Lu Qian stood outside Lu Hong's bedroom and knocked on the door: "Brother, the dinner is about to start. Father asked me to call you. If you don't go, it will be late."
There was no movement in the house.
Lu Qian did not leave, but continued to knock on the door: "I know you are in the house, open the door quickly."
After a while, Lu Hong's voice sounded in the room: "I have no appetite, so I won't go to the dinner." There was a strange hoarseness in his voice.
A strange light flashed in Lu Qian's eyes, and he softened his voice: "Brother, please open the door first and let me in."
How could he see anyone in such a miserable state
Lu Hong responded without hesitation: "I'm in a bad mood and want to be alone for a while. You go first!"
"I won't be at ease unless I see you with my own eyes." Lu Qian's stubbornness is not easy to deal with. His slightly childish voice penetrated into Lu Hong's ears through the thick door panel: "If you don't open the door, I will Go tell father and say that you are obviously fine but deliberately avoided going to the dinner."
Lu Hong: "..."
After a while, Lu Hong finally came and opened the door.
It was getting late at this time, and the candlesticks were not lit in the room, so the light was dim.
But Lu Qian still noticed Lu Hong's pale handsome face and red eyes at a glance. He vaguely guessed what was going on. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and asked with pretending concern: "Brother, what happened? Why are you hiding in the room alone and crying?"
It's shameful enough for a person to hide and cry, but what's even more shameful is to be discovered and asked to find out what's going on!
Even if the other person was his younger brother, whom he had been close to since childhood, Lu Hong still felt his face burning. What's more, Ling Jingshu vomited it out on the spot after her confession was rejected, which is really hard to say...
"It's nothing." Lu Hong tried his best to downplay it: "I'm just not in a good mood. I'm much better now."
Lu Qian glared at Lu Hong dissatisfied: "Do you think I'm a fool? If nothing had happened, why would you be hiding in the room crying alone?"
Lu Hong refused to answer this question.
Lu Qian's eyes flashed and he suddenly said: "Brother, did you go to see cousin Shu this afternoon?"
... ... The secret that he thought he had hidden so well that no one knew was suddenly revealed by Lu Qian. Lu Hong's handsome face turned red instantly, but he did not deny it and nodded silently.
"You like Cousin Shu," Lu Qian's tone was very sure: "So you want to express your feelings to her. But... Cousin Shu rejected you. So you felt sad and hid in the room alone and cried secretly."
It was all right!
However, the most embarrassing scene was something Lu Qian could never have guessed.
Lu Hong nodded awkwardly, and after thinking about it, he told Lu Qian: "Second brother, as long as you know this matter well, don't tell your father and mother."
It would be really embarrassing if this kind of thing got out.
Lu Qian's eyes quickly flashed with joy, but he responded obediently: "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else." After a pause, he asked tentatively: "Brother, you confess your love to cousin Shu, she Are you really not moved at all? You are so outstanding and outstanding, how could she not like you? "
Lu Hong's fragile heart was trampled mercilessly again, and his expression became more and more bitter: "Cousin Shu told me very clearly that she has no good impression of me. I... I will not go to her again in the future. ”
When he said the last sentence, his eyes turned red again.
For the first time in my life, I fell in love with someone, and for the first time I fell in love with someone. I was full of joy and expected to express my feelings, but I was rejected mercilessly. Lu Hong's young heart was broken into pieces.
She hated him so much, how could he have the nerve to appear in front of her again
"Brother, don't be too sad." Lu Qian hurriedly comforted his heartbroken brother: "You and cousin Shu have no fate, and there is nothing you can do about it. You will definitely meet a better woman in the future."
For example, the noble Princess Changping of the Zhou Dynasty!
... ...
A few years later, Lu Hong would go to Beijing to take the exam, shine in the joint examination and the imperial examination, and be selected as the number one scholar by the emperor. Because of this, he fell into the eyes of Princess Changping.
Princess Changping's biological mother was Empress Xu, and Prince Yan, who later became the crown prince, was the younger brother of her compatriot. She is the most noble woman in the Zhou Dynasty. Lu Hong will become her husband-in-law and the prince-in-law of the Zhou Dynasty, and she will live a lifetime of prosperity and wealth!
Although all this was not what Lu Hong wanted, although he did not want to be a heartless person who abandoned his wife. But when the Lu family saw that the wealth and wealth was so close, how could they allow Lu Hong to refuse
Lu Hong was under house arrest in his second uncle's house. The letters he wrote home never reached Ling Jingshu's hands, but fabricated and exaggerated bad news kept coming. Ling Jingshu almost collapsed and cried all day long.
Later, Lu An seized Ling Jingshu and secretly ordered someone to imitate Ling Jingshu's handwriting and write a final letter to Lu Hong. This letter also completely crushed Lu Hong.
A loving couple, under the ambition and conspiracy of the Lu family, hated and resented each other, and completely broke up.
Until the moment she died, Ling Jingshu didn't know the truth of the matter. She was reborn with hatred. She hated Lu Hong so much. How could she fall in love with Lu Hong again
And he is the only one who knows all the secrets!
Let this secret be hidden in his heart forever! Let Ling Jingshu be kept in the dark forever and hate Lu Hong forever.
In this life, Lu Hong and Ling Jingshu will never be husband and wife again. He will be Ling Jingshu's lover in this life.
Thinking of this, Lu Qian's heart flashed with secret joy and excitement, and his handsome face still showed concern: "Brother, you look like this. It's really not appropriate to go out to meet people, so as not to arouse suspicion. I'll go back right away. Report to father that you have a headache and need to rest in the house."
Lu Hong cheered up and thanked him: "Thank you for your trouble and covering up for me."
"We are biological brothers. Isn't it too strange for you to be so polite to me?" Lu Qian grinned, his delicate and fair face looking even more adorable.
After Lu Qian left, Lu Hong's expression, which he had managed to hold on to, suddenly weakened.
... ...
When Lu Qian returned to the dining room, the dinner was just about to begin.
Seeing that Lu Qian was the only one, Lu An frowned unhappily.
Every time he saw his father's face, Lu Qian would think of Ling Jingshu's haggard, thin, pale and numb face, and a bloody and violent impulse would surge in his heart.
He quickly lowered his eyes and whispered: "Father, eldest brother feels a headache and has gone to bed to rest. We can't come to the dinner."
In front of everyone, Lu An couldn't say much and nodded.
Lu An is the uncle of the Ling family and has a distinguished status. At the dinner, both his peers and juniors came to toast him. Even though Luan had a good drinking capacity, he couldn't help but toast one after another, and he got very drunk that night. I originally wanted to go see Lu Hong, but I decided not to go.
When Lu Hong appeared the next day, most of his depressed look had been concealed, and the redness and swelling in his eyes had also faded. He doesn't look energetic, but it doesn't make anyone suspicious.
"Son, please say hello to your father!" Lu Hong stepped forward to say hello to Lu An.
Lu An didn't look good because of a hangover and a headache. He frowned and asked, "What happened to you yesterday? You were fine at noon. Why did you start having a headache in the afternoon? You didn't even come to the dinner."
Lu Hong was well prepared and immediately replied apologetically: "To answer my father's question, after yesterday's luncheon, I had nothing to do, so I wandered around the garden for a while. It was probably because of the strong wind that my head hurt. Yesterday was It was my grandmother's birthday, and it was unlucky to call the doctor into the house, so I kept silent and rested alone in the house. I didn't have the energy to attend the dinner party. I came here after a night's sleep and I feel much better."
This explanation makes sense.
Lu An's expression softened a little: "You have thought quite carefully. It was really not appropriate to invite the doctor into the house yesterday."
The Ling family on the side would not let go of the opportunity to be a good person, and immediately said: "The birthday banquet will be held for three days in a row, and we can't let Ah Hong endure it for three days. I will send someone now and quietly invite a doctor. .”
"Thank you for your concern, mother." Lu Hong declined politely: "However, I am really much better now. There is no need to call a doctor."
After Lu Hong said this, Ling no longer insisted on asking for a doctor, but instead smiled and said: "A Hong, you will be sixteen this year, right?"
Why did he suddenly ask about his age
Lu Hong was a little surprised and replied: "Yes. My birthday is in July. Counting three months away, I will be sixteen."
Lu Qian didn't know what he thought of, and the smile disappeared from his eyes.
Sure enough, I heard Mrs. Ling say with a smile: "Speaking of which, you are no longer young. It is time to consider life-long events. Do you have a girl you like in your heart? If so, you might as well tell her and make a marriage arrangement as soon as possible. Chi Yi It doesn’t hurt to get married in two years.”
The words were full of hints.
The only difference was that he didn't explicitly propose marriage to the Ling family.
It was like this in the previous life. Lu Hong expressed his feelings, and then the Ling family proposed the marriage to Mrs. Ling. The Ling family agreed to the marriage without much hesitation. Everything will fall into place...
Will Lu Hong still be as honest with Ling Jingshu about his feelings as he was in his previous life
Lu Qian's heart was in his throat and he stared at Lu Hong unconsciously.
Lu Hong was so smart that he heard the implication of Ling's words. If it had been two days ago, he would have been ecstatic and immediately confessed that he liked Ling Jingshu. But yesterday, Ling Jingshu had clearly rejected him...
No matter how much he liked Ling Jingshu, he couldn't do such a shameless thing.
Lu Hong gritted his teeth and replied: "I am really touched that my mother is so concerned about my life-long affairs. However, I just want to concentrate on my studies now, and I don't want to get married yet."
Such an answer surprised Ling.
Ling glanced at Lu An subconsciously.
Lu An was also full of surprise and asked directly: "You don't like Sister Shu?"
Lu Hong: "..."
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Some readers left a message saying that the heroine is stupid. I would like to explain. The heroine of this book was indeed weak and could be bullied in her previous life, and she died with hatred. After rebirth, she will slowly grow. I hope everyone will be more patient and read on~ The author has a glass heart. Every time I see messages like this, I actually feel very bad and it affects the coding~o(╯□╰)o (To be continued)