Chapter 1 The Prime Minister's Wife

at this time

A woman was squatting under a willow tree, crying, and a handsome man was standing next to her.

Luo Xi is a peasant girl from Qingmu Village. Her mother died when she was eight years old, leaving her and her father to depend on each other for survival.

A year ago, she went up the mountain to chop firewood and accidentally saw Song Jing lying on the ground covered in blood. After hesitating for a moment, she found some herbs to stop his bleeding and begged her father to let him stay in her family's woodshed to recover.

Three months later, Song Jing recovered from his injuries and said he was going back to the capital.

He gave her a jade pendant and revealed his true identity, saying that he would come to find her a year later and marry her.

Luo Xi always remembered this incident.

But,

Before she could wait for him, her father died.

Now that she had no relatives or friends, she thought about it and took all the silver her father had left her to go to the capital to find him.

As soon as she arrived in the capital, she asked someone, and that person was Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi happened to be a good friend of Song Jing, and he looked at the familiar jade pendant in Luo Xi's hand.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Zhi took Luo Xi to find Song Jing.

To Luo Xi's utter surprise, Song Jing already had someone else by his side.

She saw him chatting and laughing with that woman in the pavilion, his eyes full of affection, and Song Jing even had his arm around the woman's waist.

Therefore, since Song Jing has someone he likes, he definitely won't marry her.

However, she now has no family left, and she has spent all her money on coming to the capital.

Most importantly,

She... has... no... money... left.

She doesn't even know where she can go now.

Luo Xi cried out, "He definitely won't marry me, waaaaah!"

"If he won't marry you, I will. Don't cry."

Luo Xi looked up in disbelief, staring blankly at him, "But... but it was Song Jing who told me he wanted to marry me."

Lu Zhi: "What does that have to do with anything?"

“Now that Song Jing has someone he likes, even if he marries you, he won’t be devoted to you.”

Luo Xi looked at his handsome face, puzzled, "Then you don't have any?"

Lu Zhi: "No."

"So when you said you wanted to marry me, were you serious?"

Lu Zhi squatted down and carefully wiped away the tears on her face: "I'm serious."

Luo Xi lowered her head and whispered, "Is this identity acceptable?"

Lu Zhi said gently, "Okay, I'll handle this."

Luo Xi wiped away her tears, stood up, and said, "Okay, can I go back with you now?"

Lu Zhi stood up with her, took her hand, and said, "You are my future wife, so of course it's possible."

Then, Luo Xi followed Lu Zhi back to the manor.

The next day.

Inside the teahouse.

In a private room on the second floor.

There were two men sitting facing each other.

Lu Zhi glanced at Song Jing opposite him, then took out a jade pendant from his pocket and threw it at Song Jing.

Song Jing caught it reflexively.

Lu Zhi said calmly, "Here, here's your jade pendant back."

Song Jing held the jade pendant, looking at it from the left, right, up, and down, finding it strangely familiar.

Suddenly, he remembered!

He looked at the familiar jade pendant.

"Didn't I give this jade pendant to Luo Xi? How did it end up in your hands now?"

Lu Zhi glanced at him. "What do you think?"

Song Jing asked hurriedly, "I don't want to guess, just tell me."

Lu Zhi: "Her father is gone, and she came to the capital alone to find you."

Song Jing looked around: "Where is she? Where is she?"

Lu Zhi didn't answer. He continued, "Did you tell her back then that you would marry her?"

Song Jing nodded. "I did say that."

"Then what's going on between you and Miss Jiang from the Grand Tutor's mansion?"

Song Jing: !!!

How could he possibly say that he'd fallen for someone else?

Lu Zhi could tell just by looking at his expression.

"When Luo Xi entered the city, she happened to run into me, so I brought her to find you. But, but I never expected that someone already had a beautiful woman by his side, with her arm around his waist, tsk tsk tsk..."

"So, she asked me to return the jade pendant to you."

Song Jing:

Lu Zhi continued, "Well, she doesn't think she likes you either."

She said that there are many ways to repay a life-saving debt, and that giving her 100,000 taels of silver would be enough, and once the money was given, the debt would be settled.

There's no need to offer yourself in marriage so readily.

Song Jing:

Song Jing remained silent for a moment.

He didn't expect the matter to be resolved so easily.

He thought

Song Jing: "Okay, I'll give her the money."

Song Jing glanced at his friend and asked, "I want to ask, how is Luo Xi doing?"

Lu Zhi thought of someone, "Very good, she might be even better off if she receives the money."

Song Jing:

Song Jing had someone deliver the silver notes.

Lu Zhi had someone take the money, then he stood up and said, "Song Jing, now that the money has been given, you two have nothing to do with each other anymore."

"You don't need to go looking for her anymore."

Song Jing pursed her lips: "Okay, I understand."

Song Jing was very curious as to why Lu Zhi, who was naturally indifferent, would help Luo Xi.

He asked, "Lu Zhi, why did you help her?"

Lu Zhi isn't the type to meddle in other people's business.

Lu Zhi curled his lips into a smile. "Naturally, it's because she's my future wife."

"What?"

Song Jing was shocked!

He was truly shocked!

Song Jing: "Lu Zhi, are you serious?"

"Um."

When did you start liking her?

"No, didn't you just meet?"

Lu Zhi glanced at him. "Isn't love at first sight allowed?"