Chapter 277: Responsibilities to be Paid
Because An Xiabai had injuries on her body, when Lu Li reached out to hug her, the whole person looked cautious, for fear that he would accidentally touch her wound, causing the wound to crack and bleed.
To his chagrin, no matter how careful he was, An Xiabai still frowned.
Lu Li suddenly became flustered: "I hurt you." ”
"It hurts, but it's okay." An Xiabai leaned on Lu Li's shoulder and said with a gentle smile, "Only pain can give people the truest feelings." ”
Lu Li suspected that she had a fever, reached out and wiped it on her forehead, and only let go of her doubts after making sure that there was no problem.
"Madam, I always feel that after coming back from this trip, you seem to be a different person, is this my delusion?"
"People always grow, how can anyone stand still?"
Having said that, Lu Li still felt that An Xiabai's growth came too suddenly, almost overnight, she changed her appearance several times, Lu Li hated her incompetence very much for this, if she could come back early, maybe there would not be so much trouble! He was deeply reproached for this: "Madam, I'm sorry, I should have been earlier-"
Before Lu Li could say what he wanted to say, his mouth was blocked by An Xiabai's soft hand.
"Husband, don't apologize, these things are not instructed by you, why apologize, it's better to ignore them." An Xiabai raised his face, and his fingertips gently rubbed every corner of Lu Li's eyebrows in the corners of his eyes, "Compared to what I experienced before, I still think that the current things are more important, husband, you are returning to Beijing without permission this time, according to the law, it is a serious crime, are you not afraid of the court's anger with you at all?" ”
An Xiabai's worries are not unreasonable, if it was before, Lu Li would definitely consider this matter, but now it is different.
The emperor tortured his family like this, and he didn't think about Lu Li's contribution to the battle at the border pass, and they didn't plan to leave a way for their family to live from the beginning, so why did Lu Li still look at their faces?
Seeing that Lu Li didn't answer for a long time, An Xiabai asked again with doubts.
"I have already thought about this matter before I came, and I also have a plan in my heart, madam, you don't have to worry about me, the top priority is to take care of your body, understand?"
An Xiabai didn't know whether his words were persuading him or whether he really had a plan, but he always felt safe in his heart.
She took Lu Li's hand and smiled with her eyebrows: "As long as I can be with my husband, I can do anything." ”
Just as the two of them were talking, Lu Liuer suddenly broke in.
Seeing the scene inside the room, she was stunned for a moment, and lifted her footsteps out again.
An Xia Bai pursed her lips and smiled, and beckoned her to come in with an uninjured hand: "It's rare to get together, it's better for everyone to sit down and talk together, the road ahead is not easy, and sit down and chat first, it's not bad to calm down." ”
Lu Liu'er glanced at Lu Li, and walked in after making sure that there was no displeasure on his brother's face.
Because she couldn't hug her mother, Xiaodong Xiaoxue, who loved clingy, opened her arms and asked her to hug Lu Liu'er as soon as she saw her, and after a while, even Zhou's came over.
"I was wondering where you're going, and I was going to find it." Zhou was relieved to see the scene in the room.
"It's rare to get together, let's talk in the room, and Aunt Zhou will come in too."
Zhou answered and stepped into the door.
Ordinary people may not notice some abnormality in Zhou's body, after all, her current face and posture are no different from others, she still has a smile on her face, and she looks in a good mood, and ordinary people will not think about the bad side.
Lu Li is different from people, and when he saw Zhou's footsteps when he entered the door, he realized that something was wrong.
Not only the posture of walking, but also the demeanor and face were not right, thinking of the embarrassment of An Xiabai and the others before, Lu Li's heart suddenly rose.
"Aunt Zhou, why is your face so bad, is it that when you were in the Changwen Mansion, the people of Feng Bailin deliberately embarrassed you?"
"They didn't embarrass me," because An Xiabai's injuries were relatively serious, and because it was an eventful time now, Zhou didn't want Lu Li to have one more trouble, so he shook his head and said that he was fine, "My face is not good, but it's just because I'm old and haven't rested well, don't worry." ”
Although Lu Li had doubts, he didn't ask much, but said with concern: "If you are not feeling well, go back and rest for a while, and leave the matter here to me and Liu'er." ”
Zhou nodded, gave a few cursory words and left the room.
As soon as she left like this, Lu Li couldn't sit still, he furrowed his brows, and took the initiative to ask Lu Liu'er: "Usually you walk closest to your mother, do you know why she has been worried about things recently, I see that her face is poor, it doesn't look like she hasn't rested well." ”
Of course, Lu Liuer knew the real situation, but she was just reluctant to tell Lu Li.
"It's just that I haven't rested well."
Lu Li expressed deep doubts about this, and before he could ask, Xiaoxue hugged his thighs and babbled something.
"What's wrong?" He subconsciously looked down and hugged Xiaoxue in his arms.
"That's the case," looking at Xiaoxue's healthy and lovely appearance, An Xiabai couldn't help but think of the way he fell ill at the beginning, in the final analysis, it was all the credit of the Zhou family, so her words were full of gratitude, "Some time ago, Xiaoxue was sick, and Feng Bailin deliberately threatened all the doctors in the city not to accept treatment, which caused Xiaoxue's life to fall into a dying situation several times, and later it was because Aunt Zhou used a special secret recipe to treat Xiaoxue's condition that Xiaoxue's condition gradually improved. ”
Lu Li sensitively captured the key point of the words: "Special secret recipe? ”
"Hmm." An Xiabai told Lu Li everything he heard about the methods, and when the latter heard that human blood was going to be used as medicine, he almost fell to the ground.
Seeing this, An Xiabai thought that he was worried about his mother, and hurriedly explained: "Now that Aunt Zhou's body has recovered, husband, don't blame Xiaoxue." ”
"How so?" Lu Li rubbed Xiaoxue's face and made people giggle, "Xiaoxue is my own son, how can I blame him, I really want to blame, and I should blame those people in the court for doing things too badly, I fought hard at the border, but they treated me like this, it's too chilling,"
At this moment, Lu Li decided that he would never be loyal to the royal family in the future, and this court, since the people in power were unwilling to leave him a way, then he would open up a path for himself.
As a few people in the room spoke, the door was pushed open again.
An Xiabai looked at it and found that the person who walked in was Mo Simin, and a slight smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Simin, why are you free to come?" ”
"Why else, of course I came to see you!"
Mo Simin rushed into the room, and then the prince followed, and the room, which was originally quite large, began to become a little crowded because of the crowd.
Lu Liu'er was interested, knowing that they would gather together, and they would definitely talk about the affairs of the court later, so she left the room with the reluctant Xiaodong Xiaoxue.
"How about now, when the doctor came to see you just now, he said that the injuries on your body were quite eye-catching, and I couldn't get out of bed at all for a few months, and I was almost scared to death by his words!"
"How can I be so fragile," An Xiabai gently raised his uninjured hand, his eyes smiling.
Mo Simin raised his eyebrows, and said with a dissatisfied face: "You are embarrassed to say that the injuries on your body are not serious, do you know what the doctor said when he came!" I'm scared to death by him! ”
While the two women were talking about the past, the men were also talking about things.
"This place should not be built for long." The prince's gaze swept over the surrounding environment, and finally left such a sentence.
Lu Li nodded matter-of-factly.
Although the Lu family has not been besieged by officials for the time being, this does not mean that it will not be in the future, and after Feng Bailin and them reflect and report the matter to the emperor truthfully, the troublesome person is still ourselves, and now we have torn our faces, maybe the forbidden army will come over to chase and kill in the next moment.
"Actually, I've already figured out where I'm going to go in the future."
Since Lu Li said so, the prince didn't have much to say, so he could only pat him on the shoulder to show his support.
"Does the husband want to leave the Lu family?"
"Not bad."
Hearing this answer, An Xiabai's brows couldn't help but furrow back, she wanted to worry about the crown prince and Mo Simin, although the situation of these two people was much better than her, it didn't mean that the emperor wouldn't be angry with them.
An Xiabai took Mo Simin's hand and tried to persuade in a tactful tone: "Simin, if you still follow us, if you return to the palace like this, you will inevitably be suspected by the emperor, and it will be a series of troubles when the accident happens, it is better to follow An Xiabai, maybe with Lu Li by your side, you can endure a punishment." ”
Without waiting for Mo Simin to speak, the prince had already taken the lead in helping her answer.
"It's not impossible to follow Mrs. Lu, now that the situation in the palace has not stabilized, none of us know what will happen to us when we return to the palace, it is safer to follow Mrs. Lu, at least there is a reflection on the road.
Mo Simin asked anxiously: "What about you?" “
"Of course I'm going back to the palace, today's events have spread within the capital, and the people need an explanation from the royal family, and I have to be the one who stays." Knowing that the road ahead is full of dangers and obstacles, and knowing that the palace may be full of traps that have been ambushed, the prince still faces it calmly, which makes An Xiabai admire it very much.
But Mo Simin is different.
As soon as she thought of separating from the prince, she was not happy, and stepped forward to take the prince's hand: "If you want to go back to the palace, you have to take me with you, when we got married, we both made an oath to the sky, no matter what happens in this life, we will never leave, and now is no exception!" ”
"But the palace is in a terrible situation....."
"Then I'm going too!" Mo Simin hugged his arm and was reluctant to let go of his hand, "Even if I die, I have to die with you!" ”
In the face of such Mo Simin, the prince said that he was very helpless, and he had to agree if he couldn't refuse.