Shu Zhan nervously clenched her fingers, waiting intently for his reply.
Lu Huai spoke slowly, "I am a native of Lingcheng, thank you for your concern, sir. If you ever come to Lingcheng on business in the future, please feel free to contact me. I will do my best to help you in any way I can."
Shu Zhan's eyes lit up slightly.
That's right! Lu Huai and Shu Zhan are from the capital; saying that would definitely arouse suspicion. But the problem is, they aren't Lu Huai and Shu Zhan now, but Cai Fengyin and Chu Wangbei!
Then it wouldn't be considered a lie, and even if it were, they can't be blamed! No wonder Lu Huai said he wanted to use Cai Fengyin and Chu Wangbei's names at the beginning; it turns out he had already anticipated this.
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!
Thinking of this, he excitedly slapped his thigh hard with his right hand, making a "smack" sound, which startled the other two people in the room.
"Ouch, that hurts a bit." Shu Zhan gasped, rubbing the reddened area. Then he looked up at Lu Huai with bright eyes and shouted in a strong voice, "Well said!"
"..." Lu Huai twitched his lips speechlessly, turning his head away, unwilling to look at him.
Instead, Prefect Qu, abandoning his previous aggressive demeanor, frowned and fell into deep thought. If it were just Cai Fengyin, he might not know whose son he was. But adding Lingcheng...
Lingcheng... the Cai family... the Cai family of Lingcheng! Cai Guozhang!
Prefect Qu, seemingly struck by a sudden thought, widened his eyes and his expression changed drastically. He quickly rose, lifted his robe, and prepared to bow to Lu Huai.
"So it's Young Master Cai. I was blind to your greatness and have been disrespectful to you and Young Master Chu. I hope you two will forgive me." He said, half-kneeling.
"Sigh." Lu Huai sighed softly and reached out to help him up. "Sir, there's no need for such formalities. I'm just an ordinary tourist from Dongcheng. Please have a seat."
"Yes, yes, yes, I understand, I understand completely. If Young Master Cai says he's just an ordinary tourist, then he's definitely not the grandson of Grandfather Cai." Prefect Qu swallowed hard, then stood up and sat back down in his previous seat. He then stole a glance at Lu Huai while wiping his sweat.
This sounded a bit strange, but Lu Huai didn't care. He sighed leisurely, "I was unwilling to reveal my identity, but since you insisted on asking, I had no choice but to tell you."
He paused deliberately, then lifted his eyelids and glanced at Prefect Qu with a half-smile, saying, "Sir, please don't let this cause any rift between you and me."
"Yes, yes, yes, what you say is true, young master," Prefect Qu quickly echoed.
Who would have thought that these two people, apart from their handsome looks, were otherwise unremarkable, yet had such a powerful background?!
One was the grandson of Cai Guozhang, and although he didn't know the other's identity, judging from his bearing, his family must also be formidable. He had indeed been blind to their true worth; thankfully, he hadn't slighted them earlier.
A higher rank can have a crushing effect. This prefect of a small town is one, two, three... many ranks lower than the emperor's father-in-law, who is second only to the emperor!
Prefect Qu exhaled a breath of stale air, glanced cautiously at the two men, and hesitated before saying, "This... Young Master Cai, the play is over, and the next act should be a re-enactment. Would you like to hear it again?"
"Oh?" Lu Huai raised an eyebrow, giving him a half-smile. "What do you think, sir?"
"This..." Prefect Qu wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "This humble official will obey your orders, young master."
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