Princess Jiuli looked at the man kneeling on one knee in front of her and seemed to not know what to say.

This was the first time she saw him like this, and she wasn't actually very familiar with him.

Lu Yunqi spoke without waiting for any questions.

"Princess, don't you want to see her?" His slender eyes sparkled like stars.

There is no wife in the world who would like to see her husband like another woman. Even if she appears to be virtuous and generous on the surface, she must wish that woman dead in her heart.

It's a pity that men always fail to realize this and ask such stupid questions.

When she saw this woman, Princess Jiuli's eyes flashed with a hint of regret and a barely perceptible sadness.

"Not really," she answered, without any perfunctory or flattering attitude towards her husband, nor any mockery of his stupid words.

Lu Yunqi did not get angry because of his wife's blunt refusal, and the smile on his face never faded.

"I think so," he said, and as he stood up, he walked slowly back with a smile on his face and said again, "I think so."

Princess Jiuli stood up.

"Lu Yunqi," she said, "can you stop doing this? Is this fun for you?"

Lu Yunqi stopped and looked at her.

"You didn't think she was boring before." He said, like a child who got approval, his narrow eyes sparkled like lit fireworks, "You also think she is similar, right? Very, very similar, right?"

Princess Jiuli looked at him, feeling inexplicably sour.

This bitterness is certainly not because her husband is so determined to win another woman.

Yes, he asked her if she didn't want to see her? To see this person who looked so much like the one she had lost.

She knew that Lu Yunqi had many women in his outer house, but she never cared or asked.

Since becoming the Princess of Jiuli, she has never said no, objected, expressed an opinion, or spoken.

Why did he ask this girl questions and repeatedly oppose what Lu Yunqi wanted to do.

"Lu Yunqi, she is not her, no matter how similar she is, there is only one her in the world." She said, "Can you stop making trouble?"

Lu Yunqi smiled, and then stopped smiling.

"No." He shook his head and turned around and strode out.

Princess Jiuli took a few steps forward.

"Lu Yunqi," she said, her voice still calm, but her breath was a little disordered. "She is gone now, can you let her rest in peace? All the things you have done will be blamed on her, why add unnecessary troubles to her? Can't you just let her go?"

Lu Yunqi paused but did not look back.

"No," he said, and he opened the door and stepped over the threshold into the night.

cannot.

Absolutely not.

The night enveloped the magnificent Lu residence. The maids and servants hiding in the dark were trembling with fear, their faces showing a hint of trepidation.

After more than half a year of marriage, the couple, who had always respected each other, finally had a quarrel.

The quarrel was about Lu Qianhu wanting to take a concubine.

Take a concubine.

The maids had mixed feelings. Lord Lu had kept so many women outside, and they had always used the fact that concubines were not presentable to the public to comfort themselves and the princess. But now they could no longer deceive themselves.

With so many women, there would always be one or two vixen who could charm Lord Lu into his house.

I still have to take a concubine, and I need the princess' consent. In the future, there will be more than one mistress in the Lu Mansion. I have the second one, so how far will the third be?

The maids hiding in the dark exchanged various speculations, emotions, and the most crucial questions with their eyes.

Who is that fox spirit?

They were in the inner house and heard the commotion outside, but did not see who was coming.

However, everyone outside Lu's house could see it clearly, and the news spread quickly under the cover of darkness. One can imagine how noisy it would be when the night faded and the day came.

Of course I don't care, but it's annoying to think about the gossip that will arise once this matter gets out.

In the dark night, Shopkeeper Liu sat behind his desk. He had already sent the letter to Yang Cheng, but he still couldn't fall asleep.

Although I'm not afraid of this, I still feel a little depressed.

"This world is always harsher on women," he sighed.

…

When it was daybreak, the officials waiting for the morning court were once again stopped outside the palace.

The promotion of acne has been arranged and everything is going on in an orderly manner.

The palace examination was about to begin. What could be more important than the examination this time? The officials frowned with a hint of displeasure.

There was a crisp sound from inside the hall, as if a teacup was broken.

The officials' brows twitched. It seemed that the matter must be very serious as it could make the emperor so angry.

"Are you crazy?"

The emperor's voice also came from the palace.

Who is crazy?

The officials pricked up their ears.

But the palace was silent. No one admitted their mistakes and no one tried to explain. It seemed as if the emperor was in a stalemate.

"I don't have time to care about your bullshit. Get out of here." The emperor's voice came again after a long time, filled with anger.

But these words made the officials look somewhat complicated.

You can be angry, but saying "I don't care" also has another meaning, which is to approve of this person's behavior.

I don't know who it was or what happened that could make the emperor so angry yet he acquiesced.

Just as everyone was speculating, the palace door was opened and a tall, thin man in red walked out. This figure appeared in everyone's sight. It was a bright day and his clothes were bright and eye-catching, but everyone's sight was inexplicably darkened.

It turns out to be this lunatic.

There's nothing strange about that.

I don’t know which one of them will be in trouble after running into Lu Yunqi’s hands.

Everyone calmed down and showed some sympathy, no longer paying attention to Lu Yunqi who was walking past.

The day of the palace examination soon arrived.

Before daybreak, the streets were already filled with people.

The imperial guards lined up on both sides in silence. Some of the new scholars were silent, while most of them were whispering with their familiar classmates. In the distance, there were many onlookers, including the families of the new scholars and more idle people in the capital.

However, compared to the previous lively discussions, this time there were some strange things mixed in with the discussion.

"…Have you heard about it?"

"…about the betrothal gift?"

"Is this true? It's impossible, right?"

Dowry?

The people around heard the question and were inevitably puzzled.

"Which scholar accepted the betrothal gift?"

The imperial examination held every three years was also a great opportunity for the marriage of sons and daughters. Many people were waiting to have a son-in-law who was a Jinshi, and every year there was a lot of excitement because of the competition for Jinshi.

But this time, no one told him about any Jinshi's marriage.

"No, it's Lu Qianhu." Someone said in a low voice.