Leap Forward Comics: Watch How I Become a Villainess

Chapter 70 Winning Over Princess Chengde

"This...sir, you mean my elder sister too..." Princess Chengde was no longer as domineering as before. Even though she liked Chao Huaiyuan very much, the bloodline of the eldest princess still made her afraid.

"Your Highness, do not be afraid!" Lu He quickly comforted Princess Chengde. "With my help, even if that eldest princess has immense power, she cannot overcome the will of Heaven."

Princess Chengde nodded with satisfaction upon hearing this, "What you say makes sense, sir." She quickly helped Lu He up and invited her to sit down, "May I ask how to address you, sir?"

An Linqing's name was definitely not acceptable: "I am Lu Banxian, Your Highness, you may call me Mr. Lu."

In any case, An Linqing's identity can only be used with Chao Huaiyuan.

"Mr. Lu, please tell me what I should do now. I really like Brother A Yuan."

"Your Highness, please don't be anxious. The most troublesome issue right now is Nie Qing. Her destiny with the Lord has already begun. As for the Princess, there's no rush. Their entanglement hasn't reached its time yet," Lu He said earnestly. Of course, she wouldn't tell Chengde that the Princess's destiny was only because she hadn't yet connected the dots.

Lu He felt no remorse whatsoever for deceiving such an innocent young girl.

Originally, she intended to use Princess Chengde to act as a go-between, and she was determined to meet the eldest princess during this trip to the capital.

"Nie Qing? What can she do? Can she steal Brother Yuan's soul?" Princess Chengde said dismissively.

“I previously cast a divination for my lord, and the divination indicated that your marriage is already arranged. In other words, the Prime Minister and Minister Nie have already privately arranged a marriage between the two of you, and you will be forced to marry them when you return.”

"What? Such a big thing, how come I didn't know? No, the entire court doesn't know anything about it, they haven't heard of it." Princess Chengde looked incredulous.

“Because it’s a secret agreement, we’re just waiting for the lord to return so we can set a wedding date and send out invitations. Otherwise, if the emperor finds out about the marriage between these two families, he’ll definitely try to stop it and arrange for someone else to marry into the family.” Lu He shook his head and sighed, “They want to act first and report later, so how could it become public knowledge?”

"What should I do! Should I go back and tell my father?" Chengde clenched his fists.

"It's too late. When the lord arrives, the Chao family will openly bring the betrothal gifts to the Nie family. At that time, everyone in the capital will be watching. It will be a fait accompli, and even the emperor cannot forcibly break up the marriage."

"What should we do?" Princess Chengde panicked for a moment. If even her father couldn't stop it, what should she do?

"Your Highness, please take a look!" Lu He presented a sheet of Xuan paper with a route map and time markings on it. "This is the date, time, and route for the Chao family to carry the betrothal gifts to the Nie family. You only need to send someone to stop the procession halfway."

"and then?"

"Your Highness, please don't be anxious. After you send someone to stop the group, you must take control of all the people and things to prevent them from causing trouble in the street. Then, at the same time, you should go to the Nie family and make threats," Professor Lu He said.

"Should I go directly to Minister Nie's residence?" Princess Chengde was somewhat unsure. Making a scene at the residence of a high-ranking official was not a big deal, but it wasn't a small one either.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry. Just take me with you, and I will assist you," Lu He said mysteriously.

For some reason, Chengde trusted this charlatan and fortune teller completely and readily agreed.

Moreover, in order to deceive the second princess, Lu He put on a show along the way, and all the things she saw and heard were accurate. Chengde believed her completely and regarded her as a divine being who could predict the future.

While Lu He was desperately trying to fool Chengde, Liu Xiao and Chao Huaiyuan were also secretly plotting.

Chao Huaiyuan promised Aqing, also known as Lu He, that he would help Liu Xiao rise to a position in the Imperial Guard, so the first thing he needed to do was find a way to make him a military officer.

This Liu Xiao is neither good at literature nor martial arts. Lu He had already tested him and found that there was no hope for him to become a civil official. After all, this guy couldn't even memorize books. As for martial arts, he knew a little bit of fighting skills, but compared to Chao Huaiyuan, he was far inferior.

Liu Xiao couldn't even last one move against Chao Huaiyuan.

For now, the only option is to blend in with the guards of the Lieutenant General and try to get him into the palace.

Actually, if Lu He wasn't worried that Liu Xiao wouldn't agree, he really intended to send him into the palace to become a eunuch.