latelenovela Chapter 236 Chatting with Lu Xingzhou
Chapter 236 Chatting with Lu Xingzhou
The luxurious convoy slowly headed towards Kyoto following the afterglow of the setting sun.
Zhong Ning stood there with a distant gaze, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Hey, come back to your senses..." Lu Xingzhou's cold voice suddenly sounded, and Zhong Ning was instantly brought back to his senses.
"Captain Lu..." Zhong Ning called out the name instinctively, then suddenly realized something was wrong, "Master Lu, long time no see!"
"Well, long time no see!" Lu Xingzhou's eyes were cold, but with a hint of longing, as if only at this moment, standing in front of her, could he clearly feel that he was not a person of this era.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and then smiled at the same time.
Lu Xingzhou turned slightly and motioned for her to follow. Zhong Ning smiled, turned around immediately, and went to the mansion with him.
"You have worked hard during this period..." Zhong Ning spoke first, and the two of them walked through the gate together, passed through the Chuihua Hall, and walked all the way to the main hall of the imperial manor.
Lu Xingzhou sat on a sandalwood chair, picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea for Zhong Ning, and then poured himself a cup. He then replied calmly: "Fortunately, all the hard work has been rewarded."
"As the Director of the Firearms Bureau, you hold the official rank of the fourth grade. Lord Lu has been promoted to a high position in one step. It is a cause for celebration!" Zhong Ning raised the tea bowl in his hand and solemnly congratulated him.
"If it weren't for Your Highness, how could I be where I am today?" Lu Xingzhou replied with a smile, offering tea.
They both drank the tea in their cups and couldn't help but smile at each other.
"Now it's just the two of us, and we all know each other well. Let's relax a little, so that you can relax and so can I." Zhong Ning said.
Hearing this, Lu Xingzhou instantly relaxed his straight body. He sat down on the chair, leaned back, and looked much more relaxed. "Don't worry if you laugh at me. Even now, I'm still not used to it..."
"Me too..." Zhong Ning took advantage of the fact that no one was around and unconsciously crossed his legs. "I have to carry it every day. It's so tiring..."
"The princess is traveling with so many followers, it's hard for you to hold on until now..." Lu Xingzhou said.
"Yes, just the clothes alone require multiple layers of clothing, and I have to wear ten kilograms of clothing on my head. If it weren't for the maids serving me, this outfit alone would drive me crazy..."
Zhong Ning frowned unconsciously, and when he leaned back in his chair, he accidentally pressed down his long black hair that fell to his waist.
I suddenly missed my neat and tidy shoulder-length hair, which was just the right length and not cumbersome.
In fact, she has always been a person who is particularly afraid of trouble.
In the modern world, hair needs to be cut every three months, and clothes are extremely simple.
My favorite is that kind of big pullover, which I just put on and covers me from head to toe. Whenever I go out, I rarely put on elaborate makeup. I just lightly draw my eyebrows and put on lipstick.
But now, I have to wear more than ten layers of clothes every day, my hair has to be tied into various buns and inserted with various hairpins, I have to wear a necklace around my neck, bracelets on my hands, earrings on my ears, rings and armor on my hands, and a jade pendant on my waist.
The most important thing is that your manners must be kept up to date at all times. Otherwise, if you indulge yourself even a little, it will be considered that you are ignorant of etiquette and uncultured.
Like a puppet that has been exquisitely dressed up, I initially enjoyed it all and felt very surprised, but in the end I was left with only fatigue.
Only at night, when she took off her hairpins and was alone, could she slightly miss the self who once ran wildly in her youth.
"Is that your sweetheart?" Lu Xingzhou asked, thinking of the handsome young man with extraordinary demeanor he had just met at the gate of the imperial farm.
"I guess so!" Zhong Ning smiled, "My heart is made of durian, and there is a sweetheart standing on each tip..."
Lu Xingzhou frowned slightly, "We're not from here after all, so just have a relationship. Try not to get emotional!"
"You're talking too late..." Zhong Ning drummed his fingers on the table, his eyes teasing and playful, "My father, the emperor, just granted me a marriage. It's with the eldest son of Prime Minister Gu..."
"Who was that young man just now?"
"You don't know him? He's the sharpest knife in the hands of the current emperor, in charge of the emperor's personal guards, the Black Dragon Guards. He's only twenty-three years old, with superb martial arts skills, and has become the chief of the Black Dragon Guards at such a young age."
"I seem to have heard of this..." A hint of surprise flashed in Lu Xingzhou's eyes. "No wonder I felt that this person was extremely dangerous the first time I saw him!"
A soldier's intuition is extremely sharp. The faint glance Qi Yu gave him when he left just now made his hair stand on end.
"I heard that in this era, martial arts are divided into grades. I wonder what grade of master this Lord Qi is?" Lu Xingzhou asked.
"Probably the eighth grade, or between the eighth and ninth grade. Anyway, I can't beat him..." Zhong Ning suddenly thought that he had been bullied by him many times just because he couldn't beat him.
A blush of shame and anger appeared on her face, and she secretly swore to herself that she would hurry up and kill the couple so that she could have more chips to kill Qi Yu.
"Oh right..." Zhong Ning suddenly said, "Captain Lu, do you still remember Princess Anqing? She still misses you!"
Lu Xingzhou thought of the woman who had been pestering him ever since they met by chance in Zhenguo Temple, and he couldn't help but feel a headache. He never knew that this ancient woman could be so bold and indulgent.
"Don't laugh at me. She's not my type, and I have no intention of getting involved in the government and becoming a royal son-in-law..."
Lu Xingzhou said this with confidence. With his current abilities, he could easily reach the pinnacle of his life.
There is no need to marry a noble lady you don’t like to increase your bargaining chips!
"We've just met, so don't say I didn't take care of you. What type do you like? I'll help you look around and introduce you to the right ones..." Zhong Ning said with a smile, taking a sip of tea.
Lu Xingzhou was silent for a moment, knowing that he probably wouldn't be able to go back anytime soon, and that he might have to live in this era for the rest of his life. He said bluntly without hesitation:
"I like... a little shy, a little soft, a little obedient, a little simple, and not so cunning..."
Zhong Ning pondered for a moment, and thought carefully that among the noble ladies he knew, there were indeed two with this kind of personality.
One is Zhang Wanting and the other is Murong Lan.
Zhang Wanting was originally a rich second-generation and was pampered at home, so she has a simple personality and is a well-behaved person.
Murong Lan is a soft-hearted girl who has been neglected and bullied in the inner house since childhood. She is the heroine in her previous book who is abused from beginning to end.
Both of them meet the requirements, but it still depends on the situation.
Murong Lan has her own destined male protagonist. Although Li Yuanche is a piece of shit, the mutual attraction between the male and female protagonists is still very strong before he completely disappears.