Chapter 40
Old Mrs Ling led the crowd and sent Grand Master Ling Lu An and his party to the door
Outside the Ling Mansion, eight carriages had already been prepared and waiting for a long time
There were three carriages for clothing and luggage, and of the remaining five carriages, Lu An and his son rode in one, Eldest Master Ling and his eldest son, Ling Ji, had one carriage, and the maids and servants took up two more
Ling Jingshu and Ling Xiao’s two siblings sat in a carriage with their great-uncle Sun and the others
Lu Qian took advantage of the crowd did not notice, also slipped into the carriage
Ling was angry and amused, and said, “A Qian, stop fooling around and get down quickly”
Lu Qian only said, “I’ll send father and big brother to the pier, I’ll come back when they get on the boat”
After that, he didn’t say anything
Ling refused to get off the carriage no matter how much she coaxed him
Ling was unable to do anything about this willful and obstinate son, so she had to let him be
The carriage in front had already started to slowly depart
Ling Jingshu was sitting in the second carriage
Lu Qian probed and stared, his gaze fixed on the carriage, as if he could see Ling Jingshu’s figure through the thick wooden boards
Only after a long time had passed did Lu Qian withdraw his gaze and met Lu Hong’s inquiring gaze squarelySecond brother, did you not know anything about cousin Shu leaving Dingzhou for the capital?”
Lu Hong’s question was poking at Lu Qian’s sore spot
Lu Qian secretly gritted his teeth and replied in a calm manner, “Cousin Shu must have been afraid that if she told me ahead of time, I would feel sad in my heart, so she purposely kept it from me
She is going to the capital this time to seek a nominal cure for Cousin Xiao’s eye disease, and will return soon after Cousin Xiao’s eyes are cured”Even if I have to stay in the capital for two years, there’s no harm
Anyway, I’m not yet an adult, and I’ll have to wait a few years before I can get married if I’m set on a marriage
Anyway, I will always wait for her is all”
I don’t know whether to convince Lu Hong or myself
In the end, Lu Hong couldn’t do the thing of falling into a well, clearly saw Lu Qian’s exasperation and forced composure, but didn’t reveal it, casually hmmm, and then didn’t say anything
Lu An, however, frowned and rebuked in a deep voice: ”A Qian, you and Sister Shu have yet to formally settle their marriage, so there may be some changes in the future
Don’t mention these words again in the future”
Lu An was experienced in the world and had guessed the truth just by looking at today’s events
If Ling Jingshu was happy with this marriage, she definitely would not have intentionally concealed the news that she was leaving Dingzhou
Doing so is clearly an attempt to avoid Lu Qian
Looking at Lu An’s handsome and suave face, Lu Qian’s hatred instantly filled his heart
If it wasn’t for Lu An’s beastly behavior, how would Ling Jingshu have ended up in such a miserable state?
Ling Jingshu hated the Lu family up and down to the bone, and was simply unwilling to marry into the Lu family again, and therefore avoided him I don’t care if there are no variables, in short, I am not marrying her”
Lu Qian stiffly bumped back
Lu An’s majesty as a father was provoked, he was furious and cursed with his mouth open, “Asshole!
How dare you talk to me like this
Where has your filial piety, fraternal duty, loyalty and righteousness gone?”
When Lu An became furious, Lu Hong instantly became nervous, busy winking at Lu Qian: “Second brother, why don’t you quickly ask father for forgiveness”
He also pleaded for Lu Qian, “Second brother is also deeply in love with cousin Shu, and in the heat of the moment, he lost his temper
Please don’t be angry, father”
Lu Qian gritted his teeth, bowed his head and admitted his mistake: “My son said the wrong thing, please punish father”
In the carriage, how could one chastise?
Lu An grunted heavily and stopped talking with a sullen face
After that, there was no more sound in the carriage, and the atmosphere along the way was depressing and dull, leaving people breathless
Ling Jingshu was in a good mood at this time, however
Ling Xiao was also leaving home for the first time, his heart was both excited and excited, but also had some unspeakable apprehension and nervousness, subconsciously pulling Ling Jingshu’s sleeve and asking in a low voice, “Ah Shu, are we almost at the pier?”
Ling Jingshu laughed in a low voice, “It’s still early!
It’s only been more than half an hour since we set off, and we still have at least two more hours to go!”
Ling Xiao let out an oh, and naturally moved a little closer to Ling Jingshu’s side
Ling Jingshu felt a pang of pity in her heart, so she simply held Ling Xiao’s hand and gossiped with him in a low voice
Talking distracted her mind, and Ling Xiao’s uneasiness dispersed for the most part, and a smile began to appear on her face
Sitting in the same carriage, Sun and the others all took in this scene
Spare the fact that these days are already used to seeing the closeness of these twin siblings, Sun still can’t help but be secretly surprised
Men and women are different at the age of eight, and as they grow older, even if they are biological siblings, they should keep their distance
To be as intimate as Ling Jingshu and Ling Xiao was really rareA-shu, you and A-Xiao are really deeply in love and can’t leave each other for a moment”
Sun joked half-jokingly, “I had planned for you and Yan to live together, but now it seems that it’s better for you siblings to live together”
Ling Jingshu pursed her lips and smiled, responding smoothly, “That’s good, A xiao and I are with each other every day, so it would be hard to get used to being apart”
To the capital city is not familiar with the place, there must be a lot of uncomfortable
Ling Xiao’s eyes are blind, so if she’s not with him, he’ll feel uneasy
Sun has lived in the capital for a long time and is not familiar with Ling Jingshu’s siblings, so she stopped talking after a couple of sentences
Two hours later, they finally arrived at the pier
The official boat had already stopped at the pier, and the maids and servants were busy carrying the luggage
The masters only needed to get on the boat and wait
Ling Jingshu gets off the carriage first, then carefully assists Ling Xiao to get off the carriage as well
A familiar voice rings out behind her, “Cousin Shu”
Lu Qian had indeed come after her after all!
Ling Jingshu quickly frowned, then instantly stretched her brows and turned around with a smile, “Cousin Qian, why are you here as well”
The attitude was frank, the demeanor was self-effacing, and it even counted as very friendly
It was as if the two were an ordinary pair of cousins
Even so, the surrounding crowd looked over curiously
Lu Qian fixed his mind and squeezed out a smile, “Cousin Shu and Cousin Xiao are going to the capital, so I’ve come to give you a ride”
Ling Jingshu continued to smile, “Thank you cousin Qian, we are departing for the capital with elder uncle and the others to seek medical treatment, we have them to take care of us along the way, you don’t have to worry about us”
Lu Qian had envisioned the reaction Ling Jingshu would have, either shocked, weak, or evasive
But he didn’t expect this kind of behavior
Calm, open, and smiling
It was as if she was wearing a flawless mask, covering all her true emotions tightly
The weak and kind woman who was in tears at every turn in her previous life has been reborn in nirvana, and is no longer the model he remembers
Thinking of these, Lu Qian heart inexplicably terrified and uneasy, clenched his teeth and said: “Cousin Shu, I have something to say to you
It’s inconvenient to talk here with all the people around, can we stay in the carriage over there for a while?”
Ling Jingshu did not refuse, “That’s fine
You can wait for a moment, I will first have someone help A Xiao onto the boat”
Saying that, she instructed Bai Yu, “Bai Yu, you and Jing Yu will help A Xiao get on the boat first
Cousin Qian and I will go over to talk for a while and then come back”
Bai Yu hesitated slightly and said in a low voice, “Miss, it’s better for the slave girl to accompany you!”
Miss’s previous incident with Lu Qian alone was still fresh in her mind, if it happened again, Miss would be embarrassed and humiliated in front of everyone
Ling Jingshu saw through Bai Yu’s mind and gave Bai Yu a reassuring smile, “Don’t worry about it, I’ll be right there”
Bai Yu could only nod her head in response
Ling Jingshu looked at Lu Qian again and said with a smile, “Cousin Qian, the boat will be departing in a while and there isn’t much time
How about we go over there now?”
Lu Qian was completely passive, nodding with a dumbfounded expression