The Endless Promise

21. The Proposal

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Lord Xu walked into the room with a severely pissed off look, and following him was Xu Linhua.

"Oh my! How are there others here?" Linhua covered her mouth in apparent surprise.

"Everybody should leave these quarters." Lord Xu quietly ordered.

"Not a word must leave this place!" Lord Zhang added, as Ye Chongmin and the other servants backed out.

"That includes you." Lord Xu's irises had darted to Zhang Cheng, who was still staring at Luoyin with no small menace.

Zhang Cheng turned to his father, but Lord Zhang motioned for him to leave, so he slinked out in annoyance.

"Don't just stand there. Help your little sister get dressed." Lord Xu said to Linhua, who stood behind him, and Linhua headed towards the bed.

"Zhang Luoyin, Come with us." Lord Xu said, as he turned and left the small room.

Lord Xu's aura exploded outside, leaving Luoyin reluctant to follow!

But he couldn't stay in the room and compound the issue, so he threw on a robe and stepped outside.

Weiyan finally lifted the covers when the men had left, and Xu Linhua scowled down at her.

Lord Xu loved Weiyan as if she was his biological child, but his wife and other children didn't share his generosity, and they often bullied Weiyan.

This was worsened by the fact that Weiyan was a natural in Art, Pen, or Sword, so she easily surpassed Xu Haoyuan, her elder brother, in sword, spear, archery, spells, shields, seals, talismans and generally anything combat.

And as for Xu Linhua?

Be it in looks, playing the qin, the zither, the pipa, dancing, embroidery, and really everything else... Xu Linhua couldn't hold a candle to Weiyan, and she was used to hearing snide comments like,

"The guest outshines the host!"

Xu Linhua's deep rooted hatred had only grown after Lord Zhang had cancelled her engagement to Zhang Cheng because of Weiyan, so at present, she fought to hide her triumphant expression as she asked,

"Little Sister, how could you shame the Xu family's face so completely?! Even though you're merely an orphan, Father still has, oh no, had high hopes for you. After our family fed and clothed the beggar, our face got smeared in mud!"

Weiyan's face was as red as a ripe apple, but she rose to her feet, stepping up to Linhua.

"What do you want to do?!" Linhua challenged, raising her nose, but Weiyan simply patted her shoulder.

"Elder Sister, the wine I shared with you last night was delightful." She said. "And then I woke up here like this... Since you've gotten what you wanted, there's no need to say these things."

A sliver of guilt passed over Linhua's face, but it was soon replaced by anger, especially with the calm way Weiyan had accused her.

"Hmph! Even if I did anything, what can you prove?! You've even lost the protection of the Zhang family!"

But Weiyan ignored her and turned to collect her robes.

"Are you ignoring me?! Hao! Watch how people whisper about their beloved 'White Swallow', and your marriage to the Zhang trash!

"I already won over all the Zhang Servants, so by the time I marry Cheng gē ge, you won't have an easy life here!" She huffed and Stalked out of the room with her nose in the air, leaving Weiyan behind.