C15 (1/2)
Hearing Lu JinNian's question, the noise in front of the gate stopped.
Lu Qingyao was a little surprised when she saw that there were some dark shadows in the depths of her eyes, as if she hadn't gotten a good night's sleep and was unharmed.
She was very clear on the effects of that medicine. Shouldn't Lu JinNian be lying in bed right now, waiting for them to catch him? Or could it be that Madame Shen lied to her and didn't do anything?
Lu JinNian yawned elegantly. Leaning against the doorframe of the yard door, her posture was lazy, which didn't conform to Lu Qingwan and Lu Qingyao's usual etiquette and etiquette.
However, with such casual movements, there was an elegance that they could not learn to imitate no matter how hard they tried.
Seeing that no one was responding, Lu JinNian asked, ”What? Did you not hear my question?”
Lu Qingwan looked at Lu JinNian with eyes full of disdain.
”The Duke of Yi's wife has obtained a new zither, the zither music can bypass the beam, and she is unwilling to enjoy the beauty of the zither music alone. She invites all the noble young ladies of Liang Jing to share in the music. Qingyao and I have received the invitation together, and we are about to go on our way to meet her.”
Lu Jinniang said, ”Oh, Duke Yi is a meritorious official of the imperial government, and his wife is a first-class madame. The younger sisters need to be on time, don't let his wife think our family's teachings aren't good enough.”
Lu Qingwan was stunned for a moment. Anger welled up from her chest. She and Lu Qingyao, two concubines, had both received an invitation from the Duke of Yi's estate.
On the other hand, Lu Jinsheng, the direct descendant, didn't do so. She thought that Lu JinNian would be angry after finding out about this, but unexpectedly, she didn't push it back at all.
Holding back her temper, Lu Qingwan ridiculed, ”Little sister Qingyao and I had originally thought that Elder Sister might have stayed out all year round, making the Duke of Guo forget that there was a person like Elder Sister in our Great General's Estate, so we came to invite Elder Sister to go with us so that Elder Sister could see the world for herself.”
”I didn't expect that there would be such a crouching tiger and hidden dragon in elder sister's courtyard. There's actually a male guard guarding the place, not allowing us to enter. If this were to spread outside, I wonder what he would say.”
The guards at the entrance of the courtyard heard Lu Qingwan's words and their faces turned red. They retorted in a low voice, ”Second Miss Lu cannot speak without thinking.”
The guard was actually a secret guard Lu JinNian had sent to watch over Madam Shen. His name was Muqi, and he stayed up late last night while feeling warm and cold. Lu JinNian would let him be the guard in the courtyard first.
Mu Chi's martial arts and concealment techniques were outstanding, but his personality was a bit shy. Lu JinNian had originally planned to let him go when he had a good rest, but he didn't expect Lu Qingwan to cause trouble first.
”If you don't do anything shameful, don't be afraid of knocking on the door. If elder sister is truly fair and square, why would you need someone to guard the courtyard? And you're a man, do you want elder sister's reputation?”
Lu JinNian nodded, ”Little sister Qingwan is right, I'm never afraid of ghosts knocking on doors, but little sister Qingwan isn't a ghost. Let's wait until little sister turns into a ghost, then ask about it again.”
Lu Qingwan frowned. She did not have the intention of entering Lu JinNian's yard, but the more Lu JinNian was like this, the more he did not let her in.
The more she thought about it, the more she wanted to find out what was really wrong with it. She then raised her chin and said, ”Everyone is watching this matter today. It's not good for big sister to keep it a secret, but for the sake of big sister's reputation, it's better to let little sister go in so that everyone's misunderstanding can be resolved.”