...It wasn't fatal, but the two days Lu Saburo spent nursing his wounds was effectively wasted.

There was a long silence, and the beauty never turned around.

Lu Sanlang's tone suddenly became gentle: "Madam, are you really going to make this plan and won't regret it? If you have any difficulties, I can help you. I still have some influence in Jianye. Madam... think it through."

Luo Lingyu didn't believe him. She frowned, thinking that this poor man was going to rely on her. She was nervous and alert as never before.

Lu Sanlang's smile deepened. If someone knew him well, they would know that he was extremely abnormal at this moment. However, Luo Lingyu didn't know that. She felt that this man's tone was frivolous and ambiguous, and he loved her beauty. He might be a lecher... Luo Lingyu was getting angry and moved further to the side. She held a sharp golden hairpin in her sleeve. As long as this man came over, she would definitely stab him! But Lu Sanlang's eyes lightly swept across her sleeves, and stayed there for a long time. He just smiled and said, "May I ask your name? When I return to Jianye in the future, I will repay you for your kindness today."

The grace of saving him, and the grace of forcing him to jump into the water.

Luo Lingyu said quickly: "No need! I don't ask for anything in return. Even if we meet on the road in the future, just pretend you don't know me!"

There was no movement behind her for a long time. Her back felt sharp and burning. Luo Lingyu's back became stiffer and stiffer, and her cheek muscles became stiffer and stiffer. She held her breath and trembled slightly... Suddenly, there was a very light "plop" sound behind her. Luo Lingyu turned her head sharply and saw a small splash of water outside the boat. There was no figure where the man was standing.

Luo Lingyu sat on the ground, exhausted, stroking her chest and panting - she always felt that the man was as dangerous as a wolf or a tiger. Fortunately, she got rid of him.

We don't need to meet each other from now on.

…

The next day at noon, the Lu family servants met at the dock and ushered the tired cousins ​​into the carriage. The younger cousin leaned on her sister's arm listlessly and was carried to the carriage by the maid Lingxi. Lingxi turned around and explained apologetically that the waterway was difficult and the young lady was not feeling well. The servants smiled apologetically to show their understanding, and then held their breath to watch a slender hand reach out, and the beautiful and incomparable daughter of the Luo family walked out of the cabin.

At the Nan Guo Jianye Wharf, the waterways are connected in all directions, and people from the lower class are constantly coming and going, busy unloading goods and boarding boats. At the end of the street, a group of young men came on horseback. "Drive——"

"Qisan, I'm the first one today!"

"Haha, don't be so confident. The Fifth Young Master is better at riding than you—"

The servants all gave way to see the young men riding horses on the official road. The horses were fat and strong, and the fragrance of the tassels and necklaces was lingering. The young men were unrestrained and elegant, and their demeanor was high and mighty! A dozen horses were riding proudly, and the young men of Jianye slowed down their horses one by one and turned their heads to look at the girl who got off the boat. Luo Lingyu looked at this ancient southern city, with clouds flying and clothes fluttering, and hair brushing her face——

"How's the girl?"

"Fairy Concubine!"

The author has something to say: Luo Lingyu is not a fairy concubine, she is a carnivorous plant, white when cut open is black...

Chapter 3

In the evening, the setting sun shone over the pavilions and pavilions. In the courtyard of the second house of the Lu family, the maids and servants were sitting or standing lazily, chatting in the veranda. Suddenly, they saw the young man coming in from the moon-shaped door, all wet. Dry lotus leaves were floating on the lake in the courtyard, reflecting the yellow-green color like jade - everyone exclaimed: "Sanlang!"

"Saburo is back!"

Lu Sanlang was dressed in coarse cloth and looked terrible, but in the eyes of the public, he was handsome and clear, like snow jade in the mountains. He leaned against a vine on the wall, and the colorful flowers fell on him, shining on his face, with spots that were sometimes bright and sometimes dark. The faces of the maids in the courtyard turned red almost at the same time.

The maids came over to serve, bringing tea and water. In and out, they sprinkled spices and pollen, took out clothes and healing medicine, and prepared a bath for the young master. The second courtyard, which had been idle for a long time, became busy again. The sounds of boiling water and cooking spread out, and everyone in the Lu family gradually knew that Sanlang had returned. For a while, the whole Lu family seemed to be much more lively, and people came to visit one after another.

Half an hour later, wearing a jade crown, long sleeves, and gray trousers, Lu Yun finally recovered his spirit. Back in the bedroom, passing through the large screen separating the inner and outer rooms, and sitting on the couch covered with autumn-scented fur, Lu Sanlang took a sip of the hot tea brought by the maid Jinyue and breathed a sigh of relief. He rubbed his brows and asked, "Did anything important happen in Jianye while I was away?"

Lu Sanlang had been gone for two or three months. During these two or three months, some families had disputes with their wives and concubines, some families had daughters who spent a fortune to find lovers, some families had fights over wealth... a lot of things happened. Jin Yue thought for a while: "It's nothing serious, and it has nothing to do with our family... Oh, by the way, my cousin is coming today, so that counts as one thing, right?"

Lu Yun closed his eyes and said, "It would be a big deal if the Lu family didn't have a cousin coming one day."

Cousin... There are really many cousins ​​in the Lu family. Cousins ​​are guests at the Lu family every day, playing musical instruments and singing, accompanying the women in the family to relieve boredom. Sanlang must be tired of listening to them. Jinyue suddenly chuckled, lowered her head and looked at Lu Sanlang's handsome face for a long time, she covered her lips and said: "This cousin is different. This cousin is a relative of your uncle. She came from Nanyang, lost her parents, and wants to live in our house. Moreover, I heard that the cousin is beautiful and a stunning beauty!"

The stunning beauty could not move him. Lu Sanlang, who was leaning against the couch with his eyes closed, had his eyebrows twitched slightly. The candlelight flickered between his eyebrows, drawing a soul-stirring and moving light and shadow. After grasping the key points, he spoke in a scattered tone, and the content was unpleasant: "Now even the poor relatives of the same family want to live in the Lu family? A group of women are getting more and more irrelevant."

The maid Jinyue did not show her thoughts on the Lu family ladies' words, even though she had the same thoughts as her husband. She just smiled and said nothing. The master and servant no longer mentioned the poor cousin who was supposedly begging for money from the Lu family. Jinyue began to tell Lu Sanlang about the interesting things that happened in Jianye. As Jinyue was telling the story in a soft voice, she saw a figure flash outside the window. Zhiyue leaned over the screen and said coquettishly, "Sanlang, I heard that you came back and were injured. The old lady sent someone to send ginseng soup. The old lady asked if you were seriously injured and wanted to see you."