Resisting the Wind and Splendor

"Yuan'er, what are you doing?" Lu Fengjin suddenly stood up and grabbed Tuoba Feiyuan's wrist: "Put down the knife!"

Outside, guards from the Duke's mansion rushed in.

Qin Wu strode over and shouted in a deep voice, "Prince Jin is here! Who dares to be disrespectful! All of you, step back!"

The guards dared not act rashly.

One of them immediately turned around and went to inform Chu Xiaohe.

"Yuan'er, put the knife down first." Lu Fengjin tightened his grip on her wrist.

Tuoba Feiyuan angrily said, "So you still have her in your heart!"

"Yuan'er!" Lu Fengjin didn't know why, but he just couldn't bring himself to be hard-hearted towards her.

Seeing the anger in her eyes, he lost his temper.

"Yuan'er, you are the only one in my heart, but this is the Duke's mansion. Don't do anything reckless. Put down the knife first!"

"So, you mean once she marries into the royal family, I can do whatever I want with her?" Tuoba Feiyuan sneered. "But I can't wait!"

"Yuan'er..."

"So, what do you want to do?" Chu Yueli remained seated in her chair. From the moment Tuoba Feiyuan barged in until now, with a gleaming knife right in front of her, she remained unfazed.

This composure enraged Tuoba Feiyuan, who laughed in response: "I've said it before, those who offend me, no matter how far away, will be punished! You've ruined my body, and I'll ruin you in return!"

"Yuan'er!" This is no joke; how could Lu Fengjin let her act recklessly? "This matter is over."

"You won't get away with this!" Tuoba Feiyuan glared at him fiercely. "I agreed to let you marry her, but she has to pay me back! Lu Fengjin, if you dare to stop me, I will leave the capital immediately and never see you again in this lifetime!"

“Yuan’er…” Lu Fengjin looked troubled. He knew Tuoba Feiyuan’s temper all too well. She was a woman of her word. If he didn’t let her get revenge, she would really just leave.

She seeks neither fame nor fortune, and is even unafraid of death; Lu Fengjin truly has no way to deal with her.

His troubled gaze finally landed on Chu Yueli: "Ali, this matter... in the end, it all started because of your willfulness. If you... still want to be the Princess Consort of Jin, then... give her a taste of her own medicine."

He let go.

Tuoba Feiyuan immediately pointed the tip of his blade at Chu Yueli: "I told you so..."

"I won't agree." This was the first time Chu Yueli had stood up since she sat down in that chair.

She was still holding the wooden box in her hand.

Tuoba Feiyuan sneered, "What qualifications do you think you have..."

“This is the Duke’s mansion. If Your Highness allows Tuoba Feiyuan to hurt me here, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager will surely stand up for me. I guarantee that if she really stabs me, she will not survive.”

"Do you think I care?" Tuoba Feiyuan said arrogantly.

Lu Fengjin immediately grabbed her wrist again, but glared fiercely at Chu Yueli: "This knife is something you owe her, and you should repay it! Besides, Fei Yuan only wanted revenge, not to take your life! A-Li, repay this knife, and you will still be my Princess Jin. All past grievances will be wiped clean, otherwise..."

"Otherwise, Your Highness will break off the engagement, making me the laughingstock of everyone in the capital, and leaving me to live a lonely life, is that right?" Chu Yueli didn't laugh this time, but looked at the wooden box in her hand, feeling somewhat disheartened.

Lu Fengjin turned his face away from her and said coldly, "If I break off the engagement with you, who in the entire capital would dare to want you?"

"Enough with the nonsense!" Tuoba Feiyuan struggled violently. "Lu Fengjin, let go! I will definitely avenge this! If you don't let go, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Lu Fengjin knew that she had lost her patience.

When she loses her patience, she's capable of anything.

In that case, she might even hurt herself.

Lu Fengjin couldn't bear to see her get hurt.

He could only glare at Chu Yueli: "Ali, I promise you, after you help her get revenge, I... I will cherish you from now on!"

"I know I am not fortunate enough to receive your affection, Your Highness." Chu Yueli walked up to him and handed him the wooden box in her hand: "Your Highness, why don't you take a look at what's inside?"