Chapter 165 A brief encounter
Seeing her, Xiao Yanci finally let go of his worries.
Lu Shiyin was pulled onto the pleasure boat, vomited several times, and finally woke up slowly.
The first time she saw Lu Zhiran, who was unharmed, her eyes widened instantly.
"You, you, how come you are okay?"
She clearly sent people to ambush her and scratch her face, so why is she okay?
Lu Zhiran made a soft "hush" gesture and said, "Miss Lu, please be patient and listen to the next exciting show first."
Xiao Baozhu stood on the deck, her face full of condemnation as she shouted, "Sixth Brother, how could you push Miss Lu into the water and let a boatman rescue her? Aren't you destroying her innocence?"
Xiao Yanqing's expression was stiff, and a deeper resentment rose in his heart.
hateful!
He excused himself, "I just made a mistake."
Xiao Baozhu was filled with righteous indignation. "Your momentary mistake nearly cost her her life! I must report you to my father!"
Xiao Yanci added coldly, "Sixth Brother, you were clearly having a tryst with Miss Lu, so why did you lie and claim it was Princess Pingle? Not only have you ruined Miss Lu's reputation, you've also damaged Princess Pingle's. This is truly a despicable act."
Xiao Yanqing had no way to defend himself.
Many people from the surrounding pleasure boats came out to watch and everyone started talking in low voices.
"Didn't the Sixth Prince just rescue the young lady of the Marquis Xuanping's mansion a while ago and intend to marry her as a concubine? Now he's having a secret meeting with the young lady of the Lu family right now. This is truly too romantic."
"I've always heard that the Sixth Prince is gentle as jade, elegant, and a gentleman, but now it seems that may not be the case."
Xiao Yanqing felt extremely ashamed when he heard these discussions.
Today, it was clearly Lu Zhiran who invited him, so why did it become Lu Shiyin? Were the two of them working together to plot against him? Or was all this Lu Shiyin acting under Lu Zhiran's guise?
Whatever the case, he was screwed.
There is no other way except to admit defeat!
"This is all a misunderstanding. I heard Miss Lu was injured and was worried about her, so I invited her out for a boat ride to relax. Who knew the pleasure boat would catch fire?... No matter what, what happened today is my fault, and I will take responsibility for her!"
When Lu Shiyin heard this, a hint of joy suddenly flashed in her eyes.
Although Lu Zhiran's face was not destroyed, at least she was about to successfully marry into the Sixth Prince's Mansion!
Finally, all her hard planning was worth it.
Xiao Yanqing's men hurried over and took him away.
For the first time, he felt so embarrassed as to run away in front of others.
Xiao Baozhu asked someone to change Lu Shiyin's clothes and treat the wound on her face.
Lu Shiyin looked at the two of them with a wary look on her face, "Don't think that I will be grateful to you just because you saved me."
Xiao Baozhu rolled her eyes. "Who cares about your gratitude? You should think carefully about how to deal with this matter."
"Aftermath? What aftermath do I have to take care of?"
Lu Zhiran asked slowly, "Miss Lu, you pretended to be me to have a tryst with the Sixth Prince, set fire to the pleasure boat, and then blamed him in public. Do you think he would be so stupid as to not guess anything?"
Lu Shiyin felt guilty for a moment, "I... I can say that you ordered it, you are the mastermind."
"Even if I'm the mastermind, so what? I don't care what he thinks of me. But you're different. You're about to marry into the Sixth Prince's mansion. How can you have a good life in the future?"
Lu Shiyin's expression changed several times.
"I guess he will only ask for a concubine position for you."
Lu Shiyin loudly retorted, "Impossible! I am the daughter of a great scholar, how, how could I only be a concubine?"
Xiao Baozhu stabbed the knife, "But you've ruined your face, embarrassed yourself in public, and damaged your reputation. Naturally, it's difficult for you to be the principal wife."
A hint of unwillingness appeared on Lu Shiyin's face.
How can a mere concubine be worthy of her?
Lu Zhiran spoke again, "If I were you, I would go home immediately and ask your father to come to the palace and cancel this marriage for you."
Lu Shiyin immediately became alert.
"You still want to trick me into making room for you? Dream on!"
"We're helping you! Today's incident has been quite a commotion, and Sixth Brother is in the wrong. But if he uses your appearance and public impropriety as excuses, you will definitely not be able to take the position of principal consort. If your father asks the Emperor to make him the principal consort, he will think that your Lu family is overreaching and will definitely not grant it."
"On the contrary, if he resolutely refuses this marriage, the royal family will lose face. In order to appease your Lu family, the emperor will definitely relent and allow you to be the principal consort."
Lu Zhiran looked at Xiao Baozhu with some surprise, with a hint of admiration in her eyes.
She had thought this matter through very clearly.
When Lu Shiyin heard this, she was stunned.
"D-is it really like that?"
Xiao Baozhu said firmly, "That's my father. I know him better than anyone else. You can't go wrong if you trust me!"
"You, why are you helping me?"
Lu Zhiran smiled faintly, "I have no interest in the Sixth Prince. Since Miss Lu is deeply in love with him, I am naturally happy to oblige her. In addition, I have a grudge against the Xuanping Marquis Mansion. Miss Lu should know this."
Lu Shiyin quickly understood.
She wants to lift herself up to deal with Chu Yunqing!
Lu Shiyin glanced at Lu Zhiran and said, "In the future, I will definitely take good care of Chu Yunqing."
"Then I wish Miss Lu all she wishes for."
Lu Shiyin said no more and left in a hurry.
Xiao Baozhu showed a gloating smile on her face, "Now, Sixth Brother's house will be bustling with activity."
A smile appeared on Lu Zhiran's lips.
"I just saw the Seventh Brother. The person next to him seems to be Master Wuchen."
Lu Zhiran was surprised. "Master Wuchen? Is he the same monk who gave the fortune-telling to His Royal Highness Prince Jin?"
Xiao Baozhu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, that's right, it's him."
Just as Xiao Baozhu was about to go for a visit, Xiao Yanci sent someone to invite them.
As soon as she saw him, Xiao Baozhu said crisply, "Hello, Master Wuchen. It's been two years since we last met. You seem to be becoming more and more radiant."
Wu Chen stroked his beard and smiled.
"You are still so lovable as a girl, unlike some of those brats."
Master Wu Chen turned his gaze and looked at Lu Zhiran again, with a meaningful look in his eyes.
Lu Zhiran stared blankly at the bald monk in front of him.
In her previous life, she had met this master once.
At that time, Chu Yian had not yet returned victorious. She met an unkempt old monk by chance, who insisted on telling her fortune.
He said, "You are born rich, but you have a calamity in your life. If you can get through it, you will have a smooth and worry-free life. If you hesitate, you will suffer the consequences and your destiny will change."
At that time, she didn't know the other party's identity and didn't take his words to heart. She just thought he was a liar who was cheating people.
Later, when I thought about it carefully, every word he said hit the nail on the head.
Chu Yian and Zhao Shuning were the calamity in her life.
As early as when he brought Zhao Shuning back to the Marquis' Mansion, promoted her to be his concubine, and asked for a decree for her, he should have decisively divorced her.
In my previous life, I was indeed indecisive and ended up trapping myself to death in the backyard of Marquis Xuanping's mansion.
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