Chapter 65: Marriage Proposal

The door was slowly opened. Su He was wearing a thin outer dress. Her hair fell on her shoulders, looking as beautiful as ink.

"Why did Lord Lu break into the concubine's room at night?"

She looked around the yard and didn't find Pei Xia. She murmured in her heart.

She saw Lu Huaihe's cheeks were a little red, his eyes were eager, and his lips moved slightly as if he had something to say.

In the quiet courtyard, the two stared at each other quietly.

"I have something to say to you, and I don't care about any rules and morals at the moment."

Hearing this, Su He felt a drum beating in her heart.

"It's too late. I have to rest."

She lowered her eyes and looked away, her palm covering the door handle, pretending to close the door.

Lu Huaihe took a half step forward, one hand intentionally blocking the door, and looked at Su He with a gentle and passionate look.

The two were so close that they could even hear each other's breathing.

In this atmosphere, Su He felt her ears were a little soft and hot. She asked anxiously: "What does Lord Lu want to say?"

"I want to marry you."

Su He's soft voice just fell, and Lu Huaihe blurted out immediately.

The four decisive words did not even have any hesitation or pause.

Su He's heart skipped a beat, and she was stunned for several seconds. Her palms were slightly wet, and she asked in a panic, "Are you telling the truth?"

Lu Huaihe raised three fingers, raised his chin slightly, and swore to the gods, "I am not lying."

"But I..."

Su He thought of her marital relationship with Lu Yanxiu, which ended in failure and blood feud.

Lu Huaihe, who was once her uncle in name, now spread rumors that he wanted to marry her.

Did he not care about the rumors about her? Then...what about the eldest princess?

Su He's heart was in turmoil, and her strange emotions were suppressed by her reason. She clasped her fingers tightly on the door frame, bit her lips and said politely, "Lord Lu, even birds and fish cannot return home, and you and I are probably not the same kind of people. Please leave."

Suddenly, her wrist was tightly grasped by Lu Huaihe.

As his footsteps approached, Su He retreated little by little until she was hidden in the dark without light.

"Ah He, don't reject me."

Su He's eyelashes trembled, and she closed her eyes and refused to answer.

He was noble since birth, and he rose straight to the top of the sky. He was elegant and noble, like a crane standing on the top of the cloud. How could he dirty his wings for the mortal world?

Su He never thought about remarrying, let alone the person she would remarry. It made no difference to her whether she married a peasant or a prince.

But in front of Lu Huaihe, there seemed to be something different.

A gentle kiss fell on the back of Su He's hand, like a fish playing in the water, stopping at a light taste.

Su He suddenly opened her eyes and saw the outline of Lu Huaihe in the dim light, her face flushed with shame.

"Lord Lu!"

"In the 42nd year of Yuanqi, do you still remember me?"

Su He was stunned, a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes.

At the lantern festival that year, by the moat, Lu Huaihe saved her, and it was also the first time she met Lu Yanxiu.

Su He didn't want to recall and remained silent. Lu Huaihe, who was standing beside her, reached out and touched her cheek, pinched it gently, and said in a casual tone: "You should have been my wife a long time ago."

Su He raised her eyes, and her pupils slightly dilated because of surprise.

What he meant was...

"I will go to the Su Mansion early tomorrow morning."

"What for?"

"Propose marriage."

The last two words lingered in Su He's ears like a ditty. She didn't come back to her senses until Lu Huaihe had left for a long time.

Propose marriage? He came in person?

Su He didn't dare to imagine it, let alone think about it, but Lu Huaihe's voice and appearance lingered in her mind for a long time, which was really annoying.

"Miss."

Pei Xia entered the room with a lamp in her hand. Seeing Su He sitting on the bed in a daze, she couldn't help but think of the way Lord Lu expressed his feelings. After a few seconds of hesitation, she said, "Lord Lu is really good. Miss, I heard that the doctors in the palace can cure anything. When the time comes, you should ask them to treat Lady Lu."

After Su He understood, her face turned red and she pretended to scold, "Don't mention it again in the future."

"Yes."

The spring was in the air and the sun was shining.

The Su Mansion was bustling with people and noisy.

Through the carved window, Su Yun and Su Lian stood inside and looked into the hall. Lu Huaihe, dressed in casual clothes, was elegant and noble. He talked to Su Ronghai with great grace.

"I heard from the housekeeper that Lord Lu came to propose marriage and brought a lot of gifts. I think the jade ruyi alone is worth a fortune."

"There are only two young ladies of the right age in the mansion, and I don't know who they are..."

A maid walked by in the corridor with a fresh cup of tea. Su Yun and Su Lian listened attentively, and some fantasies arose in their hearts.

The two sisters lived in the mansion for a long time and never went out. They had never met Lord Lu. He came in person today, and no one knew which young lady he was proposing to.

"Third sister is one of the most beautiful in the capital. Many young men have come to propose marriage to her before. I believe that Lord Lu must have seen your beauty and was afraid that someone else would take her first, so he came here impatiently!"

Su Lian smiled as she covered her lips, as if she was serious.

Su Yun's cheeks flushed and she whispered, "Nonsense."

But her heart was sweet and she felt 70% sure.

Since Lu Huaihe came to propose marriage, he must have set his sights on the daughter of the Su family. Su He was married and lived alone outside the mansion, and Su Lian was a little inferior in appearance, not as good as her two sisters.

So after thinking about it, only Su Yun seemed to be more suitable.

I heard that Lord Lu's mother was Princess Zhaoyang, and if she could marry him, she would be related to the royal family.

Su Yun never thought that she would be related to the royal family in this life.

"Don't be embarrassed, Third Sister. Who else in our house is qualified besides you?" Su Lian knew that she was not as pretty as others, and she did not expect to marry into a rich and powerful family. Although she was polite, it was just talk. Seeing the shyness hidden in Su Yun's eyes, she couldn't help but find it a little ridiculous.

As concubines, who can be more qualified than who?

In the hall.

Su Ronghai was sitting on pins and needles, rubbing his hands nervously, not daring to look directly at Lu Huaihe. Wang, who was sitting next to her, also held her silk handkerchief tightly, with a bit of panic in her eyes, and felt even more unbelievable.

"Who did you just ask to marry?"

Lu Huaihe replied softly, "Ah He."

Hearing Su He's name again, Su Ronghai and Wang's hearts were lifted again. He asked with a trembling voice, "Does the princess... also have to agree?"

"My mother personally prepared the betrothal gift list."

Does that mean she has no objection?

Su Ronghai was a little worried. Su He was a married woman, and he was already shocked that Lu Huaihe was willing to marry him. Even the princess, the mother-in-law, had no objection?

Wang pinched Su Ronghai secretly, and asked with a smile on her face, "Have you asked Ah He first?"

Lu Huaihe curled his lips and said, "I saw her last night."

Yesterday, yesterday, yesterday...last night?

Wang took a breath of cold air. Could it be that the two of them had already...