Chapter 13: Don't Recognize the Wrong Person When Repaying a Favor
A look of surprise flashed across Chu Jinyan's handsome face. If this girl was someone who attached great importance to her innocence, he would not have appeared in her bed at this moment, so she deliberately said it for outsiders to hear.
In other words, she was certain that the other party would not want to be responsible for her, and even more so did not want her to go to Beijing for this, so she would not enter the house to search.
The soldiers who were searching the house outside came back and replied: "General, there is no one here."
The leading general stared at Lu Xiang's door, and finally gave up: "Excuse me, let's go."
He didn't dare to enter, and couldn't enter.
If he went in and couldn't find anyone but was instead entangled by this girl, then what he had done would be easily exposed. Assassinating the Eighth Prince was a heinous crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan.
He didn't dare to gamble.
Moreover, if someone really broke in, she would not be able to talk to him so calmly.
The leading general found a reasonable explanation for himself and then left with his men.
After everyone left, the abbot apologized to the old lady again.
It is not easy to offend that group of soldiers, and it is even harder to offend Madam Lu. Hua'an Temple is within the territory of Yangning City, and it would be too easy for the prefect to trip them up.
Fortunately, the old lady was not an unreasonable person. She smiled and said it was okay.
The abbot left with peace of mind.
The old lady knocked on Lu Xiang's door: "Xiangxiang, are you asleep?"
Soon the door opened, and Lu Xiang, with her hair loose, looked at the old lady with fear on her face: "Grandma, I was scared to death just now. I took off my clothes and prepared to go to bed. What if they really broke in? Will I still be innocent? By the way, how could there be a fugitive in the temple?"
The old lady touched her pale little face and comforted her distressedly: "It doesn't necessarily mean that she escaped into Hua'an Temple. These have nothing to do with us. Fortunately, you are smart. It's okay now."
"kindness."
Yunzha and Wuyue looked at Lu Xiang's innocent look and couldn't help but shuddered at the same time, and secretly glanced at the bed.
Fugitive!?
Let them die, lady, how did you develop such a strong heart?
"Go to bed early. Grandma will find a way to get back home as soon as possible." After this night, Hua'an Temple was not a place to stay for long.
Lu Xiang nodded obediently: "I will listen to my grandmother."
After returning to the house, Yunzhe and Wuyue immediately pulled Lu Xiang aside and whispered earnestly, "Miss, please let him leave quickly. We can't afford to offend him."
"That's right, it's too dangerous."
Lu Xiang chuckled and said, "Don't be nervous. Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. The Buddha loves me for being so kind and will not let me be in danger."
She had worked so hard to save this golden thigh, it would be such a loss to just let him go like this.
"It's okay, you two go to bed."
Yun Zhe: “…”
Wu Yue: “…”
Can they sleep at this time?
Lu Xiang ignored their resistance and drove them out of the house.
Walking around the screen, Chu Jinyan was about to get out of bed.
Seeing that his facial features were distorted with pain but he was trying to remain calm, Lu Xiang thought to himself that he was quite patient.
"Don't move, or your injury will get worse."
"My lord, as the saying goes, if someone saves your life, you should repay them with your own body... No, repay them with gratitude. Today I saved your life, but you must agree to three requests from me in the future."
Chu Jinyan: ""
He didn't really want to be rescued...
I always feel that this girl is here for some purpose.
Lu Xiang didn't wait for Chu Jinyan's answer and called out again, "Sir?"
Chu Jinyan endured the pain and responded in a muffled voice: "Miss, I will never forget your help today."
"That's good, that's good." Lu Xiang nodded repeatedly after receiving his assurance. Without waiting for Chu Jinyan to ask about her identity, she introduced her family name: "My father is Lu Youping, the prefect of Yangning City. I am the third child in the family. My maiden name is Lu Xiang. Young Master, please don't recognize the wrong person when you repay your gratitude."
Chu Jinyan: “…”
Is this something a normal girl would do?
"You are very brave, girl. You dare to make demands on me, a fugitive. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you to silence you?" Chu Jinyan raised his eyebrows and looked at Lu Xiang.
Lu Xiang was in a trance as he looked at the handsome face in front of him, which was as charming as peach blossoms in March.
Even if a beauty has a cold face and raises her eyebrows, she is still very attractive.
She quickly shook off the beautiful thoughts in her mind and said to Hu Zuo with a righteous face: "Look at the way you are dressed, you don't look like an ordinary person. You look so noble, so you must be from a noble family. And if someone from the court is chasing you, you must be rich or noble. More importantly, my sixth sense tells me that you are not a criminal, but a noble who has fallen on hard times, so you must not forget to promise me the three requests."
Holding the three requirements of the Eighth Prince is equivalent to having half of the powerful backing, so there is no need to worry about not being able to kill Xiao Muheng.
Chu Jinyan cast a suspicious look at Lu Xiang's face. No matter how he looked at it, what this girl said was unreliable, but he had no evidence.
"Okay, Lu Xiang, right? I'll remember you." Chu Jinyan sat on the edge of the bed, like a god descending from the sky, elegant and noble, looking down on the world.
Lu Xiang grinned immediately and said, "Just remember it. Remember her so that you can repay her in the future."
"I don't know if the group of people have gone far. Young Master, you should sleep here tonight, otherwise the fatigue from running around will worsen the wound, which will not be worth it."
Look, she is such a thoughtful and kind benefactor.
Chu Jinyan paused while putting on her shoes, looked at Lu Xiang meaningfully, hesitated for a moment, and then lay back down obediently.
He is outnumbered tonight, and it would be disadvantageous for him to go out now.
No words were spoken that night.
Lu Xiang slept all night on the table wrapped in a quilt. As a result, her neck was stiff when she woke up in the morning. After twisting it a few times, she tentatively called out behind the screen, "Master, are you awake?"
No one responded.
Is this because he fainted from the pain and can't wake up?
Lu Xiang called out again, but the room was still quiet, so she walked into the inner room. The bed was empty, no one had been there for a long time.
"When did he leave? I didn't even hear any sound?" she muttered, and then put it out of her mind.
…
Liu got up early and took Lu Mingzhu to Hua'an Temple to pick up the old lady back home. She was already in a depressed mood, and when she saw Aunt Fang and Aunt Lin sitting in the carriage with her, her face became even more long. Don't think that she didn't know what these two people were planning. They said they were here to help her with nice words and sincerity. But looking at the gloating look on Aunt Fang's face, it was obvious that they were here to laugh at her.
Aunt Lin was tricked by Aunt Fang into coming here. She felt extremely uncomfortable sitting in the carriage. She was so embarrassed that she just wanted to find a crack to crawl into.
What the master had instructed them to do, that they should go together to pick up the old lady and bring her back home, was all nonsense.
It was obvious that she wanted to make fun of Liu and was afraid that she would be targeted if she was alone, so she dragged her to be the scapegoat.
Two carriages stopped at the gate of Hua'an Temple. Liu, Aunt Fang and Aunt Lin were in one carriage, and Lu Mingzhu, Lu Yue and Lu Qiao were in another carriage.
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