The next morning, Yi Ning was woken up early and held in Xuezhi's arms, dozing off with her hands covering her mouth. She saw Luo Shenyuan standing outside the door, even before daybreak.
Mrs. Luo pointed at Luo Shenyuan's back and said to her, "From now on, your third brother will take you to school."
He wore a dark robe today and walked in to pay his respects to Old Lady Luo. He then extended his hand to her and said, "Seventh sister, let's go."
Yining stared at his hands in a daze.
Old Mrs. Luo looked at her granddaughter intently and said, "Why don't you go now!"
Yi Ning, held by Luo Shenyuan's hand, felt a bit lost. She thought to herself, her grandmother was truly a woman of action. Her hair was styled in two buns, and she wore a coral necklace. Her face was round and chubby, and that little mole looked like red bean paste on a bun. No matter how you looked at it, it looked like a red bean bun.
Yi Ning was so absorbed in her thoughts, and the road was gravel, that she tripped over a large rock and nearly bumped into Luo Shenyuan's back.
Luo Shenyuan's hand steadied her body and said calmly, "Don't you look at the road when you walk?"
Yining came back to his senses, said "oh" and looked at the road obediently.
Luo Shenyuan was much taller than her, and his strides were longer. Yi Ning had to jog to keep up with him. Luo Shenyuan seemed to notice this and slowed down his pace slightly to allow her to keep up.
Yining finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that she finally had the chance to talk to him.
"Third brother, have you had breakfast?"
"have eaten."
"What did you eat?"
“…Early morning.”
"Oh, I haven't eaten yet..."
Luo Shenyuan stopped and looked at her, and Yi Ning continued in a low voice: "Third brother, you go to school half an hour earlier than me, so you get up early. But I should have breakfast at this time." She had no energy because she had no food in her stomach.
Luo Shenyuan looked at her chubby face and frowned slightly: "Why didn't you say it just now?"
"My grandmother urged me to go out, it's hard to say..."
Xuezhi, who was following behind Yining, stepped forward with a small basket and said with a smile, "I've brought breakfast for you, young lady. It's honey steamed cakes. Let's find a place to eat."
Luo Shenyuan could only accompany her to the pavilion of Tingfeng Pavilion. While Yi Ning was eating breakfast, Song Zhi poured her hot tea. Yi Ning broke off a piece and handed it to Luo Shenyuan: "Third brother, do you want to eat it? It tastes very good."
Luo Shenyuan looked at her, paused, and said, "I don't eat sweets."
Seeing that he wasn't eating, Yining took a few more bites herself. After swallowing a piece of steamed cake and two cups of hot tea, she felt completely refreshed.
Yining was having breakfast here when she heard a man's voice faintly coming from outside the door.
"...It is truly an honor for the Luo family that the Second Young Master can come to the Luo family once."
Then I heard another young man's voice say, "You're welcome, sir. I've always wanted to come to Baoding. I've long admired the Luo family's learning."
Yi Ning listened carefully and one of the voices seemed to be Luo Huaiyuan's. But there was also a strange young man's voice that she couldn't identify. She glanced at Luo Shenyuan, but saw that he was also looking outside the bamboo forest.
The pavilion was nestled among lush bamboo. Those inside could see outside through the gaps. Yining saw a group of people walking in. Two of them were Luo Huaiyuan and Luo Shanyuan, accompanied by the elder of the Luo family. The other was a very handsome young man, followed by a large group of servants and guards, looking quite impressive.
He wore a light blue, round-collared robe with a right-side opening. He was tall and slender, with a flawless white jade pendant at his waist. His face was like jade, and his demeanor was exceptional. His elegant and handsome face had a faint smile on its lips.
Yining looked at the familiar jade pendant on his waist and was stunned.
She lowered her voice and asked Luo Shenyuan, "Who is that young man who followed my eldest brother?"
Luo Shenyuan just glanced at the young man and said, "The second young master of the Cheng family."
Yi Ning was silent for a moment, suddenly remembering what Luo Yixiu had told her a few days ago: Chen wanted to marry Luo Yiyu to the second son of the Cheng family. She also said that the second son of the Cheng family "passed the imperial examination at a young age, and his grandfather was a Duke of Yingguo, so he might not like Luo Yiyu."
But she didn't expect that this person was Cheng Lang.
When Cheng Lang was little, he was always bullied by his older brother. He would come to the Lu family home with tears in his eyes. Yi Ning would hold him in her arms, coax him, and feed him honey cakes. Cheng Lang was very dependent on her at that time. If she disappeared, he would trot around looking for her.
At that time, Yining never imagined that this child would become the grandson of Duke Yingguo in the future.
Moreover, Cheng Lang is not only a young scholar, but also extremely talented. He will enter the cabinet and become a cabinet elder in the future. He is a sharp weapon under Lu Jiaxue.
Yi Ning glanced at Luo Shenyuan and thought that his real future enemy had appeared.
He and Luo Shenyuan were at loggerheads in the court, using both open and covert tactics. Both were masters of their craft. However, Cheng Lang ultimately fell short of Luo Shenyuan, as the only person who could rival him in intelligence was Lu Jiaxue.
While Yining was thinking, Luo Shenyuan gently held Yining's small shoulders, took her to the side, and hid in the dense bamboo forest.
Yi Ning looked up and wanted to ask something, but Luo Shenyuan made a gesture to silence her.
Yi Ning looked up and saw that the group had already walked out of the pavilion. Luo Huaiyuan invited Cheng Lang to sit with Mrs. Luo for a while, and the group walked away, chatting and laughing. After seeing them go away, Luo Shenyuan turned his head and said, "Do you know why you are hiding?"
Yi Ning saw his handsome face was so close to her that she could even smell his breath. She was momentarily embarrassed and didn't react: "Why?"
Luo Shenyuan looked at her in a daze, then curled his lips and said, "It's okay to eavesdrop on other people's conversations, but if you get caught, you'll suffer."
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