The next evening, Liang Ping ca by, an apologetic look on his face as he gazed at Lu Chang’sheng.
Lu Chang’sheng’s heart sank a little, a sense of foreboding creeping in.
"How did it go?"
"It’ll take so ti—Lord Yan Yun is busy refining pills right now."
Thank goodness.
He’d thought for a mont that the Empress or her people were ddling.
Since it was just about alchemy, not being able to et was perfectly normal.
A few more days went by, and finally, Liang Ping ca back with good news—the invitation had reached Yan Yun’s hands.
The latter had agreed to et him.
Lu Chang’sheng sighed in relief, smiling, "Thank you."
Before leaving, he handed Liang Ping a prescription—sothing to help regulate the body, nourish one’s essence and blood, and even provide so relief for hysteria.
When Liang Ping and his family found out, they were overjoyed. Even those clan mbers who’d grumbled about Liang Ping burning through favors just to send an invitation were left speechless.
Seeing this, Liang Ping couldn’t help but sigh to himself.
Ever since his father fell ill with hysteria, the old elders in the clan had started to reveal so ugly intentions.
They’d begun coveting the many resources his father left behind. So were even blatantly eyeing this year’s official posts in Black Mountain Prefecture—even if those positions weren’t all that prestigious, they still ca with official stipends from the governnt.
And yet, the Empress herself is in Black Mountain Prefecture now. How could she possibly tolerate sothing like that?
If she found out, there would be hell to pay.
Liang Ping had tried to lay it out for them again and again, but these people didn’t care. Instead, they figured he was just trying to get in their way.
"Thank god Mr. Lu ca by—otherwise, who knows what ss would have broken out."
Liang Ping muttered in gratitude.
When his father Liang Yun was in his pri, he’d already married and started a family. By the ti Liang Yun relocated the clan to Prefecture City in Black Mountain, Liang Ping was nearing middle age himself.
By then, a man’s personality is pretty much set in stone.
Besides, he’d never really had much talent for officialdom to begin with, so handling matters like this wasn’t easy.
That’s part of how things ended up like this.
"Going forward, I’d better stay close with Uncle Lu’s family."
Liang Ping, not one for scheming, saw Lu Chang’sheng as a lifeline, resolving to bring his family to pay respects at Lu Family Manor more often, so his father’s ties with them wouldn’t fade.
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Fenghua Restaurant.
The na sounded familiar, but inside, everything was completely different.
This place and the Fenghua Building by the Ruilong River had the sa owner, but they weren’t the sa spot.
Back in the day, the Fenghua Building under the Gao Family had long since been reduced to dust in the chaos of war.
In tis like those, the stronger and flashier the clan, the more likely they’d be targeted.
Now, the Fenghua Building was under the ng Family’s control in Black Mountain Prefecture.
The ng Patriarch’s daughter had married into the Lu Family as a daughter-in-law, so the Fenghua Building was essentially Lu Family property now. That’s why Lu Chang’sheng hadn’t picked so other family’s restaurant, but chose the Fenghua.
He ordered the staff to prepare food and wine, then sat in a private room and waited.
But when the appointed hour ca, Yan Yun still hadn’t shown.
Did he just get stood up?
Lu Chang’sheng’s expression grew a little sour.
Ti passed—the food and wine cooled, were replaced, then cooled again.
His face remained calm, gazing into the pitch-black night outside. Just as he was about to pay and leave, a figure hurriedly appeared.
"Sorry, are you Scholar Lu?"
The man was gasping for breath as he spoke.
You could tell how anxious he was.
"And you are—?"
eting Lu Chang’sheng’s questioning gaze, the man replied, "Lord Yan Yun sent . He said, you’ll know as soon as you see this."
With that, the man handed over a box, still locked shut.
What could be inside, so mysterious?
Lu Chang’sheng frowned, and once the ssenger had left, he took the lock and yanked hard, snapping it off.
When he saw what was inside, a look of surprise flickered across his face.
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