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"Miss, this year is the period of 24 years since His Majesty Duo Yuan took the throne."

"Oh, then how long have I been married here?"

"In five more days, it will be a month. Does the young miss miss miss miss want the old master anymore?"

"Um... "He misses my dad." Qin Lulu lowered her head and quietly pondered.

Emperor Gu Yuan? He had never heard of such a person in his sea of consciousness. Perhaps this was not any dynasty that had existed in history. After all, even transmigrating through such things could only happen to him. What else was impossible?

"Miss, you don't need to think too much. Master will definitely come visit you in a few days."

Sunflower interrupted Qin Lulu's deep thoughts. Seeing that Qin Lulu was depressed, she encouraged her and went to the hall to prepare food for her.

She could easily fool a pure girl like Honeyflower, but her Prime Minister father definitely wasn't someone to be trifled with. If his daughter was found out by someone else … She was scared just thinking about it.

"If I knew it would turn out like this, I might as well have lost my memory after falling into the water …" Qin Lulu softly mumbled, her mood complex. She was an orphan and had never felt the warmth of her loved ones before. Under this worry, she gave birth to a sense of anticipation.

"Miss, the food has already been prepared. I took a look and saw that it's all Miss's favorite food," Sunflower walked to her side and waved her hand in front of her eyes. "Miss, don't just stand there. Quickly go to the main hall for your meal!"

Qin Lulu came back to her senses and followed Honeyflower. The two of them headed to the main hall one after the other. After entering the hall, she calmly looked around.

A huge screen stood in the middle of the hall, splitting the space in two. In the front, there seemed to be a reception hall for receiving guests, with three or four pairs of sandalwood chairs, and on the table beside the chairs, there were blue and white porcelain bottles, jade ornaments, etc., while in the middle of the screen, there was a table, and beside the table, there were a pair of wooden chairs, which seemed to be used by both male and female owners.

In the center of the space behind the screen, there was an exquisite sandalwood round table, some wooden chairs, and even the corners of the chairs were carved with complicated patterns, showing just how extravagant the General's Estate was.

There were eight or nine dishes on the table that seemed to be filled with an alluring fragrance. More than half of them were meat dishes, and a tempting fragrance was wafting out, causing one to salivate.

After Qin Lulu sat down, she picked up her chopsticks. She had long since digested all of the dessert. Currently, her stomach was rumbling from hunger as she picked up the dish closest to her.

… …. Why was it different from what she had imagined?

Qin Lulu ate a few mouthfuls of food. She felt that the taste was not as good as the ones she made herself. Apart from the salt, there was no other seasoning that was tasty.

Being able to live is already very good, why do you still dislike the food here?

Qin Lulu silently spat at herself in her heart. She suddenly noticed the fragrant anemone standing next to her, gulping down its saliva.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that whenever she opened her mouth, the anemone would also slightly open its mouth, as if the food was in her mouth.

She gave a few commands to the other maidservants in the hall, and after they were gone, she used her chopsticks to point at the dishes. She said to the Sunflower, "Little Sunflower, why do I feel that this dish is a bit different? Why don't you come and try it?"

"Ah, no, miss, I …" Sunflower suddenly shook its head, holding onto the corner of its clothes with its small hands, looking as if it wanted to eat but didn't dare to.

"Where did all this talk come from? This is my order, are you not even going to listen to the young lady's words?" Qin Lulu secretly felt that it was funny, but on the surface, she wore a frosty expression.

When Honeyflower heard this, she became nervous and stammered, not daring to speak. Qin Lulu picked up some of the food with her chopsticks and put it on her lips, "Come, ah —"

"Ah, ah!" Seeing Qin Lulu instructing her to eat, the Sunflower panicked and was at a loss of what to do. It could only swallow the meat pieces that had been on her mind for a long time. After chewing it, it swallowed them.

"Is that so? "You can eat with me if it's good."

"Ah, no, that won't do …"

"There are no outsiders here anymore. What are you afraid of? Sit down."

"Little …"

"I'm going to get angry!"

"..."

Jiang Lian stood by the window in the hall and watched.

He didn't expect this woman to dare to eat without waiting for him. He had purposely seduced her outside the study room, causing him to feel uneasy for the entire afternoon. Yet, at this moment, he was actually questioning her.

She was indeed an immoral woman. Jiang Lian narrowed his eyes and flicked his sleeves as he left.

"Achoo!" Qin Lulu and Sunflower were eating happily, and for some reason, their noses were itchy. They couldn't help but sneeze, but she didn't have any reaction. Sunflower actually cried out loudly.

"Oh, no! "Miss."

She raised her eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"

"This servant forgot to tell Qian mama to cook the young miss ginger soup. This servant will go now." The Sunflower quickly got up after speaking. Just as she was about to pass by Qin Lulu, she promptly pulled Sunflower's arm.

"There's no hurry. Let's go after the meal."

… ….

Just as Jiang Lian returned to the courtyard of his study, he heard the sound of faint footsteps coming from the rooftop. He looked up and saw a woman jumping off a tile more than ten meters high before landing steadily on the ground.

"Young master." The woman knelt on one knee towards Jiang Lian and clasped her hands.

The bright moonlight fell on the girl's black clothes and emitted a faint glow. She was covered in a veil, so her face couldn't be seen clearly. Her phoenix eyes were tightly staring at the person in front of her. A trace of love and adoration flashed across her quiet eyes before disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Lian nodded. "Yes, how is the matter?"

"Reporting to Young Noble, this subordinate tested him today. That Sixth Young Noble of the Shen family did not have any internal energy, and this subordinate only used 30% of his internal energy. I did not expect that he would be seriously injured, I beg Young Noble to forgive me."

"Is that so? If there's no problem, you can go and rest for the time being."

"Yes, thank you for your forgiveness, Young Master."

After she finished speaking, the woman in black glanced at Jiang Lian with a wistful gaze. She then leapt up onto the roof and quickly disappeared into the night, leaving Jiang Lian standing there alone, deep in thought. He gazed at the bright moonlight as he muttered to himself.

"Shen Yin Hao, huh."