At this time, the number of people in the main hall of Juxianlou had been counted.
All the scholars who had solved the riddles stayed, while the rest were driven out. The hall was quite spacious.
Below the cloud ladder, there are two rows of tables and chairs on the left and right, with scholars standing on both sides of the hall, leaving a long passageway in the middle.
A group of people, led by the heir of the Yu King and assisted by Prefect Liu, stood at the entrance of Juxianlou, all smiles.
This demonstrates the immense influence of the four major sects in Anguo. Even the Crown Prince of Yu, despite his high status, takes the Wuxian Pavilion very seriously.
Although he was also very excited, Jing Zhe did not squeeze to the door like the others, but instead pulled Zhang Xiaoyu to find a seat.
"Husband, don't you want to go see Pavilion Master Mu and the others?"
Zhang Xiaoyu asked curiously.
Jing Zhe waved his hand, deliberately trying to please her, saying, "We're an old married couple, what's there to see?"
To everyone's surprise, Zhang Xiaoyu didn't appreciate it at all. She crossed her arms and glared at Jing Zhe, saying with dissatisfaction, "Husband, you can't do this! You haven't known Pavilion Master Mu for as long as you've known me, so how can you say that we're an old married couple and you don't want to see each other anymore? Does that mean you don't want to see me anymore either?"
Zhang Xiaoyu didn't dislike Jing Zhe's other women, even those she didn't know like Mu Qingren. She could also draw inferences from Jing Zhe's attitude towards them, so she immediately stood up for Mu Qingren.
"Hehe... I was just joking..."
Jing Zhe scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.
Why don't you go over there, young master?
At this moment, Zhou Ziqiong walked over and asked with a smile.
"Sect Leader Mu is the youngest sect leader in Anguo—no, to be precise, the youngest sect leader in the entire world, and she's a woman. The people of Ruzhou City are proud that Wuxian Pavilion is located here, which is why everyone is so excited to go see it. Don't you want to see it, young master?"
"In no mood."
Jing Zhe shook his head.
At the same time, I added in my mind: I don't want to right now.
Looking at it now, not only is it crowded, but more importantly, he can guess that Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu, the master and disciple pair, must both have cold, unapproachable expressions. Moreover, even if these people want to see them, they can only look from afar. Given Mu Qingren's personality, there's no way he'd let them get close—of course, they wouldn't dare either.
What you can see, I can see too.
But what you can't see, hehe, I can still see!
Of course… Jing Zhe was referring to their smiling faces…
Zhou Ziqiong hadn't expected Jing Zhe to reject her so decisively, and for some reason, she felt inexplicably comfortable...
At this moment, he glanced at Zhang Xiaoyu again, feeling somewhat envious.
"Ziqiong understands. Just like when you didn't want to pick up my lantern by the moat earlier, you don't want to see Master Mu and his apprentice now, probably because of Miss Zhang, right? You know, Master Mu rarely shows his face! This shows how much you dote on Miss Zhang. I'm afraid in your eyes, no one is as beautiful as Miss Zhang."
"Sister, you're joking. How can Xiaoyu be as pretty as Miss Zhou?"
Zhang Xiaoyu quickly waved her hand and said, "I would like to ask my husband to go and take a look, but he won't go, so there's nothing I can do!"
"It's too crowded, what's there to see?"
"..."
Too crowded?
Such a bizarre reason left Zhou Ziqiong speechless.
"Young master is truly..."
Zhou Ziqiong smiled awkwardly, preparing to end the conversation quickly, because she really couldn't respond to what Jing Zhe was saying!
"What a refined person! Ziqiong, on the other hand, is so cliché! Well—"
Before she could even say goodbye, Jing Zhe interrupted, "Miss Zhou, you flatter me. I'm just an ordinary person! Besides, Pavilion Master Mu and the others rarely show their faces, and so do you, Miss Zhou. Pavilion Master Mu and the others are beautiful, and Miss Zhou is just as beautiful! They're both pleasing to the eye, so why not stay here and take a few more glances at Miss Zhou?"
"..."
Zhou Ziqiong glanced at Jing Zhe, then at Zhang Xiaoyu, opened her mouth as if to speak, but hesitated.
"Young master, you're being too direct. Aren't you afraid Miss Zhang might be upset if she hears this?"
Zhou Ziqiong said half-jokingly.
"I'm not upset, because what you said is true. Miss Zhou is indeed beautiful. I feel the same way as you and want to take a few more glances at her!"
"..."
They really are birds of a feather flock together! Their speaking styles are so alike!
Zhou Ziqiong smiled and shook her head, deciding not to dwell on the matter too much. She then looked at Jing Zhe and said solemnly, "No matter what, I still have to thank you for your help earlier, otherwise our Zhou family cloth shop would probably be finished!"
"Didn't I already say there's no need to thank me? I'm not helping for nothing; I need Miss Zhou to spend the whole day with me. Just don't try to renege on your promise later!"
"this…"
Zhou Ziqiong looked at Zhang Xiaoyu, "As long as your Miss Zhang agrees, Ziqiong will definitely not renege on the debt!"
"I agree, I agree! Miss Zhou, please feel free to accompany me!"
Zhang Xiaoyu hurriedly replied.
"..."
Miss Zhang's behavior is truly audacious. Shouldn't women be worried about their husbands interacting with other women, especially young and beautiful ones? Why isn't she afraid? She even actively pushes her husband towards her…
Could it be that... her appearance doesn't arouse any sense of crisis in her eyes?
At this moment, Zhou Ziqiong felt a mix of emotions.
"Alright, since Miss Zhang has agreed, if Ziqiong still can't keep her word, then she will truly be a liar!"
Jing Zhe nodded, then asked with some curiosity, "Miss Zhou, although I haven't known you for long, I can tell that you are a clever and capable person. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to run the Zhou Family Cloth Shop so well. I'm curious, didn't you see any flaws in this cooperation method?"
After listening, Zhou Ziqiong gave a wry smile: "Actually, I felt it was inappropriate when I first heard about this cooperation method. If Juxianlou doesn't follow the rules and does what it did today, just memorizing the riddles and then finding someone to guess them all, then only our Zhou family cloth shop will get paid!"
"If you knew that, why did you still cooperate?"
Zhou Ziqiong looked troubled: "Actually, it wasn't me who decided on this cooperation method, but my father, so no matter how much I refused, there was nothing I could do."
Of course, I can understand my father's difficulties. The Zhou family's cloth workshop is now at a critical juncture, barely holding on for the past few days. If this continues, it will create a vicious cycle, and in a month or two at most, the Zhou family's cloth workshop will be completely finished..."
After listening to Zhou Ziqiong's explanation, Jing Zhe finally understood Zhou Ziqiong's helplessness. Although she usually managed the Zhou family's cloth shop, her father made the decisions on major matters, which led to the current situation.
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