coobybook Chapter 471: The "Frustrated" Young Marquis in a World of Female Dominance
Chapter 471: The "Frustrated" Young Marquis in a World of Female Dominance
Chapter 471 The "Frustrated" Young Marquis in a World of Female Dominance 25
Otherwise, in terms of status, she is not even as good as the second princess.
How could a snobbish man like Wei Shimu possibly look up to her?
Even if he could trample the Second Princess into dust, Wei Shimu would at most regret canceling the engagement, but he wouldn't be able to "look up to her." After all, the bitter poems Wei Shimu wrote already expressed his regret.
But her task progress bar didn't fluctuate at all, and the current task completion rate was only 20%.
In addition, the original owner wanted the old duke to die of old age, so Lu Liluo had to talk to the old duke about this matter and speak the truth upfront.
That is, in this matter, the old Duke rushed to the front, and Lu Liluo hid behind. But in the end, the one who sat on the throne must be her, Lu Liluo.
After all, the old Duke himself is not too old to be emperor.
If, when it comes time to pick the fruit, the old Duke's opinion goes against hers, she cannot guarantee that she will be able to "die a natural death".
Besides, the old Duke has two other concubines' daughters, so there's no guarantee that he won't have that idea by then.
After all, throughout history, human nature has never been able to withstand the test of such a huge temptation as the throne.
To be on the safe side, Lu Liluo added a bit of mental strength when talking to the old Duke.
Perhaps the old Duke was already worried about the future of the Duke's Mansion, or had some hidden ambitions, or perhaps it was Lu Liluo's mental power that had an influence. In any case, the old Duke accepted the "rebellion" well.
As for the two concubines, the old Duke said:
"Neither of your sisters has any ambition—or, to put it bluntly, any brains."
"We kicked them into the military camp because we were afraid they would be idle in the capital and used against you and the Duke's Mansion."
"As for what we are going to do, I will tell them a little bit. If they are willing, they can participate appropriately. If not, they can become wealthy and idle as soon as possible, or I can separate them."
"And the Jinyang Army...
After a secret conversation, the mother and daughter reached a consensus and made a division of labor.
The old princess was mainly responsible for stabilizing the army and contacting the court. The second thing was to do a good job of secretly convincing the two daughters and exploring their thoughts.
In short, you can't hold Lu Liluo back or fight among yourself.
Lu Liluo is responsible for all other matters.
In order to make the old Duke confident in the rebellion, Lu Liluo also deliberately demonstrated his financial resources and strength to the old Duke.
The old Duke stared at the boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry that had been placed in the corner of the secret room at some point in time, his eyes wide open in shock. "My dear daughter, where did you get these? Why didn't you bring your mother with you?"
Although the Duke's Mansion has a fortune accumulated by several generations, they have been maintaining an army for generations.
The royal family was wary of the Jinyang Army, so how could they possibly provide sufficient and timely military supplies? Therefore, the Duke's Mansion privately subsidized a lot of supplies.
The old Duke hadn't seen such a lavish gesture for a long time.
She hadn't even bothered to look at the dowries Lu Liluo had given to his husbands. After all, Lu Liluo hadn't asked for money from the government, so she had always thought her son was just playing around, putting on an act for others to see.
Now that I think about it, could it be that I was wrong?
Lu Liluo evaded the question casually:
"Two years ago, when I was out playing with some friends, I fell off a cliff and accidentally discovered a treasure trove."
"I didn't want to alert the enemy, so I asked someone to dig it up secretly when I got home, and I didn't tell anyone. Mom, you won't blame me, will you?"
"Stinky girl, why does mother blame you?"
The old Duke was very pleased:
"Whether it's my things or the Duke's Mansion, won't they all be yours in the future? You have your own ideas, and I'm so happy." After saying this, she nervously closed the boxes one by one.
"Cover it up quickly! This broken thing is making my eyes hurt!"
Lu Liluo: “…”
After the meeting, Lu Liluo found an exquisite little box and had the puppet carry it directly to the old duke's bedroom. The box was filled with glittering golden treasures that Lu Liluo had handpicked—if you like it, just cuddle it and sleep with it!
In addition, she also sent two powerful puppets to the old Duke, to protect, help, and also to monitor him.
The same thing. After all, Lu Liluo was born in the apocalypse. Compared to human nature, she believed more in what she could do to protect herself.
Sure enough, the old Duke was so happy that he danced with joy, and actually slept soundly with the treasure chest in his arms, enjoying a golden sleep.
After this day, the old Duke's spirit became obviously shaken.
However, compared with Lu Liluo, the dandy who makes high-profile social news all day long, the "normal" old Duke seems too "normal" no matter what he does.
Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.
The Second Princess's Mansion, an almost abandoned side courtyard.
"My Lord, it's very hot outside. Please stop working and be careful not to get too hot."
Mo Yu held a plain umbrella, stood in the blue brick courtyard, and looked anxiously between the ridges of the fields.
Ever since Mo Shu passed the note to the waiter at Mingyue Pavilion last time, he and his entire family disappeared.
The Wei family sent people to look for him several times but to no avail.
How those love poems sent to Wei Shimu were spread out has become a mystery.
Mo Shu had no choice but to be promoted and became a first-class servant beside Wei Shimu.
At this moment, Wei Shimu was dressed in plain clothes, with long hair loose, and almost no decorations on her body. Coupled with her thin figure, compared to the silk and silk clothes she wore two years ago, she had a more pitiful temperament.
He took a wooden ladle and took a small ladle of water from the bucket behind him, then slowly poured it on the green vegetables:
"Nothing. Compared to me, these seedlings are more afraid of the heat than I am. If there's no rain or dew to nourish them, I'm afraid they'll die of thirst in a minute..."
As he spoke, he seemed to have touched upon some kind of pain within himself, and a trace of melancholy appeared on his face, but it quickly faded away.
"Moyu, go fetch another bucket of water..."
"Yes, my Lord."
Mo Yu turned around and secretly rolled his eyes.
He was really unlucky. Mo Shu got away and now it was his turn to serve this pretentious master. He really didn't have a good day.
Ever since they were banished to this small courtyard, Wei Shimu had begun to "dress in plain clothes and eat vegetarian food" and "cultivate his mind and character." His food and daily necessities were all very simple. He spent his days either eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, or planting vegetables and tilling the soil.
Since the masters all "wore plain clothes, ate vegetarian food" and "cultivated their moral character", one can imagine what kind of life these servants led.
Besides, planting vegetables and tilling the soil may sound poetic, but the masters are all people who have never done real work, and everything is just a pretense.
Most of the time they just talk, and the real dirty and heavy work such as turning the soil, pulling weeds, and fetching water is done by these servants.
Just like now, don’t think that their master is compassionate and trying to save the young people.
Everyone in the courtyard knew that the Second Princess was standing outside the courtyard, looking in. This was information that Wei Shimu had spent a lot of money to find out.
This is why there is this "staged" scene today.
For this reason, Wei Shimu even specifically asked him to stand further away with an umbrella. He wondered if anyone could believe that servants like them were always bullying their masters.
Sure enough, Mo Yu fetched a bucket of water and brought it over. Wei Shimu was about to continue working when the second princess walked in leisurely with a few servants.
"Amu~"