Jing Weiwei was a princess, cute and well - behaved in appearance. The people in the pavilion were happy to indulge her little temper.
However, when she encountered Lu Shu this time, he was not a man who showed tenderness to women. He just watched Jing Weiwei cry for a long time.
"Pass on my order. Jing Weiwei and Zhao Qingcang have defied their superiors and damaged the reputation of our Menghua Pavilion. Fine them their salaries for a whole year."
Hearing this, Zhao Qingcang let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, they were not kicked out of the Menghua Pavilion. It was just a salary fine. He served beside the princess of Xirong. How could he lack food and clothing?
"As for the rest of you, fine your salaries for one month."
"Yes!"
Lu Shu intended to elevate Ji Yunxi's status, so he said, "I originally wanted to ask the pavilion master to punish you severely. It would have been justifiable to expel you. But the pavilion master told me to give you a light punishment as a warning and end this matter. You should thank the pavilion master for his magnanimity. If such a low - level mistake happens again and you even fail to recognize your own pavilion master, then all of you can just get out. The Menghua Pavilion is never short of people!"
Everyone lowered their heads and shouted, "Thank you, pavilion master. Thank you, young master."
Qing Xuan was listening outside the door and found it extremely funny. Who would have thought that just a moment ago, these people inside were arrogantly mocking the master as an impostor, and now they were kneeling on the ground, shivering in fear because of the punishment?
He couldn't control his laughter, and it accidentally reached Lu Shu's ears.
Lu Shu gritted his teeth and said, "All of you go and receive your punishments. Qing Xuan, get in here!"
The door of the conference hall opened. Qing Xuan brushed past the others. In sharp contrast to their dejection, Qing Xuan was so delighted that he seemed only one step away from setting off a string of firecrackers to celebrate.
Lu Shu said with a dark face, "Have you had enough of watching the show?"
The person in front of him immediately shook his head and said, "How could one ever have enough of watching a show? I just thought it was funny. And you have the nerve to scold others?"
"What do you mean?"
Qing Xuan stepped forward and whispered into his ear, "I don't know who it was who used to threaten to kill my master every day and always said that the Prince Feng liked the pavilion master... Oh! Right! He also said that my master was the pavilion master's substitute!"
After saying that, Qing Xuan laughed so hard that he was almost falling over.
Lu Shu silently recited in his heart that he was the pavilion master's spiritual beast. Forget it, forget it. He couldn't be beaten...
He clenched his fists tightly. He was itching to fight Qing Xuan for three hundred rounds and beat to death this guy who always spoke nonsense and dug up old scores!
Biting back his anger, Lu Shu said, "I recognized her as soon as I saw the Nianyun Sword."
Qing Xuan scoffed, "If you couldn't recognize her after seeing the Nianyun Sword, then what's the difference between you and these fools?"
"Stop talking. Come on, Qing Xuan. I'm going to beat you to death today!"
After bidding farewell to Lu Shu and Qing Xuan, Ji Yunxi returned directly to the mansion and told Chun Yuan to pack her luggage for her trip to Xirong.
Then she went to her eldest brother's study alone.
Ji Yuchen was bending over his desk, writing something. When he saw his sister coming, he quickly put the thing away.
This guilty look piqued Ji Yunxi's curiosity.
"Eldest brother, what are you hiding?"
Ji Yunxi's eyes rolled, and she let out a drawn - out "oh", "Is it something related to Jiu Ge?"
Ji Yuchen was exposed, so he cleared his throat and turned his head to the side, as if in this way, the portrait of Li Jiuge he had drawn could disappear into thin air.
"Eldest brother, let me take a look. I'm your real sister. I'll definitely help you."
In the end, he couldn't resist Ji Yunxi. The paper was spread out flat, and on it was the likeness of Li Jiuge.
Not only was the appearance lifelike, but the expression was also extremely similar.
In the painting, Li Jiuge pursed her lips and smiled. Holding a round fan in one hand, she stood in the flower bushes, looking like a celestial being descending to the mortal world.
Who would have thought that the most serious eldest brother would secretly draw his sweetheart when he was alone.
Now that she knew her eldest brother's feelings, Ji Yunxi suddenly felt a little worried. "Eldest brother, Jiu Ge is a princess. She's the emperor's cousin."
Ji Yuchen was silent for a while. "We'll talk about this matter later. What brings you here tonight? I heard that you got on the carriage this afternoon, but then left your second brother and went to the Prince Feng's mansion after just a short while?"
Sighing silently at her eldest brother's vindictiveness, Ji Yunxi said helplessly, "Eldest brother, I did go to the Prince Feng's mansion, but I didn't find him. I'm here today to discuss with you that I'm going to Xirong."
Ji Yunxi stood up and sat down beside Ji Yuchen.
"Why do you suddenly want to go to Xirong?"
"A Zhi went to Xirong alone without telling any of us. I'm really worried."
Knowing that his sister had grown up and could not be held back after all, Ji Yuchen still felt a twinge of uneasiness in his heart.
"Do you have to go?"
"I have to go."
Ji Yunxi was prepared for her eldest brother to disagree, but suddenly heard Ji Yuchen say, "Then go."
She was a little surprised. Although her eldest brother was the gentlest, he was also the most stubborn. She never thought that he would directly agree to this matter.
"Eldest brother, are you sure? I'm really going to Xirong."
"Silly girl." Ji Yuchen reached out and rubbed Ji Yunxi's head. "The Prince Feng treats you very well. Although I'm sometimes strict with him, I can't turn a blind eye to his efforts. Since you're worried about him, then go. But one thing, you have to take good care of yourself."
Ji Yunxi felt a mixture of sweetness and sourness in her heart. "Eldest brother, don't work so hard. It doesn't matter even if you don't be the prime minister."
"Don't talk nonsense." Ji Yuchen laughed heartily. "Don't worry about Ji Yuyan. I've already sent people to investigate her whereabouts. You just do what you want to do. When you come back, I'll discuss your marriage with the emperor."
Hearing this, the young girl was a little silent. Because of her father's sudden death, her wedding date had to be postponed again and again.
Ji Yuchen tapped on the table. "Are you so eager? Don't worry. When you marry a good man, our father and mother in heaven will also be comforted."
Ji Yunxi reached out and hugged her brother's arm. When she was a child, she always hung on him like this to stop him from going to the imperial academy.
As they grew older, there was a sense of propriety between the brother and sister due to the difference in gender, and they never got so close again.
Now that she thought about it, her brother would always be her brother, and this would never change because of age.
Her eyes secretly turned red, and Ji Yunxi whispered, "Brother, if you like the princess, I support you. Even if you become a consort and can't serve in the court, there's still me and the second brother."
Ji Yuchen smiled. "It's still too early to talk about this. We'll discuss it later."
"Then you should also find a suitable girl for the second brother at home. Otherwise, it would be so pitiful for the second brother when we all have someone and he doesn't."
"Hahaha, okay, okay."
"And..."
Early the next morning, Ji Yunxi got up and told Chun Yuan to take her personal letter into the palace.
Li Jiuge received the letter and learned that Ji Yunxi was going to Xirong. She told her that if there was anything, she could go to the Menghua Pavilion to find her.
Li Jiuge was a little puzzled. She always felt that Ji Yunxi was hiding something from her.
For example, what was her relationship with the Menghua Pavilion?
Li Jiuge had a vague idea in her mind. She put the letter away, called her servant, and whispered a few instructions.