Chapter 45 God is by my side and never speaks falsely

Su He was slightly startled and felt that something was floating around his ears, as if he had heard unrealistic words.

But in front of him, Lu Huaihe's dark eyes were filled with a gentle light, and he was looking at her intently.

Su He quickly pulled his hand away, turned his body away from him, and said hurriedly: "Lord Lu, you are of noble status, and there is a world of difference between you and me, how can you..."

She was a divorced woman, and Lu Huaihe had never had any relatives in law, nor had he ever had any concubines. Under such a comparison, Su He was upset.

Lu Huaihe bowed his hands and spoke in a calm tone.

"After you marry me, you will live in a separate house and be free to do whatever you want. No matter what worldly rumors you hear, I will protect you. Even if the sky falls, no dust will stain your skirt. I will not touch your mistress or concubines. Stay with me and I will always protect you."

He bowed to the heaven and earth again, his eyes were pious, and his voice was clear and firm.

"The gods are by my side, to prove what I say from the bottom of my heart."

Su He looked at Lu Huaihe in front of her. He was tall and slender, standing with his hands behind his back, his eyes fixed on her, making her feel hot.

Fireworks from the moat crossed the sky and suddenly lit up the night sky.

Su He's fair face was slightly flushed. She lowered her eyes and dared not look at Lu Huaihe's expression, let alone think of what words to use to reply him.

When she was in Lu's house, she only knew that Lu Huaihe was an elder and the uncle of Lu Yanxiu. Although Su He had met him only a few times, she admired him very much.

At this moment, hearing his undisguised confession of his feelings, Su He's heart was like a surging wave, unable to calm down.

The moment the fireworks went out, the surroundings darkened.

Su He raised her autumn-water eyes slightly, and saw that he was staring at her all the time. Her heart was in turmoil, and she took a step back and said, "I..."

"Ahe, give me an answer after thinking deeply."

Lu Huaihe lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes cast a shadow.

For many years, the eldest princess has been arranging matches for him, and she has talked to all the girls in the capital, but she has not been able to get him to agree to get married. Those young ladies were beautiful and elegant, but they were not pleasing to his eyes.

Lu Huaihe even felt that he was unlucky and had no blessing to get married, so he was almost thirty years old and still had no beauty to accompany him.

He met Su He in the cold guest room when the eldest princess held a banquet, heard her determination to divorce in Su Mansion, and heard her call the eldest princess in Shangqing Temple...

Lu Huaihe appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was like a drum beating, which lasted for a long time.

Fortunately, she divorced.

Su He was silent for a few seconds, and said in a clear voice: "Okay."

Looking from the direction of Pei Xia and Qingyun, the two looked at each other from time to time, and their cheeks flushed as their temperatures rose. Something particularly sweet must have happened.

Pei Xia crossed her arms and thought carefully for a while: "Your son admires my daughter?"

Qingyun nodded: "I didn't see it before, but I can see it now."

Pei Xia felt that it was not that simple. While she was still thinking, she saw Su He walking towards them.

"Pei Xia, go back to Su's house."

"Yes."

The atmosphere in the carriage was quiet.

Su He sat in a trance, not even coming back to her senses when the carriage bumped on the road. Pei Xia carefully observed the lady's actions, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Miss, what did Lord Lu tell you?"

Su He's eyes moved, and she pursed her lips and said, "He wants to marry me."

Pei Xia said, "Miss, don't blame me for being nosy. I have thought deeply about this matter, and I always feel that it won't be that simple! What a good family background Lord Lu has? What woman can he not get? But I heard that he has not married yet, and he doesn't even have a concubine. How could a normal man have that?"

The last sentence made Su He couldn't help but think more.

She bit her lip and asked, "What do you mean..."

"Maybe Lord Lu has a disease!" Pei Xia lowered her voice.

Su He's pupils narrowed slightly, and she said immediately: "I saw that he... is in good health."

"Miss, you don't understand! He probably thinks that you and that guy Lu Yanxiu haven't been pregnant for three years, and he also thinks that he has defects, so he wants to use this to make a couple! Healthy? I think Lu Yanxiu is also capable, but he still can't have children. I just feel sorry for you, young lady. Even Doctor Yu has checked that there is nothing wrong with her body, but she still has to bear those insults..."

As soon as Lu Yanxiu was mentioned, Su He lost all mood.

There is nothing wrong with her body. Her infertility is most likely due to Lu Yanxiu's problem. But he had a pair of children with Liu Qiuqiu in the other courtyard... Su He has always suspected that the children are not Lu Yanxiu's biological children, but there is no evidence yet.

Pei Xia leaned against the inner wall with a sad expression, looked at Su He with a distressed face and said, "It's just a pity for you, young lady. If you can't even find a normal man for a second marriage, how can you prove your innocence?"

Normal man...

Su He thought of Lu Huaihe when she heard these words, and the words expressing his affection made her heart soft.

But Pei Xia was right. Lu Huaihe was a few years older than her. After so many years, how could he not have a second wife or a concubine?

Could it really be...

"We can only talk about these things in private, don't mention them again." Su He instructed.

Pei Xia hurriedly agreed, and then asked her what she thought of Lu Huaihe's proposal?

Su He stared and thought for a while, then said calmly: "Let it be."

She hasn't let the Lu family and Liu Qiuqiu get retribution yet, how can she feel at ease to marry again?

After knowing Su He's thoughts, Pei Xia didn't say anything more.

By the moat.

Qingyun glanced at Lu Huaihe's red ears and couldn't help laughing.

Lu Mansion.

Lu Yanxiu checked the two remaining shops in the mansion, found the housekeeper Zhu, and reluctantly asked him to find someone to sell them at a low price.

The family couldn't survive without money, and Qiqi didn't want to make a living under her grandmother's watchful eyes. She was pregnant now, so Lu Yanxiu didn't dare to offend her, so he had to sell the shop to save some spare money.

Hearing that he was going to sell the shop, Lu Zhili came to the study with a stack of banknotes.

Seeing the banknotes piled up like a mountain, Lu Yanxiu's eyes lit up and he asked happily, "Where did you get so much money?"

He studied in the Imperial College all day, and even his living depended on Su He. Even if he did some shady business privately, it was only to earn some pocket money. How could he take out so much money at once?

Lu Zhili said, "When Su He was in the mansion before, he had a shop that made a good profit. My grandmother used some methods to put my name on it. In name, I was the boss, and the money went into my pocket."

Was it my grandmother's arrangement again?

Lu Yanxiu didn't know whether my grandmother really regarded me as her own grandson? Why didn't she put his name on it for such a good thing?

"Su He has already noticed it. She went to the restaurant to check it out, and the name-dropping thing has been exposed."

In other words, he couldn't sit at home and collect money for nothing in the future.

Lu Yanxiu thought of how much he still owed Su He, and felt upset. He counted the banknotes and said, "The court is not paying us salaries, which is equivalent to cutting off our livelihood. We don't know what to do in the future."