These words stopped Lu Xingyue. He had never thought about this before, but when he thought about it carefully, what she said made sense.
Lu Mingwan was not an open-minded person.
The more Shen Lansui thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed to her, "Didn't I say that Princess Rong Zhao had publicly spoken for you before? With such straightforward feelings, others would naturally feel unhappy. Since Lu Mingwan has his heart set on the princess, he will naturally be angry with you. "
"No intention." Lu Xingyue said decisively.
Shen Lansui was confused: "Huh?"
Lu Xingyue said seriously: "Princess Rong Zhao doesn't have much affection for me. You will know after a few contacts with her. She has her own purpose in her words and deeds. It is not so much that she has thoughts about me, but that she has taken a fancy to me." The Rongguo Palace behind the scenes."
"The same goes for Lu Mingwan. He can become a candidate because of his status as the second son."
Shen Lansui said thoughtfully, "The princess is indeed a very smart and capable person."
Smart and resourceful are never derogatory terms. Putting it on a very contradictory princess will only make her more charming.
"What does the Duke mean? Do you want Lu Mingwan to be your consort, or do you not want to?" Shen Lansui didn't notice that she and Lu Xing were getting closer and closer.
Lu Xingyue lowered his eyes to look at her and said warmly: "Lu Mingwan himself is very happy, and the Duke cannot refuse. He only said that if he has the ability to be chosen by the princess, he will agree. If he doesn't have the ability, he will not fight for him. .”
Shen Lansui nodded. The Duke seemed not very willing to get involved in royal affairs.
"Since Lu Mingwan is only one of the candidates, does that mean there are other candidates?" Shen Lansui's eyes suddenly lit up, "Is General Liang Ciliang also among the candidates?"
Lu Xingyue's eyes moved slightly, "General Liang?"
Shen Lansui didn't notice the subtlety in his tone, and nodded as usual, "Yes, I saw him today."
After hesitating for a while, she told Lu Xingyue the whole story of how she met Liang Ci in Juyuan.
He also told me: "Don't tell others. It's fine if you know this and I know it."
Lu Xingyue said nothing, just looked at her steadily.
Shen Lansui was puzzled and raised her hand and waved it in front of his eyes, "Lu Xingyue, are you listening?"
Lu Xingyue?
It's been a long time since he heard her call him by his given name.
He held Shen Lansui's wrist, pressed it gently and let it go.
He frowned, pressed his eyebrows and said, "I'm a little sleepy."
"Are you sleepy?" Shen Lansui glanced at the sky outside. It was so dark that he couldn't see much, but it was probably getting late.
"Then take a shower and go to bed."
She didn't ask any more questions, stretched out and asked, "You first, me first?"
"I'll go first today." Lu Xingyue stood up, took clean clothes and entered the bathroom.
Shen Lansui watched him go in and blinked. Why did he feel something strange?
*
After taking turns to take a shower, the two went to bed and lay down.
Shen Lansui was lying inside, with Tang Pozi at her feet. Her legs were warm, but her stomach still hurt.
The two days before menstruation were the most painful time. Shen Lansui couldn't sleep after thinking about it for a long time, so she just rubbed her belly by herself.
She didn't move much, but her rustling sound was still heard by Lu Xingyue.
Lu Xingyue turned his head to look at her and said in a low voice, "Does your stomach hurt again?"
Shen Lansui paused and asked in a breathy voice: "Did I disturb you?"
Lu Xingyue said nothing. After a while, Shen Lansui felt the familiar rosin scent surrounding him.
There was a big hand under the brocade quilt, gently covering the back of her hand.
The moment their skins touched each other, Shen Lansui couldn't help but hold his breath.
Her hand was removed, and the big warm hand came up through the thin middle coat, and she couldn't help but tremble.
The clothes were so thin that she even felt like her flesh was touching her flesh.
It was bright and clear during the day, so I didn't think anything was wrong. But in the dead of night, all the ambiguities that had been deliberately suppressed surged up.
Her ears were burning badly.
But fortunately, Lu Xingyue couldn't see it, right?
She was unsure. After hesitating for a moment, she took back her hand and gently pulled her hair and covered her ears.
Lu Xingyue watched calmly and curled his lips.
Neither of them spoke anymore, and the sound of needle drops could be heard in the bedroom.
Shen Lansui was a little nervous at first, but as the temperature in his lower abdomen increased, he gradually relaxed and fell asleep in a daze.
Lu Xingyue felt her breathing stabilize and rubbed her for a while before taking back his hand.
He closed his eyes and was about to fall asleep when the people around him suddenly moved. Lu Xingyue was stunned. Before he could react, Shen Lansui suddenly came over and rubbed his head on his shoulder. He found a comfortable position for himself. Just continue to sleep next to him.
Her arms came over and hugged him across the brocade quilt.
Lu Xingyue's mind went blank and he didn't come back to his senses for a long time.
He had never hugged anyone in so many years, let alone slept in each other's arms like this. He subconsciously wanted to push the person away, but before his hands could touch him, he remembered her sickly appearance during the day. He paused for a moment, The hand suddenly turned in a different direction, and finally fell gently on Shen Lansui's head.
The long hair under his palm was smooth and slightly cool. He stroked it silently for a moment, then turned slightly sideways and put Shen Lansui's arm back into the quilt, and closed his eyes in this position.
That’s it, just this once.
*
Chaos, hot, hazy, upside down.
Lu Xingyue suddenly opened his eyes, breathing quickly and heavily.
In front of me is a light cyan bed tent with pink albizia embroidered on it.
Acacia...
Lu Xingyue's body stiffened, and he suddenly realized something was wrong. He looked down and saw Shen Lansui sleeping soundly in his arms.
He moved his legs stiffly, then froze again.
After living for so many years, it was the first time that he wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.
He gritted his teeth and carefully put Shen Lansui's arms and legs back. When he stood up, he looked again to make sure that Shen Lansui was not awake, and quickly rolled out of bed.
After hesitating for a moment, he reached out and touched the mattress to make sure it was dry, and immediately left without looking back.
After walking a few steps, he turned back, tucked Shen Lansui into bed, pressed down the bed curtain, and left with a complicated expression.
After a while, the sound of rushing water came from the bathroom.
*
"Why did the young master go out so early in the morning?"
"I don't know. Are you going to practice martial arts?"
"Young Master's legs... can you still practice martial arts?"
"Why not? You don't use your legs to shoot arrows or anything, right?"
Shen Lansui was sitting at the table having breakfast, while Guan Chun and Shang Xia were chatting at the door.
After taking a sip of hot porridge, her eyes drifted to the door, "Young Master went out this morning and didn't come back?"
Guan Chun nodded: "I have asked someone to ask. Guard Mu said that the young master has already eaten. He is going to Jinyi Guard to check some information. He may come back late today and have dinner outside so that Madam does not have to worry."
Shen Lansui nodded without thinking too much, "Okay, I understand."
However, Lu Xingyue would leave early and return late in the next two days. He would definitely not see anyone in the morning, but he might not see anyone in the evening.
The more times she did it, the more she felt something in her heart.
However, the date she agreed with Luo Yisu was coming, so she could only put aside her doubts for the time being.
It was a clear day. Shen Lansui changed into a white gown and a cloak of the same color and left the house through the corner door. (End of chapter)
