Resisting the Wind and Splendor

“I can’t go back.” Lu Yunfei glanced at her. “Unless you come back to the Prince’s Mansion with me.”

"I'd like to stay here for a couple more days to spend more time with my two aunts and my sister-in-law," Chu Yueli said softly.

Now, with Chu Xiaohe away on a distant expedition and the old Duke gone, the Duke's mansion is left with only a bunch of women.

It was deserted and desolate, with an unsettling sense of desolation.

"Then I'll stay and keep them company with you." In any case, Lu Yunfei just couldn't leave.

His fourth brother had instructed him to take good care of his fourth sister-in-law.

Now that the Fourth Prince's wife's grandfather has passed away, this vixen appears calm on the surface, but who knows how heartbroken she is? What if something happens to her right after he leaves? How will he explain this to the Fourth Prince?

Seeing that he insisted on his own opinion, Chu Yueli ignored him.

She went to Huo Qing's courtyard, and after hesitating for a moment, Lu Yunfei followed her in.

Huo Qing was drying herbs again. After finishing the Duke's funeral arrangements, she had nothing else to do, so she continued drying herbs in preparation for any eventuality.

Chu Yueli glanced at the medicinal herbs in the backyard and couldn't help but ask, "These medicinal herbs are all very common. Third Aunt, would you like me to find some more expensive ones for you?"

"No need, no need. I picked these herbs myself from the mountains a while ago. They are ordinary, but they are very effective."

Huo Qing turned around and glanced at her, finally noticing Lu Yunfei following behind Chu Yueli.

She quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Ninth Prince."

“You are my mother’s junior sister, so you are my elder. I should be the one bowing to you.” Lu Yunfei cupped his hands and said, “Greetings, Madam Qing.”

He certainly has the air of someone who's wandering the martial arts world.

As expected of the son who is often by his senior sister's side, he doesn't seem to have any air about him growing up in the palace.

However, he has also grown increasingly handsome and outstanding.

"Why have I been following you around all this time?" Huo Qing glanced at Chu Yueli discreetly.

Chu Yueli said helplessly, "I'm afraid he was entrusted by his fourth brother to keep an eye on me."

"Fourth Brother didn't mean to spy on you, don't misunderstand him!" Lu Yunfei snorted, of course he wasn't very enthusiastic about the demoness.

Chu Yueli simply smiled faintly and remained silent.

Huo Qing glanced at the two of them, somewhat puzzled.

The Ninth Prince didn't seem very friendly towards her.

Chu Yueli said helplessly, "Don't worry about him. In his heart, I'm just a vixen who bewitched his fourth brother. You'll get used to it."

"Ah Li is not..."

"It's alright, he's just a child at heart, he'll be fine when he grows up," Chu Yueli said.

Huo Qing didn't say anything more.

Lu Yunfei, however, looked unconvinced: "Witch, I'm older than you."

“I am your sister-in-law. As the eldest sister-in-law, I am like a mother to you. You are the junior.”

"nonsense!"

But Chu Yue ignored her and pulled Huo Qing into the house.

"Third Aunt, your hands are so cold, please wear more clothes."

Huo Qing moved her lips, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she didn't.

After entering the house, she casually draped a robe over her shoulders before turning to look at Chu Yueli: "When will Ali return to the Mo Prince's Mansion? After all, she is the mistress of the mansion and cannot abandon it."

Now that the prince has gone to Nanmeng, all affairs of the prince's mansion can only be entrusted to her. If even she is not here, the prince's mansion will look empty without a master.

Huo Qing knew that she was not yet used to married life, after all, she had lived in the Duke's mansion for so many years.

But she still advised, "Jing Lei arrived early this morning, and we didn't dare disturb him; he's still waiting in the front yard."