Seeing his appearance, Lu Mingshu didn't have the heart to say anything more, and asked, "Do you know any musical instruments?"
"Have learned all the common things." Xie Lianzhen said, "When I was young, I was too boring and didn't have any playmates, so I might as well learn more."
"..."
Xie Lianzhen just laughed, took out a wine bottle from nowhere, and poured a glass for her: "Here, this is nectar, sweet and sour, not intoxicating."
Lu Mingshu took it silently, and drank it all in one gulp.
Sure enough, as he said, sweet and sour, the taste of wine is very light.
"Thank you." She said suddenly.
Xie Lianzhen raised her eyebrows in surprise.
"Thank you for coming all the way here." Lu Mingshu looked at him, "Thank you for doing so much for me."
While looking at him, Xie Lianzhen suddenly smiled: "Since you want to thank me, you know what I want."
But Lu Mingshu said seriously: "I'm sorry, thank you. I won't use it as a thank you gift for emotional matters, and I don't think you would want this either."
"..." Xie Lianzhen leaned back and looked at her with helpless eyes, "You always don't let me be happy for a moment."
Lu Mingshu lowered his eyes, and slowly turned the cup in his hand: "I remember I told you about this before we parted last time."
"I'm working hard!" Xie Lianzhen answered smoothly, "But, I don't want you to run away with others before I recover from my illness."
After saying these words, he received a cold stare from Lu Mingshu.
Xie Lianzhen touched her nose, feeling guilty and stopped talking.
The two sat in silence for a while, and he asked, "So are you happy now?"
Lu Mingshu raised his head and asked him with his gaze.
He said: "Your stepmother has lost, the Zhou family has fallen, and your grandfather and mother's enmity will be avenged. What you have been thinking about for so many years has finally come to fruition. Are you happy?"
Lu Mingshu shook his head: "It's not over yet, the most important person is still alive and well."
"You mean your father?"
She nodded and put down her glass.
Xie Lianzhen poured her another cup: "Your father is a man you can't see through. It's not easy for you to trouble him."
"En." Lu Mingshu only replied with one word.
Xie Lianzhen stared at her twice, then asked, "Have you ever been sad when he treats you like this?"
Lu Mingshu thought for a while: "I was sad. Before I was seven years old, I longed for my father. My mother always said that my father is a very powerful person, and he will definitely come to pick us up in the future. But later... when my mother died, I am very sad, not only because my relatives have passed away, but also because that man shattered my dreams."
Xie Lianzhen looked at her with a bit of pity. He had seen her at that time with his own eyes.
"Then do you still hate him now?"
Lu Mingshu shook his head: "Do you still remember that year of Spring Hunting? I was framed by them when I came back, saying that I was colluding with outsiders, and wanted to expel me from Jiuyao Palace. When I was most helpless, Master came to save me. He has not seen me for many years. I left the Bixi Valley, but made an exception for me. At that time, I suddenly saw that Master's kindness to me was a thousand times more important than the title of father."
Xie Lianzhen smiled lightly: "You are a very lucky person."
"Yeah." She also twitched her lips, "It's true that I have that man's blood in my body, but there is no father-daughter relationship between me and him."
"If you had the chance, would you attack him?"
Lu Mingshu's smile was a bit ironic: "Why didn't I do it? Without the relationship between father and daughter, to me, he is the enemy who forced my grandfather and mother to death."
After a pause, she changed her words: "However, now is not the time. I always feel that he is not simple, so I have to look again."
"It's not easy." Xie Lianzhen continued to pour her wine, "You, the biological father, are full of mysteries. How he got on with Zhou Jin's father and daughter is simply inexplicable. With your stepmother's temper, you will It’s strange enough to choose him when he merged into the realm.”
"Yes!" Lu Mingshu sighed lightly, "Seven years of trance, but after he was tranced, he seldom made a move in front of outsiders, and he didn't even participate in the Qilin Club..."
"A boy with no foundation became the son-in-law of the Zhou family. From the inside out, he became the head of the Jiuyao Palace in one fell swoop. Is it brilliant enough to say it? But the strange thing is, compared to his experience, he It's unbelievably low-key. Thinking about it carefully, he really doesn't have any sense of existence as the leader, not only within your Jiuyao Palace, but also among other factions, when it comes to Jiuyao Palace, most of the attention is on the Zhou family."
Xie Lianzhen knocked on the piano case: "Does it sound contradictory? Such a legendary experience is so low-key that there is no sense of existence. You are fighting with the Zhou family, and he is always outside. I'm sure, you, father, have a lot of power in you. secret."
Lu Mingshu firmly believed in his analytical ability, and she also thought so.
After drinking a glass of wine, Xie Lianzhen said again: "Take this matter slowly. Anyway, the Jiuyao Palace now is your hall of speech." He laughed again, "Times have changed, I still remember how you Those who flout the rules, now it's the turn of others to look at you."
Lu Mingshu looked indifferent.
Seeing this, Xie Lianzhen asked: "Why, are you not happy about this?"
She shook her head: "There's nothing to be happy about. Even if I become a leader, what's the difference from the Zhou family in the past? In fact, I haven't broken anything. The rules are still there. Maybe more than ten years later, there will be newcomers." Overthrow me. It's just the law of the jungle, the ups and downs."
Xie Lianzhen also put a smile on his face, looking at her with deep eyes.
After finishing his glass of wine, Lu Mingshu asked, "When do you plan to leave?"
Xie Lianzhen laughed suddenly: "You are so eager to drive me away!"
"As Lian Zhen Xingjun, it's inappropriate to stay in Jiuyao Palace all the time."
Xie Lianzhen smiled: "If you are willing to give me another identity, it will be suitable."
Lu Mingshu looked indifferent.
…
Xie Lianzhen loves to let him rely on her, and she can't really drive him away. Besides, Jiuyao Palace is in a mess right now, so he can give his opinion here.
It has to be said that when it comes to power struggles, Xie Lianzhen is more than one level above her. Many things can be seen at a glance, so as not to distract her - this is really not what she is good at.
The next day, Lu Mingshu heard about Zhou Miaoru's suicide.
She was stunned for a while, but she didn't expect Zhou Miaoru to die like this.
It was Shao Zhengyang who came to send her the news. Seeing her expression, Shao Zhengyang said: "Junior Sister Lu, this matter is quite suspicious, why don't we investigate it?"
Lu Ming shook his head slowly: "There is no need to investigate, since it is said to be suicide, then let it be suicide."
"All right… "
As soon as Shao Zhengyang left, Xie Lianzhen came over: "Your father is really decisive."
Lu Mingshu looked at him.
He said: "Didn't you also guess it? Your stepmother must have been killed by him, otherwise, why didn't you investigate?"