Princess Xiao is worthy of being the daughter of the King of Zhennan. She is not only good at martial arts, she is also extremely outstanding in light kung fu. With only a few dozen blows and a few fleeting efforts, she and Xie Wu silently avoided everyone and landed on the ground.
In the bamboo forest.
"We're here, it should be in the bamboo forest." Xiao Muqing let go of Xie Wu's hand and looked into the forest with narrowed eyes.
Xie Wu looked at Xiao Muqing, sighed slightly, and said to her helplessly, "Princess, how about I wait for you here?"
She really didn't want to face Lu Zhan.
"You're already here, why are you waiting here? Besides, I don't want to leave you alone in the woods! What if I bump into someone who doesn't have eyesight?" Xiao Mu
Clear the way.
Seeing Xiao Muqing's insistent look, Xie Wu had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow her into the bamboo forest.
The bamboo forest didn't look very big, and there was even a faint sound of running water. However, the two of them walked for a while, but they were still in the bamboo forest.
Xie Wu couldn't help but stop. She looked at Xiao Muqing intently and said, "Princess, don't you know how to get there?"
Xiao Muqing raised his eyebrows and said loudly, "How do I know how to go? Xiao Mubei didn't tell me."
"and you……"
Xie Wu just said two words when she was interrupted by Princess Xiao's angry and deafening voice.
"Lu——Zhan."
The quiet bamboo forest was shaken by the sudden sound, and countless bamboo leaves swirled and fell from the branches.
"Lu——Zhan."
Princess Xiao's voice continued.
"Princess Xiao, did Lu not offend you?" Soon, there was a response from the bamboo forest.
In the green bamboo forest, Lu Zhan walked out slowly, holding a folding fan and wearing a lavender satin robe with bamboo leaves and plum blossom thorns. The golden sunlight shone through the sparse bamboo leaves above his head and shone on him, adding even more light to his body.
Outstanding appearance.
Looking at the person coming, Xiao Muqing raised the corners of his lips proudly.
Sure enough, this method is the best.
"My cousin is here too." Lu Zhan walked to stand in front of the two of them, and then greeted her with a smile.
Xie Wu glanced at Lu Zhan indifferently, then lowered her eyes towards him and said, "Second Master Lu is well."
"Okay, okay, don't say whether these are available or not." Xiao Muqing interrupted the conversation between the two impatiently. She took a step forward and protected Xie Wu behind her. Then she looked at Lu Zhan and continued, "Lu Zhan continued.
Zhan, I came to you because I have something to ask you."
Lu Zhan smiled and said, "How about we go to the house and talk?"
"Then what are you doing? I just want to ask you..."
"I just happened to bring some sweet-scented osmanthus sugar-steamed chestnut flour cake, sugar-steamed crispy cheese, spoon pastry red cake, and rice noodle cake with glutinous rice..."
"Okay, don't talk nonsense, hurry up and lead the way." Xiao Muqing suddenly cut off Lu Zhan's words.
Lu Zhan curled his lips, then stepped aside, leaned slightly and said, "Princess, cousin, please."
"Princess." Xie Wu frowned and reached out to hold Xiao Muqing's fingertips.
She always felt that Lu Zhan came here unkindly.
He is a grown man. Why did he bring so many snacks when he came to Chao'an Temple to play chess with Master Jue Yuan? The reason is that he knew exactly what Ah Qing was thinking and deliberately used these snacks to seduce her.
"Ah Wu, don't worry! I, Xiao Muqing, am not a vegetarian. If he dares to have any bad ideas, be careful that my whip doesn't have eyes!" Xiao Muqing raised his hand to cover his waist and raised his eyebrows sharply.
The phoenix eyes are full of provocation and warning.
Lu Zhan touched the tip of his nose and smiled helplessly, and said, "The princess's martial arts skills are unparalleled. In front of you, Lu will not dare to act arrogantly."
Xiao Muqing raised her eyebrows proudly, and then she turned around and said to Xie Wu proudly, "Ah Wu! Let's go!"
Xie Wu let out a helpless breath. Although she didn't want to, she couldn't resist Princess Xiao, so she pulled her past Lu Zhan.
Following the direction pointed by Lu Zhan, Xie Wu walked not long before three small bamboo houses appeared in front of her. In front of the bamboo houses, a small stream meandered by, carrying a clear and cheerful sound, and she ran to nowhere.
"Princess, cousin, please." Lu Zhan took the initiative to open the door for them.
Xie Wu hesitated a little, but Xiao Muqing had already stepped in.
The bamboo house is elegantly and plainly decorated. If it weren't for the word "Zen" hanging on the wall, it would be almost impossible to tell that this is a place where monks meditate.
"Is this the Zen room of Master Jueyuan? Why didn't you see anyone else?" Xiao Muqing looked around, then looked at Lu Zhan suspiciously.
Lu Zhan smiled and sat in front of the futon, minding his own business. Then, he opened the food box and placed out the snacks inside.
Princess Xiao's eyes lit up, and she didn't even bother to ask Lu Zhan any more questions. She directly pulled Xie Wu to sit opposite him, then reached out and picked up the snacks and started eating.
She is indeed hungry.
She got up too early in the morning and was dragged to Chao'an Temple by her mother without eating much. Fortunately, she met Ah Wu on the way.
Seeing Xiao Muqing eating with gusto, Xie Wu could only smile helplessly. She looked away and suddenly touched Lu Zhan's sharp-knuckled hand. He pinched a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus sugar steamed chestnut powder cake and placed it elegantly on her
on the plate in front of you.
"Cousin, you should try it too." Lu Zhan said with a smile.
The smile on Xie Wu's face gradually faded, and her long eyelashes trembled slightly. After a moment, she gently curved her lips towards Lu Zhan and said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your kindness. I don't like sweets."
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As soon as he said this, Xiao Mu, who was eating snacks, cleared his hands and looked at Xie Wu in surprise.
Lu Zhan also smiled. He picked up a piece of snack and took a bite. Then he looked up at Xie Wu again and said, "Don't worry, cousin, the snack is not poisonous."
Xie Wu frowned, and a hint of anger flashed across her eyes.
She didn't know whether Lu Zhan really didn't understand or was pretending not to understand. It wasn't that she didn't like sweets at all, she just didn't want to eat Lu Zhan's food.
"Ah Wu, don't worry! No matter how bastard Lu Zhan is, he won't poison the snacks!" Xiao Muqing followed Lu Zhan's words.
After all, she and Ah Wu were Lu Zhan's best friend's sister and his cousin. No matter how bastard Lu Zhan was, he wouldn't have harmed them in such a despicable way!
Xie Wu frowned and simply dropped the topic, "Princess, you have something to tell Second Young Master Lu, otherwise, I'd better wait for you outside the house." After saying that, without waiting for Xiao Muqing's reply, she
He stood up and walked out of the house.
Looking at Xie Wu's leaving figure, Lu Zhan still had a smile on his face, but he still felt helpless and depressed in his heart.
Sure enough, Ah Wu still refused to forgive herself!
"Lu Zhan." Xiao Muqing finally put down the snack in his hand.
Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows and said with a slight smile, "If you have anything to say, Princess, just say it."
"My brother said you have someone you like?" Princess Xiao said straight to the point.
Lu Zhan curled his lips and said, "So what?"
Princess Xiao frowned, leaned towards Lu Zhan, and said with stern eyes, "The person you like is not me, right?"
Lu Zhan burst into laughter. He reached out and picked up the folding fan on the table and opened it with a snap. He raised his eyebrows at Xiao Muqing and said calmly, "Princess, you are thinking too much."
Xiao Muqing breathed a long sigh of relief, "You are self-aware. Although you have a good skin, I, Xiao Muqing, don't just look at your face! You are a person with a vicious mouth and a cruel heart. There is no one with eyes in this world.
Even good girls are destined to look down on you."
Lu Zhan's face darkened slightly, and his thin lips pursed into a straight line.
Xiao Muqing's words really penetrated Lu Zhan's lungs.
Ah Wu just looks down on him now!
"The princess came here specifically to ridicule Lu?" Lu Zhan said with a calm look on his lips as he looked at Xiao Muqing with a calm expression.
Xiao Muqing was not afraid at all, and said in a crisp voice, "That's not true. Years ago, didn't my mother go to Dingguo's mansion to visit your mother? After she knew that you were not married, she wanted you to give her everything.
As a son-in-law, I estimate that he will discuss this matter with your mother tomorrow and the next day while visiting her for New Year greetings. Therefore, I came here specially to inform you that you should go back and confess to your mother that you have someone you like.
They both pulled red strings randomly."
Lu Zhan frowned.
He really didn't know this happened.
Xiao Muqing waited for a while but didn't see Lu Zhan speak. She couldn't help but become a little anxious and said hurriedly, "Lu Zhan, did you hear me?"
Lu Zhan glanced at Xiao Muqing, then he stood up, looked at Xiao Muqing condescendingly and said, "Don't worry, Princess, I am the only one who can decide on my marriage." After that, he raised his feet and walked towards the court without looking back.
Went out of the house.
Xiao Muqing was stunned for a while before he woke up angrily.
Lu Zhan's look just now clearly showed that he looked down on her!
Why should he look down upon her?
The bamboo door behind him creaked.
Xie Wu hurriedly turned around, but unexpectedly, the person who came out first was Lu Zhan. She lowered her eyes slightly, then bowed to him and said hello, "Second Young Master Lu."
Second Young Master Lu...
He couldn't remember when she stopped calling him Cousin Zhan, and instead called him "Second Young Master Lu". Even though they had become very close and intimate later, he never heard that shy and timid sentence again.
Cousin Zhan has never seen her approach him cautiously with a heavy heart in her hand, her twinkling eyes filled with stars...
Xie Wu, who hadn't waited for a response for a long time, raised her head in surprise. She didn't expect it, but she suddenly ran into Lu Zhan's dark and complicated pupils.
"Ah Wu, I have no ill intentions towards you." Finally, Lu Zhan spoke first.
He twitched the corners of his lips, trying to make a smile appear on his lips.
Xie Wu frowned and looked at Lu Zhan, feeling even more defensive in her heart.
What kind of tricks is Lu Zhan playing?
Seeing that Xie Wu was unmoved, Lu Zhan wanted to say something else, but Xiao Muqing's voice suddenly interrupted from behind.
"What are you two talking about?" Xiao Muqing walked to Xie Wu as he spoke. Finally, he turned to look at Lu Zhan and said, "Lu Zhan, why haven't you left yet?"
"I do want to leave, but... can the princess get out of this forest by herself?" Lu Zhan's eyes moved, and then he raised his eyebrows and looked at Xiao Muqing with a half-smile.
His eyes changed too quickly, as if the unspeakable complexity in his eyes just now was all her imagination.
Xie Wu pursed her lips, and suddenly an indescribable emotion welled up in her heart.
But one thing she was sure of.
Lu Zhan changed.
"Of course I can't!" Princess Xiao was speechless for a moment, but even so, she still looked up and stared at Lu Zhan.
Princess Xiao has always managed the momentum very well.
After all, you can’t lose even if you lose someone!
Lu Zhan just curled up the corners of his lips lightly. Without saying anything, he raised his feet and walked in front of the two of them.
"Lu Zhan is so annoying!" Seeing Lu Zhan standing with his hands behind his back, Xiao Muqing couldn't help but come up to Xie Wu and complain in a low voice.
Xie Wu lightly curved her lips and did not answer Xiao Muqing's words.
She was still thinking about what Lu Zhan's words just meant.
"Ah Wu, do you know? Lu Zhan just admitted it." Even though Xie Wu didn't answer her words, Princess Xiao was still interested. She couldn't wait to share Lu Zhan's gossip with Xie Wu.
"Admit what?"
"Admit that he has someone he likes!" Princess Xiao said, blinking her bright eyes.
Xie Wu's eyes flashed again and again, and the inexplicable emotions in her heart accumulated more and more, so much so that she didn't hear a word of what Xiao Muqing said later.