Jiang Wuyou had already moved her hand away, but Yan Fu no longer tried to escape.

He just sat there, his gaze fixed on the teacup, his voice still gentle and elegant: “Miss Liu jokes, I just… had a stomachache.”

Liu Xiuzhang glanced at the tea sprayed on the table but didn’t speak.

It was rare for the great Young Master Yan to be embarrassed. His gaze still didn’t lift, but one finger pressed on the tablecloth, using a Dao technique to silently make the water droplets evaporate.

To say “silently” was a joke, for to those present, this sudden fluctuation in Dao Yuan was no different from clanging gongs and beating drums to heaven.

“Jiang Wuan said Three Fragrance Building is reopening today and has many wonderful activities,” Li Longchuan looked left and right. “When does it start?”

It was unclear if he was trying to help a friend change the subject or if his mood was genuinely carefree… Anyway, since he couldn’t leave, he might as well enjoy himself.

He asked Xiang Ling’er, but Xiang Ling’er just smiled.

Liu Xiuzhang said: “The activities on each floor are different, it depends on what Young Master Li likes. Shall I have someone take you to have a look?”

Clearly, she was truly the master here, not relying on her friendship with Jiang Wuyou, and respectfully sat in the main seat.

Yan Fu suddenly lifted his head, his eyes filled with surprise and astonishment, unable to articulate the complex emotions he felt.

Only then did Jiang Wuan realize who the host of this branch building was. He shifted his gaze from the teacup to the beauty in the jade pool nearby, where light shimmered across the water, and seemed lost in thought.

Because of the debt of gratitude from killing the life-substitute clone of Zhang Linchuan, he had promised to protect Three Fragrance Building’s development in Linzi to the level of the Four Great Famous Pavilions.

And after joining the Four Great Famous Pavilions?

He certainly wouldn’t touch it.

At that time, how would Three Fragrance Building maintain its status?

Perhaps the Fufeng Liu clan was one answer.

For Three Fragrance Building to develop in Qi country and for the Fufeng Liu clan, whose fortunes were declining, there was indeed a mutual need, and this first step of their rise was like a model, like a sample.

He had already understood why Jiang Wuyou had come today. Jiang Wuyou and Liu Xiuzhang were originally close boudoir friends.

He himself was invited by Ye Lan’er, and Jiang Wuyou was invited by Liu Xiuzhang.

However, Jiang Wuyou, as Liu Xiuzhang’s friend, could only help support the opening once. To fully support Three Fragrance Building, that was still far from enough.

Jiang Wuyou, to be a qualified Crown Prince, must consider the overall interests of Hua Ying Palace and cannot act solely on impulse.

Only a charming Three Fragrance Building that has joined the Four Great Famous Pavilions can have some qualifications to cooperate with Hua Ying Palace.

Seen in this light, this step by step, one thing after another, the context was clear, the direction was clear.

Who would have thought… the Fufeng Liu clan, which had declined after Liu Shentong’s death, could truly rise again.

Li Longchuan pressed his jade forehead, genuinely not knowing how to face this friend’s former fiancée: “Actually… actually, there’s no need. I was just asking casually. It’s mainly what Jiang Wuan said earlier that made me a little curious; I myself am not that interested.”

Jiang Wuan turned his head back, his face full of shock.

Jiang Wuyou, on the side, said coolly: “Jiang Wuan is indeed very knowledgeable about these things.”

Jiang Wuan was very wronged: “What wonderful activities, isn’t this the Three Fragrance Building’s own promotion? I rarely come!”

After speaking, he still glanced at Xiang Ling’er.

Xiang Ling’er very understandingly testified for him: “I can testify to that. Marquis Wuan indeed comes here rarely. Even the Fu city branch building, he only went there once.”

“He even visited the Fu city branch building?” Jiang Wuyou was genuinely surprised and turned to ask Chong Xuan Sheng: “I remember Marquis Wuan rarely goes to Fu city, right?”

Chong Xuan Sheng sat upright and spoke truthfully: “About once or twice a year? He is friends with the Fu city lord, Lu Zongxiao.”

“Tsk! Hahaha.” Jiang Wuyou burst into laughter: “He can’t even go to Fu city a few times a year, yet he still wants to visit Three Fragrance Building. That’s really seizing every minute, busy stealing leisure! Marquis Wuan cultivates both the wind and the moon without error, you are all models!”

“Xiuzhang ah.” She said to Liu Xiuzhang: “This one is a big customer, you must seize the opportunity well.”

Jiang Wuyou could tease wantonly, but Liu Xiuzhang could not.

She only said softly: “One stretch, one relax, the way of civil and military. Three Fragrance Building dares not underestimate a talent like Marquis Wuan, we only wish that when Marquis Wuan is in a depressed mood, when he is tired from cultivation, he can come here to sit, soothe his body and mind, maintain his health… and come back to climb the peak another day.”

These words were comforting and made Yan Fu’s eyes even more complex. But he ultimately had no position to say anything more, only sinking his eyes into the cup, sinking lower and lower.

As the friend who had personally accompanied Yan Fu to sever his former destiny, Jiang Wuan felt the change in Liu Xiuzhang more deeply, and his response was also more cautious, only managing to say: “Certainly, if there’s an opportunity.”

Liu Xiuzhang smiled and said: “Marquis Wuan is a man of integrity. If you are willing to give Three Fragrance Building an opportunity, Three Fragrance Building will surely seize it well and not let it fall.

If you come to the building,

We will play the Qin with Ding, boil Qi tea, cook Jing beef, listen to Mu songs, appreciate Chu dances, and move the Jing Guo Xuan sound… all the wind and moon under heaven, we will take three points and offer them all to you.

To please a hero’s heart, to tie a hero’s heart, thus we have this building, not to waste the human world!”

Xiang Ling’er smiled, her eyes innocently looking at Liu Xiuzhang, feeling more and more that she had found the right person.

This was the Liu Xiuzhang who, during the city-wide mourning ban on music, insisted on listening to music. She was not one of those who could only hide in her boudoir, dimly sad and self-pitying.

She was born frail, but not weak.

Or perhaps, the current Fufeng Liu clan had no tile to shelter from the wind, no space for her weakness.

Though she was a soft willow, she welcomed the wind and the rain, the biting snow also cutting through spring.

While they were speaking, Yi Huai Min, the third of the “Three Wastes of Linzi,” limped and twisted his way in.

The so-called “Three Wastes of Linzi” in street talk and alley gossip didn’t mean you could get this honor by just being a waste. The premise for being on the list was that you were originally capable of shining brightly, yet you chose to waste away and achieve nothing.

For many years, the first waste of Linzi had always been the notorious Young Master Ming Guang.

Until the appearance of Xie Bao Shu, known as “Little Bao Xie.”

On the Qi Xia battlefield, he personally broke the myth of the Qi army’s undefeated纵横 and almost dragged his own uncle, Court Discuss Doctor Xie Huai An, into the mud. This caused Xie Huai An to receive only a small reward for breaking through Xia capital, all to protect the life of this little Bao.

Young Master Ming Guang lost a lifetime of family fortune, but he couldn’t outdo someone like Xie Bao Shu, so he could only retreat to second place.

As for Yi Huai Min…

Yi Xing Chen, who had been dazzling since his youth, evaluated his two sons as “diligent but not achieving” and “lazy but not taking a step.”

He said his eldest son, Yi Huai Yong, was limited by talent and could not go too far with effort. His second son, Yi Huai Min, was fundamentally too lazy to take a step, let alone go anywhere.

Even in street talk and gossip, people couldn’t bear to blame the honest and kind Yi Huai Yong, so Yi Huai Min was sent to the end seat of the three wastes.

At this moment, his appearance with awkward limbs, clearly having suffered some hardship, truly lived up to his name as a waste.

Before Jiang Wuan could express concern,

Chong Xuan Sheng suddenly stood up, his voice extremely loud: “Jiang Qing Yang!”

Marquis Wuan was still in a daze.

Marquis Bo Wang had already begun his speech: “Today, to see you off, I just got on your carriage and was pulled all the way here by you! I accept your intention, but I am now a family man and really not suitable to come here again!

I don’t miss the absurdities of my youth, and I hope you don’t indulge either.

Okay, I’ve said enough. My wife will be worried if she doesn’t see me back at the mansion.

Here, I’ll use tea instead of wine to toast you. I wish you a smooth journey after you go to sea! Farewell!”

After spitting out a mouthful of words, without giving Jiang Wuan any chance to respond, he pushed his chair away and strode towards the exit with the demeanor of swallowing mountains and rivers.

Jiang Wuan came back to his senses and glanced over, indeed seeing the figure of Yi Fourteen turning in not far behind Yi Huai Min.

Chong Xuan Sheng ran over again, surprised and joyful: “Wife! How did you come? Did you come to meet me? When I came out, I asked the gatekeeper to leave a message for you, afraid I would get drunk and you could come pick me up. Did you get it? Let’s go home first, we can talk slowly back home…”

Moreover, it was not necessary to say that Chong Xuan Sheng had coaxed Yi Fourteen back home in a few words.

That Yi Huai Min, despite his physical disability, had firm will. In this inconvenient situation, he still insisted on twisting his way to Jiang Wuan’s side and barely sat down. His swollen eyes couldn’t see too clearly, but he was too lazy to care who else was present, and asked Jiang Wuan directly: “I didn’t come too late, did I? You said there were wonderful activities… have they started?”

Li Longchuan looked at Chong Xuan Sheng’s back for a while and then at Yi Huai Min, unsure which one he should admire more.

Jiang Wuan pointed at the wound on Yi Huai Min’s face: “It couldn’t be Fourteen… could it?”

“Couldn’t be!” Yi Huai Min waved his hand: “My sister is very gentle, how could she fight with me? My old man beat me! My sister even helped block.”

Jiang Wuan was somewhat suspicious: “Why would Doctor Yi be so cruel?”

Yi Huai Min sighed: “Alas! I told my son-in-law to go to a brothel and let him know! He asked me whether my surname was Yi or Jiang… Don’t you think he has no way to let me become an imperial relative?”

“Doctor Yi said this Jiang, is it Jiang Wuan Jiang?” The Hua Ying Palace master said coldly.

Yi Huai Min heard the sound and turned his head, forcing open his swollen eyes. Only then did he realize who was sitting on Jiang Wuan’s other side.

His previously beaten lame leg suddenly became aware and supported him in suddenly springing up.

“That what!” He supported one of Jiang Wuan’s shoulders, his hand trembling, and he quickly said: “I didn’t see anything, I just came to send my sister to find her son-in-law… I’ll leave first! I need to go back and treat my injury urgently.”

Again, he limped and twisted his way out.

Jiang Wuan couldn’t bear to watch and stood up to chase after him, supporting him: “I’ll see you off.”

“No need, no need.” Yi Huai Min was very firm: “I can go back myself. Brother Jiang, you go accompany… your friend!”

“This time, I invited Brother Yi to gather and drink, it was originally for… alas.” Jiang Wuan transported Dao Yuan to help him heal while comforting him in a warm voice: “Good, at least I’ll get you on the carriage.”

Just like this, Yi Huai Min limped and twisted, letting Jiang Wuan support him out. One wouldn’t know how intense the opening activities of Three Fragrance Building were.

Over the empty corridor, through the courtyard, and out of the building.

The Yi family’s carriage had already taken Marquis Bo Wang and his wife away.

Jiang Wuan supported Yi Huai Min into his own carriage. Yi Huai Min tightly grasped his hand and grinned: “Surname Jiang, you didn’t tell me that the Hua Ying Palace master was coming today?!”

Jiang Wuan grasped his hand back and said sincerely: “Brother Huai Min, I didn’t know she was coming either. Wait until next time, next time I’ll invite you alone, and we’ll exhaust this romance, not letting you leave the building for three days and three nights!”

Yi Huai Min strained to look at him and said: “Good brother, you said there were wonderful activities, will there still be next time?”

“Yes, it will be very fun here from now on. This will become the holy land of wind and moon in Linzi.” Jiang Wuan patted his shoulder, helped him close the door, ordered the coachman to send the person back to the Yi family, and then turned around…

And walked towards the other end of the long street.

“Brother Jiang, you said…” Yi Huai Min suddenly remembered something and poked his head out of the carriage again: “Hey, Brother Jiang! You’re going the wrong way!”

Jiang Wuan didn’t turn his head but waved his hand: “This is the road I want to walk.”

Linzi is not a good place to stay recently, whether we are destined or not, let’s meet again in the mountains and waters!

Yi Huai Min still wanted to say that Three Fragrance Building was not in that direction, but in the blink of an eye, he no longer saw the figure in green… Was this the body technique of the first talent in Great Qi?!

Inside Three Fragrance Building, the beauty in the jade pool leaped like a fish, her wonderful waist seemed like the white belly of a fish.

Yan Fu was still staring at the teacup.

Li Longchuan cracked melon seeds and drank tea, still sighing: “Brother Jiang has some benevolence in his heart, he can’t bear to see Yi Huai Min’s miserable appearance.”

The Hua Ying Palace master said faintly: “You, on the other hand, seem to enjoy seeing his success.”

Li Longchuan couldn’t help but laugh: “You don’t know, this boy Yi Huai Min is very cunning. Last time when we were helping Chong Xuan Fat with his wedding…”

He didn’t say anything more, nor did he laugh. He stopped cracking melon seeds, and his sitting posture also became straight.

Thump, thump, thump.

The sound of long boots hitting the ground seemed to beat a drum in the heart, making it difficult to breathe.

Li Fengyao, the most beautiful woman in Linzi, seemed to bring a ground full of frost.

Her tall figure easily took in all the scenery in this room. Her cold eyes looked at Li Longchuan: “What are you all doing?”

Jiang Wuyou comfortably leaned back in her chair, assuming a posture ready to watch a play.

Li Longchuan sat upright and cautiously, looking innocent: “It’s Jiang Qing Yang! Qing Yang, he’s not going to sea? He just said he wanted to drink together before leaving. I said tea is fine, tea is fine, but he insisted on taking a carriage and pulled us all here! Sister, you know my character, when have we ever lied? If you really don’t believe it, go look at the building later, it’s not just Marquis Wuan’s mansion’s carriage.”

He used his boot to poke Yan Fu and continued: “We didn’t know what kind of place this was before we came…”

He pointed at the jade pool where the beauties were playing in the water, looking disgusted: “And… and there’s this kind of performance.”

Yan Fu still kept his gaze low, only letting out an “um” from deep in his nasal cavity.

Li Fengyao, Jiang Wuyou, Liu Xiuzhang, Xiang Ling’er, these were four beauties with completely different styles. Being in the same room could truly be said to be a glorious scene, the most beautiful women in the East.

Only the two young masters amidst the flowers, one looked like a quail, the other like a mud sculpture. They really spoiled the scenery.

Li Fengyao didn’t comment, only looked left and right: “Where is Jiang Qing Yang? It just so happens that I also want to go back to Ice Phoenix Island, and I can travel with him.”

Li Longchuan quickly replied: “He just sent Yi Huai Min out, he’ll be back soon, then you…”

As he spoke, he felt something was wrong: “How long has Jiang Wuan been gone?”

Xiang Ling’er blinked her eyes: “This servant doesn’t remember the specific time, but this water dance… has already changed three times.”

“He should be… sending Yi Huai Min home.” Li Longchuan comforted himself and looked at the women: “He will still come back… right?”

Under Li Fengyao’s eyes that said “you’re an idiot.”

He suddenly sprang up, gritting his teeth: “I’ll go grab him!”

“Sit down.” Jiang Wuyou said in a light voice.

Li Longchuan sat down again, looking embarrassed.

“Marquis Wuan’s body technique is world-class, he’s probably already on the ship by now.”

Jiang Wuyou said slowly and logically: “But it doesn’t matter, a runaway monk can’t run away from the temple, a person may leave, but his friends are still here.”

Yan Fu only felt a headache, a terrible headache. Stomachache, a real stomachache.

Li Longchuan raised his hand: “I’m cutting ties with him! We’re irreconcilable! He’s gone, so is our friendship!”

“Angry words for the moment, don’t take them seriously.” Jiang Wuyou smiled lightly, her phoenix eyes slightly turning, sizing up the two people from the Linzi Four Tyrants whose body techniques differed by more than just a little: “Today is a good gathering, Marquis Wuan has military affairs and is not convenient to stay long. This Palace will host you two on his behalf!”

“Xiuzhang.” She emphasized: “Must be the highest standard.”

Exactly—

What a beautiful time and scenery, let the romantic young masters exhaust their romance!

All the guests were happy!

Thank you to book friend “Seven Li Xiang Live” for becoming the alliance master of this book! For being the 410th alliance of Red Heart Patrol Heaven!

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