The female supporting role is really here to mess things up

It was already midnight when Mr. Lu and his family of three returned to the mansion. Lu Xingmu still had a happy look on his face. He took his eldest daughter's hand and patted her gently. Yao'er has worked hard today. Go back and rest quickly. Lu Qingxi in the east wing fell asleep early.

Since the Imperial Concubine's birthday banquet, the number of invitations to the Shangshu Mansion has skyrocketed. And the dozens of families who sent invitations are naturally targeting Lu Shiyao, the golden phoenix.

But Lu Xingmu didn't accept any of the invitations after receiving them, and rejected them all on the grounds that his daughter was not feeling well. Although it was obvious that Lu's father was trying to show off, the Shangshu Mansion was a very popular place now, so naturally no one dared to say anything.

A few days passed peacefully, and Lu Qingxi was basking in the sun in his yard. Just when he felt bored and was thinking about whether he should sneak out of the house again, he saw Xiaohuan running towards him in a hurry with a letter.

"Miss, the Duke's Mansion has sent a letter home."

Lu Qingxi took the letter from Xiaohuan, carefully opened the envelope and checked the contents.

"My cousin, I am writing to you.

How are you these days? Whenever I think of my cousin, my grandmother is always moved and misses her. She specially asked me to write a letter to inform her of her recent situation.

Grandmother knows that my cousin is now living alone in the Shangshu Mansion, with little family care, and that things are unpredictable, so she is afraid that something unexpected might happen. For the safety of my cousin, Grandmother has ordered me to find a quiet house as a refuge in case of emergency. Now I have found one, although it is not a mansion, it is quiet and elegant, with pleasant scenery. The furnishings in the house are also ready, and you can move in at any time.

Although my cousin and I are not blood relatives, we are as close as brothers. Grandma also treats you as her granddaughter and misses you all the time. Although this house is not made of gold, silver or jewelry, it is a token of my grandmother’s love. I hope that my cousin can be sheltered in the event of an emergency and have peace of mind. "

Xiao Huan stood beside her young lady and read the letter together. She looked inside the envelope and saw a piece of paper inside. She took out the thing inside and found it was the title deed of the courtyard mentioned in the letter.

Lu Qingxi looked at the deed in Xiaohuan's hand, and was touched. Her grandmother and cousin had thought so much about her, and she felt surrounded by warm love. She still had relatives in this world.

However, he didn't know that although Song Yi said in the letter that it was Old Madam Song who asked him to do it, the fact was just the opposite.

In fact, on the day when Lu Qingxi secretly left the house, Song Yi received a pigeon letter from Ying Yi. He eagerly opened the note, wanting to know what happened to his cousin today.

When he saw his cousin encounter a thief on the street and was rescued by a man named Gu, Song Yi began to feel uneasy. Then he saw his cousin repaying a favor by inviting someone to the teahouse, and the two of them stayed together in the private room for almost an hour before coming out. Song Yi's hand holding the letter began to feel a little weak. Although he knew that Xiaohuan was also inside, because the man was highly skilled in martial arts, Shadow One and Shadow Two did not dare to get too close in the dark, so he had no way of knowing what happened in the room. His heart tightened for no reason.

Finally, I saw that the man wanted to escort his cousin back home but was intercepted by Shadow One and Shadow Two. The man called himself Gu and called his cousin Miss Li. His frown finally relaxed.

I guessed that my cousin must have used a fake name in front of outsiders, and I wanted to have more interactions with my cousin, so I came up with the idea of ​​buying a yard for her.

Since my cousin wanted to hide her identity, and I didn't want the man surnamed Gu to know her real identity, I might as well help my cousin to establish this fake identity.

Song Yi has personally visited many places these days, compared many courtyards, and finally chose this courtyard. He told his grandmother after buying it, but did not tell Old Madam Song the real reason for buying this courtyard. He only said that he bought a courtyard closer to the Duke's Mansion for his cousin. He waited for his grandmother to nod in approval before writing a letter to tell Lu Qingxi about it.

Only Ah Quan, who had been with him from the beginning to the end, knew Song Yi's good intentions... These days, his son went to the Ministry of Personnel to assign tasks early in the morning, and had to look after the courtyards at night. It was not easy to meet Mu Xiu, who actually accompanied his son to look after the courtyards from morning till night. Today, there was finally a courtyard that met his son's taste, and he could finally have a good sleep. Ah Quan slept until noon.

At the same time, Zhao Lexuan was on her way back to Beijing with two guards, full of anger. Although there were only three of them, her momentum was not diminished at all.

At noon, they arrived at the gate of the capital city. Seeing this, the soldiers guarding the gate hurried forward to check.

The guards accompanying Zhao Lexuan stepped forward and showed the token of the Princess's Mansion, informing the guards that the woman next to them was the Princess's daughter, Princess Lening, who was personally conferred by the Emperor.

Upon hearing this, the guard immediately reported loudly to the general above him. The general guarding the city knew that the woman below was Princess Lening, so he immediately opened the city gate and let the princess and her entourage enter the city.

However, Zhao Lexuan's mood did not calm down after returning to the familiar capital. She galloped on the street, her fiery figure weaving through the crowd. She thought of the man at the border from time to time, and her heart was even more depressed.

The people on both sides of the street saw this and dodged, fearing that they would be hit by the woman. When the horse reached the turning point, an old woman, who was hard of hearing and could not hear the sound of horse hooves, was unable to dodge and accidentally knocked over a roadside tea set stall when she turned sideways. She fell to the ground, injured her leg, and groaned in pain.

Zhao Lexuan was stunned for a second when she saw this scene, then waved back to signal the guards to deal with it, and then rode on. She thought the guards would follow her instructions and take care of the injured old woman.

Zhao Lexuan, who decided to go forward alone, never expected that the two did not obey her instructions at all. Instead, they followed her closely at a distance of three carriages.

It wasn't that they didn't want to treat the old woman's injuries, but the princess had nearly fallen off her horse several times on the way back from the border, and each time they were terrified. In the past two days, the princess had hardly closed her eyes and kept moving forward, and their hearts were filled with anxiety.

The two knew that the princess's safety was their most important task. After they saw the princess safely dismounted and was escorted by the maids into the Princess's residence, they turned back to deal with the matters the princess had asked them to do.

When the two arrived at the scene, the old woman was being helped up by a man in fancy clothes. She was sitting on the stone steps nearby, looking pale and in great pain. Broken tea sets were scattered around her feet, and there were curious people around her, talking about it.

The two immediately stepped forward and thanked the man in fancy clothes. They thought the man looked familiar, but they couldn't remember who he was.

Then they apologized to the old woman and asked about her injuries. They comforted the old woman and sent someone to invite the doctor from the clinic. After a careful examination, the doctor treated the old woman's wounds and prescribed medicine.

Then, the guards found the stall owner who was selling tea sets, explained the situation to him, and compensated him for all his losses. The stall owner was originally dissatisfied and complained, but after seeing the guards' sincere attitude and practical actions, most of his resentment dissipated.

The man in fancy clothes stood quietly by and watched the whole process. He left only after he saw the two of them had finished handling everything.

However, rumors in the capital surged like boiling water and could not be stopped. The rumor that Princess Lening rode her horse in the street and injured people but ignored it spread like wildfire.

It was already the second day when Lu Qingxi heard about this from Xiao Huan. Although she had watched the entire plot, Princess Le Ning seemed to have very few scenes in the plot. After watching it, Lu Qingxi only remembered that her emotional line was completely broken.

As fate would have it, when Zhao Lexuan was 24 years old, the Xiao Kingdom received a letter from another country requesting a princess from the royal family to marry. At this time, there was no unmarried princess of the right age to choose from in the royal family, which put Emperor Xiao in a dilemma. After weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to send the unmarried Zhao Lexuan to marry in order to safeguard the interests and dignity of the country.

When Zhao Lexuan heard the news of the marriage, her heart was already numb. She knew that since she could not be with her beloved, her fate was no longer important. Therefore, for the sake of the country, she calmly accepted the marriage arrangement without too much struggle or resistance.

However, the road to marriage was not an easy one. Zhao Lexuan was displaced and experienced hardships along the way. Although her heart was no longer filled with turmoil, her longing for her hometown and her attachment to Xue Qinglan could not be shaken off. On the long road to marriage, she silently endured physical and mental fatigue and torture.

However, fate seemed to be particularly cruel to her. One night on the way to her wedding, Zhao Lexuan suddenly fell ill and her condition deteriorated rapidly. Although the accompanying medical officer tried his best to treat her, it was ultimately impossible to save her. In the end, Zhao Lexuan passed away in a foreign land, and her life was forever frozen in that cold night.

Seeing the maids around her all looking happy while eating melons, Lu Qingxi felt a little depressed. She didn't want the righteous woman to be talked about by others, so she thought about it briefly and spoke in a gentle voice.

"So now, is it my reputation that is bad or the reputation of this Princess Lening?"

As soon as these words came out, the maids all put away their smiles and stared blankly at the beauty who was asking them questions. But the beauty did not continue to speak, but just looked at them calmly. For a while, the only sound in the courtyard was the rustling of leaves in the wind.

It was Xiaohuan who spoke first and broke the deadlock.

"Miss, we just heard about this incident and wanted to have some fun with everyone. Miss, you are naturally a very good person. As for the rumors about you outside, it's because outsiders don't know the actual situation. They are just making up stories."

Everyone thought that with the young lady's good temper, the matter would just pass. Unexpectedly, the young lady, who was always easy to talk to, did not intend to let it go after hearing Xiaohuan's words.

Lu Qingxi frowned slightly, and a serious look appeared on her face.

"You know what kind of person I am, but outsiders don't, so that's why people spread rumors about me. What kind of person is Princess Lening? You haven't met her, so why do you follow the crowd?"

After hearing what their young lady said, everyone was stunned for a moment. After realizing that their young lady wanted to express something, the maids lowered their heads one by one.

Looking at the row of little heads facing him, Lu Qingxi couldn't bear to let them reflect there for too long, so he softened his tone and spoke.

"Okay, everyone, raise your heads. I don't mean to scold you, I just want you to not be influenced by what others say. Before making any judgment, don't trust others too much. It's best to contact them yourself, so that the answer you get will be the most accurate."

After saying that, he went into the room and got on the bed to take a nap.

What Lu Qingxi didn't know was that the protagonist they just talked about would have more and more intersections with her in the future...