Rebirth: My Healer Wife Owns Superpowers-Chapter 422 - A Chance Encounter
Chapter 422: Chapter 422: A Chance Encounter
Chapter 422: Chapter 422: A Chance Encounter
Qi Yue, disguised as a man, appeared nothing less than a distinguished young nobleman with his stunning beauty and delicate features.
Dressed in white, with a folding fan in hand.
He bore an air of suave elegance, his eyebrows filled with emotion.
Though this was Nanyue Fengdu—the most spiritually vibrant place among the four kingdoms, as legends claim—Qi Yue’s charm still caused everyone to turn and look back.
“What a handsome young master, whose family does he belong to?”
“Could he be a young prince from the royal family?”
“How could that be possible? The current emperor couldn’t possibly have a son so old.”
“Perhaps he might be some young Commandery Prince?”
“…”
Listening to the crowd’s discussion, Qi Yue felt quite delighted.
“Qingzhu, did you hear that? They are all praising me.”
Qingzhu smiled, her lips pursed, but she remained vigilantly observant of their surroundings.
“Master, if they knew how impressive you are, who knows what they’d say?”
“Exactly,” Qi Yue snapped open his fan, swaying it about briskly, “Your lord has truly made a fortune by marrying me….”
The two chatted on and off, quickly arriving at Qiyun Restaurant.
“Has Liu Zhinan arrived yet?”
“Not yet; we are early.”
“Good,” Qi Yue snapped his fan shut, “I’ll go in and have a chance encounter.”
“Yes, Master.”
Qiyun Restaurant was a renowned bookshop in Fengdu City, housing an endless array of books.
Practically, books from all the four kingdoms could be found here.
New ones, old ones, famous and obscure, they had them all.
Officials from the Nanyue Court often enjoyed strolling here after finishing their work.
Over decades, it seemed to have become an unwritten rule.
Lin Zhinan was one of them, though he came every other day.
Qi Yue strode into the shop with his fan, startled for a moment by the vast hills and seas of books in front of him.
It truly befit the most formidable nation among the four kingdoms to have such a massive bookstore—a unique feature in the Four Kingdoms.
It was hard to imagine where the bookstore owner found so many books, as even printing them was both time-consuming and labor-intensive!
“Young master, is this your first visit? Let me introduce you around!”
The eager attendant approached, his eyes scanning from the jade ornament at Qi Yue’s waist to the Jade Hoop in his hair, narrowing into a slit in an instant.
Qi Yue smiled faintly, tossing over a bar of Silver.
“It’s a small token of appreciation; take it for some tea.”
The young attendant, who had never seen someone tip without receiving service first, suddenly widened his eyes again.
“Thank you, young master, I am at your service.”
With the young attendant’s guidance, Qi Yue toured the bookshop and also heard news about Lin Zhinan.
Knowing Lin Zhinan would indeed come today, Qi Yue nodded in satisfaction.
At that moment, the young attendant pointed to a nearby partitioned resting area and said, “Young master, please look, every time Minister Lin comes, he always sits here.”
The resting area was really just a small couch reserved for dignitaries and esteemed guests to drink tea and read books.
A small table, a cushion, and the table was set with elegant traditional stationery.
Qi Yue nodded, “It is indeed refined.”
He flicked his fan and walked over, about to sit down when the young attendant hurriedly stopped him.
“Young master, this won’t do, Minister Liu is about to arrive.”
Qi Yue stretched out his hand, pinching a piece of gold, dangling it in front of the young attendant.
“He hasn’t arrived yet. Who says he will definitely come today?
The young attendant’s eyes fixed on the gold, his throat bobbing uncontrollably, but his head shook like a tambourine.
“That’s impossible. Every other day, rain or shine, Minister Liu will come.”
Qi Yue smiled faintly, shaking the gold in his hand.
“It’s fine, as soon as he leaves, I will too.”
The waiter in green clothes pondered for a moment, looked around, and quickly clutched the gold.
“Alright, then please have a seat, young master!”
Qi Yue, as she wished, sat in Lin Zhinan’s spot.
The waiter, upon receiving the silver coins, arranged for fine tea and incense promptly and even brought Qi Yue a few books which were said to be the current favorites among the noble young masters of Fengdu.
Qi Yue saw the book covers all titled “xxx Legends” and couldn’t help but smile knowingly.
It seemed that no matter how many eras and spaces people were separated by, they inevitably enjoyed these kinds of gossip-filled novels.
She flipped through a few pages, shook her head, and put them down.
Recalling that she had previously purchased a foreign book on factor aggregation research from the Space Mall and hadn’t had time to read it, she was severely bored now and decided to take it out.
She didn’t know how much time had passed as Qi Yue was engrossed in her reading when suddenly it darkened before her eyes.
She looked up to see an elderly man, around sixty years old, standing before her.
This man wore simple gray clothes with a black cloak embroidered with gold over them, his hair tightly bound by a Jade Hoop, a short beard, clear eyes, and a refreshing demeanor; he seemed both scholarly and graceful.
Qi Yue instinctively felt this man was Lin Zhinan.
As she was considering how to speak to him, the waiter who had called her earlier ran over like the wind.
“Chief of Staff Liu, you’ve arrived.”
Liu Zhinan gave the waiter a glance and remained silent, but his eyes were full of dissatisfaction.
The green-clad waiter quickly looked at Qi Yue with an apologetic expression.
“Young master, may I help you find another place to enjoy your tea?”
Qi Yue raised her eyebrows slightly, placed her hands on the table, stood up, and bowed toward Liu Zhinan.
“I see it’s Chief of Staff Liu, I have inadvertently taken your spot, please forgive my intrusion.”
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Seeing that Lin Zhinan remained silent with furrowed brows, his scrutinizing eyes continuously assessing her, Qi Yue slightly smiled and added, “This place feels so pleasant that one forgets the time. I will leave now and will not disturb your peace.”
As Qi Yue spoke, she suddenly felt something was amiss.
Why were Liu Zhinan’s eyes fixed on the book she had placed on the table?
He appeared quite focused on it, didn’t he?
Could it be that he recognized this foreign language?
Thinking this, Qi Yue quickly reached for the book on the table.
“Hold on, young master, this place is quite spacious. Since you find it serene here, why not stay and join me?”
Qi Yue was startled, feeling all the more that Liu Zhinan might know the foreign language.
Originally, she had intentionally come to meet Liu Zhinan, eager to ascertain who he truly was and whether she could draw him into her coalition to resolve the issues of Nanyue without bloodshed. Now her interest was even more piqued.
“Then I thank Chief of Staff Liu!”
She bowed once more and sat opposite Liu Zhinan.
She had thought Liu Zhinan would ask her something, but unexpectedly, as soon as he sat down, he took a book from the small cabinet beneath him and began to read intently.
Qi Yue, puzzled, pretended to read her book while observing Lin Zhinan.
“Aren’t you reading?”
Lin Zhinan suddenly looked up at her, but Qi Yue inadvertently felt he was focused on the content of the book cover.
“Reading? Of course,” Qi Yue cheerfully called out, “You there, green-clad waiter, what are you dawdling for? Serve tea to Chief of Staff Liu, and get me a refill too.”
“Yes, right away, young master,” the waiter responded and hurried to prepare, muttering to himself as he worked.
“Has today been possessed? Chief of Staff Liu actually inviting a stranger to sit with him?”
His muttering caught the attention of the water boy, who hurriedly asked,
“What’s with Chief of Staff Liu?”
The green-clad waiter eagerly shared the gossip he had just witnessed, and indeed, the water boy was also incredulous.
“Really? That’s unbelievable! Who doesn’t know that Chief of Staff Liu is the most peculiar among all the officials? Not to mention sitting together, who has ever seen him speak here before?”
The green-clad waiter kept nodding.
“Exactly my point! Last time, when Minister Chen from the Ministry of War didn’t have a place and wanted to sit with him, he just left! He even said that Minister Chen wasn’t here to read, but to fish for fame!”
“Maybe there is another reason,” the water boy suddenly smirked, “I think that young master looks noble and handsome… hehe…”
