The next day, Gou Zhizhi was woken up early in the morning by someone arranged by her parents to dress up.
"Can you please stop using this color of lipstick? It makes you look older."
"I have a big face, don't comb my hair up, cover it for me."
"The color of your clothes is so earthy. It makes my skin look black and yellow. It doesn't look good at all."
In short, Gou Zhizhi finally came to the island in the middle of the lake in Bailu Village wearing a set of quite "mature and elegant" makeup.
The second son of Xingfeng Industrial who had been on a blind date with her had been waiting for a few minutes. He was lean and had many wrinkles on his skin. He did not look like a man in his thirties.
Gou Zhizhi's eyes were even deliberately avoiding him, but the man was very attentive and asked about Gou Zhizhi's life preferences.
Gou Zhizhi's parents saw that her attitude was too perfunctory, so they enthusiastically said good things to Gou Zhizhi.
To them, this was a good deal, but to Gou Zhizhi, it was simply torture.
On the other side, Ji Xinyao was still studying the map.
"Although we can find some road sections that can be driven in, they are all on the periphery. In the middle is the island in the middle of the lake. We also visited it last time. The plank road connecting it to the mainland is only one meter wide. We want to save it from here.
It’s difficult for people, and they may be stopped before they can go very far. A motorcycle might be possible, but it would be difficult to walk on the trestle through twists and turns.”
Ji Xinyao analyzed it carefully, but she couldn't come up with a perfect plan even after racking her brain.
"Actually, there is another way..." Song Zilian stood behind her and said quietly.
So, an hour later.
Gou Zhizhi's parents are still talking happily with their future uncle.
Then, they saw someone wearing equestrian clothing and riding a white horse walking back and forth by the lake.
Gou Zhizhi's eyes couldn't help but be attracted.
When the second young master saw that she was finally interested in something, he immediately said, "This is the horse we raise in Bailu Village. If you like it, I will take you to ride with it later?"
At this time, the horse walked towards them on the plank road on the lake.
Gou Zhizhi's father also followed the topic and praised him, saying that this horse is really a good horse, it's snow-white, and its whole figure is so beautiful."
The second young master smiled and said, "This is a fine breed brought from the plateau, but it is wild. It took our horse trainer half a year to tame it."
At this time, the horse also walked to the pavilion.
The person on the horse shouted to Gou Zhizhi, "Zhizhi, come up!"
Gou Zhizhi immediately ran over, took Ji Xinyao's hand and rode on the horse.
Gou Zhizhi's parents had no time to react.
"What's going on! Why don't you hurry up and chase me!"
A large group of bodyguards ran up and tried to stop the horse, but the horse raised its hooves and instantly scared several people and fled in all directions.
Gou Zhizhi sat in front of Ji Xinyao, hugged by her, and suddenly laughed.
"Xinyao, you can actually ride a horse. Do we look like runaway princesses who were taken away by a prince?"
Ji Xinyao's royal skills are better than many so-called "equestrian champions". Most of the time and space she has traveled through are before the industrial revolution. Horse riding is only a basic skill.
"Beautiful princess, your prince charming, I will take you on a journey."
The two of them rode horses and ran wildly. The horse trainer wanted to stop the horse, but the horse didn't listen to his orders at all.
After leaving Bailu Village all the way, the two of them got off their horses and changed to a car.
Ji Xinyao had discussed it with Song Zilian before. The Gou family would definitely know that it was Ji Xinyao who took Gou Zhizhi away. Although Ji Xinyao's residence was not fully exposed in the show, it was well decorated in Junlin, so it would not be difficult for them to guess it.
Maybe people will be sent to the door immediately to block people. The best way now is to find a place where Goujia and Xingfeng Industrial would never dare to make mistakes and temporarily avoid the limelight.
The Song Mansion was originally the old residence of the Song family. After the Song family's original residence was burned down, it became the residence of Song Zilian.
It is said that this is a foreign mansion left by the officials of the previous dynasty. The place where it was built has a sense of combining Chinese and Western styles, and it looks particularly elegant.
As soon as they entered the door, the servants of the Song family lined up in two rows and stood under the trees on the main road, just like those in TV dramas, and bowed to Song Zilian.
"Hello, Mr. Song."
At the end of the crowd, the butler Simon stood tall and tall.
"Master."
"Simon, please arrange a room for the guest."
"Simon understands." The old housekeeper bowed, "Miss Gou, please come with me."
Gou Zhizhi waved to Ji Xinyao, "Then I'll go over first."
Ji Xinyao also waved to Gou Zhizhi and watched her leave. After her figure disappeared on the stairs leading to the second floor, Ji Xinyao slowly turned around and said to Song Zilian, "Then I will..."
Suddenly, Song Zilian hugged her.
"Can you not leave?"
Ji Xinyao did not answer.
"If you leave, won't it be awkward for your friend to live with me?"
"Zhizhi can't, she is outgoing and cheerful. Besides, you are not the only one in this room."
Song Zilian frowned slightly, obviously dissatisfied with her answer, but couldn't find a way to convince her.
Finally, Ji Xinyao spoke first, "If you want to invite me to visit this place, I can consider it. After all, it is also the site of the previous dynasty, and it is quite valuable for viewing."
Song Zilian immediately smiled, took Ji Xinyao's hand and said, "I know her very well, I'll take you to see her."
The location of the house is actually very good. It is on the curved section of Xushui, the mother river of Xijing, as if it is embraced by Xushui. According to today's layout rules, it would be somewhat inconvenient for such a large house to have only one side facing the intersection.
However, in the front door, the main door is only open to the owner and guests, which is impregnable. The back door is equipped with a suspension bridge-style pier. During the day, servants and goods are transported in and out by water. At night, it is suspended high, so there is no need to worry about burglars coming in and out.
This is also the reason why the older generation of the Song family spent a lot of money to buy this place when they first became successful.
There are two roads connecting the pier, one leading directly to the servants' quarters, the warehouse and the backyard for working, and all the way to the garden. The flowers and plants here are more than a hundred years old, are carefully cared for, and are extremely prosperous.
Ji Xinyao was walking around and found a medicine garden next to the garden, which was full of precious Chinese herbal medicines.
"Song Zilian, why do you have so many Chinese herbal medicines in your family? It's hard to find someone who can grow like this."
"I saw it when I moved here. Because it was so cherished, not many people recognized it, so it has not been stolen after all these years."
Ji Xinyao glanced at Song Zilian doubtfully.
It seems that he recognizes these medicines. He knew that those medicines could cure her injury last time, but why didn't he know about his own illness?
"Medicine is good only if it is useful to people. Why don't we take it out now?"