Chapter 47 Still Thinking About Haruji

Seeing this, Yuzhu's face turned pale and she immediately hid at the door.

The two servants of the Gu family didn't see her, so they stepped forward and saluted Huo Zheng, saying, "Master Huo, my master asked us to stay and be at your service at any time."

Huo Zheng said in a slightly cold voice, "Do you want to stay and listen to my orders, or stay and guard?"

Upon hearing this, the two servants immediately bowed their heads and said, "Master Huo, please forgive me. We will follow your orders..."

Huo Zheng said in a deep voice, "Go back to where you came from and tell your master not to meddle in other people's affairs."

Although the man in front of them was dressed in ordinary clothes, he had an imposing aura. The two servants did not dare to say much. They just responded with "yes" and immediately turned and left.

After a while, the two men disappeared from Huo Zheng's sight.

Chunzhi walked forward quickly and asked softly, "Have they left?"

Huo Zheng turned around and said, "Let's go."

"Yuzhu." Chunzhi reached out to pull Yuzhu and said to her softly, "They're all gone. Don't be afraid."

Yuzhu's face was pale, without a trace of blood left, "Sister Chunzhi..."

Chunzhi said, "You really can't stay here anymore. While they're gone, hurry to the ferry."

No one knows when the Gu family will come again.

It’s better to let Yuzhu leave here as soon as possible.

Chunzhi turned around and called out, "Huo Qi."

Huo Zheng said in a normal tone, "Let's go."

Yuzhu followed him for two steps, then turned back and said, "Sister Chunzhi... I'm leaving now."

Chunzhi said, "Let's go, be careful on the road."

Yuzhu went out with Huo Qi, Chunzhi closed the gate and did needlework in the yard.

Yuzhu had been with Chunzhi for the past few days. Now that she was gone, Chunzhi was left alone and suddenly felt a little lonely.

Fortunately, Huo Qi will be back soon.

Chunzhi thought so, calmed down and continued to do her own thing.

On the other side, Lu’s house.

Lu Jingyun had been resting outside for several days. He came back this afternoon to get his things and was about to go out again.

Seeing this, Ji Ruzhen couldn't help but let her maid stop him and asked softly, "What have you been busy with these days, my husband? Mother is always thinking about you."

Lu Jingyun turned around and said, "I've been a bit busy recently. His Royal Highness Prince Chang'an is inspecting Nanzhou, and Prince Ning has sent a group of officials to accompany him, including me."

"I heard that Prince Chang'an dislikes noise, so why does he like crowds and bustles when he arrives in Nanzhou? Prince Ning is the same. When Prince Chang'an was touring Nanzhou, he let the local officials handle the entertainment, but he actually asked you, the top scholar, to accompany him."

Ji Ruzhen was a little unhappy.

Lu Jingyun has been a little cold towards her recently. If you think about it carefully, it started when Wu Xin and Chunzhi were fighting over the tofu workshop.

Lu Jingyun probably knew that she had instructed Wu Xin to do this, so she was a little dissatisfied with him.

But he didn't say it, and didn't show it on his face. He was just busy with social events outside every day and didn't come back to sleep with her at night.

Ji Ruzhen endured it for a few days, but now she really couldn't bear it anymore, so she asked her maid to stop Lu Jingyun.

Lu Jingyun showed nothing on his face and said softly, "I've been too busy these past few days and haven't been able to accompany you for a walk around. Is your wife bored?"

There was nothing wrong with Lu Jingyun's attitude.

Ji Ruzhen couldn't help but wonder if she was overthinking it.

But it is really unacceptable for a newlywed couple not to sleep in the same room for several days in a row, especially when Lu Jingyun is busy working for Prince Ning.

Ji Ruzhen took Lu Jingyun's hand and asked him coquettishly, "Husband, can't you not go today?"

Lu Jingyun said with some embarrassment: "I have already promised Prince Ning, it is not good not to go."

Ji Ruzhen was very unhappy. She let go of Lu Jingyun's hand and asked him directly, "Are you blaming me?"

Lu Jingyun feigned confusion and asked, "What are you talking about, Madam? Why would I blame you for nothing?"

Ji Ruzhen saw that he did not look fake. If Lu Jingyun did not know that she had asked Wu Xin to compete with Chunzhi for the tofu workshop, she would cause discord between the couple if she told it herself.

So Ji Ruzhen endured it again and again, and deliberately said: "After I came to Linshui Town, Chunzhi left the Lu residence. If my husband really can't bear to let her go, I will go find her and bring her back."

"I'm not reluctant to leave." Lu Jingyun said, "Besides, Chunzhi has already married someone else. They are living a happy life now. Madam, please don't bother them anymore."

This is actually quite normal.

But Ji Ruzhen thought about it and asked him again: "How do you know that they are living well?"

Could it be that Lu Jingyun is still keeping an eye on Chunzhi?

Lu Jingyun knew he had spoken out of turn and immediately said, "I guessed."

"Guess?"

Ji Ruzhen obviously didn't quite believe it.

Lu Jingyun didn't want to argue with Ji Ruzhen about this, so he said to her, "I came back to get the painting, and I'll go back after I get it. If you're bored staying at home, you can take the maids out for a walk. I'll take you to Nanzhou City when I have time in a few days."

Hearing him say this, Ji Ruzhen raised her hand to smooth out the wrinkles on his sleeves, "My dear, please go and do your work. Tonight... I'll wait for you to come back."

Lu Jingyun nodded, turned around and told the maids, "Serve the Madam well."

"yes."

Several maids responded in unison.

Lu Jingyun took the painting and walked out, with a flash of disgust in his eyes.

After he left, Ji Ruzhen sat down.

The maid said, "My Lord has been very busy lately, so he certainly didn't stay out overnight on purpose."

Ji Ruzhen gritted her teeth and said, "I hope I'm overthinking it."

But when Lu Jingyun mentioned Chunzhi, his reaction couldn't be faked.

He just couldn't let go of that bitch.

Ji Ruzhen angrily smashed the teacup on the table, "My mother was right, all men in the world are the same, they eat what's in the bowl and look at what's in the pot!"

The servants were so frightened that they quickly lowered their heads to pick up the broken porcelain pieces. Their hands were busy, but they didn't dare to make any sound.

As we were packing up, a servant came in and announced, "Madam, there's a young man outside who claims to be your cousin. He said his last name is Zhou, and you'll know him right away."

"Surname Zhou?" Ji Ruzhen thought for a moment. The Ji family did have a relative with the surname Zhou in Nanzhou. Her aunt's husband was now the prefect of Nanzhou.

The prefect's eldest son, Zhou Rong, is her cousin.

Her cousin was a notorious playboy in Nanzhou. He was extremely lustful and had caused many troubles in Nanzhou. Perhaps it was because Prince Chang'an was inspecting Nanzhou, and the prefect knew that his son had committed many evil deeds, so he sent him away.

Isn’t this a coincidence?

Chunzhi was already married, but Lu Jingyun still missed her, so she asked someone to take Chunzhi away...

Ji Ruzhen suddenly had an idea and said, "Please ask him to come in."

The maidservant responded and went to invite him.

After a while, the prefect's son Zhou Rong walked in swaggeringly. When he entered, he looked at several maids, squinting his triangular eyes, and even touched the maids' faces.

The maids were unable to dodge in time and their faces turned pale.

"Cousin." Ji Ruzhen called Zhou Rong, "You've come at the perfect time. I have a beautiful woman here. Are you interested?"

Zhou Rong casually held a folding fan and said with a smile, "Beauty, I love her the most. I wonder where the beauty my cousin is talking about is?"