Chapter 349 Daydream
Gu Xixi was stunned, and raised her out-of-focus eyes to stare at Dou Rongsan.
After all, it was Dou Rongshan's first time meeting Gu Xixi, and she had no idea of her background or temperament. Seeing her like this, she couldn't help but feel a little timid.
"Why are you staring at me?!"
"Why, I guessed it all right, you vixen, you are just seducing your cousin!"
"You, you even deliberately took off his clothes. You are so arrogant. Others can't bear to see it!"
He Jinglan sneered, "How can you be blind? You can't even move your eyeballs after watching so much."
Dou Rongshan blushed and became angry, "You are talking nonsense!"
He Jinglan said calmly, "You clearly said it yourself, why can you just not watch it if you say so?"
"It seems you have seen it all, and you haven't seen enough."
Dou Rongshan stamped her feet, "I'm not telling you! I'm only telling her!"
Gu Xixi is going to meet the emperor today, so she must not lose etiquette when entering the palace, so she has to spend some time thinking about her attire.
He Jinglan picked out a more formal palace dress for her.
Dressing up naturally requires more effort than usual.
Her hair was done in a popular lily bun, and was mainly decorated with a canary holding a glass pearl in its mouth, and a few small pearl hairpins. Her face was lightly powdered with jasmine, but no rouge.
Dressed like this, she not only complies with the rules for meeting the emperor, but also does not appear too flamboyant.
Even so, Mu Nanzhao's heart beat faster when he saw Gu Xixi in the imperial study.
Perhaps because people around her are used to seeing Gu Xixi without makeup and plain clothes, they don't pay much attention to her appearance.
But through the skillful efforts of He Jinglan and several maids.
Gu Xixi's originally beautiful appearance was made even more beautiful.
Plus the dresses, jewelry and exquisite bun that she doesn’t usually wear.
How can it not be eye-catching?
Seeing that Gu Xixi didn't respond, Dou Rongshan called out again, "Hey, foxy girl, I'm asking you a question, why are you in a daze?"
Gu Xixi's eyes regained their brightness. "It's the first time someone calls me a foxy girl. I'm a little uncomfortable. I didn't realize you were talking to me."
He Jinglan couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"She didn't lie to you. She has always relied on her ability to make a living, not her looks."
"But we are also very happy that you praised her for her good looks."
Dou Rongsan looked at He Jinglan, then at Gu Xixi, and felt that she was being fooled.
She said angrily, "I didn't praise her! What Foxy meant was not..."
The word shameless hasn't even come out of his mouth yet.
Mu Nanzhao suddenly stopped him. "That's enough."
Dou Rongshan was stunned and looked at him in disbelief, "Cousin..."
Mu Nanzhao's expression was calm, but his eyes were somewhat gloomy.
It was like the pressure from a superior, rather than the expression of an older brother towards his younger sister.
"This is not the Dou family. Miss Dou, please be careful with your words."
This woman stopped the car and broke in, and had a quarrel with He Jinglan, but he didn't care about it.
Only this woman dared to insult Gu Xixi.
When he doesn't want to talk, does that mean he's dead? !
Dou Rongshan stared at Mu Nanzhao in a daze, her eyes reddening.
He actually called her Miss Dou? His tone was cold and businesslike.
Dou Rongsan knew a lot about the rumors that the Regent was not interested in women.
He ruthlessly rejected all the marriage proposals from various families in the capital and the affections expressed by the noble ladies, either explicitly or implicitly.
I thought that because we had known each other since childhood, I would be different from others.
But Mu Nanzhao avoided her at first, but was caught by her today. He didn't expect her to have this attitude again.
Dou Rongshan lost face, but she was stubborn and gritted her teeth to hold back her tears. She said to Gu Xixi:
"I never knew there was someone like you in the capital, and I never saw He Jinglan going in and out with you in the past."
"You must be of humble origins."
"Is she the daughter of some small soldier, or some lowly concubine's daughter who is not welcomed by others?"
Mu Nanzhao frowned, anger gathering in his eyes. Just as he was about to speak, Gu Xixi gave him a look.
Mu Nanzhao's eyes flickered, and he suppressed his emotions for the time being.
Gu Xixi hummed with some embarrassment and said, "It's a pity that you all guessed wrong. I am just an ordinary citizen and my family is a farmer."
Dou Rongsan was prepared to ridicule and to use the Dou family's official rank and status to put pressure on others.
When she first heard Gu Xixi's answer, she thought there was something wrong with her ears.
"Don't be ridiculous! You don't dare to mention your father's official position. Are you trying to deceive me?"
He Jinglan laughed out loud again, "I can still testify that what she said is true."
Ever since Gu Xixi started taking care of Dou Rongsan, He Jinglan completely relaxed and just waited to watch the show.
Because she has full confidence in Gu Xixi.
It would be strange if a spoiled little girl like this could get any advantage in front of Gu Xixi!
Dou Rongsan stared at Gu Xixi up and down, her face full of confusion.
Gu Xixi just let her look as much as she wanted.
After a while, Dou Rongshan regrouped.
"Then you must have come from nowhere! My cousin never has any girls, you must have gotten involved with him!"
Unexpectedly, Gu Xixi actually nodded in agreement.
"But that also requires him to be willing to let me pester him."
"Look at you, you've blocked someone else's carriage. If he had agreed to your pestering earlier, why would it have come to this?"
It seems that there is not a single insulting word in it, but it is actually very hurtful.
Gu Xixi looked at Dou Rongsan tenderly and even sighed with sympathy.
Dou Rongshan was sad and angry, and she couldn't find any words to refute. After a long pause, she said:
"Even if my cousin is bewitched by you and indulges you for a while, he won't really like you! There's no way he'll marry you!"
"Marry me?" Gu Xixi looked like she had heard something very funny.
She smiled, but the smile did not reach her eyes. "I only know that it is only natural for me to sit here and talk with him."
"He didn't even say he didn't want to, so why should you start complaining?"
"Besides, whether you like someone or not, whether you want to marry someone or not, at least in my case, it is never something that can be decided unilaterally by a man."
At this time, Mu Nanzhao said, "Including today, you have rejected me twice."
He stared at Gu Xixi indifferently, with a resentful tone.
Although Gu Xixi had not expected that this person would temporarily add a role for her.
But she looked at Dou Rongshan and this time she didn't want to refute or clarify.
He Jinglan covered her mouth and gasped, her eyes filled with ecstasy.
The first time she knew about it, she saw Mu Nanzhao propose with her own eyes.
But what happened the second time today?
Looking at Dou Rongsan again, she was already stunned, as if struck by lightning.
My cousin is as beautiful as a god, but he was rejected by such a vulgar girl? !
However, more thunder continued to roll towards her.
Mu Nanzhao sighed quietly, "Do I have to build a career before starting a family? I can only wait."
"But Xixi is right about one thing."
"You and I have long been bound by nature."
Crack! Dou Rongshan collapsed on the seat in exhaustion.
I can't tell whether it was too great a blow or too great a shock.
Why does it sound like the cousin is the one who is courting her, but this girl doesn't like him? !
Oh my God! This is ridiculous, someone come and tell her this is a nightmare!
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