Chapter 21 Encountering Lu Huaihe

Zhang's words seemed to still ring in her ears, and Su He's eyes moved slightly.

"The old lady is right. My mother suffered a lot in her life. I will definitely make a wish to the Buddha to let her be born into a good family in the next life."

She looked calm and agreed as if nothing had happened.

Hearing the affirmative answer, Liu breathed a sigh of relief, casually asked a few more questions about the mourning hall, and then asked Su He to leave Weirui Pavilion on the grounds of being unwell.

Mother Yang stood at the doorstep and looked around. After confirming that Su He had really left, she returned to the bed and massaged Liu's neck. She said with great pride, "I was afraid that she would not agree. Now she is in our hands!"

Liu closed her eyes and sneered, "She is a soft-hearted person after all."

Su He was the only one in the mansion who regarded Zhang as a normal person.

"Then this time, we will make sure she never returns!" Mother Yang's eyes were sharp.

Liu was thinking about something in her mind and did not answer.

After leaving Weirui Pavilion, Su He and Pei Xia prepared to go to the mourning hall again. As long as the divorce was not announced, she would still be the nominal mistress of the Lu Mansion and must not lose her manners in front of outsiders.

Several people hurriedly ran in from the corridor in front, including a doctor.

"What happened?" Pei Xia stopped them and asked.

The maid replied, "The eldest lady passed away, and Concubine Liu was in great grief and had some difficulty breathing..."

This matter could not be stopped.

Su He hurriedly made way for Pei Xia so that the doctor could go to Ting Yuxuan to check Liu Qiuqiu's pulse. Otherwise, if they were delayed, more conflicts would arise.

After the few people trotted away in the corridor, Pei Xia stomped her feet and complained, "Why don't I believe that Concubine Liu would be sad? There are not many people in the Lu family who really shed tears for the eldest lady. If it weren't for you, young lady, to take care of it, I'm afraid we wouldn't even be able to have a grand funeral!"

She was right.

In order to give Zhang the last bit of dignity, Su He paid for everything out of his own pocket. Otherwise, relying on the meager money in the Lu family's treasury, Zhang would be sad again in her grave.

"My mother-in-law passed away, and I should have contributed money and effort. Don't mention this matter again." Su He said.

On the long corridor, a master and a servant walked in front and behind.

Pei Xia followed closely behind her, but she felt a little unfair: "I just think that the young lady is too tired. From yesterday when the eldest lady passed away until now, you haven't been able to rest for a while. Since Master Lu has already given the divorce letter, the young lady has no connection with the Lu family. It's okay for her to preside over the funeral, but why does she have to accompany the old lady to Shangqing Temple?"

Liu was shrewd and insidious, and Shangqing Temple was outside the capital. Who knew what they were up to?

"The old lady has a plan. Even if I can escape the first day, I can't escape the fifteenth. It's better to fall into her trap. Pei Xia, your young lady is very smart now."

Su He knew that she was worried about herself, but it was not good to keep hiding like a shrinking turtle. She should also let Liu suffer some of her own consequences.

Hearing this, Pei Xia felt a little relieved.

Fortunately, the young lady has no connection with the Lu family now. After praying at Shangqing Temple, they will be well and never see each other again!

Outside the corridor is a rockery made of piles, and a dark figure is standing on the flower path paved with gravel.

Pei Xia has sharp eyes and immediately scolded the strange figure. When the man turned around, he saw that it was a familiar face, and bowed hurriedly: "Hello, Lord Lu!"

This is the place where the front yard and the back yard are connected. Why did Lu Huaihe come here?

Su He was slightly surprised, wondering how much of their conversation had been overheard. On second thought, he had nothing to do with Lu Yanxiu, so even if he was overheard, it would not be a big deal, and it was not a strange thing.

Lu Huaihe's eyes slid across Su He's face vaguely.

He secretly stroked his fingertips, his Adam's apple slid slightly, and after a few seconds of silence, he walked towards her and explained, "Lu Yanxiu brought me here to walk and talk, but I didn't expect that one of the concubines in the mansion had to call a doctor for something, so he left first, leaving me here alone."

It turned out that he came with Lu Yanxiu.

Su He felt relieved, and she said, my uncle looks handsome, he can't be a playboy who peeks into the backyard, right?

She bowed and smiled, "Since my husband is not here, Lord Lu, please come with me to the front hall and sit down."

The word "husband" sounded so fluent and familiar to her, as if she had called him countless times in the past days and nights. The two short words brought a strange pain to Lu Huaihe's ears.

He pondered for a few moments, said "OK" in a sullen voice, and walked quietly behind Su He.

Because he was a stranger, Su He walked faster and kept a distance on purpose, but for some reason, his mind would think of the situation in the guest room of the Princess's Mansion...

She lay weakly on the bed, her eyes were moist, her crimson pupils were like a frightened deer, and the spring scenery was charming in the room.

Su He couldn't help but close her eyes, trying to get rid of those images, but they kept coming back to her mind.

"Miss, what's wrong with you?" Pei Xia noticed that she was a little different. Why were her ears red for no reason?

Su He hurriedly shook her head and said, "Nothing."

Lu Huaihe, who was walking at the end, saw that her ears were slightly red, and her plain face was stained with a faint blush, and he took in her slight changes.

Su He hurriedly covered her face with her hand and pretended that nothing had happened.

After walking out of the corridor and coming to the front yard, she didn't dare to look at Lu Huaihe, avoiding his gaze and said unnaturally, "Lord Lu, the hall is in front, you go first, I have to go to the mourning hall to see if there is anything else I need..."

Su He bowed slightly and saluted, then left in the opposite direction without looking back. For some reason, she always felt that there was a hot line of sight staring at her from behind.

If she hadn't been afraid of looking back at Lu Huaihe's simple and noble face, she really couldn't help but look back.

On the steps of the corridor with carved beams and painted buildings.

Not until she saw Su He, who was wearing coarse linen mourning clothes, disappeared did Lu Huaihe retract his gaze and walk out of the mansion.

Qingyun was waiting outside. When he saw him coming, he hurriedly pulled up the curtain of the carriage.

"Sir, is everything going well?"

Lu Huaihe nodded.

Qingyun thought that Lu Yanxiu would directly keep the young master company, at least have some tea and food with him, but he didn't expect him to come out so soon? But it's true. The young master had no relationship with the Lu family in the first place. It was quite good that he came all the way to pay his respects when Zhang passed away.

The princess had already given instructions that only someone needed to be sent to comfort her. Who knew that the young master would get out of his official duties and come here to lie down?

"Young master, are you going to the princess's mansion?"

Lu Huaihe said, "Let's go to the Dali Temple."

"Yes."

The wheels moved forward, and the wailing sounds from the Lu mansion gradually faded.

On the way around Zhuque Street to the Dali Temple, a wealthy family was holding a wedding. The servants were happily carrying the dowry boxes tied with red ribbons. The bride sat shyly in the wedding sedan. Everyone smiled and congratulated her, and walked happily to the man's house.

Lu Huaihe asked Qingyun to stop the carriage on the side of the road and stood there to watch for a long time.