"I don't know...... I haven't met him a few times, and you're here every time you are there. Jiang Ying said with a puzzled face: "It stands to reason that he shouldn't know about kitchen knives......"

She never showed a kitchen knife in front of him at all?

It's really weird......

"Maybe he's seen this kitchen knife before." Jin Qi said.

"Nope." Jiang Ying shook her head affirmatively.

She was sure that she had never taken out the kitchen knife in front of Dong Lie.

But I heard Jin Qi say: "Before I said it, it may have been four or five years ago, or even longer. ”

Ever before?

“…… Isn't it the first time Prince Ying has come to the Windy Country? Jiang Ying was stunned when she heard this.

Jin Qi looked at her with glittering eyes, shook his head, and said, "Not necessarily." ”

Jiang Ying became more and more puzzled.

"......" Jin Qi stopped talking for a moment, but finally said: "You don't have to bother about this matter, I'll investigate." ”

Tong Guò's seemingly ridiculous knife borrowing incident tonight, a guess suddenly flashed in his heart.

Thinking of some known information and clues, it turned out to be more and more confirmed his guess.

But before the matter is confirmed, in case there is a discrepancy in the results, it is better not to tell her for the time being, lest she will be disappointed at that time.

……

Three days later, Jiang Ying received a delicate incense post with a peony flower printed with silver patterns.

Since the beating and the ceremony, her reputation has been spread far and wide, and almost every day she can receive a stack of posts from the ladies and ladies, and some invite her to the house as a guest. Some invited her to go to the poetry club with her, and even invited her to go to the temple outside the city to pray for incense, or go to the theater to listen to music, which can be said to be an excuse to come up, which often makes Jiang Ying cry and laugh.

But she knew that these appointments could not be attended, first, she could not favor one over the other, and second, these occasions were really not something she could get used to.

So they all politely replied to the posts one by one and politely declined.

And the exquisite peony incense post received today is from the Jin State Mansion, Mrs. Xie's hand.

The post stated that she was invited to participate in the peony flower party five days later.

The Peony Flower Festival is an annual peony event in Liancheng. Liancheng's peony is famous all over the world. In particular, the peony garden of the Jin family outside the south city is the most prestigious, and the peony in the garden is even more than ten days earlier than the flowering period in other places.

It's just that the Nancheng Peony Garden is owned by the Jin family. Ordinary people are not allowed to enter without permission. Now the flowering season is approaching. Everyone wanted to taste the freshness, and even some young students who loved elegance moved the long ladder together. Climb the wall just to see the growth of peonies in the garden.

It is estimated that the news that this year's peony will be opened in advance is from the mouths of this group.

It's just that everyone thought it was an untrustworthy rumor before, but now that the peony post has been posted, it seems that it really responded to the "rumor" that the flowering period was advanced again.

"Mrs. Jin asked someone to send it?" Liang Wenqing on the side saw the peony sticker, and his eyes lit up in an instant.

The list of peony posts is drawn up by each head of the Jin family, mainly to some young ladies and ladies in Beijing who have good family backgrounds or some reputations.

"The peonies in Liancheng are the most famous, and the first ones are even fresher...... Take me with you! Liang Wenqing grabbed Jiang Ying's arm with a happy face.

"Where is there such a great ......" Jiang Ying said with a smile: "I also planted a few plants in my yard, I took a look this morning, it seems that they are about to open, do you want to appreciate them or fold a few, even if you go, why do you have to join in the fun?"

The peonies in her yard were transplanted from the space vegetable garden, and they grew well and quickly.

Liang Wenqing didn't believe it, just shook Jiang Ying's arm vigorously, and said, "The posts were sent to you, why don't you go?" This peony flower post has always been hard to find, Mrs. Jin gave you a post, that is to value you...... If you don't go, it will not only be a loss of face for others, but also a piece of heart—"

Jiang Ying looked at her complicatedly.

This girl also tried her best to play?

But Liang Wenqing didn't know about the vague entanglement between her and Xie.

"Go, go, let's give people a face, last time you and the ceremony, Mrs. Jin helped you out of the big siege!" Liang Wenqing is still tirelessly persuading.

Jiang Ying's ears were calloused, but she didn't dare to agree to Liang Wenqing, so she could only say perfunctorily: "...... I know, I know, let's talk about it later, there are still a few days before the flower meeting. ”

Liang Wenqing couldn't hear the detour in her tone, obviously she really had no intention of going to the meeting, but she just used it to prevaricate her.

The girl glanced at Jiang Ying and muttered, "It's really a disappointment, what are you thinking about a good thing......"

Jiang Ying glanced at her, but she didn't know how to explain the twists and turns of the relationship with this simple-minded girl.

Fortunately, although Liang Wenqing loves to play, he doesn't care about other people's temperament, and now seeing that Jiang Ying didn't speak, he said sullenly: "I can't figure out what you're thinking about all day, it's just that, since you really don't want to go, then don't go...... Ten days later, it is estimated that the dozen or so peonies in the Qingbo Pavilion should also be opened......"

With that, he got up and left.

Although he no longer insisted, he was obviously discouraged.

Jiang Ying felt very ironed in her heart.

Liang Wenqing is so fresh, she likes to be in the limelight, as if she was born with nature, but she is willing to compromise for a reason that she doesn't know why, but it is completely based on the trust between her best friends.

It was Jiang Ying who smiled at her back and said, "It won't take ten days, I'll send you a few flowers in the room as hairpins—"

"Shh Liang Wenqing disdainfully refused to even turn his head back, and stepped straight out of the threshold.

Seeing her leave, the smile on Jiang Ying's face gradually ended, and she frowned slightly when she looked at the silver-patterned peony sticker that had been smoked with incense in her hand.

Although Liang Wenqing's words are a bit exaggerated, there are traces to follow.

In any case, it is a fact that Xie helped her in the ceremony.

But she really didn't want to get together on this kind of occasion, and she didn't want to get closer and closer to the Jin family because of this.

With these complicated human feelings, she has always had a headache.

Besides, she didn't know what Brother Jin's plans were, let alone how to cooperate with him, or how to at least not cause him trouble.

Jiang Ying thought about it, and finally decided that instead of speculating here alone, it was better to ask Brother Jin directly.

We must communicate more and communicate more in everything in order to avoid detours.

Jiang Ying thought about it seriously, so she put the post in her arms and got up from the chair.

The moment I got up, I suddenly had a sense of joy that "I finally found a legitimate reason to meet Brother Jin......

Jin Qi was talking to Kong Fu at the Qingbo Pavilion today, and Jiang Ying knew about it in advance, so she went straight to the Qingbo Pavilion.

When I came to the Qingbo Pavilion, I really saw Jin Qi.

Jin Qi listened to her say that Xie had people send peony posts, and only said noncommittally: "If you want to go, you can go, it doesn't matter."

Neither against nor in favor.

Jiang Ying nodded and said, "Then I won't go."

She wasn't interested in it, but since Brother Jin said it didn't matter, she wouldn't go.

Unexpectedly, after Jin Qi paused, he suddenly asked, "Is there anything to do that day?"

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PS: That's all for today, I'm busy moving early in the morning, and I haven't got the bed done yet, I really can't finish writing, and I don't want to write some mess to fool everyone, sorry sorry (to be continued......