Chapter 30: Being tricked into a date

Zhao Bangze raised his hand and touched Pei Jinxuan's forehead, "Ah Xuan, you don't have a fever, do you? She's getting married, and the man she's marrying is Shen Yuheng."

Pei Jinxuan sneered: "So what if it's Shen Yuheng? If the dynasty changes one day, it's still unknown whether he will be the prime minister."

"Besides, I can't believe Lu Qiaoxiao when she says she's getting married."

"For the past five or six years, she's been clamoring to marry me. Now, isn't she breaking her promise?"

"It can be seen that this is a cunning woman who tells lies all the time."

Zhao Bangze felt that this person was hopeless, but when he caught a glimpse of those almost devilish eyes, he sighed softly:

"Well, I'll arrange it for you. If Chen Xiang proposes tomorrow, it will be too late. How about tonight?"

Pei Jinxuan's eyes lit up: "Very good."

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Yong'an Marquis Mansion:

After seeing Shen Yuheng off, Lu Qiaoxiao even felt a little dazed, wondering if he was in a dream.

Will Shen Yuheng come to discuss his marriage with her tomorrow?

In her previous life, she and he didn't even have any intersection. They met a few times, but Shen Yuheng treated her and her brother so kindly.

Yes, it was because I didn’t know people well in my previous life, and I was so stupid.

Is everything in this life going to change?

Lu Qiaoxiao clenched his fingers slightly, and saw Bai Zhi trotting in with a happy look on her face.

"Miss, Miss Zhao is waiting for you outside?"

"Zhao Liangshu?" Lu Qiaoxiao pursed her lips. This was the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, and they used to be good friends.

But if you say it's good, she didn't think it was that good after experiencing her previous life.

When she was imprisoned and depressed in the Pei family compound, Zhao Liangshu chose to turn a blind eye to her own suffering in order to please Lin Miaofu.

Although he sent a servant to deliver a few words of concern afterwards, their courtesy was very light.

This incident really chilled her heart.

After all, Zhao Liangshu once walked with her on the street, and when they encountered bandits, Lu Qiaoxiao always protected her friend behind her.

In this life, she bears the heavy responsibility of protecting those around her. She will never show mercy to those who want to harm her or hurt those she loves.

However, Zhao Liangshu was the daughter of the Minister of Personnel, so she couldn't just send her away for no reason.

Why not go and see what she wants to do?

Lu Qiaoxiao vaguely remembered that Zhao Liangshu's brother Zhao Bangze had always had a good relationship with Pei Jinxuan.

They helped Prince Pingyang do a lot of dirty things in secret.

Half a month ago, she received a letter from the owner of Moyu Qingshan Money House, saying that the Pei family had taken ten thousand taels of silver from the house.

It was just to make up for the shortfall in disaster relief funds and to conceal the emperor's knowledge.

When they arrived at the front hall, Zhao Liangshu warmly came to hold Lu Qiaoxiao's hand, and Lu Qiaoxiao did not refuse.

He just quietly took his hand back when she wasn't paying attention.

"Qiao Xiao, I know you love Lianxianglou the most. Shall we go there tonight?"

"I've heard everything. You and Prime Minister Shen are getting married soon. I heard such a big thing from someone else. How could you hide it from me, my sister?" Zhao Liangshu smiled sweetly, but with a hint of blame in her tone.

She smiled on her face, but felt a little unhappy in her heart.

Lu Qiaoxiao has always been a carefree person, but now he has become a taciturn person.

It turns out that when Lu Qiaoxiao goes out with her, he always praises her and puts her first——

Why do I feel so distant from her now?

Lu Qiaoxiao glanced at the little hand Zhao Liangshu was holding hers, her eyes concealing a sharp edge, and she kept aloofness in a subtle way: "This happened a bit suddenly, and I'm a little confused."

Zhao Liangshu just felt that she didn't want to explain too much about the backstory, so she curled her lips and said, "Okay then, let's go to Lianxianglou to get together today, see you there?"

Lu Qiaoxiao thought about it and nodded in agreement.

Maybe in the future I may have to get information from Zhao Liangshu. Zhao Liangshu's father is the Minister of Personnel, in charge of personnel management.

It is not wise to offend at this moment.

After Zhao Liangshu left contentedly, Lu Qiaoxiao suddenly thought: If I don't bring some gifts when someone invites me to dinner, it will cause gossip and be impolite.

She had suffered many such losses in her previous life, and now she has learned her lesson.

So she went to Baoxianglou and picked out a hairpin of excellent quality.

Now that she had enough pocket money, she was finally treated as the legitimate daughter among her three sisters.

Moreover, when Shen Yuheng delivered the betrothal gifts to the door, it was the time for Lu Qiaoxiao to personally take Lu Yong to hand over the land deeds and shop.

Even though Lu Yong was reluctant, he was even more reluctant to let go of this promising son-in-law of the Prime Minister.

So they had to cut off their flesh and make the handover.

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Lianxianglou was doing a booming business at night. Even with the Zhao family's ability, they managed to get a top-notch private room by making a last-minute reservation.

Lu Qiaoxiao walked through the crowd carrying an exquisite sandalwood box, but did not notice the familiar person hiding in the corner.

A Yao watched Miss Lu walk into the crowd with her chin raised, and an idea came to his mind: the young master asked him to reserve cakes from Lianxiang Tower for his wedding.

After all, if you want to order cakes in bulk from Lin Heung House, you need to order at least a month in advance.

However, the young master had already started ordering cakes for the wedding before he even sent the betrothal gifts.

Is this reasonable???

A Yao finally got a number at the counter and paid the deposit. He immediately ordered the servant to go back and report to the young master: Just say that you met Miss Lu at Lianxiang Tower.

Lu Qiaoxiao went around for several times and finally found the "Liangyuan" private room reserved by Zhao Liangshu. She pushed the door open and walked in, and saw a face she didn't want to see again in her life.

Pei Jinxuan looked a little more haggard than before, but today one could tell that he had dressed up carefully.

He was not wearing his favorite scarlet robe, but a green one.

In her previous life, she had praised her husband, saying that with his handsome appearance, the green color would better show his noble character.

How could this unlucky thing be here?