Those invited today were all prominent figures in the prefecture, and they all had some connection to the Gu family. Everyone knew that Qin Zhao was Gu Heng's teacher, and that Qin Zhao was the main reason why Gu Heng passed the county exam in his first year.
However, since this young Sanyuan was frail and sickly and rarely showed up in public, not many people had seen him in person.
For a moment, many people turned around and wanted to see what kind of person this legendary Mr. Qin Zhao was.
But the person who was stopped by Ji Zhifei just nodded slightly and said in a calm tone: "Who are you?"
He was calm and didn't seem to take the person in front of him seriously.
The eyes of everyone present became quite interested.
Mr. Ji is a man of decisive actions and has great business skills. He is highly regarded by Gu Changzhou and has some reputation in the capital.
But this was not the case with his only son.
Ji Zhifei behaved in an arrogant and domineering manner, and many people had long secretly disliked him, so they were happy to see Young Master Ji make a fool of himself.
Qin Zhao's demeanor was natural, and it was hard to tell if he was doing it on purpose. Ji Zhifei looked him up and down for a moment, suppressing his displeasure and smiling at him. "My last name is Ji, and I'm the Ji family of Jiangling Silk Shop. Have you ever heard of them, Mr. Qin?"
Qin Zhao said "Oh" and nodded calmly: "Nice to meet you."
Ji Zhifei: “…”
Jing Li lowered his head, almost unable to hold back his laughter, and squeezed Qin Zhao's fingers tightly.
The latter glanced back.
How could Ji Zhifei not see that this person was doing it on purpose? However, he said nothing and smiled, "No wonder, Mr. Qin doesn't go out often. If he walks around more in the future, he will naturally become familiar with it."
Without waiting for Qin Zhao to answer, Ji Zhifei glanced at Jing Li again: "However, Madam Qin was still having fun with me in the gambling house a few days ago. Why didn't she tell Mr. Qin?"
Qin Zhao's eyes darkened slightly.
Seeing this, Ji Zhifei's smile deepened. "Mrs. Qin is a very secretive person. She made me lose so badly at the gambling table. It seems like she's been dabbling in these things a lot in her daily life, right?"
When Jing Li first heard his words, he didn't immediately understand the deeper meaning behind them. It was not until more and more people were looking at him that he realized something was wrong.
In Jing Li's mind, going out for some fun was no big deal. After that day, he didn't even take it to heart.
But he forgot that he was living in a special era.
In the eyes of outsiders, she was a husband of two daughters. It was easy to imagine the criticism she would face if she kept it a secret from her husband and went to places like gambling houses with other men.
If the situation develops more seriously, it may even affect Qin Zhao's reputation in the provincial capital.
Jing Li didn't know how to respond for a moment.
He could feel the strange looks cast upon him, mocking, surprised, and contemptuous.
This should be the first time that Jing Li faced the malice towards Shuang'er in this era. Compared with observing Ayi's experience before, this direct experience made him even more terrified.
This feeling made Jing Li very uncomfortable. Perhaps noticing this, Qin Zhao gently squeezed his hand.
Then, Jing Li heard Qin Zhao chuckle softly: "Thank you for the compliment, I taught you."
Ji Zhifei's expression froze slightly.
His move was naturally intended to ruin Jing Li's reputation.
At first, he was just interested in this handsome young man, but now, after being provoked and offended by him several times, he really wanted to teach him a lesson.
But he didn't expect that Mr. Qin would be so protective of his shortcomings that he would not hesitate to sacrifice his own reputation.
The young man in front of him was frail and handsome, but his complexion was not very good, and he looked pale and weak, as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.
But even such a person did not seem weak in front of him at all. Ji Zhifei even felt that he was almost overshadowed by this man's aura.
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