"It's okay, there was no quarrel, don't worry about it, go back and rest." Shen Lansui sniffed and gradually calmed down.
Zhou Quan was still worried, his whole body was pressed against the door panel, hesitantly asked: "Master..."
"Back off." Lu Xingyue said calmly.
Hearing his usual tone, Zhou Quan turned to the Xia Shang people and said, "Let's go, we don't need to wait inside."
"Are you really okay?" Guanchun still felt uneasy.
"What could be the matter? The young master knows very clearly how your wife treats you personally. You also know her temperament. Why did you get into such a quarrel?"
Zhou Quan whispered: "Go quickly, go quickly."
Guan Chun and Shang Xia looked at each other, Shang Xia nodded, "Just listen to him."
Guan Chun then left.
After everyone outside the door had left, Shen Lansui had basically calmed down.
She took a few deep breaths, and Lu Xingyue handed her a handkerchief, "Wipe your face."
Shen Lansui took the handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes. After a long silence, he called out in a low and tight voice, "Lu Xingyue."
Lu Xingyue sat up slightly, his Adam's apple slid, and said in a low voice: "Yes."
"I have to avenge the hatred that kills my life and the hatred that slanders me. I am not a saint, and I am not that broad-minded. Even if you are the son of the Lu family, I will not give up revenge because of you. Although there is no evidence, I want to bring down It's not easy for the eldest lady, but there will always be a way. I just ask you, if I fall out with the eldest lady, will you stop me? If so, you can write a divorce letter now, and from now on you and I It doesn’t matter anymore.”
Shen Lansui's tone was firm, his expression was decisive, and there was undisguised hatred in his eyes.
Lu Xingyue was startled, "You want me to write a letter of divorce?"
Shen Lansui lowered his eyes, "If you are generous, you will be willing to write and leave the book as well."
"I don't want to." Lu Xingyue said firmly.
Shen Lansui suddenly raised his head and looked at him.
Lu Xingyue smiled faintly: "At least listen to me first and then convict me."
"I..." He paused and said, "Actually, I am not the eldest lady's son."
"What?!" Shen Lansui was startled, "Didn't he say that the Duke of Guo has no concubines?"
"That's right." Lu Xingyue lowered his eyes, "Because I am not the Duke's son, I am his adopted son."
Shen Lansui was so shocked that he couldn't speak, but there was a vague sense of enlightenment in his heart.
No wonder the eldest lady’s attitude towards him was so bad, no wonder he was not close to the other two brothers, no wonder those two people were very strict with each other, but he was different.
All the previous irrationalities have been explained.
"Does anyone else know?" Shen Lansui asked in a low voice.
"No one else knows about this except me, the Duke, the Duke's confidants, and the eldest lady."
Lu Xingyue's expression was pale.
Shen Lansui was puzzled: "Since Lu Mingchao and Lu Mingwan don't know, why are they so alienated from you?"
"They don't know, but they may not be able to guess." Lu Xingyue looked at her, "In addition, the eldest lady has always been dissatisfied with me since she was a child, so they naturally don't like me."
Shen Lansui fell silent.
When children are still unable to distinguish between good and evil, parents are the best examples to imitate. Their likes and dislikes will affect their children's likes and dislikes intentionally or unintentionally.
"So, I won't stand on Madam's side. If you want to take revenge, I won't intervene. However, you should not act rashly until you are absolutely sure. Take your time and make plans." Lu Xingyue's eyes were gentle and sincere.
Shen Lansui pursed her lips, "I know, you..."
"Huh?" Lu Xingyue looked at her more doubtfully.
Shen Lansui paused, "Nothing."
She actually wanted to ask Lu Xingyue if he knew who his biological parents were? But then he thought about it, maybe it would expose his scars. If he wanted to say it, he would have said it from the beginning before she could ask. There were enough bad things tonight, and no one of them would be able to sleep if he asked her again. .
"It's getting late, go to bed."
She turned around and entered the bathroom, washed her face again, and stared at herself in the mirror for a long time in silence.
"Since I borrowed your body to be reborn, I will definitely avenge you. Just watch it while you are under the Nine Springs. Their retribution is yet to come."
After speaking, she took a deep breath, exhaled it slowly, gathered up her clothes and returned to the bedroom.
Lu Xingyue went in after she came out. When he came back from bathing, Shen Lansui was already lying on the bed with her back to him.
The black hair shone like satin under the candlelight and was spread messily behind her. When Lu Xingyue came back to his senses, he found that he had sat beside the bed at some point, picked up a strand and held it in his palm.
He lowered his eyes and looked at Shen Lansui, only to see that her eyes were drooped and her long eyelashes were tightly closed, wondering whether she was asleep or not.
Gently putting down the strand of hair, Lu Xingyue stood up, extinguished the candle, came back, put down the bed curtain, and slowly lay down.
The passage of time in the darkness became blurry. After an unknown amount of time, the person next to him suddenly turned over and turned towards him.
"Lu Yuanzhi..."
Her voice trembled slightly, with a hint of imperceptible grievance.
Lu Xingyue suddenly felt that his heart was being grasped in someone's palm.
Before he could speak, Shen Lansui said again: "I'm afraid."
"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Lu Xingyue reached out and held her in his arms across the quilt, patted her back gently, rested his chin on her forehead, and murmured, "I'm here."
Shen Lansui felt the weight on his waist, smelled the pleasant fragrance of the grass and trees around him, and slowly relaxed his body.
For the first time, the two of them crossed a safe distance and slept together. Surprisingly, there was no ambiguity and agitation, but more of absorbing the warmth of each other's bodies.
The wind outside the window was getting louder, as if the sky was about to change, and it was eerie, like a ghost howling.
Shen Lansui had an uneasy sleep and was almost woken up several times. Lu Xingyue raised his hand to cover her exposed ears in a daze.
There was a moment of silence in her ears, Shen Lansui's brows relaxed, and she slowly fell into sleep.
*
No matter how turbulent the night before, Shen Lansui went to the aphrodisiac hall as scheduled the next day. Because the other party had already seen her "face" under the mask, this time she simply went out wearing only a power fence, and the mask was put away. Dark room.
When she got off the carriage, Shen Lansui took a look around the medicine hall. No one was suspicious, but it seemed that everyone was suspicious.
The masked man was so cautious that he would never let her act casually. There must be spies watching from the dark.
She pursed her lips and was about to go in. Luo Yisu came out first, with a strange look on her face.
Shen Lansui's heart sank, and he quickly stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "What happened?"
Luo Yisu nodded, "As soon as I opened the door, a man came. He said he was looking for you. I asked him who he was, but he didn't tell me whether he was dead or alive. He also had a sword around his waist. He didn't look like a good person. I asked the guy to rush away. When he goes out, you will know when he comes."
She asked worriedly: "Do you know him? What does he want from you?"
Shen Lansui's heart sank, and she came anyway.
"I'll go in and take a look first."
She passed Luo Yisu and quickly entered the medicine hall. The man was standing by the counter, folding his arms without even looking at the clerk opposite. The atmosphere in the medicine hall was tense and about to explode.
