Pei Minxue knew that scholars cared a lot about things like face.
"This house will be given by me, the older brother, as a dowry to my younger sister."
Lu Xiuyuan's expression shifted slightly: "Since that's the case, then I have no choice but to accept it."
"However, Lord Pei, why do you all call Aya Zhizhi?"
"This... Zhizhi is her childhood name, I'm used to calling her that."
Lu Xiuyuan said thoughtfully, "I see."
Brother Ahuai calls Aya Zhizhi, saying that Zhizhi is Aya's nickname.
Lord Pei called Aya Zhizhi, but said that this was Aya's childhood name.
Lord Pei also said that Aya and he were only distant relatives, and they should not have had much contact before.
But why do you say that you're used to calling her by her old name? Isn't that contradictory?
Lu Xiuyuan returned to his office without making a sound, and then heard from his colleagues that General Shang had gone to the palace to see the Empress.
Refusing entry to the Empress, General Shang knelt outside the palace gates to beg for forgiveness.
"Shang Huai is Empress Shang's most beloved nephew. I reckon that Empress Shang will invite him in before he has been kneeling for even an hour."
"An hour? I'd guess no more than half an hour."
"Alright, how about we bet a drink tonight?"
"no problem."
Lu Xiuyuan listened as his two colleagues placed a bet between General Shang and Empress Shang.
But then she suddenly remembered the man that Aya had brought back.
Shang Huai, A Huai.
Furthermore, Brother A-Huai's robust physique makes him look like a general.
Zhizhi, Zhizhi... Pei Zhi?
The sister that Lord Pei speaks of?
For no apparent reason, Lu Xiuyuan felt a chill run down his spine.
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