The Flirtatious Prince and His Savage Concubine

After Lu Lingxi finished learning calligraphy and had lunch in the morning, he had nothing to do in the afternoon, so he thought of taking a walk in the yard to familiarize himself with the environment, so he took Chunhong and Liulu out of the room.

There is a small courtyard in front of Lingxi Garden. There is a big sweet-scented osmanthus tree under the right wall. It takes two people to hug the trunk. The height is also terrifying. It should be early spring now, so there are no sweet-scented osmanthus flowers. But you can imagine that when the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers bloom in August, the whole garden will be filled with fragrance. This tree alone can make the whole house fragrant.

There are stone benches and chairs under the osmanthus tree. Now that there are no osmanthus flowers falling, it is very leisurely to drink tea under the tree.

Walking out of the small courtyard of Lingxi Garden, there is a large garden outside. There are many lotus leaves in the artificial lake of the garden. The lotus flowers will bloom in a few months, which will be beautiful. I wonder if we can eat lotus roots when they are ripe. Stewed pork ribs with lotus roots, stir-fried lotus roots, and cold lotus roots, just thinking about it makes me drool.

Seeing Lu Lingxi suddenly in a daze, Liu Lu couldn't help but ask, "Miss, what's wrong with you? What are you thinking about? You are so engrossed."

Lu Lingxi was stunned for a moment and answered quickly: "I was thinking, when there are so many lotus flowers and lotus roots, can I dig them out and enjoy them?"

Liu Lu couldn't help but laugh and said, "Miss, have you been eating too lightly these days? I'm beginning to crave the lotus roots in this pond. If you want to eat lotus roots, just tell the servants to buy some. Why do you need to dig the lotus roots in this pond?"

Chunhong felt that something was wrong with Liulu's teasing tone, so she explained, "Miss, you don't know that the lotus in this pond is ornamental, and it is different from the lotus roots we usually eat. It is small and tastes bad."

After listening to this, Lu Lingxi said indifferently: "It's okay, I just asked casually, I don't have to eat it, but I think it's a bit of a waste of resources if the lotus is only beautiful but can't be eaten."

"What does it mean to waste resources?" Liu Lu couldn't help but ask.

"Ah! It means it's not practical, nothing special. Let's look somewhere else." Lu Lingxi looked around and pointed to the pavilion beside the pool and said, "There is a pavilion over there. Let's go sit there."

After entering the pavilion, Lu Lingxi sat down first, looked up at Chunhong and Liulu, and said, "You can sit down too. There's no need to be polite. Chat with me and tell me about the things in this mansion. Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

Chunhong disagreed and said, "The servants won't sit down. We can answer the young lady even if we are standing. It is not in accordance with the rules to sit with the young lady."

"There are only three of us now. We are the only ones who know whether it's against the rules or not. Isn't it okay as long as I don't mind? Besides, I'm sitting while you're standing. When I talk to you, I have to look up at you. How tiring it is. It's more comfortable for us to sit together and chat. Sit down quickly." Lu Lingxi couldn't help but retorted with a smile.

Chunhong and Liulu saw that they couldn't persuade Lu Lingxi, so they sat down carefully, their bodies stiffened after sitting down, not daring to look into Lu Lingxi's eyes. This was the first time since they became slaves that they sat on an equal footing with their master, so how could they not be nervous?

Lu Lingxi also noticed their nervousness, but didn't say much. After all, this was a feudal society with a strict hierarchy. How could they accept the idea of ​​equality for all all of a sudden?

"How big is this mansion? How many rooms are there? Where does father live? Are there any mysterious places that are off-limits?" When asked this, Lu Lingxi couldn't help but chuckle. The more mysterious and off-limits the place is, the more interesting it is. Maybe I can go on a little adventure and discover some incredible secrets, or get some incredible golden fingers.

"Our Marquis's mansion is actually not very grand, because there are only three masters in the mansion: the Marquis, young lady, and your sworn brother. There are no other wives, concubines, young masters, young ladies, etc. The staff is relatively simple, and there is no need for such a large mansion. Young lady, you live in the west courtyard, the Marquis lives in the main courtyard in the north, and Young Master Yugang lives in the east courtyard." Chunhong patiently explained the layout of the mansion to Lu Lingxi.

"Brother-in-law? How come I have a brother-in-law? I haven't heard my father mention him, and I haven't seen my brother-in-law come to see me in the past few days. How come our relationship is not good?" Lu Lingxi couldn't help but become curious when he heard that the original owner had a brother-in-law.

"How can the relationship between the young lady and the young master be bad? When the young lady was a child, she wanted to stick with the young master Yugang every day. But now the young lady and the young master have grown up and they have to consider the differences between men and women. The young master Yugang didn't come to see you, young lady, because the master sent him to the army for training. The military discipline is strict, and he can't go home whenever he wants." Liu Lu couldn't help but explain when she heard Lu Lingxi's misunderstanding of Lu Yugang.

"Oh, I see. I really want to meet this brother. When can he come home?"

"Miss, don't worry, Young Master Yugang should be able to go home soon. The master once said that you should train hard and come home to visit you once you have made some achievements. The young master also has a deep friendship with you, after all, it was you who saved his life and brought him out of the sea of ​​suffering, allowing him to live the good life he has now. The young master is also very active and motivated in the army, and I believe he will be able to return home to keep you company soon." Chunhong saw that her young lady seemed very interested in this sworn brother, and couldn't help but say a few more words.

"Oh, really? Tell me more about what happened between me and this sworn brother, otherwise when he comes back, I will forget everything and we will become strangers to each other." Feeling that there was a story to be heard, Lu Lingxi couldn't help but prick up his ears.

After talking for so long, Chunhong and Liulv gradually relaxed, not as nervous and restrained as at the beginning. Hearing Lu Lingxi's question, Liulv couldn't help but say mysteriously with a gossipy look, "I heard that the young lady was about four or five years old at that time. She felt bored in the mansion and had no one to accompany her, so she sneaked out of the mansion to play when the servants were not paying attention. This made the servants who served the young lady very anxious. Fortunately, the master was worried about the young lady's safety, and usually sent secret guards to protect the young lady secretly, so the young lady thought her sneaking plan was successful. In fact, the master knew it as soon as the young lady stepped out of the mansion."

"Ah, then he was captured. Then how did my brother and I meet? How did I save him? What's the story? Doesn't this just end the whole play?" Lu Lingxi asked disappointedly and confusedly.

Liu Lu asked in confusion: "Miss, what does the end of the play mean?"

Lu Lingxi waved his hand nonchalantly, "Nothing, don't worry about it. I just want to ask, if I was caught by my father as soon as I left the house, how did I meet my brother later?"

Seeing that her young lady was waiting to hear the story, Liu Lu stopped worrying and continued, "So, the master didn't catch the young lady back, but asked the secret guards to follow her and protect her secretly. First, he thought that the young lady was still young and children are playful by nature. It would be lonely without a companion in the mansion. Secondly, he thought that the young lady was fair and cute, and she was well dressed. If she went out alone, she would definitely meet people with bad intentions. If the young lady was scared, she would know that the mansion was the safest place and it was very dangerous outside. She would not dare to go out alone in the future. If she was stopped as soon as she went out, with her temper, she would have to go out secretly, endlessly. What if the secret guards really lost her and she really encountered danger, the master would be even more sad."

Lu Lingxi couldn't help but sigh in his heart: To be honest, the original owner's father looked big and strong, but he was quite careful with his daughter. He understood the psychology of a four or five-year-old girl so thoroughly and took the trouble to educate her. But his educational method that scared his little daughter does have the potential of a tiger father. Isn't he afraid of leaving a psychological shadow on the cute and innocent little girl? What if she gets scared and goes crazy?