Chapter 86: Lu Mingchao's Bad Water
The carriage is covered with soft and thick fur cushions all around, and the surface is finely stitched with multiple layers of satin-wrapped cotton. Even without the heat of the charcoal basin, you won't feel the slightest bit of cold.
This little world is both comfortable and relatively private.
If you lower your voice a little, the coachman won't notice.
"Chao Chao, Xu Qingxing is not a bad person..." Lu Yao said softly, holding a warm soup bowl and leaning on the thick cushion.
Lu Mingchao answered and said softly, "He is not a bad person, but he is not good at judging people and is confused when he meets the wrong people."
"I thought my second brother had something to say about him, but I never thought he was explaining for him."
Lu Mingchao sat lazily leaning on Xie Yan's shoulder, with a hint of smile in his voice.
Lu Yao raised his eyebrows and said, "Your evaluation of him is fair and comprehensive. If he knew, he might even take you as his confidant."
"He won't accept honest advice even if it's unpleasant to the ear." Lu Mingchao said unhappily.
In the comfortable carriage, Lu Mingchao's mood gradually relaxed, his expression became more natural, and a rare sense of ease and relaxation appeared between his brows.
Xie Yan reached out and tucked the messy hair on Lu Mingchao's forehead behind his ears. "But he will accept the goodwill of the second brother."
"My second brother is willing to step forward, so it may be possible for the latecomers to take the lead."
Lu Mingchao blinked and jokingly said, "There is a story behind this."
"Classmate, an unfamiliar classmate." Lu Yao stroked the small Tangpozi in his palm with a light tone.
Lu Mingchao smiled but said nothing.
The carriage moved farther and farther away, leaving the territory of the Xu Mansion.
Lu Mingchao sat in the car, stroking his smooth chin boredly, with a faint smile on his lips. His eyes sometimes blinked and sometimes stared ahead, as if he was thinking deeply.
However, the bad ideas in my heart burst out like a small spring, and after a while they turned into a pool of springs, gurgling and flowing.
"I have a little idea." Lu Mingchao sat up straight and glanced at Xie Yan and Lu Yao.
Lu Yao said bluntly, "Are you sure it's just a little thought?"
"Not a bad idea?"
"Well, it's quite small. Most people won't notice it, so it's considered small." Lu Mingchao said righteously.
Xie Yan continued, "It's rude not to reciprocate. It's also good to have some big ideas."
Lu Yao glanced at Xie Yan from the corner of his eye. It seemed that this guy was losing his mind due to lust.
"Thank you Yan!" Lu Yao reminded implicitly.
He knew that Xie Yan had big ambitions, and it would be best for him to lie low until his wings were fully grown and he could become as powerful as the clouds hanging from the sky.
Xie Yan replied softly, "It's just a minor incident, and those people won't take it seriously."
Lu Yao thought about it and it made sense.
Lu Mingchao frowned, his suspicious eyes wandering between Xie Yan and Lu Yao. "There are more and more secrets between you two."
"Tsk, I seem to be superfluous."
Xie Yan: "Not much more."
Lu Yao: "Don't pretend."
Lu Mingchao curled his lips and said, "What a disappointment."
"Tell me about your little idea?" Lu Yao got back to the point.
He was afraid that he would be so absorbed in performing that he would forget about his business.
Don't doubt it, it's very possible.
Hearing this, Lu Mingchao straightened his expression, put one hand on a head, put his three heads and six arms together, and whispered for a moment.
Xie Yan and Lu Yao's looks became increasingly strange.
It seems like a towering mountain, yet also creepy.
Seeing that Xie Yan and Lu Yao did not respond, the enthusiastic Lu Mingchao suddenly began to doubt himself.
"Is it not feasible?" Lu Mingchao frowned slightly and said unconfidently.
"Okay, I thought it was too simple. Let me think of another idea."
Lu Mingchao hung his head in grief.
I thought it was a killer move, but I didn't expect Xie Yan and Lu Yao to be so disrespectful.
To die before accomplishing the mission will always make the hero shed tears.
"How do you know these weird things?" Lu Yao spoke first.
Lu Mingchao said gloomily, "I read it in a miscellaneous book."
"If what is recorded in the miscellany is true, it is feasible!" Xie Yan said crisply.
Lu Mingchao's eyes suddenly lit up.
Xie Yan continued, "We have been passive over and over again. Although we are not at a disadvantage, we are still frustrated in the end."
"If this plan succeeds, the Sun family will be seriously injured."
"Businessmen should be most careful about things that cannot be kept secret."
"If the rumor gets out, merchants who have business dealings with the Sun family will be wary and would rather believe it than not."
"Who in the world doesn't want a good omen? And how many people are willing to run into bad luck?"
"This plan is quite effective in removing the fuel from under the cauldron."
"The Ming Dynasty was extremely intelligent."
"Why not take a detour to the house next to Qingyun Academy? I'll tell Uncle Chen about my plan, and he'll make arrangements for the staff."
Lu Mingchao thought of the old, disabled man and blurted out, "Is the old man a sweeping monk?"
"A sweeping monk?" Xie Yan was puzzled.
Lu Mingchao's succinct explanation: "It seems obscure, but in fact it is unfathomable."
"He has great wisdom, but he keeps it hidden."
Xie Yan: …
"I guess so." Xie Yan said dryly.
"I'll leave it to my second brother to find an excuse to go to Qingyun Academy."
Lu Yao nodded and opened his mouth slightly. "I left some books at Qingyun Academy. Can the driver take me there first?"
The wind was cold and biting. Lu Yao thought for a moment and took out twenty copper coins and handed them over.
In such a cold day, rushing to drive is a great torture.
The monthly salary of the Xu family belonged to the monthly salary of the Xu family, and the twenty coins were the extra reward they gave them for taking a detour.
The driver took the copper money and accepted it with a smile.
The carriage door closed, and perhaps because of the cold wind that had just rushed in, Lu Mingchao shivered suddenly, and his nose felt a little itchy.
Lu Mingchao knew that it was not the cold wind that caused the problem, but the aftereffects of falling into the icy lake.
To be honest, she didn't expect that she and Qu Ying would both fall in and break the ice. The impact was overwhelming.
Lu Mingchao rubbed his nose, leaned on Xie Yan's shoulder and said nothing more.
It was a windy and snowy day, and there were few pedestrians on the road. The carriage passed through the streets and alleys and stopped outside Qingyun Academy.
Xie Yan accompanied Lu Yao out of the carriage, climbed the stairs and entered Qingyun Academy.
Feeling that he might have caught a cold, Lu Mingchao waited obediently in the carriage.
Xie Yan and Lu Yao did not stay in for too long. In less than an incense stick of time, they returned together, with Lu Yao holding a few books in his hands.
Lu Mingchao wondered if Xie Yan had managed to climb walls and fly over rooftops.
"Thank you for your hard work, driver." Xie Yan and Lu Yao thanked the driver again.
Feeling the cold wind blowing around the two of them, Lu Mingchao couldn't help but sneeze.
Xie Yan stretched out his hand and rubbed Lu Mingchao's forehead with his palm. "Why not go along the way..."
Before Xie Yan finished speaking, Lu Mingchao shook his head and said, "I have medicine for you. It's the right medicine for you. Don't worry."
“You don’t have to spend time seeing a doctor.”
"If we delay any longer, the driver will have to travel at night when he returns to Xu's house."
Lu Yao poured a cup of hot water and handed it to Lu Mingchao, "If your mother knew that you were pushed into the lake, she would probably cry."
Ever since Mother found out that Chaochao had been suffering from a cold when he was young and that it would harm his offspring, she often sighed and her hair turned a few gray due to worry.
The marriage is called off.