No wonder she is loved by Mr. Zhaoli.
Ji Zhifei gritted his teeth lightly, not even realizing he had lost his composure. "I thought you were well-versed in the classics and would stay away from these troubled places. I never thought... you are truly extraordinary."
"That's wrong," Qin Zhao said. "Bo was first popularized by the royal family, and only later spread to the common people. Even now, the princes and nobles in the capital still enjoy Bo. Does Master Ji mean to say that they are all incapable of distinguishing right from wrong?"
"you--"
"Mr. Qin, you're finally here!" A shout interrupted Ji Zhifei's words. Not far away, Gu Heng walked quickly and said to Qin Zhao, "I've been waiting for you for a long time. Don't stand in the yard in the wind. Come in with me."
Gu Heng arrived at the right time, and after being interrupted, Ji Zhifei didn't want to continue to argue.
Moreover, Gu Heng's shout was full of energy. Gu Changzhou, who was chatting with friends in the corridor, finally noticed Qin Zhao's arrival. He quickly found an excuse to say goodbye and came forward to greet him.
"Mr. Qin is here." Gu Changzhou said, "Mr. Qin is not feeling well. Please come inside and sit down."
Ji Zhifei's expression darkened again.
Since the Gu family invited many people to the banquet this time, they simply held the banquet in the open air in the courtyard. There was only one table in the main house as the seat for the guests of honor.
Even the Ji family is not qualified to sit in the guest of honor seat.
What's the reason for Qin?
Ji Zhifei's eyes were gloomy, but he didn't dare to act rashly in front of Master Gu. He could only watch Qin Zhao being led into the main house by Master Gu himself.
There were already several people sitting in the main room.
In addition to Mrs. Gu, there was also the prefect of Jiangling and his wife.
The two ladies were chatting happily, but when the prefect saw Qin Zhao come in, his face suddenly became ugly.
Qin Zhao seemed unaware and bowed to the prefect: "Greetings, Your Excellency."
The prefect said "hmm" unhappily.
"Alright, Brother Yue, you're still angry." Gu Changzhou tried to smooth things over. "Today is a family dinner, there won't be any prefects around. Everyone please sit down."
Qin Zhao took Jing Li's hand and sat down.
Gu Changzhou found an excuse to divert the prefect's attention. Jing Li seized the opportunity and whispered to Gu Heng, who was sitting next to him, "What's wrong, prefect?"
"Didn't Mr. Qin go to beat the drum to protest his innocence a few days ago? The prefect then sent people to investigate the scene where the body was dumped and the Jing'an Bookstore. As a result, they actually found some suspicious points." Gu Heng replied in a low voice, "They found some suspicious points, but they couldn't catch the culprit. I heard that the government office hasn't had a break for several days. I don't know how much hair the prefect has lost!"
Jing Li blinked: "Isn't this what he should do?"
"That's what I said." Gu Heng glanced over there and said angrily, "The prefect boasts that he has never wronged a case. If Mr. Qin hadn't stepped in this time, he would have wronged a good man. He's been feeling awkward these past two days."
"...When you're middle-aged, you need to be more respectful."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Zhao knocked on Jing Li's head and said, "Be careful what you say and do."
Gu Heng instantly became intimidated and quickly shut up.
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The dinner was a great pleasure for both the guests and the hosts.
The delicious dinner quickly made Jing Li forget the unpleasantness that had happened earlier. Mrs. Gu even asked the kitchen to make an extra portion for him to take away before the banquet because she found that he liked the white peach soft cake so much.
Jing Li rubbed his bloated belly, carried the packaged white peach soft cake, and walked out of the Gu Mansion alone.
The carriage sent to them by the Gu Mansion was waiting at the door.
It has been a while since the banquet ended, and there are few people on the street in front of Gu Mansion. The carriages from various mansions have turned back, and only a few are still waiting at the door.
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