The Comeback of the Charming Farmer's Wife

Chapter 2626 - 110: Third Brother Li Suspects Leru Was Tricked into Marriage

Li Luru’s lips curved slightly. She looked at the date on the letter, did a bit of counting, and figured he was probably already on the road by now; he’d likely arrive in Funan in a little over a month.

He’d even asked her to write back. But thinking it through, if she wrote now and sent it to the Capital City, he definitely wouldn’t receive it; if she sent it straight to him, she had no idea where he was at the moment. So in the end, she decided to forget it.

"Little Sister, I heard someone sent you a letter. Who was it?" Third Young Master Li swaggered in, grabbed a piece of fruit from the table, and took a bite.

Li Luru was quite headachey over his unruly ways. "Third Brother, you’re about to get married—can you at least try to look a bit proper?"

Third Young Master Li pulled the paper over to take a look, but answered her with something completely unrelated. "Not bad, your handwriting’s improved again. See, not being able to talk actually has its perks—at least your writing is much better than before."

"Little Sister, tell me, is what that person said really true? Is Prince An really going to marry you?" Third Young Master Li eyed her suspiciously twice. "It’s already been quite a while. How come he still hasn’t come to our house to propose?"

He’d been mulling over this for days. Even though someone from Prince An’s side had come to speak, a verbal engagement could never be as reliable as a marriage where the betrothal gifts had actually been delivered.

He couldn’t help feeling a bit anxious; even his Eldest Brother felt the same.

Today, after thinking it over again and again, he decided to come and ask.

How Ye Haoxuan planned to arrange things was something she truly didn’t know. After a moment’s thought, she tore off the parts of Ye Haoxuan’s letter that couldn’t be shown and handed the rest to Third Young Master Li.

"Pfft..." Who knew that Third Young Master Li would get so excited reading the letter that he actually sprayed fruit juice everywhere.

Li Luru stepped back a few paces in disgust.

"It really is a letter from Prince An." Third Young Master Li turned it over and over, reading it several times. "There’s even the prince’s seal here. Mm, mm, it’s real. Good thing you didn’t get tricked."

At those words, Li Luru froze.

She stared fixedly at Third Young Master Li. Perhaps her gaze was too intense, because it actually made him blush.

"Uh, Little Sister..." Third Young Master Li waved the paper in his hand and gave an awkward laugh. "All right, I’ll be honest. Even though that cold-faced guy last time claimed to be one of Prince An’s men, he’s been gone so long and still hasn’t come to our house. Forget about the prince himself, not even a matchmaker has shown up. Your brother here just couldn’t feel at ease."

"You have to understand, with our family’s status, it’s hard enough to marry into some minor official’s household, let alone into a noble house like this. With no news for so long, it’s only natural I’d wonder if you’d been duped. Maybe that cold-faced man wasn’t Prince An’s subordinate at all."

"Pfft..." This time it was Li Luru’s turn to spit. The corners of her mouth stretched wide—Third Brother really could think of anything. In the whole Great Zhou, who would dare be so bold as to impersonate a prince?

"You can rest easy about that." Li Luru picked up the brush and wrote, "I’ve met all three brothers of the Ye Family."

"In that case, I’m relieved." Seeing this, Third Young Master Li broke into a broad grin.

Li Luru wrote again, "You’d better worry about yourself. I heard that Second Young Miss of the Liu Family is a real force to be reckoned with. Once you two are married next month, she’ll be your wife. After that, what freedom will you have left?"

Originally, Third Young Master Li’s wedding had been set for next year. But because of Li Luru’s situation, Yang Aoshuang had gone to speak with the Liu Family and brought the wedding forward. No way could the younger sister get married before her older brother.

"Hmph, you think I’m afraid of her?" Third Young Master Li snorted disdainfully. "The man handles affairs outside, the woman manages things at home. If she dares nag me, I’ll give her a big slap."

Li Luru rolled her eyes. "Third Brother, that’s not right. A gentleman uses his words, not his fists. Women are to be cherished, not beaten."