Volume 1 Chapter 16: Must Become Stronger

  Staring blankly in the direction where Lu Xuan had gone, the young man suddenly felt like laughing. Only after he was sure that he had completely swallowed back his smile did he turn around, looking at Lang Jun with a serious expression and saying coldly: "Lang Jun, this little girl seems to be hinting at something."

  It seemed that he was worried that his lord would not understand, so he emphasized solemnly: "Her words just now seem to be accusing certain people of being sinister in their hearts."

  The young master glanced at the youth.

  The young man didn't look at him, furrowed his brow and said with a troubled face: "That, Lang Jun, you said before that we should surprise this little girl. But she doesn't seem to be surprised at all. What to do?" His expression at the moment was truly troubled, it was simply too troubled.

  The young master gazed quietly at the youth, and slowly, his lips curved into a smile. This smile made the two small dimples on his lips appear and disappear, and his expression was as gentle as could be. His tone of voice was also low and soothing, as if it could comfort people's hearts. "Really? This is truly too regrettable."

  The master's smile caught his eye, and the young man couldn't help but shiver. He hastily stiffened his face and said with a serious expression: "Lang Jun, I forgot that there is still an urgent matter that has not been handled." After finishing speaking, he bowed his waist and ran far away in a flash.

  Lu Yun stared at her own sister in shock, and after a while, she muttered: "Sister, what did you just...?"

  Lu Xuan turned around, reached out and touched her brother's soft black hair, and said in a low voice: "That jade has been broken for a long time."

  "What?"

  In response to the worried look on her younger brother's face, Lu Yue curved the corner of her lips and said in a low voice: "Don't mind it now, nothing should happen." Whether it was a conspiracy or not, after hearing what she had just said, those people probably didn't have the mood to bother with this little commoner woman anymore.

  Luyu's fellow students had gone ahead, and when the two siblings returned to the city, it was already noon.

  Luoying bought a chicken in the market and also purchased half a catty of pork, planning to have a good meal for dinner tonight to calm her younger brother and sister down.

  When she arrived at the gate, Yang Shu shouted in a loud voice: "A Xuan, you're back!" She twisted her waist and walked over, warmly calling out: "Hey, where did you go today? This morning, your husband who came to visit brought a donkey cart full of gifts. Unfortunately, you weren't here."

  Lu Xuan smiled and said: "A Yun is having a rest today, I went out to play with him."

  "Hey, you're leaving too early, such a good husband, no one is treating him, it's really embarrassing."

  "It's okay, he won't run away again."

  Lu Yue's words were casually spoken, but unexpectedly, Yang Shu jumped up. She stared at Lu Yue and seriously warned: "A Xue, don't think that just because you're born beautiful, you can look down on your husband. Auntie is telling you, not to mention Chengdu or even a small place like Hanyang, there are many girls who are more beautiful than you. You mustn't take it lightly."

  She leaned in, speaking in a low voice: "Your parents have passed away, and your family has no remaining wealth. You don't have anything worth mentioning except for this face of yours. Ah Yu, you mustn't be arrogant. I'm telling you, that day I saw your cousin Ai Yin being very intimate with your husband who's about to marry into the family, sitting together in a carriage."

  Yang Shu said up to here, obviously afraid of hitting Lu Yue too much, and hurriedly said: "However, as it happens, you are after all engaged to him. As long as you behave properly, the position of the legitimate wife will not go to anyone else. But in the future, you have to be more careful."

  Lu Xuan hastily accompanied her with a few smiles. When Aunt Yang was satisfied, she opened the door.

  As soon as she entered the room, Lu Xuan was busy tidying up. After finishing, she picked up that mediocre book to flip through again.

  Feeling the unusual quietness in the house, Lu Xuan raised her head.

  As soon as she raised her head, she met the lowered head of Lu Yun, who was kneeling motionlessly on the couch. From her angle, the slender figure of the young man made people feel especially lonely.

  Lu Yun hastily put down the book and walked to Lu Yun's side, stroking his hair and calling out: "A Yun, don't think about it."

  Lu Yun shook his head against the wall, and after a while, he said in a hoarse voice: "Sister, I almost got beheaded just now, didn't I?"

  After a while, Lu Xuan finally replied in a low voice: "Yes."

  As soon as the words came out, Lu Yun's body began to shake violently.

  Looking at her timid younger brother, Lu Xuan lowered her eyes and said slowly: "Ah Yun, this world is like that, people without power or influence are always easily bullied."

  Lu Yun was still trembling, and it wasn't until after a while that he asked with difficulty: "Sister, how can I gain power and influence?"

  Lu Xuan slowly said: "With our identities, the only way is to be a filial and incorruptible official."

  Lu Yun slowly straightened her back and asked in a deep voice: "Sister, you say."

  Lu Xuan said in a low voice: "To be favored by the great Confucians and the elders, to make them willing to spread your reputation far and wide, you must have two things. First, you must have a noble character, and second, you must have outstanding talent." She smiled and turned her head to look at her brother, saying word by word: "Therefore, from today on, brother, you only need to do one thing, read books, read good books! Read more books!" She lowered her eyelids, hiding the light in her eyes, "As for other things, whether it's doing good deeds or making a name for yourself, just leave them all to sister."

  "Sister, I understand."

  ……

  In the late afternoon, Luoyue's brother, who had just eaten a delicious meal, was sitting outside the house reading in the fading sunlight when the sound of wheels rolling "ge zi ge zi" came.

  Lu Yu raised her head and frowned deeply. Meanwhile, Lu Yun on one side whispered: "This person is here again."

  The person who came was Zeng Lang, and Lu Yun had always disliked him, so his tone was quite unpleasant.

  Lü Yu closed the "Zhongyong" in her hand and said to her brother, "A Yun, go back to your room." She frowned and whispered, "There's a saying that family shame should not be spread outside, this is not a place for conversation."

  Lu Yun understood her meaning and helped pick up the fallen table.

  Just as Lu Xuan turned around, Zeng Lang's shouting voice came from behind him. "A Xuan!" He walked quickly towards Lu Xuan and scolded angrily: "A Xuan, you clearly saw me coming, why are you still hiding?"

  He glanced at Lu Yun and said in a bad tone, "Ayun, you too, don't even know what it means to respect your elders? And yet you still want to be a filial piety?"