Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan ordered other entourages to wait where they were. She and Lu Weirui took four personal maids, as well as six or seven maids and domestic slaves she brought from her mother's house as a dowry, and walked north along the lake shore, as if outing in spring to enjoy the fun. The scenery of lakes and mountains.
Lu Weirui walked slowly side by side with her stepmother Zhang Wenwan at first, and then gradually she walked faster and faster, almost as fast as flying. Mrs. Lu couldn't keep up with her pace, so she shook her head and smiled, and simply let Lu Weirui go first, only to be short-lived by her hoe and hairpin. Follow closely, and let Banli follow suit.
Lu Weirui held up the train of her skirt lightly with one hand and walked very fast. She used to travel around a lot and her feet were very strong. She rarely went out in the past two years. When she walked under Guo Puting in one breath, she felt out of breath and didn't stop walking. Climbing onto the thirty-level high platform, Guo Puting stood tall, but there was no one there.
Lu Weirui was stunned. She stood on the pavilion with her hands on her hips and gasped. The vast blue waves of the lake were in front of her. The cool wind was blowing, bringing with it the moist water vapor and the fragrance of flowers and trees. At this time, what she heard was both familiar and unfamiliar. The voice called: "Wei Rui, I'm here -"
Lu Weirui turned around and saw a handsome man standing there with a smile on the other side of the high platform under the pavilion. His eyebrows were dark and his eyes were like stars. He hadn't seen her for three years, and his appearance and stature had changed a lot, but That smile as warm as the spring breeze is the same as before. Seeing this smile, three years have passed by without a trace, as if we had met yesterday——
Lu Weirui narrowed her eyes into two crescents, her beautiful face was smiling, she picked up her skirt and ran down the pavilion. She was in a hurry and suddenly stopped at the pavilion. When she saw Chen Caozhi, she felt excited and hurried down the pavilion. At this time, I suddenly felt that my legs were sore and weak. I was staggering and couldn't stop my steps and rushed down. I couldn't help shouting in panic: "Chen Langjun——"
Chen Caozhi was coming up to meet him. When he saw this, he quickly caught up and hugged Lu Weirui. Lu Weirui's forehead hit him on the clavicle of his left chest. Chen Caozhi hurriedly asked: "Does it hurt?"
Lu Weirui's forehead was still pressed against Chen Cao's collarbone, rubbing it gently, not daring to raise her head, her heart was pounding wildly, she was frightened before, but now she is shy.
Banli poked his head at the pavilion, quickly retracted, grinned, turned around and looked at the short hoe and hairpin who climbed up to the high platform out of breath, and waved his hand to signal them not to go up.
When they saw Banli winking, with a strange expression, a short hoe, and a hairpin, they immediately understood. Three years ago, they saw Chen Langjun and Miss Wei Rui holding hands. At that time, they were on Jiuyao Mountain behind Chenjiawu. This time they reunited after a long absence. , they must still hold hands, right?
Xiao Chan turned out from the side of the pavilion and greeted Xiao Chan silently. When Xiao Chan saw Xiao Langjun holding the little lady Wei Rui, her heart was pounding. She was both happy for Xiao Langjun and also a little bit agitated. An indescribable melancholy——
Chen Caozhi hugged Lu Weirui's soft body and let go without any intention. He felt Lu Weirui's chest rise and fall sharply, and the two breast balls squeezed his chest and abdomen firmly. Weirui also grew taller, about He was six feet seven inches tall, which is about 1.64 meters tall in later generations. His waist was thin and round, and his chest - well, it was not small either.
Lu Weirui raised her head, with a red mark on her forehead, and asked softly: "Did the bump hurt you, Mr. Chen?"
Chen Caozhi hugged Lu Weirui tightly, then let go and said: "It doesn't hurt, I have clothes to protect me." He stretched out his hand and rubbed Lu Weirui's forehead.
Lu Weirui's pretty face turned red and her eyes were full of light. She turned her head and looked behind her. No one was there. She also reached out to Chen Caozhi and rubbed her collarbone, then quickly retracted her hand.
Chen Caozhi smiled and said: "I rubbed it wrong, it's this way."
"It's obviously this way!" Lu Weirui glanced at Chen Cao coquettishly, turned around, and faced the big lake. At this moment, the sky was high and the lake was green, the spring flowers were blooming, and even the ancient glaciers melted instantly——
Tears of joy welled up in Lu Weirui's eyes. For the joy of this moment, it was worth the three years of separation and suffering. She must be with Chen Langjun, and she will definitely be able to be with Chen Langjun. We met before
Without Chen Langjun, only longing for her and sweet memories supported her confidence. However, the pressure from her family, her uncle's scolding and the long-distance meeting inevitably made Lu Weirui feel desperate. She just stubbornly thought: "Uncle, uncle
You can prevent me from marrying Mr. Chen, but I can also stop marrying anyone!"
But now, Chen Langjun was right in front of her, a living, smiling Chen Langjun, not in memory or in a dream. The hug just now was real and warm, which made Lu Weirui feel at ease.
Chen Caozhi held Lu Weirui's hand, and the two looked at each other sideways. They both felt that they had a lot to say, but now that they had met and held hands, they felt that those words could not be said, and they felt happy just looking at each other.
After a while, Chen Caozhi said: "Wei Rui, when I came to Beijing this time, I saw a few pearl magnolias in Jurong Huashan. The fragrance is strong but not greasy, which is very different from ordinary magnolias. I asked the owner if I can buy a seedling. I want to
I gave it to you, but the owner said that it would be difficult for this kind of magnolia to survive transplanted elsewhere - someday we can go see it together?"
Lu Weirui was both happy and worried, and said: "I can't go back and forth from Jurong in one day, I'm afraid I won't be able to go."
Chen Cao said: "You can go to Tangshan Dong'an Temple first. Tangshan is only two or thirty miles away from Jurong Huashan. If you ask Mrs. Lu to go with you, you should be able to make the trip. - Master Lin of Dong'an Temple invited me to listen to Buddhist scriptures and discuss Dharma. It was about this time."
Around the 20th of the month.”
Before Lu Weirui could answer, she heard a cough from Guo Puting's chestnut hoe. She gently broke away her hand and said, "Aunt Zhang is here." She walked to the pavilion.
Chen Caozhi followed him to the pavilion and saw Mrs. Lu, Zhang Wenwan, walking up the stairs with two maids. Then they went down to the pavilion with Lu Weirui. Chen Caozhi bowed deeply and said, "Caozhi has met Mrs. Lu."
Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan looked at Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui standing side by side. Chen Caozhi was handsome and handsome, and Wei Rui was gentle and elegant. They were like a couple. There were still tears on Wei Rui's cheeks, but her face was radiant, and she looked as talented as before.
Big difference, there is no such brilliance after the new bath, Mrs. Lu thought: "Is it really so happy to see Chen Caozhi? It's only half a tea time, it's like a different person, Wei Rui is not married
Chen Caozhi is terrible, and Chen Caozhi is indeed very good, but if the second uncle, Lu Shi, had not nodded, this stupid thing would not have happened. The second uncle has a deep prejudice against Cao Zhi."
Mrs. Lu said, "Cao Zhi is also here to visit the lake. What a coincidence. Come, let's talk to the pavilion together."
Banli quickly brought three snow-white futons woven from lamp grass and asked his wife, Miss Wei Rui and Chen Caozhi to kneel down and rest. Only then did Xiao Chan step forward to pay homage to Mrs. Lu and Lu Wei Rui.
Lu Weirui felt very friendly when seeing Xiaochan, and called her "Sister Xiaochan" like Chen Caozhi.
Mrs. Lu looked at Chen Caozhi, with a smile on her lips, and said: "Caozhi's method is very effective. I have been sleeping and eating well these days. It's not like when I came back to Jiankang, I was so sleepy that I wanted to die."
Chen Cao said: "Madam, relax your mind, drink tea and honey, and go for walks in the wild. You will naturally adapt to the healthy soil and water of Jian."
Lu Weirui remembered going to Jurong to see the magnolia magnolia and said: "Mother, the sandalwood Buddha in Dong'an Temple is said to be very effective in praying for disaster relief and for children and wealth. How about Weirui accompanying her mother to Dong'an Temple to worship the Buddha in a few days?
"
When Mrs. Lu heard Wei Rui calling her mother sweetly, she secretly laughed in her heart and said with a straight face, "Mr. Chen invited you. If you want to go, go on your own. Don't drag me with you."
Lu Weirui opened her beautiful eyes and carefully looked at Aunt Zhang's face, and said: "To be honest with you, mother, Chen Langjun said that there is a variant of magnolia in Jurong Huashan, and Weirui wants to see it."
Mrs. Lu gave Chen Cao a slightly reproachful look and said, "Cao Zhi, I feel pity for Wei Rui and promised to bring her out to meet you, but always asking me to cover up for you two is not a long-term solution.
, I am not embarrassed as an elder. If you want to marry Wei Rui from my family, you have to find a way to convince Wei Rui's second uncle. As for Wei Rui's father and her fifth uncle, Lu Chen, they will not strongly object. The key is
The second uncle, Lu Shi——"
Chen Cao said: "Aunt Zhang is kind and I am grateful beyond words. Cao Zhi is also looking for clues. Now he is still thinking about how to log in to the clan. The mainland minister has a deep prejudice against me. It is urgent to change his mind.
If not, you have to do it step by step."
Mrs. Lu said "hmm" and said: "Wei Rui is nineteen years old, we can't afford to delay." At this point, she suddenly smiled and said: "Fortunately, there is someone in Jiankang City who is one year older than Wei Rui.
If a high-class girl is not married, my family will not be the first to bear the brunt."
Chen Caozhi knew that Mrs. Lu was talking about Xie Daoyun, so he smiled but said nothing.
Mrs. Lu asked: "When did Cao Zhi see that Kong Wang?"
Chen Cao said: "Kong Deze came to Gu's house to meet me the night before yesterday. We talked about classics and mysteries, and we got along quite well. I have become friends with him."
"We're engaged!" Mrs. Lu laughed: "Cao Zhi is really admirable. Kong Wang also wanted to marry Wei Rui from my family, but unexpectedly he changed his mind after having a conversation with Cao Cao and said no in front of his second uncle Wei Rui.
Then he proposed marriage to Wei Rui and praised Cao's great talent. Both Wei Rui and Lu Qin were shocked and inexplicable——" After a pause, he continued: "But Wei Rui also said that even if Kong Wang doesn't marry him, he will marry Kong Wang.
I won’t marry Wei Rui to the Chen family of Qiantang. The second uncle Wei Rui is extremely stubborn." He glanced at Lu Wei Rui and added: "The Lu family are all stubborn."
Chen Cao said: "Aunt Zhang, the sage Wang Chong once said, 'Sincerity leads to gold and stone.' I will definitely be able to convince the Minister of Mainland China to marry Wei Rui, love her for the rest of her life, and never let her suffer any injustice."
Mrs. Lu was very happy to hear what Chen Caozhi said.
Lu Weirui lowered her head and listened to Aunt Zhang and Chen Langjun talking about her marriage, her face flushed and she remained silent.
Mrs. Lu said: "It's still early, so let's go for a walk with Wei Rui to the lake. From the north bank to the west, we won't run into other people in the Lu family."
Lu Weirui opened her eyes wide and could not hide her joy, but said: "Weirui, let's go for a walk with my mother."
Mrs. Lu smiled and said: "My legs are weak and I can't walk long distances. You and Cao Zhi can go play together. Don't go too far. I can see you from this pavilion."
Lu Weirui was happy in her heart and said sweetly: "Thank you, mother."
