Lü Tu transmigrates to Wuchuan, one of the six garrisons of the Great Yu Dynasty's border. Here, order is chaotic, the folkways are fierce, and the Great Yu Dynasty, which implements the prefec...
Everyone present except her turned their heads in unison: "What?"
Especially Lu Tu, he simply couldn't believe his ears, and looked at Song Yuxi incredulously, saying, "Yuxi, you're not serious, are you?"
Apart from Jiang Wanyu and Liu Hu, everyone present knew what Song Yuxi meant: she wanted Lü Tu to marry Wang Miaoling as well.
Song Yuxi nodded solemnly: "Husband, don't you like Miss Wang?"
Jiang Wanyu exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Lü, you really do like Miss Wang!"
Nangong Huiyu snorted coldly: "You only realize this now? What my sister said is right. Since you're getting married today anyway, you might as well take care of Miss Wang's matter as well."
Lu Tu said helplessly, "Isn't this a bit too hasty? After all, this isn't something we can decide here. We should at least ask Wang Miaoling."
Nangong Huiyu interjected, "As long as you agree, that's fine. Wang Miaoling told me about this a long time ago. I asked her if she was willing, and she said she was!"
Lu Tu said in disbelief, "I don't believe it!"
"If you don't believe me, then go ask her yourself! Tiger, go and call Wang Miaoling over!"
Song Yuxi stopped Liu Hu and said, "Let's still use the 'please' method, so as not to neglect others."
Liu Hu nodded: "Understood!" Before turning around, he looked at Lü Tu with an admiring gaze, the meaning of which was self-evident.
Seeing this, Lü Tu plopped down in a chair and drank his tea. Since he was already overwhelmed with lice, he figured he might as well get rid of them all today to avoid future troubles.
The most embarrassed person at this moment was Jiang Wanyu. She never expected that she would have another rival in love before she was even married into the family.
Moreover, she never expected that she would be jealous of Lü Tu so quickly. She stood next to Song Yuxi and Nangong Huiyu, clearly siding with them.
Soon, Liu Hu's voice came from outside: "Brother, Miss Wang has arrived."
"Please come in!"
When the pale-faced Wang Miaoling arrived at the warehouse with Cuiguo's help, she was taken aback by the scene before her. She then bowed to the group and said, "Miaoling greets you, sir and ladies."
Nangong Huiyu joked, "Now there are three of us. This Jiang Wanyu beside me will be getting married to my husband today!"
Wang Miaoling's expression darkened, but she forced a smile and said, "Congratulations, sir, on marrying such a beautiful woman. Everyone envies you! If I may ask, is she also a concubine?"
Lu Tu nodded: "Yes, she is a secondary wife."
Wang Miaoling's expression improved considerably, and she continued to nod indifferently: "Sir is indeed kind and righteous. I really misunderstood you that day. It turns out that you treat every woman the same. If there were more men like you in the world, how wonderful that would be."
Hearing her self-pitying words, Song Yuxi stood up, took her hand, and pulled her to sit down beside her: "Miss Wang, we've known each other for a while now. What do you think of me?"
After a moment's thought, Wang Miaoling said solemnly, "The First Madam is the most generous and dignified woman I have ever met. I would dare to say that even the Empress might not be able to do what the First Madam does!"
These words were extremely bold, and even Jiang Wanyu couldn't help but gasp in surprise at Wang Miaoling's outspokenness.
Song Yuxi changed the subject: "Since Miss Wang has said so, let's be frank and ask what you think of my husband?"
"Huh?" Wang Miaoling's pretty face flushed red instantly upon hearing this. How could she not know what Song Yuxi meant?
Even the slow-witted Cuiguo realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise, "Madam, are you going to marry my young lady to Lord Lü?"
Wang Miaoling turned around and stopped her nonsense with a look. Even if it was true, it would only be valid if Lu Tu said it himself.
At this moment, Lu Tu nodded and said, "Yes, Miss Wang, I like you. Marry me!"
Upon hearing Lü Tu's direct confession, Wang Miaoling lost her previous shyness, and a smug smile appeared on her lips, fleeting for a moment.
She stared at Lü Tu curiously and asked, "Does Your Excellency really like me?"
"I like you, I like you so much, I've wanted to marry you for a long time. I mainly wanted to wait until Yuxi and Xiaoyu had children, but things happened today, so I wanted to express my feelings in advance."
"But I didn't see how much the master liked me. The master only married me because he happened to be marrying Miss Jiang today and just took me along."
Nangong Huiyu wanted to speak up for Lü Tu, but Song Yuxi secretly pulled her back, shaking her head to signal her not to speak. If Lü Tu couldn't even handle this little thing, he wouldn't be able to manage so many wives in the future.
Lu Tu, being such a perceptive person, naturally saw through all their subtle actions and understood their intentions.
Lu Tu took a deep breath and said, "Wang Miaoling, I'm not one to lie. Actually, when I first met you, I didn't like you at all, and I even found you particularly annoying!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Miaoling pouted: "Then why did you say you liked me?"
Lu Tu waved his hand: "Let me finish!"
Wang Miaoling nodded and continued to listen patiently, hoping for a reversal from Lü Tu.
"Then I met you again. You were fleeing with Cuiguo. You were making a fuss about going out late at night. I was so annoyed with you. I thought to myself, how can there be such a willful person like you in this world? You have the princess syndrome but no princess life!"
"You! Lü Tu, what exactly do you like about me?"
Lu Tu raised his hand to signal her not to rush, which finally calmed down the agitated Wang Miaoling, and forced her to listen patiently.
Lu Tu changed the subject: "Actually, I felt sorry for you when we met for the third time. When I came to the city and saw you and Cuiguo, you were so small digging for wild vegetables. When have your hands ever done such rough work?"
At this point, Lü Tu subconsciously walked up to Wang Miaoling, took her hand from Song Yuxi very naturally, and gently stroked it in his palm.
Wang Miaoling was stunned. She had never seen Lü Tu so gentle before. She couldn't believe her eyes and murmured, "Really? You really think so?"
Lu Tu shook his head: "At the time, yes, but when you said you were willing to give up your family business and told me not to meddle, I thought you were really annoying. From the moment I turned and left, I didn't want to care about anything you did!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Miaoling swiftly pulled her hand away, her eyebrows furrowing in anger: "Lu Tu, you're just taking advantage of me being all alone to bully me like this, aren't you?"
When she got emotional, Wang Miaoling's eyes reddened. She had finally felt a little bit of tenderness from Lü Tu, but it was gone in the next second. Who could withstand Lü Tu's back-and-forth pulling?
The next second, a hint of pity flashed in Lü Tu's eyes: "Let me finish."
Wang Miaoling instinctively took a half step back and exclaimed in surprise, "Again?"