Spring is warm and fragrant

Chapter 95 The Heart Is Warm
The niece fell off the horse and was injured. Emperor Minghui rushed to Lu Zhan's other courtyard immediately after dealing with several urgent political affairs.

As soon as he entered the yard, several servants in the front yard knelt down to greet him. To Emperor Minghui's surprise, the brothers Chu Xing stood in the corridor, saw him, and walked side by side, bowed their heads and bowed down.On the way, Emperor Minghui already knew that it was the brothers of the Chu family who saved the niece. The Duke of Chu's mansion was closely related to the Lu family. It was normal for the brothers to stay here waiting for the news that something happened to Lu Mingyu. Emperor Minghui didn't think much of it and went to the backyard.

The two imperial physicians had already re-bandaged Lu Mingyu's wound, and they were sitting outside discussing the condition in a low voice.Lu Zhan and his wife stood beside their granddaughter, one with deep eyebrows furrowed and solemn expression, the other with eyes swollen from crying, sitting by the bed and looking at the unconscious granddaughter without blinking.Hearing the news that the emperor was coming, Lu Zhan finally moved his eyes, bent down and patted his wife on the shoulder, motioning for her to follow him to pick him up.

"How is Ah Nuan's injury?" Ming Huidi waved his hand, waived the ceremony from the husband and wife, and asked the imperial physician.

The two imperial physicians looked at each other with their heads down, and one of them said, "Going back to the emperor, the fourth girl fell off the horse, and there were some skin injuries on her body. These are not serious problems, but the fourth girl hit her head, and her brain disease is complicated." , I don’t dare to make a judgment for the time being, I have to wait for the fourth girl to wake up, and then make a careful diagnosis, please forgive me.”

Emperor Ming Hui frowned, "Then when will she wake up?"

The imperial doctors lowered their heads, "This, I am incompetent." After speaking, he knelt down.

Zhu Shi couldn't hold back, choked up and let out a sob.She was afraid, afraid that her granddaughter would fall into a fool just like He Li, and even more afraid that her granddaughter would never wake up again.

"Ma'am, don't worry, Ah Nuan is my niece, she is very lucky, she will be fine." Emperor Minghui persuaded in a low voice.

Zhu shi cried and nodded.

"Then I'll go and see Ah Nuan." After inquiring about the injury, Emperor Minghui went to the inner room with a serious expression.

On Zhu's bed, Lu Mingyu lay quietly under the brocade quilt, with a white gauze wrapped around her forehead, blood was faintly visible from the wound, the little girl's eyes were closed tightly, her cheeks were pale, and her lips lost their usual delicate color.Emperor Ming Hui had no daughter himself, and had always loved Xiao Xuan and Lu Mingyu, the two juniors. Among them, Lu Mingyu was smarter and more sensible than Xiao Xuan, so although Lu Mingyu was a niece, Emperor Ming Hui loved her the most.

Sitting on the bed, Emperor Ming Hui took his niece's little hand and placed it on his big hand, patted it lightly, and looked at the sleeping little girl tenderly, "A Nuan, Uncle Huang came to see you, Uncle Huang knows Ah Nuan is suffering, don't be afraid of the pain, Ah Nuan, when you wake up and recover, Uncle Huang will send Linglong to you."

"emperor……"

Lu Zhan was flattered.Linglong is one of the three horses that Dawan in the Western Regions paid tribute to Emperor Minghui last year. The other two horses are Tianfeng and Yechen, both of which are extremely spiritual.Yechen was given to Chu Xing by Emperor Minghui, and Tianfeng Emperor Minghui kept it for himself. The mare Linglong is small in size, and her body is white without any variegation. Emperor Minghui joked half-truthfully in front of all the ministers , Said that Linglong would be given to his first princess.

Emperor Ming Hui shook his head, interrupted Lu Zhan's worries, and continued to coax his niece softly, "Did Ah Nuan hear that? If you want Linglong, wake up early, otherwise Xuan'er will come and snatch it from you."

Lu Mingyu closed her eyes, as if she had fallen asleep.

Footsteps could be heard outside, Emperor Minghui took one last look at his niece, and walked out with Lu Zhan.

The person who came was a horse officer, kneeling in front of the hall door and said: "Your Majesty, I have checked, and the horse's left front leg was stabbed by a scorpion, so it went mad."

"It's dealt with." Emperor Ming Hui said helplessly, the scorpions in the pasture, this is a natural disaster, and it is impossible to prevent it.As soon as the thought came to an end, he suddenly saw a burly man who looked somewhat similar to Lu Zhan kneeling in the courtyard. Emperor Minghui quickly reacted and turned back to ask Lu Zhan, "This..."

Lu Zhan gave the eldest grandson a cold look, "As an elder brother, he only cares about falcons and doesn't know how to take care of his younger sister, causing her to be injured. Let's just kneel down. When Ah Nuan wakes up, he will wake up again."

This is the way Lu Zhan taught his grandson. Emperor Ming Hui had nothing to say, and told Lu Zhan to report to him immediately if he had any news, and Emperor Ming Hui led his people away first.Lu Zhan kept sending him out of the other courtyard, watched Shengjia turn the corner, and he turned back to the courtyard. He caught a glimpse of the Chu family brothers in the corridor. Lu Zhan said in a bad mood: "You go, I will send the thank you to another day."

In any case, the two brothers tried their best to save her, and even connected the granddaughter's arm for the first time. Lu Zhan was annoyed that Chu Xing had taken over his granddaughter and would not return him, but he was still very reasonable. By the way, let Chu Xing understand that he He recognizes this favor and is willing to give a big gift, but Chu Xing don't expect him to betroth his granddaughter to him. A man of 25 is old enough to be a granddaughter's father.

Others may value the title of Duke Chu Xingguo and the celebrity around the emperor, but Lu Zhan doesn't recognize that.Not counting his daughter, his little granddaughter is his favorite child, only 13 years old, Lu Zhan has never considered his granddaughter's marriage at all, at least one year before he will meet a young talent of the right age for his granddaughter.

And Chu Xing...

On the one hand, she is old, but on the other hand, her face is as cold as iron, and she doesn't seem to be hurt at first glance. No matter how you look at it, she is not good enough for her well-behaved and sensible granddaughter.

Facing Lu Zhan's indifference, Chu Xing said to his cousin: "You go back first."

Chu Sui clenched his fists in his sleeves, and looked at him with complicated eyes, "Brother, do you really want to marry Ah Nuan?"

"Yes, you go back first, Ah Nuan is awake, and I will explain to you." Chu Xing finally turned around and looked directly at his cousin.

Chu Sui was very confused, he wanted to tell his brother that he was bewitched by an evil spirit, but his brother's eyes, his brother's domineering posture of holding Lu Mingyu all the way and not even allowing Lu Zhan to snatch him, all denied his guess.But when did elder brother start to like Lu Mingyu, knowing his feelings for Lu Mingyu, why did he still want to rob him?
Chu Sui couldn't figure it out. All he knew was that his elder brother robbed the woman he liked, and his elder brother had already expressed his attitude to the Lu family. As a cousin, no matter how much he wanted to compete with his elder brother, for the sake of the Chu family's reputation, he could not be impulsive. Do things so as not to let the Lu family see a joke, and let outsiders point at the Duke of Chu's mansion and gossip.

He lowered his eyes and left silently.

Lu Zhan stared at Chu Xing who was walking towards him, and said before Chu Xing opened his mouth: "You don't need to say anything, I don't agree."

Without surprise or anger, Chu Xing said to the backyard: "Lord Lu, I want to stay here and wait for the news. When will Ah Nuan wake up and when will I leave?"

Want to impress him with this seemingly sincere but stupid way?

Lu Zhan sneered, "It's up to you."

Leaving Chu Xing behind, Lu Zhan strode towards the backyard. When turning a corner, Lu Zhan glanced back secretly, looking at Chu Xing's pine-like figure in the distance, Lu Zhan suddenly felt confused.Why did Chu Xing suddenly want to propose marriage?Just because he hugged his granddaughter?Don't say that the two families are relatives, they can be fooled in terms of etiquette, but it doesn't matter. Generally, in this case, it is the woman who takes a fancy to the status of the benefactor or would rather sacrifice her daughter to maintain the family's innocence. The body promises, or the man takes the opportunity to propose marriage because of the beauty of the woman.Chu Xing, based on Lu Zhan's understanding of him, doesn't look like a lustful person. Could it be that he is really such a gentleman that he will be responsible if he touches his granddaughter?

But the girl from the Lu family would not marry for such a reason.

Aside from Chu Xing, Lu Zhan continued to guard his granddaughter with his wife.

As night fell, Lu Zhan broke her granddaughter's chin, and Mrs. Zhu slowly fed her granddaughter liquid food spoon by spoon. She held back while feeding. After feeding, Mrs. Zhu couldn't bear it any longer, and leaned into her husband's arms and began to cry. , "What if Ah Nuan can't wake up?" Just one thought caused her to feel pain.

Lu Zhan hugged his wife, only patted his wife's shoulder lightly, looked at his granddaughter with pity, and blamed himself very much.

He blamed his eldest grandson, but why didn't he blame himself, if he took time out to spend time with his granddaughter, he wouldn't have left her alone.

"Master, the courtyard gate is about to be locked, Duke Chu..."

There was an embarrassing report from outside, Mrs. Zhu broke away from her husband's arms in surprise when she heard the words, and asked in surprise, "Shijin is still in the front yard?"

"I told him to go back first, he insisted on waiting here." Lu Zhan said sarcastically.

Mrs. Zhu didn't know the grievances between her granddaughter and the brothers of the Chu family. In her eyes, Chu Xing was her granddaughter's benefactor as well as her benefactor. How could she be so indifferent to her benefactor like her husband?So Mrs. Zhu washed her face, ignored Lu Zhan's objection, and led the maid out of the room.Lu Jiaping was still kneeling in the yard, but he was willing to kneel. Hearing the movement in the house, Lu Jiaping moved to the flower bed ahead of time, not wanting his grandmother to see him.

Mrs. Zhu was so preoccupied that she never noticed her grandson who was punished by her husband for kneeling. When she turned to the front yard, she saw Chu Xing standing in the corridor with his hands behind his back.

"How long has Shijin been standing here?" Zhu asked with a face full of shame, "I, I have been taking care of Ah Nuan, no one told me..."

"Old lady, don't blame yourself. Ah Nuan fell from the horse because I failed to save her in time. I feel ashamed. I can't wait for news of her safety. Shijin can't sleep or eat. Waiting here will make my conscience feel better." Chu Chu Xing bowed his head, his voice was low, and his tone was very sincere, "Old lady, go back, you can take care of Ah Nuan at ease, don't worry about me."

"Silly boy, what does Ah Nuan's fall have anything to do with you, go back quickly." Mrs. Zhu grabbed Chu Xing's arm and tried to push him, "It's windy here at night, you should catch a cold carefully."

"Old lady, I'm really fine." Chu Xing remained motionless, holding Zhu's arm with his big hand, and pushed him away skillfully and respectfully.

The man was stubborn, Zhu Shi really didn't understand, and wanted to ask again, Chu Xing suddenly raised his head, the two looked at each other for a moment, Chu Xing lifted the hem of his clothes, and knelt down steadily towards Zhu Shi.Mrs. Zhu was shocked and bent down to help him. Chu Xing blocked her hand, looked directly into the elder's eyes and said, "Old lady, at the end of last year, Ah Nuan returned to Beijing to play ice falling into the water in Yongding County. I happened to pass by and went into the water to save her. At that time, Ah Nuan was already slim, and Shi Jin couldn't help but fell in love with her. Because she was too old, she was sure that I had nothing to do with her, so I never mentioned it to anyone. An accident happened to Ah Nuan during the day, and I was very anxious. Can save her in time...Old madam, please let me guard her here, or I will feel even more guilty."

Zhu looked in shock at the man in front of him who had a cold face even when he was talking about love, and couldn't recover for a long time.

It turned out that Chu Xing in the carriage said he wanted to propose marriage, not because he hugged his granddaughter in front of everyone, but because he really liked his granddaughter?
Yes, the granddaughter is so beautiful, so obedient and so cute, how could Chu Xing not like it?

Mrs. Zhu looked at Chu Xing again. This person is the Duke of the country. He seems to be a high-ranking official. I know, Chu Xing has saved his granddaughter twice, if his granddaughter marries him...

However, the granddaughter is still in a coma, and her son and daughter-in-law have to make decisions about her granddaughter's marriage. Zhu put aside these thoughts for now, and sighed: "I understand what you mean, but...how about you go to the guest room to rest first, Ah Nuan?" When you wake up, I'll send someone to notify you immediately, you can't stand outside all night."

Chu Xing stood up first, but still refused to leave. Mrs. Zhu was about to persuade her again, when a servant girl's ecstatic voice suddenly came from the backyard, "Ma'am, Ma'am, Fourth Miss is awake!"

Zhu Shi shook, and when she realized the meaning of this sentence, tears rolled down again, but she smiled, and hurried to see her granddaughter.

Chu Xing involuntarily followed two steps, and then slowly stopped, looking at the backyard with his phoenix eyes, his eyes were as bright as stars.

"Ah Nuan, Ah Nuan, you scared grandma."

The imperial physicians took turns to ask questions and confirmed that the granddaughter was not in danger for the time being. Zhu wept with joy and held her granddaughter's hand and cried, "Ah Nuan, don't do this again. Grandma's soul is almost scared away by you. You know you are in a coma. How long, if you don't wake up, grandma will pass out with you..."

Hearing her grandmother's whining cry, Lu Mingyu's eyes were sore, and she wanted to turn her head to look at her grandmother before she moved. The wound on her left forehead suddenly felt like a needle prick.Mrs. Zhu lowered her head and didn't see it. Lu Zhan panicked, quickly fixed his granddaughter's head, and stared at his wife displeasedly, "Don't cry, the imperial doctor has repeatedly told Ah Nuan not to get hurt and not to move your head. You cry over there, Ah Nuan." Can I not worry about you?"

Mrs. Zhu shivered, but she was not scolded by her husband, but just remembered her granddaughter's body, wiped her eyes and sat up straight, smiling at her granddaughter with red circles, "Grandmother is confused, Ah Nuan is healed, I'm still here Talk about what to do. Ah Nuan is hungry, grandma asked the kitchen to bring soup to keep you warm."

Lu Mingyu smiled and blinked, "I'm hungry."

Mrs. Zhu happily went to work.

Lu Mingyu looked at his grandfather, "Grandfather, you didn't send a letter to my mother, did you?"

"How can I not send it?" Lu Zhan changed his usual majesty, his eyes were indescribably gentle, his rough fingertips gently brushed away a strand of hair beside his granddaughter's ear, and said with a smile: "Your mother can't leave, your father Ah Nuan wakes up tomorrow, and he will be here soon. Don't worry, Ah Nuan, I will send someone to deliver another letter to the capital right away, so your mother won't be in a hurry."

Parents are well, Lu Mingyu recalled her adventures on the horse, tears welled up in her eyes, "Grandfather, I almost lost sight of you..."

She really thought she was going to die. She jumped the horse because of impulsiveness, but she really fell off. The moment her body landed on the ground, Lu Mingyu only had regrets in her mind. Feel free to help, so that she can at least survive and see her parents and relatives.

The little girl's cry was broken, so suddenly, Lu Zhan was defenseless, and almost lost his composure in pain.

"It's okay, it's okay, if you survive a catastrophe, you will have a future blessing. We, Nuan, are destined to enjoy great blessings. By the way, Ah Nuan, the emperor said that when you wake up, he will give you Linglong. Linglong is very spiritual. As long as you On her horseback, even if a hundred scorpions fly out to sting it, it will not be afraid to run around..."

Only then did Lu Mingyu know why the horse went berserk, and seeing her grandfather coaxing the child, she laughed through tears, accidentally touched the wound, and gasped in pain.

Lu Zhan was so panicked that he didn't dare to tease his granddaughter anymore.

Mrs. Zhu came over with the soup, and the husband and wife helped the granddaughter to feed the other, looking like a family of three.

Lu Mingyu's forehead was injured and she lost a lot of blood, she felt comfortable after eating, and soon fell asleep.Mrs. Zhu wanted to stay here and guard, and Lu Zhan was reluctant to leave, worried that something would happen to his granddaughter in the middle of the night, so he rested on the outer couch.

In the front yard, Chu Xing still did not leave, standing alone in the corridor.Liangshan has a high terrain, and the wind blows cool during the day, which is the most suitable for escaping the heat, but at night, the wind blowing into the corridor cools down.The wind is cold, but Chu Xing's heart is warm, because she woke up, because he still has a chance to treat her well, and he still has a chance to make up for his previous confusion.

There was a crescent moon in the sky, Chu Xing raised his head slightly, the moonlight was bright, and it would be full in a few days.

The heart is warm, and the moonlight is gentle when it falls into the eyes. Chu Xing lowered his eyes, squeezed his intact arm, and suddenly felt an unprecedented novel feeling in his heart.In his previous life, he didn't marry a wife, and he didn't have anyone he liked. In his new life, he met Lu Mingyu in advance, and met a girl who was more intelligent than his siblings in his memory. Now, knowing that she would rather die than reconnect with her cousin, and knowing that the person she likes has become him, he no longer has any worries.

In other words, Chu Xing will have a wife in his life.

Chu Xing smiled unconsciously, but was at a loss.

Husband and wife, how should we get along?

Chu Xing tried to imagine Lu Mingyu sitting in his room, eating, reading, and falling asleep with him...

But no matter how he thought, he couldn't imagine that he was the only one in the imaginary room, so he couldn't add Lu Mingyu into it.

Maybe they got married and let nature take its course?

Surprised by his daughter's fall, Lu Rong hurried home to appease his wife. After explaining to him, he immediately rushed to Liangshan. He couldn't see the road clearly at night, so he walked slowly, wearing stars and moonlight, and finally arrived at his father's other courtyard in the palace in the early morning.

"Third Master, don't worry, Fourth Miss woke up last night and is still asleep." Seeing that he was out of breath, the steward hurriedly told him the good news.

When the daughter woke up, Lu Rong Gaoxuan's heart sank halfway, and he continued to walk inside like the wind, and when he looked up, he saw a person standing in front of the screen wall.

"Third Master." Chu Xing stayed up all night and was blown by the cold wind all night, but he did not look haggard, his face was as cold as jade, and his bearing was outstanding.

"Why is Shijin here?" Lu Rong had to stop and looked at him suspiciously.

When he got close, Chu Xing saw his bloodshot eyes, and knew that Lu Rong was worried about his daughter, so he turned sideways to make way for Lu Rong, "The third master should go see Ah Nuan first, and send someone to call me when the third master is free."

Lu Rong was confused by him, but at the moment he really didn't have the intention to be polite to him, so he ordered the steward to invite Chu Xing to serve tea in the main room, and he ran to see his daughter first.

Lu Mingyu hadn't woken up yet, she had a good night's sleep, her face finally regained some color, but she still looked pitiful.

Lu Rong walked cautiously to the bed, saw her daughter's pale face covered in white gauze on her forehead, and almost couldn't hold back.

"Mother, you go to sleep for a while, I'll see Ah Nuan." After recovering for a while, Lu Rong whispered to the parents next to her, her voice a little hoarse.

Lu Zhan and his wife walked away wisely.

Lu Rong knelt down in front of the bed, staring at his daughter intently, imagining the thrills her daughter encountered yesterday, and he was so frightened that he felt chills all over his body.

She wanted to talk to her daughter a lot, but Lu Mingyu fell into a deep sleep and didn't know when she would wake up.

"Let's go eat something first." Zhu felt sorry for his son, so he came in and told him to eat.

Lu Rong was reluctant to leave, but he came here all night hungry, and if he didn't eat any more, he might not even have the energy to talk to his daughter, so he had to go out with his mother first. When going out, Lu Rong remembered something and asked in a low voice: "Mother, why is Shi Jin so so? Already here?"

Zhu sighed: "He was worried about Ah Nuan, so he guarded the front yard all night last night..."

Inside the bed tent, Lu Mingyu woke up leisurely, opened her eyes, and the first thing she heard was that Chu Xing had guarded her all night.

(End of this chapter)