klisemfg Chapter 154 "Where did this flower thief come from?"
Chapter 154 "Where did this flower thief come from?"
A huge, unexpected surprise is coming your way.
Lu Yuxi's irritability, which had lasted for most of the day, suddenly vanished without a trace.
He even became unusually playful, his eyes shining, and he braced his hands on the windowsill, completely blocking the way for Lin Shiming to enter.
"Where did this flower thief come from?"
Lin Shiming: "!!!"
Lin Shiming's face instantly turned red. He was about to retort with a curse, but due to the large number of guards and servants in the Crown Prince's residence, he had no choice but to swallow his anger and lower his voice: "I told you I have urgent business to discuss with you! Get out of my way!"
He had thought that the usually dignified and composed Crown Prince would let him in without further ado, but he did not expect that Lu Yuxi, who was in high spirits, was not willing to let him go so easily.
Lu Yuxi was quite pleased, and put on a serious expression. Her intense, burning gaze swept back and forth over the "suspect" in front of her, making Lin Shiming feel extremely ashamed and his whole body tingle.
The cool night breeze couldn't even lower the temperature for poor General Lin.
After scrutinizing the "suspect" from head to toe, Lu Yuxi spoke again slowly and deliberately, "That's how flower thieves who get caught always try to justify themselves."
"You say you're a handsome young man, how could you do such a...shameless thing?" Lu Yuxi, who had been tutored by Lin You, had greatly improved and pressed him for answers. "With your looks, even if you were a flower thief, who knows who would end up suffering the most?"
! ! ! !
Lin Shiming's sense of shame had reached its peak.
He was suddenly at a loss for words to deal with the Crown Prince, who had become so impressive, and he really didn't want the guards at the door to know that he had come to his door in the middle of the night.
Seeing that he couldn't defeat Lu Yuxi for the time being, he simply gave up and turned back to the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, pretending that he had never been there tonight.
But as soon as he moved, Lu Yuxi, who was prepared, grabbed his arm.
"What? Caught red-handed, instead of admitting your mistake and accepting punishment, you think you can get away?"
As she spoke, Lu Yuxi reached out the window with her other hand, wrapped it around Lin Shiming's waist, and pulled him up tightly, carrying him directly into the house amidst Lin Shiming's horrified gaze.
"what are you doing!"
Lin Shiming was so frightened that he almost screamed.
"Didn't I tell you, I'm going to punish you properly, you little 'flower thief'!"
"No! Please don't... I'm leaving early tomorrow... I just came to talk to you about something..."
"Shh—" Lu Yuxi covered Lin Shiming's mouth, "Keep your voice down, or you'll be discovered right now."
*
Chenshi.
It was already broad daylight.
Inside the palace, several maids filed in, bringing hot water and towels for washing. They also mustered their courage and pretended not to hear as they brought the Crown Princess, who was sulking in bed, some tea and fruit to cool her down.
After doing all this, the maids silently asked Lu Yuxi for permission. After Lu Yuxi waved for them to leave, they quietly and quickly withdrew from the palace and closed the palace door behind them.
"Still angry?"
No reply was received.
Lu Yuxi chuckled and shook her head; it seemed she was truly infuriated.
Unable to get a response, Lu Yuxi didn't speak again. Instead, she walked to the basin, rinsed the water with a handkerchief, and then slowly walked to the bedside and took his hand.
"Come, let me help our noble and unparalleled Crown Princess wash her hands."
Lin Shiming ignored his words, quickly snatched the handkerchief from Lu Yuxi's hand, quickly fiddled with it in his hand, and then fiercely threw the handkerchief back into Lu Yuxi's arms.
"go away!"
I've completely lost face today! How am I supposed to go out and face people now?
I'm afraid everyone in the capital has already heard the rumors that he couldn't bear the longing and chased after her out of the city in the middle of the night.
But he still believed Lin Shihe's nonsense and arranged for the Crown Princess to return to the palace in a grand procession yesterday.
This is really bad; it's completely impossible to explain now.
Waaah! My esteemed General Lin, with a lifetime of illustrious reputation!
Everything is destroyed today!
"Okay, okay, don't be angry anymore, it's all my fault..."
"Otherwise, how can you blame me!"
Before Lu Yuxi could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Lin Shiming, whose eyes were filled with grief and indignation.
"If you hadn't insisted... would I have been unable to get up and leave before dawn? I shouldn't have come last night..."
"Why shouldn't you come? I can't sleep well if you don't come." Lu Yuxi put the handkerchief in her arms aside and sat down next to Lin Shiming. "Don't worry, I've already told them to shut up. No one will know you're here, not even Father."
Lin Shiming asked in a flat tone, "Aren't those maids and guards human beings?"
"It's alright. They all think you have something important to discuss with me. This matter is of great importance, which is why you came so late at night and didn't leave early this morning. I assure you, no one will laugh at you."
Hearing this, Lin Shiming finally calmed down a bit and stopped pushing Lu Yuxi away.
But he remained stubborn, refusing to admit that he came over in the middle of the night because he was not used to it and could not sleep.
"I actually had something to discuss with you!"
"Okay, okay, okay." Lu Yuxi readily agreed. "So, what is it that you want to discuss with me?"
With a way out, Lin Shiming finally calmed down and told Lu Yuxi, word by word, the things he had found out yesterday that were not urgent.
"...That's it."
Although it was Lin Shiming's excuse, it was still a serious matter, and the two of them became serious as they talked.
"I guess Lu Yuyang is so eager to request titles for those two palace maids that he doesn't care about the risk of exposing himself. He probably guessed that the matter of Prince Ping is imminent, and that the Empress Dowager won't last long. During the national mourning period, such memorials requesting titles are not allowed to appear."
Lu Yuxi analyzed it carefully.
"With the Prince of Ping about to launch his rebellion, he probably won't be able to wait until the three months of national mourning. Therefore, Lu Yuyang can only seize this time to request official titles and show sincerity to the families behind those two palace maids so that they will cooperate."
Lin Shiming nodded and yawned. "Exactly. I remember a few days ago the Sixth Prince's Consort came to me to ask for permission to go and take care of the Empress Dowager. I suppose she wanted to find out how much longer the Empress Dowager's body could hold on."
That makes sense.
Everything has a traceable path.
“So,” Lin Shiming shifted his body, looked up at Lu Yuxi beside him, and smiled broadly, “not a single one of your brothers is behaving themselves! You’re all alone, Your Highness?”
Lu Yuxi didn't care at all and replied with a light laugh, "With you here, I'm not all alone."
"Tch." Lin Shiming awkwardly looked away. "Stop talking nonsense."
*
Wherever you fall, just take a nap there.
With a "what the heck, I'm already here" attitude, Lin Shiming put yesterday's entanglements and frustrations to the back of his mind. Too lazy to get up and run to the capital again, he simply sent Lu Yuxi to work, pulled the covers over his head, and fell asleep in a second.
When he woke up again, it was noon. Yu Sheng had been traveling under the blazing sun to find the Crown Princess who had disappeared from her home in the middle of the night.
This time, they really have something urgent to tell us.