Lin Wanyu didn't care about anything else. She quickly threw off the quilt, got out of bed, and knelt in front of Lu Huaijin. "This servant offended Your Highness. I deserve death. Please punish me, Your Highness."
Previously, she always thought that as long as she could escape from the prince's mansion, even if Lu Huaijin brought her younger brother to the capital, she still had the ability to find a way to rescue her brother. Now that she had offended Lu Huaijin and her own survival was in jeopardy, she naturally had to plan for her brother.
Lu Huaijin quietly looked at the woman kneeling on the ground. His handsome face seemed to be covered with a layer of ice at this moment.
There were no ripples in his pair of inky eyes.
"The prince has already recalled the people sent to Yangzhou. Change your clothes. The prince will personally send you back to the Wang family."
Lin Wanyu was slightly stunned, thinking she had misheard.
She looked up at the man in front of her, trying to tell if what he said was true.
But Lu Huaijin didn't give her a chance. After saying this, he lifted his robe, got up, and strode out.
The bedroom was completely silent. Light shone through the bright window and fell on the scattered corner of Lin Wanyu's clothes.
Lin Wanyu slowly got up, took a deep breath, walked to the bedside, picked up the clothes that had been prepared, and changed into them.
After about the time it takes to burn an incense stick, Lin Wanyu stepped out of the bedroom.
Lu Huaijin was sitting at the table, resting one hand on the table. His fingertips were slightly bent, and his fingertips were gently tapping on the tabletop.
On the small tray beside his arm, there was only a bowl of brown medicinal juice this time.
Hearing the sound, he just glanced back indifferently.
The woman in front of him was wearing a white begonia pleated skirt with a scarlet brocade begonia flying flower cloak over it. She was standing there quietly, like a gorgeous flower that made people unable to take their eyes off.
Her pair of sparkling eyes were just like filled with the spring scenery of the whole garden at this moment. They were extremely beautiful.
Lin Wanyu originally wanted to go over to serve him to drink the medicine. Before she got close, the man in front of her had already picked up the medicine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
On the way to the Wang family, the carriage was completely silent. There was not a single sound.
Lin Wanyu lowered her eyes and sat there quietly, listening to the sound of the carriage wheels rolling over the long street. The waves in her heart were surging violently.
She really didn't expect that Lu Huaijin would spare her and her brother and personally send her back to the Wang family.
Looking back on these days, although this prince was unpredictable in temperament, he had saved her several times after all. She...
Lin Wanyu was not an ungrateful person. But from now on, they were probably never going to meet again. She could only worship the gods and Buddha and pray for his safety and happiness every day!
While she was lost in thought, the carriage slowly stopped. Si Chen's voice sounded outside.
"Your Highness, the Prime Minister's Mansion has arrived."
Lu Huaijin responded and got out of the carriage first. Lin Wanyu followed closely behind.
Just as they reached the door, the vermilion gate slowly opened. A group of people suddenly rushed out of the mansion in front of them.
"The prince has arrived. We failed to greet you from afar. Please forgive us."
Wang Jinsong led a group of people and came forward to greet them. This grand occasion was much bigger than that night.
Lu Huaijin nodded. There was no expression on his handsome face.
"I'm here today to discuss something with Lord Wang. I also happened to send back the person who was sent to the prince's mansion by your mansion some days ago."
After he finished speaking, everyone then looked at the woman standing beside Lu Huaijin.
"She's just a maid. How could we dare to trouble Your Highness to send her back in person!"
Wang Jinsong coughed dryly and motioned for the person beside him to take Lin Wanyu away. Then he turned around and made a "please" gesture.
"Your Highness, please."
Lu Huaijin paused for a moment. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that figure disappear through the side door. Then he stepped up the steps and entered the Prime Minister's Mansion.
...
In the Feiyun Pavilion of the Prime Minister's Mansion, a maid in a cyan ruffled skirt rushed into the room, pushing the door open.
"Miss, Miss, the prince is here, and that Lin Wanyu has also come back."
On a beauty's couch by the window, a woman in a golden satin dress embroidered with flying butterflies was holding a jade bone round fan and playing with it.
After hearing what the maid said, the beauty first frowned slightly, and then there was a bit more joy in her eyes and eyebrows.
She slightly raised her hand. The maid understood and quickly stepped forward, supporting her hand to help her up.
"Miss, wait a moment. This servant will immediately ask that Lin Wanyu to come in and report."
Wang Yurou nodded slightly, full of hope that Lin Wanyu would bring good news.
Originally, she didn't want to go through so much trouble. For a rare noble and talented person like Lu Huaijin, she just had to marry him. Relying on the Prime Minister's Mansion, how could she possibly be wronged? But her mother insisted on finding someone to test the marriage.
These days, she had been looking at his portrait every day. The portrait was almost worn out by her.
Not long after, the maid pushed the door open and came in. Lin Wanyu in a silk dress followed behind.
When she saw Wang Yurou, Lin Wanyu curtsied. "This servant pays respects to the miss."
Wang Yurou looked at the clothes on the beautiful woman in front of her. Her eyebrows tightened slightly, and a wave of annoyance gradually rose from the bottom of her heart.
At the beginning, she had said not to choose someone like this who could be alluring. But her father and mother insisted that if they sent an ugly one, it would offend the prince.
Now it was good. The prince was happy, but she had been anxiously waiting for several days.
"Answer the miss on your knees!"
The maid beside her noticed her miss's mood, coughed dryly, and shouted sternly.
"Yes."
Lin Wanyu replied softly, picked up the corner of her skirt, and knelt down. "To answer the miss, His Highness the prince is all well. He has no hidden ailments, and he is not like the rumors in the market. He is a very good person!"
Hearing this, there was immediately a hint of a smile in Wang Yurou's slender eyes and eyebrows.
She had said that a grand prince like that couldn't possibly like men...
He was of such an old age and still unmarried. It must be because he had been fighting in the east and the west all these years and had no time to get married.
"Furong, didn't you just say that the prince is here too? Come on, let's go and take a look."
Wang Yurou was itching with impatience at this moment. She couldn't wait to see Lu Huaijin right away.
What fun was there in just looking at the portrait every day!
Hearing this, Furong quickly advised, "Miss, this is against the rules. If the master sees it, he will be angry."
Wang Yurou raised her eyebrows and looked at her. "We'll just take a look from afar. As long as we don't let father see us, it'll be fine."
"Miss."
"Now who is the miss, you or me?"
Wang Yurou's face darkened slightly. The cold look on her face immediately scared Furong into silence. She supported her hand and went out.
Lin Wanyu wanted to mention the previous agreement, but seeing Wang Yurou like this, she could only wait until she came back to say it.
In the main hall of the front yard, they had already drunk two cups of tea, and Lu Huaijin had almost finished what he wanted to say.
"Please consider what the prince said just now. It would be most appropriate for you, Prime Minister, to propose the annulment of the engagement."
"Your Highness, this may not be appropriate."
Wang Jinsong frowned slightly, seemingly a bit embarrassed.
Lu Huaijin twirled the pendant on his waist and said in a deep voice, "The prince has a certain reputation. One more annulled engagement won't matter much. But if the prince were to go to the emperor to propose the annulment, then it would be the Wang family who would lose face. I'm afraid that your daughter's future marriage would also be hindered."