General Yang was also surprised.
But he also introduced himself readily: "I am the seventh son of the Yang family."
From then on, Duan Rongshi and General Yang Zhonglang began to get to know each other and often made appointments to compete and exchange ideas with each other.
Although it was General Yang who lost every time, General Yang became happier and happier as the fight went on.
He thought that his meeting with Li Wu was fate.
How could he know that Duan Rongshi was acting as a fisherman here, waiting for fish like him who were willing to take the bait.
When General Yang Zhonglang learned that Duan Rong was actually the husband of the proprietress of Huaxie Restaurant, he immediately handed him a note.
"Please bring your wife to my wife's family to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday that day."
"My mother-in-law really likes Madam Nangong's style of doing things. She will definitely be very happy to see you that day."
Although the reputation was earned thanks to himself, Li Qingluo believed that the truth might not be entirely true.
Would an old lady from a prominent family like a merchant's wife?
She doesn't dare to be complacent, let alone become complacent and arrogant.
She sat cautiously at the edge of a circle of noble ladies, drinking tea and eating snacks in silence.
I have to say that Jiang’s dim sum is absolutely amazing.
"I heard Madam Nangong is here too. Where is she?"
"Isn't that it? I saw it at the Huaxie Restaurant."
"You're usually so impetuous, but why are you so arrogant today when you're at the Jiang family?"
"I'm afraid he's never been to such a large mansion, let alone a place like this, so he's probably terrified."
Some people sneered, while others kept casting curious glances at Li Qingluo.
Li Qingluo seemed to have not heard anything at all, and just sat there obediently with his eyes on his nose and his nose on his mind.
Even if someone came up to talk to her, she would just smile and greet them politely.
On a high position not far away, Old Lady Jiang, who had been observing this place, nodded silently when she saw this.
"She doesn't look like a girl raised by a merchant family."
"I heard that her husband and Qilang became good friends?"
The nanny beside the old lady replied, "Old Madam, I heard that Nangong's husband is as handsome as Pan An, but his martial arts skills are even better than that of the Seventh Uncle."
Old Mrs. Jiang: "Oh? If he's so amazing, how could he be a live-in son-in-law?"
"I'll have to take a look later."
Li Qing's butt was numb from where he sat down.
She really didn't like these social gatherings in the inner house.
After finally getting through the sitting position, it was finally time to eat.
However, due to her identity as a merchant's daughter, even though many of the female guests who usually go to the restaurant came to the banquet today, not many people were willing to interact with her.
Therefore, Li Qingluo could only sit down by herself first, and finally wait until some of the less important concubines who were not valued by the family had no seats left, and then they reluctantly came to sit with her.
"What bad luck."
"How can someone of this status come to the Jiang family?"
"Hey, do you think if we go to Huaxie Restaurant again, will she do us a favor and give us a chance to eat for free?"
"Don't talk about these dirty things today. It's ruining the fun."
"Ignore her, we'll eat ours."
Li Qingluo: ...
Is it really the etiquette of the noble ladies of the Great Chu to tease others in public like this?
She really wanted to clean her ears in person.
But she didn't do anything.
He just turned sideways and called the sparrow over in a low voice.
Then, in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft, but could definitely be heard by everyone at the table, he said, "Write down the names of these girls."
The concubines' eyes lit up.
Li Qingluo said, "Since they look down on our Huaxie Restaurant, next time you see the girls, be more discerning and don't recruit them into the restaurant, lest you embarrass the girls and ruin their relationship."
Concubine daughters: ...
"You! Why are you so petty?"
"That's right. We didn't say anything bad about you. Are you planning to provoke us, the distinguished guests?"
They were unwilling to accept it and were even more unwilling to be controlled and suppressed by a merchant girl.
Li Qingluo: "Distinguished guests? Distinguished guests should respect themselves. Do you respect yourself?"
What this means is that they have no manners or etiquette whatsoever as noble ladies.
Taking note of them in a small notebook is just a polite humiliation.
What was even more embarrassing for the concubines was that they were actually scolded by a merchant girl!
During this meal, they couldn't even get angry.
They could only look angry and look like pufferfish.
Li Qingluo, who was always calm and composed, felt that it was boring. After eating a few bites, he stood up and left the table, making an excuse to go to the toilet.
It’s so hot in Nan’an lately that people are all sticky.
Li Qingluo stayed in the bathroom with Que'er for a while longer, and even wiped the sweat off his neck with a handkerchief and clean water.
When she came out of the bathroom with a fan in her hand, a woman covered in blood suddenly rushed towards her.
"Ah—help, help—"
Que'er quickly protected Li Qingluo behind her. The bloody woman grabbed Que'er and said, "Save me, please save me."
Behind her, a burly nanny was walking towards them with a kitchen knife in her hand and a ferocious look on her face.
Li Qingluo: "Sparrow!"
Que'er nodded, rushed forward and started fighting with the nanny.
Seeing that Que'er actually knew martial arts, the blood-soaked woman finally felt like she had grabbed a lifeline. She held Li Qingluo tightly with her bloody hands and said, "Great! Your maid knows some martial arts. We must be saved."
Li Qingluo looked at her attire and she didn't look like a maid.
"Whose family are you from? What happened? I saw many people patrolling and passing by the Jiang Mansion. Why did you come here like this?"
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