Chapter 286 Banquet

"Prince, the bloody blade is here!" Pingshan walked into the courtyard where Huo Xifei and Zheng Xun had talked before and said to Huo Xifei.

Huo Xifei nodded and said, "Bring him in!"

"yes!"

Yuan Ziyu stood beside Huo Xifei, looked at the door curtain of the compartment, then turned around and saw Xue Ren and Pingshan walking in!

"Master Huo, Second Miss Yuan!" Xue Ren now knew the identities of Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu.

"Xue Ren, please sit down!" Huo Xifei smiled and made a gesture of invitation!

Xue Ren said calmly, "From now on, there will be no Xue Ren in this world. My real name is Lu Kang, so from now on, you can just call me Lu Kang!"

"Okay!" Huo Xifei smiled and said, "Mr. Lu, please take a seat!"

"Thank you!"

After both parties sat down, Lu Kang hurriedly asked, "I wonder when Master Huo will take me to see Zheng Xun?"

"Now!"

"Okay! Then..." Lu Kang was about to speak when he was interrupted by a voice behind him: "Lu Kang!"

Lu Kang was stunned for a moment when he heard the voice, and then he stood up suddenly. Turning around, he saw that the person standing at the door curtain of the compartment was none other than Zheng Xun.

"Zheng Xun!" Lu Kang's eyes suddenly widened, and he walked up to Zheng Xun in a few steps. Although his expression did not fluctuate much, his eyes were full of surprise: "You are not dead?"

"Yes!" Zheng Xun said with a faint smile: "Didn't you expect it?"

"Am I dreaming?" Lu Kang couldn't believe his eyes. He put his hand on his arm and pinched himself hard: "Hiss!"

Lu Kang frowned in pain, and then he realized that he was not dreaming, Zheng Xun was really not dead.

Lu Kang's eyes lit up, his heart was filled with excitement, and he could not help but hugged Zheng Xun: "You bastard, you didn't tell me before you died, and you hurt me..."

After a pause, Lu Kang didn't continue speaking. He just hugged Zheng Xun tightly and breathed a deep sigh of relief. He felt that the depression that had been stuck in his heart for so long had finally dissipated.

"Hiss, be gentle, kid!" Zheng Xun was badly injured back then. Although his injuries had improved a lot after the past few months of recuperation, he still hadn't fully recovered. At this moment, being hugged so tightly by Lu Kang, the wound on his back was affected, and he almost jumped up: "Hey, you murderer!"

Lu Kang then remembered the injury on Zheng Xun's back and quickly let go of his hand. He stood aside with a look of disgust on his face, "Now you feel the pain. When you were beaten so badly that you couldn't get out of bed, you didn't even cry out in pain. Why are you becoming more and more squeamish?"

Zheng Xun ignored Lu Kang's words and stared into his eyes. "It's only been a few months since we last met, how come you've already started crying? Who did you learn from?"

Lu Kang wiped the tears from his eyes: "What kind of look is that? Who is crying?"

"Okay, okay, don't cry, don't cry!" Zheng Xun naturally knew that Lu Kang's tears were because of him, and he was touched in his heart. You know, if he and Lu Kang met in the past, they would feel uncomfortable without making a few sarcastic remarks to each other.

"You kid, now that you have a lover, your personality has changed a lot!" Lu Kang suppressed the inexplicable bitterness in his heart, smiled faintly, and gently patted Zheng Xun's arm.

"You have changed, you can even cry!" Zheng Xun said unwillingly.

"Nonsense!" Lu Kang coughed uncomfortably, turned to look at Huo Xifei, and bowed in thanks, "Thank you, Master Huo!"

Huo Xifei smiled and said, "It's just a matter of mutual benefit. Besides, if Zheng Xun really died, I would be in a lot of trouble!"

Zheng Xun, upon hearing this, naturally understood what Huo Xifei was referring to. He lowered his head and smiled, then said to Lu Kang, "By the way, Lu Kang, I'm getting married next month. Stay and have a drink at the wedding!"

"Okay!" Lu Kang nodded calmly: "I also happen to get to know this young lady who made you so desperate!"

Speaking of Cui Ruxu, Zheng Xun smiled and said, "She deserves it!"

"That's good!" Lu Kang nodded.

"By the way, Lu Kang, what are your plans for the future?" Zheng Xun said hurriedly, "After Xu'er and I get married, we plan to start some small business. Why don't we join forces?"

"No!" Lu Kang said with a faint smile, "For so many years, I have been working for Youye Tower and have completely lost myself. Now that I have escaped the control of Youye Tower, I want to travel around and see the scenery under this world!"

"Alright!" Zheng Xun nodded in agreement. "I'm getting married soon, so I'd like to go with you to see all the sights in the world!"

"I think there's always a chance!"

When Zheng Xun and Lu Kang met again, they naturally had a lot to talk about. Huo Xifei and Yuan Ziyu left the space to them and left first.

"Second Miss!" As soon as Yuan Ziyu returned to Wuyou Pavilion, Qingying and Qingzhi hurried forward. While helping Yuan Ziyu change her clothes, they said, "I received an invitation from my eldest aunt today. She said that Prince Ning's birthday is next month, and the Ning Palace will hold a birthday banquet. You are invited to attend the banquet!"

Yuan Ziyu frowned upon hearing this: "Yuan Zitong? What's she up to again?"

Yuan Ziyu doesn't care about Yuan Zitong at all now. As long as she doesn't come to him to seek death, Yuan Ziyu will simply ignore her.

But why would anyone send an invitation to himself now? What’s the intention behind it?

Yuan Ziyu was just about to ask Qingzhi to refuse when he saw Liu come into the room.

"Mother!" Yuan Ziyu hurried forward to support Liu and said, "Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to have a good rest? I've been keeping you worried these past few days. It's all You'er's fault. Now that I'm back, you have to take good care of yourself!"

Liu smiled and patted Yuan Ziyu's hand: "Don't worry, I'm much better now. I took the pills you gave me, and now I'm fine. But I came here today to tell you something."

"Mom, what's the matter?"

"Do you know about the invitation sent by Yuan Zitong?" asked Liu.

"Yeah!" Yuan Ziyu nodded. "Qingying and Qingzhi just told me about it. I was just about to ask Qingzhi to refuse it!"

Liu sighed and said, "You really can't refuse this."

"Mom, why?" Yuan Ziyu asked in confusion.

"You'er!" Liu said, "Next month is Prince Ning's nineteenth birthday. He can marry a wife in the spring of next year!"

Yuan Ziyou nodded and said, "Then accept it!"

"So, for Prince Ning's birthday, the Emperor personally issued an order requiring all eligible women from civil and military officials in the capital to attend the birthday banquet!" Liu said, "In other words, all eligible women from official families in the capital must attend the banquet next month!"

Yuan Ziyou couldn't help but frowned: "I understand, the emperor means to let Xuanyuan Xiao choose his own wife. To put it bluntly, they will meet next month!"

Liu nodded.

Yuan Ziyu couldn't help but pout and said, "What does it have to do with me? I'm already engaged! Even if Xuanyuan Xiao looks at me again, he won't be attracted to me!"

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