Resisting the Wind and Splendor

"You're still angry about this!" Lu Fengjin was very disappointed in Chu Yueli. "Such a small matter, and you're still holding a grudge!"

"Does Your Highness think that my elder brother's life has been ruined is a trivial matter?"

He was disappointed in Chu Yueli, but Chu Yueli was also extremely disappointed in him.

The Lu Fengjin of the past, who was fair in rewarding and punishing, and selfless, has long since vanished without a trace.

"If Your Highness really thinks this is a trivial matter, why not let her stab you next time?"

As Lu Fengjin imagined that scene, his lower abdomen tightened instantly.

He suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness: "Forget it, Ali, you stabbed her too, making her... Do you know how deeply she was hurt? Not only was her body injured, but her self-esteem was also wounded. This stab made her feel that she was no longer a perfect girl..."

When has she ever been perfect?

"Ah Li!" Lu Fengjin said, somewhat displeased. "I don't want to argue with you. Let bygones be bygones! As for you and General Chu deserting the army..."

“I sent a messenger on horseback to the Emperor, pleading for permission to bring my elder brother back to the capital for treatment. The Emperor has agreed, and I have received the imperial decree that I can leave at any time.”

Chu Yueli's light gaze fell on his handsome face, which had suddenly turned fiery. She said expressionlessly, "If Your Highness does not believe me, you can go to the palace and ask the Emperor yourself."

Lu Fengjin glared at her.

I never expected that she would do so many things behind my back.

He was still a little angry, but when he caught a glimpse of the wooden box she was holding, he swallowed the anger that had been building up in his chest.

She brought gifts, intending to make peace, and he wasn't such a petty person.

Moreover, I have another purpose for coming here today.

"Alright, let's forget about the past! Ali, in ten days it will be our wedding day. I've come here today because I have something I want to tell you."

Chu Yueli didn't speak, but listened quietly.

Lu Fengjin seemed somewhat hesitant; it was simply not easy to say such a thing.

However, the wedding date is approaching, and this matter cannot be delayed any longer.

“Ah Li, I… I didn’t need to discuss this with you, but we’ve known each other for so many years, and I hope we can get along peacefully in the future, without…”

"Does Your Highness intend to marry Tuoba Feiyuan?" Chu Yueli's long fingers traced across the wooden box, her quiet demeanor making it impossible for Lu Fengjin to discern her thoughts.

She raised her thin lips slightly, revealing a sarcastic smile: "Didn't the prince say half a month ago that he would soon forget her?"

Lu Fengjin turned his face away, avoiding her gaze.

The smile on her lips made him feel somewhat awkward.

“Ah Li, I have known you for many years and I have always respected you, but I didn’t know the taste of love between men and women before, so I thought that what I had with you was pleasure, until I met Yuan’er.”

Lu Fengjin sighed and said helplessly, "Ali, I'm sorry, my heart belongs to Yuan'er, she is the only woman I've ever wanted in this life."

"Neither the Emperor nor Consort Rui would agree to you marrying the daughter of a bandit..."

“That was a mistake made by her father and brothers, what does it have to do with her?” Lu Fengjin immediately interrupted her.

"Since you've made up your mind, go and beg the Emperor to grant you the marriage. Why are you coming to me?" How could Chu Yueli not know his current predicament?

Given Tuoba Feiyuan's status, how easy would it be for him to marry her?

Lu Fengjin's palms tightened slightly as he pondered something. After a while, he looked at her.

Chu Yueli was drinking tea, his leisurely demeanor only highlighting the barely visible dishevelment he was in.

Finally, Lu Fengjin said in a deep voice, "Ali, I only wanted to marry Feiyuan, but we have known each other for many years. I don't want to put you in a desperate situation because of my annulment of the engagement."

Chu Yueli raised an eyebrow, her perfect face devoid of any superfluous expression: "So?"

"Therefore, I can keep the engagement and marry you as planned, making you the esteemed Princess Jin. But I have two conditions."

Lu Fengjin pursed his thin lips, seemingly in a difficult position, but he still hardened his heart and said, "First, you must personally go and beg Father Emperor to let me marry Yuan'er as a concubine and have our wedding ceremony on the same day as yours."