Seven days later.
Today, the capital is extremely lively. Several main streets are full of people, rubbing shoulders and being very crowded. In the several passages leading to the Prime Minister's Mansion, there are many soldiers stopping at three steps, one person, and five steps and one sentry, guarding the surroundings airtight. Obviously, this safety measure has been taken to the extreme.
Du Suxi was dressed in red, with a black veil on her face. Followed by Zhong Lingxi and several others, all wearing veils to cover their faces, got off the carriage and walked majestically towards the Zaifu Mansion. go.
"Master Du, you are well. You have not come to our Moshang Xiangfang to pick flowers for a long time. How can you
Remember, you owed something to the slave family? "
Du Suxi looked at Du Qifeng, who was standing not far from the door, busy greeting the guests. She smiled and called to Du Qifeng in a moderate voice. Her voice was so charming that it could almost make her water drop.
The originally noisy atmosphere suddenly fell silent, as if an invisible hand in the air grabbed their throats, leaving them speechless.
"You actually came here?" Du Qifeng looked along the source of the sound, and unexpectedly saw Du Suxi standing there. He was shocked and hurriedly walked over and asked in shock and fear.
"Why don't I come? Mr. Du, given our status, I think it would be inappropriate for me not to come to Mr. Du's fiftieth birthday, right? Does Mr. Du think that I shouldn't come?"
Du Suxi was still smiling and graceful, but deliberately kept her voice neither too loud nor too quiet, so that everyone could hear it clearly.
Everyone looked at Du Suxi with strange expressions.
Although most of the face is covered by the veil, the exposed eyebrows are indeed curved, shining, and seductive.
It can be seen that the person under the veil must also be a peerless beauty.
There were some good people in the crowd who actually started talking.
"Who is that woman? Is she another stunning beauty trained by Moshang Xiangfang?"
"Isn't it right? Who among the people in Mo Shang Xiangfang is not innocent and has never had any relationship with a man? How could he be related to Mr. Du?"
"You don't understand this, right? Our Mr. Du has a good family background, a good character, and he is also very talented. Even the fairies in the sky will probably fall in love with our Mr. Du, let alone a Mo Shangxiang. The woman from Xiangfang? Besides, if the woman from Mo Shangxiangfang is not willing, how could she do this? "
"Huh? If you think about it carefully, brother, you are right. From what the beauty said just now, it seems that the two of them really have some ulterior relationship. Don't you think so?"
"Yes, this brother is right!"
Du Qifeng was a martial arts practitioner with sensitive ears, and he was listening to the chaotic discussion. He was so angry that he almost broke the palace, and his original smile disappeared. He suppressed his anger, looked at Du Suxi, lowered his voice and spoke.
"Now is not the time for you to show up. You go out first, and I will naturally give you a satisfactory explanation later!"
"Explanation, I wonder what kind of explanation Mr. Du can give me?" Du Suxi sneered unceremoniously, looking at Du Qifeng, her eyes were full of sarcasm, as if she was not satisfied with the result. , an expression that will never leave.
Du Qifeng gritted his teeth and saw Du Suxi's purpose, lowered his voice and spoke eagerly to persuade.
"Du Suxi, you'd better know what kind of day it is today. If you really don't care about making trouble, maybe even I, the brother, can't save you!"
After hearing this, Du Suxi raised her head and looked at Du Qifeng, who was frowning. A trace of emotion flowed through my heart very quickly, but she suppressed it forcefully, with a look of indifference on her face from beginning to end.
Looking at Du Qifeng, Du Suxi opened her red lips lightly, and a crisp smile came out of her mouth.
"To Qifeng, I really appreciate you thinking so much about me, but you don't understand that there are some things that you have to do even if it costs your life, regardless of the reason. What's more, I would rather know if there is a result in the end, Who is going to die?"
After Du Suxi finished speaking, she stood upright. Looking at Johnnie Du indifferently. Calm asked.
"How's it going? Mr. Du, can you let me in?"
"..." Du Qifeng looked at this extremely powerful woman in astonishment, feeling uneasy.
There was a feeling of anger running rampant, which burned his mind strongly and tortured his reason. Even he didn't know why, he felt this way when he saw Du Suxi. He wanted Du Suxi to listen to him obediently. Stop losing your temper.
Unfortunately, every time he saw her after he came back, she never listened to his words. Thinking of this, Du Qifeng felt a flash of sadness in his heart for no reason. But soon, Du Qifeng attributed it to his brother's disappointment in his sister.
At this time, Du Suxi did not comb her hair, and draped her long hair casually over her shoulders. The smooth long hair seemed to be curled in the sky like fine clouds. Flying in incredible arcs. Silently, intoxicating and fragrant.
Du Qifeng looked at Du Suxi like this and was in a stalemate, but finally lost his momentum. He sighed softly, looked at Du Suxi's determined face, and spoke softly to persuade.
"Du Suxi, we are all a family, why are we in such a quarrel? If you really go in today, then you will never look back. Trust me once, and I will help you."
Du Qifeng's tone was so gentle that Du Suxi's body trembled, and a memory appeared in her mind. Within a moment, Du Suxi looked at Du Qifeng and started to laugh. His tone was gentle and his eyes were like daggers.
"Master Du, you should use this tone to coax a brainless little girl like Du Yunxi. I don't need it."
After saying that, Du Suxi raised her head, ignored Du Qifeng who was standing there stupidly, stood up straight, and was about to walk inside.
Two bright swords were thrust across the slender necks of Du Suxi and others without ceremony. Du Suxi didn't look panicked at all, she just turned her head slightly, looked at Du Qifeng's back calmly, and said.
"Master Du, you have to think carefully about whether you will let me in through this door."
There was silence.
Everyone is looking at Johnnie To.
Du Qifeng was silent for a while. Without looking at anything, he already knew that everyone's eyes were looking at him, and his every word, deed, and move would become the focus of their discussions after dinner.
"Let her in. Today is my father's birthday banquet, and those who come are guests. Don't treat your guests badly."
Finally, Du Qifeng heard his own voice sounding calmly. Then, a very clear voice spoke.
"Thank you very much, Mr. Du."
Then, there was a sound of footsteps behind him. Du Qifeng could hear it, and Du Suxi's footsteps gradually faded away. Somehow, he suddenly felt relieved. He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Du Suxi's leaving figure, with a look of struggle in his eyes.
In fact, just now, he could have ordered the soldiers to stop Du Suxi and not let her in. However, when Du Qifeng met those still calm eyes, he couldn't speak.
The timid, fearful and crying little girl in her memory and the strong, independent and fearless woman in front of her gradually became one person.
Du Qifeng thought to himself, if he hadn't opened his mouth to let her in, I'm afraid she would have gone in even if she risked her life, right
Thinking of that sensitive word, Du Qifeng frowned slightly, and his expression became increasingly ugly. The hands behind his back were clenched tightly, his expression solemn, and he had already made up his mind.
If I keep an eye on her carefully, she shouldn't have a chance to disrupt the situation, right? No matter what, Du Suxi can't really mess up Du Yuanzheng's birthday party!
He didn't know that since Du Suxi dared to come, how could he have no backup plan? If she couldn't get in, she wouldn't struggle and would just wait for the little prince from Inner Mongolia to arrive. By then, with his identity as the little prince, Du Qifeng would have no way to stop her even if he wanted to.
This is Du Suxi's strategy and reliance.
She never fights an uncertain battle, and she never takes her life for granted.
From this point of view, Johnnie To really didn't understand her at all.
Walking through the water corridor and terraced waterside pavilions, every scene seemed familiar yet unfamiliar to Du Suxi.
This body has lived in this quaint old house for sixteen years, so naturally it is very familiar with it all.
However, most of the time, before the age of sixteen, Du Suxi stayed in the dilapidated Nanyuan and rarely went out. Although she was familiar with this place, she was also unfamiliar.
Walk, walk, Du Suxi
Suddenly he stopped again, looking in the direction of Nanyuan not far away, with a look of nostalgia in his eyes. He muttered to himself and said.
"I didn't expect that I would come back in this way."
"Master, are you okay?" Zhong Lingxi walked forward obediently and looked at Du Suxi worriedly, but saw a smile on the corner of Du Suxi's mouth. Looking at Du Mansion, he smiled.
“It’s really nice to be able to come back in this way!”
"..." Zhong Lingxi was startled, and looked at Du Suxi again a little worriedly, but found that Du Suxi seemed to be fine. Then she breathed a sigh of relief, calmed down, and looked at the Du family. Every plant and tree.
The Du family is worthy of being a century-old scholarly family. The overall feeling is very simple and grand, but without losing the majesty that a prime minister should have. Zhong Lingxi and others were amazed when they saw it, but they didn't show it on their faces. They were extremely polite.
A very smart-looking maid warmly entertained Du Suxi and others. They walked through the green water corridor and came to a noisy place. She pointed to the door not far away and bowed respectfully to Du Suxi. . said softly.
"Misses, there is the hall inside. Once you enter the hall, there will be children to entertain you. If there is nothing else, I will leave first."
Du Suxi looked at that pleasing face and was naturally not stingy. She took out a small piece of broken silver from her arms and gave it as a reward to the little maid. The little maid looked at the silver in her hand, beamed and spoke. He said a lot of flattering words, and looked around upstairs very mysteriously. When he saw no one was around, he spoke in a mysterious voice in a low voice.
"Let me tell you a secret. While you are in there, you must not mention our second young lady."
Du Suxi's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. But his face remained calm, he looked at the little maid, raised his eyebrows slightly, pretended to be curious, and asked.
"What's wrong? Why can't you mention it? Didn't it mean that the second young lady of the Du family is dead?"
The little maid seemed to be worried about something. She glanced around and saw that no one was paying attention to her. Then she spoke mysteriously.
"It is said that the eldest young lady seems to have been possessed by evil spirits in the past two days. When she came back a few days ago, she shouted that the second young lady was not dead, and she kept shouting for the eldest young master to kill the second young lady. What do you think? Aren’t you possessed by evil spirits?”
The little maid was mysterious and acted as if she was serious. Du Suxi held back her laughter and pretended to be serious when she asked.
"Then what? Does your eldest daughter have a mental problem? Crazy?"
The little maid shook her head honestly and expressed her opinion.
"I don't know either, but I think it's the second young lady's ghost who has come to seek help from the eldest lady. Think about it, the eldest lady must have done something sorry to the second young lady, and that's why the second young lady came to see her. Hers. Otherwise, how could our eldest son lock up the eldest young lady? The eldest young lady must have done something to make the eldest young master like this. You don’t know that our eldest young master usually loves the young lady. ! Normally, I don’t even say a harsh word to the eldest lady, but that day, I don’t know what happened, they actually got into a quarrel, and the eldest son even threw a cup. According to the old man in the mansion, this is still the first time for the eldest son. I dropped the cup the first time, something must have happened!"
When Du Suxi heard this, she looked in the direction of Du Yunxi's residence with a half-smile and murmured.
"It seems that the wronged soul of the second young lady has really come to see the eldest lady."
"So I remind you, you must never mention this in front of the eldest lady, otherwise the eldest lady will get angry and it will be uncomfortable for you guys!"
The little maid looked at the money in her hand and said a few words of kindness.
Du Suxi nodded, looking like he was being taught.
After finally sending the little maid away, Du Suxi looked at the door not far away and couldn't help but laugh.
"I didn't expect that such a statement would spread in Du Mansion. It's quite interesting."
Zhong Lingxi saw that Du Suxi seemed to be in a good mood and also spoke.
"Isn't that right? However, I don't know if this wronged soul exists, but this second young lady will definitely make a big fuss in Du Mansion today!"
Listening to Zhong Lingxi making fun of herself, Du Suxi felt dumbfounded and had no choice but to fight.
"You damn girl, when did you learn to make fun of me?"
(End of chapter)