Chapter 22: Innocence
Although Lu Chenyuan showed that his heart was like water, his joy still couldn't be hidden, he shook the corners of his lips and shouted: "Don't be humble to each other, don't you two know what level they are?" β
"The master is right, the only deficiency of the eldest lady is that she is too modest and can't grasp the opportunity."
Situ Xiuyuan's words were very sincere.
Lu Chenyuan turned his head and looked at Situ Xiuyuan, smiled slightly, and his words revealed admiration, but his tone was still serious and dry, and he said: "Your eyes are really vicious, her personality is like her mother, and she doesn't like to be competitive." β
Subsequently, Situ Xiuyuan heard this, and said gently: "Indeed, girls are like this. β
Lu Chenyuan turned his head to put his eyes on Lu Manman, and he asked Situ Xiuyuan, "How does Xiuyuan think of my family?" What are the other drawbacks? β
Situ Xiuyuan blinked his eyes seriously, his face was expressionless, what question was this asking him? It's only been a few days since we've known each other! It's not a day long! How would he know how long it was to go? He didn't even know how old she was!
Situ Xiuyuan hurriedly said vaguely: "Master, it's only been two days since the villain entered the mansion......"
Seeing that he was stammering, Lu Chenyuan relaxed his requirements a little, and then said, "By feeling." β
Situ Xiu saw that this person was obviously trying to find fault, so he lowered his head and was silent for a while.
I saw him raise his head, his face was full of black lines, and he was embarrassed: "Let the villain observe for a few more days." β
Situ Xiuyuan almost thought that Lu Chenyuan was planning to introduce his daughter to him.
Lu Chenyuan saw that his question was indeed embarrassing for this junior, so he thought about letting him go.
Immediately, Lu Chenyuan waved his hand at Situ Xiuyuan, "Then you go down first." β
Situ Xiuyuan looked at Lu Chenyuan with strange eyes, he bowed expressionlessly, and said, "The villain retires." β
Lu Manman saw Situ Xiuyuan slowly walking out of the study, and when he saw that he was gone, Lu Chenyuan asked Lu Manman why he was looking for him.
His face suddenly became kind, and he approached her and asked, "What has happened to Long Man today?" β
Lu Man smiled sweetly: "Hehe, isn't it natural for my daughter to come to her father?" What else do you need as an excuse? β
Looking at Lu Manman's cute and funny expression, his heart suddenly warmed.
He nodded in agreement, and said patiently: "Makes sense, is there really anything wrong?" β
She clenched her dress tightly with both hands and asked softly, "Didn't the master tell my father just now?" β
Lu Chenyuan was confused and asked, "What's the matter?" β
Lu Manman said bluntly: "Sue it! β
Lu Chenyuan shook his head, "No." β
Lu Manman looked surprised, and unconsciously gently helped the hairpin with her slender and white hand, making a cold sound, like a touch of spring water, she was thinking, since the master didn't say it, then it was better not to interfere in this matter.
Lu Long saw his father looking at his eyes, and he wanted to know.
Lu Manman didn't plan to say it, she smiled briskly, and went straight to Lu Chenyuan's appetite, "Then since the master didn't take it seriously, the daughter didn't talk much, and the master would naturally say it if he wanted to." β
Lu Chenyuan's arrogant face showed a dissatisfied look, he pretended to be angry, trying to get out of Lu Manman's mouth, "Manman is so naughty? will actually sell it to his father. β
Lu Manman hurriedly took two steps back, and explained with a smile, "My daughter doesn't have it, she just doesn't want to be nosy." β
When Lu Chenyuan saw his daughter's remarks, he secretly applauded in his heart, his daughter was so conscious, and he would not waste his cultivation of her.
Lu Chenyuan hopes that Lu Manman will not become a frog sitting in a well and watching the sky; I hope she will transcend the world and become a beautiful woman who comes out of the mud without staining.
He has been an official in the court for so many years, and he is used to seeing the fighting of the previous dynasty and the blood rain of the harem, those resentful women who don't know what the outside world is as soon as they enter the palace gate, they will only worry about people having to die and live, he can't bear to send his baby in, fortunately, the road is long, there is a marriage contract in him, and he is happy in his house, and he doesn't need to bother at all.
Lu Chenyuan was happy in his heart, but he was a little sad, he said seriously: "You, you have been keeping these things out of the way, and Daddy will still expect you to help Daddy manage the affairs of the mansion in the future!" β
Lu Manman saw that her father was in a good mood for some reason, so she began to coquettishly say: "Daddy, my daughter is still young, and there are still many things that need my daughter to study, so I am not in a hurry." β
"You are proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, don't be sloppy with your father, your father is wondering if you should invite a grandmother to teach you etiquette."
After listening to Lu Manman, he thought to himself, do you think your daughter hasn't learned enough? You want to add a little bit of everything to me.
However, thinking about it, after all, Lu Manman still respectfully obeyed Lu Chenyuan's words, and echoed: "Daddy's arrangement is, why do you have to discuss it with your daughter?" β
Lu Chenyuan explained with a smile, "The emperor wants to see you, but the rules in the palace are cumbersome, I have always refused, and now that you are so old, if you don't let the emperor see it, you will not be able to marry in the future." β
"Into the palace?"
Faced with the topic that Lu Chenyuan said, Lu Manman was very puzzled, what did the emperor want to do in the palace by himself?
"The emperor warmly invited, if he didn't covet my position, he would have wanted to snatch you away."
What Lu Chenyuan said was really exaggerated, and only he regarded his daughter as a treasure!
Lu Manman covered his face and smiled, and the silver bell-like laughter was very crisp and beautiful.
She said: "Daddy is really good at laughing, there are so many princesses in the emperor, why do you want to rob your father of her daughter?" β
Lu Chenyuan couldn't stand other people's doubts about him, so he argued: "You are my baby, no one can take it away." β
Lu Man's eyebrows were slightly lowered, and he said with a slightly sad face: "Is Daddy more of a baby daughter or a more precious Aunt Mo?" If there is a choice between the daughter and Aunt Mo, who will the father choose? β
"This ......"
Lu Chenyuan was silent, he looked at Lu Manman incredulously, how could such words come out of her mouth.
Lu Chenyuan was embarrassed to face the two of them, "Your Aunt Mo has been with me for so many years, and my father is guilty of love." β
She cautiously asked, "Is it because of my mother?" β
I saw Lu Chenyuan sigh and said, "Half of it, there is that factor, maybe God is playing tricks on people......
Lu Man sneered, she probably didn't know what she was doing, as if she was a ghost, her attitude changed greatly.
She lowered her eyes and said disappointedly: "Daddy hesitated, in fact, Aunt Mo is more important than her daughter, right?" β
"Don't talk nonsense, one is a daughter, the other is a wife, we are a family."
Lu Manman ignored what Lu Chenyuan said, she asked him, "Daddy really doesn't have a trace of love for my mother?" β
Lu Chenyuan's face was embarrassed, and he smiled bitterly: "Yes, but not as good as your Aunt Mo." β
"Oh, my daughter doesn't understand."
Lu Man shook her head as she spoke, she wondered, can love really make people get carried away?
"Don't blame Daddy for being selfish, you'll understand later."
She calmed down, looked at him with a smile, and said glutinously, "Daddy......"
Lu Chenyuan thought that Lu Manman understood what he meant, so he changed his stiff expression and asked peacefully, "What's wrong?" β
Lu Manman pretended to be calm and said, "If Aunt Mo kills my mother, will my father protect Aunt Mo for the sake of his children's private affairs?" β
Lu Chenyuan's face changed when he heard this, he strengthened his attitude, and spit out two words, "No." β
Lu Manman thought that what her father said meant that he would take care of the overall situation, and then she asked, "Why?" Doesn't Daddy love Aunt Mo? β
As a result, Lu Chenyuan said, "Your Aunt Mo will not have bad intentions towards your mother." β
She looked at her father in front of her in disappointment and asked, "Why?" β
"I believe her."
Lu Chenyuan thought that Lu Manman was still young, as long as she explained it well, she would definitely understand.
What can subvert Lu Chenyuan's view of Lu Manman is how could she suspect Mo Chuqing? What does she know? Could it be that the father-in-law and mother-in-law instructed them?
Lu Chenyuan still felt that Lu Man was innocent and innocent, and it was impossible to do this.
Lu Manman continued to refute her father's words, and she argued: "But...... People are changeable, if my mother's death is really Aunt Mo's doing, how should my father deal with her? β
Lu Chenyuan was a little irritable, his mood was very complicated, his tone was serious and cold, as if he was sending off a guest, "Manman, you should go back to the house to rest." β
After Lu Manman was snubbed by her father, she began to think back to what she had said, and for a moment she didn't know how to face him in the future, she bowed and ran out of the study with red eyes.
Situ Xiuyuan, who was outside the study, had been eavesdropping, and he was at a loss for the road that suddenly rushed out, and his mood was just as mixed as her.
However, Situ Xiuyuan, who was calm and calm, stepped forward first and asked, "What's wrong with you?" β
Lu Manman turned his face away from letting him look at his embarrassment, and said excitedly: "It's none of your business." β
"Don't you really tell me? Maybe I can help you come up with ideas. β
Situ Xiuyuan tried to reach out and touch her, but Lu Manman was now covered in thorns like a hedgehog.
"Something that has nothing to do with you, please don't be sentimental, and the master has overheard everything, isn't it?"
Situ Xiuyuan didn't know that Lu Manman's face was already annoyed and angry, and now if he said the wrong word, he would definitely make Lu Manman annoy himself.
Situ Xiuyuan cared about her kindly, "It's shameful to eavesdrop, but one yard is one yard, how can this be self-inflicted?" Does your fiancΓ© know? β
Lu Manman was speechless to Situ Xiuyuan, he didn't want to run to take care of their family, he was really idle and had nothing to do!
Lu Manman also kindly advised him, "He doesn't know, the master is careful that curiosity kills the cat." β
Situ Xiuyuan smiled slightly, and said lightly: "Then I really want to thank the eldest lady for reminding me, since the eldest lady doesn't say it, then I'll go first." β
Situ Xiu came and went quickly, and he didn't know if he was here to teach or to be an undercover agent in the house to inquire about the news!
What my grandfather and grandmother said was true, why didn't she listen? I really shouldn't figure out my father's thoughts, Mo Chuqing is simply my father's reverse scale, she shouldn't listen to persuasion!