My Aloof Lord Ex-Husband Begs for Remarriage
Chapter 500: The Calculations of the Lingnan King

Chapter 500: Chapter 500: The Calculations of the Lingnan King

"So, I think she must be here for you."

Chu Nanli wasn’t foolish, and naturally understood that the only thing worth exploiting about her was her relationship with Ye Jiuxiao.

Now that she was living in the Regent Prince Residence openly, who knows how many people were watching her in secret?

Wanting to get to know Ye Jiuxiao through her was not impossible.

Ye Jiuxiao chuckled, "You guessed this early on, didn’t you?"

He knew that Chu Nanli wouldn’t miss something so obvious.

However, he quickly became serious again, "Given that you understand this, it’s best that you limit your contact with others from now on."

"The ambition of the Lingnan Prince is not small."

"This is a god of wealth, mind you, who today alone gave out a thousand taels of silver—who would find silver too much?"

Shaking her head, Chu Nanli did not think that with Lu Xinyue’s measures, she could be outwitted.

After only meeting twice, she had already seen that Lu Xinyue indeed had some schemes, but not many.

It might also be because, in the end, her goal wasn’t Chu Nanli at all, so she didn’t bother investing more effort there.

Her indifferent response, however, left Ye Jiuxiao feeling a bit jealous.

Lu Xinyue seemed almost willing to reveal her schemes openly—how could Chu Nanli remain so unmoved?

He couldn’t help but ask, "In your heart, do I really have to yield to silver?"

"Well, definitely..."

Chu Nanli responded subconsciously and quickly caught herself, hastily making amends.

"It’s not so different from silver falling from the sky, who doesn’t like it? Besides, wasn’t this a special case?"

Fools like Lu Xinyue who scatter silver everywhere are not common.

Having finally encountered one, how could she not try to get some more silver?

This wasn’t like doing business.

Business requires capital, but this silver was handed to her on a platter by Lu Xinyue, with no capital needed.

"You ungrateful little..."

Ye Jiuxiao tossed aside the pellet drum in his hand and took the opportunity to sit beside her, his gaze locked tightly on her.

"So you’re just going to let others plot against me?"

"But you wouldn’t be easily schemed against," said Chu Nanli as she poked his shoulder, trying to silently push him further away.

Being too close made her heart race too easily.

"So you don’t care, not even a little?"

Ye Jiuxiao’s tone rose. Instead of being pushed away, he caught her hand and slightly exerted force to pull them closer together.

"Do you truly not care?"

He inched closer and closer, Chu Nanli’s eyelashes fluttered, abandoning the thought of fleeing and preparing to reciprocate.

Under such a romantic atmosphere, it seemed suitable to do something.

But suddenly, the baby Taosu in the swaddling clothes began to cry, shattering the room’s intimate moment.

"This little rascal!"

Of course, Chu Nanli’s first response was to soothe the child, but her tone was still filled with annoyance.

The ambiance had been so good just now, and this clueless little rascal had ruined it!

While patting the little one, she couldn’t help but mutter: "If you were a bit older, I’d spank you."

"It doesn’t matter, there will be a next time, won’t there?"

Although interrupted, Ye Jiuxiao’s mood wasn’t affected in the least.

He even picked up the pellet drum with interest, helping her comfort the little rascal.

...

Lu Xinyue returned to the post station and quickly waited for the dispatched guard to return.

After carefully inquiring, she confirmed that the Regent Prince Residence was aware of her existence, and only then did she feel relieved.

"That’s better, at least all the effort I spent today to ingratiate myself with those two little sluts wasn’t in vain!"

Back in Lingnan, whenever a noble lady saw her, wouldn’t they be utterly respectful?

The likes of Chu Nanli and Lin Xuanxuan even dared to dream of befriending her, which was utterly ludicrous!

She looked down on such people.

Her maid, Xiaotao, hurriedly spoke, "Commandery Princess, you truly suffered a great indignity today."

"With your status, they should have taken the initiative to suck up to you, how could they be so unappreciative?"

Lu Xinyue’s maid, enjoying the status of Princess Changping, could also act high and mighty in Lingnan.

Naturally, she looked down upon Chu Nanli and Lin Xuanxuan.

"If it weren’t for the sake of getting close to Ye Jiuxiao, why would I bother doing this?"

Lu Xinyue spoke bitterly, believing she had been extremely friendly towards Chu Nanli, yet Chu Nanli’s response was still indifferent.

Luckily, today she discovered that it was more effective to buy people over with silver than to move them with sincerity.

Lu Xinyue, above all, was never short of silver.

"However, Commandery Princess, why doesn’t the Prince let you interact with the other Princes?"

"Even if the Regent King is good, His Majesty now has several Princes who have already established themselves, wouldn’t our chances be greater if we selected one of those Princes?"

Lu Xinyue’s favored maid obviously enjoyed her favor.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to speak such words.

Lu Xinyue frowned, but still spoke, "My father has always been far-sighted. If he has chosen Ye Jiuxiao, there must be a reason for it, and I just need to follow his lead."

"Besides, I have met those Princes, and each one of them is arrogant, none of them are as good as Ye Jiuxiao."

In terms of appearance alone, Ye Jiuxiao was far more outstanding than the other Princes.

It was just unfortunate that when facing the olive branch extended by Lingnan’s king, Ye Jiuxiao always avoided the topic and even showed he had no interest in the throne whatsoever.

How could anyone have no interest in the throne?

Lu Xinyue simply didn’t believe it and felt Ye Jiuxiao must still be pretending at the moment.

"However, because of this, if I succeeded in securing Ye Jiuxiao, my father would love me even more, wouldn’t he?"

Lu Xinyue had understood since she was young, if she wanted something, she had to fight for it herself.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to earn the affection of Lingnan’s king over the years, keeping all her half-brothers and half-sisters firmly under her thumb.

Approaching Chu Nanli was also part of her plan.

She had heard about the Regent King’s cold ruthlessness long ago back in Lingnan.

The only exception by his side for so many years had been Chu Nanli.

Starting with Chu Nanli was the most convenient method.

Xiaotao looked up in admiration, "It’s Commandery Princess who sees things clearly."

"Of course, but these next few days, I’ll need to spend a bit more silver."

Lu Xinyue thought of how decisively Chu Nanli accepted the money today and despised her even more.

In her view, it was only because Ye Jiuxiao had never seen a woman before that he treated someone as vulgar as Chu Nanli as a treasure.

Once she succeeded in getting close to Ye Jiuxiao, he would realize that she was the one most suited for him!

But this silver...

"Since my father has increased the tax by an additional ten percent this year, that means I have even more silver at my disposal."

For Lu Xinyue, wanting silver was as simple as uttering a word.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been so generous with her spending.