Lu Jiaxue was too lazy to send his capable men over. Compared with the Tatars and the Oirat, the bandits were just a mob.
Lu Jiaxue was a military genius, and what he said was roughly correct. It looked like he really didn't want to get involved. Wang Yuan smiled and said, "It's getting late, so why don't you stay at my house? Steward, go arrange accommodation for Lord Lu."
"No need." Lu Jiaxue waved his hand calmly, refusing Wang Yuan's offer to see him off, and left Wang Yuan's house. Wang Yuan's house was extremely luxurious, with glazed goat-horn palace lanterns and vermilion pillars that lit up the house exceptionally brightly. Lu Jiaxue was disgusted by the sight. After all, Wang Yuan was a Grand Secretary of the Huagai Palace. What kind of status was this? As soon as he got into the carriage, someone came in to report to him, "Sir, everything has been arranged. It's just that Madam Xu asked me to ask you something. It's about taking a concubine, not a second wife, right?"
Lu Jiaxue suddenly opened his eyes and sneered, "Second wife, is she worthy of it?"
Then he added, "Tell Madam Xu to just mention this matter and not to say anything else."
He stroked the ring and slowly closed his eyes.
It's not going to be easy this time, Luo Yining. This is a dragnet.
*
Luo Yining waited until morning before seeing Luo Shenyuan come back. He walked steadily and looked a little tired.
Yining also didn't sleep well in the middle of the night. She brought a round-bellied teapot and walked over to him and sat down. "Third brother, you haven't slept all night. You must be very sleepy, right? Come and have some tea first."
Luo Shenyuan saw the purple clay teapot engraved with a Chow Chow chasing its tail. He rubbed his brows and a twitch of his lips. He'd been so angry the previous night that it had clouded his rational thinking. But if he'd thought about it later, he'd have known that Daimao was lying.
Yi Ning took a sip of tea, stroking the veins of the Pisces pattern on the cup. She explained, "I certainly didn't let Daimao wait on you last night. I wouldn't do that..."
Luo Shenyuan's handsome face was very nice. If he wasn't angry, he would have looked very gentle. "I know," he interrupted her. "I didn't control myself yesterday."
"And what you said..." Yi Ning looked up at him, thinking about what to say. "When A Lang proposed, I actually rejected it immediately. But... I never thought of rejecting you." Yi Ning's tone was sincere, even if she didn't have a deep love for him yet. But this wasn't without distinction. It wasn't like she would marry anyone who wanted to marry her.
Luo Shenyuan was silent for a long time, as if he had grasped something full, his body suddenly tense with excitement. But he kept his tone calm: "Okay, I understand."
Then he lowered his head and drank his tea.
Seeing that he had no reaction, Luo Yining thought to herself that he really didn't give her any face. Is this the end? She thought about it and suddenly asked him, "Third brother, what you said about Lin Mao and Cheng Lang... is it true?"
"Of course it's true. You know everything now, so don't mess with me." Luo Shenyuan smiled and drank the tea in the cup.
In reality, what Yi Ning really wanted to talk about was Zhou Shuqun's suicide, the situation in Guiyang, the complexities of Wang Yuan, and even the struggle between the two parties and Luo Shenyuan's future choices. This was what she cared about most.
She said, "Oh, by the way, when I went to look for you last night, you suddenly went out. I heard from the servant that it was because of Mr. Zhou Shuqun's matter." Yi Ning leaned closer and asked, "What happened?"
Luo Shenyuan stood up and patted her head. "Don't ask too much. I'm going to rest first. I have to go to the palace this afternoon." It seemed that he didn't want to talk to her. This kind of thing was very heavy to talk about. Yi Ning watched his back as he walked into the inner room. He suddenly turned around and said, "If you want to know, wait until I come back from the palace."
Yi Ning's mind suddenly cleared up. She smiled and said, "Then go and rest!"
"Yeah." His voice was still calm.
She turned back to look at his booklet, but just as she lowered her head, she heard the future Prime Minister trip over the threshold. Luo Yining looked up, but he had already straightened his clothes and walked in.
Luo Yining hadn't slept well the previous night, but she still had work to do today. She pushed herself to finish checking the account book from last night. Just as she was halfway through, a second-class maidservant beside Lin Hairu came over with a message. Pearl lifted the curtain to let her in. She leaned forward and said to Yining, "Third Madam, the Madam asked you to come over. She said someone has come to propose marriage to the fifth young lady!"
The girl spoke in an excited tone, "Madam, hurry up, the lady wants you to watch the fun."
The man proposing marriage to Luo Yilian has finally arrived? No wonder Mother is so interested.
Luo Yining was naturally curious about who had proposed to Luo Yilian. She asked Zhenzhu to pack the account book for her, changed into a pure purple silk jacket with a vase pattern, and after getting dressed, she went to Lin Hairu's place.
When Yi Ning arrived outside the main house, she saw from afar a number of maids and servants standing with their hands hanging down under the corridor. They were all wearing silk skirts and looked quite stylish, likely from noble families.
After passing through the corridor, Yi Ning raised the curtain after the maid passed the message and walked in. She saw Lin Hairu sitting on the Luohan bed, flanked by maids and servants, presumably there to keep the place together. Opposite Lin Hairu sat a fair-skinned woman with a ponytail bun and elegant attire. She wore a sapphire-green jacket with full sleeves and a set of red gold headgear. She was probably not very young, but her face was beautiful. Unexpectedly, Concubine Guo was also in the room.
When Lin Hairu saw Yining coming, she pulled her over and said to her with a smile, "Yining, this is Madam Xu from Duke Xu's mansion."
Madam Xu was the elder and the wife of a duke, so Yi Ning naturally bowed and greeted her, and Madam Xu accepted. Lin Hairu then introduced her: "...This is my daughter-in-law Wei."
"That's Miss Six's sister-in-law," Mrs. Xu said with a smile. She looked very kind, but her eyes were a pair of bright red phoenixes that moved around, giving her a shrewd look.
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