However… leaning against the carriage wall, he recalled that beautiful face with tears streaming down her face and couldn’t help but click his tongue: This Miss Zhu is really too beautiful.
Xiao Wan, who had taken a short nap, woke up at this time. She slowly opened her eyes and asked Qin Fang beside her, "How long has Miss been at the banquet?"
Qin Fang lowered her eyes and said, "Reporting to Madam, it has been almost an hour."
"How is she?"
Thinking of what Qin Luo had said, Qin Fang lowered her head even further: "She kicked Young Master Gao into the water."
Xiao Wan remained silent.
Qin Fang added, "However, Young Master Gao was drunk at the time and seemed to have forgotten about it. He even believed that Miss Biao had just happened to pass by, saw him fall into the water, and called for help for him. Therefore, he was very grateful to Miss Biao."
"Is that so?" Xiao Wan smiled wryly, which sounded quite delightful.
After the banquet at the Ning residence ended today, the events that occurred at the banquet were carried into the capital city by the autumn wind.
The first incident was that Zhu Jiayu was highly regarded by Song, the Chancellor of the Imperial Academy; the second incident was that Zhu Jiayu was beautiful and kind-hearted, and saved Gao Xun from drowning.
The next day, Gao Xun even prepared generous gifts and personally went to Ning Mansion to thank Zhu Jiayu.
After learning that Zhu Jiayu was not at the Ning residence, he asked Xiao Wan for Zhu Jiayu's address and went to Zhaohua Lane, intending to express his gratitude to Zhu Jiayu in person.
Zhu Jiayu accepted his gift as a token of gratitude, chatted with him for a few moments, and then planned to find an excuse to decline the visit. However, to her surprise, Gao Xun looked at her with deep affection and asked in a soft voice, "I wonder if Sister Zhu is married?"
Zhu Jiayu pursed her lips, put down her teacup, and asked him, "What do you mean by asking that, Young Master Gao?"
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