"Did he come to drive the lady away with the flowers?"
Qing Pheasant asked as he laid out breakfast.
She placed the plum blossoms in the workshop and then came back. Lu Yizhi had already left, so she didn't delay the young lady's breakfast, but Qing Pheasant was still not happy.
"He didn't bring plum blossoms, so I wasn't that angry. Why does this man do things so..."
I can't even describe the blue pheasant.
Qixing held the chopsticks and thought for her: "Careful?"
Qing Pheasant was amused again: "What kind of intention is this? It's more like calling it ulterior motives."
Qixing also laughed, took a mouthful of salty beans, and said, "That's all because of your intentions." Then he told Qing Zhi, "It's not like he's driving me away, he just wants to give Miss Xiahou a reasonable explanation. After all, he said before that I cultivated
You can't leave the Guanxing Pavilion. Now that it's finished, you must keep your word."
At this point I laughed again.
"It just so happens that he may have heard from his servant that I came back last night with plum blossoms given by others. This is a good opportunity for him."
Before Qing Pheasant could react, he asked: "What opportunity?"
"My heart belongs to someone, and I have another chance to love." Qixing said with a smile.
Qing Pheasant was startled, then he understood, and immediately became even more annoyed. What do you mean, that kid is here to catch... Ah, bah.
"What's wrong with Miss accepting other people's plum blossoms? What qualifications does he have to speculate?" She asked angrily, and put her hands on her hips, "What's wrong with Miss accepting other people's flowers and belonging to someone else? That doesn't mean that the Lu family is innocent.
If you take responsibility, don’t even think about being complacent!”
Qixing hurriedly patted her arm to comfort her: "Don't be angry. It's good. He responded quickly, which saves me the time to think of a reason."
Qing Zhi sighed: "Miss, you have a good temper and never get angry."
That's true. She doesn't get angry when facing Mr. Lu San, doesn't get angry when someone kills her, and doesn't get angry when she kills someone. There's nothing to be angry about. Qixing thought about it and said, "I don't seem to have a temper."
No temper? Qing Pheasant waved his hand: "Having no temper means having a good temper."
So, Qixing nodded and smiled: "Then I do have a good temper."
Here the master and servant reached a good-tempered consensus while eating, and over there Lu Yizhi also sat down at Xiahou's house and started eating.
"Third Young Master, please eat slowly."
Seeing the young master almost finishing a bowl of ginger soup in one gulp, the maid, who was originally unhappy because she didn't see plum blossoms when she came in, couldn't help but feel pity for him.
Miss Xiahou said with a smile: "There's more, go get another bowl."
Mrs. Xiahou scolded: "Nonsense, you can't drink too much of this." Then she asked Lu Yizhi, "There are steamed fish, steamed eggs, and wheat porridge. What do you want to eat?"
Lu Yizhi said bluntly: "Steamed fish and wheat porridge."
Without Mrs. Xiahou's instructions, the maids in the hall brought the food to Lu Yizhi with smiles. Miss Xiahou didn't say much and ate tea quietly. After Lu Yizhi finished eating, Mrs. Xiahou said: "Go to the yard to eat." The two of them walked in front of each other.
Then he went out and stood in the yard.
"I broke some plum branches in Xishan last night and sent them to her early in the morning." Lu Yizhi said directly.
You know who she is without mentioning her name.
The face of the maid on the side, which had just softened, suddenly darkened again.
Sure enough, I broke off the plum blossoms, but actually gave them to another woman.
Miss Xiahou smiled and asked, "How is it? Have you convinced her?"
It was easy to talk to the smart young lady, and Lu Yizhi also laughed, a little bit self-deprecating: "It's all in vain, she already has plum branches in her hand."
Miss Xiahou was slightly surprised. Is this what she meant?
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After breakfast and conversation, the servants of the Lu family also sent official robes. After Lu Yizhi put them on, he went to the Hanlin Academy, while Miss Xiahou returned to the boudoir to wash and dress up again.
"Is it true? She doesn't want to leave. Is she lying?" The maid was still thinking about what Master Lu said just now.
Mr. Lu San said that he broke plum branches and sent them over early in the morning to express his goodwill, and then asked Miss Qixing to leave the capital, but...
"After repairing the Star Gazing Pavilion and being rewarded by the emperor, she wants to strike while the iron is hot and stay in the capital." Lu Yizhi said, "Moreover, she has also found the person she likes. She will start a family and start a business with the person she likes in the future, and will not pester me anymore."
When he said this, Lu Yizhi still smiled and described it.
"I also saw the plum blossoms sent by her lover. They were placed in the Linglongfang living room last night."
"She accepted mine, thanked her, and then asked her maid to take it to the workshop."
When she thought of this, Miss Xiahou in the mirror couldn't help but smile.
The maid hurriedly asked: "Miss, why are you laughing? Do you think this is fake?"
Miss Xiahou pressed the pearls to her ears and said, "I think Miss Qixing as mentioned by Mr. Lu is quite interesting."
What does "very interesting" mean? The maid didn't understand and couldn't help but said hurriedly: "I think she just doesn't want to leave. She tells lies and makes excuses again and again..."
"If I were rewarded by the emperor, I wouldn't want to leave," Miss Xiahou said.
"Yes, I have more confidence to pester Mr. Lu," the maid said.
Hmm... Miss Xiahou sipped her lips and said nothing.
The maidservant was angry: "Why does Mr. Lu even believe this? She has another crush, and he doesn't even think about whether there could be someone better than Mr. Lu."
Miss Xiahou looked at herself in the mirror. Is there a better person than Mr. Lu? As far as the people she has seen so far, there is no one.
But there are millions of people in this world.
"Miss, why didn't you say anything?" the maid asked, "do you believe it now?"
Miss Xiahou stood up from the dressing table: "I have nothing to say. It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. What matters is whether Master Lu believes it or not. If he believes it, what can I do?"
The maid opened her mouth, "Yes, Mr. Lu is convinced that the Seven Stars are no longer with each other. If the young lady doesn't believe it, what should I do?"
Drive Mr. Lu out of the house?
Drive those Seven Stars out of the capital?
In this way, Qixing did not kneel down and make trouble with the young lady on the street. Instead, the young lady herself made the trouble known to the whole city and everyone talked about it.
It's so embarrassing.
"This..." The maid was so angry that she clenched her hands, "This is just to bully the young lady for your good temper..."
When he said this, a maid came in with a smile and a bronzing sticker in her hand.
"Miss, the Fifth Princess invites you to go to Xishan to appreciate plum blossoms tomorrow," she said.
Miss Xiahou patted the maid and said with a smile: "Take it quickly, don't let this thing ruin your mood for another thing."
The maid didn't care about being angry anymore and hurriedly took it and opened it, with a smile on her face.
"Miss, I will prepare clothes and jewelry for you." She said happily.
Miss Xiahou nodded and watched the maids getting busy.
In fact, she wasn't angry at all, and she wasn't even surprised. When Lu Yizhi spoke, she subconsciously let out a laugh in her heart. She guessed it right.
After building the Star Observation Pavilion, the woman still wouldn't leave.
As for what happens next.
She doesn't know either.
This Miss Qixing was different from the women she had heard of who kept fighting and fighting with men.
Although she is coaxing men, she is not pretending to be crazy, stupid, weak, or desperate to survive, but she seems to be independent and self-reliant. If you don't want her, she will go.
She actually said that she had someone else in mind? This was a bold statement that I had never heard before.
Are people's hearts so fickle?
Or is it just another way to welcome and refuse?
Will Mr. Lu be really attracted to her in the end and abandon her?
When the thought flashed through her mind, Miss Xiahou paused. Is this premonition too much...
The maid behind her was carrying a suit of clothes and came over to make gestures on her body.
"This material is made from palace forging." She said, "It looks really good on the lady."
He snorted again.
"That's right, it's nothing. She can tell Third Young Master Lu whatever she wants. If Third Young Master Lu wants to believe it, just go and write it."
No matter how many tricks Qixing pulls, Mr. Lu will never be enchanted.
He is very different from the young lady. For example, he is just a craftsman who is rewarded by His Majesty and cannot see His Majesty. He is not like the young lady who is a guest of the princess.
