Chapter 961: Chapter 961: The Stand-in Empress vs. the True Love Concubine (Part 26)
She looked at Gu Shengyin with some confusion.
In her impression, Su Chaohua was a woman with perfect etiquette and demeanor, who would never do something as rude as interrupting others casually.
Yet today, she had already interrupted her own statements twice.
Were the rumors wrong? Or was this woman simply a master actress?
Gu Shengyin was certainly doing it on purpose.
Su Chaohua might be gentle and gracious, but when facing her love rival, if she still insisted on maintaining a ladylike demeanor, that wouldn’t be magnanimous but rather foolish.
She was determined to make Lu Xi choke with frustration.
Let her burn!
However, Gu Shengyin clearly underestimated Lu Xi’s resilience.
After being interrupted twice in succession, Lu Xi quickly gathered her words and began her third statement.
This time, she had evidently learned her lesson; she didn’t resort to emotional tactics and went straight to the point.
"Crown Princess, I’ve come this time to ask you to fulfill my wishes with the Crown Prince." Lu Xi looked at Gu Shengyin earnestly.
Gu Shengyin: (⊙o⊙) Ah! Does this woman have a problem with her brain?
She intentionally glanced behind her and found the usually composed Cai He also looking at Lu Xi with a shocked expression, clearly stunned.
She wasn’t the only one taken aback.
This realization reassured her; obviously, the problem didn’t lie with her but with the seemingly brain-trashed Lu Xi in front of her.
Perhaps the Crown Princess and her servant’s expressions were too unexpected, so Lu Xi very considerately paused, seemingly giving them time to react.
Seeing Gu Shengyin furrow her brows, as if she’d come back to her senses, Lu Xi once again began her passionate confession.
"Crown Princess, the Crown Prince and I have known each other since childhood, we... share over ten years of affection. I understand you are the Crown Princess, and I dare not covet such a noble position, but I just hope that you would fulfill my sincere feelings for the Crown Prince..."
Gu Shengyin listened with astonishment.
Listen: what is the art of language?
Clearly, Yun Qi had already explained to her that from now on, they would go their separate ways without any connection, yet in Lu Xi’s words, it turned into mutual affection between them, thwarted only because she stood in the middle.
If, at this moment, the person occupying Su Chaohua’s body wasn’t her, possessing the system’s cheat, knowing her lover would never betray her no matter what, probably any woman would harbor doubt upon hearing these words.
After Lu Xi finished speaking, she felt almost drained.
She waited somewhat anxiously for Gu Shengyin’s response.
She might get angry, fly into a rage, question the Crown Prince, make a scene, in which case the relationship between them would inevitably crack, and she could seize the chance to rise due to their longstanding affection...
She might also endure it, but once the seed of doubt is planted, it will begin to sprout and grow roots, and over time, it will cause greater tension between the two.
Or the best possibility might be...
But despite contemplating so much, Lu Xi never imagined that after hearing her words, Gu Shengyin’s expression didn’t change in the slightest.
She sensed the other party’s gaze lightly brush over her face, which carried a hint of chill, as their expression hovered somewhere between a smile and not.
Faced with Gu Shengyin’s expression, a sudden flicker of fear crossed Lu Xi’s heart.
It was as if all the deeply buried secrets in her heart were entirely perceived by her, without a shred of omission.