"It really is Young Master He!"
Zhong Xiuyun looked at He Xiuyuan in front of her, immediately stepped forward, and gazed at him, her eyes full of pleasant surprise.
"Young Miss Zhong, I remember you're from Yong'an Ward, aren't you? How did you end up in Shengping Ward?"
He Xiuyuan looked at Zhong Xiuyun, his gaze surprised.
"From Young Master He's expression, it seems he isn't very eager to see me!"
Zhong Xiuyun pouted immediately upon hearing He Xiuyuan's words, looking rather disappointed.
"What are you saying, Young Miss Zhong? I merely asked out of curiosity."
He Xiuyuan shook his head and replied.
Zhong Xiuyun's beautiful eyes darted around, and just as she was about to say something, she caught sight of the writing brush hanging from He Xiuyuan's waist. At this sight, Zhong Xiuyun was first startled, then her eyes lit up with joy.
Although the brush looked a little different from before, the brush tip was indeed that very brush.
She remembered it very clearly, as she had personally chosen this brush, so there could be no mistake.
Seeing He Xiuyuan carrying the item she had given him, Zhong Xiuyun's eyes were filled with delight. "Young Master He, you're here, is this...?"
As Zhong Xiuyun spoke, she turned her head and glanced, her gaze falling upon the Chunxi Restaurant nearby, and she recalled the previous rumors.
The one day spring in this restaurant, it was thanks to Young Master He that it could be found again, wasn't it?
"Today, I happened to have nothing to do, so I came to the capital to take a look, and incidentally wanted to buy some one day spring to satisfy my craving. I never thought that now, one even has to queue to buy this one day spring."
He Xiuyuan said, looking at the one day spring with a hint of emotion.
However, Zhong Xiuyun's expression immediately became strange upon hearing He Xiuyuan's words.
"If it were anyone else, it would be fine, but since it's Young Master He, why would you need to queue? Young Master He just needs to go up to Manager Qian and let him see you; I imagine he would gladly offer the one day spring for free!"
Zhong Xiuyun's eyes sparkled as she listened, and she couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.
"Let's skip that. Free things are not easy to accept."
He Xiuyuan shook his head, not wanting any free fine wine.
Zhong Xiuyun's delicate brows curved. "Then, Young Master He, if I offer you some fine wine, would Young Master be willing to accept it?"
He Xiuyuan turned his head and glanced at the long queue in front of him, shaking his head, "Even if I were willing, I wouldn't be able to buy this one day spring today. I'll have to come back tomorrow."
What the scholar next to him said was right; with such a long queue, he probably wouldn't be able to buy this wine today.
"I had previously made an arrangement with Manager Qian of Chunxi Restaurant to pick up twenty catties of fine wine today. If Young Master He doesn't mind, these twenty catties of fine wine can be given to Young Master first."
Zhong Xiuyun said softly.
He Xiuyuan was somewhat surprised. "Then what about you?"
Since the other party had ordered this fine wine in advance, they must have intended to drink it themselves. If he took it, what would the other party do?
"I live here permanently, so I'm naturally not afraid of not having fine wine. But Young Master He, I imagine you won't be staying in the capital for too long, will you?"
At this point, Zhong Xiuyun also carried a hint of probing.
She estimated that He Xiuyuan shouldn't be staying here for too long, but she didn't know when He Xiuyuan would leave.
"Indeed, I won't be able to stay here for too long. In that case, I shall thank Zhong Xiuyun first."
He Xiuyuan looked at Zhong Xiuyun in front of him and thanked her softly.
Zhong Xiuyun smiled, pursing her lips. "Chunxi Restaurant is already packed with people, so drinking here won't work. If Young Master isn't busy, perhaps we could go to another place to drink. My Zhong family has a restaurant in Yong'an Ward, and the dishes there are quite delicious. Would Young Master be willing to move?"
He Xiuyuan pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Then I'll follow Zhong Xiuyun's arrangements."
Seeing He Xiuyuan agree, Zhong Xiuyun's heart was immediately filled with joy. After asking He Xiuyuan to wait there for a moment, Zhong Xiuyun quickly led her maid into Chunxi Restaurant.
"Young Miss, who is this Young Master He?"
The maid, who had followed Zhong Xiuyun into the restaurant, finally dared to ask in a hushed voice.
Not many people in the Zhong family knew about He Xiuyuan. After that day, everyone kept their mouths shut, so this maid did not know He Xiuyuan at this moment.
"Him? An old acquaintance."
Listening to her maid's words, Zhong Xiuyun's eyes curved, filled with a smile.
The maid next to her couldn't help but become curious. An old acquaintance? She had been by her Young Miss's side for quite some time, and had never encountered this Young Master He before. Where did this old acquaintance come from?
The maid thought this in her heart, full of curiosity.
At this moment, Zhong Xiuyun was anxious. After entering the restaurant, she quickly spoke to Manager Qian, then asked a waiter to help deliver the wine to the carriage below.
Manager Qian also responded, asking Lu Wu next to him to deliver the wine to the distinguished guest.
Everyone else was busy at the moment, so only he could go.
Seeing this, Lu Wu also diligently carried the wine jars, then quickly moved the wine downstairs, and then, according to the carriage indicated by Zhong Xiuyun, moved the wine inside.
After he finished moving, Lu Wu clapped his hands, and after confirming everything was in order, he turned to prepare to enter the restaurant.
Just as he turned around, his peripheral vision caught sight of a somewhat familiar figure next to a carriage, slipping into the carriage.
Lu Wu blinked his eyes, quickly turning his head to look, but the person had already entered the carriage, and he didn't see the person's face.
"Strange, who was that person?"
Seeing this, Lu Wu was a little curious. The figure of that person just now felt very familiar, yet he couldn't remember who it was... "Speaking of which, I still haven't thanked Young Master for the item you gave that day. Otherwise, our family might have been in danger that night."
Inside the carriage, Zhong Xiuyun's beautiful eyes stared at He Xiuyuan.
After a year, this Young Master He's demeanor was even more ethereal and otherworldly, like an Immortal, truly captivating.
"That day?"
He Xiuyuan was somewhat surprised by Zhong Xiuyun's words.
Seeing He Xiuyuan's confusion, Zhong Xiuyun briefly explained the situation that day, mainly to thank He Xiuyuan for the characters he had left between her eyebrows.
He Xiuyuan, hearing Zhong Xiuyun's words, immediately remembered the malevolent ghost that had escaped from Yong'an Ward that day. He hadn't expected that malevolent ghost to actually go to the Zhong family residence.
"So that's how it is. That day, I happened to be outside Yong'an Ward and saw that thing."
He Xiuyuan nodded.
Zhong Xiuyun was also stunned upon hearing this, not expecting such a coincidence that He Xiuyuan was outside that day.
The maid next to them, listening to their casual conversation, was now completely confused. She understood every word her Young Miss said, but when they were put together, she somehow couldn't understand them anymore.
And what about ghosts and spirits? When did her Young Miss start believing in such things?
