Chapter 57: The First Time Alone
On weekdays, Lu Hong is not often at home, but goes to school in the county school, and Lu Erniang and Lu Xianger don't think anything about it. Now that Lu Hong has gone to Jiangling Mansion, the mother and son seem to be missing something. can't lift her spirits all day long, and is always distracted, Lu Erniang is more obvious than Lu Xiang'er.
Since Lu Hong left in the morning, Lu Erniang was busy for a while and then became idle. Then, as usual, she taught Chaoxia embroidery. But in less than half an hour, Lu Erniang pricked herself with a needle more than ten times. In the end, Chaoxia couldn't stand it anymore, so she ran out of the room under the pretext of helping Lu Xiang'er.
In the small wine shop, Lu Xiang'er continued the wine flowing out of the still, and at the same time talked to Zao'er and Xiao Tao about her and Lu Hong in Qinghe Village. Chaoxia shook her head helplessly, turned around and went back to her room to meditate. Unexpectedly, Chaoxia couldn't calm down. Lu Xiang'er appeared in her mind for a while, and Lu Erniang appeared for a while, and she would think of Lu Hong, who was trained by her very miserably.
It can be seen that Chaoxia was also affected by Lu Erniang's mother and daughter. At the same time, Chaoxia also understood that she had already regarded the three members of the Lu family as someone close to her. Otherwise, how could the coldest morning glow be so uncertain that even the most basic meditation would be completed.
Thinking of a few days ago, Lu Erniang proposed to accept Chaoxia as a righteous daughter, but she didn't agree, and Chaoxia's expression darkened again. In fact, she really wanted to agree, and in Lu Erniang's body, Chaoxia experienced motherly feelings, which made her enjoy it very much. However, thinking of the 'blood' on her hands, Chaoxia was scared and flinched. Perhaps, that's fine. Chaoxia looked at the willow tree outside the window and sighed softly.
Just when Chaoxia was thinking about her thoughts in the room in the backyard, Lu Xiang'er in the small tavern in the front yard was called out of the Lu family by an unsigned letter. When Lu Erniang and Chaoxia knew about it, Lu Xiang'er had been away from home for an hour.
In other words, Lu Xianger didn't want to pay attention to the invitation of the letter. But she really wanted to see who wrote the letter and what his purpose was. Moreover, the meeting place written in the letter was in the county teahouse, and Lu Xianger left home to make an appointment.
"General, why do you want to ask Little Lady Lu. In fact, if you want to talk about Song Sanye and Lu Erniang, you should talk to Lu Hong? Huo Bao stood next to Huo Qingsong, looking puzzled.
In fact, although Huo Bao is from the General's Mansion, he has only recently followed Huo Qingsong. For some of Huo Qingsong's intentions, he still couldn't figure it out. However, the chief butler of the General's Mansion, that is, Huo Bao's father, told him. From now on, Huo Bao is Huo Qingsong's closest attendant, and he must think about Huo Qingsong in everything, so that he must understand Huo Qingsong.
Huo Qingsong also understood that Huo Bao would be the person he trusted the most in the future, and some of his thoughts could not be hidden from Huo Bao. Therefore, he raised his eyes to look at Huo Bao, and then looked out the window, and then asked lightly: "Then Lu Xiang'er, what do you think?" ”
"Little lady Lu...... Huo Bao thought for a while and said very seriously: "She is so small, she can make such a delicious wine, it's really amazing." Moreover, she is so cute. ”
Huo Qingsong shook his head helplessly: "I'm asking you, her personality and temperament. ”
"Oh." Huo Bao smiled embarrassedly, and hurriedly said: "Little lady Lu is very smart. Huo Bao has never seen someone who can do so many things at such a young age. ”
After speaking, Huo Bao didn't see Huo Qingsong's reply for a long time, and looked at the young general sitting at the table again suspiciously. Huo Qingsong felt Huo Bao's gaze before he spoke up: "Although Lu Hong is more stable than before, he did it on purpose. I haven't experienced anything big, how can my mind change so much. Besides, Lu Erniang is his mother-in-law, and he will definitely not treat this matter calmly. Lu Xiang'er was different, so I made an appointment with her. ”
Huo Qingsong only said the difference between Lu Xiang'er, but he didn't say what the difference was, Huo Bao had been by Huo Qingsong's side for so long, and it was the first time he had seen him talk halfway. However, he couldn't ask any further. Because they were sitting at the window on the second floor, Huo Qingsong and Huo Bao both saw Lu Xiang'er from far and near.
As Huo Bao opened the door to welcome Lu Xiang'er's arrival, she saw the two people in the room, and a trace of surprise immediately flashed in her eyes: "General Huo?!" ”
"Didn't Little Lady Lu think that it was me who made an appointment with you?" Huo Qingsong raised his eyebrows, with disbelief in his eyes. However, he still asked Lu Xiang'er to sit down, and asked Huo Bao to order a pot of tea, ready to talk to Lu Xiang'er first.
Regarding Huo Qingsong's affirmative question, Lu Xiang'er did not answer, but sat opposite Huo Qingsong calmly. After Huo Bao exited the room, Lu Xiang'er looked at Huo Qingsong and said quietly: "Dare to ask General Huo to ask me to come here, what do you want to discuss?" ”
Huo Qingsong didn't answer immediately, but just looked at Lu Xiang'er with burning eyes, until Lu Xiang'er looked a little embarrassed, he said: "Since Little Lady Lu 'pretended not to know', only Huo Mou 'got straight to the point'." ”
"Please also ask General Huo to speak up." Lu Xiang'er's eyelids drooped and her expression was indifferent, but she had already understood in her heart that Huo Qingsong must have wanted to talk to her about Lu Erniang and Song Yuan. But Lu Xiang'er was very puzzled, according to common sense, this matter can be talked about with Lu Hong, can be talked about with Lu Erniang, how can she talk to her, a ten-year-old lady.
Could it be that Huo Qingsong still doubts himself. Lu Xiang'er took the opportunity to drink tea and peeked at Huo Qingsong, but secretly sighed in her heart how could she provoke him. Lu Xiang'er couldn't have imagined that after a short period of contact, Huo Qingsong was suspicious of Lu Xiang'er, and chased after him, and he didn't know what he wanted to know. Fortunately, Huo Qingsong did not threaten the safety of her or the Lu family, and Lu Xiang'er didn't bother to pay attention to him.
Lu Xiang'er's indifference and indifference made Huo Qingsong, who was sitting opposite her, feel more and more interested. Originally, Huo Qingsong was just curious that Lu Xiang'er could make wine. From the news he just checked, all of Lu Xiang'er's experiences made Huo Qingsong feel that what Lu Xiang'er did was not at all like what she should have done at her age.
At this time, Lu Xiang'er's attitude was very different from when she was in the Lu family. If you don't imagine Lu Xiang'er's age, Huo Qingsong has an illusion, like facing a peer who is very deep in the city. This is a woman who has never met Huo Qingsong since he grew up so big and has never met among all the people he has seen. No, it's a little lady.
It was this feeling that Huo Qingsong thought about asking Lu Xiang'er to talk about Song Yuan and Lu Erniang, and he believed that there would be unexpected gains. Thinking of this, Huo Qingsong coughed: "Little lady Lu, I know that my uncle was rescued by your father and stayed at your house to be your Mr. Xixi." But do you know who he is? ”
"I've guessed this with my brother. Although I don't know Mr. Song's origin, I feel that he is not an ordinary person. Lu Xiang'er said softly, and then said: "However, after meeting General Huo, my brother and I are sure that Mr. Song's family is either a relative of the emperor or a nobleman." ”
"Oh?" Huo Qingsong raised his eyebrows, but his tone did not change, and he still said plainly: "In this case, you and your brother still seem to be matching my uncle and your aunt, aren't you afraid?" ”
As soon as Huo Qingsong's words fell, Lu Xiang'er's bright eyes shot directly into his eyes, and he said strangely: "Dare to ask General Huo, what are we afraid of?" ”
"Little lady Lu is so smart, it's impossible that she doesn't know what I'm talking about." Huo Qingsong actually chuckled, which made Lu Xiang'er look in a trance.
I can't help it, and the person who doesn't laugh suddenly laughs, which is really surprising. What's more, Huo Qingsong is handsome, but he has always had a cold face, like a statue. Now that such a humane smile appeared, although it was only a short moment, it really made Lu Xiang'er's heart beat suddenly.
Feeling her own state of mind, Lu Xiang'er hurriedly picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea: "General Huo, although our family is not a big family, our life is also passable and very happy. Just talking about how unattainable Mr. Song's background is, we really don't want my aunt to live that kind of life. Come to think of it, before General Huo came to me, he had already found out all about our family of three. If it weren't for Mr. Song's good personality and good treatment to my mother, if you don't talk about me, even my brother wouldn't agree. ”
"If you represent Mr. Song's family and don't want my aunt to be with him, my brother and I don't want to force it." After Lu Xiang'er finished saying what she was thinking in one breath, she raised her eyes and looked at Huo Qingsong, waiting for his reply.
Huo Qingsong didn't expect that Lu Xiang'er didn't continue to pretend that he didn't understand what to do, so he said what he wanted to hear so directly. added some tea to Lu Xiang'er, but Huo Qingsong suddenly said: "Little lady Lu knows why my uncle is reluctant to return to Beijing for so many years?" ”
"Xiang'er doesn't know." When Lu Xiang'er saw Huo Qingsong suddenly talk about this, she was very puzzled about what his real intentions were. But thinking of Lu Erniang, Lu Xiang'er said a little irritably: "General Huo, if you have anything to say directly, you don't have to beat around the bush, we won't blame anyone." ”
"Most of the reason why my uncle left home was because of my parents' ......," Lu Xiang'er expressed her attitude, but Huo Qingsong turned a deaf ear and still said to himself.
When Lu Xiang'er saw Huo Qingsong's appearance, a trace of anger immediately rose in her heart, and she said in a deep voice: "General Huo, you should hear what I said clearly." ”
"Little lady Lu, don't you want to know about my uncle's past?" Huo Qingsong raised his eyes to look at Lu Xiang'er for a moment, and then continued.
Lu Xiang'er was puzzled again, Huo Qingsong insisted on letting her know more about Song Yuan, it shouldn't be to refuse Lu Erniang. Thinking of this, Lu Xiang'er calmed down her mind and listened to Huo Qingsong's deep voice, talking about Song Yuan's past.