Menzi seemed to be thinking hard, and then nodded, "Yeah! I think I've seen them before, but I don't have much impression. What are your names?"
Lu Zuo and Yin Ji looked at each other, wondering whether they should use their real names. Just as they were hesitating, they suddenly heard the sound of horse hoofbeats behind them. The man rushed forward and nodded in compliment, "Second Young Master is back!"
It turned out that An Shilu was returning from riding a horse, followed by two servants on horseback. An Shilu turned over and dismounted, and the man took the opportunity to ask the second young master if he knew the two people at the door. An Shilu stared at Lu Zuo, and then said without looking back: "I don't know! Let's go away!"
These words made Yin Ji very angry. He raised his fist and wanted to rush forward. Lu Zuo quickly stretched out his hand to block it, and then shouted to An Shilu: "We are Mr. Shuiyue's disciples, and we are here to deliver two letters home to him." .”
An Shilu retracted his right foot that had already crossed the threshold, then turned to look at Lu Zuo questioningly, then turned and walked down the steps, came to Lu Zuo and looked him up and down, saying, "You are really my uncle." His disciple? But why have I never heard of it?" At this time, An Shilu saw Yin Ji behind Lu Zuo, and was even more surprised, "Are you? Yin Ji...Lu Zuo's disciple, how can you talk to this person? Together?"
Yin Ji couldn't help but find it funny, but he didn't expect that his master was standing in front of him, and he didn't even know who it was, and he also wanted to deceive him, so he pretended to be curious and said without waiting for the master to answer, "Yin Ji? Who is Yin Ji you are talking about? My name is Tao Qian, not the Yin Ji you are talking about!"
An Shilu was even more confused by what he said. He looked at Yin Ji for a long time in confusion and murmured: "How is it possible? It looks like... it really looks like it!"
The weather was so hot, Lu Zuo had no intention of joking with him, so he urged: "I would like to ask Second Young Master to help me. I really have something urgent to do to contact the Lord!"
"Okay, okay! Just wait!" An Shilu said impatiently, and then turned to tell the disciples, "You go and report to the master first!"
Menzi leaned forward and followed An Shilu into the courtyard together.
Shao Qing, the disciple came out with a smile as expected. There was also a butler from the Earl's Mansion in front of him, who also came out to greet him.
The butler saluted Lu Zuo politely and said: "This young master has been waiting for a long time. Our master said that he would like to invite you!"
Lu and Zuo followed the housekeeper into the mansion, walked left and right, passed several gardens, walked through the corridor, and came to the reception hall of the Earl's Mansion. The butler still said politely: "You two, please sit down for a moment. Our master will be here soon."
After a moment, Anyuanshan actually walked out of the back hall and recognized Yin Ji at a glance, "Hey, little Yin Ji is here!" Then he pointed at Lu Zuo and asked, "Who is this?"
Lu Zuo stepped forward to bow and said with a smile: "Master, don't you recognize this junior?"
An Yuanshan thought he was an old acquaintance when he heard what he said, but just now the housekeeper reported that he was his brother's disciple. Besides, he had never heard his brother mention that he had a disciple, so it was even less likely that he had met this person. ! Anyuanshan looked at Lu Zuo from side to side. He seemed to have seen him before, but he couldn't tell who it was. He came with Yin Ji, so who could it be? So he turned back and asked Yin Ji: "Who is this?"
Yin Ji was dumbfounded at the side, "He is really an old acquaintance of yours!"
"Oh?" An Yuanshan looked back at Lu Zuo again, "Young man, please don't play riddles with me. I'm already an old man, so I don't remember you!"
Lu Zuo leaned forward and said with a smile: "Junior Lu Zuo, I have met the Duke!"
An Yuanshan was so frightened that he took two steps back. Seeing how different his stature and appearance were from Lu Zuo, he couldn't help blurting out: "How is that possible?"
So Lu Zuo briefly told Anyuanshan the whole story, and also gave Anyuanshan the letter entrusted by Mr. Shuiyue.
Anyuanshan took the letters, one of which was for his daughter An Jingruo, so he asked Lu Zuo: "Mr. Lu, oh no! Mr. Tao, since this letter is for my daughter, do you think you should hand it to me personally?" she?"
Lu Zuo hesitated for a moment, then nodded, "What about the princess?"
Anyuanshan then called his maid and asked her to invite the princess over. Then Anyuanshan hesitated again, not knowing how to speak, and seemed to have something to say. Lu Zuo also understood, so he said bluntly: "Sir, if you have something to say, just say it."
"That's all I'm saying!" An Yuanshan cleared his throat, "You must understand Jingruo's thoughts these days. Now that you have recovered from your serious illness, do you think we should talk about you and Jingruo? The marriage is about to happen.”
Lu Zuo's face turned pale in an instant, and he didn't know how to answer. Although he also wanted to marry her, he knew his body best. If one day his soul returned to the west, wouldn't it mean that he would ruin his youth and be destined to be a county in this life? The Lord is the plum blossoms within the wall, but it would be too shameless to reject the Lord's kindness. Moreover, everyone in the An family has been kind to him. After much thought, he decided to tell the truth frankly, but Yin Ji's The boy was still around, so he hesitated and declined: "I will explain this to you clearly someday. But now..."
Although An Yuanshan felt uncomfortable listening to this, he was also a sensible person, and he had already guessed it, "It doesn't matter, I am also a reasonable person, and I know what you are thinking. Since Mr. Tao wants to achieve greatness, I will do it now." Don’t force it! Then what will Mr. Tao do next?”
Lu Zuo then told An Yuanshan everything about Prince Ning's search for a place to live and a job for him. As he was talking, a person flashed out of the door, it was Princess Qiongqian Jing Ruo. Lu Zuo and Yin Ji quickly stood up and saluted, while An Jing Ruoye returned the salute with a smile. Lu Zuocong returned the gift and took out another letter, respectfully handed it to An Jingruo's hand, and said, "This is what Mr. Shuiyue asked me to give to you when he said goodbye yesterday."
Jing Jingruo looked sad. She didn't read the letter after taking it. She just held it tightly in her hand and asked, "Uncle, why did he leave in such a hurry and not come back to explain?"
"Mr. Shuiyue said that he was afraid that you would be worried about us and would be reluctant to leave when the time came, so we left without saying goodbye."
When Lu Zuo was talking, An Jingruo looked at Lu Zuo quietly, only to find that he had changed so much. His figure was slightly fatter than before. Although some traces could be seen at a closer look, his face was thicker than before. It looks a little more weathered. If you don't listen carefully, your voice will still be thicker than before, and your complexion will look much weaker than before. Lu Zuo felt a little embarrassed when An Jingruo looked at him, and involuntarily lowered his head slightly.
"Dad!" At this time, a voice came from the main room. It was An Shilu. At this time, he had changed into plain clothes and walked into the room with a smile on his face. "Oh, are the guests still there?"
