Chapter 19

  "Don't worry, miss, there's always a way to solve it." Zhan Zhao comforted her.

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded, indicating that he understood.

  It's one thing to understand, but it's another thing to stop thinking about it, and sometimes this really isn't something that can be decided by human subjective initiative.

  "White Five Grandfather, are you staying at the government inn today?" It's so late, why haven't you left yet?

  Bai Yutang raised an eyebrow and said, "Fifth Master, I've decided to get drunk with Zhan Zhao. Do you have any objections, miss?"

  "No, absolutely not." The cat and mouse romance is endless, Xiaobai shouldn't be careless. In a certain sense, you can also be considered as the official match for Xiao Mao, but it's unknown who has a greater chance of winning between you and Ding Yuehua.

  The eight trigrams of fire in Little Phoenix's heart blazed up fiercely.

  Life without gossip would be a stagnant pool of water.

  Especially in this era of entertainment scarcity, Xiaofeng felt that she really needed to be nourished by gossip.

  Bai Yutang held his sword and stroked his chin, looking at her, "Why do I feel that what you're saying is strange?"

  "It's an illusion, absolutely an illusion."

  "Explaining is just making excuses, and making excuses means there's something to hide." Bai Yutang retorted with her own words.

  "Only those who lack confidence will be suspicious." Lu Xiaofeng wouldn't be so easily shut down by someone's words, or else she wouldn't be the female hooligan from a different world.

  Bai Yutang was choked again by her, and he swallowed the air in his throat with force. He nodded, "Alright, Fifth Master really admires you, whatever words come out of your mouth are all reasonable."

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled and slightly raised an eyebrow, saying very elegantly: "Fifth Master, you're overpraising me."

  She's done it again, successfully making Bai Yutang speechless, this girl is really...

  Zhan Zhao smiled secretly beside him.

  "Zhan Zhao, don't just stand there laughing, Ouyang said that when we have time, everyone will sit together and let you introduce your unique fiancée to him." Bai Yutang intentionally emphasized the four words "unique and different".

  Zhan Zhao was taken aback.

  Lu Xiaofeng then narrowed his eyes and looked at a white mouse, "What did you let Beixia misunderstand?"

  "I just didn't explain on behalf of Zhan Zhao." Bai Yutang said with a clear conscience.

  "What's going on?" Zhan Zhao didn't understand.

  Lu Xiaofeng rubbed his forehead, "You're stupid, he spread rumors all over the Jianghu saying I was your fiancée, but he didn't explain anything. His intentions are too sinister." Xiao Bai, you really don't want to let Xiao Mao marry Ding Yuehua, do you?

  The infighting between the official couple is simply unbearable to watch.

  Zhan Zhao awkwardly turned his head to one side, "This matter Zhan will explain to Brother Ouyang."

  Bai Yutang couldn't help but say with a mixture of joy and worry: "I think it's hard to explain clearly."

  It turned out that his words were echoed by Lu Xiaofeng, "Bai Yutang is right, rumors are sometimes the more you try to cover them up, the blacker they get, and sometimes it's better not to bother with them, and naturally the truth will come to light one day."

  "Aren't you worried about your own reputation?" Bai Yutang was surprised.

  Lu Xiaofeng hummed and retorted: "Do I still have a reputation as a young lady?"

  The cat and mouse simultaneously looked away uncomfortably.

  "Miss, don't be so self-abandoned." Xiao He comforted her.

  "How could I possibly give up on myself?"

  Xiaohe: You're clearly giving up on yourself.

  Lu Xiaofeng said: "I just seek truth from facts." Reality hurts one's self-esteem, but that is also a fact, and facts cannot be avoided.

  "This matter will certainly be explained to the young lady." Zhan Zhao made a promise.

  Lu Xiaofeng's expression was nonchalant as he said, "As long as you're not planning on taking responsibility for me, it's fine."

  Xiaohe: Miss, you should be reserved, if Madam finds out, you'll be in trouble.

  Embarrassed on the surface of Zhan Zhao.

  Bai Yutang burst out laughing and said that someone like Zhan Zhao would only be interesting if he were paired with a girl like Lu Xiaofeng, as he himself was too perfect and boring.

  "Xiaohe, you'd better go back and report this." Little Phoenix warned her maid sternly.

  Xiaohe made a zipping motion across her mouth and assured her: "I won't say anything out of turn."

  "Right," Lu Xiaofeng said, putting his arm around Yinger's shoulder, "we're from the same country, and unless something unexpected happens, you'll be following me for the rest of your life, so standing on the same front line is a must."

  Xiao He ruthlessly brought up old debts and said, "If it weren't for Master Zhan, Miss, you would have abandoned me to roam freely in the world."

  Lu Xiaofeng's face showed no signs of embarrassment, and he said with a flourish: "Xiaohe, change your perspective. If it weren't for Zhan Zhao, you'd be staying in the Tai Shi Fu, eating well and drinking spiced wine, instead of following me around everywhere. So, you should feel towards him like a class enemy, not this abnormal feeling of gratitude."

  Zhan Zhao: "......"

  Bai Yutang: "......"

  Xiaohe: "......" Miss, all the black ones have been said white by you.

  "This is truly a glib talker." Bai Yutang felt that all the reason in the world had been monopolized by this one person, who could point at a deer and call it a horse with perfect composure and without a hint of shame.

  "Don't say it as if I'm making excuses, that's just how it is." Little Phoenix insisted that the truth was on her side.

  "It's Zhan Zhao's fault." Admitting one's mistake is more important than whether there is a mistake or not.

  Bai Yutang looked at him with disdain for a moment, Stinky cat, where have your stance and principles gone?

  Zhan Zhao's face remained unchanged in color as he met his gaze, extremely calm and composed.

  Bai Yutang: "......" He somehow has a bad premonition?

  He who is near cinnabar is red; he who is near ink is black.

  Is it really good for this silly cat and such a weird girl to be tied together?

  Bai Yutang began to have a deep sense of worry and concern.

  Unfortunately, too many facts tell people that when you realize something, it's usually already happening or about to be confirmed. In short: mourn and accept your fate.

  Amitabha Buddha, Buddha's great mercy!

  "Come on, Zhan Zhao, let's go have a drink."

  Zhan Zhao glanced at Lu Xiaofeng.

  "Go ahead, I'm not good at this kind of thing where you drink and make merry."

  "Go to bed early, girl."

  "Uh-huh."

  "Zhan Zhao, go ahead, don't bother with the trivial matters, she has her maid to take care of her." Bai Yutang interrupted with some disdain, this cat will definitely be a hen-pecked husband in the future, just like his older brother.

  "Let's go, Xiao He." Little Phoenix didn't want to continue arguing with that old mouse either.

  "Yes, miss."

  The two returned to their room, Lu Xiaofeng changed his clothes, and Xiaohe went to arrange for the two of them to have dinner.

  Xiaohe arranged everything and returned to the room, seeing that his own young lady had changed back into women's clothing and was sitting at the table writing something. He walked forward and softly called out: "Miss."

  "What's wrong?"

  Miss, it's better for you to be a bit more reserved in your actions from now on. After all, you're still an unmarried young lady, and it's not good to leave no room for inquiry.

  Lu Xiaofeng's pen paused slightly, looked up and smiled, put down the pen in his hand and pulled Xiaohe's hand over, saying seriously: "Xiaohe, Taishi helped me get such an identity, the environment I am in, the things I have to face, it is destined that I will not be able to live like a normal lady in the future."

  Little Millet furrowed his brow.

  "Think carefully, can I really maintain my dignity?"

  Xiaohe's eyebrows were furrowed, and the young lady's words made sense. The young lady had to deal with criminals and corpses, and a woman's reserve was indeed somewhat inappropriate at times.

  "I understand." The young lady of her household was destined to be different from others.

  "It's fine as long as you understand." Lu Xiao Feng smiled and picked up his pen again.

  Xiaohe said at this time: "But when facing Zhan Daren and others, Miss should still be a bit more reserved."

  Lu Xiaofeng directly laughed, "What kind of person I am they still don't know? Fake is fake, no need to make everyone feel awkward."

  Xiao He scratched his head, feeling that he couldn't just be persuaded by the young lady like this, but didn't know how to refute her words either, and was very troubled.

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at her and shook his head, writing as he spoke: "I really don't know what you're worried about on my behalf. Instead of having idle thoughts, why not go prepare some hot water for me to bathe in? I want to wash up a bit later."

  "The slave will go now." Xiao He didn't hesitate and agreed very readily.

  Before long, the official servant of the relay station brought over some food, and the master and servant ate dinner together. Then Xiaohuo stayed in the outer room waiting for his young mistress to finish her bath.

  Lu Xiaofeng comfortably took a hot bath and walked out from behind the screen with his hair dripping wet.

  Xiaohe took a dry cloth and went over to help her fetch water.

  "Miss, your hair has grown a lot longer." Xiaohe had always been resentful of the miss's behavior of privately cutting her own hair for convenience.

  Lu Xiaofeng quietly curled her lips, these ancient women had a head of long hair all day, and didn't know if they had any troubles with their hair, anyway she was very troubled, if it wasn't for Xiaohe being there, she would definitely only let her hair be maintained at the longest length that could be tied in a ponytail, and wouldn't let it grow any longer.

  What ancient texts boasted about the long-haired beauties, that one head of hair as smooth as if it had been greased with pomade, remained neat and tidy even in strong winds and heavy rains - Little Phoenix swore on her integrity, that was really a scam!

  No matter how beautiful you are, when you encounter a sandstorm, you will be blown into dust.

  It's actually more in line with historical facts that some ancient costume dramas feature ordinary women wearing headscarves, after all, although the environment was not polluted in ancient times, it was basically all dirt roads, and bathing was not as convenient as in later generations where you could take a shower every day. Even wealthy families didn't have people who were so well-off that they could afford to bathe every day.

  About this, Lu Xiaofeng felt that he still had a lot of say in the matter, after all, she was now also considered a member of the wealthy family.

  "It's really troublesome to take care of hair." Little Phoenix girl said frankly.

  "It's a maid's job to serve the young lady, so just leave it to me if you don't want to be bothered."

  "What was in the box delivered by the servant just now?" Lu Xiaofeng changed the subject.

  Xiao He's face lit up as he said, "They are some clothes and accessories that Madam had prepared for Miss."

  Little Phoenix Maiden quietly wore black clothes, the distant and venerable Lady Tai Shi was busy with these things, wasn't she really not bothered? When going out, it's fine to just casually wear something, she didn't mind at all.

  Xiaohe helped her fix her hair and said: "I'll go get a few pieces of jewelry for the young lady to see."

  Little Phoenix thought: I have no interest at all.

  "Miss, look at this, it's the most fashionable hairpin in Beijing right now, and the quality of these jade bangles is excellent..."

  Lu Xiaofeng listlessly watched as Xiao He showed her one thing after another that she thought were treasures, and couldn't bear to crush Xiao He's enthusiasm.

  On the opposite rooftop, a cat and mouse drank under the moonlight, exchanging sly glances at the faint sound of laughter coming from the half-open window across the way.

  It seems that only at this time can they feel that Lu Xiaofeng is actually just an ordinary girl.