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Chapter 77 This West Lake vinegar fish is too sour
Dou Lianyi glanced at Qin Mu in confusion, not realizing what he meant at all.

Seeing that Qin Mu didn't reply, he seemed to suddenly be interested in the plate of fried dumplings in front of him, and he was slowly picking one into the bowl with his jade chopsticks.

Dou Lianyi thought about it again, and suddenly realized: "If Mr. Qin is worried that there will be important matters to discuss at that time, and it is inconvenient for outsiders to be present, I always only have Angelica dahurica or Polygonatum odoratum with me. I treat them very much." Trust, so Mr. Qin doesn’t have to worry about this.”

The fried dumplings rolled around in the bowl, a bit like Qin Mu's mood at this time.

"It's offensive. I once heard that Miss Dou fell in love with Mr. Lu at first sight and would not marry him but for him. For this reason, she did not hesitate to quarrel with Mr. Dou and her daughter. She has not returned to the prime minister's house for many years. Is it true or not?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Mu suddenly raised his eyes to look at Dou Lianyi, his eyes sweeping over her face as coolly as the moonlight.

"Young Master Qin's topic jumps a bit unexpectedly," Dou Lianyi was stunned for a moment, then chuckled, shook her head and said, "But if this news is false, I won't become a famous figure in the capital." It’s been a joke for so many years.”

A wisp of light smoke was rising from the incense burner placed nearby, making Dou Ripple's lowered eyebrows look very calm and calm, as if this matter had already become a thing of the past for her.

If he hadn't caught a glimpse of Dou Lianyi clenching the tea cup with her fingers and exerting slight force, Qin Mu might have been deceived by her understatement.

He looked away and turned to focus on the West Lake vinegar fish that had just been served by the servants. A smell of vinegar came to his nose.

It really made him feel unhappy.

"I don't know when infatuation became a joke?"

For some reason, Qin Mu's eyebrows looked a little angry at this time, which made Dou Lianyi feel a little strange.

Following Qin Mu's gaze, she also landed on the innocent plate of West Lake vinegar fish, and a vague guess emerged in her heart.

But Dou Lianyi didn't ask. Instead, she changed the topic and joked: "Why does Mr. Qin look like he is trying to fight against me?"

Before Qin Mu could speak, Dou Lianyi lowered her eyebrows and smiled lowly, sighing: "But it's been a long time since this happened. Who wouldn't make one or two stupid mistakes like this when they were young? Nowadays, it's been a long time. Come to think of it, I just treat it as a joke to amuse myself and others."

"This sounds like Miss Dou, you have no feelings for Mr. Lu," Qin Mu said softly, while observing the change of expression on Dou Lianyi's face calmly, "But I don't know what is going on. What changes caused you to change like this, Miss Dou?"

The midday sunshine in autumn fell on her back through the window screen of Luoyu Hall. Although the sun was a little warm on her body, the grievances and hatred in her heart that could not be explained to outsiders still made Dou Lianyi feel chilled to the bone. She pondered. He didn't speak for a long time.

Seeing this, Qin Mu didn't force it. He almost got the answer he wanted from Dou Lianyi's reaction.

Since he was so resistant, he thought that what he just saw at the side door of the Prince's Mansion was something else.

Thinking of this, Qin Mu, who had been feeling aggrieved for a long time, finally curled up his lips with some satisfaction, raised his hand and patted it, indicating to the servants to bring up the other desserts one by one.

There are honey peanuts that Dou Lianyi likes to eat, as well as candied cherries and sweet-scented osmanthus cakes, which fill up the already scarce table space.

Then Qin Mu comforted Dou Lianyi with a warm voice: "Forget it, since the food is first, we won't mention the unhappy past, not to mention that no one is a saint, and no one can make mistakes. Miss Dou, don't take it too seriously. ”

Hearing this, Dou Lianyi also came back to her senses, the sadness in her eyes disappeared, she turned to smile, held up her jade chopsticks, and said to Qin Mu: "Okay, today we will only talk about food, nothing else. "When most of the dishes were eaten, both of them were a little full. While they were enjoying the pear blossom stuffed rice, Qin Mu suddenly spoke and asked seemingly casually: "By the way, Miss Dou, this is General Xiao's celebration banquet. Presumably the county prince's palace has also received the invitation, I wonder if Mr. Lu is..."

"Ah."

Dou Lianyi knew what Qin Mu wanted to ask in her unfinished words. She nodded, and for some reason she explained it specifically: "Because the eldest princess will also appear at the celebration banquet, that's why I agreed to marry him." Let’s go together.”

Qin Mu also knew about this, so he just raised his eyebrows in confusion and asked, "Miss Dou has a relationship with the eldest princess?"

If it had been someone else, Dou Lianyi probably wouldn't have explained too much, but looking at Qin Mu's slightly frowning expression, she actually whispered in a somewhat mysterious way: "Young Master Qin doesn't know, the eldest princess and my mother are the same. My best friend, I have been taken care of by the eldest princess since I was a child. However, due to some reasons, I haven’t seen the eldest princess for a long time, so I don’t want to miss this opportunity this time.”

After a long time, Qin Mu didn't speak again. He just lowered his eyebrows and kept playing with the wine glass in front of him with his slender fingers. It was so long that Dou Lianyi couldn't sit still.

Although she didn't think she had done anything wrong, seeing Qin Mu's silent expression still made her feel a little weird.

"If Mr. Qin has nothing else to say, should I go back first?"

Qin Mu raised his eyes and watched Dou Lianyi stand up. Without making a sound, he gestured to Qin Yun who was standing aside and asked him to send him away.

"Yes, Lord Qin."

Dou Lianyi, who was following Qin Yun, hesitated for a moment, then asked in a low voice: "Um, are you..."

"Miss Dou just calls me Qin Yun. I am the housekeeper of Fengxue Pavilion. If Miss Dou has something to look for but cannot find Mr. Qin, you can let me take the message."

Qin Yun introduced himself with a smile while leading the way.

Dou Lianyi pursed her lips and listened to the sound of her soles stepping on the fallen leaves on the path. The smell of the vegetation on both sides was blown by the autumn wind, and the smell made her feel faintly depressed.

"Qin Yun, will you, Mr. Qin, go to General Xiao's celebration banquet this time?"

Standing at the gate of Fengxue Pavilion, Dou Lianyi paused for a while, but couldn't help but ask.

Qin Yun also stopped and responded politely: "Miss Dou is joking, this is a banquet in the palace, why do we, Mr. Qin, go?"

"But didn't Mr. Qin go to the last banquet held by Lord Shangshu?"

"That's because Mr. Qin was invited because of his kindness to Lord Shangshu. As for General Xiao's celebration banquet, he can go wherever he wants."

Hearing Qin Yun's explanation, Dou Lianyi also felt that it made sense, so she didn't say anything more, just nodded and said softly: "That's it, then I know."

(End of this chapter)