Knowing who the woman who was carried into Huo's house was, the hidden Mohists in the capital remained quiet as if nothing had happened.
But people who knew who the woman was were talking more and more lively.
Some people even asked about Lu Hanlin's door.
Although the capital was very large and there were many Hanlin officials, one Hanlin man named Lu was extremely famous.
From the moment he entered the capital, he was noticed by people, to being appointed by the emperor to be a member of the Imperial Academy and paraded through the streets. The face of an ordinary man passed by in a flash to the public. The face of that beautiful young Hanlin is truly unforgettable.
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"It turns out she is Lu Hanlin's sister."
"Lu Hanlin is so beautiful, his sister must be very beautiful, no wonder Governor Huo is willing to rescue her."
After all, the discussion in front of the official's door was very low, and the civilians passing by did not dare to stop. However, those small voices and the seemingly unintentional gathering of people at the entrance of the alley made the servants behind the door anxious.
"Drive them all away," a boy whispered.
The older servant looked helpless: "How to rush? The master has become an official, but this is not an official office, and we have not bought the street."
Another boy then muttered: "Then buy the street."
It is affordable to buy, but is it possible to buy? The old servant glared at the young man to reprimand, the door was knocked, and the three people standing behind the door suddenly thought.
"Are you at home? Miss Xiahou is here."
Fortunately, a female voice came from outside the door in time.
The three servants came to their senses and hurriedly opened the door and saw Miss Xiahou's maid standing in front of the door holding Miss Xiahou.
The three servants hurriedly saluted and said hello.
"The master is at home," the old servant said.
Many people came to visit in the past two days, but the young master refused. The servants first thought about what reason to use, but the young master gave a reason that sounded very perfunctory and false, and they were frightened.
After hearing this reason, the guests were not dissatisfied at all and left with some sympathy.
But when Miss Xiahou comes, there is no need to give this reason. She can just be brought in directly without any notification.
The maid was also carrying a gift box in her hand.
"The young lady came and brought a gift." A young man said, "Our young master must be very happy."
It's just that this gift box is a bit too gorgeous, not like Miss Xiahou's style.
In any case, it is much better for Miss Xiahou to bring a gift than to come angry.
If something like that happened, I thought Miss Xiahou would be very angry.
Miss Xiahou looked at him without saying a word and went straight in.
As Miss Xiahou got out of the car, many looks came from outside the alley. The old servant quickly closed the door to block these looks, as well as some whispers.
"Is that young lady Miss Lu?"
"You are really a foreigner. That is Miss Xiahou."
"Miss Xiahou is here to visit Miss Lu, right? She also brought a gift."
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The gorgeous gift box is placed on the table.
Lu Yizhi, who was wearing ordinary clothes, looked at the gift box and raised his hand to salute.
"Thanks for your thoughtfulness," he said.
Although some people saw Huo Lian carrying a young lady into the house, some people may not have seen that the young lady went home again. One night, she was in a car driving out of a certain city.
This is what the servants of the Lu family declared to the outside world.
Since Miss Lu is at home, Miss Xiahou must bring gifts when she comes to visit.
Miss Xiahou sat down: "It's just a show. Miss Lu is not at home. In fact, we can't hide it."
She emphasized the word "Miss Lu" and looked directly at Lu Yizhi.
After hearing the news on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, she did not come to see Lu Yizhi immediately, and Lu Yizhi did not go to Xiahou Mansion. He waited for another day, until today, the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Miss Xiahou came in person.
Let’s not talk about other things for now, we must give an explanation to who Miss Lu is.
Lu Yizhi met her gaze and said, "Yes, Miss Qixing."
Sure enough, Miss Xiahou thought to herself, strangely, she didn't seem to be angry, but instead she thought to herself, she guessed it right again.
Lu Yizhi's voice echoed in his ears.
"Ah Qing, she said she repaired the lanterns, but she couldn't see them in person because of her status as a craftsman, so she begged me to take her to see the lanterns."
"After reading this, I have no regrets and will leave the capital."
"I felt sorry for her, but also wanted her to leave quickly, so I agreed."
At this point, Lu Yizhi let out a long sigh.
"Sure enough, if you do something that goes against common sense, there will definitely be problems."
"Who would have thought that when I went on stage to compose a poem for His Majesty, she would cause such trouble."
After Miss Xiahou listened quietly, she seemed to want to say something, but seemed to have nothing to say. He spoke reasonably and blamed himself.
Lu Yizhi looked at her and bowed again: "I've caused trouble for you too."
Looking at the sincerely apologetic young master, Miss Xiahou sighed softly: "Let's not talk about this, what should we do now?"
Even if you are being treated for an injury, you should not live in someone else's home, and you are not homeless.
It has only been three days, and the rumors in the city have become strange. If they wait any longer, they will become even worse.
"She may have behaved inappropriately and caused trouble." Miss Xiahou continued, "But you can't just say that she is not your sister and leave it alone."
Lu Yizhi looked at her and saluted again without saying anything, but Miss Xiahou could feel his respect.
Miss Xiahou avoided him and said: "You don't have to respect me. Even if she is not your sister, she still has a relationship with you. If you don't listen and don't care, it will be bad for her and it will be bad for you."
"Senior sister, please be respectful." Lu Yizhi said, and then smiled bitterly: "I submitted the post to the Ducha Division the next day, and it was like a stone sinking into the sea."
Du Cha Si has always been elusive, especially Huo Lian, who is so powerful that he has no fear and can do whatever he wants.
Miss Xiahou shook her hand: "Just handing me a post won't do. They will pretend not to see it. I'll go to the Huo Mansion with you to visit. Unless it's a prisoner, Huo Lian has no reason not to let his relatives meet."
Lu Yizhi didn't try to dissuade her. How could he let a noble lady set foot in Huo's house? He just looked at her and nodded vigorously: "Okay."
True love does not necessarily mean that you protect me and I protect you. Sometimes we can walk side by side and face the wind and rain hand in hand. Miss Xiahou looked at Lu Yizhi, and her face that had been tense softened after entering the door.
"Don't worry," she said, and glanced at him again, "Can you make up your mind to send her away this time?"
Lu Yizhi smiled bitterly: "I'm sure, I will never stay again, and I can't stay anymore." At this point, he added, "However, this matter concerns Huo Lian, and it happened at the lantern banquet, before going to Huo's house.
, I want to see His Majesty first."
Your Majesty? Miss Xiahou nodded: "That's fine, maybe your Majesty doesn't know that he is still in Huo Mansion."
At the banquet in the Imperial City, it was said that Huo Lian sent the person away. A normal person would think that he would naturally send the young lady back to her home.
What was seen outside spread widely, and the emperor, who was busy with everything in the palace, might not necessarily know.
Anyone who fears or pleases Huo Lian will not take the initiative to tell the emperor about this.
Lu Yizhi held Miss Xiahou's hand: "Wait for me at home first."
Although they had been together for so long, this was the first time their skin had touched each other. Miss Xiahou's face turned red, she quickly pulled out her hand and looked at him angrily: "I know." She said no more and walked out.
The maid standing outside the hall hurriedly followed.
"Hey, miss, why is your face so red?"
"Did you catch a cold?"
The master and servant left in low voices. Lu Yizhi stood in the hall and watched, watching the figures and sounds disappear.
The surroundings returned to silence, and Lu Yizhi's expression slowly returned to silence.
I don't know how long I stood there, and no servant dared to come in and disturb me, until Lu Yizhi called out, "Come here."
The boy who had retreated outside hurriedly came in and answered yes.
"Prepare the carriage and horses, I want to enter the palace," he said.
The young man was a little nervous and couldn't help but ask: "Master, do you want to go into the palace to explain to His Majesty?"
Lu Yizhi hummed.
The servant breathed a sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Yes, we must make it clear to His Majesty that we have nothing to do with her. She is the one who pesters the young master. This bitch has always caused trouble. Maybe she got into trouble in the imperial city before being arrested by Governor Huo.
If you catch her, let Dudu Huo punish her."
Lu Yizhi stopped him from making noise, changed into his official robe, got on his carriage and went to the imperial city.
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Although the morning pilgrimage resumed today, it was still very leisurely since it was the first month of the year.
The emperor was sitting in the imperial study. Today he did not discuss court affairs with the ministers. He only quietly reviewed the memorials. Probably because he was used to being busy in daily life, he always felt that something was not suitable for him. Until he put down his pen and drank tea, he saw something out of the corner of his eye.
A man in black and gold robes stood in the temple.
This is Du Cha Si's unique clothing and was bestowed upon him.
The emperor touched his palm and remembered what was wrong.
"Zhu Chuan." he shouted.
Zhu Chuan, who was standing in the hall and staring at the door, immediately turned around, held the knife and quickly stood in front of the dragon case, bowed and asked: "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
Seeing him looking like he was about to behead someone, the emperor couldn't help but laugh.
"What's wrong with your Governor? What's wrong with you?" he asked. "I vaguely remember that he said he wanted to take leave."
Zhu Chuan sighed and said, "It's not that the governor is not feeling well, it's that one of us is unwell. Our governor is worried and can't help but stay at home."
The emperor said, "There is only one person in the world who can make Huo Lian worry."
But this guy.
The emperor frowned.
Zhu Chuan saw it and smiled: "Your Majesty guessed wrong."
The emperor was stunned. Did he guess wrong? Looking at Zhu Chuan's proud look, he was not angry. Ducha Sibingwei was equivalent to his personal slave, and it was normal to be closer to him than other ministers.
"What worries our governor is the newcomer." Zhu Chuan continued, winking at the emperor, "Your Majesty, guess who it is?"
An inexplicable thought slipped through his mind, and the emperor opened his mouth and said: "Lu Hanlin's sister."
Zhu Chuan exclaimed: "Your Majesty is truly a saint."
Really, the emperor looked surprised and shouted: "Nonsense."