coobybook Chapter 257 Three Minutes of Sorrow
Chapter 257 Three Minutes of Sorrow
"Alright! Lou Shenghan, to be honest, I consider you a good friend, so stop saying these irrelevant things. If you truly wish me happiness, come to the Xuanwang Mansion for the wedding banquet in a few days, okay?"
Xin Moyan gave him a bright smile. She knew that Lou Shenghan was not a bad person, and he had been quite good to her during this time. If it weren't for Lou Xiaobao, he would never have said that he wanted to marry her.
"No, no! Yan Yan, I'm sincere about you!"
He tugged at Xin Moyan's sleeves with both hands, acting coquettishly and trying to charm her, but still didn't get any approval.
If Hua Buyu were here, she would definitely shout that Lou Shenghan just wanted to find a mother for his son, it wasn't true love at all, and he was still clinging to Yan Yan!
"Lou Shenghan, don't be so presumptuous. Yan'er doesn't like you. Let go of her."
"Brother Ling, you love Yan Yan so much, are you really willing to let her marry a Xuan King who suddenly appeared out of nowhere? Besides, do you even know anything about the Xuan King's background?"
He had only been in court for three years, and he knew that Prince Xuan was no ordinary man, but when it came to details, he knew nothing about the truth. Xin Moling, after all, had grown up in the palace, so she should know something about it.
Moreover, the Yuan brothers, especially the emperor, were extremely secretive about the Xuan King. How could they so easily marry Yan Yan to him?
Xin Moling stared coldly at his face, her expression displeased.
"What's the background? Lou Shenghan, what are you talking about?"
Xin Moyan was a little confused, and her brother seemed a bit unhappy.
"Yan'er, he's been provoked, just ignore him."
Lou Shenghan was immediately heartbroken. "Xin Moling, I never thought that someone as devoted to his sister as you would now say that I was provoked in order to protect your so-called future brother-in-law. Even if you don't marry me, would you really let Yan Yan get married?"
"That's my business."
"Yan Yan, what about you? Didn't His Majesty want to make you Empress? Why did he change his mind? I can't say anything if you want to be Empress, but you don't even know that Prince Xuan."
She shook her head. "Even if His Majesty makes me Empress, I will not agree. I only love...King Xuan."
"what?"
Xin Moyan's eyes darted around, and she said with a grin, "The prince also promised my brother that after we get married, we will still live in the General's Mansion and live with my brother and sister-in-law."
"You... Yan Yan, you..." Lou Shenghan clutched his chest, watching her smile as she uttered such chilling words.
Suddenly, it felt like the sky had collapsed...
Seeing his injured appearance, Xin Moyan couldn't help but intensify the cooking.
"Lou Shenghan, I know you're very good to me. Don't worry, even if we get married, I'll still treat you as a friend. As for Xiaobao, he likes to call me 'Mom,' so the Prince and I will recognize him as our godson. From now on, Xiaobao will call me 'Godmother' and the Prince 'Godfather.' We will love him very much."
"You still plan to make Xiaobao call him godfather?" Lou Shenghan felt as if he had been stabbed in the chest again, and he didn't even realize that his voice had cracked.
"Hmm!"
"Waaaaah~ Xin Moyan, I love you so much, why did you do this to me? Give up on me! I will never let Lou Xiaobao recognize a thief as his father, and I will never bless you." He roared to the sky, his eyes filled with heartbreak and desolation.
They look... kind of pitiful!
"Yan... Yan'er, should we send someone to follow this Prime Minister? He seems a little... dejected."
Shui Yi glanced worriedly out the door, but the prime minister was already gone.
"No need! Sister Yi'er, I know him. He's only sad for three minutes. He'll be fine after a while."
What is meant by "three-minute grief"?
"It's just... a short-lived sadness! Although Lou Shenghan likes me, it's not the kind of deep liking. More often than not, we're like good friends who love and hate each other. He only kept saying he wanted to marry me because he saw that Xiaobao needed a mother. He won't do anything rash. In a few days, once things are settled, he'll be back to his carefree self, bringing Xiaobao to play with me again!"
Xin Moling asked incredulously, "Yan'er, do you know him that well?"
"Mmm! Brother, if Lou Shenghan is a bad person, I won't talk to him!"
She explained with a grin that she knew Lou Shenghan often protected his reputation behind the scenes, as did the Prince Ze and the Sixth Prince. In truth, they were not malicious people.
At this moment, Qingque suddenly stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, the two prime ministers suddenly returned home early this afternoon, without even having a chance to pay their respects to His Majesty."
"Oh? What happened?"
Qingque shook her head. "The two prime ministers sent someone to say that it's late at night and the court is busy, so it's not advisable to stay for more than a few days."
Xin Moling frowned, recalling what Xuan Yuan had told him: would Ye Lan give up so easily after failing to marry Yan'er this time?
"Send people to keep a close eye on the situation along the way."
"Yes."
On the other side, Lou Shenghan walked out of the general's mansion in a daze and got into a carriage to return home.
He never expected that he would not only be unsuccessful in his official career, but also in his love life. Could it be because he was not good-looking?
But why did all those women used to flock to him? He often heard people praising his looks, but now, none of them seemed to have much affection for him; in fact, they even... rejected him!
Lou Shenghan sat in the carriage, his hands supporting his chin, carefully reviewing the recent events, completely unaware that the carriage curtain had just been lifted.
Lou Shenghan!
"what!"
He patted his chest, his face contorted in shock, and when he finally saw who it was, his mouth gaped open wide enough to fit an egg.
"You...you...what are you doing here?"
Yuan Huaixue smiled mischievously and jumped onto the carriage in a flash.
Lou Shenghan then took a closer look and saw that she was wearing a set of eunuch clothes and an ill-fitting eunuch hat. With her small figure, if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't realize that she was a woman dressed as a man.
I've come to find you!
He swallowed hard and asked nervously, "Your Highness, how did you get out?"
"I changed my clothes and left the palace in your manor's carriage," Yuan Huaixue said with extreme pride. So leaving the palace was this easy!
"What did you say? Then...you've been following behind my carriage all this time?"
"Uh-huh!"
Lou Shenghan looked like he was about to cry, "Your Highness, why are you following me?"
"I……"
Yuan Huaixue blushed instantly under his intense gaze and whispered, "I've come to play with you!"
"What's so fun about me? Hurry back to the palace, I'll take you back!"
"No! Lou Shenghan, I want to go play with Lou Xiaobao. Don't worry, I won't bully him this time."