That evening, after dinner, Su Rong still took a few laps with Zhou Gu, and then sat in the water pavilion chatting.
Su Rong laid on the stone table and said to Zhou Gu, "I can have a break tomorrow, so I’ll keep you company."
Zhou Gu twisted his head to look at her, "Would your big brother agree?"
"Hey, my big brother is like a housekeeper." Su Rong sighed, "I beg him a bit, maybe he will agree."
Zhou Gu nodded and said, "Alright, you go and talk."
Su Xingze accompanied him for these few days and even though he has gained a lot, it was also a test for him. He found that Su Xingze was very capable. Despite his moon-like coldness, he was very good at handling matters. He didn’t make those who interact with him feel cold in daily interactions. He managed things just right, which made people admire him without resentment. No wonder people praised him for having a talent for statesmanship.
After chatting for a while, Ziye yelled outside the pavilion, "Young Master, a letter has arrived from the Capital City."
Zhou Gu looked at Ziye and said, "Bring it over!"
Ziye walked into the pavilion and handed the letter to Zhou Gu, "One from the Eastern Palace and one from the Duke Residence."
Zhou Gu nodded, first opening the letter from the Eastern Palace. After reading it, he closed it and opened the letter from the Duke Residence. After reading it, his expression was a little bad.
Ziye asked softly, "Young Master, what happened?"
"Duanhua is on her way to Jiangning." Zhou Gu had mentioned Duanhua to Su Rong before, so now that he received this news, he didn’t hide it from her.
Ziye exclaimed, "Ah? What do we do? She must be here to cause trouble."
Zhou Gu also knew why Duanhua was coming to Jiangning. When she found out about his engagement, she didn’t know that his fiancée was in Jiangning. Now that she knew, she was rushing over there.
He said irritably, "You take some people and stop her on her way, and forcefully send her back to the Capital City."
Ziye was shocked, "Young Master, can we do this?"
"Yes." Zhou Gu didn’t want Duanhua to ruin Su Rong’s coming-of-age ceremony. After all, Su Rong will have her coming-of-age ceremony in a few days. If Duanhua disrupted it, it would be uncomfortable.
Ziye glanced at Su Rong and whispered, "With Princess Duanhua’s temperament, can I force her? She must have brought guards from the Princess Residence when she travels."
"If you can’t forcefully send her back, stop her and let her stay where she is and not move," Zhou Gu said.
Ziye felt that this could be accomplished. After triple-confirmation, he asked, "Young Master, are you sure?"
"I’m sure." Zhou Gu had had enough of Duanhua.
Ziye responded, "Then I’ll take someone and go now?"
"Um." Zhou Gu signaled with his hand.
After Ziye left, Zhou Gu looked at Su Rong. Seeing her supporting her chin and looking at him sideways, he took the initiative to explain, "It is Princess Duanhua, whom I have mentioned to you."
"Isn’t it not so good to stop her? After all, if you can come to Jiangning, she can too," Su Rong asked.
"She could come, but she should not come at this time. I’m afraid she will disturb your coming-of-age ceremony. As long as we stop her, after all, her purpose is to cause trouble, what I’m doing is not unreasonable." Zhou Gu had good justification, and he was open with Su Rong.
Su Rong smiled at him, "So you’re saying it’s for me? Thank you."
Although she did not find the coming-of-age ceremony very important, it’s a once-in-a-lifetime event. Everyone values it, so she could only find it important. She didn’t want to make a mess out of it either.
"What are you thanking me for?" Zhou Gu looked a bit unnatural, "It’s originally my problem."
"It is indeed your problem, but you’re thoughtful enough to not cause trouble for me, and I’m still very pleased." Su Rong smiled and suddenly said, "Have you never been to the third floor? My older brother must not have taken you there. How about, as a thank you, I invite you?"
"What third floor?"
"That’s the Zuihua Building, Fengyue Building, and Yanzhi Building. These three buildings are very famous in Jiangning. They are places to listen to songs. Each has its own characteristics. You can go there to drink and listen to music." Su Rong asked him, "How about it? Do you want to go?"
Zhou Gu’s face was strange, "These three buildings, they are brothels, right?"
"Yes they are."
"You, a woman, take me to a brothel...to listen to music?" Zhou Gu had mixed feelings, "Do you think it’s appropriate?"
He had never seen it before, a fiancée taking her fiancé to a brothel to drink and have fun.
Su Rong considered it for a moment. If word got out and people knew, it didn’t seem right.
But if people didn’t know, wouldn’t that be fine?
She leaned close to Zhou Gu and whispered, "How about we go out tonight? Don’t worry, I’m a little privately acquainted with the madam there. She can open the back door for us. It’s absolutely safe. People won’t talk about it, and won’t be seen."
Zhou Gu: "..."
He looked shocked, "You have a private relationship with the madam of the brothel?"
Su Rong thought in her heart, "I don’t just have a private relationship, I’m also a shareholder." But looking at Zhou Gu’s shocked expression, she felt that he was upright and decent. It might be better not to say it. But again, if she took him there like this, wouldn’t that be bad? What if he gets addicted?
She hesitated a bit, then asked Zhou Gu, "Do you like women?"
Zhou Gu: "..."
He kept a straight face, "Su Rong, how can you be so daring?"
She really dared to ask him anything.
Su Rong touched her nose, "Ah, don’t misunderstand. I’m just thinking about letting you listen to the music. I didn’t plan to invite you to do other things. I’m not stupid. I’m just thinking, will I lead you astray? If you’re not addicted to women, then there’s no problem. But if you are, then you really can’t go to that kind of place. You might get addicted."
Zhou Gu was speechless.
Su Rong looked at him and asked tentatively, "Don’t you really want to go? If you don’t want to, then let’s forget it."
Zhou Gu shook his head, "No, I won’t go."
Su Rong didn’t expect him to be so decisive, and asked him curiously, "Haven’t you hung out in such places when you were in the Capital City?"
Zhou Gu was flustered and indignant, "No."
"Haven’t you been taken to listen to music?"
"Who dares to take me to that kind of place?" Zhou Gu glared at Su Rong, "You, a young lady, why are you so reckless, going everywhere? Aren’t you afraid you can’t get out after you go in?"
Su Rong laughed, "Who would dare to stop me?"
Zhou Gu choked, he thought to himself, in Jiangning County, a small place like this, under Governor Su’s jurisdiction, really no one would dare to stop her.
Su Rong smiled, "It’s because you haven’t been there before that you need to go and see. Let’s go! You’re already sixteen, and nobody took you there before, probably because you were too young and nobody dared to lead you astray." She stood up, "I’m going back to change clothes. You wait for me, I’ll be back in a moment, and I’ll take you to have fun."
After she finished speaking, she turned around and left. Zhou Gu said no from behind her, but Su Rong didn’t look back and just waved her hand at him.
Zhou Gu: "..."
He watched Su Rong leave with an indescribable feeling, thinking that being dragged to a brothel by his fiancée, he must be the first in history.
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