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In the past, when they first arrived at Shengjing, Lu Zi Nuo wanted to write the words of the heroic thief Lang Zi Qing. It was originally his real name, but he was afraid that he would not be able to write properly and he was afraid that the bookseller would not accept it.

He had just arrived at the Shengjing and had nowhere to stay at. Coincidentally, he found a secret place in the Pingkang to stay, and the room he lived in happened to be next to the Courtesan Belle Ruan Hua Shi's courtyard.

Ruan Hua Shi liked peace and quiet. Normally, when she leaned on the window to look, he would feel a sense of novelty when she realised that the white-faced scholar was staying next to him. In a single night, Ou Yang Zhan's flute music refreshed her senses. The two chatted for a while and felt like they had found a new friend.

Ruan Hua Shi's title of Courtesan Belle was not just for show. Not only was she one of the top talented girls, she was also extremely talented. She had chosen a merchant from all over the place and wanted to return home with him. Who knew that merchant would go back on his word and leave.

How could Ruan Hua Shi endure this pain? She was beyond sick. Seeing that she was no longer of any use, the old procuress wanted to drive her out no matter what. Alone and without a place to go, she fainted in front of Ou Yang Zhan's door.

Seeing that she was pitiful, the scholar did not avoid her suspicion and went back to her dwelling to receive treatment. Ruan Hua Shi had nothing to live for, her oil was unable to advance, and every day she was thin, the scholar just watched and specially searched for her for an entire day. He smashed all the pots and pans onto the side of Ruan Hua Shi's bed, saying that she had lost her reputation and wanted to chase her away. When she woke up and was about to leave, Ou Yang Zhan coaxed her into eating some rice soup before she had the strength to leave. After she drank a mouthful, she knew that the rice soup was mixed with medicine, and that the scholar was saving her.

Originally, the story was not bad, but after Ruan Hua Shi recovered, the old procuress came to ask for his life, saying that she did not let Ruan Hua Shi go at all. The two of them were poor, how could they have money to pay for it? Ruan Hua Shi wanted to follow the old procuress back, to be stopped by Ou Yang Zhan.

Ou Yang Zhan pretended to be mysterious, and asked the old procuress to go to the south side of the Capital to get the money.

It was a pity that the servant at the door did not allow him in. It was a pity that the old procuress did not understand what was going on and told the matter to the servant, who then laughed out loud and said: "There is a famous poem in Shengjing that was originally written by my master. That person wanted to ask you this, so he asked us to ask you this: 'Where is your face?'"

The old procuress went back dejectedly, and went to look for Ou Yang Zhan the next day. Only then did she realise that the two of them had moved away from their original locations, but had no face to look for them anymore, and could only allow them to leave like this.

Some said that she was greedy for wealth, and that she had met with someone else in a private meeting, and was then chased away by Ou Yang Zhan. Others said that she still had a crush on the wind and moon arena, and was too used to harlot, so she couldn't be a good girl.

However, Lu Zi Nuo changed the final outcome to Ruan Hua Shi. In order to prevent Ou Yang Zhan's reputation from being tarnished, he left behind his only pearl hairpin and quietly left.

Lu Zi Nuo only relied on his own preferences to rewrite the story, he did not expect his words to become a bestseller in an instant, receiving the praises of many talented people, but after hearing the story, he became furious, and swore to find the author.

At that time, Lu Zi Nuo had used an alias, and Liu Zhen Yang had even joked that if he was famous, he would not be in person, but she was happy, and thanked him for his foresight.

Lu Zi Nuo raised his eyes, he was no longer paying attention to the other doctors, but was only sizing up Ou Yang Zhan. Although she had written the story of Ou Yang Zhan back then, but he had never seen him in person.

He was over forty years old and had a white beard. It was unknown whether it was due to the illness from before or because he was sick. He looked pale and frail, with prominent cheekbones and eyebrows. As he watched, he did not feel that had been that impulsive in the past, nor did he feel that Ruan Hua Shi would be moved by it.

As if he felt that someone was looking at him, Ou Yang Zhan's eyes quickly turned towards Lu Zi Nuo. When he looked over, Lu Zi Nuo felt that this person had an extremely unique personality, his eyes were extremely focused, and because of his prominent eyebrows, his gaze was especially deep, as if the light around his body had drawn all over. His eyes were pitch-black, as if he was faintly smiling, but when he looked carefully, he still felt that this person was stern.

Lu Zi Nuo was startled, he was lost in thought, and was unable to recover his senses, where had he seen such a pair of eyes before? He racked his brain, but could not think of where, which truly annoyed him.

"Discussion Liu, I have to interrupt our home. Emperor wants us to pass on a message." A sharp sound pulled Lu Zi Nuo back into the real world, and he saw the old man beside Emperor who was trembling as he walked over. He was a man with a head and face standing beside Mu Rong Shi, and many people could recognize him.

"May I know who is Lu Zi Nuo, Lang Jun?"

When he asked, many people looked towards Lu Zi Nuo's direction, all of them had strange expressions, Yang Ou Yu's face was filled with surprise, Liu Zhen Yang thought that Lu Zi Nuo had gotten into some trouble again, but Lu Zi Nuo did not understand, seeing that everyone was getting out of the way, he was confused, he cupped his hands and bowed to the eunuch: "I am."

"Emperor said that he wanted my husband to come to the Qujiang Feast tonight." With that, the elder returned to the Dragon Carriage. He did not care if Lu Zi Nuo agreed or not, or if his words caused a huge uproar.

Just now, Yang Ou Yu was still mocking Lu Zi Nuo, but now, his face was filled with unwillingness, and Lu Zi Nuo could only bite the bullet and accept all kinds of gazes of either admiration or jealousy, only feeling a kind of comforting warmth. Originally, she had thought that it was Liu Zhen Yang, but she slightly raised his head with a shallow smile, indicating that he was fine.

Mu Rong Chun glared at Li Zhao, his face had long since recovered its coldness: "Lu Lang Jun is really in a rush to win, to think that there are actually so many invitations for us to go to the River Cuisine Banquet. I wonder where your master is going to sit?"

Lu Zi Nuo was a little unhappy, but he did not want to give Mu Rong Chun too much face in front of the crowd, so he said: "I will naturally sit next to Brother Liu who invited me first, and hearing that Li Zhao is right across from me, we will all be sitting together?"

"Of course." Li Zhao laughed.

"Sure." Mu Rong Chun turned around and left. Originally, he wanted to invite Lu Zi Nuo, but with Liu Zhen Yang in front and the Royal Grandfather in the back, he regretted not extending an invitation to the great hall just now.

Liu Zhen Yang smiled faintly and continued to introduce them.