Chapter 53

That day in the Golden Sparrow Tower, Su He's words gave him some inexplicable hope.

If Su Ronghai really values ​​him and is willing to recommend him after resigning, it would be fine!

But the current situation is tense, and the dispute between the crown prince and the second prince is raging. Lu Zhili estimated that he would not be able to wait for Su Ronghai to retire and return home, so he still had to act according to the plan.

Coming out of the Weirui Pavilion, Lu Zhili stopped Lu Yanxiu.

"Brother, can you help me with something?"

Lu Yanxiu frowned: "What?" "

Plot against the Su family and help me get to the top."

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"Miss, Lu Yanxiu wants to see you."

Su He was sitting at the desk copying calligraphy. When he heard the news brought by Pei Xia, he was stunned.

She and Lu Yanxiu had not seen each other for a long time, so why did he come to her house for no reason?

Su He casually placed her brush on the table and loosened her rolled-up sleeves before letting him in.

When she saw him again, everything was the same as before, except that the recent floods had caused the refugees to be homeless, and the court had used most of the money for relief, leaving Lu Yanxiu without a source of income and making a very tight living.

Lu Yanxiu was wearing a long blue gown, which made him look a little thin in the chilly late autumn. The dark circles under his eyes showed that he had not had a good rest recently.

"Young Master Lu, what can I do for you?" Su He smiled and stared at him motionlessly.

"I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"

When Lu Yanxiu entered the Su residence, he was slightly shocked by the magnificent furnishings in the courtyard.

This house is located in the most expensive street in the capital. Neighbors are either merchants or powerful officials. Su He can settle down here, so he naturally has no worries about money.

Lu Yanxiu thought of the Lu Mansion, and a little envy appeared on his face.

He remembered that when he was in the mansion before, as long as Su He was there, no big or small matters would bother him.

Now the relationship between the grandmother and Qiqi in the mansion is antagonistic, and they have to make a noise from time to time. Lu Yanxiu is caught in the middle, and he can't openly help either side.

Su He could not help but sarcastically say, "We have been married for three years. I know your character and thoughts. Just say whatever you want to say. There is no need to beat around the bush in front of me." No one comes to see you

for no reason. With Lu Zhili plotting behind them, who doesn't know that the two brothers have bad intentions?

Lu Yanxiu hurriedly explained, "I really haven't seen you for a long time. I want to see how you are doing."

"Now that I have seen you, why don't you leave here, Master Lu?"

Lu Yanxiu was struggling, "I... Although you and I have parted ways, we have been married for three years. Can't we even say a word to each other?"

Su He replied, "You mentioned being married for three years?"

She laughed mockingly.

"When you and Liu Qiuqiu were in love in the other courtyard, did you ever think that you were married to me? When you were hugging Lu Yi and Lu Jiao, did you ever think that I was your wife?"

Lu Yanxiu felt ashamed by what she said, and quickly said, "That's all in the past, why do you still mention it?"

He still looked nonchalant and didn't care.

Su He's heart was as cold as water, and his face sank: "Since we are old friends, why are you still turning a blind eye in front of me? Pei Xia, show the guest out!"

Pei Xia didn't give a good look either, and pointed at the door coldly: "Master Lu, please come this way."

Lu Yanxiu didn't expect that a few words would anger her. Thinking about it carefully, he didn't say anything wrong, right? He really didn't understand why Su He was so angry.

"Su He, you don't have to be so angry with me. Feelings can't be forced. You and I... can only say that our fate has run out." Lu Yanxiu stepped out of the door with one foot still chattering, and there was some arrogance in his words. He strongly believed that Su He was so angry because of her divorce from him.

Yes, Su He had endless gold, silver and jewelry, but she was alone now, and the huge house was so deserted, what was the point?

Lu Yanxiu paused and said, "Su He, you are a woman, and it is inevitable that people will be jealous of you if you guard such a big house. Why don't you come back to Lu Mansion with me?"

Su He felt a rumbling sound on his head, disbelief in his eyes, and he picked up the ink tray beside him and threw it at him.

The dark ink splashed all over Lu Yanxiu, and a little bit of it was on his face.

"What are you doing?"

He still has to go back to Lu Mansion! With this dirty ink on his head, wouldn't he be laughed at on the road?

Lu Yanxiu turned around, his eyes faintly projected anger, and his fist holding the corner of his clothes clenched slightly. When he was about to step forward to argue, the voice of Lu Huaihe suddenly came from outside the door.

"Yanxiu, why are you here?"

He had just returned from the Dali Temple and was still wearing his official uniform. The casual address made Lu Yanxiu feel somewhat close to him, and the anger that had been splashed by Hei Mo disappeared without a trace.

Pei Xia glanced at him and raised his voice: "Young Master Lu may be here to ask for money."

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Lu Yanxiu scolded in a low voice.

Looking at Su He again, he seemed to acquiesce to Pei Xia's actions, neither stopping him nor scolding him. Lu Yanxiu couldn't help but feel fortunate in his heart that he had separated from this jealous woman, otherwise if the maid was like this, who would know what kind of character the master would have?

Lu Huaihe entered the room and saw Su He with a cold face and not saying a word, and he knew that the two had an argument. He sat down calmly, and Pei Xia immediately offered him a cup of hot tea. After he drank it in one gulp, he slowly said, "Ah He is the most gentle person. Why did you make her so angry?"

Lu Yanxiu thought he had heard it wrong.

Gentle?

Su He was indeed gentle before Qi Qi entered the mansion, but look at what she is like now? She was

so decisive and crisp when she splashed ink. How could an ordinary woman be so rude?

Lu Yanxiu immediately retorted: "Uncle, she is not a gentle person. Look at what I look like. I don't know how I will go out to meet people later."

Lu Huaihe glanced at him and replied gently: "If she had a worse temper, she should follow the example of Gu Shiniang. When your concubine Liu came into the mansion, she should cut off her hair with scissors and parade her in the streets as a warning to others."

Su He raised his eyelashes, and his angry heart calmed down a little.

A few years ago, there was a very famous Gu Shiniang in Beijing.

It was said that her husband had a concubine outside. The concubine was arrogant and wanted to drive Gu Shiniang away and enjoy the family's wealth alone.

This caused Gu Shi Niang to cut off her proud hair with scissors and then stripped her clothes off and paraded her through the streets when her mistress showed up to her house to protest.

Lu Yanxiu had never thought that he would actually speak for Su He.

Seeing him move freely in Su He's room and Pei Xia treating him with great respect, he couldn't help but wonder about their relationship.

"Uncle, you and Su He?" Lu Yanxiu asked tentatively, glancing at Su He's normal face, nothing unusual.

But if there was nothing unusual, why would a single man and a single woman stay together? And they were so natural?

Could it be that... after Su He divorced, he had the idea of ​​​​degrading himself and wanted to get close to his uncle to achieve his goal of revenge on the Lu family?