Chapter 380 (1/2)

The servant turned to look at the scene only to find himself dumbstruck. Liu Mang was sitting at his desk reading his book as though he did not pay any attention to the racket outside.

The only difference was that his robes looked lower than usual and that his chair looked taller than usual.

However, Lu Lingqi would not care about such things at this point in time. She had plenty of things to say to Liu Mang but now that she has met Liu Mang, she no longer knew what to say.

Liu Mang had been extremely occupied in his studies. He picked up a pastry to eat but the pastry had already been stained by ink. Despite that, Liu Mang did not care and just ate the pastry. Only he would know whether the ink was tasty or not.

“Lord Husband.” Lu Lingqi called out. When Liu Mang heard Lu Lingqi, he lifted up his head in annoyance as if wanting to find out who was the person that dared to disturb him. A pleasant surprise was shown on his face, hiding the panicked state he was actually in.

“Ling Er!” Liu Mang looked at Lu Lingqi happily. After all, she was his wife and one of the few people who is actually concerned about him in that world. Liu Mang longed to see her after several months of separation. Liu Mang wanted to stand but remembered that he was actually naked. Fortunately, Lu Lingqi did not mind. She simply looked at Liu Mang in a distracted manner and called for him.

Lu Lingqi acted like a woman in the bedroom. Liu Mang have seen such movements from Yuan Fang and Da Qiao before. These two women had learned the art, one from heritage and the other from books. They knew what men liked to see. On the other hand, Lu Lingqi was Lu Bu’s daughter. The things she learned was about how to take charge. As a result, her current appearance showed a huge contrast to her usual appearance.

“Is it nice to see?” Lu Lingqi asked as she spun in circles, like a beautiful fluttering b.u.t.terfly.

“It is.” Liu Mang nodded. Lu Lingqi’s sudden change in style made Liu Mang’s eyes lit up. Her actions combined with the fact that Liu Mang had not seen her for a long time caused Liu Mang to want to walk towards her. However, he remembered his condition and remained motionless.

“Ling Er. You must be exhausted after rus.h.i.+ng here from Yangzhou. Go and take a rest. Take proper care of your own body. I still have a little bit of military affairs that I need to finish. We can slowly continue this at the rear court once I am done.”

Lu Lingqi became disappointed after hearing Liu Mang’s words. She rushed here and had even learned tricks from Da Qiao to have more time to spend with Liu Mang only to find the man busy. Fortunately, she understood that Liu Mang was like her father. The both of them tend to walk on thin ice and any small mistake would cause a huge disaster. In the end, she nodded and agreed to leave.

Lu Lingqi’s response made Liu Mang relax. He would not be able to keep this up for long.

“What are you all waiting for? Prepare her a room and bring her food!” Liu Mang then shouted at the nearby servants. The servants then started to move to take Lu Lingqi away when suddenly another voice was heard. This voice had caused Liu Mang to panic again.

“Oh. Your Majesty is unexpectedly busy!” The voice was sweet and delicate. Although it should have been a pleasant to hear voice, Liu Mang only heard the voice of a demon.

“Sister Yu!1” Lu Lingqi saw the beautiful figure enter the room the moment she turned around.

Da Qiao dignified figure seemingly had unspeakable temperament. She looked at Liu Mang as if she had eyes that could speak. By right, Liu Mang should be spending more time looking at this beautiful woman. However, he was unable to stare directly at her as though he has a guilty conscience.

“Yu Er.” Liu Mang could not help but give a wry smile. The little tiger had been dealt with easily but the big tiger arrived. The heavens must really want me gone!

“Lord Husband. We have not met for many days. You still seem safe and sound.” Da Qiao smiled but her smile looked like a sneer to Liu Mang. Da Qiao was a person with high IQ comparable to women of the Huang Family. The only difference is that she uses her intelligence for household matters. Liu Mang only managed to survive this long because of luck.

“Lord Husband.” Another person called out softly from behind Da Qiao. This person was Yuan Fang.

“Fang Er.” Liu Mang greeted back. Yuan Fang did not speak much. She was the one that acts most like a woman from ancient times.

“Why are the both of you here as well?” Lu Lingqi asked.

“Sister Ling. Uncle said that we would need to sleep outdoors if we were to dally. As it is damp at Huainan, uncle was afraid that my body would not persevere.” While the dampness of the area was one of the reasons, the other reason was that Yuan Fang was homesick. After all, Shouchun used to be her home. The closer she got to Shouchun, the stronger her feelings became. Although Yuan Shu was a terrible Lord, he was a good father. He had raised his son Yuan Yao and his daughter Yuan Fang responsibly. He refused to place his son’s life into the hands of others. Unfortunately, his son’s luck was bad and his son had perished together with him. On the other hand, he took out all of his family heirlooms and information in Shouchun as bride price to ensure that Yuan Fang remains taken care of by Liu Mang.

As a result, Yuan Fang also decided to rush on ahead right after Lu Lingqi had left. They both arrived at Shouchun at roughly around the same time.

While Yuan Fang explained to Lu Lingqi her reasons, Da Qiao looked at Liu Mang silently. Her silence made Liu Mang break out in cold sweat. She looked as though she had caught him cheating on his wives.

Da Qiao looked at Liu Mang with a happy expression but it was also filled with doubt. She understood her husband after dealing with him for so long. She knew that he liked to read but it was never to the extent where he would miss food or sleep. The ink at his mouth was still dry.2