Of course Lu Yunqi recognized this young man. He knew all the direct and indirect relatives and friends of the Manchu officials.
The descendants of the Beiliuning clan, who have been high-ranking officials and have received generous salaries for generations, have natural advantages.
Of course, Lu Yunqi has no prejudice against these people. Maybe he did in the past, but now, no matter who they are, they are just individuals.
Although Ning Yunzhao looked a little surprised, his eyes were calm, and he did not have the same fear and excitement as the other common people.
But since they are all human beings, it is not impossible to see their terrified expressions. All you have to do is take a walk through the big prison of the Beizhen Fusi.
Lu Yunqi's gaze passed over him and fell on the girl.
This girl is as quiet and peaceful as Ning Yunzhao, nothing special about her.
His eyes swept across and the carriage moved forward.
Miss Jun's eyes followed the carriage.
The crowd around me began to move around again, making a lot of noise.
"Let's go." Ning Yunzhao said, looking at the girl who looked calm but her body was somewhat stiff.
I'm not afraid at all.
When she walked past those Jinyi Guards in Jinyun Tower as if they were a blind eye, she didn't feel the slightest bit of fear.
But the Jinyiwei are not the same as the Jinyiwei. Lu Yunqi's notoriety is indeed a bit scary and makes people nervous.
"How about we change one?" he said.
Miss Jun turned her gaze towards him.
Without waiting for her to say anything, Ning Yunzhao raised his chin and gestured towards Granny Wang's shop.
"Look, there are too many people here, all joining in the fun and asking questions," he said.
This would not be a pleasant environment for dining. It's not that she meant anything else, like she was afraid of the Imperial Guards or something like that.
"Just join in the fun," Miss Jun said, "and listen to what's being said."
She said and walked forward. Ning Yunzhao was stunned for a moment and then laughed.
As expected, she was not afraid and still had the mentality of a little girl.
He followed with a smile.
The small interior of Granny Wang's shop was crowded with people and noisy.
"… Stop arguing. Do you want to eat or not? We are still doing business."
The boss couldn't cope with it anymore and shouted while holding a spoon.
"…If you want to talk, buy a tofu fruit first."
People walked out or paid for food, standing or sitting, waiting, and Xiao Ding had already taken a seat. He let Ning Yunzhao and Miss Jun sit down. Liu Er wanted to sit down, but Xiao Ding grabbed her sleeve.
"What are you doing?" Liu'er glared and pulled back her sleeves.
"There's no room here." Xiao Ding whispered. He thought this girl was worse than him, she didn't have any sense at all.
"Then where should I eat?" Liu'er said.
Xiao Ding rolled his eyes.
"You see there are so many people, we'll have to wait a long time. There's a fried cake shop outside. Let's buy some and try them while we wait," he said.
Only then did Liu'er nod.
"Miss, let's go out and buy some fried cakes first." She said happily.
Miss Jun nodded.
It's not easy to be a servant, especially a servant of a young master who is in love with him. Xiao Ding wiped the sweat off his face and walked out with the girl.
The fried tofu cakes had to wait, but Miss Jun did not get impatient. Instead, she listened to the people around her asking questions to the boss.
“…Why did Lu Qianhu come to your house?”
"Nonsense, of course I'm eating tofu fruit." The boss said proudly, but then he thought what was there to be proud of. Lu Qianhu, who had eaten tofu fruit, didn't know if he would be cursed, and he frowned immediately. But he didn't dare to show it too much.
Otherwise, he would be despised and the hat of Lu Qianhu would be put on him.
"Actually, it's not that." He thought for a moment and quickly explained, "It's not Lu Qianhu who wants to eat. It's that young lady..."
They were just waiting for these words, and the people's eyes lit up.
"Who is that woman?"
"I've never heard that Lu Qianhu has any relatives or sisters."
"Are you blind? How can you be so close to your sisters?"
The boss was annoyed by the noise and banged the spoon again and again.
"You really don't know." He said, "That young lady is the third sister of the old Qiao family."
She is the daughter of the tea maker Mr. Qiao who was said to be raised by Lu Yunqi.
The people suddenly realized.
Miss Jun also nodded and continued to half turn around and listen to the discussion over there.
The discussion was simply about how Lu Yunqi fell in love with the third sister of the Qiao family.
“…At that time, Lu Qianhu was in the mood to enjoy the cherry blossoms…”
"…Lu Qianhu still has the taste for flower appreciation?"
I was interrupted just as I started to speak.
Don't blame this person for interrupting. Miss Jun also had a complicated expression. Yes, it turned out that Lu Yunqi had such a refined taste. It was a pity that in order to prevent her from going out, he did not respond to her occasional mention of going to see the cherry blossoms.
It's really hard for him to pretend to be someone he is not.
"…Anyway, Lu Qianhu went to enjoy the flowers that day and walked into Lao Qiao's tea stall. At that time, Lao Qiao was busy making tea, and the third sister served tea as usual. At the moment of serving tea, Lu Qianhu looked up and saw this beautiful face that was so beautiful that the moon would shame the flowers and the fish would sink to the bottom of the water…"
"Come on, Third Sister Qiao has been making tea by the stove since she was little, and her face is always covered in smoke. How can she be so beautiful as to be ashamed of herself?"
"What do you know? It's a unique style. Anyway, Lu Qianhu fell in love with it at first sight. Two days later, he sent someone to carry the house in a sedan chair. The Qiao family also rose to fame overnight."
Miss Jun sat up straight and looked at Ning Yunzhao thoughtfully.
"Love at first sight," she said. "Do you believe it?"
Ning Yunzhao wanted to laugh when asked this question.
He never imagined that one day he would discuss other people's romantic affairs with a girl.
He thought about it seriously.
“I don’t really believe it,” he said.
"Don't you quite believe that there is love at first sight in the world?" Miss Jun asked.
Ning Yunzhao smiled.
Love at first sight?
"How should I put it? Yes, but it's not the kind of love at first sight." He said, "Everyone loves beauty. Many people would say that love at first sight is because of beauty, but sometimes it's not really that."
Miss Jun looked at him seriously.
This kind of seriousness makes people feel very respected and sincere, without any pretense.
This is why Ning Yunzhao thinks this is what makes her different from other girls, and why he is willing to talk to her.
Because it really makes people feel comfortable and at ease.
He felt so comfortable that he didn't even care what topic he was talking about, as if he was just chatting with his classmates.
"Many times, love at first sight comes from within oneself," he said. "It's the spiritual form and character of the person you admire and like, whether you don't have it or you have it. It's the kind of person you've been looking for for a long time, and suddenly he or she appears before you, and you know that this person is the one you've been waiting for."
Just like the chess game under the tree during the Lantern Festival, even though he didn’t see the pattern, he knew just by looking at the chess game that the person playing chess was a very…
The thought flashed through his mind and he was stunned for a moment. What was he thinking? It was not appropriate to make this analogy at this time.
He coughed lightly.
"So this kind of love at first sight is mostly one's own love, and the other half is the love of the other person. Appearance is one aspect, but it is not absolute." He said, "Otherwise, there are many beautiful women in brothels, and everyone pursues them and likes them and is moved by them, but that kind of love is not the kind of love that matches the soul."
As soon as he finished speaking, the girl opposite him smiled.
Because it was a crowded little shop, she didn't laugh out loud, but instead covered her eyes with her hands.
"Your smile makes me embarrassed." Ning Yunzhao said seriously, "What I said was wrong, you said, don't laugh."
Miss Jun laughed again and stopped shaking her head.
"No," she said, thinking seriously, and with a bit of calmness, "It's just that I haven't thought about this kind of thing, so I don't know whether it's right or wrong."
Ning Yunzhao also thought about it and smiled.
"I haven't really thought about that," he said.
It was like two ignorant children playing house and discussing being someone's wife or husband, being serious but ridiculous.
"It's just wishful thinking," he said, somewhat seriously and frankly.