Lu Mansion.
Song Wanning had never set foot in the Lu Mansion in her past life or this life. Now that she was married to Yin Yichen, she came here as the prime minister's wife, and she felt particularly different in her mood.
She got off the carriage and saw Lu Zijun standing at the door waving at her from afar. Song Wanning smiled slightly and followed Lu Zijun into the Lu family mansion.
Lu Zijun smiled heartily at Song Wanning, and put her arm around her as they walked into the mansion. "I'm so bored at home every day, so I asked you to come and talk to me. I thought you'd be incredibly busy now that you're the Prime Minister's wife, but thankfully you still have time to come and keep our appointment."
"You don't have anything important to tell me right now?" Song Wanning was a little surprised. She looked at Lu Zijun and chuckled, "I thought you called me here because you wanted to discuss something important with me."
Lu Zijun lowered her head shyly and smiled softly at Song Wanning, "No, it's nothing serious. I just asked you to come over and talk to me."
"Okay then."
Song Wanning followed Lu Zijun as she passed by the corridor, but unexpectedly met a man in a green robe at the pavilion. This man was Lu Zijun's brother Lu Dejun.
Seeing her brother, Lu Zijun hurriedly asked, "Brother, where are you going?"
“I…” Lu Dejun was about to speak, but his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of Song Wanning beside Lu Zijun. A gleam flashed in his eyes, and he smiled and said, “Miss Ning is here?”
Seeing her brother being so unruly, Lu Zijun immediately said, "Brother, now that Wan Ning is married to the Prime Minister, she has to call him Madam Song. This is really unruly. Mother always says that you are better at etiquette than me, but I don't think so now."
Lu Dejun also realized that he had spoken out of turn. He immediately smiled at Song Wanning and said with a bow, "Lu Dejun, editor of the Hanlin Academy, greets Madam Song."
"Okay, okay, I'm going to talk to Wan Ning. You can go wherever you want." Lu Zijun waved to Lu Dejun and led Song Wan Ning to the inner courtyard.
Song Wanning remembered that she had only briefly met Lu Dejun in her previous life. He was already 28 years old at the time and still unmarried. The Lu family had one son and one daughter, neither of whom were married. It was no wonder that Master Lu and his wife were anxious.
Lu Dejun was a humble man with great talent, and he looked like a powerful official.
Song Wanning was curious and immediately asked Lu Zijun, "I see your brother is working in the Hanlin Academy and has a promising future. He is also very talented. Why doesn't he have a marriage contract yet?"
Lu Zijun waved his hand at Song Wanning, "How should I know? He doesn't like any of the girls his family has tried to find for him. His parents are at a loss as to what to do with him."
Song Wanning nodded slightly, which allowed Lu Zijun to see what Song Wanning was wearing.
She had a beautiful swan neck, and she looked good in a high-necked dress, which surprised Lu Zijun. "I rarely see you wearing a dress like this, but it looks good on you."
Song Wanning's eyes flashed with embarrassment, but she only smiled to hide it, "But I felt like I hadn't worn it for a while, so I took it out and put it on."
Lu Zijun nodded slightly and sighed towards Song Wanning, "I really envy you. You look good in any dress."
The two entered the inner courtyard, and Lu Zijun specially asked her maid to brew the best Longjing tea for Song Wanning to taste.
Lu Zijun mentioned that her nanny in the suburbs of Beijing had spoken rudely that day, and now she hurriedly apologized to Song Wanning, "Wanning, when we came down from Red Leaf Mountain that day, our nanny was anxious and spoke without thinking. I asked my mother to punish her when I got home, and I hope Wanning doesn't take it to heart."
Song Wanning just smiled and took a sip of the teacup. "If I took it to heart, I wouldn't be here to drink tea with you now."
When Lu Zijun heard Song Wanning say this, a smile appeared on her face.
The two drank tea for a while, and Lu Zijun smiled and asked Song Wanning tentatively, "I'm bored staying in this courtyard every day. I just don't have any good places to entertain myself. Wanning, do you know if there are any good places in the capital where I can spend my time?"
"If you're talking about a place, I do know one." Song Wanning actually gave Lu Zijun the information he wanted, chuckling softly. "My father recently sent my eldest brother to the Bishuitang, telling him to learn poetry, songs, and statecraft. As far as I know, the Bishuitang in the capital isn't just for men; women can go too. If you're bored, it's a good idea to go there and chat with the ladies. There are quite a few young men in the capital there now, so maybe there's one you'd like. If so, wouldn't that be a good idea?"
After hearing what Song Wanning said, Lu Zijun almost jumped up from her chair and smiled at Song Wanning, "That's a good idea. I'll tell mother tomorrow that I want to study at Bishui Hall."
Song Wanning smiled faintly, looking at Lu Zijun's bright smile, and said, "Tell me, you really don't have anything important to hide from me?"
Lu Zijun shook his head like a rattle, "No, nothing."
Seeing Lu Zijun's expression, Song Wanning knew she had something on her mind that she didn't want to reveal, so she didn't ask any more questions. The two chatted for a while, but Lu Dejun, who had just left, returned and stood at the doorway, saying to Lu Zijun, "Sister, mother wants you to come over."
"What do you want me to do? Can't you see I have guests right now?" Lu Zijun curled her lips and stood up reluctantly. "Brother, please tell mother that Wan Ning is here. I'll go later."
Lu Dejun smiled at his sister and said, "I don't know what important matter Mother is talking about. You know Mother's temper. If I don't go quickly, I won't be able to bear the consequences of her getting angry."
Seeing that Lu Zijun was busy, Song Wanning also said, "If you have something to do, why don't you just stop here today? I still have a lot of things to do in the mansion, so I'm just waiting for us to get together again in the future."
Although Lu Zijun was a little reluctant, she had no choice but to compromise and said, "Okay then."
As Lu Zijun spoke, he looked up at Lu Dejun and said, "Brother, please send Wan Ning off for me."
Lu Dejun stood aside, with a perfect smile on his face, "Okay."
Lu Zijun now only felt that her brother's speech was strange, but she couldn't tell what was strange. But thinking of her mother's temper, she ran away in a flash.
Now only Lu Dejun and Song Wanning were left in the yard. Song Wanning walked out, and Lu Dejun followed her and said in a low voice, "Miss Ning, please."
Before Song Wanning could open her mouth to tell Lu Dejun that he didn't need to send her off, Lu Dejun had already spoken, "Miss Ning, do you still remember me?"
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