Chapter 520: Losing the Big Picture for the Small
Seeing that Mother Lu was truly worried, Hu Xin'er put down her chopsticks and asked with concern, "Mom, if there's anything that makes you unhappy, just say it. If there's anything you want, just tell the servants to buy it for you."
Mu Qing also said: "Xin'er is right, my mother's illness is not suitable for excessive thinking."
Everyone thought that Mother Lu was a little unhappy because she was bored at home.
Mother Lu felt very comforted when she heard her children's concern for her, but she shook her head: "I have good children like you now, so what is there to worry about? Even if I sleep a little longer, I will have sweet dreams."
"What's that for?" Hu Xin'er looked puzzled.
Mother Lu frowned and said hesitantly, "Is there a thief in our house?"
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. How could this be possible? Although Mu Qing and Lu Yunjue were recuperating, the wounds on their faces did not affect their martial arts performance.
If there was a burglar in the house, they would have discovered it immediately.
However, Lu's mother had no martial arts skills at all, and because of the poisoning she suffered in her early years, her physique was weak. Even if there was a burglary in the house, it would not be her turn to discover it.
Seeing everyone's puzzled expressions, Mother Lu sighed, "At first, I thought I was having an illusion..."
It turned out that since moving into this courtyard, Mother Lu often felt that someone was walking around in the room in her dreams, and sometimes even things in the room seemed to have been moved.
She had thought that Jiang Yao and the others had come in to see her, so she didn't pay much attention to it. However, after Jiang Yao and the others left, she found that the feeling not only did not disappear, but became more frequent.
"Mom, why didn't you tell us about this earlier?" Lu Yunjue's face became solemn. He was worried that the prince's men were doing something.
Mother Lu smiled bitterly and said, "I couldn't be sure whether it was a dream or something real, until that day..."
Mother Lu spent half of the day in a coma, and she had no way to control this coma.
That day, she originally wanted to go to the yard to get some fresh air, but she stumbled and fell to the ground, and actually passed out.
But when he woke up, he found himself in bed, and neither Mu Qing nor Lu Yunjue noticed that he was unconscious.
Then, who would have lifted her up from the ground?
Later, Mother Lu deliberately memorized the locations of things in her room, and when she woke up again, she finally confirmed that the things in the room had indeed been moved!
This also confirmed her suspicion that there might be a burglar in the house.
Seeing everyone's solemn expressions, she quickly said, "I don't think it's someone from the Crown Prince and Liu Se's side. That little thief seems to have a good heart. Not only did he help me up, but he also only stole some cakes and water. It seems that he was just using it to make a living and had no intention of harming anyone."
She paused and added, "If he really was sent from there, how could he be so kind as to help me up?"
This made sense, but people didn't relax.
"If there really is a thief in the house, we must find him out!" Lu Yunjue said first.
Even if the thief did not hurt anyone as Lu's mother said, the fact that he could come and go freely in the Lu family was itself a very terrifying thing.
Just imagine, in the middle of the night, when you are sleeping, you suddenly find someone secretly spying on you, or even eating cakes next to you. How terrifying it is!
It was precisely because of this that Lu's mother told the story immediately after she was sure that there was indeed a thief in the house.
After dinner, everyone dispersed. Lu Yunjue stood guard at Lu's mother's door, wanting to get to the bottom of the matter.
It was early winter now. Mu Qing was massaging his wife's swollen legs, his eyes filled with distress. "Now that the comic book shop's business has stabilized, you can take a break."
Hu Xin'er yawned. "Don't worry, my husband. I won't tire myself out. Even if I go to the shop on weekdays, I just sit there."
"Then Zhao Si really got a great bargain." Mu Qing couldn't help shaking his head when he thought of Zhao Si's servile appearance.
Hu Xiner suddenly remembered something. The last time Zhou Chenghe came to the comic shop to cause trouble, she did not tell anyone about it in order to prevent her family from worrying.
Naturally, she didn't say anything about Yin Li's sudden appearance.
"Do you think that the little thief in our family could be Yin Li?" She looked at Mu Qing.
Mu Qing pondered and said, "It's not impossible. With his personality, he is indeed capable of doing such a thing."
The only one who was able to escape the guards of the two of them and enter the Lu family quietly was Yin Li.
The couple looked at each other and said, "If it's really him, let's pull him out and beat him up!"
They would not let Yin Li off just because he was an acquaintance. No matter how familiar they were with each other, they were not allowed to casually enter someone else's home and wander around.
Seeing that his wife was actually on the same side with him this time, Mu Qing raised the corners of his lips slightly and said, "I'm looking forward to facing him head-on."
Hu Xin'er thought about it and said, "No, no, you have to wait until your face has healed before fighting him. Otherwise, if your appearance is ruined, it would be a big loss for a small gain!"
Speaking of appearance, Mu Qing couldn't help but be silent for a while, and after a while he said lightly: "That appearance is extremely ugly."
Despite his depressed mood, his massage movements were still just the right amount of lightness and strength.
Hu Xin'er silently put her arms around his neck and said, "No matter how you look, I will always love you as before!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the insecurity that had just appeared in Mu Qing's heart was immediately dispelled.
Just looking at his wife's beautiful face, he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of himself.
Hu Xiner reached out and touched the bandage on his face. Mu Qing subconsciously avoided it, as if it was hurt.
"Does it hurt?" Hu Xiner asked, and at the same time, her fingertips left his face.
Mu Qing said sullenly, "It doesn't hurt."
Hu Xin'er looked intently into his eyes. "Actually, I think your eyes are quite pretty. They say beauty lies in the bones, not in the skin. You have excellent bone structure."
Her fingertips brushed against Mu Qing's nose and lips again: "Besides, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder! In my eyes, you are the most beautiful person in the world, so don't worry about this matter anymore~"
Seeing his wife softly comforting him, Mu Qing couldn't help but embrace her, and Hu Xin'er also took the initiative to offer her lips for the first time...
Just when the couple was in the thick of love, a strange noise suddenly came from outside. Hu Xiner pushed her husband away and said, "Oh no!"
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