The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

The moonlight tonight is a little hazy, but the surrounding stars are brighter, and the sky is cloudless and clear. From time to time, there is a cool autumn breeze, which is cool but not chilly. Such a night is perfect for barbecue, not too cold, nor too hot.

Lu Yi and Lu Lingxi enjoyed chatting and eating barbecue on such a night.

When Lu Lingxi and Lu Yi were half full, the housekeeper Wei Shu came over with a box, "Master, Miss, this was just delivered to the gate of the mansion by express horse from the border. It is said that it is a birthday gift from Master Yu Gang to Miss."

When Lu Lingxi heard that it was a gift from Lu Yugang, she immediately put down the roasted chicken leg in her hand, reached out to take the box, and said, "Brother, you are so busy, but you still think about my birthday? Let me see what good things it is? In fact, we have such a good relationship between brother and sister, I won't blame you for not giving me a gift."

Before Lu Lingxi opened the box and looked at what was inside, Steward Wei said, "There is a servant from the Prime Minister's Mansion outside the door. He said that the Prime Minister's daughter, Gu Yan'er, also sent a birthday gift to you. Do you want to see him?"

Lu Lingxi paused for a moment as he was opening the gift box, a little hesitant. It can be said that he and Gu Yan'er had some unpleasantness at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and they didn't have a chance to have a good talk afterwards. She wasn't invited to his birthday party today, so how could he accept her gift?

Seeing that Lu Lingxi had not responded yet, Lu Yi said to Uncle Wei, "Please invite him over. After all, he is from the Prime Minister's Mansion and should not be neglected."

Uncle Wei: "Yes, sir, I will go and invite him over right away."

After Uncle Wei left, Lu Yi jokingly asked Lu Lingxi: "What's the matter? Because of Gu Yan'er drugging you before, you now even disappeared from the servants of the Prime Minister's Mansion? When did Daddy's little rhinoceros girl become so stingy?"

Lu Lingxi: "No, Daddy. Sister Gu explained it to me at the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and I can understand her difficulties a little. But when I think about it, our friendship is not as deep as I thought before, so I feel embarrassed to accept her gift."

Lu Yi: "What's there to be embarrassed about? You accepted her gift today, and you can return the gift to her on her birthday someday. You can't just turn someone away, that would be even more rude."

After listening to what Lu Yi said, Lu Lingxi looked at Lu Yi without blinking and asked sincerely: "Dad, those literati said that military generals are vulgar and don't know etiquette. But I think Dad is not like what they say. He is very polite and sometimes even speaks in a literary way, but his voice is a little loud. Who did you learn these etiquettes from?"

Lu Yi was so amused by Lu Lingxi's words that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Was he praising him or insulting him? He replied angrily, "Who else could teach you except your mother? Others would only laugh at you from a high position. How could they have the leisure to talk to me about etiquette and manners? What's wrong with Daddy's loud voice? When I was inspecting the troops on the battlefield, if I didn't speak loudly, how could the soldiers in the back row hear me?"

When Lu Yi said this, he did not forget to insult Lu Lingxi, and said with a smile: "Don't say that. Speaking of your loud voice, I can tell that you are Daddy's biological child. If you go to the battlefield to recruit soldiers, your power will definitely not be inferior to Daddy's."

Lu Lingxi was annoyed when she heard this, and she deliberately lowered her voice and said, "Daddy, how can you complain that I have a loud voice? I am your biological daughter. Besides, when have I ever spoken loudly? I have always spoken to you in a soft voice."

Lu Yi pretended to be sad and said, "You were so weak and gentle when you first woke up, and you spoke in a soft voice. But later, maybe you got to know each other better or something, but your true nature was exposed. You were still as active and loud as before."

Lu Lingxi was about to refute and save her image in Lu Yi's heart, but she saw Uncle Wei leading a maid over, so she quickly stopped the topic.

The maid held the box in her hand, knelt down and saluted Lu Yi and Lu Lingxi, saying: "I greet the Marquis of Zhenguo! I greet Miss Lingxi! I am Chunrou, the maid of Gu Yan'er, the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Today, I am here on the orders of the lady to give Miss Lingxi a birthday present."

Lu Lingxi asked casually, "No need to be so polite. I'm glad your daughter is still thinking about my birthday. How is she these days?"

Chunrou: "My young lady has been feeling very unwell recently. She caught a cold after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet and has been lingering for almost a month without any signs of recovery."

When Lu Lingxi heard that Gu Yan'er had been ill for so long, he asked worriedly, "Cold? Is it serious? It hasn't healed in such a long time."

Chunrou: "The doctor said that catching a cold is not a big problem. As long as the lady is depressed and has poor blood circulation, the disease will be difficult to cure. It would be best if the lady could get rid of the depression in her heart, then the disease can be cured."

Lu Lingxi: "Your young lady is now the Princess of Qi, what knot is there that is difficult to resolve?"

Chunrou: "I don't know about this. The young lady keeps her thoughts to herself and rarely mentions them to people around her. But before I left, Madam told me: I heard that Miss Lingxi has always been good friends with my young lady. I hope you can visit my young lady at the Prime Minister's Mansion and comfort her. Maybe it will make my young lady feel better."

Hearing this, Lu Lingxi looked at Lu Yi for help, not knowing how to respond.

Lu Yi understood Chunrou and said, "That's right. Miss Gu was still thinking about my daughter's birthday even though she was ill and sent a gift. It's only right for her to come to visit Miss Gu in person. She will go tomorrow, but please tell the Prime Minister's wife that I am stupid and dumb, and I may not be able to help Miss Gu untie her knot. Madam Gu, please forgive me and don't blame me."

When Chunrou heard that Lu Yi agreed to let Lu Lingxi go to the Prime Minister's Mansion, she felt that she had completed her mission. She knelt down and said, "Thank you, Lord Marquis, Miss Lingxi. I will go back to the mansion and tell Miss that Miss Lingxi will come to the mansion tomorrow to reminisce about the past."

Lu Yi: "Well, go ahead."

Chunrou bowed once more and left.

After Chunrou left, Lu Lingxi looked at Lu Yi and asked in confusion: "Didn't Dad disapprove of my relationship with Sister Gu before? Why did you agree to let me go to the Prime Minister's Mansion just now?"

Lu Yi: "Before, your identities to each other were not very clear. Now you know your marriage with the prince, and Gu Yan'er's marriage with the King of Qi is also settled. Now you both understand each other's situation. Daddy believes that you can now grasp the measure of words and actions. No matter what, you will be sisters-in-law in the future. It is impossible for you to never talk to each other or get along with each other. You have grown up and you have to deal with many things by yourself. Daddy can't always keep you in the backyard and protect you."

Lu Lingxi deeply believed that what his father said made sense, but he was still very conflicted. He felt that even if he met Gu Yan'er now, he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Lu Lingxi is not a person who likes to be entangled, so he should take a look at the gifts they gave him first. Thinking of this, he stopped talking about the previous topic and opened the gift box that Lu Yu had just sent back.

After opening it, there was a jade toy similar to the nine-linked rings, a book, and a letter. Lu Lingxi first picked up the letter and read it carefully.

"Sister Lingxi, how are you these days?

I'm sorry that I can't celebrate your birthday with you this year. I found the Nine Linked Rings for you to have fun with. You can play with them when you have nothing to do. The jade is of high quality and playing with them more often is good for your health.

There is one more thing I want to apologize to you for. I promised to teach you how to ride a horse, but now I am afraid it will be difficult to fulfill it. For this reason, I have specially written down some precautions on horse riding, as well as some of my own experiences, in the book, hoping that it will be helpful for you to learn how to ride a horse.

Finally, you must listen to your adoptive father and take good care of him at home! I will definitely come back when you get married."

After reading the contents of the letter, Lu Lingxi couldn't help but complain: "It seems that in my brother's heart, Daddy is always the most important. He never forgets to ask me to take good care of Daddy."

Lu Yi: "Yu Gang is indeed a good and filial child."