Delicate Beauty Steals the Spring [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 13

Li Xiao watched Yu Luo with great interest.

She was holding the whip incorrectly.

The esteemed Miss Yu had been using a whip to hit people since childhood her mastery of the long whip was exceptional.

Had she really lashed out, the old maid kneeling on the ground would have been left with bloody wounds.

But Yu Luo’s grip was light, and so was her swing. The whip only left some surface wounds nothing serious, no bl00d.

When she walked out from inside, she pretended not to care about Li Xiao’s presence and asked him casually, “Why are you here?”

“The eldest young master asked for you.”

Yu Luo frowned.

Why was Yu Yuan looking for her?

Could it be because of Liu Yanran?

Yu Luo nodded. “I see.”

However, she didn’t go immediately. Instead, she sent Bitong to gather some intel while she herself returned to her residence with Ziming.

Naturally, Li Xiao, as her personal guard, followed behind her.

On the surface, Yu Luo appeared calm but inside, she was crying.

What had she done to deserve this? The only top tier character in the book was now following her around like a sidekick?

Just now, when he saw her messing around with the whip, he probably remembered all their past grievances and was plotting how to kill her.

To reduce the male lead’s hatred toward her, Yu Luo nonchalantly inquired about his current situation: “Where do you live? How many people share the room? What’s your monthly pay?”

“Next to the stables. Four to a room. One tael of silver per month.”

Yu Luo: “…”

Tragic. Absolutely tragic.

The male lead, a dignified man, was living on one tael a month and in a dorm next to a filthy stable, sharing it with three others. Whether in the book or in reality, that was just miserable.

No wonder that once he rose to power, he held such a deep grudge against the Yu family and wanted to wipe them out completely.

But then again, who in the Yu household would’ve guessed that the heir of Prince Qin would go undercover in their mansion, pretending to be weak?

Yu Luo complained internally for a while.

Still, she maintained her noble lady persona and said, “The stables are far from Jishui Court. If there were an intruder and I got hurt, how would you rescue me in time?”

Ziming peeked at Yu Luo.

She thought the young lady would probably say, “You can start sleeping outside the courtyard from now on.”

But surprisingly, Yu Luo said, “It just so happens that there are some vacant servant rooms at Xiuyage. It’s closer to here, so you’ll stay there from now on.”

Xiuyage was the Yu family’s library building. Normally no one went there it had a good environment and plenty of space, with some servant rooms available.

Ever since Uncle Liu, the librarian, died, rumors spread that the place was haunted, and no one dared stay there anymore.

How did Yu Luo know all this so well? Because in the original book, Liu Yanran and Yu Che used the empty library to have an affair and the male lead had caught them in the act.

He didn’t say much at the time, but readers of that chapter were very enthusiastic, clamoring for the flirtatious cousin with the cold exterior and wild inner side to be added to the male lead’s harem.

Ziming trembled a little. “Young Miss, they say Xiuyage is haunted…”

Yu Luo felt speechless.

Would Xiao-ge the male lead be afraid of ghosts?

In the world setting of “Path of the Tyrant,” even ghosts had to bow to the male lead’s dominating aura.

Yu Luo tried to mimic how the original Miss Yu would speak: “Haunted? Perfect. Let him stay there. I enjoy watching people fight ghosts.”

Ziming had thought the young lady had been acting strange the last couple of days. But after hearing such a heartless statement, her suspicions vanished. Yes, this is definitely still our Miss.

In truth, Yu Luo was terrified of ghosts. She hated walking alone in the dark at night.

Only a halo-blessed protagonist like the male lead wouldn’t have to worry about danger.

As for increasing his salary…

The esteemed Miss Yu herself only got 20 taels a month. There was no way she could afford to give him a raise.

Anyway, whether he earned 1 tael or 10 taels a month it probably didn’t matter to the male lead.

Though he was currently lying low in the Yu household, he was far from lacking in wealth.

That thought made Yu Luo sigh the real pitiful one without power or money here is me.

Being a noble lady in ancient times wasn’t half as glamorous as being a billionaire’s daughter in modern times.

Able to get whatever you wanted… That kind of privilege only belonged to the male lead, once he gained the world.

Yu Luo couldn’t help but glance at Li Xiao with a hint of resentment.

And just like that, her gaze met his.

Yu Luo’s mind went blank.

Was Xiao-ge now plotting the 101st way to kill her?

Li Xiao gave her a faint smile. “Many thanks for your kindness, my lady.”

Yu Luo: “…”

No, no, no. Please don’t thank her. She couldn’t bear that. She just hoped he wouldn’t kill her in the future.

While her inner monologue was chaotic, on the surface she maintained her noble persona. She nodded slightly and, without saying much more, returned to Jishui Court with her maids.

She had just sat down and taken a few sips of water, barely catching her breath, when Bitong came running over.

She must’ve sprinted all the way drenched in sweat, her face and forehead glistening.

Yu Luo saw her like this and couldn’t help but wave her over.

Bitong thought she was late and had angered the young lady again. Bracing for a slap across the face like usual, she walked over, terrified.

But instead of a slap, Yu Luo pulled a handkerchief from her sleeve and gently wiped Bitong’s forehead. “Why rush like that? Just take your time in the future.”

Bitong was stunned. Seeing the lady up close, Yu Luo’s face was truly bewitching even a servant girl like her found it hard to stay composed.

Her cheeks flushed red, and she quickly stood straight. “Thank you for your concern, my lady.”

Yu Luo felt she was slipping out of character again.

She tossed the handkerchief to Bitong, then hardened her expression, adopting a cold demeanor: “What did you find out?”

“After the cousin came out from Madam’s place, she started crying. On the way, she ran into the young master. Nobody knows what they said, but he brought her back to his residence,” Bitong reported softly. “Now, the young master insists you’ve wronged the cousin again and wants you to go apologize.”

Yu Luo: “???”

These idiot straight men weren’t like Madam Yu, who doted on her daughter.

There was no way Yu Luo would go offer her cheek for them to slap.

She had no interest in indulging them.

The original Miss Yu might’ve tried to please her two older brothers who always sided with outsiders but this Yu Luo had no intention of doing that.

Yu Luo said, “It wasn’t my fault. Why should I go?”

Bitong quickly agreed: “Exactly! You’ve done nothing wrong. You can just explain it to the young masters.”

Yu Luo knew that no matter how reasonable she was, those two would always favor Liu Yanran.

“No need to explain. Just tell them I’m feeling unwell and can’t leave my room.”