Su Rong thought to herself, you forced others to stay and they didn’t get angry, it’s because they’re well-mannered.
She chose not to argue further about this with Lady Du and switched to another topic. She told her about the encounter with Jiang Yunying and deliberately mentioned how Zhou Gu drew his sword just for one sentence.
Upon hearing this, Lady Du exclaimed in surprise, "Why are you so unlucky?"
Su Rong: "..."
Indeed, birds of a feather do flock together. She herself felt incredibly unlucky at that time. On the very first day she went out with Zhou Gu, she ran into Jiang Yunying.
Knowing that Su Rong didn’t get the short end of the stick and that Zhou Gu stood up for her, allowing Jiang Yunying to scamper back to her house in fright, she believed that within two days the Inspector of Jiang and his wife would come to the Governor’s Residence to apologize to Zhou Gu. In this way, she could regain her lost face from the past incident and visibly, her mood improved immediately.
Once her mood improved, she was no longer angry and tapped Su Rong’s forehead forcefully. "Let me tell you this, if Zhou Gu repents his engagement with you, you won’t find such good in-laws in this world again. Think about it yourself!"
Su Rong knew this in her heart. Seeing her control her anger, she laughed and said, "Mother, calm down. Who are you? Later, you can excel in finding me a match again. If all else fails, we can still rely on my elder brother."
Lady Du gave her a speechless look, too lazy to care about her, and left with a dismissive wave of her hand.
After Su Rong passed this hurdle, she breathed a long sigh of relief, threw herself on the bed, and complained, "She’s getting on in years and her temper is becoming more volatile. Maybe she needs to continue taking that previous prescription from the doctor to cool her temper for a few more days?"
Yuewan agreed by nodding, "Miss, every time Lady Du scolds you, I feel that she is so right."
Su Rong glared at her, "You, go and read the account books."
Afraid, Yuewan exclaimed, "Miss, now that Young Master Zhou has moved in, don’t we need to learn about account books anymore? Do we only need to accompany him every day?"
"That’s for me, you still need to learn about account books." Su Rong was ruthless. "After all, Zhou Gu is so perfect. I need to find a way to hook him. Even if he wants to cancel the engagement, I’m going to fight and struggle."
Yuewan: "..."
"Miss, weren’t you indifferent to the marriage arrangement with the Duke Residence before?"
"That was before." Su Rong shot her a glance, "Who knew Zhou Gu would turn out to be so good?"
"Then, why did you catch fish for him?" Yuewan was shocked. She remembered running out in a hurry when she heard the ruckus from the cabin, and saw her young lady messing around and Zhou Gu’s shocked reaction. She thought her young lady had lost her mind.
"He woke me up and asked for it, could I refuse?", Su Rong waved her hand, "Either way, you go and read the account book."
Yuewan was about to cry, "Miss, I’m not made for that."
Su Rong encouraged her, "Just try it, nothing in the world is difficult for one who sets their mind to it. I am striving for both of our future happy lives, how can you just eat and not work hard?"
Without a response to counter, Yuewan could only leave with her head lowered.
Lady Du had arranged a guesthouse for Zhou Gu to stay. To ensure that he was comfortable, she had spared no expense, the furnishings were the best, even better than Governor Su’s room.
Just as Zhou Gu had predicted, Governor Su had already connected with Zhou Xi. He had refunded the rent of the previous residence, and even Zhou Xi and other guards had also moved into the Governor’s Residence.
Zhou Xi had been waiting in the guesthouse, seeing Zhou Gu enter, he greeted him with a smile, "Young Master, did you have a good day today?"
Zhou Gu cast him a glance, nodding, "It was fine."
Zhou Xi was surprised, seeing that Zhou Gu neither got angry nor said anything, but only evaluated that it was fine. Ordinary people might think it really was just fine, but for Zhou Gu, it was rare.
Zhou Gu didn’t go fishing, but witnessed the whole process. Being too close, he felt the smell of fish on his body, "I need a bath."
Listening to his demand, Zhou Xi immediately ordered.
Soon after, Zhou Gu finished the bath and was sitting at the table drinking tea.
Zhou Xi hadn’t met Su Rong yet, so he hesitantly asked, "Young Master, is Lady Su Qi not bad?"
Zhou Gu paused his movement, "Hmm, she’s fine."
Zhou Xi was pleased internally, "Does that mean you are no longer thinking of retracting the marriage?"
Zhou Gu put down the teacup, "We’ll see."
Zhou Xi thought, this idea of breaking off the engagement wasn’t so firm now, which was a good sign. He decided to send a letter to the former Duke.
Just as he thought of this, Zhou Gu hardened his face, "When you’re with me during this period, you work for me. No snitching to grandfather. If I find out, I’ll throw you into the river to feed the fish."
Zhou Xi: "..."
"If I’m not mistaken, you should be the manager my grandfather arranged for me after I get married. Dare not to listen to me?", Zhou Gu raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Xi bowed, "I dare not. I will follow your instructions, young master."
Anyway, the old Duke didn’t demand a daily report on his progress, only the results.
Zhou Gu was satisfied, he asked him, "Do you have any news about the person you’re looking for?"
Zhou Xi shook his head, "Not yet. Many residences have been checked, but I haven’t found that dagger."
Zhou Gu instructed, "You go and let people inquire when the Marquis Nanping Residence and Jiangzhou Inspector’s Residence became so close to each other? When did Ning Chi come to Jiangzhou?"
Zhou Xi was puzzled and didn’t understand why he was suddenly inquiring about this.
Zhou Gu’s lazy, "You can ask Ziye about it."
Zhou Xi answered, pulled Ziye aside, and interrogated him about the day’s happenings when the Fourth Young Master and Lady Su Qi were out. After listening, he was also surprised, unable to believe that they met the heir to the Marquis Nanping. But, he didn’t care so much about Ning Chi as he was concerned about Lady Su Qi and how well she got along with the Fourth Young Master. Only they knew the magnitude of this - The Fourth Young Master had always been surrounded by popular girls growing up, but there had never been a woman who could have such harmonious and easy-going conversations with him. Since a young age, he didn’t like to play with young girls. Either he felt that they were too delicate or boring, or he was annoyed by their numerous rules and clingy nature.
In a quiet voice, he asked: "Did Lady Su Qi actually fall asleep during the lake tour?"
Ziye nodded.
Zhou Xi was even more astonished, wondering how a girl could fall asleep while facing Young Master Zhou’s face. Unless she had no affectionate thoughts in her heart, and had no interest in the Fourth Young Master, only then could she sleep, right?
He was worried about saying "Did Lady Su Qi not give a damn about the young master?" but this sentence stopped on the tip of his tongue. Thinking that asking such a question to Ziye, this dumb fellow, would be useless, he suppressed his words. and obediently followed Zhou Gu’s command, going to investigate the Marquis Nanping Residence and Jiangzhou Inspector Residence.
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