"I, I naturally trust the Empress..."
Aunt Zhou then realized that Su Pan’er had beco angry, and her expression showed so confusion.
After her anger had subsided, Su Pan’er felt that she might have overreacted and quickly suppressed her vile air.
She softened her tone, "Aunt Zhou, do not worry, Ke’er is my brother, Zhou Ning is my friend, I am certainly no less anxious than you. Trust !"
That was indeed the truth!
Aunt Zhou finally relaxed.
Su Pan’er was about to say more when an attendant standing outside the gate ca in and reported, "Empress, there is a visitor outside."
"Not seeing anyone!"
Su Pan’er responded without thinking, then rembered sothing and asked, "Did the visitor give their na?"
"She claims to be the daughter of Academician Lei from Yingtian Academy, seeking an audience with the Empress outside. She also said, she knows Lord Su’s whereabouts."
As soon as the attendant finished speaking, Su Pan’er sprang to her feet, instantly invigorated, "What are you waiting for? Bring her in imdiately."
Su Pan’er was naturally familiar with Academician Lei from Yingtian Academy, but she had never t his daughter, Lei Yu. However, after Lei Yu entered and paid her respects, seeing the face that sowhat resembled Academician Lei, Su Pan’er believed her words to a considerable extent.
"Miss Lei is truly Academician Lei’s daughter, this tranquil deanor really lives up to her father’s reputation. Remarkable, truly remarkable."
Su Pan’er sincerely praised.
She had a newfound respect for this Miss Lei in front of her.
She had not expected that Academician Lei, known for his flattery, would have such a tranquil daughter. However, seeing the occasional playful glint the visitor revealed, it was clear that Miss Lei Yu truly maintained a youthful innocence!
How wonderful it is to be young!
Lei Yu, sitting on the edge of a chair, swiftly stood up at these words, her face tinged with a touch of shyness.
"Empress, you overpraise . I am neither talented nor virtuous, in my free ti, the only thing I can do is follow my father and understand a few characters, I’m unworthy of the word ’tranquil.’"
"Modest yet confident, Academician Lei indeed has a good daughter."
Su Pan’er nodded, her gaze drifting to the plump maidservant standing behind Lei Yu, her eyes flashing briefly.
Hmm, slender paired with plump, the flower complented by the leaves.
It seems that Miss Lei isn’t as harmless as she appears!
"It’s rare for Miss Lei to visit Luoyan Village for pleasure, this place is my holand after all, and I should offer so hospitality. Unfortunately, I have been sowhat preoccupied with private matters recently, which has led to neglecting Miss Lei."
Lei Yu hurriedly disclaid any such notion, quickly declining.
"Empress, your words are too kind. I humbly sought an audience with you because I know sothing of Lord Su’s whereabouts. Hearing that the Empress was looking for Lord Su, I took the liberty to co without invitation and seek an audience. I hope the Empress will forgive my boldness in light of my sincere desire to locate Lord Su."
As Lei Yu spoke, she slightly bowed toward Su Pan’er.
"Are you also looking for Su Ke?"
Su Pan’er asked, though her tone was affirmative.
Her confidence and courage in revealing familiarity with Su Ke right in front of her were astonishing.
Was she so sure she wouldn’t bla her?
"Go on and talk!"
Su Pan’er did not ask in detail, but Lei Yu understood the aning behind Su Pan’er’s words.
A blush crept upon her cheeks. She looked around and then lowered her head without speaking, unwilling to open her mouth.
Su Pan’er pondered for a mont and then waved for everyone to leave. Aunt Zhou and Xiren were both anxious to learn about Zhou Ning’s whereabouts. They were listening intently to the critical part and could hardly refrain from urging Miss Lei to continue. However, the Empress ordered them to leave, and Aunt Zhou naturally refused, but she was assisted out by Xiren, who also conveniently closed the door behind them.
"Now you can talk."
Su Pan’er’s face slowly darkened, and she looked expressionlessly at Lei Yu.
Lei Yu also realized that coming to see the Empress was a bit rash, but by now, she could no longer care about that!
"Empress, because my father was a ntor to Lord Su, Yu’er and Brother Su knew each other from earlier on. During the ti Brother Su took the Spring Imperial Civil Service Examination, I also t him a few tis. And later, later... my father greatly admired Brother Su."
Lei Yu spoke and sneaked a glance at the Empress, then quickly lowered her head in embarrassnt.
Su Pan’er was non-committal, thinking about the relationship between the academic siblings. Even if Miss Lei was staying in the rear courtyard, sothing must have happened between her and Ke’er. Whether or not the other party would disclose that was secondary, but her attitude was always subtly expressing this point.
Seeing that the Empress remained silent and did not follow her script, Lei Yu, helpless, continued on her own.
"Brother Su was commanded to return to his hotown for ancestral worship. It just so happened that my elder aunt also lived nearby and ran into Brother Su unintentionally. During that ti, even though Brother Su was busy, we t twice..."
"Be more detailed."
Su Pan’er interrupted her, "When and where did you et? What did he say? And why do you say you know his whereabouts?"
Her mind was filled with thousands of questions waiting for her answer.
This question really stumped Lei Yu.
She bit her lip; she initially intended to apply the principle of ’The nearer to the water, the first to get the moon,’ but how could she admit that she had chased Su Ke all the way to his hotown?
If she didn’t speak, how should she explain clearly to the Empress? Especially since ntioning Su Ke reminded her of another woman!
Just thinking about that woman filled her with loathing!
"The palace advises you, it is best to give a clear and complete account. You should know that the cri of deceiving the sovereign is not a trivial offense. Even if you, Lei Yu, had ten heads, they wouldn’t be enough!"
Seeing the changing expressions on her face, Su Pan’er snorted threateningly.
"Actually, there really is nothing that cannot be said. It’s just that it’s a long story!"
Compared to life and death, losing face seed to be trivial after all.
Lei Yu gave a bitter smile, "Empress must be aware of the Wentao Pavilion in Shengjing City? Wentao Pavilion, located on the banks of the Poplar Willow River that connects the examination hall and the brothels, is a renowned winehouse and an ideal haunt for literary figures to indulge..."
"Stop beating around the bush!" Su Pan’er scolded.
Lei Yu bowed slightly, "I ntioned Wentao Pavilion because after arriving in Luoyan Village, I discovered that there was an additional presence by Brother Su’s side, adding fragrance to red sleeves. That person was none other than the top courtesan from Wentao Pavilion, Miss Hani. Miss Hani is proficient in all instrunts, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and not to ntion, breathtakingly beautiful..." She gently bit her lip, "Because of this, there were so conflicts between us..."
Su Pan’er glanced at Lei Yu, not finding it hard to imagine such a scene.
With two won suddenly accompanying Ke’er, one being a frequent figure of the pleasure districts who followed him constantly, and this woman had also traveled from Shengjing.
The additional person was none other than Lei Yu herself!
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