Two people who thought they would never cross paths came together because of an imperial edict; they thought the best state would be to treat each other with respect, but they never expected him to confess his feelings to them.
"What are you thinking about?" Lu Huai suddenly opened his eyes, brought his face close to her nose, and asked.
Qin Xi was startled by the suddenly enlarged face and subconsciously said, "Thinking of you."
Both of them were stunned by these words.
Qin Xi clenched her fist in frustration, while Lu Huai smiled.
“Oh, I see,” he drawled, his tone full of mockery.
Qin Qi looked at him with her beautiful eyes, then got up and went to wash up as if she were fleeing.
Lu Huai lowered his eyes and smiled, revealing his small, white canine teeth, but the next second he sneezed: "Achoo—"
Lu Huai rubbed his nose, not taking it to heart at all.
By the time he leisurely got out of bed, it was already breakfast time. Qin Xi urged him to hurry up and come with her to the front hall, since it had been a long time since she had eaten with Lu Chuan.
The two walked hand in hand, but Lu Huai sneezed again.
"Ah Qiu——"
Qin Xi looked at him strangely: "What's wrong with you?"
Lu Huai touched his face, nonchalantly saying, "My nose is a little itchy, it's nothing, let's go."
Qin Xi responded with an "Oh".
When the two arrived, Minister Lu and Lu Chuan were already seated.
Upon seeing Qin Qi arrive, Minister Lu smiled broadly and said, "Yizhi has arrived. Come and sit down."
Qin Qi smiled sweetly, released Lu Huai, and sat down in the chair.
Minister Lu then turned his gaze away from Qin Qi and frowned when it fell on Lu Huai: "Why are you only arriving now? If you don't want to eat, then don't eat. Don't let your wife go hungry too!"
Lu Huai: "...?" Is this really his biological father?
Seeing this, Lu Chuan smiled and shook his head: "Father is still so concerned about Changjue."
Lu Huai pursed his lips, sat down next to Qin Xi, and didn't say anything.
"Brother," Lu Huai said to Lu Chuan as he put food into Qin Qi's bowl, "Are military affairs very busy?"
"When things are peaceful, there's nothing to deal with. It's only when our soldiers clash with the enemy's soldiers that we get busy, which is when war is about to break out," Lu Chuan patiently explained to him.
"I see."
Looking at Lu Huai's bright red nose, Qin Xi felt that his complexion was not quite right.
"How has Changjue been these past few years?"
Lu Huai pursed his lips, glanced at Minister Lu, and muttered, "You've seen how you're doing, haven't you?"
Lu Chuan smiled and said, "You're being naughty again. You can't treat your sister-in-law like that." He then turned to Qin Xi and asked, "Sister-in-law, how is Chang Jue treating you?"
Minister Lu gave Lu Huai a look of disappointment: "What use are you if you can't even pamper your wife!"
Qin Xi, who was suddenly called out, looked up and glanced at him. She really couldn't say what Lu Huai was like.
It's good in a way; it's bad in a way...
She couldn't help but recall the enchanting moments of yesterday; if she hadn't refused, Lu Huai probably wouldn't have stopped.
As she was pondering, someone put their arm around her shoulder.
He sniffed as if he couldn't breathe properly, and said listlessly, "Is that even a question? Of course I treat her extremely well."
Seeing the suspicious glances that Minister Lu and Lu Chuan were giving her, Qin Qi could only nod in affirmation: "Lu Huai... he's very good to me."
Minister Lu then withdrew his gaze with relief, and a smile appeared on Lu Chuan's face, which bore a resemblance to Lu Huai.
Everything was normal, except that Lu Huai seemed a little listless. He, who usually ate two bowls of rice, only ate half a bowl today before putting down his chopsticks.
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