Step by step lotus flower

Chapter 288 Human nature (1)
Lu Zhongxian didn't want his daughter to be alone with Zhao Yanjie. Now Zhao Yanjie was a complete heartless man and a gentle scum in his eyes. How could he feel at ease to let his beautiful daughter be alone with him?

But seeing Lu Mingxuan's persistent face, he had no choice but to reluctantly agree: "Then I'll wait in the next room, and if anything happens, just call out and I'll be there right away." Here we come." Then he gave Zhao Yanjie a hard look, and walked out of the flower hall with his sleeves.

When Lu Mingxuan saw Zhao Yanjie suddenly appearing, the slump on her face was immediately replaced by panic, her eyes dodged and she didn't dare to look at herself, she couldn't help but sighed secretly, and said: "My father is not in the hall now, Zhao Cousin should get up and talk."

Hearing this, Zhao Yanjie slowly got up from the ground, but his eyes were dodged and he still didn't dare to look at Lu Mingxuan. After a long while, he managed to say something: "It turns out that sister Xuan is also at home, but I don't know when sister Xuan will come back sooner or later. Could it be that there is something going on at home?" Son..." She knew that she must have heard everything she said to Lu Zhongxian just now, and she couldn't help feeling endless panic in her heart, but besides the panic, there was also a feeling of relief, no matter what the outcome of today was, she would finally You don't have to suffer day and night anymore.

Lu Mingxuan nodded: "I came back early this morning. There is nothing wrong at home, but I came back for Cousin Zhao."

After a pause, he simply clarified his words directly: "A while ago, I overheard people saying that Cousin Zhao was getting quite close to the fifth girl these days, and my maid also accidentally saw Cheng Xin and Miss Wu by your side. The maids in the fifth girl's house were talking, and then thinking of you, since you returned to Beijing, you have postponed your engagement date, and you are cold to me and our family. I really can't help but doubt that Cousin Zhao actually doesn't want to He is engaged to me, that's why I asked my father to specially invite Cousin Zhao out today, just to ask Cousin Zhao a certain word, if Cousin Zhao really doesn't want to be engaged to me anymore, I will never make things difficult for you, just a little , I would like to know why Cousin Zhao did this. In my heart, Cousin Zhao is as clear and clean as the sun in winter, which makes people warm. I never believe that he is the kind of half-hearted person who wants to climb high when he gains power. , I believe you must have a hard time, and I ask Cousin Zhao to tell the truth, so that I can be a sensible ghost."

Zhao Yanjie had just experienced Lu Zhongxian's stern words, and saw Lu Mingxuan suddenly walk out from behind the screen, what else did he not understand?
Sure enough, when Lu Mingxuan directly pointed out his private relationship with Lu Mingxin, he panicked and regretted, but gradually calmed down, nodded and said: "Sister Xuan...Miss Xuan already knows, I don't need to hide it anymore I'm watching you, I have indeed gotten a little closer to the fifth girl these days, the fight is that if I win this time, I will be eligible to propose marriage to the old master and the second master, if unfortunately I fail to win, it's okay The idea of ​​getting engaged to Sister Xuan, that's why I told the old lady when I came back that I would get engaged to you after I finish the exam and release the results. But I didn't want you to know in advance, anyway, since you already know, I also There is nothing to hide, the fifth girl has already agreed with me, no matter whether I win or not this time, she will ask the second master to ask the second master to tell the old man that we will first marry her and me in private. The marriage has been settled, and it will be formalized after she becomes a filial piety. It was me who was half-hearted, turned my face and refused to recognize anyone as soon as I gained power, and it was me who betrayed Miss Xuan. I have absolutely no complaints against Mr. Xuan and Miss Xuan. !"

Hearing this, Lu Mingxuan pursed her lips and fell silent for a moment. Just as she was about to speak, she heard the sound of a glass being smashed on the ground and then a chair being pulled from the next door. After those words, she was so angry that she wanted to come over and beat Zhao Yanjie, but fortunately, there was no more movement after that. She was relieved that Lu Zhongxian had been persuaded.

Lu Mingxuan guessed it right, Lu Zhongxian did lie on the wall and listened to Zhao Yanjie's words just now, and he was so angry that he smashed his glass, then picked up a nearby chair and came over to beat Zhao Yanjie, it was speculated that Zhao Yanjie hit this It was enough to make Lu Zhongxian angry when he made up his mind, but now that Zhao Yanjie said it himself, how can he bear it, there is only one thought in his mind, if he doesn't beat up the little bastard surnamed Zhao today, it doesn't matter if he looks for his teeth all over the place use up!

But Lu Mingfu was worried, and after Lu Zhongxian had just gone to the next room, he also came to the front yard. Although Lu Mingfu was also angry at Zhao Yanjie's words, she was much more sensible than Lu Zhongxian. He is already at our house at this moment, father can't beat him at any time, and let his sister talk to him clearly, and it's not too late to beat him after making a decision', at least he persuaded Lu Zhongxian.

After Lu Mingxuan made sure that there was no movement next door, she fixed her gaze on Zhao Yanjie and said, "Cousin Zhao, don't belittle yourself. I just said that Cousin Zhao in my heart has always been as warm and clean as the sun in winter. I absolutely do not believe that he is the kind of person who is half-hearted, turns his face and refuses to recognize others once he gains power. He must have some unavoidable difficulties. I believe in my own vision, and please tell me, Cousin Zhao, to let me know that I have not misjudged the person. I didn’t lose because I wasn’t good enough, but because of luck.”

Zhao Yanjie was stared at by her pair of black and white, clear and bright eyes, he could even see his own reflection from inside, he was so embarrassed and so trivial, even he felt unbearable, but she still had eyes full of trust, She also sincerely and firmly said that she would never believe that he was that kind of person, she believed in her own vision... He couldn't help being filled with bitterness, and smiled wryly for a moment: "I did have difficulties before, and felt that I was so helpless, but now I heard Sister Xuan's words, I don't have the face to say anything about whether I have a heart or not, the so-called pain is just an excuse I made for my treachery!"

As soon as the words were finished, Lu Mingxuan said: "That is to say, Cousin Zhao did have some difficulties? Let me guess, when the old lady received your letter in October, you didn't show any strangeness in the letter. Said that I will arrive in the capital at the middle and late November at most, but you didn't arrive in the capital until the day before Xiaonian. Of course, there is a reason why the road is not easy to walk. I'm afraid there are other reasons, isn't it during this period? , what happened to your family, that's why you delayed your trip and suddenly changed your attitude? Regardless of whether our marriage can be completed now, we are still relatives after all. If you have any difficulties, you might as well speak out. How else can we help?"

What he said made Zhao Yanjie feel more and more regretful, and after a while he smiled wryly and said: "I just said that my so-called hardships now seem to be just an excuse I made for myself, but since Miss Xuan wants to know, I told Miss Xuan that it's okay, something happened in my family..."

It turned out that after Zhao Yanjie's grandfather passed away, his great-grandfather and great-grandmother took pity on his youngest daughter-in-law and youngest grandson, that is, his grandmother and father were orphans and widowed mothers. They feared that after their death, mother and son would not be able to support each other, so they decided ahead of time to divide the property. family, and distributed half of the family property to the youngest son.

(End of this chapter)