Shopkeeper Li stood behind the counter, flipping through the account books in his hands absently.
Judging from the man's clothes, he should be a servant of the Hou Mansion, but if he said he was giving something to his sister, she would not believe it. What kind of things can't be given to the manor? Why did he come all the way here?
Could it be that he was using Jinxiufang to avoid being noticed?
Could it be that he and the eldest girl from the Hou Mansion...
Shopkeeper Li was suddenly frightened by the idea that suddenly popped into his head.
"Shopkeeper." Suddenly, a soft voice rang.
Shopkeeper Li hurriedly raised his head, only to see a man and a woman standing in front of him. The girl was obviously pretty and graceful, but all her brilliance was taken away by the man beside her.
She has been doing business for so many years, and has met many young masters from the Hou family, but none of them is as tall and noble as the one in front of her, as if he was a god who walked out of Gushe Mountain.
Such a handsome man doesn't know what kind of woman can be worthy of him?
As soon as this thought flashed through her mind, a charming face appeared.
"Shopkeeper." Lu Rong couldn't help but call out again without waiting for a response.
"Here." The sound of 'shopkeeper' made Shopkeeper Li wake up completely. She walked out from behind the counter with a smile, walked to Lu Rong cordially and said, "Girl, sir, are you here to choose fabrics or make a custom order?"
clothes."
Lu Rong smiled softly at Shopkeeper Li and said, "Shopkeeper, I see the carriage of Marquis Wu'an Mansion is parked outside..."
"Oh, it's the eldest girl from the Hou family. She came to the store on behalf of the Crown Prince's wife to take a look at the winter clothes made by the family." Shopkeeper Li replied with a smile.
"It's Sister Wu!" Lu Rong's eyes overflowed with surprise.
Lu Zhan's lips curled up slightly, but his voice was as cold as ever, "Since you're here, let's go say hello!"
Lu Rong smiled and nodded, then walked towards the private room inside.
"Girl, let the peasant woman take you there. The eldest lady is drinking tea inside!" Shopkeeper Li rushed to Lu Rong in a few steps and said loudly.
Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Shopkeeper Li with his narrow eyes, with a somewhat unclear meaning.
Shopkeeper Li's right eyelid twitched suddenly, and she hurriedly turned away to avoid Lu Zhan's sight.
"Then I'll bother the shopkeeper." Fortunately, Lu Rong spoke up in time to resolve the situation.
Shopkeeper Li smiled hurriedly at Lu Rong, then quickly turned around and led the way for Lu Rong.
Lu Zhan's look just now was so scary, as if he could see through her thoughts at a glance. He didn't know what the relationship between these two people was with the eldest girl of Wu'an Hou Mansion?
Shopkeeper Li raised his voice and led the person to the private room.
Xie Wu was indeed drinking tea in the private room, and Mi Yue was also there, but the man who claimed to be Mi Yue's brother had already left.
Shopkeeper Li breathed a sigh of relief.
"Second Young Master. Princess." Xie Wu stood up and blessed the two of them respectively.
Shopkeeper Li glanced at Lu Zhan and Lu Rong in surprise.
It turned out that these two people were relatives of the emperor.
"Sister Wu, it's really you!" Lu Rong said with surprise on his face.
Only Lu Zhan looked thoughtfully at the window that had not yet been completely closed.
Xie Wu curled her lips and asked Lu Rong and Lu Zhan to take a seat. She smiled and said to Lu Rong, "I'm here to see how mother's clothes are doing. I heard that it will snow again in a few days." At this point.
.
"Yeah, I didn't expect that. My brother was going to the spice shop with me to choose spices, but unexpectedly I saw the Marquis's carriage parked here. I was telling my brother just now that I didn't know who it was, but I didn't expect it.
You." Lu Rong said happily.
In fact, it was her brother who first saw the carriage of the Marquis of Wu'an and reminded her. When she was guessing who it was, he asked her to come and take a look, saying that the Marquis of Wu'an had taken great care of her, and since he met her, he would always come to fight.
Hello.
Xie Wu smiled lightly, and her long eyelashes drooped, covering the darkness under her eyes.
Lu Zhan has never liked to use fragrance, and choosing spices is not only time-consuming, but also requires you to calm down and slowly taste the fragrance. Based on her understanding of Lu Zhan, it is obvious that he is not a person who can bear the patience to accompany him to choose fragrance.
Even if that person is his sister.
Moreover, it is not like his behavior to take the initiative to greet people from the Hou Mansion.
Especially after he humiliated Xie Yuan from head to toe.
Isn't he afraid that the people who come to Jinxiufang are Yang and Xie Yuan? Or, he knows that the people who come to Jinxiufang are her...
"Since the eldest lady knows both of you, the civilian woman will leave first." Shopkeeper Li said at the right time.
Xie Wu nodded towards her.
Shopkeeper Li blessed the three of them and quickly exited the room.
"Sister Wu, Sister Yuan... how is she lately?" As soon as shopkeeper Li left, there were no outsiders in the room. Lu Rong hurriedly took Xie Wu's hand and whispered softly, not forgetting to go to Lu Zhan's place after speaking.
Take a look.
Lu Zhan seemed not to hear anything, and poured a cup of tea leisurely and drank it by himself.
"Ayuan is... very good." Xie Wu lowered her eyes and said with a smile.
Hearing what Xie Yuan said, Lu Rong breathed a sigh of relief, "What happened that day was just a misunderstanding. If you see Sister Yuan, please persuade her more so that she doesn't take it to heart."
Xie Wu smiled and nodded.
Lu Rong is really kind to Xie Yuan, but unfortunately, Xie Yuan's mind is full of Lu Zhan, and the reason why she gets close to her is mostly to get close to Lu Zhan, but it's a pity...
Anyone who dares to take Lu Zhan's advice in this world will usually end up badly.
"Ah Rong, since we are already here, why don't you choose some materials to make clothes." Lu Zhan said suddenly.
Lu Rong looked at him in surprise.
"Take Ah Rong to choose." Lu Zhan simply turned his attention to Mi Yue who was standing next to Xie Wu.
Mi Yue's face was full of surprise, and then she subconsciously looked towards Xie Wu.
Xie Wu's slender eyebrows slightly raised, and a faint smile quickly appeared on her lips, "Since the second young master has spoken, please take the princess with you."
Lu Zhan really came for her.
Mi Yuexun glanced at Lu Zhan, although she was a little worried, but since Xie Wu agreed, she couldn't say anything, so she had to give Xie Wu a blessing, then walked to Lu Rong and said to her, "Princess, please."
At this time, Lu Rong also saw that her brother must have something to say to Sister Wu. Although she felt something was wrong, since Sister Wu herself agreed, she couldn't say anything, so she could only harbor doubts in her heart.
He Anxie followed Mi Yue out of the house.
After everyone went out, Lu Zhan stood up and walked to the window and raised his hand to close the window tightly. After doing all this, he turned around and came back. However, he did not sit back where he was, but instead sat on the chair next to Xie Wu.
Xie Wu's eyebrows moved slightly, but she didn't make a sound.
She couldn't guess what kind of medicine Lu Zhan was selling in his gourd?
In fact, if I think about it now, it was a bit abnormal for Lu Zhan to visit her with Lu Rong.
At that time, she thought that Lu Zhan was angry with Xie Yuan, and wanted to use her to bring the matter to a standstill. She also warned her not to have any inappropriate thoughts about him. But when she thought about it carefully, she found that everything that happened in the meeting that day was confusing.
It's a flaw.
With Yang's tricks, Lu Zhan knew what she was planning with just a glance, so how could he take the initiative to walk into the trap?
Moreover, even though he hated the women who approached him for various reasons in his heart, he never showed it on his face, otherwise, Yang would not be able to take advantage of him.
Furthermore, there is some marriage relationship between the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion. Even considering this, it is impossible for Lu Zhan to humiliate Xie Yuan from head to toe.
And now, Lu Zhan appears here again...
"Drink some tea." Seeing Xie Wu's cold expression, Lu Zhan didn't care and poured the tea for her with a smile.
Xie Wu looked at Lu Zhan and didn't move.
Lu Zhan smiled and said, "I heard that someone in your palace bought an invincible fighting cock? Moreover, that person is the brother of the maid named Mi Yue next to you."
Xie Wu smiled lightly and saw that Lu Zhan still didn't answer his words.
Lu Zhan didn't care and continued to smile and said to her, "But yesterday I heard that the fighting cock was dedicated to Xie Shi by another man named Gui'an in your house?" At this point, Lu Zhan suddenly turned to Xie Wu.
He came over, with a faint smile in his narrow eyes, and then his deep voice slowly sounded in Xie Wu's ears, "Awu, what do you want to do?"
Xie Wu's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't show it at all on her face. She still had a slight smile on her lips, "Why can't I understand what Second Young Master is saying?"
Lu Zhan looked at Xie Wu.
Her slender phoenix eyes were sparkling with water, and her appearance was first-rate and charming, especially the tear mole at the corner of her eye which added a bit of indescribable enchantment.
Even Lu Zhan had to admit that among all the ladies gathered together, Xie Wu was always the most dazzling one.
At this moment, seeing her smiling sweetly at him, so close to the shadow in his memory, Lu Zhan couldn't help but smile. He stepped back, pushed the tea cup towards Xie Wu, and motioned for her to drink.
Mouth tea.
Xie Wu raised her eyebrows slightly, but finally, under Lu Zhan's smiling gaze, she picked up the tea he had just poured for her.
Seeing her drinking tea, the smile on Lu Zhan's face became even bigger. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Finally, he calmly said to Xie Wu, "Ah Wu, you have offended two people lately."
aunt?"
Xie Wuliu's phoenix eyes raised slightly, and her eyes looked at Lu Zhan with a smile of unknown meaning.
Lu Zhan did not avoid Xie Wu's gaze, but still looked at her with a smile and said, "The people around your second aunt have been very close to Taoist Aunt Ma recently. I think they are going to take action against you."
The smile in Xie Wu's eyes suddenly faded.
She knew that people around Yang had gone to see Taoist Ma, because the Laba Festival was coming soon, and the Hou Mansion would open a temple to worship ancestors on this day every year, and would also invite Taoist priests or Taoist nuns to come to their homes to perform rituals to drive away the disease, so as to ensure good weather in the coming year.
No illness or disaster.
The person the Hou Mansion always invited was Taoist Sister Ma.
It is not impossible for Yang to use Taoist Ma to attack her, but what reason does she want to use?
As if he had read through Xie Wu's thoughts, Lu Zhan curled his lips, stared at Xie Wu with a heavy gaze and said slowly, "I heard that your second aunt suspected that you were evil..."
