Not married yet

The two of them, each with their own thoughts, remained silent in the darkness for a while.

It was Lu Yu who first realized that this was very much like a tryst between a man and a woman under the moon. He felt a little guilty for some reason and broke the silence with a light cough: "I'll go light the lamp."

Bai Miaoke hummed and moved aside to make way for him.

When Lu Yu stood up, he remembered that he was only wearing his shirt. Just now he thought it was an assassin and didn't pay much attention to it. But now he felt that it was inappropriate for him to dress like this with a girl present.

So before lighting the lamp, he fumbled and put on his coat.

Bai Miaoke has been practicing martial arts for many years, so her eyesight is naturally better than that of ordinary people. She saw clearly how Lu Yu was hurriedly getting dressed just now, and smiled indifferently, silently admiring the outline of the man's plain white shirt.

Lu Yu didn't know what she was thinking. He felt that he was being very proper and polite, fearing that he would offend her like last time, so he secretly washed his pants and bed sheets.

The candles were lit, illuminating the room.

Lu Yu looked at the girl in front of him, who was wearing a black nightgown that perfectly outlined her figure. The girl's slender shadow was cast on the window of the inner room. He suddenly worried that Fugui and the others who had returned would misunderstand him, so he said, "The girl must have something important to tell you when she comes to visit you late at night. Sit down and talk."

I took the lead and sat down on one side of the tea table.

Bai Miaoke also sat down obediently, thinking to herself, what's the important matter? After all the noise just now, she seemed to have forgotten what she was doing in the middle of the night...

She glanced around awkwardly.

Seeing the prime minister's crimson official uniform hanging in the corner of the room, she finally remembered. She pretended to be calm and said, "I came to ask if there is any news about the thing you promised me last time?"

Lu Yu didn't expect that she would come in the middle of the night just to ask this. She was so anxious that she came to urge him in the middle of the night.

He had originally made an appointment with King Kang to meet tomorrow, intending to tell her as soon as he had any news. Since she was so anxious, perhaps she wanted to go with him to hear what King Kang had to say.

So he said, "There will be news tomorrow. Will you go with me, girl?"

Bai Miaoke recalled the news she had overheard from King Kang, and subconsciously asked, "Are they going to Zuichunlou again?"

After saying that, I realized that I seemed to have let something slip... He probably doesn't know that it was me who fed him wine last time.

She looked up at him nervously.

Lu Yu didn't seem to notice her slip of the tongue, and just replied, "We are going to Zuichunlou. If you mind, forget it. I am not a person who goes back on my word. I can tell you later."

Bai Miaoke stared at him and always felt that the corners of his lips were curved up, giving people the feeling that he was smiling but not smiling.

She pursed her lips and said, "I'll go! I'm worried about you going alone."

After saying this, I felt weird again, as if I was like a wife who was worried about her husband going to a place of entertainment.

She further explained: "I was afraid that you might have missed some key information."

This time she was sure that the corners of Lu Yu's lips were really curled up.

The other party almost suppressed a laugh and said, "Okay, I understand."

Bai Miaoke muttered softly, "You are so smart, what do you understand now?"

Lu Yu restrained his smile, but his raised eyebrows still showed his good mood. He added: "We will set off at the beginning of the evening hour tomorrow. Should I wait for you at Lu Mansion or pick you up at Lanyue Pavilion?"

Bai Miaoke didn't want him to know her true identity, so she said, "I'll come to find you. I'll pretend to be a maid and go with you?"

She didn't think there was anything wrong with pretending to be a maid, as she didn't have to really serve him.

Lu Yu said, "No, it would be safer if you pretend to be my concubine."

Bai Miaoke wanted to bargain, but Lu Yu said before she could, "Prince Kang is of noble status, so it's acceptable for a concubine to sit at the same table with the prince, but a maid cannot sit at the same table with the prince."

Bai Miaoke understood the implication, that being a maid was not worthy of sitting at the same table with the prince, and she was somewhat dissatisfied. When she was at home, she often ate with Chun Xing, and occasionally when she couldn't sleep, the two of them would lie together and talk in private. But when she came to these dignitaries, she was not even worthy of sitting at the same table.

Thinking of this, she felt a little impatient. She nodded sullenly and agreed without saying anything else.

Lu Yu noticed her mood change and thought that she was bothered by pretending to be his concubine. He thought for a moment and said, "I have not married yet, and I have never had a concubine. If King Kang makes things difficult for you, I will not let it go."

After saying this, he realized that he was worrying too much. With this woman's skills, no one should be able to make things difficult for her.

But Bai Miaoke didn't have any special reaction, she just responded calmly. In her heart, she was thinking about his frivolous behavior of feeding her wine last time. It turned out that whether a man has a wife or concubines doesn't affect his spending time drinking and partying outside.

Thinking of this, she glared at him unhappily and said, "Then I won't disturb Master Lu's rest."

Lu Yu noticed that she addressed herself as Lord Lu again in a sarcastic tone and was glared at for no apparent reason. She wondered why what she had said made her even more unhappy.

When dealing with those old foxes in the officialdom, he could guess what they were thinking just by looking at their eyes. It was the first time he found that women's thoughts were so unpredictable.

But it was really late, so he couldn't continue to ask questions, so he could only say, "Okay, I'll send someone to take you out."

As he spoke, he seemed a little unsure, and the ending of his voice gradually rose with a questioning tone.

Bai Miaoke refused: "No, I'm leaving."

After saying that, without waiting for Lu Yu's reaction, he pushed the door open and left, disappearing into the night.

Lu Yu watched her leave, feeling somewhat relieved that she finally didn't climb over the window, after all, the windowsill of her room was quite high. However, she ignored the higher courtyard wall, and Bai Miaoke climbed over the wall and left as soon as she walked out of the courtyard.

He turned off the light and lay back on bed, but this time he had trouble falling asleep.

It was not until the next day when Fugui helped him get up for dinner that he saw his young master with two big dark circles under his eyes. He said with guilt: "Young master, did you not sleep well last night? It's our incompetence. We searched the entire palace but couldn't catch the assassin. We made the young master worried."

Lu Yu couldn't say that he had let the "assassin" escape. He could only pat his shoulder in a soothing manner: "It's okay, the assassin was too agile, it's not your fault."

Fugui fell silent after hearing his master's appreciative tone...

While Prime Minister Lu was handling official business with dark circles under his eyes, Bai Miaoke was still sleeping soundly on her own carved bed.

She was really exhausted after running around all night, and she was not the type to waste time on internal things, so when she came back last night, she no longer worried about Lu Yu's matter, and today she slept until noon.

Because she was tired, she slept very well. Chun Xing came in to help her comb her hair, and she saw the girl's ink-black long hair hanging down, with a few strands hanging on her chest, and her seductive figure could not be hidden even in her plain nightgown.

Chun Xing smiled and praised: "Miss, you look so good today, I am stunned."

Bai Miaoke then followed her line of sight and looked at herself in the mirror, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "Then wear the new ruby headpiece that Jinyulou sent you today."

Chun Xing responded with a "OK" and tied her hair into a bun. She adorned one side with a gilded phoenix butterfly hairpin. The butterfly wings on the hairpin trembled slightly with her movements, as if it was about to flap its wings and fly, showing the girl's agility.

Because she was pretending to be Lu Yu's concubine, there were not so many requirements for clothing. Bai Miaoke chose a lilac double-butterfly cloud-shaped skirt according to her preferences. The hem of the skirt folded like waves when she moved, making her look ethereal but not too noticeable.

It was rare for ordinary people to have a bronze mirror at home, but Bai Miaoke had a bronze mirror as tall as a person in her room, which was specially used by this young lady to show off her beauty.

After Chun Xing had cleaned up for her, Bai Miaoke stood in front of the mirror admiring herself, feeling that Chun Xing's craftsmanship was so good. However, she felt that something was still missing. She suddenly remembered and asked Chun Xing to pick a gardenia from the garden.

The Bai family has a large garden with various precious flowers and plants planted in it, all of which are taken care of by a dedicated person. The only exception is a patch of gardenias, which was planted by Bai Miaoke's mother before she died. In her memory, her mother often took care of this patch of gardenias herself, and in Bai Miaoke's memory, her mother's embrace was filled with the fragrance of gardenias.

Later, her mother passed away, and Bai Miaoke planted some more gardenias nearby. Now there is a large patch of gardenias in the garden. Whenever she smells the faint fragrance of the flowers, she feels at ease, as if her mother is still with her.

Chun Xing picked a small gardenia and asked, "Shall I put it on the young lady?"

Bai Miaoke took it, took off a white jade earring, gently passed the stem of the gardenia through the small ear hole, and then smiled with satisfaction.

After everything was ready, Bai Miaoke took out her whip and wrapped it around her waist, covering it with a light apricot belt.

When I was getting ready to go out, I happened to run into Mr. Bai practicing boxing in the yard. When he was young, Mr. Bai worked in a security agency for a while and knew some martial arts. Now that he doesn't have to worry too much about business, he picked up the boxing he had learned before to keep fit.

Seeing his precious daughter coming over, Mr. Bai said with a smile: "My little girl is really beautiful. It's almost time for dinner. Where are you going?"

Bai Miaoke also replied with a smile: "Dad, I have something to do and won't be back for dinner tonight." She could only answer vaguely. She couldn't tell her father that she was going to be someone else's concubine tonight. The old man would be so angry if he heard it.

Mr. Bai waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, take a few more guards with you and be careful at night."

Bai Miaoke responded sweetly and ran away happily. As for the guards, she definitely couldn't bring them with her. For convenience, she didn't even bring Chun Xing with her.

Mr. Bai looked at his daughter's back and thought, such a gentle and lovely daughter, who knows which stinky boy will marry her in the future, he has to practice boxing well, if the future son-in-law bullies Xiao Ke, he will break his legs. The old man practiced even harder.

It was only 3 p.m. when Bai Miaoke arrived at Lu's residence by carriage. She didn't like to make others wait, nor did she like to wait for others. So whether she was on a mission or discussing business, she was used to arriving earlier, and today was no exception.

She let the driver go on his own and went up to knock on the door.

The doorman quickly opened the door and was stunned for a moment before recognizing her: Isn't this the girl who claimed to be the young master's savior last time? It's just that her dress today is completely different from last time. If the doorman hadn't been in the job for a long time and had a good memory, he almost didn't recognize her.

He quickly opened the door, invited the girl to go to the front hall, and asked someone to pass the message to the young master.

Lu Yu was talking in Master Lu's study when he heard the servants say that his savior had arrived. Master Lu was so excited that he wanted to go and see what kind of girl saved his son, but it was not convenient for him, a grown man, to go.

Lu Yu was unable to resist the excited elders, so Mrs. Lu followed Lu Yu to the front hall.