Obsessively Raised by My Doll 88

Chapter 88

The little girl’s voice was exceptionally clear in the quiet side room.

Even though her voice was thin, there was a certain uncertainty when she spoke.

—Does she like me?

After saying this, Lu Dieqing herself became shy. She hid her head under the quilt, scooped up the little wooden doll, and they hid together under the quilt to whisper secrets.

The quilt covering her body and head gave Lu Dieqing a sense of security, as if no one could hear their whispers.

Zheng Xuening was rarely silent.

She had expected how Lu Dieqing would treat her afterwards, after she had made so many presumptuous moves today in her identity as the Crown Princess.

Perhaps it would be wariness, perhaps fear, or perhaps she would softly reason with her, telling her not to do it again in the future.

But among all these expectations, there was not a single one where this girl’s mind would turn and directly guess the deepest one.

Seeing the little doll not responding, Lu Dieqing couldn’t help but feel shy and a little embarrassed after the fact.

“Should I not have thought that?”

Sob, sob. Fortunately, she had only said this guess to Xinxin. No one else knew. Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing to say it out loud.

“Why don’t you ask her to her face?”

The little doll replied calmly.

Lu Dieqing hugged the doll tightly, nuzzled her cheek against it, and shook her head, whispering, “I don’t dare.”

“You’re still afraid of her?” Zheng Xuening found it strange.

Lu Dieqing started to roll around in the quilt. “It’s not that I’m afraid, it’s just… the Crown Princess doesn’t play by the rules. I’m afraid I’ll say something wrong again, and she’ll bite me…”

She always felt that the relationship between her and the Crown Princess was a little too intimate.

Lu Dieqing didn’t dare to tell anyone else.

Seeing her mother so worried about her today, she was even more reluctant to speak her mind and doubts.

These things buried in her heart could only be said to Xinxin.

After saying these things, Lu Dieqing felt a little better.

Sometimes, when one bottles things up, it becomes unbearable. But if there is someone who can listen with their whole heart, that feeling of suffocation will disappear.

“Xinxin, I’ve been so busy lately and haven’t spent much time with you. Are you angry with me?”

She kissed the little doll and asked in a small voice.

Zheng Xuening: “It’s okay.”

It’s okay, so she’s a little angry?

Lu Dieqing held the little doll and quickly soothed it for a while, talking about her carving progress.

“When I’ve mastered it, I can make a new body for you.”

“Xinxin…” Lu Dieqing changed the doll’s direction, held it in her arms, and asked in a small voice.

“I feel that my heart is a little chaotic. I can’t sort it out.”

The girl, who was confiding her worries in such a small voice, looked pitiful.

Zheng Xuening’s heart softened. She took the initiative to jump onto Lu Dieqing’s chest.

“Don’t think about it. Just get along with the Crown Princess in the way that is most comfortable for you.”

The most comfortable way?

Lu Dieqing’s almond eyes lit up, as if she had remembered something, and said happily, “Xinxin, I just said the same thing to the Crown Princess today. It seems we are indeed connected, saying the same.”

The little girl did not connect the little doll in her arms with the Crown Princess at all.

Zheng Xuening was at a loss for words, knowing that she had misspoken just now.

She simply remained silent.

Lu Dieqing was a girl who could easily make people let down their guard.

As long as she talked with her, she would unknowingly forget her own identity, forget her past cunning, forget everything, and in turn become more real, forgetting her disguise.

She didn’t know if this was a good thing or not.

*

The lightning last night had lasted for a long time.

At the first light of dawn, when Lu Dieqing woke up with sleepy eyes and crawled out of bed, Lu He came in and touched her cheek.

“Qingqing, I have a few things to tell you.”

Lu Dieqing was still dazed at this moment.

She tried her best to open her eyes and clear her head.

“Mother, what do you want to tell me? I will listen carefully.”

She had rarely seen her mother come to her room so early and speak in such a serious tone.

Lu He stared at her daughter’s dazed eyes and lowered her voice.

“What I’m about to tell you, you must not tell anyone. Not even the Crown Princess, do you understand?”

Lu Dieqing froze for a moment.

Seeing her hesitate, Lu He’s eyes became sorrowful.

“Are you not even going to listen to your mother anymore?”

Lu Dieqing immediately promised.

“Okay, Mother, I’ll listen to you. But, if what you don’t want me to tell the Crown Princess will cause her any harm, can I not listen?”

Lu Dieqing touched the little doll in her sleeve. The thought of keeping a secret from the Crown Princess that might harm her made her restless.

Lu He looked at her daughter’s expression, her heart growing more and more worried, but she didn’t show it on her face. She just stroked Lu Dieqing’s long hair and coaxed her, “How could this have anything to do with the Crown Princess? What I’m saying is, of course, a little secret that belongs only to our family.”

Hearing her mother’s excuse, Lu Dieqing immediately relaxed and felt a little better.

“Mother, what do you want to tell me?”

Lu He was silent for a while, then took out a translucent jade pendant from the handkerchief she carried with her and handed it to Lu Dieqing.

“From now on, wear this with you at all times. Remember, don’t let anyone see it.”

The spiritual incense has been lit. This guiding jade has been given to Qingqing. No doubt, there will be a result in no more than half a month.

When her mother said these words, she was rather mysterious, and Lu Dieqing’s face was full of confusion.

But she still obediently put the jade pendant away.

Lu He was not at ease and went to find a red string, strung the jade pendant, and specially put it on her neck.

“This way it won’t fall off.”

When the jade pendant was against her chest, she didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Lu Dieqing felt a cool sensation there. But after a while, a warm feeling spread.

Perhaps the jade pendant had been warmed by her body temperature.

“Mother, is what you wanted to tell me about this jade pendant?”

Lu Dieqing touched the jade pendant on her chest and asked in a small voice.

Lu He wanted to say something but held back. But in the end, she still spoke.

“Your father and I are not by your side now. You are either at the academy or running out of the palace with the Crown Princess. In the future, if someone comes specifically to take you away, remember to be obedient.”

Lu Dieqing thought her mother was talking about the Shan envoy. She shook her head and muttered in a small voice, “Then my parents have to go with me. Only then will I be willing.”

Lu He knew her daughter’s personality. Just talking to her would not change her mind.

“Forget it, I won’t say any more. You’ll know in the future.”

In any case, she had tried everything she could for Qingqing.

Whether it was returning to the Shan Kingdom or pursuing the ethereal path of seeking immortality, she had already placed all her chips on the table.

It was up to fate to see how it would treat her child.

*

Zheng Xuening had not appeared for two consecutive days.

Even today, when Lu Dieqing returned to Yunxi Hall, she did not see her.

Before she could ask Helian, the other had already spoken.

“Don’t be anxious, Master. These two days, Her Highness has been dealing with some political affairs. How about you go back first today?”

Lu Dieqing hesitated for a moment, but still shook her head and refused.

“I’ll stay here.”

She also cherished her time!

The girl took out the unfinished pouch and mustered her energy.

She wanted to finish embroidering the pouch before they left.

Seeing Lu Dieqing busy with her embroidery, a trace of worry appeared in Helian’s eyes.

These two days, the Crown Princess’s state was not quite right.

Unfortunately, she couldn’t say these things to Miss Lu.