Chapter 48 I was lucky to meet you

Nian Xi did not see Gu Ci the next day.

His guard came to Xie Qiulai's house and delivered a message, "My lord, you are very busy at the government office these two days, I'm afraid you won't be able to take time off. If you are worried about the shop, I will escort you there."

Gu Ci had never missed an appointment before.

Nian Xi asked, "Why is he so busy all of a sudden? I didn't hear him mention it yesterday."

Xie Qiu was vague, "It's an urgent matter that I had to deal with this morning."

Nian Xi had a rough idea in her mind, so she sent Xie Qiu away and turned to look for her elder brother.

Unexpectedly, Wen Qingheng did not return home. He only sent a servant back to tell them that he was staying at a good friend's house.

What questions do you have now?

Something must have happened last night, so he refused to come to see her today.

In the final analysis, it was Pei Jian who made everyone uneasy.

Nian Xi wiped her neck with the handkerchief angrily. She was really annoyed after being blocked in the dark alley by Pei Jian last night.

Is this the so-called bad nature of men?

What you can’t get is the best?

Nian Xi used to love him, so in her eyes, jealousy and madness were all expressions of love. Now that she no longer loves him, everything Pei Jian does only makes her annoyed.

She didn't know yet that Pei Yan came to see her this morning.

Because she had previously instructed that Wang Pozi dare not report Pei Jian's affairs to her. If she had seen Pei Jian, she would have known how tragic the battle was last night.

But three days later, Gu Ci finally showed up with a big bruise on his handsome face. She could guess what was going on.

"How did you get injured?" Nian Xi moved closer and saw that there were newly healed wounds not only on the cheekbone but also on the corners of Gu Ci's lips.

"I fell accidentally." Gu Ci sat obediently while Ren Nianxi looked at him.

She was afraid of hurting him, so she touched him gently, and her breath was as soft as orchid, as gentle as the sea flowing over the beach, surrounding him bit by bit.

Gu Ci felt a little hurt, but it was actually good to have her sympathy for him.

Nian Xi spat at him, "You had a good face, but now it's like this, how can it be good?"

Gu Ci suddenly remembered what Wen Qingheng once said to Nian Xi, "My sister loves pretty looks the most."

Pei Jian was also born with a first-rate appearance. He felt a sense of crisis in his heart. He stroked his cheek with one hand and sighed softly, "I have to take good care of myself. Give me some of your pearl powder and poria paste in the future."

"Silly, Fuling Paste is food."

Seeing that he was trying to evade her gaze, Nian Xi stopped staring at his wound and sat back down. "Would you like to borrow the skirt from my closet?"

Gu refused, "Then I will become your sister?"

Nianxi immediately followed up, "Sister Ci~"

Gu Ci was so embarrassed that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and the sadness in his eyes disappeared for the most part.

Nianxi can actually understand his feelings.

It's ridiculous that brothers who grew up together suddenly turned against each other and fell in love with the same person.

No matter who it is, no one can accept it calmly for a while.

Nianxi was also willing to help.

But my annoyance towards Pei Jian has reached its peak.

She had already told him not to disturb her life anymore, but now he was making such an ugly scene.

How disgusting!

Gu declined to take a day off today, and remembering what he had promised her, he asked, "Do you want to go to the shop and take a look?"

Nian Xi glanced at him, "Master Gu is not busy now?"

He used the excuse of being busy with official business to deal with the injuries on his face those two days, and both of them knew the truth.

But no one, whether it was Nian Xi or Gu Ci, mentioned Pei Jian.

There is really nothing to say.

Gu Ci glanced at her, thought for a moment and said, "After all, I am also a shop assistant. When Manager Wen opens a shop, I will have some money to spend."

Nian Xi smiled and glanced at him.

She has been busy with this matter these two days.

Cousin Mu is good at business. The store manager, clerks and others have been properly arranged. Nianxi is in charge of the food list and the supply of the four seasons. In the past two days, they have already discussed the supply of summer tea and snacks, and are just waiting for an auspicious day to open the store.

"Everything has been prepared. In the past two days, I have carefully written visiting cards to the sisters I know well, and attached homemade incense pills in a beautiful little bag. Of course, whether they come or not is entirely up to them, and I have only done my best to express my intention."

The sun was shining brightly outside the window, birds were chirping in front of the window, and the sunlight was shining through the tiny gaps, casting shadows on the ground. Nian Xi clasped her hands and talked about the progress of the past few days, "…it was opened exclusively for female guests, and it must have been a special time in the closet."

Gu Ci listened to her quietly.

Her tone was soft and gentle, with small pear-shaped swirls appearing from time to time, and her curved eyebrows were full of expectations for the future and the soda shop.

Just by watching and listening, the haze in one's heart will dissipate.

Gu Ci felt that this thought seemed to be glowing.

Who wouldn't love her?

He suddenly became happy.

It was like a piece of meat growing out of his chest, and his whole body and mind became comfortable. He didn't even care that he was in the Wen family, and took Nianxi's hand and whispered, "Nian'er, I'm so happy."

Nian Xi turned her head to look at him, her face still flushed with excitement, "What are you happy about? Do you think my idea is childish?"

His eyes scanned her face inch by inch until her cheeks were tinged with rouge because of him. Then he opened his lips and smiled softly, "I am so happy... I am so lucky to have met you."

Nian Xi's heart suddenly palpitated.

Thinking about their previous life, they had never even met, thinking about his loneliness of never being able to return to Beijing, thinking about the unpredictable fate... She held his hand and said, "Actually, no matter who you meet, you will be happy. You are so good, even if it's not me, it will be the same if it's someone else."

He hummed. "Maybe. But I can't imagine anyone other than you. If it weren't for you, I would never be happy."

He stared at her with his long eyelashes, his eyes deep, and nodded very slowly, "I would rather be alone than have sex. If she is not the one in my heart, I would rather wait for her alone."

So Nianxi, please love me.

Please allow me to be by your side and love you forever.

Tears welled up in Nianxi's eyes, and when she looked up, they rolled down from the corners of her eyes. These words, like a prophecy, seemed to be a confirmation of the high-spirited general in the desert sand in her previous life.

A surge of sadness suddenly surged in her heart.

It was the first time Gu Ci saw her cry. He was so flustered that he raised his hands to wipe her tears and explained incoherently, "Did I say something wrong? Don't bother with me. I've been having a bad day these days..."

Nian Xi smiled and shook her head, her tearful eyes shining like the stars in the sky, "Women all like to be cherished, I'm just too happy."

She didn't want to fall into such a sad mood again. The future was unpredictable. What she could do and wanted to do was to give up the present.

Enjoy yourself while you can.

…

Pei Jian came out of the Censorate.

He is now the left assistant military officer, and is very busy every day. He travels between the mansion and the government office every morning and evening, using official duties to relieve his anxiety.

In the past few days, he has identified his political enemies from his previous life one by one, and except for those he has already eradicated, there are still three left. Pei Jian thought about it over and over again, but he still couldn't determine who was involved in Nianxi's death.

He thought about it carefully and realized that Nian Xi had no enemies with anyone. Her death could only be a deliberate revenge by his enemies.

At that time, he used radical means to eliminate dissidents, and many people wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible. The guards and servants of the prime minister's mansion, even the sweepers, were screened by him before entering the mansion, and their backgrounds were all clean.

How did Nian Xi get poisoned in the mansion?

He had absolutely no idea.

Pei Jian was in a bad mood and walked absent-mindedly through the alley when he met a carriage head-on.

He was alone on his horse, and had no intention of engaging in a fight. Just as he was about to evade the enemy, the curtain of the carriage opened, revealing a beautiful face.

The beauty's eyes were full of affection, and she had an exquisite hairpin inserted diagonally in her hair. As she leaned forward, the gold and jade collided, making a crisp sound.

"cousin!"

Her face was filled with surprise, and before she could wipe away the tears from her cheeks, she blurted out the words and called him softly.

Pei Jian's gaze fell on the woman opposite him and his eyes paused.

It’s Xu Wanxin.

In a flash, Pei Jian suddenly thought that even though he had protected the prime minister's mansion like an iron barrel in his previous life, there were still outsiders there.

During that period, Xu Wanxin was taken into his mansion by him for some reason.