The day passed quickly in the scent of camellias. At nightfall, Qiao Yin drank the medicine and went to bed early. His mind was filled with fantasies about tomorrow's night market appointment.
Qiao Yin knew that there was a river next to the night market, and you could go boating and watch the lanterns at night.
Tomorrow she will take Xie Yu'an on a cruise, and the two of them will go down the waves and have a drink in front of the moon. When the lights are dim, she will pretend to be drunk and take the opportunity to knock Xie Yu'an down... Hehehehe.
Why get drunk?
Because it’s not embarrassing!
If she failed or had an accident, she would close her eyes and fall asleep without affecting subsequent actions.
She is now an experienced attacker!
…
The next day, the Duke's Mansion.
Snapped--
Lu Jinzhi dropped the pen on the table, and the ink on the tip of the pen spattered. As if venting his anger, he crumpled up the paper on the table and threw it to the ground.
For ten days, he didn't write a decent article, and even the words were poorly written.
Lu Jinzhi felt unprecedented frustration and irritability!
He leaned back and leaned on the back of the chair. He rubbed his tired brows with his fingers, and there was a voice whirling in his mind.
What's up with him?
Why can't I squeeze out even a little bit of the things I used to get at my fingertips now?
The steady stream of inspiration that I had before seemed to evaporate overnight, leaving only chaos and tight, maddening nerves in my mind.
What happened to him?
There have been times when I was stuck before, but never like this.
Lu Jinzhi frowned and was thinking wildly when suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.
"Your Majesty, are you tired? Let's have a cup of tea and rest for a while."
A gentle voice sounded, and a familiar fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose.
Lu Jinzhi slowly opened his eyes. There was a cup of hot tea on the table. The tea was fragrant. It was the calming tea he was used to drinking.
Lu Jinzhi turned his eyes in surprise and looked at the figure squatting on the ground.
The visitor squatted on the ground, her long hair covering the side of her face. A pair of delicate hands picked up the paper ball on the ground and slowly spread it out.
"Lu Jinzhi, this article is so well written, why did you throw it away?"
"Look at your handwriting, how beautiful it is. I have been practicing this for several years."
"Oh my God, it's so unfair. I gave you such a beautiful face and such a smart mind. Is there anyone better than you in the world?"
Qiao Yin held those pieces of waste paper and praised them as if they were the most precious treasures in the world.
Lu Jinzhi's brows slowly relaxed, and the tense strings in his mind also relaxed, as if his soul was re-injected, the decadence dissipated, and there was a bright light in his eyes again.
He stood up from the chair and grabbed Qiao Yin's hand.
"I knew you would come back, why did you leave me?"
A comfortable smile broke out on Lu Jinzhi's face, and the smile was even a little innocent.
Yan Ruyu was startled by the sudden approach of Lu Jinzhi, and when she saw Lu Jinzhi's strange expression, she withdrew her hand in a panic.
"Prince Lu? What are you talking about?"
Lu Jinzhi's hands were empty, and when he raised his eyes again, the 'Qiao Yin' in front of him suddenly turned into another face.
Lu Jinzhi's mouth was half open, and all expressions were frozen on his face.
He actually recognized Yan Ruyu as Qiao Yin? !
Lu Jinzhi's dull expression made Yan Ruyu frown and take a step back subconsciously.
She looked at the paper balls on the ground and kindly reminded: "These leftovers of yours are too substandard. It is best to burn them. If they spread out, it will only affect your talent and reputation."
Lu Jinzhi's face turned pale again just after he recovered. Yan Ruyu's words were like stripping off his clothes in front of everyone, which was embarrassing.
Qiao Yin would never be like this. Qiao Yin would never be like this.
No matter how bad his writing is, Qiao Yin will praise him. It is not a perfunctory flattery. She will carefully find out the advantages and praise him sincerely.
After Qiao Yin left, his inspiration seemed to have dried up.
"If you want to take the scientific examination, you have to study the exam articles carefully and use less rhetoric. It's too artificial..."
Yan Ruyu tried to persuade her with good intentions, but she didn't want to face Lu Jinzhi's glare.
"We haven't gotten married yet, and you're not the mistress of this palace yet. It's not your turn to point fingers here!"
The tone was very rude.
Yan Ruyu choked and her face turned red and blue, so she had no choice but to move out of Lu Guogong.
"Your father invited me here. Lu Guogong said that you have been dragged down by Qiao Yin recently, and there are a lot of rumors outside. You and I should be exposed to face the public."
"No need! Get out! You don't need to worry about my affairs."
Lu Jinzhi took the ball of paper from Yan Ruyu's hand and issued an eviction order with a straight face.
Yan Ruyu bit her lip, turned around and left quickly.
Zhuye walked in from the outside with a panicked expression, and said anxiously: "What's going on, Master Shizi? Why did you drive Miss Yan away? Miss Yan specially brought you soothing tea."
Lu Jinzhi's eyes fell on the tea on the table. He took a sip and said angrily to Zhuye: "Didn't you say that this tea is not sold outside and only Qiao Yin can make it? Why does Yan Ruyu have it?"
Zhuye didn't know where Lu Jinzhi's anger came from. The prince had been suffering from insomnia recently. Wouldn't it be great if this tea could relieve insomnia? Does it matter who gets it?
"Lu Jinzhi, put down your egotistical attitude. Yan Ruyu won't be able to tolerate you for as long as Qiao Yin!"
Lu Yizhi didn't know when he appeared at the door.
Lu Jinzhi bit his back teeth and looked at him coldly.
"What do you want to say?"
Lu Yizhi approached and said bluntly to Lu Jinzhi's face: "I say, since you have chosen the prime minister's daughter, you should concentrate on getting along with them. Don't eat what's in the bowl and still miss what's in the pot. You and Qiao Yin have already It’s impossible, she won’t come back to you.”
"How do you know she won't come to me?" Lu Jinzhi was furious. Lu Yizhi's words made him even more angry than Yan Ruyu's.
Lu Yizhi felt funny when he saw Lu Jinzhi's clenched fists and exposed veins.
He, the younger brother of the eldest son, has been praised by many people since he was a child. He has never suffered a single hardship or suffered a single setback. He thought he would be prosperous all his life, but he did not expect that he would also be so depressed, incompetent and furious.
Lu Jinzhi, the favored son of heaven, stumbled and fell in front of Qiao Yin, whom he disdained most.
The care of his family, the flattery of outsiders, and the admiration of Qiao Yin all pampered him, making him think that everything he got was taken for granted.
But in this world, even parental affection is conditional, how can it be taken for granted?
"Qiao Yin has Xie Yuan by her side, why does she come to you?"
Lu Yizhi wanted to expose Lu Jinzhi's illusions.
"Qiao Yin is sincere to you, but you are dismissive and make things difficult for her in every possible way. When Qiao Yin was infamous because of you and she was laughed at, did you say anything or do anything for her?"
Lu Jinzhi opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
Lu Yizhi didn't want to listen to his excuses and continued to criticize sharply:
"You didn't do anything, you didn't do anything, and you were even complacent about getting fame and reputation for it."
"But Xie Yu'an did it. Xie Yu'an rectified her name and regained the respect of the world for her."
Lu Yizhi looked into Lu Jinzhi's eyes and asked word for word: "You are Qiao Yin, what would you choose?"
