The woman left, but Lu Jue didn't come back to her senses for a long time, staring intently at the door, as if hoping for her to come out of it again. It wasn't until he heard Liu Fuling's voice that Lu Jue withdrew his gaze, turned his head and saw a slightly chubby middle-aged man beside Liu Fuling. This person bowed to Lu Jue and said, "Zhou Yi has seen the second aunt, the old lady is not there, and the young lady is inconvenient to go out, so he came to welcome the uncle into the house." He stepped forward to pick up the curtain and reached out to pick up Lu Jue. This person is Zhou Yi, the housekeeper of the Zhou family

Lu Jue took a deep breath, shook off those chaotic thoughts, got up and bent out of the carriage, and followed Zhou Yi into Zhou's house.

Under the guidance of Zhou Yi, the two walked through the front yard, through the winding verandah, across the stone road, and into the backyard through a circular arch.

As soon as you enter the backyard, the scenery is pleasant, because the backyard is the place where the family lives, more elegant and delicate than the front yard, pavilions, pavilions, ponds, pavilions, pavilions, rockeries, strange stones, flower beds, bonsai, vines, green bamboos, and flowers.

It's been five years since I stepped in again, and everything is both familiar and unfamiliar. But Lu Jue, who stepped in again, was not in the mood to sigh at the scenery that had been like a day for the past five years, but frowned and thought about the scene after meeting Shui'er.

Zhou Yi introduced the two of them into the hospitality flower hall, ordered his subordinates to serve tea, said to invite the young lady and retreated, but Lu Jue didn't expect them to wait until the sun set in the west.

Gradually, the sky darkened, and there was no palm light in the hall, only a little afterglow came in, and the whole flower hall looked dim. The Zhou family's inconsiderate hospitality, it was obvious that Lu Jue was not in the mood to care, he looked at the door calmly, although he did not have the anxiety of waiting for a long time, but the fingers that had been held white on his legs had already revealed his state at this time.

In order to reunite the young master with the young lady earlier, he not only had to hurry up and hurry up, but also ate a few mouthfuls of lunch, at this time he was already hungry, he had no strength to fiddle with the empty teacup, and just wanted to eat this beautiful and delicious teacup.

Inadvertently, his eyes fell on Lu Jue's clenched hands, and he understood what he was worried about. He thinks it's okay for the young lady to lose her temper, but the people of the Zhou family are too disagreeable. Immediately, he complained: "Hmph, the people of the Zhou family are really interesting, but they are hiding in peace of mind when they throw guests in the hall." It doesn't matter if I'm a subordinate, you are the second aunt of his family, the master of his family, and the second product of the dynasty, even if you don't show up, you don't even know a piece of dim sum, you are really a bully! No, young master, you have to act like a master. ”

Hearing his complaint, Lu Jue retracted his gaze and turned his head and said, "Are you hungry?" ”

"That's not important" Liu Lingling sat back in her seat and said indignantly: "Their behavior is obviously not to take you in their eyes, young master, it's too unfair." ”

"It's not fair, hum" Lu Jue snorted softly, and mocked himself: "I've just waited here for two hours, compared to the few years more I let Shui'er wait, what is this!" ”

Of course, Liu Lingling understood the meaning of his words, so she secretly scolded herself for not knowing how many times, raised her hand and gently slapped herself in the mouth, and hurriedly persuaded: "I, I didn't mean that, the young lady should lose her temper." But these subordinates shouldn't take you in their eyes, young master, you have to show the majesty of being the master, otherwise these subordinates will lie on your head. Why do you want to see your wife, and you still need this to pass on that permission. ”

Lu Jue frowned, full of guilt and said: "I haven't married Shui'er yet, and the etiquette that should be observed still has to be observed." ”

"You're keeping etiquette, but your wife is gone." Liu Fuling looked around, and when she saw that there was no one around, she was relieved, (but it seems that there is no one here at all, you are too careful), lying on the coffee table and leaning close to his ear and whispering: "It is good for the young master to observe etiquette and know the teachings, but we can't do nothing without worrying about it!" ”

Liu Fuling knows that her young master is good at everything, but this attitude of not fighting and going with the flow is really anxious. Although he has that marriage contract with Miss Zhou's second lady, what woman doesn't want her husband and fiancé to treat her like a jewel!

How can Lu Jue not understand all this, but if he really tries to make up for it, he will have no regrets? In the past five years, I have postponed my marriage many times, and I have not shown an explanation during this time, and the consequences will naturally be clear. Although the father-in-law has nothing to say to himself, how can he be willing for the sake of his daughter's happiness and reputation!

He lowered his head and looked at the fingers that had already turned white, and he blamed himself again: "Since you have done it, you shouldn't regret it, everything in the world is changing, and nothing can be controlled!" What's the use of fighting for it if it really doesn't belong to you! ”

Because this body has lost too much, the grace of his parents and brotherhood are already a gift from God to him, and he only has the attitude of having an unattainable attitude towards love when he was young! It's not that he doesn't want to fight, it's that he doesn't want to have more reluctance on the day he leaves! He has experienced too much, and he is even more afraid of life and death, when he sees everyone's sadness, even if he returns to Jiuquan, it is difficult to look at it, this is helpless, and it is also a compromise to fate!

Liu Fuling was about to say something, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by footsteps, and turned her head to look out the door.

I saw a brightly dressed and beautiful woman walking in surrounded by Yahuan.

Lu Jue's eyes, which were still full of guilt just now, were dyed with brilliance and gentleness for a moment. Although five years had passed, he still recognized this woman at a glance, and it was because of her that he made an impulsive choice. The reason why he married Shui'er who was still young was that he still had a trace of innocence back then, that is, if he could survive, he would still have the opportunity to marry the woman he liked.

At this time, Lu Jue did not hide it, because he didn't know how to hide his excited heart, and greeted softly with a tender smile: "After a few years, the eldest lady is good." Even the voice revealed a hint of sweetness.

The woman smiled, turned her head and ordered, the maids held the lamp, and the refreshments were served. Then he took two steps forward and saluted slightly: "Gongzi has been waiting for a long time, and Ning'er is here to make amends for his inconsiderate greetings." "That Yingying salute is full of grace, and the voice is like a yellow warbler out of the valley, like a melodious turn.

The woman's smile was extremely charming, her eyebrows were green like smoke, her nose was round and tall, her lips were lightly hooked and affectionate, and the best thing was that she had a pair of phoenix eyes, which was even more charming and seductive. Take a closer look at this woman Yu Ye Suxin, but there are more jiaoyan than her, like a fairy in the sky. She is Zhou Ruoning, the eldest daughter of Zhou Wenfeng and Ye Suxin.

Lu Jue, who was already in love with Zhou Ruoning at first sight, saw her seductive smile, and couldn't help herself, and was slightly stunned: "Big, big lady is polite." ”

She was very happy with everything he did, and that was what she wanted. The moving smile on her face was even stronger, and her moving eyes did not hide her shyness, which also made her a little more feminine.

She raised her head slightly and said softly: "Brother Lu Jue has always been good? ”

Who knew that this voice did not evoke more memories of Lu Jue here. Rather, a word woke up the dreamer. He also realized how rude he was at this time, put away the slight embarrassment on his face and suppressed the impatient thoughts, constantly reminding himself that he was not here to realize his stupid ideas, but to atone for the sins of another woman who had been waiting for him for several years.

Calming down, Lu Jue looked around the rest of the women again, there were no familiar faces here, and after sighing heavily, he was a self-mockery, and he only got along with Shui'er in a hurry for more than ten days after he decided to marry, and he was full of thoughts about how to tie the knot with the woman he liked, where did he ever pay attention to the girl who wanted to spend his life with him, and was still ignorant and ignorant at that time and had been used as a chess piece. At this time, after another five years, he didn't know Shui'er's face, and his face was full of self-blame, and he hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can Shui'er come with you?" ”

Zhou Ruoning's expression moved slightly, and he shook his head and said, "No." ”

This result made Lu Jue's heart tremble, and he couldn't help but get nervous, and he was also worried that what he had been worried about would become a reality. Busy asked, "What's wrong with her?" This question also expressed the longing of his heart.

And Zhou Ruoning just smiled back, lifted the teapot and poured a cup of tea, walked up to Lu Jue and said slightly apologetically: "It's getting late, people are terrible, I hope my brother will forgive me for protecting my sister's reputation." "Passing the tea is full of embarrassment, and it looks so cute and lovable.

For Zhou Ruoning's understanding of Lu Jue only stayed in the beautiful period five years ago, her behavior caught Lu Jue a little off guard, and she saw that her fiancée was rejected because of the getting late, but this eldest lady was not afraid of being alone with a single man, which made him a little at a loss.

Although he was also prepared not to see his fiancée today, when he really heard such a result, he felt inexplicably more disappointed in his heart, and he had no idea of staying anymore and said regretfully: "In this case, I will come back tomorrow, and I hope that the eldest lady can be accommodating." ”

Seeing that people were leaving, Zhou Ruoning couldn't take care of the woman's reserve, and stepped forward to stop Lu Jue's way and prayed: "Brother, don't go, I've made dinner in the kitchen, why don't you accompany Ning'er with my brother?" looked at Lu Jue expectantly, but unexpectedly, Lu Jue didn't match her gaze, and the originally moving smile froze on her face.

Avoiding Zhou Ruoning's gaze, he met Liu Lingling's eyes and asked, "What's wrong." ”

After following Lu Yiping for a few years, he knew himself and understood his thoughts, everyone has a love for beauty, and his young master worshiped the best at a young age, and he has a great future waiting for him in the future. With his noble identity, outstanding literary brilliance, and elegant and handsome face, why should Empress E's daughter-in-law be!

Liu Fuling smiled apologetically at Zhou Ruoning, stretched out her hand to pull Lu Jue aside, looked at the eldest lady of the Zhou family again, and whispered: "Young master, since we can't see the young lady tonight, it is better for you to agree to the invitation of the eldest lady, and talk to the eldest lady about poetry and songs, wouldn't it 、、、、、、 before the moon?"

"She is my fiancée's sister, I have dinner with her, people are terrible, if there are many people who have a lot of things to spread falsehoods, let Shui Er know what you let her think." It should have been a joyful thing to be able to meet the woman he had liked for a long time, but Lu Jue listened to Liu Fuling's suggestion, and somehow became angry for no reason.

Lu Jue, who prides himself on having a good temper, never gets angry in private matters because of anyone's little mistake in words, and seeing the anger on the young master's face at this time, Liu Fuling realized how wrong she was. He laughed dryly and said, "It's just, just as if I didn't say anything." He let go of the hand that pulled Lu Jue's sleeve, took two steps back, closed his mouth and stood aside obediently.

Lu Jue glanced at him, stabilized his emotions, turned to Zhou Ruoning and apologized: "The eldest lady's kindness Ziyu has received it, and now that it is getting late, I won't bother here, but there is still Miss Lao to tell Shui'er, I will come again tomorrow!" ”

This sentence clearly stated his position, which made Zhou Ruoning very uncomfortable to listen to, and she was unwilling to be for the sake of her supreme future. After taking a few steps and holding Lu Jue's arm tightly without caring about anything, he only hoped that he could leave people behind, and smiled reluctantly and tried to maintain tenderness: "Why don't you listen to Mr. Liu's suggestion, please stay?" I've asked my servants to clean up the guest room, so you can stay here!" ”

Lu Jue's expression in the face of her retention was very obvious, his frowning brows had already told everyone that he was not happy at all, he tried his best to control his tone and said calmly: "Don't worry about it, Miss Lao, I have already booked an inn in the city, and it is inconvenient for my parents-in-law to bother here, so I will leave." He pushed away the hand she had wrapped around his arm and arched his hand sideways towards her.

In a hurry, Zhou Ruoning actually hugged his arm, pulled down his face, and raised his voice a little: "I won't let you go." "There's not a hint of a request here, but there's a bit of an element of command.

"You" This was the first time Lu Jue was speechless, and his brows furrowed even tighter. In the face of Zhou Ruoning's bold retention, Lu Jue, who had been educated in Confucianism since childhood, looked at him differently, and was silent for a moment and said helplessly: "Please respect yourself, eldest lady." ”

Zhou Ruoning tilted her chin disappreciatively, although her voice was still delicate, she also heard a little arrogant: "My brother is afraid that my sister will know and I don't know how to face it!" Ning'er sees that her brother is too careful, you don't have to worry about this, this is full of my people, I see who dares to chew the root of the tongue. Raising Qianqianyu's finger and gently swiping it across the back of Lu Jue's hand, her eyes were slightly raised, and the wisps flowed charmingly, and her voice became even softer: "Brother promised Ning'er to stay with me, okay!" ”

Lu Jue didn't avoid or run away, looked directly at the terrifying gaze, and said in a calm and relaxed tone: "I hope that the eldest lady understands that who to marry in person is to marry whom, Ziyu has no qualifications, and he doesn't want to have other thoughts, so naturally he won't do anything sorry for Shui'er." Saying this, Lu Jue was unprecedentedly relaxed, and what was even more strange was that there was no longer the slightest attachment to his first love.

It was extremely uncomfortable to hear these words in Zhou Ruoning's ears, she never took that sister in her eyes, but on the contrary, everyone regarded her as a treasure. This made the arrogant Zhou Ruoning unbearable, and the charming smile gradually faded, and the arm holding Lu Yiping was even harder, and said indignantly: "Hmph, my brother made a wrong choice at the beginning, just because he was young and ignorant, he can be forgiven." But now that you are a walking official in front of the emperor and worship the second grade, your brother is willing to marry a woman with a low status and a mediocre appearance? Even if the elder brother is willing, isn't he afraid of the government and the opposition laughing shamefully. Fortunately, Ning'er has already thought about this for you, and I will do the wicked, and I will tell her all this personally, and I will marry you instead of my sister. If you have pity for your poor sister's many years of waiting, I can agree that my sister will serve her as a concubine, and she will not be treated badly at all as Shui'er. In this way, my brother can get a good wife as he wishes, and he doesn't have to be that negative person, what does my brother think? After speaking, Zhou Ruo looked at Lu Jue quietly, patiently waiting for his decision.

opened his eyes again and again, and all that was left this time was the amusement of the original infatuation. For several years as an official, he put responsibility first, and he also valued all this more than Mount Tai, which is why he has had the opportunity to withdraw from his relatives and choose another choice over the years, but he has not taken action for a long time.

He lowered his head and laughed, laughing at what a stupid thing he had done all these years, in order to live up to her, but he was responsible for his own dutiful person. He looked at Zhou Ruoning with a blank face and expressed his thoughts: "The eldest lady looks like a city, and Ziyu's sick body is short and shallow and can't climb high." ”

Zhou Ruoning's Huarong changed suddenly, and he scolded angrily: "How can you say this, I have pushed several families to propose marriage in order to wait for you, I am already twenty years old, my sister can wait, I can't!" I've agreed to let her be your concubine, and that's my biggest bottom line! ”

If it had been three years ago, Lu Jue might have been moved, after all, this is the woman who makes him excited! But since he entered Beijing to rush into the court as an official, he has seen the world in just three years, and the warmth and coldness of the people, but the most comforting thing is that there is still a person who cares silently, and the happiest thing is to receive a letter full of concern, so that he always feels the honor of not falling.

The naïve decision to hurt the two women at the beginning, this eldest lady has no chance to stay together, and the most important thing to do is to do her duty! Fortunately, it's not too late to make amends, and it's time to make everything clear, so it's best for everyone. After making up his mind, Lu Jue was no longer entangled, and said: "Whether Shui Er doesn't want to see me; Or the eldest lady deliberately blocked it. I just want you to know that Shui'er is my wife, the only wife, in order not to let others misunderstand, the eldest lady should give up! Please. After speaking, he pulled his arm out of Zhou Ruoning's arms.

Now that the story is about to be done, there is no need to continue the performance. Zhou Ruoning snorted lightly and put away his charming and tender smile, and when Lu Jue turned around, his eyes showed a ruthless light, and he said coldly: "Just leave!" Don't you want to know why Shui'er didn't come out to meet you? ”

Her words made Lu Jue's heart skip a beat, and he stopped there. He understands all this, how many people will willingly marry someone who has today and no tomorrow, and what if he is a powerful person; What about the rich side, no one can escape the far-reaching arrangement.

His eyes dimmed, and he sighed helplessly after a long time: "Please tell Shui'er, so that she doesn't have to be like this, she doesn't have to avoid me, I understand!" As long as she's okay. Said a wry smile, that smile was extremely sad and helpless, although he was mentally prepared, but it was really so difficult to give up at this point! Shui'er waited for a few years for a marriage contract, how could he not wait for a few years.

Zhou Ruoning snorted lightly, sighed heavily and said, "You think Shui'er has lost you, you are too wrong." He walked a few steps to his side, looked directly at his expression, and said in a cold tone: "I don't know if my sister is in the spirit of the sky, and she will be dumbfounded when she hears her fiancé's words." ”

"What did you say?" Lu Jue thought he was hallucinating, but everything was so real, he forgot to hold Zhou Ruoning's arm tightly for a while, and asked again: "What's wrong with Shui'er?" ”

Zhou Ruoning saw Lu Jue like this, and he was so unashamed that he hooked the corners of his mouth unabashedly, and said word by word, "She's dead!" ”