Everyone looked towards the source of the sound, their gaze fixed on an elegant, turquoise figure. At one glance, Lu Anning suddenly remembered the saying: "A man of culture is naturally elegant."
A noble lady who was nearly forty years old came down the stairs slowly. She was wearing a cheongsam dress with dark blue patterns, which highlighted her curvy figure. Her long hair was tied up with a flowing jade hairpin. The jade pendant hanging between her ears echoed the green jade bracelet she was playing with, making her look very noble.
This must be the mayor's wife!
When they saw the real person, everyone smiled, but no one dared to answer the mayor's wife's question directly.
Lu Yunxi was still sitting on the ground, with a clear slap mark on her face. When she saw the mayor's wife, she stood up with red eyes and ran to her to cry in grievance.
"Madam Mayor, this woman has a terrible reputation and is not worthy of attending your birthday party. I don't know how she got in. I tried to stop her, but she used a tattered pair of Buddhist beads and said it was a birthday present for you."
"Buddhist beads?" The mayor's wife frowned and her eyes fell on the scattered Buddhist beads.
Lu Yunxi understood and picked up a nearby piece of junk and handed it to the mayor's wife. "It's clearly a piece of 9.9 yuan worth of junk from a street vendor, but she insists on claiming it's made of fine small-leaf red sandalwood, and even says it's been blessed by Master Xukong and enshrined before Buddha. This is complete nonsense! Get her kicked out right away! Don't let people like her ruin your fortune."
After a while, the lady frowned and said, "This is indeed the best small-leaf red sandalwood."
A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Yunxi's eyes, and she immediately said, "Even if it was, it was paid with dirty money. Madam, Lu Anning has a chaotic private life, and we don't know where she bought it. She came to your birthday party without an invitation, and we don't know what her purpose is. In my opinion, kick her out quickly and don't let her ruin your reputation."
Lu Yunxi had already asked Pei Chengyi about it. Mr. Pei didn't like socializing, and there was no way he would bring her to any of them. If she dared to sneak in, she would definitely humiliate her.
The mayor's wife looked at Lu Anning carefully. Facing the doubts, she was not panicked at all.
"Lu Anning? I know you. You've been quite famous in Jiangcheng lately."
Lu Anning raised his eyebrows. There had been a lot of rumors lately, so it was normal for the mayor's wife to see them.
Lu Anning smiled slightly and said, "Rumors stop with the wise. It's just a pity for this string of Buddhist beads and Master Xukong's hard work."
"Do you really know Master Void?"
Lu Anning spoke frankly, "My husband has some connections with Master Xukong, so he asked him to help consecrate and bless Madam."
The lady hesitated, there were not many people in Jiangcheng who could be on good terms with Master Xukong.
"Who is your husband?"
Just as Lu An Ning was about to speak, a burst of laughter came from outside the house. Mayor Ye and Tang Jingyuan walked in while talking and laughing. Pei Chengyi followed in the crowd, but stood behind them.
"Madam, look who's here to celebrate your birthday this time?"
Everyone was curious about who could make Mayor Ye so happy. Tang Jingyuan, dressed in a dark grey suit, looked cool and handsome, standing next to Mayor Ye. He rarely showed up in the social circle, and only a few people recognized him and exclaimed in surprise.
When she saw Tang Jingyuan, a smile appeared on the lady's face.
"Master Pei, you actually came in person. I'm sorry for not welcoming you!"
"Madam, you're too polite. Just call me Jingyuan." Tang Jingyuan smiled faintly as he walked over to Lu Anning and naturally embraced her. "Madam, this is Anning, my wife."
As soon as these words were spoken, there were continuous sighs from the people around.
They actually met the mysterious third master of the Pei family. He was actually married. The man was Lu Anning, the adopted daughter of the Lu family who had been the talk of the town recently.
This can't be a dream!
Since then, everyone instantly understood the truth of many things. Looking at Lu Anning again, everyone's eyes were filled with many complicated emotions.
The mayor's wife looked at Lu Anning and nodded repeatedly: "No wonder he is so calm, he is indeed the one Jing Yuan has chosen."
Mayor Ye saw the scattered Buddhist beads on the ground. When he first came in, the atmosphere was a little tense. He asked, "What happened just now? Why are there so many scattered beads on the ground?"
Speaking of this, Mrs. Ye sighed and told the whole story. The contradiction of the whole thing suddenly pointed to Lu Yunxi who was hiding in the crowd.
Lu Yunxi was stunned the moment she saw Tang Jingyuan!
Didn’t Pei Chengyi say that Tang Jingyuan never attends these dinners?
Everyone looked at Lu Yunxi. Lu Yunxi was scared and subconsciously hid behind Pei Chengyi, not daring to make a sound.
Pei Chengyi frowned, coughed twice, and took Lu Yunxi forward to apologize.
"Uncle, Mayor Ye, and Madam Mayor, I'm so sorry! Yun Xi was ignorant and destroyed the Buddhist beads. She didn't mean to do that."
Lu An Ning sneered, "Unintentional? With so many people watching, I had no intention of getting involved with her, yet she deliberately snatched the gift I prepared, blocked my way, and maliciously made things difficult for me. Is that unintentional? I clearly told her that the Buddhist beads were made of small-leaf red sandalwood, and Master Xukong personally consecrated and blessed them, and they were enshrined in Ciyun Temple. And she even wanted to destroy them in public. What kind of intention is she!"
"That's right! Isn't this deliberately ruining Madam's fortune?"
"I can't bear to see the mayor's wife doing well!"
Without Lu An Ning saying anything, the others couldn't wait to step on Lu Yunxi.
Lu Yunxi's face turned pale, and she hurriedly explained: "I didn't! I didn't think so, I just..."
She just didn't expect that Tang Jingyuan would come with Lu Anning. It seemed that Tang Jingyuan had a close relationship with the mayor and his wife.
This time, she was going to suffer a great loss. But she didn't want to bow her head in front of Lu An Ning.
Lu Yunxi coughed lightly twice and stood out from behind Pei Chengyi: "I was the one who destroyed the Buddhist beads. At worst, I'll just pay for it."
But a string of Buddhist beads is only worth a few dollars. Not to mention a string, you can even buy a whole car with it.
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