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  Lu An walked over and bowed his hands, saying: "Brother Zhou, I have something to say to you."

  Zhou Xuan stood up and let Tang Xiaosan accompany Xiao Di to play with insects, watching "Little General Zhang Bao" bully that curly-haired one.

  Three people sat down in the side hall, and Lu An spoke up: "These days, thanks to Brother Zhou for covering me, I am deeply grateful. Tomorrow, I will take Qin Xiao's sister to Shouzhou, so I came to tell Brother Zhou."

  Zhou Xuan was shocked and thought to himself, "Leaving tomorrow? How can this be? I'm not even given a chance to compete, this is so unfair!" His mind racing, he spoke in a very worried tone, "This won't do, it's absolutely unacceptable!"

  Qin Que had been keeping her head down, feeling a bit guilty towards Zhou Xuan. At this moment, she lifted her head and gazed at Zhou Xuan with those bright eyes of hers.

  Lu An hastily asked: "What's wrong, Brother Zhou, please speak."

  Zhou Xuan wanted to change the subject and started a new topic, asking: "I heard that Little Lu is an assistant professor at Shouzhou Medical School? He's really accomplished at such a young age, I admire him."

  At the age of 22, Lu An became the assistant teacher of Shouzhou Medical Bureau with a low age, leading to an annual salary of sixty-two taels of official silver. He often boasted about it himself and thought that within three years, the position of doctor at Shouzhou Medical Bureau would be his, as Doctor Sun was already old. With a proud heart, he suppressed his self-satisfaction and humbly said: "Oh no, oh no, I'm just a low-ranking official, not worth mentioning. Brother Zhou, please speak quickly, tomorrow I'll go to Shouzhou with Que'er, is there anything wrong?"

  Zhou Xuan saw the expression on Lu An's face and initially determined that Lu An was a person with a very strong desire for fame and wealth. Good, what I'm afraid of is that you'll fall in love recklessly without regard for anything else. As long as you love officialdom and money, then I have a way to deal with you.

  Zhou Xuan didn't answer again and asked Qin Que: "Miss Qin, you are a student of Jiangzhou Medical Bureau, doesn't it matter if you quit?"

  Qin Que said in a low voice: "It's just that after marriage, it's not convenient to go to the medical office for diagnosis again. You can resign, and my father is a doctor at the medical office, so there are some conveniences."

  "Uh-huh," Zhou Xuan responded, "But has Miss Qin considered this: you're currently in charge of the physical health of the palace maidens. If you suddenly resign, who will take care of the medical examinations? The male students at the Medical Bureau won't be able to help with that. The Emperor and the Governor will definitely investigate and find fault. Once they discover the premeditated fake marriage, the Emperor will definitely be furious and deal with this case severely. Not only will Dr. Qin suffer, but you, Little Lu, may also be held accountable and lose your position as an assistant teacher. You might even face severe punishment."

  Lu An's face turned white with fear, and he looked at Zhou Xuan in a fluster.

  Qin Que looked at Zhou Xuan deeply and said, "Qin Que is still too simple-minded, fortunately, Master Zhou's thoughts are meticulous, and the reminder was very timely."

  Lu An rubbed his hands and said: "Right, right, Brother Zhou is absolutely right. Tomorrow we can't leave. According to your opinion, when should my sister and I set off to be completely safe?"

  Zhou Xuan glanced at Qin Que and smiled without saying a word.

  Qin Que sighed inwardly: "Mother was right, Brother-in-law's courage is too small, encountering slightly difficult things and can't make up his mind!" He said: "Of course, we have to wait until the selection envoy leaves Jiangzhou before making a move, I estimate it will take another seven days."

  Lu An nodded and said: "Alright, let's wait for seven more days, this isn't urgent, safety comes first."

  Qin Que said: "Elder brother, then let's go in and tell Father and Mother." She lightly lifted her skirt and walked elegantly out of the side hall, heading towards the inner courtyard.

  Lu An was about to follow, but was stopped by Zhou Xuan: "Little Lu, don't go, let Miss Qin go and talk alone, we'll have a good chat."

  Lu An was very grateful to Zhou Xuan, who was thinking of him and Que Mei with all his heart. He hurried back to sit down and said, "Brother Zhou, just say whatever you have to say."

  Zhou Xuan asked: "Little Lu, you're so young and already hold the position of assistant instructor at Shouzhou Medical Office. You must have achieved your goal at a young age, surely someone is jealous?"

  Lu An nodded and said, "Yes, the wind is beautiful in the forest, but it must be destroyed; the waves are high on the shore, but they must be turbulent. When I was at the Shouzhou Medical Bureau, I was also envied by medical students because I was younger than them, but my position was higher than theirs."

  Zhou Xuan nodded, with an elder brother's demeanor, and said seriously: "So you must cherish it well, be cautious in all things. By the way, your engagement to Miss Qin should be known by many people, right?"

  Lu An said: "Yes, last year when I came here, many people knew that I was the fiancé of Queer Sister."

  "Then you must be even more careful. You will have to stay in Jiangzhou for seven or eight days this time, and try not to go out during this period. Don't let anyone see through your disguise. By the way, you can't wear that silk robe now, you need to change clothes. How about disguising yourself as a house servant?"

  "What's going on at home?" Lu An stared with wide eyes.

  Zhou Xuan said: "Right, Jiatian, you pretend to be a house servant, it's absolutely safe that way. Just say you're the new house servant recruited by the Qin family, no one will suspect anything. After seven days, you quietly leave and we'll just say that house servant wasn't good at his job, so he was fired. It's a perfect plan, with no chance of being discovered."

  Lu Anquan relied on Zhou Xuan's advice and said: "Alright, for Qiao Mei's sake, I'll be a servant at home for seven days."

  Zhou Xuan took Lu An to the small house where Lai Fu lived. Lai Fu was guarding the shop at "Autumn War Hall" tonight and wasn't here.

  Zhou Xuan found a set of green shirts and shorts for Lai Fu to wear, and then put on a servant's hat. You can't say that Lu An wore Lai Fu's servant uniform quite well, looking like Zhou Xingchi when he first entered the Huafu, but not as sly, with his upper lip swollen, making him look a bit comical.

  "Then you can just sleep here tonight. To learn to be a family servant, one must learn to be like one. Although the bed is simple, it's still quite clean."

  Miss Qin looked everywhere for her brother but couldn't find him, and when she heard from the servant that he had gone to the house of the family's guard, she brought Xiao Hui Xiang over to take a look, and exclaimed: "Brother, what are you doing?"

  Lu An didn't want his cousin to think he was indecisive, so he said, "For safety's sake, I've decided to temporarily disguise myself as a servant. After these seven days pass, we'll head to Shouzhou."

  Qin Que looked at Zhou Xuan with a glance, knowing that this was definitely Zhou Xuan's idea, dressing her older cousin as a servant, probably just a prank. However, most of what Zhou Xuan said made sense, so she couldn't blame her, only saying: "Cousin doesn't need to dress like this, it's better for you to stay in the inner courtyard, who can see you anyway?"

  Zhou Xuan said, "No, it's not just one or two days, but seven or eight days. If you stay hidden in the house and can't move around, stretch your limbs, and get some fresh air, it's really unbearable. Moreover, the men's toilet is in the front yard, and my friend has many visitors coming and going, so they will inevitably run into each other. It's not that I'm afraid of trouble, but what if something happens? If Little Lu can't even bear this little bit of hardship, then he doesn't deserve to marry Miss Qin."

  Lu An hastily said: "For the sake of my cousin, I can endure all these things. Cousin, you go back, I'll sleep here tonight."

  Qin Que had no choice but to instruct Xiao Huxiang to bring over some clean bedding, as she couldn't very well drag her brother-in-law into the inner courtyard. She had originally wanted to chat with him a bit, but Zhou Xuan just stood there, not moving, and her brother-in-law also looked distracted. He must have been exhausted from traveling such a long distance, so she asked him to get some rest early and then took her leave.

  Zhou Xuan patted Lu An's shoulder and said, "Brother, don't worry too much, it's okay. Everything will be fine in seven days, right? By the way, have you had dinner yet? I'll ask the cook to send some food over."

  Lu An was really touched. This Brother Zhou is more considerate than his cousin, who had forgotten that he hadn't eaten dinner yet, but he remembered.