Obsessively Raised by My Doll 188

Chapter 188

Lu He and her husband, Bai Ming, were sitting in the main hall, watching as Lu Dieqing appeared and said those words. The scene had suddenly become delicate, and they exchanged a look.

Bai Ming: I don’t understand…

Lu He: You don’t need to.

The two of them tacitly got up and coughed.

“Qingqing, then we’ll leave your cousin to you. Your father and I have other things to do. The residence is so busy we can’t get away.”

Lu He led Bai Ming and quickly walked out of the main hall. After a few steps, she put her two hands behind her back and nodded.

“Our Qingqing won’t be at a disadvantage in the future,” she suddenly said.

Bai Ming did not follow her train of thought and subconsciously asked, “Why do you say that?”

Lu He smiled and shook her head. “You wouldn’t understand.”

One had to know that the hostility between people sometimes comes from comparison, but if the person you are comparing yourself to genuinely appreciates and likes you, then that hostility will also suddenly be resolved.

Qingqing was able to do this so naturally.

Lu He had personally seen how a matter that was about to get out of hand had changed direction in just a few words after her daughter had appeared, and the atmosphere had also eased. Her heart was filled with relief.

Bai Ming pondered his wife’s words for a moment and then nodded.

“Reasonable, reasonable.”

At this time, in the main hall, Lu Dieqing looked at Lu Ruyi and asked softly, “Can we talk?”

This was the homeland that had given birth to her mother. It had appeared in Lu Dieqing’s dreams for more than a dozen years and had long since become a byword for “beautiful.”

Under the circumstances where there was no conflict, and she was going to leave this place in a few days, Lu Dieqing did not want to leave any disputes with anyone.

Since Lu Ruyi had taken the initiative to come and find her, she wanted to get this matter straight.

To this, Zheng Xuening wanted to say something but held back.

She really did not feel at ease letting a person who was hostile and impulsive be alone with her little rabbit.

However, when Lu Dieqing looked up at her, she whispered in her heart, “My lady, you have to believe me.”

Zheng Xuening was like a lazy and proud big cat, being smoothed from head to tail. In an instant, she wanted to follow Lu Dieqing in everything.

By the time she had walked out of the main hall, she had only just reacted. How had she been so easy to talk to just now?

How had she just walked outside like that?

But recalling Lu Dieqing’s eager and pitiful gaze, Zheng Xuening forced herself to press down her worries and not to overthink.

The two of them were in a relationship where they supported each other and were connected heart to heart. No one was necessarily weaker than the other.

She could not always take it for granted that Qingqing was a weak person who needed to be guarded.

This was the respect hidden in love.

She needed to listen to what Qingqing wanted and to trust the other.

Seeing Zheng Xuening walk away, Lu Dieqing closed the door of the main hall, turned her head to look at Lu Ruyi, and said quietly, “Alright, we can have a good talk now.”

Seeing her like this, Lu Ruyi was a little wary. “Talk about what?”

What did she have to talk about with this cousin of hers?

Although she had a slightly better impression of the other, the fact that her cultivation qualification had been erased was a fact.

Lu Ruyi still had an indescribable hostility towards this cousin of hers.

It was probably because the other seemed to have easily possessed things she had never had.

However, Lu Dieqing took the initiative to walk closer to her. Her watery almond eyes were clear and bright, exceptionally pure, without any gloom or negative emotions. On the contrary, they were all friendly, and when she looked at Lu Ruyi, they were full of closeness and friendship.

“Can I know why you like Ningning?”

She asked softly.

Lu Ruyi said without thinking, “She has a devastatingly beautiful face, is the heir of the Chaoying Kingdom, and is also a cultivator.”

These were all obvious things. What was there to ask?

Lu Dieqing listened attentively and showed a contemplative look. “But, do you understand her?”

Lu Ruyi, seeing her speak like this, was annoyed and thought that the other was mocking her for her unrequited love. Her tone immediately became a little fierce.

“That’s because I didn’t have a chance to get along with her!”

Lu Dieqing listened to these words seriously, nodded, and said in a small voice, “That’s right. Feelings sometimes depend on who comes first, and on fate. There are only so many places in a person’s life. If there’s already someone in their heart, even if a better person comes along later, there’s no room for them.”

“You just met Ningning later than me. For you, it is indeed a pity.”

Was this in a way comforting her?

Lu Ruyi felt a little better.

She felt that this cousin of hers had a different aura from others. It was just that… she would inexplicably make you want to talk a little more, to let down your guard and speak your mind.

“I was originally just attracted to her looks, seeing that she had so many halos. I just took a few more glances and had a good impression. But that illusion formation made me have some memories of being with her in it. I was even in love with her in there!”

When Lu Ruyi spoke of these things, her expression was agitated and full of grievance.

“When I came out of the illusion formation, you told me that those were all fake! How can I accept that!”

Lu Dieqing felt a sincere guilt this time. “Indeed, it’s not your fault. The illusion formation was too real, and it gave you an extra memory.”

When she said this, every word was on her side. The anger that Lu Ruyi had accumulated was like it had found an outlet to vent. She felt that finally, someone understood her from the root, and she felt much better.

“And, before you appeared, I was my grandmother, the Empress’s, most beloved granddaughter. My mother even had a hope of inheriting the throne in the future. At that time, I would also have been one of the most revered statuses. But the moment you appeared and brought out a cultivator, everything was thrown into chaos!”

“I hate that you suddenly appeared like this. Everyone thinks you’re powerful, and no one looks at me anymore! Clearly, my mother and I have been in the Shan Kingdom for so many years, and we have spent so much effort on cultivating our connections. You have no idea!”

“The moment you came, you stole all the limelight. That’s fine. Clearly, I have cultivation talent. That spirit stone even emitted several colors of light. But with just one sentence from you, you said that my character was poor when I came out of the illusion formation, and you rejected me, directly not letting me cultivate! I have never lost so much face. How can I see people in the future?”

After coming out of the illusion formation, this was the first time Lu Ruyi had said so much to someone.

What surprised her most was that the person who had listened to her seriously and had not thought that she had gone mad was actually her cousin, whom she had hated most in all this.

She even stared at Lu Dieqing for a few moments to confirm if the other had shown any impatience or other mocking emotions while she was talking.

But there was nothing.

On her cousin’s face, she did not find a single trace of these expressions.

Lu Dieqing just looked at her gently, her clear eyes full of concern and guilt.

“The illusion formation was set up by me. I only wanted to make it more realistic, but I forgot that it would also affect you. I was not considerate enough.”

“No wonder you came to fight for the bride. The illusion you experienced must have been very beautiful, which is why you wanted to fight for and keep it.”

When she said these words, every word was from her heart. However, it was precisely because of this that Lu Ruyi found it strange.

“You… why are you listening to me so seriously?” Weren’t they supposed to be love rivals?

Lu Ruyi stared at this overly beautiful and naive cousin, trying hard to ignore the few traces of closeness that had already sprouted in her heart.

Lu Dieqing looked at her for a while and answered softly.

“Aren’t we sisters connected by blood? We are relatives. This is the first time I have seriously seen you and talked to you since I was a child. I want to know you better and listen to you. This is as it should be.”

The Shan Kingdom was a place she had placed infinite beautiful hopes in. Although she would not be living here forever, this did not stop her from still seeing this place in this way.

Kindness is sometimes a very pure energy. When it is shown, it is warm and cannot be ignored.

Lu Ruyi was a little uncomfortable and deliberately raised her voice. “You are so easy to deceive!”

The women of the Shan Kingdom, as long as they were born of noble birth, none of them were as naive as this cousin of hers.

They had hardly gotten along, yet she had already treated her as a relative in her heart!

Lu Ruyi, on the one hand, laughed at her cousin’s naivety, but on the other hand, she couldn’t help but feel that the other looked a little more pleasing to the eye.

It was rare for someone to understand her so well.

“Hey, then are you going to give Zheng Xuening to me?” Lu Ruyi asked.

Lu Dieqing of course shook her head. “No. I won’t.”

The silly and sweet cousin, who seemed so easy to talk to, would actually refuse someone, and so decisively.

Lu Ruyi snorted coldly. “Don’t you consider me a relative? What’s wrong with giving a woman to me?”

Lu Dieqing: “A wife cannot be given away. Besides, people and things are different. They have to like each other. If one were to treat a person as an object and pass them around behind their back, that would be too disrespectful to that person.”

The atmosphere seemed to have become stiff again, but this time Lu Ruyi was not so angry.

“There’s one more thing I’m not convinced of. Why do you say my character is not good enough?”

She glared at Lu Dieqing.

“You were all there in front of so many people, and you found out that I have a spiritual root and said that I can cultivate. But then you told me I couldn’t. Even that wooden stake Lu Rushuang can cultivate. After this gets out, how will I be able to stand in the future? Before you appeared, I was always my grandmother, the Empress’s, favorite junior.”

As she spoke of these things, Lu Ruyi’s emotions became agitated again.

Lu Dieqing did not speak this time, just listened quietly.

“Why aren’t you speaking this time? Why aren’t you comforting me?”

Lu Dieqing paused for a moment and activated the Spring Rain Technique. “I want to make you feel better.”

A fine, dense spring rain, like silk threads, gently fell on Lu Ruyi.

The anger and hatred that filled her chest were instantly soothed by the cool energy, and her irritable body also relaxed.

“What did you just do? What kind of rain did you let me get caught in?”

Lu Ruyi looked at the raindrops in her palm with curiosity, feeling that she had never been so comfortable before.

Her mood was very relaxed, not so heavy and full of anger.

Lu Dieqing asked her in a small voice, “This is the Spring Rain Technique. Do you want to learn it?”

“An immortal technique, you’re willing to teach me?”

Lu Ruyi paused for a while and then suddenly came closer. “You’re really letting me learn? I can still learn this?”

Didn’t you say that my character was not good and that I couldn’t cultivate?

*

Lu Dieqing found a secluded forest and discussed with Zheng Xuening face to face.

“Actually… I had some contact with my cousin today and got to know her a little…”

She was carefully considering how to say it appropriately.

Zheng Xuening, however, cast a gentle gaze at her, as if she could see what was on her mind.

“Do whatever you want. I won’t blame you. I’ll only support you.”

The heir of the Chaoying Kingdom, who was always cold-faced to outsiders, in front of Lu Dieqing, where was there any trace of coldness?

She was so gentle it was unbelievable, as if she were going to spoil someone.

Lu Dieqing felt as if she were soaking in honey, so sweet, her lips and teeth were all sweet.

She nestled into Zheng Xuening’s embrace like a little bird and then her two hands went to hold the other’s waist.

After holding her, it was not enough. She also had to stand on her tiptoes to kiss her lips and taste the flavor of her cherry-like red lips.

“Ningning, let me tell you my thoughts, okay?”

After this round of intimacy, the girl finally dared to speak.

Zheng Xuening had long since seen through the little rabbit’s thoughts, but she still went along with the other, pretending not to know anything, and nodded slightly.

“Alright, you speak.”

Lu Dieqing opened her almond eyes with a serious face, her small, palm-sized face clear and beautiful, and charming.

“My cousin is not a bad person, just a little impulsive. Perhaps because she has had a smooth life, she is used to looking at things from her own perspective. She can be reasoned with.”

Zheng Xuening, seeing her speaking up for others like this, felt a little jealous in her heart.

“If you want to do something, just say it directly.”

Lu Dieqing was a little timid, afraid that Ningning would be angry with her, so she said in a small voice, “She doesn’t have to learn those fighting and killing techniques. But since she has a spiritual root and can cultivate, is it okay for her to learn some techniques like the Spring Rain Technique, which can help people to heal?”

If she were her cousin, and she clearly knew that she had cultivation talent, but was denied her character and was told that she could not cultivate, she would probably be very sad and disappointed.

She could understand this point.

But this decision had been made by Ningning before. Lu Dieqing of course hoped that she could discuss it with Ningning and reach a consensus.

What Lu Dieqing wanted to do was actually very obvious, and Zheng Xuening had long since seen it.

She was just surprised. “That cousin of yours, she’s clearly hostile to you. You’re still helping her?”

She liked to nip threats in the bud.

However, her little rabbit did not seem to be like this.

Being asked this question with her cheeks pinched, Lu Dieqing pouted her lips and answered obediently.

“Because people are not saints. Everyone has their own thoughts and ideas. My cousin hasn’t really done anything bad. It’s understandable to be a little impulsive when you’re young. And besides…”

“I think my cousin can also be reasoned with and become a friend. If I directly judge her as a bad person and am also hostile to her, that would be completely pushing her to the opposite side. But if we sit down and listen to what she has to say with our hearts, and are open and honest, perhaps the hostility can be resolved.”

The girl, who was speaking seriously, word by word, had tender, pouting cheeks, and her eyes were overly clear and clean. This made Zheng Xuening feel a sense of worry.

Her little rabbit was so naive. What would she do if she went to the cultivation world?

Lu Dieqing, seeing her worried gaze, thought that she was thinking of something else and quickly smoothed her fur, placing her beautiful face in Zheng Xuening’s palm.

“Ningning?”

“Sister.”

“My lady,” Lu Dieqing called out gently, her long, slender lashes blinking.

Zheng Xuening’s heart melted. She bent down to touch this sweet little cherry mouth.

“Do whatever you want.”

This was her precious one.