Chapter 40: Keep Your Voice Down
Yuzhu was stunned for a moment, "Sister Chunzhi didn't marry Brother Lu?"
Yuzhu always thought that Chunzhi and Lu Jingyun would definitely get married.
Haruji herself once thought so.
And now…
"It's a long story," Chunzhi whispered to Yuzhu, "After Lu Jingyun became the top scorer in the imperial examination, he married the Prime Minister's daughter..."
When Yuzhu heard it, she immediately understood.
This is another drama of a man who, after becoming successful, abandons the people who shared his hardships.
Yuzhu took a look at Huo Qi and saw that he had a handsome appearance and an extraordinary demeanor. She wondered why he stayed in this small tofu workshop. She walked up to him and called out, "Brother-in-law."
Huo Zheng nodded at her and was about to walk into the house.
"Come with me."
Seeing this, Chunzhi grabbed Huo Qi and pulled him into her room.
Huo Zheng entered the room and said expressionlessly, "Why are you pulling me here?"
Chunzhi said, "That person just now was Yuzhu, my best friend when we were little. She's going to stay here for a while, so I've vacated your room for her. You can stay with me these days..."
Huo Zheng sneered, "You don't want to take responsibility, and you still want me to live with you?"
Upon hearing this, Chunzhi immediately covered Huo Zheng's mouth and whispered, "Be quiet."
Huo Zheng looked at her steadily, "Chunzhi, you dare not take responsibility for what you did."
Chunzhi suddenly said: "I..."
She really is not brave enough to take responsibility for what she does.
Huo Qi was right.
Chunzhi didn't intend to argue. "Whatever you say, anyway... I'm giving the room you used to live in to Yuzhu."
Huo Zheng was so angry that he laughed.
Seeing this, Chunzhi asked him softly, "You left without even having breakfast. Are you hungry?"
Huo Zheng remained silent.
Chunzhi said again: "Sit down and rest for a while, I will go to cook for you."
Huo Zheng still didn't speak.
When Yuzhu saw Chunzhi coming out, she whispered to her, "Brother-in-law looks like he doesn't come from an ordinary family."
Chunzhi was lighting a fire and said with a smile, "Have you also learned how to read faces?"
"It's not that I can tell fortunes, it's just that my brother-in-law is so noble, he doesn't look like an ordinary man..." Yuzhu asked Chunzhi, "Why did you marry him?"
"This is quite a story."
Chunzhi told Yuzhu that she bumped into Huo Qi while pushing a cart on her way home on a rainy night, and had no choice but to pick him up and take him home.
As for the fact that those who are over 18 and still unmarried can only be forced to marry by the government, it was just mentioned in passing.
The fake marriage was kept secret.
At this point, Chunzhi suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Yuzhu, you're eighteen this year too. Has the family you work for arranged a marriage for you?"
When this matter was mentioned, Yuzhu's face changed slightly.
"What's wrong?" Chunzhi noticed that her expression was not right and asked half-jokingly, "Could it be that the person the master family arranged for you to marry is not good enough, so you ran away?"
Yuzhu said, "I'm eighteen years old now, and the master should have arranged a marriage for me, but unfortunately, it just so happened..."
Chunzhi saw tears welling up in Yuzhu's eyes, and quickly handed her a handkerchief, asking softly, "Why?"
Yuzhu tearfully said, "Just two months ago, the eldest master I served did something ridiculous to me after getting drunk. He was usually a gentleman, but that night he became a completely different person. Afterwards, he insisted on finding me and taking me as his concubine..."
When Chunzhi heard this, she was speechless.
Yuzhu said, "Before my mother died, she made me swear that no matter how hard or poor my life was, I would never be anyone's concubine. I can't be the eldest master's concubine, but I haven't had my period for the past two months. I secretly consulted a doctor and found out I was pregnant..."
As she spoke, tears welled up in her eyes.
Being favored by the master after he got drunk and losing your innocence is already a sudden disaster.
Now she is pregnant.
Yuzhu didn't dare to stay in the mansion any longer, so she went to ask the lady for mercy, used the money she had saved over the years to redeem herself, and ran away.
But the house had been sold, her mother had passed away, and her younger brother was studying in academy. She had nowhere to go and could only come to find Chunzhi.
As Yuzhu spoke, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Don't cry, Yuzhu. Crying too much is not good for the baby." Chunzhi advised her, saying, "What are you going to do with the baby in your belly?"
After Chunzhi left the Lu family, she was alone in this world. She longed to have a child, so that there would be someone in this world who was related to her by blood.
Yuzhu is different.
Yuzhu wiped away her tears and said in a hoarse voice, "I...I can't keep this child."
This is the eldest son's bloodline. The eldest son hasn't married yet, and the mansion won't let him have illegitimate sons and daughters before he marries a wife.
That is, when Yuzhu redeemed herself and left the mansion, the lady did not know that she was the person the eldest master had been looking for. If the lady knew that she was pregnant with the eldest master's child, she would definitely not let her leave the mansion easily.
Chunzhi understood Yuzhu's difficulties. "The child is your own, just think it through. Although my courtyard is simple, you can stay as long as you want. Don't worry too much."
"Thank you, Sister Chunzhi... I'm so lucky to have you, I..."
Yuzhu was so grateful that she didn't know what to say.
Chunzhi said gently, "Okay, wipe your tears, wash your face and go back to your room to rest. I'll make dinner, you can come out and eat later."
Yuzhu nodded and went into the house.
With one more person in the family, Chunzhi made more dishes for dinner than usual.
Huo Zheng's face was expressionless at first, but as he ate the sumptuous meal, his expression gradually relaxed.
No matter how bad Chunzhi is, the food she cooks is so delicious that there is nothing to complain about.
Yuzhu also always praises Chunzhi's cooking skills.
Chunzhi was very happy. She had always heard Huo Qi say "it's okay" about these things. Finally, someone who knew how to praise people came.
After dinner, Yuzhu rushed to wash the dishes. The two sisters had not seen each other for many years and talked a lot together.
It was not until late at night that Chunzhi returned to her room.
Huo Zheng was lying on the couch reading a book, and he didn't even lift his eyelids until Chunzhi came in.
Chunzhi walked to the dressing table and sat down, took off the pearl flowers, let down her hair bun, used a comb to comb her waist-length hair, and then slowly walked towards the bed.
Huo Zheng turned a page of the book without even looking at her.
Chunzhi was originally planning to sleep on the floor, but when she thought about what she and Huo Qi had done last night, she felt there was no need to sleep separately.
Huo Qi was lying on the outside, so she went straight onto the bed and rolled over Huo Qi.
The unique fragrance of Chunzhi filled Huo Zheng's nose. His breathing paused for a moment, and the hand holding the book stiffened slightly. For a moment, he couldn't read what was written on this page.
Seeing that he didn't say anything, Chunzhi shook out the quilt and covered herself with it, then moved her body inward.
Huo Zheng closed his eyes.
However, as soon as he closed his eyes, all that came to his mind was Chunzhi's awkward yet proactive look last night.
At this moment, in the same room and the same red curtain as last night.
Haruji just lay beside him.
Huo Zheng lay there for a while, but couldn't lie there any longer, so he got up and went to the yard.
Chunzhi sat up and asked, "Where are you going at this hour?"
Huo Qi didn't respond.
Chunzhi was a little worried, so she stood up and walked to the window. She saw Huo Qi had filled a basin with cold water, and he was pouring the cold water on himself after taking off his clothes.
The man's broad chest and sturdy waist were exposed in the moonlight, allowing Chunzhi, who was standing by the window, to see it clearly, making her blush...
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