Chapter 1016 - 559: Predicament (Double-Length)

Miss Lu had never felt her mind so muddled before. She really was being silly, asking Yun Qian these kinds of questions.

"Madam." Miss Lu softly called out to Yun Qian, waiting until Yun Qian looked her way.

Then she said, "According to your logic, the one who can control how much I eat... is Ms. Zhu. So, originally, Ms. Zhu is my destiny, the most important fate, predestined in my life."

"..."

Zhu Pingniang?

Yun Qian shook her head.

"Your destiny isn’t Miss Zhu. Like me, it is also him." Yun Qian said seriously.

Even Zhu Pingniang was a fate entwined with her husband.

"..."

At the door.

Zhu Pingniang had been eavesdropping for a while, ensuring she heard nothing more about body size.

However, she remained utterly puzzled.

Destiny?

Fate?

What are these two silly girls talking about?

Yun Qian’s words made Miss Lu’s pretty face turn completely red.

Listen to what Yun Qian is saying?

Her fate isn’t Zhu Pingniang, but... Xu Chang’an?

No matter how she thought about it, her fate couldn’t possibly be Young Master Xu. The only possibility was that she would become Xu Chang’an’s concubine in the future, and only then could she say Xu Chang’an is the master of her fate.

But how could that be possible?

Only Yun Qian. Miss Lu understood Yun Qian very well. Even if she didn’t quite understand what Yun Qian was trying to express, she would definitely not misunderstand that "Yun Qian wants to take her in as Xu Chang’an’s concubine."

Though... if any slightly smarter woman stood in her position, she might understand it that way.

Who let Yun Qian be the main wife?

However, Miss Lu’s heart was never set on becoming a concubine. Even if she liked Yun Qian, and was extremely fond of Xu Chang’an, she wasn’t a woman who couldn’t distinguish her feelings or was greedy.

"Miss Yun, you shouldn’t casually say Young Master is someone else’s destiny, it might cause misunderstandings." Miss Lu gently reminded Yun Qian.

"Misunderstandings?" Yun Qian didn’t understand, but she nodded along.

"Also..." Miss Lu noticed that Wen Li had suddenly opened her eyes earlier, clearly having heard some noise. She was worried that Yun Qian’s words might be misunderstood by Wen Li.

Wouldn’t Fairy Wen think that her approach to Yun Qian was motivated by her desire to become Xu Chang’an’s concubine?

Thus, Miss Lu deliberately raised her voice, ostensibly speaking to Yun Qian, but actually addressing Wen Li: "Miss Yun, as long as I can watch you and Young Master Xu love each other and grow old together, I will be very satisfied. As for anything else... even if you gave it to me, I wouldn’t want it."

After saying this, Miss Lu somewhat shyly covered half her face: "Doesn’t that sound strange... It must sound very strange."

A proper woman, not pursuing her own feelings, but enjoying watching others’ love?

But that’s exactly how Miss Lu thought, similar to how the relationship between Xu Chang’an and Yun Qian could be a piece of tenderness in her heart.

After she finished speaking, even she felt embarrassed.

Wen Li: "..."

She gave Miss Lu a peculiar glance.

What is she suddenly talking about?

Wen Li actually hadn’t heard what Miss Lu and Yun Qian were discussing. She had opened her eyes because she sensed the presence of Zhu Pingniang and Li Zhibai outside the door.

With Senior and the teacher arriving, of course she wouldn’t sit like a Buddha, with her eyes closed, any longer.

But Wen Li surprisingly somewhat understood Miss Lu’s thoughts.

Indeed, even when Xiaohua nestled in Xu Chang’an’s arms, her heart felt warm... But watching Yun Qian and Xu Chang’an being close brought a warmth to her heart far exceeding the former.

It was truly an extremely peculiar thing.

Another even stranger thing — Yun Qian’s thoughts hadn’t followed Wen Li and Miss Lu at all.

Miss Lu wanted to see herself and her husband in love, growing old together?

Yun Qian blinked, looked at Miss Lu, and said seriously: "Do you want to achieve longevity?"

What Yun Qian referred to as longevity was not mere longevity in life, but in the truest sense, transcending beyond the river of time, surpassing all ’fishers’, true transcendence.

In her view, only in this way could there be a chance to witness her and Xu Chang’an grow old together — referring to this life, and possibly only seeing Xu Chang’an, who is unwilling to achieve longevity, grow old alone?

"Miss Yun, what are you speaking about all of a sudden?" Miss Lu was clueless: "How did we leap from destiny to the longevity of cultivation? Oh, you mentioned something about the river of time?"

Wen Li also didn’t catch Yun Qian’s train of thought and casually remarked, "There is no true longevity in this world."

Even the merciless Heavenly Dao cannot last forever, let alone those who possess emotions?

No matter how these two girls thought, they wouldn’t think Yun Qian’s sudden mention of longevity was addressing Miss Lu’s wish to see her and Xu Chang’an grow old together.

Yun Qian: "..."

It can only be said that it was just a coincidence to mention the river of time earlier, Yun Qian’s thought jumps were well known, and Miss Yun finally managed to have a coherent thought, but no one could keep up.

She initially wanted to ask about Miss Lu’s wish, since she was a girl she cared about, but seeing Miss Lu’s nonchalant attitude, Yun Qian decided not to continue the conversation with her.

Miss Lu, now favored by Heaven, even if she doesn’t transcend, could live a very long, long, long time, only she isn’t aware of it.

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Outside the room.

Watching Zhu Pingniang hesitantly pacing before the banquet table, Li Zhibai stood behind her, sighing softly.

"Tong Jun, why not go in."

"Shhh... Why are you in a hurry, let me listen a bit more."

Some topics, when elders are present, certainly cannot be discussed further.