Si Wan threw himself at Lu Hanxiao, who stood motionless and frowned slightly.
Si Ning could clearly see the smile on Si Wan's lips. Just as his hands were about to wrap around Lu Hanxiao's chest, a dark shadow blocked the two of them.
Si Wan was caught off guard and threw himself into the arms of the secret guard. The secret guard's eyebrows moved and he stood there without pushing Si Wan away immediately.
Si Wan originally thought the person above was Lu Hanxiao, but after hearing Lu Hanxiao's voice coming from a distance, he quickly looked up.
The next moment he screamed and looked very embarrassed.
It was during this gap that Lu Hanxiao came to Si Ning's side and looked at her coming back from outside with a bad look on his face.
He reached out and untied his cloak and put it on her body, "Why did you go out so late? It's cold at night. What should you do if you get cold?"
Si Ning subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he saw Si Wan's gaze, he stopped what he was doing and fell into Lu Hanxiao's arms weakly.
"I have a headache. Please help me in."
Lu Hanxiao heard concern flash across his face and immediately picked up Si Ning from the ground.
Si Ning, "..."
The struggling movements stopped when he saw Si Wan's eyes filled with jealousy.
The whole person was nestled in Lu Hanxiao's arms. She had never been so close to Lu Hanxiao.
Even if they had hugged each other like this before, most of them were forced by Si Ning and Lu Hanxiao.
This time it was rare for Si Ning to be willing to do so, and it always felt a bit awkward.
Maybe there's nothing wrong with defeating your opponent once and for all.
Lu Hanxiao isn't ugly either. He excels in everything and doesn't suffer any loss.
Feeling that the person in his arms was as docile as a kitten, Lu Hanxiao smiled helpfully.
She was also happy in her heart. It seemed that Si Wan had to stay with her for a while.
The two of them had their own secrets, until they entered the room, Si Ning jumped out of Lu Hanxiao's arms as if his hair was exploding.
It looked completely different from the docile kitten just now, and Lu Hanxiao even suspected that he was dazzled.
"you……"
"Mrs. Luo is still saying today that Si Wan has the idea of marrying you. I still don't believe it. Now it seems that it is true."
"so what?"
Lu Hanxiao walked to the table nearby, picked up a cup of cold tea and took a sip before suppressing the heat in his heart.
"So?" Si Ning looked sideways.
Lu Hanxiao continued, "So what do you want to do?"
Si Ning thought of many ways, but none of them worked for the time being.
She didn't like to take the initiative, and she would only take action after the other party made a move, but Si Wan was not worth her trouble.
"Stay in the yard and wait and see."
As long as it's not too disgusting, Si Ning will let her go.
She mentioned to Lu Hanxiao again the business partnership with Madam Jing'an Hou, "She has helped me so much, and I want to repay her."
"Making money is also a kind of reward." Lu Hanxiao said.
Si Ning nodded, "Making money is real, everything else is illusory."
She has been feeling a lot lately. The imperial power cannot resist, and she can only survive in the cracks.
She just wants to be a rich ordinary person, sitting around and waiting to die, which is exactly the opposite of the life she lived in her previous life.
She enjoys her current life very much. The only bad thing is that there are too many bad people, which is an eyesore.
"Are you short of money?"
Although Si Ning is a concubine, she should not be so short of food and clothing. Lu Hanxiao doesn't quite understand.
Si Ning nodded without hesitation, "Que, if I make enough money, I can go out..."
Halfway through, Si Ning realized what he said and almost spilled the beans, but stopped in time.
"What are you going out for?"
"Let's go out to eat, drink and have fun."
Si Ning squinted his eyes and smiled, fearing that he would spill the beans again, so he quickly changed the topic.
The next day, as soon as Si Ning got up, a maid came in to report that the New Year was coming soon, and Li Xutang invited her to discuss the list of guests for the New Year banquet.
Si Ning declined because she felt unwell, and she didn't care about the trivial matters at home.
Unexpectedly, Li Xutang came to the door later.
This was the first time that Si Ning and Li Xutang met in the absence of others after Mrs. Li's accident.
Li Xutang did not confront Si Ning, as if he was really just talking to her about matters at home.
"This year is different from the past. My mother is not in good health. I want to do something happy to cheer her up. We can't get married at home now. I thought that I would have a big New Year celebration, which can be regarded as a happy occasion."
This was not a discussion with Si Ning, she had already decided.
She asked Si Ning, "Who do you want to invite? I will post in the name of Ning'an Marquis Mansion."
Si Ning actually didn't want to get involved in this kind of thing, but judging from Li Xutang's attitude, the New Year invitation seemed to be a certainty.
She couldn't keep silent about the banquet in the name of Ning'an Marquis Mansion. Otherwise, if she didn't send the post, and heard about it from others, it would be considered impolite.
Now she and the Ning'an Marquis Mansion are still a whole, so she has to take these things into consideration.
Li Xutang now knows how to manipulate people.
Si Ning asked her to get some paper and ink and write a few names.
Li Xutang took it in his hand, looked at it, and nodded.
"I know how to do it."
She turned and left without any unnecessary nonsense.
It seemed reasonable. After all, she and Si Ning had a deep grudge. It was good enough to come to Si Ning for official business. How could she stay and greet her?
But her coming is a big problem.
The current situation of Ning'an Marquis Mansion is not suitable for holding a grand banquet.
"The second bedroom can't be in the limelight at all now. Lu Zhiyuan was dismissed from his position by the emperor's order last time. It's not very reasonable for him to board a big ship with this banquet..."
"What's more, with the current relationship between Li Xutang and Lu Zhiyuan, will she really be willing to make a wedding dress for him?" Si Ning thought.
Not to pave the way for Lu Zhiyuan, not to mention Lu Baohu, and Lu Qingling was not at home, so why did Li Xutang bother so hard?
Si Ning had no doubt that this time he was targeting her again, but he just couldn't figure out what Li Xutang was going to do.
She wouldn't make connections for their third room, right?
When I was lost in thought, someone walked in.
Hearing the sound, Si Ning tensed up and suddenly looked at the person opposite.
Si Wan was startled by her sharp gaze, and wondered in her heart, how could this Si Ning seem to be a different person?
But now is not the time to think about this, so he put down the soup bowl and said to her warmly.
"I heard that the maid said that you haven't eaten yet, so I heated some soup for you. Can you drink it while it's hot?"
As if yesterday's embarrassment had not happened, Si Wan walked to a chair aside and sat down with a normal expression, watching Si Ning talk about things at home.
"I heard that there is going to be a big banquet at my house. Has the second bedroom told you about this?"
Si Ning frowned, "Second sister-in-law also told you?"
Si Wan nodded, "When I just came in, I happened to bump into the second lady. She said that she would also leave a message for me to participate when the time comes."
