Chapter 129 You're the female lead! How can the female lead be a slave?!
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Li Shiyue almost burst out laughing on the spot, but she bit her tongue to hold back the laughter that was about to escape her lips.
Facing Liu Tan's gaze, Li Shiyue felt immense pressure. She hadn't yet figured out how to politely refuse him without causing him dissatisfaction.
However, before Li Shiyue could think of anything to say, Liu Shu asked in surprise, "Big brother, are you talking about Ninth Sister?"
Before Liu Tan could answer, Liu Shu looked at Li Shiyue again: "Is Madam Li acquainted with eldest sister?"
Just as Li Shiyue was wondering whether the "Yan Jiuniang" mentioned by Liu Tan was the same person as the "elder sister" mentioned by Liu Shu, she suddenly heard the sound of galloping horses in the distance.
Therefore, Li Shiyue kept quiet, feeling that given her current status, there was really no need for her to speak on Yan Jiuniang's matter.
After a moment of surprise, Liu Tan said to Liu Shu, "Yes, Ninth Sister and Miss Li know each other."
"Ah! How did they meet? Big sister, you..."
Before Liu Shu could finish her question, a conversation broke out outside the carriage. Ma San shouted from outside the carriage, "General, a soldier reported that our men found a young woman following the group and, fearing something might go wrong, arrested her."
The young woman said she had come to find the young master.
Ma San reported this to Liu Tan in a calm tone, but since the people inside the carriage couldn't see his face, he raised his eyebrows and grinned, giving Ambassador Zhao a meaningful look from the other side of the carriage.
At this moment, Ma San had already realized that the little tail that had been caught must be the young lady from Qin Tao's family in Li Family Village!
Inside the carriage, Liu Tan, upon hearing what Ma San said outside, first glanced at Liu Shu. Liu Shu, of course, also heard what Ma San said outside, and immediately guessed that this young lady must be Li Chunli.
After exchanging a glance, Liu Shu and Liu Tan pulled back the carriage curtain and said to Ma San, who was riding outside, through the window, "Bring the person over and see if he is someone the young master knows."
"Yes, General."
What is Li Shiyue thinking right now?
"Wow!"
No way? No way?
How could Li Chunli have chased after us in this weather?
This, this must be true love!
As expected of the official couple from the original book!
Amidst Li Shiyue's complaints, the frozen Li Chunli was dragged over by two soldiers, who held her by the armpits.
The carriage naturally stopped, and the coachman and page got off. Li Shiyue stood up and lifted the curtain to get out of the carriage. She didn't need the coachman to help her with the stool; she jumped down and landed lightly.
Then the pageboy quickly moved the stool over, and Liu Shu, who was wrapped in a white fox fur cloak with only her face showing, was helped down.
As for Liu Tan, he didn't use a stool either; he jumped down directly and followed Li Shiyue out.
Li Shiyue walked to Ma San's side, and Ma San was leading her horse the whole time.
She stood to the side, looking at Li Chunli, who was very eye-catching in her red dress, and admired her greatly.
It had just snowed heavily, and Li Chunli, a young woman, was finding it difficult to travel in this freezing weather with snow-covered roads. Even with their large group leading the way and compacting the snow along the way, the road was still difficult, let alone after chasing them for so long.
Li Shiyue is now genuinely starting to look at Li Chunli with new respect. Putting aside whether it's for the sake of pursuing a man or something, Li Chunli's tenacity alone is admirable.
Li Shiyue believed that if Li Chunli could apply this same energy to other areas, she would definitely succeed as well.
Although he had already guessed it, Liu Shu was still somewhat moved when he saw Li Chunli, who was dressed in a red dress and whose legs were so cold that she could not stand on her own and had to be supported by others, after being helped down from the carriage by the page.
He took a few steps forward and came to stand in front of Li Chunli.
Seeing that Li Chunli's hair and eyelashes were covered in frost, and her lips were frozen purple, this added another kind of beauty to her beautiful face.
Just a step away from Li Chunli, Liu Shu spoke softly: "Li Niangzi, why did you follow me here?"
You...you...you should have said something, it's freezing cold, what would we do if something happened to you?
You've come looking for me, is there something you need?"
Li Chunli opened her eyes and looked at the noble young man in front of her. Listening to his gentle, caring questions, even though she felt as if she were in an ice cellar, she felt a warmth in her heart.
"I was afraid, I was afraid I would never see the prince again, so I followed him..."
Li Chunli's voice was rather soft, so even the soldiers supporting her, who were so close to her, couldn't quite hear what she was saying, let alone Liu Shu, who was a step away from her, who couldn't hear anything at all.
Liu Shu leaned forward as if to say something, but didn't move his feet at all. He raised his voice and asked Li Chunli, "Li Niangzi, what did you say? Could you speak louder?"
Upon hearing Liu Shu's words, Li Chunli felt a surge of excitement at the thought of what she was about to say, causing her cheeks to flush slightly. This added an extra touch of color to her face amidst the freezing cold.
"Your Highness!"
I was afraid I would never see the Crown Prince again, so I came after him. I wanted to stay by his side!
Please, Your Highness, do not despise me. Keep me by your side as a servant. I am willing to serve you wholeheartedly!
Li Shiyue was genuinely surprised!
Very surprised!
Her astonishment was so great it could devour a cow!
No, please!
You're the female lead!
How could the female lead be a servant!
This is absolutely unacceptable!
Even if you meet the male lead!
You must never become a slave or servant!
Liu Shu wasn't surprised at all, Liu Tan wasn't surprised at all, Ma San wasn't surprised at all, and everyone except Li Shiyue wasn't surprised at all!
Even the two soldiers holding Li Chunli seemed completely unfazed.
Liu Shu sighed helplessly, and a mocking smile appeared on his lips, as if he had thought of something.
"Alright, you're so cold. Quickly carry you into the carriage to warm up, and let Doctor Liu take a look at you."
"How can you, a woman, be so careless about your health?"
After Liu Shu gave the order, someone naturally went to carry Li Chunli onto the carriage and called for Doctor Liu, who was in the carriage behind, to come and examine Li Chunli.
There's no definitive answer yet regarding Li Chunli's arrangements: whether to send her back to Liujiatun, bring her back to the Prince's Mansion, or help Nuanhao recover first and then decide later.
However, this had nothing to do with Li Shiyue anymore. She bowed to Liu Tan and Liu Shu, who were standing together, then mounted her horse and rode back to find Li Qiutian.
Even if Li Shiyue criticizes Li Chunli's choice, it is still Li Chunli's own choice, and she has no right to interfere with other people's choices, right?
Moreover, Li Shiyue was unwilling to get too close to the male and female protagonists in the original book. If it weren't for the points, she wouldn't have bothered with this stupid task.
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