Chapter 390 What male lead and second male lead? I don't understand. [22]

The longan that had hit his head landed on Shangguan Linlang's lap. He picked it up, peeled it, and popped it into his mouth.

Then, still grinning, he said, "Haha! Don't be angry, cousin, I was just joking!"

"Who would have thought that my cousin's personality would change so much after she got married? Every time I went to the palace, my aunt would tell me that I had grown up after getting married and urged me to get married soon too!"

Ah Chu said, "Then you should hurry up and get married, and see if you can change your temperament."

Shangguan Linlang scoffed, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

He doesn't want to get married at all; having a mother who nags him all day long is already a headache enough.

If he marries another wife who nags him all the time, how can he live?

Just thinking about those days is terrifying!

It's unclear whether Shangguan Linlang had nowhere else to go or what, but she stayed with Achu.

Fang Lu happened to use the newly purchased wild fruits to make a dessert.

Knowing that Shangguan Linlang hadn't left yet, they brought up two servings.

When Shangguan Linlang tasted Fang Lu's dessert for the first time, his eyes lit up; he was also someone who loved sweets.

Shangguan Linlang's expression was exaggerated: "Cousin! Now I know why you asked your cousin, the Crown Prince, for this palace maid. Her desserts are just too delicious!"

"That's not fair of my cousin, the Crown Prince! He has such a talented palace maid who makes such delicious desserts, yet he keeps her a secret!"

The Crown Prince wasn't trying to hide it; he was mainly afraid the Empress would find out that he ate sweets every day, so he could only eat them secretly every night.

Shangguan Linlang continued, "Cousin, why don't you lend me this palace maid for a while, so my cousin can also enjoy some good fortune?"

Shangguan Linlang is a very talkative person. She keeps talking even when no one is paying attention to her.

When Fang Lu heard Shangguan Linlang ask A Chu for a loan, she lowered her head and couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Dream on! She's not going; just listening to him chatter on and on all day is enough to annoy her!

While he was internally complaining, he heard Ah Chu speak up: "You wish!"

Shangguan Linlang chuckled: "So, cousin, you agree?"

Achu: "I disagree."

Shangguan Linlang: "Oh dear~ Cousin, don't be so stingy~"

Achu was horrified by his roundabout tone.

Regardless of Shangguan Linlang's persistent attempts to get rid of her, Achu simply sent her away.

After Shangguan Linlang left reluctantly, Achu dismissed the other palace maids, leaving only Fang Lu behind.

She beckoned Fang Lu to come and sit next to her.

After Fang Lu sat down, A Chu asked, "Did you run into some thugs today? Were you hurt?"

Fang Lu had been holding back her grievances for a long time, and when she heard A Chu's concern, she finally couldn't help but tear up.

"The body is not physically injured, but the heart is broken."

"It's that bastard Lan Qingchen!"

He said that although he could not marry me, he promised that my treatment and status would be no less than that of his legal wife.

"You have no idea, it really disgusted me when he said that!"

“I rejected him directly, but he grabbed me and wouldn’t let me leave. He even asked me if I had threatened him to reject me.”

"I told him to let me go, I screamed for help, and he actually tried to shut me up with a kiss like in idol dramas!"

"Who does he think he is? A male lead in an idol drama? He's disgusting!"

"If Prince Shangguan hadn't kicked the door open, I would have spat right in that bastard's face!"

"If you find me disgusting, I'll make him disgusting too!"

Fang Lu became increasingly angry as she spoke, wiping away tears while gritting her teeth.

She simply couldn't believe that a disgusting man like Lan Qingchen could be her male lead!

Fang Lu felt that the fact that she had liked Lan Qingchen was simply a dark history of hers!

Seeing that Fang Lu was truly furious, A Chu patted her and comforted her, "Don't be angry. It's a good thing that you saw through him sooner, isn't it?"

Fang Lu nodded vigorously, agreeing with A Chu's words.

"You're right!"

Fang Lu looked at A Chu with deep gratitude: "Thank you! If you hadn't told me the truth, my life would have been ruined!"

Just thinking about her ending in the story makes Fang Lu feel suffocated!

Achu shook her head and said with a smile, "Even if I don't tell you, your ending won't be like in the novel."

"Because of my arrival, the outcome was destined to change."

Fang Lu thought about it and agreed.

But she was still very grateful to Achu for her arrival.

Fang Lu wiped away her tears and smiled.

"But we really owe a lot to Prince Shangguan today, though he's just too talkative and chatty!"

Thinking of Shangguan Linlang, A Chu smiled meaningfully.

"You know, novels usually have a devoted second male lead."

Fang Lu blinked, understanding immediately: "You're not going to tell me... that Prince Shangguan is a devoted second male lead, are you?"

Achu nodded: "That's right."

"Although he's a bit of a chatterbox and seems carefree and uneducated, he really likes you."

"He even convinced his parents to marry you."

"The Shangguan family's family rule is that a man over thirty years old who has no children may take a concubine."

"But before your marriage was settled, Lan Qingchen led his troops to attack. Shangguan Linlang volunteered to go to war, but she did not return alive."

"Of course, I'm telling you this not so that you can be with Shangguan Linlang."

"I just wanted you to know that he's not as unreliable and untrustworthy as he seems."

Fang Lu was shocked; she never expected that she and Shangguan Linlang had such a connection!

For a moment, she didn't know what to say.

But it was indeed because of A Chu's words that his opinion of Shangguan Linlang changed a lot.

No wonder Marquis Wuyang only has one son, Shangguan Linlang; it turns out there's such a family precept.

Fang Lu had a very good impression of the Shangguan family because they agreed to let her son marry a palace maid.

However, she listened to what A-Chu said.

She doesn't feel obligated to be with Shangguan Linlang just because he's a so-called devoted second male lead.

Let it be. Having just gone through what happened with Lan Qingchen, she dared not think about matters of the heart at all.

After chatting with Achu for a while, Fang Lu felt much better.

In the evening, when Lu Zhixing returned from his shift, he learned about Fang Lu's meeting with Lan Qingchen and the conversation between A Chu and Fang Lu that afternoon.

Because Lu Zhixing had instructed A Chu and Fang Lu to stay close together when they were alone, he learned about their conversation this time.

Although the guards did not understand the meaning of Achu and Fang Lu's conversation, they repeated it word for word.

After listening, Lu Zhixing fell into deep thought.

He didn't quite understand what Achu and Fang Lu were saying.

I don't understand what male lead and second male lead mean.

However, Lu Zhixing also extracted some information from it.

For example, Achu knew about the relationship between Fang Lu and Lan Qingchen, and even knew that Fang Lu left the manor today to see him.

And, it seems that Achu can foresee the future? She even knows that Shangguan Linlang will want to marry Fang Lu in the future.

A question popped into Lu Zhixing's mind.

Is this Princess Shenghua the same Princess Shenghua as before?