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As they exited the palace gates, Xie Zhan saw Lu Songli and was about to walk towards her, but he was stopped by Zhao Yutan’s maid, Hongdou, “Master Xie, our young lady has fainted, could you please send our young lady back to our manor?”
“Wait a minute.”
Lu Songli noticed Xie Zhan walking towards her, turned her head, and quickly got into the carriage, “Go!” Seeing Xie Zhan’s appearance, he clearly had something to say to her, but no matter what he wanted to say, she didn’t want to listen.
If the Xie family had been resolute from the beginning and not indulged in ambiguity, then the Zhao family wouldn’t have had any opportunity to take advantage, and all the subsequent events wouldn’t have happened. Xie Zhan’s current wavering was simply because he had weighed the pros and cons and decided that maintaining the original marriage contract was not bad. She wouldn’t choose such a person, and if she entrusted her back to such a person, she wouldn’t know when she might be betrayed.
After Lu Songli boarded the carriage, the Lu family’s carriage sped away as if fleeing something.
Xie Zhan remained speechless, Qin Sheng watched this scene, glanced at Xie Zhan, then mounted his horse and followed them.
Dah, dah, dah, dah
The sound of the horse galloping on the street was particularly clear because it was night.
“Second Miss, it’s Young Master Qin.”
Mo Bing leaned out and saw the person riding behind them in the moonlight and starlight, as well as the light of the torches. Young Master Qin had been following them at a distance since they exited the palace gates.
Lu Songli lay back lazily, “Don’t bother with him.”
When they reached the gate of the Lu family manor, the gatekeeper opened the gate and was in the process of removing the threshold. Lu Songli was still in the carriage and showed no intention of getting off. It was late autumn, and the wind was strong at night. There was no need to go out and catch a cold.
Qin Sheng rode his horse forward, “Wait—”
Mo Bing was the first to pull back the carriage curtain, Qin Sheng didn’t even look at her, his gaze fell directly on the carriage curtain, as if he could see the person inside through the thick curtain.
“Lu Songli, can we talk for a moment?”
Lu Songli: ???
Lu Songli thought about it. For the sake of not offending the Qin family, who would ultimately win in the original novel, she reluctantly got out of the carriage.
As soon as she got out, she felt that the cold wind was really unfriendly. She couldn’t help but pull her cloak tighter, “Qin Sheng, what’s the matter?” Lu Songli noticed that Qin Sheng had been following them since the Chang Le Palace, dragging his feet, as if he had something to say.
Qin Sheng moved two steps without changing his expression, and Lu Songli felt that the wind coming from the north had become lighter.
“Just say it if you have something to say.”
Qin Sheng gritted his teeth and quickly said, “That, after you break off your engagement with the Xie family, you can marry into the Qin family.”
Lu Songli raised her eyebrows. Did he really understand her? In the Chang Le Palace, she hadn’t shown any intention of breaking off her engagement with the Xie family, had she? On the contrary, she still looked like she was going to compete with Zhao Yutan to the death and wouldn’t let go. Where did he see her intention to break off her engagement with the Xie family? She had to say that he was indeed a young general who could lead thousands of troops in the original novel, he was really sharp.
After Qin Sheng finished speaking, his angular handsome face turned red, and it was hard to see clearly in the night. However, Qin Sheng himself could feel his face burning.
Lu Songli suddenly felt a mischievous desire to tease him, “Marry into the Qin family, marry who? Your elder brother?”
He instantly widened his eyes, “You have a crush on my elder brother?” Then he instantly became arrogant, “You have good taste, but give up, my elder brother won’t marry you.”
Then he added, “My elder brother has already made a decision about his future wife, just give up.”
Qin Sheng felt both proud and stifled. He had always deeply respected his elder brother since he was a child. His father had been stationed on the border for many years, and he was ten years younger than his elder brother. In a way, he had been raised by his elder brother. In his heart, his elder brother Qin Heng was an exceptionally outstanding man. Even though it was a second marriage, he was worthy of any woman.
The stifling feeling was naturally because of Lu Songli. Damn it, my elder brother is forcing me to marry you, but you want to be my elder brother’s wife, are you suitable?
Lu Songli chuckled, “I was just teasing you.” Qin Heng was about to marry a second wife, and she had no feelings for him. She wasn’t obsessed with him, so there was no need for her to intervene.
She smiled, and her entire face was incredibly beautiful.
“You like me, huh?” At this moment, Lu Songli was in a good mood. The white moonlight fell on the young man not far away, as if draping him in a hazy and mysterious white veil.
“You- you-“
How could he forget that this woman was bold and mischievous! How could he have felt sorry for her in the Chang Le Palace? Where was the pity?
He wanted to turn around and leave, but when he saw the teasing look in her eyes, he stopped, even took two steps forward, closing in on her, even lowering his head slightly, his eyes fixed on her, refusing to back down, “Yes, I like you. What about it?”
The young man’s stubbornness and focused gaze surprised Lu Songli.
Lu Songli reached out and pushed his head away, laughing and scolding, “Alright, go back. I appreciate your kindness, but you haven’t even grown up yet, what are you talking about liking someone?”
After saying that, she ignored Qin Sheng, turned around, and strode into her own gate, her steps light and her cloak swirling into a beautiful arc as she turned.
Qin Sheng stood in the cold wind, looking at the gate of the Lu family manor. After Lu Songli and the others had completely entered, he slowly closed the gate and suddenly smiled. He turned around and mounted his horse, and the horse beneath him, sensing his cheerful mood, galloped away.
As the gate closed, the smile on Lu Songli’s face remained.
Through their few interactions, Lu Songli knew that he was an arrogant young man. He came from a family of generals, but he had grown up under the protection of his father and brother, and he wasn’t the valiant young general in the original novel who fought bravely and forced foreign tribes to beg for mercy, making them tremble at the mere mention of his name.
Arrogant people are all like ducks, they’re stubborn, even if they like someone, they won’t admit it.
He was able to stop her and say those words after sending her back. He made this decision after seeing her precarious situation. This decision stemmed from his sense of responsibility and inner kindness. Additionally, Lu Songli felt that he was fond of her, at least he didn’t dislike her.
She wasn’t surprised at all. She was so beautiful and intelligent, how could he not like her? In her previous life, Lu Songli was accustomed to men admiring and liking her. She didn’t think there was anything wrong with thinking this way. Admitting her strengths while also understanding her weaknesses, having a clear self-awareness, not being arrogant, and not belittling herself were all good things.
For now, Qin Sheng seemed like a very good person, but there were many outstanding people in the world. It didn’t mean she had to marry him, right? And don’t forget, in the original novel, the Qin family would be exiled for a crime, and it would happen in half a year. A wise person doesn’t stand near a collapsing wall. She wouldn’t do something like knowingly going towards danger.
She was a very pragmatic person. Before, she had racked her brains to protect her father. The Qin family’s disaster probably wouldn’t be easy to deal with. She’d rather not get involved in this mess, there was no need.
At this moment, Lu Songli had no idea that the slap in the face would come so quickly.