OBS Chapter 297: Substituting a Cat for a Prince
Chapter 297: Substituting a Cat for a Prince
Luo Ying didn't realize the hidden meaning in his words. She put her finger to her lips and lightly touched them. She glanced into the distance, thought for a moment, and continued, "After all, he is now a mortal body. Love between immortals and mortals is against the rules of heaven, which is a sin upon sin... No, we have to use the same method as last time."
Shao Hanyue asked excitedly: "Sister, do you mean to use the same method we used against the Zhenwu Emperor before? Replace the prince with a cat?"
Luo Ying nodded firmly. Lu Guihuang asked curiously, "What was the method used to deal with the Zhenwu Emperor before? The cat-for-the-cat substitution for the prince? What does this have to do with the Zhenwu Emperor?"
Luo Ying glanced at Lu Guihuang, smiled and said, "This is very complicated and cannot be explained in just one or two sentences."
She suddenly tested Lu Guihuang and asked cautiously, "Are you... familiar with the Zhenwu Emperor?"
Lu Guihuang laughed and said, "How can I be familiar with him? He is an alien in our heaven. He is one of the five guardians, but he doesn't want to live in the heaven. He prefers to stay in the North Sea. He always fights with the Emperor of Heaven and Taishang Laojun. He doesn't participate in the daily activities of the heaven. I don't know what he thinks."
Luo Ying couldn't help but look at Shao Hanyue and Xiao Qingxiu. The three of them smiled meaningfully. Shao Hanyue turned to Luo Ying, covered her mouth with her hand, and said to Luo Ying in a low voice: "No wonder Manager Lu didn't recognize him. They have never met in the heaven."
Luo Ying clenched his fist to his mouth, coughed lightly, and reminded her: "Let's talk about business, don't interrupt!"
Shao Hanyue suggested: "I think we should go to the palace first to find out what his mortal parents think, so that we can combine their ideas to come up with a win-win plan."
Luo Ying looked at Shao Hanyue, nodded and said, "Yes, let's go to the palace tomorrow to find out the truth."
The next morning, Luo Ying, Shao Hanyue and Xiao Qingxiu used invisibility to sneak into the garden next to the palace hall. They heard a fierce quarrel inside.
Wang Shouren said excitedly: "I just want to marry her. I don't want anyone else except her."
His father Wang Hua angrily rebuked him, "Since ancient times, marriages have been arranged by parents and matchmakers. How can you make the decision yourself? Besides, the girl Luo you chose comes from a merchant family. Although her family is the richest in Beijing, merchants are still merchants. They have a low status and will always be looked down upon. You will pursue a career in the government in the future. You need a daughter who is also a court official like our Wang family to help you in your future career."
Wang Shouren said angrily, "So what if she's a businessman? She has helped so many women start businesses and solved so many women's problems. Only a woman with such love for the world is worthy of being my wife. The political marriage that my father mentioned is using my life's happiness as a bargaining chip in the power struggle, sacrificing my life's happiness for a career in politics. I would rather be single than have such a marriage. I would rather be an idle wanderer all my life than enter a career in politics."
Wang Hua was furious: "How dare you, a rebellious son, disobey your father? Come! I will punish you according to the family rules. Today I will beat you until you compromise."
The attendant brought a rattan whip, and Wang Hua whipped Wang Shouren with it again and again. After 50 whips, Wang Shouren refused to say a word. Luo Ying saw the blood on Wang Shouren's body, and her heart was broken. She frowned.
Shao Hanyue watched Wang Shouren being beaten, looked at Luo Ying anxiously and asked: "According to Lord Cangmo's temper, he will not compromise even if he is beaten to death today. What should we do, sister?"
Luo Ying said suppressedly: "I can only go and talk to his father."
After saying that, they turned into a beam of light, came to the palace and knocked on the door.
Luo Ying said politely, "Please tell Mr. Wang that Miss Luo from the Lu family, the richest family in Beijing, wants to see you."
When the attendant heard that the person was from the richest man Lu's house, he immediately went in to report.
After a while, they were ushered in. Luo Ying walked into the hall. Wang Shouren saw Luo Ying and the others and asked in shock, "Why are you here?"
Luo Ying helped Wang Shouren up, and said to him in a low voice, "Master, why are you doing this?"
Wang Shouren was about to speak when Luo Ying interrupted him and said, "I will discuss this with your father. Please step aside for a moment."
Wang Shouren looked at Luo Ying, hesitant to speak, Luo Ying patted his hands and said, "I will give you a satisfactory answer."
Wang Shouren looked at Luo Ying's determined gaze, nodded, and was helped out by his attendants.
Luo Ying and the other two bowed respectfully to Wang Hua. Wang Hua said arrogantly, "Although you are the cousin of the richest man, our Shouren will pursue a career in politics in the future. He is not compatible with your family."
Luo Ying said respectfully: "I understand! I am not here today to ask Mr. Wang to agree to our marriage. On the contrary, I am here to help Mr. Wang solve the problem."
Wang Hua said in surprise: "Help me solve the problem?"
Luo Ying said respectfully, "I know that Master Wang's ideal is to become a great saint like Confucius and Mencius, and to benefit all living beings in the world. I understand that he must pursue a career in politics in the future to realize his ideal and achieve success. But I have advised him several times not to be obsessed with me. But he is too obsessed with me and has never let me go. So, I came here today to discuss with Master Wang how to untie Master Wang's knot and make his future life smooth."
Wang Hua's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but look at Luo Ying with new eyes. He couldn't help but praise her: "Ren'er is right. You are really a woman with great love for the world, and you are so sensible."
Luo Ying responded lightly, "Thank you, Master Wang!"
Luo Ying continued to ask: "Master Wang, who is your ideal daughter-in-law?"
Wang Hua stroked his beard and said, "When Ren'er was very young, the Jiangxi Provincial Government Councilor Zhu met Ren'er and liked her very much, so we had already arranged a childhood marriage."
Luo Ying nodded and said, "Then, Master Wang, please don't reject Master Wang outright. After all, he is young and full of vigor and has a strong rebellious heart. The more you don't let him marry me, the more he wants to marry me."
Wang Hua asked curiously: "What good plan does Miss Luo have?"
Luo Ying smiled and said, "A cat replacing a prince."
Wang Hua's eyes lit up when he heard this and asked, "How come a cat replaces a prince?"
Luo Ying replied, "You can ask Mr. Wang to come to our house to propose marriage normally, and I will pretend to agree to the marriage, first to calm his heart, and then choose an auspicious day for him to come to our house to pick up the bride. I will arrange for someone to replace the bride's sedan chair with the daughter of the Jiangxi Provincial Governor's family. As long as they get married, the rice will be cooked. Mr. Wang will naturally give up on me."
Wang Hua said hesitantly: "What if Ren'er finds out that the bride is not you..."
Luo Ying comforted Wang Hua and said, "Master Wang, don't worry! I will marry someone else on the same day. In this way, even if he finds out that the bride is not me, but someone else's bride, he will naturally give up."
Wang Hua looked at Luo Ying, his eyes full of admiration for her, and sighed: "It's a pity that you are a daughter of a merchant family. If you were a daughter of a bureaucrat, I really hope that Ren'er could marry a daughter-in-law like you who is so wise and strategic!"
Luo Ying bid farewell to Wang Hua and left the palace with Shao Hanyue and Xiao Qingxiu.
Wang Hua looked at Luo Ying's receding back, stroked his beard, sighed and said, "What a good girl! She is so understanding and considerate! It's a pity that she was born in a merchant family. If she was born in a bureaucratic family, her door would have been trampled down by people proposing marriage!"
Luo Ying brought Shao Hanyue and Xiao Qingxiu back to the Lu Mansion. Emperor Lu Gui came forward and asked nervously, "How is it? What did you say?"
Shao Hanyue said angrily: "This Wang family is so snobbish, and they look down on us because we are a family of merchants and are not worthy of their Wang family."
Lu Guihuang looked at Luo Ying excitedly and said, "That's great. This way your marriage won't be possible."
Shao Hanyue covered her mouth and laughed secretly, "That's exactly what Manager Lu wanted, right?"
Lu Guihuang realized that he had spoken out of turn and quickly explained: "I mean..."
Shao Hanyue looked at how nervous Lu Guihuang was, and joked with him, "General Manager Lu naturally hopes that the one who can marry my sister is you! Right!"
Lu Guihuang smiled awkwardly.