113, the moon in the capital
Lu Youzhen asked with some difficulty, and Su Xi realized that in fact, most of Lu Youzhen's denial that day was for himself, and he didn't know if there was anything else inside the matter back then.
Lu Youzhen...... Actually, it's painful.
The uncle looked at him deeply, shook his head and said, "No, of course not, you don't need to doubt this, your father is not a great hero of loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness, and he can't sacrifice his own son for someone else's son." β
So should he be happy to have such a father? Lu Youzhen didn't know how to answer, but Su Xi remembered what her father-in-law said when she came to visit on the day Lu Youzhen had a fever, and mentioned it in passing:
"My father-in-law said that it was too late when he arrived at the East Palace, and Situ Youxi had already been hit by an arrow."
Fu Mingxia nodded, closed his eyes and said, "After the incident, I secretly went to the East Palace, that kid ...... It was only so big, and there was a hole in his chest, and the blood couldn't stop flowing, soaking the hem of his clothes......
"I don't know how so much blood flows out of such a small body, hehe!"
Fu Mingxia laughed twice, and Su Xi felt his heart pinch when he heard it. She heard Lu Youzhen beside her whisper: "That one is really fake." β
"That's it, whatever you want," Fu Mingxia said as he stood up and walked out, and when he was about to step out of the threshold, he turned his head and said to Lu Youzhen: "Just do what you want, everything is up to me." β
"Uncle......" His throat was slightly astringent, and his eyes gradually blurred as he looked at his uncle's distant back.
At this time, Xianglan and Vanilla walked in from outside, and Vanilla couldn't help but fall down when she saw Su Xi's tears, she ran forward and hugged Su Xi, crying and shouting "Miss".
Su Xi patted her on the back and coaxed a few words, and Xianglan also persuaded her, so she persuaded Vanilla.
Although Lu Youzhen felt that it was unruly, he also felt that Su Xi had a direct relationship with these two maids, so he didn't bother and went straight to the backyard.
Only then did Su Xi know that the decoration in the house was made of vanilla, no wonder Su Xi felt comfortable looking at everything.
At that time, in order to cover up Su Xi's abduction, Lu Youzhen said that they were going to visit relatives in the capital, and the pandan vanilla who was Su Xi's personal maid naturally had to follow, so they arrived in the capital one step ahead of Su Xi.
When the third prince came to pick them up to find Suxi, Vanilla was a little unaccustomed to the soil and water, and he couldn't get on the road, so he stayed in the capital, and when Fu Mingxia found the house, Vanilla came over to take care of the task.
Seeing that Su Xi liked her arrangement, Vanilla smiled happily.
The three of them talked for a while, and then they saw the third son leading a slightly thin and polite man in, it should be Lu Zhou, the fiancΓ© of the fourth sister Su Tong.
Su Xi listened to what the third prince said, they originally agreed to go to Beijing together, because of Su Xi's matter, the third prince had to leave in advance, after he told Lu Zhou about it, Lu Zhou said that he wanted to look for someone with him, and the two pursued them to the capital along the road.
As soon as the third prince entered the city, he went to the inn where they lived before to find Lu Zhou.
It was the first time Su Xi had seen Lu Zhou, he was clear and gentle, and his temperament was outstanding, which made her very favorable, Su Xi smiled at him and said, "Brother Lu has worked hard all the way." β
"The most important thing is that the second young lady can return safely, and besides, I didn't help much," Lu Zhou motioned to her not to be polite.
Su Xi didn't say much about it, and said: "Third brother and Brother Lu live here, although the rooms in the house here are not big, there are many rooms, and the surroundings are quiet enough, just convenient for you to study." β
This is what Lu Youzhen and the third prince said on the road, on the boundary of the capital, the east is rich and the west is noble, the south is poor and the north is cheap, and people are divided into three, six, nine and so on from the beginning.
Like this house in Jiaoliu Lane, if it weren't for Fu Mingxia's appearance, it might not be bought with money alone, not that it would be expensive, just because it was in Xicheng.
In addition to the surroundings of the Imperial City, everyone is proud to be able to live in Xicheng, no matter how dilapidated the family is, as long as they live in Xicheng, they can claim to be nobles, and they can put on a superior posture in a grand manner.
Most of the people living near here are large and small officials, low-level nobles and children of dilapidated nobles, of course, there are also some noble families who are not favored by the emperor, but in any case, with the status of the Su family, they can't buy a mansion in Xicheng.
Su Wenhai and Lu Zhou came here to be officials, so naturally it is more advantageous to live in Xicheng, and just taking out their residence and talking to people will also gain a lot of attention, which is very beneficial for them to enter the atmosphere of officialdom.
So when Lu Youzhen knew that the house that Fu Mingxia found for him was located in Xicheng, he told Su Wenhai about it, although the talents of the third prince and Lu Zhou did not need to be proved by a house, it would save a lot of trouble, such as jealousy.
When everyone knows that he has a backer, people who are still rational will not offend him at will because of jealousy, as for irrational fools, do you think the third prince will be afraid?
Su Wenhai accepted Lu Youzhen's proposal, he went back to the inn to invite Lu Zhou together, and secondly, he also had plans to pack his luggage, so Lu Zhou must have known about it, but Su Xi sincerely invited him again at this time, mainly for fear of snubbing Lu Zhou.
Lu Zhou didn't think too much about it, and accepted it very calmly, without the "hypocrisy" of the literati that Su Xi imagined.
Su Xi instructed Xianglan Vanilla to clean up the guest room, and told Liu Sanniang's family, who was in charge of kitchen affairs, to prepare a sumptuous dust washing banquet, and only after they were busy did they walk to the backyard, admiring the house that they didn't know how long they would live in.
She misses her father and mother a little, as well as grandma, eldest brother and Su Yun, everyone in the Su family, are you all okay?
The dust washing banquet that night was very rich, and the four of Su Xi sat around the table to talk about state affairs and family affairs, which was very pleasant. Su Xi raised his glass and said: "I wish the third brother and Brother Lu the title of the gold list, and the official luck will be prosperous." β
The four of them touched the glass, and the third prince refilled the wine for everyone, raised his glass and said: "I wish Xi'er peace and joy in her life, so that the efforts of the brothers are valuable." β
After speaking, the third prince took a sip of the wine in the cup, and poured himself another glass to respect Lu Youzhen: "I didn't think anyone could be worthy of our family Xi'er before, but today I sincerely admire you and thank you, come, drink!" β
The third prince did it first as a respect, but Lu Youzhen didn't drink with him, he said: "Xi'er is my wife, and I don't need the third brother to thank you for what I have done." β
"Good!" The third prince laughed and said, "Then I wish you a smooth trip to the capital and find the answer you want." Lu Youzhen raised his head and drank it, letting the spicy wine slide down his throat.
Seeing that he finished drinking, the third prince turned his head to look at Lu Zhou and said, "Brother Lu's knowledge and bearing are something I admire, and it is my luck to have the honor to get acquainted with Brother Lu, and I salute Brother Lu with a cup." β
Lu Zhou raised his glass and said, "Brother Wenhai doesn't need to be polite, you are the brother of the fourth young lady, I should respect you." "The fourth lady refers to Su Tong, the two have not yet married, and he is not a casual person like Su Xi and Lu Youzhen, he is still very restrained in terms of title.
The third prince shook his head and insisted: "When you marry the fourth sister, I will naturally take out the style of being a brother, but now you are the brother I respect, of course I respect you." β
The two quarreled over a glass of wine, and asked Su Xi and Lu Youzhen to see the "persistence of the literati". The banquet lasted until late at night, and even the third son, who had a good amount of alcohol, was a little drunk.
Su Xi helped Lu Youzhen, who insisted on walking in a straight line, and slowly walked to the bedroom, the silver moonlight was reflected under the corridor, Su Xi looked up, only to feel that the moon in the capital was not as bright as that of the Sifang City.