Chapter 17 Shopping with Her
I think in this life, if I had Shen Yuheng's protection, my brother would not have been transferred thousands of miles away and left his hometown.
Lu Qiaoxiao muttered a lot more. She glanced at Shen Yuheng from time to time and found that he kept his head down and only picked up a few dishes with his chopsticks occasionally.
But I found that he hardly eats meat.
"Why do you only eat vegetarian food, sir?" Lu Qiaoxiao regretted asking as soon as he asked. This was other people's privacy.
Shen Yuheng raised his eyes and looked at her calmly: "You should accumulate merits these days and avoid meat and fish."
When Lu Qiaoxiao heard this answer, he felt a little uncomfortable.
After all, the powerful official in front of him has killed countless people.
She couldn't help but think of the ending of Shen Yuheng in her previous life, where he was buried in the yellow sand and his body was never found.
His hands were stained with so much blood, but in the end, he became a lonely soul in a foreign land.
A slight bitterness grew in my heart.
"Does the lord believe in Buddhism?" Lu Qiaoxiao asked casually with his head down.
It is said that people who have committed too many sins of killing will go to hell after death.
She took a deep breath and an idea came to her mind.
"The Heavenly Family's sacrifice is just a custom of the royal court." Shen Yuheng's answer was ambiguous.
Lu Qiaoxiao agreed, "Yes, many people in the palace go to worship Buddha regularly."
Shen Yuheng seemed very sensitive to this matter. He turned his head to look at her: "A lot of people? Who are they?"
He suddenly remembered that at the last spring banquet, he overheard a few women gossiping about how the Lu family's daughter suddenly broke off the engagement because she was trying to marry someone more privileged.
Climb the ladder?
Whose high branch are you climbing?
Lu Qiaoxiao felt a somewhat majestic gaze looking at her, and she had no way to avoid that gaze.
She couldn't lie in that look that seemed to see through people's hearts.
"Oh, I just heard it from my sister at home. Princes usually have the habit of worshiping Buddha regularly." Lu Qiaoxiao concealed the information appropriately.
Shen Yuheng frowned, stopped asking questions, and changed the subject.
"Your two half-sisters, do they have a lot of things to do?"
Before Lu Qiaoxiao could say anything, Lu Shiyou had already started cursing: "Not only are they too much trouble, they are simply two troublemakers and troublemakers."
"Xiao You--" Lu Qiaoxiao reached out to cover his mouth, but his knuckles were tapped lightly by chopsticks.
She looked up in confusion, only to see Shen Yuheng's expression was indifferent, showing no emotion at all. His voice was slightly cold: "Let him talk."
Lu Shiyou was as if he had been granted amnesty, and he rambled on, "That Lu Qingyue is incredibly cunning. Every day she spreads rumors about my sister, saying she's unethical and shameless for pursuing Second Master Pei."
"She pretends to be weak and pitiful. As for my sister, she is a bit stupid and not very tactful. She is always fooled by Auntie and Lu Qingyue."
Lu Qiaoxiao felt embarrassed, so she covered her face and squeezed out the words from between her teeth: "No way, didn't you see how I behaved at home the day before I broke off the engagement? Who could bully me?"
Shen Yuheng suddenly thought of the scene where Lu Qiaoxiao went to the Pei family in a rage to break off the engagement.
The rumors outside were incredible, saying that Miss Lu acted like a demon and went to the second young master of the Pei family and said loudly and majestically that she wanted to cancel the engagement.
Shen Yuheng couldn't help but recall what she said to Pei Jinxuan by the pond at the Spring Banquet that day.
She is not a weak cat, but a little leopard with fangs.
Thinking of this, a hint of joy flashed across Shen Yuheng's eyes.
After the three of them finished their meal, Lu Shiyou asked again, "Sister, are you going shopping?"
Lu Qiaoxiao slowly turned his head: "Did I say that?"
Lu Shiyou replied: "Don't you always go shopping after eating?"
His big eyes blinked, looking so innocent.
Lu Qiaoxiao thought to herself, this brat is so evil, always looking for trouble for her, didn’t he see Shen Yuheng is here.
A cool voice came from above: "No problem, go shopping. I haven't walked along the main street in a while."
Lu Qiaoxiao suddenly looked up and saw the chin that was as curved as jade.
She clearly remembered, clearly remembered, that the Prime Minister hated these interpersonal relationships the most—
He rarely shows up in public.
Why are you so free today...?
Before she had time to think about it, Lu Shiyou had already taken his sister's arm and said, "Let's go for a walk!"
Lu Shiyou suddenly felt a tense gaze.
But when he followed his gaze, he saw that Shen Yuheng's expression was as indifferent as usual, and his eyes were fixed on the plaque at the door.
——
The main street is bustling with activity.
Lu Qiaoxiao could still hear gossip about himself on the streets.
"Look, isn't that the eldest daughter of the Lu family? She's the one who chased after Mr. Pei and then ruthlessly broke off the engagement!"
"Hey, it's not unusual for Young Master Lu to accompany her shopping, but—but why is Prime Minister Shen here too?"
"Shen Yuheng???"
"Yes, isn't that Shen Yuheng? Why is he so close to her?"
"That vixen must be hooking up with someone again, haha, she's always hanging around men."
The person who said these vicious words was a woman. Lu Shiyou wanted to go up to her with his fist, but a strong hand held his shoulder.
He subconsciously looked back and saw Shen Yuheng's eyes were cold, but there was a hint of tenderness at the corner of his lips: "Let me do it."
The woman was frightened and took a step back when she saw Prime Minister Shen walking towards her with a gloomy expression.
Everyone knows that Prime Minister Shen Yuheng in the court is ruthless and cruel in his actions, and he cannot tolerate any injustice.
Sure enough, he stared at a person as if he wanted to eat him alive.
Everyone saw Shen Yuheng leaning down and seemed to whisper a few words in the woman's ear.
The woman's face suddenly turned pale, and she looked at the man in front of her as if he were a devil.
She nodded hastily, then turned around hastily and disappeared into the crowd.
The noisy chatter suddenly disappeared.
Everyone looked at the graceful figure and couldn't help but be stunned.
A common doubt arose in their minds: What did Prime Minister Shen just say to that woman?
Lu Shiyou approached Shen Yuheng curiously, "Sir, what did you just say? Everyone dispersed so quickly."
Shen Yuheng raised the corners of his lips and said in a gentle voice, "I told her that as a woman, we should understand the difficulties women face in the world. Harsh words can hurt people like a cold summer."
Lu Shiyou nodded, seeming to understand, but at the same time, he also had some doubts in his heart:
Lord Shen's words were polite and gentle, but the woman ran away like a cowardly mouse.
It can be seen that he is guilty.
Lu Qiaoxiao stood silently by, but his heart was already in turmoil.
She has long been accustomed to such obscene messages spread about her.
She never cared about other people's opinions, and she was too lazy to explain.
As long as no one comes up to her and yells at her, affecting her normal life, she doesn't care.
She also believed that even if someone gathered around a table and came to her Lu family's door to call her a little whore.
Her father would just scold her behind closed doors, saying that she acted eccentrically and arrogantly, and that her words and deeds were inconsistent.
My mother had poor health in her previous life, so it was difficult for her to even go out, let alone stand up for her.
The man's tone just now was calm and light, but it was able to disturb her heart which had been silent for a long time.
"Thank you." Lu Qiaoxiao said in a low voice, looking up at him.
The jawline is smooth and the skin is delicate.
It really is like jade.
"How do I thank you?" This time the man's voice was low, so low that it could penetrate into people's hearts.
Lu Qiaoxiao's pupils trembled, his heart was beating fast, and he looked at the man with disbelief.
He was seen holding his chin up and looking straight ahead, his expression calm and composed.
How to thank?
Work like a slave and be his bodyguard.
To repay him for his kindness in taking care of her sibling's background in the previous life.
but--
I guess Shen Yuheng doesn't care about these.
Because he has everything.
Lu Qiaoxiao turned her little face again, her eyes showing a bit of expectation and a bit of pity, as if to say, I have nothing, look at me, I am penniless.
Seeing her bewildered look, Shen Yuheng chuckled, "What do you want to buy? Isn't this shopping?"
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