Chapter 291 Hunter Prey
When Xie Zhan returned home, his confidant came to report, "Master, Miss Lu sent a message saying she wants to see you."
After the confidant finished speaking, he lowered his head. This was the third time that Miss Lu had made an appointment to meet with their clan leader.
Xie Zhan thought for a moment and said, "Then let's go to Minghua Tower tomorrow night."
That night, Xie Zhan declined Chen's invitation to stay overnight and left the Chen residence.
As soon as he got on the carriage, he heard his trusted clansman say to him, "Clan leader, Miss Lu has arrived at Minghua Tower and has been there for about an hour."
Xie Zhan's eyebrows were cold, and he turned the ring on his thumb, "Go and take a look."
When passing by the city gate, Xie Zhan lifted the curtain and took a look, and found that the lights at the city gate were bright. It was the city gate guards who were patrolling all night.
Outside the city, countless disaster victims were stopped outside, crying and shouting, wanting to enter the city.
"Clan leader?"
"Keep going."
When Xie Zhan arrived at Minghua Building, he found Lu Fei drinking alone.
When she saw him arrive, she smiled and said, "You're here?" Her eyes were slightly drunk.
Xie Zhan sat upright and said calmly, "We'll talk when you wake up."
Lu Fei laughed, "Okay, I'll go wash my face first." Then she raised her hand and signaled the maid to come up and help her.
Her personal maid gave Xie Zhan a grateful look, then helped her eldest daughter into the inner side.
Xie Zhan sipped his tea, not even glancing at the fragrant wine beside him. He never drank alcohol outside unless absolutely necessary. The Xie family's situation, his own, required him to remain alert and prepared for any eventuality.
From the inside, the sound of Lu Fei washing up could be heard faintly.
Xie Zhan sat upright, his posture never changing.
Lu Fei is the eldest daughter of Lu Yuan, the head of the Lu family, one of the six major families in the south. Her mother is Lu Yuan's first wife, but her mother died early and only gave birth to her as a child.
Today, the young patriarch of the Lu family, Lu Xihua, is the son of the second wife, and Lu Fei and Lu Xihua are not close siblings.
Lu Fei's mother, Ruan, was a prominent lady from a prominent family in Linchuan County. At the time, the Lu family was in crisis, and it was Mr. Lu who personally traveled to Linchuan with his son to ask for the hand of his best friend's daughter. The details of the negotiations remain unknown. Later, Ruan married into the Lu family with a substantial dowry, helping them weather the crisis.
After Ruan's death, although Lu Fei was the eldest daughter of the Lu family, she was not favored in the Lu family. Fortunately, she was watched over by Old Master Lu and was treated well.
Later, Mr. Lu fell seriously ill and went out of town for two or three years for treatment. Lu Fei lived under the care of her stepmother, and her temper became increasingly weak. Although Mr. Lu survived, even after returning to the South, he was often mentally unstable and gradually stopped taking charge of things.
The Ruan family in Linchuan saw that she was not a good choice, so they took her in to live with them for two years. After she came back, her personality became much more cheerful and tough.
Her stepmother and others did not dare to bully her anymore, but the two sides were still tit-for-tat and fought secretly several times.
Because Lu Fei was washing up and Xie Zhan was sitting drinking tea, their box was quite silent.
But the box next door was very noisy.
Young Master Zhu Congwen of the Zhu family, one of the six great families in the south, is entertaining his friends at Minghua Tower.
"Zhu Congwen, your father is so cruel that he actually sent you to Zhuya Island to suffer!"
"Yeah, if he didn't love you so much, I would have doubted whether you were his biological son."
"You're coming back this time and you're not leaving. If he asks you to go to Zhuya Island again, you'll complain to your mother!"
Zhu Congwen scoffed at their words, "Nonsense, what do you know?! My father loves me deeply and criticizes me harshly."
If his father hadn't sent him to Zhuya Island, how could he have discovered that big secret when he fell into a cave while hunting?
Now he was anxiously thinking about how to get the Chen family's Xiaozhuya Island.
"No, does this suffering have anything to do with the deep love and harsh criticism? Brother Zhu, you should say 'Parents who love their children plan for the long term.'"
Zhu Congwen waved his hand and said, "Whatever! It means the same thing anyway."
The others laughed muffledly.
"Come on, everyone, have a drink. I'm on Zhuya Island now. It's a rare opportunity to come back, so everyone should eat and drink well. If you don't have enough wine, bring more. If you don't have enough food, order more!"
"Brother Zhu, have you made a fortune? Are you so generous?"
"Hehe, I didn't get rich, it's just that it's rare for me to come back." Zhu Congwen felt that he was still very tight-lipped.
The box where Xie Zhan was located was right next to Zhu Congwen's box. When someone came in and out of the next room, the noisy sounds from inside could be heard.
Xie Zhan lowered his eyes. The fish had already come to the nesting spot. The next step was to let it take the bait.
At this time, Lu Fei came out after washing up and was fully awake.
Xie Zhan asked her directly, "Why do you keep looking for me? What's the matter?"
Lu Fei didn't expect him to be so direct. She smiled bitterly and told him about the frustration and anger she felt in the Lu family.
Xie Zhan listened calmly, finally saying, "Since you're dissatisfied, then resist." Xie Zhan believed that too many people had comforted her, and she must have heard all kinds of comfort. He didn't waste his breath on it.
"How to resist?"
"Think for yourself."
Lu Fei tilted her head, "Like the girl you told me about before?"
"You decide."
"Can you tell me more about her?" Lu Fei pleaded.
Xie Zhan pondered for a moment, and Lu Fei stared at him closely.
Finally, Xie Zhan relented, "Okay..."
Last time, a horse-frightened incident occurred in Jingci Temple. Later, her loyal servants found out that her carriage and horses had been tampered with. The culprit was none other than her good brother Lu Xihua's men.
When she went to thank Xie Zhan, she felt a little discouraged.
It was Xie Zhan who told her a story about a heroine.
The heroine had been betrothed since she was a child, but because of the incompatibility of their social status, her fiancé's family disliked her.
The story tells how she went from being at the mercy of an engagement to, through her own efforts, getting rid of that bad engagement and finding another good marriage.
Her ex-fiancé's family went from initially disliking her to being impressed by her wisdom and tactics.
In the end, the heroine becomes the actual person in charge of both her natal family and her husband's family.
Xie Zhan told this story using the shell of a mythological story.
When Lu Fei heard this, she didn't really agree with it. She just thought that the storybook was just a storybook.
It was Xie Zhan who told her that the story was true and the heroine really existed.
It gave her a great shock and inspiration at that time.
A few years ago, she was in the Ruan family, and her grandfather also taught her how to do business.
Sometimes she felt that Lu Xihua was as stupid as a pig, and some of his decisions were laughable. If it weren't for her father checking up on him, the Lu family didn't know how much money they would have to pay.
She had only laughed at him before, but now, if the heroine in Xie Zhan's story could do that, why couldn't she?
After Xie Zhan finished his story, he simply said, "If you don't want to live on the backs of others, you have to work hard on your own. No one can help you."
Lu Fei looked at the handsome but calm man in front of her, and asked, "Can't you help me?"
Xie Zhan admitted directly, "Yes, I can't help you either. The only person you can rely on is yourself."
After Lu Fei returned from Jingci Temple, she asked someone to investigate Xie Zhan. She knew how hard he worked in the Chen family, and he never gave up hope.
Lu Fei thought, let’s give it a try. No matter how bad the situation gets, it won’t be worse than it is now.
Lu Fei confirmed with him, "Xie Zhan, is there really such a woman?"
"have."
"who is she?"
"I'll tell you when I have the chance."
Lu Fei was a little unhappy.
"You've been out for a long time. It's time to go back. Come on, I'll take you out."
The two men stood up.
The trusted servant at the door immediately said, "Chief, I'll go prepare the carriage!" As he spoke, he accidentally pushed the door too hard, and the door hit the wall with a bang.
Xie Zhan frowned unhappily.
"Chief, I'm sorry. I was too careless."
Xie Zhan said nothing soon and waved him off.
"Let's go too, this way—"
At this moment, the sound of the door slamming just now startled Zhu Congguang and others who were having fun in the next box. The servant he brought with him was so scared that he accidentally spilled the wine in the glass on him.
The servant hurriedly said, "I'm sorry, young master. I'll go downstairs to get you a set of clean clothes!" After saying that, he quickly walked out the door.
Zhu Congguang looked at his wet clothes and wanted to scold him, but his anger was blocked by his series of actions. He was so angry that he glared at the servant in annoyance.
The door of the box was open at this time. Zhu Congguang saw Xie Zhan's profile flash by outside the door and also heard his last words.
From his angle, he could also see a corner of the woman's snow-white skirt.
Zhu Congguang reacted very quickly. He rushed out the door, saying, "Eat slowly, I'm going to change my clothes."
He rushed to the door and saw Xie Zhan escorting a woman down the stairs, followed by two servants. However, he could not see the woman's face clearly.
Zhu Congguang thought about it, returned to the box and went to the big window.
Sure enough, he didn't have to wait long. He saw two carriages parked not far from the gate. Xie Zhan first helped the woman onto the carriage, and then he got on and left.
This time, Zhu Congguang saw the woman's face and recognized her identity - Lu Fei, the eldest daughter of the Lu family.
At this moment, Zhu Congguang really wanted to laugh out loud. It was really like he had searched for something everywhere but finally found it without any effort.
Zhu Congguang secretly thought about his good luck, but he didn't know that there is a saying that a good hunter often appears as a prey.
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