"Youâve been to the pavilion again? I canât control you anymore, can I?" Yang Aoshuangâs voice also raised, "Tell me, is that really a place where a young lady like you should go?"
If it werenât for her being her own flesh and blood, Yang Aoshuang would have skinned her by now.
Heaven knows how many outrageous things this girl has done since she was of a marriageable age.
Every suitor she must mess with, asking them face-to-face, wasnât your Lord Shen at Cuiyu Pavilion yesterday, wasnât your Lord Huang at Wanhua Pavilion yesterday?
A few questions like that and neither the matchmaker nor the suitor could stand it, and of course, the marriage proposals came to nothing.
With all her antics, if it werenât for the Li Familyâs wealth, and if the Li Family didnât have connections with the Ye Family, Yang Family, and Mu Family, who would still want to propose?
"Mother, your words are really funny, why canât I go there? That pavilion is run by our family." Li Luru said, "Whatâs wrong with inspecting our own property?"
"You know itâs our familyâs business, and yet you disrupt it every day?"
"Am I disrupting it? Iâm looking out for my own happiness." Li Luru said confidently, "I donât want to marry a man who frequents the flower pavilions, bringing one back today and another tomorrow. These are the days you can live with, Mother, but I canât."
"Which man doesnât have three or four wives? Besides, isnât it normal for men to go to a pavilion to discuss business? Itâs just a bit of fun outside. As a proper wife, you should have the tolerance for that."
"Haha..." Li Luru looked at her mother as if sheâd just heard a joke, "Mother, youâre really generous. Youâre truly magnanimous. If youâre so magnanimous, why did you cry when Father stayed at Beauty Court? Why did you smash a cup when Father went to the Third Concubine? If you can bear it, I canât. Donât impose your notions on me."
"And Mother, donât worry about me not getting married." Li Luru said firmly, "If it ever came to that, Iâd just cut my hair and become a nun."
"You..." Yang Aoshuang, enraged, slapped her, "This isnât up to you, the Wang Family agreement has been made. You have to agree even if you donât want to."
She then looked at Xiaohong beside her, "Watch the young lady. If she escapes the residence again, Iâll skin you."
"Yes!" Xiaohong shivered in fear.
Soon, the servants from the Li Residence came over and not only locked the gate to Li Luruâs courtyard but also locked the door to her room.
"Damn it!" Li Luru pounded the door loudly, but no one responded to her.
"Ah..." Li Luru, being a hot-tempered person, yelled out loud.
"Miss, donât worry. Iâll find a way to get you out," the maid said.
"Forget it..." Li Luru thought for a long time before saying, "If I canât figure out a way, what can you do?"
"Itâs really frustrating. Whatâs my mother thinking?" Li Luru scratched her head irritably, "Does she ever consider my happiness? It seems like as long as itâs a rich family matching the Li Family, itâs fine as long as the man isnât missing a leg or an arm."
No way, after thinking it through, Li Luru decided she absolutely couldnât accept this.
She had to find a man she liked, one who wasnât unfaithful.
"Xiaohong... Xiaohong..."
"Miss, Iâm here. What do you need?"
"Go find a hammer or a brick. At midnight, break the lock on my door. Iâm going to run away from the marriage!"