kvmb Chapter 68 A plan in mind
Chapter 68 A plan in mind
That's why it's said that these little brats can't compete with a thirty-year-old woman who has twice as much life experience as them. Princess Chengde is fifteen or sixteen years old, while Lu He is over thirty. In this dynasty, Princess Chengde should have been married long ago, while Lu He could have already given birth to a princess.
"Old ginger is spicier," Lu He firmly believed, "I can fool this young girl."
She dressed in men's clothing, looking like a Taoist hermit, and strolled out of the courtyard.
"Who goes there!" Princess Chengde's three personal guards rushed over in a flash, holding knives to Lu He's neck.
Zhao Huaiyuan immediately recognized that it was An Linqing in disguise and panicked instantly: "Stop! Don't hurt her!"
Chao Huaiyuan's concerned gaze immediately caught Princess Chengde's attention. She signaled the guards to put away their swords and bring the man over.
"Who is he?" Princess Chengde did not look directly at Lu He, who was being led over by the guards and kneeling in front of her, but turned to ask Chao Huaiyuan.
“Uh…she is…” Chao Huaiyuan couldn’t lie, and started stammering.
"My lord! If you don't set off soon, you'll miss the auspicious time! Have you forgotten that I divined yesterday that if we don't depart at the auspicious time today, there will be disaster on our return to the capital?" Lu He pretended to be anxious, offering his loyal advice at the risk of his life.
"You audacious servant! How dare you curse your master!" Princess Chengde was furious upon hearing this and wanted to reprimand Lu He.
"What you say is absolutely right, sir!" Chao Huaiyuan, the blockhead, finally came to his senses. He hurriedly interrupted Princess Chengde, then bowed apologetically: "Your Highness, please forgive me. This is my retainer, a very skilled diviner. I must depart at the auspicious time today. I hope Your Highness will..."
"Are you really good at divination?" Princess Chengde asked with interest. "Hey, what can you tell?"
“A villain can calculate everything, the past and the future, marriage and misfortune…” Lu He deliberately emphasized the word “marriage”.
Upon hearing about the marriage proposal, Princess Chengde's eyes lit up: "Alright, let's set off then. I'll return to the capital with you!"
"Huh?" Chao Huaiyuan was taken aback: "Didn't Her Highness just arrive in Shilin County?" He didn't want to travel with this ancestor; it would be exhausting, and he would also have to take on the responsibility of protecting the princess. It was really... His mind was full of plans; he originally wanted to be all lovey-dovey with An Linqing along the way.
"What's so fun about this lousy place!" Princess Chengde flung her sleeves and said, "I was just passing through. I was on my way back to the capital! I was just... well, I was on my way back to the capital from somewhere else, just passing through..." It was obviously a lie.
The guards and maids around her also lowered their heads and dared not utter a sound, all knowing that she had come all the way from the capital to find Chao Huaiyuan.
"Huh?" Chao Huaiyuan, still looking dazed, continued to ask, "May I ask where Your Highness came from?"
"Hey, you... why are you asking so many questions... it's so annoying..." Princess Chengde said unhappily while calling to the others, "Hey, didn't you hear what your master said? Hurry up, hurry up, we're setting off, get in the carriages and horses, quick, quick." Then, ignoring what Chao Huaiyuan was saying, she smoothly and naturally got into Chao Huaiyuan's carriage.
That was a carriage that Chao Huaiyuan had specially arranged for him to ride in with An Linqing! His heart was bleeding, and his spirit was silently weeping where no one could see.
"Your Highness? Your carriage?" Chao Huaiyuan still tried to struggle.
"Oh, I don't care, I want to ride in Brother Yuan's car!" Chengde acted as if nothing he said would work.
Before Chao Huaiyuan could say anything more, Lu He quickly stepped forward and pressed him down: "My lord! Get in the carriage and set off!" After saying this loudly, she lowered her voice and whispered, "Tell the princess to give me the carriage. I don't want to walk behind her!"
"Oh, right," Chao Huaiyuan quickly remembered the important matter. He lifted the curtain, entered the carriage, and spoke a few words with the princess. Soon, the princess's voice came from inside: "Give my carriage to the general's retainers!"
Lu He sat comfortably on the princess's carriage, which was far more luxurious than the one prepared by Chao Huaiyuan, and it was incredibly comfortable.
"If you need anything, sir, please just tell my maids." After a while, the princess added this sentence. Perhaps that day, Huaiyuan was afraid that An Linqing would be neglected, so he asked the princess for something.
In fact, Chao Huaiyuan did tell the princess how incredibly powerful his husband was, almost like a deity, and treated him as an honored guest. Princess Chengde then planned to have this husband divine her fate with her, to see how she and Chao Huaiyuan were destined for each other.
If they are destined to be together, they will be happy; if they cannot be together, they will ask the fortune teller to snatch the red thread from the Old Man of the Moon and reconnect it.