When Shen Jiaojiao and the other woman woke up, it was already past noon. They had already gone to bed late after washing up yesterday, and they hadn't expected to sleep for so long.
The two were still dressed as men, and Chu Tianling still had that matchmaker's face, and his skin was dark.
When the two opened the door, someone was already waiting at the entrance.
"My lords, my master invites you. Lunch has been prepared for you in the front hall. Please follow me." The maidservant said this with her head bowed, then turned and led the way.
There was no room for refusal.
Shen Jiaojiao and the other woman exchanged a glance. Since they were hungry, they decided to follow her to take a look.
"Master, our distinguished guest has arrived!" The maidservant announced as she entered the hall and then left.
Liu Fugui was very enthusiastic and went to the door to greet them: "How did you two gentlemen sleep last night?"
It was too dark yesterday to see clearly, but today, in broad daylight, he realized that although the matchmaker with the dark face looked terrible, the man next to him was indeed handsome.
I glanced at it a few more times in the dark.
suddenly!
He noticed a detail.
When we came in, the matchmaker helped protect the short man.
Upon closer inspection.
As soon as they arrived at the dining table, the matchmaker eagerly pulled out a chair.
He frowned slightly, secretly wondering what the relationship between the two was.
"Please sit down, gentlemen. I know you have official business to attend to, so please make yourselves at home with tea and food. There's no need to be so polite!"
He warmly invited them to sit down while secretly observing the subtle details between the two out of the corner of his eye.
After exchanging greetings, Chu Tianling and the other person sat down and greeted each other warmly.
"Lord Liu, you are too kind. The meal is very plentiful; we are fortunate."
"Hahaha! We're all in the same line of work, brothers serving His Majesty. No need to be polite, make yourselves at home!" Liu Fugui said in a hearty tone, picking up his chopsticks first and taking the lead in picking up food.
After Lord Liu finished serving the dishes, Chu Tianling followed him and picked up the same dish, then habitually put it into Chen Jiaojiao's bowl.
"uh-huh!!"
Shen Jiaojiao had already noticed Lord Liu's scrutinizing gaze, so she deliberately made a sound to remind him to be careful.
Chu Tianling looked up and met her gaze. He then turned to look at Lord Liu, who immediately changed his expression and revealed a big smile.
"Hehehe! Do as you please, hehehe! Do as you please!"
Liu Fugui focused on picking up food. Just now, he clearly sensed that the matchmaker-faced man wanted to take care of that pretty boy. In this situation, either the other party was of higher status than him, or they had an unspeakable relationship.
His Majesty also has certain requirements for appearance when selecting people. Those with physical defects are not accepted. This matchmaker has an ugly appearance and is very likely to be a subordinate. The real boss is the pretty boy hiding in the shadows.
After Liu Fugui figured it out, he looked at Shen Jiaojiao even more and found her to be very beautiful.
"Ahem! I haven't yet asked how to address this brother."
"My surname is Chen, you can just call me Young Master Chen!"
Liu Fugui pondered for a while, but none of the high-ranking families were around his age. He figured the man was probably using a false name, since one's identity is something one gives oneself when traveling.
"Hahaha! Young Master Shen is truly a promising young man! By the way, I heard that the leader of Feng Village died in her room. I wonder how he died!"
Liu Fugui secretly inquired about the situation. Although this daughter was not his favorite, she would give him a large sum of money every year!
If possible, it would be good to help her get revenge.
Shen Jiaojiao stared straight at him: "Oh? You seem quite interested in her? Speaking of which, as the city lord of Jinwei City, and with Jiufeng Village not far from you, how could it have survived for so many years? Did you receive a lot of benefits from her?"
"Ah? No, no! Young Master Shen, you are overthinking it. Although I wanted to capture him here because of the dangerous location, I was not skilled enough. This time, thanks to your help, my lord, the peace of Jinwei City has been restored!"
Liu Fugui forced himself to remain calm and enthusiastically urged, "Come on! Eat some vegetables!"
He was already cursing in his mind: Where did this hothead come from! Is he out of his mind? How could he just say it like that? He has no sportsmanship at all! He'll teach him a lesson sooner or later, humph!
Shen Jiaojiao ate something and wasn't hungry anymore.
She understood that the other party was trying to gather information, and this person looked like someone of high status.
"Lord Liu, where is your hometown?"
"My ancestral home is the Liu family in Jiangnan."
"Oh, where is your wife from?"
He passed away young!
"Oh, how many children do you have?"
"I have eight daughters!"
"Oh, you don't have a son?"
"Hehe...not yet, maybe it's just not meant to be!"
Liu Fugui wiped the sweat from his forehead. Damn it! Is he out of his mind?
I only tested the waters a little, and you shamelessly started interrogating me. We can't let this person stay any longer; we'd better send him away as soon as possible.
Seeing that the other party was about to speak again, Liu Fugui quickly introduced, "By the way, Lord Shen, this sweet soup is a local specialty. It tastes delicious. You must try it."
Shen Jiaojiao chuckled to herself, followed his suggestion, took a bite of the sweet soup, took a small sip, and then looked up at Liu Fugui with a smile.
Liu Fugui quickly lowered his head and pretended to eat.
He didn't know why the other person brought up the topic of children. He already had something to hide, and he didn't expect the other person to suddenly ask this question, which made him flustered.
"Help! Something terrible has happened! The Third Miss has fallen into the lake!"
Just as the atmosphere was getting tense, a little maid suddenly ran out from outside.
I don't know what he was thinking, but he rushed into the hall and knelt down in front of Lord Liu.
Even more strangely, before Lord Liu could speak, the other party began to kowtow repeatedly, her forehead slamming against the floor, and her head quickly turned red.
Lord Liu's face darkened. Why was he causing trouble under these circumstances?
"Get up and speak! What kind of behavior is this? Don't you see we have distinguished guests? Humph!"
"Lord Liu, please go and see what's wrong with this Third Miss. Her life is at stake." Shen Jiaojiao simply put down her chopsticks and stood up.
When Liu Fugui saw this, he realized that the other party clearly wanted to go with him, and he was extremely unwilling.
"Lord Shen, I have some matters to attend to at home, so I won't stay any longer. Why don't you head out first?" He smiled somewhat reluctantly.
"Hey! What time is it? Stop dawdling and hurry up!"
Shen Jiaojiao understood what he meant, but she refused to leave. She took a few steps forward and walked outside.
The little maid was quite shrewd; seeing this, she immediately scrambled to her feet, ran ahead, and said anxiously, "It's this way, I'll lead the way!"
Liu Fugui stood behind, his eyes filled with anger.
Damn it!
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