Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 117
“Wife, you misunderstood.”
Lord Lu spoke softly as he spoke into Shen Zhen’s ears.
The coldness in the little girl’s eyes was immediately retracted by the word “Wife”. She put her hand on her chest and whispered, “Not yet(your wife).”
Their eyes met, and the man raised the corner of his mouth, as if to say, it will be soon.
Shen Zhen immediately realized that she had been led away by him and turned her head to avoid his gaze.
Lu Yan stretched out his hand and stroked the little girl’s waistline, up and down, “What did you see? Tell me and I will explain it to you.”
Hearing him say this, Shen Zhen immediately thought of the Hu girls standing on tiptoes close to his ear, and him bending down to respond.
The smile in the corner of the eyes couldn’t conceal his debauchery!
Shen Zhen pulled his claws away, looked at him and said, “Did Lord Lu touch those two Hu girls in the same way?” Hu girls waist were so thin, he must have liked it.
Lu Yan leaned back and said calmly, “Those two, it was just official business.”
“Since it’s official business, Lord Lu should go back quickly and not miss the…” Before she could finish her words, Lu Yan blocked her mouth with his lips.
After pecking gently, biting slowly, and twisting, he finally pried open her teeth and touched her tongue.
Between breaths, Shen Zhen stared at him, put one hand on his shoulder, clenched it tightly, and asked the question hidden in her heart, “How many…girls does Darling Lu have outside?” How many concubines, mistresses, and top girls in Pingkang lane are there?”
Lu Yan whispered in her ear: “I’ve only raised you.”
Shen Zhen obviously didn’t believe it, but since he didn’t want to say it, she couldn’t force it, so she said, “Since we’re already engaged, Lord Lu should keep these things a secret and not let others know, just like before, okay?”
Hide it deeper, don’t let others know, don’t let my Father and sister know, and don’t let me know.
The little girl’s words “just like before” really enlightened Lu Yan. He didn’t understand why she never believed him in matters between men and women when he was so good to her. Now he finally understood the reason for his frustration.
After all, it was because he and she had an ugly beginning.
Isn’t that the case if you think about it? No matter how clean and self-disciplined Lu Yan may seem to be, Shen Zhen has seen the bad side of this man.
How did he force her to become his mistress and how did he teach her to serve him? Who could know it better than Shen Zhen, the person involved?
Lu Yan was silent for a while, then he held her hand and explained seriously, “The man inside is Qiu Shaoqing, the Deputy Chief of the court of state ceremonial. He is in charge of the tribute affairs of envoys from various countries coming to the capital. When Princess Yonghe returns at the end of the year, he will be the one to receive her.”
Speaking of the end of the year, Shen Zhen was stunned. “My Lord, are you saying that all nations will come to pay tribute?”
Lu Yan nodded and said, “Yes.”
He couldn’t tell Shen Zhen directly about his dream, so he had to change his way of saying, “Recently, Jingzhao Prefecture received a secret letter saying that a group of new actors from the court of state ceremonial might have mixed in with the enemy’s spies. I invited him here today because I want to know where those actors are now.”
Lu Yan paused, and then said, “But Qiu Shaoqing is a lustful man, and he especially likes slim women. If I want to make friends with him, this is the only way.”
After that, Lu Yan handed the indenture that Yang Zong had given him to Shen Zhen, “Those two Hu girls were also picked by Yang Zong a few days ago.”
A set of impenetrable arguments and a strong piece of physical evidence.
Her delicate face turned crimson.
Lu Yan looked at her and raised his hand to pinch her earlobe, sometimes lightly and sometimes heavily: “What else do you want to ask? Ask me everything you want to know.”
Shen Zhen took a deep breath and said in an almost inaudible voice, “No more.”
Lu Yan lowered his eyes and looked at her.
It was October again.
A girl of sixteen or seventeen was at the most beautiful and pure time in her life. Her pupils sparkling and her figure graceful.
Lu Yan pinched her face. With a little bit of strength.
Shen Zhen patted his knees twice and cried out in pain.
Lu Yan didn’t let go, but continued: “I was not good to you at first, but I had no reason to be good to you at that time.” He was really blunt and straightforward enough.
It was tantamount to saying: I don’t have you in my heart and I don’t love you, so I don’t feel guilty about doing those things to you.
The cold wind rushed in, and the plain white curtains rolled up slightly. Shen Zhen’s heart couldn’t help but tighten. She both didn’t want to listen to what he wanted to say but she also wanted to listen to it.
“Third Miss is beautiful, but I am not the kind of person who sympathizes with women.” Lu Yan loosened his grip on her face and began to caress her. “Looking back now, I realize that you had indeed suffered a lot.”
Shen Zhen met his serious eyes, pinched her whitened fingertips, and said, “Lord Lu doesn’t owe me anything. It’s always been me who owes you. Those are not grievances, I understand.”
Lu Yan curled the corners of his mouth and chuckled.
His little wife was indeed lovable, and when she got angry, she would just add the word “Lu” instead of My Lord.
The man wiped her eyes with his thumb and said, “I once thought that I would have a proper wife who was a good match, two concubines who were beautiful and to my liking and a few more children.”
Shen Zhen caught her breath.
Lu Yan then continued, “I am not keen on those sneaky things, nor do I believe that paper can cover fire, and I don’t have the heart to rely on luck, so if I marry a wife, so if I marry a wife, I will definitely not raise a mistress to humiliate my wife.”
Mistress, humiliation, wife.
After all, men and women look at things from different perspectives. Shen Zhen tasted the meaning of his words and asked in a trembling voice, “What if Lord Lu had a mistress before marrying?”
Lu Yan said: “I won’t let this happen.”
Although he spoke vaguely, Shen Zhen understood it clearly.
If he had married someone else today, then she would have been sent away by him long ago,or given away by him to someone? For a moment, she didn’t know whether she should be happy or sad.
Shen Zhen opened the curtain to call Qingxi, and pushed Lu Yan, “Thank you, Lord Lu, for being honest today. Isn’t there something important for you to do? You should go back quickly.”
Lu Yan lowered the curtain, signaling Qingxi not to come near, and said, “I haven’t finished yet.”
Now that he knew where the thorn in her heart was, he must pull it out today.
Shen Zhen raised her hands to cover her ears, “But I don’t want to listen anymore.”
Lu Yan moved her two little hands away from her ears, held them tightly, and said word by word: “You have to listen.”
The little girl was forced to tears by him.
Lu Yan endured the pain and chuckled,“You yourself can’t even imagine how you’re treating me.” With just these drops of tears, I dare not make you sad again.
The man’s breath rubbed against her ear.
Shen Zhen struggled again and choked up, “Get up, don’t hold onto me, I want to go home.”
What she regretted most was coming to give him a birthday gift today.
But the little girl’s strength was really not enough, and Lord Lu was able to restrain her with just one hand.
Lu Yan pushed Shen Zhen into the corner of the carriage, took a deep breath, and after a moment, he sighed again and whispered in her ear, “I will only say this once, listen carefully.”
Shen Zhen gave up struggling. Her long and thick eyelashes were soaked with tears and her vision became blurred.
“If it weren’t for you, I would probably live like I just said.”
“But there are no ifs in life.”
Shen Zhen’s heart trembled again. She was thinking, what is this? A slap and a sweet jujube?
Lu Yan asked her: “I haven’t lied to you, have I?”
Shen Zhen thought about what he had just said and nodded, “I guess so.”
Lu Yan stroked her hair, thought about his miserable past life, and said resignedly, “Shen Zhen, I won’t have anyone else.”
