Chapter 9: Helplessness and distress
The corners of my mouth rose, but the smile did not reach the bottom of my eyes, and said: "I think the prince is very satisfied with this marriage, and there is always someone who is satisfied." The mother can rest assured that resisting the decree and refusing to marry is a capital crime of killing the head, and the daughter will not dare to resist, she will definitely marry into the Ruian Mansion obediently, and she will not do anything ridiculous, so that the prince and her father and mother will not be able to hang on to their faces. After getting married, my daughter will definitely be a good princess, serve the prince, take care of family affairs, let the prince have no worries, and let her father and mother be bare, so as to live up to the kindness of my parents to me. β
These are the words of my mother's heart, and I said them without missing anything, but when my mother listened, she was not as happy as she imagined, but had a bitter feeling that spread to the bottom of her heart.
The daughter is very obedient and goes on step by step according to her own ideas, but her wish is not her daughter's wish, no matter what the future holds, no matter whether the life in the palace is good or not, it is not the life that the daughter wants.
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"Mother, you said that it was not appropriate to meet your fiancΓ© before getting married, and your daughter quit first. As for what the mother said about the wedding, please ask the father and mother to discuss it with the prince, the daughter has no opinion, and the daughter retires. β
I bowed my respects and turned around to leave, don't you want me to be a woman who abides by the three virtues and the four virtues? Didn't King Ryan want me to marry him obediently? Then I will get married, and I will listen to them and be very satisfied with their arrangement.
But then, if you still have a conscience, can you still feel any distress for me?
As long as you feel distressed, my purpose has been achieved.
As for myself, I accepted the fact that I was Lu Tiege's daughter, the fact that I was the future Princess Ryan, and the cruel fact that I had no power to tie the chicken, no survival skills, and would be starved to death as soon as I left this Lu Mansion. In this world, a weak woman has no room to survive at all, unless she becomes very strong.
But at the moment, I don't have any chance to become stronger, and in order to live, I can only obey. Then hibernating, waiting for the opportunity, by the way, to make yourself stronger in secret.
Thinking that Lu Fengnian took the silver from his hand, I began to wonder, would he hide it from his father and mother? If his father and mother knew, would he confess himself? I don't want my father and mother to know about my plans yet, otherwise they might be on my guard. When Lu Fengnian comes back, I'll have to ask him properly.
After King Ryan left, my mother ordered me to study etiquette at home so as not to be rude in the palace. Didn't I just want to put me under house arrest? As for making it that complicated? Fortunately, my mother didn't ask Lu Fengnian not to come to see me, after all, I still have to learn from him.
"Mother, what's the matter? Why won't you go out? As soon as Lu Fengnian came back, he heard the news and asked strangely.
I didn't even look at him, and said, "Didn't she let me go out in the first place?" It's not the first day you know. β
"I didn't mean that, I mean, why won't Mother even let you out of your room?" Lu Fengnian asked.
I put the book down and said, "King Ryan came here today and asked me if I had any opinion on the wedding arrangement, and I said no. Maybe I said something wrong and upset my mother, right? Anyway, after the prince left, she wouldn't let me go out. β
Before Lu Fengnian could think about it, I asked, "Fengnian, what did you do with the silver from me?" Does my father and mother know? Do they know that you took your money from me? β
"My father and mother have always cared much about what I do outside, as long as I don't get into trouble, it's not a big problem. It's just that after the store I opened opened, my father and mother probably won't know all the time, and sooner or later they will know that I opened it. What am I going to tell them then? Let's just say I'm tired from school and looking for something to do to have fun? They won't beat me and scold me, will they? Lu Fengnian said with some concern.
I laughed and said, "No, how can they beat you and scold you?" It's too late to hurt you. However, the imperial court has a system, and incumbent officials are not allowed to do business, and you, as the son of your father, may not be so convenient. So for the sake of safety, you should find a reliable shopkeeper to take care of your business for you, and don't show up often, so that you won't be suspected, and you won't be caught by your father's colleagues and join your father's book. β
"Well, I see, I'm looking for someone, but I have a classmate in the academy who has a talent for business, and he doesn't really have any interest in studying, but he was forced by his parents to come. If I asked him to help me, he would be happy. β
I nodded and said, "If you think you can trust it, then you can arrange it." For the sake of insurance, you can also let him buy shares, and the money earned in the future can be shared by him, so that he can help you take care of your business, and he will do his best more, not to mention that you are friends, and you don't want to treat him badly, right? β
Lu Fengnian nodded and agreed, I was going to speak again, Lu Fengnian was a little impatient, and said, "Do you still have something to say?" It's really long-winded! It's time to catch up with Mother! β
"Last word, don't let my father and mother know about the business I gave you money, otherwise they will definitely punish me. Also, I'm not going to lend you that money, I'm going to take a stake in it. I said strongly.
Lu Fengnian didn't expect me to say this, and said with a smile: "That's it?" Don't worry, I didn't plan to pay you back, I want to pay you back at once, I'm afraid it will take a long time, I'm afraid you can't wait. Since your money is a little bit more than my own, you are our big shopkeeper, and I'm just the second shopkeeper working for you. β
I was quite happy to hear this, this kid usually looks like a fool, but I didn't expect it to be quite reliable.
But when he had finished speaking, he was about to go out, saying that he was hungry and wanted to get something to eat.
I said helplessly behind him, "I haven't asked you what kind of business you're doing, you're leaving!" β
"You'll find out later, I won't let you down anyway!" Lu Fengnian's voice sounded far away, and I couldn't catch it back, so I had to give up.
Sure enough, boys are more free, Lu Fengnian has been going out early and returning late recently, and he has been so busy all day long that his feet don't touch the ground, and even his father and mother rarely see him. But they never asked too much, as long as they knew that Lu Fengnian came back safely every day and didn't cause a big disaster.
Look at me again? You can't even get out of the house, alas!