Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 107.2
Qingxi, who was guarding the gate not far away, kept shaking her head.
In Qingxi’s opinion, her young lady would definitely suffer if she were to be with such a powerful man, especially after seeing Lu Yan’s brazen appearance of breaking into the girl’s boudoir at night, she couldn’t help but worry for her.
After midnight, she comforted Miao Li and returned to the corridor of the main courtyard. She wanted to cough twice to remind the man inside that the Shen Mansion was not like the Chengyuan, so he should be more restrained.
As a result, when she took a breath and was about to cough, a delicate voice came into her ears – “Darling Third, slow down.”
“How about this?” the man whispered.
Qingxi almost couldn’t catch her breath. She thought for a moment and walked away silently.
The next morning, the sun was hanging above the treetops and insects and birds were chirping outside.
There was a sudden and urgent knock on the door.
Shen Zhen slowly opened his eyes. She was still dazed at first, but was immediately frightened back to her senses by the solid chest in front of her.
“Why haven’t you left yet?” Shen Zhen aske.
“Taking a leave for today.” Lu Yan hugged her shoulders and continued to sleep.
The knocking on the door continued, and Qingxi whispered, “Miss, the eldest lady’s carriage is coming towards us.”
As soon as these words came out, Shen Zhen panicked instantly and pushed him, “My Lord, My Lord, Lord Lu.”
Lu Yan calmly opened his eyes, sat up, and rubbed his eyes.
Shen Zhen put her arms around the man’s waist, pecked his broad shoulders in a flattering manner, and shook them coquettishly.
She seems to be saying, go away quickly, go away quickly.
Lu Yan turned around, squinted his eyes at her, endured it, picked up the clothes on the ground and climbed over the wall and left without saying a word.
After a while, Shen Shu’s voice came closer and closer, and she pushed open Shen Zhen’s door.
“Zhen’er, are you feeling better?” Shen Shu frowned and waved her hand as she finished speaking. “You haven’t recovered yet, so don’t use so much incense in this room.”
Shen Zhen replied gloomily, “Sister, I understand.”
Shen Shu sat down beside the bed, looking at Shen Zhen curled up in the quilt with a red face, and couldn’t help but put the back of her hand on her forehead, “Do you have a fever?”
Shen Zhen shook her head and said in a voice as soft as a mosquito, “Maybe the window was not closed tightly last night.”
Shen Shu nodded, “I went to the East Market early this morning to buy your favorite chestnut cake. Get up quickly.”
Shen Zhen raised her hand and rubbed her brows, “Sister, I don’t have much appetite now.”
After that, she wrapped herself up again and hummed weakly, “It’s a bit cold…”
Shen Shu raised her eyebrows. The more she looked at her, the more she felt something was amiss.
She reached out to grab her quilt, but Shen Zhen pulled it hard, “Sister, I’m so cold.”
Shen Shu didn’t bother to be polite with her and lifted the quilt up directly, revealing the shockingly red mark on Shen Zhen’s neck.
Shen Shu stared at her intently, without saying a word, just looked at her like that.
Shen Zhen saw that things were not going to end well, so she hugged Shen Shu’s waist and said, “Sister, I was wrong.”
Shen Shu pinched her red and swollen ears and asked in a low voice: “Does he come here often?”
Shen Zhen shook her head like a rattle, “Absolutely not.” Whether it was true or not, Shen Shu would never believe her after this.
“Really not.”
Shen Shu took a deep breath. She knew she shouldn’t say this to her now, but she couldn’t help it.
“Zhen’er, put your ear close to me.”
Shen Zhen went over obediently.
“Sister knows that he is good to you, but good is good, but in this kind of thing, he is always a man.” Shen Yan paused and whispered in a low voice ……
Shen Zhen’s face became redder and redder. She couldn’t imagine how her elder sister could say these things to her.
“This… this.” Shen Zhen said.
“Have you memorized everything?”
Shen Zhen nodded.
Shen Shu smacked her on the back of the head and said, “Come down and eat the chestnut cake.”
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The tall and handsome man got into the carriage dejectedly, and Yang Zong couldn’t help but feel sympathy for his master.
“Go back to the Duke’s Mansion.” Lu Yan said.
Yang Zong whispered, “Master, there is news from East Henan that the flood disaster has been brought under control.”
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows, “So fast?”
Yang Zong nodded and handed the secret letter he had received early in the morning to Lu Yan, “Lord Shen has done a great deed this time.”
Lu Yan lowered his head and opened it, a hint of smile appeared in his eyes.
Truly, everything was just right.
“Change the route, we will go to the palace to meet the emperor.”
He was able to receive the news, the Emperor naturally was able to receive it as well.
At present, Emperor Chengyuan was in Shulan Palace where Meng Suxi is.
Meng Suxi looked at the emperor with tearful eyes.
The Emperor thought about her age and looked at her growing belly. He softened his heart and said to the people outside, “Concubine Meng has recovered from her illness. so remove the people outside.”[mfn](Meng Suxi must have been in house arrest)[/mfn]
Meng Suxi burst into tears and threw herself into Emperor Chengyuan’s arms, saying softly, “I relied on my young age and made mistakes repeatedly, disappointing Your Majesty. This time, Xi’er really knows she was wrong.”
This statement was quite appropriate.
At this moment, Eunuch Sheng walked in, bowing, “Your Majesty, Governor of Jingzhao Lu Yan requests to see you.”
Emperor Chengyuan’s frown relaxed. “Lu Yan? Did he come with Princess Jing’an?”
Eunuch Sheng shook his head and said, “It is only the Governor of Jingzhao .”
Emperor Cheng Yuan nodded, subconsciously thinking that something big might have happened to Lu Yan, so he pushed Meng Suxi away and casually tapped her nose.
“This is the last time.”
After the emperor left, Meng Suxi let out a long sigh.
The maid consoled her, “Your Majesty, do we still want to go to Anhua Palace later?”
“Go? Go where?” Meng Suxi said, “We should go to the Empress’s place less often in the future! You should also stop associating with the maids in Anhua Palace.”
The maid lowered her head, “Why did Your Majesty suddenly…”
Meng Suxi said, “I was crazy to offend the Zhenguo Duke Mansion for the Empress! Didn’t you see how Princess Jing’an scolded me last time?That was obviously for Third Young Lady Shen. If I knew what the Grand Princess was thinking, I would never have done that. Third Young Lady Shen fell into the water and was sick for a month, and I was also sick in this palace for a month! His Majesty didn’t show mercy to me even though I was pregnant. If I didn’t have this one in my belly, who else could I rely on! Rely on the Empress? “
