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In the end, Lu Shiqing was politely and warmly escorted out to a side door of the Yuan Mansion that was not facing the street.
Yuan Cixian took a detour along the back window and "ran into" him in the corridor. She apologized in person and said a lot of polite words, but said regretfully: "Please tell His Highness that I admire your talent and strategy. I also want to make friends with you, but I really have someone in my heart. I am afraid that if I interact with Your Highness too much, it will cause Minister Lu to misunderstand me in the future, so I have to let Your Highness down."
He wanted to say that Minister Lu would not misunderstand him, but he couldn't.
Lu Shiqing's heart was in turmoil, but he showed no sign of it on his face. He nodded in return to indicate that it was okay. He took off his mask after returning to the carriage, gritting his teeth in hatred.
Well, now how is he going to report to Zheng Zhuo
After he left the house, Yuan Cixian was also arrested by Yuan Yu.
The brother and sister had a quarrel over Lu Shiqing a few days ago. Yuan Yu had talked until his mouth was rotten, but he couldn't persuade this stubborn man. Now he continued to persuade him earnestly: "Cixian, if you want to use this delaying tactic, I won't stop you, but the Zhang and Li families both have good-looking men, why do you have to fight against the Lu family? Just look at Lu Zishu's bad popularity in Chang'an, and you will know. With his difficult character, he will make you smack your head and bleed sooner or later!"
Yuan Cixian touched his forehead and looked at him: "You sound so creepy, how can it be so exaggerated?"
"I think you won't give up until you hit the wall! You came here secretly, which was considered leaving room for maneuver. Now you deliberately told outsiders, isn't that telling the whole world?"
She nodded, "When I, Yuan Cixian, take a fancy to someone, I will announce it to the world, and everyone will know about it. It won't be okay until it spreads all over Chang'an in one day." She smiled and pulled his sleeve, "Brother, please don't waste your words. Tell me quickly, when does Minister Lu usually leave the court, and what route does he take to return home?"
…
The next day, Yuan Cixian went to block the man.
She had her own plans for Lu Shiqing. My brother was right. If it was just for temporary expediency, he was indeed not the only choice. He could even be considered the worst choice. She picked the softest persimmon. Why did she choose the hardest one
But she approached him for long-term considerations.
Her brother was idle in Beijing, and there was no way for her to find out the details of many things. She could only believe in the dream and take things one step at a time.
She had calculated that Emperor Huining did have many favorite ministers, but if she wanted to fit the description of the person in her dream as the "most favored one", it seemed that Lu Shiqing was the only one who could be chosen.
In terms of official position, he is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. There are two such officials in this dynasty, both of whom are the second in command of the Ministry of Personnel. They are the emperor's close attendants and can enter and leave the Forbidden City. They are often exposed to court secrets and participate in the decision-making of various government affairs. If he is in this position and is favored by the sage, he may become the top minister in the future and become the master of changing the situation.
Talking about deeds, she heard that a few years ago, Emperor Huining was assassinated and seriously injured. When he was dying, he did not call the eunuchs or his son, but asked someone to call Lu Shiqing, which showed how important Lu Shiqing was in the emperor's heart.
What’s even more terrible is that according to what Zheng Zhuo said in Furong Garden last time, this person is also the teacher of the Thirteenth Prince.
It would be very interesting if Lu Shiqing was the one who participated in the plan to force Emperor Huining to abdicate and assisted the Thirteenth Prince to ascend the throne many years later.
After Lu Shiqing left the court, he took the carriage back home as usual.
Today he was not on duty to accompany the saint, so he had some free time. Unexpectedly, when he was closing his eyes to rest peacefully, the carriage suddenly stopped, causing his elbow that was resting on the table to slip.
He frowned and asked outside, "What happened?"
There was no movement outside the car curtain.
He called out again: "Zhao Shu."
A trembling and excited voice rang out: "My dear...my dear, I, I saw the fairy..."
"… "
"A fairy girl riding a BMW!"
"… "
Lu Shiqing was so annoyed by his confusing words that he opened the car curtain and looked up to meet a pair of bright and sparkling eyes.
The woman was dressed in a pretty Hu costume, with an apricot-red lapel robe on top, Persian trousers on the bottom, a dew-carrying bag on the waist, and golden brocade boots on her feet. She was riding a light golden Arabian horse and looking at him with a warm smile.
He recognized the horse; it was given to Yuan Yu by Emperor Huining last year to congratulate him on his marriage.
He also recognized this person, it was Yuan Cixian.
She smiled and asked on the horse: "Minister Lu, what a coincidence, are you going to Yongxingfang?"
Lu Shiqing clenched his hands on the curtain, said "hmm" expressionlessly, and nodded to her as a greeting.
She smiled even more happily: "I live in Shengyefang, diagonally opposite you, just across the street from you."
Lu Shiqing had no intention of staying any longer, and said as if he had not heard anything: "The road is narrow and difficult to travel, the county lady please go first." After saying that, he did not wait for Zhao Shu to move. He tilted his head and saw that the boy was drooling down his chin. He could only grit his teeth and said angrily, "Zhao Shu...!"
Zhao Shu quickly came back to his senses, uttered "Oh" several times, picked up the reins with one hand, prepared to turn the horse's head to make way, and wiped his saliva with the other hand.
Lu Shiqing couldn't bear to see such a filthy scene, and was about to draw the curtain with a frown, but was interrupted by Yuan Cixian: "Minister Lu, it's so hot, you must have worked hard in court. I have an ice jar with sour plum juice in it. Would you like to drink it?"
She raised the box in her hand and waited for his answer with a smile.
His hand that was about to let go of the curtain paused, and he curved his lips and said, "It's such a hot day, and it's tiring for the county lady to go out. Why don't you drink it yourself?" After saying that, he loosened his hand and let go of the curtain.
Yuan Cixian was not annoyed. He stepped forward and said through the curtain, "Minister Lu, you may not want to drink now, but you may want to drink later..."
Lu Shiqing thought she was trying to persuade him to accept the ice mirror, and was about to say "no need", but she paused and said, "I will take you back home. If you change your mind along the way, just ask your coachman to call me."
"… "
Lu Shiqing almost thought he had misheard, but then he saw her immediately instruct Zhao Shu: "Brother Zhao, please continue to drive the carriage. My horse runs fast and can keep up."
Are you serious
Zhao Shu was so fascinated by the call of "Brother Zhao" that he at least remained slightly sober and turned around to ask, "My dear?"
Lu Shiqing was not afraid of this provocation, he laughed and said, "Then listen to the county lady and go back to the mansion."
The carriage rumbled forward. Soon, he could no longer laugh.
I was threatening Yuan Cixian in jest, but I didn't expect her to follow me. No matter how fast the carriage went, the clattering of horses' hooves outside the curtain followed closely.
Yes, in terms of speed, who can compare with the Ferghana horse bestowed by the saint
Then, something even more unbearable happened.
He heard people in the streets talking about this eye-catching horse, and the woman sitting high on the horse greeted everyone enthusiastically.
"My dear father, isn't my horse beautiful? Yes, yes, yes... I am sending our court's Minister Lu back home! What, it's windy, you can't hear clearly? Oh, I am telling you, I am sending our court's Minister Lu back home!"
"Grandma, you're asking who Minister Lu is? You don't know that our Minister Lu was very capable. He got the top honors at the age of fifteen... What was your grandson doing when he was so young?"
"My dear lady, you said you admire Minister Lu? Oh, that's not allowed, because our Minister Lu is already in love, he..."
"Yuan Cixian!" Lu Shiqing couldn't bear it anymore and interrupted her with gritted teeth.
She immediately stopped talking obediently, and waved goodbye to everyone with a smile: "...Ah, it's getting late, folks, let's talk again tomorrow."
For the first time in his life, Lu Shiqing truly experienced what it meant to be a swaggerer. When he was far away from the noisy area, he took a deep breath and stopped the carriage in a cold voice.
Yuan Cixian leaned down a little, approached the carriage curtain and asked earnestly, "Minister Lu, what did you call me for just now?"
There was a dead silence in the car. After a while, a calm voice was heard: "Please help me to see you off. This place is not far from my humble home. Please hand the Ice Mirror to my servant."
It would have been over sooner. Why did she have to sweat so much
Yuan Cixian was really tired of the sun, and didn't want to stay for a moment. He handed the box to Zhao Shu, and then leaned over again and said, "Minister Lu, you don't have to be polite. In fact, in terms of rank, I am higher than you, but when you saw me, you didn't get off the carriage and called me by my name. It's not that you don't respect your status and intend to offend me, but you want to get close to me, right?"
Lu Shiqing couldn't respond to this.
A crisp "crunch" sound came from the carriage, as if someone had crumpled rice paper into a ball.
Yuan Cixian smiled and said, "Your silence means you agree. Drink this sour plum soup while it's cool. We'll see you later."
…
Lu Shiqing returned home with a gloomy face.
Behind him, Zhao Shu followed with a box in his hand, muttering all the way: "My dear, so this is the legendary Princess of Lancang County! Oh, it's really..."
It is so beautiful that it makes one feel the poverty of words and the powerlessness of expressions!
He was struggling to find words to describe the situation when he suddenly saw the old lady coming towards him and he immediately shut up.
Lu Shiqing stopped and his tense face relaxed a little: "Mother."
Xuan smiled and walked forward: "Son, mother will buy you some autumn clothes in a few days. Come back to the room to choose some patterns..." She paused here, her eyes stopped at the box in Zhao Shu's hand, "What is this?"
Lu Shiqing winked at Zhao Shu.
He answered cheerfully, "Madam, I was lucky today. I met a young lady on the way. She insisted on giving me this box, saying that it was filled with sour plum juice to cool me down."
Xuan's smile did not diminish: "Really? That's really a blessing."
Lu Shiqing coughed uncomfortably: "Mother, I'll go back to my room first."
Xuan nodded and asked him to go. When the people walked away, her expression became serious and she said to the maid beside her, "This rascal really thinks his mother has never seen the world! The box is obviously made of top-grade huanghuali wood, and the carving is so exquisite, it is not something Zhao Shu can get! Send some people to find out the truth."
Zhao Shu lied until he was sweating all over. He followed Lu Shiqing to the door of his bedroom and asked in a low voice: "My dear, is this sour plum soup?"
Lu Shiqing stopped and turned back: "If you are not afraid of being poisoned, drink it." After saying that, he moved the door open and closed it with a "bang".
Zhao Shu retreated while muttering "How could it be poisonous?"
Lu Shiqing calmed down for a while, and when his noisy voice faded away, he stood in front of a bronze mirror in the room with a frown, brushed his clothes, opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't say it. He adjusted his belt again, changed his attitude and said in a very cold manner: "Azhuo, there is something I need to explain to you..."
He stopped here, paced back and forth twice, softened his expression, and said to the mirror again: "Azhuo, I've thought about it and I should have explained this to you as soon as possible. Yesterday I told you that the Princess of Lancang County rejected you, but I didn't know why. It was really difficult for me to say it at the moment, so I lied to you... Actually, she..."
He stopped again, took a deep breath, shook his head and started again: "Azhuo, I think you have heard about the movement in the city. Please don't misunderstand this matter. I and..."
He gritted his teeth, shook his head, and did it again. After doing this several times, he became extremely angry and raised his voice, "This Yuan Cixian...!"
Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door.
Xuan was shocked and speechless. She was silent for a long time before she spoke and asked, "Son! Did you hide the young lady from the Yuan family in the house?"
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