Chuck Wei leaned his head against her lap, fixated on her: "Since he doesn't know how to behave properly, kill him. I will handle the rest."
He wanted to prove himself in front of Lu Si, especially after she had sent him away to follow Ban Xiangyin, and after she had exposed their relationship with Lu Zheng. He was even more eager to show himself to her.
She smiled and caressed his face, running her index finger along his lips: "He... cannot be killed."
"Why not kill him? Do you like him?" Chu Wei grasped her hand, asking anxiously.
Hearing his tentative inquiring, Lou Si couldn't help but laugh out loud. Without answering, she lowered her head and kissed him on the lips.
She would have been better off not kissing, for upon the kiss, Chu Wei's face turned completely pale, and he tightened his grip on her hand involuntarily.
Lu Si noticed his emotional change and furrowed her brow slightly, "It hurts me."
Chu Wei released her hand, stood up without saying anything, looked at her for a long time before speaking, "You don't like me at all. You took me back because I have half of the tiger symbol in my hand, right?"
His voice was calm, but his eyes were terrifyingly red.
Lu Si tenderly reached out to cup his face and said, "Don't say silly things. If I just wanted the tiger symbol on your body, I could have killed you and taken it from you. Why would I bring you back with me?"
"And, besides, that is your Xiliang person. Even if you give me the tiger symbol, it's useless for me. Furthermore, I don't even know where they are hiding. What use is the tiger symbol?"
"Alright, stop overthinking. I like you the most." Lu Si held him, soothing him with soft words, but there was no emotion in her eyes.
The tiger symbol mentioned by Chu Wei was not the one held by the emperor, but rather the ten thousand troops of the Xiliang emperor himself. A tiger symbol was made, divided into two halves, with half managing five thousand troops.
One half of the tiger symbol was in Chu Yu's hand, and the other half was in the emperor's hand. Later, for some unknown reason, it ended up in Chu Wei's hand.
In fact, at first, Lu Si had considered killing Chu Wei and seizing the tiger symbol from him. However, when she sent someone to secretly retrieve the tiger symbol to find those people, she found out that they recognized not the tiger symbol itself, but Chu Wei who held it. She had no choice but to return the tiger symbol to him.
Lu Si rubbed Chu Wei's head and said, "I wouldn't have taken you back just because I like you. It's just because of what you did to me. If you cause any more trouble, I really won't take you anymore."
Chu Wei's face turned pale at the mention of it, and he hugged her tightly, saying, "I won't cause any more trouble as long as you don't leave me. I'll listen to you no matter what. You can like him if you want."
Listening to his humbly pleading, Lu Si's face remained emotionless. She had once said many words even more humble than this, but the result was a living hell.
They didn't speak any further along the way. After a brief visit to the still-under-construction princess mansion, Lu Si prepared to return to General Mansion to check if Lou Yao had died.
However, the carriage was halted by someone just after it had traveled a short distance.
Lu Si, who was leaning against Chu Wei's embrace and dozing off, slightly asked, "What's going on?"
The voice of Ban Xiangyin came from outside the carriage, "Your Majesty, a self-proclaimed bodyguard from Jing Wang's side stopped the carriage and said that Jing Wang has invited you to meet at Tianxiang Loo."
Jing Wang?
Xu Jingxuan?
Lu Si's frowning brow unfurrowed as she ordered, "Go to Tianxiang Loo."
Chu Wei's brow furrowed slightly, but he said nothing. His hand touched Lu Si's face, and the pad of his finger gently stroked the blooming peach blossom at her eye corner.
As long as there is a place for him in her heart, he dare not be greedy for more, because he has also done many things that have hurt her.
Lu Si felt his action and her hand tightened involuntarily, before she released it.
The peach blossom under her eye was not brought from her mother's womb, but was carved by Chu Yu in front of everyone.
To this day, Lu Si still remembers Chu Yu's words to her, a whisper that was like the voice of a devil by her ear. He said, "Lu Si, as long as it remains here for a day, you are nothing but a dancing girl and a singer for others to toy with; you will never be able to escape this until you die."
She had once picked up a knife to pluck that peach blossom off, but in the end, she still put it down.
She must stand on that blooming peach blossom and climb to the high stage, trampling them all beneath her feet.
Especially Chu Yu, Lu Si wanted him to kneel before her and beg her to accept that piece of the tiger symbol.
"Your Majesty, Tianxiang Loo is here."
Late Xiangyin's voice was heard from outside the carriage. Lu Si withdrew her thoughts and got off the carriage, taking Chu Wei along with the guard to the fourth floor.
The guard stepped forward and knocked on the door of the room marked with the character "Tian": "Your Highness, Princess Chang has arrived."
Before the voice could fall, the door of the room marked "Tian" was opened from the inside, and Xu Jingxuan bowed to Lu Si.
Lu Si smiled gently: "There is no need for formalities between us."
"Etiquette is always important," Xu Jingxuan said with a smile, stepping aside to make room.
Lu Si ordered Chu Wei and Late Xiangyin to wait outside, and walked up the stairs by herself.
Xu Jingxuan looked at Chu Wei with a gaze that was unclear when closing the door.
Chu Wei looked at the closed door, his eyes narrowing dangerously before shifting his gaze away.
Inside the room.
Lu Si sat opposite Xu Jingxuan, looking at the dishes on the table and smiling, "You're thoughtful. These are all my favorite dishes."
Xu Jingxuan looked at her without speaking, then after a moment said, "That phrase is hollow, but I still want to tell you, I'm sorry."
Lu Si looked out at the bustling streets outside, her expression dark and indecipherable, "People will die for money and birds will die for food. You don't have to feel sorry for me."
Xu Jingxuan opened his mouth but could not utter a word. Although he was not directly involved in the androce wedding, it was indirectly related to him.
Although it was for the safety of his tribe, he still manipulated Lu Si, cutting off all her escape routes.
For a moment, the room was completely silent, like a pin dropping. After a while, Lu Si turned her gaze to him and asked calmly, "I just want to ask you one thing, did you send people to chase after the androce wedding procession?"
Xu Jingxuan lowered his eyes to avoid her gaze, and his voice carried a hint of guilt: "The empress dowager sent people to tie up my father and brothers. I……"
"I understand," Lu Si stood up to interrupt him: "It's not your fault really, after all. My mother-in-law was determined to have me marry as an androce for Lou Yao. To be honest, it's me who has burdened you and your father and brother. But I still can't forgive you."
"Because..." she hesitated, smiling sadly: "I almost loved you. Just almost. That's why I really can't forgive you."
After speaking, without looking at him again, she took a step towards the door.
Xu Jingxuan was startled by her last remark. When he recovered from his surprise, Lu Si had already reached the door, reaching out to open it.
He changed his expression, standing up and taking three steps in two, grabbing her hand and pushing her against the door, looking at her so that she couldn't help but tremble all over.
"You... You really almost..." he could not bring himself to finish the sentence.
But Lu Si's next words caused his face to pale suddenly.
