After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 10 Lu Xingzhi’s Maintenance
Qiao Jingjing wiped her hair and walked to the bed to sit.

However, after she dried her hair, she didn't see any movement from Lu Xingzhi.

She yawned and lay on the bed bored.

Seeing the man sitting not far away, she couldn't help but take a second look.

I didn't look at him much before, but now I looked carefully and found that Lu Xingzhi's facial features were very three-dimensional and handsome. In addition, he was a scholar, and he always had a bookish air about him that no one else had, and he looked very elegant.

Good-looking people are always pleasing to the eye.

Qiao Jingjing thought like this and yawned again.

Not long after, she fell asleep on her stomach.

In the quiet room, the girl's soft breathing sounded. Lu Xingzhi looked sideways and realized that Qiao Jingjing had fallen asleep.

He paused, put down his book, and stood up.

He took a change of clothes and went to the clean room when he saw that the girl's sleeping posture on the bed was wrong. He hesitated for a moment, but finally walked over and adjusted the arm that was pressing her.

The girl mumbled something, then turned over and fell asleep again.

Lu Xingzhi stood by the bed for a while, then turned and went to the clean room.

The next day is the day when Qiao Jingjing returns home.

She was thinking about this matter, so she woke up very early.

She opened her eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling for a while. She thought of something and turned around quickly.

As a result, it was empty around me, it was cold to the touch, and no one was sleeping at all.

Then she remembered that she had been waiting for Lu Xingzhi last night. After waiting, she fell asleep, and she didn't know what happened after that.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but blame herself, she shouldn't have fallen asleep.

At this time, a rustling sound suddenly came from under the bed.

She was stunned for a moment, then pushed herself up and took a look, and saw Lu Xingzhi lying on the ground.

"Husband... why are you sleeping on the floor?" She looked stunned.

Lu Xingzhi had just woken up and was about to get up and clean up. When he met Qiao Jingjing's stunned gaze, he paused and said calmly: "Now that Madam is awake, get up. We have to go to Qiao's house later."

Qiao Jingjing glanced at him suspiciously, wanting to ask something more, but the man had already stood up, folded the quilt, and put it back in the cabinet.

Looking at his skillful movements, she paused. Could it be that he slept on the floor the night before?
But, what does he mean?
He doesn't want to sleep in the same bed with her?

Realizing this, she felt a little heavy.

She was originally worried that consummating the marriage would make her feel uncomfortable, but his behavior now made her feel unspeakable.

After cleaning up, she and Lu Xingzhi went to the main room to pay their respects to Father Lu and Mother Lu.

After breakfast, Mother Lu said, "The door-coming ceremony has been prepared. You two should leave early and come back early."

"Okay." Lu Xingzhi responded, stood up and looked at Qiao Jingjing.

Qiao Jingjing also stood up, gentle and obedient, "Mom, my husband and I are going to set off."

Mother Lu was very satisfied and was about to nod when Lu Shuangshuang, who was standing beside her, suddenly sneered, "It's so fake, it's off-putting."

Hearing this, Qiao Jingjing raised her eyes and glanced at her.

"Why, you are not convinced, you are..." Lu Shuangshuang raised his eyebrows with a look of disdain, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Lu Xingzhi in a deep voice, "Lu Shuangshuang!"

Lu Shuangshuang has been afraid of this elder brother since she was a child, especially the stern look on his face.

She subconsciously shrank behind Mother Lu and said nothing.

Mother Lu frowned and reprimanded, "Don't be rude to your sister-in-law." Then she told Lu Xingzhi, "Shuangshuang is just a bit more straight-tempered. She doesn't mean any harm." Lu Xingzhi frowned, "She has already She is no longer a child, mother, please don’t protect her, she is so rude, she should apologize to Jingjing.”

Mother Lu was a little unhappy when she heard this. She looked at Qiao Jingjing and said, "Jingjing, it's true that both of us are wrong. Will you forgive her this time?"

Qiao Jingjing glanced at Lu Shuangshuang who was looking at her provocatively behind her, paused, lowered her eyes and said, "I listen to my husband."

Mother Lu hesitated.

Lu Xingzhi looked at Lu Shuangshuang and said, "I apologize to your sister-in-law."

When Lu Shuangshuang saw this, he stopped hiding. He frowned and said, "I'm not wrong. I don't want to apologize to a shameless woman like her. If you want me to apologize to her, you might as well kill me." After that, , before everyone could react, she had already ran out.

The room was quiet for a moment.

Mother Lu was the first to come back to her senses and looked at Lu Xingzhi and Qiao Jingjing with disapproval, "What's the big deal? It has to be so unpleasant?"

Lu Xing knew: "This is not a trivial matter. If mother continues to indulge her, she will only be harmed."

Mother Lu choked, a little angry, turned her head away, and stopped talking for a long time.

At this time, Father Lu came in and said, "The carriage is ready. You young couple, hurry up and set off. Don't keep Old Qiao waiting."

The stagnant atmosphere was finally broken.

Lu Xingzhi looked at Qiao Jingjing and said, "Let's go."

"Okay." Qiao Jingjing responded. Seeing that Mother Lu still didn't turn around, she followed Lu Xingzhi out.

Father Lu sent the two of them out of the door.

He didn't know the unpleasantness that had just happened in the hall, and he cheerfully told the two of them: "Slow down on the road. Also, help me say hello to Lao Qiao. I'll go find him for a drink another day when I'm free."

"I got it, dad." Lu Xingzhi responded and helped Qiao Jingjing onto the carriage, and then he also got on.

The carriage is not big, and the space seems a bit cramped, especially with two people sitting there.

Although it is autumn now, it is still very hot during the day, especially with the scorching sun today, so the car is a little stuffy.

Qiao Jingjing glanced at the closed window, and was about to reach out to open it, when suddenly a hand came over and pushed the window open first.

Suddenly, a breeze blew in, and Qiao Jingjing felt much cooler. She couldn't help but turn her head to look at the man beside her.

Lu Xingzhi suddenly said, "Don't mind what happened just now."

Qiao Jingjing was stunned for a moment, then realized that he was referring to Lu Shuangshuang scolding her.

She was silent for a moment before nodding, "Well, she is your sister after all."

When Lu Xingzhi heard this, he glanced sideways at her.

When she returned home today, she was still wearing a festive red dress. Her skin was already white, but the bright red color made it look even more as white as snow and charming.

But the way she was sitting in the corner now, looking so well-behaved and gentle, was completely different from her previous appearance, and it was also completely different from what she had just said.

What she meant was that for his sake, she didn't care about Lu Shuangshuang. If Lu Shuangshuang was someone else, it would be a different matter.

Thinking of the fact that she had threatened Shen Ting before, Lu Xingzhi knew in his heart that his new wife was not as weak and easy to bully as she seemed.

He pursed his lower lip, looked away, and said "hmm" in a low voice to express his agreement with her words.

When Qiao Jingjing heard this, she relaxed a lot.

She was not wrong about this man. He was not foolish and filial. Although he was not close to her, he would defend her when others slandered her.

Thinking about it, a smile appeared on her face.

(End of this chapter)