Transmigrated into a goddess from another world, and criticized the King of Yan for loving her like

last life.

"Ziyi, sister Wanqing's sixteenth birthday will be in a few days. Have you prepared a gift for her?"

Lu Huan took a sip of tea, took out an embroidered handkerchief and gently wiped the water stains from the corners of his mouth, and said nonchalantly, "Not yet."

His good friend Liang Wenbin said in confusion, "It's only a few days away, and you haven't prepared yet. Sister Wanqing will be very sad when the time comes."

Lu Huan glanced at him calmly and said, "The housekeeper will take care of the gift."

Liang Wenbin: "Tsk, do you really not understand or are you pretending not to understand? Wanqing wants a birthday gift prepared by you, not one prepared by the housekeeper."

"What's more, Sister Wanqing's feelings for you are obvious. She reached the age of marriage last year. If you take this opportunity to ask her out, then you will be..."

Lu Huan glanced at him coldly, with impatience in his eyes.

Liang Wenbin paused for a moment, "Okay, now that you know, I won't persuade you anymore."

"What are you looking at?"

Liang Wenbin followed his gaze and saw a crowd of people coming and going downstairs. He had no idea what he was looking at.

"Hey, have you heard about the Right Prime Minister Su family?"

Lu Huan slowly retracted his gaze and asked, "What happened to the Su family?"

"This Right Prime Minister Su Songqi, his appearance is really determined by his heart, he looks like an old fox."

"The news that he favors his concubine and kills his wife has spread all over the streets and alleys. Don't you know about it?"

"Speaking of which, Madam Liu is also pitiful. I heard that not only was her power as housekeeper taken away, but even her monthly allowance was deducted by that concubine."

Lu Huan: "How do you know what happened in the backyard?"

Liang Wenbin: "My sister and the youngest daughter of the Su family, Su Qingci, are close friends. I heard this from her."

"It's pitiful. I heard that Madam Liu was so angry that she collapsed a while ago. Not only did the Su family not hire a doctor for her, but even the money for the medicine was taken from Madam Liu's own dowry."

Liang Wenbin seemed to have seen something by accident. He suddenly pointed to a place across the street and said to Lu Huan, "Hey, the woman in white who just walked out of the pharmacy is Su Qingci."

"She was holding a few packets of medicine in her hand. It looked like she was here to get medicine for her mother."

For some reason, Liang Wenbin suddenly had an idea. He thought of his brother, who seemed to have been looking at the medicine shop across the street. Could it be...

Are you looking at Su Qingci?

But he soon dismissed the idea.

Lu Huan is a man with a calm mind and no desires. In his eyes, women are probably no different from men. So how could he look at her?

Su Qingci got on an inconspicuous carriage, and Lu Huan immediately withdrew his gaze, but he couldn't see anything unusual. Liang Wenbin secretly cursed himself for being too suspicious.

His brother is still so cold-hearted. He never cares about other people's affairs. Why would he care about her?

……

Soon it was Xu Wanqing's birthday.

On that day, the Xu Mansion was crowded with guests, and the young men and noble ladies from the capital came to the banquet one after another.

On this day, Su Qingci also came and presented the best gift he had prepared within his ability.

However, this gift attracted ridicule from other noble ladies and Xu Wanqing.

"Miss Su is the daughter of the Right Prime Minister after all. How come she is so reluctant to give such a gift? Isn't it embarrassing?"

Su Qingci's face flushed slightly, but he still straightened his back and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you all."

"The gift from the Su Mansion has been presented. This gift is from my heart. Although it is not luxurious, it is carefully prepared by me and represents my heart."

Xu Wanqing snorted lightly, her face full of disdain: "A token of affection? How much is a token of affection worth? You dare to bring such a shabby thing to my birthday party."

The noble ladies around all echoed and pointed fingers at Su Qingci.

In fact, they all knew that her stepmother was the manager of her backyard. Her stepmother always made things difficult for her and her mother, so she would naturally not prepare a generous gift for her to bring to the banquet.

Anyone with a discerning eye would know that this gift was the best she could afford. Although it was not the most expensive, it was definitely not shabby or disrespectful.

But Xu Wanqing and others still used her pain to mock her and ridicule her, with such mean faces that they were disgusting.

Liang Wenbin and Lu Huan arrived later, and they couldn't bear to hear everyone ridiculing Su Qingci.

Liang Wenbin: "Sister Wanqing should change her temper. After all, she is the daughter of the right prime minister. She should at least give others some face."

He sighed: "Who among the noble families in the capital doesn't know about the Su family's affairs? But she took the lead in ridiculing Su Qingci."

"Unfortunately, my sister has caught a cold these days and can't come to the banquet, otherwise I could go and help her."

Liang Wenbin suggested, "Hey, Ziyi, if you go and plead for mercy, Sister Wanqing might not treat her like this."

Lu Huan didn't say anything, but he knew something. This was the situation of a woman who was not favored.

He thought silently, perhaps, his mother had been like this, mocked and ridiculed by the women in the capital, who laughed at her for being born in a small place but having the good fortune to marry a great general.

Facing the same Su Qingci, he suddenly felt... a little reluctant.

However, in response to Liang Wenbin's proposal, Lu Huan said calmly, "If I help her, Xu Wanqing will only target her more."

Liang Wenbin looked puzzled, and before he could ask anything, he saw Lu Huan walking towards Xu Wanqing with a gift.

The closer he was, the clearer Lu Huan could see.

Even though he was ridiculed by everyone, Su Qingci did not get angry or annoyed. He just apologized to Xu Wanqing with an expressionless face.

She stood against everyone, without bowing or being humble.

Aloof yet dignified, cool and pure, like the cold rain in early spring, the first snow in winter, and like the snow lotus on an iceberg. It is distant and cold, yet carries a tenacious beauty.

As Lu Huan slowly approached, the discussions of the crowd came to an abrupt halt.

Lu Huan glanced at Su Qingci silently, pretended to withdraw his gaze casually, and then turned his gaze to Xu Wanqing.

He said calmly, "It's sister Wanqing's birthday today, I brought a small gift, I hope you won't dislike it."

Xu Wanqing took it with great joy and opened the gift from Lu Huan in front of everyone.

Inside was a golden glow, and there was a red gold hairpin inlaid with gemstone beads.

Everyone around complimented it, praising the exquisiteness and gorgeousness of this golden hairpin.

Lu Huan looked at it with neither sadness nor joy, but in his heart he thought that such a tacky gold item was really suitable for her.

He thought with disdain in his heart, but asked gently, "There is also a set of gold-painted utensils and a strong drawer box filled with jewelry for my sister. The housekeeper has sent it to my sister's room. Do you want to take a look?"

Xu Wanqing was pleasantly surprised and hurried over to hug his arm, "Thank you, Brother Ziyi, for the gift. I like it very much."

Lu Huan's smile paused for a moment because of her action, and the curve of his mouth became much lighter. "Then let's go and take a look?"

Xu Wanqing nodded, "Yeah!" Then she hurriedly took a group of girls to her yard.

Once all the people who had been joining in the fun left, the place suddenly became much quieter.

Lu Huan didn't know what he was worried about. Maybe he was afraid that she would misunderstand?

At the moment when Xu Wanqing pounced on him, he subconsciously looked at Su Qingci's expression.