Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 128 The Ruthless and Disabled Crown Prince (32)

But he did not take back the question; instead, he silently and stubbornly waited for Lu Liruan's answer.

“That depends on how I get along with His Highness.” After Lu Liruan finished speaking, she thought that Ji Shumin would definitely argue with her, given his personality. However, he just looked at her silently.

Ji Shumin's life can be divided into two parts: what he obtained without having to fight for it, and what he fought for himself.

Ji Shumin would obtain what he desired through his own means.

But Ji Shumin had never tried what Lu Liruan said about getting to know someone through interaction and trust, rather than through competition and scrambling.

The Crown Princess is an interesting person; she is intelligent, bold, quick-witted, and eloquent.

Ji Shumin originally thought that the Crown Princess belonged to him, but today, Lu Liruan gently refuted his idea: it was not a subordinate relationship, but an exchange, and he had to give in order to receive an equal return from her.

It sounded pretty good. If he could have her by his side every day, and have a place called home, it would be quite satisfying. Ji Shumin had this thought pop into his head in the darkness.

Lu Liruan didn't know what he was thinking. Things can't be accomplished overnight; it's enough to express your own meaning.

Not knowing what time it was, Lu Liruan yawned.

"It's getting late, go to sleep." Lu Liruan turned back around, not seeing the determined look in Ji Shumin's eyes. He had never failed to get what he wanted.

Ji Shumin wanted many things, including the Crown Princess's heart and eternal trust and loyalty.

When Lu Liruan woke up in the early morning, she heard that the Emperor had bestowed a favor upon the Crown Princess, allowing her to leave the palace in a sedan chair. Lu Liruan was still a little confused.

When the sedan curtain was lifted, Ji Shumin was seen sitting inside.

……

"Why is the Crown Princess looking at me like that?"

"If I remember correctly, this is the sedan chair I took when I left the palace to return home, right?" Lu Liruan tilted her head.

"I will accompany the Crown Princess on her return visit to her parents' home."

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness, but it's no need," Lu Liruan said decisively.

Ji Shumin: ...

Regardless of what was wrong with him, Lu Liruan genuinely didn't want him to come back to her parents' home with her.

The issue of deposing and establishing a new crown prince is now at the center of controversy. Since the emperor punished the second and seventh princes, no one in the court has dared to speak out.

Lu Liruan didn't want people to focus their attention on the Marquis of He'an's residence at this moment.

The Marquis of He'an's mansion has never attracted much attention, nor has any power deliberately targeted it, because it never participates in court struggles and lives a muddled life.

Even though Lu Liruan married the Crown Prince, no one cared. After all, apart from her daughters marrying well, the Lu family had nothing else to worry about.

Although the marriage alliance is close, the Marquis of He'an's mansion has no powerful figures in the court, so what use are the women alone?

However, the current situation is tense. If Ji Shumin suddenly appears at the Marquis of He'an's residence, it's hard to guarantee that someone won't have some ideas and try to use the residence to their advantage, seeking a breakthrough...

Lu Liruan thought to herself: No! My father is no match for him! He's just a middle-aged slacker who's constantly being disciplined by his wife!

Lu Liruan entered the palace alone, but she did not want to implicate any of her family members. Instead, she wanted to protect them within her power.

Under Lu Liruan's sincere gaze, Ji Shumin's temper flared up: "What, have I embarrassed the Crown Princess?"

"Enough. I know I am crippled and ugly, so I will not accompany the Crown Princess... Just send me out of the palace." Before Lu Liruan could rack her brains for an answer, Ji Shumin waved his hand, looking listless and somewhat resigned, and leaned back without saying a word.

I think you just want to slip away unnoticed when I leave the palace.

But when you put on this self-destructive act, I really don't know how much of it is genuine and how much is fake. After all, sometimes you really do look like you can't afford to live.

Lu Liruan did not ask Ji Shumin what he was going to do. After getting into the sedan chair, the two left the palace together.

After leaving the palace gates and turning through several streets, Ji Shumin alighted from his sedan chair, where he was greeted by others.

Lu Liruan breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the Marquis of He'an's residence alone.

The Marquis of He'an's residence was bustling with activity today, as many ladies and young women from the second and third branches of the family had come.

"I can't even imagine how cramped their living conditions must be at home. Just looking at them makes me breathless..." Lu Wanyun whispered, holding Lu Liruan's hand.

After meeting Madam Gao, the three sisters returned to Lu Liruan's courtyard, ignoring the pleas of the second and third wives to stay.

“What are they doing here? To watch the show? Doesn’t seem like it…” Lu Liruan returned to her room, looking left and right, feeling as if she had been transported to another world.

The furnishings in the room remained unchanged, and even the maids who served him came to greet him with tears in their eyes.

“Miss…can we really not come with us to serve you?” Pearl asked, wiping away her tears.

"You've left, and the Marquis hasn't assigned us to any other places. We're just stuck here in this courtyard. Everything we see reminds us of Miss, sob sob sob!" Yu'er cried along with her.

"What are you crying for! Your young lady is perfectly fine!" Lu Liruan's nose also stung from their crying, and she quickly shooed them away: "Go away, go away, I'm back and you're not serving me at all! Go get some of my favorite snacks!"

Lu Wanqing leaned against Lu Liruan and said, "They've come to show off. What a noisy bunch of people, chattering away since this morning." She sighed and commented without any attempt to hide her opinion.

"What are you showing off?"

"Lu Yushi is going to marry the Second Prince as a concubine." Lu Wanyun pouted.

Lu Liruan raised an eyebrow, she didn't know about this: "When was it decided?"

"Heh... I don't know. The second wife is so stubborn, as if she's afraid we'll ruin her plans. They only came all at once now that things are settled. It's really annoying to watch." Lu Wanyun has never gotten along with Lu Yushi.

Lu Yushi was the second daughter of the second wife. She was proud of her status and looked down on those born out of wedlock from a young age.

It's one thing to look down on someone born out of wedlock, but when she came to the Marquis of He'an's residence, she even had the aloofness to talk to Lu Liruan about the difference between legitimate and illegitimate children. Lu Liruan's friendship with an illegitimate daughter was really beneath her dignity.

"When they saw my face today, all I could see were their nostrils," Lu Wanyun chuckled.

"I don't know what you're so proud of. When you were little, you always talked about how lowly you were born of a concubine. Now that you're a concubine, you don't seem to care..." Lu Wanqing swallowed back the disrespectful words that followed, but her meaning was clear.

"Whether someone is worthy of respect or despicable, they have earned it themselves. Those who consider themselves superior and look down on others will eventually reap what they sow." Lu Liruan didn't comment much on such people.

In my memory, Lu Yushi was no pushover; she was a habitual liar, a sycophant, and incredibly cunning despite her young age.

Just as the sisters were talking, Lu Yushi walked in slowly from outside.

"After I enter the palace, I hope Sister Li Ruan will take good care of me." She gave a forced smile and curtsied.

“Strange.” Lu Wanqing blinked.

Under the watchful eyes of the others, she swallowed her pastry and slowly said, "Sister Yu Shi, why are you so disrespectful today? What is your status? How can you still call the Crown Princess by her maiden name? Isn't that against etiquette?"

Lu Liruan secretly praised: What a brilliant move, using someone's own methods against them.

My third sister's ability to infuriate people is still going strong!