Zhang Zheng looked at the two of them and pretended not to notice. When Aji brought the boiled meat slices, he directly took his bowl and chopsticks to the coffee table, leaving the space here for Chu Yue and Lu Xinghe.
Lu Xinghe glanced in the direction of the old man, then turned his attention to Chu Yue again, "Is the food here still satisfactory?"
"It's very good, refreshing and delicious." Chu Yue put down her chopsticks, "Why don't you eat it?"
"Not hungry."
Chu Yue picked up the chopsticks again, picked some vegetables and put them in the bowl in front of Lu Xinghe.
"You should eat something even if you are not hungry, otherwise you will be hungry when you go home at night. It is not so convenient to get something to eat in the middle of the night."
Seeing that Lu Xinghe had no intention of eating, Chu Yue pointed to his bowl and motioned for him to eat some.
He looked like he would be angry if he didn't eat it.
Seeing this, Lu Xinghe pursed his lips slightly, with a look of endearment on his face, picked up the chopsticks and slowly ate the food in the bowl.
Chu Yue had eaten some just now and was almost full now, so she watched Lu Xinghe eat instead.
"Ms. sir."
"Um."
"How long will it take for things on your side to be settled?"
Lu Xinghe swallowed the food in his mouth.
"Not sure, it might take some time."
Chu Yue snorted and looked at him with her hands on her chin, "Have you participated in this year's provincial examination?"
Lu Xinghe knew what she wanted to ask, so he answered directly.
"pass."
Hearing this, Chu Yue, who was still listless, suddenly sat up straight with a smile on her face.
"It's passed? So my husband is now a candidate?"
Looking at the little girl's curved eyebrows, Lu Xinghe felt that his heart was filled to the brim.
"yes."
"Great! Mom would be so happy if she knew this news." Chu Yue's face was full of excitement, "Xu Heng also passed the provincial examination. He said before that if he passed the provincial examination, he would come directly to the capital, but did you come to see him? Pass you?"
Lu Xinghe shook his head.
"That's not true. Maybe it hasn't come yet."
After thinking about it, Chu Yue nodded.
"That's right. After all, Yufang is about to give birth. The trial will not start until March next year. Maybe he will go back first."
Lu Xinghe raised his head in surprise.
"Yufang?"
"Well! Yufang and Xu Heng got married in February last year. My husband doesn't know about this, right?" Chu Yue sighed, "When I was brought to the capital from Nanping Town by Concubine Xiao's people, her belly was almost eight It’s been a month, and I hope I can catch her giving birth when I go back.”
Lu Xinghe held the chopsticks in his hand and suddenly felt that the food in the bowl no longer smelled good.
Speaking of which, he got married first, but now that the little girl has grown up and is right in front of him, he can't do anything.
Xu Heng is promising.
Chu Yue looked at his appearance with confusion on her face.
"Ms. sir, what are you thinking about?"
Lu Xinghe put down the chopsticks in his hand and said quietly, "It's nothing. I originally thought that if we got married first, we would have children before Xu Heng, but I didn't expect that he would beat me to it."
After hearing this, Chu Yue lowered her head slightly.
"What's the comparison? You and he are about the same age, but I'm younger than Yufang." She raised her head, "Does my husband think I'm too young?"
Lu Xinghe smiled and reached out to pinch her tender face.
"Little girl, hasn't she grown up?"
In order not to disturb the two of them, Zhang Zheng tried his best to reduce his presence, but who knew that the two of them didn't shy away from him at all.
Fake cough twice.
"Are you considering me as an old man? I suddenly feel that the boiled meat slices have become a bit tired."
After hearing this, Chu Yue covered her face and looked out the window, her cheeks burning.
Lu Xinghe's expression did not change, he picked up the chopsticks again and continued to slowly eat the vegetables Chu Yue had just picked for him.
After a moment, he put down his chopsticks and looked at the sky outside the house.
"After dinner, you should go back. If you are later, the city gate will be closed."
Chu Yue's heart tightened, and her face was full of reluctance.
"My husband doesn't live in the city?"
Lu Xinghe shook his head.
"I live in the suburbs of Beijing."
He originally lived in the city, but in order to investigate his father's affairs, he moved to the suburbs of Beijing.
Chu Yue bit her lip and handed the Four Treasures of the Study she brought to Lu Xinghe.
"Your Majesty rewarded me with this. It would be a waste to keep it here. My husband, please take it back and use it."
"good."
Although we are reluctant to part with each other, we still have to say goodbye after all.
Lu Xinghe watched the two people leave first, and then walked out of the Yashe a quarter of an hour later, leading Aji back to the courtyard where he lived.
"Master, actually Aji thinks it's okay for you to be with your wife. After all, we are not exposed now."
"It's not exposed because the current investigation is not thorough enough." Lu Xinghe walked out of Xijiangyue and looked at the already dark sky. "There are many people involved in this matter, so we should not act rashly."
Aji clasped his fists.
"Yes, Master."
"That's right." Lu Xinghe walked a few steps and suddenly stopped again. He turned back and looked in Aji's direction, "Tell people to pay more attention to the movements in Duke Xiao's mansion to see if there are any opportunities that can be exploited." .”
"Master wants to..."
Before Aji finished speaking, Lu Xinghe interrupted him.
"Just do it."
"yes."
…
Chu Yue returned to the inn, took a comfortable bath and went to bed.
She lay on the bed tossing and turning for a long time, unable to fall asleep. She kept thinking about what Lu Xinghe said today in her mind.
"What happened to him? He didn't tell me clearly. He just asked me to pretend that I didn't know him. This is too strange."
This night, I am destined to have insomnia.
It wasn't until midnight that she fell into a light sleep, as if she had had a long dream. In the dream, she was being chased all night long.
When I woke up the next morning, my clothes were completely soaked with sweat.
Ningdong looked at Chu Yue's sweating body and frightened expression with worry on her face.
"Miss, is this a nightmare?"
Chu Yue hummed, and after she regained consciousness, she looked at Ningdong.
"Master, are you up?"
"Miss, Doctor Zhang went to bed early yesterday and is already up now."
Chu Yue nodded.
"You go out first, I will change my clothes and come out."
"yes."
After Ningdong went out, Chu Yue changed her clothes as quickly as possible. After Ningdong packed up her things, they left the two rooms in the inn and took the carriage to the noodle stall where they had eaten yesterday. After leaving the city gate, we went straight to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing.
Chu Yue planned to go to Zhuangzi today to inspect the land here, and then stay for another day tomorrow to arrange things here before returning the next day.
"Master, when you get to Zhuangzi, can I cook roast goose for you?"
Zhang Zheng, who had closed his eyes to rest, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Roast goose?"
"Yeah, roast goose."
Zhang Zheng licked his lips.
"It's not bad. I haven't had it in more than a year, so I miss it."
Chu Yue smiled and said, "When we get to Zhuangzi later, I'll ask Hei Mu to get a roast goose. I'll kill it and marinate it today. It can be roasted tomorrow morning."
"Okay!" Zhang Zheng laughed loudly.
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