In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

Seeing Lu Yan rushing in, Xu Qingyin couldn't hold back her attitude and hurriedly greeted him:

"I didn't expect you to come today. I always thought you were very busy. Since you took the time to come today, why didn't you tell me in advance?"

However, Lu Yan still had some rationality. This was Xu Qingyin's family dinner. Her attitude now made it seem as if the two of them were very familiar with each other, which immediately made others see the clues.

If this were in the past, it would be fine. He wouldn't have to care about other people's opinions. But this was in Yunjin. Xu Qingyin was a lady from a wealthy family, so she definitely had to care about her reputation. So he quickly pretended not to know her and bowed to her.

"Lu Yan came here today to congratulate Miss on her return to the Xu family."

When he said this, he bowed very respectfully, as if the two of them were just ordinary strangers. At first, Qingyin didn't understand what he meant, and her heart sank.

Only when she felt her mother gently squeezing her hand did she realize that maybe she just needed to avoid suspicion now. After all, she had just pretended to be a lady from a noble family.

So he quickly restored his flawless smile and bowed to Lu Yan:

"I've heard of your highness Prince Jing's great name for a long time. I'm just a newly found girl from the countryside. If I'm a little short of etiquette, I hope your highness won't blame me."

Although what Lu Yan had just done was for Xu Qingyin, he was also very cautious.

But when Xu Qingyin returned these things to him in the same way, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He never thought that one day they would become so unfamiliar when they met.

"Of course I won't blame you. I've heard that Master Xu's daughter is incredibly beautiful, and seeing her today, I can see she's indeed the case."

After saying these polite words, Lu Yan slowly took his seat, but it was difficult for him to take his eyes off Xu Qingyin.

In fact, no one knew that he would not be able to make it to today's banquet. He stayed up late the night before to deal with so many things, and rushed here today, only to catch up with the last minute. Unfortunately, Xu Qingyin would not know, and there was no need for her to know.

Looking around at the banquet, all the princes and nobles had their eyes glued to Xu Qingyin. Although a few were loyal fans of Qi Feixu, most people had turned to Xu Qingyin again. Now that she was so popular, what was he to her?

But apart from the two of them, some noble ladies with more delicate minds were still able to sensitively capture the familiar atmosphere between the two of them. In particular, many noble ladies had their minds on Lu Yan from the beginning. If there was even the slightest hint that Lu Yan might be snatched away, they would immediately become very alert.

"What do you think Xu Qingyin meant by what she said just now? Could it be that she has known His Royal Highness Prince Jing for a long time? But that shouldn't be the case. How could a country girl like her be so familiar with Lu Yantianxia?"

"What do you mean by that? Why didn't I get it? Are they familiar with each other?"

The person who said this was Zhou Liwan, the daughter of a military family. Normally, she didn't get involved in these things and just kept sticking to Lu Yan.

Because her family was powerful, even the Queen Mother doted on her, so she was ignorant of the world and always felt that she would definitely become the Queen Mother's daughter-in-law.

Because she was always pampered at home, she was still very indifferent to these things. Everyone felt this slightly different atmosphere, but she did not feel it. She just became alert immediately when she heard everyone say it.

"She's just a country girl. If you really know her, maybe you knew her from Xixiang?"

"If it were a poor place like Xixiang, how could such beautiful things grow..."

The maid who said this realized that what she said might not be appropriate and immediately shut up.

She knew how strong the jealousy of Zhou Liwan in front of her was. If she made her mistress unhappy, her life would be difficult.

"I didn't expect that His Highness Prince Jing actually met a woman in Xixiang. What on earth do you guys do for a living? You didn't even tell me. Really, how could you tolerate such a woman being around His Highness Prince Jing? Even though she's pretty, she's just a country girl. How can she compare to the women in our capital?"

Zhou Liwan usually speaks without restraint and can't hide what's on her mind.

Now Lu Yan has taken his seat. Although he has a respectable look on his face, everyone seems to be able to see that he has a hint of boredom or loneliness.

The Queen was now holding Xu Qingyin's hand and chatting about family matters. Some people who had already eaten were admiring the flowers everywhere in the Xu family's house. The ones closest to her were Lu Yan and Xu Qingyin.

"No, miss, don't be angry. We are just guessing. It's possible that our guess is wrong..."

After hearing what you said, Zhou Liwan turned her head and glanced at Prince Jing. Unexpectedly, his eyes were actually looking at Xu Qingyin vaguely. This completely aroused the anger in her heart.

"How could the person I love so much be snatched away by another woman? Besides, the Queen likes me so much, but now she gently holds Xu Qingyin's hand, talking to her one sentence after another, with such smiles on their faces, but all these should belong to me!"

"Why should she take it away? She's just a girl from the countryside. If she really came from that small place like Xixiang, who would she be? She just relied on being the daughter of the Imperial Master! But the Imperial Master is just a woman after all. He's 40 and still unmarried, and now he has a daughter out of nowhere. I'm afraid he has absolutely no sense of shame!"

She spoke in a voice neither too loud nor too soft. Although Lu Yan couldn't hear her, the maids beside her were trembling with fear and hurriedly tried to persuade her not to continue.

But the anger in his heart was hard to quench, and it was impossible for him to stop there, so he walked directly to His Royal Highness Prince Jing and asked him:

"Your Highness Prince Jing, I didn't expect you to be so familiar with Xu Qingyin. Why haven't I heard you mention her before?"

Lu Yan found this person very strange. He seemed to be somewhat familiar with her in the past, but now he had even forgotten who the woman in front of him was. When asked so directly, he just glanced at him and did not respond.

Seeing that His Royal Highness Prince Jing was so indifferent to her, Zhou Liwan was even more indignant and directly challenged him:

"In the past, I only thought of His Royal Highness Prince Jing as someone with very high tastes, so he looked down on me. Now, he just likes a country woman."