Jun Xuanmo had met Zhao Shuning before. He also knew that she was an honored guest of the king, so he couldn't afford to offend her casually.
Under her plea, he asked, "Does the young lady have something to say?"
Zhao Shuning replied, "Young master, Miss Nine brought me to the conference hall only because she couldn't resist my begging. We didn't mean to disturb you. If there are any family rules in the Jun family, I hope you can be lenient with Miss Nine."
As the eldest brother, Jun Xuanmo said, "In that case, we won't pursue the matter."
Then Jun Xuanmo turned to Dongfang Yuxi beside him and said, "I won't bother you anymore. You can go back to your own courtyard."
Dongfang Yuxi nodded. He didn't intend to pursue the matter either. He understood that after all, this was the Jun family, not the Dongfang clan. It was already quite a courtesy for them to treat him like this.
"Wait," Zhao Shuning said.
Dongfang Yuxi frowned slightly.
Jun Xuanmo quickly said, "Young lady, you may not know that although Dongfang is a guest in our Jun family, he is also the military advisor of our Qingyun Kingdom. You shouldn't be so rude to him."
Zhao Shuning reflected on herself. Had she been rude just now? She just spoke a bit louder. Dongfang couldn't be so delicate that a louder voice would scare him, could he?
"Elder brother, Zhao Shuning came to our Jun family just for Dongfang," Jun Jiu said.
Jun Xuanmo glared at her and raised his hand, pretending to hit her.
Zhao Shuning was quick - witted and blocked his raised hand.
"Jiu'er, are you out of your mind? Dongfang has been in our Jun family for so many years. Don't you know his way of receiving guests?" Jun Xuanmo said.
Jun Jiu murmured in a low voice, "I didn't do anything wrong. You are all so timid. What's wrong with bringing someone here? You are so scared of offending that grumpy guy at the slightest sign."
"What did you say!"
"Jiu'er, shut up quickly."
"Jiu'er, apologize to Dongfang quickly."
"Jiu'er, we elder brothers have really spoiled you."
"Dongfang, Jiu'er is always so naughty, but she definitely has no ill - will towards you. Just treat her as a child who hasn't grown up and don't take it to heart."
Those people were chattering away as if Jun Jiu had said something treasonous.
"Everyone," Zhao Shuning said. She looked at Dongfang Yuxi and said, "Dongfang, are you just going to watch like this without saying a word?"
The woman's voice was neither hasty nor slow. Her eyes looking at Dongfang Yuxi were neither overbearing nor humble.
At first, Dongfang Yuxi didn't take this girl who came to him seriously. Later, even when he knew that she came to him on her own initiative, he didn't give her a single glance. But this girl was really bold. She even dared to call him by his surname directly.
"Miss Zhao," Jun Xuanmo still wanted to remind her.
Zhao Shuning stretched out her hand and said to the Jun brothers, "Everyone, I was indeed too rash today. It was really impolite of me to visit suddenly. But I really came to find Dongfang today. He is extremely busy and can't enter the palace on the king's order, so I had to come to the Western Garden to find him. Please don't blame Miss Nine for this."
"Moreover, I think according to Dongfang's nature, he probably doesn't want to see you all so jumpy, right? Dongfang?"
Dongfang Yuxi looked at Zhao Shuning. The girl in front of him was extremely good - looking. From her words before, he could roughly guess that she was not an easy person to deal with. When she called his name, it was as if they were old friends. This really piqued Dongfang Yuxi's interest.
"Who are you?"
Seeing Dongfang Yuxi speak, the other Jun brothers fell silent, afraid of disturbing him.
"Zhao Shuning, from Zhaojia Village in the Great Wilderness of Dongze."
"The Great Wilderness of Dongze?" That was once the place where Sister Ling lived, and he had also lived there for a while.
"People from the Great Wilderness of Dongze, why did you come to Qingyun Kingdom?"
"The person I like is in Qingyun Kingdom."
This woman was so bold. She even dared to talk about love so openly.
Dongfang asked, "So what?"
"I heard that you are a capable person in Qingyun Kingdom. You can observe the celestial phenomena and calculate all things. You are also the military advisor of Qingyun Kingdom."
"So?"
Zhao Shuning put down the hand that had blocked Jun Xuanmo from hitting Jun Jiu before. Her expression was calm.
"So, I want you to help me choose an auspicious day. I'm going to get married soon."
"Uh -"
"This -"
"Tsk tsk -"
"Cough cough cough -"
As soon as Zhao Shuning said this, all the Jun brothers present couldn't help but start coughing. They looked extremely shocked.
You know, Dongfang Yuxi, as his name suggests, was a rare talent. He rarely left his seclusion for matters related to celestial phenomena in Qingyun Kingdom. Such a talent was more suitable for dealing with important national affairs of Qingyun Kingdom. Using him to choose an auspicious day seemed like a waste of his talent.
"Are you one of Su Mu's people?"
"I know Su Mu, but I'm not his person."
Oh no. Mentioning Su Mu, it was hard for Dongfang to control his temper. The day before, Jun Xuanmo had just told Dongfang Yuxi about this matter and was shut out by him. Now, this girl had come here in person. She might not know that Su Mu was Dongfang's taboo.
"Did I owe you something before, miss?"
Zhao Shuning was surprised. "Why do you say so?"
"I have no impression of you at all. If I'm not wrong, this should be the first time I've met Miss Zhao. If I haven't done anything to let you down before, I really can't figure out why a girl would be so cheeky as to come here and ask me to choose an auspicious day for you."
It would be better if Dongfang didn't speak. Once he did, he was really infuriating.
Zhao Shuning knew Dongfang's temper, but she didn't expect that he would be so outspoken in front of others. Even though he already knew that she had something to do with Su Mu, the king of Qingyun Kingdom, he still dared to talk to her in such an attitude.
"Miss, don't take it to heart. Dongfang is in a bad mood today, so his words are a bit harsh."
"Xuanmo, you don't need to speak for me. I won't agree to anyone who comes from Su Mu."
"Miss Zhao, Dongfang he -"
"It's okay."
Zhao Shuning smiled sweetly. If Dongfang was so easy to yield to power and authority, she wouldn't have spent so much time breaking through his defenses after saving him back then.
"Xuanmo, if there's nothing else, I'll leave."
"Please feel free, Dongfang."
Normally, after being treated so coldly, Zhao Shuning should have given up. After all, everyone had a sense of shame. Moreover, in Jun Xuanmo's opinion, Zhao Shuning was a girl with high self - esteem. But this time, they clearly miscalculated.
"Wait a minute."
Zhao Shuning suddenly blocked in front of Dongfang Yuxi. The powerful spiritual energy even made Dongfang Yuxi unable to take a step forward.