Third Young Master Lu's wedding banquet lasted for three days.
After three days, Mr. Lu Kang couldn't bear the joyous occasion, and his spirits were not so good.
Early in the morning, I picked up the bowl and chopsticks and took a few bites before putting them down.
"Sister-in-law can't drink well." Lu Ning stood next to Lu Kang and pressed her temples with her hands, "I can't sleep or eat well after just drinking this much."
In fact, there is no relief at all by pressing this, but Lu Kangshi does not refuse to serve, closing his eyes and soothing his brows.
"Then we need to get used to it more. From now on, we brothers will let my sister-in-law drink more and more often." The third sister-in-law said with a smile.
Lu Kangshi's brows relaxed even more, and there was a smile on her lips.
There was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old rushed in, wearing only a small shirt and skirt, with her hair loose.
"Mom," she asked urgently, "Where is Ah Qi?"
Lu Kangshi opened his eyes and the corners of his mouth sank: "What does it look like with disheveled hair!"
Lu Rui is Lu Kang's youngest daughter, and she is not afraid of her mother's scolding.
"Why hasn't she recovered even after being sick for a few days? She must be lazy." She stamped her feet, "I'm going to my parents' house today to enjoy the flowers on Saturday, and I'm waiting for her to comb my hair."
Lu Kangshi looked behind her: "All the girls and servants in front of you are freeloaders? Just sell them if they are no longer useful."
The girls standing outside the hall shrank and knelt down.
"They are not as handy as Ah Qi. I always ask her to comb her hair when I go out." Lu Rui said, urging Lu Kang, "Mom, hurry up and get her back from her grandmother's place, comb her hair and then send her back."
Lu Ning smiled and said: "You have always used her, so why not try my aunt's hairdresser this time? You will definitely be satisfied."
Lu Rui seemed to believe it but didn't believe it.
Mrs. Lu Ning winked at her maid, who smiled and stepped forward to hold Lu Rui's hand, "Miss Sixth, follow me."
Lu Rui then left hesitantly.
Lu Kangshi angrily scolded her from behind, "How can I get married in the future if I look like this?"
"This is called nature." Lu Ning said with a smile, "Besides, with a brother like Yi Ge'er, we Ruirui still have to worry about getting married?"
It is true that women's wealth and status are all provided by their fathers and brothers. With their fathers and brothers' strength, everyone looks up to them and they have no worries. The corners of Lu Kang's mouth curled up, but before he showed a smile, another servant woman hurried in.
"Madam, Madam, then Ah Qi from Zhuangzi——"
The servant girl had obviously run back from outside, panting and sweating.
The corners of Lu Kang's mouth sank, and she slapped the table and stood up: "She actually dared to run back again. Did she think I didn't dare to break her legs? Her life has been so good in the past few years, and she really put herself at risk.
Are you the daughter-in-law of our Lu family?"
Speaking of which, he sneered.
"Even if she is a daughter-in-law, she is just a child bride."
What is a child bride? She is here to be a slave, she can be beaten and scolded, and she can be sent back.
Now that there are no guests or outsiders in the house, Mrs. Lu Ning no longer tries to persuade Mrs. Lu Kang, and she is allowed to lose her temper.
The maid took a few breaths, and before the lady called someone, she continued: "—ran away."
Lu Kangshi was slightly startled: "What do you mean by running away?"
It can't be said that he ran away.
A note was left.
Lu Kangshi looked at the paper on the table, and there was a line of words on it.
"When you break your promise, you go home."
The handwriting seems a little weak, but it is still elegant and graceful. It is Ah Qi's handwriting.
None of the women in the Lu family could write as well as her, and even the third young master, who was the best at reading, was not as good as her in smiling - of course, this must be a sign of a gentleman's modesty.
This word was not learned in the Lu family, but in her own family.
Return home.
Lu Kangshi sneered.
Lujiazhuangzi is located outside the village, with a large courtyard and two wing rooms. Mrs. Lu lives in the east courtyard, and Ah Qi and her maid Qing Zhi live in the west courtyard.
When I was brought back from home tied up that day, the servants locked the door and stuffed the food under the door panel. They didn't care whether they wanted to eat or not.
Three days later, a tenant came to collect firewood and found that a cart was missing from the backyard. He then said that the girl here had borrowed a donkey. The group of people were startled, and then hurriedly went to see the west courtyard, only to realize that the man had escaped.
"I asked around in the village and along the road." The steward said aside, "Someone saw a woman driving a donkey and pulling a cart with people lying on the cart, heading east."
"Judging from the food that was put in," the maid whispered, "it must have run away the day after it was returned."
Lu Kangshi sneered again: "What a courageous person. I told her to get out, and she really did."
Lu Ning sighed: "Sure enough, other people's children are not well-raised. We have raised them with good food and drink for so many years. If we don't get along, people will no longer regard this place as their home and turn around and leave."
The steward asked: "Want to look for it?"
Even if the donkey cart traveled for three days, it wouldn't be able to go very far.
Lu Kangshi said coldly: "No, since she doesn't like my family, let her go home."
There is no one in that home, so don't expect anyone to support her.
The marriage certificate was burned and there was no proof.
In front of Mr. Lu, that little woman looked like smoke, who would care.
Whether it's the government or the world, will they blame the Lu family for that little girl?
Lu Kang looked at the note on the desk, grabbed it, and threw it into the incense burner just like he burned the wedding certificate that day.
Lu Ning slightly covered her mouth and nose with her hands to avoid choking on the cigarette, and lowered her head to see the hem of her skirt.
"She should have made her autumn clothes earlier." She muttered, full of regret.
It's a pity that Ah Qi, who is a good embroiderer, ran away, so this year's dress can't stand out in the crowd.
Although it was a matter involving a woman in the inner house, and although she was not recognized as her daughter-in-law, this woman was not a slave after all. Lu Kangshi told the man in charge, Mr. Lu.
Mr. Lu has been very high-spirited in recent years, but now his son has stepped into the clouds again, making him feel a little giddy when he walks.
"You drink every day. You drink too much." Lu Kang complained.
Mr. Lu just let her talk and just smiled. When talking about this Ah Qi, he hesitated: "Really let her go? No matter what, it's -"
It was also the engagement he made with his own lips and brought back in person.
Lu Kangshi said: "Our brother-in-law has a bright future, not only in official career, but also in-laws. His future wife will definitely be a noble person."
Someone who can make their Third Young Master Lu even more valuable.
What use could an orphaned girl have without a father or a mother? Originally, she was unwilling to stay as a concubine because she looked good.
"She wants to be a legal wife. Even if she stays, she will make the family uneasy." Lu Kang said with a snort, "She will ruin our half-brother."
Ruining Yi Ge'er means destroying the Lu family and Ruining the destiny of the Lu family to become a rich family. She is just a woman. Mr. Lu will immediately leave her alone.
"Thank you, madam." He said with a smile, "You are so busy that you still have to deal with this kind of thing."
Lu Kangshi glared at him: "Who is to blame?"
Who quietly and suddenly made a marriage promise to his son, and then came back with his wife?
What's even more ridiculous is that he doesn't know everything about his in-laws.
