Thirty-five years of Tianmao.
The Lu family's mansion, one of the five major clans, is located in the back mountain.
"Lu Xiyan! Lu Xiyan! Get down!!"
Fifteen-year-old Qiong Yi sat on the tree with her arms folded, her two thin legs dangling in her dress. She raised her head and said in a clear voice: "Who are you calling? Lu Lanshan, you have the ability." Come up!"
The girl named Lu Lanshan under the tree stared and gritted her teeth: "You! I...I...!" She clenched her fists and looked at Qiong Yi, who was standing in the tree with a proud face, and said angrily: "I'll tell you if you believe it or not. mother?!"
"Ah! I'm so scared!"
Qiong Yi pretended to be frightened, and then said with a smile: "Come on, you think I'm scared? Don't you know who did this?"
"...Putting it all on me? Lu Xiyan, you are so powerful." What Lu Lanshan saw most was that the man in front of her was invulnerable, and he was arguing with her with a smile on his face. She snorted: "Get down!"
"Another fight?"
"Still fighting? I'll give you a slap on the head! If you can, just stay up there! Whoever caused the trouble will be dealt with!!" Lu Lanshan didn't want to say another word to this person, and turned around to leave. Qiong Yi's clear voice came: "Then you have to take care of yourself and don't let Madam find out."
Seeing Lu Lanshan walk away full of anger, Qiong Yi laughed alone in the tree for a long time.
"Still laughing, come down."
Another person's voice came from under the tree, soft and clear. Qiong Yi knew who was coming as soon as she heard it. She lowered her head and glanced down. There was a girl wearing coarse linen clothes standing under the tree, looking at her with a half-frowning eyebrow. she.
Qiong Yi smiled, and then jumped down from the tree skillfully, landing lightly on the ground.
"A Luo." She smiled and greeted him, showing a pair of small tiger teeth.
Zhu Yunluo said with a hint of anger: "Qiong Yi, how old are you, why do you still like to make such a fuss?"
Qiong Yi stuck out her tongue and muttered in a low voice: "Why am I making such a fuss? It's just Lu Lanshan who messed with me again..."
Zhu Yunluo's ears were very good and she could hear clearly: "Did Miss Lu provoke you, or did you provoke her?"
Qiong also disagreed with what she said and argued: "She hates me so much, and I am just provoking her by standing in front of her! Isn't it just because she doesn't like me that she wants to fight with me..."
Zhu Yunluo saw that she had no idea she was wrong and shook her head: "I know you and Miss Lu have always been at odds, but you can't cause trouble."
"I didn't!" Qiong Yi raised his head, his purple eyes full of confidence: "I really didn't break that glass vase!"
Recalling that an hour ago, Qiong Yi and Lu Lanshan met in the front hall. Just because of friction when they turned around, it suddenly turned into a bare-handed fight. The gifts sent by others and placed in the hall were shaken off the table and dropped. It was shattered.
They were fighting together, can you blame her alone?
You want Qiong to say that Lu Lanshan brought the boxing style, and she has to take full responsibility.
So she said this with a clear conscience.
Zhu Yunluo was deeply suspicious. Seeing Qiong Yi's confident words, she still felt uneasy and said, "You should have dinner later. Go early. Madam seems to have something to say."
"Dinner? That's not even an hour away? Why are you going so early?" Qiong Yi looked at the sky and measured the time, "I won't go so early. I don't want to go. I want to stay with Aluo for a while!" After saying that, she took Zhu Yunluo's hand.
"If you don't go, you will be punished again." Zhu Yunluo curled her lips and squeezed Qiong Yi's hand. "obedient."
Qiong Yi pursed her lips and said, "Master and senior brother haven't come back, and Lu Lanshan doesn't want to see me. If I go, she might have something to say to Lu Xu."
"The eldest son is back." Zhu Yunluo coaxed, "Tonight's dinner is a welcome feast for the eldest son."
Qiong Yi's eyes lit up, "Is it true? Senior brother is back?" Seeing her reaction, Zhu Yunluo responded, "Yes. It's time to go out for a year of training."
Among the inner disciples of the Lu family, apart from most of the disciples who had a good relationship, senior brother Lu Yuhao and Qiong Yi were the closest.
"You were punished last time, so you have to be careful not to make Madam angry again. You have to remember that our statuses have been different for a long time. You are the direct descendant of the sect master, and I am still a miscellaneous servant. You don't have to do anything for me. I don't want to let you get hurt for me like last time." Zhu Yunluo held down Qiong Yi's shoulders, her brown eyes filled with a bit of light.
Qiong Yi turned her face away from looking at Zhu Yunluo, "I don't understand, we are all human beings, why do we have to be classified as high or low?" She paused for a moment, then continued: "I don't understand why, everyone is I think it is such a gift for me to be chosen as a disciple from a miscellaneous cultivator by Madam..."
"Qiong Yi! How many times have I told you." Zhu Yunluo frowned slightly and said seriously, "You should bear in mind the kindness of the sect master's wife. What happened in the past has long since passed. You are now Lu The 'Lu Xiyan' in our family is not Xiao Qiongyi who was raised by grandpa."
Qiong Yi took a breath and said to himself between breaths: "I don't like this name."
"Okay, I still have something to tell you." Zhu Yunluo's face softened, and she patted her shoulder gently. After Qiong Yi raised her head, she pinched the tip of her nose, "You and Lu Lanshan broke it." That glass vase was sent by the Sheng family."
"It was sent by the Sheng family, what happened?"
"Let's not mention how much it is worth. The generous gift sent by the Sheng family today has been shattered. If word spread, I'm afraid it will be criticized by others." Zhu Yunluo paused, "I heard people in Taipa City saying that according to Lu Sheng's two If this momentum continues, we may get married."
Speaking of marriage, Qiong Yi immediately thought of her elder brother's face, and what else came to her mind: "There are no girls in this direct generation of the Sheng family, right? Then the only choice is to marry, and if possible, it seems that only The second son of the Sheng family? Isn't he deaf? "
"Having said that, Madam will definitely not let the Lu family suffer such injustice. You should have heard of the third son of the Sheng family. His name is Sheng Hao. Although he is not as good as the first, he is highly praised among all the sects of the family. Gao, if we want to get married, it should be between him and Miss Lu Lanshan, they are also close in age."
"Then these have nothing to do with me." Qiong Yi was very confused, not knowing what Zhu Yunluo was asking her to do.
Zhu Yunluo concentrated her attention, "I want to tell you that the glass vase is probably a gift from Miss Lu's future husband's family. It doesn't matter if she drops it, but you will be punished!"
After finishing speaking, he added: "Don't provoke Miss Lu again in the future, do you understand?"
Qiong also felt unhappy thinking about Lu Lanshan's usual domineering demeanor, "She can't get used to me, so how can I get used to her!" Seeing Zhu Yunluo's slightly dark expression in a blink of an eye, she had to change her words, "Okay, Ah Luo, I I won’t mess with her anymore, and I won’t care about her anymore if she messes with me.”
"Um."
As the two of them talked, they unknowingly walked down the hilltop full of ginkgo trees. In front of them was a paved gravel road. The lush trees on the roadside concealed the blurry outlines of houses in the distance, standing in the sunset.
"Send me here." When they reached the entrance of the garden, Qiong Yi stopped and said to Zhu Yunluo.
Zhu Yunluo nodded slightly.
*
The scenery of the mountain behind Lujia is famous for the ginkgo trees all over the mountain. The white stone stairs wind down and there are several white stone lanterns on one side, which is elegant yet grand. The pavilion in front of the mountain has a very elegant name, Yinyi Garden.
Qiong Yi returned to her bedroom in the garden. She just sat down and thought about what Zhu Yunluo had told her. When she was lost in thought, there was a light knock on the door, and a clear and gentle male voice said: "Xiao Wu, it's time to eat. "
"Elder brother!" Qiong Yi was very familiar with this voice. She immediately stood up and opened the door. She saw a young man standing outside the door. He was handsome and tall. He was Lu Yuhao, the eldest son of Lu.
Qiong Yi walked up to him, grinned at the person outside the door and said, "Elder brother is back!" Then when she raised her head to look at Lu Yuhao carefully, he pressed his hand down and stroked his head: "It's been a year, Xiaowu." He’s grown a lot taller.”
Compared with Lu Yuhao a year ago, he is taller now, and his features are more mature and heroic. In particular, he has a natural and gentle temperament in his movements that he never had before.
"No way! I haven't grown as fast as my brothers and sisters this year." Qiong Yi muttered, protecting his head. Then he asked, "When did Senior Brother come back?"
"Shortly in the afternoon, just over two hours." As Lu Yuhao said this, he helped Qiong Yi close the door, turned around and smiled, "Did you miss me?"
"I miss you so much!" Qiong Yi laughed, jumped up and threw herself into Lu Yuhao's arms: "I miss you every day!" After hearing this, Lu Yuhao couldn't help laughing and sighed, "It's still the same as when I was a child." Then he relaxed He opened his hand and said, "Let's go to the main hall to have a meal."
Side room of the main hall.
Several disciples were already sitting in the side room. When they saw Qiong Yi and Lu Yuhao, they called out: "Senior Brother. Fifth Senior Sister." Or "Fifth Junior Sister." Since the seat was fixed, Qiong also returned to his seat, and then sat quietly, waiting for Mrs. Lu's arrival.
Not long after, Mrs. Lu's wife came. Since the head of the family, Lu Bin, was not in the house recently, only his wife, Yang Suyong, was sitting alone on the main seat. She has curved eyes and thin eyebrows. She always puts general appearance first in her behavior and has a high say in the Lu family.
After Yang Suyong sat down, he ordered people to serve food one after another. Those who dine here are all direct disciples of the family head. Ordinary disciples or miscellaneous cultivators rarely have the opportunity to enter Yinyi Garden.
"Hao'er, what have you gained from this year of experience?" Yang Suyong asked, looking at his eldest son whom he had not seen for a long time.
"Auntie, I have learned a lot. I have made great progress in my cultivation and experience. There are also some interesting things that happened on the way. I might as well tell you in detail after dinner." Lu Yuhao replied with a smile.
Hearing his answer, Yang Suyong couldn't help but chuckle: "You don't know, Lan Shan has been thinking about you every day for the past year."
The disciples present chuckled.
"Grandma!" Lu Lanshan said slightly annoyed after hearing her grandma joking, "I don't either... talk about it every day."
One of the disciples smiled and said: "Lan Shan, senior brother came to see you as soon as he came back. I will definitely think of you every day during the training."
Lu Lanshan was amused: "Of course, who can I go to see if my brother doesn't meet me first! He also brought me a lot of goodies. I'll show them to everyone after dinner!"
