Chapter 191: Not That Much Love

Rank is rank, position is position.

Cheng Yunshuo's position is still a guard of the Yulin Army.

Rank is like a title, just a symbol of status, not a powerful rank like the civil service group. The fifth-rank Dragon Guard is just a title.

But this title is also somewhat useful.

For example, Lu Lingjun can now rely on Cheng Yunshuo's rank to possess the official status of a fifth-rank imperial lady.

Before Cheng Yunshuo inherited the title of marquis, he was just a prince, and Lu Lingyun did not have a royal status.

She could only wait for Cheng Yunshuo to inherit the title and become the Marquis's wife, only then would she have the corresponding status of a Marquis' mansion.

Cheng Yunshuo was awarded a rank, and Lu Lingyun was also promoted by chance.

Of course, these are all minor imperial edicts, far from the rank of a marquisate.

Even so, Cheng Yunshuo was extremely happy.

After he came back, he went straight to Lu Lingyun's yard and told her the good news. His joy made even Lu Lingyun, who was usually indifferent, happy.

"Well done, Prince." Lu Lingyun praised.

"It's all luck." Cheng Yunshuo said modestly. He was not that interested in official career.

When I was young, I couldn't stand those who worked as errand boys.

I always feel that life shouldn't be so rigid and boring. Why should we waste our life in such a dogmatic and bottomless abyss?

I don't know when it started, but after slowly getting involved in tasks and getting promoted, I began to feel a different kind of joy. I even felt that wasting my life on pleasure was a boring thing.

In the past year or so, he went from being a idle playboy to becoming a Jinwu Guard, and now he has earned a fifth-rank rank for himself without relying on his parents, and has earned an imperial edict for Lu Lingyun. He thinks this is not bad.

Cheng Yunshuo doesn't have any big ambitions, and he is still confused about his future, but he feels that the current situation makes him satisfied.

Lu Lingjun looked at Cheng Yunshuo, who seemed satisfied with just a little achievement, and congratulated him with a smile.

He even suggested giving everyone in the palace an extra meal to celebrate today.

Cheng Yunshuo benefited greatly from it.

After checking on the three children one by one, she turned to the backyard to tell the others.

The first person he thought of notifying was Du Ruo.

Cheng Yunshuo strode to Du Ruo's yard, but unlike usual, today when Du Ruo heard him coming, she did not come out in small steps to greet him.

"Aruo, I have good news for you."

Cheng Yunshuo pushed open Du Ruo's door and saw Du Ruo lying on the bed in broad daylight.

"What's wrong with you?"

Du Ruo glanced at him and didn't move.

"Are you sick again?" Cheng Yunshuo walked to Du Ruo's bedside and reached out to touch her forehead. Du Ruo did not dodge and let his hand fall.

She didn't say a word, Cheng Yunshuo asked curiously, "You don't have a fever, do you? What's wrong with you? Who made you angry?"

Hearing these heartless words, Du Ruo couldn't help but well up in her eyes. She bit her lips tightly with tears in her eyes, looking like she had suffered great grievance.

Cheng Yunshuo seemed to remember yesterday. How could he have seen this? He immediately coaxed Du Ruo like coaxing a child, "Did I say something too harsh yesterday?"

Upon hearing this, Du Ruo immediately pushed him away. She stared at him with tears in her eyes, feeling extremely aggrieved. "When you are happy, you come to comfort me. When you are unhappy, you kick me aside. What do you think of me?"

Cheng Yunshuo: “….”

"You came to my place today, what do you plan to do to me?" Du Ruo sat up, wiping her tears while looking at Cheng Yunshuo hatefully, "I, Du Ruo, dare to take responsibility for my actions. It's true that I stole the things, so just tell me how you're going to punish me!"

"I won't punish you, nothing happened." Cheng Yunshuo coaxed softly, "You don't have to be like this."

"Ha! If something goes wrong, you'll punish me, right?"

Cheng Yunshuo: "......So what do you want?"

Hearing this, Du Ruo burst into tears instantly, "I want you to give me an explanation!"

She gasped and glared at Cheng Yunshuo angrily. She felt extremely aggrieved and just wanted to hear something.

Cheng Yunshuo told her that he would not punish her no matter what.

Because she only cares about his attitude.

After hearing what she said, Cheng Yunshuo was silent for a moment, frowned and said, "Then tell me why you took that snuff bottle."

In an instant, Du Ruo's heart shattered.

Why?

Isn't it because she is just being sentimental?

She had never felt her feelings being humiliated and trampled upon at this moment.

Yes, she was just being sentimental.

She mistakenly thought that Cheng Yunshuo had found it specifically for her.

She mistakenly thought that Cheng Yunshuo would take her words to heart.

She mistakenly thought that his heart was entirely occupied by her and even showed it off.

It would be fine if others asked her, laughed at her, and talked about her, but Cheng Yunshuo came to ask her and humiliate her!

Shame on her for being so self-indulgent!

As joyful and sweet as it was when I first got the snuff bottle, it is as bitter now!

She is self-indulgent, so she deserves to die, right?

"You can't tell me." Cheng Yunshuo's face turned cold, and he couldn't help but scold, "Why did you take that thing? If you want it, just tell me. There is nothing I won't buy for you. You took it yourself and almost made a big mistake. In the end, you acted like someone bullied you. How did you become such a person!"

Each and every word was like a bloody knife, stabbing into Du Ruo's heart.

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I'll just die! I'll pay you back with my life!"

Du Ruo bit his lower lip tightly, pulled out a dagger from his sleeve, and stabbed himself in the heart.

Cheng Yunshuo was shocked when he saw this, and he quickly snatched her dagger and knocked it away with a bang.

"Are you crazy?"

"Why don't you let me die! Let me die! I can atone for my sins if I die!" Du Ruo shouted loudly.

Cheng Yunshuo looked at the crazy Du Ruo, and for a moment he felt a sense of familiarity in her. He frowned, "Who wants you to die? Are you still Du Ruo? I remember that you used to say whatever you wanted, and what you hated most was the unreasonable behavior of married women. How come you are like that now?"

"I don't like the way you are. If you continue like this, go back to your parents' home! I can't support such a big Buddha like you!" Cheng Yunshuo scolded her loudly and left.

Du Ruo looked at his back, tears falling uncontrollably.

She lacks love, very much.

She longed to be loved by everyone, and longed to be fully loved by Cheng Yunshuo.

Longing to see him treat her differently, to satisfy the crazy need for love in her heart.

Why should every girl be gentle, courteous, sensible and reasonable, like Lu Lingyun, who sees through everything, thinks things through, and never expects anything unnecessary?

She just wanted Cheng Yunshuo to love her and see the position she held in his heart.

There's nothing wrong with her wanting love.

But at this moment, she saw with great pain in her heart that Cheng Yunshuo didn't seem to love her that much.