章節 278: She Was Too Ashamed To Say This

Lu Tingchen suddenly patted his shoulder. "Don't be upset. Here, I'll let you have my shoulder to lean on."

Lu Liangwei lifted her eyes to glance at him. She did not stand on ceremony with him either; as expected, she placed her head on his shoulder.

She was much shorter than him, so she had to stand on tiptoe when she did this.

Lu Tingchen thought this looked quite taxing; he really wanted to help by picking her up in his arms. However, when he considered that she was already in the midst of marriage negotiations and would eventually be the future Empress, he refrained from doing so. 

The two siblings did not linger outside for too long; they entered the main hall right after.

The moment they stepped into the main hall, Lu Liangwei saw her grandmother sitting, grim-faced, on the main seat there. Suddenly, she felt a little nervous.

"Grandmother." Lu Liangwei approached the Dowager Duchess and greeted her.