Lu Chengyuan snorted coldly and slapped her hard across the face, his voice filled with icy coldness, "You bitch, you idiot, you've ruined my plans."
I know you didn't let Xia'er tell, but do you think the Emperor doesn't know?
If it weren't for the many merits I've accumulated over the years, you would be dead by now. I'm only letting you reflect on your mistakes in the ancestral hall. It's already a great favor that I've spared your life. So don't cause me any more trouble.
"Guards, bring the lady into the ancestral hall."
"Master, Master, please don't! Please don't lock me in the ancestral hall."
"Master, Master..."
Only after the piercing screams subsided did Lu Chengyuan's tightly furrowed brows relax slightly.
He sat on the rosewood chair, his mind filled with the last look in Lu Cijian's eyes. That look was so familiar, yet so terrifying.
The way Li Qingmeng looked at him before she died was the same way, seemingly filled with endless hatred, yet also seemingly devoid of anything.
But it was that look in his eyes that he remembered for so many years.
He had thought that with Lu Cijian's return, he could easily control her and make her a pawn in his game. But now, he realized that this person could never be his pawn.
There is even a very high chance that it will ruin his plans.
Well, he didn't have high hopes for him anyway.
This situation is becoming increasingly interesting. Since Lu Cijian is unwilling to be his pawn, then he will see how far his eldest son can go.
Thinking it over, he simply said, "Someone, go and tell Xue Xingzhao that the marriage should be arranged as soon as possible."
Now that he and the Xue family are practically bound together, he might as well get married quickly and put that person at ease.
In any case, this marriage is no longer a valid arrangement.
The servant simply responded and quietly withdrew.
Lu Chengyuan closed his eyes and leaned back in his chair, saying calmly, "Since you're here, why not come in?"
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