Chapter 24

The old emperor died of erysipelas, and the new emperor ascended the throne. The new emperor and the new queen had a rift with the Lu family. Since Lu Sanlang died at the border, the contradiction between the Lu family and the new emperor broke out, and the power of the Lu family in Jianye deteriorated... The dream was dark and the bad news continued.

Lu Erlang and Lu Xian were in a nightmare, watching everything happen in a daze, unable to stop it. Their hearts ached and they were confused. Sometimes they saw the beauty of their cousin Luo, and sometimes they saw the scene of Lu Sanlang dying at the border... their eyes were filled with tears and blood, and they were extremely panicked!

"Erlang, Erlang..." The maids in the house saw Erlang sweating in his sleep. They kept wiping the sweat off his forehead with a wet towel. The face of the sleeping man was red and his body was as stiff as a string. The veins on the back of his hands were bulging. He was clutching the quilt tightly and mumbling non-stop.

The maid leaned down and said, "My dear, what did you say?"

Then he ordered, "Quick, go get the doctor. Our husband seems to be having a nightmare...why hasn't he woken up yet?"

In the second half of the night, the lights were turned on again at Lu Erlang's place, and the doctor came in a hurry. In the second room's "Qingyuan", Luo Lingyu was held by her maid Jinyue to drink a bowl of medicine. Her forehead was covered with sweat, and her hands and feet were weak. But she refused to sleep. After drinking the medicine, she struggled to sit up and asked Jinyue to bring her pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

Jinyue tried to dissuade her quietly, but Luo Lingyu refused to listen. Her long hair was wet with sweat and her cheeks were red. She still insisted on letting Xiao Ji be put on the couch. Lu Yun came out of the inner room and saw the girl bending over the desk and writing two words. She then panted and cried, tears welling up in her eyes, looking extremely weak.

Luo Lingyu reminded herself to hold on, but the hand holding the pen trembled slightly. She grabbed her shaking, sweating right hand with her left hand, and tried to write again to stop the dizziness, but her hand was empty and her pen was taken away. She leaned back and fell on the pillow behind her. Luo Lingyu stared at the elegant and graceful man sitting opposite her next to Pingji.

Lu Saburo's drooping eyelids twitched upwards slightly, his black pupils suddenly widened, and the abyss of black water was looming. He glanced at her poor condition casually and mockingly: "What are you going to write?" He picked up the pen and took the paper, obviously to write for her.

Luo Lingyu's eyelashes fluttered and she clutched the mattress tightly: If Sanlang was willing to help her write, perhaps the effect would be better.

Luo Lingyu said timidly, "Excuse me, third cousin... Actually, when the cousins ​​were still living at home a few days ago, I also made some close friends. For example, Sister Wang and Sister Han... Now they have all returned home, and I miss them very much. I want to write to ask about their recent situation and invite them to see flowers, drink tea and play."

Lu Yun's pen remained still. He raised his eyes and looked at her with a half-smile. He asked in a playful tone, "Look at the flowers? Drink tea? Play?"

Lu Saburo leaned forward slightly, staring at his cousin's frail but pretty face with his dark eyes, and said in a cold tone, "Is that all?"

Luo Lingyu tightened her grip on the mattress, and her hair stood on end when he looked at her. Lu Sanlang seemed to always be able to see through her little thoughts, and she didn't know why he always thought ill of her. Luo Lingyu felt a little wronged, but she told him the truth when she thought of asking him for help: "Explain what my cousin aunt said last time... and see if they want to come and see me."

The smile in Lu Yun's eyes deepened.

Luo Lingyu raised her eyelids and met his eyes. When their eyes met, the two of them had a gleam in their eyes, and they understood each other tacitly - Luo Lingyu wanted to borrow the girls from the Wang and Han families to put pressure on the Lu family and Mrs. Lu. Luo Lingyu had to pray for Erlang to get through the next few days. When the cousins' letters arrived and Mrs. Lu's anger subsided, she would think of Luo Lingyu's importance. The Lu family had no girls, and Luo Lingyu was living under someone else's roof. The Lu family still needed Luo Lingyu to open up some connections with the girls.

If Lu Yun had not rescued Luo Lingyu that night, the letter would not have been sent... Perhaps when Luo Lingyu came out of the Buddhist temple, she would really be sent back to Nanyang.

What Luo Lingyu knew, Lu Sanlang naturally knew too. Lu Yun lowered his head, writing with his pen, and asked lazily, "Who are you writing to?"

Luo Lingyu happily reported a few more names, and Lu Yun said "hmm" nonchalantly, writing cursive. He finished the letter in a few strokes, and Luo Lingyu took it carefully. Just as she was about to admire Lu Sanlang's calligraphy, her face froze: such a wild handwriting, you can barely guess the shape of the characters, but you definitely can't guess that this is Lu Sanlang's handwriting, right?

Disgusting people... Originally, she had hoped that the cousins ​​would write back to ask about the letter because it was written by San Lang. Now, it seems that Lu Yun's cursive writing... clearly prevents people from seeing who wrote the letter... The third cousin saw through her mind and ridiculed her as usual.

Luo Lingyu glared at him secretly.

As Lu Yun lowered his head to write the letter, he casually asked, "Is there anything else you want to do?"

Seeing that he took the initiative to ask, Luo Lingyu immediately said shamelessly: "Trouble the maid of my cousin to help me go to 'Xue Su Yuan' to find my sister, and tell her not to be afraid. Let Huan'er go to find my aunt. I don't ask my aunt to protect me, but I hope that if someone protects me, my aunt will come forward to help. Then let Huan'er go to find cousin Silang's biological mother, Aunt Liu. I also don't ask Aunt Liu to protect me, but I hope that if someone protects me, Aunt Liu can say a few good words for me in front of Madam Lu. After all, Aunt Liu has served Madam Lu for many years. She should be able to say a few words in front of Madam Lu, right?"

Lu Yun: “…”

He suddenly raised his eyelids and looked at her.

Luo Lingyu looked back in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

"Is the second brother's drowning related to the fourth brother?" Lu Sanlang uttered a few words in a very light voice, then paused, "Is it also related to Huan'er?"

Luo Lingyu: “……!”

Her eyes widened. He suddenly said this, and she couldn't react. Her mind went blank, and she couldn't think of a rebuttal. She was stunned for a long time, and when she saw Lu Yun's understanding expression, she knew that her daze had told him the answer. Luo Lingyu was very shocked and didn't know how to respond to Lu Sanlang.

Her third cousin is a little too sensitive...

Lu Sanlang looked at her with strange eyes. He didn't expect Luo Lingyu to save the two children. Although maybe she just wanted to save her sister... But she just wanted to save her sister, which surprised Lu Yun. This cousin was not as cold-blooded as he thought. In her selfish heart, Luo Yunhuan was still important... Lu Yun glanced to the side, and his eyes were slightly warm.