The Prime Minister's Beloved Wife : Volume 2

Fear

When they entered through the gate, a young servant boy came forward with a wide sunny smile on his face. He stood up and bowed his head to Lu Tong Xiao and Bai Yu Yan in a formal greeting before saying cheerfully, "Master is back!"

Behind him, an old woman garbed in a light grey gown which was famously known as the peasant hanfu bent to bow in salutation to the two of them and maintained the posture until the horse came to a stop. Only when Lu Tong Xiao glanced at them did they raise their head.

After the horse came to a halt, Lu Tong Xiao swung his leg back in an arc and smoothly jumped down from it. He then held out his arms to hold Bai Yu Yan by her underarms and pulled her down with ease.

In the whole process, Lu Tong Xiao's muscle on his forearm did not even twitch once.

Seeing this, the servant boy chirped, "Mistress seems lighter than a small sack of potato."

Speechless, Bai Yu Yan's hand pulling the hoodie of the cape paused midair when she heard the boy's comment. A little embarrassed, she did not know what to say but from the corner of her eyes, she saw that Lu Tong Xiao was busy seizing her petite body with serious eyes as if to silently confirm it.

"Ah Chuan!" old servant angrily shouted at the young boy but he had already taken the horse straddle and happily ran towards the stable of the courtyard to feed it.

The old woman sighed with exasperation but knowing whom he had just misspoken to, she appeared a little apprehensive and said with lowered head, "Mistress, please forgive this old servant's grandson. He must not have recognized Mistress just now and said something very rude. This servant will make sure to whack him when he comes back," she did not dare to raise her head and look at Bai Yu Yan, after all, it was the first time they had seen the Master bring a woman to this place and did not know what she was like.

"There is no need to worry about it. It's okay," assured Bai Yu Yan with a smile as her attention was already attracted by the surrounding of the quaint little courtyard.

Currently, they were standing inside the circular entrance gate where the wooden door had already been closed. However, there was not a single servant standing guard like in the Lu manor.

There was a wide cobbled pathway which branched into different small paths ahead. Various coloured maple, blue mimosa and ginkgo trees stood on the side and shed colourful shades of red and yellow leaves on the ground which the sweepers had diligently swept to the sides on top of the mowed grass.

"Master, Mistress, this way please!" The old woman stretched her wrinkly hand to show them the way with a smiling face. She seemed very happy to be able to have Lu Tong Xiao and his wife in this place.

Lu Tong Xiao took Bai Yu Yan's small hand into his own and looked at her wandering eyes admiring the place.

Bai Yu Yan glanced at the man beside her several times. After a while, her curiosity suppressed the hesitation in her heart and she asked in a small voice that only he could hear, "Your Excellency, does this place belong to the Lu family?"

She knew the noble families usually owned many estates inside and outside the capital apart from their main manor but did not know if this was the property of the Lu house. If anyone heard her asking this, won't he lose his face if it did not belong to his family? So, she could only whisper to him.

"This is not Lu family's property," replied Lu Tong Xiao to see her small face appearing slightly embarrassed and added unhurriedly, "It's my personal property."

Bai Yu Yan looked at Lu Tong Xiao with wide eyes that had unhidden excitement and asked, "Really?"

As a reply, he simply rubbed her head with a doting smile.