Fang Jinxiu was no stranger to this person and this sentence. Since the day she came to Yangcheng, Ning Yunzhao had come to her house by chance many times.

Although Ning Yunzhao has entered the Jiuling Hall only a few times since Miss Jun left the capital, each time it was because of Miss Jun.

There is no such thing as coincidence in the world. Everything is done intentionally.

"It seems the news has spread." Fang Jinxiu said.

He was the first one to arrive, even faster than the Imperial Guards.

Ning Yunzhao smiled but said nothing, neither denying nor explaining.

"I want to see her," he said. "Is now a good time?"

Fang Jinxiu looked at him and thought of the scene when Ning Yunzhao first came to her house in Yangcheng. She felt it was so similar. It was late at night then, but now it was broad daylight. But the same thing was that the people he wanted to see were both husband and wife.

Although the wife remains, the husband has changed.

Is it appropriate? According to common sense, it is really inappropriate, but is it still necessary to use common sense to deal with Miss Jun now?

Fang Jinxiu smiled.

"It's appropriate." She leaned aside to give in and extended her hand. "What's inappropriate about it?"

Ning Yunzhao walked in with a smile on his face. Chen Qichong winked at him and quickly opened the door at the back.

"Miss Jun, Mr. Ning is here." he shouted loudly.

Ning Yunzhao followed him to the back door and saw that the people in the backyard seemed to be frozen for a moment because of his shout.

The servants were carrying medicinal herbs and winnowing baskets, the maids were holding blooming flowers that had not yet been trimmed, and the maid Liu'er was standing in the corridor, pinching melon seeds with her hand resting on her mouth.

On the upper floor, the summer window was wide open and a woman was sitting by it.

She wears an apricot-colored shirt, has black hair, and gently waves a round fan.

In this stagnation, only her eyes moved and she smiled slightly.

Ning Yunzhao also smiled, and his stiffness disappeared, and he could hear voices everywhere.

"Master Ning is here." Chen Qi shouted again.

"Why is Mr. Ning here?" Liu'er was surprised.

"please."

This is what Miss Jun said with a smile.

Ning Yunzhao bowed to her from a distance and walked towards the hall slowly.

A cough was heard, and Ning Yunzhao paused slightly. He saw a young man standing under a tree nearby, looking at him with his hand on a wooden stake.

"Your Highness." Ning Yunzhao bowed hurriedly, "You are here."

It has been here for a long time. He is blind. He didn't see it even though he is such a big man standing here.

Zhu Zan had a sarcastic look on his face.

Lust is the key to success.

I could see nothing but that woman.

Zhu Zan did not reply, but struck the wooden stake with a bang. His horse stance was steady and powerful, and his hands moved quickly but not chaotically.

"Mr. Ning."

Miss Jun was already standing in the hall and spoke to him.

Ning Yunzhao bowed to Zhu Zan again and walked into the hall.

The tea has been poured.

"Please." Miss Jun said with a smile and sat down first.

Ning Yunzhao sat down, picked up the tea and took a sip.

"You are so amazing." Miss Jun said.

Duke Cheng had already told her what happened in front of the imperial city and Ning Yunzhao's response at the banquet.

Ning Yunzhao smiled.

Once again, she spoke the opening remarks first, and she was still very touching. Even though we hadn't seen each other for a long time, there was no sense of strangeness or restraint.

And this simple word "awesome" made him very happy.

In fact, he has never been a person who does things for the sake of others' praise. Whether it is reading or playing the piano, chess, calligraphy or painting, he enjoys doing it, so other people's praise means nothing to him.

But at this moment, hearing the woman's praise, his smile could not help but spread from the bottom of his heart, just like spring flowers blooming.

"You are really amazing." He said with a smile.

Miss Jun raised her teacup.

"Congratulations to all of us," she said.

Ning Yunzhao laughed, raised his teacup, and the two of them clinked their teacups lightly.

The door of the hall was wide open, and the two men sat opposite each other, drinking tea and chatting. People outside could see them.

Chen Qi watched with great interest and even clicked his tongue twice.

"It's the most suitable one no matter how you look at it." He whispered.

"What are you looking at? Go outside and look at the door." Fang Jinxiu said unhappily.

Chen Qi chuckled and raised his eyebrows to the other side.

"Why are you so anxious? Even the prince is not anxious." He laughed softly.

On the other side, Zhu Zan was beating the wooden stake calmly and attentively. There was not the slightest hint of hurry in his movements. It seemed that he did not care at all about the arrival of the guest, who was still chatting and laughing happily with his fiancée.

Fang Jinxiu looked calm.

"It's only a matter of time," she said.

This is nothing strange, she has seen it before, there were people who were not anxious at all and were making a fuss about everything, but now they can only worry secretly.

Thinking of this, she smiled again, turned around with a hint of urgency and waved to the maid.

"Prepare dinner to entertain the guests," she said.

It must be fun to have the new and old lovers sit together for dinner.

"Please stop making trouble. It's so awkward to sit together." Chen Qi said in a low voice.

Awkward?

"I think none of the three of them know how to write the word 'awkward'." Fang Jinxiu said with a half-smile.

…

After finishing the tea, Miss Jun turned away and poured another cup of tea.

Ning Yunzhao felt that this time he should take the initiative to say something, but he also felt that there seemed to be nothing to say.

He had heard everything about her, so was he asking her to repeat it again? This was very boring for her, who didn't like talking.

Compliment her on her hard work? Ask her if it's difficult? That's also boring. For people like her and him, they never care about whether it's difficult or hard. If they want to do something, they will do their best. If they really want to know other people's opinions, they can just say a really awesome compliment.

The praise has been exaggerated.

Or he could ask about the situation in the north, which is the key to what to do now and in the future. After all, the court now seems to be calm and peaceful, but in fact there are undercurrents.

Ning Yunzhao turned the teacup in his hand and raised his head.

"So is this marriage true or false?" he asked.

Miss Jun was just filling her teacup and didn't even raise her head when she heard this.

"Of course it's fake." She answered casually, as if she didn't even need to think about it. She raised her head and looked at him, "You don't know?"

What she meant was that someone as smart as Ning Yunzhao should naturally think of this.

But her casual question made Ning Yunzhao a little flustered.

Yes, he should know. Not to mention that he could guess it, Chen Qi also tipped him off.

But he still asked it. Even though the answer was so certain, he had to hear her say it in person before he would believe it.

Isn't this... a bit... too... sour?

But I also felt a little happy.

That is to say, she knew that he must know what she did, and this is trust.

So when she asked this question, was she still a little annoyed?

Why are you asking when you know it so clearly? Are you asking because you don’t trust me or understand me?

Is this a bit of a complaint?

Who would people complain to? Only to the people they care about.

Ning Yunzhao uttered an "ah", not knowing whether it was a question or an answer, and picked up the teacup to drink tea.

"Don't tell anyone." Miss Jun didn't notice his strangeness, but reminded him again when she thought of something.

If she doesn't tell others, then he is no longer someone else to her.

"Of course." Ning Yunzhao said, wanting to laugh but trying to hold it back, "I'm not stupid."

Miss Jun laughed.

"Of course you're not stupid, you're very smart," she laughed.

Ning Yunzhao also laughed.

"You're smart too," he said.

Is there any need to say this? He felt a little regretful after he said it. This was really a stupid thing to say.

Miss Jun didn't think so and nodded with a smile.

"Yes, of course I am smart," she said.

Zhu Zan, who was standing by the wooden stake with his ears tilted up, felt a chill.

Is that the way she talks to dumber people? It's just stupid and boring.

It seemed that she was too smart, forcing her to cheer up and deal with it, and only by being very unruly could she suppress him.

Zhu Zan curled his lips, and with a bit of pride, he slapped the wooden post hard.