Lu Yi had identified Lu Minghe's weakness and guessed that he couldn't stand hearing such words.
After all, his marriage to the Princess of Qin was canceled by Lady Ye on her own initiative.
Sure enough, after hearing her words, Lu Minghe's expression visibly turned cold and somber. He looked at Madam Ye with a mocking expression: "Does Mother want to make a scene known to everyone? I'm not afraid of losing face, but I'm afraid that Mother won't be able to bear it and will go and take it out on others."
His words were undeniably piercing, especially when Ye looked into his cold, emotionless eyes, she felt a tightness in her chest.
Her son hates her!
But everything she did was clearly for his own good!
Ye was swaying, clutching her chest as she looked at Lu Minghe, when she suddenly saw Lu Yi, who was hiding behind Lu Minghe, give her a provocative smile.
Ye Shi, who had initially calmed down due to her son's cold attitude, was once again enraged. She pointed at Lu Yi and shouted, "You little slut, how dare you sow discord between my husband and me!"
Lu Yi trembled at her scolding, gripping Lu Minghe's sleeve even tighter, and explained weakly, "Auntie has misunderstood me, I never..."
Before she could finish speaking, Ye interrupted her and ordered her to shut up.
Lu Yi was so frightened that she shut her mouth tightly, almost pressing herself against Lu Minghe. Lu Minghe was somewhat uncomfortable and wanted to distance himself from her, but his mother was right in front of him, and if he backed away, his mother would definitely not let Lu Yi off the hook. Lu Minghe hesitated slightly, but ultimately did not move away.
Seeing Lu Minghe's reaction, Ye was so angry that her chest heaved and she gasped for breath. It took her a long time to barely suppress her anger. She pointed at Lu Yi and said to Lu Minghe, "She's a troublemaker. If you let her in, this whole family will be in chaos!"
"I will never allow such a despicable thing to enter the house. It's either her or me!"
Lu Minghe looked at Ye Shi in disbelief, a strong sense of absurdity welling up in his heart, followed by endless disgust and exhaustion.
All emotions seemed to sink. Lu Minghe looked at Madam Ye and asked softly, "Mother, do you treat your son like a puppet in your hands? You want me to go east, and I have to go east. You want me to marry whom, and I have to marry whoever you want. My thoughts have never mattered to you, Mother, as long as you are satisfied?"
Madam Ye said urgently, "I'm doing this all for your own good!"
Lu Minghe shook his head: "You're only doing this for yourself. You want me to marry a woman who is outstanding in every way—family background, looks, and character. So even though you weren't satisfied with Zhaozhao, you still agreed to the marriage. Later, when the Shen family got into trouble, you were afraid that Zhaozhao would implicate the Lu family, so you broke off the engagement without telling me. After that, you personally selected many women, all of whom came from outstanding families, but you never asked me if I liked them. You just want a daughter-in-law who comes from a good family, can bring you prestige, and is obedient."
Seeing Ye's astonished expression, he cruelly pierced the thin veil she had kept hidden in her heart, never daring to mention it: "Mother, you're jealous of Zhao Zhao's mother, aren't you? You and Zhao Zhao's mother are cousins, yet you're inferior to her in every way, and you're resentful, so you always try to outdo her in other ways. But Zhao Zhao's mother passed away early, so you transferred that hidden resentment onto Zhao Zhao, didn't you?"
He didn't want to think so badly of his mother, but when the Shen family fell into misfortune and Zhao Zhao was forced to marry into the Prince of Qin's mansion, he clearly saw a sense of relief in his mother's eyes.
Later, as the Shen family rose to prominence and the King of Qin's legs were healed, the faint sense of satisfaction in the mother's eyes disappeared, and she even began to target Zhaozhao again and again.
Lu Minghe didn't want to expose her dark side, but she kept pressuring him. He was a human being, not a pawn for her to prove anything.
Ye stared at him blankly, her face flustered, unable to speak.
Lu Minghe took Lu Yi's hand and said to her coldly, "I want to marry Lu Yi as my principal wife. I will personally talk to my father about this. Whether my mother agrees or not will not make a difference. After the marriage, I will move to the residence arranged by the government office."
After that, he didn't look at Ye again, and then pulled Lu Yi away.
Lu Yi staggered as he was pulled by his excessive force. In his haste, he glanced back and saw the usually dignified Madam Ye sitting on the ground, bursting into hysterical sobs.
Once outside the Lu family residence, Lu Minghe released Lu Yi's hand, looking at her with a gloomy expression.
He wasn't stupid. Although Lu Yi's words were clever, Lu Minghe roughly knew her personality based on what happened last night. Whether she was genuinely worried about damaging their mother-son relationship or was just trying to provoke him, it was all too obvious.
Lu Yi looked at him timidly and tentatively asked, "What my cousin just said... is it true?"
Lu Minghe felt an emptiness in his heart, as if the wind was blowing, but he no longer felt pain. It was as if, just as he made his decision, he had personally severed something extremely important.
He said to Lu Yi in a gentle but indifferent tone, "I will not go back on my word. I know what you want. As long as you behave yourself and don't cause any more trouble, and you take good care of my mother, I will give you the respect and dignity that a legal wife should have."
Before Lu Yi could show any joy, he continued, "But you should know that there is only one person in my heart, and there is no room for anyone else."
Lu Yi composed herself, no longer pretending to be delicate and timid. She slowly straightened her back, raised her smile, and said to Lu Minghe, "I understand what you said, cousin."
Seeing that she was a sensible person, Lu Minghe said no more, and said, "I will have a servant send you to the Ye family's villa to stay temporarily. Once the wedding preparations are complete, you can leave the Ye family to get married."
*
The Lu family's dispute was compiled into a document that day and placed in front of Xue Shen's desk. Xue Shen looked at the secret letter and nodded in satisfaction: "Now the annoying flies should stop buzzing in my ears."
Shen Youying came in from outside and happened to hear this. She asked curiously, "What fly?"
Xue Shen put down the letter, got up to greet her, and helped her sit down on a soft chair next to him, saying casually, "Just dealt with a few troublesome small fry."
Shen Youying knew he had many plans, and seeing that he didn't elaborate, she assumed it wasn't something she should know, so she didn't ask further. Instead, she explained her purpose: "I just received a letter from my father. I suppose the battle report has been sent back. Does Your Highness know about the battle situation?"
When her father was away fighting, his letters home only reported good news and never bad news, and he never mentioned the situation of the battle. Shen Youying was really worried and anxious, so she immediately came to find Xue Shen.
Xue Shen has many informants and is well-informed, so he must be aware of the news from the front lines.
Xue Shen knew she was worried about the war. He had just received the letter and was planning to talk to her about it later, but he didn't expect her to be anxious after receiving the letter from home and to come looking for him in a hurry.
"The scouts at the front just reported that the war is going well. My father-in-law is still vigorous and has personally led the troops to drive the Northern Rong back five hundred miles. However, I heard that my father-in-law is not willing to stop here and intends to attack the Northern Rong royal court in one fell swoop. The battle report sent back to the capital this time is probably for this matter."
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