The sun was already high when Hua Zhi came over.
The prince stood at the door and watched her approach slowly. The sunlight fell on her, creating a halo that made her look somewhat unreal.
As if she felt his gaze, she looked over at him, not avoiding or avoiding, but facing him straight in the face.
The prince originally thought that she would feel offended, but even from a distance, he knew that her eyes were calm, like someone who had experienced a lot and did not take his prying eyes seriously.
This feeling is a bit strange, but if it happens to Hua Zhi, he thinks it is normal.
But he should be more restrained. Hua Zhi will not keep someone with too many edges in the mansion.
"Huahua, you're here." Shaoyao ran past the prince, grabbed Huazhi's arm and shook it, looking a little coquettish.
Hua Zhi wiped the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and took her to the main hall, saying, "Be more restrained. It's almost time for lunch. Do you think it's worth not eating for a few snacks?"
“Who made Fudong’s pastries so delicious?”
"You still blame her? Then let her perform poorly tomorrow?"
"Don't blame her, don't blame her. Blame me for being greedy. Huahua, please don't really do this. She promised me that she would make spicy beef for me tomorrow. After hearing her description, I think I can eat a whole basket of it."
At this time, several people had already walked out of the main hall. Hua Zhi glanced at her and said, "Would you like to introduce yourself?"
"Oh, this is..." Shaoyao, whose mind was full of spicy beef, came back to her senses and suddenly lost her temper. How should she introduce this person? She couldn't just say this is the prince Gu Yanxi, "Kneel down and greet him..."
"My name is Lu Yanxi, nice to meet you, young lady."
Hua Zhi had already recognized who he was. Not everyone with a scar on his face could be considered good-looking.
If he was from Shaoyao's side, it would be understandable. Ordinary people wouldn't get injured and bleed easily.
"I made you laugh that day."
"Although I was surprised, I never found it funny. I wasn't afraid of being laughed at by the older girl. I felt very warm at the time. To use a less appropriate metaphor, it was like someone giving me a piece of cake when I was extremely hungry."
"It's not that serious yet. Please take a seat."
Shaoyao also reacted at this time, "Have you seen it?"
"I met him a few days ago. He was injured and standing outside the clinic. I thought he had no money to treat him." Hua Zhi laughed at herself and got back to business. "The Hua family did plan to find Mr. Wu, but he just wanted to teach the children to box and exercise. Mr. Lu is a waste of talent. I didn't expect Cao Cao to do this."
"Huahua, he is one of us. It is better to use one of our own than an outsider whose background we don't know." Shaoyao was a little anxious. Although she was unhappy about being deceived, compared with outsiders, the prince was more trustworthy no matter how she looked at it.
Hua Zhi naturally trusted Shaoyao's companions more. Although she didn't know the identity of the person who saved her, after several dealings with him, she could see that the other party was not a bad person. She was willing to trust the people under such a person more.
But the Hua family can't afford such a person.
Gu Yanxi knew what Hua Zhi was worried about, so he lowered his eyebrows and calmly promoted himself, "Young lady, you also know that I am injured and I am afraid I will not be able to do my job for a long time. It is okay for me to teach the children. Even if I can't teach them for a long time, I can recommend my companions to come here. To be honest, young lady, this is also a good place for us to rest."
Hua Zhi wanted to ask what was good about that, but then she understood after thinking about it. For people who have been facing swords and blood all year round, lively and energetic children are probably the people they want to face the most.
Does Cao Cao also have to face those fights and killings on a regular basis? Hua Zhi looked over and saw the silly girl looking at her expectantly.
Hua Zhi smiled and pinched her wrist. She had been writing a lot recently and her wrist was a little sore. "Caocao is really my lucky star. She helped me solve a big problem."
This means agreement. Shaoyao's happiness is all on her face, but Gu Yanxi's happiness is in his heart. He doesn't know why this happy emotion is so obvious.
"I will do my best."
"Although I am an acquaintance of Cao Cao, I have to say something in advance, so as not to spoil Cao Cao's good intentions."
"Please speak, young lady." Gu Yanxi was not surprised at all that she would act this way, because she valued her and was unwilling to ruin their friendship.
Hua Zhi took a sip of tea and saw Shaoyao finish the dish in front of her and then reach for the dish next to her. She quickly patted her hand and moved the dish away. "Do you want to have lunch?"
Shaoyao wanted to say that she could eat more, but when she saw Huahua glaring at her, she immediately wilted and obediently held the teacup and drank tea.
Gu Yanxi watched and had an idea of how the two got along. Hua Zhi doted on Shaoyao, and she was really nice to her, but she didn't always agree to everything.
"The Hua family has many female members and strict rules. They will not go out of the second door under normal circumstances. Please do not look inside the second door, Mr. Lu, to avoid any misunderstanding. The main door and the middle door of the Hua family are not open now. People go in and out through the corner door. Mr. Lu can go in and out through the door he came in through today. In addition, the Hua family is in a special situation now. Mr. Lu needs to leave before the evening hour. If Mr. Lu has nowhere to go, I will have someone rent a house nearby for Mr. Lu to live in. I wonder if Mr. Lu would accept it?"
"I have a place to live outside, so I don't need to rent another house. The young lady's request is reasonable, and I will definitely comply with it."
"That's good. The monthly tuition is twenty-four taels of silver. If Mr. Lu has no objection, I will trouble you in the future."
"Thank you for thinking highly of me, young lady." There are three grades of martial arts masters in Beijing, and 24 taels is the highest grade. Gu Yanxi felt that she was valued and was in a good mood. "I will be able to teach tomorrow. I wonder how to arrange the class time."
"Starting from the 15th hour of the morning, half an hour of physical training is enough, and it won't interfere with their studies. If anyone wants to practice more, we can make other arrangements."
"Yes, I understand."
Hua Zhi glanced at the sun outside and said, "Then I won't keep you here."
Gu Yanxi glanced at Shaoyao, bowed and left. Shaoyao was not very willing but did not dare to disobey and stood up, "Huahua, I'll go see him off."
Knowing that the two had something to say, Hua Zhi did not stop them, but just said, "Hurry up, it's time to eat."
Shaoyao then became a little more energetic, and with a sigh she chased after him.
Bao Xia came in from outside, "Miss."
"Do you see what's going on?"
"From what I can see, Miss Shaoyao and Mr. Lu are very familiar with each other. Miss Shaoyao feels very comfortable in front of him and it's obvious that she trusts him very much."
If Hua Zhi hadn't seen that Shaoyao believed him, she wouldn't have nodded. Although he had restrained his aura, this man always made her feel that he shouldn't be like this. Although he lowered his eyebrows and looked submissive, there was a sense of indifference between his eyebrows and eyes, which was not the way a person who was inferior to others would behave.
However, since Shaoyao's master can tolerate someone like Shaoyao, it is not surprising that he has someone like Mr. Lu under his command.
PS: Wow, Kong Kong is so excited to write this!