The Hidden Beauty

Chapter 28 Hiding it from her

A look of loneliness flashed across Lu Jin's face.

Lu Zheng frowned in the seat of honor: "Don't drink anymore. You got drunk and crazy last time."

"Brother, please be tolerant of me for a while. When I get married, I won't get drunk in front of you anymore."

Lu Zheng's face was completely dark: "What do you mean?"

Lu Jin didn't look at him, but looked at Meng Tingzhou with a smile.

"Commander-in-chief, I think you are right. I am not young anymore and it is time for me to consider my own marriage. I think it is not impossible to be the principal wife of the Duke's Mansion."

Without waiting for Meng Tingzhou to speak, Lu Zheng had already clenched the wine cup: "Lu Jin, do you know what you are saying?"

Lu Jin raised his glass and said, "Brother, I know exactly what I am talking about."

Lu Zheng hesitated to speak, and drank one glass of wine after another.

Meng Tingzhou looked at Jiang Shiwan and secretly squeezed her hand.

Inexplicably, Jiang Shiwan actually understood what he meant. She stood up and helped Lu Jin sit opposite him: "Don't just drink, eat some food."

The two of them ate something in silence. Lu Jin finally couldn't bear it anymore and pleaded, "Sister Shi Wan, can I call you that?"

"of course can."

"I want to go out for a walk." Jiang Shiwan looked at Lu Zheng who was drinking alone and Meng Tingzhou who was sipping juice silently.

Meng Tingzhou nodded: "Go if you want to, don't get tired."

Lu Jin drank some wine and stood up a little shaky. Jiang Shiwan immediately ordered the maid beside her to support her: "I think I'll just take you back to your room to rest. It's also a good opportunity to take a walk."

Jiang Shiwan was not feeling well, so Yunshang and Xueying supported her and followed Lu Jin. They finally sent her to the bedroom. Jiang Shiwan asked someone to bring warm water to wipe her.

When she was wiping Lu Jin's face, Lu Jin grabbed her hand and said, "Sister Shi Wan, I feel so uncomfortable."

"Then drink less next time."

"No, I feel bad."

Tears flowed down Lu Jin's cheeks, and his already rosy face became even redder: "When he heard that I wanted to get married, he was indifferent. He might really just want to be my brother and sister."

Jiang Shiwan wiped her tears gently: "Give yourself some time, give him some time, if you have each other in your hearts, someone will give in."

"No... He won't..." Lu Jin was filled with sorrow, "Maybe it's just my wishful thinking..."

She turned her back and sobbed violently.

Jiang Shiwan sighed silently and said to himself: "Lu Jin, I envy your life."

The two are about the same age. She can be entangled and sad about whether to love or not, but she has already experienced the vicissitudes of life and death.

Lu Jin was probably tired from crying and fell asleep in a daze.

Jiang Shiwan then slowly walked towards the water pavilion.

When she was almost there, she heard a conversation inside, and as if possessed by a ghost, she subconsciously made a "hush" gesture.

It was Meng Tingzhou's voice inside: "Since you can't let her go, go to Lu Jin and make it clear. You can't tie her to you without wanting her to get married."

"You think I don't want to!"

Lu Zheng, who was drunk, spoke loudly, "I am not you, Meng Tingzhou, who can coerce others by relying on the status of Left Commander. She is my sister, my sister who I have been with day and night for ten years. How can I tell her?"

"Should I tell her that I don't want to be your brother anymore, I want to be your husband?"

Lu Zheng smiled sadly and mockingly: "Say something like this, even I feel dirty."

"You can ask Lu Jin and see what she says." Meng Tingzhou's eyes were sharp. "Maybe she doesn't want to be your sister?" Lu Zheng looked at him blankly.

Meng Tingzhou took the wine glass from his hand and said, "I really have nothing better to do than to take care of your lifelong affairs."

Lu Zheng put his hand on his shoulder: "Master Governor has a compassionate heart."

Jiang Shiwan was about to go in when he suddenly heard Lu Zheng's voice.

"If I were your sister-in-law, I would be deceived by what you did."

"Lu Zheng..."

"Seriously, does she know about her brother?"

When he heard that it was about Xiaonian, Jiang Shiwan secretly clenched the handkerchief in his hand.

Meng Tingzhou's expression changed slightly: "No."

Lu Zheng pointed at her and said, "You! You! Have you ever thought about what would happen if she knew?"

"She is pregnant and cannot stand any stimulation." Meng Tingzhou closed his eyes and said calmly, "I will tell her when there is a suitable opportunity. But now... it is not the right time."

"Now everything is about her and the children."

Lu Zheng shook his head: "Tingzhou, you said I don't understand Lu Jin, do you really understand my sister-in-law?"

"She was pregnant but she still tried every means to get the Jiang family's military book back from the Duke's Mansion. It can be seen that she is definitely not a person who only cares about herself. Such a person...you actually hid it from her..."

Meng Tingzhou said coldly: "Hide it for as long as you can..."

At this time, someone outside saw Jiang Shiwan and called out, "Greetings, Madam Ru."

Jiang Shiwan quickly calmed down and walked in with a smile: "I'm afraid Lu Jin really drank too much and has fallen asleep."

Lu Zheng muttered, "I told her not to drink, but she didn't even consider her own alcohol tolerance."

"Maybe she really can't drink much, she's crying and making a fuss." Jiang Shiwan picked up a cup of tea and drank it by himself. "I'll ask the servants to make some porridge and soup later so that she can feel better."

Hearing her crying and making a fuss, Lu Zheng couldn't hold back any longer: "Is she... is she okay?"

Jiang Shiwan smiled brightly: "If you care, go back and take a look."

She looked up and saw Meng Tingzhou's dark eyes, and leaned into his arms: "What's wrong?"

Meng Tingzhou was a suspicious person. He didn't know if she had heard what he had just said to Lu Zheng, so he kept looking for clues on her face: "Did you just come from Lu Jin?"

"Yeah." Jiang Shiwan frowned, "Luckily the Lu Mansion is cool, otherwise I would definitely not be able to walk."

Seeing that she was calm, Meng Tingzhou gradually let go of his worries and put his hand on her waist: "I'll give you a massage later."

Lu Zheng kicked him and said, "Hey, calm down, I'm still here with you guys."

Meng Tingzhou glanced at him and said, "Are you considered a human being?"

Lu Zheng pretended to hit someone, but Meng Tingzhou held out his hand to block him: "We'll come back after you've dealt with your business. We have to leave first today."

"I hope that next time you come, both of you will drink alone and let us, as guests, take care of you."

Meng Tingzhou's dissatisfaction was evident in his words.

Jiang Shiwan watched them playing with a smile on her face, but her heart was filled with sorrow. The man next to her tried his best to say nice things and do good things in front of her, but he did something unspeakable without telling her?

What happened to Xiaonian?

(End of this chapter)