Jiuxi
Chapter 574: 572 [How can love be compared to indifference]
Chapter 574: 572 [How can love be compared to indifference]
"Miss Luo, please sit down."
Lin Xi seemed not to have seen the light in Luo Jiujiu's eyes. He calmly asked her to take a seat, and then went to the table beside him and poured tea.
This scene surprised Luo Jiujiu a little.
The people of Shazhou are simple and honest, and they believe in self-reliance. Even though Luo Yaozong is now the lord of Shazhou after the integration, he has no servants or maids at home.
Luo Jiujiu has taken care of herself since she was a child, but she knows that the situations in Qi and Shazhou are different.
With Lu Chen's status and position, how could he possibly do everything on his own in his daily life?
Moreover, she had lived in Lu Chen's mansion in the capital of Qi for a period of time, and she knew very well how many people were around Lu Chen to take care of everything.
"Tea, please."
Lin Xi came closer with the teacup, and Luo Jiujiu stood up and took it.
Seeing the expression on the face of the Shazhou girl, Lin Xi understood and smiled, "Junior brother is leading troops to fight now, so he naturally won't bring maids and servants with him. He is only staying in the city for a few days now, and he won't specifically look for someone to serve him. In fact, he has always been casual about this, and even eats with his personal soldiers. I know these habits of his, so I came to help him take care of a few things, so that he can at least have a hot meal when he comes back late at night."
Luo Jiujiu held the teacup, feeling complicated for a moment.
She now felt a little embarrassed for having entered the mansion so rashly, especially the sharpness and honesty revealed in Lin Xi's words, which made her not know how to continue.
Lin Xi did not deliberately portray Lu Chen and herself as noble and considerate of others. She only said that this was a special case and told her that Lu Chen was indeed very busy these days, so busy that it was difficult for him to even eat on time.
In this way, the idea of raising an army to hold him accountable would be difficult to carry on in her heart.
The most important thing is that even if she wants to find someone to blame, she has to go to Lu Chen. It has nothing to do with the woman in front of her, even if she is his fiancée.
Thinking of this, Luo Jiujiu put down the teacup, looked at Lin Xi and asked, "You can only see Lord Lu late at night?"
Lin Xi nodded and said, "Yes, he is in charge of an army of more than 100,000 people. The war is not over yet, and he needs to make decisions on all kinds of things. He goes out before dawn every day and comes back only when the moon is at its highest point."
Luo Jiujiu remained silent.
In fact, it wasn't that much resentment in her heart, otherwise she wouldn't have parted with Lu Chen so decisively.
As a child of the underworld, we love and hate as we please, so why bother to get entangled?
Even Luo Jiujiu herself couldn't figure out why she felt depressed before.
Looking at Lin Xi's gentle face at this moment, she suddenly figured out the key point.
She and Lu Chen were a couple who were intoxicated by themselves, and there was no conflict of interest between them, nor was she forced to marry anyone else. However, because of Lin Xi's appearance, she couldn't help but think of some long-lasting and day-to-day things. In addition, except for that day when they met on the battlefield, Lu Chen had never personally looked for her again, so she felt worried and distressed.
This is probably what a girl's feelings are like.
Lin Xi looked at the red-dressed girl's unconcealed expression and smiled, "Miss Luo, you brought the Shazhou warriors to help this time, which can be said to have helped my junior brother a lot. Please believe that my junior brother did not intend to ignore the Shazhou warriors, but now he needs to arrange the army to build a defense line and send troops to Dingzhou to recover the lost territory. My junior brother has always been grateful and will definitely not ignore the contributions of the Shazhou warriors. This time, I will definitely report to the court to reward them generously."
"I believe."
Luo Jiujiu did not doubt this, and then asked curiously: "Miss Lin, your Seven Star Army is so powerful, I believe Qi State will not treat you unfairly, right?"
Lin Xi took a sip of the teacup and said frankly, "Of course, but the Seven Star Army is willing to risk their lives not just because of the reward from Qi State, nor because of the relationship between me and my junior brother."
Luo Jiujiu looked at her with interest.
On the battlefield that day, she saw with her own eyes the young woman in front of her leading the extremely fierce cavalry to break through the positions on the left wing of the Jing army, laying a solid foundation for the final victory of the Qi army.
Is there any other reason why such fierce and powerful soldiers are fighting so bravely?
Lin Xi said: "It's a long story. If Miss Luo doesn't mind, I'll just briefly tell you."
"Ah."
Luo Jiujiu nodded.
Lin Xi started with the crisis encountered by the Seven Stars Gang, telling how Lu Chen went alone into Heluo to assassinate an important official of the Yan State, how he helped the Seven Stars Gang train and reorganize their military equipment in the mountains, and how he led a group of grassroots heroes to defeat the arrogant Yan Jing coalition.
Her story was not fantastic, but it was true, with many twists and turns, and Luo Jiujiu couldn't help but gradually become fascinated.
The girl did not realize that the image of Lu Chen in her mind was actually a little vague. Although those throbbings were hot, they might not be able to withstand the test of time.
But in Lin Xi's narration, he gradually became clear and three-dimensional, and the evaluation of being brave and responsible was appropriate.
After an unknown amount of time, Lin Xi stopped talking, and Luo Jiujiu said softly, "I see. No wonder the warriors of the Seven Star Army are willing to fight for him."
The Shazhou warriors came here to earn the money of heads. The head of a soldier was worth ten taels of silver. Naturally, they fought bravely on the battlefield, but compared with the Seven Star Army, their morale was still slightly inferior.
Lin Xi smiled slightly, skipped over this section, and said: "The scenery in Shazhou is beautiful, right?"
Luo Jiujiu also smiled and said, "Yes, but I think Baotai Mountain is not bad either."
Unconsciously, the sharpness in her eyes disappeared.
"I have always been curious about my junior brother's experience in Shazhou, but I have never had the opportunity to discuss this with him. Miss Luo, can you tell me about it?"
Lin Xi's tone was very gentle and his attitude was very warm.
Luo Jiujiu has always been a person who respects others a foot and I respect them a yard, so she began to tell the story.
Time passed quietly.
When the two of them finished talking about their interactions with Lu Chen, Luo Jiujiu turned around and saw that the sky outside had darkened. So she stood up and said, "Miss Lin, it's getting late. I should go back."
Lin Xi said sincerely: "It's rare that you and I get along so well, why don't we have a quick meal first?"
Luo Jiujiu was somewhat tempted, but she remembered that this was Lu Chen's residence. If she stayed for dinner, Lin Xi would inevitably misunderstand that she wanted to wait until late at night to see Lu Chen. So she smiled and shook her head and said, "Thank you Miss Lin for your kindness. We'll meet again some other day."
Lin Xi hesitated slightly, and at this moment, a clear voice sounded outside: "It's just a simple meal, what's the value of it?"
The two girls turned their heads at the same time and saw Lu Chen striding in.
His face was a little thin, but his eyes were bright.
Luo Jiujiu met his bright eyes, and felt flustered. She pinched the corner of her clothes and said, "I'm going back."
Then he turned and left.
Lu Chen couldn't hold her back directly, and looked at Lin Xi in confusion, but saw her nodding towards Luo Jiujiu's back and whispering, "Go see her off."
At this moment Lu Chen understood her thoughts and nodded slightly.
Yongqiu City has been under martial law these days, and there are almost no pedestrians on the streets.
In the dim sky, lights flicker on both sides of the street.
Luo Jiujiu walked quickly forward, Lu Chen gradually caught up, and his guards fell far behind.
The girl walked quickly, as if she wanted to escape, but no one knew why she was escaping.
"Nine-nine."
Lu Chen shouted.
Luo Jiujiu remained silent, but eventually slowed down a little.
Lu Chen came closer and walked side by side with her. Looking at her beautiful profile, he smiled and asked, "What happened?"
"Humph."
Luo Jiujiu wrinkled her nose and uttered a syllable as cold as an ice bean.
Lu Chen didn't ask any more questions and reached out to hold her right hand.
"ah!"
Luo Jiujiu cried out softly and shook it hard, but failed to get rid of it.
Lu Chen asked softly, "Are you angry because I didn't look for you these days?"
He has always given the impression to people around him that he is not good at figuring out their little thoughts, but when he opened his heart to Li Bingxue that time, he realized that he was indeed not doing enough in this regard. After reflection, he will naturally try his best to make up for it.
For a smart man like him, he will know what to do after thinking it through.
"I know you are busy with military affairs, and you are not deliberately ignoring me. Besides, it's only a few days, not like you will never see me again."
Feeling the warmth of his palm, Luo Jiujiu lowered her head and looked at the ground, and finally opened her mouth: "When I was in Shazhou, I said that as long as you have me in your heart and don't forget me, my feelings will not be in vain. But I don't know why, when I saw you and Miss Lin looking at each other outside the city that day, I... I felt very uncomfortable. She is the wife you are going to marry, and I am just a person watching you from afar."
Lu Chen couldn't help but hold her hand slightly harder.
Luo Jiujiu sniffed and continued, "I envy her a little, but I can't do anything. I originally wanted to compete with her face to face, but after really meeting her, I felt that I had no reason to do so."
The night is quiet and deep, and the floating lights are hazy.
Along the long street, the breeze blew past, stirring their heartstrings.
Lu Chen sensed the girl's confused mood and said gently, "I was supposed to be back late at night today."
Luo Jiujiu turned her head and looked at him blankly.
Lu Chen said to her, "My senior sister sent someone to look for me, saying that you were not in a good mood and asked me to come back as early as possible. Fortunately, I have been busy these few days and there are not many urgent matters, so I rushed back."
Luo Jiujiu raised his left hand to cover his mouth, the surprise in his eyes could not be concealed at all.
"I understand where your troubles come from. This is all my problem."
Lu Chen stopped and said sincerely: "I have been traveling back and forth all these years, thinking about the affairs of my country and family, but ignoring the feelings of the people around me. I wanted to have a good talk with you in a few days, and I will take this opportunity tonight to make it clear to you."
For some reason, Luo Jiujiu suddenly became a little nervous and lowered her head and said, "You go ahead."
Lu Chen looked at her and said, "I won't let you down. Let me solve your problems. Okay?"
A blush crept up Luo Jiujiu's fair earlobe, and she said in an almost inaudible voice: "Okay."
Lu Chen hugged her gently and said, "I'll take you back. When I'm done with my work these few days, I'll come and talk to you."
Luo Jiujiu raised her head and smiled: "Yeah."
(End of this chapter)
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