C14 Prelude Ii to Hongmen's Banquet

Even with a man's attire, he was unable to conceal his proud beauty. And later on, even when he knew that she had jumped up in panic, he would never see her like that again.

Her beauty was more or less like that, and every time he went to look for her, he would always find that first daughter of the Su Clan, Su Suigrong. Actually, that young miss of the Su Clan was also very interesting, right?

Perhaps it was because her relationship with Gu Hongzhuang was not that fervent and could be considered a love at first sight, and because it had nothing to do with Su Suiruo, she guessed that she had not discovered it.

That day, she had sought him out, claiming that she was Gu Hongzhuang's best friend and Gu Hongzhuang's best friend? He really didn't know, but the handwriting was deeply imprinted in his heart.

He did not know when, but it seemed like he had gotten a little interested in this young miss of the Su Clan. The Su Clan was the country's founder, if he were to go by the logic of it, marrying Su irrepressible would not cause him any harm, and would even give him a lot of help.

However, that heart seemed to have been handed to her the moment she met Gu Hongzhuang. Even though their faces were similar, in the end, it wasn't her. It wasn't as easy as she thought, when she had it, she didn't take it to heart, but the moment she lost it was heart-wrenching.

Rong Teng mocked him with a smile. It was unknown whether he was laughing at the imperial city's helplessness or his weakness. Rong Teng took out the jade pendant from his drawer and carefully caressed it, as if he could still feel the remnant heat.

However, Rong Teng knew that this was his body temperature, not Gu Hongzhuang's, but the bracelet his mother gave him along with the jade pendant. It was to the person he loved, the person he was sure he would have to live his entire life.

"Ah Fu, go make a cup of tea."

Gu Hong Yan was someone who loved tea, and also someone who loved the zither. Coincidentally, Rong Tou happened to have Gu Hong Yan's tea in his hand, as well as her zither.

However, no matter who it was, or what kind of technique they used to brew the tea, it couldn't be compared to Gu Honglou's method. Even if it was the same tune, the same zither, it no longer had that charm.

Rong Teng fiddled with the zither strings, feeling a bit complicated in his heart. "Gu Hongzhuang, you stole my heart, yet you left me so easily. Tell me, what should I do with you?"

At this moment, when Ah Fu had just finished making his tea and returned to his room, he heard Rong Tang mumbling something. Ah Fu could only pretend that he did not hear anything as he knocked on the door.

Only when he heard the knock on the door did Rong Teng recover. He looked towards the source of the sound and saw Ah Fu holding a cup of tea. He frowned and said, "Come in. Put down the tea and go out to rest."

Naturally, there was no room for rebuttal. Doubt was just a myriad of thoughts in his mind. Ah Fu put down the teacup and left. He took a sip of his tea, savoring the taste of the tea.

Rong Teng didn't know how he did it, but he could tell if it was Gu Hong Cai's tea or not. He had only tasted it once, so he could only look at the tiny cracks on the cracked cup.

If Gu Hongzhuang was still alive, then wasn't it the same as this cup? Even though it was full of cracks, it was only a symbol of beauty. However, it was clear that Gu Hongzhuang was no longer here.

The events of the past were finally over. Rong Teng sighed, "What number is it now?"

He could not help but let out a sigh. If he remembered correctly, tomorrow would probably be the Emperor's Hong Men Feast. Thinking about it, it was truly a taunt. Rong Jun would probably go as well, and it would definitely be fun.

However, since it was a banquet held by the emperor, perhaps even the eldest miss of the Su Clan would go as well. Thinking about this, Rong Tou smiled mockingly. Since when did Su Furen have such an important position in his heart?

Gu Hongzhuang's life was clear and similar to Gu Hongzhuang's eyes, but Rong Tou was just comforting his heart. He discovered that he seemed to have been drugged by this so-called Su Xu, and his mind was filled with her smile.

This smile overlapped with Gu Hongzhuang's smile, causing Rong Tou to not know whether he was in love with Gu Hong Yan or Gu Hong Yan's smile. Rong Tou rubbed his temples, temporarily easing his uneasiness.

He continued to light the candles, looking at the large and small papers in his hands. The candlelight flickered, lengthening the shadows of the Rong Mantra.

As for Gu Hongzhuang, he was unable to sleep at all. The reason was simply because he had slept too long in the afternoon, so it was hard for him to sleep now. Gu Hongzhuang couldn't help but bitterly smile.

The four people in the painting seemed to have been sent to bed by him long ago. The main reason was that Gu Hong Yan still didn't like someone keeping watch on her behalf, so she always felt a sense of awkwardness.

Even in the middle of the summer, when the cold wind blew heavily, Gu Hongzhuang was not planning on wearing the cloak at first, but when she casually put on her clothes and pushed open the door, she felt a cold wind blowing in.

She frowned and put on her cloak. She took out a small lantern from the cupboard and prepared to walk a few rounds around the room while holding it. According to what she said about taking care of Hongzhuang, she would probably say that she was almost out of sleep after sleeping for a whole day.

It was said that Miss Butler always had a maid to accompany her, but it was better if she came herself. With a smile, Gu Hongzhuang didn't have much of a feeling. After all, no matter who she was with, she was still by herself.

"What do you think we should do if Allan finds out?"

"Rest assured, I will definitely not know, and I will not be able to recognize him. Master, rest assured, the night wind is very cold, it's best to return to your room to rest as soon as possible."

"…"

Gu Hong Yan slowly strolled over to the Flower Hall. She originally wanted to find a place and quietly watch the stars and moon for a while, so she didn't expect to hear all of this.

Su Yan bit her lips to lower the rate of her breathing. After all, Su Yan and his mother were both born into the martial arts world, so they still weren't able to escape their observation. "Who is it?"

Hearing the voices of the two, Gu Hongzhuang could only slowly move out of the grass. "Dad, mom, good evening. Why aren't you going to sleep so late?"

After knowing that it was Gu Hongzhuang, Mother Su and Mother became a bit more awkward. After all, regardless of whether it was good or bad, this person heard the discussion behind his back. It was as awkward as it could get.

"What about you?" Mother Su calmed down. Actually, she wasn't too clear on how much Gu Hongzhuang had heard. She could only say that she hoped that he hadn't heard much useful clues.

Actually, Gu Hongzhuang really didn't hear much useful clues, but when Gu Hongzhuang arrived, the conversation between the two of them was already coming to an end. Just a few words of ordinary greetings might cause Gu Hongzhuang to feel suspicious, but it was unable to let Gu Hongzhuang know the truth.

"I slept a lot in the afternoon, but now I'm not sleepy anymore, so I wanted to come out and take a look at the scenery to relieve my boredom." On the other hand, Mom, what are you and Dad doing here? " Gu Hongzhuang casually played along, but Gu Hongzhuang's question made his mother feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Isn't it still your father? He seemed to have nothing to do and wanted to drag me out to have a chat and look at the moon. However, the moon today is quite round." Hearing Mother Su's words, Gu Hong Yan raised her head to look at the sky. It was because the moon had given Mother Su face. Otherwise, if she didn't want to appear, she would be embarrassed to the extreme.

Seeing her mother's appearance, Gu Hongzhuang did not pursue the matter any further. In the end, she only gave her mother a hint of a smile, and her mother didn't say anything more. She pulled Su Yan and left the place.

"Remember not to stay out too late, don't catch cold, and take care of yourself." Mother Su's words could really be considered to be full of concern, so Gu Hong Yan didn't refute her and replied with a faint smile.

After the two of them left, the entire parlour could be considered as Gu Hongzhuang's world, but Gu Hongzhuang's mind was filled with the conversation between Su Yan and Su'er. What did he know? What did he recognize? What sort of secret was on Su Xu's body?

Gu Hong Yan sank into deep thought, but no matter what, Gu Hong Yan also secretly swore in her heart, "Since I took over your body, I'll live your future days for you."

Fortunately, there were usually not many people visiting this parlour. Moreover, it was already late at night, so Gu Hongzhuang was not worried that her words would be overheard by someone.

The stars in the sky didn't seem to change at all, but for a long time they looked like different people. Gu Hong Yan was speechless, but she still wished that she was the same person as before, believing in the book of honor with an almost foolish expression.

However, Gu Hongzhuang knew that she wasn't. She was no longer Gu Hongzhuang, but the current Su Suo. Gu Hongzhuang was actually looking at the stars in the parlour as he fell asleep thinking about the future.

The next day at the banquet, when the four people of Painted Beauty were looking for Hongzhuang, they were unable to find him, so they could only look for his mother. When Mother Su heard that Gu Hongzhuang had disappeared, she was also somewhat confused.

"To the parlour." After Mrs Su said this, she did not hesitate any longer and went with the other four to look for Hongzhuang. When she found Gu Hongzhuang, she was still mindlessly lying down and snoring loudly in the parlour.

Mother Su could only helplessly smile as she looked at Gu Hongzhuang's actions. She did not say anything, nor did she say anything. In the end, she squatted down and lightly nudged Gu Hongzhuang, "I'm awake."