Chapter 378 Nothing to Talk About
Lu Xueyin asked Zhao Xi to comfort Wang, while she went to the study. She knew that someone would come to see her.
The prince's arrival actually surprised Lu Xueyin a little. She thought the prince would ask Yan Xing to come find her.
This is the prince's usual trick. If there is something that is not convenient for him to say publicly, he will ask Yan Xing to convince him.
This time the prince came in person, which surprised Lu Xueyin a little, but it also proved that the prince was indeed sincere to Lu Chenyang.
When the prince walked in, Lu Xueyin did not greet him.
The two looked at each other, and no one spoke.
The Crown Prince was the first to break the silence: "Lord Lu is now in power and no longer takes me seriously. He has even given up on pretense and has even stopped being polite."
Lu Xueyin said calmly, "I was thinking about Your Highness's current status. If it was His Highness the Crown Prince, I would certainly greet him. But if it was my brother's sweetheart, I think Your Highness would understand even if I was a little more casual, right?"
The prince: “…”
The prince really hates Lu Xueyin.
But he couldn't refute it. Wang was already furious about Lu Chenyang's homosexuality. If he came to see her as Lu Chenyang's beloved, he should have been courteous to Lu Xueyin, his "sister-in-law." How could he allow her to pay him respects? Could the prince refute it? Did he dare to refute it?
The prince tried to hold back, but couldn't help saying, "Your brother is as gentle as jade, a graceful gentleman. You and he share the same mother, and are twins, so how come you don't have even a fraction of his gentleness and easygoing nature?"
Lu Xueyin snorted coldly: "It's because my brother is too kind-hearted that he left his hometown for many years and couldn't even see his family."
The prince: “…”
The prince still felt guilty when this matter was mentioned.
Lu Xueyin asked, "Your Highness, what are your plans for the future with my brother?" After a pause, she continued, "Speaking of which, my brother has been favored since he was young. He is handsome, a good student, and as Your Highness said, he is a gentleman. Who wouldn't want a son-in-law like him? My brother's mentor even wanted to marry his own granddaughter to him, but my brother would rather die than obey, and he even almost turned against his mentor."
The prince pursed his lips. He knew about this.
Lu Chenyang did not become the top scholar in the imperial examination on his own. His teacher was a great scholar of the time who admired Lu Chenyang's talent very much. He brought him with him and taught him personally, even giving priority to his own children and grandchildren.
Lu Chenyang respected him very much, but when the other party proposed to marry him and make him his grandson-in-law, Lu Chenyang, who had always been filial, would rather anger his mentor than agree.
This could even be considered as disrespecting one's teacher and ancestors, but Lu Chenyang refused, saying that he had not yet established a career and did not want to start a family.
During that time, Lu Chenyang was completely haggard. Whenever the prince thought of him, he felt distressed and guilty. Therefore, he could not let him down no matter what.
He had resisted such great pressure for him, so he could do it too.
Lu Xueyin said, "If he doesn't marry, at most my mother will complain a bit. As for her own son, she won't necessarily beat him to death. But Your Highness, you're not young anymore, and you have the heavy responsibility of ruling the country. If you don't marry and have children, I'm afraid no one in the court will agree." She looked at him, her eyes not sharp, but with a hint of awe. "Where will Your Highness put my brother then?"
The prince pursed his lips and said, "I will not marry."
Lu Xueyin smiled and said, "Your Highness, if you say this, I'm afraid you can't even fool yourself, right?"
The Crown Prince looked at her and said, "I will announce to the public that I am injured and cannot have children. Lord Lu and Cheng Xiao are in love with each other. I will adopt your son and pass the throne to him in the future."
Lu Xueyin said calmly, "My child will not be adopted by anyone else."
The prince gave her a meaningful look, and it seemed that she was going to reject the proposal.
Lu Xueyin said, "People's hearts are fickle, especially those in power. Your Highness is truly sincere to my brother now, but how long can this sincerity last? When his power conflicts with yours, Your Highness will abandon him. Perhaps Your Highness will stick to it for my brother, but if his affection fades in the future, will you blame him for letting you endure the criticism? These are all uncertain unknowns. Why should I do these uncertain things?"
The prince pursed his lips. If it were him, he would also think so. Lu Xueyin was not wrong in a single word she said.
Then, there is nothing to talk about.
Both of them knew what the outcome would be if they continued the conversation.
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