Chapter 76 Chapter 76 "Let her come to see you another day.

==Chapter 76==

Prince Shou held a welcoming banquet to entertain officials of the fifth rank and above in the capital, as well as their female relatives.

Jinshu specially selected a plum-colored jacket for Feng Wenyu, which she wore over a lilac-colored short-sleeved top and a cloud-woven satin flower skirt underneath. She had lost some weight due to all the traveling, so even wearing such heavy winter clothes made her figure look graceful.

There is a full-length mirror in her room. It belonged to her grandfather and was given to her by her second brother.

Feng Wenyu couldn't help but glance at the full-length mirror. She raised her hand and touched her face. The person in the mirror had a beautiful face. Her fair cheeks were stained with a little light rouge, as radiant as a lotus flower. Her eyes were clear, and a little uneasy emotion was wrapped in her almond-shaped eyes.

perturbed.

Feng Wenyu was stunned for a moment, but soon heaved a sigh of relief, feeling a little helpless and not knowing what to do.

She was indeed nervous. Today, Xie Zhujing would come to pick her up to go to Prince Shou's Mansion, but there was no way Prince Shou would not invite Gu Yushi to this banquet.

She was worried that Gu Yushi would do something inappropriate again.

With this thought in mind, Feng Wenyu stepped out of Mingxinxuan. Xie Zhujing was already waiting for her at the corridor. Feng Wenyu took two quick steps, and the two of them soon walked side by side. He was still wearing a blue shirt, and when the two of them stood together, it seemed as if they were a pair of clothes specially chosen.

Xie Zhujing raised the corners of his lips imperceptibly. The little girl was still asking him, "Have you seen my second brother?", but he wanted to hold her hand.

He really held it.

Feng Wenyu paused, his fingers curled up, but before he could move, Xie Zhujing's words interrupted his train of thought:

"The Second Young Master has been in and out of the Ministry of Personnel several times recently. He seems to be busy with something."

Feng Wenyu blinked and immediately guessed that her second brother was going to investigate the connection between the Lu family and Lu Minxing. There was no evidence for this matter, and it involved her past memories with Gu Yushi. She had not thought of telling Xie Zhujing about this.

It would be fine as for the second brother, he would never hurt her. Even if he revealed some information that she shouldn't know, the second brother would pretend to be deaf and dumb.

But what about others?

Once you realize that she has memories of her past life, will you have other thoughts about her?

She didn't want to arouse others' suspicion, curiosity or fear.

Feng Wenzhou had just stepped out of the reception room when he saw the two of them walking in hand in hand. His expression changed slightly, becoming a little cold. He went straight up and pulled Ah Mei over: "The carriage is waiting outside, come with me."

After saying that, Feng Wenzhou glared at Xie Zhujing fiercely.

Even if they are an engaged couple, they cannot walk outside holding hands so openly. What will happen if outsiders see them?

Feng Wenyu would naturally not object.

Xie Zhujing wouldn't know either, but there was a thoughtful glint in Xie Zhujing's eyes. Why did he feel that the Second Young Master seemed to have some opinions about him?

It was not until they got on the carriage that Feng Wenzhou suddenly said:

"I used to think he was a calm person."

How come I have become so out of control?

Wen Yu found the tone a bit amusing: "You are several years younger than him, why do you speak in such an elder's tone?"

Feng Wenzhou was choked by the teasing.

Feng Wenyu said, "If he had remained calm and measured, shouldn't you be more worried?"

Because I don't care at all, I can always stay calm.

Feng Wenzhou remained silent.

When the carriage stopped at Prince Shou's Mansion, there was a lot of traffic outside. Feng Wenyu saw Gu Yu standing at the door and had not yet entered. He seemed to sense something and turned his head. The two of them looked at each other across the crowd.

He was too blatant.

Feng Wenyu couldn't help but glare at him angrily before hastily looking away.

Just as Gu Yushi was about to approach, he saw a person he didn't want to see coming down from the team belonging to the Minister's Mansion. After Xie Zhujing got off the carriage, he naturally stood behind Feng Wenyu. Both of them were dressed in blue. He lowered his eyes and looked at the woman, saying something, which made the woman look up at him.

The two are both talented and beautiful, and both have outstanding grace and demeanor. This scene is like a pair of beauties in a painting.

Gu Yushi faintly heard someone whispering about a perfect match and a match made in heaven. He pulled the corners of his lips, glanced over coldly, and found that the person who spoke was a fifth-rank Taichang Cheng.

He is so tactless. No wonder he is still only a fifth-rank official at his age.

Mu Fan felt it was too shameful to watch. His master was jealous and anxious now. What had he been doing before?

He coughed lightly, his lips barely moving, but his voice carried through: "Miss Feng is here."

So, sir, please stop acting like a jealous husband.

Feng Wenyu still asked Xie Zhujing in disbelief: "Are you telling the truth?"

Xie Zhujing nodded.

Feng Wenyu pursed her lips: "How is that possible? Sister Jiang didn't even tell me."

"The Kong family just came yesterday, so Miss Jiang might not have had time to tell you."

What Xie Zhujing just said was nothing else but that Jiang Zhilan's wedding date seemed to have been set. Feng Wenyu's attention was instantly diverted. When he passed by Gu Yushi, his mind was still on this matter.

Gu Yushi turned his head to look at her, but the woman seemed to be troubled by something and didn't even look at him.

Xie Zhujing glanced at him nonchalantly, and when their eyes met, Xie Zhujing nodded slightly, as if to indicate, or to assert his sovereignty.

Gu Yushi's face looked a little gloomy, and he stopped for a moment.

Mu Fan watched the confrontation between the two and felt terrified. In fact, Lord Xie had done nothing wrong. No matter what happened between his master and Miss Feng before, Miss Feng was now her fiancée, and his master was the one trying to poach her. Could he still expect Lord Xie to be nice to his master?

Mr. Xie is able to maintain his outward composure, which is considered to be a sign of good manners.

However, it is rare that my master can endure these covert provocations from Lord Xie.

Mu Fan touched his nose and reminded quietly: "Sir, it's time for us to go in."

Don't lose your composure here and make things difficult for Miss Feng.

I don't even have a formal status, so I have no right to be jealous. If I want Miss Feng to favor me again, I can only do more than before.

Mu Fan secretly complained in his heart, who told his master to give up his legitimate fiancé? Now that he regretted it, he could only act like a brothel girl. He didn't know if his master thought it was worth it!

Inside the Prince Shou’s Mansion.

Feng Wenyu’s worries in the morning were right, but not entirely right.

Feng Wenyu watched Gu Yushi walk straight towards her, her heart in her throat, and the smile on Xie Zhujing's lips beside her also faded.

Then, she saw Gu Yushi, who looked past her without even looking at her, and went to find Feng Wenzhou.

Xie Zhujing raised his eyebrows imperceptibly.

Feng Wenyu breathed a sigh of relief, but then touched her nose awkwardly. It turned out that she was just being too sentimental.

Gu Yushi did come to pester her, but he was not pestering her, but her second brother.

Xie Zhujing asked in an unclear tone, "Are Lord Gu and the Second Young Master on good terms now?"

good?

Feng Wenyu disagreed.

However, no matter in past or present life, the two of them always share the same ideals at certain times, especially in her affairs.

She knew exactly why the two of them were gathered together, so she could only give a vague answer to Xie Zhujing's question:

"Yeah, not bad."

She said it reluctantly.

Xie Zhujing smiled and didn't ask any more questions, but his eyes couldn't help but darken a little.

First he was valued by the Feng family, and now even the second young master, who is the most difficult to impress, looks at him differently?

It's disgusting that he is so resourceful.

The other side.

When Feng Wenzhou was very annoyed with Gu Yu, he was not stupid. He was actually used as a shield. He sneered and cursed directly: "Are you sick?"

You want to pester A-mei, but you're afraid of ruining her reputation, and you don't want Xie Zhujing to be proud, so you pester him?

Feng Wenzhou was puzzled. Was he some kind of good-tempered tool?

Gu Yushi acted as if he hadn't heard anything, and said calmly, "Lu Minxing will be arriving in Beijing in a few days. How's your investigation going?"

The two of them spoke quietly, at least not loudly, so at least no one else could hear them. The more openly they talked, the less attention they would attract.

Talking about business, Feng Wenzhou had to suppress his speechless heart and frowned:

"Lu Wei was promoted two years after the Shen family fell, and has been working in the Ministry of Revenue ever since. His adopted daughter only appeared three years ago."

Three years ago?

It wasn’t too long after the Shen family incident.

Gu Yushi and Feng Wenzhou both had their own guesses about this, but Gu Yushi had only one comment: "How courageous!"

Feng Wenzhou curled his lips in a mocking tone.

He raised his head and was about to say something when he saw that Gu Yushi's eyes were not on him at all. He didn't look in that direction, but he knew who Gu Yushi was looking at.

Gu Yushi suddenly said:

"His cousin has already moved into the Xie family."

As soon as he returned to Beijing, he sent people to investigate the matter, and sure enough, it was no different from his previous life.

Feng Wenzhou also frowned: "I know."

He still didn't understand how much importance Gu Yushi attached to this matter, as if Gu Yushi was certain that things would turn around once Xie Zhujing's cousin arrived.

But no matter Xie Zhujing's ambition or his feelings for A-mei, Xie Zhujing would never give up A-mei easily.

While the two were talking, Feng Wenyu finally saw Jiang Zhilan.

Before Feng Wenyu had the chance to ask Jiang Zhilan about her marriage, Jiang Zhilan glanced at Xie Zhujing obscurely and asked her in a low voice:

"You know about that?"

Feng Wenyu was confused.

Jiang Zhilan saw something and couldn't help but frowning: "Xie Zhujing didn't tell you anything?"

Feng Wenyu's heart skipped a beat, and he asked in a low voice:

"What's up?"

Jiang Zhilan: "A month ago, Xie's cousin came to seek refuge with Master Xie."

Seeing her so serious, Feng Wenyu thought something had happened, but it turned out that it was just a cousin who came to seek refuge?

Seeing her confused expression, Jiang Zhilan tapped her forehead in annoyance.

"Are you stupid?"

"It would be fine if he had elders at home, but he's the only one in the family. How can a man and a woman live together under the same roof? Besides, I heard that his cousin is a widow."

Cousins ​​can marry each other, and if two people live together for a long time, even if neither of them has any feelings for the other, it will still cause gossip outside.

Feng Wenyu understood, and she hesitated and said:

"But his cousin has come all the way to seek refuge with him. If she's the only one left in her family, he can't just sit there and watch."

Jiang Zhilan also frowned: "That's not what I meant."

"If he only wants to take her in for a few days, that's fine, or if he wants to find her another marriage, that's fine too, but he can't keep her in the mansion forever."

The relationship between cousins ​​is different to begin with, and if one of them has some feelings for the other, it will be difficult to resolve the situation.

If it were normal, Jiang Zhilan would just watch the fun, but Xie Zhujing and Feng Wenyu were engaged, so she couldn't help but get worried.

Jiang Zhilan paused, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with Xie Zhujing:

"You've been back for three days. Hasn't he ever mentioned anything to you?"

This kind of thing, if handled improperly, can easily lead to rumors. Moreover, the family has taken in a widow who is not even their biological sister. Xie Zhujing should explain this to Feng Wenyu and put Feng Wenyu at ease.

Upon hearing this, Feng Wenyu couldn't help but look at Xie Zhujing.

The complicated look in her eyes made Xie Zhujing frown imperceptibly. After a while, when Jiang Zhilan was called away, he came forward and saw that the woman's mood was not as high as before, so he couldn't help but ask:

"What's wrong?"

Feng Wenyu hesitated for a moment before saying, "I heard something from Sister Jiang."

Something?

Thinking of the woman's eyes just now, Xie Zhujing instantly guessed that it was related to him. And there was only one thing related to him recently -

"It's about my cousin?"

Feng Wenyu nodded hesitantly.

Xie Zhujing said frankly, "She returned home after losing her husband. She has no relatives left at home, and the inheritance left by her uncle has been divided up by the clan. She had no choice but to come to me for help."

He lowered his eyes and said to her:

"Let her come and see you another day."

She is the sister-in-law, and Meng Qiaojing is going to stay in the Xie family, so it is her turn to visit her.