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Chapter 302 Meeting Face to Face

Zhu Yu indeed had a lot of questions she wanted to ask Lu Qing, and with Lu Zhang being sent to Liyuan to recuperate, she was also feeling uneasy.

Zhu Cheng was unaware of Lu Zhang's true identity and naturally didn't consider it that much, but Zhu Yu knew perfectly well.

There's a girl named Yan Shu living in that chestnut grove!

Fortunately, due to various reasons, neither of them had ever seen the other's face before. And now Lu Zhang was living in under the name of "General Yi". Otherwise, this commotion would have really gotten out of hand!
After parting ways with Zhu Cheng, Zhu Yu pulled Lu Qing and walked quickly toward the Chestnut Garden. Halfway there, they saw Lu Zhang, who should have been settled, standing in the middle of the road with two guards beside him who looked troubled.

Upon seeing Zhu Yu and the others arrive, the two guards rushed forward as if they had seen saviors: "Second Miss, Young Master, this General Yi refuses to come with us to settle down, insisting on waiting for you here..."

It was clear that the two guards were genuinely flustered, after all, this "General Yi" was the prince's savior and a distinguished guest in the prince's mansion.

If a distinguished guest insists on waiting for someone in the middle of the road, they can't very well refuse, but it would be somewhat impolite to just let the guest stand there like that.

They were worried that they might neglect their distinguished guests, and that the prince might think they were incompetent. They were quite troubled when they saw Zhu Yu and the others arrive, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Yu waved to them, signaling that they could leave. The two guards, feeling as if they had been granted a pardon, hurried back to report to Zhu Cheng.

“Brother, sister-in-law…” Lu Zhang also stepped forward to greet the two of them.

Although he said he was greeting the two people, his eyes were actually only fixed on Zhu Yu.

There was no way around it; this fact truly shocked him.

In the past, he always thought that Lu Qing, like himself, was not satisfied with the arranged marriage, which is why he still frequently visited Yunyin Pavilion after the marriage and never took his new wife to any important social events in public.

But today, this firm belief has suddenly been overturned—not only did Lu Qing show no dissatisfaction, but he even brought this betrothed Princess Xiaoyao with him when he entered and exited Yunyin Pavilion and attended General Cao's birthday banquet?

It's not really Lu Zhang's fault for being blind; what kind of noble prince would let his wife go with him to Yunyin Pavilion to listen to music?
Previously, when Lu Qing intervened in the matter of General Cao's nephew, everyone witnessed how "Chief Secretary Yu" saw through the "smoke and mirrors". Who would believe that the Princess Consort of Xiaoyao would have such courage and methods!
Zhu Yu felt a little uncomfortable being scrutinized by him. She hadn't quite figured out the situation yet, and being stared at like this in this somewhat confused state made her feel uneasy.

She prefers to know herself and her opponent, rather than being known and understood by the other party.

Lu Qing raised his hand to indicate: "There's no need to rush to say anything right now."

You are injured and definitely need to rest more. Your sister-in-law has been worrying about things inside and outside the Prince Shuo's mansion these past few days and is also very tired.

Let's all rest up first, and talk about it later.

Without waiting for Lu Zhang's response, he turned to Yan Daoxin beside him and said, "Do you still have the medicine I prescribed to nourish your body? If so, have Fu Wen decoct a dose and send it over later." Yan Daoxin, who had been looking at Lu Zhang with an expression that didn't want to give him a second glance, had a flicker in her eyes after hearing Lu Qing's words, and her attitude became much more cheerful: "Sure, I happen to have two packets here. I'll have Fu Wen decoct them later, and we can all share them and each have a bowl."

"With this kind of hectic schedule these days, even an iron man would get rusty; he needs some rest and recuperation."

Seeing this, Lu Zhang was too embarrassed to say anything more. On the one hand, Lu Qing clearly didn't want to speak at the moment, and on the other hand, he was indeed exhausted after all the trouble these past few days.

So he nodded and followed Zhu Yu and Lu Qing toward the chestnut garden.

Chestnut Garden isn't very close to the main courtyard, so the commotion from there was only faintly heard here, and we didn't know exactly what had happened.

The events at the front were all suppressed, and no one was in a hurry to come and report to this side, so Yan Shu and Miao Shi in the chestnut garden were still unaware of anything.

They had just heard some noise coming from the main courtyard and were wondering what had happened, so they were a little nervous. Now, hearing the noisy footsteps outside the chestnut garden, they were both on high alert.

Yan Shu left Miao Shi alone inside the house, while he himself came out from inside, whip in hand, and shouted loudly, "Who goes there?!"

These past few days her legs and feet have recovered completely, and she walks without any difficulty. Now, with her hair tied up and wearing a tight-fitting outfit with narrow sleeves, she charged out with a fierce look, holding a whip. Her already tall figure, combined with her nimble movements and aggressive spirit, made her look like a dashing female knight-errant, leaving Zhu Yu stunned.

Lu Zhang was also stunned.

The women he had met in the capital in the past were either so-called noble ladies or talented women who were aloof and arrogant, always maintaining a reserved demeanor and speaking in an affected tone, always putting on airs.

Or they are the kind of demure young ladies who are single-mindedly trying to climb the social ladder and get ahead of others. They speak softly and gently, their eyes sparkling with affection, seemingly gentle and considerate, but in reality, they are pretentious and affected. After listening to their affected way of speaking for too long, one can only feel an indescribable sense of disgust.

But the woman before him today was capable and efficient, with a natural and vigorous spirit between her brows and eyes, which made him tremble and forget to look away.

Yan Shu looked closely and saw that it was Zhu Yu and Lu Qing who had returned together. They were all safe and sound, so she breathed a sigh of relief. Her slightly furrowed brows relaxed, and she turned back excitedly, saying, "Auntie, don't worry! It's Zhu Yu and the others. They're all back, safe and sound!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Miao hurriedly came out of the house to greet him. Seeing that Lu Qing had returned unharmed, she quickly went up to him and Yan Daoxin and asked them with concern.

Yan Shu then realized that a gaze seemed to have been following her the whole time. She looked up and met the gaze of the person she was looking at.

The young man in the gray robe was caught off guard and looked embarrassed. In his haste, he tried to bow to her, but then he remembered that one of his arms was slinged to his chest and he couldn't move it easily. So he could only nod awkwardly.

Yan Shu grew up in the Jie Kingdom and has always been a carefree person. Curious, she also scrutinized the other person. Seeing that the person was becoming increasingly embarrassed and awkward, and after shifting her gaze, she felt even more embarrassed and at a loss for what to do after being stared at. She couldn't help but laugh.