Chapter 2626: Intertwined With the Fate of the Lu Family

“I understand. I will put away the things,” Mistress Liu said, grabbing Ning Shu’s hand anxiously. “Nothing bad should happen, right?”

Ning Shu patted Mistress Liu’s hand reassuringly. “This is just a precaution.”

Ning Shu bit her lip, knowing that under such circumstances, not a single intact egg would be left.

The character “Lu” was engraved on their bodies, and their destiny in this lifetime was intertwined with the fate of the Lu family.

“Okay, okay,” Mistress Liu replied as she started organizing her more valuable jewelry.

“Just make sure it’s not too obvious so that others won’t notice,” Ning Shu advised her.

Trembling slightly, Mistress Liu murmured in agreement.

After leaving Mistress Liu’s courtyard, Ning Shu spotted Lu Junning and Shen Yichen sitting together in a pavilion. They seemed deeply engrossed in conversation.

Shen Yichen turned his head and met Ning Shu’s gaze. Ning Shu didn’t flinch or avoid eye contact. She just respectfully bowed before taking her leave.

Shen Yichen withdrew his gaze and remarked to Lu Junning, “She is also your younger sister?”

Lu Junning watched as Ning Shu faded into the distance and nodded slowly. “She’s the third daughter, Mistress Liu’s daughter.”

“She’s an illegitimate daughter? Be cautious around her as well,” warned Shen Yichen to Lu Junning. “After this much turmoil, she remained unscathed, so she shouldn’t be underestimated. Do not underestimate her lest you suffer losses at her hands.”

Lu Junning lifted her teacup for a sip before setting it down gracefully. With calm elegance, she replied, “This is simply what she’s like—always wary of causing trouble; whoever wields power becomes someone she relies on.”

“Lu Junning, you lead such a wearisome life within the Lu family. Why not consider marrying into the prince’s residence? It would surely be easier and more liberating than your current situation,” Shen Yichen suggested.

With her long eyelashes slightly lowered, concealing her expression behind a cold demeanor, Lu Junning retorted, “No need. There are still things I need to do in the Lu family.”

Shen Yichen wasn’t surprised; after all, he had been rejected by Lu Junning more than once.

“If anything arises, you can rely on me. I can solve your problems for you,” Shen Yichen said, looking at Lu Junning with sincere eyes.

Lu Junning was momentarily taken aback. In her previous life, she had worked so hard for Shen Hao, but all he ever said was how nice it was to have her around and never provided her any support. Now, a man wanted her to wholeheartedly rely on him and seek refuge in him. However, Lu Junning no longer believed in such promises.

Furrowing his brows, Shen Yichen wondered what this woman had experienced that left her so exhausted and defensive, like a prickly hedgehog.

The path to pursue his wife was indeed challenging.

As Ning Shu passed by Lu Mingxuan’s courtyard, she heard heart-wrenching screams emanating from inside—cries that tore through one’s heart as if it was dripping blood with each sound.

Ning Shu patted her chest and couldn’t help but look up at the sky.

Confined within this small courtyard, the people’s gaze could only linger on trivial matters.

All love, hate, affection, and enmity fermented under this roof, constantly intensifying and growing more turbid.

Ning Shu returned to her own yard, sat down on a chair, and leaned her forehead against her hand, lost in thought. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Yuan Xiang poured tea for Ning Shu. Ning Shu lifted the teacup and gulped down the water with a gurgling sound.

“Miss,” Yuan Xiang called out to Ning Shu. “What should we do about this matter?”

Ning Shu shook her head. “There’s nothing we can do. I suppose Father will have to negotiate with the marquis’ residence.”

Ning Shu never expected Lu Yujing to marry into the marquis’ residence.

It was truly giving her a headache.

The Lu family couldn’t be destroyed by Lu Junning. Lu Junning wouldn’t care either way since she had a man protecting her. But she and Mistress Liu would be reduced to a life of slavery—they might even have to sell their bodies just to get by.