Hearing the news, Lin Zhe couldn't help but feel dizzy.
During the few days she was imprisoned in the small courtyard, the girl came here every now and then, saying she wanted to persuade her to surrender on behalf of her father, but all she asked was irrelevant questions.
Questions such as “Where are you from?”
"Are your parents here?"
"What's your favorite food?"
"Is there a girl you like?"
"..."
Lin Zhe spent a long time just dealing with this little girl every day.
Many times, when Lin Zhe got tired of being asked questions, he would just lie down on the recliner and rest silently without saying anything.
It seemed that Lin Zhe's impatience could not be noticed. Even though Lin Zhe remained silent and lay on the lounge chair to bask in the sun, Lu Lingqi moved to a seat and knelt down quietly beside him, behaved like a lady.
For a moment, even Lin Zhe lost his temper. She didn't have any influence here anyway, so he simply let it go.
However, Lu Lingqi today was different from the past few days. Her eyes were red and the corners of her eyes were red, as if she had just cried.
After seeing Lin Zhe, Lu Lingqi quietly turned her back, wiped her tears, then picked up the food box in her hand, indicating that she had brought him some more food.
Different from the last time, the top layer of the food box delivered this time was stewed chicken, and there was a bowl of cooked chicken soup next to it. Judging from the appearance, it seemed that it had been simmered for no less than two hours;
The middle layer is chopped beef with sauce, and there is also prepared sauce on the side.
At first, Lin Zhe casually mentioned that he liked to drink some rice wine and eat two bites of beef in winter. Lu Lingqi remembered it in her heart. Every time she served a meal, no matter how the other dishes were changed, this dish was different.
It has almost become a necessity;
The bottom layer contains some staple food, a bowl of corn rice and two pieces of Hu pancakes.
Seeing Lu Lingqi placing plates of delicious food in the food box on the table in front of her, Lin Zhe couldn't help but said: "Miss Lu doesn't have to work hard to deliver these to Zhe every day. Marquis Wen is not short of Zhe's food."
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Hearing this, Lu Lingqi's hand that placed the dinner plate couldn't help but pause. Then she pretended not to hear anything and continued to take out the food from the food box.
After placing the last portion of rice in front of Lin Zhe, Lu Lingqi held back her tears and said, "If the young master is not happy, Lingqi will never come again..."
Bada~
A teardrop fell on the table in front of me.
After hearing Lin Zhe's refusal, Lu Lingqi couldn't hold it back, and her tears kept dripping down like broken pearls.
"this..."
Seeing Lu Lingqi suddenly crying in front of him, even Lin Zhe panicked. Even in his two lifetimes, he had no experience coaxing girls!
Is this still the same heroine who held a red spear and stopped three hundred soldiers under her command?
Why are you acting like a child?
Ignoring thinking about this, Lin Zhe explained: "It's not that Zhe doesn't like it. I like the food the girl brought me very much, but Zhe is just worried that it will be too troublesome for the girl..."
I don't know if Lin Zhe's words had an effect. Lu Lingqi wiped away her tears and forced a smile on her lips.
"Young Master just wants to eat it, I'm afraid Lingqi won't be able to give it to you in the future..."
"Huh?!" Lin Zhe frowned at Lu Lingqi and asked tentatively: "Did the girl encounter something difficult to solve?"
"If you can, you might as well talk to Zhe. One person can think about shortcomings, and two people can think about strengths. Maybe someone can help solve the problem..."
"Young Master is willing to help..."
Lu Lingqi's eyes shone brightly, and she was about to speak, but something seemed to have occurred to her, and the light in her eyes instantly dimmed.
Then he smiled bitterly and murmured in a low voice: "Forget it, I'm afraid I can't solve it, so I won't bother you..."
"Master, please don't be influenced by Lingqi. Let's have some food first. If there is a chance in the future, maybe we can continue to meet..."
After hearing this, how could Lin Zhe still be able to eat?
Looking at Lu Lingqi with pear blossoms and rain in front of her, Lin Zhe couldn't help but sit up straight and comforted: "Zhe is very grateful to the girl for taking care of her these days. Although Zhe doesn't dare to say that he will definitely be able to help the girl solve her predicament, but if he can
It’s also good to help the girl share some of her pain!”
As soon as these words came out, Lu Lingqi could no longer hold back, and said with choked words:
"A few days ago, Yuan Shu sent an envoy to Xuzhou, saying that his only son was of right age and wanted to marry his father."
"Father...Father agreed!"
"Just yesterday, Mr. Chen reported, 'The princes in the world are vying with each other for supremacy. When two families are married, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no jealous people, and they are afraid of ambush and seize it halfway. If it is not allowed, then let it go. Since it has been promised, for the present plan, we should
While the princes are still unaware, they can immediately send the lord's daughter to Shouchun, then live in another residence and choose auspicious times to get married. This way, everything will be safe.'"
"So...so..."
"I'm afraid Lingqi will go to Shouchun in the next few days to marry Yuan Shu's son. It will be difficult for her to meet the young master in the future..."
After listening to Lu Lingqi's narration, Lin Zhe couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
He could probably guess what Chen Gong was thinking. Yuan Shu had lived in Huainan for a long time and had many soldiers and generals. A general verbal alliance would be difficult to convince people.
It just so happened that Yuan Shu only had one son, and Lu Bu only had one daughter, Lu Lingqi. Getting married was the best choice to consolidate the alliance!
However, this is not very friendly to my lord. Once the two of them get married, the lord will be in danger. This is the strategy of "not being close to each other"!
Chen Gong is quite decisive!
Lin Zhe was silent for a long time, and then asked tentatively: "Miss, you don't want to?!"
Lu Lingqi raised her head and stared at the young man in front of her. She couldn't help but be stunned, and the scene where the two of them were together gradually emerged in her mind.
Whether it was the domineering persuasion to surrender at the house or the charming scene on the city wall, the young man in front of her seemed to have a magical power that was attracting her involuntarily.
If not, how could she be so pampered and privileged as the only daughter of the Marquis?
How about being like a maid, preparing meals for a strange man every day?
It's just that in the future... maybe I won't be able to give it away even if I want to...
Seeing that Lu Lingqi remained silent, Lin Zhe knew that she was probably unwilling to accept this marriage.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Zhe said: "If it's about other things, Zhe wouldn't dare to vouch for it, but it's just a matter of marriage..."
"If the girl is unwilling, I can dissuade Marquis Wen!"
"Um?"
"Young Master, is there any way to dissuade father?"
Lu Lingqi was still sad, but she didn't expect to hear Lin Zhe suddenly say that she could dissuade the marriage, and her eyes suddenly shone involuntarily.
"Master, do you really have a solution?"
As if she couldn't believe her ears, Lu Lingqi asked again.
She really didn't believe how Lin Zhe, an outsider, could dissuade her father from the orders of her parents and the words of matchmakers since ancient times.
As for Lin Zhe, his plan could not allow Lu Bu and Yuan Shu to form an alliance, so breaking up the marriage was at best a smooth process.
"If you really can do it, Master, you can do whatever you want Lingqi to do..."
Hearing Lu Lingqi's words, Lin Zhe's eyes couldn't help but light up.
"Is anything really okay?"
"Then... we're done here, can you send me out of the city?"