Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Lu Fengjin left in a fit of rage.

Zisu said angrily, "Prince Jin has gone too far. Does he not understand human language?"

Chu Yueli said calmly, "It's not that he doesn't understand, he's just too confident to care."

"So, Miss, you also think what he said is correct?" Zisu asked, somewhat dejected.

Now that the eldest young master is in poor health, the lineage of the Duke's mansion has indeed ended. Does the emperor really intend to take back their military power just because the Duke's mansion has no descendants?

"Prince Jin is heartless, and Prince Mo is so terrifying. Miss, what are we going to do?"

"Things will work themselves out, what are you panicking for?" Chu Yueli tapped her on the head, then her gaze fell on the box in her hand.

Zisu asked curiously, "Miss, what exactly is in this box? Is it really a betrothal gift?"

When the King of Ink arrived, Zisu was too intimidated to approach, only vaguely hearing something about "betrothal gifts".

But what family would be so stingy as to give such a small dowry?

The wooden box looks simple and unpretentious, and the contents inside are probably not very valuable either.

"Does Prince Mo really want to marry Miss?"

"You don't believe me?" Chu Yueli took a step and walked towards the main house.

Zisu pouted, "It's not that I don't believe it, it's just... I can't believe it. Mo Wang's face really did become like this because of Miss's plan. It's already magnanimous that he didn't seek revenge on Miss, but he still wants to marry Miss. This... doesn't make sense, does it?"

"I don't know what his real intentions are either." Chu Yueli felt a headache coming on when she thought of Lu Beimo.

Lu Fengjin's matter was relatively easy to handle, but Lu Beimo's arrival was truly unpredictable.

"Go and ask my elder brother to come to the study. I have something to discuss with him."

Although Zisu was full of questions, she could only nod and say, "Yes!"

When Chu Xiaohe arrived at the study, Zisu finally had the chance to see what was inside the wooden box.

The military seal of the Northern Frontier Garrison Army! That's the Garrison Army with 100,000 soldiers!

This thing is scalding hot when you hold it in your hand; it can scare you to death!

Did the King of Ink really hand it over to their young lady so casually?

"Could it be... could it be fake?" Zisu was so shocked that she was almost incoherent.

It took Chu Xiaohe a long time to calm down.

He looked at Chu Yueli: "Ali, this military tally is real!"

Chu Yueli naturally knew it was true. She had followed Lu Fengjin on expeditions for many years, and she could tell at a glance whether the military tally was real or fake.

That's why she looked so pale when she received it, because it was real.

If Lu Fengjin hadn't come, she wouldn't know how to refuse Lu Beimo to his face today.

Mo Wang's aura was so imposing, both sinister and cold, that not everyone had the courage to directly refuse him.

"So what do you plan to do? Can you tell what his true intentions are in proposing to you?" Chu Xiaohe asked with a worried expression.

He knew very well from that battle that there was only hatred between Mo Wang and his sister, no affection whatsoever.

"Could he be planning to marry you and then torture you every day to avenge his disfigurement?" How could Chu Xiaohe allow his sister to fall into such a desperate situation?

Chu Yueli shook her head: "With the current strength of Prince Mo, why would he need to pay the price of 100,000 troops to torment a mere young lady from a duke's mansion?"

"So what exactly is he going to do?"

Chu Yueli said helplessly, "I don't know either."

Chu Xiaohe and Zisu were deeply worried. Even the most intelligent Miss Li couldn't figure it out, so how could they possibly understand it?

Chu Yueli put the military tally back into the box and handed it to Chu Xiaohe: "This military tally cannot remain in the Duke's mansion. If the Emperor finds out, it will bring great disaster."

No sooner had Chu Yueli finished speaking than the guard Chu Yi hurriedly knocked on the door: "Young Master, Young Miss, someone from the palace has arrived!"

Chu Yueli and Chu Xiaohe exchanged glances, their hearts tightening instantly.

News travels so fast?