blogombal Chapter 1864: Feeling like quitting
Chapter 1864: Feeling like quitting
Lu Anfan agreed to Qiu Yunzhen's request.
Perhaps because he had joined the army, or perhaps because he had spent time in Subei and fought alongside the soldiers of the Subei camp, he now felt a sense of familiarity with Qiu Yunzhen.
After all, she was General Qiu's daughter.
He will still have to return to Subei eventually. He has to help Qiu Yunzhen so that he won't feel guilty or ashamed when he sees General Qiu again.
Qiu Yun was overjoyed. The more lonely and helpless she had been before, the more at peace she felt now.
Her face was a little itchy, and she unconsciously reached out and scratched it.
Just as she lowered her hand, Lu Anfan noticed a small red bump on her face and pointed at it.
"What's wrong with your face?"
"My face? It's nothing," Qiu Yunzhen said after a moment's hesitation. "It's just a little itchy. I don't know if it's because the powder they used on me today wasn't very good. I don't like using these kinds of things. I rarely used them when I was in Subei. After coming to the capital, they all say that I can't go out in public without some powder and rouge..."
Qiu Yunzhen scratched herself again as she spoke.
The small patch of red bumps on her face became even more noticeable.
Lu Anfan suddenly remembered, "Could it be that the talisman water has already taken effect?"
"So fast?!" Qiu Yunzhen was startled and immediately turned around to look in the bronze mirror. Sure enough, she found that the small bump on her face was not only red, but also looked a little swollen.
"This must be the effect of the talisman water, right? This talisman is amazing; it's already working shortly after I drank it! I'll probably be in the next couple of days. In any case, I have to get through these two days."
"I'll be coming around here every now and then these next couple of days. If anything comes up, just have someone go out and drip a few drops of red candle wax on the back wall. That way, I'll know it's time to go see the Crown Prince without even having to run into him."
Lu Anfan came up with a solution.
He was afraid that Qiu Yunzhen wouldn't even have a chance to go out by then.
"Great idea! It's settled then."
Lu Anfan couldn't stay here any longer, so he was about to leave after saying that. But as soon as he reached the door, he stopped and turned to look at Qiu Yunzhen.
"you......"
"What's wrong?" Qiu Yunzhen blinked her bright eyes at him. Is there anything else?
"If the Second Prince does this tonight..."
Lu Anfan's ears turned a little red.
He couldn't ask about this directly, but tonight was their wedding night. Could Qiu Yun really avoid it?
Or should he go all the way and help out a bit more?
Or is it that Qiu Yunzhen doesn't intend to avoid tonight?
Qiu Yunzhen then understood what he meant. Her face flushed slightly, and she quickly said, "I've made preparations for this. You should go now."
Hearing that she was already prepared, which meant she would definitely avoid the Second Prince, Lu Anfan turned around somewhat awkwardly and said, "Then I'll be going."
He opened the door and quickly slipped out.
Lu Zhaoyun sat there blankly in a corner of the backyard, staring at a large tree outside the yard.
She didn't originally live in this small courtyard, but because the Second Prince's wife entered the family, the Second Prince and Consort Shu were afraid that she would offend Qiu Yunzhen, so they had her things moved to this small courtyard in the corner, forcing her to move here.
Lu Zhaoyun has been living here for half a month.
The tree she was looking at was quite lush when she moved in, but in the past two weeks, she has watched helplessly as it sheds leaves every day.
Whether the wind blows or not, the leaves will still fall every day.
In less than two days, the ground under this tree will be covered with fallen yellow leaves.
Several servants were already talking about this, and Lu Zhaoyun overheard them.
They all say she's a strange person.
The little prince she gave birth to has problems, and she herself has problems too.
Because this is the west courtyard, which is the direction of the setting sun, it doesn't have enough yang energy. Now that such an evil person has moved in, this tree has been directly killed by her.
Lu Zhaoyun sat there and saw a gust of wind blow by, the branches swayed, and the last remaining leaves fell down, until only one leaf remained on the branches.
It's so strange that a tree can lose all but one leaf in just half a month.
Lu Zhaoyun felt that she resembled that leaf.
Now I am all alone and helpless, and I don't know when I will wither away.
A figure quietly ran over.
Lu Zhaoyun's gaze followed the direction and he recognized it.
"Rubao!"
She cried out.
She hadn't spoken for two or three days in a row because no one cared about her, and the Second Prince hadn't come to see her for some time.
Even the servants worked silently and then avoided her.
The maid who brought her the food put down the tray and left.
Lu Zhaoyun isn't very interested in speaking now.
But these past few days she's been thinking about why she's ended up like this.
She shouldn't be like this.
She should have lived a life of luxury, where everyone bowed to her and looked at her with envy.
Why does it become like this.
The young prince is not doing well.
But nobody cares anymore.
Even the second prince ignored him.
None of the Lu family members came looking for her.
Now, when Lu Zhaoyun suddenly saw Lu Rubao, her expression changed, and before she could even react, she had already called out her name.
Lu Rubao had not originally planned to come and see Lu Zhaoyun.
But she wanted to avoid Lu Anfan, and also wanted to avoid the Second Prince before it got dark.
If the Second Prince had seen her at that moment, he might have had her thrown out, or he might have had someone keep an eye on her.
She's going to wait until night to make her move.
So Lu Rubao avoided people everywhere, and eventually ended up in the west courtyard.
Upon hearing Lu Zhaoyun's voice, she secretly cursed her bad luck.
How annoying, she didn't want to see Lu Zhaoyun at all.
But now that Lu Zhaoyun had seen her, she could only stop and turn around.
"Sister Zhaoyun, you've moved here. This place isn't very nice, is it a bit too cold to live here?" Lu Rubao looked around and curled her lips in disdain.
These words were like a knife to Lu Zhaoyun's heart.
It's not like she chose to live here, but what can she do?
"Why are you here again? Who sent you?"
“Isn’t this my brother-in-law’s house? I can come whenever I want,” Lu Rubao said.
"Did my father send you? Where is An Rong?"
Lu Rubao paused for a moment.
She glanced at Lu Zhaoyun.
Everyone in her family had left the capital, and not a single person came to tell Lu Zhaoyun.
Also, Lu Zhaoyun probably didn't see the grand wedding at the Prince of Jin's residence a few days ago, right?
She certainly didn't see Lu Zhaoling as a bride.
Lu Zhaoyun is now thin and withered, and her whole being is lifeless, like a withered flower.
Looking at her like this, Lu Rubao suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
If she really enters the Second Prince's residence, will she be better than Sister Zhaoyun?