20.020
The last day of the first lunar month is another day for court officials to rest.
While Chu Xing was resting at home, Xiao decided to take his daughter to the Duke of Chu's mansion today to thank him.
When they woke up early in the morning, the couple had packed up. Xiao whispered to her husband about Chuxing while waiting for her daughter to come to pay her respects. The family of three went to her parents-in-law again, but after waiting for a long time, no one came. Lu Rong wanted to call the maid to see. Xiao thought about it and shook his head secretly, "I'll go, you go to the front yard first and wait."
As a mother, she can guess more or less about the concerns of her daughter’s family.
Saying goodbye to her husband, Xiao came to Meiyuan alone. When he walked to the main hall, he heard his daughter's tender voice coming from inside, "Caisang, which of these two pieces looks better?"
"Everyone is pretty good. Girl, it's getting late. It doesn't matter if the third master and the wife are waiting. Master, there are all people in the old lady. Let's hurry up?"
As expected, Xiao shook his head with amusement, picked up the curtain and walked in.
Lu Mingyu stood in front of the dressing mirror that was taller than her, holding a begonia red begonia with her left hand and a peach pink begonia that she liked most when she was a child in her right hand, and was trying hard to make a choice. The peach powder is more cute, and the begonia is more charming. Chu Sui, that guy likes to buy her the best materials for begonia red, and let her make her make inner clothes...
"Wear pink." Xiao stood at the door and decided for his daughter.
Lu Mingyu then realized that her mother was coming. She met her mother's eyes that seemed to see through her worries. Lu Mingyu turned around awkwardly and stuffed the begonia red sack to the eldest maid Caisang. She hid behind the screen with a red face and quickly changed her clothes. Xiao looked at her daughter's hazy little figure and signaled Caisang and Longan to go out first.
Lu Mingyu's head drooped even lower, and she guessed that her mother wanted to tell her the big truth again.
"A Nuan, in Chu Sui's eyes, you are only seven years old this year. Unless you tell Chu Sui the secret, even if you dress up as a little fairy, he will never fall in love with a little girl who is only seven years old." Xiao came to the other side of the screen, and his voice gently reminded his daughter, "You are so weird that you are eager to achieve success, and may scare people away..."
"Mom..." Lu Mingyu was so embarrassed that she turned her back to her mother and acted coquettishly, "I'll stay by your side today, and I won't go anywhere, right?"
Xiao deliberately teased his daughter, "Just today?"
"I won't go!" Lu Mingyu was so angry that she rushed to the bed, pulled up the quilt to cover herself, so that her mother would not feel at ease.
Xiao was both amused and worried that his daughter would be really angry, so he hurried over to apologize and helped her dress up. A quarter of an hour later, Lu Mingyu plucked up the courage to come to the mirror and saw the girl inside with the simplest double bun on her head, and a circle of pink and tender peach and silk flowers on one side. It looks good, but it's too childish.
"If you want to grow taller, just have a good meal." The mother and daughter were in tune with each other. Xiao smiled and pointed his daughter's mind, taking advantage of the problem.
Lu Mingyu has always been picky about food. When she was a child, she was willful and disobeyed. When she grew up, she became the shortest among the four sisters of the Lu family and regretted it. She unconsciously maintained her previous habits these days. Now when her mother said that, Lu Mingyu suddenly remembered this and bent down to look at her short legs. She assured her mother very sincerely, "Don't worry, I will eat whatever you ask me to eat in the future."
Xiao did not believe it, so he took his daughter's hand and went to the front yard to meet her husband.
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After getting on the carriage, Lu Mingyu put his hands on his knees and sat quietly on his father's side, looking very well-behaved.
Xiao knew that his daughter was "depressed" and Lu Rong had no clue and asked, "Why didn't A Nuan talk?"
Lu Mingyu raised his eyes for the first time since getting on the carriage and asked his father in a silence, "What do dad want to hear?"
Xiao could no longer hold it back and laughed out loud.
Lu Rong thought about the destination of this trip and vaguely guessed the reason why his daughter pretended to be good. As a father, his daughter began to think about her lover at a young age, and Lu Rong felt uncomfortable. Although her daughter had married Chu Sui in her previous life, Lu Rong would still consider Chu Sui as an ordinary son-in-law. It was impossible for her daughter to indulge her daughter to give Chu Sui a chance to approach her daughter unscrupulously because of her marriage in her previous life.
But he is a father and cannot remind his daughter in a blunt way like his wife. It is born with a father or mother.
"A Nuan, my father opened his eyes in the morning and seemed to see a ray of light." Lu Rong said calmly to his daughter.
Xiao had already known this good news. Lu Mingyu suddenly heard it and was very happy. He had been acupuncture for several days. His father had no sign of recovery a few days ago. Looking at the curtain of the car, Lu Mingyu suppressed his ecstasy and asked in a low voice about the specific situation, "Did Dad see something? What about now?" Even a little progress means that her acupuncture is useful.
Lu Rong smiled slightly, "It's just a little light, it's fleeting, but it doesn't matter. A Nuan's method is useful and will always get better." Lu Rong couldn't care about the effect of acupuncture in his body. He seemed calm a few days ago, but in fact he was nervous and frightened. Fortunately, he saw hope this morning.
"It's so good." Words could not express Lu Mingyu's excitement. She excitedly squeezed into her parents and buried her head in her father's arms. After her rebirth, Lu Mingyu often remembered her actual age and could hug her when she got along with her mother, but on her father's side, Lu Mingyu had never been so intimate than her father who took the initiative to carry her to walk.
Lu Rong touched his daughter's head, "A Nuan, Dad thought of a way to let you treat Chu Xing's eyes."
Lu Mingyu raised his head in surprise, "What's the solution?"
Lu Rong whispered a few words.
Lu Mingyu suddenly opened up and couldn't help but sigh: "Dad is still smart."
Lu Rong laughed, "It's just that this method is a bit risky for Chu Xing. Whether it is feasible depends on his." My brother-in-law wanted to marry Chu Xing's cousin, and the two families were relatives. Chu Xing saved his daughter again, so they should repay them no matter how they were. As the daughter said, Chu Xing would throw away an arm when he went to war this year, so if he cured his eyes in advance, he could save that arm.
Lu Mingyu nodded. She would do her best to help Chu Xing within her ability, but Chu Xing refused to cooperate, and she would not tell her big secret just to win him trust.
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The Duke of Chu's Mansion and the Lu family were only a quarter of an hour away. While talking, the carriage was about to arrive.
Lu Mingyu couldn't help but pull the curtains quietly and looked out through the narrow gap. At first, he could only see the grand courtyard wall of the Duke's Mansion. As the carriage got closer and closer, a majestic stone lion came into his eyes. Then, there was Chu Xing's figure, wearing a dark robe, his face was like cold jade, and behind him was...
Lu Mingyu's eyes were straightened, and his gaze was firmly fixed on the fourteen-year-old Chu Sui. The young man bathed in the warm winter light, with a smile on his lips, like...
"A Nuan." A slender and white hand reached over and flattened the curtains.
Lu Mingyu wanted to cry for some reason, and tears did come out.
She died so miserably that she didn't even see Chu Sui before she died. When she opened her eyes, she had to start over. She liked her parents, but her heart was so big. After experiencing the sweet days of couples after getting married, Lu Mingyu was eager to grow up, so that she could marry Chu Sui again. She was spoiled by him and was like a treasure.
Xiao did not dare to let her husband know that his daughter was crying, so she moved to her daughter's side seat and hugged her daughter and kissed the little girl's hair gently. "A Nuan is not afraid. As long as Chu Sui is good, as long as you like him, your mother will make the decision for you." She could see that her daughter was really deeply in love with Chu Sui. A couple who were mixed with oil in honey suddenly separated and didn't know each other when they met. She was like strangers. She should joking and comfort her daughter.
Lu Mingyu nodded and quickly calmed down. As soon as he wiped his eyes, the carriage stopped.
"I'll get off the car first."
Lu Rong held the car board and whispered to his wife and daughter. From the short "um" of his daughter just now, he heard a hint of crying.
"I'll do it first." Lu Mingyu said in a relaxed tone. His father would have been able to get off the car by himself, but Lu Mingyu wanted to respect his father.
After saying that, Lu Mingyu bent down and poked out of the carriage. Seeing Chu Xing coming over, she smiled sweetly, "Cousin, we are here to see you."
The little girl smiled innocently, Chu Xing nodded slightly, and when Caisang helped Lu Mingyu get out of the car, he made a false support position on the side. After Lu Mingyu got out of the car, his eyes turned to the car, waiting to greet Lu Rong and his wife. Lu Mingyu was timid in his hometown, and obviously missed Chu Sui the most, but he didn't dare to look at him the most. He walked to the two sisters of the Chu family first, and called out with a smile: "Yingying, Xiangxiang."
Chu Ying is five years old and is Chu Xing's real sister.
Chu Xiang is four years old and is Chu Sui's real sister.
"Sister A Nuan, does your neck still hurt?" Chu Ying looked at the scars on Lu Mingyu's neck worriedly. Thinking of the thrilling thing he heard, the more he thought about it, the more he became afraid for Lu Mingyu. If she also met a bad person who cut her neck with a knife, she would definitely be afraid of crying.
"It won't hurt anymore, don't worry Yingying." Knowing that Chu Ying was timid, Lu Mingyu deliberately touched the scar on his neck to show that it didn't hurt.
Chu Ying's small face as big as a palm immediately turned cloudy and sunny.
Lu Mingyu looked at Chu Xiang again, her relative sister-in-law in her previous life. The two girls of the Chu family, Chu Ying is weak and Chu Xiang is unruly, but the relationship between the sister-in-law and sister-in-law has always been good. Chu Xiang would tell Lu Mingyu if he had any little secrets. For example, when the second wife of Chu chose a good husband for Chu Xiang, Chu Xiang would always ask Lu Mingyu to complain about the shortcomings of those young talents, and he was very picky.
"Sister A Nuan, can your scar be eliminated? It looks so ugly." Four-year-old Chu Xiang said bluntly, and childish words were rude.
Lu Mingyu smiled and teased her with a grievance, "It won't fall off. The doctor said it will grow bigger and bigger, and there will be a circle of his neck. Whoever touches me will grow on her."
When Chu Xiang heard this, he was so scared that he hid behind his brother.
Lu Mingyu smiled at her revealing face.
"Xiangxiang don't listen to our niece. She's scaring you. Look at me and touch her."
The familiar Qingyue teased him from above his head, and Lu Mingyu couldn't help but raise his head. Chu Sui's hand fell down and accurately pinched her smooth and tender cheeks. His fingers were as warm as ever, and the temperature made her greedy. Lu Mingyu stared at the young Chu Sui blankly, looking at his facial features that had not yet grown completely but were still handsome and outstanding, and was lost.
In Chu Sui's eyes, this little girl from the Lu family was stupid and cute. She was so obedient when she was pinched. She was not like the two sisters in the family. Every time he stretched out his hand, the sisters would run away like birds and not pinch him. It was rare to meet a good rabbit. Chu Sui bent down and wanted to tease her for a few more words. Suddenly, Lu Rong's shallow cough came from one side.
With the elders beside him, Chu Sui let go of his hand tactfully and went to greet Lu Rong and his wife.
Lu Mingyu's eyes couldn't help but follow him.
"You are lying to me, you are not good, I want to hit you!"
After checking his brother's hand, Chu Xiang jumped over happily and mischievously patted Lu Mingyu's arm. Then he put on the elder's poem in front of Lu Mingyu. Even Chu Ying laughed, A Nuan's sister was two or three years older than them, but now she wants to be their cousin niece.
A word of "niece" finally pulled back Lu Mingyu's thoughts. Just as he was about to turn his head to teach the naughty Chu Xiang a lesson, Chu Sui suddenly looked over, his eyes as if there was a different meaning. Lu Mingyu's heartbeat faster, why Chu Sui looked at her, is it...
"By the way, A Nuan, why don't you call me cousin?" Chu Sui asked seriously.
Hearing this, Lu Mingyu's heart suddenly fell back with excitement, glared at Chu Sui fiercely, turned his head to play with the Chu sisters. Who is it? She is always thinking about him. He is still thinking about being a cousin, go dreaming.
Seeing the little girl turn around angrily, Chu Sui was stunned. He didn't do anything, why was the little girl angry?
"Third Master, Madam, please come in." Chu Xing next to him invited Lu Rong and his wife to come in. When he heard the movement here, he looked over his cousin and his future younger brother and sister, and then calmly took it back. He had never experienced the love and love between men and women. Since his cousin could marry his younger brother and sister later, there must be his own way, so he did not need to remind his cousin to be kind to Lu Mingyu.
Chapter completed!