Lu Heng stared blankly at Lu Ge Lao's eyes that were gradually losing their brilliance; watched as black blood flowed down from Lu Ge Lao's nostrils and the corners of his mouth; watched as his flabby eyelids were half-open, and his pupils gradually dilated; watched as the thin old hand that was clutching his sleeve gradually loosened......

Lu Heng's heart felt as if someone had taken a piece of it with a knife, his eyes were sore, and his head was buzzing.

"Grandfather, grandfather......"

His voice was hoarse as if it had been rubbed against a rough stone, and his lips twitched to call to Elder Lu Ge.

Did he do it wrong?

Was he really wrong?

"Second master, don't be too sad."

"Yes, Brother Heng, your grandfather is old, and he is dying at this age. To see you return home safely and soundly would have been a relief to your grandfather. ”

The relatives around him were all persuading him.

But Lu Heng still looked stunned.

If they knew what their grandfather said on his deathbed, they wouldn't have comforted him so much, right?

He didn't know if it was right for him to break the rules of the Lu family. But the assassinations and plots he received after following Cao Yuqing all the way back are real.

He was a little hesitant. But after he was nearly poisoned by the Crane Top Red and nearly slit his throat with the Assassin's knife, those hesitations faded away.

During this time, he has been enough of the lost dogs. Since he left the capital to look for treasure, he has not lived a life of peace, when he was hiding in Tibet in the east of Tatar, driven into the desolate desert of no man's land, and even seriously ill and could die at any time, he asked himself, is there not a little injustice and resentment in his heart?

Why did he come to sacrifice?

Why is the second uncle already the head of the family and still refuses to let him go?

His original vacillation, under the assassination without hesitation and the betrayal of the servants around him several times, finally turned into firmness.

In this world, only money and power will not betray him.

Why did grandfather have to be so angry?

Although he did not take the initiative to sacrifice as the rules in the family, he took the second uncle and became the head of the family himself. But everything he does is still based on the interests of the family, and now an agreement has been reached between him and Li Qitian, under the premise of ensuring the interests of the family, he can get a more stable position, what's wrong with this?

Lu Heng's mind was a mess, and his heart was torturing whether he was doing the right thing, but every time a voice questioned him, another voice would jump out to refute it.

Kneeling in front of Lu Ge's coffin, mechanically burning paper money, the tears in Lu Heng's eyes fell uncontrollably as if they had broken a thread.

Those who flattered him were praising his filial piety, and how sad he was for his grandfather's drive west.

He was indeed sad.

But what is even more sad is that he is also for his own foggy future.

The woman he loved was now pregnant with another man's child. He told himself in every possible way, don't force it, don't fight for it, just watch her silently. But when he got the news that Qin Yining was pregnant, who could understand the kind of dazed and sad feeling like being struck by lightning?

On the way to escape, he got along with Qin Yining day and night every day. Because he could see her often at that time, he could persuade himself not to force it, let go of it all, and let her live happily with her husband.

But when he was really separated from Qin Yining, and realized that he might have to live like this in this life, and he could only see her once in a while at the banquet of the New Year's Festival, he felt unbearable heartache.

Maybe the grandfather was right.

Evil creature.

He was truly a hindrance.

He thought he had seen it, but in the end he still couldn't see it, he even wanted to be satisfied just by Qin Yining's side every day just looking at her, but how could he allow it?

He couldn't get the woman he loved.

I can't get real family affection.

He has now lost even his grandfather, who loved him the most.

Lu Heng closed his eyes and let the tears wet his face.

I'm afraid that the only thing that can accompany him in this life is power and money, right?

The funeral of the Lu family was huge, Qin Yining had a pregnancy taboo and three rooms, so she couldn't go to the funeral in person, but Xiao Xiao arrived in person.

At this time, it was July, and the weather was getting hotter, but Lu Heng was much thinner, and his face was pale and ugly.

Compared with Xiao Xiao's high spirits, Lu Heng's downfall seems to have been brought back from the desert and has not disappeared.

"Lord Wang." Lu Heng saluted.

Xiao Xiao sighed and returned the salute to Lu Heng, "Brother Lu, please mourn." ”

Lu Heng sighed and said, "Thank you, Lord Wang." ”

"I haven't seen you for many days, and you've lost a lot of weight. Although you work hard for the things of your family, and you are sad for the things of Lu Gelao, you also have to pay attention to your body. In the future, the beams of the Lu family will depend on you to support them. Although Xiao Xiao was aware of Lu Heng's intentions for Qin Yining, but now that Qin Yining is his wife and is pregnant with a child for him, Lu Heng's behavior has never been excessive, and he still has a life-saving grace for Qin Yining when he is in Tartary, and his concern for Lu Heng is also true.

Lu Heng smiled at Xiao Xiao, his pale and chapped lips oozed blood, "Thank you Lord Wang, I will take care." ”

Xiao Xiao nodded, and did not mention anything about Lu Heng's place in the Holy Lord.

Lu Heng looked at Xiao Xiao, and he couldn't hold back his concern for Qin Yining: "Is the princess okay lately?" ”

Xiao Xiao squinted slightly, and then said with a smile: "She's okay, her mother and grandmother have moved to the house, and Aunt Cao has found two good grandmothers for her to accompany her, although she is heavier now, but everything is fine." ”

Lu Heng lowered his eyes, hiding his thoughts and jealousy that he couldn't hide.

If Qin Yining was his woman, how good would it be to be pregnant with his child?

"Congratulations, in five months, you'll be a father."

Xiao Xiao smiled: "Thank you, don't be stingy with a big red envelope when you are an uncle." ”

Lu Heng's heart jumped, he understood the meaning of Xiao Xiao's words, and couldn't help but sigh at this person's shrewdness and keenness.

deliberately treating him as the child's uncle is to treat him and Qin Yining as brother and sister. This is to remind him not to think too much about Qin Yining.

Lu Heng also smiled at Xiao Xiao, "This is nature. ”

The two of them talked for a while, and then they took their own leave. Lu Heng looked at the back of the man leaving, and his smile gradually faded.

When he returned home, he went to the study in the outer courtyard first, ordered someone to prepare hot water to wash thoroughly, and changed into a new robe before returning to Siqing Garden.

At this time, it was early summer, Qin Yining wore a warm light honey-colored placket, holding her bulging abdomen with one hand, being pulled by Ma Shi with the other, and followed by a few maidservants, walking together around the veranda of Siqing Garden.

Ma Shi chattered: "...... You just listen to your grandmother, although your mother really feels sorry for you, but it's not right to not let you move. You see those women from large families giving birth, and they have difficulty giving birth at every turn, or they will have no strength if they don't give birth to half of them, why? It's not because those women are pampered all day long, they refuse to walk a few steps, and they have to sit in a sedan chair at every turn. If you look at the women in the country, it is not so difficult to give birth and raise them, and they have to do housework on weekdays with their bellies of seven or eight months. You just follow me, walk every day, and be good for yourself. ”

Qin Yining smiled and nodded, accompanied by the breeze of the fragrance of the trees, brushing her broken hair that hung down from her loose bun to her cheeks, and she raised her hand to pry it away.

"Grandma has a point." Xiao Xiao walked closer with a smile, supported Qin Yining's other arm, and said, "I'll give you a few sets of boxing techniques in the future, you have nothing to practice, and you can still strengthen your body." ”

Ma Shi also said: "Yes, when you learn it, you are not afraid that you will not be able to clean him up when Dafu is disobedient in the future." ”

Qin Yining couldn't help laughing when he was amused, and the rock candy behind him, even the small porridge, Jiyun, and Xianyun also laughed.

Qin Yining asked, "Did you go to see Second Master Lu today?" How is their family doing? ”

Xiao Xiao said: "Second Master Lu is in good health, but he is much thinner. I see that he has a lot of things on his mind, as if he is hiding a lot of things. ”

Qin Yining nodded and said, "Their family's affairs are also difficult to handle. ”

Seeing that Qin Yining's eyebrows were slightly frowning and his face was sad, he couldn't help but say with some surprise: "You seem to care about him very much?" ”

Qin Yining smiled: "I'm a little worried." After all, he is also a good friend in the same trouble, and I think that perhaps the death of his grandfather this time has something to do with his return to the capital. If he hadn't won the position of the head of the family and blocked the grain and grass, I'm afraid we would have had less chips at the court meeting. It doesn't matter if he did it on purpose or not, even if he was just piggybacking. I also received his favor. ”

Thinking of Lu Heng's handsome and elegant face, and then thinking of this person's deep affection for Qin Yining, he felt some unspeakable unhappiness in his heart. But Qin Yining was frank and open, and it was not easy to show these unhappiness, so he only nodded silently.

Ma Shi listened to their conversation on the side, although she guessed who they were talking about, but she didn't know a lot about it, so she didn't say much, only took Qin Yining's hand, and went to observe Xiao Xiao's face, seeing that Xiao Xiao was also silent, Ma Shi saw that the atmosphere was embarrassing, so he took the initiative to ask: "By the way, your extremely beautiful aunt is going out again?" ”

"yes." Qin Yining smiled and nodded, Cao Yuqing returned home last month, but the Sun family didn't like her, she was embarrassed after all, plus the sting, Xiaoxue, and the four of them were all recuperating on the Zhuangzi outside, and their injuries were already healed. Cao Yuqing said that she was going to find these people, and she didn't know if Qin Huaiyuan arranged for them to do things.

Ma Shi smiled and said, "That's really a handsome girl." ”

Qin Yining nodded and said, "Yes, and she is very good, she is a chivalrous woman who is extremely righteous." ”

"Really? I really haven't seen it. Ma Shi was surprised, and then he was a little eager to try: "When she comes back, let her fight with my old woman." I'm idle, and I'm lazy with bones. It's not interesting to do it with those people around Daifuku. ”

The people around Xiao Xiao are just accompanying Ma's feeding tricks, who dares to really give her a heavy hand?

Qin Yining couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Grandma likes it, I'll tell Aunt Cao when I go back." ”

The two of them were gossiping, and they listened to it, and their hearts were not so entangled.

At this moment, Huzi strode to the gate of the courtyard, saluted Qin Yining and his party, and then said, "Lord Wang." ”

Xiao Xiao knew that Huzi had something to say, so he took the initiative to walk out of Siqing Garden.

"What's wrong?"