Chapter 64 And these past few days, Lu Hun has been unable to move…
In the past few days, Lu Hun was unable to move, and Wei Yin still applied medicine to him once a day. When applying the medicine, Lu Hun would always purse his lips, quietly look into her eyes, and clutch his robe until Wei Yin had no choice but to cover his eyes, and only then would the young man slowly let go.
After the medicine was applied, the boy would quietly hold her arm, saying nothing and just staring at her. Wei Yin immediately understood his little secret, and amusedly unbuttoned her collar, leaning down to let him kiss her.
The young man, experiencing love for the first time, was initially a little cautious. After kissing her twice, he instinctively wanted to kiss her face and lips. Sometimes, even when he was trembling from the pain, he would force himself to keep kissing Wei Yin's lips and tongue for a long time before finally pulling away.
Later, Lu Hun felt a little better and was able to lift his hand again. So after Wei Yin finished applying the medicine, he went straight to unbutton his collar so that he could kiss her. But the young man stopped her and stretched out his trembling fingers, wanting to unbutton her clothes himself.
But the boy refused to let her take off her handkerchief.
Wei Yin had no choice but to let him have his way.
On that very day, Lu Hun finished applying the medicine and had just shakily unbuttoned Wei Yin's collar, holding her neck with one hand and kissing her, while his other hand involuntarily rested on her rounded shoulder where her clothes had slipped down, kneading it vigorously, when Wei's father arrived at the Wen family's old residence from the capital.
This was a man around forty years old, yet still tall and handsome. He was clean and meticulous about his appearance; even after a long journey on horseback, he was spotless. He wore a dark robe with a snow-white cloak made of white fox fur over it, and his demeanor was elegant and composed. Occasionally, a hint of melancholy would appear in his eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. In addition, having served as an official in the court for many years, he appeared gentle and refined, yet also subtly revealed a deep and enigmatic nature.
As soon as he stepped off the carriage, he forgot to pay his respects to the elder Pei first, and only focused on asking the people who came to greet him, "Where is my daughter? Where is she? How is she?"
Fortunately, Elder Pei and the Wei family were quite familiar with each other. Knowing about Wei's father's ailment, they usually treated Elder Pei with great respect and courtesy. Elder Pei then personally brought Wei's father to Wei Yin's place.
When Old Master Pei saw that the door was closed, he remembered and explained to Wei's father, "Judging from the look of it, she is still inside applying medicine to the Lu family's child. Why don't you come with me to the side room for a while?"
"A child from the Lu family?"
Wei Yin's letter made no mention of Lu Hun, and Wei's father knew nothing about it.
"Who is this? She wrote to me saying she wants a divorce from He Wenqing, but He Wenqing disagrees, so she asked me to talk to him. Wasn't she doing alright with He Wenqing before? Why doesn't she want to continue? Could it be because of this Lu family?"
Old Master Pei ignored him and walked straight into the house next door. Seeing this, Wei's father had no choice but to follow.
Their conversation naturally reached the room, and Lu Hun heard it. Soon, a maid knocked on the door and came in to say, "Old Master Pei said that Lord Wei has arrived and will come to see Madam with Lord Wei shortly."
Lu Hun looked up in astonishment.
He looked at Wei Yin, whose eyes were still covered, and at his naked body. He was in this ambiguous position with her, who already had a husband, and her father was about to arrive. As if waking from a dream, he lifted his face from Wei Yin's shoulder, his face full of embarrassment.
Wei Yin remained calm upon hearing this. Seeing that Lu Hun hadn't moved for a while, she whispered in his ear, "Is that enough?"
Lu Hun's face was so pale that it was impossible to tell he was white, and he absentmindedly hummed in agreement.
"So, sister, you'll button it up?"
Wei Yin straightened the clothes he had messed up and then helped him put them back on. When Lu Hun saw that she had only dressed him in his undergarments as usual, he pulled Wei Yin back and hesitated before asking, "Sister, please help me put on my outer clothes as well and help me up. It's not appropriate to see your father like this."
Although Lu Hun's condition has improved a lot in the past few days, the festering wounds have only just begun to heal, and they are still very painful to the touch. Moreover, he currently has very little strength.
However, after spending time with him every day these past few days, she came to understand some of his eccentricities and realized that he was afraid that her behavior would be impolite and displease Wei's father.
In this respect, Lu Hun is very stubborn and will not listen to Wei Yin.
So he had no choice but to let him endure the pain and help him put on his robes one by one.
Lu Hun was used to wearing simple clothes and a scholar's cap, and he disliked fancy clothes. He always felt uncomfortable in them, so Wei Yin specially had two identical sets made for him. After putting a square cap on him and tying a belt around his waist, Wei Yin untied the silk handkerchief. The boy lowered his head and carefully smoothed out the wrinkles on his clothes, as if he were going to meet his father-in-law.
Wei Yin thought to herself that the young man was shy and dared not say it aloud.
It wouldn't be good if I ended up blushing and unable to say a word when I saw Mr. Wei.
Wei Yin helped Lu Hun to his feet. He was too thin and had little flesh, so it wasn't too strenuous for him. However, he was still injured and didn't have the strength to stand. He needed to hold onto something occasionally to keep his legs from giving way.
As soon as it was finished, the maid went to invite Old Master Pei and Father Wei over.
After Wei's father entered the room, Lu Hun lowered his eyes slightly and followed silently behind Wei Yin, as if he had no presence at all.
As a result, Wei's father didn't pay much attention to him, as he was preoccupied with seeing his daughter. He kept asking Wei Yin questions and had someone show her the many clothes and jewelry he had brought for her from the capital. He kept dawdling until Old Master Pei lost interest and said he wanted to go back and rest.
Ignoring him, Wei's father pulled Wei Yin up and began to ask about serious matters.
"Girl, what happened between you and He Wenqing? Why did you suddenly say you wanted a divorce? I heard he took a second wife a few days ago. Did she upset you? Don't worry, if you want a divorce, then divorce. Your father will find you someone better when he goes back to the capital. Take that young man from the Imperial Censor Ji's family, the one who used to be a bad student, but he studied hard to get a degree for your sake. You know what, he really has changed his ways. This spring, he actually got a degree, although his ranking was a bit low, but at least he's presentable. Two days before I came to Huangzhou, he even came to see me and drank with me for half the night. He's still not married. I think he still has some feelings for you. Why don't I write a letter to him later to sound him out?"
“This has nothing to do with Xuanhua.” Wei Yin said helplessly as he got more and more excited. “Father, I haven’t even divorced him yet, why are you in such a hurry?”
"What's the big deal?" Father Wei said nonchalantly, continuing, "If you're really dissatisfied with that boy from the Ji family, let me tell you about a young man who joined my ranks this year. He's very capable, has a clean background, and is just as good-looking as He Wenqing. He used to be..."
Wei Yin noticed the increasingly silent boy behind her and quickly interrupted her father's incessant chatter, saying, "Father, this is Lu Hun."
Only then did Wei's father notice the boy. He was immediately drawn to the boy's gloomy and quiet demeanor and couldn't help but take a second look. In his opinion, the boy was very young, probably only ten years old.
But then he suddenly realized that the boy looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
The Wei family school was run by Wei Yin's grandfather, and Wei's father rarely had time to attend to it, so he didn't recognize it at first.
Lu Hun straightened up and politely greeted Wei's father.
"This student greets Lord Wei."
"You're still not well, you should go back and lie down. I'll go outside and talk to my father." Wei Yin helped him up, and Lu Hun obediently followed her back to bed, letting her carry him back to his bed and cover him with the blankets.
Father Wei observed this thoughtfully.
Once outside, Wei's father smiled and glanced inside before looking at his daughter. "Yin'er, it seems I don't need to find one for you. How old is he?"
Wei Yin thought for a moment, "She's sixteen."
"Too young," Wei's father sighed. "At this age, they don't know anything yet, but if you like it, then let's just leave it at that."
Wei Yin was too lazy to explain so much to her father, and only said, "Father, my divorce from He Wenqing has nothing to do with Lu Hun. It is only now that I realize that He Wenqing is not as good as you."
Upon hearing this, Wei's father seemed to be thinking about something painful, probably his deceased wife. He remained silent for a while and did not ask any further questions. "I understand. You should weigh the matter carefully yourself. If you are really determined, I will send someone to invite He Wenqing over. You can write the divorce papers, and I will have someone go to the yamen to stamp them. Then you will have no further relationship."
Wei's father sent one of his trusted confidants to the He family to invite He Wenqing.
This confidant was someone He Wenqing knew. He Wenqing knew that Wei's father wanted him to divorce Wei Yin, but he pretended to have something to do and refused to see him.
Upon hearing this, Wei's father immediately sent an invitation to Old Master He, saying that he had come to Huangzhou and wanted to meet his son-in-law. Why was his son-in-law unwilling to come to pay his respects? Old Master He was unaware that they were getting a divorce. Instead, he sent someone to reprimand He Wenqing and told him to go and pay his respects to his father-in-law immediately.
He Wenqing had no choice but to suffer in silence. He couldn't tell Old Master He that Wei Yin was having an affair and wanted a divorce, so he could only grit his teeth and rush to the Wen family's old house with a grim face.
We discussed this matter in the study.
Old Master Pei sat at the head of the table, while Wei's father and Wei's wife accompanied him below.
He Wenqing arrived reluctantly, and when he saw the paper and ink neatly placed next to the paperweight waiting for him, his heart ached even more.
He never imagined that his marriage with Wei Yin would come to this.
At first, He Wenqing refused to see Wei's father and said coldly, "Father-in-law, my daughter-in-law is having an ambiguous relationship with someone else and wants a divorce. Are you just going to sit idly by and let her do as she pleases?"
When facing others, Wei's father was no longer as casual as before. He smiled calmly and said, "Wenqing, there's no need to say anything more. Just write it down."
He Wenqing took a deep breath, then suddenly laughed, "Father-in-law, you probably don't know what kind of person is the one following Wei Yin. He's completely..."
"He Wenqing!" Wei Yin hurriedly interrupted him, but He Wenqing, seeing that the marriage had come to this point, how could he let her be with a ghost as she wished? Ignoring Wei Yin's attempts to stop him, he was about to speak again, but was stopped by Wei's father. "Wenqing, I don't care who the child is, but since you two can't live together anymore, it's better to part amicably. If you haven't thought it through yet, I'll sit down with you and think it over slowly. You can think about it for a day, two days, a month, several months, or even several years, no problem. I'll accompany you for a day of thinking. But you can't not return to the capital to resume your duties, can you? If you go back too late, I'm afraid even the Emperor will forget about you."
It is obvious that if he does not write a divorce agreement today...
There's no need to go back.
He Wenqing, his face stiff, forcefully picked up the pen.
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