Back at the Prince of Jin's residence, Jing Zhe and Su Moyan ate only until they were about 70% full. As the sky gradually darkened, they felt hungry and wanted to eat rice bowls.
So he said to Su Moyan, "Your Highness, during my interview with Wuxian Pavilion this day, I took a different approach and discussed some collaborations with Pavilion Master Mu in other places. Pavilion Master Mu seemed interested, so I plan to strike while the iron is hot and visit Wuxian Pavilion again tonight..."
He then explained the general details to Su Moyan, who nodded repeatedly in approval.
"As expected of President Jing, to come up with such a brilliant idea in such a difficult situation is truly a miraculous turnaround!"
Jing Zhe smiled, very modestly.
"Should I accompany Chief Jing to show the court's sincerity?"
Jing Zhe quickly waved his hand: "Your Highness, there's no need for that! If Your Highness goes, they'll really think that this is a pretext for cooperation to win them over, which would backfire."
Su Moyan thought about it and nodded in agreement.
Afterwards, Jing Zhe left home. The reason he told Su Moyan all this was because he was afraid that if he really got carried away with eating that night and didn't come home, people would probably start to overthink things.
He was giving Su Moyan a heads-up beforehand, so that even if Su Moyan didn't come back, he would have something to say.
The most annoying one is Su Xiaoxiao. She's not very big, but she meddles in a lot of other people's business and she keeps tipping off Prince Jin. She'll definitely come to Su Moyan's place eventually, so just let her know that she has official business to attend to.
...
Jing Zhe arrived at the gate of Wuxian Pavilion, knocked on the door, and the female disciple who opened the door was surprised to see that it was Jing Zhe. Then she smiled and said, "It's President Jing! Come in quickly!"
The female disciples of Wuxian Pavilion witnessed what happened in the martial arts arena today, and their shock was no different from when they heard that Wuxian Pavilion had won the title of Martial Arts Alliance Leader.
Unlike others, they didn't think that Jing Zhe was just trying to get Mu Qingren to agree to participate in the martial arts tournament—when had their sect leader ever been so intimate with a man?
So after they returned, the female disciples gossiped privately, but the most common version was that Wang Yingqiu and Jing Zhe were dating, so their sect leader, as an elder, was much more tolerant of Jing Zhe…
They could never have imagined that the actual relationship between Mu Qingren and Jing Zhe was far more explosive than they had ever thought…
Therefore, when I saw Jing Zhe, I was much more enthusiastic than yesterday.
Sensing the change in his female disciple's attitude, Jing Zhe sighed once again.
"I've come to talk to Pavilion Master Mu about some things."
"Looking for our sect leader..."
The female disciple spoke, her expression seemingly somewhat troubled.
"What's wrong? Are you inconvenient?"
"Our leader just finished eating...and went to soak in the hot springs..."
It turns out that the reason why Wuxian Pavilion chose to set up its headquarters here is because there are two natural hot spring pools behind this house. Wuxian Pavilion has many female disciples who love cleanliness, so they chose to set up their headquarters here.
When it's cold, especially today with the snow, soaking in a hot spring is always the most comfortable thing to do.
Especially since Mu Qingren came back this morning, she probably didn't have time to tidy up like him. She changed her clothes and went straight to the martial arts arena. It's quite normal for her to take a bath in the hot spring naked at this time.
Let's go to a bar together!
However, he absolutely couldn't say that aloud. After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said, "It's alright, I can wait. Your Senior Sister Yingqiu should be here, right? I can talk to her about some things first..."
Want to talk about something?
Is this a legitimate matter?
The female disciple didn't believe her, but still replied with a smile, "Okay, I'll take President Jing there right away..."
"Young Master!"
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Lu came running over and said sweetly, "The female disciple knows that Bai Lu is Wang Yingqiu's confidante and is also very familiar with Jing Zhe."
She sighed inwardly, regretting that she hadn't been able to say a few more words to such a handsome young man as Jing Zhe, but she still whispered a few words to Bai Lu before leaving.
"Young master, I have good news and bad news. Which would you like to hear?"
"..."
Perhaps because it was just the two of them, Bai Lu became a little playful, blinking her big, watery eyes at Jing Zhe.
"Let's start with some good news!"
"The good news is that when I came back this afternoon, the Pavilion Master gave me a private instruction, saying that as long as the young master comes, I don't need to report to her anymore before I can go to see our Garden Master!"
"Yes, that is indeed good news."
Jing Zhe nodded. He actually already knew about this, but he still had to pretend to be very surprised. It just goes to show how tiring it is to be a man, especially a good man.
"And the bad news?"
"The bad news is that after we returned, the Pavilion Master called the Garden Master in for a chat. They only finished talking after we'd all finished eating and soaking in the hot springs, and then the Pavilion Master went to soak in the hot springs first. The Garden Master finished eating and just went to soak in the hot springs too. It seems that if you, Young Master, are looking for my Garden Master, you'll have to wait..."
"..."
Is this bad news for Jing Zhe?
Soaking in hot springs and eating rice bowls – this is fantastic news!
But he still couldn't show it, so he frowned and pretended to be deep in thought: "Sigh, this is too unfortunate. It seems I can only wait here. Bailu, since we have to wait anyway, take me to the hall to sit and wait for a while. You can go and do your work!"
Jing Zhe's mind was racing. He planned to pretend to wait patiently, distract Bai Lu, and then sneak into the hot spring for an unexpected encounter...
He was just a little hesitant about whether this was a good idea or not.
Last night, Wang Yingqiu and Mu Qingren had a real breakthrough. Mu Qingren's thinking is more traditional. Judging from her appearance, she really doesn't want Wang Yingqiu to know about their relationship, at least not now, since it was all too sudden.
Jing Zhe had never mentioned this to Wang Yingqiu. He and Wang Yingqiu were probably the closest, so he should have mentioned it indirectly beforehand. If he went straight for it, he didn't know if it would backfire.
Jing Zhe was torn. The rice bowl looked delicious, but when it was almost in his mouth, he had to consider whether he could actually eat it.
Not being able to eat is a minor issue; what worries him is that if something goes wrong while eating and he can't eat at all anymore.
As Jing Zhe pondered, his brows furrowed, Bai Lu noticed and suddenly covered her mouth and laughed: "Look how anxious you are, young master! Actually, Bai Lu has an even better idea!"
"Oh? What idea is it?"
“I can take you to the hot springs, young master. Since you are so eager to see my mistress—we haven’t seen each other alone since we parted outside Ruzhou City. Not only do you miss my mistress, but she misses you too! So, I’ll secretly take you to the hot springs. You can just sneak in!”
"..."
Jing Zhe was stunned when he heard this.
Is this White Dew solar term really that strong?
The owner of the pavilion and the owner of the garden were soaking in the hot spring, and he let himself in?
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