Chapter 1163: The Gathering Opens

At this time, Lu Xingyan was standing not far away and looking at Pei Chuyan.

But unexpectedly, when Lu Xingwan and Lu Jingming came in together, Pei Chuyan left the disciples beside him without hesitation and went straight towards them.

Now hearing Pei Chuyan praising Lu Xingwan like this, she felt even more unhappy. Her face suddenly turned gloomy, and her lips were tightly pursed into a line.

Although she held back and didn't lose her temper, people standing next to her could feel that the air pressure around her seemed to have cooled a little.

Zhao Lanshu also realized it, she quickly reached out and tugged at Lu Xingyan's sleeve, but didn't say anything else.

The princess is still haunted by what happened at the martial arts training ground a few days ago.

Now that she had not yet vented her resentment, and she encountered Pei Chuyan praising Lu Xingwan so much, she was naturally unhappy.

I would never touch her mold at this time.

She didn't want to embarrass herself at such an elegant gathering. She knew that if the Seventh Princess really got angry, she would not care about the occasion or her face. She would not give her any face at all.

She just gave a brief reminder.

Not to mention that at such an elegant gathering, she didn't want to embarrass herself in front of Lu Jingming.

It's strange to say the least.

During these days, she also wrote letters home and told her father about Lu Jingming.

She even asked her father to help investigate Lu Jingming's background, and even asked her father to check the sect where Princess Yong'an had practiced, but her father found nothing.

You know, my father is the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, and his best thing is investigating cases, but he couldn't find out any information about Lu Jingming.

However, Zhao Lanshu never doubted the authenticity of Lu Jingming's identity.

In her eyes, she had already determined that with the way Lu Jingming talked and the demeanor he exuded, his family must be very powerful.

With such a demeanor in his body, I would have accepted him even if he was just the son of a merchant.

She was truly pleased with Lu Jingming.

Lu Xingwan thanked Pei Chuyan for his compliment, but she did not stay there for long. She just exchanged some pleasantries with Pei Chuyan, and after a few words, she slowly walked towards where An Ziqiu was.

Lu Xingwan suddenly ignored everything else. She walked straight towards An Ziqiu and winked at her gently.

An Ziqiu naturally knew what Princess Xiao meant, so she subconsciously looked in the direction of Xie Mingfang's half-sister.

Looking in the direction of An Ziqiu's gaze, Lu Xingwan saw, as expected, a slightly thin woman standing quietly beside Xie Mingfang.

Lu Xingwan knew clearly in his heart that this person must be Xie Mingfang's half-sister, Xie Mingxue.

In such occasions, Xie Mingfang would definitely bring Xie Mingxue.

Now when she stood together with Xie Mingxue, they presented a scene of deep sisterly love, and others could be said to be extremely envious of Xie Mingxue.

Looking at Xie Mingfang's pretentious look, Lu Xingwan couldn't help but sneer.

Today, she wanted to see how Xie Mingfang would display her "acting skills" and deceive people in front of so many people.

Lu Xingwan looked at the two sisters and suddenly wondered if it was not good for her to be like this.

It was as if he was deliberately teasing Xie Mingfang.

But Lu Xingwan immediately thought of Xie Mingfang, who relied on her status as the legitimate daughter to order her half-sister around.

Not only did Xie Mingxue suffer a lot of grievances at home, but her aunt was also treated harshly.

She felt strongly unhappy.

No matter whether he is joking or not, today, let’s take off the mask of Xie Mingfang first.

Xie Mingxue's life is already difficult, and she must not suffer unfair treatment in the future.

She knew that Xie Mingfang must hate her and her daughter because her half-sister's aunt was favored by her father.

But why did she blame this on both of them, mother and daughter?

If you think about it, it was clearly her father's fault.

If her father had not insisted on taking a concubine, why would it have come to this?

Previously, she had asked people around her to investigate Xie Mingfang's home, and naturally, they also found out about her concubine.

I heard that her half-sister's mother was originally going to be promised to an ordinary commoner family as the main wife.

But Lord Xie was a reckless man. He was attracted by the beauty of the concubine and tried every means to take her for himself. The concubine had no choice but to marry into the Xie family.

I heard that because of this, her family cut off all ties with her. It's really tragic.

Xie Mingfang simply felt that her father was too powerful and she couldn't bully him.

So he vented all his anger on the mother and daughter.

He really bullies the weak and fears the strong.

Lu Xingwan's eyes couldn't help but fall on Xie Mingxue. She saw that although this woman had a pale face, she had beautiful features and seemed to have an innate gentleness.

Although she was not as bright and dazzling as Xie Mingfang, she also had a gentle and pretty appearance. However, at this moment, she lowered her head and huddled to one side, which made her seem very inconspicuous.

Seeing her like this, Lu Xingwan decided to protect her well.

As more and more people arrived, the atmosphere of the gathering became more lively.

Since Mr. Rong is to preside over this gathering, he will of course open it.

However, Mr. Rong's opening was different from others. He actually started by testing the students' lessons.

Lu Xingwan couldn't help but frown. She wanted the teacher to hold this gathering just to let everyone relax, but the teacher treated this place as a classroom.

Lu Xingwan looked at the people sitting in the hall. Some of them were already clutching their clothes nervously. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He felt that he had let them down.

If they were punished by the teacher today, they could only blame their bad luck and it had nothing to do with them.

However, Mr. Rong looked much more energetic today than before, and his complexion was very rosy.

Now that Prince Yu and Princess Yu have returned to the territory of the Great Chu State from Yong'an County, Lord Rong, as Princess Yu's father, must be very happy.

However, as the examination and teaching session came to an end, the atmosphere became lively.

Everyone was waiting for the most exciting part - drawing lots and writing poems.

This seems to have become a classic item in all elegant gatherings in the Chu State.

In order to allow all participants to show off their talents every time and to give the audience a feast for the eyes.

The eunuch in charge of the Yuezhang Hall had prepared the fortune stick box early on. As for the bamboo sticks, the themes were chosen by the eunuch in charge and Mr. Rong.

All people need to do is draw their own bamboo stick, conceive and compose poetry.

This is fair and just.

Lu Xingwan casually drew a lot without paying any attention to his bamboo stick.