Lu family's daughter-in-law

Chapter 18

The Wu family is one of the largest households in Liuxian Town. They have several hundred acres of fertile land, seven shops, and another hundred acres of orchards, where they grow chestnuts and fruits.

Lu Chengcheng works in the Wu family's Shaguoyuan. The town is more than ten miles away from Donglin Village. He can get there in half an hour by walking, and it's faster by riding a donkey.He is eloquent and very popular, and he has a close friendship with Yan Jing from Liziyuan. Tomorrow Anan's first birthday, Yan Jing can't go to Lu's house to congratulate him because of something, so he urged him to treat him today.Lu Cheng naturally agreed, and the two came to Yingxianju. They ordered two dishes and a pot of wine on the first floor, which didn't cost much.

The private room on the second floor is where rich men like to go.

After eating and paying the bill, I came out and saw a carriage parked outside the door, and there was an extremely beautiful maid standing beside her.Lu Cheng took a glance and then looked away. Yan Jing was not a womanizer either, the two chatted as they walked.After walking a few steps, I heard a word from the maid behind me.

Lu Cheng heard it, but he didn't take it to heart, because the name of his sweetheart was Xu Xiang'er.

It's just that he paused quickly, turned around suspiciously, and stared nervously at the curtain of the carriage with peach blossom eyes.

She was called Ning Xiang in the Hou Mansion. Is this Ning Xiang her?
"Tsk tsk, have you taken a fancy to that girl?" Yan Jing saw that he stopped and stared at the carriage, smiled and patted Lu Cheng on the shoulder.

Lu Cheng said frankly: "Let me see which master it is."

Yan Jing didn't believe it or not, so he happened to be in no hurry to go back to the orchard, so he just watched from the side.

In the carriage, because of Su Yue's urging, he didn't want to push Ning Xiang into a hurry, Pei Jinghan pretended to support Ning Xiang, then retreated to the couch, and gently reminded Ning Xiang's pale face: "Be careful not to fall gone."

Ning Xiang was afraid that Pei Jinghan would continue to mess around, and that Lu Cheng hadn't gone far yet, but at this moment, she didn't have time to hesitate, she straightened her slightly messy clothes, and she opened the car curtain again.

So Lu Chengcheng saw the girl he had been thinking about day and night holding onto the board with one hand and getting out of the car with the hand of his sister outside the car.

Different from the two times he had seen him before, she was wearing a satin dress today, with a pink embroidered shirt on top and a long plain white skirt underneath. The embroidered shoes are elegant and exquisite, and his heart beats faster when he sees them.But she quickly stood on the ground, the embroidered shoes were covered by the hem of the skirt, Lu Cheng immediately looked at her face again, without wasting any time, he saw her standing behind the maid, covering her face.

Lu Cheng couldn't help but want to take a few steps back. He knew she must have come out with the master, and he would cause unnecessary trouble for her if he rashly recognized her, so he just wanted her to see him. That's enough.

But just as he raised his right foot slightly, a man's figure protruded from the carriage.

Lu Cheng's feet froze on the ground uncontrollably, and he watched in a daze that the handsome man in the sky blue brocade robe got out of the car like a tree facing the wind, and watched him say something with a smile to Ningxiang's second daughter, and then he The sweetheart followed this person into the Yingxianju, and never looked this way from the beginning to the end.

The sun was shining brightly and the wind was warm, but Lu Cheng's heart seemed to be drenched in rain.

It turned out that the master she was serving was such an extravagant young man.

He had heard a little about the situation in Zhenyuan Hou's Mansion. That person just now should be Pei Jinghan, the eldest son of the Hou Mansion, right?

For the people of Tai'an Mansion, Pei Jinghan is almost the same as the prince of the capital.

She also remembered what she said when talking about the redemption, fearing that the master would be unhappy.

Lu Cheng smiled wryly. If he was Pei Jinghan, he would never let her go easily.

"I've never seen this young master before." When he entered, Yan Jing turned his head and chatted with Lu Cheng. His family is in the town, and he has seen all the famous people in the town. "Probably someone's relative."

Lu Cheng exhaled imperceptibly, and said with a faint smile: "Whoever he is, let's go."

Yan Jing nodded, and the two left side by side.

In the private room on the second floor of Yingxianju, Ning Xiang was sitting on the seat facing the window, looking out of the window with almond eyes, feeling a little bitter in her heart.

She saw him, took a quick glance, glanced out of the corner of her eye, and saw him standing in the direction of the carriage, she must have heard Su Yue's words.

So what is he thinking now?
In fact, she has nothing to do with Lu Cheng, and even feels a little disgusted with Lu Cheng's ruthlessness towards his dead wife. Lu Cheng misunderstood her and looked down on her and it wouldn't affect her too much, but Ningxiang always has a kind of... the last thing she wants to be seen by others The feeling of being seen.She is a maid, and she doesn't mind letting the whole Fucheng see her serving Pei Jinghan, but she doesn't want to be seen by the villagers she knows.

"Ningxiang?"

Pei Jinghan handed the menu to Suyue to let them order, but he saw Ningxiang staring out of the window blankly with a lonely expression, which made him inexplicably distressed, as if the maid he wanted to love was being bullied by someone... No, he got out of the car He bullied her once when he was young, could it be that she blamed him?
Ning Xiang came back to her senses, seeing Pei Jinghan staring at her with a frown, she quickly smiled and made up an excuse, "It's so blue today."

In her previous life, she was bullied by Pei Jinghan too many times, and she had something more to worry about just now, Ning Xiang had forgotten about the unpleasantness in the carriage.

There was no resentment towards herself in her smile, and she looked cute and cute when she was lying foolishly. Pei Jinghan was greatly pleased, and said with a smile: "Hurry up, order whatever you like, don't save me money."

Ningxiang smiled and nodded.

In the end, Su Yue ordered a pork ribs in honey sauce, and Ning Xiang chose minced pork tofu, which she really liked, and it was also the cheapest dish the three of them had ordered so far.

Pei Jinghan glanced at her, as if he hated iron but steel. Since she loves tofu, he ordered another tofu crucian carp soup.

Chewing slowly, I ate a meal for less than half an hour.

After the meal, the three of them got into the carriage, and Su Yue saw Pei Jinghan leaning on the carriage with her eyes closed to rest, she was also a little sleepy, so she leaned on Ningxiang's shoulder.Ning Xiang tilted her head, looked at her sleeping face and smiled, sleepiness hit her, and she also closed her eyes.

In the silent car, the only man opened those phoenix eyes at some point.

He looked happily at the two maids who were leaning on him, and the more he looked, the more satisfied he became.It's a good thing that they look easy to get along with. They haven't quarreled in Lengmei Pavilion for so long. In the future, they will be able to serve him kindly like Ehuang Nvying.

Ning Xiang didn't sleep deeply, and felt that the carriage was jolting, she frowned and turned to look out the window.

See a field of crops.

Su Yue also woke up, looked out of the window, and asked Pei Jinghan in surprise, "Where is your son going?"

Pei Jinghan said lazily, "I heard that the Wu family's orchard is in full bloom, so we'll spend the afternoon there to pass the time."

Suddenly, Su Yue realized, she poked her head out of the car window, and she saw a small hill in front of her, with white fine powder flowers blooming all over the hill, which was pleasing to the eye.She wants revenge in this life, but that doesn't hinder her enjoyment, she happily called Ning Xiang, "Come and see, do you know what kind of flower it is?"

The car window is not big, Su Yue stepped back and pushed Ning Xiang to look.

Ning Xiang looked at it and shook her head, she didn't recognize it either.

"It's Shaguo. I heard that the flowers are somewhat similar to peach blossoms and plum blossoms." Pei Jinghan explained.

Su Yue listened and continued to look out.

Ning Xiang's complexion changed.

Lu Chengcheng was working in a sand orchard. Seeing that he appeared in Liuxian Town, he should be near here. How many orchards are there around Liuxian Town?Could it be that Lu Chengcheng is in the garden in front of him?

Just as he was thinking about it, Chang Shun, who was driving outside, suddenly reminded: "My lord, there is a slope ahead, and you will be outside the orchard when you go down the slope, sit still!"

Pei Jinghan hummed, and motioned for Ningxiang and the second daughter to support something.

Ning Xiang absently grasped the edge of the car window, and not long after, the car body suddenly lowered forward, then stabilized quickly, and then stopped.

"Sir, I..."

Ning Xiang wanted to excuse that she was unwell and waited in the carriage as an excuse, but Su Yue opened the curtain first, she looked out from the habit, and saw Lu Cheng standing beside an old man, with a pair of deep peach blossom eyes Looking at her, there was no surprise or surprise inside, calm and quiet, as if the two didn't know each other.

The originally apprehensive heart suddenly calmed down.

See it when you see it, she is indeed Pei Jinghan's maid, she does things according to her duties, and she doesn't care what others think.

Confused, Ningxiang got out of the car steadily.

"My son, I am the steward of this garden. My surname is Li. My master told me to lead the way for him when he learned that your son is here to enjoy the flowers." Uncle Li, who is in his 50s, bowed slightly and greeted him cautiously, before introducing him to Pei Jinghan. My apprentice, "His name is Lu Cheng, if you have any orders, please let him do it."

Pei Jinghan was not interested in them, and walked forward without looking straight at them.

Ningxiang Suyue hurriedly followed.

Chang Shun ordered on behalf of his master: "You guys watch the car outside, the prince will take care of us, so you don't need to follow."

After speaking, I want to follow up.

Pei Jinghan, who had already walked outside the fence gate of the orchard, looked back at him.

Chang Shun immediately understood that the master didn't need him to wait on him, and it was a bit embarrassing, so Chang Shun resentfully lay down in the car and dozed off.

"This..." Uncle Li looked at Lu Cheng with some embarrassment, he was just good at taking care of fruit trees, and he was used to discussing with his apprentice who was good at handling people and things when he encountered any problems.

Lu Cheng calmly said: "Since the prince doesn't need us to serve, let's continue to work, and we will see him off later when the prince comes out."

Li Bo nodded and talked to Chang Shun, and the master and apprentice entered the orchard again.

In the orchard, Su Yue likes these white and pink sago flowers so much that she can't help but want to pick one off.

Ning Xiang hurriedly stopped her, and persuaded in a low voice: "This is someone who kept the fruit..."

Only then did Su Yue remember, and she smiled annoyedly, "Look at me, I almost forgot, I'm still the plum blossom of our Hou Mansion."

But a hand was stretched out from the side, and ruthlessly broke off the flower she wanted just now, and handed it to her: "Pick it if you like it, and reward them with money when you go out."

Su Yue raised her head and met Pei Jinghan's handsome and coquettish face.

She smiled brightly, took the flowers and walked forward.

Pei Jinghan wanted to fold it for Ning Xiang again, but Ning Xiang shook her head, "I don't like this flower, son, don't fold it..."

After speaking, he hurried to chase Su Yue.

Pei Jinghan looked at the bright little flowers on the branches, smiled meaningfully, and walked away slowly.

After walking around for about a quarter of an hour, a voice suddenly came from behind the three of them, "My lord, my master asked me to ask you if you need tea."

Ning Xiang's heart tightened, she knew it was Lu Cheng without turning her head.

Pei Jinghan looked around the fruit trees, but asked curiously, "Do you have tea here?"

Lu Cheng stood with downcast eyes, and said neither humble nor overbearing: "There is indeed no tea, but there is spring water in the garden, which is mellow and sweet. My master will send someone to fetch water for tea every day."

Pei Jinghan nodded and looked to the left and right.Ning Xiang lowered her head slightly, wondering what she was thinking, while Su Yue was full of longing, and even licked her lips thirstily.His eyes lingered on her red lips for a moment, Pei Jinghan also swallowed, and told Ningxiang: "I'm really thirsty, let him get water."

There are flowers and beauties, the time and place are right, he wants to satisfy his hunger with Su Yue first.

(End of this chapter)