nycdaug Chapter 164 Meeting
Chapter 164 Meeting
As expected, Guan Surong got up early the next morning and dressed up carefully. She had a small and delicate face. Although her temperament did not match that of a daughter of a noble family, she was easily liked by the sons of aristocratic families. A fortune-teller once said that she was not destined to be the mistress of the house and had the face of a concubine, but Guan Surong never took it to heart. She only cared about money and power.
As for the rest, they were really useless to her. Since she was a child, she had seen many mistresses being bullied by concubines, so she knew that nothing was more important than the love of her husband.
After Guan Surong had packed up, she took her personal maid Taohong out.
Nan'anfang in the West Market of the capital city was indeed bustling. Guan Surong could see from a distance that it was crowded with people. She was always afraid of crowds, so she got off the carriage and stood aside, looking inside to see if Yan Yuzhi was there.
Today she wore a lilac-colored flower-patterned skirt with gilded flowers embroidered on it, which looked gorgeous but not tacky, just right for her age. She had her hair in a heart-shaped bun with two jasper hairpins inserted in it and a crabapple flower pinned between her temples, which was quite elegant.
Guan Surong knew how to dress herself up, and now she looked very pleasing to the eye standing by the road. People coming and going always stopped to look at her. After waiting for an incense stick, Yan Yuzhi still didn't show up.
Taohong, who was beside Guan Surong, saw that there were so many people inside and couldn't help but ask, "Miss, it's so crowded inside, do we still want to go in now? I'm afraid Mr. Yan is stuck somewhere and may not be able to find us."
"Of course we have to go in, but we can't go in for nothing." Guan Surong held a round fan in her hand and looked at the tea drinkers sitting in the attic. "If they didn't come, it would be useless for us to squeeze in. Instead, my makeup would be ruined. It would not be worth it to meet them with such a ruined face when we meet them next time."
"That's right, young lady." Taohong echoed from the side, and fanned Guan Surong with a round fan in her hand to stop her sweating.
Just when Guan Surong was getting a little impatient, she happened to see Yan Yuzhi who was looking for something in the crowd. He was looking around and was probably looking for Guan Surong.
Guan Surong's heart moved, and she pretended not to see anything and walked in. She held a round fan in her hand, and every step was like a lotus under her feet. Her manners were similar to those of the ladies in the capital. Just as Guan Surong was about to reach Yan Yuzhi, she pretended to fall on Yan Yuzhi accidentally, "Ah..."
Seeing this, Yan Yuzhi hurriedly helped Guan Surong up, the smile in his eyes almost overflowing, he looked at Guan Surong and said, "Miss, we meet again. I didn't expect that you would come to Zhengyifang today. It's a pity that there are too many people today. It would be bad if you squeeze Miss Rong."
"Thank you, my dear." Guan Surong stood up with a flushed face, probably because she was shy.
Her charming appearance now made Yan Yuzhi's heart moved, and he became more and more determined to marry her. Yan Yuzhi smiled and invited Guan Surong, "Now there are many people at this time, why don't you go to the attic and sit for a while, and wait until there are fewer people before going downstairs to the teahouse to stroll around."
Guan Surong looked shy. She raised her hand to fix her hair beside her ears and said to Yan Yuzhi a little embarrassedly, "It's just that in an occasion like this, if my husband and I go to drink tea, I'm afraid it will not be good for our reputation."
"It's just tea tasting. There are many men and women tasting tea around here." Yan Yuzhi looked handsome and had an upright figure. The two of them looked particularly well matched standing together.
Guan Surong nodded slightly, but kept the round fan in front of her nose to show politeness, "Then it would be disrespectful for Surong to refuse."
The two of them went upstairs. As soon as they sat down, Yan Yuzhi couldn't help but ask Guan Surong about her family background. He couldn't help but ask, "Miss Surong, as far as I know, the mother of the mighty general Song Jing has only one son, but I don't know how he is related to Miss Surong?"
After Yan Yuzhi finished speaking, he quickly pretended to be rude and smiled apologetically at Guan Surong, "I just asked casually. If it's inconvenient for you to say it, you don't have to."
Guan Surong was not panicked when she heard Yan Yuzhi's words. She just said calmly, "My dear, you don't know that my mother and General Song Jing's mother are not from the same mother..."
Guan Surong's words were not a lie, after all, it was the truth. But Yan Yuzhi heard another meaning, that if they were not the same mother, they had the same father. Nowadays, it is not uncommon for wives and concubines to remarry. But now, looking at Song Lan's attitude towards Guan Surong, Song Jing of the General's Mansion must have really recognized Guan Surong as his niece.
Yan Yuzhi felt a little better when he thought of this, but he still poured himself a cup of tea, "I am so presumptuous, why don't I use tea instead of wine and punish myself with a cup to apologize to Miss Rong."
"It's only natural for you to ask this question." Guan Surong smiled comfortingly and looked at Yan Yuzhi and said, "I wonder why you are studying in Bishui Hall now?"
"My parents wanted me to find a future mistress in Bishuitang." Yan Yuzhi looked at Guan Surong and smiled, "But the women in Bishuitang are all so vulgar. I can't stand people who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak. I really don't like any of them, so I just put it off."
"Does the young master often invite the girls from the Bishuitang to the teahouse for tea?" Guan Surong smiled and looked at Yan Yuzhi and said slowly, "In this case, the young master must have had tea with the girls from the Bishuitang, and now it's my turn."
"How could that be?" Yan Yuzhi looked at Guan Surong and explained hurriedly, "I have never looked at the girls from Bishuitang straight in the eye, and I have never had anything to do with them. Miss Rong is the first girl I invited upstairs for tea. If you don't believe me, I will be struck by lightning and die miserably."
What Yan Yuzhi said was true. After all, among all the girls in Bishuitang, Guan Surong was the only one who was willing to look favorably upon him.
Guan Surong was in a good mood after hearing this. She looked at Yan Yuzhi and said, "My lord, you said this, maybe you want to see if I am the person you need?"
Yan Yuzhi had many concubines at home, and he knew how to manipulate a woman's mind. He immediately said, "I, Yan Yuzhi, was attracted to Miss Rong the first time I saw her. It has nothing to do with family background or the requirements of my parents. Even if Miss Rong is just an ordinary person, I still want to marry her."