Gu Jiangyue put on the bamboo hat in her hand as well. Since no one could see her face anyway, she simply didn't care so much and followed Xie Jiuan out of the door. After all, what was coming next was the highlight.
In the past two days, Xie Jiuan had already contacted the owner of the grain store. He didn't tell the owner their real purpose, only saying that he could help him sell some grain. Fortunately, the owner was quite familiar with him and thus agreed.
As for the other grain stores in the capital, Xie Jiuan didn't need to deal with them much because they couldn't provide so much grain.
After Xie Jiuan made an agreement with the owner, he had all the 5,000 jin of grain transported to the store. Although the owner was puzzled, he knew that Xie Jiuan's identity was not ordinary and didn't dare to ask too many questions.
Xie Jiuan and Gu Jiangyue took a carriage and soon arrived at the grain store. When they got off the carriage, they attracted quite a few sidelong glances.
After all, the weather was gradually warming up and getting hotter. Xie Jiuan and Gu Jiangyue's outfits were really eye - catching. Not to mention that they were wearing bamboo hats that completely covered their faces, which made them even more strange.
Gu Jiangyue and Xie Jiuan weren't afraid of being recognized by others. After all, their current dressing styles were completely different from before. As long as their faces were covered, no one could recognize them. The more eye - catching they were, the less likely people would suspect it was them.
Gu Jiangyue's wounds had just healed. As soon as she got off the carriage, Xie Jiuan reached out and took her hand, then walked towards the grain store.
The owner of the grain store was a somewhat chubby middle - aged man. When he saw the two of them coming, he quickly stepped forward, rubbing his hands and smiling obsequiously. Even the flesh on his face piled up.
"You've come. The guest just arrived and is waiting for you."
Xie Jiuan just gave him a cold look, then nodded to signal him to lead the way and thanked the owner.
"Thank you, Boss Liang."
Boss Liang was actually startled by Xie Jiuan's hoarse voice, which had been deliberately altered. Then he looked to the side and saw Gu Jiangyue. He was a bit puzzled as to why there was another person, but he still respectfully bowed to Gu Jiangyue and then led the two of them deeper into the store.
Boss Liang finally stopped in front of a door. He knew he didn't need to and couldn't interfere in this matter, so he simply said to Xie Jiuan.
"It's inside. Please go in."
Xie Jiuan didn't delay any longer. Instead, he pulled Gu Jiangyue's hand, directly pushed open the door and walked in.
This room was quite different from an ordinary guest room. As soon as one entered, they could see tables and chairs. Opposite the tables and chairs was a light - colored gauze curtain, and there were two people sitting behind it.
Looking at all this, Gu Jiangyue's lips slightly curved into a beautiful arc. She guessed that the person behind the gauze curtain was Xie Chengrui. Gu Jiangyue sneered silently in her heart. It seemed that Xie Chengrui didn't want to show his face either, knowing that losing the disaster - relief grain was a disgraceful thing.
Before Xie Jiuan and Gu Jiangyue could take any action, Xie Chengrui behind the gauze curtain spoke first.
"Boss An is here? Please sit down quickly."
Boss An? Gu Jiangyue was a bit puzzled. She turned to look at the man in black and saw him nodding at her. Only then did Gu Jiangyue confirm that An was just a fake surname and the man in black was deceiving Xie Chengrui.
Xie Jiuan and Gu Jiangyue took their seats. Just as Gu Jiangyue was curious about who the person next to Xie Chengrui was, she heard Xie Chengrui nudge the woman beside him and say.
"Xia'er, pour some tea for Boss An and Mrs. An."
As soon as Xie Chengrui finished speaking, Gu Jiangyue saw the figure of the woman behind the gauze curtain move. She seemed to playfully punch Xie Chengrui and then softly said.
"Annoying. You always order me around."
Xie Chengrui deliberately lowered his voice, but Gu Jiangyue had worked with him for so many years and naturally recognized his voice immediately. What surprised Gu Jiangyue was that the voice of the woman beside Xie Chengrui was also so familiar to her.
Although the woman complained, she still went to pour tea for Gu Jiangyue and Xie Jiuan. She carried the tea to the front of the gauze curtain, placed the tea on the table, gently lifted a corner of the gauze curtain and pushed the tea out.
Just as the woman's hand touched the gauze curtain, a gentle breeze blew in from the window. The wind was slow but just right to blow the corner of the lifted gauze curtain higher.
Sure enough, Gu Jiangyue saw the scene behind the gauze curtain and a familiar face of the woman.
It was Mu Xia. Gu Jiangyue almost instantly remembered who she was.
Especially that day at the entrance of Bishuiyunju, Mu Xia had unabashedly said in front of Gu Jiangyue how special she was in Xie Jiuan's heart. Now, when Gu Jiangyue saw Mu Xia's face, her words still faintly echoed in her ears.
Mu Xia was still wearing a red dress and had a gorgeous and charming makeup. She let out an annoyed snort and then pulled the gauze curtain back, seemingly quite angry that she hadn't seen the looks of Xie Jiuan and Gu Jiangyue just now.
Wasn't Mu Xia someone around Xie Jiuan? Why was she with Xie Chengrui now? A question popped up in Gu Jiangyue's mind.
Gu Jiangyue kept thinking about the answer in her mind. Finally, she remembered Mu Xia's various behaviors in front of her before and came to a conclusion.
Mu Xia was looking for a new patron.
Mu Xia was a woman from a brothel. Gu Jiangyue guessed that from the very beginning, Mu Xia had approached Xie Jiuan in order to get him to redeem her from the brothel and hopefully get a status by his side.
But now that Gu Jiangyue and Xie Jiuan were engaged, it could be said to be the last straw that crushed Mu Xia's beautiful dream. So now Mu Xia had given up on Xie Jiuan and taken a fancy to Xie Chengrui.
Xie Jiuan, sitting next to Gu Jiangyue, naturally recognized Mu Xia too. He didn't have any special thoughts and wasn't angry either.
Mu Xia was just a pawn he used to gather information. He wouldn't have any feelings for a pawn, especially an abandoned one. Xie Jiuan had even known from the start that Mu Xia was by no means an easy person. It was just that Gu Jiangyue's presence had allowed him to get rid of her earlier.
Mu Xia didn't see Gu Jiangyue's appearance clearly and didn't know that Gu Jiangyue had guessed all her little thoughts. Behind the gauze curtain, she leaned against Xie Chengrui again and whispered in a very low voice.
"Second Prince, they're all wearing veils. I didn't see their looks clearly."
Mu Xia's voice was so low that she was sure that except for Xie Chengrui, the two in front of the gauze curtain couldn't hear what she was saying.
She was right. Gu Jiangyue really didn't hear their whispering, but with his deep internal strength, how could Xie Jiuan not hear it? Instead, he heard every word of their conversation clearly.
Just as Xie Chengrui was still thinking about how to find out the details of the two, he was interrupted by Xie Jiuan's hoarse voice.
Xie Jiuan's tone was extremely cold, with a hint of impatience.
"My wife and I are short on time. If you don't want to cooperate, please leave."