Chapter 524: Dowry

Miss Du said nonchalantly, "What's the big deal? He and I just need to be loyal to each other. From now on, I will only recognize him as Mrs. Du... No, my husband."

Even Hu Xin'er, a modern person, was shocked by her logic: "Ah, this?"

How long have we known each other? Miss Du actually calls her husband her husband?

"Anyway, I'll leave the betrothal gifts here. Madam Lu, please invite the second young master out so we can discuss the marriage arrangements." Miss Du said with a smile as she played with the braid that fell to her side.

Hu Xin'er naturally refused to agree: "Ms. Du, you should go back. We in the Lu family have no intention of letting anyone else marry into our family."

Miss Du said, "Being the son-in-law of our Du family is very cost-effective. As long as he is willing to take on this title, all of our Du family's assets can be handed over to him after marriage. If he doesn't want to inherit the assets, he can also go and wander around the world. In short, wherever he goes, I will go!"

"You can't force feelings," Hu Xin'er advised. "Yun Jue doesn't have those feelings for the girl."

This question was no problem for Miss Du. She glints in her eyes, "Love is something that grows from getting along with each other. As the saying goes, a woman chasing a man is easy. I believe the Second Young Master will understand my sincerity."

She suddenly clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Oh, so his name is Lu Yunjue! Now I know his name."

Hu Xiner couldn't help but hold her forehead. How did she get herself into this mess? And she vaguely felt that what Miss Du said was somewhat familiar.

What she would never have thought was that everything Miss Du said was basically adapted from her comics!

After all, she had created those comics a long time ago, and she had long forgotten the specific content inside them...

After a lot of persuasion, she finally went through great pains to persuade the tough Miss Du to go back.

Mu Qing also said a few words just now, but he was far less eloquent than Hu Xiner, and was often retorted by Miss Du after only saying a few words.

He looked at Miss Du's receding figure, his face filled with displeasure: "If I had known, I wouldn't have let Yun Jue interrogate her yesterday."

Hu Xin'er was also feeling quite troubled. "I thought I could convince her to give up, but who knew she would have such a train of thought... Fortunately, the affection of people like this should fade quickly. We just have to endure it and it will pass."

Mu Qing sighed, "I hope so."

Before the two could breathe a sigh of relief, Lu Yunjue appeared behind Hu Xiner.

He asked with great concern: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong? Is Miss Du here to cause trouble?"

Hu Xin'er swallowed her saliva, still not coming back to her senses from the trance just now. She just silently patted Lu Yunjue's shoulder, wanting to say something but stopping herself: "Don't be too angry about this matter, actually..."

A hint of murderous intent flashed in Lu Yunjue's eyes: "If she dares to threaten you, I will make sure she dies without a burial place!"

"She came to propose to our Lu family." Mu Qing suddenly said.

"Proposal?" Lu Yunjue didn't react. "What tricks is she trying to play?"

Mu Qing explained silently, "She said that she was attracted by your extraordinary beauty and that she would marry you in this life. That's why she came here to propose marriage. It would be best if she could marry into the Du family during the winter solstice..."

With every word Lu Yunjue heard, his expression darkened. "She must be deliberately teasing me. This is simply too much!"

Hu Xin'er pulled Mu Qing's sleeve and reminded him, "Don't go into so much detail..."

The fact that Miss Du's behavior could make the usually taciturn Yun Jue so angry shows how much psychological trauma he has suffered.

She was worried that if Mu Qing repeated Miss Du's original words again, Lu Yunjue would be so angry that his wounds would burst open.

Lu Yunjue gritted his teeth and asked, "What are those things outside?"

Mu Qing said innocently, "She must be quite sincere. Look, all that's outside is her betrothal gift to you."

Hu Xiner covered her husband's mouth with her hand and closed her eyes tightly.

What is going on?

Lu Yunjue was so angry that he was shaking all over, and he wanted to settle the score with Miss Du on the spot.

At this time, Miss Du's head popped out from the other side of the wall: "Hey, Second Young Master, the wound on your face hasn't healed yet. Remember to take the tonic I gave you!"

After she finished speaking, she retracted her head with a whoosh. Lu Yunjue was so angry that he picked up a stone and threw it at her, but it missed. "How dare you humiliate me like this?"

After all, he was the legitimate son of the Lu family, so how could he condescend to marry into the Du family? This Miss Du was clearly trying to slap him in the face in front of everyone.

If it were any other time, Lu Yunjue might not be so excited, but he was in the process of changing his face, and his mood was already fluctuating greatly, but he just didn't want to show it.

Provoked by Miss Du at this moment, he felt that all the accumulated emotions were vented out. Even Hu Xiner was frightened by this side of him that was completely different from usual.

On the other side of the wall, Miss Du clapped her hands and laughed secretly: "Looks like there's no need for marriage. I can torture him right now until he wishes he were dead!"

Xiao Cui, the maidservant beside her, also laughed non-stop: "I see that this family is in cahoots with Zhao Si, they are not good people. Miss, you are teaching them a lesson, and you are doing justice for the heavens."

Xiao Cui looked at her mistress with starry eyes: "My mistress can actually come up with such a good idea, it's really amazing!"

Miss Du had avenged the humiliation she had suffered last night, and she felt refreshed. "Come on, let's go back to our room and sleep! We still have some tough battles to fight in the next few days."

"But Miss, what if Lu Yunjue gets so angry that he comes to seek revenge on you?" Xiao Cui asked worriedly.

Miss Du smiled slightly. "He won't. I tried it last night. No matter how much I went overboard, he was just mean to me. He wouldn't actually touch me. Besides... Madam Lu is here. For the sake of business, I believe she will stop her brother-in-law."

The atmosphere at the Lu family dinner today was particularly depressing. Even Mother Lu noticed something was wrong and asked with concern, "Jue'er, did something happen?"

Lu Yunjue shook his head: "I was just thinking about my face."

Mother Lu was evaded, "Don't worry, the Taoist priest said it will be fine in a day or two at most."

Lu Yunjue pursed his lips and said nothing. If possible, he didn't even want to remove the bandage on his face. Otherwise, if the unreasonable Miss Du saw his true appearance, it would be even more impossible for her to let him go.

He was not afraid of the woman, but he didn't want to cause trouble for his family.

Mother Lu didn't know that Miss Du had come last night. She went back to her room after dinner, but no one noticed that she had secretly hidden a chicken leg in her sleeve.