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the next day.

Lunch was still eaten in the prefect's mansion.

It was already evening when I followed Shen Yan to the Prefect's Mansion yesterday. It was dark and I couldn't see the interior and exterior of the Mansion clearly.

Looking at it today, it seems that Lizhou City’s reputation as a wealthy city is indeed extraordinary.

Following the maid in the mansion, I turned left and right, walked through a long corridor, and finally left the courtyard where I lived and came to the main courtyard.

As I walked along the way, I felt dazzled. There seemed to be so many courtyards in the prefectural governor's mansion, and each courtyard had different scenery.

Just like the yard where he just lived, it was surrounded by pink roses and green willows, fresh and elegant.

"This courtyard is so beautiful and elegant!" Shi Qing sighed deeply once again, causing the maid leading the way to smile slightly.

"I wonder what paradise on earth Miss Yin lives in?"

Shi Qing said casually, "It's probably much more beautiful than this yard!"

The little maid saw her looking around, with only pure praise and envy in her eyes without any greed.

She chuckled and said, "In fact, the courtyard where Miss Lin lives was originally designed by the master, but our young lady thought it was too simple and elegant, so she asked the master to build a new courtyard."

After she finished speaking, she was afraid that Shi Qing might misunderstand her, so she hurriedly added: "But this courtyard is also carefully designed. Although the young lady doesn't like this style, she has praised it many times. Look, this is the house that our young lady personally picked for Miss Lin."

Shi Qing smiled slightly and said cheerfully: "Thank your young lady for me. I like her very much."

Seeing that she was not unusual, the maid breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she heard Shi Qing curiously ask, "By the way, where does your young lady live? I want to go and see her when she is free."

"It's not far. Just look ahead along this long corridor." The maid pointed with her slender hand, and following her direction, they saw the house hidden behind the pavilions.

Shi Qing's eyebrows curved and she said sweetly, "Thank you, sister."

Seeing that she was cute and lively, the little maid couldn't help but start chatting with her.

After a while, I had a general understanding of some things.

Lizhou City was not originally a rich place, but only started to become prosperous about fifteen years ago.

At that time, Yin Taishou was still a deputy. Later, a mine was discovered somewhere, and Yin Taishou was promoted to Taishou. Lizhou City also became more and more prosperous, and thus it was called the richest city in the area.

"It's just that our master is devoted to his deceased first wife and has never remarried. Instead, he chose to raise our young lady alone."

At this point, the little maid was somewhat moved: "Our young lady has always liked kind and lively people. I think she likes Miss Lin very much. I believe they will get along well in the future."

"Of course I will. Miss Yin is kind and beautiful, and I like her too." Shi Qing smiled happily, as if he had already imagined the future scene.

"Miss Lin, we're here." The little maid said happily and continued to lead Shi Qing in.

Shi Qing raised his eyebrows. The courtyard was surrounded by red walls, dotted with bamboo and cypress, and had corridors on all sides. The whole courtyard was magnificent and elegant.

Seeing Gu Xiao had arrived, he was still wearing bright yellow clothes. Such a bright color did not make him look dark at all, but instead made his handsome face look more arrogant and unruly.

At this moment, when Gu Xiao saw Shi Qing in a goose yellow dress, with double buns on her hair, looking at him with a smile, his eyes lit up, the corners of his mouth raised, and he also smiled and looked at her.

"How long have you been here?" Shi Qing whispered, sitting next to him naturally.

Gu Xiao also imitated her and leaned towards her: "It won't be long, you came in a cup of tea."

Shen Yan and Miss Yin came in together and saw the two of them being intimate. Yin Xinyue couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle. She thought to herself that Miss Lin seemed to be in love with Mr. Gu.

Soon, she turned her head slightly to observe Shen Yan's reaction.

Noticing her gaze, Shen Yan turned back and smiled at her. Then, as Yin Xinyue shyly lowered her eyes, his gaze turned cold, and a dark light surged.

He smiled faintly and walked towards the two of them, warning them: "Mr. Gu, please be careful about your words and actions and don't cause unnecessary trouble."

"So he is the future son-in-law of the Yin family." Gu Xiao pretended to be surprised, straightened up slightly and clasped his fists, saying, "Mr. Lin is right!"

Shi Qing, who was standing by, saw this and couldn't help but chuckle.

He deliberately avoided looking at Shen Yan's cold eyes, but stood up and greeted Yin Xinyue.

"Ms. Yin is extremely beautiful. My brother and I are truly a perfect match made in heaven!" Shi Qing could see that. Just now, when Yin Xinyue looked at Shen Yan's shy expression, she was seriously praising him.

"Miss Lin, please stop teasing me." Yin Xinyue scolded, but her cheeks became even hotter.

Shi Qing ignored the dangerous look someone was giving her, blinked her big eyes, and said, "I'm serious. I can't wait to drink your wedding wine."

Yin Xinyue couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh, and for a moment, the atmosphere between the two girls was filled with joy.

Not long after, the prefect arrived and everyone began to eat.

While they were happily eating, the governor suddenly said, "Yue'er, the palace is going to start preparing for the wedding. Go out for a boat trip on the lake with Master Lin today. I'll have someone deliver the wedding dress to your room tonight."

Yin Xinyue paused, knowing that her father was giving her and Lin Yan a chance to develop feelings. Slightly shy, she said coquettishly, "Okay." Then she looked at Shen Yan expectantly, "Mr. Lin, what do you think?"

"I'm happy to do it." Shen Yan smiled and answered gently.

Shi Qing was not interested and just focused on eating. When he looked up, he saw Gu Xiao winking at him.

After dinner, on the way back, Shi Qing looked blankly at the person who blocked his way.

"What are you doing?" she paused and asked lazily.

Gu Xiao held the black scabbard, smiled, and asked lazily, "Do you want to go out and play?"

Although Shi Qing looked at the bright sun, which was particularly piercing at noon, she walked away and said, "No.

As soon as he said this, Shi Qing's eyebrows jumped and he wanted to slap himself in the face.

This is a rare opportunity to spend time together, and the male protagonist took the initiative to invite you. You are so quick-witted!

However, Shi Qing was too embarrassed to stop, so he could only slow down and continue walking.

Male protagonist, please say something. How can I agree to you if you don’t? I was anxious inside and just hoped that Gu Xiao would not give up easily.

After a long time, fortunately, the male protagonist's voice sounded again: "Aren't you curious about how your brother gets along with Miss Yin?" He put special emphasis on the word "brother".

After he finished speaking, Shi Qing didn't even hear what he said clearly, and said without thinking: "I'll go!"

After she finished saying this, the air around them suddenly became cold. Her face froze, and she looked at Gu Xiao in surprise.

And in Gu Xiao's opinion, she did not hesitate when she heard about Lin Yan.

His smiling brows sank, his face was as cold as ice, he stared at her steadily, opened his lips slightly, and said with a half-smile: "Let's go."

It’s over, it’s over, there must be no misunderstanding, Shi Qing thought to himself, his face looking worried.

Along the way, neither of them took the initiative to speak, letting the awkward atmosphere permeate.

Finally got on the cruise ship.

The two of them sat quietly at the back of Shen Yan's boat. From a distance, Shi Qing couldn't hear the conversation between the two people in front of him. He only saw that they were talking happily, and Yin Xinyue was laughing softly from time to time.

Seeing her "longing look", Gu Xiao frowned, put on a wicked smile, and said in a flat tone: "Do you like Lin Yan that much?"

"Ah?" Shi Qing was so focused on the situation in front of him that he didn't hear clearly and his expression was confused.

"Forget it, it's okay." Seeing her innocent and confused face, Gu Xiao sighed, waved his hand and stopped looking at her.

"It's incomprehensible." Shi Qing muttered and continued to pay attention to the situation ahead.

"Hey, Lin Qing!" Suddenly, Gu Xiao raised his voice and called her.

Suddenly, Shi Qing turned around, quickly covered his mouth, lowered his voice, and said angrily: "What are you doing! They will find out if you make such a loud noise."

The lips suddenly felt soft, and the faint scent of gardenia drifted into the nose.

Gu Xiao's mind went blank as he stared blankly at the girl in front of him with a rich and vivid expression.

After coming back to his senses, Shi Qing was slightly stunned, and then he reflexively let go as if his hands were burned, his face flushed.

Unconsciously, she tucked her hair behind her ears, looked away as if nothing had happened, and laughed dryly, "The scenery here is really beautiful, isn't it?"

Looking at her flickering eyes and her hands that had nowhere to put, Gu Xiao's narrow eyes were covered with a layer of bright colors, his face was full of smiles, and he responded to her words dotingly: "Yes."

"So, since we're going out on the lake, just have fun and don't worry about those unimportant things."

Looking at the crystal clear lake, he spoke calmly again, but secretly observing her reaction from the corner of his eye.

"Wow, there are lotus flowers in this season!" The girl's surprised and cheerful voice rang out.

Gu Xiao looked in the direction of the voice and saw her squatting, carefully observing a beautiful lotus flower in the lake.

"Do you like it? If you do, take it off." Gu Xiao leaned over and asked her this verbally, but his hand had already decisively plucked it off and handed it to her.

The girl looked around nervously, as if to see if anyone saw their immoral behavior, and hesitantly reached out her hand: "Is this really okay?"

"It's just a flower. It's not a big deal."

Gu Xiao was amused by her reaction. He pulled her hand over and placed Lotus in her white and tender palm. "Don't worry, if there is a fine, I can still pay it."

Hearing this, Shi Qing chuckled and looked at him with curved eyebrows: "Then should I thank you?"

Gu Xiao shrugged at her: "It's up to you."

"I would like to thank Mr. Gu for the flowers." Shi Qing smiled sweetly and bowed slightly.

In the sunshine, the girl held a large and bright lotus flower. The large pink petals covered her small face, revealing only a pair of smiling eyes, which were as bright as flowers and even brighter than flowers.

On another boat, Shen Yan and Yin Xinyue listened to the vague laughter of a young girl coming from the wind.