GTB Chapter 238

Chapter 240 Uninvited Guests

The sky gradually darkened, and after Jiang Jiuchu finished her dinner, Lu Luo came in and asked, “Miss, the hot water is ready. Would you like to take a bath now?”

Jiang Jiuchu sat at the round table, raised her eyes and glanced at the dark figure outside the east window, and said to Lu Luo, “Bring a basin of water for washing my feet. I won’t take a bath today. I’m worried there’s a pervert outside.”

Lu Luo was stunned when she heard this, and glanced at the dark figure outside the window, thinking, surely not, could the Emperor break through the window?

“Oh… Then, then this servant will go and fetch water for you to wash your face and feet.”

Shi Yan outside the window twitched his lips when he heard this. He did want to be a pervert, but he didn’t have the guts.

The moon shone brightly in the sky. Jiang Jiuchu, lying on the bed, turned over and opened her eyes. Although the room was dark, the moonlight outside the window was exceptionally bright, making that dark figure unusually clear.

At this moment, she couldn’t distinguish between fantasy and reality. The words that pierced her heart were still ringing in her ears, but now… he was guarding outside the window.

If she weren’t involved, she would forgive him.

But she was involved. As soon as she thought of his decisiveness at the time, her heart, which had ached countless times, would still ache familiarly.

She got up and got out of bed, and using the faint moonlight shining in through the window, walked to the round table and poured herself a glass of water.

Shi Yan, who was leaning against the window, seemed to hear movement in the room. He withdrew his gaze from the moon and turned to look inside. However, no candles were lit in the room, and he couldn’t see anything through the window.

But he could tell where Jiang Jiuchu was in the room by the subtle sound of her footsteps. His beautiful phoenix eyes stared straight at the direction of the round table.

Jiang Jiuchu looked at the dark figure outside the window that seemed to be turning around, and wanted to ask him, regardless of the consequences, what right he had.

What right did he have to say those hurtful words to her? Why didn’t he tell her the truth? Why was he standing outside her window?

But she didn’t lift her foot to walk over, because she knew that this question, which already had an answer, was just a question, a venting.

In the end, it would only increase anger, sadness, or other emotions, and wouldn’t open the window that was blocking them.

She put down the teacup in her hand, turned around and walked towards the bed behind her, turned over to face inward, and banished the dark figure outside the window from her mind. She didn’t fall asleep completely until almost midnight.

The next day.

Jiang Jiuchu woke up in the late morning. Just after washing up, Xiao Li came to visit.

Xiao Li took out a small brocade box and said, “It’s your master’s birthday, let me come along. I’ve prepared a birthday gift.”

“Okay, my master couldn’t be happier to receive an extra gift.”

Because they were meeting at noon, Jiang Jiuchu didn’t have breakfast and hurried to Yunqing Pavilion with Xiao Li.

Inside the Guangting Pavilion on the second floor of Yunqing Pavilion, the sounds of qin and xiao intertwined, beautiful men danced, and there was a burst of laughter and joy.

Jiang Jiuchu took out a brocade box and handed it to Yao Mei beside her, “Master, this is a birthday gift from your disciple. Please open it and take a look.”

“Thank you, Chuer.” Yao Mei took the brocade box with a smile, and opened it to see a long-lost book about strange creatures.

Her eyes lit up with joy and she said, “Oh, good disciple, you actually have such a good thing. This teacher likes it so much.”

“It’s good that Master likes it. A friend gave it to me. After I finished reading it, I’m using it as a gift for Master.”

“Me too.” As soon as Jiang Jiuchu finished speaking, Xiao Li, seeing this, immediately took out the birthday gift she had prepared.

“Aunt Mei, this is a high-quality ruby bracelet, which is most suitable for a beauty like Aunt Mei. Try it on and see if you like it.”

Yao Mei took it with a smile, took it out and tried it on, then praised, “It’s really beautiful, Aunt Mei likes it very much, thank you.”

“Actually, I’m already very happy that you have this intention. Even if you give me a bun or a steamed bun, Aunt Mei would be happy.”

After she finished speaking, she looked at Yan Zheng, “You brat, what about yours? You wouldn’t have even prepared a bun or a steamed bun for your mother, would you?”

“How could I? I prepared it for you a long time ago.” Yan Zheng said, waving his big hand, and the servant behind him immediately carried up a large box, which made everyone look surprised.

Xiao Li looked at Yan Zheng suspiciously and asked, “Yan Zheng, you wouldn’t have sent a box of gold, would you?”

Yan Zheng raised his hand and coughed, thinking that he wanted to send it, but he had to have that much silver.

“Yellow and white things are too vulgar, how could I send those things? It’s not thoughtful at all.”

As he spoke, he stepped forward and opened the box on the ground, “Mom, look, these are all the latest products that I personally selected for you. How is it? Thoughtful enough!”

Everyone looked at the box, each with a stunned expression. From clothes to jewelry to rouge and powder, everything that women used was available, all of which were sold in their newly opened shop.

Yao Mei’s mouth twitched when she saw it, “Are you planning to prepare for your old mother’s funeral?”

“Bah, bah, bah, what unlucky words are you saying? I’m just being filial.”

As soon as Yan Zheng finished speaking, the door of the box was pushed open.

Everyone turned their heads to look when they heard the sound, and saw Shi Yan in purple and Shi Yuanchen in blue appearing at the door of the box.

Jiang Jiuchu and Xiao Li were both shocked when they saw the two people who appeared at the door. Before they could speak, they heard Yan Zheng ask:

“Did the two of you go to the wrong box?”

Shi Yuanchen coughed and took the lead to walk in, “You didn’t go to the wrong place, I am…”

He paused, and brought Shi Yan behind him into the conversation again, “My seventh brother and I are friends of Xiao Li and Jiuchu. I heard that today is Young Master Yan’s birthday, so as people with common friends, we should also send a birthday gift.”

As he spoke, he took the initiative to walk towards the table of the few people.

Shi Yan at the door pursed his lips, and also raised his foot and walked in. The little bit of guilt in his heart had disappeared without a trace when he saw the topless male dancer.

Shi Yuanchen walked to Xiao Li’s side and sat down uninvited.

He put the folding fan he had just bought at a roadside stall downstairs in front of Yan Zheng.

“Lang, this is what I gave to Young Master Yan, and I hope Young Master Yan won’t dislike it.”

After he finished speaking, he saw everyone looking at him with strange expressions, coughed, and asked with a straight face, “What’s wrong, is there something on my face?”

He thought, this fan is a little cheaper, but the gift is light and the affection is heavy. Uh… the main thing is that he didn’t want to spend a penny more on this man who seemed to be a rival in love, but it shouldn’t be like this to look at himself.

Shi Yan, who walked in, glanced at the large box on the ground, and then became suspicious. Then, when he spotted the brocade box in front of Yao Mei, he immediately understood.

He glanced at Yan Zheng, who was sitting next to Jiang Jiuchu, and after sitting down next to him, he reached out from his purse and took out a night pearl that he planned to use at night, and handed it to Yao Mei: “A small gift, I hope Master doesn’t dislike it.”