"We'll talk about this later." Lu Jiaxue was right next to him. Yi Ning was afraid of revealing any clues, so her expression was calm. "Didn't you see I was playing chess?"
Fuhong immediately agreed and retreated to the door.
The others didn't seem to hear her maid's words either. Yi Ning glanced sideways at Lu Jiaxue, who also didn't seem to hear anything, his hand holding the teacup very steady.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief, wondering why Xie Min was here too! What a coincidence! Normally, we wouldn't run into each other one by one, but now we run into each other in a group.
Master Fu said leisurely as he played chess: "My Lord, let's forget about playing chess today. Why don't you come with us to Yonglefang to play a few games next time? You're really not good at cultivating yourself..."
Yonglefang was a gambling den, a favorite of many high-ranking officials, where they played big. Yining remembered that many years ago, Lu Jiaxue would often go there secretly at night with those young men, and he was lucky and often won. He would come back and buy her some snacks.
"Let's talk about it when we have time." Lu Jiaxue's voice suddenly became a little soft.
"Listen, Miss Wei, your adoptive father is so stingy. He must be afraid of losing money." Lord Fu spoke to Yining with a smile.
"Foster father is good at gambling, so he's probably not afraid of losing money." Yi Ning also smiled. "He's afraid that if he wins Master Fu's money, Master Fu will stop playing with him."
As soon as she finished speaking, she noticed that Lu Jiaxue suddenly stopped drinking tea.
Then he slowly tightened the teacup in his hand.
Lord Fu and several other guests looked at Yining with strange eyes, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little cold.
Yi Ning didn't understand what she had said wrong. Thinking carefully, she wondered if it was a joke that went awry. Just as she was about to speak, one of Lu Jiaxue's retainers suddenly asked her, "Miss Wei, our master has never gambled. How do you know he's good at it?"
Yi Ning was a little stunned. He obviously knew how to gamble, and he was very good at it. Didn't everyone know that?
"My Lord, you know how to gamble with cards. Why didn't you tell me before?" Lord Fu asked Lu Jiaxue with a smile.
When Yi Ning heard this, her whole body stiffened, and she felt a wave of heat in her body, and her palms began to sweat. Did she say the wrong thing again? Had he stopped gambling since then, so that no one knew about it?
That's not right. Even if he stopped gambling from that time on, how come his retainers said he never gambled?
"I don't know how to gamble, I just had to lie back then." Lu Jiaxue suddenly laughed, his voice was calm, so calm that it gave off a sense of calmness like the waves on the sea before a storm.
"I think I'm the only one in the world who knows how to gamble."
The tone was soft and slow, but powerful.
Yining's heart was beating like a drum. She immediately pushed the chair away, turned around and ran!
Her hands were shaking violently, and she had a feeling that if she didn't leave, she might not be able to leave!
The teacup finally shattered, the sound of broken porcelain echoing all over the floor. As she stepped out of the door, she was grabbed by a hand as large as an iron clamp. Then, an aura as strong as a solid wall of steel descended upon her. His voice was so gloomy it could drip blood: "Luo Yining—where do you want to go?"
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The room suddenly became dead silent, and no one knew what had happened.
Yining's face was incredibly pale, and an incomparable fear gripped her. She twisted her hands and struggled, trying to escape Lu Jiaxue's shackles: "Let me go, what are you doing!"
Lu Jiaxue knew... what would happen if he knew! Would he kill her again? She shouldn't have run away just now. Her running made Lu Jiaxue suspicious even if she didn't already. It was all her fault for being so distracted that she couldn't figure out what to do for a moment. It was completely an instinctive reaction.
What should I do now?
Saying that it was just an accident? No matter how dumb Lu Jiaxue was, he probably wouldn't believe it, not to mention that he was always extremely smart.
Lu Jiaxue grabbed her and pressed her against the door. He didn't let her go, and his grip didn't loosen for a moment. Without even turning back, he said, "Master Fu, I'm afraid I can't accompany you today. You two should leave first—I have something to say to my adopted daughter."
The Minister of War moved his lips to say something, but when he saw Lu Jiaxue's still smiling face, he wondered what was wrong. Wasn't his adopted daughter playing chess just now? His voice tightened and he forced a smile: "Then the Marquis is busy for now... Let's talk another day."
There were still two guests left in the room, looking at each other in bewilderment. Lu Jiaxue suddenly flew into a rage: "Get out!"
The two retainers were trembling with fear at his unprecedented fury and quickly withdrew. Lu Jiaxue then pulled Luo Yining into the room, where the door was locked with a clang.
The unprecedented sense of crisis made Yining's heart beat wildly. She thought quickly, but her hands were shaking and she was extremely nervous. Her mind was blank.
Lu Jiaxue loosened her wrist, then held her hand and forced her onto the Luohan bed. He leaned over and said, "Why did you run away just now? Were you feeling guilty or scared?"
Lu Jiaxue's tone was very grave. His face was so close, handsome and profound, all carved by the years. She felt both very familiar and unfamiliar with it.
"I don't understand what the governor is saying." Yi Ning could only play dumb now. If she didn't admit it, what else could Lu Jiaxue do? Ghost stories were too absurd. Lu Jiaxue never believed in them!
But it was so obvious just now. Unless he was extremely stupid, how could he not have the slightest suspicion? Lu Jiaxue was never stupid! Even when he was young, his cynicism was only on the surface. He was a man with a very strong character.
Lu Jiaxue laughed again, his laughter was low, even suppressed. But then he grabbed Yining's chin and pushed her down on the bed. "Don't you understand? Even if a king takes off his armor, he will still be loyal to his country. Just now, your girl said that you talked to a certain Madam Lu. Did you think I didn't hear it? Why are you playing dumb? Back then, when I was looking for a job outside, I tricked you into gambling. You were so naive back then and always believed what I said. I didn't expect you to believe it until now—Luo Yining, you still dare to say you don't understand!"
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