He would stop in front of the door, then, with a sudden gesture, pull out the hands he had been hiding behind his back, laughing boisterously, "Look, the grasshopper I've just caught for you!" And then he'd run away, laughing loudly, while she chased after him in a huff.
But Lu Qian was already dead.
He died in the Trial Court under the judicial commissioner Fan Zhenglian.
Lu Tong's eyelashes trembled slightly.
All those who had participated in their deaths should be buried with them.
...
The night's rain, in the end, never fell, and the next day was sunny.
It was nearly the start of autumn, the dog days had not yet passed, and the heat was becoming more oppressive. Lu Tong, when going to the Fan Mansion to treat Zhao Feiyan, switched to making visits in the morning—the afternoons were unbearably hot.
This was Lu Tong's last house visit to treat Lady Zhao.
