I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 71 Lu Jing is here
As soon as Song Lingyi left, there was another commotion at the door.

This kind of noise was not like the excitement caused by Xie Yanshu's appearance just now, but more of shock.

"Which royal relative is this?"

"The gifts he brought were no less than those from the Xie family..."

"Master Song, is this also a guest of yours?"

People around were talking about it, but Master Song had no mind to respond. His legs were shaking and his cheeks were twitching unconsciously. He wanted to salute the visitor, but his hand was trembling when he raised it.

Song Lingwan noticed her father's strange and rude reaction, glanced at Lu Jing, and asked quietly, "Dad, what's wrong with you?"

Lu Jing's carriage was magnificent and he was dressed very solemnly today, not too flashy. He walked forward with a smile on his face, "Master Song, how are you?"

This greeting made Mr. Song break out in a cold sweat, and his voice trembled a little, "Very good, very good...Boss Lu is very busy, how come you have time to come today?"

"Oh? Master Song doesn't know, it's——"

Before Lu Jing finished speaking, Song Lingwan interrupted him, "Dad, your question is really rude. Didn't you send an invitation to Boss Lu that day? Boss Lu has always had a good relationship with you. How could you not come?"

Even if Lu Jing made tens of thousands of dollars a day, he was just a brothel owner. If others knew that it was Fifth Sister who invited him, who knows how they would frame him. Anyway, everyone knew his father's reputation, so no one would suspect anything if he took all the blame.

Lu Jing glanced at Song Lingwan with deep eyes, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, "Fourth Miss Song is right."

Even though Mr. Song was slow to react, he quickly laughed and said, "Oh, I'm getting more and more confused. I'm glad that Boss Lu can come. Please come in..."

What's going on?
Mr. Song wiped the sweat from his forehead imperceptibly.

Over there, Song Lingyi took on the duties of the host and led Zhao Yinxian and Xie Yanshu into the front courtyard. As soon as the young Marquis Xie entered, he attracted a lot of attention, and the girls all looked happy.

Mrs. Song was still sitting in the hall entertaining all the old, middle-aged and young women, when Mother Qiu came over and whispered in her ear about the two distinguished guests. Mrs. Song frowned, they hadn't been invited yet...

It’s not that she disliked the sudden visit of Zhao Yinxian and Xie Yanshu, but the space at the table was really limited. The Song Mansion had two courtyards and was not too small, but it really couldn’t accommodate too many people.

Madam Song ordered Mother Qiu to bring her maids to clear out the new pavilion, set up a few tables and lacquered wooden scales, and then tell the kitchen to prepare more food.

While they were discussing it, Song Lingyi brought the two of them in to pay their respects to Madam Song.

The hall suddenly became quiet, and this group of women, old, middle-aged and young, were all looking at Xie Yanshu who was standing on the far left.

"Junior pays respects to Madam Song."

Although Mrs. Song was an elder, she did not dare to accept their greetings. She also stood up and said with a kind smile: "Good children... I'm glad you came..."

Not knowing what to talk about, she threw the task of entertaining the guests back to Song Lingyi: "Well, Ah Zhu has set up a game of pitching pots in the yard. Young Marquis Xie and Miss Zhao are both from military families. I don't think they would like to chat with old ladies like us. You should take them to play."

In front of outsiders, Song Lingyi was still very considerate and bowed and left: "I understand, Madam." As soon as the three of them left, the hall immediately became lively, and everyone was talking about the young marquis of Wu'an Marquis's Mansion.

"Madam Song, your Song family is still on good terms with the Wu'an Marquisate?!"

"This young Marquis Xie is indeed from a wealthy family, he is heroic, well-educated and polite, and he is very polite!" The person who said this was Madam Song's best friend when she was young - Madam Luo, the wife of Uncle Luo. In the past, when the Song family was weak, she helped them on the surface, but secretly laughed at them. She even scolded Madam Song several times for the fact that the Song family only gave birth to daughters.

The Song family became prosperous overnight and its momentum even surpassed that of the Luo family. She could no longer sit still and began to belittle the Song family in some ways, as if Xie Yanshu's visit to pay his respects was a huge honor to the Song family.

Regardless of whether the people around her were envious or jealous, Madam Song was overjoyed. She had been holding back her anger for a long time since her parents-in-law passed away. She fanned herself with a palm-leaf fan and said leisurely, "Oh, it's all because my little daughter is promising. She is favored by the princess and has the support of Master Ye. How many noble families in Chang'an want to meet her? Our Song family has received countless invitations these days. I don't like to show off, so I rejected them one by one. It's normal that you sisters don't know."

"Really? Your daughter Lele is already a seventh-rank court lady. Why didn't we see any of her colleagues visiting us today?" asked Mrs. Luo.

Mrs. Song's face froze. When she had chosen the date for the promotion banquet, she had not considered inviting Song Lingyi's colleagues. First, Mr. Song was not a high-ranking official. If a few fifth- or sixth-rank officials came, wouldn't they have to serve them? Second, the Song family had limited space. If they invited too many people, they would lose face.

As soon as people in the hall were talking about Song Lingyi's colleagues, Mother Qiu came in with a panicked look on her face and said that Boss Lu from Suochunlou had arrived.

Mrs. Song almost jumped up from her chair, thinking: What is this person doing here? He tortured Song An like that last time, and he still has the nerve to come today? !

As the owner of Chang'an's number one brothel, Lu Jing holds connections in the most powerful circles in Chang'an. He is not someone whom you can easily make friends with.

"Mrs. Song, is your family also friends with Boss Lu?"
Although Mr. Song often went to Huangliusi, Suochunlou was not accessible to ordinary people, and those who entered might not necessarily meet Boss Lu.

Mrs. Luo's face became more and more ugly, but she still said, "Ruozhao, where did Mr. Song meet Boss Lu?"

Madam Song calmed herself down and said, "I only met him a few times when I went to Hesi Tower before."

Madam Luo was not so easy to fool, but she didn't want to embarrass Madam Song in public, so she didn't say anything.

……

As soon as Lu Jing entered the courtyard, he was noticed by Song Lingyi
She was shocked! How could this person be so shameless? He almost strangled her to death yesterday, but today he could come to visit her as if nothing had happened.

Song Lingyi's pause was noticed by the two people beside her. Zhao Yinxian followed her line of sight and her eyes suddenly widened: "Wow! This little brother is quite handsome!"

She nudged Song Lingyi with her arm excitedly, "Do you know him?"

Xie Yanshu didn't know Lu Jing, but that didn't stop him from feeling a sense of crisis.

He looked at Song Lingyi's reaction calmly.

"Not familiar! Of course not familiar!"

Song Lingyi was so focused on the shame of being kissed last night that she didn't have the time to care whether Xie Yanshu was upset or not. "Sister Zhao, you guys go first. I'll be here in a while."

(End of this chapter)