Chapter 39. Lu Hun, having calmed down, slowly regained his composure…
As Lu Hun calmed down and his rationality slowly returned, he looked at Wei Yin's chipped lip and froze, as if he couldn't believe he could be so cruel to her.
He's already married; he has no right to touch her.
But just now he actually...
Wei Yin was initially annoyed, but seeing the young man standing dejectedly with his head down, filled with self-reproach, her heart softened. This couldn't be blamed on Lu Hun; the young man knew nothing. He had simply kissed Jin Nian according to Wen Xuan's instructions.
She raised her hand, touched the boy's sad eyes, and comforted him, "It's okay, don't blame yourself, this wasn't something you wanted to do."
Lu Hun stared at her in astonishment, not understanding why Jin Nian still wanted to comfort him.
He carefully observed the woman's lips. "Did it hurt?"
Wei Yin covered her mouth, "You're not allowed to ask that."
Lu Hun was even more astonished. Why had Jin Nian become so fierce lately?
Now that Wei Yin's mouth is so badly injured, it's not good for her to go back inside, but it's also not good for her to go back directly, for fear that the maids and servants in the room will see it. So, Lu Hun was asked to go into the room to get some ointment for her to apply.
Knowing he was responsible for the damage, Lu Hun didn't dare to speak and immediately went back to retrieve it.
When he brought the ointment, fortunately Wenzhu and the others didn't notice that Wei Yin couldn't see where her lip was cut and couldn't apply the ointment. So Lu Hun took the ointment, held her face with one hand, and gently dabbed a little with his index finger and applied it to her lips.
Wei Yin, fearing pain, gasped for breath.
Lu Hun said softly, "This medicine will sting a little when it touches the wound, but it will be fine in a little while."
Wei Yin coughed. Since they had just done that, she was a little embarrassed to look at him and just responded with an "uh-huh".
After applying the ointment, it was hard to tell unless you looked closely. Lu Hun handed the ointment to her and told her to take it back and apply it. Just as they finished, Wen Zhu and Wen Qin's voices came from behind.
"Big brother, cousin Jin Nian, what are you doing here? We've been looking for you for ages."
Lu Hun quickly took two steps back, creating distance between himself and Wei Yin.
Wei Yin was not like Jin Nian; she was much thicker-skinned and calmly asked them, "What's wrong?"
"Cousin Jin Nian, have you forgotten?" Wen Zhu said, turning to look at Lu Hun. "Big brother, I heard from my mother that Grandfather plans to betroth Cousin Jin Nian to second brother. Is that true?"
Lu Hun shook his head, "I also heard my second aunt mention it last night, but I don't know if it's true or not."
Wenqin frowned: "Then what should we do?"
"How about this?" Lu Hun said carefully, "I'm going to take the child to see my grandfather tomorrow. We'll see if we can find out anything then."
Wenzhu and Wenqin were finally relieved.
Lu Hun comforted Wei Yin, "Jin Nian, don't worry, this isn't certain."
Wei Yin wasn't worried at all; she was more worried about how to make Lu Hun remember.
After returning from Lu Hun's place, Wei Yin originally wanted to go back and see how badly her lip had been bumped, but Wen Zhu and Wen Qin insisted on taking her to see Wen Lang, who was also He Wenqing.
Wei Yin was afraid that He Wenqing would see the injury on the corner of his mouth, so she was reluctant to go.
The two sisters were eager to tell Wen Lang about the possibility that Old Master Wen wanted them to get married, and without further ado, they dragged her along.
Although He Wenqing has no memory now, Wei Yin still pursed her lips slightly as soon as she entered the door.
He Wenqing was indeed diligent; even when injured, he would still read while lying down. However, he was not reading the imperial examination books that his grandfather had made him read; instead, he was reading miscellaneous books such as geography and military strategy.
Old Master Wen absolutely forbade his children from reading these books.
Wenzhu saw him take out the book and start reading, and said in alarm, "Second brother, how dare you be so bold? If the servants see this and tell Grandfather, you'll probably get a few more lashes on your back."
He Wenqing didn't care at all, "Let him hit me."
Wenzhu ignored him and took the book away and hid it.
He Wenqing then turned to look at them, pausing for a moment on Wei Yin's face, "Why are you here?"
Wenqin told her about it.
He Wenqing was clearly taken aback, "Grandfather wants to..."
“That’s right,” Wenzhu said. “However, it’s not certain yet. It’s just what my mother heard from someone in my grandfather’s room.”
Seeing Wei Yin present, He Wenqing remained silent for a while before saying, "Cousin Jin Nian, don't worry. Even if my grandfather beats me to death, I will not grant his wish if you are unwilling."
Wei Yin pursed her lips, not daring to speak, and remained silent.
After exchanging a few words, she made an excuse that she had something to do and went back.
The two sisters, Wenzhu and Wenqin, were left behind. When Wenqin saw that Wei Yin had left, she suddenly smiled and said, "Second brother, actually I think this marriage is not bad at all."
"What did you say?" He Wenqing frowned.
“Look,” Wenqin said with a smile, “Cousin Jinnian is someone you can talk to, and you grew up together. Now that my brother is married, it’s impossible for him to marry Cousin Jinnian. Rather than having Cousin Jinnian marry some random guy in the future, it would be better for her to marry you.”
He Wenqing was startled.
Then he froze.
To be honest, although Jin Nian's cousin has a different temperament from his and is very well-behaved, she always understands and comforts him whenever he can't stand being in this family.
With such a cousin, how could he not fall in love at a young age?
However, because she and her older brother were of one mind, she had no choice but to suppress those thoughts.
Most importantly, Wenqin's last sentence was absolutely right.
Marrying him is the best choice for Jin Nian's cousin.
No one knew what other incomprehensible things Grandfather might do.
Wenzhu was startled. "Wenqin, don't talk nonsense. Cousin Jinnian is still heartbroken because of my brother. What will she think if she hears this?"
"That's why I dared to say it when she wasn't around," Wenqin said, sticking out her tongue.
In the end, He Wenqing interrupted them, "It's up to Cousin Jin Nian to decide this matter."
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The next day, Lu Hun stumbled out of Old Master Wen's room, barely able to hold the child, and hurriedly handed him over to the wet nurse.
He looked up at the sky, remembering what Old Master Wen had just told him.
“Wenxuan, I think the second son is not young anymore, and he is always so unruly. You can’t beat him into submission. Why don’t you get him a wife? Maybe he will become more sensible.”
“I remember. Jin Nian is old enough. I often see the two of them chatting and laughing. It wouldn’t be a bad thing for the second son to marry Jin Nian. I’m getting old, and I’ll have to rely on you to take care of things at home from now on. You should make good preparations and get their wedding arranged.”
After saying all this, Grandpa Wen smiled broadly and played with his newborn great-grandson while speaking.
"Although Green Lotus is simple-minded, aren't the children she gives birth to healthy? Yesterday I sent someone to tell your father-in-law the good news, and he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling. He said he could finally rest in peace."
“Back then, you weren’t willing to marry Lühe, but now you’ve become a father so quickly. Lühe is a lucky child. In my opinion, while your father-in-law is still alive, after Lühe finishes her postpartum confinement, you should have another daughter with Lühe as soon as possible. With both a son and a daughter, your father-in-law will naturally be happy.”
Lu Hun thought back to that night in the bridal chamber years ago.
Having sex while being watched.
A wave of nausea washed over me.
He leaned against the tree and vomited.
Just then, he saw the maid from Jin Nian's room hurrying towards him. Lu Hun immediately forced himself to stand up straight, straightening his robe and maintaining a composed expression.
The maidservant stepped forward and said, "Young Master, Miss Biao requests your presence."
Lu Hun asked in confusion, "What does Jin Nian want?"
The maid shook her head. "Miss Biao has been fussing around in the room for half a day, having a lot of things brought in. I don't know what she's going to do. She just asked me to invite the eldest young master, saying she has something important to discuss and wants him to come over."
Lu Hun said he understood and waved for him to leave. As soon as the person left, the nausea he had been suppressing surged back into his throat.
He leaned against the tree and took several deep breaths.
That's much better.
He then went to Jin Nian's residence in a daze.
The door to Jin Nian's room was closed, and the maid outside didn't know what was going on, so she just let him in.
Lu Hun pushed open the door, and a wave of heat rushed in. At a glance, he saw that the room was filled with braziers, there were several of them. Even though it was cool, the presence of so many braziers in the small room made people sweat.
Wei Yin, holding a hemp rope about three fingers thick, was struggling to throw it onto the roof beam, with a stool under her feet.
Lu Hun's expression changed drastically after he saw it clearly.
They couldn't care less about anything else.
He lunged forward and grabbed her, pulling her down forcefully before she could say a word.
His arm accidentally touched the brazier.
The scalding hot copper basin burned me so badly that my skin swelled up.
But he completely forgot that, and instead pulled Wei Yin tightly into his arms, his eyes reddening as he said, "Jin Nian, what are you doing!"
Wei Yin turned her head and saw his arm, which was directly burned. She was startled. "Your hand..."
Lu Hun wouldn't let her speak at all, and instead pulled her even closer into his arms, his whole body trembling.
Wei Yinren was stunned for a moment.
After a long while, seeing his pale face and then looking at the rope in front of her, she realized that he thought she was trying to kill herself.
Lu Hun held her for a very long time. Wei Yin felt his body trembling and was afraid of driving him crazy like before, so she didn't dare to move around recklessly. She just gently reached out and patted the boy's thin back to comfort him silently.
This Wenxuan.
What have they done to this boy?
After a long while, Lu Hun finally calmed down a bit from his long-standing unease, but he was still unwilling to let go of her, so he rested his head on her shoulder.
“Jin Nian, how could you be so foolish? Even if Grandfather really wanted to marry you off to my second brother, you shouldn’t be so reckless.”
Wei Yin looked down at Lu Hun's trembling long eyelashes and said helplessly, "You misunderstood. I didn't mean to do anything rash."
The boy was taken aback.
Wei Yin sighed, "Let me go first, and I'll explain."
Lu Hun did not move.
Seeing this, Wei Yin could only maintain this posture and explain, "Lu Hun, I was just trying to put the rope on the roof beam. Have you forgotten how you died back then?"
Lu Hun didn't understand her words. "What are you talking about?"
Wei Yin covered her forehead, a little annoyed, and ordered him to let go. Lu Hun didn't want to let go, but for some reason, hearing her tone made him subconsciously unable to resist listening to her.
Wei Yin was freed, so he immediately picked up the rope, mimicking the action of throwing the rope onto the beam, pointed to the braziers, and earnestly asked Lu Hun.
"You committed suicide in the Bodhisattva Temple back then, and a big fire broke out there. Everyone said it was a fire you didn't want to set. I couldn't set a fire in the building, so I used these braziers instead. Lu Hun, have you completely forgotten how you died in your previous life?"
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