After marrying a powerful minister, the female partner was pampered

Chapter 345: Do You Really Want to Do That?
Lu Xingyan was a little embarrassed, but he listened to his elder brother.

Besides, my brother spoke so rudely because he felt sorry for being slandered.

Chu Zongling was not angry when he was rejected, but he felt a little regretful. He admired Lu Xingyan very much and apologized to him sincerely.

But after all, he believed Qin Yue'er and Xiao Yanzhao's words and slandered them. It is understandable that they are angry.

He found a way out for himself, "This time we were in a hurry and the preparations were not thorough. Next time, Lord Lu, please give me some face and let me entertain you two properly."

Seeing the other party change from being angry to being attentive, Lu Xingzhi pursed his lips and said calmly: "Zongling, there is no need to be so polite. Ayan, let's go!"

Lu Xingyan nodded, followed his brother and walked out.

Unexpectedly, Chu Zongling followed them and escorted them all the way out of the mansion.

Lu Xingyan felt something was strange, so he turned around and said, "Zong Ling, please stay."

Chu Zongling looked at him with a smile, and the more he looked at him, the more satisfied he became. "Next time when Xiaoyan is free, you must come to my house and play two games of chess with me."

Lu Xingyan was a little stunned. The difference between Chu Zongling's attitude before and after was too great.

"I don't know how to play chess." He said awkwardly.

"It's okay, I can teach you." Chu Zongling said hurriedly.

"I'm not interested in playing chess." Lu Xingyan said bluntly, "I'm sorry for Zong Ling's kindness." Moreover, if he wanted to play chess, he could just ask his elder brother to teach him. Why would he go to Chu Zong Ling to teach him? Thinking of this, he added, "Zong Ling, you don't know, my brother is also very good at chess."

Chu Zongling paused. He knew that Lu Xingzhi was very good at chess, otherwise he would not be summoned to the palace so often to play chess with the emperor.

However, he did seem to be showing off his skills.

"I heard that you are an excellent martial arts master. I wonder if you can spare some time to come and teach the servants in my house?" Chu Zongling said.

Lu Xingyan thought he was weird, "I don't have much free time, I often have to go to the palace to work."

Lu Xingzhi, who had already boarded the carriage, saw that Chu Zongling was reluctant to let his brother go, and couldn't stand it anymore, so he said in a deep voice: "Ayan, let's go."

"Okay, brother." Lu Xingyan responded hurriedly, no longer paying attention to Chu Zongling, and hurriedly got on the carriage.

Seeing him coming up, Lu Xingzhi lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at the old man beside the carriage, and said lightly: "By the way, Chu Zongling, I forgot to tell you that my brother has already been engaged."

"What?" Chu Zongling was stunned.

Lu Xingzhi curled his lips slightly, lowered the curtain, and said to the outside: "Let's go."

Lin Yi raised the whip and drove the carriage away from Zong Ling Mansion.

After the carriage had traveled for a while, Lu Xingyan finally reacted and looked at his brother in surprise, "Brother, when did I get engaged? How come I didn't know about it?"

"Do you want to get married?" Lu Xingzhi asked back.

Lu Xingyan blushed slightly and quickly shook his head, "I don't want to."

"If you want, I can ask my parents to find a wife for you." Lu Xingzhi said gently.

Lu Xingyan shook his head like a rattle, "I don't have this idea for the time being."

Looking at his younger brother's young and handsome face, Lu Xingzhi smiled and patted his shoulder. "If you have no idea, then don't marry him for the time being. But Ayan, although you are a boy, you must protect yourself when you are alone outside. Don't let others sell you out. You don't know."

Lu Xingyan frowned, "How can I be that stupid?"

"I'm not stupid, I'm just naive." Lu Xingzhi rubbed his eyebrows.

The old fox Chu Zongling's attitude changed drastically. Could it be that he has taken a fancy to A Yan?
What are you talking about, playing chess? Teaching martial arts? It's all a cover.

Fortunately, my younger brother was honest and did not agree to him.

"Next time you see Chu Zongling, remember to take a detour and don't talk to him," he reminded.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xingyan hesitated.

Although Chu Zongling believed Qin Yue'er and the others before and thought that he had done something bad to Miss Chu, the misunderstanding has now been resolved and Chu Zongling doesn't seem to be that bad. Does he really have to be so ruthless?
When you see him, you have to take a detour and you can't even talk to him?
Seeing that he was hesitant, Lu Xingzhi simply told him clearly, "If you don't take a detour, you will become the son-in-law of his Chu family."

Lu Xingyan was stunned, "Brother, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Lu Xingzhi snorted coldly, "Why do you think Chu Zongling changed his attitude towards you? Don't think that he feels guilty towards you. He just wants you to marry his daughter."

Lu Xingyan was stunned for a long time before he reacted and said with a red face: "Brother, did you misunderstand something?"

Looking at his red face, Lu Xingzhi paused. Ayan blushed too easily.

Or, is there really something going on between him and that Miss Chu?
Noticing his brother's scrutinizing gaze, Lu Xingyan was puzzled, "Brother?"

Lu Xingzhi retracted his gaze, “I didn’t misunderstand, Chu Zongling meant that, if you don’t want to have anything to do with Miss Chu, then do as I say.

Of course, if you are interested in Miss Chu, just pretend I didn’t say anything.”

Lu Xingyan said righteously, "Brother, you really misunderstood. Miss Chu and I just met by chance."

Looking at the clarity in his brother's eyes, Lu Xingzhi paused and nodded, "Well, in that case, next time you see Chu Zongling, remember to avoid him."

Although Lu Xingyan felt that his brother was overthinking it, he still agreed.

……

Chu Zongling didn't know that Lu Xingzhi had taught his brother to avoid him.

After watching the Lu family's carriage go away, he felt a little disappointed.

How come such a nice guy is engaged?
He felt very regretful.

He shook his head and just returned to the mansion when he saw his daughter running out in panic with disheveled hair, followed by a group of maids and old women.

"Miss, please slow down. The master said that you can't leave the house..."

Chu Zongling's expression suddenly darkened. "Chu Xiuya, look at yourself. How do you look like a lady from a noble family?"

Chu Xiuya's face was pale. She held onto the door frame of the front hall, slid down to the ground, and tears streamed down her face.

Her parents locked her in the room and refused to let her out no matter how much she screamed.

In order to escape, she deceived the maid guarding the gate, but even lost her shoes.

She only knew that Lu Xingyan was slandered by his father because of her, which was more painful than letting her die.

But when she finally ran out, she found that there was no one in the front hall.

What did Dad do to Lu Xingyan?
Thinking of the way her father dealt with the tribesmen who had committed crimes, her lips trembled. She no longer cared about being afraid of her strict father and shouted at him at the top of her lungs, "Dad, Master Lu really didn't bully me. On the contrary, he saved me. How can we repay kindness with hatred? Why don't you believe your daughter's words?"

Chu Xiuya had been through a lot that day, and she even jumped into the river and caught a cold. She was able to hold on until now only by holding on with one breath.

So after shouting, she couldn't hold on any longer and fainted on the ground.

“Yaya!” Chu Zongling was horrified. The anger on his face was replaced by panic. He quickly picked up his daughter and said, “Hurry up and call a doctor!”