To be honest, Lu Yinxi has always been quite self - aware of her appearance. She knows she's not really good - looking. Her face can only be described as plain and delicate.
It's no exaggeration to say that even Hongrui sitting beside her would be considered more beautiful by most people. So Lu Yinxi never thought that one day she would be flirted with.
A hint of pleasure flashed through her heart.
It had nothing to do with anything else. She just simply thought this feeling wasn't bad. At least it proved she still had some charm, right?
However, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Hongrui who was on the verge of fury. Lu Yinxi immediately nipped all those random thoughts in the bud.
How could she forget Hongrui was still by her side?
Wouldn't she tell Shang Luoshu about this when they got back?
Seeing Lu Yinxi's changing expressions but getting no response for a long time, the man closed his folding fan and posed again, trying to look more amiable. "If the young lady is embarrassed, I'm willing to accompany you to your residence."
The knuckles of the girl holding the chopsticks paused slightly, and she couldn't help raising the corner of her eyebrow.
Are people in Longxi all so open - minded?
If she hadn't caught a glimpse of the bulging veins on Hongrui's hand, she might have wanted to banter with this man for a while, but it was obviously not the right time now.
She withdrew all her exposed expressions, casually threw some silver pieces on the small square table, walked around the man with a straight face, grabbed Hongrui and was about to leave. But just as she took a step, her way was blocked.
"Little girl, don't be ungrateful. Didn't you hear my young master talking to you?"
The man who blocked them was also a servant judging from his dressing. There were several others in the same attire behind him. Without a doubt, they were the followers of the folding - fan man.
For some reason, Lu Yinxi always felt their outfits looked familiar. Before she could think it through, a fight broke out there.
She saw Hongrui slightly raise her eyes, and her hands moved following her gaze. In the blink of an eye, a servant was already rolling on the ground!
"Useless!"
She swept her eyes over the remaining people. These two words were obviously for them.
With their leader beaten and themselves insulted by a woman, without the folding - fan man's order, the other servants rushed up with full momentum.
Lu Yinxi knew Hongrui's strength well. She very sensibly stepped out of the battle to avoid causing trouble for her.
It had to be said that watching an expert beat people was really a pleasure. Even facing five or six enemies, Hongrui was still at ease, leading them around by the nose.
The girl knew that Hongrui was deliberately stalling with them, hoping that she could learn something from it. At the same time, she also knew that she still had a long way to go to reach Hongrui's level.
"Miss, your maid has been entangled by my servants. In less than half an incense stick's time, my men will be able to capture her. Before things get to that point, I'll give you another chance to change your mind. Do you want to come back with me?"
Hearing the voice beside her, Lu Yinxi just remembered that she had been so absorbed in observing Hongrui's moves that she had forgotten about the folding - fan man.
"An opportunity, right?"
She showed a faint smile and deliberately looked into his eyes.
The folding - fan man was immediately overjoyed, thinking that she had agreed to his proposal. Just as he was about to strike while the iron was hot and say something more, he suddenly felt his right eye go dark.
After chatting with Mrs. Jiang, Mrs. Su told the servants to prepare for their return. But when she turned around, she found that her precious niece was gone!
"Madam, Miss Biao said she just wanted to go out and take a look and would be back soon." said the maid who had been told by Lu Yinxi before.
However, instead of feeling relieved, Mrs. Su became even more worried. Frowning angrily, she said, "How could you let her go out alone? Xi'er is new to Longxi. What if she gets lost? Can you take the responsibility?"
This maid had just entered the Su Mansion not long ago and hadn't thought that much. Being scolded by Mrs. Su, she immediately burst into tears.
With her niece missing, Mrs. Su didn't have the time to deal with this little maid for the moment. She immediately called the surrounding servants and ordered them to go out and look for Lu Yinxi.
"What are you all doing, Aunt?"
As soon as Lu Yinxi entered the door, she saw the servants of the Su family gathered around her aunt. Each of them had a very serious expression, which made her think something bad had happened.
"Xi'er!"
Seeing her niece's figure, Mrs. Su took a few steps and rushed to her side. She grabbed her hand tightly, as if she was a lost treasure and she was afraid of losing her again.
"Xi'er, if you want to go out, you should find someone familiar with Longxi to accompany you. How could you go alone? What if you got lost?"
Lu Yinxi knew she was in the wrong, and besides, she had caused trouble before. So she could only act like a timid quail and silently endure Mrs. Su's scolding. She listened to her talk about the dangers of a single woman outside all the way until the carriage stopped in front of the house. Only then was she finally saved.
"Anyway, when you go out in the future, you must let someone from the mansion accompany you. Do you understand?" Under her aunt's stare, the girl nodded repeatedly, afraid that she would start another lecture.
Seeing her niece so sincere, Mrs. Su was satisfied. The two got off the carriage and walked into the mansion hand in hand. Just then, a sudden thunderous roar rang in their ears.
"It's you!"
Lu Yinxi stopped in her tracks and looked in the direction of the voice.
Not far away, there was a man. He was still wearing brocade clothes, but for some reason, there were several footprints on them. The golden crown that had been neatly on his hair was now tilted to one side.
However, all these were nothing. The most eye - catching thing about this man was the bruise on his right eye.
Lu Yinxi was both nervous and confused. How did he know she lived in the Su family?
The next moment, Mrs. Su solved her doubt.
"Tao'er? Weren't you playing with your classmates? How did you get so embarrassed?"
Before he could respond, Mrs. Su said gently to Lu Yinxi, "Xi'er, that's your second cousin, Su Tao. He's always so unreliable on weekdays. I don't know who beat him up like this."
Mrs. Su obviously wasn't surprised at Su Tao's appearance. The look of disgust in her eyes was just because she thought he had embarrassed the Su family in front of her niece.
"By the way, this is your cousin from the Lu family in the capital. She'll be staying with us. You mustn't bully her. Do you hear me?"
Su Tao was always afraid of his step - mother at home. And he had just been beaten up by this so - called cousin. Scared, he quickly agreed.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, he saw that cousin walking up to him, bowing gracefully, with a familiar smile on her face. Then she slowly said, "Hello, Second Cousin."
Su Tao only felt his right eye hurt even more. Every bone in his body was screaming to run away, but he had to endure the pain and return the greeting. "L - Lu Cousin, you're too polite."