Returning to the outskirts of Osmanthus Forest, Lu Zhizhang actually stayed where he was, arguing with the secret guards.
Now I suddenly saw Jiang Nianjiao go and come back, still coming in the same direction as me. Lu Zhizhang couldn't help but feel happy.
"Miss Jiang."
Jiang Nianjiao didn't look at him. She just said to the person holding Lu Zhizhang's arm, "Let him go first."
After all, the secret guard was not Jiang Nianjiao's. When they heard this, they only looked at Zhao Yanzhen subconsciously.
It wasn't until the dark-faced Zhao Yanzhen nodded invisibly that they let him go.
Lu Zhizhang rubbed his arm, and then just handed over to Jiang Nianjiao, "Thank you for saving me today, girl."
Hearing Lu Zhizhang's words, Zhao Yanzhen couldn't help but sarcastically said, "Don't thank me so early. She is back here to let you explain what this portrait is about."
After saying that, there was no need for Jiang Nianjiao to say anything else, Zhao Yanzhen opened the scroll directly.
As the woman in the painting unfolded in the scroll, Lu Zhizhang couldn't help but frown, "Who is this?"
"Why are you pretending to be stupid? Didn't you paint this painting?" Zhao Yanzhen said in an extremely unhappy tone.
Lu Zhizhang only looked at the scroll carefully, then looked up at Jiang Nianjiao, and then he seemed to suddenly realize it. He only told the boy beside him, "Go get pen and ink."
When the boy left, Lu Zhizhang immediately denied, "This is indeed not a painting by me. If I wanted to paint Miss Jiang, how could I have made the girl so ugly?"
While speaking, he looked at Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Girl, if you don't believe it, you can visit Lu's house next time. There are many paintings in my house that can prove my innocence."
"If it wasn't you, who else could it be? That person posted my portrait all over the West City, and said that it's hard to forget the mountains and forests." Jiang Nianjiao asked.
Lu Zhizhang was surprised and said, "How could it be so?"
At the same time, the boy had already brought a pen and paper over, and Lu Zhizhang drew a simple sketch of Jiang Nianjiao with only a few strokes.
Although he drew hastily, his technique was more similar to the portrait he just painted.
And during the painting process, Lu Zhizhang suddenly said, "Is it them?"
Lu Zhizhang said righteously, "Girl, please don't get excited. When I get back, I will ask my friends for clarification on my behalf."
"You mean this portrait was painted by your friend?" Jiang Nianjiao was a little suspicious.
Lu Zhizhang smiled bitterly, "They all knew that I was in love with the girl, but they and I didn't know who the girl was that day. Maybe they were out of good intentions, so they searched for the girl everywhere for me. They just didn't want me to be with the girl. It’s also a close fate, I thought it would be difficult to meet again in this life, but I didn’t expect to meet again now.”
"What a great fate, I think there is an ulterior motive?" When Zhao Yanzhen said this from behind, his tone was sour, as if he had upset the jealousy jar.
Lu Zhizhang was stabbed by Zhao Yanzhen, and naturally he retaliated: "Whether Miss Jiang and I are closely related, God will decide for itself, but Your Highness, Lu must remind you that taking things by force is not a gentleman." If your Highness really cares about Miss Jiang, you must think about Miss Jiang instead of making your thoughts known to everyone."
Lu Zhizhang's words obviously hurt Zhao Yanzhen, "It's not the turn of an unrelated person to make irresponsible remarks about the matter between me and Jiaojiao. Besides, I am the one who likes Jiaojiao. You'd better give up on this idea as soon as possible." "
I have to admit that once this man gets jealous, he really has nothing to do with women. Not to mention the fights, the verbal exchanges between the two are also very exciting.
It's a pity that Jiang Nianjiao is insensitive to these two people. After all, one is a villain and the other is a hypocritical gentleman.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao only planned to use this opportunity to escape.
I didn't want these two people to quarrel, but I didn't forget that they were both dynamic.
Seeing Jiang Nianjiao preparing to leave. Zhao Yanzhen and Lu Zhizhang only spoke at the same time.
"Miss Jiang, where are you going?"
"Jiaojiao, why are you leaving? You just want to say something."
"What do I have to say? Should I say that you two are a perfect match? Or should I wish you a happy new year?"
Sure enough, as soon as Jiang Nianjiao finished speaking, their faces darkened at the same time. The eyes looking at each other were filled with disgust.
And in
At this time, there was a burst of noise in the sweet-scented osmanthus forest.
The secret guard hiding in the dark could not help but whisper a reminder: "Your Highness, the people sent by Fengchen Palace seem to have found this place."
As the secret guard finished speaking, before Zhao Yanzhen had time to pull away, a palace official from Fengchen Palace spotted Zhao Yanzhen with sharp eyes.
"Your Highness is here!" the palace man shouted loudly.
At the same time, everyone gathered around here.
"Your Highness, the slaves have finally found you. The Queen is sending people everywhere to look for you. Please, Your Highness, follow the slaves back to Fengchen Palace."
It was obviously extremely unrealistic for Zhao Yanzhen to escape at this time. He looked at the besiegers speechlessly.
At this time, Lu Zhizhang and Jiang Nianjiao seemed to be watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
"Your Highness, is the beauty from Fengchen Palace still waiting for you? You'd better go see the beauty as soon as possible, and don't neglect her." Jiang Nianjiao remembered that she had been troubled by the blind date for two hours before. , Zhao Yanzhen was gloating about his misfortune, and she naturally did not forget to take revenge at this moment.
It's a pity that Zhao Yanzhen obviously misunderstood her meaning. He smiled happily and said, "Jiaojiao is jealous?"
While speaking, he did not forget to pick up Jiang Nianjiao's hand and said, "Don't worry, Jiaojiao, I only have you in my heart, and those beauties are just going through the motions. No matter how beautiful they are, I will never look at them twice." .”
"If Jiaojiao doesn't believe it, I can take Jiaojiao to Fengchen Palace now to announce my father's promise."
Jiang Nianjiao didn't expect that Zhao Yanzhen would be even more bitter than herself when she said such harsh words.
At this moment, Jiang Nianjiao could only admit her defeat completely, "Okay, okay, you'd better go there quickly. If the Queen knows that you and I are hanging out here, she will definitely be angry."
After saying this, she almost pushed and invited Zhao Yanzhen to the Fengchen Palace.
It's a pity that when she pushed Zhao Yanzhen, Zhao Yanzhen had to kiss Jiang Nianjiao's wrist in front of everyone before he would give up.
While everyone was staring at her, Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but her hands trembled due to his actions. Although this action was not more outrageous than usual, she still couldn't help but blush on her face when people looked at her. .
Fortunately, Zhao Yanzhen got an advantage and no longer struggled.
He let go of Jiang Nianjiao's hand and glanced provocatively at Lu Zhizhang, as if he were a victorious peacock.
Lu Zhizhang didn't seem to care about his provocation.
But obviously with Zhao Yanzhen disrupting the situation, the two of them could no longer pretend to continue walking as if nothing had happened.
The two of them soon returned to Yuxiu Palace. Concubine Yuxian was having a lively chat with Lu Zhizhang's mother. Seeing that they were back so quickly, she couldn't help but be surprised.
Concubine Yuxian spoke first, "Jiaojiao, why are you back so soon?"
Jiang Nianjiao lowered her head and said, "Master Lu and I have already gotten to know each other."
After Jiang Nianjiao's words reached this point, Concubine Yu Xian naturally stopped asking further questions.
Next, Lu Zhizhang's mother obviously noticed Jiang Nianjiao's lack of interest in Lu Zhizhang, and she couldn't help but cast a harsh look at Lu Zhizhang.
After all, you have to know that it took a lot of effort for her to establish a relationship here for Lu Zhizhang. But when we got online, the other party seemed to have no interest in his son at all.
This really shouldn't be the case. It's not like she was boasting about her son. Apart from his lower family status, his son was completely impeccable. It's not like she hadn't seen Jiang Nianjiao's ex marrying him. No one can say that his son is better than the Chen family.
Perhaps it was because I was afraid that the deal would not go through. Both of them were a little distracted.
After a few hasty conversations, Lu Zhizhang's mother found an excuse and left Yuxiu Palace.
Concubine Yuxian naturally knew that Jiang Nianjiao was unwilling to get married today.
Therefore, considering this aspect, she just whispered, "Jiaojiao, why are you dissatisfied with that Lu Tanhua? Why did he come back so early today?"
Jiang Nianjiao had expected that Concubine Yuxian would ask about this reason. After all, from past to present, Concubine Yuxian really thought that Lu Zhizhang was a good person. ..
Therefore, she had already thought of a countermeasure.
"It is true that Lu Tanhua has made great achievements. If he becomes an official, he will definitely benefit the people. Just like my uncle
General. I naturally admire such people in my heart, but you know me, aunt. I am not as capable as your aunt, and I may not be able to endure so much hardship. Jiang Nianjiao whispered.
Hearing her talk about her younger brother, Concubine Yuxian stopped talking. Although she had lived in the palace for a long time, she also knew that her aunt had been in charge of all the affairs of the Gao family over the years, and it was very expensive to have to take care of her uncle's daily life. Mental effort.
As for Lu Zhizhang, she had only heard people say that he had good character and that he was indeed a talented person in appearance, so she thought that such a man could not be more suitable for Jiaojiao.
But if the other party is really someone like his uncle, then Jiaojiao is indeed not someone who can endure such hardships.
Jiang Nianjiao then continued her analysis, "Besides, I heard that he was supposed to be the top pick this spring. But he was demoted to the top pick because he criticized the Chen family. During this period, he was not allowed to be reused because of the Chen family. His talent He may have acted with great foresight. If the world changes in the future, he will definitely have a place in this court. However, if he succeeds in this way, he will surely suffer from this in the future. Even His Majesty may not be able to completely guarantee the Chen family. It will definitely fall, so can he ensure that the Chen family can really fall? And can he be as lucky as today every time? He has to shoot the first bird."
After listening to Jiang Nianjiao's analysis, Concubine Yuxian actually felt that it made some sense.
She then stopped dwelling on Lu Zhizhang's topic and simply said, "Auntie knows that you have ideas, but you have to be careful about this marriage."
Jiang Nianjiao saw that her aunt was already willing to compromise, so she naturally nodded obediently, "Auntie, I take it all to heart. You see, every time you call me over, I don't always come over."
After coaxing Concubine Yuxian, Jiang Nianjiao decided to say goodbye to Concubine Yuxian and left, although Concubine Yuxian also tried to keep her in Yuxiu Palace for a few days.
However, she was suffering from a headache due to the mess in the Jiang family, and she had no extra time to spend leisurely time.
