Obsessively Raised by My Doll 67

Chapter 67

Lu Dieqing’s heart was in a chaotic mess, utterly ashamed of everything she had done last night.

She really shouldn’t have warmed the bed for the Crown Princess.

The moment she forgot the other’s identity, she would do things that she herself couldn’t understand afterwards.

She had even had the fleeting thought, “If only I could have a doll as beautiful as the Crown Princess.”

Look, was that appropriate? Was that appropriate?

Lu Dieqing, you are not a flower thief!

Having Xinxin is enough. Study carving well, and in the future, use the Yushan bamboo to carve a beautiful doll’s body for Xinxin, and then you can hold her to sleep every day.

You must not covet the Crown Princess.

Lu Dieqing fiercely admonished herself in her heart, wishing she could slap her own paws.

Helian watched from the side with a beaming smile. Seeing the ever-changing expression on Miss Lu’s face, a sense of relief appeared in her heart.

There was indeed a story last night.

It seems that although Miss Lu has a strong resistance to becoming the master of Yunxi Hall, she seems to have a good impression of the Crown Princess.

It’s true, feelings are something that develop over time, a natural process. You can’t rush it and expect it to bloom and bear fruit in a day.

But Helian was happy for her Royal Highness.

In the vast imperial palace, if there was a confidante, the days ahead, no matter how bumpy, would become better.

Knowing that Lu Dieqing was thin-skinned, Helian could see that something must have happened, so she didn’t ask any more questions.

This let Lu Dieqing off the hook, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

The sedan chair was lifted, and she went to the Caiyun Academy again.

At the entrance, the Zuo Manzhi and Zuo Xiaoya sisters were already waiting.

The moment Zuo Xiaoya saw Lu Dieqing get out of the sedan chair, she rushed over.

“Miss Lu, you’re finally here. Let’s go have breakfast.”

In order to be able to spend more time with Lu Dieqing openly, she had come to the academy on an empty stomach today, without even eating breakfast at home.

At this moment, her stomach was rumbling with hunger.

Seeing Lu Dieqing was like seeing breakfast. Her eyes were almost glowing green.

She subconsciously wanted to take Lu Dieqing’s arm, but she remembered seeing the Crown Princess sitting next to her in the academy yesterday, the two of them so intimate.

Sigh. A long sigh appeared in her heart.

Under Zuo Manzhi’s gaze, Zuo Xiaoya did not dare to reach out and do anything intimate.

When she went back yesterday, she had almost been punished by the family rules.

Her parents had repeatedly told her not to provoke the Princess of Shan.

To show loyalty to the Crown Princess and get close to that Miss Lu, as long as the attitude was right, she must not offend or overstep.

Otherwise, if they offended the Crown Princess again, the Zuo family would truly have no way out.

Zuo Xiaoya still remembered her parents’ instructions when she came, thinking that she couldn’t be bewitched by beauty. But standing in front of Lu Dieqing and talking to her, her little heart was trembling again.

Miss Lu was completely her heart’s desire, but there was a Crown Princess in this world, which meant she could only look and not touch.

Lu Dieqing accepted Zuo Xiaoya’s invitation and went to have breakfast with the Zuo sisters.

After breakfast, Zuo Xiaoya began to beat around the bush.

“Miss Lu, will the Crown Princess come to the academy today?”

Lu Dieqing froze, thought for a moment, and shook her head. “I don’t know either.”

She had been very surprised that the Crown Princess had come to the academy yesterday.

Not having found out about this, Zuo Xiaoya was, on the contrary, happy. She turned back and gave Zuo Manzhi a look—see, Miss Lu and the Crown Princess are not that intimate.

Zuo Manzhi was helpless and glared at her sister with a cold face.

The Zuo family only had two daughters. In their generation of legitimate children, there were no sons.

Zuo Manzhi had been carefully cultivated. She had carried a heavy burden on her shoulders since she was a child and knew that compared to the honor and disgrace of her family, her own happiness was not important.

In the future, no matter who she married and lived with, whether it was a man or a woman, it didn’t matter, as long as it could bring benefits to the family.

But her sister was different.

She only had one sister. She hoped that in the future, her sister could be free and be with the person she liked, living a life without burdens and responsibilities.

If her sister had liked someone else this time, according to her past doting on Zuo Xiaoya, she would definitely have supported her and even done her best to make it happen.

But that person was the Princess of Shan, whom the Crown Princess held in her heart. That was absolutely not okay.

Zuo Manzhi knew that her sister had been unruly since she was a child. Now that she had finally found someone she had her eyes on, but couldn’t pursue, her heart was sad.

But there was no way. For the sake of the family, some things couldn’t be done. She could only watch her sister and not let her get carried away and act rashly.

And so, in the academy, one would often see this scene: the Zuo Manzhi sisters following behind Lu Dieqing, inseparable.

Gu Shuyuan was a man. Although he had the intention of looking after Lu Dieqing, seeing the three girls huddled together, he couldn’t bring himself to go over, so he could only silently be an invisible background board.

Anyway, his presence was just to let others see that Miss Lu was protected in the academy. He was part of the Crown Princess’s faction. As long as he was watching from the side, no one would be so blind as to bully Miss Lu when the Crown Princess wasn’t paying attention.

With the Zuo sisters and Gu Shuyuan as little tails, Lu Dieqing adapted to the Caiyun Academy very quickly.

Almost no one showed any rejection towards Lu Dieqing. Even if they had opinions and thoughts in their hearts, they were all hidden in the dark and not shown.

When the day at the Caiyun Academy came to an end, Lu Dieqing was even a little reluctant to leave.

Teacher Jiang had taught so many useful things. She felt more and more that she had been wasting her time in the past.

The academy was truly a good place.

Helian had been waiting for her outside. Seeing Lu Dieqing get into the sedan chair, she smiled and said, “Master must not be used to leaving home for the first time. Her Highness has instructed that today you will be sent home for a reunion, and tomorrow you will be brought back to Yunxi Hall.”

Huh?

Lu Dieqing was a little surprised.

“Did something happen?”

Lu Dieqing poked her head out of the sedan chair and asked in a small voice.

Helian smiled. “Why do you ask, Master?”

Lu Dieqing lowered her head and said hesitantly in a small voice, “Her Highness didn’t go to the academy today, and… she didn’t ask me to go to Yunxi Hall. Is she angry?”

Thinking of her mischief before bed last night, the girl was a little conflicted and apprehensive.

Helian smiled. “How could Her Highness bear to be angry with you, Master?”

Lu Dieqing blushed at her words and retreated into the sedan chair.

She took out the little doll hidden in her sleeve, her heart filled with longing.

Then tonight, it’s a day to be with Xinxin!

She actually felt a sense of relief.

Otherwise, she would be spread too thin, not enough to be divided between two people.

*

Lu Dieqing returned to the side-palace. Lu He said, “Why did you come back? It’s inconvenient to go back and forth,” but in her heart, she was so happy she didn’t know what to say.

Bai Ming and she had prepared a table of good food, as if it were the New Year, a joyous atmosphere.

Her daughter had only been gone for one night, but Lu He’s heart had been uneasy, and she had not slept well at night.

She wanted the fledgling to spread its wings and fly, but she was also worried that their little eagle would encounter danger and bad people and be bullied outside.

Last night, she had dreamt that her girl had been carried away by a big wolf.

After waking up, she had secretly laughed at herself for being too nervous and having such a dream.

The child was grown up. How could she not let her go and fly?

Especially the girls of their Shan Kingdom. They had to make a name for themselves so as not to have lived in vain.

Not like her…

Lu He was happy in her heart and brought out wine to drink again. Lu Dieqing had learned her lesson this time and knew that she would pass out with one cup, so she didn’t touch the wine.

She pattered back to her own room, placed the little doll on the bed, and lay on her stomach, murmuring, “Xinxin, it’s already dark. Are you back yet?”

“It was my fault. I apologize to you first. I was with the Crown Princess last night and neglected you. Don’t be angry with me, okay?”

“The Crown Princess found the Yushan bamboo for me. In the future, when my carving skills are better, I can use it to make a new body for you. Do you like that?”

After saying a lot in one breath, Lu Dieqing looked at her little wooden doll without blinking.

“Xinxin?”

Just when she thought the little doll was not here tonight, a voice finally sounded in her heart.

“I saw you sleeping with her last night.”

“You used to say that you only liked me.”

Lu Dieqing froze, her face turning red, at a loss for words.

Sob, sob, sob, she…

Why does she feel like an unfaithful woman now?

Facing Xinxin, she feels so, so guilty.