Chapter 135: His runaway wife (2/2)
”Of only he can be as dedicated as he is in getting rid of our Lu family in properly running Northern Wei. Maybe he would stop supporting corruption, the Emperor hasn't concluded on the Sun family's case. I need that settled before returning to Ningzhuo. It is already snowing heavily in the north, before long the rods might get blocked”.
Lu Yingjie sighed, ”there is a lot of backlogs thanks to the former Prime Minister's sudden removal from office. It might take a while”.
He tapped his fingers on the table gently and replied ”I understand but brother it might be a good idea to settle Yiling's marriage before all the chaos of selecting a new Prime Minister began. O received reports that a lot of high ranking noble families were heading into the capital”
Lu Yingjie grimaced at the thought of what the much arrival in town would entail. ”All hell is about to break free”
”Don't worry about that, I already spoke with mother. Apart from events that cannot be avoided, everyone is to stay indoors. Luckily Yong'er is undergoing in-house preparation for the Imperial exams and won't be going out often. I don't want anyone of us to be casualties in this fight for the position of Prime Minister”
”Yes, we have a lot of problems without adding that. I will make sure to make my lack of interest in that position obvious. In the end, the decision is ultimately up to his Majesty, do you have any idea who he is most likely to choose for the position?”
”The obvious choice would be Zhu Yawen but he has already made his stance obvious. Word on the street is that your father-in-law will be retiring soon. He must have gotten tired of everything”
Snotting loudly, Lu Yingjie replied ”I will believe that when I see it. Until then I will remain vigilant”
They spoke of a few other topics before, Lu Yingjie returned to the main courtyard.
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Meanwhile at Su Liya's end
Rong Rong and Baozhai took a step back when the door was pushed open and their mistress ran out. They ran after her, catching up with her in the garden, she stopped by the fish tank to catch her breath before walking back to her room briskly.
They didn't notice her dishevelled clothes and red face until they were inside her room. Baozhai glanced from the male outer jacket wrapped around her to her loosened up blouse and said nothing. She could already guess what happened based on her appearance. Baozhai helped her get changed into a simple gown.
Su Liya was distracted ever since she got back from Lu Yaozhu's room. She couldn't quite wrap her head around what had just happened in there. The kiss had been so unexpected but while she was surprised by the kiss, it was the fact that she had enjoyed it that got her confused. She had noticed t that she no longer thought of him as a character in a book.
This world felt so real, as did everyone she had net so far. She felt comfortable here than in her world after staying here for almost a year. Here she had family and friends, she had people who cared about her but in her world. She had nothing, she was so alone.
She had grown comfortable with being alone but staying here made her appreciate having someone to rely on but this was not her home. To her this place was only a dream, it could be over as quickly as it began. Once she was done with her mission, she will have to go back to her world. She couldn't afford to hold on to this dream, not when it would only bring her pain.
Over the next two days, Su Liya avoided Lu Yaozhu like the plague, she didn't want to be drawn deeper into this fantasy he was selling her. Luckily their rooms weren't that close and were separated by a garden apart from during family mealtime they did not run into each other as much.
Lu Yaozhu predicted she would follow this route when she rejected his request to join her for dinner the next day. Her hands reported that she was already asleep but he knew that she wasn't. He decided to give her one more day to hide before going all out.