The short-lived ghost of the Xie family has lived a long life

Chapter 390 Confession
Lu Shi was indeed not cold.

It was late at night, and there was a girl waiting here specially, keeping everything warm.

He led the horse forward silently.

Now Naoren'er doesn't kick him with her hooves, but instead humps him with her head, as if it's affectionate.

Animals are actually the same as humans. They will love whoever treats them well.

Her eyes fell on him, and after a while, she said, "Senior brother, my birthday is actually the most unhappy day for me every year."

"why?"

"My mother had some underlying diseases when she gave birth to me. The imperial doctor said that she ate too well during pregnancy, which made me too big to give birth to."

Her voice was a little deep and trembling.

“My mother said she didn’t expect to have a child of her own, but God suddenly gave it to her, and she just wanted me to be raised better and better in her mother’s womb.

She doesn’t know that I would rather be born as thin as a cat, and I also want her to be well. Without me, she can live a long, long time. "

She sighed softly, "My father will never be alone until now."

Lu Shi didn't know how to comfort someone, but he just couldn't hear her sigh.

"I have some wine hidden in the stable, would you like a sip?"

"What are you doing hiding the wine?"

"It's cold at night, but you'll feel better after a few sips."

She curled her lips, "Aren't there any appetizers?"

“You don’t need to eat food to drink.”

He turned the horse's head, helped the girl down, took out a wine bottle from the haystack, took out the handkerchief and wiped the spout.

"Give."

She took it, took a few sips carefully, and smacked her lips.

"Why is this wine so strong?"

"Strong wine can relieve sorrow."

He turned around and took down a few haystacks, placed them on the ground, and spread his robe on them, "Sit down."

She sat down obediently.

He sat down next to her, blocking the wind, "Take a few more sips and you won't be cold."

She took two mouthfuls of it.

He looked at her for a while, then the corners of his mouth curved upward, "Is the show good today?"

At the birthday banquet at noon, the eldest lady of the Tang family disappeared halfway through the meal. It took me a long time to find that she and the boy named Tang had gone to the theater to watch a play again.

"Well, it's beautiful."

"What are you singing?"

"The West Chamber."

He frowned, "What do you think of this?"

She pouted, "What's wrong with this?"

After a long time, he whispered: "Nine out of ten scholars have bad intentions, don't believe it."

"What about the other one?" She turned her head and looked at him.

"one left……"

He met her eyes and felt a panic in his heart for no reason, "Worse."

She hangs her head.

His Adam's apple slid up and down, feeling a little unbearable, "Except for this show, you can watch other shows as well."

"My dad is good."

She was unwilling to give in, "For my sake, he doesn't even plan to marry again."

"Ah."

"You are good too."

"I'm not good."

He was silent for a while, planning to talk about his past.

"Before I came to the capital, I lived in a brothel for four years, so I know a man's thoughts best."

The girl's face suddenly turned pale.

He glanced at her and looked away.

"I was willing to come out of the brothel only after losing all the money my mother gave me to go to Beijing to take the exam."

The girl's eyes widened and she looked at him in disbelief. "My mother's reputation in the Lu family is not very good. My father... I don't even know who my father is. My name is not on the Lu family's genealogy. The Lu family says I am a bastard."

He paused.

"I've been thinking, who is my father? Is he a beggar on the roadside? Is he a drunkard from the Lu family, or..."

"do not talk."

The girl suddenly screamed, "Shut up."

He smiled disapprovingly and said, "It's getting late. I'll take you back. Don't come here alone in the future. If you want to come, let Lin Bi accompany you."

The girl was confused for a while before she realized what she meant.

She stood up quickly, raised her head, drank the entire bottle of wine, and then threw the bottle into his arms.

"Senior brother, thank you for the wine. And..."

She twitched the corner of her mouth, couldn't speak any more, and ran away.

Lu Shi watched her disappear through the arched door and smiled to himself.

He not only understands men's thoughts, but also women's.

The girl's fingers were cold, which showed that she had been waiting for him for a long time; she had received so many gifts, but she came to ask him for more...

What's so good about him?

How could he be worth her waiting?

The person she was waiting for should be Chu Yanting, whose family backgrounds were similar; or Tang Jianxi, who was humorous and absolutely ordinary.

No matter how bad it is, it should be this prince's eldest son, that prince's son...

Only it can't be him.

Silly girl, I don’t deserve it!

……

Ever since he was a child, Lu Shi had hidden his emotions and sorrows very deeply, and he would not let others see into his inner thoughts easily.

No one knew that he was hiding a huge storm in his heart. Only he knew that after he said those few words to the girl, his heart hurt for several days.

After that day, Tang Zhiwei fell ill. The imperial doctor said that he had contracted wind and cold and that he would be cured with some nourishment.

This illness lasted for one month.

This month, not to mention Chu Yanting and Tang Jianxi, these two silly boys tried every means to make their junior sister happy. Even the Prince's Mansion often had good things delivered to them.

Lu Shi excused himself from studying and never visited the doctor once.

He has now obtained the title of born student and is preparing for the Spring Examination in two years' time.

Girls have the most sensitive minds. After that night, they were like two roads, one going left and one going right, gradually drifting apart.

After she recovered from her illness, she no longer came to the study to attend lectures, and she also ate in her own courtyard in the evenings.

She began to act like a real lady, never leaving the front door or taking another step forward.

Occasionally, when we met him in the mansion, she would call him "elder brother" in a dignified manner, then turn around and leave without saying another word.

One's eyes cannot be hidden, nor can one's indifference be hidden.

Every time this happened, Lu Shi's heart turned upside down, as if the huge waves came over again and knocked him to the ground.

Tang Qiling couldn't hide his daughter's depression. The girl was old and he didn't have a mother to guide her. As a father, he was helpless, so he only ordered Chu and Tang to stay with her more often and give advice from time to time.

Three people of similar age gradually approached.

The people who used to play chess, guess riddles, match pairs, and throw pots with him... were now replaced by two junior brothers.

She never came to the stable again, and Naoren'er became a wild horse without an owner, as lost as he was.

Two months later, she was led by that boy Tang Jianxi and fell in love with the opera. She often disguised herself as a man and ran to the theater secretly.

When the husband found out, he looked helpless.

Although the Tang family was wealthy, there was no way they would hire a theater troupe every day. She was a girl, so even though the girls dressed up as men, it was not a big deal;
But he couldn't let her see it, and he couldn't bear it, so he had to make a three-part agreement to dress up as a man once a month.

One time, when he was returning home from outside, he happened to meet two people coming back from a play.

She and Tang Jianxi were very close to each other. As they walked, they chatted about the drama. They passed by a ginkgo tree, and leaves fell in her hair.

Tang Jianxi held her hand and took it off for her. The two looked at each other and smiled.

He coughed.

The two turned around, called "Elder Brother" one after the other, and continued walking forward, continuing to talk about their play.

No one looked back at him.

He returned to the room as if nothing had happened, and suddenly squatted down as if he was crushed by something.

(End of this chapter)