Noble Lady

"That's exactly what I mean." Liu nodded and praised He Minzhi greatly. "Mother was worried that you couldn't figure it out. I didn't expect you to think so clearly." You have really made progress.

He Minzhi pulled the corner of his mouth with a forced smile, but said nothing.

Of course, he didn't want to figure it out, but when he went to the Hanlin Academy today, people would point at him and talk about him in groups from time to time.

Although he couldn't hear what they said, but the look in their eyes and the way they looked definitely didn't mean anything good.

It's always right to think the worst.

Now even Young Master Yu Si is avoiding him. He can't survive a day like this.

So, Liu and He Minzhi, each with their own thoughts, prepared gifts and chose a day to go to General Du's mansion to express their gratitude to their benefactor.

……

When Liu brought He Minzhi to express her gratitude, Mrs. Xue was also taking Xue Huai to visit Mr. Lu's residence.

Xue Chenyu quietly took Yuzhu and Qiuhua out of the house, changed into a low-key carriage, and followed Mrs. Xue and her group's itinerary.

After leaving the city, the mother and her two children reunited and headed out together.

Kyoto is very big, so the suburbs are even bigger.

Mr. Lu Shuwen lived in a house on the outskirts of the city. It was once the villa of one of his students. Later, in order to invite Mr. Lu back to Beijing, the villa was given to Mr. Lu to live in.

Although Mr. Lu was honest throughout his life, he was not someone who needed a house. Some people said that he returned to Beijing because a group of his students could not bear to see him suffer in the countryside, and took turns to visit him and invite him, and he finally wavered.

As for this villa, although it was said to be a gift at first, in the end it was bought by his students, each of whom contributed a sum of money.

The location of the house is very good, surrounded by mountains and water.

It's comparable to Prince Cheng's Lingxin Villa.

What’s different is that Situ Zhen’s Lingxin Villa is right at the foot of the mountain, and it is quite elegant, combining the charm of Jiangnan bridges and flowing water with the grandeur of northern architecture.

Mr. Lu’s house is almost halfway up the mountain. Although the carriage can barely reach halfway, the house has obviously been expanded. From a distance, it has the grandeur of a college.

If you don’t know, you might think someone built a new academy here.

"Xue Huai, we're almost there, you can't lose heart now." Mrs. Xue wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief and turned around to remind Xue Huai.

I was afraid that after so much preparation, he would back down at the last moment.

"Don't worry, mother. You and sister came here with me in such hot weather. Even if I am a bad boy, I can't give up halfway." Xue Huai said as he was about to take the umbrella from Xue Chenyu's hand.

"I'm fine, just hold on to Mom." Xue Chenyu didn't let him take over.

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xue snatched the umbrella and handed it to Mother He, then gave her a dissatisfied look.

"Look at you, you're so weak. If you have time for this, you might as well take care of your body. I'm much stronger than you. I shouldn't have agreed to let you come."

Xue Huai: "Mother, my sister did this for me, that's why she..."

"You know your sister, despite being ill, still accompanied you to visit Mr. Lu. You must cherish her even more. You must not let her down. Do you understand?"

Xue Huai nodded vigorously.

Xue Chenyu originally planned to say that he was fine, but seeing the situation, he was too honest to say a word.

The three of them, mother and son, only brought the coachman, Mother He, Yuzhu and Qiuhua with them.

Qiuhua helped carry the things, and Yuzhu also helped with fanning.

But once the carriage went up the mountain, it became difficult to move forward.

They simply got off the bus and hiked up the mountain by themselves. The sun in May was indeed very scorching, which was why they were so tired.

Mr. Lu’s house is already in sight.

But as the saying goes, a dead horse will die if it runs high.

They walked for another quarter of an hour before they finally arrived at Mr. Lu's door.

Even though Xue Chenyu usually prided herself on having a cool and sweat-free physique, she was now sweating profusely.

Not to mention the others.

All I can say is, it was quite embarrassing.

Fortunately, there was a shady spot in front of Lu's house. They walked over to take a short rest, and only after they had rested did they knock on the door.

"Squeak."

The heavy door slowly opened.

A tall figure waved a folding fan and stepped out of the door in a dashing and elegant manner.

Looking up along the pair of straight and slender legs, I saw a light blue, thin, round-necked robe with a dark Ruyi pattern. The weather was too hot, so she wore a short-sleeved one.

But this did not diminish the charm of the face on his shoulder, which was even more beautiful than a woman's.

Xue Chenyu was slightly stunned.

The other party had already stepped forward slowly and bowed to Madam Xue, "Greetings, Master's wife."

"Why is the prince here?"

"Mr. Lu is hosting a banquet today, and one of my friends happened to be here, so he brought me along to join in the fun. I didn't realize that Master's wife was also coming today with Miss Xue and Xue Huai."

"That's quite a coincidence. We're here to pay our respects to Mr. Lu. Could the Crown Prince help pass the message on?"

Mrs. Xue was smiling, but she knew in her heart that this was not a coincidence at all.

But she is smart and won't expose this.

Situ Zhen also smiled lightly and put away his folding fan: "Master's wife, please come in. Mr. Lu asked me to come out to invite the guests at the door in."

"Mr. Lu's place doesn't have as many rules as those of the wealthy families in Kyoto."

The following words seemed to be said intentionally for Xue Chenyu to hear.

He was clearly talking to Mrs. Xue, but his eyes couldn't help but look at Xue Chenyu.

He might think he's hiding it well, but Mrs. Xue, as someone who's experienced it, just wants to say: Young man, you can't hide the expression in your eyes at all! It's almost written on your face.

"In that case, thank you very much for helping me lead the way, Prince." Mrs. Xue thanked him readily, and the corner of her eye fell lightly on Xue Chenyu.

She has never been a person who kills fun, and she will not kill fun at a time when her son's future and the future of Wu'an Marquis Mansion are at stake.

However, no matter how good her daughter is, she can't make it too obvious since they haven't divorced yet.

When Xue Chenyu was glanced at by her mother like this, she inexplicably felt as if she had been caught with immoral conduct, and she got goosebumps.

But God is my conscience.

She really didn't...

Mother He and Yuzhu in the back looked at each other, and both understood what their master meant, but did not dare to laugh out loud.

Everyone entered the Lu family's gate with their own thoughts.

Situ Zhen led them all the way to the main hall.

From a distance, you can hear voices and laughter coming from the main hall.

Suddenly, Xue Chenyu heard a familiar voice and looked at Situ Zhen in surprise.

Could it be that the guest Mr. Lu is receiving is...that person?