You don’t see your carefully dressed makeup, nor do others, so how can you not feel disappointed?
Zhou Mengli looked at Shen Lansui distressedly: "Cousin..."
Shen Lansui shook his head: "Don't rush to feel sorry for me, just listen to what I have to say first."
She looked far away and whispered: "At that time, I was not satisfied with marrying Lu Xingyue, and I was also afraid. Your family background is average, and I am not much better. If you just go to the street and ask around, you will know the glorious deeds of Kanglebo Mansion. I was still just a concubine, and my status was completely different from that of Lu Xingyue. Even though I was superior to him, and I was the step-brother, I didn’t even have a royal title. At that time, I felt that nothing could be worse than it is now."
"My husband is seriously ill, my mother-in-law has ulterior motives, my father-in-law can't count on me, and my family just thinks I'm dead."
Shen Lansui's tone was relaxed, but Zhou Mengli's brows furrowed tighter and tighter.
"How did you fall in love with your cousin later? How did he fall in love with you?"
Zhou Mengli was worried and curious.
Shen Lan smiled and said, "I fought for it."
"No matter how hard life is, as long as you don't want to die, you can always find a way to live." Shen Lansui looked at her intently and said softly: "I started discussing with Lu Xingyue to open my own shop and make money. I don't have to leave when I have money. For public accounts, I naturally no longer need to look at the face of the eldest lady. I can even keep the servants in the yard if I like them, and send them away if I don’t like them. In this way, our yard will be impregnable and no one else can reach in. .”
"In this way, I got closer to Lu Xingyue step by step. Living as a husband and wife, treating each other like guests is not a good word. If you like the other person, you will naturally want to be close to him, want to hug him, want to kiss him, and want to do more intimate things. This is what a husband and wife are. Respecting each other as guests is just self-comfort.”
The first time Zhou Mengli heard this statement, he was shocked and felt that it seemed reasonable.
"Lu Xingyue and I were polite at first, but we live under the same roof and never see each other. As long as someone takes the initiative, our relationship will easily heat up. We help each other, support each other and trust each other. Over time, it will naturally develop." Different feelings. If you are worried that Lu Mingchao doesn't like you, you might as well take the initiative. You and he are going to live together for a lifetime. You two spend more time together than parents and children. If you can't trust each other wholeheartedly, how can you join hands? century?"
Zhou Mengli's face moved slightly, and her clenched hands couldn't help but loosen.
Shen Lansui stood up and held her shoulders and said: "You are the young lady who is being married by Ming Media, and you will be the mistress of the Duke's Mansion in the future. Regardless of whether others believe it or not, your status is justified. You must understand this first before considering other things." .”
"As for you saying you don't know how to take charge of the center feeder, it's even simpler."
She smiled and said, "If you don't know how to learn, then you will be good at it. There is nothing to be afraid of, and there is nothing difficult to overcome. No one is born as a mistress and knows how to settle accounts with the housekeeper."
Zhou Mengli laughed and said, "Yes."
"That's it. You can learn all these external things. It's not difficult. You can learn it one day. The difficult thing is that you can clearly understand yourself."
Shen Lansui said sincerely: "Mengli, you are not just Lu Mingchao's wife, your most important identity is yourself - Zhou Mengli, you should learn to love yourself first, and then it is not too late to love Lu Mingchao. Don't worry about who doesn't." No one can like you, but it’s better to have a clear conscience.”
These words were like enlightenment, and Zhou Mengli suddenly felt enlightened.
She held Shen Lansui's hand, her eyes glowing again, "Cousin, you are right, I understand."
"As long as you understand." Shen Lansui nodded happily. Suddenly someone knocked on the door outside, "Madam, the wedding team has arrived. Is the bride ready?"
Zhou Mengli stood up immediately, and Shen Lansui turned around and said, "Wait a moment."
She picked up one side of the hijab and shook it off to cover Zhou Mengli. She smiled and said, "Let's go and welcome your new life. Everything in the past is gone. The days to come are all your own choices."
The moment the hijab fell, Zhou Mengli's world turned into a festive red, and a faint warm fragrance lingered on the tip of her nose.
She took a deep breath and was led by Shen Lansui to the door.
The moment the door opened, loud firecrackers sounded outside. Some people were cheering, laughing, and crying, but all the sounds were isolated and no one could affect her.
She walked steadily step by step, her mood was light and her steps were brisk.
*
Shen Lansui sent people to the gate. Lu Xingyue was already standing here to entertain the guests. Next to him was Lu Mingchao, who was dressed in a red wedding robe.
Shen Lansui helped Zhou Mengli out, saw him at a glance, smiled and nodded.
Naturally, Lu Mingchao also saw her. When they approached, he took Zhou Mengli's hand from Shen Lansui and said warmly: "Thank you, brother and sister."
Their eyes met, Lu Mingchao's eyes were calm, and he seemed to be relieved.
Shen Lansui nodded and said, "Treat her well."
Lu Mingchao smiled, said nothing, and just held Zhou Mengli's hand tightly.
"The auspicious time has come, the groom is about to send the bride to the sedan chair!"
Lu Mingchao held Zhou Mengli's hand and led her into the wedding sedan. After getting up, she got on the horse without looking back.
Lu Xingyue and Shen Lansui stood side by side. They watched the wedding procession go away. The trumpets and suonas blared loudly, and they played and played music all the way. It was very lively.
When the team disappeared at the end of the long street, Shen Lansui looked away and joked: "Why do I suddenly feel like marrying my daughter? I can't bear to part with it."
Lu Xingyue put his arm around her waist from behind and whispered, "If you really marry your daughter, you should be crying right now."
"How can I be so fragile?" Shen Lansui retorted dissatisfied.
Lu Xingyue said nothing and just looked at her with lowered eyes.
After a while, Shen Lansui was defeated and said, "Okay, I might really cry, but can you laugh?"
Lu Xingyue said calmly: "I can't help but laugh. If I have a daughter and she gets married, I might want to break that man's legs."
Shen Lansui was amused, and withdrew from his arms, hitting his shoulder, "That's enough, why bother asking your daughter to marry a cripple?"
Lu Xingyue wrapped her fist, a faint smile appeared in his eyes, "Don't you feel uncomfortable anymore?"
"It's not that I feel bad at first, I'm just a little bit emotional." Shen Lansui turned to look at the red words of happiness posted on the door of the house, and whispered: "In today's world, once a woman gets married, she will be in it for the rest of her life. If she marries It’s okay that he is a good person, but I am afraid that he will be entrusted to a wrong person and he will have to live in pain for the rest of his life.”
"Lu Mingchao adheres to the principles of a gentleman and will not treat Zhou Mengli badly. With the Duke watching, he will not have three wives and four concubines. Zhou Mengli's life should be better than when he was at home."
"So I'm happy for her." Shen Lansui held Lu Xingyue's hand and clasped his fingers, "I'm also happy for myself. We -"
"All very lucky."
