"If you really can't let go, then spend more time on him. What's the point of always following me around?" Su Wanwan said frankly.

If Lu Xingjian is allowed to keep bothering her, her reputation will be ruined sooner or later.

The cost was simply too high.

Rather than letting Zhou Wanxiu hate her, it's better to let Zhou Wanxiu directly confront Lu Xingjian and cause him some trouble.

Why did Lu Xingjian have to bring Zhou Wanxiu over here?

He reaps what he sows.

She knew very well that if Lu Xingjian had even the slightest interest in Zhou Wanxiu, he would have already taken her into his harem.

Only Zhou Wanxiu wouldn't give up until she hit a brick wall.

Zhou Wanxiu bit her lip as she looked at her, seemingly considering the feasibility of the matter.

"And then you turn around and attack me?"

Zhou Wanxiu looked at Su Wanwan with hostility, not believing that she was so kind.

After winning Lu Xingjian's favor, she would generously give him away to other women.

At least Zhou Wanxiu herself wouldn't do such a thing.

Su Wanwan said calmly, "The people you should be worried about are the Empress Dowager and the Empress in the palace."

“No, the person I’m most worried about is you,” Zhou Wanxiu persisted.

Su Wanwan stopped arguing with her: "To gain something, you always have to lose something. Think it through yourself."

She paused, then added, "Besides, I don't necessarily need him."

Zhou Wanxiu paused for a moment, then scrutinized Su Wanwan from head to toe.

She was very skeptical of the truthfulness of her words.

With Lu Xingjian as a shining example, how could she possibly be interested in other men?

She refused to believe it.

Su Wanwan ignored her and went back to her bedroom to rest after finishing her sentence.

When she lost her virginity to him, she had the intention of remaining faithful to him forever.

Having gone through so much, she has long since broken free from those constraints.

Su Wanwan's bedroom was in the north room of the west wing, while Zhou Wanxiu, who was only staying temporarily, was assigned to the south study. The two shared the living room in the middle.

The lights in the south room stayed on all night.

The next day was a day off, so Su Wanwan didn't get up early.

When Lu Xingjian asked her to come over for breakfast, she went anyway, and brought Zhou Wanxiu along.

The people at the table were all silent.

Zhou Wanxiu felt a mix of bitterness and jealousy.

The few times he had breakfast with Lu Xingjian were all thanks to Su Wanwan.

She turned around and washed her hands in the copper basin in the young eunuch's hand.

Lu Xingjian lowered one hand and took Su Wanwan's hand under the table.

Her little finger gently hooked her palm.

His expression was very calm.

You would never guess he would do such a childish thing.

Su Wanwan's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly glared at him before Zhou Wanxiu turned back to normal.

When Zhou Wanxiu turned around and sat down, she felt the atmosphere was a bit strange. She glanced at them a few times but didn't notice anything.

Lu Xingjian ate with a calm expression and elegant posture.

Su Wanwan quietly lowered her head and sipped the porridge in her bowl.

After finishing breakfast, Zhou Wanxiu was about to leave when Lu Xingjian pulled her back.

His lips lightly touched her earlobe: "Waiting for you tonight, hmm?"

A tingling sensation shot straight to her heart, and Su Wanwan's face instantly turned crimson.

"Dream on."

Her voice was softer than a mosquito's buzz.

A glance from her was like the gentle ripples of autumn water, making one feel as if they were in springtime, completely relaxed.

Lu Xingjian whispered in her ear, "Who said they wanted to make osmanthus cake?"

Su Wanwan was stunned for a moment; she had already forgotten about this.

Lu Xingjian narrowed his eyes meaningfully, as if rebuking her for always thinking in the wrong direction:

"what's on your mind?"

They're really crying wolf.

Su Wanwan ignored him and turned to leave.

Zhou Wanxiu sensed something and turned around to look. She saw the two people standing close together, as if they were whispering something to each other.

Still not enough?

Lu Xingjian still had a mischievous smile on his lips.

Su Wanwan's face was a little red, as if she had applied rouge.

What a beautiful scene of mutual affection between a man and a woman.

Adulterers!

Are they all being so blatant, without any regard for others?!

Zhou Wanxiu was furious, her fingers tightly gripping the handkerchief in her hand, and she walked with a gust of wind.

So much so that when Su Wanwan left, she was still sitting on the edge of the kang reading a book, and said irritably, "I'm not going today."

Today is a good day for the Minister of War to have many guests at his home, and Zhou Wanxiu is responsible for contacting the families she needs to arrange things with.

It's messed up now...

Su Wanwan simply said, "Then you should rest first."

Just as I stepped out of the gate, I saw someone getting off a sedan chair.

It was Yang Ting!

Su Wanwan froze.

Yang Ting was very kind to her:

"Staying here last night? This street is really heavily guarded. It took five checkpoints to get here. It's really inconvenient."

Su Wanwan smiled awkwardly and bowed, saying, "This student greets the teacher."

Yang Ting waved his hand amicably: "I know you're busy, go ahead."

He stood there without moving, watching Su Wan get into the carriage.

Su Wanwan sat comfortably in the carriage and saw Steward Li come out of the house and greet Yang Ting with a smile.

Su Wanwan suddenly remembered Lu Xingjian's words from last night: "You said it yourself."

It felt like falling into an ice cave, my whole body freezing.

It turns out he was the one who called Yang Ting over for a meeting!

Now that's great... Yang Ting knows the emperor is staying at her house.

She had no elders in her family, and the situation was awkward, with only a man and a woman living alone together...

How can I explain this clearly?!

Su Wanwan felt like she was going crazy.

The key question is, why would the emperor, who had the magnificent palace, choose to stay at her house?

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