"Looking at a house?"
"Yes, the slave has heard about what happened the night before. Song Zhongwen used the slave's help to poison Shaoxia Lu. His plan failed, and he was worried about being retaliated. He asked his uncle to send someone from the devil's way to kill Shaoxia Lu. Fortunately, Shaoxia Lu had extraordinary powers, and not only did the devil not survive. He could hurt Shaoxia Lu, but he was killed by Shaoxia Lu instead.
"Otherwise, Caiwei, who almost made a big mistake, would have no choice but to cut her neck and follow Shaoxia Lu."
Gu Caiwei poured tea for Lu Jing, "Now that Song Zhongwen's uncle and nephew have been convicted of colluding with people from the devil's path, they are both in prison. Even if they are lucky enough to save their lives, they will be exiled to Nanyang. I guess they will no longer be able to do evil in the future.
"The slave has been waiting for Lu Shaoxia to come these days, but his heart is quite... complicated. On the one hand, he wants to thank Lu Shaoxia in person for everything he has done for the slave, but on the other hand, he has no shame in facing Lu Shaoxia again."
Lu Jing took the tea, "No, I can't blame you entirely for this... I was a little, uh, careless myself. I really didn't expect the poisoned wine thing. In addition, there is a small probability that Song Ze met the King of Hell Xiao." I got hit...
"Of course it can be said that I have bad luck, but in the final analysis, my master said that I am actually not ready to enter the world, so I plan to calm down and practice hard."
"Young Master Lu wins without being arrogant. He is always vigilant...I will definitely be able to do some amazing things in the future."
After Gu Caiwei finished speaking, she paused and then continued, "Now that things are over here, I plan to return to the capital. I will just wait for the property and yard here to be sold before I leave.
"This... Mr. Gu is leaving?" Lu Jing was stunned when he heard this.
"Actually, before what happened the night before, I had already had this idea. I was not from Wujiang City. I married from afar. Now that I have lost my husband, staying here will only cause trouble. Originally, Tongxiu Xiu Xiu agreed to go back to Beijing together, but I didn’t expect that before leaving, Xiu Xiu disappeared.”
Although Gu Caiwei's tone was still calm, Lu Jing could still feel the impact of the recent series of events on her. She just suppressed the grief in her heart and thought for a while before asking.
"Well, besides your distant cousin, do you have any relatives in the capital?"
"The slave's father used to work as an aide for a big shot. As a result, the big shot was demoted from the capital when the slave was thirteen. My father followed him to take up a new post. On the way, he encountered banditry. All the accompanying guards died, and both of them also died. Their whereabouts are unknown. Fortunately, my mother is still alive, so I can spend time with her when I go back.
"Oh, by the way, there is also the Zen staff that I promised to build for Shaoxia Lu earlier. I found Fei Fei, a blacksmith on Panlou East Street. His craftsmanship is recognized as the best in the city.
"I have already paid him two hundred taels of silver in advance. Lu Shaoxia can tell him his needs one by one. He will not disappoint Lu Shaoxia."
After Gu Caiwei finished talking about everything, the courtyard fell into silence.
Lu Jing looked at Gu Caiwei in front of him, and found that Gu Caiwei was also looking at him.
Then a breeze blew, blowing off the sweet-scented osmanthus flowers on the tree nearby.
One piece happened to fall into the tea bowl held in Lu Jing's hand.
Lu Jing lowered his head and saw the ripples in the bowl, but there were also ripples in his heart.
He thought again of Gu Caiwei standing outside his room that night, who had just come out of the bath, with her hair still a little wet, and the kiss that followed.
Although he knew that he was greedy for other people's bodies at that time, Lu Jing had to admit that at least at that moment, he was indeed tempted.
Even though Jin Chanzi was reincarnated, Tripitaka, a Buddhist eminent monk, could not hold back his face but blushed and did not dare to raise his head after hearing the voice of the king of his daughter's kingdom, "My dear brother of the Tang Dynasty, why don't you come and take possession of the Phoenix and Chengluan?"
What's more, Lu Jing is a mortal.
If nothing happened later, he probably... wouldn't have pushed Gu Caiwei away.
But can this be considered love, or is it just a night of pleasure driven by instinct?
Lu Jing couldn't figure out the answer to this, but he did figure out one thing, and that was whether it was selfishness or male possessiveness, he really didn't want Gu Caiwei to leave like this.
So he put down the tea bowl in his hand and said, "Are you really going to leave? Can't you stay? Or bring your mother over from the capital. With me here, at least there should be no Xiaoxiaohui in Wujiang City." Go make up your mind."
When Gu Caiwei heard this, a strange color burst out in her originally lifeless pupils.
"You said this after all. I thought I wouldn't hear it until I left."
Lu Jing laughed at himself, "I'm relatively slow to feelings, and I had an important problem to solve before, so I didn't have the time to think about other things. By the way, what was the secret you wanted to tell me earlier?"
Gu Caiwei did not answer immediately, but instead said, "It's a pity that Nu's mother will not leave the capital."
"Why?"
"Because...she is still waiting for the slave's father to come home."
Gu Caiwei said softly.
Lu Jing was speechless for a moment.
"If Caiwei had heard Lu Lang's words two days earlier, she would have definitely stayed. But now, Shopkeeper Wang has joined the Ming Lord, and Xiu Xiu has also left the slave. Caiwei is already alone in Wujiang City. All in one.
"Even if you are forced to stay under the protection of Lu Lang, it will only embarrass everyone. Those who left the slaves before were only doing it for themselves and their families, so it is not anything wrong.
"If the slaves sell the firewood shop and charcoal kiln, they can continue to make a living there. If they don't sell them, how will they get along with the slaves? Plus, with your great reputation, Lu Lang, they are afraid that they will continue to live there." I can’t even sleep well.”
Lu Jing opened his mouth to say something else, but Gu Caiwei shook her head, "These are actually secondary. The most important thing is that I don't want others to influence my destiny anymore.
"Many of the decisions I made before were not what I really wanted to do. Whether I remarried or wanted to rely on you to intimidate Song Zhongwen and others, they were all just to keep the family property and myself."
"I can understand," Lu Jing said bitterly, "In that case, just like what you said before... let's just pretend that what happened the night before last night never happened."
"No, I did a lot of things during this period that made me unhappy, except for the one last night." Gu Caiwei said softly.
Lu Jing was stunned, and then he found that Gu Caiwei's eyes had become charming again.
"I still have some time before I leave. Lu Lang, do you... still want to finish the things you didn't finish the night before?
"Ah, can we make up for this?" Lu Jing was stunned.
"It's up to you... I'll go back to my room to freshen up first. If you want, come in in a quarter of an hour. Oh, and remember to close the courtyard door when you come in. The secrets you want to know will naturally be known by then. "
After Gu Caiwei finished speaking, she stood up and left.
