Chapter 121: Master Ye
Su Tan: “…”
Su Tan said nothing, but just looked at Lu Yao quietly. That look contained too much.
She said nothing, yet it seemed as if she had said everything.
Lu Yao: “…”
The corners of Lu Yao's mouth twitched slightly. She didn't know if it was her illusion, but for a moment, she felt that Su Tan's eyes seemed to be quite dirty.
She took a deep breath, her forehead throbbing wildly, "Don't think about it."
"I was so foolish before that I told them to plot against me. Now that I know this was all just Lu Ling's conspiracy, I feel extremely disgusted."
"Princess Jiayi, as long as it can help me get out of my current situation, I will agree to do anything you ask me to do."
Su Tan shook the red jade bracelet in her hand and said, "The princess has already given me something."
This is a space bracelet. With it, she won't have to carry those cumbersome luggage and packages when she goes out.
"Princess, are you sure you'll always put yourself first from now on?"
There was no way. When she decided to cut the Gordian knot, she hesitated for a long time before deciding to completely give up Song Tingchen and Song Xiao.
As for Lu Yao, she was willing to risk her own life for the sake of others. She didn't believe that if she knew the truth, she would take back all the sincerity she had given before and give up on the Yan family in an instant.
Lu Yao: “…”
Lu Yao grabbed Su Tan's wrist, gritted her teeth, and said bitterly, "You just said that no matter what I do, in the end, I will only get further and further away from what I want, while Lu Ling will be able to rise to prominence!"
Lu Yao knew that she was not smart and sometimes she was hopelessly stupid, but she also had moments of clarity.
For example, right now, she found it difficult to understand that her father's arrangement of the marriage was not accidental, and Lu Ling must have played a role in it. Even now, the Yan family wanted her dead, probably because Lu Ling needed a healthy body.
Lu Yao looked at Su Tan quietly, frowning slightly, and suddenly said, "There is one thing I forgot to ask."
"In the eyes of my father, I am nothing but a dispensable princess. I, as a princess, have always been in name only, while Lu Ling has always been beloved by my father. If you offend her for my sake, not only will she not let you go, but even my father will probably not tolerate you doing such a thing without his permission."
Lu Yao knew her own strengths and weaknesses, and she also knew what position she held in Emperor Qinglong's heart.
If Su Tan caused Lu Ling to fall from the clouds in order to save her, I'm afraid Emperor Qianlong would never swallow this anger.
Su Tan narrowed her eyes, her expression lazy. She spread her hands and a deep smile appeared on the corner of her lips. "Princess, don't worry about things that haven't happened yet. Your Highness, don't worry. The good days of Xinling Hou's wife are coming to an end."
The wife of Marquis Xinling is Lu Ling.
It’s not that Su Tan put the cart before the horse, ignoring Princess Lu Ling’s identity, but instead emphasizing her husband and even erasing the princess’s name.
The truth is that Lu Ling doesn't like others calling her princess.
I think Lady Xinling Hou is more suitable for her name.
After so many times, when outsiders mentioned Lu Ling, they didn't think of her as a princess, but her husband, Marquis Xinling.
Lu Yao pinched her palm, looked at Su Tan intently, and pursed her lips, "Then what should I do now?"
Su Tan counted with his fingers, then suddenly whispered a long speech in Lu Yao's ear.
…
Xinling Marquis Mansion.
Lu Ling knelt on the cushion and burned incense quietly.
The maid presented the scriptures she had copied.
Lu Ling clasped her hands together, without even raising her eyelids, and asked calmly, "How's it going?"
A smile appeared on the maid's face, "Don't worry, Princess, everything is ready."
"The Yan family has also sent a message. Soon, Your Highness will get what he wants."
Lu Ling raised the corner of her lips. "You are the only one who can say these things to make me happy. Help me up. I want to go see my child."
The maid nodded quickly and reached out to help Lu Ling up. Lu Ling's face was covered with thick powder, but it still couldn't hide the look of illness.
She had been ill for a long time, but because of her status as a princess and her strong self-esteem, she had to pretend to be fine in front of others, as if she had always been in good health and had never been sick.
After kneeling in the Buddhist temple just once today, Lu Ling felt overwhelmed, as if her body could no longer support her.
Lu Ling's expression remained unchanged, but her brows knitted slightly. "The Emperor sent my Ninth Brother and Su Tan to Lanzhou to visit Lu Yao. I sent someone to inquire, and the Emperor even considered bringing Lu Yao safely back to the capital for a short stay."
Lu Ling frowned. It was okay to talk about Lu Zhiheng, although this person's presence was indeed annoying and intimidating.
But after all, Lu Zhiheng is just an ordinary person with mortal eyes.
Even if he noticed something was wrong, he really couldn't rashly suspect anyone or do anything without any evidence.
"The most difficult one is Su Tan..."
Lu Ling's eyes were cold.
She knew that Su Tan was always good at fortune-telling, and she was afraid that Su Tan would see something he shouldn't see and go back to complain to his father.
Even if the evidence is conclusive, the emperor will never punish himself for Lu Yao, a fool who is nothing. He may even try to cover up for himself. At that time, the person who is likely to get into trouble is Su Tan, not her, Lu Ling.
But Lu Ling felt uneasy in her heart, as if there was a thorn piercing her heart, making her feel very uncomfortable.
Lu Ling finally frowned, and a faint voice came out of her mouth.
"Go and ask Master Ye to come over."
The fact that she went to the master named Ye and asked him to take Lu Yao's fate for himself was well known to her maids. It was no secret.
When Master Ye came over, Lu Ling was looking at the child in her arms with tenderness.
After a pause, she dismissed her attendants and saw Master Ye, who was tall and dressed like an exotic woman.
"Master Ye, I still have many things I need to learn from you."
Master Ye nodded with a cold look in his eyes.
The maidservant beside him did not suspect anything and seemed to have formed a special tacit understanding. She quietly retreated and closed the door.
Lu Ling stretched out her hand, stood on tiptoe, and took off the hairpins on Master Ye's body bit by bit, and then kissed Master Ye on the chin.
She walked around behind Master Ye, suddenly hugged Master Ye's waist, and buried her head in his back.
Her voice was soft and charming. "I haven't seen you for a long time. I really miss you. How about you?"
"What are you doing? Have you thought of me during this time?"
Master Ye lowered his eyes and recited a string of scriptures. He still looked as cold and aloof as a banished immortal, as if he was completely out of tune with the mundane world.
But he reached out and interlocked his fingers with Lu Ling.
A faint smile played on his lips, and his voice was no longer the cold and ethereal sound heard by others, but was slightly low and hoarse.
He exerted force with his hands and pulled Lu Ling in front of him, his brows slightly raised. Seeing that her face was covered with thick powder, which seemed unable to cover her pale and sickly face, he frowned again in an instant, with a look of displeasure.
As if as a punishment, Master Ye bit Lu Ling's lips, and the blood flowed out instantly, looking like his trophy.
He seemed very satisfied with his masterpiece. He reached out and wiped Lu Ling's lips, smearing the blood on her face.
"This way, it looks much better than putting on thick powder."
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