After I traveled through the book, I fought back in the Hou Mansion

Liu Xiangdong brought Lu Zhaozhao to Zuixianlou and chose a private room to sit in. The waiter quickly brought in the fine wine and delicious food, neatly arranged them, and then gently closed the door, leaving the space for the two young men and women.

After seeing the waiter leave, Lu Zhaozhao raised her jade hand, filled a glass of wine, walked to Liu Xiangdong and said softly: "Thank you for your trouble today, young master. This glass of wine is Zhaozhao's thank you gift." After that, she put the glass to her lips and took a sip.

Seeing this, Liu Xiangdong suppressed the curled corners of his mouth and nodded slightly, saying, "Sister Lu, you are so polite. Thank you for your kindness!"

The corners of Lu Zhaozhao's lips curled up slightly, revealing a shy smile. However, she accidentally shook her hand slightly, and the wine in the glass spilled out of her hand.

"Ah!" Lu Zhaozhao cried out in pain, his body shaking slightly, as if he was unable to stand steadily.

Liu Xiangdong's expression tensed, and he quickly stood up, one hand quickly wrapped around her waist, holding her steadily. With the other hand, he took the wine glass from her hand and took the opportunity to check her hand.

Seeing this, his expression changed drastically, and he asked in a cold voice, "How did you get your hand injured?"

At this time, the light in the box shone on Lu Zhaozhao's hand. The wound was exactly where she had accidentally cut herself in the morning. The originally small and red wound now looked extremely red and swollen.

Lu Zhaozhao stood up slightly, gently pushed Liu Xiangdong away, pulled down his sleeve to cover the wound on his hand, and said softly: "Brother Liu, I did it accidentally, it has nothing to do with others."

At this moment, Liu Xiangdong didn't care about the loss he felt after being pushed away by her, his heart was full of heartache.

He looked at the sad girl with her head down, and a thought flashed through his mind, and he understood in an instant: "It was that village girl, right? She was the one who hurt you."

Lu Zhaozhao raised her head and gave him a strong smile. "No, I did it myself. She didn't hurt me." If you ignore the tears in her eyes, her words seem somewhat believable.

Hearing Lu Zhaozhao's ambiguous words, Liu Xiangdong's face became even uglier.

He clenched his fists, his face sullen, his eyes filled with ruthlessness. "Don't worry, Sister Lu. She's gone too far, and I won't let her off. I'll avenge you in a few days."

Lu Zhaozhao quickly shook his head vigorously and said in a hurried tone: "No, no, she didn't bully me. I really hurt myself."

Having said that, her sad expression, coupled with the crystal tears sliding down her cheeks, made her look even more fragile.

Seeing this, Liu Xiangdong felt extremely distressed. He reached out his hand in panic to wipe away her tears, but when he was about to touch her cheek, he suddenly remembered the important things to do between men and women, and his hand froze in the air.

"Okay, it wasn't her. I believe you."

Although Liu Xiangdong's words seemed submissive, the gnashing of teeth in his voice revealed his inner anger. He stared at Lu Zhaozhao with a look of pity and helplessness in his eyes.

Lu Zhaozhao lowered his eyes slightly, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and a hint of ruthlessness and pride flashed in his eyes.

She thought maliciously in her heart: "Luo Shuiyao, oh Luo Shuiyao, you are just a lowly country girl, what can you do to fight me? Just wait, one day, I will make everyone around me hate you, and I will become the object of everyone's pursuit. When that time comes, you will be like a rat crossing the street, with nowhere to escape and no place to stay."

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In Chunhua Courtyard, Luo Shuiyao had no idea that someone was planning to plot against her, but even if she knew, it wouldn't matter, as she had been prepared.

She was currently concentrating on boiling herbs in the small kitchen. Although there was a small kitchen in Chunhua Courtyard, it was only used for boiling water and had no place to store any food.

A faint medicinal fragrance filled the air. Luo Shuiyao looked focused, checking the temperature from time to time. It seemed as if the whole world had quieted down, with only the bubbling medicine pot and her busy figure remaining.

Luo Shuiyao stirred the herbs in the pot, and seeing that it had become thick, she asked Dujuan to put it in the sun to dry naturally.

She looked at the fruits of today's labor with satisfaction and was just about to change her clothes when Chuntao came to report that Miss Lu had arrived.

Luo Shuiyao felt a little puzzled. Since Lu Zhaozhao came to the Marquis' Mansion, he had never visited her. What was the purpose of his visit this time?

I'm afraid he has bad intentions!

When Luo Shuiyao arrived at the main hall, Lu Zhaozhao had already been sitting there for more than a quarter of an hour.

It wasn't that Luo Shuiyao was deliberately late; it was simply because dressing up in ancient times was too much of a hassle. She smelled of medicine, and it took her a long time to wash, scrub, fix her hair, and put on her makeup, which naturally made her a little late.

But Lu Zhaozhao didn't think so. Her face was calm, but the handkerchief in her hand was almost torn. However, thinking about the purpose of her visit today, she suppressed the anger that welled up in her heart. "Sister Yao, don't you want me to come to your house? Why did I come so late? I can't even have a cup of tea in your yard."

When Luo Shuiyao heard this, she knew that Lu Zhaozhao was blaming her for being too lazy and disrespectful to her as her sister. However, she didn't take it to heart at all. She walked forward a few steps, bowed, and sat down next to her. "Don't blame me, Sister Zhao. I really don't have any good tea in my yard. I think you can't get used to this low-quality tea."

Then, she pretended to be angry and yelled at Du Juan and the others: "What are you still standing there for? Why don't you go get some water? If there's no tea, there should be water."

Dujuan and Chuntao quickly responded and then retreated.

In fact, this was true. There really wasn't any good tea in her yard. It wasn't that the Marquis's Mansion wasn't attentive, but she didn't have much pursuit for tea. As long as she could drink it, she was fine. That's why she didn't go to the warehouse to get it specifically.

As for the fact that there was no water, Du Juan had asked her about it, but she didn't let him have it because she felt it was unnecessary. Lu Zhaozhao came with bad intentions this time, and if she drank the water and got hurt, it would be troublesome. She wasn't afraid, she was just too lazy to argue with her anymore.

Besides, she has never been a kind person who repays evil with kindness. She holds grudges very much. Lu Zhaozhao has plotted against her many times. If she still treats him with courtesy, wouldn't that be stupid?

Anyway, everyone in the mansion knew that she was a country girl, so no one would say anything if she said there was no good tea.

Seeing her acting so pretentiously, Lu Zhaozhao nearly bit her back teeth to pieces. She suppressed her dissatisfaction and pretended not to understand the meaning of Luo Shuiyao's words. She smiled gently and said, "Sister Yao, I came here this time because of you. You came from the countryside and have no money on you, let alone any gold or silver jewelry."

At this point, she glanced up and down at Luo Shuiyao and continued, "In two days, the Marquis's Mansion will hold a welcoming banquet for us. Look at you, dressed so simply, without any jewelry. If the news gets out, won't people laugh their heads off? They'll think your aunt is abusing you."