Minister Lu noticed the two walking side by side at first glance. He frowned, seemingly displeased. He cupped his hands in greeting to Princess Zhaoyang, then searched for Qin Xi with his eyes. Finally, seeing Qin Xi looking extremely wronged and on the verge of tears, he instantly became angry.
"Lu Huai!" Minister Lu raised his voice.
"Huh?" Lu Huai was stunned by his shout.
"What are you doing!" Minister Lu demanded sternly, his beard bristling and eyes wide.
Lu Huai was taken aback by his fierce tone. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "I'm... breathing?"
Minister Lu: "...?"
Qin Xi: "...?"
Everyone: "...?"
"Pfft," Princess Zhaoyang laughed, "Brother Changjue, how can you be so cute?"
Lu Huai gave an awkward twitch of his lips.
At this moment, Qin Qi stepped out from behind the two of them, curtsied to Minister Lu, and said with a wry smile, "Father-in-law, it seems there's nothing more for me to do now. I'll go back to my room first; I'm a little tired today." As she spoke, her eyes reddened.
Lu Huai stared in disbelief at her eyes, which had suddenly reddened, and for a moment he was at a loss for words. He had a bad feeling and subconsciously looked at his beloved father.
Sure enough, his dear father looked at him with concern and said, "Alright, alright, since you're tired, go back and get some rest."
Unexpectedly, Princess Zhaoyang added fuel to the fire: "Sister Qin, please rest well. I will take good care of Brother Changjue for you."
It's over.
Lu Huai only had these two words in his mind.
He's going to get beaten up again.
Just as he was about to slip away, Minister Lu, with a stern face, called out to him, "Changjue, come with me. Old Chang, entertain the princess properly."
With a mournful face, Lu Huai followed Minister Lu to the ancestral hall.
Before long, his screams rang out, one after another, so shrill and heart-wrenching.
"I was listening over there, and I heard the young master call out twenty times!" Bao Bao, who had been eavesdropping, returned to report, her face showing a hint of smugness.
Qin Xi curled her lips into a smile.
She admitted that she had developed feelings for Lu Huai, but that didn't mean she felt sorry for him. She and Lu Huai were both sacrifices in the power struggle at court, and Lu Huai was so "unfaithful to his husband," so it wasn't unreasonable for her to ask for some retribution.
Lu Huai was good to her, she could tell from the homecoming incident, but that's a different matter. If she didn't teach him a lesson, he would really think he was an easy target.
"Hiss—" Lu Huai returned, supporting his waist. Princess Zhaoyang was beside him, and although she tried to help him, Lu Huai waved her away.
Qin Qi chuckled, "Looks like you have a good memory."
"Quickly, quickly," Lu Huai's face was all scrunched up as he reached out to Qin Xi, "Qin Xi, help me up."
Qin Xi saw him extend his hand and her eyes crinkled into a smile. She placed some melon seeds in his palm: "I'll share half with you."
Lu Huai's eyes widened. Was Qin Xi pretending to be stupid?
Princess Zhaoyang couldn't stand it anymore: "Brother Changjue, if Sister Qin won't help you, I will."
Lu Huai quickly moved away from her: "No, no, Your Highness, please stop causing me trouble, okay? I've been beaten so many times because of you since I was little. I beg you, please stop bothering me. I'm almost kneeling down to you."
Upon hearing this, Princess Zhaoyang pouted, looking quite displeased, but there was no embarrassment on her face, suggesting that she had experienced this many times before.
"Brother Changjue, you're so annoying!"
Qin Qi felt secretly pleased, munching on sunflower seeds while watching the two of them with great interest.
"Okay, okay, I hate it. Don't follow me anymore, I can't stand up any longer." After saying that, Ayu helped Lu Huai into the inner room to lie down, still in that familiar position.
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