Lu Shu and Lu Qi moved things unwillingly, and Lu Qi couldn’t hide his emotions at all, muttering and complaining, “Master, we just barely got out of here, why are we coming back?”
“Coming back is one thing, but bringing your most beloved books and musical instruments with you… could it be that you really intend to make this place your home?”
The two of them had previously been beaten by Xiao Li, especially Lu Qi, who had two teeth knocked out, and now they didn’t feel resentment towards Xiao Li, but genuine hatred.
But to hate her while still having to follow her back to live here was truly stifling.
Lu Yanzhi didn’t answer Lu Qi’s words, but he didn’t scold or stop him either, clearly unwilling in his heart at the moment.
Last night he had a detailed conversation with his Grandfather, who told him that the solution to the impasse still lay with the Princess.
The Princess was already deeply infatuated with him, and the more he opposed her, the more it proved she couldn’t let him go.
The Lu Clan is an aristocratic family, but the Princess is merely fostered under the Empress Dowager and can be discarded at any time. Continuing to entangle themselves would ultimately harm the Lu Clan.
Divorce wasn’t an option, nor could he ignore her, so he had to come back.
He had to lower the Princess’s guard, make her believe he had changed his mind. If he could get the Princess pregnant, everything would fall into place.
The Princess’s love for him and a child were both leverage to control her.
Lu Yanzhi could sense his Grandfather’s calculations, but his Grandfather remained silent.
However, he himself had a plan. He did need to control the Princess, so she wouldn’t hurt Xueyin again.
He would make her pay for the ruin of his reputation, the pain of being beaten, and the harm done to Xueyin’s child.
Then Lu Yanzhi proactively appeared at Xiao Li’s table.
Xiao Li raised an eyebrow, then continued to drink her soup.
There was Tableware for only Xiao Li on the table. Lu Yanzhi sat down, but no one offered him any.
Finally, Lu Shu quickly brought Tableware for Lu Yanzhi.
Lu Yanzhi lowered his Eyes, his expression indifferent, appearing very obedient. He picked up Chopsticks and first served Xiao Li a dish, then began to eat himself.
Xiao Li lifted her eyelids. Was this an attempt at reconciliation?
How unexpected.
Xiao Li’s gaze fixed on Lu Yanzhi without concealment, her eyes staring intently, her eyebrows and eyes holding an ambiguous smile. Anyone who saw it would think she was deeply in love with him.
Xiao Li put down her bowl and finished her meal. Lu Yanzhi hadn’t eaten much, but he also put down his Chopsticks. He hadn’t come here to eat.
His gaze swept over the dishes beside him, and the food he had served Xiao Li remained untouched.
“Princess, since you won’t agree to Divorce, let the past be the past. I will learn to treat you well in the future.”
“Heh!” Xiao Li let out a laugh. “That’s an interesting thing to say.”
If the Original Body heard that, wouldn’t she be overjoyed?
“So, you’re saying you’ve forgiven me for hitting you?”
Lu Yanzhi had a generous and magnanimous expression: “It’s all in the past.”
Xiao Li asked again: “What about if I hit you again?”
Lu Yanzhi: .
Look, he’s stuttering, isn’t he?
“Hahahaha!” The facade of hypocrisy lasted less than a quarter of an hour before crumbling. Xiao Li openly mocked him: “Don’t embarrass yourself, or my eyes. I find you much more interesting when you maintain that aloof and unyielding demeanor.”
Lu Qi couldn’t restrain himself and stepped forward, angrily saying, “You beat Master so badly, and now you’re pretending to reconcile? You’ve gone too far!”
Without waiting for Xiao Li to speak, Qian Momo immediately stepped forward and sternly reprimanded, “A Servant speaking to Master? How dare you!”
Xiao Li swept her gaze across the room, her slender and long Fingertips lazily tapping on the tabletop. “A mere attendant daring to shout at me, the Princess? Is this the sincerity of the Consort’s reconciliation? Do you still think I’m the soft target I used to be?”
Lu Yanzhi clenched his Sleeve and whispered, “Lu Qi, don’t be rude.”
Xiao Li clapped her hands, and Yang Jun immediately stepped forward: “What are your orders, Princess?”
Xiao Li pointed at Lu Qi: “Take him away and teach him some manners.”
Lu Yanzhi was about to say something when Xiao Li’s expression changed, becoming cold and ruthless. “This is the Princess Manor. Daring to clamor on my Territory, I’m being Benevolent not to kill him. If the Consort can’t control his people, I will do it for him.”
Lu Yanzhi finally couldn’t help but look directly at Xiao Li, staring into her gloomy and cold Eyes, his heart sinking further and further.
He couldn’t see a trace of the past admiration and affection in her eyes. Although love can turn to hate, he didn’t even see hatred in Xiao Li’s eyes, only endless coldness.
Was choosing to return a correct move? —
Xiao Li wanted to kill Lu Yanzhi, but Lu Yanzhi couldn’t die in the Princess Manor.
Otherwise, the Lu Clan wouldn’t let her go, and the Emperor wouldn’t protect her.
She didn’t care about the opinions of these ancient people, but she didn’t want to become a laughingstock, and she didn’t want to suffer.
Therefore, Lu Yanzhi had to die outside the manor, preferably in a way that was open and aboveboard and didn’t arouse her suspicion.
She had turned her thoughts over and over again, and there were ways to do it, but she lacked helpers.
But something this small wouldn’t be difficult for her.
“Go, fetch the Consort and accompany me Shopping.”
At least on the surface, she had tamed this Consort, so she might as well show him off.
Lu Yanzhi was reluctant, but he came anyway.
“Where does the Princess want to go?”
“Shopping, of course, we’re going to the street.” Xiao Li casually turned her head to look at him.
Today, Lu Yanzhi was wearing a gray-green Plain Silk robe with a cross-collar, a rare color. Plain Color clothing tested a person the most, but on him, it was striking.
With a Jade Crown securing his hair, he stood tall and slender, his figure like bamboo, his appearance pale but elegant, unique and charming.
To be the Second Male Lead, and the Female Lead’s white moonlight, he certainly had some good looks.
Lu Yanzhi looked up, meeting Xiao Li’s smiling Eyes. Was that smile affection?
What is Shopping for? Of course, it’s to buy, buy, buy.
Ancient things didn’t appeal much to Xiao Li. Even antiques, she couldn’t take with her, they were all illusions.
So: “This, this, this… pack them all up for me, Princess. The Consort will pay.”
“This, this, that one, those three are too ugly, don’t bother. The Consort will pay.”
“Wow, this is nice, I want it! That one is nice too, pack it up!”
“Consort, haven’t you paid yet?”
Lu Yanzhi: .
Today, Lu Shu brought people with him, and he didn’t have much Silver on him. Every purchase was put on the Consort’s account, and the money was paid after it was sent.
Lu Shu calculated that in just a short while, it had already amounted to twenty thousand Taels of Silver.
If the Princess continued Shopping like this, it would be ruinous.
“Master, you should stop her.”
Even the Lu Clan’s vast wealth couldn’t be squandered like this.
Lu Yanzhi stepped forward: “Princess, you’ve been Shopping for a long time and must be tired. There’s a Teahouse ahead, let’s go rest.”
I don’t know if there’s anyone who still believes in equality after transmigrating, but I write bad female leads, and I only believe in the strong.
(*^__^*) Hehe…