In the sixth month of the Capital, the cicadas were buzzing noisily. In the pavilion of the back garden of the Marquis's Mansion, Jiang Wan held a round silk fan and gazed at the lotus flowers filling the pond, her brows slightly furrowed. Ever since she and Lu Jingyuan had grown increasingly prominent, families with old grudges against the Marquis's Mansion had been engaging in endless petty actions, openly and covertly putting obstacles in the mansion's path. Now, even Lu Jingyuan's official career was beginning to be implicated.
"Miss, Young Master Lu has arrived," the maid's voice interrupted Jiang Wan's thoughts.
Jiang Wan turned around and saw Lu Jingyuan striding over in a dark-colored robe, his face carrying a trace of exhaustion and anxiety.
Chapter 184