Coming down from the attic, Lu Chengyu walked out of the Lu Mansion without squinting, did not let Song Qi follow, and drove away.

If the Lu Mansion is where the heirs of the Lu family live, then the old mansion of the Lu family in the suburbs is the residence of the heirs of the previous generation, and it is now inhabited by Mr. Lu and Mrs. Lu. The old mansion was established earlier than the Lu Mansion, and the style is roughly similar to the mansions of the big families in the Qing Dynasty, and it has a little more old and simple atmosphere than the Lu Mansion.

Lu Chengyu parked the car at the door, and the housekeeper of the old mansion came to greet him and took the initiative to report: "Young master, the master has fallen asleep, and the lady is drinking tea in the tea room." ”

Lu Cheng met the head.

Mrs. Lu likes to drink tea, and chose a room with a window facing the garden in the old mansion as a tea room, in addition to entertaining relatives and friends, she usually likes to drink alone in it when she is alone. Lu Chengyu walked through the patchwork courtyard to the tea room, the door was open, as if waiting for someone.

He walked in, and was greeted by the fragrance of tea released by the boiling spring water, the fragrance of the tea was refreshing, and he said softly: "Mother still likes Anji white tea." ”

Mrs. Lu knelt behind the tea table, wearing a linen dress of rice huáng sè, loose and comfortable, coupled with fiddling with the tea leaves with her own hands, there was a three-point Taoist fairy wind far from the world in the smoke, she looked up at Lu Chengyu and chuckled: "This year's new tea, just delivered, you have a mouthful." ”

Lu Chengyu sat down on the straw futon opposite her, and his eyes swept over the tea box on the table: "Anji white tea only grows in Tianmu Mountain, and it needs to be stored at low temperature, and it can be transported to Rongcheng from there unscathed, it seems that the person who sent it has a heart." ”

Mrs. Lu said: "It was brought to me by the Sangyutuo people." ”

The water for making tea is boiled in a small stove, and when Lu Chengyu saw that the water was boiling, he put a towel on the kettle and picked up the kettle, pouring the hot water into the teapot, and his words were equally unhurried: "Mother and Sang Yu are in constant contact? ”

"Although your father has four children, you have to manage a group and a family, and you are always too busy to separate, and the eldest and fourth are abroad, and the only person who can talk to me is Sang Yu." The tea leaves slowly opened in the warm water, releasing a slightly astringent taste, and Mrs. Lu's eyes lowered as if she was looking at tea.

Lu Chengyu looked at her: "I heard that my mother went to Beicheng in person four or five months ago, it seems that you really love Sangyu, but unfortunately now that she has gone abroad to work, I am afraid that I will not have much time to chat with my mother in the future." ”

Hearing the date he seemed to mention intentionally or unintentionally, Mrs. Lu's eyes flashed, she picked up the teapot and leaned it sideways, the tea was poured into the fair cup through the tea drain, and the fine broken tea leaves mixed in the tea were filtered out, and her demeanor was calm and elegant: "That time I went to Beicheng because the old lady of the Qiao family died, I went to mourn and see her on the way." Sang Yu is still young, his career is important, and foreign countries are good places, so let's go. ”

"In a few months, Nanfeng's child will be born, and your mother will have a little grandson, and I will let her often bring the child to visit you and your father in the old house." The corners of Lu Chengyu's lips relaxed, "The south wind is very interesting, mother, you can talk to her, and you will like her." ”

Mrs. Lu just smiled: "Really? ”

The fair cup evenly poured the same amount of tea into the two teacups, the white tea color is very light, and the crystal teacup can just let out the pale green.

Lu Chengyu's words were gentle: "Although Nanfeng is sometimes more casual, her character is very good in all aspects, and I have already received a marriage certificate from her, and she is a legitimate husband and wife, Chengyu does not ask her mother to accept her immediately, I only hope that my mother can look at her with ordinary eyes, and stop doing those things that are sorry for her 'Young Mrs. Lu'." ”

The topic twisted and turned, and finally got to the point, Mrs. Lu raised her head, and the mother and son looked at each other through the fragrance of tea.

Lu Chengyu's eyes were dark, and he seemed to be calm, but in fact, when he went in, he could still see a faint coldness coming out of it, with the unique authority of the head of the family: "If Nanfeng does something badly, my mother might as well say bluntly, she is very smart, she can understand a little, and she will definitely not do it again next time." ”

"Last time I asked Song Qi to tell my mother, the south wind is cold, there is no next time for things like putting her in the freezer to punish her, whether my mother takes this sentence to heart or not, but she is now pregnant with the flesh and blood of the Lu family, if her mother can't accept her for the time being, don't go to the Lu Mansion recently, she is pregnant and has a bad temper, she may collide with her mother, and besides, she also needs to recuperate."

Mrs. Lu frowned slightly, the emphasis he emphasized, and the meaning he wanted to express in and out of his words, was too obvious, she stared: "Are you sure she is pregnant with your child?" Chengyu, one person accuses her of slander, two people accuse her of being jealous, but if three people, four people, or even a group of people accuse her, then she must be at fault. ”

"Mother forgot the truth of 'three people become tigers'?" Lu Chengyu said lightly, "She is my wife, I said that she is not wrong, she is not wrong." ”

Mrs. Lu's lips pursed slightly, a little displeased, but Lu Chengyu had already stood up: "I see that Steward Fang listens to his mother's orders very much, so he will be transferred to the old mansion, I believe that he will definitely serve his mother wholeheartedly, and his mother will no longer have to borrow Aunt Su from his grandmother." ”

After saying that, he took his leave and left.

The tea, which had taken a lot of effort, was still in the cup, and no one took a sip.

Mrs. Lu sat alone in the tea room for a long time, until Aunt Su brought a document bag: "Madam, the inspection report is out." ”

Mrs. Lu pinched the thin cowhide bag, which contained the results of the amniotic fluid test of the south wind, she stared at the seal, and countless dark lights flashed in her eyes in that short moment, and suddenly, she threw the document into the furnace where the water was boiling. Aunt Su was slightly startled, but heard her voice cold: "The Lu family doesn't need an innocent young lady, let alone an innocent eldest grandson with an innocent biological mother. ”

Aunt Su was awe-inspiring: "But the young master ......"

Mrs. Lu got up silently, and when she left the tea table, her body bumped into the unpreserved Anji white tea on the table, and the tea leaves were scattered on the ground, and she didn't even look at it.

……

When Nanfeng woke up the next day, she was surprised to find that the chains that had locked her hands were gone, and a thin layer of ointment had been applied to the frayed skin on her wrists.

She stared at her hand for a minute, still indifferent, and got up to wash.

When it was time for breakfast, the person who used to bring her food was Aunt Mei, but today it was a strange middle-aged man, he said: "Young lady, Aunt Mei was called by the young master for questioning, let me bring your breakfast first." ”

Before, when she saw this kind of stranger Nanfeng, she directly ignored it, but after having the strange man and the handkerchief yesterday, she had some more thoughts in her heart, and rarely took the initiative to ask: "Who are you?" ”

He said respectfully: "Young lady, I am the new housekeeper of the mansion, surnamed Xia. ”

New housekeeper?

Steward Fang was removed?

This made Nanfeng a little surprised, she remembered that Steward Fang had said that three generations of his family were all housekeepers of the Lu Mansion, and he was considered highly respected in the Lu family, how could he be suddenly replaced? （132）

Doubts to doubts, after Nanfeng confirmed that this Steward Xia had nothing to do with the strange man yesterday, he reverted to indifference.

For a long time to come, Nanfeng was still as silent as in the previous months, and the Lu Mansion was also peaceful, and at first glance it seemed to be calm.

Only Nanfeng herself knew that she couldn't calm down in her heart for a long time.

But she still has to endure.

She had to wait.

……

Spring goes to summer, and Banyan City has entered summer.

Nanfeng is still imprisoned, and she can only leave the cage and the Lu Mansion once a month - that is, at the end of each month, when the prenatal check-up, Lu Chengyu will only appear in front of her on this day, take her out, watch her the whole time, and bring her back after the examination.

During the fourth prenatal checkup, the doctor looked at the B-ultrasound list with a strange expression, and looked at the other examination data several times, and then there was a trace of confusion on his face.

Lu Chengyu naturally noticed it and frowned: "Is there a problem?" ”

"The growth of the fetus was very slow due to ultrasound, but the results of the obstetric examination and uterine height examination were normal." The doctor thought for a moment, and finally showed an expression that was not serious, "It may be that Mrs. Ling's appetite has not been good recently, after all, whether the fetus is healthy or not is closely related to the mother's body, after going back, prepare more things she likes to eat according to Mrs. Ling's taste, and supplement some nutrition for her." ”

Lu Chengyu reconfirmed uneasily: "It's just like this? ”

"Mrs. Ling had signs of miscarriage when she was pregnant, which may have left sequelae, causing the fetus to grow relatively slowly, but it is not a big problem, at most she will be a little thinner when she is born in the future, and she can make up for it the day after tomorrow." The doctor thought about it and only had this explanation, "Don't worry, the child is still healthy." ”

After this prenatal checkup, Lu Chengyu instructed the kitchen of the mansion to eat a small number of meals every day, from three or four meals to five or six meals, and also asked the family doctor to show her pulse once a day. Nanfeng didn't say anything about this, it was still the same, he ate it when he sent it, he didn't eat it if he couldn't eat it, and they fiddled with the rest.

……

The time entered July, and Rongcheng was also at its hottest, Aunt Mei was afraid that the south wind would be uncomfortable, so she squeezed a glass of apple juice for her every night.

Nanfeng drank the apple juice and continued to read, Aunt Mei reminded: "Young lady, you still have to go for a prenatal checkup tomorrow, rest early." ”

Nanfeng was stunned when he heard this, and immediately reacted - yes, it's been another month, and before she knows it, she is seven months pregnant.

She was imprisoned by him...... It's been seven months.

A sneer slowly released from her lips, she was used to being locked up, and she felt that a month passed so fast.

Aunt Mei knew that Nanfeng liked to be quiet, so she went out without any instructions.

Nanfeng continued to read, because the air conditioning was turned on in the house, she covered her with a thin blanket, holding the book in one hand and stroking it unconsciously on her abdomen, suddenly, her hand paused, and slowly lowered her head to look at the bulging abdomen, so strange...... I haven't felt anything lately......

Habit is a terrible thing.

For example, she has been imprisoned for a long time and has begun to feel used to it, obviously she couldn't stay for a day before, but now she doesn't even feel a month has passed.

Another example is this child.

Because it was obtained by accident, and when she found out that he was there, it happened to be the beginning of the conflict between her and Lu Cheng, how long this child was pregnant means how long she was trapped by Lu Cheng, and how much humiliation she suffered because of this child, so Nanfeng thought that she had no feelings for him. If it weren't for Lu Chengyu threatening her brother with her, she would have taken it a long time ago.

Until one day, when she was reading a book, her stomach suddenly moved, and the feeling was very clear, and she was stunned on the spot.

With the first time, there was a second time, and more and more often, and she could feel the movement several times when she pressed her palm against her belly. This child, who was not what she wanted to keep and who she did not like, carefully responded to her temptation, with his hands, with his feet, gently touching the wall of the womb to tell her that she was not alone in the cage, and that he had been there for the long night.

Maybe it was the silent communication with life that moved her, or maybe this is the so-called flesh and blood connection, gradually, she lost her initial dislike for this child, and even had a subtle feeling that she couldn't explain.

Thinking about it from another angle, she was imprisoned here, and it was not Aunt Mei or Lu Chengyu who really accompanied her, but this child.

Only this child.

Her children.

But lately, especially in the past two days, she seems to be ...... I can't feel him anymore......

Suddenly panicked, Nanfeng stood up suddenly, and subconsciously wanted to call the doctor, but after thinking about it, the family doctor came to check her pulse every day, and if there was anything wrong with the child, the doctor could not not notice it.

…… It's because she's thinking too much.

…… Forget it, I will have to have a prenatal check-up tomorrow, and if there is really any problem, it will be clear at a glance as soon as the check-up is made.

With this thought in mind, Nanfeng made up his mind and turned off the light and went to bed.

……

In the middle of the night, Nanfeng suddenly heard the faint sound of kāi suo.

She opened her eyes in the darkness, and the bed was dimly lit.

It was dim and there was no one around.

But there was a kāi suo voice just now......

She got up and walked to the cage door, touched the place that was usually locked with her hand, and was stunned - the lock was really open!

In a flash of light, she remembered the handkerchief from two months ago.

Five words were written on it.

'He's in the basement'.

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