Xu Shu, who had already walked away, naturally didn't know that Deng Yarong had slandered her again. He deliberately said those inspiring words in front of everyone, which made people misunderstand the relationship between Xu Shu and Qi Rui. It can be seen that Deng Yarong still did not give up that idea. Compared to Xu Ting, who had a good impression of him, Deng Yarong certainly prefers to let Qi Rui marry Xu Shu. After all, Qi Rui hates Xu Shu so much. Even if Xu Shu is no longer Xu Shu, she believes that Qi Rui's disgust for Xu Shu will not change. Even if Qi Rui marry Xu Shu, she will still hate Xu Shu as usual. If Qi Rui marry Xu Ting, they may fall in love over time, so Qi Rui will forget her. Deng Yarong doesn't want Qi Rui to forget her. She can no longer marry Qi Rui. All she can have is the little position in Qi Rui's heart. She cannot even lose the only little thoughts left.

Xu Shu came out of the new house and was about to return to the warm room where Mrs. Zheng Si was waiting for her and met with Mrs. Zheng Si. Halfway through, two maids came over from the opposite side. Seeing that they were coming for Xu Shu, Xu Shu hesitated for a moment and stopped waiting.

The two maids walked to Xu Shu and greeted her, "Miss Zheng Jiu!"

It seems that she was really coming for her to call her accurately. Xu Shu knew it and nodded lightly.

The maid said, "Miss Zheng Jiu, my young master invites you to come!"

"How many young masters?" Xu Shu spoke lightly.

"Of course I am the eldest master!"

It was indeed Qi Peng! Xu Shu pinched the notes on her sleeve that she had not read before and chuckled, "Today is a good day for Master Qi. Master Qi should entertain guests in the front hall, or accompany the bride in the new house. What's the fun I'll join in! Besides, there is a difference between men and women. It's probably a bit inappropriate for your young master to see me!"

"The eldest young master asked me to come and invite Miss Zheng Jiu to go with me!" The two maids seemed to be afraid that Xu Shu would escape, so they went forward and clamped Xu Shu, one left and one right.

"So I have to go with you, right?" Xu Shu looked at the empty yard. At this moment, everyone should have gone to the table, not even a person who could help her. "Okay, I'll go with you!"

Xu Shu was taken to the lake with her maid, which was a familiar and familiar feeling. Xu Shu looked up and saw a small island standing in the middle of the lake. This was indeed the place where Deng Yarong tricked her to that year.

A maid pointed to the boat docked by the lake and said, "Miss Zheng Jiu, the eldest young master is waiting for you on the island in the middle of the lake!" Another maid jumped onto the boat and reached out to Xu Shu to help Xu Shu on the boat. Xu Shu had no choice but to follow the maid to the island.

Qi Peng was indeed waiting on the island. When he saw Xu Shu, he smiled, "I have been waiting for Miss Zheng Jiu for a long time. I thought Miss Zheng Jiu would not come!"

Xu Shu looked at the maid who sent her back to the other side of the boat, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Are you afraid that I will run away? It's surrounded by water here, and I can't ride the boat, so where can I run!"

"Miss Zheng Jiu misunderstood. I'm just careful that the partition walls are good!" Not only should we beware of someone eavesdropping, but we should also be careful of being seen. This isolated island is the most suitable place.

"Miss Zheng Jiu drove me out of the water here!" Qi Peng said with a smile. In order to get Qi Rui away from his marriage with Xu Shu, Wan also asked him to come here, trying to take the opportunity to ruin Xu Shu's reputation, but at that time Xu Shu drove him away without mercy.

"But Young Master Qi didn't go into the water either!" Xu Shu revealed the truth lightly.

Qi Peng laughed dryly, "Miss Zheng Jiu doesn't seem to be willing to come!"

"Yes!" Xu Shu did not deny that the letter from the girl who deliberately "recognized the wrong person" stuffed into her sleeve was instructed by Qi Peng, but she had not even opened it and read it, so Qi Peng directly sent someone to block her.

"I came to Miss Zheng Jiu because I have something to ask for!" Qi Peng said seriously.

"If you have something to ask for something? This is not like asking for someone!" Xu Shu smiled slightly sarcastically, "If you have something to ask for something, you should come to the door on your own initiative instead of coercing me to this isolated island. If I don't agree to what Mr. Qi asks for, will Master Qi leave me on this isolated island and fend for himself!"

"I dare not, I dare not!" Qi Peng apologized repeatedly, "To be on the safe side, I can only invite Miss Zheng Jiu to this place. Please forgive me for the rudeness of Miss Zheng Jiu!"

"What is the purpose of Master Qi?" Xu Shu closed her cloak impatiently. In this cold day, it was still on this lonely island with cold wind blowing, and there was not even a place to cover it. She had always been afraid of the cold, and she was unwilling to go out in the middle of winter.

"Miss Xu Jiu!" Qi Peng called out the familiar name, as if this name could make him closer to Xu Shu. After all, Miss Zheng Jiu was too unfamiliar with him.

"Huh?" Xu Shu frowned. Qi Peng's tone made her feel that what Qi Peng was going to say next was definitely not a good thing!

"What is the most common sentence you come to Qi's family today?" Qi Peng asked.

"What do you think it should be?" Qi Peng had something to say, but he kept it in hiding. Xu Shu felt colder and didn't want to go around in circles with him. "Do you think I said that you, Qi Peng, aren't worthy of Deng Yarong? Or do the Qi family have to rely on currying against the Deng family to protect the Qi family's status?"

Qi Peng's face was slightly stiff, and Xu Shu was still as straightforward as ever, and was as merciless as ever.

"It seems that what you hear should be even more unbearable!" Qi Peng smiled lonelyly. The Qi family was declining day by day, but the elders were not interested in making progress. They just wanted to maintain their current glory and wealth by clinging to more powerful families.

Of course, what Xu Shu heard was even more unbearable. Miss Xiao Liu, who was close to Deng Yarong, did not hide her contempt for Qi Peng in front of so many people. Even a woman in the boudoir was like this, and those adults who were attracted by the power would only be even worse.

"The glory and wealth of the Duke Rongguo Mansion are almost over..." Qi Peng sighed helplessly. He was powerless to do something. He was willing but not enough, so he wanted to find Xu Shu.

"It's almost!" Xu Shu said in agreement, but it was not perfunctory. "The Duke Rong Mansion was a founding hero. It has been so many years since it has been powerless now, so it's time to give way to others!"

"In fact, the Duke Rong's Mansion should have declined a few years ago, but when the Dai King rebelled, I sacrificed one leg, delaying the decline by several years!"
Chapter completed!