Even though Fen Ling was not present, Su Rong still had the ability to protect herself, and her secret guards had already infiltrated into the Duke Residence to protect her. It wouldn’t be easy to harm her. Moreover, it was common knowledge that she was protected by several residences and causing a death would not do the Duke Residence any good.
So, Su Rong was not worried!
Seeing Su Rong’s calmness, Lu Mingran smiled, led her through a labyrinth of turns as if intentionally avoiding people, and arrived at a courtyard.
At the entrance of the courtyard stood a handsome young man with a calm and restrained demeanor. Lu Mingran spoke in low tones, "I must apologize, Lady Su Qi, it was not my grandmother who wanted to meet you, but my eldest brother."
Su Rong already suspected so. If it was the elderly lady of the Duke’s Residence wanting to meet her, there was no need to walk in circles avoiding people. She stopped and looked at the young man in front of her, tentatively asking, "Young Master Lu?"
She had heard from Duanhua about Lu Weiran, the Eldest Son of the Duke’s Residence. The Duke’s Residence had many offspring, with heaps of legitimate and illegitimate sons and daughters, but among them all, Lu Weiran was the most distinguished.
This man truly was more outstanding than the two sons who were facilitating the guests at the entrance today.
Seeing his sister bring Su Rong here, Lu Weiran seemed relieved, bowed to Su Rong, "Please forgive my abruptness, Lady Su Qi, my name is Lu Weiran."
Su Rong nodded, "You have gone through all this trouble to bring me here, Young Master Lu. Is there something important you would like to discuss?"
Lu Weiran nodded, "Lady Qi, please."
Su Rong was not one for small talk and purposefully followed him inside.
Lu Mingran quickly followed them in.
As they reached the door, Lu Weiran halted and stopped Lu Mingran who was behind him, "Lady Qi, please enter alone, someone is waiting to see you. I am merely a guide here."
Although Su Rong had already guessed this, she was intrigued to find that everyone in the Duke Residence were eager to meet her as soon as she arrived. She chuckled, nodded her head, pushed open the door, and went inside.
As the door closed behind her, Lu Mingran, staring at Lu Weiran, seemed to want to speak but hesitated.
Lu Weiran lowered his voice and spoke, "Let’s go, we will keep watch in the courtyard. Today, no one else should enter this place. I hope you understand, sister."
Lu Mingran understood and followed Lu Weiran out. When they reached the door, she whispered to him, "Big brother, is Second Young Master Ye the one who wants to meet Lady Su Qi inside?"
Lu Weiran did not reply. He simply patted Lu Mingran’s head, "What you don’t need to know, is better not known."
Inside the room sat an extremely young man, seemingly not of age yet.
The man was dressed in a sky-blue brocade robe with a jade belt, his beautiful brows and eyes captivating – quite the striking figure.
Su Rong remembered the day when Fen Ling mentioned Ye Guixue, comparing him to Young Master Zhou, declaring they were both equally striking. If Young Master Zhou was a blooming flower under the sun, Second Young Master Ye was an ocean of red plums blooming in the winter snow, both immediately capturing one’s attention with their allure.
Now as Su Rong saw Ye Guixue, she realized that Fen Ling wasn’t exaggerating.
Such a charm, truly like an ocean of red plums blooming in the winter snow, but oddly, his entire demeanour carried a sense of aloofness and cold frostiness, wasn’t that the essence of a red plum in the winter snow?
While Su Rong was observing Ye Guixue, Ye Guixue was observing Su Rong too.
That day on the street, when he first arrived in Capital City, he happened to open the carriage curtains and noticed a young girl in the distance. At that time, she was leisurely strolling down the street, nonchalantly moving step by step. The rising morning sun shone brightly on her. Although he couldn’t make out her figure clearly, he saw the sunlight spilling generously upon her – she was incredibly radiant.
Later, when he entered the Duke Residence, he sent people to find out about her. The girl was named Su Rong. At the time he encountered her, she was on her way to dissolve her engagement at the Duke Residence. And in the short team his men were investigating, and in less than an hour, she was already disengaged.
He had thought, his timing was rather perfect.
"Lady Su Qi, allow me to introduce myself. I am Ye Guixue from Nanchu." Ye Guixue, who was originally sitting, stood up and bowed, his voice very pleasing to the ears, like snowflakes softly falling onto tree branches in winter.
"Second Young Master Ye, I am Su Rong." Su Rong offered a faint smile, without returning the formal courtesy.
"Lady Qi, please have a seat." Ye Guixue made a gesture inviting her to sit.
Seeing tea utensils on the table, it appeared that Ye Guixue was preparing tea personally before she arrived. She walked over and sat across from him.
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