Being chased out of the compound~

After understanding the ins and outs of the situation, Lady Lu’s face turned black. She swept her dagger-like eyes past the housekeeper and Lu Ao, before awkwardly speaking to Shao Qian, “This…… Gongzi. The foolish me has taught my son improperly, I hope you can understand and look past this matter.”

隨後，將事情的來龍去脈弄清楚的陸夫人臉都黑了。她眼刀子掃過管家跟陸敖，而後尷尬的對邵謙開口道：“這位……公子。我二人教子無方，得罪之處還望見諒。”

“Miss is too courteous.” Shao Qian smiled. “Lu Ao honest and straightforward. I got along with him quite well these past two days.”

“夫人客套。”邵謙笑道：“陸敖爲人耿直豪爽，這一兩日相處下來倒也不錯。”

Hearing this, Lady Lu smiled gently. However, her smiling expression disappeared as she looked towards Lu Ao with a frown. “In the end, this son of mine [1] has been spoiled by his father. I hope this Gongzi will be magnanimous and look past his past sins.”

陸夫人聞言輕笑，不過隨即又收斂笑容皺眉看着陸敖：“犬子終歸被他爹寵壞，這兩日有得罪之處還望公子海涵。”

“Naturally, I won’t blame anyone.” Shao Qian glanced at Lu Ao, his eyes filled with profound meaning before he laughed. “Lu Ao didn’t do it intentionally. And after interacting with him, I found him quite likable.”

“自是不會怪罪。”邵謙饒有深意的看了陸敖一眼，然後笑道：“陸敖無心機，相處下來倒也合心意。”

Hearing those words, Lady Lu’s facial expression changed, however, the smile was immediately back in place as she spoke to Shao Qian, “Since the foolish me has already returned, I naturally won’t let him be as headstrong and reckless anymore. This Gongzi can rest here for a while. I will get someone to seng Gongzi back to his residence tomorrow.”

陸夫人聞言臉色一變，隨即又掛上笑容對邵謙道：“既然我二人已回來，自是不能讓他任性妄爲。今日公子再歇息一番，名兒我便差人送公子回府。”

Shao Qian arched an eyebrow upon hearing this. He was being driven out? As expected, it really isn’t easy to accept one’s son liking a man.

“Mother, who said Qing Xuan wanted to leave?” Lu Ao walked over and stood in front of Shao Qian. “He is the partner I set my mind on. No one is allowed to chase him out.”

“娘，誰說清玄要離開？”陸敖走過來擋在邵謙前面：“他是我認定的伴侶，誰都不能趕他走。”

“Lu Ao.” Madame Lu’s glowered angrily. “I see that you have really been spoiled rotten by your father.”

“陸敖。”陸夫人怒目以示：“我看你當真是被你爹慣壞了。”

“……” Lord Lu, who had been continuously ridiculed unjustly, had a bitter face on. When did he ever take care of this boy? Normally, wasn’t it his wife that would severely dote on this eldest son?

“……”連着躺槍的陸堡主苦着臉，他何時管着這小子？平日裡還不是夫人更爲疼愛這個長子？

“Mother, at that time it was you who said it. If and when I ever meet the person who makes my heart skip a beat, even if it is by unscrupulous methods, I must seize them.” Lu Ao answered with a angry face. “Qing Xuan is my beloved person. In this life of mine, I only want to be with him. I can only be with him.”

“孃親，當初可是你說，遇到心動之人就算不擇手段也要奪得。”陸敖回以怒顏：“清玄便是我心愛之人，這輩子我只想與他在一起，也只能跟他在一起。”

“You…… Get out from my sight.” Lady Lu threw the decorative water jar by the side towards Lu Ao. Hugging Shao Qian, Lu Ao hurriedly dodged it. However, even though he was able to dodge the jar, he wasn’t able to dodge the water.

“你……你給我滾。”陸夫人抄起旁邊裝飾的水缸就朝陸敖砸了過去。陸敖抱着邵謙趕忙躲開，只不過躲得了缸，卻躲不了水。

Lu Ao blocked quite a lot for Shao Qian. In a matter a moments, his entire back was splashed wet with water. He hugged Shao Qian and immediately ran towards the outside. “Mother, I’ll follow Qing Xuan to the Bai residence first. After a few days, when your anger has subsided, I’ll bring Qing Xuan back again.”

邵謙被陸敖擋着要好很多，陸敖幾乎整個後背都被水濺溼。他抱着邵謙直接往外跑：“孃親，我先隨着清玄回白家，過些時日您消氣了，我再帶着清玄回來。”

“Leave and don’t come back again.” Although Lady Lu raised a hue and cry, she didn’t take any other action.

“滾了就別再回來。”陸夫人雖說嘴上叫囂，但卻也沒有其他動作。

“Why did you chase him away for?” Based on his wife’s personality, Lord Lu firmly believed that she would be able to beat Lu Ao half to death. Who knew that she would simply chase him out? Chasing him out like this, isn’t it just like letting a bird fly freely in the wide open sky?

“把人趕出去作甚？”陸堡主以爲依照自家夫人的秉性能把陸敖打個半死。誰知僅僅是把人趕了出去？你把人趕走了，這還不是天高任鳥飛？

“As long as your son has someone who wants him, then it’s fine.” Towards this son, Lady Lu felt her heart really shatter. Seeing the housekeeper’s letter that he finally s.n.a.t.c.hed one with much difficulty, she had even thought that what was done was done, if that lady didn’t accept it, then she would make her accept. Who knew that the one who this thing brought back was a Gongzi……

“只要你兒子能有人要就好。”對於這個兒子，陸夫人覺得自己當真操碎了心。看到管家信件好不容易搶了一個，還想着生米煮成熟飯那姑娘不同意也得同意。誰知這貨弄回來的是一位公子……

There was no personal integrity to talk about between men. Even if you tied him up and sent him to her son’s bed, if he wants to leave he will still leave. Moreover, if this matter was to be spread outside, did their Lu family still want to have a foothold in the Jianghu?

Furthermore, based on the few questions she had asked just now, that good-looking Gongzi probably didn’t have any favourable impression towards her son. It would be better to her son out to share life’s joys and sorrows with that Gongzi, then wouldn’t the two men have a harmonious relations.h.i.+p?

There isn’t a choice but to say, Lady, you think too far. You totally didn’t consider at all what kind of predicament the two peniless men, who you drove out, would be having.

After leaving the Lu residence, Lu Ao’s entire body was listless. His head drooped, as if it wished to fall onto the ground. From time to time, his eyes would gaze at the expression of the person beside him.

“What are you looking at me for?” With a smile yet not a smile, Shao Qian looked at Lu Ao and questioned.

“看我作甚？”邵謙似笑非笑的看着陸敖問道。

“Qing Xuan, I’m homeless now.” Lu Ao looked at Shao Qian pathetically. “You said that your Bai family is lacking a Di wife.”

“清玄，我無家可歸了。”陸敖可憐兮兮的看着邵謙：“你說好你白府缺個嫡夫人。”

“I’ll write a letter to inform my parents.” Shao Qian walked forward slowly, waiting until Lu Ao caught up to his side before reaching out and entwining their fingers together. “It’s a nice time of the year right now, wouldn’t it be nice if the two of us went travelling?”

“我會書信一封稟告爹孃。”邵謙慢走兩步等陸敖走到身側，伸手與之五指交握：“如今正是大好時光，不若你我二人遊歷一番？”

“Of course it’ll be nice.” Lu Ao held Shao Qian’s hand tightly as he grinned happily. However, he immediately remembered that he had been chased out, and it seemed like he didn’t bring any silver along wifh him. In an instant, his face became bitter. “Qing Xuan, the two of us don’t have any silver.”

“自是好。”陸敖握緊邵謙的手咧嘴笑笑。不過隨即他想到自己被趕了出來，身上好似並無帶着銀兩，頓時臉都苦了：“清玄，你我二人沒有銀兩。”

Shao Qian was just about to suggest finding a p.a.w.nshop to sell some things, when he heard the sound of a running horse from behind.

Shao Qian and Lu Ao turned around and saw a robust black horse trotting over. Lu Ao was pleasantly surprised upon seeing the horse. “Heizi, you came to find me?”

邵謙與陸敖轉頭去看，看到一匹壯碩黑馬小跑而來。陸敖看到馬兒驚喜道：“黑子，你跑出來尋我？”

As there was a clothed bundle on the saddle, the horse was obviously sent out by someone. “Someone in the residence probably sent it over.”

看着馬鞍上的包袱，這馬兒明顯是被人放出來的：“應當是堡中人將它送來。”

“It’s most likely fourth uncle.” Lu Ao retrieved the cloth bag from the saddle and opened it. Seeing the food, clothing and money inside of it, his face lit up in joy. “We have money now.”

“應當是四叔。”陸敖將馬鞍上的包袱取下來，打開看到裡面乾糧衣物銀錢時喜笑顏開：“咱有錢了。”

“When we return back in the future, thank mother properly.” If Lady Lu didn’t allow anything to be sent to Lu Ao, it was likely that the horse definitely wouldn’t be able to leave the gates.

“待日後回了家，好生謝謝母親。”若是陸夫人不讓給陸敖送什麼，只怕這馬兒絕對出不了大門。

“Of course.” Lu Ao placed the money away, hanging yhe cloth bag on the horse’s body before speaking to Shao Qian, “Qing Xuan, you sit at the front.”

“這是自然。”陸敖將銀錢放好，將包袱掛在馬兒身上對邵謙開口道：“清玄，你坐前面。”

Shao Qian didn’t have any objections, immediately flipping himself onto the horse. After he did that, Lu Ao also flipped himself onto it. His arms hesitantly stretched towards Shao Qian waist, however, even after half a day, he still didn’t dare to really embrace the other person.

Shao Qian immediately pulled his hands, making them encircle his own waist. He pulled on the reins, using his legs to urge the horse forward. The horse released a whinny before it started to run quickly.

Lu Ao hugged Shao Qian tightly with his arms. His beloved person’s waist was really slender. Such a slender waist, he was afraid that it would break the moment he uses a tiny bit of force.

After the two of them left the city, Shao Qian referred to the system’s map and headed in the direction of Shandong city.

“Qing Xuan, where are we going?” They were headed towards the south, where the Bai residence was located in. But didn’t they agree that they would not return to the Bai residence for now?

“清玄，我們去何處？”這方向是朝南行，白府也在南邊。但不是說暫時不回白府？

“The south to travel.” According to the current time, there was still two years before the martial arts convention. And as both of them also didn’t have anything they needed to do, they might as well go travelling everywhere.

“去南方遊歷一番。”按照時間來看，還有兩年便是武林大會，他二人也沒什麼事情可做，不如四處走走。

“That’s nice.” Towards this, Lu Ao was very pleased. It would be the same no matter where he goes. So long as Qing Xuan was with him, even if it was to the ends of the earth, he would still be willing to go

“自是好。”陸敖對這個很是滿意，他是去哪裡都一樣。只要有清玄在，就算天涯海角他也願意一起去。

On the way, Shao Qian got someone to send a letter to the Bai family. Within the letter, he had explained his situation in great detail, putting great emphasis on the matter that it was Lu Ao who saved his life when he was captured by people. Furthermore, he had also specifically mentioned that after he heard his little brother’s words, he had wanted to see whether the so-called Jianghu was the same as what was depicted in the books.

Lord Bai had been frantically searching for his son, but upon receiving the letter and seeing the familiar handwriting reporting that he was safe, he let out a sigh of relief. Who knew that when he saw the contents on the back, he was furious to the extent that he nearly fainted.

This…… This was the greatest outrage. He actually dared to collude with outsiders, intending on claiming his Di brother’s life. His heart can plot, his behaviour can kill. (?)

這……這當真是大逆不道，居然膽敢聯合外人想要取嫡兄性命，其心可誅，其行可殺。

Lord Bai, who wanted to beat up his three sons, immediately overlooked Shao Qian’s last sentence. The relations.h.i.+p between him and Lu Ao is very harmonious. This kind of tying the knot words.

Throughout the two years when Shao Qian and Lu Ao were outside, they would always send a letter to their families to report their well-being every two months. Within this two years, they had practically walked over the entire southern area once.

These past two years pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye. Getting the wind that many Jianghu people have began a.s.sembling in Shandong city, Shao Qian and Lu Ao also started to turn round and head back there.

The Lu husband and wife has already arrived at Shandong city around a month ago. At that time, they had chased their foolish son out, and in the end, he really didn’t come home for two years. Luckily, Qing Xuan had the heart to send them letters to report their well-being. If that wasn’t so, it was likely that they would already order for his capture.

Unconsciously, Shao Qian had won over several people in the Lu family.

Over on this side, Shao Qian and Lu Ao had just set foot into Shandong city when they were captured head-on by the Lu family’s guards who were watching the city gates.

“Boy, you really have some skills.” Lady Lu went forward and threw a strike towards the back of Lu Ao’s head. “You actually dared to not return home, or send any news for two years.”

“小子，你當真本事了。”陸夫人上來便對着陸敖的後腦勺來了一下：“居然當真敢兩年不回家傳遞消息。”

“Wasn’t it you who made me go?” Lu Ao felt wronged. At that time, it was his mother who chased him out. And now, it was his mother who said that he didn’t come back home or send any news. A woman’s heart is like a needle at the bottom of the sea, this saying really wasn’t wrong.

“不是您讓我走麼？”陸敖委屈，當初趕他走的是孃親，現如今說他不回家傳遞消息的也是孃親。都說女人心海底針，這當真不錯。

“It’ll be better if you don’t speak too much.” Shao Qian used knocked his head with a fan. After that, he cupped his fist in his hand, greeting Lady Lu and Lord Lu as he smiled. “Uncle, Auntie, I haven’t seen you for a long time.

“你少說話便好。”邵謙拿着扇敲敲他的腦袋。而後對陸夫人與陸堡主抱拳笑道：“伯父伯母久見。”

“Good child.” Lady Lu really felt that her foolish son had delayed someone’s well-behaved child. (?) That’s why, when she was in front of Shao Qian, she would really have a genial expression, her eyes s.h.i.+ning with love.

“好孩子。”陸夫人當真覺得自家這個混小子耽誤了人家好孩子。所以，在面對邵謙時，那當真是和顏悅色，眼露慈愛。

“Elder brother Bai. I haven’t seen you for a long time.” After two years, Lu Ning Er had also grown up to be a lady. Due to that, there were even more talented youth who who visit the Lu residence for various reasons, hoping that they could be in the beauty’s good graces.

“白大哥許久未見。”兩年未見，陸凝兒也已長成大姑娘了，更是有不少年輕才俊以各種理由拜訪陸家堡，以求得到美人青睞。

[1] [犬子] – A deprecating way to refer to one’s son