Lu Xingyue's voice suddenly sounded from outside the hospital. Lu Mingwan was startled and quickly sat up straight.
The whole hall looked over in unison.
Shen Lansui pushed Lu Xingyue through the door and smiled at the various eyes, neither humble nor overbearing.
Lu Xingyue stood up from his wheelchair, stood side by side with Shen Lansui, and said calmly: "I have met the Duke, Madam."
Today he was wearing a bright red round-neck robe with floral patterns, a leather belt around his waist, and his dark hair was tied high. He was upright and energetic. Even though he was injured, he did not lose half of his style. Instead, he looked softer due to illness.
Next to her, Shen Lan is wearing a skirt with floral patterns of the same color. She stands tall and graceful, with a simple and neat bun, and a few gold hairpins. She is elegant and dignified, and there is nothing wrong with her. She is completely different from the embarrassed look she had last night.
The more the eldest lady watched, the more panicked she felt in her heart, and she opened her mouth with a thorn: "If you are in a good relationship, you should also be careful about the rules. Let the elders wait on the day when tea is served. Where did you learn the rules?"
Her reproachful gaze fell on Shen Lansui, "You are a bride. Instead of persuading your husband, you are fooling around with him. You don't look like a married woman at all."
Shen Lansui's expression remained unchanged, and she secretly laughed in her heart. She didn't dare to touch Lu Xingyue, so why did she pinch her, a soft persimmon?
She bowed and said warmly: "What the eldest lady taught you is that both Sanlang and I are injured. Changing the dressing in the morning will not waste time. Next time we will serve tea and change the dressing when we go back."
The eldest lady was stunned, and then realized that she was implying that she was harsh, and her face suddenly turned darker.
"I didn't know you were so sharp-tongued before."
Shen Lan smiled and didn't say anything back.
Lu Xingyue stared at the eldest lady's eyebrows, and sure enough he saw that the aura was getting darker.
"Okay, it's not easy for you two. After serving tea, go back and rest early." Rong Guogong said, and someone immediately came up with tea.
The eldest lady glanced at him and leaned back in her chair expressionlessly.
Lu Xingyue lifted up his robe and straightened it up to kneel down. Duke Rong Guo immediately said, "You don't have to kneel because your legs are inconvenient."
The others didn't say anything as a matter of course.
Shen Lansui slowly knelt down, and a breeze came from the side. She looked in surprise, and saw Lu Xingyue kneeling next to her.
"Serving tea is a great gift and cannot be discarded."
He took the tea cup from the maid and handed it to Shen Lansui. Their eyes met and Shen Lansui's heart skipped a beat.
"Xingyue really values his new daughter-in-law." The eldest lady said with a half-smile.
Duke Rong Guo took another look at Shen Lansui and suddenly felt that this bride was too beautiful.
Shen Lansui took the tea cup and saluted Duke Rong Guo together with Lu Xingyue.
"Dad, drink tea."
Lu Xingyue actually called him dad today, which was quite natural.
Duke Rong Guo immediately relaxed his eyebrows and took it with a smile, "Okay."
When it was Shen Lansui's turn, she said respectfully: "Dad, please have tea."
Duke Rong Guo did not embarrass her and took it happily. After taking a sip, he said: "From now on, you will be the wife of the Lu family. I have no requirements for you. Take good care of Xing Yue and flourish for the Lu family. Even if You did your part.”
"My daughter-in-law understands."
Then it was the eldest lady's turn.
Lu Xingyue brought tea to the eldest lady, but did not call her mother, "Madam, drink tea."
Shen Lansui was startled and immediately looked at Duke Rong out of the corner of his eye. Unexpectedly, Duke Rong had a accustomed expression and said nothing, not even showing the slightest hint of dissatisfaction.
There was no reaction from anyone else.
The eldest lady accepted it calmly, put it aside after drinking, and then looked at Shen Lansui.
Shen Lansui took the tea cup and felt several eyes on him, including Lu Xingyue.
After thinking for a moment, she calmly raised the teacup and said, "Madam, please drink tea."
As soon as the words fell to the ground, the already quiet lobby was even more audible.
The eldest lady narrowed her eyes and said in a bad tone, "What did you call me?"
Shen Lansui asked innocently: "I am called Sanlang. Is there anything wrong with following my husband when I get married?"
"If you don't learn well, why can't your younger siblings learn well?" Lu Mingwan looked at her leisurely.
"It's not good?" Shen Lansui was confused, "But the Duke didn't say it was not good."
Lu Mingwan choked up and said coquettishly: "Dad is an elder, so of course I'm embarrassed to teach you casually, but as a junior, don't you still know what you should and shouldn't say?"
Shen Lansui asked extremely sincerely: "I am not very talented because I am not very clear. I would like to ask my second brother for some advice."
"You——" Lu Mingwan patted the armrest, causing Lu Mingchao to yell, "Shut up."
Lu Mingwan said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, are you turning your elbows outward?"
Lu Mingchao sat upright with a calm expression, "When my brothers and sisters are married, they are part of the same family. Why do we want to go out? As an elder brother, you don't have the courage to do anything. If you quarrel with your brothers and sisters, you won't be embarrassed if you tell me, but I still want to be embarrassed."
"That's right, second brother, you've gone too far." The little girl in the tail seat agreed.
Seeing that several people were about to start a fight, the eldest lady hurriedly said: "That's enough."
Shen Lansui turned back to look at her. The two looked at each other for a moment. The eldest lady chuckled and said, "That's what you call her."
After drinking the tea, she put the tea cup on the table and said with a "click" sound, which was a bit coercive, "Since you call me Madam, I will have to give you a few words. Are you willing to listen?"
Seeing that she had no intention of letting them get up, Shen Lansui frowned and suddenly whispered, "Hiss—" and tilted his body to one side.
Lu Xingyue immediately supported her shoulders and asked with concern: "But what's wrong?"
"My legs hurt, and my heart hurts too." Shen Lansui whispered, "I was hit yesterday and it's still not healed."
Lu Xingyue immediately looked at Duke Rong Guo.
Rong Guogong said: "My legs are not good for Xing Yue. Stop kneeling and sit down and talk."
"Thank you, dad." Shen Lansui quickly helped Lu Xingyue stand up.
The two sat down opposite Lu Mingchao, and their eyes met inadvertently. Lu Mingchao looked a little uncomfortable and turned his head slightly.
If she was still doubtful yesterday, today Shen Lansui was completely convinced that Lu Mingchao did have some unclear feelings for her.
"Madam, please speak. I am all ears."
Shen Lansui looked sideways at the eldest lady, her posture was humble and she couldn't fault her.
The eldest lady said solemnly: "You may not be clear about some things. Let me make it clear to you. You are Xingyue's step-in-law. Xingyue's previous wife was the concubine of Yong'an Marquis Mansion. She has passed away. You are the last to enter the family." Yes, my family background is not as good as hers, so I should go burn incense and be polite to people from the Yong'an Marquis Mansion in the future."
No, she didn't steal or rob, so she was inexplicably inferior to someone else when she married her?
Shen Lansui couldn't understand, so he asked directly: "Is this a rule? It is clearly stated in the law?"
This made the eldest lady confused.
She stared and didn't react for a long time.
Duke Rongguo coughed, "It's just some agreed-upon rules, how can they be written into the law?"
"That's it." Shen Lansui shook her head, wondering: "It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that I heard that Sister Mu is deeply in love with Sanlang, so I took her place and offered incense to her. It would be a bit of a show off. If I make her unhappy, I'm afraid the family will be in trouble, what do you think, Saburo?"
Her eyes were gentle and full of meaning. Lu Xingyue wanted to laugh for some reason, but he didn't laugh. He nodded solemnly: "What Lan Sui said makes sense. The beauty has passed away. Don't disturb her purity again."
He looked at the eldest lady who was about to speak, stood up slowly, and said with cold eyes, "Don't mention any step wives in the future. Lan Sui was married by a matchmaker in a big sedan chair, and she is my wife. She is the third daughter of Duke Rongguo. Madam."
The eldest lady suddenly tightened her grip on the armrest, her brows filled with dark energy.
Lu Xingyue raised his hand to Duke Rong and said, "My son is not feeling well, so I have to leave first."
He took Shen Lansui's hand and said, "Let's go."
