Looking at Tai'an from the full moon

After the meal, the few people didn't say much because of Zuo Xin's change of mentality. They just ate their own food awkwardly. On the other hand, Zuo Xin seemed to be at home and commented on the taste of each dish one by one.

"The food in the City Lord's Mansion is pretty standard. Some of the food is delicious, but some tastes like chewing wax."

Anyway, he didn't care about Wei Yang's face at all.

"I remember that we still have some matters to deal with in our mansion. Let's go back early in the afternoon to deal with them!"

Wei Changmei already wanted to pull Zuo Xin away, as she was afraid that Wei Yang would be pissed off by Zuo Xin if they stayed any longer.

"Huh? Why don't I remember?"

Zuo Xin did not go down the stairs that Wei Changmei handed over, but continued to pick up the dishes. Wei Changmei was so embarrassed that her toes were about to touch the ground. She looked at Xiao Zuochen and asked for help with her eyes. But what could Xiao Zuochen do? He had never seen Zuo Xin like this before, and he was not good at coaxing women.

Eh? He's not good at...

Xiao Zuochen turned his head to the side.

...Chu Yao should be good at it~

Chu Yao noticed Xiao Zuochen's gaze, stared back with wide eyes, and then shook his head. It seemed that he knew what they were thinking, and shook his head to indicate that he was powerless.

"We just had a meal and we haven't had a good chat yet, how can we leave in such a hurry~"

Wei Yang also tried to persuade him to stay at this time, and Zuo Xin took over the conversation.

"Yes, you see that City Lord Wei is so sincere, shouldn't we stay in this City Lord's Mansion for a while? What's more, the prince is still here~"

Zuo Xin's "Prince" made the corners of several people's mouths twitch fiercely. Wei Changmei's fake smile had already frozen, so he had to force himself to ask Wei Yang.

"Sister Wei Yang, shall we go shopping or enjoy the flowers together this afternoon?"

"Ah~ we can..."

Wei Yang just opened his mouth to say something when Zuo Xin interrupted him.

"Why are you walking around and admiring flowers? Let's play cards!"

Wei Changmei's mouth twitched. This guy had just learned some card playing skills from the maid of Yingfu a few days ago. Today, he wanted to use this to "bully" Wei Yang, but maybe he would be able to do it too.

"play cards?"

Wei Yang was somewhat incredulous.

"Don't you know how?"

Zuo Xin's question made Wei Yang feel a little embarrassed.

“I haven’t learned this…”

"How could that be? Isn't this something that girls play when they are bored in their boudoirs? Didn't you have any friends to play with you before?"

Wei Changmei couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted Zuo Xin.

"Didn't you learn it on the spot a few days ago?"

"How can it be the same? I used to be able to do it, but I was just bad at playing cards. However, City Lord Wei is different. She is very smart and will definitely learn it in no time!"

Zuo Xin had said so much, so even if Wei Yang didn't want to play, he had no choice but to play. Wei Changmei, who was standing by, said nothing more, and let Zuo Xin order the maid to go down and prepare the leaf cards. The maid listened awkwardly and glanced at Wei Yang, wanting to hear her master's instructions.

Wei Yang nodded.

"Just do as she says."

"But there are only three of us, and we are still short of one person~"

Zuo Xin asked the question and looked at Xiao Zuochen and Chu Yao on the side, wanting to find one from between them.

Xiao Zuochen spread his hands.

"I don't like playing cards."

Chu Yao also spread his hands.

"I don't like it either~"

In fact, the two of them knew how to play cards, but it was obvious that it was not a good thing for these three women to play at the same table, so it was better for them not to participate.

"It doesn't matter. There are so many servants in the mansion. We can get the full amount by picking any one of them."

Wei Yang looked at Zuo Xin with a smile, and that expression seemed to tell her that he knew she wanted to "compete" with him today, and that he could "fight" without dragging Xiao Zuochen in.

"Okay! I don't mind~"

Zuo Xin shrugged and put down her chopsticks after finishing the last bite of food.

After lunch, Xiao Zuochen and Chu Yao immediately slipped away. Although they knew that these three women might have some conflicts when they got together, they would not fight in broad daylight in front of so many people. Besides, there were other Yan Luos in the mansion, so there wouldn't be any big problems.

In the guest room, the servants had already prepared fresh fruits and snacks, and also placed leaf cards on the table.

Zuo Xin walked into the room and looked around. She saw that the room was elegantly decorated. There was a screen between the door and the card table, green ivy was placed in the corner, and there were several pots of flowers of different colors by the window. The room had been lightly incense in advance, which matched the aroma of the freshly brewed tea. The whole room seemed to be filled with a calm atmosphere.

Walking around the screen, Zuo Xin could see the translucent white jade leaf cards on the table, and her eyes widened.

Didn't Wei Yang say that he didn't know how to play? Why were these leaf cards made of top-grade white jade?

Wei Yang seemed to know what Zuo Xin was thinking and explained.

"This leaf card was given to me by Mr. Gong next door when I became the city lord just one year ago. The Gong family has been supporting the city lord since Wangyan City was first established. Although the previous city lord was not the Wei family, the Gong family has made contributions to Wangyan City over the past few hundred years, and they are also a century-old family. Naturally, I cannot refuse their face.

It is said that Mr. Gong was the youngest son that the Gong family least favored. The other descendants of the Gong family were either good at literature or martial arts, but Mr. Gong loved playing cards. But if you say he was a playboy, he was not into eating, drinking, whoring, gambling, and every time he played cards with friends, he would stop when he had enough, never greedily, and never bet big, which made him a strange person.

Later, someone in the Gong family offended some god in the capital, and the emperor ordered the house to be confiscated. Later, it was only when Old Gong went to the capital to negotiate that the Gong family was spared from death. So the emperor ordered the other adult men in the Gong family to be taken to work, but Old Gong, who was already an adult, was not needed. This saved the Gong family's bloodline. Although the Gong family later withdrew from the imperial examination, they still had a place in the business world under the management of Old Gong. "

"Why are you telling me this? I'm not interested in your Mr. Gong!"

"Hehe~ I just saw the leaf card and said something insignificant. If you don't want to listen, then I won't say anything."

Although Zuo Xin said this, she remembered every word Wei Yang had said in her heart, and even signaled Wei Changmei with her eyes. Wei Changmei nodded, stretched out his hand to hold Wei Yang's arm, and acted very intimate.

"Ignore her. She has had some special circumstances recently and is in a bad mood. She doesn't want to hear what I want to hear. I like these strange people and things the most~"

Wei Yang smiled and refused.

"We agreed to play cards, but you still need to teach me the rules. You are wasting time talking about irrelevant things. Come on, Zuo Xin, tell me how you play!"