Chapter 698 Rivals Meet
"So relying on her looks to get close to Young Master Luo is a waste of effort, like trying to fill a basket with water. Qin Nanyan is a prime example."
Lin Yue'e spoke of Qin Nanyan with great disdain. Her cousin was a typical example of someone who squandered a winning hand, not only being used by the Qin family but also causing the death of Zhou Shi.
If it were her, after learning of the Qin family's arrangements, she would first calmly accept them, lowering the guard of those with ulterior motives, and then seek a solution.
Zhou was also foolish. She thought that after her death, the Qin family would change their minds out of old feelings and at least let Qin Nanyan observe mourning. However, she did not see the ruthlessness of the Qin family. Zhou's suicide was completely concealed, just to send Qin Nanyan to the Lin family.
However, given Qin Nanyan's intelligence, she's capable of stabbing someone in the back but can't escape. The fact that she's now quietly hiding suggests that she has a mastermind behind her.
Lin Yue'e was very curious about who in the Lin family had let Qin Nanyan go, but after investigating for several days, she couldn't find any clues.
"I've heard that His Majesty once sent many beauties to Young Master Luo, a dozen or so of all shapes and sizes. In the end, Young Master Luo kicked them all out, saying that these women didn't know anything about poetry and songs and were too delicate, and that they had to drink bird's nest porridge every day to maintain their beauty. The Luo Prince's Mansion couldn't afford to support them."
Wei Lan's inside information came from her own sister, who had become empress, and it was absolutely true.
Young Master Luo's aversion to women and his refusal to marry are a good thing for the current emperor. If Prince Luo were to have a whole family, he might have other thoughts.
Now that there are no children in the harem, the Wei family is also anxious, as an empress without children cannot secure her position.
"Young Master Luo is not very generous."
Lin Yuesha immediately joined forces with Wei Lan and Lin Yue'e to speak ill of Xiao Chengyu.
At the Prince's Palace Flower Appreciation Banquet, Lin Yuesha did the hard labor for free. Not only did the Prince of Luo get a head chef for free, but he also made her owe a favor.
Because it's expensive to support people, kicking them out is something that the Prince of Luo would definitely do.
Lin Yuesha and Xu Da used public funds for personal expenses, disregarding their reputation and honor, to follow Young Master Yu at Wenjun Tower, incurring a debt of four hundred taels of silver, which was only settled by Prince Luo much later.
“My villa is too small to accommodate too many people. I will have to give Young Master Luo a thousand taels of silver separately for this occasion.”
When Prince Luo brought up the money, Wei Lan was shocked. The noble prince, who was so refined and elegant, was actually stingy and calculating.
"Sister Wei, you'd better not say that. If Bai Youran hears this, she might betray you to get close to Young Master Luo."
Lin Yue'e reminded Wei Lan to be careful with her words. As for Lin Yuesha, she and Wei Lan were both members of the Lin family, so they shouldn't be that stupid.
"I certainly wouldn't talk nonsense."
Lin Yuesha covered her mouth; she herself had joined in and spoken ill of Prince Luo.
"That bitch Bai Youran, now that I think about it, I was actually fooled by her."
Wei Lan gets angry whenever she thinks about it. She acted impulsively and doesn't know why she agreed to go to Wenjun Tower.
Bai Youran persuaded her to introduce Bai Dingfeng to Prince Luo, but in reality, she was trying to hide her own selfish motives. What a slut!
However, the thought that she was still engaged to her sweetheart filled Wei Lan with sweetness.
"Lin Yuesha, your family used to run a shop in the north selling spicy peanuts. Brother Bai has always remembered it."
Bai Dingfeng mentioned it several times; he took Bai Youran to Lin Yuesha's place for a meal, and the two families often visited each other. He never expected that they had such a good relationship.
Wei Lan was a little jealous. Spicy peanuts were just cheap stuff. Even if others couldn't make them taste the same, she could just spend some money to hire Lin Yuesha.
"The relationship started off well, but now we don't keep in touch."
Lin Yuesha severed ties with the Bai siblings, saying, "Back in the North, Li Ruoxue and I were in the same girls' school, and we had some minor disagreements. But after Li Ruoxue married Young Master Bai, we had little contact with each other."
"Ah, Li Ruoxue..."
Wei Lan fiddled with her nails and said lightly, "The daughter of a minor official of the fourth rank dares to compete with me. Just you wait."
Like dogs fighting, they ended up with a mouthful of fur. Lin Yuesha wisely kept quiet and the three of them remained silent until they reached the Prince's villa.
"Miss Yue Sha, Young Master Luo is waiting for you in the garden."
The steward was very enthusiastic when he saw Lin Yuesha, ignoring Wei Lan and Lin Yue'e, and went straight to Lin Yuesha.
Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious, and Lin Yuesha immediately sensed something was wrong. It seemed that Young Master Luo was now determined to destroy her rival in love.
"Please go ahead."
After being urged and pleaded with three times by the manager, Lin Yuesha reluctantly took her first step, reminding herself that what was meant to happen would happen eventually.
Prince Luo was sitting with his legs crossed at the stone table in the garden, with Xu Da by his side.
Lin Yuesha looked worried. Without her cousin to speak up for her, facing Prince Luo alone was very stressful.
"Lin girl, you're here. Please have a seat."
Xiao Chengyu waved his folding fan and beckoned to Lin Yuesha. By all accounts, this girl was his niece-in-law, and should call him uncle.
"Young Master Luo, shall I not sit down?"
If you have to say something, say it quickly, and use a smile to cover up the urge to strangle her.
Lin Yuesha decided to drop the pretense and asked directly, "What do you need me for?"
A few days later, Prince Luo and Pockmarked Face went to the Northwest together, where they lived happily ever after, and nothing could stop them from being together.
"I will be traveling with Xu Da in five days. I heard you are preparing food for Xu Da. Adding an extra portion shouldn't be a problem, right?"
I heard that Lin Yuesha is very dedicated to this, finding craftsmen to work on zippers, taking care of everything from packages to food.
"Would you like to join us and ride a fast horse?"
Lin Yuesha couldn't help but ask, "Luo Wang doesn't seem like someone who can endure hardship; he relies entirely on horse-drawn carriages for travel."
"The war in the Northwest is urgent. This young master and Xu Da are traveling together on horseback. How can we be comfortable?"
Not only Xu Da, but also that kid Qi Heng. Teasing Qi Heng along the way can help relax and provide some amusement for myself.
Xu Da didn't even know how to fight back when his toilet paper was stolen. He couldn't beat Qi Heng in a fight, and he never thought that Lin Yuesha was Qi Heng's weakness.
Unexpectedly, Xu Da kept his promise and, having agreed not to reveal Qi Heng's identity, truly did not utter a word about it.
"good."
Lin Yuesha thought about it for a moment and it seemed there was no reason to object. The cost was small and negligible.
"I heard you're engaged. That's wonderful news!"
Luo Wang couldn't resist gossiping. Qi Heng, that kid, would usually be so stingy with every penny, but he was so generous to Lin Yuesha, which was something he didn't want to see.
As his uncle, Xiao Chengyu only wanted to watch the show and wait for Qi Heng to continue swindling Lin Yuesha out of her money, but who would have thought that this kid would change his tactics.
It's here! It's finally here!
Sure enough, after three sentences, the topic was changed. Luo Wang's expression was unpredictable, giving Lin Yuesha endless possibilities. In the end, Luo Wang couldn't hold back and was about to make trouble for her!
"Our Great Qi has countless outstanding men, Lin girl, aren't you going to take a look?"
Luo Wang lowered his head to sip his tea, and upon hearing the noise not far away, he said sharply, "You don't need to be nervous or have any concerns, we're just having a casual chat..."
Lin Yuesha: ...Just how bored is the Prince of Luo? He doesn't care about the war in the Northwest, but instead keeps asking her about marriage!
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