Chapter 291: Hunter Prey
When Xie Zhan returned home, a confidant came to report, "The head of the family, Miss Lu asked someone to spread the word, saying that she wanted to see you." β
After the henchman finished speaking, he lowered his head, this is the third time, and Miss Lu has made an appointment to meet their patriarch.
Xie Zhan thought for a while, "Then tomorrow night, Minghua Building." β
That night, Xie Zhanwan refused the invitation of the Chen Mansion to stay overnight and came out of the Chen Mansion.
As soon as he got into the carriage, he heard his henchmen say to him, "Patriarch, Miss Lu has been in Minghua Mansion for about an hour." β
Xie Zhan's eyebrows were cold, and he turned the wrench of his thumb, "Go and have a look." β
When passing through the city gate, Xie Zhan opened the curtain and took a look, and found that the city gate was brightly lit, and it was the city gate guards patrolling overnight.
Outside the city, countless victims were stopped outside, crying and shouting to enter the city.
"Patriarch?"
"Keep walking."
When Xie Zhan arrived at Minghua Building, he found that Lu Fei was drinking alcohol.
Seeing him arrive, he smiled, "You're here?" Her eyes were slightly drunk.
Xie Zhan sat upright and said lightly, "When you wake up, we'll talk again." β
Lu Fei smiled, "Okay, I'll wash my face first." Then she raised her hand and motioned for the maid to come up and help her.
Her personal maid glanced at Xie Zhan gratefully, and then helped her eldest lady into the inside.
Xie Zhan drank the tea in the cup, and didn't take a second look at the wine next to him. When he is outside, he will never drink unless he is forced to do so. The situation of the Xie clan, his situation, requires him to stay awake all the time and deal with all changes.
Inside, the sound of Lu Fei washing was faintly heard.
Xie Zhan sat upright, his posture unchanged.
Lu Fei is the eldest daughter of Lu Yuan, the head of the Lu family, one of the six great families in the south, and her mother is Lu Yuan's original match, but her mother died early and only gave birth to one child.
Now Lu Xihua, the young patriarch of the Lu family, is from the stepfamily, and the relationship between Lu Fei and Lu Xihua's sister and brother is not close.
Lu Fei's mother Ruan is the lady of a famous family in Linchuan County, when the Lu family fell into a crisis, it was the old man Lu who took his son to Linchuan to marry the daughter of a friend, and it is unknown how to talk about it in the middle. Later, the Ruan family married into the Lu family with a large dowry and helped the Lu family survive the crisis.
After Ruan's death, although Lu Fei was the eldest daughter of the Lu family, she was not favored in the Lu family, but fortunately, there was an old man Lu watching, and she should be treated well.
Later, the old man Lu was seriously ill and went to other places for treatment for two or three years, Lu Fei lived under his stepmother, and his temperament became more and more soft. Later, although Old Man Lu saved his life, even if he returned to the south, he was often not in good spirits, so he gradually stopped taking care of things.
Linchuan Ruan's family didn't look good, so they took her to live for two years a few years ago, and after she came back, her temperament became much more cheerful and tough.
The stepmother and others didn't dare to bully her anymore, but the two sides faced each other, and secretly didn't know how many times they had fought each other.
Because Lu Fei was washing and Xie Zhan was sitting and drinking tea, their box was quite silent.
But the box next door is very noisy.
Young Master Zhu Congwen of the Zhu family, one of the six great families in the south, was entertaining friends in Minghua Tower.
"Zhu Congwen, your father is too ruthless, he actually sent you to Zhuya Island to endure hardship!"
"Yes, if he didn't still love you, I would have wondered if you were his own son."
"If you don't come back this time, if he lets you go to Zhuya Island again, you will sue your mother!"
Zhu Congwen sneered at their words, "Nonsense, what do you know?!" My dad was deeply responsible for love. β
If his father hadn't sent him to Zhuya Island, how could he have fallen into a cave to discover that big secret because he went hunting?
Now he is scratching his heart and lungs, just thinking about what way to get his hands on the Chen family's little Zhu Yadao.
"No, does this suffering have anything to do with the deep responsibility of love? Brother Zhu, you should say, 'Parents love their children, and they plan for the long term'. β
Zhu Congwen waved his hand, "Whatever!" Anyway, it all means the same thing. β
The others sneered.
"Come on, let's have one. I went to Zhuya Island now, and it is rare to come back once, so everyone must eat and drink well. If you don't have enough wine, you won't have enough food! β
"Brother Zhu, have you made a fortune? Such a generous shot? β
"Hehe, if I don't get rich, it's just that I rarely come back." Zhu Congwen felt that his mouth was still very tight.
Xie Zhan's box and Zhu Congwen's box were next to each other, and when someone next door came in and out, the lively sound inside came out.
Xie Zhan lowered his eyes, the fish had already come to the den, and the next step was to let it take the bait.
At this time, Lu Fei came out after washing, and the whole person was sober.
Xie Zhan asked her directly, "You have come to me three times and twice, what's the matter?" β
Lu Fei didn't expect him to be so direct, smiled bitterly, and said his depression in the Lu family and the anger he suffered.
Xie Zhan listened with a faint face, and finally said, "Since you are dissatisfied, then resist." Xie Zhan believes that too many people have comforted her, and she should have heard of all kinds of comforts. He didn't bother to talk about it.
"How to resist?"
"Think for yourself."
Lu Fei tilted his head, "Like the girl you told me before?" β
"You decide."
"Can you tell me more about her?" Lu Fei pleaded.
Xie Zhan pondered for a moment, and Lu Fei stared at him tightly.
In the end, Xie Zhan relented, "You can ......"
The last time there was a horse incident in Jingci Temple, and later the loyal servants she brought found out that her carriage and horses were tampered with, and it was none other than her good brother Lu Xihua.
When she went to thank Xie Zhan at that time, she was a little disheartened.
It was Xie Zhan who told her a story, and the story was a heroine.
This heroine has set a family business since she was a child, but because the door is not right, her fiancΓ©'s family dislikes her.
The story is about how she went from a state of being at the mercy of others in a marriage contract, and through her own efforts, she got rid of that bad relationship and found another good family.
And the original fiancΓ©'s family went from being disgusted at the beginning to being impressed by her wisdom and means.
In the end, this heroine becomes the actual ruler of both the mother's family and her husband's family.
Xie Zhan told this story using the shell of a mythical story.
Lu Fei listened to it at the time, but he didn't think so, he just thought that the book was a book.
It was Xie Zhan who told her that the story was true, and the heroine was also real.
At that time, it gave her a lot of shock and inspiration.
A few years ago, she was in the Nguyen family, and her grandfather also taught her to do business.
She sometimes thinks that Lu Xihua is as stupid as a pig, and some decisions make people laugh. If it weren't for her father checking him in the back, the Lu family wouldn't know how much money they would have to lose.
She used to laugh at it only as a mockery, but now, the heroine of Xie Zhan's story can do that, why can't she?
After Xie Zhan finished telling the story, he only said, "If you don't want to live by relying on others, you have to work hard, and no one can help you." β
Lu Fei looked at the handsome man in front of him but his eyebrows were indifferent, and asked in a ghostly manner, "Can't you help me?" β
Xie Zhan admitted directly, "Yes, I can't help you either." The only thing people can rely on is always themselves. β
After Lu Fei came back from Jingci Temple, she asked people to check on Xie Zhan, she knew how hard he worked in the Chen family, and he never gave up hope.
Lu Fei thought to himself, give it a try, no matter how bad the situation is, it won't be worse than now.
Lu Fei confirmed with him, "Xie Zhan, is there really such a woman?" β
"Yes."
"Who is she?"
"I'll tell you when I have a chance in the future."
Lu Fei was a little unhappy.
"You've been out for a long time, it's time to go back, let's go, I'll send you out."
The two stood up.
The henchman at the door immediately said, "Patriarch, I'll go prepare the carriage!" As he spoke, he accidentally pushed the door, too hard, and the door slammed against the wall.
Xie Zhan frowned unhappily.
"Patriarch, I'm sorry, the little one was too careless."
Xie Zhan didn't take long to say anything, and waved him down.
"Let's go, this wayβ"
At this time, the sound of the door slamming just now startled Zhu Congguang and the others who were having fun in the box next door, and the little guy he brought was so frightened that he accidentally spilled the wine in the cup on him.
The little servant hurriedly said, "Young master, I'm sorry, the slave will go down there and get you a set of clean clothes!" With that, he walked briskly towards the door.
Zhu Congguang looked at his wet clothes, and wanted to scold him, but he was blocked by his series of actions, which was not up or down, and he glared angrily in the direction of the little guy.
At this time, the door of the box was opened, and Zhu Congguang saw Xie Zhan's side face flash outside the door, and also heard the last words he said.
From his point of view, a corner of the woman's snow-colored skirt can also be seen.
Zhu Congguang reacted very quickly, he rushed out of the door quickly, and said, "You eat slowly, I'll go change my clothes." β
He rushed to the door and saw Xie Zhan escorting a woman downstairs, followed by two subordinates. But I couldn't see the woman's face clearly.
Zhu Congguang thought about it, returned to the box, and went to the edge of the big window.
Sure enough, he didn't let him wait long, but he saw two carriages parked not far from the gate one after another, Xie Zhan sent the woman into the carriage first, and then boarded the carriage and left.
This time, Zhu Congguang saw the woman's face and recognized the woman's identity - Lu Fei, the eldest daughter of the Lu family.
At this time, Zhu Congguang really wanted to look up to the sky and laugh, but he really had nowhere to find it when he stepped on the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get it.
Zhu Congguang secretly talked about his good luck, but he didn't know that there was a saying that clever hunters often appear as prey.