Chapter 88 Chapter 88 Turning Around
Lu Shenru didn't want to lose his temper.
But today she wore a bright dress and sat in the corridor outside his study, as if all the summer flowers were blooming in his yard. She also wore the red coral headpiece he gave her.
She knew that he liked to see her wearing this, and now he tilted his head and looked at her, as if asking:
Is Lu Weishi still angry?
I'm used to controlling him...
Although Lord Lu was unwilling to change his expression immediately, he couldn't help but soften his heart, and his eyes softened a bit.
Du Lingjing immediately noticed his change.
Before he came back, he asked the doctor who had examined Changpu's head to help examine her. After he had taken her pulse with both hands, he congratulated her and said, "Madam, this is a positive pulse. It looks like you are more than two months pregnant!"
Du Lingjing was also happy to see the pregnancy pulse, but if it was more than two months, she would still be angry with him and took contraceptive pills every time.
Although he was unhappy, he didn't care at all. He even shamelessly wanted to compete with her on contraceptive pills to see whose was more effective.
It seems that he won.
Du Lingjing didn't know what to say about this, but this was the news he had been waiting for for a long time. Could it be that he was no longer angry?
But Du Lingjing didn't say it immediately.
She had dressed up a little, so she had to tell him in a serious manner.
"My Lord, please change your clothes first."
He had just come back from outside, so of course he wanted to change his clothes. Lu Shenru didn't know what she was going to do, so he just went along with her.
But when he got to the bedroom, Yingbi Xiangyi came out and presented him with a brand new robe.
It was a light sky blue robe with an endless dark pattern of swastikas embroidered on it. Lu Shenru didn't often wear such light colors, but it fit him perfectly when he put it on.
He didn't think much about it, but when he went out, he saw that his wife was gone.
Instead, the chief steward of the clan came forward with a smile.
"My Lord, Madam invites you to the back garden for the banquet."
The moment the words fell, a scent of flowers drifted over on the wind.
The man suddenly realized, and he said it was for no reason. She dressed up so beautifully and why did she ask him to change into new clothes?
He couldn't help but recall the day when they just got married, when she agreed to consummate their marriage with him. He had someone help her change into new clothes, and asked Zong Da Zong Guan to invite her to attend his banquet at Soseki Pavilion... ...
It turns out she still remembers.
Lu Shenru felt an inexplicable sour and numb feeling in his heart, and his heart, which had already softened, couldn't help but soften again at this moment.
"But are we going to Soseki-tei?" he softened his voice.
But the chief steward of the clan said no, "It's the pavilion by the lake."
Changed the place. But Lu Shenru didn't think much about it. He gave a few instructions and went to the waterside pavilion in the back garden.
He walked over and saw Changpu Qiulin and others beside her from a distance.
In the middle of summer, Acorus wore a hat and got a white rabbit from somewhere. Several people teased the white rabbit and asked her if she wanted to hold it.
Although she liked these little things, she never dared to get close to them, not even to hug children.
For some reason, she nodded to them today. Qiulin put the little rabbit on her knees. She was cautious and silent. The rabbit was extremely docile. She was slightly relieved.
Lu Shenru kept watching and walked to the waterside pavilion. When everyone saw him coming, they bowed and left.
But once the man left, she didn't know what to do with the rabbit on her lap.
The man could see her nervousness and helplessness at a glance. He found it funny but refused to show it on his face.
Just said, "Bring it here."
Who would have thought that she was so useless that she didn't even dare to pick up the rabbit by its ears. He simply walked up to her, grabbed the rabbit by its ears, put the rabbit on the ground, and let it jump away by itself.
She heaved a sigh of relief, "Thank you, husband."
He didn't respond, but when he turned around, she gently pulled his sleeve.
Lu Shenru paused slightly and heard her say behind him.
"Shall I make a belt for my husband?"
belt?
She was not good at needlework, and the only skill she was good at was making ribbons. Although her skills were not as good as the empress's, most of the ribbons that Jiang Zhuxiu used to tie around his waist were made by her.
She had never beaten him, so naturally he didn't want the same thing as that person.
But she said she would sew him a belt herself.
That's much more laborious than a belt.
The man couldn't help but look back at her.
"Is it okay?" she asked softly.
"I have no need of belts. Your eyesight is bad, so you should do less sewing."
But she didn't give up the idea, "I'll just do it slowly."
Did she really do it for him? It was hard to imagine that he was treated better than Jiang Zhuxiu.
The man looked at her hand pulling his sleeve, and although he didn't quite believe it, his heart softened a little.
The people who came to the table were his favorites. He and she followed the rule of not talking while eating, so they didn't say anything.
However, there was a gentle breeze blowing by the water, and from time to time the fragrance of her hair blew in. After the meal, Marquis Lu felt that he could no longer put on a cold face.
He handed her a piece of mung bean cake. As soon as he took the initiative, her watery eyes became bright and fluttered.
Lu Shenru secretly sighed to himself, unable to bear to remain cold to her, so he spoke.
"Madam, what's up today?"
Du Lingjing was of course upset, but after Lord Lu finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something confusing.
"I heard that the old lady from Douge's hometown sent a letter to Madam and sent it to the Marquis' Mansion?"
What he mentioned was indeed beyond Du Lingjing's expectations.
Du Lingjing nodded and heard him say, "It must be a mistake, Madam, don't worry about it."
But Du Lingjing paused.
She was also surprised when she first received the note, but she couldn't help but think of the palace banquet a year ago, when she drank a lot of wine alone. The old lady from Dou Ge's hometown passed by her and suddenly spoke to her, advising her not to drink too much.
At that time, the women of the Dou family, including herself, thought that the old lady had mistaken the person. But this time, the old lady sent someone to deliver the invitation to her house.
Is it really that the old man made a mistake?
She felt that it might not be a coincidence, and thought about it and said to the Marquis.
"The Dou family has posted an invitation, and I've received one, so why don't we go over there?"
Lu Shenru frowned upon hearing this, "We have no dealings with the Dou family. If you go, it will only make things awkward. Besides, it is not convenient for me to accompany you, in case something bad happens."
"I don't think it's a big deal. With so many guests at the banquet and my status being so special, the Dou family can't be too careful."
Besides, Dou Ge Lao was the one who ended her father's new policies. When her father was in Qingzhou, he often commented on the court, but he never said anything much to Dou Ge Lao, even though he had overturned the new policies that he had worked so hard to implement.
Also, Sanlang inexplicably left extra words on the news of Dou Ge Lao's promotion.
Who would have thought that just as she tried to fight for it, Lu Weishi's face darkened again.
"Madam, why do you insist on going? Why don't you listen to my advice?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the pavilion fell silent. Tu'er jumped out of the doorstep, and they were the only two left.
Du Lingjing wanted to explain things to him, but at this moment, Chongping came back and said that Prince Wei was here.
The meal was almost finished. Upon hearing this, Lu Shenru didn't want to argue with his wife. They had been too cold these days.
He simply stood up and said, "I'll go there."
Du Lingjing nodded.
forecourt.
Wei Cong came here in person for two reasons.
The first thing was that his deputy general He personally escorted the Ninth Prince to the capital.
"They were ambushed on the way the night before, and it's not clear who did it."
Lu Shenru raised an eyebrow, "Is he okay?"
Wei Cong shook his head and said it was okay. Deputy General He was a cautious person. "We had already made three preparations in advance. It was not just the Ninth Prince's group that was ambushed."
Lu Shenru had also instructed that one must be careful on the way here with others.
This time he nodded and ordered that it was okay to proceed slowly, and it was better to be safe than sorry. Then he saw Wei Cong talking about another matter.
Wei Cong took something out from his sleeve. It was a round bone-carved plate tied with a rope. Lu Shenru recognized it at a glance.
"It's exactly the same as the spy's joint pattern." He asked, "Where did it come from?"
Wei Cong said directly, "This thing is tied around the neck of the Ninth Prince."
After saying this, Lu Shenru sat back, half-relaxed his back and leaned against the armchair, his eyes fixed on the round bone-carved plaque with a unique pattern.
"good."
I think it won't be long before he knows the true identity of the spy...
After a while, Lu Shenru said that he would go to the northern border for defense in the next two days.
He said that he had originally intended to dispatch personnel to the north, and if anything happened in the capital, he could dispatch troops there the quickest.
But he had just been to the Northwest and then went to the northern army, so he was bound to be suspected.
But this time, "it was the emperor who spoke," he said.
Wei Cong frowned slightly, "The timing is quite coincidental."
Lu Shenru also thought so.
However, the matter was not very clear, so the two of them went out to the capital to discuss various matters.
At the Marquis' Mansion, Du Lingjing originally wanted to wait for him to come back.
The birthday banquet for Old Lady Dou had not been scheduled yet, and there was no time to talk about the happy event, but she forced herself to wait for half the night, but he did not respond.
She was so tired that she fell asleep accidentally.
The next day, Lu Shenru went directly to court.
There were no major events in the court, except that the emperor could not bear the summer heat in the capital and wanted to go out of the capital to escape the heat. He ordered his clan members to ask Prince Yan to arrange many matters for his departure from the capital.
Dou Ge Lao took the opportunity to propose that His Royal Highness Prince Yong remain in Beijing to supervise the country, but Lu Shenru opposed it.
Seeing that the two sides were about to confront each other again, the emperor quickly waved his hand.
"Fengqi, come with me to escape the summer heat this time."
In previous years, it was usually the Imperial Concubine and Prince Hui Fengzhen who accompanied the Emperor to escape the summer heat. Prince Yong was young at that time and had never supervised the country, so it was usually the Cabinet and Marquis Lu who sat in the court together.
This time the emperor will take Prince Yong with him. In addition to Prince Yong, he also plans to bring his third son, Prince Cheng.
It's a kind of balance.
Lu Shenru and Dou Ge Lao, coincidentally, did not say much.
After the court session, the Marquis went to the prince's residence and stood outside the school, listening to Hu Tinglan's lecture to Feng Zhen. He had Feng Zhen's desk and chair moved together in front of his desk. This time, he didn't need to speak loudly so that Feng Zhen would not miss it.
Lu Shenru nodded secretly, thinking that Hu Tinglan was indeed reliable.
But when he left, he met Cheng Wang Fengxiang again.
This time, Prince Cheng did not ask the eunuch to help him find a fan. Instead, someone handed him a box of three folding fans.
The person who handed over the fan happened to be a servant of Prince Yan, a clan leader.
"His Highness Prince Yan heard that you lost your favorite fan. Although he was unable to find it, the summer heat is unbearable, so he asked me to send you three fans. Please accept them."
"I, I don't need so many fans. Should I share them with my second and fourth brothers?" He asked timidly, wondering whether he should give one to Feng Qi and Feng Zhen, one for each.
But the Yan Wang attendant waved his hand and said, "Your Highness the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince both have fans. These are for you. Please keep them."
Prince Cheng was panic-stricken and timid, and repeatedly asked his servants to thank His Royal Highness Prince Yan on his behalf.
The attendant smiled politely and left respectfully.
Prince Yan was concerned about the small matter of Prince Cheng Fengxiang losing his fan.
Lu Shenru was slightly surprised.
But when he returned home today, he did not see his wife waiting for him outside the courtyard, and she was not in the Yuanxiu Pavilion this time.
It turned out that I was just trying to coax him in the past two days, not really treating him well.
He changed his clothes silently, but couldn't help but ask.
"Where's the lady?"
Chong'an came back and said that the lady was resting in the main courtyard, "She seems to be feeling unwell. She hasn't eaten since she had dinner with the Marquis yesterday."
"Have you called a doctor?" the man raised his eyebrows.
Chong'an said he had asked, "Madam said that Doctor Wang will come to change your medicine in the evening, so you can ask Doctor Wang to see you then."
Hearing this, the man turned and went to the main courtyard.
Ever since he had grown cold towards her, he hadn't come to the main courtyard in the past few days.
Before I even entered the room today, I saw her sitting under the open window, taking a nap with her head resting on the wall.
He raised his foot to the window, startling the birds under the eaves, which flapped their wings and flew away. She didn't wake up, her long eyebrows were slightly furrowed, and she slept tiredly.
The maid had covered her with a thin blanket. Lu Shenru did not enter the room again, but just looked at her twice more under the window.
She seems very tired recently. What makes her so tired?
As he thought about this, a vague idea flashed through his mind.
He didn't think much about it. Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, he walked out of the corridor. However, when he passed the door of the west wing, he saw two large boxes in the room.
He walked in and saw two large boxes full of old papers.
"What's this?"
Ruan Gong hurried over, but he hesitated when he looked at the two large boxes of paper pages.
"My Lord, this is what Madam asked me to bring back from Qingzhou."
He didn't explain it very clearly, but Lu Shenru understood it immediately.
Oh. It turns out that these are all her Sanlang's old things.
The man's eyes slowly scanned the two large boxes of old papers.
She said that she cared about him, she held him, hugged him, and held his fingers, but in fact, she was constantly trying to find the truth behind her Saburo's death.
I am so tired and want to fall asleep at any time. Is it because I have been flipping through these old papers and traces left by Jiang day and night?
The man's eyes were filled with suppressed undercurrents. He pursed his lips and looked at her desk again.
There were also these old paper pages on her desk, but those old paper pages were different from the others, as they had traces of ink and brush strokes left on them over the years.
It must have been painted by her Sanlang, but when he picked it up and took a closer look, he actually saw the old story about Dou Ge Lao on it.
Lu Shenru laughed immediately.
No wonder she wanted to attend the banquet at the Dou Mansion. It turned out that it was not enough to just search for the reason for that person in the study. Even if she knew it was a dangerous place, she had to go in and fight for that person herself!
He let out a low laugh.
Just as I turned my head, I saw her wake up and walk quickly to the door.
Du Lingjing also saw the old paper about Dou Ge Lao in his hand.
She panicked, "Weishi, I just think that things here are a little strange."
She wanted to explain that it was not what he thought, but she saw only the veins on his finger bones showing as he pinched the old paper and smiled.
"Of course it's strange. He just drew a circle on an old page, and you wanted to go. I was afraid you'd be bullied, so I tried to persuade you to stop me, but you didn't want to listen."
He suddenly said, "Madam, if you want to do something for your Sanlang, just tell me directly. There is no need to find other excuses to coax me!"
After he finished speaking, he threw the paper aside. The yellowed paper fluttered in the air without any order.
But he refused to look at her again, and walked out with big strides.
He shouldn't have been soft-hearted and come to see her so eagerly...
The man walked faster and faster without stopping.
Du Lingjing called him anxiously from behind and jogged after him.
But after running a few steps, his foot suddenly slipped and he staggered.
She cried out softly, and Lu Shenru also saw from the corner of his eye that she fell.
His heart skipped a beat subconsciously and his feet stopped involuntarily.
But Qiu Lin was following closely behind her and supported her in time, "Madam..."
She didn't fall, and since he kept stopping for her, he didn't stop any further.
He made up his mind and went straight back to the outer courtyard without looking back. He called Chongping directly.
"Call for help, go to Beiguan!"
In just a moment, when Du Lingjing recovered and chased to the outer courtyard, he had already mounted Xuanbo and rode away from Beijing to Beiguan.
Du Ling stood quietly in front of the door, dazed.
Qiu Lin saw that her face had lost half of its color, and was about to persuade her to go back and rest in a panic. But before he could say anything, he saw her feet start to stagger.
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The man rode his horse in one breath until he almost ran out of the capital before he stopped briefly.
The black horse Xuanbo drank water in big gulps at the post station. The guards did not expect the marquis to run so fast, and they all had dry mouths under the scorching sun.
Chongping, however, was thinking about the wound on his shoulder which had not healed at all, and wanted to come over to check on him, but he waved his hand to stop him.
The wound was painful from the galloping horse, but he no longer cared about such flesh wounds.
He always knew that she only had that man in her heart.
But since he knew it and didn't want to care about it before, why did he still feel uncomfortable now? It hurt from the wound to his heart, as if new flesh and blood were being torn off repeatedly.
He suddenly felt that he had changed, becoming greedy, asking for more and more. Greed is painful, greed is wrong, greed is self-torture.
It's impossible for her to really care about him. It's good enough that she can say that she cares about him.
Lu Shenru suddenly clarified the matter again.
His heart fell silent.
He lost his temper with her again today and said harsh words in front of her again.
Her face was pale and she looked uneasy. No matter why she was so tired, so tired that she said she would accompany him at night but fell asleep in the blink of an eye, he should not have said anything harsh to her.
No matter what he said, he could never be better than Jiang Zhuxiu. It would be better for him to just stay with her instead of making things difficult for her.
When the man thought of this, he suddenly remembered something and paused.
At this moment, guards from the Marquis's Mansion came chasing after them at a rapid speed.
As soon as Lu Shenru saw the guard chasing after him, he went over and asked.
"Is there something wrong, madam?"
The guard swallowed dryly.
"Madam has fainted!"
The man inhaled, and then heard the guard speak hurriedly.
"My Lord, my Lady... is pregnant!"
He said his wife was pregnant, but her mood had been very volatile in recent days. "Doctor Wang said the pregnancy was very unstable!"
After hearing these three sentences in succession, Lu Shenru's heartbeat completely stopped.
His hands, which had never been in chaos when commanding thousands of troops, trembled at this moment.
The next moment, he walked straight out of the post station, mounted his horse, turned around and headed back to the capital.
... ...
The main courtyard of Yongding Marquis Mansion.
Du Ling leaned quietly against the window. She took half a bowl of medicine and couldn't eat any more. She felt even more uncomfortable.
The room was stuffy and hot, and it didn't get cool even after dark, and there wasn't even a breeze.
I didn't expect the outside world to suddenly become chaotic.
Acorus suddenly shouted, "Madam, the Marquis is back!"
Du Lingjing stood up in surprise, holding onto the edge of the couch.
The man came as if walking on the wind, and the wind rushed into the room with his big steps.
Du Lingjing was stunned, but the man saw her stand up and even went forward to greet him.
He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest.
It's all his fault. It's all his fault! How could he bully her like this? !
"Quanquan..."
He took a step forward.
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