Chapter 21: I will make them pay 1 (2/2)

Which made her feel very uneasy, Su Liya was deep in thought ever since she got back from her stroll during the performance. She had been quiet from then, the sudden change in attitude by Su Liya left Zhu Fengyin worried.

Zhu Fengyin asked her about her weird Change in attitude but Su Liya denied her and instead insisted that she was alright. Zhu Fengyin understood that Su Liya didn't wish to let her in, she withdrew and gave her some space.

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The Crown Prince's study.

At a widespread compound of exquisite design assigned to the Crown Prince, Lu Yaozhu sat silently waiting for the crown Prince to arrive. On arrival, he had been informed by the steward that the Crown Prince was on his way back from the palace.

He was served tea and biscuits while he waited, A short while later the crown prince was back. Zhongshan Ling was in a good mood when he walked in, Lu Yaozhu tilted his head to the side and asked ”You are in a good mood”.

”Yes, I ran into something interesting on my way back”

”Really?

Zhongshan Ling nodded.

”Well I am glad to see you smiling, it's been a while”

”Yes,” he said in a light tone, In a more serious tone he contacted ”The sixth Prince side has been quiet for a while, I think that they are up to something. Have you heard anything about that?”

Lu Yaozhu shook his head ”no I haven't but I will have our spies look into it, with my brother's wedding around the corner, I have been lying low. I don't want to spoke the Emperor.”

”That's a good step to take, father Emperor has been acting strangely for since Cheng's marriage. You all have to be careful, even imperial mother hasn't been spared from the heat”.

”His Majesty just wants to subdue the Lu family. As far as we lie low, his killing interest will go down. Don't worry about the sixth Prince side, I will look into it”.

”Good, I will send over some wedding gifts to Brother Yingjie. A wedding is happy news, we should merry”.

”Ha, tell that to my mother. She is currently on the warpath. At the rate she is going, I will be married by next month”.

”Auntie is just trying to protect you, don't take it to heart. Even mother Empress is worried, she nearly charged to father's study when the news of brother Yingjie's marriage broke”.

”what... The Emperor is already angry with our Lu family, Auntie shouldn't antagonize him much.”

”Don't worry about that, luckily I was in the palace that day. I calmed her down before she could make a scene”

”Thank you”

”no need for that, Mother Empress may not be my birth mother but she raised me for years. I am not an ingrate, I see her as a mother figure. I would never let anyone hurt her”.

”Auntie also takes you as her son too, she has been sad since the first princess got married. Please keep an eye on her, don't make her give in to the negative emotions”.

Zhongshan Ling smiled ”I won't”.