CHAPTER 705: CHAPTER 585: REUNION WITH AN OLD FRIEND

Meng Qianqian never dreamed she would bump into an old acquaintance here—the Fourth Master of the Capital City workshop.

On the surface, he ran a gambling den, but in fact, he was the true master behind the entire workshop.

He hardly participated in the court struggles of Great Zhou, yet unexpectedly, he came to stir the murky waters of Liang Country.

The flute from her past life was exchanged at the workshop.

Who exactly is this person?

He even made Lu Fengyin believe that he could help her acquire the Black Armor Army?

Lu Fengyin pushed the brocade box beside her toward the Fourth Master, "This is my sincerity, Fourth Master. If you have considered it thoroughly, you can send someone to the palace to find me."

The Fourth Master smiled, "Eldest Princess, how would I have the ability to go to the Imperial Palace to find you?"

Lu Fengyin replied as a matter of course, "If you don’t even have this capability, how can you help me get the Black Armor Army?"

The Fourth Master smiled without speaking.

Lu Fengyin stood up, "Then, I will wait for your good news, Fourth Master."

After saying this, she left the private room with Gongsun Liuying.

Gongsun Liuying glanced back at the man in the wheelchair.

The man did not look at her.

Today she did not wear her veil, revealing her original face.

Yet this man never glanced at her from beginning to end.

At what point did her life start to go downhill so abruptly?

It seemed to start when Yan Xiaoliu entered the Imperial City, the glory, the attention that should have been hers, slowly drifted away.

She was unwilling.

She was born noble!

She would definitely reclaim everything that belonged to her!

After the two went downstairs, the man in the wheelchair picked up a teacup and smiled faintly, "Stop playing the gentleman of Liangshan, if you don’t mind, come over and taste this top-grade Longjing with me."

Tan’er blinked, "Sister, what’s he talking about?"

Meng Qianqian said, "Us."

Tan’er’s apricot eyes opened wide, "Wow."

Meng Qianqian thought for a moment, took off her veil, and went to the next room.

Tan’er followed step by step.

The man was sitting with his back to the door, Meng Qianqian walked around to the opposite side of him, glanced at the seat where Lu Fengyin had sat, and sat down calmly without minding.

Tan’er looked around the room curiously.

This private room was different from the one next door, with many new and interesting gadgets.

"Can I take this down to have a look?"

She pointed to a small copper gong and asked politely.

The man smiled, "Feel free."

Tan’er took the palm-sized copper gong in her hand and gently tapped it with a finger-length stick, "It sounds loud!"

The man didn’t seem to mind the noise, his brows relaxed.

Meng Qianqian remembered the first time she met him, he was also smiling like this, full of cheer.

He was like Lu Yuan, with smiles that hid daggers, but while Lu Yuan’s smile was enchanting, his eyes, when smiling, inexplicably revealed a sinister gleam.

This trait had remained unchanged to this day.

"We meet again, Lord Yin Hu."

He spoke, smiling.

Tan’er heard this and turned back to look at him in confusion but didn’t ask anything, continuing to play with the small ornaments in the private room.

Meng Qianqian looked at him openly, "Yes, even across a thousand miles, we meet again. It seems Fourth Master and I are quite fated."

"Duan Mingyue."

He said.

Meng Qianqian said, "So it is Young Master Duan."

Duan Mingyue continued, "The other person you saw in the study last time was my younger brother, Duan Wenliang."

Meng Qianqian asked, "Are you going to introduce your three older brothers next?"

Duan Mingyue laughed, "Duan has no older brothers, Fourth Master is just a worldly title."

"I see." Meng Qianqian nodded, "Fourth Master is a wise man, then I will speak openly. Fourth Master is of Great Zhou, why would you help the Princess of Liang Country?"

Duan Mingyue laughed, "Duan is a businessman, whoever gives the higher price, Duan does business with them. Furthermore, doing business in Great Zhou doesn’t necessarily mean being a Great Zhou person."

He referred to himself as Duan twice, so Meng Qianqian also changed her address, asking, "Which country is Young Master Duan from?"

Duan Mingyue smiled, "A Great Zhou person."

Meng Qianqian: "..."

"Fourth Brother! Fourth Brother, guess what I bought!"

A young man in white clothes excitedly entered the room, holding two skewers of candied haws.

"Why is it you? Why are you here?"

He saw Meng Qianqian at a glance.

It wasn’t that he was familiar with Meng Qianqian, but when she first went to the gambling den, she almost smashed up their place.

He remembered clearly, it was unforgettable.

Meng Qianqian would be recognizable to him even if she turned to ashes.

"Duan Wenliang."

Meng Qianqian greeted him.

Duan Wenliang was even more surprised, "How do you know my name? You’ve been investigating me! Big brother! We’ve been followed!"

Tan’er snorted disdainfully, "Who’s investigating whom? You’re so valuable!"

Meng Qianqian had been to the workshop a few times, sometimes bringing Tan’er, so Duan Wenliang had seen her before.

Duan Wenliang asked irritably, "Did I ask you? When the master speaks, the maid shouldn’t interrupt!"

Duan Mingyue said to his brother, "Candied haws, give a skewer to Miss Tan’er."

Duan Wenliang replied without thinking, "No!"

Tan’er snatched a skewer, "No, thanks, said it for you!"

Duan Wenliang was so angry he gritted his teeth.

Meng Qianqian said, "You said just now that whoever offers the higher price, you’ll do their business, what if I also want to do business with Young Master Duan?"

Duan Mingyue patted the box beside him, "I am not Medicine King Valley, taking money from both sides. Since I’ve accepted the deposit from the Eldest Princess, even if I don’t agree to her request, I won’t promise others either."

Meng Qianqian said, "Looks like I came a step late, Young Master Duan, goodbye."

Duan Mingyue laughed, "Lord Yin Hu, take care."

Tan’er played with this and that, being particularly fond of the first small copper gong.

Duan Mingyue said, "Give it to Miss Tan’er."

Tan’er tilted her head, "Really?"

Duan Mingyue smiled and nodded, "It’s a modest gift, as long as Miss Tan’er doesn’t mind."

Tan’er waved her hands earnestly, "Don’t mind, don’t mind!"

Meng Qianqian’s gaze fell on his legs.

Duan Mingyue smiled and looked at her, "No need, don’t want treatment."

Meng Qianqian’s eyes met his for a moment, confirming that he wasn’t insincere; he truly didn’t want treatment.

This Duan Mingyue is indeed a strange man.

After they left, Duan Wenliang, holding the only remaining skewer of candied haws, offered it to his elder brother, "Here."

Though he was angry with his elder brother, brotherly affection ultimately prevailed.

Duan Mingyue smiled, "I don’t eat."

Duan Wenliang said, "She took my skewer; this one is yours."

Duan Mingyue smiled and took the candied haws.

Duan Wenliang asked curiously, "Big brother, why give something so valuable to a maid?"

Duan Mingyue murmured, "She is no maid, Wenliang."

He wheeled himself to the window, looking at the two figures walking in the street below.

One like a green lotus, serene and silent, the other like a snow bunny, innocent and lively.

He said softly, "It seems they still don’t know each other’s identity."