Quick Transmigration: What to Do When the Male Supporting Character You Saved Becomes Obsessed with

Chapter 130 The Ruthless and Disabled Crown Prince (34)

Lu Wanqing and Lu Wanyun nodded together and slipped away with Marquis He'an.

Madam Gao sighed, and the smiling expression she had when facing Lu Liruan faded.

A storm is brewing, and the situation is tense. No one knows what the future holds for the Crown Prince.

Madam Gao knew that the Marquis of He'an's mansion could no longer provide any assistance to her daughter in the palace, so she could only wait and see.

Hopefully nothing bad will happen...

Lu Liruan lifted a corner of the sedan chair curtain, but it wasn't the direction back to the palace, so she immediately became alert.

"Where are you going?"

"Your Highness, we are acting on His Highness's orders."

After a while, Lu Liruan found the sedan chair stopped on the back street of a teahouse. She got out and someone led her upstairs through a small door.

Lu Liruan pushed open the door to the private room with suspicion, and saw Ji Shumin sitting at the tea table, looking with great interest at the bustling street scene outside the lattice window.

There was a man and a woman sitting opposite him.

I've never seen the man before, but the woman is Zhuang Yuxun.

What's going on? A secret rendezvous outside the palace? Then why did they call me here? Am I just another part of this play? Question marks popped into Lu Liruan's mind.

Ji Shumin noticed Lu Liruan's strange expression and beckoned her over: "Come here."

Lu Liruan walked over, and he took her hand and pulled her to sit down next to him.

Ji Shumin took the teapot, slowly poured a cup of tea himself, and pushed it in front of Lu Liruan: "I thought Liruan would stay in the Marquis's mansion a little longer."

Lu Liruan was first startled by the "Liruan" he called her, and then she was full of suspicion: How come he is so normal? What's wrong with him?

Ji Shumin's fingertips moved up from Lu Liruan's knee under the table until they landed on her thigh, patting it lightly as if asking Lu Liruan to act with him.

“Ha… I thought Your Highness would be returning to the palace sooner, so I came out earlier,” Lu Liruan said gently.

The two of them looked...like a mentally sound newlywed couple.

“Miss Zhuang.” Lu Liruan smiled and nodded at Zhuang Yuxun.

"Your Highness the Crown Princess looks even more radiant than when we last met!" Zhuang Yuxun smiled at Lu Liruan, her eyes sparkling as she rested her chin on her hand.

Unlike ordinary women who wear elaborate hairstyles, she tied her hair into a high ponytail with a hair tie, and wore a light pink headband on her forehead, which showed a bit of heroic spirit.

Lu Liruan had a good impression of Zhuang Yuxun. When they met last time, Zhuang Yuxun spoke with substance and integrity. Lu Liruan thought it was no wonder that she could have some influence over Ji Shumin.

"Miss Zhuang speaks so sweetly, it makes my heart feel so warm~" Lu Liruan said with a smile, taking a sip of tea.

"I'm just telling the truth," Zhuang Yuxun said, shrugging, appearing lively and straightforward.

The two men exchanged a glance, and Ji Shumin smirked, "When I praised Li Ruan, why wasn't Li Ruan this happy?"

He spoke in a joking tone, but Lu Liruan automatically interpreted it as sarcastic.

What did you say to praise me? Did you say I'm gullible and easily fooled? You really know how to flatter...

Lu Li and Ruan Xiang thought about yesterday's events and gave a forced smile: "Miss Zhuang's praise makes me feel even better~"

"Then I must learn how to please the Crown Princess."

The two people opposite looked a little confused. Why did it feel like there was a hidden tension between the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess?

What exactly is this feeling of being both loving and not loving, intimate and not intimate?

The man opposite was dressed in a black, narrow-sleeved, upright suit. His hands, which were resting on the table, had calluses clearly visible at the joints.

With handsome eyebrows and well-defined eyes, dark skin, and light-colored pupils, he exuded a wild and untamed air, and at first glance, he didn't seem like someone from the capital.

Yet his demeanor and bearing were indeed those of a young master from the capital, and Lu Liruan couldn't help but take a few more glances at him.

"He Pingyan greets Your Highness the Crown Princess." The man did not rise, but gave a casual bow.

Lu Liruan suddenly realized, "This is the male lead!"

How did they get together? Were they short one player for mahjong, so they called me over?

While Lu Liruan was sizing up He Pingyan, He Pingyan was also observing Lu Liruan discreetly. When he heard the news of the Crown Prince's marriage, he was on his way from the border to the capital.

I found it strange at the time. I thought that Ji Shumin married this Miss Lu for some purpose, but Ji Shumin did not explain it at all.

They even...brought her here.

Lu Liruan nodded, pretending to casually observe him and Zhuang Yuxun, wondering what stage the male and female protagonists were at now.

Miss Zhuang was chatting with her cheerfully. In the midst of their conversation, she took her hand and exclaimed, "Your Highness, your hands are so soft!"

Although Zhuang Yuxun's hands weren't as obviously strong as He Pingyan's, they still felt like the hands of a martial artist, very powerful.

Lu Liruan thought to herself, "Don't underestimate me just because I'm gentle. I'm strong enough to pry all three of you together..."

But why are you holding my hand and praising how nice my incense smells?

The female lead doesn't seem like the type to like the male lead.

Ji Shumin took Lu Liruan's other hand: "The Crown Princess's incense was personally blended by me and is being burned in her bedroom. Why don't you praise my incense for smelling good?"

Lu Liruan felt like she was being held captive by the two of them, looking left and right.

Ji Shumin looked calm, and Zhuang Yuxun looked open and honest.

"Perhaps it's on the Crown Princess that the wonders of incense are truly highlighted," Zhuang Yuxun replied after a moment's thought.

Ji Shumin remained silent.

He Pingyan did not show any close relationship with Zhuang Yuxun, but the two were indeed very familiar with each other.

Lu Liruan knew that the two of them had been at the border for several years and had fought together on the battlefield. They had a life-or-death relationship, but at this moment, there was no unusual feeling between them.

Whether it was an act or not, Lu Liruan put on an innocent and naive expression while secretly analyzing the situation.

Lu Liruan discovered that pretending to be a pampered noblewoman who knew nothing was a good cover. Even with Ji Shumin, Lu Liruan could sense that his attitude towards her contained a certain laxity regarding his own status.

"Is Imperial Censor Lu and his accompanying inspector about to enter the capital?" Ji Shumin asked casually as he watched Lu Liruan eat her snacks.

He Pingyan frowned, and even Zhuang Yuxun subtly froze for a moment.

"Crown Prince..." He Pingyan's voice was a deep, magnetic voice with a slightly rough quality, and it was very imposing when he was serious.

Ji Shumin waved his hand, "It's alright, there's no need to hide these things from the Crown Princess." As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Liruan, and when he saw Lu Liruan's bewildered and surprised expression, he felt a moment of satisfaction.

I am keeping my promise, so you should feel the weight of my trust in you.

Lu Liruan was indeed surprised.

No... when did I ever ask about your secret activities? You just laid it all out in front of me like that, it puts so much pressure on me...

Lu Liruan felt that this did not make sense for Ji Shumin's way of doing things. How could he... have actually let her know?

Lu Liruan was prepared for a protracted battle to gain Ji Shumin's trust.