Chapter 278 Love

A group of people were watching them playing marbles. Qingyun was sitting beside them, eating melon seeds and shouting, "Come on, girl, don't lose, and make Huainan proud."

All of Lu Jing's guards knew his strength, so there was no need to shout at him. Li Yue, who was sitting on the roof, chewed some fruit and said, "It must be Third Master who won. Has he never lost in this game?"

Qingyun was unconvinced, "Have you played with him?"

"No, it was Li An who said that." Li Yue said with a smile. She was the female guard promoted by Lu Jing first. She would take over the job after Li An came back. In the future, she would stay with Su Qingwan to protect her instead of Li An. Lu Jing was not very reassured that Qingyun was the only one there. Li Yue had been trying to get close to Qingyun recently. Qingyun was very cautious and did not like Lu Jing to plant people there. Although he had good intentions, he was afraid that she would leak the news about Su Qingwan, so he was not very close to Li Yue.

But she really likes Li Yue's straightforward personality.

Su Qingwan's second marble was hit into the cave again. This game has a rule that you have to push the marble into the cave three times continuously. If you stop, it is your opponent's turn. If you win, you can continue.

But her third marble got stuck in the stone, and it was Lu Jing's turn.

Qingyun booed from the side, "Girl, he will definitely not be able to score a single goal. This is a game for women, men can't play it."

Lu Jing, "..."

This method of provocation and ridicule is amazing, just like Green Bamboo is still alive.

Unfortunately, Lu Jing did not let her get her wish. The first marble went into the hole at once. Then he hit the next three marbles into the hole as well. He had a very smooth time.

Su Qingwan blurted out, "Why?"

Lie to her?

Lu Jing smiled and said, "I've told you before, when my father was alive, he would often play games with my mother, and I would join in the fun. Over time, I became very familiar with the game."

Playing marbles is all about feeling. Lu Jing hit nine marbles in one breath without stopping, and Su Qingwan lost. Qingyun was so angry that he wanted to poison him with a bag of rat poison. The girl was so depressed that she rarely had the interest to play games. How could you beat her?

Is winning or losing so important? If you lose to her, will you die if you try to make her happy?

Su Qingwan was really aroused by her competitive spirit, "Come again!"

She hasn't played this game for many years and has lost the feeling for it. As long as she picks it up again, she will definitely be good at it. Su Qingwan has always been very competitive since she was a child. She wants to do everything to the extreme and be the best!

"OK!"

Lu Jing was confident and stood with his hands behind his back, looking very calm.

The two of them got ready again, and the loser started. Su Qingwan hit five in one breath, but lost at the sixth. She was so angry that she drank a glass of Peony Wine.

Lu Jing took another breath and all nine marbles went into the hole.

Su Qingwan, "..."

Did he really not do that on purpose?

"Xiao Wu, you lost again." Even his tone was mean.

Su Qingwan drank another glass of peony wine, "More!"

"good!"

In the third round, Su Qingwan's first marble didn't go in.

Lu Jing put nine marbles into the hole in one breath.

In the fourth game, Su Qingwan's third marble was stuck, and Lu Jing's eighth marble was stuck. Although it was not a perfect game, he still won.

It's purely a matter of luck.

Qingyun looked like he was sharpening his knife to kill someone. Li Yue felt that she was about to jump down and kill her master. She wanted to remind him to stop playing. Don’t you feel a chill on your back?

Fortunately, they were engaged and forced to live in the villa. Otherwise, if you were reluctant to let the princess win in the game, how could you marry her? The two of them played until sunset, and Su Qingwan didn't win a single game.

For Su Qingwan, it was a bolt from the blue!

She played and drank at the same time, her face rosy and radiant like peach blossoms, and she was so beautiful that she seemed beyond human in the afterglow of the setting sun. Finally, she won back the game with her beauty. Lu Jing was so fascinated by the drunken and addicted Su Qingwan, who was lively and beautiful, that he lost his soul and hit the first marble.

Su Qingwan clapped her hands, "It's stable!"

She is sure to win this round!

Who knows when she half squatted down to play marbles, maybe she was too excited, or maybe the aftereffects of the peony wine that Lu Jing mentioned were taking effect. She couldn't see clearly where the hole was, and she missed the first marble. It was a draw.

“…So angry!” This was the closest she had ever been to victory, but she watched it slip away before her eyes.

Lu Jing laughed and bent down to help her. Su Qingwan was really a little drunk, and was getting more and more drunk. Just as Qingyun was about to come over to help her, Lu Jing had already picked up Su Qingwan and walked towards the inner room.

Li Yue said, "Qingyun, you are not young anymore. Hasn't the princess found a husband for you? It's not good for you to always spoil the mood like this."

"What is it to you!" Qingyun glared at her fiercely. The girl and the prince were not married yet, and they were a single man and a single woman. She just wanted to spoil the mood. What if he was a lecher?

Li Yue was eating melon seeds on the roof, she sighed, and lay down to enjoy the beautiful sunset. She didn't want to spoil the view, it would be so nice to hide away and be lazy.

Inside the room, Lu Jing put Su Qingwan on the bed. Su Qingwan was drunk, but she was well-behaved and not noisy at all. Qingyun came to serve her and looked at Lu Jing who was standing aside without any hesitation, "Prince, you should go out. I need to change the girl's clothes."

Lu Jing was stunned for a moment, then turned and walked out.

In the yard, several servants continued to play marbles. They were not afraid when they saw Lu Jing. They all stood up and saluted Lu Jing solemnly. After Lu Jing passed by, they continued to play.

Su Qingwan was so drunk that she might sleep until tomorrow. Lu Jing did not stay in the villa. He looked up at the cold moon hanging in the sky.

The moon is full and the family is reunited. Fireworks are blooming in the distance. It is the Mid-Autumn Festival. There is no curfew at night. It is the busiest time. The long street must be rehearsing plays, lion dances, and lantern performances. If it weren't for Huainan's death anniversary, he could have taken Su Qingwan out to play and experience the Mid-Autumn Festival in Kyoto.

Unfortunately, she had no chance to experience such excitement.

If he hadn't come to accompany her, she would have had to stay alone until dawn. Now she was tired from playing and drunk, so she fell into a deep sleep and would be fine when she woke up.

Fortunately, she was able to see the person she had been thinking about day and night in her drunken dream.

When Su Qingwan woke up, she had a splitting headache and suspected that Lu Jing had poisoned her. The aftereffects of the wine were too strong and she vomited as soon as she woke up, looking miserable.

Qingyun felt very distressed, "This wine is not a good thing, girl, don't touch it in the future."

Drinking to drown your sorrows only makes you more sorrowful!

Su Qingwan smiled weakly, "I am a heavy drinker. Wine is the stuff of dreams. How can I be wrong? Where is the prince? Didn't he stay at the other courtyard?"

"If you get drunk and fall asleep, he will leave." Qingyun ordered someone to bring bird's nest porridge. Su Qingwan was not delicate at all, and the bird's nest porridge was already warm, so she drank it all in one breath.

After washing up, she felt much more comfortable. The butler at the door handed her a visiting card, saying that the eldest princess invited her to the princess's mansion to appreciate the flowers.

Su Qingwan raised her eyebrows. She just realized that the eldest princess’ invitation should arrive soon.

Since coming to Kyoto, she has met many officials from the Huainan clan and visited several uncles, but she has never been to the eldest princess's residence.

She thought that the princess would definitely invite her, and it would just be a matter of who would lose patience first. They both cared about Nian Qing, but they had quietly stood on opposite sides.