Although the food at Hechanglou was delicious, Qin Yue had no intention of tasting it. After eating a few bites of the food, he hurriedly said goodbye to Su Shi.
Su Shi knew what he was thinking, so he didn't try to keep him.
As soon as he got down to the first floor, he happened to meet Li Zhonghong walking out of the room. Li Zhonghong saw his hurried expression and felt suspicious, so he couldn't help but call him out.
"Brother Qin Yue!"
Qin Yue heard someone calling him and stopped. Seeing Li Zhonghong walking towards him, he had to reply: "Brother Zhonghong."
Li Zhonghong walked up to him, with a look of concern on his face, and asked, "I see Brother Qin looks panicked. What happened?"
Although Li Zhonghong has an arrogant temperament, he is indeed talented, and he is also courteous and courteous to Qin Yue, so Qin Yue has a good impression of him.
Seeing that Li Zhonghong cared about him so much, Qin Yue couldn't help but be a little touched, and smiled and said: "It's nothing. It's just that I was anxious, so I lost my temper a little, which made Brother Li laugh."
Li Zhonghong also smiled and said: "Brother Qin is the most stable among our brothers. I can't think of anything that would make you so anxious?"
Qin Yue sighed: "It's not my little sister's business."
When Li Zhonghong heard that it was related to Qin Nan, his expression changed and he couldn't help asking: "Is there something wrong with Miss Qin?"
Qin Yue shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "Everything is fine, little sister. It's just..."
"Just what?" Li Zhonghong asked.
Qin Yue let out a long sigh again and said, "You also know that Su Shi left a couplet in the Qin Mansion three days ago, and no one has been able to match it so far."
Hearing this, Li Zhonghong felt resentful in his heart.
Matching pairs is originally a literati game, and it doesn't hurt even if you can't get it right. What's more, there are so many stories in this world through the ages, and they are all good stories passed down.
But Su Shi used a couplet to prevent the Qin family from breaking off the engagement and cut off Li Zhonghong's thoughts. How could this not make him feel resentful towards Su Shi.
Moreover, Li Zhonghong was jealous when he thought that Su Shi had become famous throughout the capital because of this pair.
And the reason why he posted a message to Su Shi and invited him to participate in the poetry meeting was naturally because he wanted people in the capital to see clearly the true face of Su Shi's lack of knowledge and skill, thus making him infamous.
At this time, Qin Yue continued: "My little sister has been thinking about this couplet day and night, her mind is unsettled, she has become a lot haggard, and she has no interest in doing anything."
Although Li Zhonghong felt unwilling, he could only say with a dry throat at this time: "It's all because of my lack of talent and lack of knowledge and my inability to relieve junior sister's worries."
From Qin Yue's tone, Li Zhonghong felt that Qin Nan didn't want to marry Su Shi. Although he was happy, when he thought of the eternal absolute, all that enthusiasm disappeared.
He said sadly: "Since junior sister is not in high spirits at the moment, it doesn't matter if she doesn't participate in this poetry meeting. Let her have a good rest."
At this time, Qin Yue's expression became a little excited. He smiled and said: "Brother Zhonghong, don't worry. The reason why I was in such a hurry just now was because I had good news and I was eager to tell my little sister. And after hearing the good news, my little sister After that, the knot in my heart will naturally open up, and of course I will participate in this poetry meeting.”
Li Zhonghong was stunned: "Good news? What good news?"
A mysterious smile appeared on Qin Yue's face, and he said softly: "I got some clues about the second line."
"About the clues in the second line?" Li Zhonghong was stunned again. He had never heard of such a statement.
Seeing that Qin Yue was eager to leave, he couldn't help but ask: "What clue? Who told you? Have you been deceived?"
Naturally, Qin Yue would not tell him that Su Shi had told him this clue, but he still relayed Su Shi's words to Li Zhonghong.
After Li Zhonghong heard what Qin Yue said, his eyes narrowed, then he frowned and lowered his head to think.
At this time, Qin Yue couldn't wait any longer. He said goodbye to Li Zhonghong and left Hechang Tower in a hurry.
After a long time, Li Zhonghong's eyes suddenly lit up, and the excitement in his heart could no longer be suppressed. He took a long breath, trying his best to suppress his excitement, but his joy was beyond words.
After Qin Yue left, Su Shi also stopped using his chopsticks. Only Lin Mo kept eating.
Lin Mo stopped using his chopsticks when only the skeleton of the last fish on the last plate was eaten.
"Are you full?"
Lin Mo shook his head, looked at the dishes with some regret, and said, "Although these dishes are delicious, the portions are too small."
Su Shi said with a smile: "Eating here is about emotion and style, and what you eat is taste and delicacy. Having a full meal is a luxury."
Lin Mo smiled naively and said, "Then I might as well eat a few taels of noodles on the roadside."
Su Shi thought about it and couldn't help but smile: "That's right."
At this time, Xiao Yuelou appeared in front of the door, his fat body carefully squeezed through the door, and asked with a smile on his face: "Mr. Su, are you satisfied with today's dishes?"
Su Shi pointed to the empty plate on the table and said with a smile, "Obviously."
Xiao Yuelou immediately said, "As long as the young master is satisfied, that's fine." Then he stood there motionless and looked at Su Shi.
Su Shi knew what he meant, smiled, and said to Lin Mo, "Brother Lin."
Lin Mo looked up at him blankly, and Su Shi said, "Brother Lin, please wait for me downstairs."
Lin Mo looked at him, then at Xiao Yue Tower, then slowly walked out of the Peach Blossom Spring and came to the first floor.
After Lin Mo left, Su Shi said to Xiao Yuelou, "Shopkeeper Xiao, please sit down."
Xiao Yuelou smiled and said, "Young Master Su is here, how can I sit down here?"
Su Shi said: "This is shopkeeper Xiao's place. How dare I occupy it? Since shopkeeper Xiao has something to talk about, why not sit down and talk."
After hearing this, Xiao Yuelou no longer refused, pulled out his chair and sat down reluctantly.
"I wonder what Shopkeeper Xiao wants to talk to me about?"
At this time, Xiao Yuelou also stopped smiling, with an expression of respect on his face. This respect was not for Su Shi, but for his master.
"It's not that I want to talk to the young master, it's my master who wants to talk to the young master."
Su Shi didn't seem surprised by Xiao Yuelou's words. He said calmly: "Is your master here?"
"I dare not deceive the young master. The master has indeed left long ago."
Su Shi thought for a while and asked, "Does this mean you can make the decision?"
Xiao Yuelou shook his head and said sternly: "I am only responsible for telling the master everything about our conversation. Everything is decided by the master."
Su Shi looked at him puzzled: "Why didn't you wait for your master to come? Wouldn't it be better for us to talk face to face?"
Xiao Yuelou said: "The first master doesn't know when Mr. Su will come; the second master is very busy, so she is rarely at Hechang Tower."
Su Shi said: "Since we have the first and the second, is there a third?"
Xiao Yuelou said slowly: "The third thing is that the master has a special status and is not suitable for public appearances, so she asked me to talk on her behalf."
