“If Grandmother feels sorry for Wanwan, we can go to Jiangnan for a short stay. The climate there is much better than in the capital. Wanwan can take care of you every day.”
Madam Chen then stopped crying and smiled, "That's more like it. At least you have a conscience."
As the banquet was drawing to a close, the butler rushed in to report: "A distinguished guest has arrived."
Su Wanwan blushed and hid behind the crowd. When she saw Lu Xingjian step into the room, she was almost dumbfounded.
How unlucky she is! She runs into him everywhere she goes!
Suddenly she felt a cold glint fall on her, and she hurriedly lowered her eyes and bowed to the others.
That bastard, is he afraid I'll expose his visits to brothels?
As for?
Lu Xingjian, dressed in a dark blue casual suit, walked gracefully through the crowd to the head of the table, looking down at the people prostrate on the ground.
High above, calm and unhurried.
"Rise." His two simple words brought a sense of relief to everyone, and they stood up again.
It was dinnertime, and the white-haired Marquis of Qingyun, Zhou An, politely asked, "Has Your Majesty had dinner yet? If you do not mind my humble offering, please allow me to prepare a small feast to entertain you."
Lu Xingjian's gaze swept past the crowd, landing on Su Wanwan, where he paused slightly.
He frowned, his lips slightly pursed: "Then I'll have to trouble you."
The two had known each other since childhood, and he had never seen her in this charming, half-drunk state before.
With so many men in the Zhou family, she wasn't afraid of being coveted by others.
Zhou An was overjoyed and immediately ordered people to rearrange the banquet, and also had carved and openwork screens brought in to separate the men's and women's tables.
The fact that the Emperor was willing to dine at the Zhou family's house shows that he still trusts the Zhou family a great deal.
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