Chapter 229: Sick and Crazy

When leaving Beijing the next day, Jiang Yueyao was woken up by her mother in the middle of the night because she was worried that it would be too hot on the road.

It was still dark when we packed up and set off.

As soon as she got on the carriage, she rolled into her mother's arms and fell into a deep sleep.

She didn't even know when she left the city.

Until her mother called her softly in her ear: "Xiao Qi..."

"Hmm..." Jiang Yueyao moved in her arms without opening her eyes.

Seeing that she was about to fall asleep again, Bai Jinyu lowered her head and whispered in her ear, "Your Lord Lu is here."

Jiang Yueyao, who was still drowsy and asleep the moment before, immediately opened her eyes when she heard this.

She jumped up from her mother's arms, lifted the car curtain and looked out...

Sure enough, not far ahead, on the roadside, Lu Sui was standing by the road, leading a horse. He was looking in the direction their carriage was coming from. He was wearing a dark purple official robe and a square official hat. He stood tall and straight, and was extremely handsome.

Jiang Yueyao's sleepiness was swept away. She looked at Lu Sui, leaned out of the car window and waved at him.

"Lord Lu..."

Lu Sui stood where he was, and after the carriage stopped, he threw the reins to Qingxuan behind him and walked towards her.

Jiang Yueyao jumped off the carriage and went to greet him happily.

Lu Sui glanced at her, then walked to the carriage and bowed to Bai Jinyu in front of the window.

"Zhong Qian greets Madam."

Bai Jinyu smiled gently: "Master Lu, you're here early. Did you come specially to see Xiaoqi off?"

The man who was shameless in front of Jiang Yueyao, blushed at the mere words of his future mother-in-law.

"yes."

"Then I'll give you half a cup of tea. I'll go wait for her up front."

"Thank you, ma'am."

Bai Jinyu lowered the curtain, and the carriage drove forward for a distance and then stopped.

Jiang Yueyao looked at Lu Sui who was walking towards her, her almond-shaped eyes, still sleepy, now filled with smiles.

"Aren't you going to court?"

"It's still early." Lu Sui walked up to her, glanced at the carriage in front, gently reached out and took her hand, holding it in his palm, and pinched the soft flesh in her palm with his slender fingers.

Then he spoke.

"Are you still asleep?" He raised his hand to straighten her messy hair, his voice low and gentle.

Jiang Yueyao liked it the most when he talked to her like this.

Nice voice, gentle person.

If his mother hadn't been right in front of him, she would have hugged his waist and snuggled into his arms.

She liked the feeling of Lu Sui holding her.

He is tall and straight, and she is petite and delicate.

Whenever he held her in his arms, Jiang Yueyao always felt that his heart and eyes were full of her.

But now that there were people all around her, she naturally had to be reserved.

She looked up at him and nodded gently: "I woke up in the middle of the night. I'm so sleepy now."

"I'll sleep in the carriage for a while."

"Yeah." Jiang Yueyao said as she subconsciously tried to stick closer to him, but halfway through she felt something was wrong and pulled back.

A light laugh came from above her head, and Jiang Yueyao's cheeks suddenly turned red.

She glanced at him lightly: "What are you laughing at?"

Lu Sui didn't say anything. He exerted a little force with the big hand holding her hand, and Jiang Yueyao fell into his arms.

"Oh," she struggled slightly and said coquettishly, "Mother is watching."

"Yeah." Lu Sui didn't care about anything else. He buried his face in her neck, took a deep breath, and then let her go.

The movement was so fast that Jiang Yueyao couldn't even react.

"Finished?"

Lu Sui curved his lips and said, "Hmm."

"Oh, I haven't come to my senses yet..." Before he finished speaking, Lu Sui laughed again.

Jiang Yueyao's face also turned red.

She raised her hand and hit him lightly, then turned to look at the carriage not far away, and then looked back at him.

"I have to go."

"Okay." Lu Sui let go of her hand and took the brocade box that Qing Xuan handed over. "There are snacks and preserved fruits inside. If you are prone to motion sickness, it can help."

Jiang Yueyao reached out to take it and nodded slightly.

She looked at Lu Sui and suddenly remembered a sentence from a book she had read before: 'I've already started to miss you before I've even left'.

At that time, she thought the heroine was too pretentious.

What’s the point of these two being so affectionate all day long?

Thinking about it now, I don’t think it’s an exaggeration at all.

She hadn't left yet, but she already couldn't bear to leave him.

Lu Sui raised his hand and pinched her cheek, his eyes gentle: "Go."

Jiang Yueyao turned around and left with the brocade box in her arms, but after taking only two steps, she turned back to look at him.

"When will you come to see me?"

"A day of rest."

"When will you take a day off?"

"In another half month."

"Then I'll wait for you."

"Um."

Jiang Yueyao turned around and didn't look back until she got on the carriage. Then she lifted the curtain and looked back.

Lu Sui still stood there, his eyes deep and gentle.

Jiang Yueyao waved at him: "Go back."

Lu Sui raised his hand and waved at her, but said nothing.

The carriage started, drove away from its original location, and gradually went away until it was out of sight. Lu Sui then withdrew his gaze, concealed the gentleness on his face, took the reins from Qingxuan, jumped on the horse, and headed into the city in the opposite direction.

When he rode to the palace gate, he happened to meet Shen Huaishan who got out of the carriage.

He dismounted and entered the palace with the other party.

Shen Huaishan looked listless today, with a cold look that said, "I'm in a bad mood, so don't bother with me."

When he saw Lu Sui on weekdays, he would glance at him with a bad temper.

Today, he didn't even glance at it.

His beloved wife is gone, his precious daughter is gone, his son is in the military camp and hasn't come back for several days. Now he is the only one left alone in the entire Zhenguo Mansion.

sad!

alone!

lonely!

desolate……

Thinking that he wouldn't be able to sleep with his wife in his arms for nearly two months, Shen Huaishan's depressed mood instantly reached its peak.

He paused.

Stopped.

Looking at Lu Sui who was walking beside him, he said something to him in a bad mood.

"Why are you following me like a ghost so early in the morning?"

Lu Sui looked innocent.

After a long silence, he slowly uttered two words...

"Go to court!"

Shen Huaishan choked, then glared.

"You're going to court now, but your tone is so blunt. Are you dissatisfied with me in some way?"

“…I don’t dare!”

"Heh!" Shen Huaishan sneered, looking at him, his mood becoming more and more unhappy, "Don't dare? So you are dissatisfied with me."

“…”

"Okay, if you have any dissatisfaction today, just tell me. Let me hear what you are dissatisfied with."

Lu Sui took a deep breath and suddenly felt that Shen Huaishan's unreasonable behavior was very similar to Jiang Yueyao.

No!

It should be Jiang Yueyao's occasional stubbornness, which is very similar to her father Shen Huaishan.

Just when he was feeling powerless and helpless, an old and deep voice came from behind him.

"Why are you stopping here if you're not leaving?"

Lu Sui and Shen Huaishan turned around at the same time.

When the two of them looked at the old Grand Tutor Bai Changming who appeared behind them, Lu Sui secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He hurriedly bowed and saluted respectfully.

"You are here today too."

Bai Changming likes Lu Sui very much.

Although he is young, he is extremely capable. He has both brains and means. In addition, he has given lectures with him before, so he can be considered his student.

So at this moment, when she looked at him, she nodded with a relaxed look.

Looking at Shen Huaishan again, his brows wrinkled into a knot.

"Who are you showing your stern face to so early in the morning?"