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Chapter 249 The Dull Master 9
Looking at the sweaty Ninth Prince Chen Xiu, Jiang Zuo wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh out loud.
After a moment, he said to Chen Xiu, "Master Jiu, I will hold a banquet in my mansion at noon tomorrow. You must come then."
Chen Xiu was thinking about other things at the moment, and didn't seem to be listening to Jiang Zuo's words seriously. He just said, "Thank you for the invitation, sir. I wonder if I will have time tomorrow..."
Before he finished speaking, Jiang Zuo said, "Miss Ruyan played the pipa very well. I will invite her to come to my house and play for me. There are quite a lot of guests here. I wonder if Master Jiu would like some more fun."
Hearing this, Chen Xiu's eyes lit up, but he pretended to be calm and replied: "Okay, then I'll see if I have time tomorrow and go to the banquet."
"Then we will wait for Master Jiu to arrive."
Jiang Zuo laughed.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Ninth Prince was quite attached to Miss Ruyan.
As soon as he heard Ruyan's name, his expression changed significantly.
The two chatted for a while, and after a while, Chen Xiu stood up and said, "Sir, I will take my leave first."
"Master Jiu, please do as you please."
Jiang Zuo stood up to see him off.
Chen Xiu nodded slightly, and then left Xinghualou. Just as he reached the door, he remembered that he had forgotten something.
"Why is Meng Cheng still reluctant to leave?"
Chen Xiu felt helpless, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget about Meng Cheng and go back first.
The next day.
Noon.
The carriage that Chen Xiu was riding in slowly drove towards Jiang Zuo's mansion.
Meng Cheng, who was sitting in the carriage, had a look of fatigue on his face.
He drank too much yesterday and slept in a daze, and he still hasn't recovered.
Chen Xiu was dissatisfied with Meng Cheng's indulgence in pleasure and warned him, "You can't go to Xinghualou anymore. Look at how you look now. You seem to have lost your mind. You have been hurt by alcohol and sex and have completely lost your spirit."
Meng Cheng yawned and quickly leaned forward and said, "Master is right. From today on, I will definitely stop drinking."
Chen Xiu glanced at him and said nothing more.
"Master, what else do we need from Jiang Zuo today?"
Meng Cheng asked curiously.
Chen Xiu said: "It's nothing serious. He invited me to a banquet at his house yesterday."
"Jiang Zuo is quite hospitable. We have been investigating for such a long time but haven't found anything. Why not just confess our identities to him directly?"
Meng Cheng suggested again.
Chen Xiu still shook his head and said, "Don't be in a hurry. There is no order from above yet. Let's try it out first."
As they were chatting, the carriage stopped in front of the mansion.
As soon as Chen Xiu got off the carriage, he saw Jiang Zuo standing at the door to greet him.
"Master Jiu, you are so punctual. Come this way."
Jiang Zuo said with a satisfied smile.
Jiang Zuo was quite polite to these distinguished guests.
Chen Xiu walked slowly into the mansion, looking left and right, hoping to see only one person.
But in this huge mansion, there seemed to be no guests except the servants passing by.
Jiang Zuo brought them to the guest hall, where good wine and delicious food had already been prepared.
But there was still no one at the table.
Chen Xiu asked curiously, "Sir, what guests will be attending this banquet?"
Jiang Zuo said: "It is like this. This time, I have invited Master Jiu and Brother Meng separately. Of course, I have also specially invited Miss Shen to play a song for us."
Hearing this, Chen Xiu suddenly felt a little more nervous.
Didn’t you say before that there would be a lot of guests coming?
So there are only a few of them?
Chen Xiu sat down slowly, his eyes fixed on the gate of the mansion.
A moment later, a servant from the mansion came to Jiang Zuo and the others with a woman.
This woman with a beautiful face and elegant temperament is Miss Shen Ruyan who performs at Xinghualou.
The moment he saw Shen Ruyan, Chen Xiu lowered his head and did not look directly at the girl.
Shen Ruyan held the pipa in her arms and walked lightly to Jiang Zuo. She bowed and said, "I greet you, Lord Jiang."
Her voice was as cool as her face, deep and with a hint of arrogance.
Jiang Zuo smiled and said politely, "Miss Shen, please take a seat. No need to be so polite."
He deliberately let Shen Ruyan sit next to Chen Xiu, and then asked Meng Cheng to sit on the other side.
At this moment, Chen Xiu's eyes were fixed on the wine glass in his hand, and he didn't dare to turn his head to look at Miss Ruyan.
The scene seemed a little quiet.
Jiang Zuo then said, "I have had the honor of appreciating your talent, young lady, and I like it very much. Today I am going to host a banquet to entertain guests, so I would like to invite you to play a song."
"Thank you for your appreciation, sir."
Shen Ruyan spoke softly, her voice as sweet as a yellow oriole singing out of a valley.
The Ninth Prince, on the other hand, sat there like a quail, not saying a word.
Jiang Zuo smiled and glanced at Chen Xiu, thinking: "Why does Master Jiu look so cowardly..."
Never mind, just consider it as a favor to him.
Jiang Zuo thought about it and said, "I have prepared some delicious food in advance. Let's go get it now."
"Master Jiang is too polite. I will go with you."
Meng Cheng also stood up at this time. He had already noticed something.
Jiang Zuo nodded and said, "Okay."
"Then I will also..."
Chen Xiu also wanted to stand up.
"No, no, the two of us are enough."
Jiang Zuo motioned for him to sit down.
Just like that, Jiang Zuo and Meng Cheng got up and left.
At this moment, only Chen Xiu and Shen Ruyan were left in the living room.
Shen Ruyan's face was as white as snow and her eyes were as calm as water.
Chen Xiu glanced sideways from time to time and stole a glance at Shen Ruyan, but was afraid that she would find out.
After a while, he finally mustered up the courage to pour a cup of tea for Shen Ruyan and said, "Miss, please have some tea."
Shen Ruyan's face was calm, she nodded slightly and said, "Thank you, Master."
Turning his head and forgetting to look at Miss Shen's face, Chen Xiu suddenly became more nervous.
The two fell into silence again.
At this moment, Jiang Zuo and Meng Cheng were both not far away, silently observing Chen Xiu and Shen Ruyan.
After watching for a while, the two people didn't exchange more than two sentences.
"So that's the girl the prince loves..." Meng Cheng thought to himself. He had never seen the Ninth Prince so nervous.
Meng Cheng had followed the prince for many years and knew that the Ninth Prince was not interested in women on a normal day, but this time, the Ninth Prince in front of him seemed a little strange.
"Is your young master usually this shy?"
Jiang Zuo couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
A few days ago, Jiang Zuo heard Cui Liu say that Jiu Ye might be a virgin. He didn't believe it at first, but now that he has seen it with his own eyes, he does look a bit like it.
"This..." Meng Cheng didn't dare to say more. After all, Chen Xiu was the Ninth Prince, and Meng Cheng couldn't possibly say anything bad about the prince behind his back.
"It seems that your young master has a good impression of this girl."
Jiang Zuo said with a smile again.
Meng Cheng also said: "I can see that..."
"In that case, I will help your master."
Jiang Zuo said calmly.
After a while, Chen Xiu and Shen Ruyan really didn't have any extra communication. Jiang Zuo couldn't stand it anymore, so he and Meng Cheng pretended to bring some delicious food and returned to the living room.