Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

From any perspective, Marquis He'an was a good father of his time, and his love for his son came from the bottom of his heart.

He may have been mediocre and cowardly, but he never regretted breaking off his engagement for Lu Liruan.

Marquis He'an returned to his study with a worried look on his face, while Lu Liruan walked back with her maid.

My legs were aching from the journey, and I hissed.

"Miss!" Yuan'er stepped forward to help her: "Miss ran so fast, of course your legs will be sore."

Lu Liruan: ...Is my physical condition really that bad now?

"Miss, why didn't you refuse the marriage proposal?" Yu'er asked in a low voice, "Didn't Madam make arrangements a few days ago..."

Whoever you name, they'll come.

Later that evening, Lady Gao, the wife of the Marquis, entered her courtyard.

Lu Liruan instructed, "Go and bring Mother two more plates of melon seeds."

Lady Hou had no children and loved to chat, eat melon seeds, and watch plays in her spare time. As a result, the Hou family even kept a troupe of actors available whenever they needed them.

"I won't eat, I won't eat, I won't eat!" Madam Gao, dressed in a rich, fragrant pleated skirt and adorned with luxurious jewels, walked in with a clatter. She sat down opposite Lu Liruan, and her maidservant hurriedly knelt down to straighten the tassels on her skirt.

"Why are you so foolish, child!" Gao Shi tapped Lu Liruan's forehead with her nail polished fingers.

"Ouch!" Lu Liruan covered her head and cried out in a fake voice, "Who upset Mother so much that she has to come here to vent her anger on me?"

Madam Gao scoffed, "Who else could it be? What, you don't like the families I'm going to introduce you to? You're so eager to..."

“Oh, Mother, be careful what you say,” Lu Liruan interrupted her.

Lady Gao was a fiery woman. After Marquis He'an married his third wife, he never took a concubine.

Lady Gao came from a humble family and was not favored at home. Despite the rumors that the Marquis of He'an was a jinx to his wives, her parents still married her off.

She fantasized that her daughter would give birth to a son or daughter so that her family could prosper. But who knew that once her daughter left home, she wouldn't just side with outsiders, she would completely turn against them.

Not to mention it was cheap, on the day of the bride's return visit, the new bride left her parents' home first, leaving He'an Marquis behind.

Just as Marquis He'an came out of his father-in-law's house, a servant came to report that his wife had left in a huff earlier.

Lady Gao was also afraid that she would die after having a child; she hadn't had enough of this life of wealth and leisure.

So he spent his days buying jewelry and fabrics, visiting teahouses and listening to operas, and getting along well with the young ladies in the mansion. He was living a very good life.

I heard from Marquis He'an that Lu Liruan's marriage was probably off, so he immediately started making arrangements, but the girl just didn't get it.

"Who would dare to marry a girl who has broken off her engagement with the Crown Prince?" Lu Liruan sighed, but in her heart she thought: How exciting it would be to watch the drama of the struggle for the throne up close!

"That's true... Never mind, you can do what I did. There's a Dowager Consort in the palace, so she won't make you sad." Lady Gao didn't think as much as Marquis He'an did.

The Empress Dowager usually likes Lu Liruan the most, otherwise she wouldn't have arranged for her to annul the engagement.

"I think I'll just eat some sunflower seeds instead," Gao sighed.

"We should learn from Mother. Who in our household has such a leisurely life as you?" Madam Gao was in charge of managing the household affairs, and Marquis He'an mostly read the account books himself.

Marquis He'an was usually quite idle, and looking at the account books for his wife was a way to pass the time.

"That little girl has a sharp tongue." Gao snorted through her nose, and after asking Lu Liruan, she hurriedly got up: "I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to see a play later!"

She then left, her shoes embroidered with gold thread jingling as she walked away.

Inside the palace walls, the Empress Dowager leaned back in a soft chair, while a palace maid massaged her shoulders.

"This child has her own ideas now, just like a young lady of the Lu family." The Empress Dowager's voice was unreadable: "In that case, let her be."

The old woman replied, "The Emperor has also sent someone to inquire."

"The old servant will tell you the truth."

"Ah."

Even in the afternoon, heavy curtains covered the windows of the side room of Chunhe Hall. Silver charcoal burned inside, and the door was left open for ventilation. Passersby could smell the medicinal incense.

Beside the table, a man sat in a wheelchair made of fine fragrant wood.

Her eyebrows and eyes were as elegant as a fine brush painting, her long eyebrows were sharp, and the deep and disdainful look in her eyes was fully revealed in her gaze. Her face was flawless and cold, and her lips were pursed, seemingly calm but revealing a little impatience.

He held the smooth prayer beads between his fingers, twirling them one by one. He lowered his eyes and heard footsteps outside. His brows furrowed, and suddenly a surge of anger rose within him. He raised his hand and smashed the prayer beads against the door.

"Snapped--"

The rope snapped, and the prayer beads scattered.

"Come in."

He seemed to have not spoken for a long time; his voice was hoarse.

A young eunuch knelt in with a thud, head bowed, and crawled forward: "Your Highness, please forgive me. It is...the Empress Dowager has sent a message."

The piercing gazes felt like needles on his back, and cold sweat soaked the eunuch's back.

"Oh?"

"It's...it's about Your Highness, your marriage."

"What's wrong with your stuttering? Is your tongue not working properly either?" he asked casually, but it startled the little eunuch so much that he almost cried.

"Your Highness, this servant, this servant's tongue is good, very good!"

"Has the Lu family gotten what they wanted?" A sarcastic smile curled at the corner of his lips.

"Your Highness, the Lu family insists on fulfilling the marriage agreement."

No sound.

The little eunuch couldn't help but frown, peeking out with one eye, only to meet that cold yet mad gaze, which nearly made him collapse to the ground in fright.

"The eldest daughter of the Lu family said that we cannot break our promises." This was the original message relayed by someone from the Empress Dowager's side, and the little eunuch relayed it verbatim.

"He's quite the cunning one, already whispering in my ear," Ji Shumin sneered.

"Pick up the prayer beads for me," he ordered.

"Yes, yes..." The little eunuch practically crawled on the ground, groping around. The room was pitch black, so he could only feel his way through every nook and cranny, afraid of missing a single one.

Ji Shumin placed one hand on his knee, which was covered with a thick blanket. He secretly exerted force, but his leg under the blanket felt nothing.

The shattering sound of the beads scraping across the ground annoyed and irritated him.

"If one is missing, I will grind your bones into prayer beads." He suddenly went mad and threw all the books on the table into the fire.

The flames leaped away, illuminating his pale, deranged expression.

Lu Liruan was unaware that Ji Shumin already knew what she had said. She was now plotting how to prevent Zhuang Yuxun from meeting Ji Shumin for the first time in the palace.

How can we stop the two of them from meeting through the dog hole?

Lu Liruan thought to herself, how could there be such an unromantic and bizarre way of meeting someone through a dog hole?

The simplest and most direct solution: block the dog hole.

?

Lu Liruan felt that she was also acting strangely.

After tossing and turning for half the night: Thinking about it carefully, this is indeed a good idea, but how can I block up the dog hole?

This doesn't sound like something a noblewoman like me, whose legs ache after just a couple of steps, could do on my own...

However, the next day, Lu Liruan gained a new understanding.