Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Fantasy
She called him husband, she praised him for his handsomeness, and she said no one in the world could compare to him.
Lu Shenru was stunned for several breaths, until a stream of raindrops slid down the eaves of the pavilion and flowed into the grass beside the pavilion, he came back to his senses.
He watched her stand up.
He suddenly stood up, leaving Du Lingjing at a loss. Thinking he had remembered something important, she also stood up with him, only to see his eyes, as bright as the night, staring at her intently.
She wanted to take a step forward to ask him what was wrong, but he was already in front of her.
There was no sound in the garden except the sound of raindrops falling on the lake, the woods, and the Shuseki Pavilion. The fresh scent of soil and flowers wafted in the wind, making it quiet and peaceful.
He raised his hands to hold her face, and gently rubbed her lips with his calloused fingertips.
The soft lips are sensitive, and the warm fingertips gently rub them, and a tingling feeling spreads throughout the body.
"Husband...what are you doing?"
And called him husband again.
Lu Shenru's eyes only fell on her slightly red and soft lips.
"When did you put honey on your lips? How can you say such words?"
His voice was already low and hoarse, and when he asked softly, his voice was lost in the raindrops.
Only then did Du Lingjing understand what he was doing so startled.
She couldn't help but laugh, thinking to herself that Lord Lu had heard all kinds of sweet flattery, so why did he act so weird just because she said a few words?
She couldn't help but smile, but he had already lowered his head and covered her lips.
This time he was not as domineering as before. He just kissed her on the lips, kissing the corners of her lips repeatedly, as if her lips were really covered with sweet honey.
Du Lingjing wanted to laugh even more, but she saw that it was difficult for him to lower his head, so she tiptoed slightly and raised her head to greet him.
Just for these three points, he took a deep breath.
Du Lingjing saw his eyes tremble, and they flickered like raindrops illuminated by the light under the eaves.
"You can't do this..."
What couldn't she do? Du Lingjing had no idea what he was saying, doing, or reacting to.
Tentatively, she pecked the tip of his lips lightly with her lips.
The next moment, he grasped her hand.
"Go back to your room!"
This time Du Lingjing understood what he meant. Her face felt hot, but she was already led by him and walked back in big strides.
... ...
There was no incense burning in the room, but the fragrance of flowers and plants in the spring rain that the two brought back from the garden was diffused.
A clump of banana trees was replanted outside the window. The remaining rain fell from the eaves, hitting the banana trees, playing a song of happy rain on a spring night.
Du Lingjing sat on the edge of the bed with a flushed face, the gauze curtain draped over her shoulders and falling at her feet.
She unbuttoned her shirt from under her armpits, and a slight cool breeze spread across her collarbone, but she did not stop and took off her thin undershirt.
All that was left was a small bag embroidered by the needlework nanny in the marquis's mansion for her, hanging softly on her even softer chest.
Her face grew even hotter, and she reached back to untie the straps on her back.
Noticing someone's burning gaze on her eyes, she raised her eyes and met his gaze. His voice was so hoarse that it seemed to be lost in the sand and stones of the desert.
"Quanquan, I'm coming."
I came... ...He said this on the day they consummated their marriage.
Du Lingjing actually felt that something was wrong today as his injuries had just begun to recover.
But he would not allow her to refuse.
Lu Shenru looked down at his wife, who was wearing the small red lotus bag embroidered for her by the needlework nanny in the mansion, and was sitting on the edge of the bed in the main room of his mansion.
She sat there quietly, a veil draped over her shoulders and around her feet, two strands of black hair hanging down from her back to her chest, her face slightly flushed, her ears soft white, her lips soft red.
It was as if all those difficult and unhappy years had never happened. This was the first night that he married her legitimately.
The man was distracted for a moment until she called him.
"Weishi?"
"Quanquan..."
Lu Shenru closed his eyes deeply.
On the Qingquan Stone, she was alone with him!
He held her in his arms and pulled her into the quilt with one hand, then knelt in front of her.
It's always like this. Even though Lord Lu's right arm was injured today, he didn't take it seriously.
But she stretched out her hands and hooked her arms around his neck.
Who taught her this? Princess Nianjia, right?
"Quanquan, you really can't do this..."
"Um?"
Du Lingjing is fine, right?
When I looked up, I saw his dark red eyes...
She thought that his arm was inconvenient, so she had to take the initiative in this matter tonight.
Unexpectedly, he didn't even give her a chance to take the initiative.
He pulled down the gauze curtain, rolled her up with one hand, and carried her to the couch on the other side. The small couch creaked and almost fell apart, so he simply carried her to the high table.
Du Lingjing's face flushed with shame, and the hot and wet sweat made her black hair stick to the back of her neck and chest.
He lifted the strands of hair from her neck and touched them casually with his fingertips.
The water ripples, rising and falling shyly.
Du Lingjing's whole body began to tremble, but he showed no intention of stopping. He chuckled hoarsely and became more courageous as the battle went on.
Only then did she realize that he had been the one holding her down many times before and had never completely let go.
"No..." Her words were fragmented in her hoarse voice, and she remembered the arrow wound on his arm.
"No, it really won't work!"
He carried her to the bathroom. She thought he had finally listened to her, but he spoke again in a hoarse voice.
"One more time, for the last time!"
He really couldn't stop being so intimate with her as never before.
The bathroom was filled with mist.
The last time, he chose the bamboo couch in the bathroom.
Be intimate with her.
... ...
The wound eventually started to bleed. The next day, when he wanted to get close to her, Du Lingjing refused, not even letting him hold her hand.
The man looked helpless.
The winning list of the Spring Examination was announced two days after the Palace Examination.
Previously, Du Jicang ranked twelfth on the imperial examination list. This time, he was very stable on the gold list, ranking tenth.
Although he was not among the first class, he was also a Jinshi in the second class. It has been many years since the Qingzhou Du family had such a high reputation.
But those who scored first in the high school entrance examination were even more glorious, riding tall horses and wearing red when walking on the streets. The whole capital city had their eyes on them, especially the youngest and most handsome one, Jiang Tanhua.
Marquis Lu had not attended court for several days and was recuperating at home. Outside, the top three candidates in the imperial examination were parading in the streets with the sound of gongs and drums, but his heroic eyebrows did not move at all.
Du Lingjing herself was unable to go out to support him, so she stayed with him in Yuanxiu Pavilion and helped him sort the books on the shelf.
It was really unexpected that Liu Lang would be chosen as the third place in the imperial examination.
Du Lingjing inexplicably felt that Jiang Fengchuan's sudden selection by the emperor as the third place in the imperial examination was just as surprising and unpredictable as her sudden marriage by the emperor last year.
But no matter what, she still had someone send a wedding gift to the Jiang family.
This time, both the Du and Jiang families had children who passed the imperial examination, which was a great joy for the entire Qingzhou.
The excitement about the Spring Examination lasted for several days before it began to die down.
However, Du Lingjing heard the news from Chengqingfang.
Ruan Gong came to tell her that the Gu family had sent a message saying that the second wife was not in good condition. She fainted in the morning. The doctor came and took some effort to wake her up, but then he kept shaking his head and said that she might not get better.
"The second girl burst into tears when she heard this. She must go back home to look after the second lady no matter what."
The person couldn't be stopped, otherwise the news would not have been delivered to the Marquis' Mansion.
Du Lingjing sighed.
A lot of things happened these days, but after she locked up her second sister in Chengqingfang, she thought that her second sister would not be obedient. Unexpectedly, except for crying a few times at the beginning, she became quiet and did not make a fuss or cause trouble for Du Lingjing.
Since Du Runqing didn't make any trouble, he was helping Du Lingjing.
The current situation really does not allow Du Lingjing to keep anyone.
She waved her hand, "Then let her go."
If she can stop it for a while, can she stop it for a lifetime?
There are countless roads under everyone's feet. It seems that there is no choice, but in fact there are choices. It all depends on where people's eyes direct their feet.
... ...
Du Mansion in Chengqingfang.
Du Runqing breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her sister nodded and agreed to let her go.
Her mother couldn't wait any longer...
But Du Runqing didn't leave immediately. "What else did she say?"
She thought that she had a falling out with her elder sister at Prince Yan's Villa, and her elder sister had locked her up as the last measure to control her. This time, she had to leave no matter what she said, and her elder sister would not care about her anymore. Did she say something that she would never come back to the Du family after she left?
She asked, but saw Ruan Gong looked at her and said.
"Madam didn't say anything else, just asked the second girl to bring a few books over so that she can read more when she has nothing to do."
Du Runqing was in a trance for a moment.
The elder sister didn't say anything harsh to her, she just asked her to read more?
read... ...
Gu Mansion in Huanghuafang.
Du Runqing was anxious to see his mother, but he did not dare to go against the rules of his grandmother's house, so he could only go to Rong Yutang to pay his respects to his grandmother first.
When her grandmother saw that she finally came back, she squinted her eyes and smiled, very satisfied, and then let her go to see her mother quickly.
After seeing his mother, Du Runqing returned to Rong Yutang, his feet staggering.
"Grandma, why is Mom's illness getting worse? What did the doctor say?"
Madam Wan knew she had to ask, so she said, "It's just that your mother's hysteria won't be cured in a short time, and the doctor doesn't have a good solution. Just take some medicine and see how it goes."
She didn't say much, just comforted the little girl with a few words, and let her go downstairs to rest first.
But as soon as her granddaughter left, Madam Wan frowned and sighed.
The doctor did say that hysteria could not be cured, but he also examined the daughter carefully again and again and said that her daughter showed signs of poisoning.
Madam Wan almost thought she had misheard. This mansion was full of her own people, who would poison her daughter? !
She thought about it over and over again, but couldn't figure out why her own family would poison her own family, but she still asked someone to call her daughter-in-law Liang over.
Who is the outsider here? Except my daughter-in-law.
When Liang came in, Madam Wan asked her to kneel down.
Madam Wan didn't say what it was about, she just asked her to kneel down.
Liang was so frightened by her scolding that she could understand some of her thoughts.
She had to speak up to defend herself, "Mother, the matter of the Third Aunt has nothing to do with my daughter-in-law! My daughter-in-law never poisoned the Third Aunt. If it's a lie, let me die on the street!"
She swore a poisonous oath.
Since Liang married into the Gu family, Madam Wan changed her name to "Gongrong", and she lived up to her expectations. She visited her parents every morning and evening without fail, was filial to her mother-in-law, served her husband, taught the children, and took the initiative to take in three concubines for her husband. She was very respectful.
Madam Wan was quite satisfied with her. She had been following her obediently for so many years and she didn't look like someone who would poison someone.
Moreover, Du Zhiqi left some money when he left, so the third daughter could consult a doctor and get some medicine, and the Gu family didn't have to spend much money, so they didn't have to poison her.
Now she saw her daughter-in-law swearing a poisonous oath with tears streaming down her face, and only then did she let her get up.
"It's not your best, but if I find out that you were the one who did it, don't blame me for asking the master to divorce you!"
Divorce... ...Liang's heart trembled.
She even said it was not her, and when she saw that her mother-in-law was tired, she retreated.
When he walked out of the room, he was blown by the draft and felt dizzy.
She asked herself that after marrying into the Gu family, she had tried her best to do what her mother-in-law said, but when something went wrong, the first person her mother-in-law suspected was her!
She suddenly didn't understand what she had gained from working in the Gu family for all these years, raising children, doing housework, being filial to her mother-in-law, and serving her husband?
... ...
In the evening, Old Madam Wan called Du Runqing and her Rong Yutang to have dinner, as a welcome party for her granddaughter.
But he also reminded her, "Qing'er has to get married as soon as possible. Your mother's illness may be..."
But after Du Runqing's experience of the marriage exchange and the flower banquet, she completely lost her desire to get married.
She just shook her head at her grandmother when she saw her grandmother looking over.
"This time it's different. Your uncle has really found you a good match, a good match for you. There's nothing better than this."
A good marriage between people of equal social status? Grandmother didn't let her marry high this time?
Du Runqing didn't dare to say anything, he just heard his grandmother laughing.
"Your uncle told you about the sixth son of the Jiang family who just won the third place in the imperial examination!"
After these words were spoken, Du Runqing's mind went blank.
Jiang Fengchuan, the sixth son of the Jiang family?
She suddenly remembered the extremely cold look at the flower banquet that day.
Goosebumps appeared on her arms. "Why is it him?!"
Madam Wan said it was a coincidence that Gu Yangsi met Jiang Fengchuan. "Your uncle only mentioned it briefly, and Jiang Tanhua agreed!"
Just agree as soon as you mention it?
Du Runqing only felt more uneasy. Her heart and courage began to beat fast, and that gloomy look kept appearing in her mind.
She didn't dare to delay and immediately told her grandmother about her meeting with Jiang Fengchuan that day.
"... How could Jiang Tanhua really be willing to marry me if he knew about his granddaughter's scandal?!" She pulled Madam Wan's sleeve, "Grandma, please don't marry Qing'er to her."
She was really afraid of that man!
When Old Madam Wan heard what happened that day, she was also stunned for a moment, but she turned around and held her granddaughter's hand.
She said it was okay, "He knew about your situation and wanted to marry you, so I guess he really likes you."
"But when he looked at me, his eyes were very cold!"
Madam Wan shook her head. "Just because he thought so then doesn't mean he thinks so now."
She said Jiang Fengchuan was an abandoned child of the Jiang family. "If he didn't have some courage and ability, how could he have achieved the title of the third place in the imperial examination?"
The last time the emperor personally selected the third place in the imperial examination, it was Shao Boju, a cousin of Prince Yong and a member of the Shao family.
"He has an unusual family background, so he naturally doesn't like ordinary ladies. The Du family and the Jiang family are in Qingzhou and the court, and they all help each other. It's a perfect match for him to marry you."
Du Runqing didn't think so, but when she was about to say something else, her grandmother raised her hand.
She glanced at her granddaughter and said, "Your sister is on good terms with the Jiang family. Why doesn't she marry Jiang Liulang, who is a good match for you? Or your uncle should have said it for you. Don't put it off any longer. I will write a letter to your father to let him know, and then we can set an auspicious date for the marriage."
What has been said is no longer open to debate.
When Du Runqing left, she couldn't stop thinking of Jiang Liuye's eyes. When she sat down in front of her mother's bed, she couldn't stop crying.
Why didn't her grandmother listen to her and just arranged the marriage for her just because her uncle was the matchmaker?
She couldn't help but think of what her elder sister asked her at the flower banquet.
Are all the things her grandmother taught her right? Is her grandmother really doing this for her own good?
*
"Amitabha, Amitabha..."
Gu Yangsi only knew this one Buddhist saying. He recited it a dozen times in front of the incense burner, then turned around and spoke to a skinny monk who was drunk.
"I've already given you half of the money. Once you get this done, I'll give you the other half!"
The monk brushed the smell of alcohol off his body and said he would definitely get it done.
Gu Yangsi recited the Buddhist mantras several times and thought carefully about the matter at hand.
His third sister will not live long. Once his niece and the new scholar are engaged and the marriage between the two families is settled, his third sister can die early.
After the person died, the niece observed mourning for three years, which was the right age for marriage.
But death has more than just this effect.
That vagrant almost killed Lord Lu, what a pity. And he was really lucky that the matter was not investigated to him, because it was blocked by the daughter of the Yang family.
So why doesn't he take advantage of this good fortune and do something else?
This dry drunken monk was quite familiar with some witchcraft secrets, saying that as long as the blood of a recently deceased relative was used, the cursed person could be possessed by a ghost. It wouldn't take long for the person to become seriously ill and bedridden, and once he died suddenly, no one would notice.
What a coincidence, his third sister is the aunt of Marquis Lu's wife.
There is no good in life, it is better to die...
Gu Yangsi quickly left the Drunken Monk, but did not notice that someone had been stopping on the other side of the wall. After he left, he quickly returned to the capital and came to the door of the new Tanhua.
The visitor told the story of Gu Yangsi.
Jiang Fengchuan raised his eyebrows, "Witchcraft?"
In the capital city, under the feet of the emperor, Gu Yangsi dares to practice witchcraft. He must be tired of living!
The visitor just said, "But that Master Gu is probably heading for Madam Lu."
He wanted to kill Madam Lu!
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Fengchuan laughed.
Gu Yangsi was going to kill her in front of him?
He sneered.
"It's still unclear who will die first."
*
Jiqingfang, the Mansion of Marquis Yongding.
Du Lingjing heard the news that her second aunt might not live long.
She really couldn't understand why her second aunt had lived in the Du family for so many years, but when she returned to her parents' home, her condition deteriorated and she was on the verge of death.
Madam Wan gave birth to three daughters before she had a son. She doted on her only son, Mr. Gu, so much, but how could she be so indifferent to her sick daughter?
But after the family was divided, she might still be able to take care of her younger sister a little bit because she had promised her uncle, but the Gu family, Madam Wan and the second lady had little to do with her.
Du Lingjing shook her head and saw Doctor Wang coming to change Lu Weishi's medicine.
The hidden arrow had been poisoned, and even though Doctor Wang had removed the poison, there were still some residues, which slowed his recovery, but he just refused to "behave" and rest.
Sure enough, Doctor Wang examined his injury, felt his pulse, and said something.
"The Marquis is indeed brave and good at fighting. He did not leave the battlefield even though he was seriously injured."
Du Lingjing was stunned at first when she heard this, but then she understood and glanced at someone with a hot face.
Lu Shenru pursed his lips helplessly when she glanced at him.
Doctor Wang is quite knowledgeable about boiling water. He knows which pot of water is not boiling and he only boils that pot.
However, he did not blush like his wife. Instead, he thought of something and called Doctor Wang.
"Then please ask the imperial physician to take my wife's pulse as well."
Could she be pregnant?
But this time, before Doctor Wang could open his mouth, Du Lingjing spoke first.
She thought that she had been taking contraceptive pills before, so how could she be pregnant?
She shook her head and said no, "The imperial physician should focus on the Marquis."
She didn't want her pulse taken. Lu Shenru looked at her and heard Doctor Wang speak again.
"It seems that Madam has no confidence in the Marquis."
Du Lingjing choked when he said this. Seeing the man's eyebrows almost raised to the sky, she tried her best to cover her mouth to prevent herself from laughing out loud.
He looked at Doctor Wang, and then at her, his eyes full of resentment.
It was as if to say that she refused to let others take her pulse, but others thought she thought he was not good enough.
How can this be explained clearly?
But Du Lingjing put her hands behind her back and refused to let the imperial physician examine her.
She didn't want the imperial physician to find out that she had been taking contraceptive pills for a long time.
Lu Shenru had no idea what to do. Seeing that Doctor Wang had finished his work and left, he stood up and blocked his wife, who was holding her hands behind her back, under the treasure rack.
"My wife is destroying my reputation... How do you know that there is no child coming to our house?"
I took contraceptive pills before. Could it be that Lord Lu is really more powerful than contraceptive pills?
But after Du Lingjing said this, he would not follow the doctor's advice again tonight.
She just said, "Your Majesty, there's no need to be so anxious if you want a child, right?"
But he stared at her and said yes.
"I do want to have kids with Quan as soon as possible."
He lowered his head and looked closely at the pair of watery eyes on both sides of her slender nose.
Lu Shenru laughed at himself.
Now that she was so close to him, he always felt that it was not real.
Can she slowly let go of the person in front of her?
He was most afraid that everything was just a bubble in the water that would burst with a single poke.
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