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After Lu Shiqing returned home, he ordered Cao An to send a message to Zheng Zhuo, explaining what happened today, so that he would not borrow his name and be exposed in front of the Yuan family another day.
Cao An was much more stable than Zhao Shu, and he was the one who helped to smooth out most of Lu Shiqing's private connections.
After he finished his work, he reported back: "My dear, the Sixth Prince sent someone to bring a message saying that Princess Shaohe has been making frequent small moves recently, please pay attention."
"I know." Lu Shiqing said calmly, "The two spies today were sent by her."
"Could it be that she knows about your personal relationship with His Highness?"
Lu Shiqing shook his head: "This woman's political sense is not very sharp. She sent spies just for trivial matters. There is no need to worry about it. But she has a say in front of the queen, and the queen is used to whispering to the saint. We should be careful about this."
Cao secretly thought that the so-called trivial matters refer to the love affairs between men and women. Princess Shaohe might have learned from somewhere that the Princess of Lancang County had left the capital, so she came to test her husband's reaction. However, her husband's sending of soup had already made this noble lady very embarrassed. I think she would not dare to be smart again in the short term.
"My dear, what do you think of the political sense of the Princess of Lancang County? I think she is close to you for other purposes, not because she is greedy for your..." He coughed, "It seems that she is trying to please you for some purpose."
Lu Shiqing knew that the word he had missed was "beauty". He nodded, indicating that he was right.
The more they got along, the less he could underestimate Yuan Cihan, especially today in the Yuan Mansion, after hearing her strategy that coincided with his own, he subconsciously pondered and speculated about her actions.
He found it hard to believe that her approach was innocent, yet he couldn't figure out what she was trying to do.
After all, she didn't seem to know about his and Zheng Zhuo's secret plan.
Cao An asked again: "Now that the sage has spoken, how do you plan to deal with this marriage that may very well happen to you?"
Lu Shiqing frowned and said, "I have delayed this matter until the end of the year. Since I cannot send her back to Yaozhou right now, let's take it one step at a time and see what she really wants."
"I think that you don't have to hide from the county lady. Since you can't see through her, why don't you take a closer look at her?"
He did not comment and lowered his head to study the chess record.
…
Yuan Cixian rested for a day. The next day, she asked the kitchen to make some breakfast and prepare a few bottles of medicine. Then she walked out of the yard full of energy.
She was destined not to return to Yaozhou. The saint had resorted to such an unkind way, which meant that he had made up his mind to keep her. If she tried to go south, she might be blocked again, and might even arouse his suspicion.
She had no complaints about this, after all, leaving is good, and staying is good. But if she had known this, she would not have told Yuan Yu about the dream. Looking at her brother's unkind attitude towards Xu Shan, she knew that he could not keep his temper. I am afraid that from now on, she will have to deal with the Sixth Prince more.
She was halfway there when she ran into Yuan Yu, who was shooting arrows in the morning. He stopped her and asked, "Where are you going so early in the morning?"
"I will go and atone for my brother's sin."
"Are you going to the Lu Residence to check on Lu Zishu's injuries?" Seeing her nod, Yuan Yu frowned, "Come here, I'll tell you something."
He now knew the real purpose of his sister approaching Lu Shiqing. He initially disagreed and cried loudly, saying that the Yuan family was in trouble, but they had to rely on her to sell her body to get by. It was all because of his uselessness as a brother, and he was ashamed of his father, mother, and ancestors...
As a result, he howled for a long time, but was stopped by Yuan Cixian's words, "Minister Lu is so handsome, and I am not at a disadvantage."
When Yuan Cixian came over, Yuan Yu said, "Listen to my brother's analysis of the current situation. It is said that people are not plants or trees, so who can be heartless? In my opinion, the whip that you almost blocked last time must have shocked Lu Zishu. He follows the saint to do things and understands the saint's mind best. He told a story about jackals, tigers and leopards, and persuaded my brother to send you back to Yaozhou. Although it is clear that he does not want to marry you, he actually does not want you to be imprisoned. So don't lose heart."
Yuan Cixian had heard him tell that story yesterday. She was still frightened when she heard about the whip. She thought for a moment and said, "Brother, what you said makes sense."
"But don't be too happy too soon. For a man, 'touched' is different from 'touched', and 'for your own good' is different from 'being good to you'."
"Why is it different?"
Yuan Yu cleared his throat, feeling that he had a place to show his ability, and said, "To put it simply, I persuaded you to return to Yaozhou because I was moved at the moment and wanted to do good for you. But I am willing to keep you in Beijing and protect you, which means I am really moved and want to do good for you."
Yuan Cixian suddenly realized and let out a long "Oh".
"Brother, I can guarantee that Lu Zishu no longer hates you as much as he did at the beginning, or that he has a good impression of you. But to say that he is willing to protect you, or even protect our Yuan family, I'm afraid he is still a long way from being ready. You have to keep adding fuel to the fire."
Yuan Cixian pointed to the medicine box and food box in the hands of the maid behind her and said, "I was just about to add more."
Yuan Yu restrained his expression and said, "But don't do it again! If a man and a woman are alone together late at night like last time, I will break your legs if it happens again... Yuan Cixian!"
She thought to herself that they were not alone, and there was Xiao Hei with them, but she did not argue: "I know, brother, don't worry, I will definitely not let myself suffer any loss!"
Yuan Yu stopped nagging and waved her hand to signal her to go.
…
When Yuan Cixian arrived at the Lu Mansion in Yongxingfang, she handed in a name card to show her official status. When the servants saw her, they hurriedly welcomed her in.
The Lu Mansion and the Yuan Mansion occupied about the same area, but the former looked more spacious. This was probably because the layout was simple, with few decorations, except for a few potted flowers and trees.
Yuan Cixian thought this made sense. After all, how could Lu Shiqing accept a rockery with jagged rocks? Even the flowers and trees in the mansion were trimmed into round, neat, and symmetrical shapes, which were rigid and boring.
One has to be more reserved when visiting someone for the first time, so she didn't look at him for long due to etiquette. When she heard that Lu Shiqing was in the study, she didn't insist on barging in, but waited obediently in the main hall.
When Lu Shiqing heard from his servants that the Lady of Lancang County was visiting, he wanted to retreat immediately, but he did not expect that Xuan had gone to the Da Ci'en Temple in Jinchangfang early in the morning. He had no choice but to go to the main hall. Before he could even enter the door, he heard a charming voice saying, "These are the wontons I asked the chef of Xiaoji to make this morning. Take them down and put them in the pot when the old lady comes back..."
She was very good at using his servants. Lu Shiqing's face darkened, and when he stepped into the door, his steps faltered.
The woman at the top was wearing a lilac-colored blouse with a goose-yellow long skirt. The two colors that seemed to be incongruous collided together, but they surprisingly went well with her. The blouse she was wearing was a fashionable half-sleeve style, with loose cuffs, revealing a section of her arms, and her porcelain-like skin made the whole room shine brightly.
After Yuan Cixian had given instructions to the servants, she saw him standing at the door and waved to him with a smile, "Good morning, Minister Lu."
With a wave of his hand, the plain-colored room became brighter.
He stepped forward and said, "Lu greets the county lady. I didn't know that the county lady came to my humble home. I am sorry for not welcoming you."
Yuan Cixian took his words seriously: "Minister Lu should have come to greet me. Your mansion is too big. I injured my leg yesterday and limped for a long time."
Lu Shiqing was silent. She knew how to act well. She wanted to deceive Emperor Huining, so she deceived him too.
Just at this moment of silence, Lu Shuangyu, who was called to meet the guest, arrived. The little girl, wearing a lilac-colored wide skirt, came over to pay her respects to Yuan Cixian, and then retreated behind her brother.
The fourteen-year-old girl couldn't hide her thoughts. Yuan Cihan could see that she looked listless and forced, perhaps she was still brooding over the incident at Lu Bridge.
But she didn't care much and continued to talk to Lu Shiqing: "Minister Lu, we are also friends who have shared life and death together. Why don't you ask me how I injured my legs and feet?"
Who has lived and died with her? Lu Shiqing asked patiently, "Excuse me, how did the county lady injure her legs?"
"I wanted to go back to Yaozhou yesterday, but I ran into bandits on the way and got hurt accidentally during the fight."
This was true. Yesterday, the group came to "rob money" and had a rough fight with her followers. She was escorted by Shicui and Jianzhi to retreat towards the capital. At first, she thought they were bandits, but later she became suspicious after seeing the route they were following.
She took advantage of the chaos to observe the group's knife-raising gestures and the location and strength of the knife drops, and concluded that they had received special and unified training and were definitely not from the grassroots. Finally, she connected many suspicious points and guessed that it was Emperor Huining, so she pretended to be panicked and fell into the mud on the side of the road.
After Yuan Cixian finished answering, she saw that the brother and sister were still standing there, so she pointed to a stool beside her and said, "Sit down." After they sat down, she told Shicui, "Bring the breakfast to Minister Lu."
She came all the way here just to bring him breakfast
Lu Shiqing was slightly stunned and for a moment forgot to say that he had already eaten.
Shi Cui went forward carrying a double-drawer food box.
Yuan Cixian followed up, “I made this myself…” She stopped abruptly here.
Oh, no, she forgot what the servant did!
Jianzhi, who was standing beside her, was startled and whispered, "Lotus porridge."
She quickly answered with an awkward smile: "…Lotus porridge. Try it."
Lu Shiqing's face darkened instantly. The truth was so obvious, did they think he was deaf
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