What Chu Ziqian said was logical, as if Lu Zhiyao had really insisted on saving him that day, and he would have committed some heinous crime.
"I'm too lazy to talk to you." Lu Zhiyao slowly rolled his eyes at Chu Ziqian, stopped talking too much nonsense to him, and walked away with Lin Ruoxue. Chu Ziqian looked at Lu Zhiyao walking away with a smile.
When her back was blurred, her smiling eyes were invaded by haze. But it only took a moment, and after a while, he returned to his usual appearance. The change was so fast, as if he had always been like this.
Nothing has ever changed.
Lu Zhiyao took Lin Ruoxue back to the Eighth Emperor's Mansion. The little princess was too tired to take another step. She could only sit on the stone bench and look at Lin Yinan with a silly smile.
"Bago, my mother said, my slave will arrive tomorrow, and I won't cause you any trouble."
Lin Yinan saw Lin Ruoxue's flattering face, and the corners of her lips slowly raised a smile that was not easily noticed. "Whether you cause trouble or not has nothing to do with whether your slave will come. Xiaoxue, the slave sent by your mother-in-law will not come."
In the end, he became your scapegoat, right?"
As soon as Lin Yinan finished speaking, the smile on Lin Ruoxue's face froze. "Even if Brother Eight knew, he shouldn't have said it so clearly!" Lin Ruoxue protested dissatisfied: "Sister-in-law Eight didn't say anything, don't embarrass me too much.
.”
Lin Yinan completely understood what Lin Ruoxue meant. She wanted to say that the presence of "outsiders" would save her some face. But...
Lin Yinan looked at Lin Ruoxue with some sadness, and then at Lu Zhiyao who was smiling and saying nothing.
When these two people got together, why did he suddenly have a bad feeling?
The news that Lin Ruoxue had moved into the Eighth Emperor's Mansion soon reached Lin Mubai's ears. Lu Zhiyao looked at Lin Mubai who came to him immediately and immediately went up to him to flatter him.
"Uncle Huang's news is a blessing. I just brought her back and you arrived."
The flattering smile on Lu Zhiyao's face was too obvious, so even if Lin Mubai wanted to ignore it, it would be difficult. Lin Mubai frowned and glanced at Lin Yinan, who was pretending not to see anything, and asked: "I haven't seen you in a few days, you
What happened to her?"
"I didn't do anything. The emperor's uncle taught me well during my absence, so Zhiyao became more and more able to speak."
The two people were going back and forth, and what they said made Lu Zhiyao uncomfortable. After coughing awkwardly, Lu Zhiyao honestly closed his mouth and recognized the reality.
Sure enough, in Lin Mubai's eyes, except for Zi Ningshuang and the little princess, everything else said was in vain. No matter how much she tried to please her, she couldn't learn anything from him for a while, lest she be teased by Lin Yinan after he left.
, so it’s better not to say anything now.
Lu Zhiyao thought about this and immediately exited the room with Lin Yinan. As soon as he walked out of the door, he heard Lin Yinan ask with a hint of smile in his voice: "Did he teach you this speaking technique?"
Lu Zhiyao pursed his lips tightly and strode away, ignoring Lin Yinan's teasing. Lin Yinan returned to the study with a smile, but after a while, he saw Lu Zhiyao voluntarily appearing in front of him again.
"Yinan, I forgot to ask you, what are Xiaohan and the others going to do?"
When Lin Ruoxue came to the Eighth Emperor's Mansion, it was impossible for Xia Han and the others to stay here.
"I have already made arrangements to send Bai Lixuan and the three to the border. As for Xia Han..." Lin Yinan thought for a moment and continued: "Don't worry, she won't be put in danger."
Lin Yinan's words made Lu Zhiyao feel inexplicably at ease. He nodded and wanted to leave, but suddenly he remembered what Wan Yue had said, so he asked.
"Nangong Lingfeng just sent people to show his goodwill. He knows that there is nothing unusual there. After all, he has sent people to follow me for so long. If I can't be found there, it will also damage his reputation as General Nangong."
Lin Yinan talked about his interactions with Nangong Lingfeng in a few words. Lu Zhiyao looked at his expression seriously. What he said to Lin Yixiang and Nangong Nuoer that day came to Lu Zhiyao's mind unconsciously.
Lin Yinan was talking to Lu Zhiyao, but found that Lu Zhiyao began to wander, and his attention was not on him at all. He rested his elbows on the table, put his fingers on his temples and rubbed them slowly, his voice became lower and lower, and finally
disappear completely.
Lu Zhiyao waited for Lin Yinan to stop talking before he realized how absent-minded he was. His cheeks turned slightly red, he smiled sweetly, and without giving Lin Yinan any chance to ask, Lu Zhiyao opened the door and walked away.
Lin Mubai was also surprised by Zi Ningshuang's willingness to send Lin Ruoxue to the Eighth Emperor's Mansion, so he hurried back to investigate what was going on without talking to Lin Ruoxue for too long.
Lin Mubai left, and Lin Ruoxue clamored for Lu Zhiyao to accompany her. Lu Zhiyao didn't want to read any more books. After thinking for a while, he took Lin Ruoxue to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Lu Zhiyao has not come back in an upright manner for several days. The last time he came here was when he disguised himself to save Lu Yuanzheng. He had not forgotten his promise to Chen Ming and others to take them back to the Eighth Emperor's Mansion, and this time he came back, that is,
Pick them up.
After Chen Ming and others saw Lu Zhiyao, their expressionless faces showed smiles of surprise and joy. The Ye family had fallen, and Ye Shengnan was dead. The only thing they could look forward to now was Lu Zhiyao.
Zhiyao. If Lu Zhiyao has forgotten them, then they can only live peacefully as little slaves in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"This slave pays my respects to the Eighth Imperial Concubine!" Chen Ming quickly knelt down in front of Lu Zhiyao and brought a few people behind him to get closer. "The Eighth Imperial Concubine can still remember how many of these slaves I have, it really makes me..."
"Okay, stop talking to me." Lu Zhiyao didn't like hearing their high-sounding words, so he interrupted him. "You also helped me a lot when I was away. My uncle is also dead now.
Yes, you were once his slaves, and I cannot forget you no matter what. There are not many slaves in the Eight Emperors Palace now. I think you are all smart people, so I will keep you by my side. But there are some things I have to say.
First of all, you should know that I am not the only one who has the final say in this Eighth Emperor's Mansion."
"I understand." Chen Ming and others nodded repeatedly, feeling very excited when they thought that they would work in the Eighth Emperor's Mansion from now on.
"Okay, everyone, get up. My father is not at home, so I will walk around. I will take you with me when I go back later."
After Lu Zhiyao finished speaking, he slowly stood up and followed Lin Ruoxue, who was about to burst out laughing, out of the room.
Lin Ruoxue rarely saw Lu Zhiyao talking to others in the manner of the Eighth Imperial Concubine, but occasionally she found it interesting.
Lu Zhiyao took Lin Ruoxue around the Prime Minister's Mansion, and meeting Lu Zhiqing and Ye Lianrong was something she never expected.
Lu Zhiqing and Ye Lianrong were also stunned when they saw Lu Zhiyao, and then walked towards them with stiff expressions.
Lu Zhiqing recognized Lin Ruoxue, and she and Ye Lianrong also knew that Ye Zhihua went to join Lin Yinan. Therefore, the arrogance they had when facing Lu Zhiyao has now completely disappeared.
The prime minister's wife no longer has the spirit of the prime minister's wife, and the prince's concubine does not have the posture she should have.
"Er Niang, long time no see."
Lu Zhiyao took the initiative to say hello. Seeing that Ye Lianrong didn't seem to have recovered from the news of Ye Shengnan's death, her tone of voice became a little lighter.
Even though Ye Shengnan deserved it, Lu Zhiyao had also experienced the pain of losing a loved one. Bullying people at this time was not her Lu Zhiyao style.
Ye Lianrong smiled awkwardly and quickly greeted Lu Zhiyao and Lin Ruoxue.
"We are all a family, there is no need to be so restrained." Lu Zhiyao glanced at Lin Ruoxue's somewhat uncomfortable expression and directly accepted Ye Lianrong's words for her.
Lin Ruoxue doesn't like Lu Zhiqing, which is something Lu Zhiyao only found out recently. But that's right, it would be strange for anyone to like Lu Zhiqing like she was before.
"I really don't know. It turns out that my sister is back today." The four of them walked side by side toward the garden. Lu Zhiyao glanced sideways at Lu Zhiqing's frown and asked, "My sister doesn't seem happy. What's wrong?
Is there anything I can do to help?"
Lu Zhiyao's proactive overtures did not reassure Lu Zhiqing. On the contrary, after hearing Lu Zhiyao's words, she felt even more unsure.
Who is Lu Zhiyao? Will he care about her and help her with kindness?
impossible.
"It's nothing, I just think of my uncle's death, so I feel a little uncomfortable."
"I understand." Lu Zhiyao said leisurely, the memories of her father and mother swirling in her mind.
We walked to the garden and sat down. Since we had met, we might be working in the same boat in the future, so we should be polite and chatty.
Just when the atmosphere among several people had relaxed a little, the appearance of another person made the atmosphere drop to the bottom again.
Lu Zhiyao sat on the stone bench and looked at Lin Yixiang who was walking slowly towards this side. He smiled slightly and did not move.
Lin Yixiang also saw Lu Zhiyao from a distance, his eyes darkened and his brows furrowed, then he returned to his original state and walked in front of a few people.
"Brother Seven is here anyway. It's so lively today."
Lin Ruoxue didn't notice something was wrong and greeted Lin Yixiang with a smile.
"I'm here to take Zhiqing back." Although Lin Yixiang said this, his eyes never moved from Lu Zhiyao. The way he looked at Lu Zhiyao intently made Lu Zhiqing and Ye Lianrong start to feel...
Somewhat uncomfortable. "I didn't expect the Eighth Imperial Concubine to be here. I originally wanted to visit you at the Eighth Imperial Palace another day."
"Then I would like to thank the prince first." Lu Zhiyao remained calm, met Lin Yixiang's gaze, and smiled softly. "But the prince is usually so busy, so he must have said that he came to see me, and it was just a casual talk."
As Lu Zhiyao spoke, he turned to look at Lu Zhiqing. Lu Zhiqing did not expect that she would suddenly look at him, and was shocked and froze.
"I only have this sister. She was ignorant before, but now she is married, so I hope the prince will be more considerate. Although my sister's appearance is not as good as Nangong Nuo'er, she married you in front of Nangong Nuo'er after all.
Yes. I think the prince will not forget this, right?"
[This is the update today. I take the train at 3pm and arrive at the city where I work at 2am. I cannot update on the train. 】
