her head and looked at Mu Ci with an apologetic look on her face: "Don't mind it, girl, my fifth sister has always been like this."
"I don't mind, but I'm afraid Xiao Ziyan won't like the crowd. Since we're all here, let's go together." Mu Ci said, holding Nan Xing's hand and walking away.
Zhou Sihan looked at Mu Ci's back, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt it was an eyesore.
"Sister, don't you think Miss Qu's walking posture is very artificial? The Zhou Mansion is not her stage, who is she performing for? Does she think she is a palace concubine?" Zhou Sihan raised the corners of his lips sarcastically.
She had only seen women on the stage walking like this when they played the role of concubines, but Heng Wuyuan's walking posture was actually the same as the actor's walking posture on the stage.
Zhou Yueting looked at Mu Ci's back and felt that the second sister's words made sense.
She didn't realize it before, but after her second sister reminded her, she felt that Miss Qu was walking with great momentum, like a concubine of high rank.
She is the eldest daughter's daughter, and now she is also the eldest daughter-in-law, so her status as the eldest daughter is self-evident.
Once when she accompanied her mother to Beijing, she had the honor to see a concubine in the harem, who walked like this.
To be precise, none of the concubines have the same momentum as Miss Qu when they walk.
