Travel through troubled times and escape famine with the system

Chapter 409 Welcoming Miss Back to the Mansion

"Old Wu!!"

Zuo Yunfeng gritted his teeth and said to Wu Quanwen.

"What exactly did you say when you went to my house?"

“What Old Wu?” Wu Quanwen sat up straight: “Please call me the Third Prince.”

"I……"

Zuo Yunfeng was almost choked to death by Wu Quanwen's words.

Is this how identity switching is used?

Lu You put down the pastries in her hand and bowed to sit down in the seat to Wu Quanwen's right.

"Your Highness, what exactly did you say to the Zuo family?"

"I didn't play matchmaker," Wu Quanwen said with a soft laugh. "I just told Patriarch Zuo about Zuo Yunfeng's recent situation and how well you cooperated on the battlefield, advancing and retreating together."

"That's all?" Zuo Yunfeng asked, puzzled.

"That's all," Wu Quanwen said calmly, then looked at Zuo Xuan'er: "Little girl, why are you slandering me?"

"I didn't lie!"

Zuo Xuan'er said matter-of-factly, holding two kinds of pastries in her hands.

"My father said that for every ten times you praise my elder brother, you must mention this vixen's name eight times, as if he intends to matchmake him with her."

"I ran away this time to stop this."

"Big brother, you can't break your promise and abandon Sister Muying..."

Before Zuo Xuan'er could finish speaking, she was met with a fierce look from Zuo Yunfeng.

"Did you sneak out?"

"Um..." Zuo Xuan'er grinned, revealing a fawning smile: "Well... it wasn't exactly sneaking off, I just heard that my uncle had received a letter saying you had come to Wudu, so I followed you..."

Before Zuo Xuan'er could finish speaking, Zuo Yunfeng slapped her on the head.

Snapped……

A grape flew out of Zuo Xuan'er's mouth, but she caught it and put it back in her mouth.

"I know I was wrong, so please don't hit me anymore..."

Zuo Xuan'er knelt on the carpet, pinching her ear and saying aggrievedly.

Seeing Zuo Xuan'er's pitiful appearance, Zuo Yunfeng angrily lowered his arm.

"Do you know how chaotic the world is right now? You're just a young girl, and your martial arts skills aren't good. Do you know how dangerous it is for you to run around outside like this?"

"I didn't come to Wudu by myself." Zuo Xuan'er smiled and looked at Zuo Yunfeng: "I came with Sister Mu Ying."

Upon hearing this, Zuo Yunfeng raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Su Muying has come to Wudu? What's she doing here?"

"Checking the accounts, huh?" Zuo Xuan'er said with a chuckle. "Sister Mu Ying, you two haven't seen each other for almost a year, right? I'll take you to see her in a bit!"

The two siblings from the Zuo family were bickering, and Wu Quanwen turned his head to look at Lu You.

As the number one observer of Lu You's ambiguous relationship with Zuo You, Wu Quanwen thought that Lu You would be somewhat angry when she heard Su Muying's name.

But at this moment, Lu You was smiling as she looked at Zuo Yunfeng and the other person, and she even seemed a little lost in thought.

It doesn't look like it, yet it does...

Looking at Zuo Xuan'er's defiant and aggrieved expression, Lu You's mind was once again filled with memories of Lu Ming and Lu Yi in the courtyard of Heyuan Village.

With her vision blurring and tears welling up, Lu You rubbed her cheeks hard and let out a long breath.

"You guys keep chatting, I'll take a break. I've been on horseback for over half a month, it's really exhausting."

After saying this, Lu You ignored the reactions of the others and turned to lie down on her side facing the carriage.

"No manners..."

Zuo Xuan'er wrinkled her nose and said, but Zuo Yunfeng covered her mouth.

"She's exhausted, don't disturb her."

This is Wudu, and it's the Third Prince's carriage, so its safety is naturally beyond question.

Perhaps because the roads in Wudu are smooth, the carriage did not experience any bumps and was very stable.

The slight swaying of the carriage and the soft blanket beneath her became the best sleep aids, and Lu You drifted into a light sleep in just a few breaths.

The only thing that seemed a bit out of place was that her right hand was still tightly gripping the ink plum blossom.

Sleeping with a weapon in hand has now become a habit for Lu You.

Only in this way can she feel a little at ease.

In fact, not only her, but also Zuo Yunfeng and Duanmu Rong, who were traveling with her, were extremely tired.

However, one of them was Wu Quanwen's bodyguard and couldn't sleep, while the other had to watch over his greedy younger sister and dared not sleep. They could only stare at each other and keep each other company.

After about half an hour, the carriage was finally brought to a slow stop.

The moment the carriage came to a stop, Lu You opened her eyes, stood up, and instinctively held the ink plum in front of her.

"Now that you're in Wudu, no one can assassinate you. Relax."

Wu Quanwen stretched out his finger and gently pressed down the ink plum blossom in Lu You's hand.

"Get out of the car, we're here."

The group jumped out of the car, only to find themselves in front of the gate of a mansion.

"The Guan residence?"

He paused for a moment, looking at the gilded plaque on the gate, then turned to look at Wu Quanwen getting out of the car behind him.

"Is this Old Guan's house?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Quanwen gently tapped Lu You's head with his folding fan.

“In Jianhe County, Mr. Guan is just a school teacher. You can call him whatever you want.”

“But we are in Wudu now. Mr. Guan has been reinstated as a Hanlin Academician. If you dare to shout again, he may charge you with disrespect.”

Upon hearing this, Lu You walked towards the gate without paying any attention.

"Old Guan won't hold it against me; I'm his savior."

There were servants guarding the gate of the Guan residence. When the two men saw Lu You approaching, they immediately came forward to greet her.

Lu You thought the other party was there to stop her, and was about to call out to Wu Quanwen to use his face, when she saw a servant clasping his hands and asking.

"May I ask, young lady, is your name Lu You?"

"You know my name?" Lu You looked at the two of them curiously.

Unexpectedly, upon hearing her words, the two servants clasped their hands in a respectful bow to Lu You.

"Welcome back to the manor, Miss!"

Miss?

Lu You stared in astonishment at the two people in front of her.

Are you calling me?

"Yes." One of the servants hurriedly asked, "Master specifically instructed that you would be returning to the manor in the next two days, and he even showed us your portrait, telling us that we must remember it."

Just as the servant was speaking, the servant next to him turned around and ran into the gate, shouting loudly inside.

"Welcome back to the manor, Miss Lu You!!"

Standing on the steps, Lu You stared blankly at the courtyard inside the gate.

As an internal energy martial artist, she could hear a series of hurried, light footsteps approaching the door.

In just a few breaths, people gathered inside the mansion, and more than twenty maids and servants ran to the door and stood in two rows on either side.

Then, an elderly man dressed in plain clothes was helped to the door.

Upon seeing the crowd at the door, the old man hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully bowed to Wu Quanwen.

"Steward Feng Er of the Guan family greets the Third Prince."

Wu Quanwen gently waved his folding fan: "No need, no need. I'm just bringing your young lady back. Do what you're supposed to do."

Upon hearing this, Feng Er slowly stepped back and turned to stand in front of Lu You.

"Steward Feng Er of the Guan family welcomes Miss back to the mansion!"

As Feng Er spoke, the maids and servants on both sides bowed to Lu You.

"Welcome back to the manor, Miss!"

Looking at the crowd bowing to her, Lu You felt a lump in her throat.

Standing beneath the plaque of the Guan residence, Lu You looked inside again and again, but she never stepped across the threshold.

Turning around, Lu You slowly spoke.

"Butler Feng, Old Guan..."

How did Mr. Guan introduce me to you?

Upon hearing this, Feng Er straightened up and looked up at Lu You.

"The master said..."

"You are his granddaughter!"