Chapter 69 The smile is too obscene
After the group entered the teahouse, the waiter saw them and immediately came up to greet them familiarly: "Ladies and gentlemen, please go upstairs."
"We want the Dahongpao tea from last autumn. No need for a tea lady. Just bring the tea leaves and snacks over and we'll make it ourselves," one of them said.
"Okay, I'll prepare it right away." When the waiter heard this, he knew that these adults wanted to talk behind closed doors and not allow others to disturb them.
Their teahouse was close to the Imperial City, especially the Ministry of Justice. Officials from the Ministry of Justice often came here to drink tea and discuss matters, and it was no longer surprising.
Pei Xingju went upstairs, followed by four or five officials, including Shen Yi.
Everyone was talking to each other as they went upstairs. When they turned around the corridor, Chen Yi suddenly said "Huh".
Pei Xingju stopped and looked in the direction he was looking, and saw Lixia and Jingzhe sitting at a small table in the corridor drinking tea.
Seeing Pei Xingju, the two men stood up immediately.
Pei Xingju said to his colleagues, "You go first, I'll come later."
After saying that, he walked towards Lixia and Jingzhe, glanced at the private room on the far west side, and asked, "Is she here?"
Lixia nodded and quickly replied, "Sir, Miss Zhuang is drinking tea with someone inside."
"Who?"
"The owner of Furong Cloth Shop said he wanted to discuss some needlework business."
Pei Xingju nodded and was about to leave, but at that moment the door of the private room opened.
"Sister Su, thank you for coming here today. When I have time next time, I..." Zhuang Wan turned around and was dumbfounded when she saw Pei Xingju.
When did he come?
Zhuang Wan quickly put on a warm and gentle expression and stepped forward: "Yuzhi, why are you here?"
Pei Xingju noticed the surprise and panic on her face and remained calm: "I came here to discuss something with my colleagues."
"Have you finished your tea?" he asked.
Zhuang Wan nodded: "I've finished eating and was just about to go back."
After a moment of silence, Pei Xingju said, "No hurry. Wait for me for half an hour, and then we'll go back together."
Zhuang Wan looked up in confusion, then heard him say, "I rode a horse when I left, and now it's raining and it's inconvenient to return."
Oh, he was trying to get a ride with her.
Zhuang Wan breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said with a smile, "Okay, I'll wait for you in the private room."
At this time, Su Zhiyan came forward and said to Zhuang Wan, "Sister Zhuang, I'm going back first."
The two of them bowed and said goodbye.
Su Zhiyan turned sideways and bowed to Pei Xingju, then went downstairs.
Pei Xingju glanced at Su Zhiyan, seeming to be thinking about something.
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Zhuang Wan returned to the private room. Not long after, the waiter came over and asked if she wanted to order another play. So, she ordered a new play based on the waiter's suggestion.
The layout of the teahouse is very unique, almost in the shape of a U.S. character, and all private rooms have a spacious window facing the lobby.
Looking out the window, you can see the opera troupe performing on the stage in the lobby.
Of course, you can also clearly see the people in the opposite window.
As luck would have it, Pei Xingju's private room was on the east side, across the hall from hers. While Zhuang Wan was watching the opera, she would always stumble upon Pei Xingju.
He sat on the couch with a teapot beside him, drinking tea slowly and leisurely.
Other colleagues from the Ministry of Justice were either sitting or standing, while some were walking back and forth in the room excitedly, talking about something incomprehensible.
Zhuang Wan discovered that Pei Xingju indeed looked quite young among the officials.
Although Shen Yi was also young, he did not have the same bearing as Pei Xingju. At least in a crowd, Pei Xingju was someone who could be spotted at a glance.
He is worthy of being the male lead, with a posture as straight as a pine tree, gentle and refined, and a graceful demeanor, and his figure is surprisingly no worse than that of the young actors on the stage.
For some unknown reason, Zhuang Wan imagined Pei Xingju dressed up as a young man and performing on the stage. This teahouse's business would probably be very popular.
Isn't this the same as a contemporary male celebrity performing in Taiwan? Pei Xingju is a ready-made traffic star. Just based on his face, even if he stops being an official and becomes an actor, he will still do better than others.
Her imagination was running wild and she was laughing to herself.
Perhaps his smile was too obscene and was noticed by Pei Xingju, who turned his face away indifferently.
Zhuang Wan quickly turned her head to look at the stage, pretending nothing had happened.
After a while, she noticed that Pei Xingju's eyes had moved away, so she looked over again quietly.
However, this time, Pei Xingju closed the window.
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