"What about Lu Mingchao?" Shen Lansui asked.
Lu Xingyue's expression was complicated for a moment, "He came to me on his own initiative."
"Why?" Shen Lansui was surprised.
"When I entered the Nuan Pavilion, I kept thinking about the eldest lady's intentions. I didn't want to assume the worst possibility about her, but her reaction was really strange, so after sitting for a while, I wanted to go out. Suddenly there was a sound of footsteps outside. …”
After hearing the footsteps, he walked to the window, opened a crack and looked outside, and saw the maid guarding the door suddenly leaving.
Knowing that there was someone inside, the maid left without guarding the door. There was obviously something wrong.
Lu Xingyue narrowed his eyes. As soon as the maid left, he climbed out of the back window and climbed onto the roof, quietly watching the situation in the yard.
Soon several maids and women came over, half supporting and half carrying a man. He had sharp eyes, and he could tell at a glance from the color of the stranger's clothes that it was Zhou Mengli.
In an instant, he figured out the eldest lady's plan and couldn't help but sneer.
Zhou Mengli didn't want to be his concubine, but the eldest lady was still evil-minded. If she was soft, she would be hard. However, she was a little smarter this time and did not attack him and Shen Lansu directly. Instead, she drugged Zhou Mengli.
Then he deliberately lured him to the Nuan Pavilion. If he hadn't been vigilant at all times, after the maids left, they pushed Zhou Mengli in. Not to mention what happened, there was just a man and a woman in the same room, and the woman was disheveled. The situation is over, the woman's reputation is ruined and she must either marry or die.
And Zhou Mengli is the niece of the eldest lady. As long as the eldest lady cries or makes a fuss, the Duke will definitely make the decision and let him take Zhou Mengli.
Lan Sui can't get rid of the sand in his eyes, and he will definitely be separated from him when the time comes.
I have to say that the eldest lady’s calculation is really loud.
Even if it is found out that the eldest lady did it, what can be done to her?
No wonder she wanted to send the Duke away.
After thinking everything through, Lu Xingyue pulled his lips and watched as those people pushed Zhou Mengli into the Nuan Pavilion and then closed the door and locked it, along with the surrounding windows.
If he hadn't left first, it would have been like catching a turtle in a jar.
Lu Xingyue was furious. After those people left, he flew down from the roof, found Zhou Quan and Mulang, and asked them to find the Duke and come back. He was not going to make excuses with them anymore.
However, at this moment, Lu Mingchao suddenly came over. The first thing he said when they met was to ask him why he was here instead of looking for Shen Lansui.
Lu Xingyue told him what he had just seen, and Lu Mingchao's face turned ugly for a moment.
Lu Xingyue thought that he would go to the eldest lady and was ready to knock people unconscious and tie them up. Unexpectedly, he actually said, "I'm going to find Meng Li."
"What did you say?" Lu Xingyue looked at him in surprise.
Lu Mingchao smiled bitterly and said, "I'll go, I'm willing to marry Mengli."
Lu Xingyue frowned, "Are you sure? Have you ever thought that she might not want to marry you?"
"But this is the best arrangement. I will make it clear to her. If there is no one else in the Nuan Pavilion today and my mother's plan fails, she will definitely be angry with Mengli. The Zhou family will not dare to offend her. Mengli will not Better yet, as long as I do some tricks when she discusses marriage, her whole life will be ruined. Instead of doing that, it is better to let her marry me. At least I can protect her, and the Duke's Mansion will be her backer."
"Anyway, the one you love is destined to be unavailable. It doesn't matter who you marry." Lu Mingchao's face was pale, but his tone was firm. "If she is unwilling to marry me, I will find a way to help her find a good marriage before sending her off." She’s getting married.”
"Think of it as me atoning for my mother's sins."
Lu Xingyue looked at him deeply, and finally took him there. There was no one outside the Nuan Pavilion. If they wanted to pretend that they were alone, there would definitely be no one at the door, which was convenient for them.
Lu Xingyue easily opened the door lock with a hairpin.
Zhou Mengli lay on the ground, curled up and crying.
He shrank back in fear when he heard the noise.
Lu Mingchao stepped forward and half-knelt on the ground, told her the whole story, and asked her if she would marry him.
Zhou Mengli collapsed for a while, but finally agreed to Lu Mingchao.
This is what happened next.
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Shen Lansui felt very complicated after hearing this. "After all, the biggest victim in this matter is the dream. Sadly, none of us are qualified to comfort her."
She and Lu Xingyue were not completely innocent. If it weren't for their conflict with the eldest lady, Zhou Mengli would not have been involved.
This kind of thing would never happen. Although she did have the idea of being Lu Xingyue's concubine at the beginning, in this era, her thinking has her own limitations, and she cannot be completely blamed. Besides, she woke up in time and did not make the same mistake again and again. .
But in the end she still couldn't escape the manipulation of the eldest lady.
She didn't dare to think about what would have happened to Zhou Mengli if Lu Mingchao hadn't stepped forward.
Lu Xingyue nodded, "Although Lu Mingchao is a little indecisive, he is very responsible. If you marry Zhou Mengli, you will not let her down. Moreover, this is Zhou Mengli's choice. She knows what is best for her. Let's help her more in the future." Just some."
Shen Lansui sighed and nodded, "That's all we can do."
After a moment of silence, she suddenly stood up and took out a sandalwood box from the secret compartment on the side and handed it to Lu Xingyue, "This is what the eldest lady said to give to me. It was supposed to be given to you yesterday, but it was a little damaged. I asked someone to give it to me." I took it to be repaired, and the gems were added again, and you can take a look."
Lu Xingyue was startled, and he had a vague premonition in his heart, "What is it?"
"It was your mother's gift to the eldest lady as a meeting gift. It's a golden walking wave. It's very beautiful."
Lu Xingyue took it carefully, opened the box and took a look. The golden steps lying on the red satin were brilliant and inlaid with jade. It was indeed very beautiful, like the craftsmanship of the palace.
He gently touched Bu Yao's tassel, his expression inexplicable.
"One more thing." Shen Lansui said hesitantly: "I feel that the eldest lady hates you not only because of her child, but also because of your mother. She seems to be a little jealous of your mother. Maybe I feel wrong, but If you want to know, you can look it up along this line.”
"Okay." Lu Xingyue's voice trembled slightly.
Lu Xingyue looked at Bu Yao a few more times and imagined what his mother would look like, but he couldn't imagine it at all.
He slowly closed the lid and returned the box to Shen Lansui, "Since I gave it to you, keep it."
"Me? But this is your mother's thing, don't you want it?" Shen Lansui didn't pick it up.
Lu Xingyue took her hand and put the box in her palm, "If my mother knew about it, she would definitely be happy. I married such a good lady, but it's a pity that she couldn't see it with her own eyes."
Shen Lansui's heart trembled, and she clenched the box in her hand, "Okay, I will definitely keep it well."
