mtl008 Chapter 429 The Fourth Princess Leaves the Palace
Chapter 429 The Fourth Princess Leaves the Palace
Chapter 429 The Fourth Princess Leaves the Palace
"Mother, what should I do? My grandmother has abandoned me." The fourth princess was truly anxious upon returning.
"Don't worry, your grandmother is just angry for a moment. After a while, she will definitely love you as much as before," Consort De quickly comforted her.
"Mother, I really like Lu Zhijin, please help me."
"Qing'er, there are many outstanding young men in the capital. How about your mother picks one for you? I guarantee he won't be any worse than Lu Zhijin." Consort De tentatively suggested. She didn't want to cause any unpleasantness with the Empress Dowager because of Lu Zhijin, as the Empress Dowager was their support.
"Mother! There is no one in this world who can compare to Lu Zhijin! I will marry no one but him in this life!" The Fourth Princess clenched her fists tightly, her eyes firm and stubborn, as if she had made up her mind. Her beautiful face was slightly flushed with excitement, and her red lips parted slightly as she spoke with resounding force.
"Then let me think of something." Consort De looked at her stubborn daughter with a headache. If all else failed, she would go to His Majesty and beg him.
"Yes, thank you, Mother. I knew you were the best."
Consort De has not seen His Majesty for several days. She tried to go to see him, but was always turned away.
The fourth princess would come over every day to urge her, which gave her a terrible headache.
"Qing'er, don't worry, your mother will go find your father right away." Consort De had no choice but to have the palace servants prepare soup, intending to go to His Majesty.
The Fourth Princess had been waiting for good news from Consort De, and Consort De returned in less than half an hour.
"Mother, what did Father say? Did he agree?" The Fourth Princess quickly went up to Consort De and asked.
Consort De looked at her anxious daughter and felt a pang of pity, but still shook her head: "No."
"Why? Why doesn't Father agree? I want to ask Father myself." The Fourth Princess said, and was about to leave.
Consort De quickly pulled her back: "Qing'er, don't go." She didn't want her daughter to be punished.
"Qing'er, just give up. He's just a man. Are you really going to go against your father's wishes for a man?"
"Waaah... Mother, why doesn't Father agree?" The Fourth Princess cried bitterly.
Consort De felt very sorry for him and couldn't help but feel some resentment towards Lu Zhijin, which even implicated Xiao Siyue.
Consort De had appeased the Fourth Princess, thinking that the Fourth Princess would no longer have any thoughts about Lu Zhijin. Little did she know that the Fourth Princess would leave the palace when she wasn't paying attention.
The Lu family members in the living room were all dumbfounded when they saw the Fourth Princess arrive. Why would the princess come?
The group exchanged glances, and finally Lu Guogong spoke up: "What brings the Fourth Princess to our residence?"
The fourth princess at this moment was nothing like the spoiled and willful princess she had been in the palace. Instead, she looked extremely noble, with impeccable manners, and exuded royal style.
"Greetings, General Lu. I have come today to thank you for saving my life that day. If it weren't for your help, I would probably be dead by now."
"Huh?" Everyone was surprised. When did Zhi Jin save the Fourth Princess? How come they didn't know?
Duke Lu said politely, "As a subject, it is what Zhi Jin should do to save the princess. There is no need for the princess to thank him."
If it were anyone else, the Fourth Princess would naturally think it was only right, but it's different now that it's Lu Zhijin. She wants to use this to get closer to Lu Zhijin.
"General Lu has shown me great kindness and virtue, and I must express my gratitude. May I meet with General Lu to thank him in person?"
"Well...Princess, please wait a moment. I'll have someone go and fetch Zhijin."
"No need, Duke Lu. Just have someone take me there," the Fourth Princess interrupted.
"This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate." Duke Lu looked troubled. Sending a woman to an unmarried man's courtyard was against the rules, and besides, his own Zhijin was about to get engaged, so he couldn't afford to make a mistake.
Seeing Duke Lu's expression, the Fourth Princess realized she had misspoke and quickly tried to make amends: "I'm sorry, I misspoke. I'll have to trouble Duke Lu."
The Fourth Princess secretly regretted that she had been too hasty.
"It's alright, Princess. Please wait a moment while I send someone to fetch Zhijin."
Thank you.
Duke Lu sent a servant to Lu Zhijin's room. Lu Zhijin was writing a letter to Xiao Siyue. Even though they didn't meet, they would occasionally write letters to exchange feelings and confide in each other.
Just as Lu Zhijin finished writing the letter, someone arrived.
"Third Young Master, the Old Master requests your presence in the main hall."
"Hmm? What is it?" Lu Zhijin looked at the letter in his hand, his smile gentle.
"Young master, I don't know, but the Fourth Princess is in the manor." The servant didn't know either; he was just following orders.
Lu Zhijin paused and looked at him: "Okay, you go first, I'll be right there."
With the fourth princess coming, I wonder if it's really appropriate for me to go, but my grandfather has already told me to go, so I have no choice but to go.
Lu Zhijin put the letter into an envelope and handed it to his personal servant to deliver to the Xiao residence before walking forward.
As I walked into the main hall, I saw that everyone in the room was looking at me.
Lu Zhijin bowed to the Fourth Princess: "Greetings, Fourth Princess. May I ask what brings you here?"
The Fourth Princess had been staring at Lu Zhijin ever since he entered, her eyes filled with infatuation. He was still as handsome as ever, just like the day she saw him.
The fourth princess blushed slightly and quickly said, "General Lu, you're too kind. Thank you for saving me that day. I've always wanted to come and express my gratitude. This is my gift of thanks, and I hope you will accept it."
"Princess, you needn't be so polite. I didn't do anything wrong, so please forgive me for not accepting this." Lu Zhijin finally understood. It turned out that he had saved the Fourth Princess on the street a few days ago. He had forgotten that he was busy at the time. He saw some thugs bullying a girl, so he chased them away. Then he saw the girl's subordinates coming, so he left without paying any attention. He didn't expect it to be the Fourth Princess.
The Fourth Princess's expression changed; she hadn't expected Lu Zhijin to refuse her gift of gratitude.
"General Lu saved my life in a time of crisis; I have no way to repay such a great kindness. This small gift is merely a token of my gratitude, and I hope you will not refuse it. If you insist on not accepting it, I, the princess, will feel guilty and unable to eat or sleep!"
Lu Zhijin glanced at the gift, which wasn't anything too valuable. Not wanting to get entangled further, he said, "Then this humble subject will accept it. Thank you very much, Princess."
The fourth princess smiled upon hearing this.
"If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now." He had promised A-Yue that he wouldn't have any contact with women.
The Fourth Princess's expression changed again, but considering that there were still so many people around, she said, "General Lu, I have some things I would like to say to you alone."
Lu Zhijin was very unwilling, but she was a princess, and he had no choice but to obey.
The Lu family had been watching the two of them closely, and they knew that the princess's visit was probably not just to express her gratitude, so they were all somewhat worried.