Chapter 255: Begging Lu Lingyun

Chapter 255: Begging Lu Lingyun

As Qiu Ling and Ling Long left Lu Lingyun's courtyard,

Inside the Xiaohe Courtyard, Du Ruo overheard the maids talking in the courtyard.

"Xiaoqin, you don't know, that concubine came to the door just now!"

"What! That concubine dares to come and cause trouble? What does she want?"

"What does she want? She wants the young mistress to accept her into the Marquis's Mansion! There’s been so much talk outside about the Crown Prince taking a concubine. This matter has to be resolved, and she’ll definitely be brought into the mansion."

"She’s so audacious, coming here to demand recognition in broad daylight!"

At that moment, the door of the room suddenly opened from the inside.

With a haggard look and disheveled hair, Du Ruo rushed out.

"Concubine Du, where are you going!"

"Concubine Du!"

Du Ruo ran all the way to Lu Lingyun's courtyard.

Without waiting for an announcement, she barged right in.

"Concubine Du, what are you doing!"

Lu Lingyun sat leisurely in the small courtyard, enjoying some lotus root powder balls. After Bishuo left, Qiu Ling and Ling Long also left. Lu Lingyun sat under the flower trellis, finishing her osmanthus lotus root powder balls, with a piece of golden egg pastry next to her.

Relaxing in the pleasant afternoon sun, she watched as Du Ruo, looking distraught, rushed in.

"Young mistress, we couldn't stop Concubine Du," Xiao Wei followed in and said.

"It's alright, you all can leave," Lu Lingyun waved them off.

She looked at Du Ruo, who was panting. "Concubine Du, is there something urgent?"

"You can't let her into our mansion!" Du Ruo's eyes were red as she shouted hysterically.

Cheng Yunshuo's actions yesterday had left her in an endless icy despair.

She had been silent all night, but her heart had already turned into a raging sea.

Each wave threatened to drown her.

In that sea of misery, she struggled desperately, rising and falling, wanting to scream but unable to make a sound.

Her thoughts were consumed by Cheng Yunshuo's cold, heartless expression, which cut deep into her soul.

Her heart was shattered, leaving her speechless. She had given up on Cheng Yunshuo.

But when she heard that Bishuo wanted to enter the mansion, she felt a surge of overwhelming resentment, like someone drowning.

She hated Bishuo, hated her to the bone, and could not allow her to enter.

No way!

Hearing Du Ruo's words, Lu Lingyun chuckled lightly. "Concubine Du, haven’t you slept well? Go back and get some rest." "That fox seduced Master. She’s despicable and unworthy! As the lady of the house, you can't let someone like her in!" Du Ruo demanded in front of Lu Lingyun.

Lu Lingyun smiled coldly upon hearing this, "Concubine Du, you've got the wrong person. You should go find your Master. Which of the concubines in this mansion wasn't brought in by him, including yourself, right?"

Du Ruo was startled, a flash of discomfort crossing her face, but she immediately replied, "You have the power! As long as you firmly say no, that slut will never be able to enter!"

Lu Lingyun was right. Every woman in this mansion was brought in by Cheng Yunshuo, including herself back then. It was all decided by Cheng Yunshuo with no involvement from Lu Lingyun. But what could she possibly do? She didn't have the power to confront Cheng Yunshuo and make him give up.

She could only come to Lu Lingyun and ask her to handle it.

Hearing this, Lu Lingyun's smile turned mocking, "Concubine Du, you should know that what rises with favor will fall with disfavor. In this world, most things happen for a reason. You can't expect to be the only exception, can you?"

Du Ruo had used many tricks between Cheng Yunshuo and Xing Dairong, exploiting loopholes to climb up. Now, someone was exploiting the gap between her and Cheng Yunshuo.

Listening to Lu Lingyun's words, Du Ruo felt a whirlwind of pain, bitterness, humiliation, and rage, which eventually turned into a scream of sorrow.

All she did was love Cheng Yunshuo. What crime had she committed in loving him?

Why were they all ganging up on her?

In a fit of madness, she grabbed her hair and collapsed at Lu Lingyun's feet with a loud thud, "You can do it, I know you can. Please, I'm begging you! Don't let her in, she's really a slut! Ahh! Ah!"

Lu Lingyun looked at the hysterical Du Ruo in front of her with no pity, only annoyance.

Throwing tantrums is the last resort of the powerless. All she knew was how to use her emotions to manipulate others.

Like a spoiled child throwing a fit over candy.

But in this world, no one had to tolerate someone else's immaturity forever.

A child who refused to grow up would only be despised by everyone.

Lu Lingyun, with cold eyes, grabbed her chin and lifted her face, "Concubine Du, let me ask you, what benefit would I gain from keeping Bishuo out of the mansion?"

Du Ruo, sobbing uncontrollably, pleaded, "I'm begging you, I'm begging you. Please."

"What good are your pleas to me?" Lu Lingyun sneered.

"I can listen to you, do whatever you ask me to do from now on."

Lu Lingyun chuckled, "Whether you're around or not, it makes no difference to me."

Seeing that she couldn't move Lu Lingyun, Du Ruo screamed, "Don't you feel any jealousy or resentment at all?! Can you really stand it if Cheng Yunshuo takes one woman after another?! Can you really swallow your anger and watch Bishuo enter the mansion?!"

Lu Lingyun looked at Du Ruo with a hint of admiration in her eyes.

Rare that she finally said something with a bit of sense.

Lu Lingyun let go of her chin, "I don't like Bishuo and don't want her in the mansion."

"Then don't let her in!"

Lu Lingyun turned to look at her, "But stopping her from coming in won't gain me any benefit, only serve to offend the Crown Prince and my in-laws, even affecting my control over the household. Is Bishuo really worth all that trouble?"

Hearing this, Du Ruo's eyes widened in shock.

From start to finish, Lu Lingyun was driven solely by self-interest.

Self-interest. That was all that mattered to her.

In the face of self-interest, everything else was meaningless.

Du Ruo stared at Lu Lingyun for a long time before finally saying, "Don't you want even a bit of true love? Is money and power more important than love?"

Lu Lingyun looked at her with amusement. "How can I chase after something so intangible and impractical when I can't even choose who to marry?"

"How is it unrealistic? If you just let go, you can go and find it!"

"Like you, who would rather become a concubine, living a life of inferiority and enduring endless suffering just to marry into the family?"

Du Ruo was startled, then sneered at her. "You mock me, but you're worse off than me! You don't even have the courage to fight back!"

She couldn't defeat anyone anymore, but winning in any aspect against Lu Lingyun felt like a victory!

Still, Lu Lingyun looked at her calmly. A slight smile curled her lips as she spoke words that cut deep, "Is it that I lack the courage to rebel, or is it that you lack the courage to face the truth?"

"Maybe I don't know how precious love is, but I do know that at any moment, I'm more important than anything else."

In an instant, Du Ruo was rendered speechless.