The emperor said truthfully: "My sister refused the arranged marriage, so let's just pretend that it never happened. You have performed a great deed this time, and my reward will not be less. I will also promote you to the rank of first-rank general and grant you a title."
Ordinary people would be overjoyed to hear this, who wouldn't like to be promoted to a higher position? But Lu Ren's face was calm.
He always had only one desire.
He didn't understand, why did the princess refuse?
He and the princess had already had physical contact, even very deep, and their eyes were fixed on each other. The princess also promised to wait for him to come back and then perform the ceremony of husband and wife.
Lu Ren closed his eyes and said, "I don't want those rewards or those false names. I just want the princess."
emperor:……
Lu Ren exhaled and said with a smile: "The princess must be blaming me for taking the initiative and felt that I didn't respect her, so she was angry. She should be angry. It's my fault. I will explain it to the princess."
emperor:……
Should he say that you are overthinking, and that the imperial sister simply does not want to be bound by an arranged marriage? After all, she is now surrounded by handsome men and is having a great time.
And what kind of magic potion did the imperial sister give Lu Ren?
Lu Ren, who has a temper as hard as a rotten stone and is not interested in women, can actually say such words. He completely puts himself in a low position. How can he be like the general of cavalry who was full of murderous aura in the past?
"General Lu." The emperor sighed, "Actually, it's my fault."
"When you said you wanted an imperial decree to grant marriage, I didn't expect that your sweetheart would be the emperor's sister."
"So I was afraid that my sister would pester you, so I told her the truth about your lover. My goal was to make her let you go and go after someone else. So now my sister has someone else."
The emperor rubbed his temples and said, "Imperial sister, I will take the blame for having multiple relationships at the same time."
Upon hearing this, Lu Ren slowly raised his eyes:...?
The expression on his face seemed to be cracked, and there was disbelief and a hint of amusement in his eyes.
What did he hear?
He went to the battle for the emperor to conquer Xili, but the emperor was behind him advising the princess to abandon him and find another man?
And he said he had another lover?
Backstabbing is just that...
But after the emperor said this, he also understood why the princess refused the marriage. She was afraid that she thought that the person he liked was someone else.
How could a proud princess agree to the marriage after knowing this?
Thinking of this, Lu Ren knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, I have behaved badly. Please forgive me! I will go to the princess and explain everything. The only person I love in my heart is the princess!"
After saying this, he left in a hurry.
emperor:……
Isn’t the point of my words that “the imperial sister already has someone else”?
Where is my calm and composed general? When did I become a young boy who just tasted love for the first time in the hands of my sister?!
At this time, Wen Yu, whom the two people were talking about, was bringing Liu Chun to find Yue Lingfeng, and happened to meet him who was about to set up a stall with paintings.
Yue Lingfeng lowered his eyes and chuckled: "Miss, you came at the right time. I almost missed you."
"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early." Wen Yu crossed her arms, "Let's go together."
Upon hearing this, Yue Lingfeng naturally agreed happily.
The two came to the stall, and Yue Lingfeng sorted out the paintings one by one and hung them up.
Wen Yu was still sitting on the bamboo chair and heard someone next door gossiping excitedly.
"You didn't see how majestic the army was when they entered the city today! Especially General Lu, he was so domineering! He is worthy of being the man who defeated Xili!"
"I went too late today and couldn't even get to the front. I could only see the tail end of the army. What a shame!"
"I woke up at 11am and stood in the first row. The feeling of oppression was too strong!"
Wen Yu held her chin with her hand, stared at the gossiping people nonchalantly, and then smiled.
Hearing them praising Lu Ren, Wen Yu still felt a little proud.
"Even His Majesty and his officials came to the main gate to welcome the army and General Lu! They even held a celebration banquet!"
"You speak as if you have seen His Majesty in person."
"I didn't see him. The soldiers blocked the road. How could we see the emperor casually? But that doesn't stop me from knowing!"
Yue Lingfeng saw that Wen Yu was listening with great interest, and said with a smile: "Today the army has returned victoriously, and the whole Shengjing City knows about it. Many people spontaneously lined the streets to welcome them, just to see General Lu..."
When he said the word "Lu", he paused for a moment.
Seeing this, Wen Yu smiled with a look of pity and said, "This General Lu is indeed powerful, but it's a pity that he is a big shot, otherwise I would like to meet him and learn from him."
Yue Lingfeng was surprised: "Sparring? I forgot that Miss knows martial arts. It was you who saved me in the essay teahouse."
Wen Yu raised her eyebrows: "I said it was a sparring match, I didn't say it was a real fight."
Yue Lingfeng:?
"What is the sparring that the young lady is talking about?"
Wen Yu blinked and smiled: "The sparring I'm talking about is the sparring with spears and sticks."
Yue Lingfeng laughed when he heard this: "Excuse me, young lady, what is the difference between using real swords and guns and dancing with guns and sticks?"
"It's very different." Wen Yu poked the back of his hand, "You will understand it in the future, no rush."
Yue Lingfeng: ...
While the gossipers on the side became more and more excited, Wen Yu leaned on the bamboo chair and felt a little drowsy.
On the other side, Lu Ren rushed to the princess's mansion, but received news that Wen Yu was not in the mansion.
"Where has the princess gone?"
Liu Dong: "She went... The princess went to see the scenery."
"Where is the scenery? I will go to find the princess now."
"General Lu, why don't you go back to the general's mansion first? I'll send someone to inform you when the princess returns."
Lu Ren paused, and suddenly became sharp: "Why did you let me wait in the inner courtyard when I came to look for the princess last time, but you asked me to go back to the general's mansion this time?"
Liu Dong: ...
This...don't ask me, ask the princess.
At this time, someone came to report that the second son of the general's mansion was looking for the general.
Lu Ren frowned slightly when he heard this, Lu Jin?
He glanced at Liu Dong, then turned and walked out of the princess's mansion.
"Brother! You are here indeed!"
Lu Jin grabbed Lu Ren and said, "Let's go back."
Lu Ren shook his head: "I have something else to do when the princess comes back, what do you want from me?"
Lu Jin looked confused: "Brother, I just want to ask you one thing. The person you asked the emperor to marry is the eldest princess, right?"
"Yes, I'm already at the celebration party..."
Before Lu Ren finished speaking, Lu Jin hurriedly shouted, "Brother! I have something to tell you, you must listen!"
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