Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Chapter 282 This is more in line with the Great Demon King's character.

“Ali, this matter is not really your fault. You didn’t know anything back then, you are innocent.”

Chu Xiaohe only wanted to comfort his sister, but he was really not good with words. The more he said, the worse A-Li's expression became.

"Ali, I'm not trying to force you. It's your own path, and you can decide for yourself. No matter what you do, I will always stand behind you and support you."

"I'm fine." Chu Yueli finally looked up and smiled calmly at him: "Tomorrow we will escort the Eastern Zhou team out of the city. Brother, you should go back and rest early. I'm tired too and want to go to sleep early."

“Ah Li…”

"I'm really tired."

Helpless, Chu Xiaohe escorted her to the gate of Wangyue Pavilion and then returned home.

Chu Yue returned to her room, even dismissing Zisu. After returning, she took a bath and changed her clothes, then opened the window.

The figure outside still looked desolate and lonely, but tonight, in Chu Yue Li's eyes, it seemed to exude a strange sense of solitude.

"Would you like to talk outside?" She simply opened the window, then turned and went back into the room to make tea herself.

The chrysanthemums being burned are for cooling down and relieving anger.

The figure flashed into the courtyard.

The window was casually closed, shutting out the warmth of the room.

There was a slight chill in the air outside on this autumn night.

Chu Yueli glanced at his clothes subconsciously; they looked rather thin.

Perhaps it's because he's physically strong and doesn't feel the cold; an ordinary person would catch a chill.

Lu Beimo glanced down at himself and quickly said, "I've already bathed and changed, I'm not dirty."

Chu Yueli was stunned for a moment before she remembered that she had complained that he had rushed back all night, that he was dirty and smelly.

Looking back now, he remembers that night when he rushed back to see her after several days and nights. He didn't even go back to his own Prince Mo's mansion after returning to the capital; he came to her place first.

Furthermore, the first time he visited the Duke's mansion, he returned overnight to see the Emperor, and the next day he didn't see anyone else but came to see her first.

In his heart, he seemed to be really important.

"Would you like some? Chrysanthemum tea, it's calming and soothing." She poured him a cup and brought it to him.

Lu Beimo took it, hesitated for a moment, and then sat down in the chair.

"Your Highness seems a little uneasy tonight?" This is completely out of character for the Great Demon King.

"After being politely rejected in public, it's only natural to feel awkward when you see him again. Isn't that reasonable?" After she said that, Lu Beimo's slight unease vanished in an instant.

He sat down in the chair, his two long, slender legs, which would be the envy of anyone at any time, were laid out casually, giving him a lazy look.

The Demon King persona is back, just as expected.

Chu Yueli sat down opposite him and slowly sipped her tea: "When Your Highness said these things in public, didn't you ever think that I would refuse?"

"I thought about it."

"Then why did you say it?" Chu Yueli raised an eyebrow.

Lu Beimo snorted: "If I don't speak up, that bastard Tuoba Yi will really be forced to agree to your marriage proposal. What will you use to refuse then?"

Although that bastard brought this embarrassment upon himself, he was still the third prince of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty.

She seemed somewhat expectant; if the Third Prince had actually made the offer and she had refused, it would have been a provocation against the dignity of the Eastern Zhou.

Even the Emperor wouldn't allow it.

Chu Yueli laughed and said, "Since I dared to provoke him, of course I have my reasons for refusing."