After Gu Jiangyue finished speaking, Mu Xia's expression visibly drooped. She even lost the interest to play the pipa and just sat down at the table.
Seeing Mu Xia sit down, Gu Jiangyue reached out to pour her a glass of wine. Then she opened her mouth, ready to set a trap for Mu Xia.
"The Second Prince has been extremely busy dealing with the heavy rain in Jingzhou recently. I have a solution. I came to see him today just for this matter."
Gu Jiangyue had drunk several glasses of wine, and her cheeks were flushed, but she wasn't completely drunk. To make her act more convincing, she simply lay on the table, still tightly clutching the wine cup in her hand.
Seeing that Gu Jiangyue had drunk too much, Mu Xia directly took the wine cup out of her hand. While Gu Jiangyue was still sober, she anxiously asked.
"What's the solution?"
When Mu Xia took the wine cup from Gu Jiangyue, the latter took the opportunity to put the medicine given by Xie Jiuan into the glass of wine she had just poured for Mu Xia. Lying on the table, her movements were so covert that Mu Xia didn't notice.
Gu Jiangyue sneered inwardly. She wasn't lying to Mu Xia. She really did have a solution.
In her previous life, when there was heavy rain in Jingzhou, Gu Jiangyue had stayed with Xie Chengrui. They had thought of many ways, but none of them had worked. Xie Chengrui had also missed this chance to show his abilities.
But Gu Jiangyue remembered that Jingzhou was in a special location. In her previous life, the heavy rain had been followed by a severe drought. As a result, the land in Jingzhou had been completely ruined under the extreme weather, and the common people had been living in dire straits. That was why Gu Jiangyue remembered it so clearly.
"I'm from Jingzhou. My family has studied astrology for generations. After the heavy rain, there will surely be a drought. As long as we store the water, we can solve both natural disasters at once."
Lying on the table, although Gu Jiangyue's speech was a bit slurred, her words were slow enough for Mu Xia to hear clearly. Mu Xia looked at Gu Jiangyue in shock.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Gu Jiangyue nodded weakly. She was sure about this matter.
"Absolutely. Since the Second Prince isn't here, I'll have to trouble Miss Mu Xia to pass this on to him for me. I have other things to attend to, so I'll take my leave first."
Seeing that Mu Xia had no intention of drinking at all, Gu Jiangyue didn't dare to say too much for fear of arousing Mu Xia's suspicion.
After saying that, Gu Jiangyue staggered to her feet and stumbled towards the door. Mu Xia helped her to the door. Afraid that Mu Xia didn't understand her intention, Gu Jiangyue spoke again before leaving.
"I'm going to leave the capital soon. I probably won't be back for a few months. Don't tell the Second Prince that I came to see him for now, lest he comes looking for me again."
After saying that, Gu Jiangyue walked out of the door. Only after Mu Xia had closed the door did Gu Jiangyue poke her head out and look around. Sure enough, she saw Xie Jiuan not far away.
"Is it done?"
Xie Jiuan looked at Gu Jiangyue with a smile and asked.
"Yes, but I don't know if Mu Xia has drunk the medicine."
Gu Jiangyue had drunk a bit too much to act convincingly. Now the alcohol was kicking in, and her head was a bit dizzy.
"How did you know that there would be a drought after the heavy rain in Jingzhou, wife?"
Xie Jiuan leaned against the side with his arms folded, not caring at all whether the medicine had been successfully administered. He only cared about Gu Jiangyue. His beautiful peach blossom eyes stared at Gu Jiangyue's face, with a faint smile in them, trying to see through her.
"Don't ask. Where's Xie Chengrui?"
Xie Jiuan's question stumped Gu Jiangyue. She thought for a while but still couldn't bring herself to tell him about her rebirth. So she simply changed the subject.
Seeing that Gu Jiangyue didn't want to talk, Xie Jiuan wasn't angry and didn't press further. Instead, he pointed in the direction of the door. They were on the second floor, so they could just see what was going on at the door.
"He's basking in the sun over there. He's easy to deceive."
Gu Jiangyue looked in the direction Xie Jiuan was pointing and immediately saw Xie Chengrui sitting on a stool, eagerly looking out. Gu Jiangyue was a bit shocked. She didn't expect Xie Jiuan to be able to make Xie Chengrui wait so willingly.
"Shall I call him back now?"
Xie Jiuan asked. Gu Jiangyue nodded.
Then Gu Jiangyue saw Xie Jiuan take out a small stone from his sleeve. He closed one eye, swayed in the direction where Han Tian was sitting, and then took the opportunity to throw the stone out.
Gu Jiangyue was a bit dizzy from the alcohol and couldn't see where Xie Jiuan had thrown the stone. But she saw Han Tian stand up the moment Xie Jiuan threw the stone. It seemed that Xie Jiuan had hit his target.
At the door, Han Tian stood up instantly when he saw the stone on the ground. Xie Chengrui, who had been looking out longingly beside him, almost fell to the ground because of Han Tian's sudden movement.
"What are you doing?"
Xie Chengrui's patience had run out, and his tone was extremely impatient.
"Don't wait anymore. The Ninth Prince won't come back. You can leave."
Han Tian was expressionless. No matter what Xie Chengrui did, he wouldn't be angered. Han Tian bent down to pick up the stool and left.
Xie Chengrui was so angry with Xie Jiuan that his face turned green. But he couldn't do anything to Xie Jiuan. He cursed under his breath and then went back into the brothel.
He was almost sunburnt to death. Now he just wanted to go to Mu Xia's place to have a cup of tea and listen to some music to relax.
When Xie Chengrui was on the second floor, he passed by Gu Jiangyue and Xie Jiuan. Xie Jiuan's mask was too eye - catching, so Xie Chengrui couldn't help but take a second look. When Xie Jiuan was alone, Xie Chengrui didn't notice anything. But when Gu Jiangyue and Xie Jiuan stood together, even though he couldn't see their faces clearly, just from their figures, Xie Chengrui felt that they were a bit familiar.
Xie Chengrui shook his head. He thought he must have been dizzy from the sun to have such a thought. Then he walked straight into Mu Xia's room.
"Let's go and have a look."
Even though Gu Jiangyue's head was dizzy, she still wasn't sure if Mu Xia would tell Xie Chengrui about this. It was safer to take a look.
"Okay."
Xie Jiuan agreed. Seeing that Gu Jiangyue was walking unsteadily, obviously having drunk some wine, he simply grabbed Gu Jiangyue's hand and led her forward to prevent her from falling.
The two of them came to Mu Xia's door and listened carefully to the movement inside.
When Xie Chengrui entered the room, although Mu Xia welcomed him, Xie Chengrui could still see hesitation in her eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Xie Chengrui sat down at the table and asked.
Mu Xia was thinking about whether she should tell Xie Chengrui that Gu Jiangyue had come.
Mu Xia looked up at Xie Chengrui. She gritted her teeth. After all, Gu Jiangyue had told her to tell Xie Chengrui.
"Your Highness, Mu Xia is fine... It's just that I have a plan to deal with the heavy rain in Jingzhou."
Hearing Mu Xia's words, Xie Chengrui immediately became interested. He asked half - believingly.
"Really? Tell me in detail."
After all, Gu Jiangyue had said that she was going out. By the time she helped Xie Chengrui solve the problem and made Xie Chengrui see her usefulness and marry her, it would be too late for Gu Jiangyue to change anything when she came back. Thinking like this, Mu Xia opened her mouth.