Lu Wanqing nodded, "Really, Third Grandfather, you don't need to worry about me. I'll get a good night's sleep tonight and I'll be fine tomorrow."
Seeing that she said that, Old Master Lu did not press her further. He then inquired about the situation of her grandfather and father, and knowing that they were doing well, he let Lu Wanqing go back.
Lu Qingsheng and his son are from a collateral branch of the Lu family and are eligible to enter politics.
Old Master Lu was quite pleased to learn that Lu Yanzheng had not dismissed Lu Qingsheng and his son from their official posts after taking over Yukang Prefecture.
Back in her temporary courtyard, Emerald looked at Lu Wanqing with concern, "Miss, why didn't you say anything?"
Jade felt that Lu Wanqing should tell Old Master Lu about what happened because of Xiao Ruicai. Only by speaking her mind could Miss feel better.
Lu Wanqing shook her head and said, "My third grandfather must be very sad too. I can't let him think about my cousin again."
She looked at the room Yunzhu had arranged for her and smiled slightly for the first time in a long time. "We are now at General Lu's house. My cousin was close to him when he was alive, so being here means I am even closer to him."
Emerald looked at her with a complicated expression, hesitant to speak.
She felt that her young lady was a bit obsessed, but she couldn't say that.
Lu Wanqing went to bed early today, and soon Emerald heard her soft snoring.
Jade glanced at it discreetly and breathed a sigh of relief.
It seems that Miss made the right decision to come to General Lu's house; she hasn't slept so soundly in a long time.
...
Lu Wanqing dreamed of the scene when she first met Xiao Rui when she was eight years old.
That day was the first time she was taken by her grandfather and father to the Lu family in Qinzhou to pay her respects to the head of the family.
Normally, a girl like her would never have this day, but that year her father decided that he would never have any more children, so she became the only heir of their branch of the family, and naturally she had to pay her respects to the head of the family.
"Xiao Qing, in the future, your father will find you a man who will love and protect you and marry into our family. You will definitely be happy," her father said to her with a smile.
Lu Wanqing blinked in confusion, and then her eyes darted around and she saw a group of people coming toward them. Among them was a small boy who was surrounded by people. The boy had red lips and white teeth and was very handsome.
Lu Wanqing's eyes lit up, and she pointed at the young man, saying, "Father, I want him to be my husband!"
Lu Qingsheng turned around and quickly covered Lu Wanqing's mouth, "Shh... Little darling, you're going to kill your father! That's the Ninth Prince!"
He had no idea that he had given birth to such an audacious daughter who dared to let a prince marry into their family!
Lu Wanqing's mouth was covered, but her eyes continued to stare at the boy without blinking.
Perhaps sensing that someone was watching him, the young man also looked in Lu Wanqing's direction. Seeing that it was a young girl, he smiled kindly and then stepped into the family head's courtyard.
That smile was something Lu Wanqing would never forget.
"Miss, Miss, wake up..."
Jade's voice rang in her ears. Lu Wanqing opened her eyes in a daze, and two lines of tears slid down her cheeks.
"Miss! What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Seeing this, Emerald was so anxious that tears were almost falling. "This servant will go find a doctor right away..."
“Jade…” Lu Wanqing began, her voice a little hoarse, “I… dreamed about my cousin…”
She clearly dreamt of the first time she met Xiao Rui, but at the end of the dream, the adult Xiao Rui smiled at her amidst a cloud of mist, as if he were still alive.
Lu Wanqing's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly threw off the covers and got out of bed. "My cousin is still alive! I'm going to find my great-grandfather and tell him the news!"
Emerald was stunned upon hearing this, then quickly grabbed her arm, "Miss, please calm down! His Highness is dead, he's really gone!"
She saw His Highness in the coffin with her own eyes in Qinzhou! Miss also saw it, how can you say His Highness isn't dead just because of a dream?
"No, Emerald, my cousin is still alive!" Lu Wanqing grabbed Emerald's hand, her eyes shining. "He's really still alive!"
In her dream, her cousin felt like he was still alive!
Could there be some mistake? Maybe my cousin isn't actually dead? Perhaps he has some plan? Or maybe he's just playing a joke on them?
Lu Wanqing broke free from Emerald's hand and ran quickly towards Old Master Lu's courtyard.
But when she arrived, Grandpa Lu and Qin Ziyi had already left, so Lu Wanqing had no choice but to go find Jiang Qinyu again.
"Xiao Rui isn't dead?" Jiang Qinyu was completely stunned, then looked at Lu Wanqing and asked, "You saw him?"
Lu Wanqing nodded, "Yes! In my dream, I clearly felt that my cousin was not dead, he was still alive!"
Jiang Qinyu: "..."
Oh no, is this girl mentally unstable?
She still remembered that when she arrived in Qinzhou, Lu Yanzheng said that Xiao Rui's body was already stiff.
Moreover, she attended Xiao Rui's funeral in its entirety and witnessed his coffin being buried.
Lu Wanqing should have been there too, right?
"Madam, you don't believe me either?" The flame in Lu Wanqing's eyes dimmed.
Jiang Qinyu forced a smile. "Miss Lu, it's not that I don't believe you, but... you're saying he's still alive based on just one dream..."
Even if Xiao Rui is really alive, she needs to see evidence before she'll believe it!
Lu Wanqing released her hand and gave a bitter smile, "I was obsessed..."
Jiang Qinyu was about to say a few words of comfort when Lu Wanqing suddenly looked up at her, her eyes filled with determination, and said, "But I trust my intuition. My cousin is definitely still alive! He just has some difficulties that he can't let us know for the time being..."
Jiang Qinyu shook her head secretly and didn't say anything more.
Lu Wanqing turned around, took a deep breath, and decided to wait for her cousin to reappear. She believed she would be able to wait!
Yunzhu watched Lu Wanqing's retreating figure, shook her head and sighed, "Madam, do you think Miss Lu was too traumatized by Young Master Xiao's death, that's why..."
“Maybe,” Jiang Qinyu said, looking in the direction she left. “But as long as this allows her to live a good life, it’s not a bad way.”
Time heals all wounds. No matter what Lu Wanqing thinks now, time will naturally tell her the answer.
Meanwhile, the market in Dingshui Village was completed, and Village Chief Li was settling wages with the people who helped build it.
"Thank you all for coming to help. After today, there's no more work at the market! If we need help again in the future, we'll ask you all for help again!"
Everyone took the money and left, with many going home in groups.
Two tall men also walked onto the official road with the copper coins they had just received.
“Master, are we just going to leave like this?” one of the men asked.
Another man glanced back at Dingshui Village, then laughed loudly, "Yes, I know they're doing well, that's enough."
"So where do we go next?"
"Go to Qiongzhou."
"Do we need to get another face?"
"Change."
"That……"
"An Shijiu, you talk too much."
"..."
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