Resisting the Wind and Splendor

Zisu's lips twitched, wanting to speak, but she saw Chu Yueli calmly drinking tea.

She sighed softly and then fell silent.

Lu Fengjin was still looking at Chu Yueli, waiting for her reply.

Chu Yueli put down her cup and smiled, "Your Highness, rest assured, I really don't want to marry you, and I certainly don't expect you to touch me."

"Ali, stop being so willful! Look at the state you and General Chu have been forced into now!"

Now that things have come to this, only he can save their Duke's mansion! This woman has no one to rely on and is at her wit's end.

What is she still stubbornly insisting on?

"If I hadn't arrived in time today, the people from the Earl's mansion would have stormed into Huiyan Pavilion and told the old Duke about Chu Xiaohe. If the old Duke knew that his only grandson had become half a cripple, how many days could his ailing body hold on? He would be so angry that he would die!"

Since his three sons died in battle, the Duke has been so grief-stricken that he has fallen ill and has not recovered for several years!

I've only survived these past few years thanks to expensive medications and meticulous care, barely clinging to life.

This kind of duke can no longer withstand the slightest provocation.

If the people from the Earl's mansion really broke in today, no one can guarantee how many days the Duke will live.

Aren't she and her brother really afraid?

"Breaking off the engagement with me will bring nothing but harm to the Duke's Mansion and to you and your brother! You fear that I am after your 100,000 troops, but in the end, your Duke's Mansion has no successor, and those 100,000 troops will be taken back by Father sooner or later!"

"If we get married, even if the 100,000 troops are placed under my command, I can still let General Chu lead them in the future. But if Father Emperor takes them back, what do you think their fate will be?"

He truly couldn't understand why Chu Yueli, who used to be so clever and wise, had recently become so dull-witted.

Because he was blinded by jealousy, he acted so recklessly that he didn't even care about the lives of his own family members.

"If you leave me, who else can you rely on?"

Lu Fengjin was somewhat excited, but Chu Yueli's beautiful and delicate face remained calm and composed.

She not only ignored his words, but also changed the subject: "Your Highness, if my elder brother were completely unharmed, how many moves would it take you to defeat him in a fight?"

Lu Fengjin was stunned, his emotions, which had just been stirred up, had not yet calmed down.

After a slight pause, he replied truthfully, "If I'm in good form, I can win within twenty moves; if I'm not, it won't exceed thirty."

"But I heard from the King of Mo that if my elder brother had fought against the Third Prince of Dongzhou, he would have been defeated within ten moves."

"Fourth brother told you this?" Lu Fengjin looked incredulous. What exactly did she and her fourth brother talk about?

Why did I suddenly feel a dull, stabbing pain in my heart, and feel extremely uncomfortable?

"Yes, Prince Mo knows that our Duke's Mansion is about to face the warriors of the Third Prince of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, so he specially invited my elder brother and me to the manor to give us some pointers," Chu Yueli said with a smile.

Lu Fengjin didn't believe it!

She is the fourth prince's enemy, so why would he be willing to give her pointers?

“Ah Li…”

“I did not lie to Your Highness. Prince Mo is indeed willing to help us overcome this difficulty. I have been thinking about this issue today. In fact, it is not that I cannot live without Your Highness, nor can my Duke’s mansion.”

She picked up the teapot and personally poured tea for Lu Fengjin: "Therefore, Your Highness need not worry about our Duke's mansion."

"What exactly does the Fourth Prince want you to do for him?" Lu Fengjin's eyes darkened.

If she wasn't lying, then King Mo must have something else in mind.

Chu Yueli said calmly, "I don't ask for anything in return."

"Nonsense!" Lu Fengjin stood up abruptly, staring down at her. "Are you going to tell me that my fourth brother is attracted to your looks and is in love with you so he's helping you unconditionally? Ali, are you still a naive little girl? You actually believe such a thing?"