It wasn't until the next day at dawn that Lu Yuyan, parched and thirsty, finally managed to send away the half-believing Feng Yan.
As soon as Lu Xiaoyun stepped out of the courtyard gate, she saw Lu Yuyan's back as he saw her off.
He was so exhausted he could barely stand.
Lu Xiaoyun walked over and looked at him suspiciously: "Are you completely drained? To prove you're not gay? What kind of girl is so capable?"
Lu Yuyan rolled his eyes at his older sister, annoyed: "It's all because of Feng Yan, he's too difficult to deal with."
"You haven't slept all night?"
Lu Yuyan smiled wryly: "There's nothing I can do. Feng Yan is too smart. He's already starting to doubt us. But I've already told him the plan we agreed on. He's only half convinced now. Let him go back and process it."
Lu Xiaoyun nodded: "Okay. Then you pack your things and go to the palace first. I'll go to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion to pick up Zhu Yu. You haven't slept all night, are you tired?"
Lu Yuyan smiled bitterly: "I'll sleep after I get back from the palace."
He was indeed exhausted.
Lu Xiaoyun nodded and left.
After leaving Lu Yuyan's place, Feng Yan went out of the manor.
Zhenguo Duke's Mansion
Zhu Yu forcibly kissed Lu Xiaoyun yesterday, and after finding that she didn't mind, she slept very soundly.
I woke up this morning and my complexion was much better than yesterday.
Before Chenshi (7-9 AM), Lu Yucheng arrived at Tongjia Courtyard and saw Li Feng combing Zhu Yu's hair. He put the package he was carrying on the bed, took the comb from Li Feng, and said to her, "Go to the small kitchen and see if breakfast is ready."
Zhu Yu turned his head and asked in confusion, "Brother?"
Lu Yucheng smiled slightly: "I'll take it apart and comb it for you again. In the past two years in the southern border region, I learned how to comb women's hair from Vice General Huang's wife. I've been waiting to comb your hair. I've also learned a lot of hairstyles. I thought... Brother, you haven't wasted your time these past two years. Now it's really coming in handy."
Zhu Yu silently turned around, letting Lu Yucheng comb his hair.
He combed the hair from head to tail, long and deep, over and over again. It was clear that Lu Yucheng had truly put his heart into learning.
After a stick of incense had burned, a slightly playful hairstyle was finished. Lu Yucheng took out a three-colored jade hairpin from his sleeve and gently placed it in his hair. He put his hand on Zhu Yu's shoulder, bent down and looked at his sister in the mirror, saying, "Look, how did your brother do it?"
Zhu Yu lazily raised his head. He had been looking at Lu Xiaoyun's face every day for nearly a month. How could he not know how beautiful she was?
But when he saw himself in the mirror, he was still stunned. Li Feng had already applied a thin layer of powder to his face to cover his pale complexion, and he had also changed into the dress that Jiang had brought in yesterday.
The woman in the mirror had her hair styled in a high bun, with a three-colored jade hairpin adding a touch of brilliance to her dark hair. Her face was playful yet radiant, beautiful yet with a hint of coolness and a touch of gentleness.
Coupled with the light pink dress that Lu Xiaoyun made for him, with its slightly narrow collar revealing his snow-white and slender neck, his delicate face was flawless, like solidified cream, making him incomparably beautiful.
Zhu Yu was stunned; he never knew Lu Xiaoyun was so beautiful.
"elder brother……"
Lu Yucheng pulled Zhu Yu up, opened the package he had just brought, and took out the dress inside: "Take off the clothes you're wearing and put on this one. I went to Linglong Pavilion early this morning and searched the entire Linglong Pavilion, and only this dress is worthy of my sister."
Zhu Yu hurriedly said, "Brother, the one I'm wearing now is fine. You can wear this one on the Lantern Festival."
Lu Yucheng shook his head: "There's still the Lantern Festival. I bought the best outfits from Linglong Pavilion. You can take your time choosing after the palace banquet."
Zhu Yu's lips moved slightly.
Seeing Li Feng enter the room, Lu Yucheng called her over to help his sister change her clothes.
Helpless, Zhu Yu had no choice but to follow Li Feng into the cubicle to change out of the dress he was wearing.
A white silk dress, covered by a light purple gauze outer garment. The patterns on the outer garment resembled blooming peach blossoms, with silver threads embedded in each strand of silk, shimmering faintly. Such an exquisite combination of three colors is truly difficult for most people to pull off.
But when worn by Zhu Yu, it was not only extremely elegant from the inside out, but also perfectly showcased his noble air.
Upon seeing himself in the mirror, Zhu Yu immediately wanted to change.
It's too eye-catching.
Even Li Feng was stunned and hurriedly grabbed Zhu Yu's hand: "Don't take it off, my god, Miss, you look so beautiful. Miss, you should dress like this. The colorful clothes you wore before, and the way your head looked like you had a jewelry shop, were just awful."
Zhu Yu glared at Li Feng. What's so good about it? If he went out dressed like this, and his brother-in-law took off his woman's hairstyle and styled it into a way that was neither like a woman nor like a young lady, he would attract a lot of attention and stares at the palace banquet.
What if some foolish person takes a liking to his current appearance?
Could it be that Zhu Yu, now possessing Lu Xiaoyun's body, is going to marry someone else?
Lu Yucheng walked around the screen, and when he saw Zhu Yu inside the room, a deep smile appeared on his lips: "As expected, only my sister can pull off this color. This is the one."
Zhu Yu said with annoyance, "Brother, this is too eye-catching."
"So what if she's eye-catching? My sister is naturally beautiful, with a stunning appearance. You were just being modest before. Now we're going to show those blind people just how absolutely gorgeous my sister is."
Li Feng secretly stuck out her tongue. The young master was scolding Prince An for being blind.
Zhu Yu still felt a little awkward; the dress that Lu Xiaoyun had sent over was just as suitable.
Lu Yucheng pulled him to sit down at the table, forbidding him to change his clothes, and had breakfast with him.
The two had just put down their chopsticks and were about to leave when they heard footsteps outside.
"Young Master, Miss, Prince An has arrived. The Duke is leading the way, saying he's come to escort Miss to the palace for a banquet," a maidservant announced from outside.
Lu Yucheng's face immediately darkened. How dare Zhu Yu even step onto the gate of his Duke Zhenguo's mansion!
If it weren't for Consort Duan's appearance yesterday, he would have beaten Prince An to a pulp.
He jumped to his feet, clenching his fists, looking as if he was about to rush out and beat up "Prince An".
Zhu Yu hurriedly tugged at Lu Yucheng's sleeve. He had already punched his own sister yesterday. If he crippled her, what would happen when he found out the truth?
That would be very bad.
"Brother, brother, don't be impulsive."
Lu Yucheng's forehead veins throbbed, and his hands were clenched into fists. He hadn't slept all night, and every time he closed his eyes, all he could see were the shocking scars on his sister's back and the words Old Hong had said.
My perfectly healthy sister was handed over to Prince An, and in less than a month, he has tormented her to this state.
If a husband truly loves his wife, how could he bear to let his mother suffer like this?
Consort Duan was an imperial concubine, and as a subject, he had no choice but to accept it. However, Prince An, though a prince, was also Xiao Yun's husband.
How dare Zhu Yu show his face now!
"I'm going to meet him!" Lu Yucheng pulled his sleeve back from Zhu Yu's hand, his face dark as he strode out the door.
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