Lu Yizhi, who was standing in the corridor, turned around and sneezed.
Miss Xiahou turned around from the room and said, "Come in quickly, don't catch a cold."
I thought it was useless to just go indoors, so I simply gave orders to the maids who were cooking medicine.
"Cook a bowl of medicine for him too."
Lu Yizhi walked in rubbing his nose and said with a smile: "You are so concerned that you are confused. How can you take medicine casually?"
Miss Xiahou looked at him angrily and said: "You also know that I care about you and make you confused, so why are you blowing the cold wind with your father until midnight? My father is sick, how can you be fine just because you are young?"
Lu Yizhi bowed to her: "I was wrong."
The maid standing by said: "Miss, the medicine is ready."
Miss Xiahou stopped arguing with Lu Yizhi. Lu Yizhi took the medicine bowl and the two of them walked to the next room together.
Mr. Xiahou was sitting on the Arhat bed by the window, surrounded by a warm quilt. His face was a little sluggish, and he coughed twice from time to time, but when he saw the medicine being brought to him, he still waved his hand.
"Didn't you just take medicine?" He said, "You can't take more medicine."
Before Mrs. Xiahou could talk to Miss Xiahou, Lu Yizhi sat down in front of Mr. Xiahou and said, "Teacher, eat quickly. If you don't eat, I will."
Mr. Xiahou laughed, looked at the faces of Mrs. Xiahou and Miss Xiahou, and took the medicine bowl with a smile: "Okay, I will take the bitter medicine, and you will take the blame. None of us, teachers and students, can take it easy."
Seeing him obediently taking the medicine, Xiahou and his daughter's expressions softened slightly.
Lu Yizhi said with a smile: "It's not easy for my wife and senior sister to work hard for their illness."
Mrs. Xiahou deliberately said with a straight face: "Don't be obedient. It would be really considerate to take care of him for us next time."
Lu Yizhi immediately said: "I will never let the teacher stay up late drinking in the future."
Mr. Xiahou shook his head, while Mrs. Xiahou and Miss Xiahou smiled.
"Then we can't go to watch the lanterns this time." Mrs. Xiahou thought of something and said, "Yizhi, you can take A-Qing with you."
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor watched the lanterns together with all the people in the world. All civil and military officials came with their families to enjoy the lanterns. Mr. Xiahou was also among them, and was arranged to sit next to the emperor. However, he is sick now, so naturally he can no longer go.
After hearing his mother's words, Lu Yizhi had not yet spoken. Miss Xiahou quickly refused: "I have to attend to my father's illness, so how can I go to watch the lanterns? I smell like medicine and it doesn't smell good. Besides, I don't look good either."
Should you smile or not? If you smile, you may be accused of being unfilial. Your father is sick at home, but you can still be so happy. If you don't smile, you may be accused of complaining about the emperor or crying at a grand event.
Mrs. Xiahou also understood her concerns and nodded.
"I'm also taking care of the teacher, so I won't go," Lu Yizhi said.
The three people in the room said in unison: "No."
Miss Xiahou said: "You are my father's student and an official of the imperial court. My father's illness has not reached the point where you can take care of him."
Mr. Xiahou laughed and said, "Don't make a scene so that everyone comes to visit me. Then I won't be able to recover from my illness."
Mrs. Xiahou said: "I know what you mean, but this is not appropriate." She smiled and said, "Don't worry, go and play." Then she said seriously, "This is not playing, you are accompanying me. This is more dedicated than studying."
matter."
Lu Yizhi looked at the three of them with a very moved expression. He stood up and bowed deeply: "Thank you, teacher, teacher, mother, and sister. I will keep it in my heart."
After that, get up again.
"I have already written to invite my parents to come to Beijing, and I will pay a visit to the teacher and my wife when they arrive."
It was natural to bring her parents to the capital, but when she said this specifically, she had other meanings. Miss Xiahou's face turned slightly red and she turned her head.
Mr. Xiahou and Mrs. Xiahou both smiled and nodded: "Okay."
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Returning to Lu's house, Lu Yiyi saw two young men whispering in the yard.
"What are you talking about?" He frowned and said, "Now you have to be careful about your words and actions."
As a Hanlin appointed by His Majesty and a disciple of Mr. Xiahou, more and more people come to visit me, so I have to be more cautious in what I say and do.
Also, Lu Yizhi turned around and looked at the door.
This house is fine for Third Young Master Lu to live in, but it's a bit small for Mr. Lu to live in.
What's more, if we plan to get married next, we should not be shabby. We should change to a bigger and better house.
While he was thinking, the boy came forward.
"Sir, it's not that I'm not careful in my words and deeds." The young man said angrily, "It's that Qing Pheasant!"
Hearing this name, Lu Yizhi paused.
"She came today and asked the young master to go there. I said the young master was not at home and asked her to wait..."
"She actually turned away and said no wait."
"What else can I say? Just say it."
"Whether you come or not is up to you."
"Who does she think she is? It's so irritating!"
The boy complained again and again, but Lu Yizhi didn't listen, only two words echoed in his heart.
coming.
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Tonglou Street is also very lively in the first month of the year, and there are even more people coming and going in front of Linglongfang.
Lu Yizhi had to ask someone to excuse him.
The person standing in front turned back unhappily: "I came first..."
When he saw Lu Yizhi's face, his voice stopped and his unhappiness disappeared, and his expression was a little hesitant. It was really difficult to refuse a good-looking young man, but it was also difficult to meet the seventh shopkeeper...
While he was struggling, Qing Zhi came out and waved to him.
"Mr. Lu, please come this way," she said, and apologized repeatedly to the customers in line, "Mr. Lu made an appointment before."
The guests in front of the queue hurriedly let out a sigh of relief and got out of the way: "Please come quickly, please come quickly."
If you can make an appointment with Shopkeeper Seven in advance, you must be buying something very expensive, but you can't delay Shopkeeper Seven to make more money.
Lu Yizhi followed Qing Zhi into the living room. The curtains were lowered to cut off the noise outside. He also saw Qixing sitting indoors and smiled slightly when he saw him come in.
"Master is here," she said, "Please sit down quickly."
Qing Pheasant also said from behind: "Sir, please sit down. I'm going to bring you fragrant tea. It's just been brewed."
This was probably the first time that their master and servant had been treated so warmly since meeting them in the capital. Even when they coaxed him before, they were not so warm.
Lu Yizhi sat down and said with a wry smile: "The better the lady treats me, the more scared I become."
Qixing smiled: "Then I'll keep it short so that the young master won't be frightened." She looked at Lu Yizhi and said, "On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the emperor is hosting a banquet to watch a lantern festival. You can take me there."
Lu Yizhi looked slightly startled, as if he didn't understand.
Probably seeing his expression, Qixing added another explanation: "I have repaired the lantern, but I am not qualified to look at it up close. Master, you must have a seat in front of the emperor, and you can bring your family members with you, so you take me to see the lantern."
Probably just like the person who is covered with robes is not a silkworm farmer, the girl who raises silkworms does not have the support of being a prince of the Han Dynasty, but she does.
But this requirement...
"Qixing, do you know what it means to bring the female dependents?" Lu Yizhi said, with a troubled look on his face, "Mr.
Wouldn't that mean that everyone would look at him and ask who the female relatives around him were?
What's more, Miss Qixing is no longer unknown in the capital. She has worked as a royal craftsman and has been invited by the princess. There are not many people who know her."
By doing this, doesn't she want to declare to the world that she has a close relationship with him, Lu Yi?
Lu Yizhi looked at the woman sitting opposite him. Therefore, by holding on to him for so long, he did not want to ruin his future marriage, but he also had other intentions. The ultimate goal was to make it known to the public that she was related to him.
"Bringing a female family member to that kind of occasion means something special." He said sincerely. "What other people will think of me, you, and the Xiahou family will definitely misunderstand me. This is really inconvenient."
Having said that, I made another suggestion.
"If you want to watch the lanterns, when I compose a poem at the Lantern Festival and your Majesty praises it and your Majesty rewards you, I will ask for a lantern and bring it back to you."
The young master looked serious and added another sentence.
"I only give it to you, okay?"
Qixing held the tea cup and paid no attention to the young master's sincere eyes and pleas. He simply shook his head: "Not good."
Lu Yizhi was a little helpless: "Ah Qi, you have to be reasonable and can't embarrass others like this."
Qixing smiled.
"When your parents broke up the engagement and kicked me out of the house, they never thought about being reasonable, nor did they want to embarrass others." She said, looking at Lu Yizhi, "Mr. Lu, why should I be reasonable? You want to
Is it embarrassing someone?"
Lu Yizhi's expression sank, and before he could speak, Qixing sat up straight and leaned on the back of the chair to speak again.
"Also, I'm not negotiating with you, I just want you to do this." She said, "How you explain it to others is your business. I will cooperate with you and will not expose you, that's all.
"
In the fragrant and elegant living room, Lu Yizhi looked at this young woman. She was different from the Miss Xiahou he was familiar with, and different from other women he had seen. Her face was clear and beautiful, but it shone with a cold light, like a bloodthirsty sword.
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She looked at Lu Yizhi and said, "If you can't do it, I will make sure that you never have the chance to attend the emperor's lantern viewing banquet in your life."
