Chapter 45: His personality is too weird and hard to get along with
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren talked for a while.
Wang was afraid that if they talked for too long, they would disturb the old lady's rest, so she asked the two children to go play in the yard.
The maids and old women in the courtyard were all busy, and no one noticed the cousins under the corridor. The atmosphere was tense.
The young man leaned against the giant redwood pillar with his arms folded, his eyes dark and gleaming. He snorted coldly, "Don't think you can rest easy just because you've entered the Lu family. The accounts between us haven't been settled yet."
Song Lingyi raised her eyebrows, not afraid at all.
"What account? I don't remember it..."
He scratched his cheek with his fingers and pretended to understand: "Oh~ My cousin was talking about you going to Hexian——"
Before she could finish her words, Lu Qian quickly covered her mouth with his hands. He glanced at the passing maid with a guilty look and threatened in a low voice: "You damn girl, if you dare to tell anyone, I will tear your mouth apart!"
Song Lingyi blinked and pulled his hand away, showing no sign of weakness.
"Little pretty boy, it was you who said you wanted to settle accounts with me. I've always been clear about gratitude and resentment. If someone shows me respect, I'll return it ten feet. And you were the one who lied to your grandmother and aunt. I didn't expose you in public, which was already very respectful of me, wasn't it?"
Considering that there were servants around, she did not shout at him, and spoke in a calm tone as if she was chatting casually.
The two of them were very close.
Lu Qian curled his lips, his eyes cold: "Just talking about me?
"You also came from the Crane Immortal Tower, so I'm afraid you stole that jade pendant with a phoenix pattern, didn't you?"
Song Lingyi's dark eyes were bright and translucent, yet they held a hint of mischievous provocation: "So what if it is, so what if it isn't, do you dare to tell anyone?"
Although they hadn't spent much time together, she had already gotten a rough idea of the pretty boy's personality. He was a man who cared a lot about his reputation, and he had finally managed to hide it from his family and please his grandmother. How could he possibly expose the truth and disappoint the old lady just to go against an insignificant person?
Lu Qian narrowed his black eyes slightly and touched his cheek with the tip of his tongue.
"You should be thankful that Grandmother likes you very much. Otherwise, in this deep courtyard, I have hundreds of ways to make you suffer a fate worse than death."
Song Lingyi raised her eyebrows, turned her dark eyes slightly, and looked behind him.
"aunt!"
Lu Qian felt as if he was pricked by a needle and quickly took two steps back.
The sunlight cast mottled shadows on the corridor. Wang tilted her head and saw a young boy and a young girl standing not far away. The atmosphere was harmonious and beautiful.
"Old An has drunk the medicine and fallen asleep again. You two should stop guarding here." Wang smiled gently, turned her eyes to the girl and said, "You have just entered the mansion and are not familiar with many places. Let A Qian show you around the mansion."
Before Song Lingyi could think of a reason to refuse, Lu Qian stretched out his arms and said in a casual voice, "I don't have that much free time. There's no one else in the mansion, so why would you need me?"
Wang's face darkened slightly, but because her niece was present, she couldn't be too harsh.
"You just returned home, how come you don't have time?"
"I didn't sleep well last night, so I'll go back and catch up on some sleep." Lu Qian said as a matter of course.
Wang took a deep breath and was about to say something to him when Song Lingyi grabbed her arm.
"Aunt, my cousin must be very tired after all this time looking for me. Let him have more rest." Song Lingyi said sweetly.
Wang patted her hand gently, her brows softening: "You are still sensible."
After saying that, he gave Lu Qian a look.
“…” Lu Qian.
Who is the biological child?
Feeling inexplicably depressed, he walked out of the yard. When he passed the girl, his dark and fierce eyes drooped slightly and he glared at her in an ambiguous way.
From an angle that Wang couldn't see, the girl made a face at him in response.
…
Afternoon, Hibiscus Pavilion.
The pond was filled with lush lotus leaves, koi fish frolicking in the water, creating waves of ripples. From the pavilion came the sounds of young girls chatting and laughing.
"Cousin, you've met my brother. What do you think of him?"
The pink-shirted girl sitting opposite took a bite of her cake and said frankly, "He's quite handsome, but he's a bit eccentric and hard to get along with."
Lu Yu's smile became brighter and brighter. She didn't react with anger as she should have when she heard her brother saying something bad about him. Instead, she nodded frequently as if she had met a close friend.
"He's just a difficult person to get along with!"
"When I was little, he loved to play tricks on me. My mother asked him to wash my face. Guess what happened?"
"He thought the water was too cold in winter, so he pushed me into the basin and made me choke on the water several times!"
Lu Yu kept on complaining, becoming more and more excited as she spoke.
Song Lingyi found it hard to imagine that the relationship between these two siblings was so delicate. She poured her a cup of tea and advised, "Don't be angry. Drink some water to moisten your throat."
Lu Yu drank the whole cup in anger, and with a bang, she smashed the teacup onto the stone table.
"He's a well-known dandy bully in Kyoto City, but when you're out there, don't mention his name easily, or you'll get beaten up."
"..." His popularity is so bad? Not really.
Song Lingyi didn't want to talk about Lu Qian, so she took the initiative to change the subject.
"Ayu, why don't you see your uncle today?"
When this was mentioned, Lu Yu's face changed slightly. She looked around and after confirming that there were no outsiders, she beckoned Song Lingyi to come closer.
Song Lingyi leaned in closer and heard her whisper, "Because something big happened in Kyoto last night!"
For some reason, the moment she heard these words, Song Lingyi's heart seemed to skip a beat. Thinking of the bandits' words that they would turn Kyoto upside down, she felt inexplicably nervous.
"What...what's the big deal?"
Lu Yu narrowed her eyes: "The Second Prince plotted rebellion at His Majesty's birthday banquet!"
"Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince showed up in time and took control of the situation, otherwise the world would be in chaos!"
"Speaking of His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince is truly wise and powerful, with great bearing..."
Song Lingyi's attention was all on her first sentence, and she didn't hear what Lu Yu said next.
As long as nothing happens to the bandit leader, it's fine.
When this thought came to her mind, Song Lingyi was shocked and annoyed herself for not being good enough and still thinking about him.
While he was pondering, his arm was gently poked.
She looked up at Lu Yu and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lu Yu narrowed her eyes and smiled meaningfully, "When grandma gets better, we'll prepare a banquet and invite all the relatives and friends of the Lu family. Father and mother will introduce you to them so that we can discuss marriage in the future."
When it comes to marriage, Song Lingyi is a little resistant.
Of course, a man who could catch the eye of the elders of the Lu family must have a good family background, but she just didn't want to get married in a hurry.
Lu Yu didn't notice her cousin's strange mood and continued to ask, "Do you know the second son of the Pei family?"
Song Lingyi shook her head.
"The Lu and Pei families are old friends. My grandfather originally wanted to marry my aunt to the head of the Pei family, but my aunt didn't want to, so the two families called off the engagement. But the pair of green jade pendants with dragon and phoenix patterns that served as tokens of engagement were not returned, and the other one is still in the Pei family." Lu Yu said.
"So what?" Song Lingyi didn't understand.
Could it be that Song's mother failed to get married and wanted to marry her there?
Would the Pei family be willing?
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