As the emperor's right-hand man, Zhou Jing'an is familiar with the civil and military officials in the court. He knows their family background, rank, deeds, character, and even their weaknesses.
So he just stared at the person opposite Jiang Yi twice, and knew that this was Lin Cixiao, a sixth-rank official from the Guide Sijie, who was considered Jiang Yi's subordinate. His family was similar to Jiang Yi's, with generations of soldiers. He was born in the same year as Jiang Yi.
After going over his basic information in his head, Zhou Jing'an looked up again and found that Jiang Ling was talking to him. Both of them had smiles on their faces and the atmosphere was very harmonious.
Ye Song watched blankly from the side, then moved closer to Zhou Jing'an and said uncertainly, "What are they doing? Standing at the entrance of the martial arts training ground."
Martial arts training ground... Zhou Jing'an pondered secretly while watching the three people talking.
Jiang Ling was wearing a brand new light pink chest-length skirt today, with lotus flowers embroidered on the skirt, and a matching cloak with pink lotus flowers embroidered on a white background over it.
She had her hair in a flying bun, simply embellished with gauze flowers and silver hairpins, and a pair of light pink lotus hairpins to match the skirt.
She had a lotus flower painted between her eyebrows, and she was smiling at the person opposite her with her eyebrows curved.
A glimmer of light flashed through Zhou Jing'an's mind in a trance.
They are not...looking at each other.
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Let’s go back to a quarter of an hour ago.
When Lin Qixiao left the house, Jiang Yi couldn't wait to ask her, "Ling'er, how is it?"
Jiang Ling played dumb, "What's up? Didn't you want to eat some cakes? Ling'er brought them to you."
"Oh, let's put the pastries aside for now." Jiang Yi sat down next to her, leaned forward, and winked at the door. "Lin Qixiao, he's my good brother who went to the battlefield with me. What do you think?"
Jiang Ling seemed to react suddenly at this moment, her cheeks slowly reddened, her eyes evaded, "Brother...what are you talking about."
Seeing her shy look, Jiang Yi felt heartbroken and didn't want his sister to get married, but he also felt relieved.
He sent people to search almost all the young men in the capital, but none of them satisfied him.
No one was good enough for his sister.
His sister is beautiful, cute and lively, so he must find a man who knows him well, has good character and is handsome. Oh yes, it would be best if he can know martial arts so that he can continue to protect his sister.
Jiang Yi was thinking about these standards when he suddenly saw Lin Qixiao coming forward to call him and staring at him for a long time, which made him feel annoyed.
He slapped his head.
This is as close as the horizon!
Although Lin Cixiao and he had not known each other since childhood, they joined the army in the same year. They got to know each other on the battlefield and cooperated well with each other. They could be considered friends for life and death.
He could guarantee his character. Although his appearance was not as good as that Zhou, he was still handsome and suave.
Although his family background is lower than his father's title of King of Jingnan, it is also a big family in the capital.
Moreover, they are close friends and brothers, so Lin Cixiao wouldn't dare to bully his sister.
After thinking about it, Jiang Yi actually felt that he was worthy of being his brother-in-law.
Jiang Yi smiled and said, "He is an absolutely upright person. He is familiar with me and would not dare to bully you. You have seen his appearance, and he also has a handsome face."
He was still talking to himself, as if he was selling something.
Jiang Ling listened while lowering her head and biting her lip, looking like a shy little girl.
I want to give her brother a thumbs up.
As soon as the brother makes a move, you will know whether it is effective or not.
I have to find a way to convey the news that I am on a blind date to Zhou Jing'an, so that he will feel a sense of crisis.
Who would have thought that she would see Zhou Jing'an as soon as she went out.
Jiang Yi found an excuse to pull Lin Cixiao over to help Jiang Ling get on the carriage and return home.
It is inconvenient for men and women to sit at the same table, and there is no way for two people to eat together.
It won’t take too long for the first meeting, Jiang Yi thought, there is still a long way to go, there is no need to rush to bring the two together now, it has to be done step by step.
While thinking this, he was trying to find various topics to prolong the conversation.
He didn't notice Zhou Jing'an's appearance at all.
Jiang Ling noticed it, but didn't do anything intentionally.
She was a lady from the boudoir and would not flirt with a man casually. Besides, she didn't want to go any further. Her brother had already caused him trouble by introducing Lin Cixiao to her, and she couldn't continue to tease him and make him think that she was interested in him.
Although this would make Zhou Jing'an jealous, it would not end well.
He is a pure boy, you can't be a bad girl to him.
So Jiang Ling only responded with a word or two when she was mentioned, kept a polite smile throughout, and stood obediently behind Jiang Yi, keeping a proper distance.
But what she thought was a polite and courteous standard smile was not what Zhou Jing'an saw.
Zhou Jing'an could only understand that Jiang Ling was smiling at him, and her smile was quite pretty.
Jiang Yi was still trying hard to find a topic to get his sister and Lin Qixiao to talk more when he heard a male voice coming from the side.
"Deputy Lieutenant Jiang, Commander Lin."
The three of them looked over and saw Zhou Jing'an standing aside, smiling gently.
Jiang Yi's smile faded when he saw him, and he nodded and replied with a greeting.
When Jiang Ling saw him, he slowly greeted him and said, "How are you, Mr. Zhou?" and said nothing more.
Lin Cixiao asked a few more questions, "Mr. Zhou, are you here for something?" After all, they were standing at the door of the martial arts training ground.
Zhou Jing'an shook his head and smiled, "It's nothing serious. It's just that Miss Jiang was almost killed when she went to the Prime Minister's Mansion a few days ago. I came here to apologize and tell her about the suspect."
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