Volume 1 Chapter 70: The Third Round with the Noble

  The ox cart carrying Lu Xuan slowly entered the Yiyuan Garden.

  This time, she not only didn't wear men's clothes but was also sent in by a nobleman's carriage. When she saw the ox cart entering through the main gate, Lu Xuan let out a mouthful of turbid air and thought to herself: Fortunately, fortunately!

  Entering from the main gate indicates that he still regards her as a guest, at least not intending to take her in as one of his nameless concubines.

  Before long, the ox cart came to a stop. A voice from outside called out, "Miss Lu, please get down from the carriage."

  Lu Xuan got down from the cattle cart.

  Once again we meet in that pavilion. Golden sunlight sprinkles on the pavilion, amidst the gentle flowing water, a melody of the guqin floats by.

  The nobleman was lounging lazily on the beautiful woman's bed, in front of him was a slender-fingered beauty playing the zither, and by his side stood seven or eight beauties.

  So many beauties, each dressed in brocade and finery, with exquisite makeup. They smiled like flowers as they surrounded the nobleman, smiling so cleverly and beautifully, yet not making a sound.

  And scattered throughout the garden were the majestic and valiant Golden Guards. These Golden Guards wore purple robes and armor, their faces expressionless.

  This was the first time that Lu Xuan, a country boy, had seen such a grand display of power and wealth.

  The mere sight of him is enough to make one feel weak in the knees!

  In the lingering sound of the zither, Lu Xuan's footsteps slowly approached.

  The footsteps were neat and tidy, with a sense of calmness and indifference. Without opening one's eyes, one could imagine the owner of these footsteps having an expressionless face.

  He slowly opened his eyes.

  At this time, Lu Xuan had already arrived in front of him.

  Seeing a village girl walking over so freely, all the beauties opened their eyes wide and curiously sized her up.

  In this silence, Lu Xuan was still walking towards that noble person.

  She walked all the way to his left side, Lu Xuan didn't kneel down to salute him, but instead casually pulled open the curtain and sat down elegantly.

  Then she poured herself a cup of wine, took a small sip, and frowned at the person behind her, "The flavor is too strong, change to a lighter one." By the way, she also instructed, "I'm hungry. Bring some food over."

  It was extremely quiet all around.

  Whoosh, whoosh, those very obvious beauties who were treated as inferior by Lu Yue. After angrily giving Lu Yue a white eye, one by one, they lifted their heads and looked at the nobleman with grievance.

  The several personal bodyguards of the nobleman who were scattered outside at this time, however, had their eyes shining brightly as they watched this scene with great interest.

  Since ancient times, the left seat has been the honored guest's seat. This village girl is sitting in the honored guest's seat with a big and generous attitude, ordering people around her as she pleases, this behavior is really bold and presumptuous!

  Finally, the noble person opens his eyes.

  He stared at Lu Xuan with an expressionless face.

  He had never seen a girl like her, bold and uninhibited, acting on impulse... No, she was only uninhibited in front of him. No matter what kind of attitude he put on, no matter how humble her own clothes and status were, far inferior to the servants in his mansion, she was still at ease in front of him. She had a very comfortable and casual posture on his turf.

  It's really frustrating.

  He glanced at Lu Xuan and nodded slightly towards the side, saying: "Take her to change into some clothes."

  "Yes." Behind the nobleman, an older beauty walked forward. She bowed to Lu Yue and said gently: "Young lady, please."

  Lu Xuan slowly put down the wine cup, glanced at the beauty with a raised eyebrow. Without asking or hesitating, he stood up and followed her from behind with a calm demeanor.

  Looking at the two women, one in front of the other, the nobleman furrowed his brow. He asked sideways: "This Lu Shi looks more like a mistress than Yu Niang, why?"

  Those beauties certainly couldn't answer his question.

  Before long, Lu Xuan returned.

  This time Luoyue changed her outfit.

  She was dressed in a bright red robe with golden cup patterns embroidered on it. On her feet, her shoes were adorned with pearls.

  The girl's beautiful hair was styled like those noblewomen in Luoyang, her snow-white skin without any powder, but with a touch of rouge on her lips.

  Everyone felt a little dazzled when they saw Lu Xuan walking slowly towards them.

  The person was still the same, but the beautiful Chinese clothes paired with her raven-black hair and fair skin formed a striking contrast. Moreover, Lu Xuan had developed quite well, wearing a red dress that gave off an inexplicable feeling, as if it were enticing, yet due to her expression and demeanor, one couldn't help but be cautious.

  However, the people here are not those who have never seen beauties. In terms of beauty, this girl is similar to the noble ladies of Luoyang. (The entourage of nobles are always surrounded by beautiful women, but at this time, everyone thinks that she should be compared with those heavenly beauties in Luoyang.)

  What really makes one's soul unsettled is her demeanor. In elegant attire, with a delicate and charming face, she cannot conceal the chill in her eyes.

  In front of such a noble person, in a place like Yiyuan Garden, she still had an icy gaze, which was condescending.

  Lu Xuan naturally walked past Yu Niang, stepped slowly to the side of her original stool, sat down with a smile, and slightly tilted her head towards Guiren, "The clothes are very good, thank you."

  He specially brought clothes for her?

  This reversal of roles, with her mannerisms as if she were the real mistress of the house, left the nobleman speechless and laughing. He took a sip of wine from his cup and handed it to her lips, smiling lowly: "This wine tastes very light, try some?"

  Is this lighter?

  Lu Xuan stretched out her hand and took the cup from Guiren's hand. Just as her fingers touched the rim of the cup, Guiren narrowed his eyes.

  At this moment, a kind of cold and oppressive pressure came suddenly. Lu Xuan met his gaze, as well as the warning in his eyes.

  He didn't like seeing her refuse!

  Won't refuse? Just let him feed her wine like this? What kind of person would she become then?

  Lu Xuan let out a quiet sigh, and she relaxed her hand, but also ignored the wine cup that touched her lips. Her dark eyes quietly, without any ripples, met the gaze of the nobleman, and they stared at each other for a while before Lu Xuan slowly reached out her hand.

  Her pale and slightly rough fingers covered the mouth of the wine cup, blocking it. With an expressionless face, Lu Xuan continued to stare at the nobleman.

  Until she confirmed that he had no intention of backing down, Lu Xuan let out another quiet sigh.

  She relaxed her grip, took a few slow steps back, and with a masculine bow despite wearing women's clothing, Lu Xiang said loudly: "Lu Shi Ayun has extensively read poetry and books. She considers herself learned in the three carriages of knowledge, and is willing to follow Lang Jun's chariot!"

  He insisted on taking her in, so she yielded, but as a man, doing menial tasks.

  The nobleman narrowed his eyes dangerously and said coldly: "Are you Lu Shi Ayun?"

  A simple sentence, yet it reveals a murderous intention, clearly accusing her of committing the crime of deceiving her superiors.

  Lu Yun's expression remained unchanged, she maintained her long bowing posture and replied calmly: "Lang Jun is mistaken. The humble one is called Lu Shi Ayun, Ayun, meaning sunlight, with the same pronunciation but different character as floating clouds."

  How interesting, he actually dared to fabricate a name right in front of him.

  It's not just making up a name, but also doing it so openly and confidently.

  A noble person does not get angry but instead smiles. He nodded and said: "So you are Lu Shi Ayun."

  As soon as these eight words came out, all the beauties immediately kowtowed to the ground, their faces pale and motionless, and the atmosphere around them became depressed.

  A noble person stared at Lu Yue, who didn't dare to raise her head, and slowly said: "Last time, you made me angry, which led to Ping Shi giving up on the idea. But this time, Lu Yue, who allowed you to secretly meet with that young man from the Yin family? And in order to achieve your goal, you even dared to use yourself as bait, deceiving that Seventh Young Master of the Ping family... Who gave you permission to do such a thing?"

  The noble's words were spoken extremely slowly, and the slower he spoke, the more the beauties around him dared not move.

  Lu Xuan raised her head.

  Her complexion wasn't good, no, it should be said that her face was black. She raised her head and stared at the nobleman for a moment before Lu Yue pursed her lips and said: "Lang Jun, this isn't right. This is very bad!"

  It's really terrible, since when did this noble person start treating himself as a commodity?

  All her calculations ended up being for nothing.

  Speaking seriously up to this point. Lu Xuan stared at the nobleman, her pink lips pursed tightly, and expressionlessly said: "Lang Jun, this situation is not good at all, you must change!"

  “……”

  "Hmph——" Two bursts of laughter came from an unknown direction.

  At this time, neither Guiren nor Lu Xuan paid attention to who was laughing.

  The nobleman stared at Lu Xuan with an increasingly narrowed gaze. As his oppressive aura spread, the beauties who were already on their knees pressed their faces against the floor.

  He naturally knew that the situation was not good at all. In fact, since the last time he played a game of chess with Lu Xue and listened to her reading scriptures for a while, Guiren felt that what she said made some sense, and vaguely had the intention of letting go. The reason why he continued to pay attention to Lu Xue was just because he thought she was a bit interesting, and also curious about her various actions.

  Now he also feels it's not good: He has been too attentive to this village girl.

  But how did these rumors come about? This woman, why does she always speak with her own thoughts in mind?

  Lu Xuan spoke like an onlooker, with a serious tone, reminding the noble "you must change" and then looked up at the noble again.

  Then she bowed to him again and said loudly: "Lang Jun is busy, Lu Shi Ayun bids farewell."

  You'd better think it over carefully before making a decision.

  As a superior, as someone like you who is superior, having a woman by your side who has messed up her own heart isn't a good thing. If this woman were just an ordinary weak one, it would be fine to spoil her a bit more. But this woman is not, she has many sinister plots and is ruthless. So, think about it carefully.

  After dropping a sentence, he didn't wait for the nobleman to speak, and Lu Xuan slowly retreated. Beside Yutai's side outside the pavilion, Lu Xuan tilted his head and reminded him, "Before Lang Jun makes a decision, it's better not to let the news leak out."

  If it gets out, she'll get into too much trouble. For example, she was dressed as a woman and taken into the mansion by a noble, and the noble even personally fed her wine to drink. The clothes and shoes on her body were all rewards from the noble.

  Look at all these troubles! What a big hassle indeed!

  After saying this warning-like and advice-like words, Lu Yuanyuan went away with a gentle and elegant pace.

  Yu Niang turned around, staring intently at her figure, secretly marveling: This little girl can tell at a glance that I am the mistress of this Yi Garden, she really has good eyesight!