Chapter 42 Success
Lu Yu and Xu Qingwan had a big fight, and his mother ordered him to go to the prime minister's residence to apologize.
He went out under this pretext, but did not go to the Prime Minister's Mansion at all. Instead, he went to Fuxingju to get drunk. He drank a small jar of daughter's red wine and went to find Jiang Ran in a drunken state.
As expected, I was rejected again.
He rubbed his hands and waited in the cold wind, and finally saw a carriage coming.
"Jiang Ran, is that you?"
No one responded, so Lu Yu continued talking to himself.
"Ah Ran, I understand. You hate me because I'm engaged to Xu Qingwan. But I really love you, and only you. She came to the mansion to find me today. You don't know how happy I was when I mistook her for you."
"You may not like what I say, but I have to say it."
"Think about it carefully. My uncle even rejected the princess, so how could he possibly like you? He's just using you! If you sacrifice your lifelong happiness because of being angry with me, I will feel guilty for the rest of my life."
The carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, revealing Lu Weiqing's gloomy face, which was very terrifying.
Lu Yu was startled and fell to the ground. He never expected to be caught speaking ill of his uncle behind his back.
It was also because of alcohol that the coward was emboldened. Since he had already offended me, he should make it clear completely.
Lu Yu gritted his teeth, got up and knelt obediently, "Uncle, in order to stop the princess's thoughts, you can marry anyone! Why did you have to marry Ah Ran?"
"Now that the imperial decree granting the marriage has been issued, I know there is no turning back."
"I only ask one thing of you. You have never been interested in women, so please don't touch Jiang Ran after we get married. When this matter is settled and you two divorce, I will take her back into my house."
Lu Weiqing stood aside and watched him speak quietly.
"You know."
"I like A Ran, I have liked her for more than ten years. She likes me too, she will be my only wife, and we will grow old together." He said his love as a matter of course, but he did not notice that Lu Weiqing's eyes were getting colder and colder.
It's getting colder.
When he finally realized something was wrong, Lu Weiqing had already pinched his chin tightly.
"Do you like Jiang Ran?"
Lu Yu's breathing was rapid, and veins popped out on his forehead. He suspected that he was drunk, otherwise why would his uncle speak to him so coldly.
He wanted to nod, but before he could, he heard the second half of Lu Weiqing's sentence.
"Are you worthy?"
"Sir, Miss Jiang seems a little unwell."
Lu Yu was thrown to the ground fiercely. Lu Weiqing ignored him and picked up Jiang Ran and walked into the Jiang Mansion.
He was already the future son-in-law of the Jiang family, so the doorman naturally wouldn't stop him.
Lu Yu's brain, which had been offline for a long time, finally came online again.
Is my uncle...really in love with Jiang Ran?!
How could it be possible? His uncle was plotting against Jiang Ran, and he was completely unaware?
A fire suddenly broke out in his heart.
"Uncle, how can you covet the person I like!? It's useless to force her. Ah Ran can't love you."
But Lu Weiqing ignored him and didn't even look back.
It was the servant behind him who stopped and smiled at him with a playful smile.
"Mr. Lu, Miss Jiang will be our wife soon. You should take care of your Miss Xu and Miss Lin."
Lu Yu pounded the ground and yelled hysterically. He regretted even more deeply that he didn't pay more attention to Ah Ran and let her be snatched away from him by someone else.
Lu Weiqing's words just now appeared in his mind again. Every word was like a steel needle, piercing his heart!
His face was full of resentment, and he wanted to rush up right now and snatch Ah Ran back, snatch her back!
But he didn't dare, because he couldn't afford to offend Lu Weiqing.
If my uncle really gets angry, dealing with him will be as easy as crushing an ant.
Lu Yu was determined to find a chance to get Ah Ran back in a fair and honest way once he became successful!
No, he wanted Ah Ran to come back to him willingly.
Lu Yu went crazy for a while and felt tired. Thinking that his mother would definitely ask him about his apology, he didn't want to go back home.
After a moment's deliberation, he dragged himself back to Fuxingju. Only alcohol could numb him and make him feel a little better.
Lu Yu's mood was completely different at this time. He felt that drinking from a wine bowl was too slow, so he picked up the wine jar and poured it into his mouth. In a short while, he had finished three or four jars of liquor.
"Lu Lang, you can't drink anymore. A little bit of wine can make you happy, but drinking too much is harmful to your health."
Lu Yu looked around in a daze and felt that the figures in front of him were shaking, making him dizzy.
"A Ran, is that you?" he asked persistently.
"It's me."
The gentle voice made his bones soften, and the sweet fragrance that wafted from his nose made his blood boil.
Lu Yu danced with excitement, "Ah Ran, I knew it, you've always loved me! You were just playing around with my uncle, right?"
"You couldn't bear to see me drunk, so you came after all."
Two soft lumps pressed against his chest, and warm lips kissed his ear. Lu Yu couldn't wait to hug her and do it right there in the private room of the restaurant.
The slight humiliation on Lin Buqiu's face was quickly replaced by extreme happiness. She was just pretending to be Jiang Ran. As long as she could have a fait accompli with Lu Yu, she could endure anything.
The private room was filled with romance, with clothes scattered all over the floor and the low couch creaking constantly.
Occasionally someone passed by, heard the noise inside, and took a peek through the crack in the door.
Lu Yu didn't know that Madam Lu was on guard. She sent a letter to the Prime Minister's Mansion when he left, and followed him there.
When the younger generations quarreled, she was too embarrassed to mediate.
But this time, Lu Yu was wrong, and the boy was stubborn. She was afraid that Lu Yu would refuse to apologize and upset the Prime Minister, so she had no choice but to go with him under the pretext of finding Madam Xu to appreciate the flowers.
Mrs. Lu never thought that Lu Yu would dare to lie to her. She waited and waited in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but he didn't come.
Mrs. Xu, that hot-headed woman, thought they were here to apologize, but since she hadn't seen Lu Yu for a long time, her face became gloomy and her words sounded harsh.
Mrs. Lu had talked herself dry and felt too embarrassed to stay any longer, so she stood up and said goodbye, and went out to look for Lu Yu in a rage.
Upon hearing that Lu Yu was drinking at Fuxingju, Mrs. Lu led a few servants into the private room.
There was a strong smell of alcohol and an indescribable taste. After hearing a scream, Mrs. Lu reacted but it was too late.
The scene that came into view was disgusting, and a crowd of onlookers quickly gathered at the door, pointing and talking at the people inside.
"Oh, whose young man or young lady is this? They really know how to have fun."
"Isn't it the Lu family's young master?"
"Really? Isn't he engaged to the young lady from the Prime Minister's Mansion? That doesn't look like it."
"Which lady would do such a thing? I'm afraid she must have brought them from Tianxiang Pavilion next door."
Lin Buqiu was so ashamed and angry when she heard this, but Lu Yu was drunk and drugged, so she couldn't push him away with brute force. He even stayed on top of her and refused to get off.
Mrs. Lu rushed over and slapped Lin Buqiu twice in the face. She screamed and crawled out to pick up her clothes on the ground, but they had been torn to pieces. No matter how she tried to cover herself, she was naked. She had no choice but to pick up Lu Yu's outer robe to cover herself.
Lu Yu was still unconscious and kept calling out for Ah Ran. Mrs. Lu was so angry that she picked up a pot of ice-cold tea on the table and poured it over his head.
"Mother!"
Lu Yu shuddered, feeling ashamed, and quickly tried to grab the clothes from Lin Buqiu's hand.
Lin Buqiu screamed and refused to let go, and was kicked away.
"Bitch, you dared to pretend to be Ah Ran, you killed me!"
"Stop it! Don't you think it's not embarrassing enough?" Mrs. Lu felt a splitting headache when she saw the two people fighting. She shouted at the servants to close the door and clear the place.
She thought to herself that fortunately the Prime Minister's Mansion didn't know about it yet, so she could just cover it up and after the marriage was done, she would take Lin Buqiu into the family.
Who would have thought that when Mrs. Lu looked up, the girl in red standing outside the door was none other than Xu Qingwan!
"Miss Xu——" Mrs. Lu hurried forward but failed to stop her.
Xu Qingwan covered her face and ran away crying.
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