Chapter 369: Because I’m Lazy (2) (1/2)

Wenqing noticed that Chu Lian was rubbing her hands together and huffing out her breath to warm them, so she quickly stuffed a new handwarmer into her hands. She hesitated before asking, “Third Young Madam, since you were the one who came up with the idea, why didn’t you give the blueprints directly to General Qian?”

After Wenqing blurted out the question, she immediately realised that it wasn’t appropriate.

She hurriedly tried to make up for it, “Third Young Madam, please don’t blame this servant. This servant went over the line. This servant shouldn’t have cast doubt on Third Young Madam’s decision.”

Chu Lian looked up just in time to catch the fear that flashed across Wenqing’s face. She reacted with a bright, yet cunning smile. Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes curved into upturned crescent moons.

“I have nothing to hide from the two of you. If you want to know, I’ll just tell you. Of course it’s because I’m lazy!”

There is a saying called ‘self-preservation is the first law of nature’. Everyone has moments when they’re selfish, when their beloved partners are no longer more important their own selves. Isn’t it more silly not to put your own survival first?

If you don’t even treat yourself well, how can you expect others to treat you well?

There was nothing wrong about Wenqing’s question. If Chu Lian had presented the snowboat to Great General Qian today, then she would definitely have gotten credited for the major contribution.

From their understanding of General Qian’s personality, if the northern border troops managed to overcome this trial, he would likely push for a promotion for Chu Lian. Even if she didn’t mention anything to him, she would most likely rise up another rank or even become a Royal Princess.

However, Chu Lian had gone straight to Third Young Master the moment she had arrived in the camp. She had even ordered the men in her party not to reveal that she had been the one to design the snowboat.

Wenqing and Wenlan had been waiting with bated breath to hear what kind of righteous reason Chu Lian had for doing so.

Could it be that Third Young Madam’s heart was filled with Third Young Master and that her goal was to become her husband’s silent support? Or perhaps she wanted to become a hidden hero…?

Although there were plenty of hot-blooded reasons, those were completely unrelated to Chu Lian.

She had actually revealed without any shame at all that she had just been too lazy!

The flames burning in Wenqing and Wenlan’s eyes were instantly extinguished by a basin of ice cold water and disappeared without even the slightest trace of smoke…

Wenqing and Wenlan’s faces were now stiff. The corners of their lips twitched as they tried to think of a reply for their mistress.

Third Young Madam kept mumbling about Third Young Master being a ‘lunatic’, but from their point of view, Third Young Madam wasn’t any better.