Chapter 23: Annoying Him Every Day
Jiang Yueyao sent Lu Sui to the carriage.
Seeing Lu Sui lifting the curtain and about to go in, she hurriedly called out, "Sir."
Lu Sui bowed slightly and turned to look at her.
Jiang Yueyao moved closer to him and lowered her voice.
"Pei Yu won't kill me again, right?"
Lu Sui didn't say anything.
Jiang Yueyao added, "Although I hate him terribly, life must move on. I've come to the capital with you now, and everything in the past is over."
"I know that he is now the third son of the Lu family and your nephew."
"If you see him, please tell him a message for me."
"The marriage certificate between him and me has long been burned to ashes by me."
"I won't stand in his way to a rich and prosperous life, and he shouldn't bother me. We'll go our separate ways and never see each other again."
Lu Sui asked her, "Didn't you want to skin him alive just now?"
"That was just angry talk."
"He's a dog that can never be tamed."
"If a dog bites me, can I bite it back?"
Hearing this, Lu Sui's face darkened.
Jiang Yueyao met his displeased look and immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing.
Busy to correct.
"I said he was a dog, not you..."
Lu Sui bent down and entered the carriage.
I don't want to hear her say another word.
The carriage started moving, and Jiang Yueyao added something unwillingly.
"Lord Lu is a god descended from the heavens, handsome and unparalleled. How can that dog Pei Yu compare to him?"
Lu Sui leaned on the soft pillow and rubbed his eyebrows with his hand.
He must be crazy, that's why he keeps her by his side, causing him trouble every day.
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Jiang Yueyao returned to the restaurant.
Manager Luo first introduced the restaurant staff to her, and then took her around the entire restaurant.
Coming down from the third floor, I entered the backyard.
The backyard has winding corridors, flower trees, pavilions, and semi-open boxes. Every place is beautiful and looks like a fairyland.
Jiang Yueyao couldn't believe it.
She had never seen such an exquisite, gorgeous and unique restaurant.
"This backyard is not open to everyone. It is only open to those nobles. As for who these are, I have a list here and I will show it to you later."
Jiang Yueyao nodded in understanding.
In the following time, she followed Manager Luo to learn.
Although she is young, her family runs an inn.
After her mother passed away, she took over the Jixiang Inn. Over the years, she has been traveling back and forth from north to south. Although Su City is not as prosperous as the capital, it is also a first-class city. She deals with so many people every day, and her temper has been polished a long time ago.
In just one afternoon, she had already mastered it.
While Manager Luo was busy with other things, she was already able to receive guests skillfully.
Even Shopkeeper Luo couldn't help but praise her.
"Young lady, you are a great business person. I will be relieved to leave this restaurant to you in the future."
Jiang Yueyao looked humble.
"You taught me well."
She is very busy here, and at this moment the Duke of England's Mansion-----
No one knew that Lu Sui had left Beijing. It was the emperor who secretly ordered him to do this mission.
During this period, he had been recuperating in the Taifu Mansion, and anyone who wanted to visit him was kept outside, including those from the Duke of Ying's Mansion.
It was not until early this morning that I received the news that Lu Sui had recovered from his illness and would return to the old house tonight to have dinner with the Duke and the Old Madam.
As soon as the news came out, all the academies started to prepare.
As soon as Uncle Lu returns home, people from the other two families will gather in Ning'an Hall and have a meal together as a family.
The second wife naturally also got the news.
Early in the morning, Lu Hengqing came to pay his respects to the second wife, Mrs. Wang.
When Wang saw him coming, she hurriedly pulled her to sit beside her.
Wang wanted to give her lost son the best she could to make up for all the wrong she had done to him over the years.
Fortunately, his son worked hard and although he had been living away from home for many years, he became a talented person through self-reliance. He passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer, and has been admitted to the Hanlin Academy.
He is currently the most promising son of the Lu family, except for his third uncle Lu Sui.
Wang was happy and also very proud.
The eldest wife's two sons were raised by his side, but each one was more useless than the other.
The eldest brother had mediocre qualifications and never took the imperial examinations. Relying on the influence of his ancestors from the Duke's Mansion, he got a job as a sixth-rank clerk in the Qingshui Yamen and married the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Deyang. He lived a life of leisure and had no desire to make progress.
The second son was quite ambitious and liked to wield guns and sticks. Three years ago, he sneaked off to the Mobei military camp alone and was said to have joined the camp of the National Protection General.
As for how he is doing, there is still no news.
In comparison, her son is so outstanding that people envy him.
Come to pay your respects at a certain time every day, chat with her about some sweet things, and then go out to work.
When he was off duty, he would not go anywhere else, but would stay in his own yard to read and practice calligraphy. Unlike other young masters in the mansion, he was not seen all day long, and would either go to restaurants, theaters, or those filthy places.
Wang was very satisfied with her son.
She took his hand.
"I just got the news that your third uncle will be coming here tonight. Let's have dinner together."
Lu Hengqing was a little surprised.
From the moment he returned to the Duke of England's mansion, the person called 'Third Uncle' had always existed.
In the Duke of England's mansion, from top to bottom, no matter who it is, whenever they mention 'Third Master', they all praise him with admiration.
He knew that his third uncle had won the top spot in the imperial examination at the age of sixteen, and had risen step by step from the Hanlin Academy to the cabinet, and it only took him eight years to sit in the position of Taifu.
As you can imagine, his talents and means are evident.
Many people also compare him with his third uncle.
It is said that he has some charm and will become a pillar of the Daye Dynasty in the future.
Whenever he heard this, Lu Hengqing felt somewhat uncomfortable.
Three points of grace?
Although he became the top scorer in high school at the age of 20, if he had not been lost as a child, sold to Suzhou, and wandered around for many years, he might have been more successful than his third uncle.
Even the emperor praised his literary talent as "brilliant and exquisite", so how could he be willing to be inferior to him all day long?
Although he was unhappy in his heart, his face showed no abnormality.
Lu Hengqing laughed out loud.
"My son has been back for so long, but Third Uncle has been claiming illness and hasn't shown up. The last time my son went to the Grand Tutor's Mansion, he was turned away. Perhaps Third Uncle doesn't even know he has a nephew?"
"Your Third Uncle has a strange personality and prefers quietness, otherwise he wouldn't have moved out of the Duke's Mansion," Wang instructed him. "I've made you a new robe. Put it on when you get back today. You'll leave a good impression in front of your Third Uncle."
"Okay, son, I'll remember this."
After sitting for a while, Lu Hengqing left.
As soon as he went out and got into the carriage, the expression on his face faded.
In the Lu family's generation, except for him, everyone else had mediocre qualifications.
If it weren't for the pressure from his third uncle, the position of the Crown Prince of the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion would have belonged to him.
Lu Hengqing is very ambitious. He not only wants the position of crown prince, but also the entire Duke of Ying's Mansion.
He has been living in exile and suffering for so many years. Now that he has returned to his rightful position, he must get something.
But suddenly another thing came to mind...
Last time, he hired a killer to go to Su City, hoping to get rid of Jiang Yueyao, the future trouble.
But who would have thought that after waiting anxiously for a month, he would actually get a human head.
The head was placed in the box, bloody, eyes wide open, eyes wide open...
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