Su Ji explained that he did it on purpose.
If the Ti Xing Secretary rescued people, he could only do so in private, but it was more convenient for Qi Shang to lead a group of people openly, especially after he found out that Princess Ding'an was also inside, so he couldn't take action easily.
"Su is ashamed. If he hadn't gone around in this circle, Miss Lu would not have been injured."
Lu Anran was not angry because of this, and nodded and said: "Master Su is thoughtful, and if Qi Shen leads this, Princess Ding'an will be restrained in the future."
Su Ji was surprised. In his heart, no matter how sensible a woman is, there will always be a bit of resentment. Lu Anran looked calm, but he also analyzed the pros and cons. From the tone of her voice, he could tell that what she said was indeed what she thought. Su Ji couldn't help but feel The look in her eyes changed a little.
"Miss Lu, you can rest assured about this. Princess Ding'an is narrow-minded and has suffered a big loss this time. She must hate Lu Taotao the most now."
Su Ji smiled and said, "Besides, after the day after tomorrow, Princess Ding'an may not be able to focus on other things."
Lu Anran was puzzled: "Why?"
"Nangong Zhi is coming back."
Princess Ding'an was madly in love with Nangong Zhi, the prince of Wu'an Marquis, and everyone in the capital knew about the commotion. Lu Anran also heard about it.
Logically speaking, the two of them were of the same status and family background, and given the emperor's love for Princess Ding'an, she should be married to her. However, the emperor has not issued the imperial edict for marriage.
Prince Wu'an was famous and talented. He entered the cabinet as a young man and had a bright future. Many women were secretly attracted to him.
However, the princess of Ding'an appointed a husband, but the daughter of the royal capital had no intention but no courage, so that Nangong Zhi was nineteen years old and still had no marriage.
Before Su Ji left, he said to Lu Anran: "The prince asked me to find a guard for you. You can meet him first."
As soon as the door opened, a vigorous figure stepped in, wearing a dark red outfit, a belt that cinched her waist, and a ponytail that looked handsome.
The visitor deliberately stood by the screen so that Lu Anran could see it.
Lu Anran looked at her straight figure and delicate profile, but her heroic spirit could be seen in the corners of her eyes and brows, and a flash of surprise flashed in her eyes - she was actually a woman.
"Although Wu Fang is a woman, her skills are good, so Miss Lu can rest assured." Su Ji said.
It wasn't until Su Ji left that Lu Anran came back to his senses and faced Wu Fang face to face.
"Is Wu Fang's real name?"
Wu Fang shook his head and said, "There is only one name."
Lu Anran felt that there should be a story in it, but not everyone had to expose their privacy. Since he could be under Yun Qi's hands, it showed that this person was trustworthy.
Looking at the woman's eyebrows, they are cold and tinged with evil aura. They are different from Qi Shang's aura of fighting on the battlefield. Instead, they are wandering in the dark killing, blending in the indifference of flesh and blood.
When Yun Qi was not around, Su Ji left behind and left. Lu Anran had no choice but to put it away for now and said, "I'll let Chun Miao clean a room and come out. It's getting late, so you go down first."
Wu Fang lowered his eyes, covering his piercing cold eyes, "Yes, Miss."
Lu Anran rubbed his forehead, his brain that had been attacked seemed to be aching again.
Mo Yan was a rough guy with a shameless temper. Although he was reluctant, Lu Anran knew that he was repaying her for saving his life, so he had no burden in giving orders.
There is no difference, she is a woman, and unlike Chun Miao, she is a child of the Lu family. For no reason, he couldn't command her to act like a cow or a horse like he did with Mo Yan. For a moment, he didn't know what to do.
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March 3rd is Shangsi Festival.
Spring fun, sacrifices and banquets, flowing water to drink wine.
After being attacked while outing that day, Lu Anran rested at home for several days, only reading and writing, and occasionally making medicinal tea, which was considered leisurely and elegant.
During this period, Chunmiao would always bring back gossip from outside.
For example, on the 28th, when Chengjun Academy started classes, they invited a lion dance team to climb up and make it really lively. She also saw that Miss Lu Er, in addition to her behavior becoming more and more like a Jiangnan person, she also made friends with more ladies around her.
Another major event was that Prince Nangong, the prince of Wu'an Hou, returned to the capital. The scene was more lively than the lion dance at the entrance of Chengjun Academy.
"Girls from all over the city have gone. The streets, restaurants, and even the low walls are crawling with people. They are throwing whatever sachets and silk flowers they have at Prince Nangong." Chunmiao was speechless, " The women in Wangdu City are all crazy.”
Lu Anran didn't even move his brows. He dipped his ink and swiped a brush, and the paper fell into smoke.
"Prince Nangong is not even angry. He even smiles at everyone. His smile is really..." Chunmiao racked her brains and came up with one, "How handsome."
After Lu Anran finished writing the last word, he raised his head and glanced at Chunmiao in this posture, "Prince Nangong is very handsome, but your lady is thirsty."
Chunmiao immediately poured the tea, with some confusion in her voice: "Miss, didn't you say that Prince Nangong asked Princess Ding'an to target her? Why are those women so bold and not afraid of Princess Ding'an's revenge afterwards?"
In Chunmiao's mind, Princess Ding'an was a crazy woman. She thought that her young lady was getting into trouble one after another for no apparent reason.
"The noble lady doesn't want to provoke anyone. Because her family background is there, the common people have less scruples, and there are so many people. Besides..." Lu Anran asked her: "Will Crown Prince Nangong choose one of them to be his wife?"
Chunmiao quickly shook her head, "How is that possible?"
"That's it." Lu Anran picked up the tea bowl and said calmly: "In the eyes of Princess Ding'an, they are all ants."
After this excitement came today, Shangsi Festival, which was also the day of the spring banquet decided by Lu Jianyu.
After Lu Anran changed her clothes, Chunmiao knelt down and hung the sachet of herbs on her waist. She hesitated and said, "Miss, I heard that the wind outside is not good."
During the Shangsi Festival in previous years, there were several banquets in Wangdu City, mostly where close friends gathered together. Whether it was serving flowing wine or eating flower tea, it was very poetic and elegant.
However, this year, Lu Jianyu posted a lot of posts early and invited all the young ladies from countless families in the royal capital, which naturally aroused a lot of discussion.
"They secretly laughed and said, 'The custom of Mengdu's banquet hosted by the two young ladies of the Lu family who have not left the government is really unique.'" Chunmiao learned how to speak, and she always imitated it perfectly.
What made Chunmiao unhappy was that Lu Jianyu clearly wanted to be in the limelight, but she brought her young lady to be criticized.
In fact, Chunmiao specifically inquired and found out that there had been such cases in the capital city. Besides, the people invited were all of the same age. They gathered together to have tea and drinks, and it was a private gathering. It was not that particular.
After all, the families in the capital still looked down upon people who came out of the wilderness in their eyes.
After calculating the time, the two of them packed up and went out. Lu Anran said, "Is grandma a confused person?"
Chunmiao didn't dare to nod, so she could only say secretly: "The old lady prefers the second young lady."
Lu Anran smiled silently and said: "You are wrong. The Lu family is the first in my grandmother's heart. Nowadays, these grandmothers have known about it for a long time, but they still leave it to Lu Jianyu. Why do you think it is?"
"Slave... I don't understand very well."
Lu Anran looked at the horizon. The sky was blue, with a few white clouds as light as tobacco. The sun was shining through. It was indeed a bright and brilliant day.
Mrs. Lu was unwilling to accept the decline of the Lu family, and always tried to "turn the tide" so as not to have nowhere to rest for her competitive spirit.
But she didn't understand, or didn't want to see clearly, that a family's decline could not be easily restored by one person and a banquet.
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The spring banquet was held in a village outside the city called "Ya Xianju".
No one knows who the owner of Zhuangzi is, but various banquets are often hosted here. The wonderful thing is that there are people in the village who are responsible for all the hospitality and services. You only need to tell the other party according to your own ideas and give enough money, then you don't have to worry about other things. I will take care of everything that is done for you.
Lu Anran didn't know how Lu Jianyu found this place. It was undeniable that it was very suitable for a family like the Lu family who was not in the royal capital at all and wanted to hold a banquet and make friends.
Lu Anran and Chunmiao entered through the gate. As for Wu Fang, they didn't know where she was after leaving Jiqingfang, but Lu Anran believed that she must have followed them secretly.
In the late spring of March, there are flowers on both sides all the way inside, decorated in various colors, making it very festive and beautiful.
In the largest garden, there was an octagonal pavilion with bamboo curtains rolled up on all sides, inside which sat a man and a woman.
The man, dressed in blue and wearing a Confucian hat, sits as straight as a bell, twisting a black chess piece in his hand. From a distance, he looks cool and calm. But when he gets closer, he realizes that his brows are furrowed and he looks anxious, and a thin layer of sweat breaks out on his forehead.
As for the woman opposite, Lu Anran could only see her back, and she could also catch a glimpse of her outstanding grace. The white clothes are like light clouds, like narcissus in the lake, the cold fragrance leaves a shadow, a fairy under the moon.
Others stood around on both sides, watching the chess in silence.
"Okay!" shouted, and the originally silent scene was instantly broken like a mirror.
The Confucian scholar who was playing chess stood up, bowed his hands in a scholarly salute, and then left the pavilion with a blushing face, having no time to care about the laughter behind him.
"Is this the fifth person who was defeated by Su Xiangxiang today?"
"Su Xiangxiang became famous after breaking the top ten chess games. We met her today. Everyone wants to have a fight with her. I don't know if the drunkard's intention is to drink."
"Come on, let's go take a look too."
Several women passed by Lu Anran without even taking a second glance, and walked towards the Octagonal Pavilion with different purposes and with great interest.
To be honest, Lu Anran thought that Lu Jianyu's banquet was quite good. There were flowers, tea, poems and music, and chess was played to meet friends. It could be called 'elegant'.
However, the host of the banquet, Lu Jianyu, was not in a good mood right now. She turned her back to everyone and was picking at her fingernails and looking in the direction of the Octagonal Pavilion with a gloomy expression on her face.
She invited Su Xiangxiang to add some flowers to the spring banquet, but who knew that the other party would steal the limelight instead.
What a talented girl from the capital city, hehe, she has no consciousness of being a guest at all!
Fortunately, Su Xiangxiang gave up when he saw fit. After another chess game, he took the maid down to change clothes and left the Octagonal Pavilion like a star holding the moon.
Lu Jianyu's expression improved a little, and she continued to entertain the guests with a smile.
So when Lu Anran saw Lu Jianyu, she was like a butterfly circling among different people. The way she was comfortable and enjoying herself always made Lu Anran deeply admired.
"Second sister is busy, don't disturb her." Lu Anran planned to take Chunmiao for a couple of casual walks, and then take the time to say goodbye to Lu Jianyu, which would be considered the complete journey.
There are many people here, but Zhuangzi is not small. They hang out in small groups according to their interests, go boating in the lake, or drink tea on the shore. When the mood comes, play a song or have a drink. The scenery is beautiful and everything is leisurely and comfortable. .
But no matter how old we are, we are still in the same village. Going around and around, we will always bump into people we are familiar with but not familiar with.
Lu Anran met someone unexpectedly in the corridor at this moment. The two of them raised their eyes and looked at each other silently.
