In the evening, the setting sun on the horizon was about to set in the west. Lu Zuo was lying in the yard, covered with a cloak, and murmured, "Should we be here?"
Yin Jishi stood aside and asked doubtfully: "Master, are you talking about Brother Renxiang and the others?"
Lu Zuo nodded thoughtfully, "Why is there no news yet?" After saying that, he suddenly stood up anxiously, "Is Chen Tuizhi back?"
"No!" Yin Ji shook his head in confusion.
Lu Zuo frowned, lowered his head, and murmured: "The day should be here! This kid Chen Tuizhi is getting more and more unhappy with things!"
Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside the corridor, and a shout, "Elder brother! You're back..."
Lu Zuo looked back and saw that it was indeed Chen Tuizhi. Lu Zuo's eyebrows suddenly seemed to bloom. He stepped forward to greet Chen Tuizhi and asked hurriedly: "Where are you?"
"Already outside the city!" Chen Tuizhi gasped, "Ren Xiang is still..."
"What else?" Lu Zuo saw that he looked wrong and knew that there must be something he was hiding, so he put down his face and asked.
"He..." Chen Tuizhi's face darkened and he hesitated to speak.
"What's going on?" Lu Zuo asked without argument, "Speak quickly!"
"He..." Chen Tuizhi summoned up the courage to reply, "He also brought a woman back..."
"Woman?" Lu Zuo noticed the clues very keenly, "What woman?"
"She is...Renxiang's...wife."
Seeing his hesitant look, Lu Zuo already guessed that there must be something wrong with this woman, but he still smiled lightly, "Oh? Isn't this a good thing? But when did he get married? How come he never mentioned it in his letters before? ?”
"I'm surprised too! When I went to pick up Renxiang yesterday, when I met him, Renxiang really introduced me that the woman was his wife. I also asked Renxiang's attendant Lao Li privately , the reason why I haven't mentioned it before is because..." Chen Tuizhi said with a look of embarrassment on his face.
Lu Zuo lowered his voice and asked: "What? What is the origin of that woman?"
"That woman is the eldest daughter of He Younian, the governor of Suzhou..."
"He Younian..." Lu Zuo frowned, lowered his head and murmured, "Is it his daughter? How could..."
At this time, even Yin Ji came forward excitedly and said: "Isn't He Younian a *? How could brother Renxiang marry He Younian's daughter? Doesn't he know about this level of relationship?"
A flash of green light flashed in Lu Zuo's eyes, and he suddenly said calmly: "It's better to wait until Renxiang comes back before asking him about this matter. Let's go... let's go outside the city to pick them up."
The towering city gate tower seems to have become taller again. There are more sentries on the gate tower, and the guards at the city gate are majestic and high-spirited! Every citizen entering and leaving the city would be released after a careful interrogation. It seemed that the Han Emperor was already on guard after the Battle of Shanlan. There are many tea stalls and shops under the city tower, and the sound of hawking is endless. Since it was already dusk, the number of people leaving the city gradually became less and less, and most of them were rushing into the city. At this time, merchants coming and going would choose to rest and linger outside the city gate before entering the city. Lu Renxiang and Mr. He sat in a thatched tea room, drinking tea and chatting.
Sitting opposite Lu Renxiang, Mr. He was a little restless, with a hint of worry on his eyebrows.
"Madam..." Lu Renxiang stopped He, "Don't be too nervous!"
"How did you know that I was nervous?" He said coquettishly.
In fact, He was not nervous, but a little scared.
"It's all written on his face!" Lu Renxiang said comfortingly, "My brother is indeed an open-minded person and will not refuse people thousands of miles away. Madam, don't worry." After Lu Renxiang said that, he looked up at the mountains in the distance. The sky was getting dark at this time. He also became a little uneasy. Looking at the time, his brother should have left the city to greet him by now. Why is there no movement yet? Could it be that Chen Tuizhi told his brother everything after he returned? Then my brother got really angry?
"Renxiang...Renxiang..."
A familiar voice came from nowhere, yes! This voice must be his brother. When Lu Renxiang heard the voice, he had tears in his eyes. He stood up and began to search around with his eyes, which made He stood up at a loss and looked around blankly.
When Lu Renxiang looked up, he finally noticed that there was a carriage parked in front of the city gate. There was a man in white clothes in the carriage, who looked pale and thin. The man was waving to Renxiang excitedly and shouting, "Renxiang..." Then he pushed the driver's support and jumped out of the carriage.
At this moment, Lu Renxiang was already stunned and panicked, and his mind flashed, could this person be his brother? Although my brother had already mentioned in the letter that he had become completely unrecognizable because of Xun Mou and had to rely on Mr. Shuiyue's treatment and lost his original appearance, he never expected that the change would be so complete. But when he looked closer, his appearance was His sharp eyes were still there, and Lu Renxiang rushed forward with tears in his eyes.
The two brothers hugged each other and cried. Although they were separated for less than a year, too many things happened in these days, which made people cry bitterly.
It was already dark, and the bright crescent moon hung over the city tower, staring blankly at all the joys and sorrows in the world. Two long figures hugged each other tightly under the city tower. The two brothers' eyes were full of tears, and they seemed to have endless complaints. After a long time, Lu Zuocai held his brother's warm hands and finally stopped crying. He looked carefully at his biological brother in front of him, and suddenly realized that he was much darker and fatter.
Lu Renxiang's eyes were filled with tears of regret, "Brother, I didn't expect you to become like this..." Before he finished speaking, tears were already flowing down his face.
Lu Zuo wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said nonchalantly: "It's no big deal!" His words were understated, but his eyes were full of wind and frost.
Yin Ji suddenly jumped out from behind Lu Zuo at some point, grinning widely, and said with a smile: "Brother Renxiang, you are back..." After that, he went straight into Lu Renxiang's arms. Everyone couldn't help laughing when they saw that he was still so childish even though he was an adult. At this time, Lu Zuo's eyes were cold and he had already noticed the woman standing behind Renxiang. It seemed that she must be the He family mentioned by Chen Tuizhi. She looked elegant, shy and timid, with a fair face under the moonlight. , which actually made Lu Zuo a little disgusted. Lu Zuo's eyes glanced at He, but he still pretended not to see it. He smiled and said to his younger brother: "It's already dark in Renxiang. The family has prepared a banquet for you. Let's go back and have a good time." Xu Xu..."
"Brother..." Lu Renxiang interrupted his brother. Looking at the familiar yet unfamiliar brother in front of him, he was speechless again. He didn't know where to start. He had to turn his head in embarrassment and cast his eyes on his wife behind him.
Lu Zuo and Yin Ji looked at each other and focused their eyes on the woman under the moonlight.
