Chapter 13
"You little guy, have you demolished your father's study again?
"No way! I just went to the study to put some flowers in Daddy's vase." Xiaoyue protested with a pout.
"Yes, yes, yes, and then I just smashed four or five porcelain bottles." The manager of the mansion really admired Miss Yue'er's destructive skills. Recently, the renovation rate of items in the mansion has been higher than in previous years.
"No wonder my cousin asked me to look after Xiaoyue'er and keep her away from the study." Gong Mingxue looked at Xiaoyue'er with amusement.
"I'm sorry, it was Aunt Xue's fault that day that you had an accident." Gong Mingxue apologized to Xiaoyue'er with an apologetic look on her face.
"It's okay, Aunt Xue, you didn't mean it, and Xiaoyue knows the way back. It's just that you came back late and made everyone worried."
"You! You are the only one who can talk."
"I heard that a young lady brought you back?" Touching Xiaoyue'er's head, Gong Mingxue was a little curious.
"Yes. We even had dinner with Daddy."
"You like that woman very much? I heard that she will attend a banquet in a few days?"
"Aunt Luo is a nice and beautiful person. Of course Aunt Xue is beautiful too, but is Aunt Luo as beautiful as Xiaoyue?" Ruhua's smile showed no trace of guilt.
Others give a slap in the face and then give a sweet date, but this little girl is really different and does the opposite. However, she is also self-aware. Her appearance can only be considered pretty at best. Who told her to perfectly abandon all the good qualities of her parents?
"Then Aunt Xue will apologize to Xiaoyue today and take you shopping, buy you two dresses for the banquet, and have some delicious food?"
"Okay! Okay! But there's no need for clothes. Aunt Luo bought me a lot. Let's go eat something delicious!" When she heard that they were going to leave the house, her eyes suddenly lit up. She was so bored because her father was not at home.
As the capital of the Yi Kingdom, Yidu, always bustling, has recently become even more lively. In the streets and alleys, in inns and restaurants, groups of well-dressed men and beautifully made-up ladies from aristocratic families gather together, chattering endlessly. Listening closely, it seems that Princess Yue is about to select a consort. It's rare to see so many young talents in the royal capital lately. Young men and women from prominent families seem to have made an appointment, arriving every few days to stroll the streets.
After all, there's only one princess, and only one consort. Even if a favored princess wants a concubine, there are still plenty of good men to choose from. Therefore, many families with daughters are looking to take advantage of this opportunity to find a husband for their young ladies of marriageable age. This has led to a lot of gossip among the public. Recently, it was rumored that even the barbarians have entered the competition for a consort. The hottest topic right now is speculation about which young men from prominent families will be the top candidates for the position.
Li Fei, who had just finished a good talk with someone, walked to the stairs to the second floor and saw two women who had just walked into the store. Of course, it was too early to call the other one a "woman".
As luck would have it, Gong Mingxue, who had just entered the restaurant with the waiter, also saw him the moment she looked up. What was that annoying guy doing here? He didn't look like he was here to eat.
After searching for it everywhere, I finally found it without any effort. Gong Mingxue has been avoiding me these days, and now she is right here.
Just when Gong Mingxue was surprised, a man dressed in tights came down from upstairs and stood opposite her.
Li Fei looked at them with a smile on her face.
"What a coincidence, you're here for dinner."
"Can't you see?" I'm so unlucky. I don't go out on weekdays, so how come I meet him as soon as I go out?
Xiaoyue blinked her bright eyes. "Hey! Isn't this someone I know?"
"Hello, uncle."
Uncle? She called him so affectionately, maybe these two people didn’t know each other!
"Whose little girl is this?" He didn't recognize her, but she looked familiar. But I've never heard that Gong Mingxue's family has a little girl of this age. He wasn't being disparaging, but the Gong family really couldn't produce such a beautiful and intelligent child, but his future would be an exception.
Of course, Gong Mingxue couldn't see Li Fei's little thoughts at this moment.
"Xiao Yue'er, don't talk to strangers casually." What was this annoying guy doing here? I only remember that his family was quite rich, but for a playboy like him, it couldn't be a serious business.
"I don't agree with what you said. The beautiful girl calls me uncle, so how can he be a stranger? Don't you think so, Xiaoyue'er?" Isn't it right that she calls me Xiaoyue'er?
"Yes! Uncle and I are quite familiar with each other." Xiaoyueer had a pleasant expression on her face.
"Didn't Aunt Xue leave with this uncle last time?" Xiaoyueer "specifically" reminded Gong Mingxue.
"Uncle, Xiaoyueer remembers it correctly, right? So we should not be strangers anymore, right?" She praised herself subtly.
"Xiao Yue'er is really smart, much smarter than your Aunt Xue." Looking at Gong Mingxue's frustrated face, Li Fei laughed secretly in her heart.
Looking coldly at the wolf and the hyena who thought they were very familiar with each other, Xiaoyueer still got along with everyone. Is this the advantage of being a beauty? She never feels out of place no matter who she is with.
It was lunchtime at the moment, and there were many customers coming and going in the restaurant, and the hall downstairs was already full.
"Uncle, are you here for lunch too?"
"You haven't eaten yet?"
"Uncle, do you want to join us?"
This little beauty is still on the right track.
"Little sister, what do you want to eat? Uncle will treat you today."
"But..." He looked around.
"It seems there's no room left?"
"Arrangements. As long as you want to eat, uncle will make a place for you even if I have to." Li Fei was secretly puzzled. They had just met, but Xiaoyue looked at him with a very familiar look, as if they had known each other for a long time and there was no feeling of strangeness at all.
"I still need the private room upstairs, so you guys clean it up first." Li Fei instructed the shopkeeper.
"Yes, Second Master." Upon hearing the order, the store owner immediately informed the waiter to go up and work.
"Second Master? Is this your property?" He widened his eyes in disbelief. Isn't he a playboy?
From her expression, he knew she was associating him with a playboy again. Why did she always treat him like an uneducated, uneducated playboy? Even if the title of Secret Guard Commander was a shameful one, it was still a third-rank official. Furthermore, he managed the vast majority of the Wu Cheng Mansion's businesses, and there were probably at least five hundred people who relied on him for their livelihood.
"Do you see those four people over there?" Li Fei raised her hand and pointed at four laughing men at a table in the hall.
"I see, what's wrong?"
“Remember them.”
"Come, Xiaoyue'er, go upstairs with your uncle first." Without paying any more attention to Gong Mingxue, Li Fei took Xiaoyue'er to the private room upstairs.
"Hey! You..."
Seeing Xiaoyue'er leaving with Guaiguai and Li Fei, Gong Mingxue followed them helplessly. Why did she have to remember those people for no reason?
Wait until everyone is seated.
"What do you want to eat?"
"I've never eaten here." Xiaoyue shook her head.
"Miss Gong, how about you?"
"Whatever Yue'er eats, I eat."
"Xiao Yue'er, since you haven't tried the food here, how about I help you pick out some delicious dishes?" Although this girl is small, it feels like she is quite important in Gong Mingxue's heart. Although I don't know what the relationship between her and Gong Mingxue is, it's always right to pamper her.
"Thank you, Uncle Li."
Uncle Li? Liefeng had heard that Xiaoyue was quick to change her name, but this was too fast. She'd brought Xiaoyue up, so she couldn't just leave her behind and go away. Besides, she'd come out today to make amends. Never mind, at most, she could just bear it and get over it. Gong Mingxue looked at the two people, buried in the menu, with a hint of annoyance.
Li Fei glanced at Gong Mingxue and saw her deflated expression, so she covered her smiling face with her hands.
After they ordered the dishes, Li Fei took advantage of the time when the dishes were served to chat with Xiao Yue'er to ease the awkward atmosphere.
"I'm not bragging, but the food in this restaurant is the best in Yidu City."
"Is this shop owned by Uncle Li?"
"Yes. Next time Xiaoyue comes, Uncle Li will give you a discount, okay?"
"not good."
"Not good?" This kid is really special. He doesn't take advantage of the opportunity.
"My father, mother will pay for it." But do you dare to accept it? Xiaoyue thought to herself.
"Who are Xiaoyue'er's parents? Can you tell your uncle?" He was very curious about whose child she was.
"Xiao Yue'er's father is the Crown Prince of Xiyi, Gong Yuchen."
Gong Yuchen? Isn't this the biggest joke of the year? When did Gong Yuchen have a daughter?
"Is what she said true?" He looked at Gong Mingxue with a probing look. The age was wrong, so it shouldn't be hers.
"Absolutely...adopted daughter."
It turned out to be his adopted daughter, which surprised him. He then said that he had never heard of Gong Yuchen taking a concubine.
As they were talking, hot and delicious dishes were placed on the table one after another.
Gong Mingxue stared at the dishes, which were her favorites: thinly sliced bacon and mushrooms, chicken in lotus leaves, pork elbow in sauce, and the white porcelain soup bowl next to it should contain osmanthus wine.
How did he know her preferences? Last time at the teahouse, the dim sum he ordered were all her favorites. Could this guy be interested in her? No, no, she immediately dismissed the thought. After all, he was surrounded by many well-matched ladies from wealthy families, so how could he be interested in a plain-looking woman like her?
"Why did you ask me to remember those people just now?"
"Do you think we have any similarities?"
"Similarities?" Having said that, the feeling they had was indeed somewhat different. She had met those people several times before. They were notorious playboys in Yidu. They relied on their wealthy family to bully kind-hearted people everywhere.
"I'm not a person who flatters the powerful and looks down on the weak, but those are the real playboys. You neither know me nor understand me very well, so why am I the playboy you call him?" Li Fei complained with a sigh.
Yes, why did she think he was a dandy? Was he unskilled in literature or martial arts? In Yidu, while people had a bad opinion of him, no one had ever called him a bad person. Moreover, he was one of the noble sons of aristocratic families with whom my father had socialized, and my father had never heard him say anything bad. The only person who was most talked about, before and after dinner, was probably his beloved Princess Yue, who was always visiting the Li Palace. Could she really have been misled by the world's prejudices?
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