Chapter 46 The Liar. Straight, long legs.

The newcomer exuded an intense aura of oppression. His face was obscured by the backlight, and the strands of hair flying behind him resembled sharp arrows, poised to strike Lianzhu to death.

Lian Zhu quickly let go of Jing Hui. After realizing it was Lu Songyuan, he suddenly felt the urge to go against Lu Songyuan and tried to grab Jing Hui again.

Jing Hui had already pulled away when he let go, and now she was taking the wet cloth from A Yu's hand and wiping her hands with disgust.

After wiping, Jing Hui looked up and saw the pitiful face with snot and tears streaming down its face, and she paused.

Lianzhu sniffed, took the damp handkerchief handed to her by the servant, and wiped her face.

Taking advantage of this break, Jing Hui went to the door and personally pushed Lu Songyuan toward the table.

With her keen senses, Jing Hui noticed a strange, somewhat unpleasant fragrance emanating from Lu Songyuan.

Jing Hui looked down at him and asked, "Who did you go to see in this heavy rain?"

Lu Songyuan looked up and said, "Lu Qingyue wanted to see the mountains, so he went to an empty palace for a while and didn't look for anyone."

Is that really the case?

It's not the right time to get entangled. Jing Hui gave him a deep look and replied, "Mm."

Lu Songyuan looked at Jing Hui and asked, "Your leg doesn't hurt anymore? You still have the mind to drink with that madman."

Jing Hui hadn't thought of yesterday. Upon hearing this, she slapped Lu Songyuan on the shoulder, feigning anger, and said, "How dare you say that!"

"What's there to be embarrassed about? You're mine."

His tone was indifferent, but Jing Hui's cheeks flushed.

"snort."

She wrinkled her nose at Lu Songyuan and said, "A string of lies."

"Not on you."

Walking to the table, Jing Hui pushed Lu Songyuan next to the chair she was sitting in, then sat down and turned to look at Lian Zhu.

As the two walked to the table, Lian Zhu kept her eyes on them, and Jing Hui didn't want to provoke Lian Zhu at this crucial moment.

"Brother, please continue."

Jing Hui took the hot tea that Lu Songyuan poured and said to Lian Zhu.

Lian Zhu turned her face to the side, tilted her head back and downed a bowl of wine, then said, "He's here, I won't say anything, I won't let him see me make a fool of myself."

That childlike tone suggests he's almost drunk.

Jing Hui sighed and turned to look at Lu Songyuan.

"laugh--"

Lu Songyuan chuckled, picked up the teacup in front of him, took a slow sip, and said, "You think I wouldn't know if you didn't tell me?"

Lianzhu froze.

Jing Hui also looked at Lu Songyuan.

Lu Songyuan toyed with the cup in his hand, glanced at Lian Zhu, and said slowly, "Anyone with eyes can see what Bai Zhi's feelings for you are; only you are as stupid as a pig and can't see it."

Two pairs of eyes shot towards Lu Songyuan. Lian Zhu's eyes were full of anger, while Jing Hui's were filled with disbelief.

Lianzhu looked at Jing Hui, "Azhu, you figured it out a long time ago too?"

If she says yes, then she's lying; if she says no, then she's practically blind!

"Lu Songyuan—"

Jing Hui gritted her teeth and called out, then looked up and met Lu Songyuan's gaze.

With just one glance, Jing Hui rolled her eyes at him.

"Bai Zhi is so well hidden that even the Prime Minister couldn't see through him. How could we possibly see through him?"

"Ah Zhu, make him leave. I don't want him here to laugh at me!"

Before Jing Hui could speak, Lu Songyuan grabbed Jing Hui's hand, which had just been grabbed by Lian Zhu, and intertwined their fingers, rubbing it constantly, as if trying to imbue it with his own scent.

He said, "Ah Zhu is my wife, do you know what you're saying?"

Seemingly not expecting Lu Songyuan to say that, Lianzhu's gaze shifted between the two of them several times before she finally sensed the awkward atmosphere between them.

Jing Hui did not deny it, which meant that they were mutually in love.

Lianzhu sighed, but secretly felt happy for Jinghui.

"stop."

It's best not to bother him, given his heartbreak.

Lianzhu stood up unsteadily. "I'm leaving."

The rain hasn't stopped, and it even seems to be getting heavier. If you drink strong liquor and go home, it's no wonder you'll get sick.

Just as Jing Hui was about to stop Lian Zhu, she heard Lu Songyuan beside her say coldly, "Sit down."

Lianzhu then sat down.

Jing Hui: "..."

Lian Zhu seemed surprised that she had listened to Lu Songyuan so much. Just as she was about to get angry, Jing Hui said, "It's raining heavily. You might get sick if you go back. Besides, I've already sent someone to find Bai Zhi and tell him that you're staying here tonight."

Just when things were getting awkward, Lianzhu sniffed and finally settled down.

Lu Songyuan poured a glass of wine and handed it to Lianzhu, saying, "Life is unpredictable, just accept it calmly. Once you're drunk, this matter will be over. Drink up."

Lian Zhu paused for a moment, glanced at the glass of wine in Lu Songyuan's hand, and then drank it.

He downed the drink in one gulp and said, "Thank you."

Lu Songyuan drank a cup of tea and poured one for Jing Hui as well.

The dishes on the table had already been prepared, so Ah Yu instructed the kitchen to cook another set and also told them to bring some hangover soup.

As night fell, the water clock began to drip.

After drinking the hangover soup, Lianzhu was already dead drunk and lay motionless on the table.

Lu Songyuan called out to Lu Qingyue in the corridor, and Lu Qingyue came in to clean up the mess for Lianzhu.

Lianzhu slept in the side hall at night, so no one needed to worry about her. Jing Hui stood up and went back to the main hall with Lu Songyuan.

Sitting on the couch by the window, Jing Hui listened to the sound of rain and looked at Lu Songyuan across from her.

She had drunk quite a bit with Lianzhu today, and now, steamed by the heat in the room, her cheeks were flushed.

Those wet, peach-blossom eyes stared unblinkingly at Lu Songyuan, who chuckled.

He liked the feeling that Jing Hui's eyes were always on him.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Songyuan reached out and gently rubbed the back of his hand against Jing Hui's cheek, saying, "Are you thirsty? Do you want some water?"

Jing Hui grabbed Lu Songyuan's hand and, under Lu Songyuan's smiling gaze, tossed it aside.

She looked at Lu Songyuan's frozen smile and his eyes that were slowly losing their smile, and asked, "Where did you go today?"

Lu Songyuan pursed his lips, and Jing Hui said, "Lu Songyuan, I advise you to answer carefully. Otherwise, if you lie to me, I will not forgive you."

Lu Songyuan hesitated for a moment, just then Ayu brought over Jing Hui's nourishing soup.

Jing Hui took the soup, picked up the spoon and scooped some up. The soup drew a steaming line across the bowl. She looked at the bowl of soup and said, "I'll give you time. Think about it slowly. If you still don't say anything after I finish drinking it, then forget it."

That's enough.

Lu Songyuan still remembered what Jing Hui had said that night: "Give it a try."

Now that we're in Jinghui, let's give it a try.

Lu Songyuan could see that Jing Hui had feelings for him, but if she left, there was nothing he could do.

Lu Songyuan would not allow such a thing to happen.

It's time to be honest.

"You drink it."

"Um."

Jing Hui stirred the soup in the bowl, and only drank it down in one gulp when he saw that it was no longer hot.

After finishing her drink, she placed the bowl on the plate that Ah Yu was holding, and then rinsed her mouth.

After Ayu left, Jing Hui turned her head and looked at Lu Songyuan.

Lu Songyuan sighed.

He stood up.

Just as Jing Hui had expected, he stood up. He was tall and blocked most of the light from the doorway, casting a shadow on Jing Hui's face. Jing Hui looked up.

Lu Songyuan stood tall and straight, his waist and back aligned as he walked, using his waist and back to generate power, his steps steady and unhurried, as he slowly approached Jing Hui, blocking all the lights in front of her.

Jing Hui swallowed hard and poked at the pair of straight, long, and very powerful legs in front of him.

She had sensed something was wrong a long time ago.

Back at the General's Mansion, it was just a simple guess. But after arriving at Xiaoli Mountain, the two had more contact, and Jing Hui could feel more and more that something was wrong with Lu Songyuan's leg.

Putting everything else aside, just yesterday, when he helped her, Jing Hui could clearly see by the moonlight that Lu Songyuan was kneeling.

Not to mention later, when his energy was depleted and his passion reached its peak, his legs pressed between hers.

Jing Hui chuckled and looked at Lu Songyuan with a mocking gaze.

"You feigned a leg ailment to come to the capital, and you've been pretending in front of me for so long. What exactly are you trying to do?"

After Jing Hui finished asking the question, he heard Lu Songyuan sigh.

She was used to looking Lu Songyuan in the eye and didn't like the feeling of looking up at him.

"Squat down."

Jing Hui heard Lu Songyuan laugh from afar overhead.

Then he slowly squatted down.

He squatted down, and his eyes were still level with Jinghui's abdomen.

Lu Songyuan reached out and held Jing Hui's hand, then lowered his head and kissed the back of her hand.

"Since I have promised you, I will speak frankly and without reservation tonight."

Lu Songyuan stood up, placed his hands on either side of Jing Hui, leaned closer to her, bit her lip, and said, "Ask slowly, Azhu."

Jing Hui and Lu Songyuan looked at each other.

She wasn't used to Lu Songyuan like this. The Lu Songyuan sitting down and the Lu Songyuan standing down seemed like two different people, and she couldn't get used to it for a while.

"Give me some time."

She didn't blame him.

Lu Songyuan chuckled, sat down next to Jing Hui, put his arms around her waist, and said gently, "Okay, take your time."

The rain outside the window had stopped sometime earlier, and the sound of the water clock dripping came again. Jing Hui moved her stiff body and turned to look at Lu Songyuan, who had been watching her.

"you……"

"Um?"

"Answer my question."

Lu Songyuan was silent for a moment, then held Jing Hui's shoulders and turned her around. He lowered his head and kissed her lips, then told Jing Hui everything he had found out after arriving in the capital.

The rain outside the window gradually subsided, its gentle patter like spring oil nourishing Xiaolishan.

The two people who were talking under the lamp in the room gradually went from sitting to lying on the couch. Jing Hui pressed the corner of the quilt down and lay on her back playing with Lu Songyuan's fingers.

"I went to his palace today and saw with my own eyes Jing Ao take out an arrow and shoot it at the wooden door. The method he used was the same as the one he used to break down the Lu family's gate back then."

Lu Songyuan lay on the outside, propping his head up with his hand, and looked at Jing Hui, "Almost flawless."

Jing Hui and Lu Songyuan looked at each other, and it seemed that he saw a burning rage of revenge in his eyes.

"They deserved to die."

Jing Hui interlocked his fingers with Lu Songyuan's and said, "Jing Ao's archery skills came from his grandfather. According to you, his grandfather came from a distinguished family, is that right...?"

Lu Songyuan scoffed, "I'd rather kill the innocent than let one go."

After Lu Songyuan arrived in the capital, he was subjected to a lot of ridicule in private. From his physical appearance to his social status, he was judged by everyone.

Some of the harsh words even reached Jing Hui's ears, which shows how many people were talking about him.

But Lu Songyuan never cared.

Seeing Lu Songyuan like this today, I finally understand what kind of person he truly is.

Decisive in killing and clear in distinguishing between gratitude and resentment.

Jing Hui released Lu Songyuan's hand, reached out and cupped his head in her hands, and said, "I support you."

Then she tilted her head back and kissed Lu Songyuan's lips.

Their lips intertwined, their tongues pressed together; this kiss was the most genuine kiss after they had truly understood each other's hearts.

From the moment he began to confess, Lu Songyuan had always been the one taking the initiative.

This time, Jing Hui took the initiative, and Lu Songyuan was captivated by her actions. He narrowed his eyes and opened them a crack to look at Jing Hui.

After the kiss, Jing Hui pushed Lu Songyuan to lie down, pulled open his clothes, and looked him up and down.

Jing Hui's gaze meticulously traced every scar on his body. He felt no shame, but Lu Songyuan was somewhat embarrassed.

He touched his nose with his finger, curled up one leg to slightly cover it, and said, "Did I bewitch you?"

Jing Hui glared at him, pulled the blanket over his lower body, and sat on his waist.

He grabbed his neck, pressed down on his Adam's apple, leaned close to him and said, "Lu Songyuan, if I don't ask today, when do you plan to tell me?"