[天命为凰]

Untitled Part 173

Chapter 173 - Fight of the Peak

Lu Mingshu looked at Yin Hong weirdly. Seeing her reaction, she smirked and nodded. "Since Senior Aunt Yin has said so, then disciple will accept the gift."

Lu Mingshu took the string of Mystic Dewdrops, turned to Ding Qingqing, and bowed. "Her Highness's generous gift will be engraved in my memory forever. I hope Emissary Ding will express my gratitude to her."

Before she could bow further, Ding Qingqing held her up. "Miss Lu can forget the courtesy. Thank you, Elder Yin, for taking care of her."

After the conventional greeting, Ding Qingqing left with her servant girls, leaving the whispers of the disciples behind her.

Yin Hong sat down happily, but there was a tinge of uneasiness in her heart. The way Lu Mingshu looked at her, and what Ding Qingqing said... had she missed something?

Seeing Yin Hong's face, An Tongchen snickered.

Such a moron! Zhou Yinru sent her here to arrange the marriage, but was she even aware of why? To forge a good relationship between the two parties? To give Lu Mingshu a good home? What a joke!

The reason was obviously the potential that Lu Mingshu had demonstrated during the Heavenly Door competition! Zhou Yinru felt an urgent need to put her down, because letting her grow freely would be a threat to the Zhou Family. Since the problem couldn't be solved internally, then just solve it externally! Use the excuse of marrying Lu Mingshu to Xie Lianzhen to get rid of her.

Zhou Yinru's plan was rather feasible; firstly, being married to the Alioth Star Lord of the Seven Truth Platform would reflect well on Nine Jade Palace. Secondly, the queen was a tough woman. With someone like her keeping an eye on Lu Mingshu, Lu Mingshu would definitely behave herself. Lastly, Xie Lianzhen had a high position, but he also had a physical defect. If the female was too powerful, she would take control of things.

If Zhou Yinru's plan worked, not only would Zhou Yinru be able to get rid of Lu Mingshu, but she would also gain a connection with the queen. It was like killing two birds with one stone.

However, while Zhou Yinru may have had her perfect plans, she had left out the fact that, even though the queen was a female ruler like her, they had different circumstances and attitudes.

Zhou Yinru obviously had high authority in the Zhou Family, but she still had to force herself into the position of caring wife and loving mother to keep Fu Shangqin's favor. As for the queen, she was the true ruler of Zhongzhou.

Zhou Yinru was also still in the Harmonization Realm, and with her age, it was impossible for her to break through to the Spirit Realm. On the other hand, the queen was an expert in the Spirit Realm already, and it was likely that she would only get stronger in the future.

She was afraid that Lu Mingshu would become too strong? Well, as long as the queen was alive, it would never happen.

Furthermore, Zhou Yinru naively thought that the rest of the world shared the same way of thinking as her – that females were always submissive to the males.

Since the queen liked Lin Wuxia, she obviously had a different mindset as Zhou Yinru.

And previously, when queen sent Ding Qingqing here, what would Yin Hong's impatient reaction bring? Ding Qingqing was the queen's trusted aide, and the queen might not enjoy the fact that there was a bossy Zhou Family behind Lu Mingshu's back.

"Junior Niece Lu..." Tan Yubing looked at her pitifully.

Lu Mingshu smiled and put the Mystic Dewdrops into her mustard seed pouch.