The girl in blue shirt and the old woman left Lu Mansion and went straight to Zhutai Lake, where they boarded a small boat.
The long sword on the waist of the girl in blue actually emits a faint blue light under the setting sun.
The old woman always stood behind the girl in blue shirt with her head lowered.
The girl's face was covered with gauze, so her face could not be seen clearly, but the sadness in her eyes was quite obvious.
"Miss, although this third young master of the Lu family is a concubine and has a low status in the Lu family because of the old incident eight years ago, in terms of magnanimity, he is much more outstanding than the playful Lu Qiong."
The old woman spoke out: "Master, if Madam knows that Lu Jing is not a good-for-nothing, unloved bastard, she might relent and agree to this marriage."
The girl in blue is none other than Nan Heyu of the Duke of Nanguo Mansion, who is already engaged to Lu Jing.
She stood upright and was rowing on the lake, but she had a unique temperament that seemed to blend into the calm lake.
When the old woman saw that her young lady, who was regarded as a prodigy in swordsmanship, did not speak to her, she hesitated for a few breaths, and then she said hesitantly: "I also think about you and cannot bear to have you become a victim of Nanfu.
He has always hoped that you could escape the shackles of the clan, find your own way of swordsmanship, and go find Mr. Luo..."
Nan Heyu, who had never spoken, coughed lightly and interrupted the old woman's words.
"Father, mother is of course thinking about me." Nan Heyu looked at the sunset and said, "It's just that since grandpa has made a marriage contract, he wants Lu Jing to marry into my Nanfu. Even his life deed and land certificate have been registered in the household register. If the official records are recorded in Nanfu's foreign records, then Lu Jing has been completely reduced to a lowly status.
My father and mother blamed my grandfather for making such a decision without consulting them, and insisted on wanting me to cancel the engagement.
But since we have already made an appointment, if I write a letter of divorce and break off the engagement, it will have no effect on me.
But the third young master of the Lu family completely ruined his future because of this..."
When Nan Heyu said this, he let out a sigh of relief.
The old woman also nodded and said: "It's not just ruining his future. I'm afraid that in the future, Lu Jing, who is one year younger than the young lady, will have to live in the ridicule of others.
First he was reduced to being a son-in-law, and then he was rejected by the young lady and broke off the engagement. If he had a worse temperament, he would probably die of anger."
As the old woman spoke, there was a bit of unbearability in her eyes.
This intolerance is not only the intolerance towards Nan Heyu, whom she has looked down upon since childhood, but also the intolerance towards Lu Jing's future life.
"The old Duke probably has no choice." The old woman said to herself: "If the descendants of the Duke's family were up to date, or if Mr. Feng Mian was still alive, the old Duke wouldn't have gone to such trouble to let him go. The young lady will stay in Taixuanjing and take charge of Nanfu."
There was no one holding the oars in the small boat, but the small boat seemed to be driven by some strange force and moved silently in the lake.
Nan Heyu closed her eyes and said nothing.
After a long time, Nan Heyu suddenly opened his eyes.
But he saw her right hand fall on the hilt of the sword at her waist.
The sword energy secretly followed the flowing water and fell into the scenery of Zhutai Lake.
All of a sudden, three hundred sword lights rose up one after another, shattering the scenery in the lake and the water in the lake.
The cracks on the lake disappeared fleetingly, and the setting sun also set at this time.
Nan Heyu's voice also revealed a bit of helplessness.
"I know I'm rude today, but I still went to the Lu Mansion just to take a look at the third son of the Lu family."
"I originally hoped that the third son of the Lu family would be uneducated and incompetent. Even if he was from a lowly family, he would not have much future.
In this way, after I break off the engagement, I will give him some compensation in the dark, give him money and property, and let him live a peaceful life as a rich man. Even if he is criticized by some people, it is better than being there to eat people without spitting them out.
In the deep palace of bones, I am a despised bastard."
Nan Heyu seemed to be talking to himself, and seemed to be confiding in the old woman: "But I didn't expect that the third young master of the Lu family is familiar with the classics, and looking at his eyes, he also has ambitions in his heart.
If I break off the engagement, what will happen to the third son-in-law of the Lu family? It is already a great shame and humiliation for an aspiring scholar to become a son-in-law, and now... I am afraid that a young man's life will be lost in vain."
The old woman's wrinkled face showed some recognition and said: "The Lu family's views on Zhongzheng are extraordinary, but this is secondary. I don't understand the old woman very well.
But looking at what he has said about what he has learned, he does have some magnanimity. If he can keep improving, he will have a bright future."
Nan Heyu lowered his eyes slightly: "Since grandpa has made an agreement, as a member of the Nan family, I must abide by it. I cannot break my promise, nor can I ruin a young man's future... or even his life."
Although the Duke of Nanguo is still the son-in-law of our country, he does not need to be ridiculed by others, and there will still be many opportunities for officialdom or spiritual practice in the future..."
The old woman was surprised and said: "Miss, you have made a decision? Where is the master and his wife?"
"So I went to the Lu Mansion and fell in love with the third son of the Lu family at first sight, and I didn't want to leave the capital from then on." Nan Heyu said expressionlessly.
"...Yes." The old woman sighed in her heart.
The master and his wife know the young lady very well, and naturally they know that the young lady's heart is no longer in the Duke's Mansion, nor in this Taixuan Capital.
But it lies in that sea, that island, and Mr. Luo, who is dressed in white and has a few taels of wind and rain sword energy wrapped around his fingertips.
How easy is it to hide it from them?
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Another day, Lu Mansion.
Lu Yi was chasing after Sheng Zi, her two braids with delicate hair patterns swaying one after another.
"Sister Sheng, where are you going?"
"You walked so fast, wouldn't that box of peach blossom cakes be broken into pieces?"
Shengzi is wearing a red dress, her face is fair, but her eyebrows look very heroic.
"Lu Yi, don't worry about this box of peach blossom cakes anymore. I want to use them as gifts."
"Giving a gift? Who does Sister Sheng want to give a gift to? In addition to the guest rooms, the west courtyard of the Lu Mansion is filled with servants... Hmm... What if Sister Sheng is looking for Lu Jing?"
Lu Yi was not stupid. From Sheng Zi's words before and her insistence on seeing Lu Jing at Liuguang Water Pavilion, Lu Yi could tell that Sheng Zi was quite interested in Lu Jing.
Now, even taking the box of peach blossom cakes that Lu Yi asked for from the old lady under the guise of her name and heading towards the west courtyard, Lu Yi could guess where Sheng Zi was.
"Sister Sheng, Lu Jing was just talking nonsense yesterday. Even Brother Lu Qiong said that what Lu Jing said was very different from what Mr. Zhu taught. Don't let him deceive you."
Shengzi smiled slightly, walking faster and faster, her skirt flying.
Lu Yi didn't know that after coming out of Liuguang Water Pavilion yesterday, Sheng Zi returned to Sheng Mansion and happened to see the Confucian guest Qing Zhong Yubai in the mansion.
She suddenly remembered Lu Jing's views on Zhongzheng, and out of curiosity, she relayed Lu Jing's understanding of Zhongzheng verbatim to Zhong Yubai.
Zhong Yubai's astonished expression and grand appearance at that time were still clearly remembered, and he even repeatedly asked which master or which fragment of the ancient book this opinion came from.
Only then did Sheng Zi realize that almost everyone in the Glazed Water Pavilion yesterday was attracted and even impressed by Lu Jing's high-spirited spirit and extraordinary aura.
However, there were no proficient Confucian scholars among the people present that day, and they did not realize the extraordinary nature of Lu Jing's theory of harmony between man and nature.
"This kind of insight that surprised even the famous Confucian scholars must not have come from the sixteen-year-old Lu Jing. Perhaps Lu Jing found some rare classics from Lu Mansion Miscellaneous Books."
"If I can borrow this classic, Mr. Zhong may be able to teach me some equestrian techniques to help me lower my heel."
Sheng Zi thought happily, with a little expectation in her eyebrows.