Chapter 8 Chapter 8 Resign to fate?

There was willow shoots on the moon, and the surroundings were silent. At this time, Lu Zhen came back from the shop after finishing her work.As before, she met no one along the way. She felt relieved, pushed open the door of her room, and was about to call out for the nanny, but the words stuck in her throat.I saw Lu Jia sitting in the middle of the room, and when he saw Lu Zhen entering the door, his face darkened, "What time is it? You are a big girl, and you don't know what to pay attention to!" Lu Zhen could only lower her head and say softly, "I'm sorry, father, there are too many things in the shop, if I'm not careful, it will take a long time."

She thought that Lu Jia would give her a good lesson this time, but after waiting for a long time, she never heard a word from her father.She plucked up her courage and slightly raised her gaze, but saw her father looking at her with loving eyes, and after a long time she sighed and said, "Oh, forget it, you worked so hard for our Lu family." Lu Zhen was a little surprised, she thought for a moment and said, "Father, why are you talking to me like this all of a sudden today?" Lu Jia looked at her and said word by word, "You guessed that your aunt did the red musk bead thing?"

She understood it in her heart, and it took a long time before she said: "Father, this kind of thing, just let it go." Lu Jia looked at her guiltily, "I know she doesn't like you all the time, but I didn't expect her to use such a vicious method. Don't worry, Ah Zhen, I won't make this matter a big deal, but I will definitely treat it well. Treat her. Also, I will add another five thousand taels of gold to your dowry..." Hearing this, Lu Zhen didn't want to continue talking about this matter, she didn't want to ask for more dowry, not to mention she didn't want to get married herself.After a long time, she lowered her head and said: "Father, there is no need to do this. If you really love me, don't let me get married so soon, okay? I still want to stay at home for a few more years, I can't let go of those guys in the shop... "

Hearing what she said, Lu Jia hurriedly said: "What kind of nonsense is this? How can a seventeen-year-old girl prefer to stay at home rather than get married? Your mother left early, so I managed to arrange it for you. How could we delay such a good marriage?" Although she knew that her father would say that, but hearing it, Lu Zhen felt uncomfortable, she sighed, "But I'm getting married, who will look after your business in the future?" Lu Jia looked at her for a long time, with regret in his eyes, and then said: "Oh, I'm not blessed, I can't even have a son. If you were a boy, I would have no regrets in this life..."

On weekdays, she didn't like to hear her father say such things the most, and she was a little unconvinced when she saw him talking about that old routine again, "But I'm no worse than a boy, Dad, in our Northern Qi, there are many women in charge of business, I heard that there are still women who are officials in the palace. I like to do business, and I don't want to be a young master or wife. Father, please keep me at home, I would rather never marry for the rest of my life!" Lu Jia didn't seem to hear Lu Zhen's argument, and looked at her blankly, seemingly thoughtful, "Ah Zhen, I know that you are like your mother, you have been ambitious since you were a child, and you have been doing business with me for so many years. You're also generous, and your means are high, not like those boudoir ladies who don't leave the door and don't enter, but you are a girl after all, and you have to accept your fate if you are a girl, and marrying someone is your only way out!"

He stood up sadly, and patted Lu Zhen on the shoulder, "Okay, go to sleep, I just came here today to tell you, don't be angry with your aunt, she is not from a famous family like your mother, She's just an ignorant woman. You understand the principles of family harmony and prosperity." After speaking, he staggered out of her room. Lu Zhen bit her lip and looked at her father's back, which was getting smaller and smaller, and the black shadow was stretched longer and longer under the light, making her look extraordinarily lonely.She knew that he thought of mother again, but why did father stop talking about mother every time?Fearing that her father would be sad, every time she didn't dare to continue asking questions, she could only stare blankly at the disappearing figure of her father, and said to herself: "But, I don't want to accept my fate..."

She didn't sleep all night, but she didn't expect that there would be a surprise waiting for her the next day. After washing up early in the morning, Lu Zhen was sitting by the window practicing calligraphy when she heard a servant's voice outside the door, "Master." She immediately put the writing brush in her hand on the sapphire case. At this moment, Lu Jia had already entered the door and said to the servants: "Go down, I have something to say to the eldest lady." She saw that Lu Jia was very cautious, and when everyone went down, she cautiously asked, "Father, what's the matter?"