Duan Hua was right, Zhou Gu was indeed sitting in the private room upstairs.
In addition to Zhou Gu, there was also Su Xingze.
Su Rong knew that Su Xingze had left the house early in the morning and made an appointment with Zhou Gu to go to the library. When she and Feng Ling walked out of the house slowly, he had already been out for more than half an hour.
Su Xingze originally wanted to distance himself from Zhou Gu. After all, after Su Rong broke off the engagement, he did not want to have more involvement with Zhou Gu. If he got too close to Zhou Gu, it would be inevitable for the two of them to become more involved. But that day, Su Xingze Rong came back after the third watch and told him that he should spend more time with Zhou Gu recently. He could only agree, and naturally he could no longer be alienated.
So, last night, he sent someone to the Duke Protector's Mansion to ask Zhou Gu if he was free today and accompany him to the bookstore to pick out books. Zhou Gu was naturally free and agreed. So, early in the morning, the two of them went to the street at the agreed time. They never thought that the bookstore they were going to was closed today for unknown reasons. After discussing it, the two of them went to the nearest teahouse to listen to books.
Because I arrived early, I walked in when the restaurant first opened, so even if I didn't make a reservation in advance, there was still a place.
I used to sit in the lobby every time since I liked the excitement, but now I was in a bad mood and wanted to be quiet, so I chose a private room.
In ordinary restaurants and teahouses, the private rooms are usually the most popular, but on this day when Mr. Zhao is telling stories at Yipinxiang, the lobby is the most popular place. Everyone wants to be close to Mr. Zhao so that they can hear clearly.
After the two came in, the curtains were kept open and the door was closed, so they didn't know that Duan Hua had also reserved a seat in Yipinxiang today and called Su Rong with him.
When they heard that Mr. Zhao was talking about Princess Zhenmin today, they both looked at each other and frowned.
Zhou Gu lowered his face and ordered to the side, "Ziye, go to the shopkeeper and ask him why he is talking about Princess Zhenmin today? Who asked him to say this? If the shopkeeper doesn't explain, go and block Zhao Fei. , if he doesn’t tell, you will send him to King Ruian to be implicated in the assassination case of Princess Qingping.”
Zhao Fei is the son of Mr. Zhao, the largest tea merchant in Beijing, and the owner of Pinxiang Tea House.
Midnight responded and went immediately.
The two stopped talking and listened quietly to Mr. Zhao downstairs talking about Princess Zhenmin. The guests in the hall occasionally spoke quietly. He looked around with sharp ears. Suddenly he heard someone mention his name. He opened the curtain and looked down. , with just one glance, he saw Duan Hua, Su Rong and others sitting in the special seat closest to Mr. Zhao. He was stunned for a moment, and it was during this moment that Duan Hua spotted him with sharp eyes.
After he lowered the curtain, he pursed his lips and said to Su Xingze, "Su Rong is here too."
Su Xingze was also stunned and surprised, "Seventh sister didn't say yesterday that she would come to Yipinxiang to listen to books today."
If he knew she was coming, he would definitely not come to Yipinxiang with Zhou Gu.
Zhou Gu lowered his eyes and whispered: "Brother Su, since you came to Beijing to take the exam, you have been quite alienated from me, and you have been alienated without leaving a trace. But now you take the initiative to ask me out and get closer to me because Su Rong asked you to accompany me." Will you accompany me?"
Su Xingze was silent. Zhou Gu was so smart that he was speechless.
Zhou asked him, "Do you think I can let go of Su Rong?"
Su Xingze looked at him, "Yes! After all, you haven't known each other for long."
Zhou Gu twitched the corner of his mouth, as if he wanted to smile, but couldn't. He said softly: "I don't know who to blame. I should blame my grandfather. He forced me to go to Jiangning County to congratulate my fiancée on her hair extensions. I'm not happy. Went. Perhaps Ziye is also to blame. He said that Jiangning County was very good in his new travel notes. He could take the opportunity to go out to the capital for a visit. I had never been that far away, so I became interested as soon as I heard it. I went happily. Maybe I should blame myself. I asked Su Rong when I left Jiangning County, and she said there was no rush. Although I felt unhappy, I left without asking. Maybe I should also blame Xie Lin. , he knew clearly that something might have happened to Su Rong on the day I left, but when he saw me, he deliberately concealed it and didn't tell me. I was like a fool who didn't know anything and was still very angry with her. Suddenly broke off the engagement with me."
Su Xingze listened to him mention several people in succession, but did not say anything to blame Su Rong, and asked in a low voice: "Don't you blame Qimei?"
Zhou Gu shook his head, "What did you blame her for? Who would be willing to be killed unless forced to do so? My grandfather is right. Neither the Protector's Palace nor I can reach out to Nanchu to help.
Without her, we have to keep her in Daliang. But if she stays in Daliang, can the current Protector's Mansion fully protect her? "
He sarcastically said, "It's impossible, His Majesty is there."
Su Xing fell completely silent.
Su Rong was right. Zhou Gu knew everything in his heart. He really didn't need anyone to persuade him. He only needed to talk to people, and he was the right candidate. What he couldn't say to others would be impossible in front of him. , it can be said.
"Dong dong" There were two knocks on the door. Zhou Gu raised his head, and Su Xingze turned around and looked. If he came back at midnight, there was no need to knock on the door. He thought it was the boy coming to bring tea, so he got up, walked over and opened the door. Duanhua was standing at the door, and Su Xingze asked doubtfully, "Princess?"
Duan Hua said directly: "I'm looking for Zhou Gu."
Seeing that she was alone, Su Xingze hesitated and turned sideways.
Zhou Gu heard clearly from inside. If it had been in the past, he would have blocked Duan Hua from the door or climbed out of the window and left as soon as he saw her coming. But now he watched Duan Hua come in with no expression on his face, but he was thinking in his heart , she is quite good. Who would have thought that not long ago, he was mad at him and kept shouting at Su Rong to kill him, but in a short period of time, after meeting Su Rong, he and she became the same person? In the past, if someone had told him that Duan Hua and Su Rong would be able to have a good relationship in the future, he would have scoffed.
Duan Hua didn't expect that she would meet Zhou Gu so smoothly this time. Moreover, he didn't show off to her or hide from her. She was still a little uncomfortable for a while. Until she came closer, Zhou Gu still sat there and didn't move. , she finally found some sense of reality.
She stared at Zhou Gu and found that he was still so good-looking, so she sat down, held her chin, and looked at him, thinking that she must take a good look at him before he chased her away today. I’ll show you everything I haven’t seen enough over the years.
Su Xingze knew how much Zhou Gu hated Duan Hua before, but now his face was expressionless when he saw people, so he asked aloud, "Do you want some tea, Princess?"
Duan Hua shook his head, "I won't drink."
Su Xingze asked again: "Does the princess eat cakes?"
"Don't eat."
Su Xingze saw Duanhua grabbing a handful of melon seeds in his hand and suggested, "The princess eats melon seeds?"
"Oh, why are you talking so much?" Duan Hua was dissatisfied, "Don't talk, I just want to see him."
Su Xingze closed his mouth in silence. In fact, he didn't want to say much, but one of them was expressionless, and the other was staring straight at the other. If he didn't say something, he always felt that the atmosphere was too... stiff.
No one said anything in the private room, and it suddenly became quiet.
Zhou Gu didn't hide, Duan Hua looked at him, if he had been annoyed in the past, he was not angry now, his whole person was numb from face to heart, letting her look at him casually.
Duan Hua looked at Zhou Gu for a moment, then curled his lips and commented, "It's boring."
Zhou Gu stopped avoiding her and let her look at him casually, but she lost interest. People are so strange. If they like someone, they will go crazy and go crazy. They can ignore it and even risk their lives. But suddenly one day, a person comes next to them. She said, "There are so many men in the world, even if she marries her in the future." That one is not the prettiest, so what does it matter, as long as it suits you." That indifferent attitude made Duan Hua seem to have broken something stubborn, like a tightly locked chain suddenly falling apart. I found this to be quite true.
Duan Hua has this mentality now, and finds that she doesn't have that kind of care anymore, but she still likes him, but she won't go crazy for him again.
After she finished her evaluation, she saw that Zhou Gu was still expressionless, so she did not leave. She started to eat the pastries on the table. After one piece of pastry was eaten, she suddenly said: "Hey, Zhou Gu, you have broken off your engagement with Su Rong now. I still like you, how about you try to like me?"
Zhou Gu refused without hesitation, "I don't like it, I don't want to try it."
Duan Hua was dissatisfied, "What's wrong with me? I just have a bad temper, but if you like me, I will definitely not lose my temper with you. I lost my temper with you before, and it was all because you didn't like me." , you avoid me, and you don’t look good when you see me, that’s why I’m angry.”
Zhou Gu remained expressionless, "I just don't like it.
If you don't like it, it has nothing to do with me whether your temper is good or bad. "
Duanhua choked and almost threw the teacup in anger, but her temper was not so bad now. Under the subtle influence of Su Rong, she would rather make others angry to death than herself, so she snorted angrily and said deliberately: "What's the use of your liking Su Rong? She doesn't like you and doesn't want to marry you. You don't know yet, right? She likes Ye Guixue, the second son of Nanchu Ye Xiangfu, and she specifically warned me not to compete with her. Woolen cloth."
She muttered, "Nanchu is so far away, so a devil would snatch it from her. She actually said, let me snatch it from you."
Zhou Gu's face darkened for a moment.
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