As soon as Lu Yao returned home, Nan Xiang called her to Lu Yuan's room.
"Sister Yao'er, the second son of the Meng family will be returning to Beijing the day after tomorrow. How are you enjoying your spring outing these days?"
"I..." Lu Yao said shyly, "...I am willing to marry him."
Lu Yuan was not happy after hearing this. The Meng family would definitely come to propose marriage with betrothal gifts tomorrow. This was too soon!
She was reluctant to let her sister marry into the Meng family so early!
I want to keep her for a few more years.
"Have you thought it over? Are you sure Meng Zihe is someone worthy of your lifelong love?"
"Sister, Second Young Master Meng is handsome and a top scholar. He has a bright future. And during these past few days of our spring outing, I've discovered that we can talk a lot and share the same interests... He's someone worthy of my lifelong trust..."
Seeing that she looked like a young girl in love, Lu Yuan was really worried that she had been bewitched by Meng Zihe.
After all, Meng Zihe is the top scholar and is very smart. Wouldn't it be easy for her naive sister to be deceived by him?
"This concerns your lifelong happiness. Why not wait a little longer? There are still many young talents in Huayang County. You should be interested in seeing more of them. As the saying goes, shop around and compare three times. Only by comparing can you know which one is the best!"
Lu Yao knew her elder sister was concerned about her and worried that she had made the wrong choice. "Sister, there's no need to look for one. There were many talented young men at this spring outing and the plum blossom viewing banquet, but I'm particularly attracted to Meng Zihe. The key is that he already fell in love with me when I was still a complete novice. This alone makes him better than other young men. Tomorrow, the Meng family will come to propose marriage, so just accept it."
After Lu Yao finished speaking, her face turned red and she quickly covered it with her hands, fearing that Lu Yuan would see it.
Oh! It’s true that the younger sister cannot be controlled by her elder sister!
What else could Lu Yuan say but to agree to her.
"Well, if the Meng family comes to propose marriage tomorrow, I'll accept. But can you marry him when you're eighteen?"
Even if they were engaged, it was impossible for the two to get married immediately, as Meng Zihe had to return to Beijing to serve as an official.
"I originally wanted to stay with you for a few more years, and I still have a lot to learn, so I'll just do as you say."
"Okay, it's settled. Go back and have a good rest."
Not long after Lu Yao left, Su Ningjie and Si Chuyuxing hurried into the room, holding Zhuzhi...
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"Okay, Daddy, I'll have Huanghuang deliver the message to Big Brother right away."
Xiao Xier was overjoyed. She could now fly to Nankun openly and investigate the mastermind behind the incident. "There's a kind of fruit in Nankun called Coconut Chestnut, which is full of sweet juice. When Huanghuang returns from Xirong, I'll personally fly to Nankun and bring them back for you to taste! I won't bring back too many fruits at once, I'll fly to Nankun every night!"
"No!" Xiao Lingyu objected immediately.
"Ah!" Xiao Xi'er pouted, "Why? Huanghuang took me there and will be back soon."
"I know you're filial, but I'm not greedy. I'm worried about you flying to Nankun every day. What if something happens on the way?"
"No mother, Huang Huang won't let me fall!"
"Have Tai Zhuo and the others send a message back to Nankun to bring me some fruits. You can fly in the sky, but you must not let anyone see you."
"No one will notice. I still have clothes of the same color as Huanghuang's. If I put them on, no one will find out. I will fly there and back the same day. I won't stay overnight there, okay, mother." Little Xier acted coquettishly with all her might. Her eyes turned red. If you don't agree, she will cry. She will be the kind that cannot be coaxed!
"Xiao Yu, let Xiao Xier fly to Nankun." Su Xingyi couldn't bear to see Xiao Xier's wish go unfulfilled. Seeing her red eyes, he felt very distressed. "The child is also a token of her love. Just agree to her request?"
Su Xingyi is really a kind father. Does he know that spoiling a child is like killing him?
"Mom, I promise to come back safe and sound!" Xiao Xier carefully lay in Xiao Lingyu's arms and promised word by word.
"Mother can let you fly to Nankun, but how did you explain it to your mother, the Queen, the last time you flew there? Remember to think of an excuse in advance."
Xiao Xier: ...
"I have money, I can buy coconuts and chestnuts, so I don't have to go see the Queen."
She just wanted to sneak back to Nankun and investigate in each of her sisters' residences.
"You should go see your mother and see if her old illness has recurred."
Xiao Lingyu had a hunch that Xiao Xier would probably fly to Nankun in two or three days after returning this time.
If she appears in Nankun again, her biological mother will definitely not let her back easily.
"Mother, my mother's old illness will not relapse. She is waiting for me to return to her ancestral home in a few months."
"Okay, then it's as you wish."
Xiao Xier left the room, went to the kitchen, got a lot of Huang Huang's favorite food, and went to Huang Huang's home...
Half an incense stick later, Phoenix flew straight up into the sky and headed for Xirong.
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After several days of searching, Tai Zhuo and his team found the whereabouts of the Oriental Seal in the backyard of Linghua Temple.
"Sir, is that the man? The half mask on his face is not the same as what you described."
At this time, Dongfang Yinzhang and Master Ci'en played chess in the bamboo forest for an hour.
Tai Zhuo couldn't be sure either. After all, he had only taken a quick look at the mask in the Holy Palace at that time and was deeply impressed by the lotus on the mask.
But the hexagram cannot be wrong. The Eastern Seal is near Huayang County. I have been looking for it for the past few days, but only here did I see the man wearing half a mask.
It must be him!
"Lu Yuan, go down the mountain and return to the hot spring villa. Go to their room and see if there are any extra masks."
Lu Yuan responded and left.
Yun Shuang, dressed as a village girl, subconsciously wanted to chase after him, but seeing Tai Zhuo glancing at Mr. Zhang from time to time in the dark, she felt that he was strange, so she did not chase Lu Yuan.
A secret guard sent by Su Xingyi chased after him.
Half an incense stick later, Dongfang Yinzhang stood up, said goodbye to Master Ci'en, left the bamboo forest, and returned to the hot spring villa with Bai Yi.
When we arrived at the hot spring resort, it was already dark.
Dongfang Yinzhang reached the door, stopped for a moment, and then pushed the door open and entered the room.
Lu Yuan walked out from the darkness and slipped into a suite in the west courtyard.
"Sir, no other masks were found in the room."
Tai Zhuo's eyes darkened. He would rather kill someone by mistake than let any suspicious person go!
He handed a pill to Yuan Hou, "This man cannot be kept alive! This pill is colorless and tasteless, and will dissolve in water. After three days, he will develop a high fever and no one will even realize he died of poisoning!"
A moment later, Yuan Hou and Lu Yuan walked out of the room and headed towards the kitchen of the hot spring villa.
Yunshuang followed without hesitation.
The two of them entered the kitchen, and about a quarter of an hour later, Lu Yuan came out with a pot of hot tea, followed by a servant of the villa who was also holding a teapot in both hands.
Yunshuang saw that Yuan Hou had not come out yet, realized something was wrong, and hurried to the kitchen.
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