Chapter 175 Who dares to use the auspicious bird to dig a hole
Lu Xiang walked at the end of the crowd, and was shocked when he thought about the eye contact between Chu Jinyan and He Zhiyi that he had just accidentally caught a glimpse of.
Today's situation was jointly set up by Chu Jinyan and He Zhiyi. It is unknown whether Marquis Wu'an has any role in it. However, even if he knew, he would definitely obey orders.
The struggles in Wu'an Marquis' Mansion have been quite fierce in recent years. Because He Yu has no children and has always been at a disadvantage due to Madam He's favoritism, the second branch can be said to be domineering in the mansion.
Since Chu Jinyan wanted to make use of He Zhiyi, he would not let him be suppressed by the people from the second house, so such an ominous drama was staged today.
Although He Zhimiao is the one who is in trouble, as long as one prospers, all prosper, and suffer together, the entire Second House will be labeled with an ominous title. Just trying to restore their own reputation will be enough to keep the Second House busy. During this period of time, He Zhiyi will have enough time to deal with the Second House and suppress them so that they dare not jump around anymore.
Looking at the entire Wei Dynasty, only Chu Jinyan dared to use the auspicious bird to set a trap and scheme like this. Anyone else would have to think twice.
Chu Jinyan probably didn't plan to let the white crane die in the west yard by putting it in the west yard. It just happened to die in He Zhimiao's yard. It was her bad luck.
Only when the people in Wu'an Mansion behave themselves, can He Zhiyi follow Chu Jinyan freely. Otherwise, he will spend half his life just dealing with the conspiracies and intrigues in the mansion.
Lu Xiang was thinking as she walked, and her pace was very slow. She was about to leave a large distance between her and the group ahead. Ah Man called out to her softly to remind her. Lu Xiang came to her senses and was about to jog to catch up when she heard a painful groan.
She paused, not wanting to meddle in other people's business, but the weak and painful cries for help made her unable to take another step.
"Ah Man, go take a look." Lu Xiang said, "Stay alert."
Not long after walking, Lu Xiang saw a frail beauty lying on the ground under a locust tree.
She was wearing a plain little jacket, a light green skirt with silver tassels, and a very simple decoration on her head. Her pale face could not conceal her beautiful appearance.
At this moment, she was clutching the collar of her shirt with one hand, her face full of pain.
Lu Xiang quickly ran over and helped her up: "Do you have wheezing? Where are the medicines? Do you have any medicines with you?"
The girl was speechless and raised a hand with difficulty to point to the side.
Lu Xiang looked in the direction of her finger and saw a jade-white porcelain bottle rolling in the mud.
"Ah Man, that bottle." Lu Xiang said.
Ah Man hurriedly picked up the porcelain bottle, and Lu Xiang quickly poured out a pill for the girl to take.
Lu Xiang helped her sit against the tree trunk. He heaved a sigh of relief when he saw her breathing gradually become steady and her face gradually became rosy.
"Thank...thank you young lady." The girl gave Lu Xiang a weak smile and said, "May I ask which family you are from? I'd like to come to your house and thank you someday."
"My father is the Minister of Works. My name is Lu Xiang. It's just a small favor, don't worry about it." Lu Xiang asked, "Who are you? Miss He?"
She was dressed casually. If she were a young lady from another mansion, she would at least dress up slightly to attend the banquet, even if she didn't wear formal attire. Moreover, she appeared alone in the garden of the He mansion. Except for her who walked slowly because she was thinking about something, all the guests in the room returned to their seats.
Therefore, only the young lady of the He family can explain this person's identity.
However, all the people living in the East Courtyard are from the Marquis of Wu’an’s Mansion, and she has never seen this girl in her previous life. Could she be some unknown concubine’s daughter of the Marquis of Wu’an?
He looks very weak.
"My name is He Zhiyan, and I'm the eldest in the family." He Zhiyan smiled slightly, her smile was shy yet warm.
Lu Xiang was surprised.
She knew that Madam He was now the stepmother, and that Marquis Wu'an's concubines had no children, so was this eldest daughter the daughter of the first wife?
Because of their similar life experiences, Lu Xiang couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy for He Zhiyan.
However, she only knew about the He family after she married Xiao Muheng in her previous life, and it is certain that there was no such person as He Zhiyan in the He family at that time.
Now it seems that he might have died early.
I don’t know whether He Zhiyan is luckier or I am luckier.
Although He Zhiyan died early in her previous life, she was also freed early and did not suffer the pain of being schemed against and betrayed, but she died miserably.
But because she was reborn, she was lucky in this life.
She was loved by her grandmother, treated sincerely by her sister-in-law, and favored by the Queen. Even her father had to think highly of her and take better care of her... This was something she had never had in her previous life.
Lu Xiang cherishes everything he has now!
He Zhiyan sat for a while before slowly standing up: "I'm wasting Miss Lu's time."
"It's okay, I'll take you home?" Lu Xiang asked.
"No need, I can do it." He Zhiyan said with a smile. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw a maid running over in a hurry.
"Miss, why did you come out by yourself? You scared me to death."
"I heard the noise over here, so I came out to check it out out of curiosity." I didn't expect him to suddenly fall ill.
Don’t tell Liu Liu this. Not only will it scare her, but it will also make your ears callused.
"Miss Lu, goodbye." He Zhiyan winked at Lu Xiang playfully, signaling her to keep a secret with the maid for him, and then, supported by Liu Liu, he carefully returned to his residence.
Lu Xiang smiled faintly and returned to the banquet.
He Zhiyan could hear the noise coming from the second room in the west courtyard, which showed that they lived nearby.
It's not easy for the daughter of the Marquis of Wu'an to live in such a remote place and make a living under her stepmother.
Even at today's banquet, the wife of Marquis Wu'an did not invite He Zhiyan to attend.
If this continues, I guess everyone in the capital will forget that there is such a person in the He family.
When Lu Xiang sat down at the table, He Zhimin suddenly came over and spoke to her with a smile: "Why did the Third Miss come so late?"
"I got off track in the dark. Sorry."
"It's my fault for not taking good care of you. I'm using tea instead of wine to apologize to Miss Third." He Zhimin said with a smile, holding the teacup.
Lu Xiang pursed his lips and smiled, then took a sip of tea as a token of his appreciation.
"Miss Third, do you often go to the palace to accompany the Queen? Is she familiar with Miss Anguo?" He Zhimin put down the teacup and asked.
Lu Xiang glanced at He Zhimin thoughtfully, and seeing her innocent smile in her eyes, he said softly, "I came to the palace when the Queen sent an edict. I am not familiar with Miss Song."
Is this...trying to use her as a connection to make friends with Song Zhenzhen?
Then He Zhimin's plan was wrong.
Seeing that Lu Xiang's words were a bit perfunctory, He Zhimin left angrily.
Lu Xiang was also happy to be quiet.
Although everyone returned to the banquet, they no longer had the heart to enjoy the singing and dancing. They sat together in groups of three or four and talked about the dead white crane in the west courtyard and He Zhimiao, who was given an ominous name.
So the party ended early.
Lu Xiang said goodbye and left without hesitation.
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