Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter Three

The smoke above the kitchen dissipated, and night fell again.

"Ah Nuan, I've taken the medicine. I'll be fine tomorrow morning after drinking this bowl." Mrs. Xiao personally took the medicine bowl and sat beside the bed, coaxing her daughter gently. Lu Rong sat at the end of the bed and looked in her direction.

Lu Mingyu looked at his parents dumbly, lowered his eyes, took the medicine bowl with both hands, and drank it delicately, frowning, but the speed was not slow.

Lu Rong couldn't see it, Xiao Shi looked at his daughter who was too well-behaved and sensible, and felt suspicious.

The Lu family has a total of four masters, the eldest and the second master are from the father-in-law's original spouse, the husband is from the step-mother-in-law, and the fourth master Lu is the son of the old aunt Zhou. There are no dirty things in other rich and powerful families, so although the husband has no errands, the family is not squeezed out by the other three households, and the daughters and nieces live the same life of being pampered.

My daughter has a delicate temper, and she didn't like to drink medicine when she was sick. It took a long time before she was willing to drink. She took a bite and ate a few candied fruit. Why didn't she persuade her for two days?And the daughter is listless, and the innocence and childishness of a seven-year-old girl is no longer in her eyes...

Xiao Shi couldn't figure it out, but it could only be attributed to her daughter's serious illness and she hadn't recovered her vigor yet.

"Mother, I'm done drinking." Lu Mingyu pursed her lips. The concoction was too bitter. From yesterday to tonight, she drank it several times in a row, which further confirmed her guess.She wasn't dreaming, she was really back when she was a child, her mother hadn't committed suicide by jumping into the lake, and her father hadn't regretted and blamed himself, and was still protecting his good maid.

From the corner of her eye, she glanced at the hem of the man's blue clothes, Lu Mingyu's heart was in a mess.

Want to hate, but can't hate completely, want to forgive, but can't do it no matter what, so that when facing this young father, Lu Mingyu can no longer like him and respect him like the first time when she was seven years old, every day she hopes that her father will hurry up Reconcile with mother, and hope that father will stop using Mo Zhu as a big maid by his side.

A real seven-year-old child would not feel that his relatives were at fault, and would only blame Mo Zhu for his faults, blaming Mo Zhu for instigating dissension.Later, when her mother died, she grew up, got married, and understood the things between husband and wife, Lu Mingyu realized that Mo Zhu was just a servant girl, and no matter how much a servant girl can dance, she has to rely on the protection of her master. If it wasn't for her father hurting her mother too much Mother won't be overwhelmed...

"Mom, you sleep with me..."

Still haven't figured out how to get along with her father, Lu Mingyu simply ignored her, and looked at her mother, her eyes were full of longing and dependence, with tears flickering faintly.Yesterday Lu Mingyu treated all of this as an illusion, and lived in a daze. Now that she understands, Lu Mingyu has a lot to say to her mother, her dearest and most trusted mother.

The daughter's voice was soft, showing a familiar coquettish look, Xiao nodded with a smile, and fed the candied fruit prepared in advance to her daughter.

Lu Mingyu opened her mouth to continue, looking almost greedily at her lost and found mother.

The two mothers only had each other in their eyes, and Lu Rong felt his daughter's estrangement without looking at it. His eyes were invisible, and his mind was more sensitive. Since her daughter woke up, she hasn't called her daddy yet.Lu Rong couldn't think of how he had offended his daughter, but her daughter stopped kissing him, and Lu Rong couldn't ask in front of his wife.

"Then you guys rest early, I'm leaving." Lu Rong turned around to get the bamboo stick, quickly concealing the loneliness on his face.

Sensing something wrong with her daughter, Mrs. Xiao pinched her daughter's little hand and signaled her to send her father off.She is dissatisfied with Lu Rong, but Xiao never thought of asking her daughter to stand in line. Lu Rong really loves her daughter, father and daughter get along well, and daughter will live happier.

Lu Mingyu lowered her head and pursed her lips stubbornly.The better the mother is to the father, the less she is worth for the mother.

"You girl, why did your father offend you again?" Hearing the sound of Lu Rong's leaving footsteps, Mrs. Xiao tapped her daughter's forehead lightly, "Ah Nuan must be sensible. For two nights, you are not allowed to show him face because of your mother, do you understand?"

Lu Mingyu knew that anyone could praise his father, but he couldn't bear to be praised by his mother!

The pain of losing her mother and the pain of hating her father in the previous life swept across at the same time, Lu Mingyu threw herself into her mother's arms, crying.She was uncomfortable and wronged. Her mother died and her father existed in name only. It was equivalent to losing her parents at the same time. Does anyone know how she survived those years?Envious of other people having fathers and mothers, she could only hide in her grandmother's yard, wanting to go home, miss her father, but blame him, forcing herself not to think about it until she got used to being alone.

Once the misery of the past ten years was vented, Lu Mingyu cried anxiously and fiercely, and soon began to choke, out of breath.

Xiao's heart was so distressed that she sent the maids to go down. She moved to the bed and hugged her daughter tightly, "Don't cry, Ah Nuan, tell mother well, who bullied you? Tell mother, mother will help you call the shots."

The warmth of her mother's embrace is reassuring. Hearing her mother's soft whispers, Lu Mingyu gradually calmed down.

Xiao lowered her head and carefully wiped away her daughter's tears.

Lu Mingyu looked at her mother tearfully, and looked at the door. She moved into the bed and said in a voice that only the mother and father could hear: "Mom, I have something to tell you."

Xiao was stunned, why did her daughter's demeanor and behavior seem to be hiding some big secret?

What Lu Mingyu wanted to say was indeed a big secret.She was killed by someone, and instead of going to the underworld, she returned to her childhood. This kind of thing spread, it was too shocking, and others either didn't believe it, or those who believed her would have to get rid of her as a ghost. If possible, Lu Mingyu would not will tell.But her mother was different, her mother was her closest relative, if even her mother wanted to hide her doubts, who else could Lu Mingyu trust?And she had to tell her mother, let her know how hard her daughter had been after she left, so that her mother would feel distressed and give up the idea of ​​doing stupid things.

Therefore, the first thing Lu Mingyu said was that her mother threw herself into the river, and when it came to her heartbreak, she hit on it again.

Xiao Shi put her daughter in her arms, her eyes fell on the bed curtain, she secretly smiled.The little girl was too worried, looking forward to the reconciliation of her parents, but also afraid that her parents would continue to be cold, she was so afraid that she even had a nightmare.But how could she die because her husband was heartless?Not to mention that Lu Rong just snubbed her, even if Lu Rong divorced his wife, she would not commit suicide for such a thing.

"A Nuan, that's all a dream, mother won't leave you, Ah Nuan is so young, how can mother be willing to leave you?" Although it's ridiculous for a child to worry about, but Xiao Shi also felt the importance of her daughter to her mother , she hugged her daughter tightly, reassuring that she would not do anything stupid.

At the beginning, Lu Mingyu only thought of her mother as a guarantee that she would be fine in this life, but after listening to it, she suddenly realized that her mother didn't believe her words at all.Lu Mingyu became anxious, and hurriedly told her everything about how she moved to live with her grandmother after her mother died, and how she married Chu Sui when she grew up, including her father's rejection of Miracle Doctor Ge, and her tragic death.

"Mother, these are all true. I really lived to be 16 years old." Lu Mingyu raised her head and looked at her mother nervously, afraid that she would not believe it.

Xiao Shi was completely stunned there.

"The person I most want to see has already gone, it's useless to regain my sight..."

If what the daughter said was true, did the husband think so after she died?Because he can't see her anymore, he can't be cured?
"Mo Zhu has served me for more than ten years and has never made a mistake. Leave those trivial matters to her, and you don't have to worry about it."

But what rang in her ears was what her husband had really said. When she was arguing with Mo Zhu, he, as the head of the family, favored his good maid.

A trace of self-mockery flashed in his eyes, Xiao looked at his daughter, "A Nuan, you..."

"Mother doesn't believe me?" Lu Mingyu could understand, she was anxious, she didn't know how to persuade her mother, she became a little incoherent, saying one thing after another, but she was too young when her mother left in her previous life, She doesn't remember many things. All Lu Mingyu can think of are life-and-death matters, "Mother, when I was thirteen years old, the emperor went out of the palace in disguise to see my aunt, and made my aunt a concubine. The next year, my aunt had a dystocia... Mother , I was married to Chu Sui when I was 15 years old. Not long after the marriage, the king of Huainan rebelled. My uncle and my uncle went to suppress the rebels. My uncle was killed by a poisoned arrow and my uncle was stabbed in the face..."

After living for 16 years, she can only remember these few important events at this time, but they are too far away from now, and cannot be used as evidence to convince her mother immediately. Lu Mingyu closed her eyes anxiously, trying to recall what happened this year. Midsummer, before that, the Lu family, the Lu family...

Aunt Chen?
Lu Mingyu's eyes lit up, and she was about to cry out excitedly. She covered her mouth when she was about to speak, raised her upper body to her mother's ear, and whispered: "Mother, I remembered, one of my uncle's subordinates died of illness. Before he died, he entrusted his only daughter to his uncle to take care of him. At the end of the month, my uncle would send someone to send that Miss Chen to live in our house. The original intention was to let my aunt find a good home for her. But, Miss Chen became my second uncle in the end. Aunt..."

Because the elders were involved, Lu Mingyu felt a little guilty when he said it.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xiao stared at her daughter in shock. Well, there is such a thing?

Lu Mingyu said everything she could think of, but seeing her mother still didn't believe her, she could only act coquettishly, hugged her mother's arm and shook it, "Mom, what I said is true, because the second aunt has completely quarreled with the eldest aunt, Said that the eldest aunt was deliberately disturbed and kind..."

Xiao quickly covered her daughter's mouth.Generally speaking, the Lu family is really harmonious, but there are inevitably some bumps and bumps between the sisters-in-law.Uncle is an honest and honest general, he didn't put much thought into it, and he could really send all the orphans back to Beijing. As for Second Master, he already has a charming aunt at home, so it's not impossible to accept another one.

Now that things have happened, Xiao has [-]% confidence in her daughter.

Believe it, think about her daughter's tragic experience again, Xiao clung to the top of her head, weeping, "Who is so cruel to kill my Nuan?"

Lu Mingyu cried and shook her head, she couldn't figure it out either.Ordinary thieves would not dare to attack the wife of the prince of Chu State, but the man in black killed her first and then destroyed her body with fire. He probably wanted to pretend that she died in an accident. He wanted her to die and didn't want to cause trouble afterwards. What reason can there be?
But she didn't offend anyone, maybe she didn't get along well with a few noble ladies, but they wouldn't hate her enough to take her life, let alone arrange such a daring murder plan.

She has her doubts, and Mrs. Xiao also has her own preoccupations.How did he die?Would a girl as innocent as sister-in-law enter the palace?Is your daughter married to Chu Sui?Chu Sui, the eldest son of the second room of the Duke of Chu, met only a few days ago, a 14-year-old young man, suave and romantic... He is a good person, but does his daughter's death have anything to do with the enemies of the Chu family?If that's the case, my daughter will never marry into the Chu family again in this life...

"Mother, what should we do now?" Lu Mingyu wiped her eyes and looked at her mother dependently.It seems that there are many things to do, but there is no clue for a while.

Xiao returned to her senses and looked at her daughter's little face with teardrops. Xiao had a complicated expression and sighed in a low voice: "A Nuan, this matter has a lot to do with the court. We must tell your father." Well, it doesn't matter if you are blind, the husband is the backer of the two of them, and Xiao still has great trust in Lu Rong's ability to handle major issues.

Lu Mingyu pursed her lips and looked at her mother in confusion, "Mother, don't you blame daddy?"

Xiao is very pleased that her daughter favors her, but she can't let her husband take the blame, and she can't let her daughter lose a father who loves her very much because of a misunderstanding.Bending down, Mrs. Xiao looked at her daughter seriously, "Ah Nuan, you were young at that time, and you couldn't understand some truths when my mother told you, but now you are careful, so my mother will tell you that my husband treats us well, and we Just be a good wife, they are ungrateful, and we don't have to feel sad, let's go our own way."

Lu Mingyu's eyes widened, she couldn't believe it, her mother actually thought so?She always thought that her mother was unhappy...

The daughter finally understood, Xiao patted the top of the little girl's head, his eyes filled with pity, "A Nuan, there must be something strange about my mother's death in my previous life, and my mother will secretly pay attention to protect yourself, what you have to do is to leave the important matter to you." Me and your father, you can be your seven-year-old girl with peace of mind, and enjoy the time when your father loves you and your mother loves you, understand?"

Just hearing what her daughter said, Mrs. Xiao can fully imagine the hardships her daughter has suffered. Now she is living a good life, and she wants her daughter to live happily.

Lu Mingyu didn't really understand, what did mother mean, did she really treat herself like a seven-year-old child?
"By the way, Ah Nuan, your father will come later, don't mention my death, and don't mention Mo Zhu." Thinking of something, Xiao solemnly told her daughter.

"Why?" Lu Mingyu frowned again, his father was so confused, he should remind him to cherish his mother.

Xiao smiled wryly, looked past her daughter, and landed on the bed, "Ah Nuan, you should whisper to mother first, and then you will know about him later. When it comes to things that have nothing to do with Mo Zhu, your father will definitely believe it. You said I killed him." Drive Mo Zhu away, I'm afraid he will suspect that I taught you to make it up."

It is said that a woman's heart is a needle in the bottom of the sea, so why not a man's heart?
If she had to die to get back Lu Rong's guilt and regret, then she would rather not.

(End of this chapter)