First-rank palace maid Su Jixiang

Chapter 396 Their Eye Contact

"Okay." Su Jixiang nodded. She had been married to Wei Ling for so long that she knew that he actually had deep feelings for the original Duke's Mansion.

After all, the best memories of his life were left in that once glorious place.

"Then I will go and explain the things I have in hand soon." Su Jixiang said to Wei Ling, "Deal with what needs to be dealt with first, and arrange what needs to be arranged. Then I will go back to the capital with you."

Just as Wei Ling said, within a few days, the 800-li express train from the capital had reached Mangcheng.

It was a handwritten order from the Emperor, summoning Wei Ling and his wife to return to the capital to meet the Emperor and congratulate the Empress Dowager on her birthday.

Wei Ling received the imperial edict and began to arrange military affairs.

He asked Qu Xingchen to take charge of the Black Tiger Army temporarily, while he and Xie Yingfeng brought Su Jixiang and Qu Wanning and led five thousand Black Tiger Guards back to Beijing.

This time when he returned to Beijing, the one leading the Black Tiger Guard was Chu Feng.

Su Jixiang arranged for Wei Dong to be responsible for the operation of the entire factory, Hua Rui to be in charge of catering, and Qu Niangzi to be in charge of sales. After temporarily arranging all these, she, Qu Wanning, Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng set out on the journey back to Beijing. Zhou Ziqi and Li Yuzhu accompanied them, as they also wanted to go to Tongji Pharmacy in Beijing to check out its current operations.

The person who was most happy when he learned that Wei Ling and Xie Yingfeng were returning to Beijing was Cui Yushan.

Once these two people left, he would become the highest-ranking local official in Mangcheng.

He originally thought that he could temporarily let Xie Yingfeng take over and manage the affairs of Mangcheng. However, Xie Yingfeng announced that Chen Hai of the Black Tiger Guard would be responsible for the daily affairs of Mangcheng.

When Xie Yingfeng announced the news, Cui Yushan was so angry that his nose almost became crooked.

He simply wrote a letter to his father-in-law saying that he wanted to go in person to celebrate the empress dowager's birthday and take Zheng Wenxiu back to her parents' home to visit.

He only asked someone to bring the letter back to the capital on horseback after receiving it. Before he received the reply, he could only watch Wei Ling and his entourage set off for the capital in a mighty procession.

Zhao Xiuwan was also feeling upset. She never expected that Li Yuzhu would be taken back to Beijing by Su Jixiang.

Although she knew that Li Yuzhu was following Su Jixiang, she didn't know why Li Yuzhu was so close to Su Jixiang. She just thought that Su Jixiang was trying to win people's hearts for Wei Ling. After all, Li Yuzhu's husband was kicked out of the army by Wei Ling, and now he was working for Su Jixiang.

Because Wei Ling's return to the capital this time made such a big fuss and many people went to see him off, Zhao Xiuwan unconsciously took the opportunity of buying vegetables to take a look at Wei Ling and his party leaving the city. At this time, it was still dark!

After Wei Ling and his group left, she returned to her Hongyun Tower in a daze, carrying a basket of vegetables.

Just now, a little paleness appeared in the sky.

Nangong Rui got up early and hurried out when he heard the noise outside. He was slightly startled to see Zhao Xiuwan standing in the lobby in a daze.

Zhao Xiuwan was so angry that she had no place to vent it. When she got to her own territory, she finally had a place to vent her anger. She smashed the bowls on several tables to the ground to vent her dissatisfaction and unwillingness in her heart.

After she had thrown all her things, Nangong Rui came over and quietly cleaned up the mess for Zhao Xiuwan.

"Boss, don't be angry. Don't let it harm your health." He sighed and said in a low voice.

Zhao Xiuwan glanced at him and her eyes became a little red, "What do you know!" She was now completely venting her anger and just wanted to cry out of grievance.

As soon as I said this, tears started to fall.

Nangong Rui stared at her in a daze for a long time before he slowly said, "I understand." He turned around and went back to the counter. Since he came to Zhao Xiuwan, he changed his surname back to Nangong.

It was still early and there was still some time before the restaurant opened. The chef and waiters had not arrived yet. He went to the back hall to get a basin of hot water, wrung out a towel and handed it to Zhao Xiuwan.

Zhao Xiuwan looked at the towel that Nangong Rui handed her and her tears flowed even harder.

Nangong Rui had never seen Zhao Xiuwan cry so sadly, and he suddenly became a little flustered. He was not a sweet-talker, but he just kept telling Zhao Xiuwan not to cry.

Seeing that Zhao Xiuwan didn't take the towel, he clumsily tried to wipe her tears himself.

When the towel touched Zhao Xiuwan's cheek, both of them were stunned.

Zhao Xiuwan forgot to cry, and Nangong Rui forgot to persuade her. Their eyes met in the air. Nangong Rui knew that this was wrong, but he could hardly take his eyes away from Zhao Xiuwan's face.

He has been working in Hongyun Tower ever since he left Wei Mansion to take care of his mother and sisters-in-law.

It must be said that Zhao Xiuwan treated him very well, paid him well, and even when his mother came to make trouble a few times, she didn't take it to heart...

Qian Feng is not in Mangcheng. Sometimes he doesn't come back for several months. On weekdays, there are only two chefs and two waiters in this restaurant.

After more than three years of living together day and night, it seems that Nangong Rui has become accustomed to the days when he can see Zhao Xiuwan as soon as he raises his eyes...

It's just that he didn't notice anything wrong before, but today, as the two of them looked at each other unintentionally, Nangong Rui suddenly felt his heart suddenly tighten, as if something was growing and expanding rapidly inside.

That feeling of being filled made him feel both strange and full of joy!

She is so beautiful!

Even the tears in the corners of her eyes looked so crystal clear, like the most beautiful pearls in the world.

He knew he couldn't look his boss straight in the face like that.

She has already married, and the man she married is her former good brother and comrade...

And he seemed unable to control the emotions surging in his heart... He wanted to gently brush the corners of her eyes with his fingers and wipe away her tears himself. He also wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her wounded heart himself!

He knew he couldn't do this, but he couldn't control his heart and could only look at her foolishly.

Zhao Xiuwan's brows were slightly furrowed, tears still hanging on her cheeks, but her heart was beating like a drum.

Ever since she came of age, she was sent to the capital. She walked among the noble ladies in the capital and always knew that her beauty was superior to others. She also always knew that her future husband must be a rich and noble man or even a royal relative.

Later, she finally entered the palace and walked to the most honorable place in this dynasty.

She knew that she had to fight and compete, so that she could be useful to the family and be valued!

But she had never known what it felt like to like someone until she met Nangong Rui.