Lu Zuo saw that his younger brother Renxiang was hesitant to speak, and then looked at He who was standing aside with an embarrassed expression. It would be too disrespectful to pretend not to see it now, so he smiled and bowed to He, and asked his brother: "Ren Xiang, this is...haven't you introduced me yet?"
"She is..." Seeing his brother asking questions, Lu Renxiang suddenly became a little timid from his original vow. He turned around and looked at He again. Seeing that his wife was looking at him half anxiously and half resentfully, he said bravely. , "She is my married wife..."
"Oh?" Lu Zuo pretended to be surprised, then laughed heartily, then patted Lu Renxiang on the shoulder, and said happily, "Haha... this is such a joy! Brother Wei is really happy for you! "
As soon as he finished speaking, He quickly saluted Lu Zuodaofu, "I've seen my brother..."
"No gifts, no gifts!" Lu Zuo took a look at Mr. He and nodded with satisfaction, "Yeah! You can tell at a glance that you are a lady. Our Renxiang can marry you, but you are really wronged!"
When Mrs. He saw the amiable appearance of her elder brother-in-law, she became much more courageous. She smiled and said, "Brother, you are kidding me. Renxiang is considerate and considerate. It is my blessing to marry him!"
Lu Zuo suddenly changed the subject and asked his younger brother jokingly: "My two brothers have been exchanging letters for more than half a year. Why have I never heard you mention that you have a family?"
In an instant, Lu Renxiang's face turned red and he hesitated, not knowing where to start. It was He who came to help and said: "Renxiang was transferred to Suzhou, and he devoted all his time to governing Suzhou. Furthermore, when he married me, his family did not know about it, so he never dared to speak. I am here today. Please forgive me, brother!"
After He finished speaking, he was about to kneel down on the ground. Lu Zuo said hurriedly: "Brother and sister have misunderstood. Brother Yu is not asking for guilt, but blaming Renxiang for marrying such a virtuous wife and not telling the family. Get up quickly!"
"Thank you, brother!" He smiled at Renxiang and stood up slowly.
Then Lu Zuo continued to ask: "Which family are the girls from? I must be from a famous family, right?"
He's originally smiling face suddenly stiffened when asked by her elder brother. She turned her head and looked at Renxiang blankly, but Renxiang lowered his head silently, not intending to help. He Gritting his teeth in his heart, he nodded to his eldest brother and said with a smile: "I am the eldest daughter of the governor of Suzhou. When I was in Suzhou, my father saw that Renxiang was diligent in serving the public, so he..."
Lu Zuo murmured in his heart, he didn't expect that this He was really an eloquent person. If He Younian betrothed his daughter to Renxiang just because he was diligent in serving the public, then this reason would be too far-fetched. Seeing how alert she is, she must not be a good person! But doesn’t Renxiang know that her father is the prince’s son? Judging from Renxiang's behavior just now, it is obvious that he also knows the identity behind the He family, but since he will marry the He family, there must be something hidden in it. Lu Zuo was thinking in his heart, with a flattered expression still on his face, and said with a smile: "Oh? To be able to marry the governor's daughter, my Renxiang family is truly lucky! I don't know how many generations our Lu family ancestors have practiced What a blessing! Haha..."
He's brows relaxed at this moment. She knew that Lu Zuo was the prince's old enemy. Since he was not defensive about her, it meant that her identity as the daughter of the governor of Suzhou did not affect Lu Zuo's trust in her. He smiled happily and said, "Brother is joking!"
Lu Renxiang's originally worried heart finally fell to the ground at this time, and he also smiled and said, "Why did you come out without seeing your sister-in-law?"
Yin Ji said quickly, "Master's wife has already prepared some wine and food at home, and she's just waiting to help you with your business!"
Lao Pan, who was behind Lu Zuo, suddenly appeared at this time and said with a smile: "Congratulations to the uncle and the second master for meeting again after a long separation. Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, and it is not too late for the second master to come back, but it is almost chen time now , let’s go back to our house and catch up on old times!”
The entrance of the Lu Mansion was decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations today. They had calculated the day for Lu Renxiang's return and were preparing to have a good New Year. An Jing Ruo also arranged the food and drinks early, and then stood in front of the hanging flower door to wait.
When Lu Zuo led Lu Renxiang and others back, Jing Jingruo quickly ordered his servants to set off firecrackers again to drive away evil spirits. When Lu Renxiang and An Jingruo's uncle and sister-in-law met again, they couldn't help crying again. Lu Renxiang quickly pulled He and was about to kowtow to his sister-in-law. An Jingruo hurriedly stopped him and led them to the dining hall to have dinner together.
After the whole family gathered together and had a hearty drink, the entire courtyard was filled with laughter and laughter. The night was getting deeper, Lu Zuo and Lu Renxiang were already very drunk, and Chen Tuizhi was also a little drunk. Only Yin Ji didn't know how to drink and kept helping to look after the drunks. An Jingruo saw that it was getting late, so he asked Yin Ji and Chen Tuizhi to help the Lu Zuo brothers to the master bedroom to rest, while he and He stayed in the wing.
The bright moon was in the sky, and the strong wind outside the house was beating against the window lattice intermittently. The room was still dark, but a pair of bright eyes on the bed were looking up and thinking. After a long time, he seemed to hear a sigh and asked: "Renxiang, you haven't slept either?"
"Brother, why aren't you asleep yet?"
Hearing Lu Renxiang's words seemed a little surprised. Lu Zuo smiled calmly, "I can't sleep! I don't think you are drunk, but..."
In the dark night, after hearing what his brother said, Lu Renxiang felt his cheeks heat up instantly. His brother was indeed so shrewd, and after all, he couldn't hide it from him. The brother and sister-in-law entertained him warmly tonight, without asking anything about He's situation at all. Mr. He was also very polite, which made Lu Renxiang even more frightened. He knew that his brother would definitely ask about this matter again afterwards, so he could only pretend to be drunk during the dinner, and when he slept until the next day, he went to the household department. After reporting for duty, he had arranged his place to stay and left here temporarily, so his brother would have no chance to interfere again. However, he did not expect that his brother was not drunk. What surprised Lu Renxiang was that he also did not fall asleep. Now when his brother asked him this question, Lu Renxiang felt a little uneasy. He was sleeping at the end of his brother's bed. At this time, he turned over, coughed dryly, and replied deliberately in a daze: "Brother...said...what? Sleep?" Bar!"
Lu Zuo's eyes felt a little dry for some reason at this time. He closed his eyes bitterly, and he could feel a slight sigh between his breaths. Although he didn't understand why his brother didn't say anything, there must be something unspeakable in it. Looking at it now It was impossible to persuade his younger brother to divorce his wife, so he could only be careful about the He family. Tonight was another sleepless night. Lu Zuo struggled in bed until five o'clock, and only when the sound of New Year's firecrackers sounded in his ears from time to time did he slowly fall asleep.
