Chapter 173: My Own Path
Liu Chengxuan walked back to his seat, tapping his head with his fan. He exchanged glances with Wan Yangui and shook his head again, "There is a conspiracy."
After a while, the Queen Mother brought Su Luo back with a smile on her face, and as they walked, she pretended to scold: "Child, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Su Luo followed the Queen Mother with her head lowered. "Luo'er didn't know Mr. Liu's identity before. She thought he was just an ordinary businessman, so she didn't dare to mention it to the Queen Mother. Besides... I don't know if Mr. Liu has a wife at home."
The Queen Mother couldn't help but chuckle, "Are merchants not human beings?" Then she turned to Liu Chengxuan and said sternly, "You are old enough to get married. Other people's sons can take the provincial examinations, but you are still alone."
Liu Chengxuan tapped his head and looked at Su Luo. Seeing Su Luo grinning at him, he didn't know what she was up to for a moment, so he said vaguely to the Queen Mother, "It's just that the destined person hasn't appeared yet."
The Queen Mother exchanged glances with Su Luo, then returned to her seat with a smile, raised her wine glass and said to everyone, "Isn't it fate that we are together today? I am a little tired, you young people just enjoy yourself."
Everyone stood up to see the Queen Mother off. Before she left, she suddenly said to Liu Chengxuan, "Xuan'er, Luo'er said she wanted to see the famous sights in the capital. Take her there when you have time."
Liu Chengxuan's eyes widened suddenly, and Su Luo hurriedly said, "If Master Liu is not free, forget it. Besides, I'm in the palace now, so it's not convenient for me to go out."
"What's the inconvenience?" The Queen Mother winked at Su Luo, "Just go out of the palace with them in a while . Xuan'er, take Luo'er back to the Princess's Mansion."
Liu Chengxuan sent the Queen Mother out in a daze, then turned and stared at Su Luo, "What did you say to the Queen Mother? "
Su Luo and Li Rusong smiled at each other. Su Luo walked briskly to Liu Chengxuan and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter what I say. What matters is what the Queen Mother says. Send me home, Liu Gongzi~"
Liu Chengxuan opened and closed the fan in his hand, and suddenly laughed, "I let you guys plot against me."
Su Luo turned around, bowed to the three backdrops on the other side, and then walked out of the hall first. Li Rusong followed , and Liu Chengxuan raised his hand and placed his fan on his shoulder, "Lord Li, it seems that the person Miss Su is expressing her affection to is me."
Li Rusong smiled lazily, "It is indeed you, but a pretty lady..."
Liu Chengxuan nodded repeatedly, indicating that he knew what the next sentence was. Li Rusong nodded and said, "So it's still uncertain who will win. Don't underestimate the enemy, Mr. Liu~"
Liu Chengxuan was completely certain that he had been outmaneuvered by these two. He originally wanted to make things difficult for Su Luo, but he didn't expect that this girl was so open-minded that she actually dared to tell the Queen Mother directly that she was interested in a man.
"Interesting, really interesting!" Liu Chengxuan followed him out, shaking his head. Wan Yangui followed him silently. Liu Chengxuan turned around and said with a smile, "Want revenge? Just take that girl away. Even if she is not your brother-in-law's new love, she should be closely related to him."
Wan Yangui glanced at him and said calmly, "Are you afraid of getting yourself into trouble?"
Liu Chengxuan shrugged noncommittally, thought about it, and then laughed, "Interesting, really interesting!"
Liu Chengxuan found it interesting, and so did Su Luo. The date of leaving the palace, which was originally far away, was immediately brought to the fore when it came to the relatives of the Queen Mother. This Liu Chengxuan should be someone that even the Queen Mother could not do anything to him, otherwise he would never be so old and still not get married. The Queen Mother might think that it would be a good thing for him to marry a dry princess, otherwise, although he is a royal relative, he is really just a businessman. Among the four classes of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, merchants are ranked last, and have no rank or title. Which official in the court would be willing to marry his daughter to them? Forced marriage by imperial decree? It doesn't seem to work. Ministers these days like to bang their heads against pillars, and carry forward this sport as a fine tradition. Once something does not go their way, they bang their heads against it. Control the strength, banging is healthier.
"Are you afraid that Liu Chengxuan will turn the fake play into reality?" Li Rusong asked Su Luo on the way home.
Su Luo took a breath of the air outside the Forbidden City and laughed, "It turns out that the air outside is indeed a little fresher." After sighing, he turned back to look at Li Rusong, and walked backwards with his hands behind his back, "What am I afraid of? He should be afraid now. He is in his thirties and has never been married. He either has psychological trauma or is determined to be a single noble. Why would he send himself to the grave because of a momentary anger?"
Li Rusong laughed softly, "I'm a little scared too."
Su Luo's foot was hit by a stone. He dodged and turned around to move forward normally. He asked in a low and vague voice: "What are you afraid of?"
Li Rusong did not answer. He turned around and asked the carriage that had been following them to come over. He told the driver to wait at the Princess's Mansion. Then he fell silent and walked quietly with Su Luo.
Su Luo bit her lower lip, holding back her words, inhaled and puffed up her cheeks, then exhaled, and puffed them up again... She puffed them up like this all the way, and neither of them spoke. Until they saw the lanterns in front of the Princess's Mansion in the distance, Li Rusong stopped and whispered, "Su Luo, are you clear about who you want now?"
Su Luo shivered for a moment, then stopped, not daring to raise his head.
"Let's go." Li Rusong rubbed Su Luo's head and said with a sly smile, "I believe you will make the most correct choice. Choose me."
Su Luo was immediately stimulated, "Why did I choose you? To sell myself?"
Li Rusong flattened his lips and said, "It's okay to sell it to you."
"Who wants you? You don't work and waste food!" Su Luo suddenly became confused. "Aren't you the general of Xuanfu? Why always hang out in the capital?"
"Are you trying to drive me away?" Li Rusong sighed, "What year is it in the Wanli reign now?"
Su Luo didn't know what he meant, "Seventeen years, what's wrong?"
Li Rusong shook his head and sighed, "Not much longer, not much longer."
Su Luo's heart moved, and he said anxiously: "What nonsense! As long as you are willing to save your life, there is no reason why you can't survive."
Li Rusong looked at Su Luo and suddenly put his head in front of Su Luo. Su Luo dodged and he leaned forward again, grinning and asking, "Are you worried about me?"
"I'm not worried about you!" Su Luo pushed him away, with embarrassment on her face. She seemed to be covering up, but also seemed to be defending herself, "I was also worried when Qin Huai got into trouble."
Li Rusong's ruffian spirit suddenly disappeared. He smiled bitterly, then smiled again, his brows relaxed and his eyes wide open, looking wildly handsome. "I mean, even if I want to stay in the capital for a while longer, it's impossible. There will be a big war in Ningxia in the 20th year of Wanli, and then we will have to march east to Korea. In the next two years, I should focus on the military academy, hoping that they can be used. And then..."
Then, in the 25th year, he was promoted to General of Liaodong. In April of the following year, he was ambushed and killed.
Li Rusong was silent for a long time, until Su Luo felt a little sorry for him. Li Rusong suddenly asked, "Do you think I will die young?"
Su Luo wanted to laugh, but she couldn't. She shook her head seriously, "We came here. If we still want to live according to the original path, we are just living someone else's path. If we don't have our own path to live, what's the point of living?"
Li Rusong nodded, raised his eyes and chuckled, "So I shouldn't have any more concerns, right?"
Su Luo bit her lower lip and lowered her head, "I don't know which of your words I should believe."
"Any one." Li Rusong moved closer to Su Luo and whispered in her ear, "From now on."
Su Luo shook her head. "You haven't told me something yet. I've been waiting, but you keep disappointing me. How can I trust you?"
Li Rusong was stunned for a moment, "I'm fine... Oh, you mean Yun Lang? He has a special mission..."
"I know, it's not that." Su Luo put his hands behind his back again and walked forward slowly.
"Is that... about Su Jiang? No, that's not right. I told you about that."
Su Luo curled her lips, "It's not about that, think about it again?"
Li Rusong stroked his chin and thought for a long time, then suddenly clapped his hands, "It's that jade pendant. You and Su Jiang are together every day, there's no reason why you wouldn't notice that her jade pendant is still there. The one I took is actually yours..."
Jade pendant? Su Luo narrowed his eyes and thought for a long time before he remembered that he had a rough jade pendant, the same as Su Jiang's, which he bought for marriage. But...
"Why did my jade pendant end up in your hands?"
Li Rusong was speechless. Can you tell me about that?
