Fang Xu sat down next to her. Looking at her appearance, he couldn't help but want to laugh, "It's just a mutton soup, what are you hiding from?"
Gu Sisi lowered her face, wishing she could find a hole in the ground and burrow down, "I'm too embarrassed to see anyone."
"I have to say, your appearance today really surprised me." Fang Xu looked at her with a smile in his eyes, "I didn't expect you to be such a big contrast. When I saw you that day, I thought you were weak. Goodbye today... …It’s really special.”
Now that Fang Xu had seen it, Gu Sisi had no intention of explaining, "I was just pretending that day. I'm not like that at all on weekdays."
Fang Xu stared at her, speechless for a moment.
Gu Sisi sighed and threw half of the garlic in her hand into her mouth. It was so spicy that she took a breath of cold air, "My aunt is very old-fashioned and likes women who are polite and well-educated. Now that I am living under someone else's roof, I don't dare to expose her in the slightest."
After finishing speaking, Gu Sisi raised her eyes to look at Fang Xu, with a pleading tone in her voice, "Don't tell my cousin what we saw today."
Fang Xu looked at her and felt inexplicable, "If you feel uncomfortable, wouldn't it be better to just make it clear to Mrs. Shen?"
Gu Sisi bit her lower lip and whispered, "My aunt is determined to bring me and my cousin together, but my cousin has her own feelings, and I have no intention of him, but I am afraid that I will hurt the old man's heart by speaking out."
Fang Xu was surprised, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does Shen Ji belong to someone?"
Gu Sisi's eyes widened and she murmured softly, "You don't know?"
"Should I know?" Fang Xu couldn't figure it out anymore, "He never told me about this."
Gu Sisi choked and stared at Fang Xu, speechless.
Fang Xu looked at her eyes and asked puzzledly, "Why are you looking at me like this?"
Seeing that she was not understanding, Gu Sisi couldn't stop shaking her head, "Cousin, cousin, it's a long road to pursue your wife, and there's a long way to go."
Just as Fang Xu was about to say something, he saw a figure falling on the table.
"Ms. Gu is here again today?"
The man's voice came, and Gu Sisi looked up at him, her face turned red, and she became more cautious, "Where is Shopkeeper Bai? I didn't see you when I first came here."
"I just came here after finishing my account." The man's eyes moved, he looked at Fang Xu secretly, and said in a low voice, "This is..."
"He's a good friend I made in Beijing."
Before Fang Xu could respond, Gu Sisi took the lead and took the lead.
The man understood and nodded towards Fang Xu, "My name is Bai Xianming, and I am the shopkeeper of this shop."
Fang Xu nodded and said softly, "Shopkeeper Bai is a young and talented man, and his business is doing well."
"I also think Shopkeeper Bai is very capable." Gu Sisi pursed her lips and smiled. She wanted to say something, but she couldn't help but burp because she was too full.
The smell of garlic dissipated instantly, and Gu Sisi's expression suddenly changed and she quickly covered her mouth.
Bai Xianming looked as usual, with a bit of a smile in his eyes, "Mrs. Gu still knows how to eat. If you eat meat in such a big mouth, if you don't follow it with a clove of garlic, most of the flavor will be gone."
Gu Sisi blushed and lowered her head again, not having the guts to look at him again.
Bai Xianming didn't understand her awkwardness, and stood there helplessly, thinking that he had said something wrong, "You two, eat slowly, I...I'm going to get busy first..."
Gu Sisi clenched her fingertips and bit her lower lip, hating that she had just lost her composure.
Fang Xu saw some clues and asked softly, "Is it because of him that you don't want to get along with Shen Ji?"
Gu Sisi didn't want to hide her thoughts anymore and nodded her head gently.
Fang Xu understood, and opened his mouth to analyze for her, "He is a nice guy, good-looking, and quite well-educated. Judging from his appearance, he should be interested in you too."
Gu Sisi glanced at her with a strange look on her face, "You can't even understand my cousin, how can you still understand me clearly?"
Fang Xu was confused, "What does this have to do with Shen Ji?"
"You!" Gu Sisi was choked again and was so angry that she waved her hands helplessly, "That's all, there are some things I shouldn't say. I'm full and I'm leaving first."
Fang Xu saw her getting up and pointed to the things on the table, "You forgot the tofu mixed with green onions from shopkeeper Bai."
Gu Sisi was speechless for a moment. She picked up the plate of dishes and said to the waiter, "Put it in a food box and I'll take it away."
"Okay!" The waiter stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Mrs. Gu, will you just have one bowl today?"
Sensing Fang Xu's teasing look, Gu Sisi twitched the corner of her mouth, lowered her head and patted her chest, feeling relieved for herself, "I really didn't look at the day when I went out, and all kinds of weird things happen to me!"
After saying this, she ignored the two people beside her, picked up the food box, and walked out on her own.
Fang Xu found it interesting, shook his head, laughed, and sat back in his seat.
"You two, the mutton steamed buns are here!"
The waiter held the tray and placed two large bowls of mutton soup on the table, as well as two small plates of steamed buns.
"Thank you."
Fang Xu thanked him, picked up the bamboo chopsticks on the side, picked up the steamed buns and put them into the soup. The steamed bun pieces were soaked in the broth, soaked with soup, and looked very tempting.
The fragrant hot air hit her face, and Gu Sisi's words came to mind. Fang Xu's hand holding the chopsticks paused, as if there was something she didn't understand before that she suddenly understood.
"The one Shen Ji likes...can't be me, right?"
The surrounding environment was so noisy that Liu Fanyin didn't hear her words clearly and asked softly, "What did mother just say?"
Fang Xu suppressed his thoughts, but couldn't suppress his rapidly beating heart, "It's nothing, let's eat first."
The sky is big and the earth is big, and the food is the biggest.
After the meal, except for Fang Xu, who was worried, the remaining three people ate very happily.
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The next day, Xie Li got up early and didn't forget to wake up Song Huixin who was beside him.
"When is it?" Song Huixin rubbed her eyes and asked softly.
"The Emperor summons you to the palace today, come with me to court." Xie Li took off the clothes on the shelf and handed them to Song Huixin's hands, with a gentle look on his face and a gentle coaxing voice, "Hurry up and put on your clothes before it's too late. .”
Song Huixin put on his clothes in a daze. As soon as he put them on, Bi Luo entered the house holding a basin.
After washing up, Song Huixin finally woke up completely and followed Xie Li into the carriage.
Yangxin Hall
Yuan Chen sat on the throne, glanced at the officials in the palace, and said in a deep voice, "What do you think of the Turkic marriage?"
"Your Majesty, although marriages are common, the attitude of the envoys sent by the Turks this time is extremely bad, completely different from before."
"I think it is because there is no general in the court to exert pressure that these barbarians are allowed to be so arrogant! If General Song is still there, how can they be so rampant?"
"I second the proposal."
Yuan Chen looked at Mr. Zhu Ge who was the first to speak, his eyes were filled with relief, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, "What the ministers said is also what I think. Since everyone in the court has this idea, why not say it bluntly? Who is qualified for the position of General Song?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that General Xiao is brave, adept at fighting, loyal, and worthy of the post of general protecting the country."
