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Chapter 225 Bai Yueguang and the Ambition Regent 10

"It is said that Miss Xiao has an extraordinary temperament. You can tell it with just one glance."

Businesses are mutually exclusive, and Gu Qingning knows this well.

Xiao Wanning smiled and seemed very satisfied with Gu Qingning. She said slowly: "The lotus appreciation banquet is about to begin. Miss Gu, please come in with me."

Gu Qingning followed her.

The most famous thing about Xiao Mansion is the vast lotus pond. Every summer, the flowers bloom, and the yard is filled with the fragrance of lotus flowers emerging from the mud.

When the late emperor was still alive, he would bring his concubines and concubines to the Xiao family to escape the summer heat.

Later, the late emperor passed away, and all the princes died, leaving only the current young emperor. Before his death, the late emperor entrusted an orphan to promote Rong Jing to the position of regent.

Queen Mother Li was naturally unwilling. She wanted to work with the Li family to oust the emperor and become the Queen Mother Regent.

However, she has never fought against Rong Jing.

The relationship between the Li family, Queen Mother Li and Rong Jing has long been on the same level. However, the Xiao family, who was originally on the side of the Li family, turned against each other after the death of the late emperor for some unknown reason and stood in the same camp as Rong Jing.

She didn't understand this when she died in her previous life. She only knew that the power of the regent was getting stronger and stronger, and that the Li family had declined, almost to the point where it was difficult to move forward.

Because of this, Li Chengqian often lost his temper with her.

When Gu Zhaozhao came back, she didn't even know what was going on outside. But once, Gu Yanzhi seemed to go to see her and told her that the capital was unstable and asked her not to go out.

Later... Gu Yanzhi died, something happened to the Gu family, and she was silenced by Gu Zhaozhao.

"Miss Gu."

Gu Qingning came to her senses in a daze. She saw Xiao Wanning smiling at her: "What's wrong?"

"I called you several times and you didn't respond. What's wrong? Are you worried?" Xiao Wanning's expression was gentle, and every move she made showed her ladylike demeanor.

Gu Qingning said: "I was thinking, Prince Xiao and I have never met, why would he invite me here in your name?"

Xiao Wanning's face was full of surprise: "How did you know it was my brother who invited you, not me?"

"The handwriting on the invitation was not written by a woman, and the only man who can issue invitations in the name of Miss Xiao is Prince Xiao."

Xiao Wanning looked at Gu Qingning with admiration.

"It's indeed him, but I'm afraid only he knows the reason. He will come over later, and Miss Gu can ask him in person."

Gu Qingning nodded warmly.

The two of them came to a deserted pavilion where they could enjoy flowers.

Xiao Wanning pulled her to sit down, poured her a cup of tea, and said with a smile: "The lotus is a beautiful scenery. Pay more attention to it. As for the jealous words of those people, don't take it to heart."

"Miss Xiao, don't you think I have ulterior motives?"

"I believe in the regent's judgment of people. As for Li Chengqian, he is a hypocritical villain. He is the one who pesters you. I know this well."

Gu Qingning's heart trembled.

This was the first person she met who believed in her.

Even because of Rong Jing, there were ripples in her heart.

She thought that she had long been accustomed to the kind of bad words in her previous life, and she responded calmly when faced with doubts. Unexpectedly, she still expected others to believe her.

"Thank you."

Xiao Wanning said: "Maybe we will be a family in the future, so there is no need to thank you."

"family?"

Seeing her confusion, Xiao Wanning explained softly: "You call the Regent Brother, and I also call him Brother in private. Aren't we just one family?"

Before Gu Qingning could think about the meaning of this sentence, a figure appeared outside the pavilion.

"Wan Ning."

"Brother." Seeing Xiao Shao coming over, Xiao Wanning raised a smile and winked at Xiao Shao again, "I brought you the man, don't forget what you promised me."

Xiao Shao said helplessly: "Yes, please step aside first. I have something to say to Miss Gu alone."

"Okay, you can't bully my guests." Xiao Wanning led the people outside to guard.

In the pavilion, only Gu Qingning and Xiao Shao were left. Two maids were guarding outside the door to prevent others from seeing and gossiping.

"Prince Xiao."

Xiao Shao looked at Gu Qingning. Being at such a close distance, he could tell that the woman in front of him was calmer and knew the rules better than the noble ladies in the capital.

"How did you and the Regent know each other?" Xiao Shao got straight to the point.

Gu Qingning couldn't guess what Xiao Shao was thinking, so he said bluntly: "Prince Xiao wants to know, why not ask the regent?"

"If he is willing, I can come and ask you?"

Xiao Shao looked coldly and stared at Gu Qingning, "Let me tell you, if your purpose is not pure, you will die without knowing it. Rong Jing is not that easy to fool!"

Gu Qingning said calmly: "I know."

Xiao Shao suddenly laughed, and his tense attitude seemed to have never appeared before.

He poured tea for Gu Qingning and said pointedly: "How about you tell me how you two met?"

Gu Qingning coughed.

He picked something unimportant and brushed it off. After hearing this, Xiao Shao's face became serious and his movements were not so graceful.

"I didn't expect him to have a harder time than I thought when he was a child."

"Brother." Suddenly, Xiao Wanning left and came back, and said to the two of them: "The regent is here, waiting for you in the front yard."

Xiao Shao was a little surprised: "Doesn't he dislike this kind of banquet the most? Why did he come?"

Xiao Wanning glanced at Xiao Shao like a fool and pointed at Gu Qingning.

"It's obvious."

Xiao Shao suddenly understood and hurriedly got up and went to the front yard.

"Let's go there too." Xiao Wanning stepped forward and took Gu Qingning's arm, looking very friendly.

Gu Qingning was a little uncomfortable with it, but Xiao Wanning held her hand so tightly that she couldn't pull her hand away at all: "Okay."

"Look at how cool Gu Qingning is. Is it possible that the regent is really here for her?"

"Then who knows, let's go and have a look."

"..."

In the front yard, just as Rong Jing handed a letter to Xiao Shao, there was a lot of commotion outside.

He frowned and said, "Why is it so noisy?"

"The Lotus Appreciation Banquet will naturally cause noise when there are many people." Xiao Shao said with a strange expression: "You didn't know there was a banquet?"

Rong Jing's eyebrows were very light, and he obviously didn't know there was a lotus appreciation feast here.

"I thought you were here for Gu Qingning, but it turned out not to be the case." Xiao Shao's mouth dropped in disappointment, there was nothing to show for it.

Rong Jing stepped back and said, "I don't have any friendship with her, so don't try to figure her out."

Xiao Shao suppressed a smile and said: "Rong Jing, how can you defend her and stand up for her if you don't have any friendship? If you really don't have any friendship, it's none of your business if I try to influence her, right?"

Seeing that Rong Jing was unmoved, Xiao Shao continued proudly.

"Anyway, I have reached the age of getting married, and Mr. Gu is an honest and good official. It seems good for me to marry Gu Qingning, don't you think?"

Rong Jing's face showed no emotion, and he rubbed the jade pendant with his fingers.

He looked at Xiao Shao slowly and said two words indifferently.

"what ever."

Xiao Shao frowned and began to doubt whether Rong Jing was really interested in Gu Qingning.

"I've met the regent." Xiao Wanning pulled Gu Qingning to greet him.

Rong Jing only glanced lightly and left the Xiao family.

"Brother, why is he gone?" Xiao Wanning was surprised and didn't even say a word to Gu Qingning.

Gu Qingning then leaned forward and said gently: "I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first."

When they got outside, Gu Qingning saw the familiar carriage parked in the alley.

She thought for a while and walked over.

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