The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

After Xiao Yu'er left, Chunhong hesitated for a moment and reminded Lu Lingxi, "Miss, generally when an unmarried woman gives a man a hairpin, it is a token of love. Do you like Xiao Yu'er?"

Lu Lingxi was shocked when he heard this: "Ah? Why didn't you tell me earlier? There is a meaning behind my giving him a hairpin. And I was just being casual just now. I wanted to give him a farewell gift as a memory. He shouldn't misunderstand me, right?"

"Well, I think Xiaoyuer really likes you, young lady. The jade pendant he gave you is also a token of love. In his heart, you two are already in love with each other." Liu Lu said while nodding, agreeing with her own point of view.

Lu Lingxi was so scared that he quickly threw the jade pendant on the table. "Why didn't you two stop me just now? I really didn't know that giving a hairpin in exchange for a jade pendant meant this."

Chunhong and Liulu looked at Lu Lingxi with embarrassment. Chunhong said, "Miss, you are the masters and you are talking. How can we, the servants, interrupt you casually? We didn't expect that Master Xiaoyuer would come to say goodbye at this time, and you would give him a parting gift. We couldn't tell you in advance."

Lu Lingxi thought about it and it made sense. Even if they were not in a master-servant relationship, it was very impolite to interrupt someone when they were talking. He could not blame Chunhong and Liulu, but only blame himself for being too ignorant.

Lu Lingxi looked at the direction where Xiao Yu'er left and asked Chunhong and Liulu, "What do you think? If I chase him now and tell him that it was all a misunderstanding and ask him to return the hairpin to me and give him another parting gift, will he agree to that?"

"Miss, Young Master Xiaoyuer has been gone for a while. He may have left the mansion now and we can't catch up with him. But don't worry, you may not have many chances to meet each other later. He also understands that someone of his status is not worthy of you, so he will definitely not think too much about it." Liu Lu still remembered that Lu Lingxi was engaged to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Marrying the Crown Prince was a foregone conclusion and no one could change it. She couldn't let another man leave any special feelings in her heart.

"It makes me feel like a scumbag when I hear this. Oh! Forget it. Since I can't catch up with her, I'll just explain it to her when we meet. Anyway, I don't know when I'll be able to meet her again, so I'll talk about it then. It's still a long way off." Lu Lingxi shrugged helplessly. This matter couldn't be resolved now, so forget it.

One day at the end of July, Lu Yi and Lu Lingxi had dinner together.

Lu Yi took out an invitation and handed it to Lu Lingxi: "Lingxi, take a look at this."

Lu Lingxi took the invitation, looked at Lu Yi in confusion and asked, "Dad, what is this? Whose family is getting married, or is it a birthday party? Why are you showing it to me?"

"Neither. This is a message from the Queen Mother in the palace, inviting the noble ladies in the capital to the palace to enjoy the moon. Of course, you are also invited."

When Lu Lingxi heard this, she quickly opened the invitation and took a closer look, hoping that what her father said was not true. Even if there was a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, her father should be invited to go. Why should she be invited?

Although Lu Lingxi didn't have anything to do on weekdays and was quite bored, she was used to staying at home and was still a little socially anxious. She wasn't very good at chatting, especially with these ladies in the deep mansions, who could have eight hundred thoughts in their minds when they said a word. How could she cope with it?

When he saw that his name was indeed written on the invitation, Lu Lingxi looked up at Lu Yi with a sad face and said, "Dad, can I not go? I can't handle such a scene by myself. What if I get into trouble again?"

Lu Yi found it funny to see Lu Lingxi's sullen face, "Lingxi, it's just a Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, can they eat you? You are grown up now, you have to learn to deal with many things by yourself, and you also have to learn to get along with these people, this is the way of the world. Daddy can't spoil you and protect you all your life, you have to get married and be independent."

Lu Lingxi put down the invitation, took Lu Yi's arm, and leaned her head on his shoulder and said coquettishly: "Daddy, I can not get married, I just want to accompany you for the rest of my life, can't I? Can't the Zhenguohou Mansion, with such a big family business, support a weak woman like me?"

Lu Yi gently pushed Lu Lingxi's forehead, almost pushing her to the ground. Lu Yi hurriedly tried to pull his hand out to help her up, but she got up by herself.

It turned out that he was teasing Lu Yi on purpose. Lu Yi didn't care much about it. He smiled helplessly and shook his head and said, "Silly child, what are you talking about? Daddy is not unable to support you. If Daddy really spoils you so much that you can't take care of yourself, that would be harmful to you. Listen to Daddy and think of it as going out to see the world. Maybe you can even meet your sister Gu. Haven't you always wanted to see her during this period of time, but you didn't have the chance?"

"Really? Sister Gu will really go?" Lu Lingxi became interested when he heard that Gu Yan'er would go.

"Of course she will go. She is the daughter of the Prime Minister and the niece of the Queen. She will definitely be on the invitation list. And if nothing unexpected happens, the good news of her engagement to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi will be announced at the Mid-Autumn Banquet." Lu Yi told Lu Lingxi about this in advance so that she could be mentally prepared for the banquet.

Lu Lingxi was a little disappointed when she heard the news, "Is she really going to marry the King of Qi? Her vision is too poor."

"Lingxi, the affairs between Prince Qi and Gu Yan'er are not yours to interfere in. It has nothing to do with you, and don't say too much at the banquet." When Lu Yi heard Lu Lingxi say this, he quickly reminded her.

Lu Lingxi knew that what Lu Yi said made sense and it was indeed not his business, so he stopped talking and continued to listen to Lu Yi.

"Besides, the higher the position, the more helpless one is. Many people in the capital cannot decide their own marriages. What's worse, even their parents cannot decide, just like..." Lu Yi originally wanted to say that just like your marriage with the prince, your father also disapproves, but your father cannot decide. But think about it, what kind of hardship is there in telling her like this? What kind of twists and turns? She can't understand it, only after she has experienced it personally can she understand it. Maybe the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet is a good opportunity, and she can tell Lingxi about her marriage with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

After hearing Lu Yi say "just like...", Lu Lingxi paused for a long time without saying anything, and asked him: "Dad, just like what?"

Lu Yi came back to his senses from his thoughts, "It's nothing, it's just that Daddy can't explain it clearly at the moment, you will understand it once you experience it yourself, it's useless to stay in the mansion all day and just learn things from books."

"Daddy really changes every day. Before, as long as I was willing to study hard, Daddy would be very happy. Now Daddy says that studying is useless and I should go out more often." Lu Lingxi pouted and complained to Lu Yi.

"You, stop talking nonsense every day. Just remember to talk less after entering the palace, watch more, listen more, and think more. Starting tomorrow, I will ask an old nanny who used to work in the palace and is now living at home to teach you some palace etiquette and rules. You must listen carefully and think about how the old nanny worked hard in the palace and finally was able to leave the palace safely when she reached her age."

"Oh? Then this old lady's life must be very legendary. Does she also know a lot of palace secrets?" When Lu Lingxi heard that there was such a person coming to teach her, her eyes immediately lit up.

Lu Yi looked at Lu Lingxi and poked her cheek with his hand: "Don't be so playful when you see Madam. She hates people who don't follow the rules the most. And don't ask questions that you shouldn't ask."

Lu Lingxi retracted his shining gaze and said, "Oh, I see."

"Okay, go back to your room and rest. Learn the rules tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll go back to my room. Daddy should also go to bed early." Lu Lingxi stood up, bowed and took his leave.