Lu Xiaoyun chuckled: "Him? Hmph, no need to pay him any mind. After some time, I will demote him to a concubine. Or, I will divorce him. Then I will have my father issue an imperial decree to grant him a marriage. You just have to be patient for a while."
Lu Xiaoyun looked at Yong'an with affection in her eyes, then hugged her tightly and whispered in her ear, "I can't wait a moment longer, I wish I could have you right now."
Lu Xiaoyun's voice was hoarse as she spoke, her breath hot against the cool surface of her neck, her eyes filled with lust, as if she couldn't wait to pin the beautiful woman beneath her.
After speaking, Lu Xiaoyun slowly brought her lips to his, but her gaze drifted to Zhu Yu, who was standing to the side being supported by Li Feng.
Zhu Yu awkwardly looked away.
Ren Yong'an's face turned deathly pale. He somehow found the strength to push Lu Xiaoyun away and jump out of her arms.
She went to great lengths to arrange for Lu Xiaoyun to marry him, so that she could get rid of his entanglement and make him feel endless guilt towards her, ultimately achieving her goal of getting military power for her brother, the Crown Prince.
It's just one step away. How can I let him demote Lu Xiaoyun to a concubine so quickly, let alone divorce her?
The Crown Princess was terminally ill. She secretly asked the imperial physician, who vaguely told her that the Crown Princess had at most six months left.
She would wait until that time, no matter what.
Six months later, she became the Crown Princess. Whether Zhu Yu divorced Lu Xiaoyun or killed her, she didn't care.
But not now!
Her face paled as she said, "Your Highness, we are not yet married. This is improper, especially since my sister, the Princess Consort, is here..."
Ha, he was just calling me "Brother Yu" so sweetly, how did he suddenly become "Your Highness"?
Zhu Yu finally understood why, after he returned to Shengjing City, he asked her to meet him, and why she always pushed him away with various excuses whenever he wanted to get close to Yong'an.
What couple isn't close?
It turns out that she never truly liked him from beginning to end.
If that's the case, then what about those ten years in the Northwest, all those letters she wrote filled with tenderness and longing?
He insisted on marrying her, and now the Prince's mansion's storeroom is piled with dozens of betrothal gifts. What does that matter!
"Guards, take this woman back to Feixue Garden. Without my orders, she is not to step out of the courtyard, nor is anyone allowed to visit her," Lu Xiaoyun coldly commanded.
Upon hearing this, Ren Yong'an panicked and immediately tried to stop him: "Brother Yu..."
Lu Xiaoyun said calmly, "Don't worry, I will punish him myself!"
Ren Yong'an bit her lower lip. She really couldn't be sure. Zhu Yu seemed strange to her today. Her intuition told her that if this woman returned to Feixue Garden like this, Zhu Yu would not punish her anymore.
Zhu Yu just said "no one is allowed to visit," so isn't that a way of protecting her?
Why? Why did Zhu Yu want to protect her?
Is it simply because she is the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's family?
Is it just because of her face?
Could it be that the two of them had already secretly carried on their affair without my knowledge?
What a shameless and despicable woman!
She was extremely anxious, but dared not show the slightest hint of "stinginess" on her face.
"Come with me and escort them back to Feixue Garden!" Lu Xiaoyun said again.
Li Feng immediately wiped away her tears and helped Zhu Yu walk towards Feixue Garden.
Ren Yong'an's heart skipped a beat. Was Zhu Yu going to personally escort this woman back to Feixue Garden?
How could that be!
She looked at "Lu Xiaoyun" and saw that she was already walking towards Feixue Garden with Li Feng's help. She panicked. Would this woman embellish what she had just said and talk nonsense in front of Zhu Yu?
No, she couldn't let this woman tell Zhu Yu what the two of them had said.
"Ah..." Ren Yong'an fell to the side.
"Miss, what's wrong?" Qinglian quickly supported Ren Yong'an, who seemed about to collapse.
Lu Xiaoyun turned around and looked at her. Ha, what tricks is she going to pull now?
Ren Yong'an rubbed his forehead with one hand, leaning all his strength on Qinglian, and said weakly, "Perhaps the cold I caught after entering the water three days ago hasn't fully healed. I feel very dizzy, weak, and have no strength at all."
As she spoke, she looked up, half coquettish and half shy, and softly called out, "Brother Yu~~"
That voice gave Lu Xiaoyun goosebumps again; no wonder it had captivated Zhu Yu, this straight-laced man.
She shuddered and walked up to Ren Yong'an. She was just putting on an act, as if anyone could do it. She asked softly, "Yong'an, what's wrong? Why is it still not better after so long? Haven't you had the imperial physician examine you again?"
Qinglian quickly shoved Yong'an into Lu Xiaoyun's arms, and Yong'an fell onto Lu Xiaoyun.
Lu Xiaoyun used a lot of strength to avoid pushing Ren Yong'an away.
Qinglian said, "Your Highness, my young lady has had a high fever since she was pushed into the water by the Princess Consort a few days ago. The fever hasn't gone down for several days."
"After her fever finally subsided, she heard that Your Highness had been shot in the heart and had been unconscious for many days. Miss was so worried that she developed a high fever again. The imperial physician came to see her and said that Miss had been frightened and her heart was agitated, which was why she had not recovered for so long."
"I was just getting a little better today and came to pay my respects to Consort Duan. But who knew that the Princess Consort would repeatedly target my young lady, and she is in very poor spirits right now."
Ren Yong'an rubbed his temples and said weakly, "Qinglian, you can't say that to the Princess Consort. She didn't mean it. I was just bad at speaking and offended her. It's only right that she's angry with me."
Lu Xiaoyun turned to look at Zhu Yu, only to see his eyes filled with shock, the muscles on his pale face trembling slightly, looking incredulous, and the fingers of his hand on Li Feng's wrist turning white.
Lu Xiaoyun slightly curved her lips and said to Ren Yong'an, "Let's go, I'll escort you back to your residence."
As he spoke, he put his arm around Ren Yong'an's shoulder and walked towards the main entrance.
As Zhu Yu watched the two figures leave, he also noticed the fleeting smug and sinister smile on Ren Yong'an's face when he turned slightly to look at him.
Zhu Yu turned around, took a deep breath, and walked towards Feixue Garden with Li Feng's help.
He walked very slowly, his legs felt like they were filled with lead, and with new injuries added to his already healed wounds, he was too heavy to take another step.
Everything he saw and heard today completely overturned his worldview.
Everything Lu Xiaoyun did in front of him just now was intentional; she wanted to show Ren Yong'an his true colors.
Zhu Yu closed his eyes tightly. From beginning to end, Ren Yong'an only regarded him as a stepping stone!
What she values is either his status as a prince or the military power he holds!
That's right, military power!
But who did she choose? The Third Prince Zhu Chen? No, it couldn't be. Ren Yong'an was extremely vain, and besides, the Third Prince held military power, and his maternal grandfather, the Duke of Yingguo, commanded the 150,000-strong Xishan Military Camp.
Therefore, it is Crown Prince Zhu Zhi!
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