Once they heard these words, Luo Qing Shuang and Wang Xue Ru immediately changed expression even more. "Qing Luan, what do you mean by that? Qing Shuang getting married to Fifth Prince is a happy occasion for our General's Mansion. How can you curse your own sister?" Wang Xue Ru's face turned totally gloomy. Her previous smiling expression was already gone.
Luo Qing Shuang's eyes flashed, resentment flashed by within their depths, following which she sobbed as if with impassioned grief. The rims of her eyes were completely red. "Younger Sister, how can you say that? Can it be because you're not resigned to be divorced from Fifth Prince, so that's why you're making such irresponsible remarks? I'm not the one who caused your engagement to be broken. This is His Majesty's decree. How can you curse me like this?" As she spoke, she even dabbed her tears in a very aggrieved manner. Turning her head, she cried towards Luo Cheng. "Father, since Younger Sister is unhappy, then I will not marry……"
"Nonsense!" Luo Cheng shouted to stop her from babbling nonsense. He turned to look at Luo Qing Luan, almost seemed to be angry enough to hit her. "You……you rebellious daughter. What kind of rubbish are you speaking early in the morning? You're really looking forward to disaster descending upon our General's Mansion aren't you? Qing Shuang is your older sister. She's getting married and not only do you not feel happy for her, on the contrary, you even curse her, you….."
"Father, I don't have the slightest intention of cursing ELder Sister." From the start, she understood that there would be this kind of outcome. Luo Qing Luan already made mental preparations. A cold thought flashed by the depths of her eyes. She bent her body in a courteous salute, then continued unflinchingly. "I only want to ask Father. His Majesty verbally decreed that Elder Sister is to be bestowed upon Fifth Prince as a concubine, but has anybody ever heard that taking in a minor concubine requires the groom to personally serve as an escort for the bride, wantonly making such a display? If Father truly visited Fifth Prince to discuss this, not to mention whether Fifth Prince will agree, this will violate His Majesty's decree since the wedding will take on the formality of marrying a wife."
"If the imperial censor were to report to the emperor that Fifth Prince and our general's mansion violated His Majesty's decree, at that time…..wouldn't His Majesty send judgment upon us?"
After hearing this, Luo Cheng's pupils constricted. The words he was originally going to use to scold her reached his lips and stopped there.
Previously, he was stirred by Wang Xue Ru, both fawning on him as well as weeping such that he felt helpless. Moreover, he also liked Luo Qing Shuang to begin with, that's why he wanted to make a trip to Fifth Prince's Mansion. But now, after listening to Luo Qing Luan say this, he wasn't an idiot after all, after thinking about it for a bit, he understood the vital points of the matter.
After remaining taciturn for quite a while, Luo Cheng did not say a single word, but his expression gradually relaxed. It was very clear that he's made a decision.
"Father……"
Luo Qing Shuang had continually fixed her gaze on Luo Cheng. Seeing that he was truly getting persuaded by Luo Qing Laun, she promptly said, "You shouldn't listen to younger sister's nonsense. Why would His Majesty blame Fifth Prince and you?"
Wang Xue Ru also glared fiercely at Luo Qing Luan, in a hurry to turn Luo Cheng's thoughts. "Master, this is Qing Shuang's wedding, a major event in her life. We can't be negligent about it. Even if there is some justification in what this girl is saying, we merely want to make the occasion lively. There's nothing wrong with that, right? Our general's mansion is also prestigious, with a daughter properly marrying into the Fifth Prince's Mansion. Forget that she's being sent off as a minor concubine, don't tell me that we can't even show a bit of lavishness?"
Actually, in her heart, she indeed hated Luo Qing Luan to the extreme. The girl didn't come earlier, didn't come later. She had to insist on coming at this time to speak. If she truly influenced her precious daughter's wedding, she would absolutely pit her life against this loathsome girl's!
"Father's Concubine, you can't say that!" Luo Qing Luan was calm and unhurried. Instead, she sat down. "Elder Sister is indeed the oldest daughter from the general's mansion, there is not need to argue this point, however……Father and Father's Concubine should not forget the matter which happened before. I heard that a book about Elder Sister and a man spread throughout the capital……"
"Shut up, Luo Qing Luan, you're not allowed to continue!"
Luo Qing Shuang originally cared about this matter the most. It would forever be a scar on her body. How could she permit the younger sister who she hated the most mention this book?
"Fine, I won't bring it up."
Smiling faintly, Luo Qing Luan didn't who the slightest offense. "But this matter happened after all. Everyone in the entire capital knows about it. I'm afraid that it's also because of this matter that His Majesty promised Elder Sister to Fifth Prince to be his concubine. That can be considered a way of saving our General's Mansion's reputation."
Turning her head to look at Luo Cheng, she said indifferently, "Therefore, Father, Elder Sister's matter originally already made His Majesty unhappy. If you still insist on having Fifth Prince escort the bride in a high profile manner, I'm afraid it'll quickly draw our Luo family into a disaster."
She just finished speaking when Luo Qing Shuang was already so angry that she stood up and charged Luo Qing Luan while screaming. "You're speaking nonsense!"
Wang Xue Ru's complexion also ashened as she coldly said. "Loathsome girl, whatever Master may do, is it up to you to lecture him……"
"Shut up!"
With a shockingly furious shout, Luo Cheng slapped down and the bowl of porridge in front of him immediately flipped over, spilling all over the table.
"Master, look at this daughter of yours……"
Wang Xue Ru still thought that Luo Cheng was angry at Luo Qing Luan and wanted to continue pouring oil into the fire using her mouth. How could she have imagined that Luo Cheng fired a sentence against her 'Shut up!'. Her complexion ashened. Only now did she know that something's wrong and quickly covered her mouth.
Taking in a deep breath, Luo Cheng gazed at Luo Qing Luan, for the first time taking her words seriously.
In the past, he indeed did not think much about the matter. Now that Luo Qing Luan analyzed things bit by bit for him, he suddenly became clear-headed.
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