"Big brother! Big brother!" Chu Yi cheered, jumping up and waving, the pearl hairpin on her temple shaking violently.
Chu Zhiyuan shook his head at her.
All the etiquette lessons of the past few days were wasted.
Sure enough, Bai Ning霜 glared at her.
Chu Yi stuck out her tongue and became obedient, putting her little hand on her waist and waving at him incessantly.
Chu Zhiyuan said goodbye to Chu Mingxuan and the others, and amidst their strange gazes and laughter, he came to Bai Ning霜 and Chu Yi's side.
Chu Minghou and Xuan Wang and the others gathered together and sat on the third floor.
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Chu Zhiyuan and the others sat on the first floor.
Bai Ning霜 beckoned with her jade hand: "Yuan'er, this is the Xiao girl from the Anguo Duke's mansion."
Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fist and smiled.
The closer he got, the stronger her beauty impacted him. Her skin was as white as jade, with red hidden within, and her eyes were deep and mesmerizing, captivating the soul.
Xiao Ruoling made a slight bow, smiled faintly, polite and distant.
Chu Yi got up to give him her seat, but he held her down and sat next to her.
So it became Chu Yi sitting on Bai Ning霜's side, Xiao Ruoling sitting on Bai Ning霜's other side, with Chu Zhiyuan separated from Xiao Ruoling by Chu Yi and Bai Ning霜.
Bai Ning霜 kept talking to Xiao Ruoling.
Chu Zhiyuan chuckled inwardly.
Bai Ning霜 was obviously captivated. This was a posture of 'no one but Xiao Ruoling', having already decided to have Xiao Ruoling as her daughter-in-law.
Although Chu Zhiyuan was amazed by her beauty, his extrasensory perception gave him a god-like perspective and calmness, and he was not swayed.
Extrasensory perception was still illuminating her. No matter how beautiful a person was, there were always flaws under extrasensory perception, but she seemed to be a masterpiece of creation, and he couldn't find any flaws in her appearance.
Whether it was her facial features or skin, her figure or limbs, there was not a single blemish, which surprised him greatly.
But she had no defects or flaws. Her skin, facial features, limbs, figure, even her fingers and toes, were all beautiful.
This made him suspicious instead.
Could it be some kind of disguise technique?
Disguise techniques can change one's appearance, and of course, they can also change one's flaws to make oneself more perfect.
So she has rarely shown her face, fearing that others would see through her disguise?
Thinking this way, the logic was self-consistent.
Under extrasensory perception, he didn't detect any traces of martial arts training. Her essence, energy, and spirit were not overflowing. She was neither a Houtian expert nor a Xiantian expert, nor did she have the aura of a grandmaster.
Her breathing was also the same as a normal person, short and shallow, unlike the long and slow breathing of martial arts practitioners.
Looking at it from all angles, she was a person who had not practiced martial arts.
But he had an intuition.
She must have practiced martial arts, and her cultivation was not shallow, at least Xiantian.
He had always believed in this kind of intuition that transcended reason, so he concluded that the beauty in front of him was a deeply hidden expert.
He just didn't know if the information in the Surveillance Division had anything about her cultivation.
He would go and see tomorrow.
At this point, waiting passively would probably be difficult to find an opportunity. He could only forcibly create one, as if he was captivated by her at this meeting.
After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he was still a young man, full of vigor, and most sensitive to female beauty.
Seeing a beauty like Xiao Ruoling, falling in love at first sight was a perfectly normal reaction.
The stage was already lively.
More than a dozen famous actors from Yujing City gathered on this stage, secretly competing, showing all their skills and talents, making it a wonderful performance.
Cheers were heard frequently around.
Chu Zhiyuan cheered along with the crowd, applauding from time to time.
He listened with one ear and let it out the other, not paying attention to it at all, and had been observing the surroundings, observing the guests, and figuring out the truth about these guests.
Among these guests were hidden dragons and crouching tigers, and there were actually six grandmasters.
He didn't recognize any of these six grandmasters.
Except for greeting Xiao Ruoling at the beginning, Chu Zhiyuan didn't look at her again, and his gaze never fell on her.
However, Ye Baitao, Ye Baichuan, and Song Ruohai, who were not far away, kept glancing over, as did most of the young men around.
It was as if she was a huge magnet, attracting the gazes of the young men around, and being drawn back as soon as they broke away.
Chu Zhiyuan sighed inwardly.
These young men were either princes, sons of dukes, young lords, young counts, or young marquises, and they had seen beauties before, but they looked so unworldly.
Xiao Ruoling's beauty could be described as a disaster.
By the time the opera ended, it was already late at night.
The crowd began to disperse.
Chu Zhiyuan accompanied Bai Ning霜 and Chu Yi out. A twelve or thirteen-year-old boy was sitting next to Xiao Ruoling at some point.
He was quiet and gentle, a little shy.
But in Chu Zhiyuan's eyes, he was as still as a virgin, with a good cultivation.
Presumably, he was Xiao Ruoling's younger brother, Xiao Ruoyu.
When they arrived at the gate of Xuan Wang's mansion, Chu Zhiyuan cupped his fist and bid farewell to Xiao Ruoling.
Xiao Ruoling bid farewell to Bai Ning霜 and Chu Yi in a graceful manner, then bowed to Chu Zhiyuan again, smiled faintly, turned around, and pulled Xiao Ruoyu into the purple sandalwood sedan, which was lifted up by four strong sedan bearers.
Four maids, two middle-aged women, and twelve guards protected the sedan, gradually moving away in the eyes of Bai Ning霜 and Chu Yi, and finally disappearing into the lights in the distance.
Chu Zhiyuan helped the staggering Chu Minghou into the carriage. Bai Ning霜 hurried forward and chided, "Wangye, why did you drink so much!"
"Madam, I'm not drunk!" Chu Minghou chuckled, revealing a bit of foolishness, which was different from his usual gentle composure.
"Not drunk, not drunk." Bai Ning霜 quickly agreed, stroking his chest: "If you hurt your body, you'll be the one who suffers!"
"Hehe————, I'm happy today!" Chu Minghou chuckled again.
Chu Zhiyuan saw Chu Minghou's excitement.
Staying cooped up in the mansion all the time, although he had calligraphy and paintings to accompany him and dispel his melancholy, it was still not as good as getting drunk with his brothers.
Three princes came today, and they all respected and loved Chu Minghou.
Although he had no martial arts, he valued friendship and dared to stand up at critical moments. These qualities were enough to make his brothers close to him.
Chu Minghou exhaled a few breaths of alcohol, sobering up a bit, shook his head, and asked, "Madam, how is that Xiao girl?"
"Extremely good!" Bai Ning霜 was immediately delighted.
Chu Yi nodded vigorously: "Indeed very good, big brother, hurry up, marry sister Xiao back to be my sister-in-law."
Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "It's only one meeting."
"One meeting is enough." Chu Yi said: "I really like sister Xiao too much. She is not only knowledgeable, but also gentle and capable. She manages all the affairs of the Anguo Duke's mansion. Which girl can do that?"
Bai Ning霜 agreed: "At such a young age, she can't even take care of herself, let alone the people of the Duke's mansion. This Xiao girl is so intelligent!"
Chu Zhiyuan said: "In any case, it's only one meeting. It's too early to judge what kind of person she is. Don't rush."
"Big brother, didn't you see the eyes of those young guys?" Chu Yi chided: "If you don't hurry, she'll be snatched away by someone else!"
Chu Zhiyuan smiled: "The rumors have already spread, and you occupied her side today. Who would dare to snatch her?"
After all, he was the fourth son of the world. Unless it was a prince, other sons of the world wouldn't turn against him for a woman.
The princes were of a different generation than her and couldn't marry her.
"That's not necessarily true!" Chu Yi said: "In short, time is long and dreams are many, so we must not delay. Listen to me, marry her over quickly!"
"I don't have the heart for that right now." Chu Zhiyuan said.
He still decided to find out the truth about Xiao Ruoling before making a decision.
If there was really a problem, marrying her home would be asking for big trouble.
Before the trouble was revealed, no one knew how big the trouble was. Don't forget the example of the second uncle before.
A dignified prince was inexplicably placed under house arrest, and it still hasn't been clarified why he was placed under house arrest.
Bai Ning霜 said: "Yuan'er, your practice is important, but it's equally important to start a family for Qing Wang's mansion. If you haven't reached Xiantian, then I won't say anything. Now that you are Xiantian, you can marry!"
Chu Minghou quickly said: "Yuan'er, what your mother said is very true. Don't delay any longer. Get married as soon as possible. In any case, the Anguo Duke's mansion doesn't dislike you."
"What is there to dislike about Yuan'er!" Bai Ning霜 didn't want to listen: "Among the sons of this generation, there are only three Xiantian!"
Chu Minghou smiled: "That's also true. The Anguo Duke's mansion has been keeping a low profile for a lifetime, but they still have a discerning eye and chose Yuan'er!"
Chu Zhiyuan lifted the carriage curtain and took a look, and smiled: "We're home, let's get out of the carriage."
