It's almost noon in autumn, and the sun still can't completely fade away the heat of summer.

A breeze blows by, but it can easily bring a bit of coolness.

Sheng Zi carried the box of very precious peach blossom cakes and came to Lu Jing's courtyard with Lu Yi.

This small courtyard located in the west courtyard of Shenxiao Bo's Mansion is much quieter and shabbier than the other courtyards of the Lu family's children in the mansion.

There is only a pine tree at the door.

But this pine tree is different from other trees that are dying day by day. The leaves are still shiny, just like a pagoda, standing there majestically.

Sheng Zi and Lu Yi were obviously not interested in this pine tree.

Lu Yi was actually quite critical of Shengzi's plan to give the precious and delicious peach blossom cake to Lu Jing.

Since this peach blossom cake was originally given to Shengzi by Mrs. Ning, she couldn't say anything.

But she was still mumbling: "Peach blossom cakes are so precious, wouldn't it be a pity to give them to Lu Jing..."

Sheng Zi obviously didn't care much about Lu Yi's complaints, but looked towards the small courtyard.

The courtyard door was not closed tightly.

From a very long distance, through the cracks of the tung tree barrier used to hide the ugliness, Shengzi could clearly see the scene in the courtyard.

There are many flowers and plants transplanted from unknown places planted in the small courtyard, and a maid is leaning over to take care of them.

These flowers and plants are not expensive, but they are well taken care of and grow extremely vigorously. Even in late autumn, there are still flowers in bloom, bringing a bit of warmth to the old courtyard.

In the small courtyard, there are also stone tables and benches that can be seen everywhere in the west courtyard.

"Lu Jing is practicing calligraphy?"

Shengzi saw Lu Jing's figure in front of the stone table and became curious.

Lu Yi, who was on the side, suddenly laughed and said, "I see that my father always takes a shower and changes clothes before writing, and he is calm and collected. His desk is spotless."

"But this Lu Jing is so good, he writes while eating."

And just like Lu Yi said.

Next to a piece of straw paper, there was also a plate of ordinary green vegetables.

Every time Lu Jing wrote a few words, he would pass the brush to his left hand, pick up the kuaizi and take a few bites, looking very casual.

Shengzi doesn't care about this.

Even her father once taught Shengzi to have a reverence for knowledge.

However, Shengzi came here for her own purpose, and other people's actions had nothing to do with her, so she naturally wouldn't judge them.

"Lu Yi, I have something to ask of you, Third Brother Jing, today. Don't make him angry by being neither big nor small."

Lu Yi was slightly startled, with some doubts in his eyes.

Is Lu Jing looking for beauty?

The Sheng family has astonishing power in Taixuan Capital.

Sheng Zi's father is the Second Assistant Minister of the Taishu Pavilion. He plays a very important role in the court. It is not an exaggeration to say that he has all-powerful power and can call upon the wind and rain.

With such a grand appearance as the lintel, do you want Lu Jing?

"How can Lu Jing help you? Sister Sheng, why don't you tell me the reason and I will come up with something for you?"

Sheng Zi shook her head and said: "Many things are hard to come by, and those that can be easily found are not precious."

Lu Yi seemed to understand. Her two ponytails were still dangling behind her head. She came to her senses and raised her chin: "In that case, Sister Sheng might as well leave this matter to me. I have always been effective in speaking in the mansion.

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"Sister Sheng just needs to tell me what you want from Lu Jing. I told Lu Jing that he wouldn't dare not give it."

When Lu Yi spoke, there was a sly look in his eyes.

Shengzi frowned.

A look of displeasure appeared on his originally heroic face.

"Lu Yi." Sheng Zi said seriously: "Yesterday Mrs. Zhong took the exam for your third brother Jing. I noticed that his words and deeds were extraordinary and had a lot of sharpness.

I feel that although he is not favored in the Lu family, he is not a weak young man who can be humiliated at will.

Besides, he is your brother, so it is inappropriate for you to be so arrogant in front of him."

Lu Yi was obviously stunned when he heard Sheng Zi's solemn words.

Sheng Zi did not give her another chance to speak. As she walked towards the small courtyard, she said to Lu Yi: "When you enter the courtyard, don't make any sound."

Lu Yi came back to her senses, her eyes clearly showing some dissatisfaction, but she was unwilling to refute Sheng Zi, so she could only follow Sheng Zi dejectedly.

When the two came to the door, Lu Jing was still immersed in writing.

The slightly faded brush felt quite pleasant as it moved across the paper.

"Master, someone is coming to the door."

Qing Yue, who was lowering her head to take care of the flowers and plants, saw Sheng Zi and Lu Yi.

He quickly dusted off the dust on his hands and stood up.

At this time, it was Lu Jing's final touch.

He took a long breath, put down the brush in his hand, and then looked up at the door.

When the door opened, Lu Jing certainly noticed someone coming at the door.

It's just that he had already finished writing the last line of poetry. The "Cao Sheng Zhang Xu" cursive script he had practiced in his previous life also emphasized the importance of writing every stroke without stopping, so he never stopped writing.

"Qingyue, make tea."

Lu Jing called out, Qing Yue saluted the visitor from a distance, then walked into the back room to make tea.

"Sister Lu Yi, please come in with your guests."

Lu Jing nodded towards Lu Yi and spoke very naturally.

Shengzi suddenly felt speechless.

Although Lu Jing's tone was calm, there was a hint of the majesty of an elder.

The same was true for Lu Yi. She opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say in reply.

In this Lu Mansion, Lu Yi and her third cousin have never interacted with each other.

Even when he was a playful child, he followed the other brothers and sisters and set a boundary with Lu Jing. At most, he only laughed a few words when Lu Jing was bullied.

But what Lu Yi didn't expect was that Lu Jing's words "sister" would be so natural and natural in his tone.

It's just like... Lu Jing's role in the house on weekdays is indeed that of a trusted elder brother.

"This Lu Jing is so strange...who is her sister?"

Lu Yi curled her lips and was about to say something.

Sheng Zi suddenly took a step forward and said to Lu Yi: "Lu Yi, you are the host, why don't you introduce me?"

Lu Yi was immediately discouraged and reluctantly said: "Lu Jing, this is Sister Shengzi from the Sheng Mansion at the end of Changning Street, ten miles away."

"Grand appearance?" Lu Jing's expression remained unchanged as he invited the two girls into the room.

But I was speculating in my mind.

"So it turns out that the girl in red with Lu Yi is not Nan Heyu? On that day, did Miss Nanfu come to the house yesterday?"

"What's the matter with this handsome girl coming to see me?"

The majestic appearance at this moment has never been matched with a veil.

She is tall and slender, with smooth skin, bright and white teeth, and a long whip with green light wrapped around her waist, which makes her look extremely pleasing to the eye.

What is different from other young girls in their prime is that there is a sharpness in her majestic appearance, and there is no weakness between her eyebrows, but a trace of heroism.

"Hey... was this character written by Mr. Jing?"

While Lu Jing was thinking, Sheng Zi and Lu Yi had already walked to the stone table. They originally wanted to cross the stone table and walk into the house.

Just when she was passing by the stone table, Shengzi caught a glimpse of the papyrus spread out by Lu Jing on the table.

I saw a few lines of words written on the piece of paper.

Although the pen and ink are occasionally erratic, if you look carefully, the handwriting is like a tiger lying down and rising like a dancing dragon.

Sheng Zi didn't know calligraphy, but she felt that the ink on the papyrus paper was born with an amazing sense of beauty.

However, in Shengzi's eyes, the calligraphy was secondary. What really caught her attention was those few lines of text.

【Those who say good things to me are my thieves, and those who say bad things to me are my teachers.

When you meet a knight on the road, you must present your sword, but if you are not a talented person, you should not present a poem.

If three people are walking together, there must be my teacher.

Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.】
To be continued...