Lu Yunxi nodded without hesitation. "Of course. He's been a troublemaker since childhood. It was bad enough that he hit women when he was a kid, but he even did it when he grew up."
Gu Liyue was shocked and asked, "Wh...whom did he hit?"
Lu Yunxi replied, "Do you know how he left the prince's mansion? Once he almost beat the princess to death. The prince couldn't tolerate him anymore, so he kicked him out. The princess tried to persuade them both, but he was so stubborn that he just refused to apologize."
Gu Liyue felt uncomfortable. Although she believed that Lu Jinchen was not a bad person and the princess was the stepmother who had been promoted, the prince's family affairs were complicated. But thinking about it, it seemed that people in the capital highly respected the prince and thought the princess was kind and gentle. Only Lu Jinchen was considered unfilial and disrespectful.
For example, before, it was clearly the princess who had spoken ill of her in front of Mrs. Qi, which made her family angry. But in the eyes of others, the Gu family was just overly protective of their daughter, and the princess had just made a slip of the tongue - and even such a slip of the tongue was seen as proof that the princess really cared about Lu Jinchen, her stepson, which was why she had said something wrong.
Gu Liyue didn't believe it. Lu Jinchen was by no means a violent person, and he would never hit someone without a reason.
Lu Yunxi propped her chin on her hand. "Once you marry into the family, you should persuade him well. Don't worry. The princess is a really nice person. You'll know once you get along with her."
Gu Liyue hung her head and said nothing.
Lu Yunxi seemed to remember something. She clapped her hands and said, "Oh, besides those people, my cousin also hit another woman. The daughter of the Xiang family used to fall ill after just one glance at him. Do you know the Xiang family? The head of the family was the former grand councilor. Lord Xiang loved his daughter very much, so he wanted to arrange a marriage for them. He had even discussed it with the prince, but my cousin just refused. He even said that if the prince and the princess dared to agree to the marriage, he would cut off his robe and hair and sever all ties with the family."
Gu Liyue was stunned. She had no idea such a thing had happened. And usually, parents should decide their children's marriages. What had the daughter of the Xiang family done to make Lu Jinchen so disgusted with her?
Lu Yunxi continued, "I'm not sure about the details. Anyway, the daughter of the Xiang family was so ill that she was almost dying. The grand councilor even knelt in the court and begged. Later, when my cousin saw the carriage of the daughter of the Xiang family, he went over and punched her twice. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Poor thing. She was so delicate that those two punches almost killed her."
Gu Liyue asked, "But if she was almost dying, how could she still take a carriage out on the street?"
Lu Yunxi was taken aback and shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.
Gu Liyue asked again, "And if she was about to die, why did the Xiang family insist that Lu Jinchen agree to the marriage? How could a seriously ill person get married? How could the Xiang family be so sure that their daughter's illness would get better once Lu Jinchen agreed to the marriage?"
Lu Yunxi still shook her head blankly.
Seeing that she really didn't know, Gu Liyue had no choice but to ask, "So what happened later?"
Lu Yunxi continued, "Later, after the daughter of the Xiang family was beaten, maybe she saw how violent my cousin was, and all her illusions disappeared. Strangely enough, she got better. But the Xiang family felt too ashamed to stay in the capital, so they voluntarily resigned from their official positions and left."
Gu Liyue fell silent. It seemed nothing special when she heard it like this, but in fact, there were so many strange things in between. How could they just conclude that Lu Jinchen was a man who liked to hit women?
But she was still a little worried. "So... besides them, has Lu Jinchen hit any other women?"
Lu Yunxi jumped up. "Wow, Liyue, what are you thinking? It's a fact that he hits women. What, do you want him to hit more women before you're satisfied?"
Gu Liyue pursed her lips and said nothing more.
Lu Yunxi mumbled to herself, "Forget it. If you don't want to practice martial arts, I won't force you. As for Qin Caiyin, I originally thought she was a good fit, but now just seeing her makes me feel uncomfortable. To avoid losing my temper and hitting her, it's better not to meet her."
Gu Liyue asked, "If you see Caiyin, will you hit her?"
Lu Yunxi sighed. "If you knew that my cousin liked someone else, would you not hit that woman when you saw her?"
Gu Liyue was stunned. Of course she wouldn't. She had originally thought that Lu Jinchen and Qi Manyan were a couple, but she had never thought of hitting anyone.
Lu Yunxi didn't think much and pulled Gu Liyue. She asked again, "By the way, if I get into a fight with Gu Chengzhi, who will you protect?"
Gu Liyue twitched the corner of her mouth. What was wrong with this princess? She always asked such strange questions. She had embarrassed her grandmother like this at the palace banquet, and now she was asking her again?
"Probably... I'll protect my fourth brother."
Lu Yunxi didn't seem to care at all. She immediately pulled her and asked, "What if Gu Chengzhi and my cousin fight? Who will you protect?"
Gu Liyue was shocked. What kind of question was this? "What are you talking about? How could my fourth brother... how could he fight with him? Even if my fourth brother is impulsive, he's not a reckless person. They have a very good relationship. They grew up together and are the best of brothers. How could they possibly fight?"
"Why are you so flustered?" Lu Yunxi said with a smile. "I'm just saying what if. I'm not saying it's really going to happen."
Gu Liyue turned around and ignored her. "It's impossible. Anyway, it's impossible."
Lu Yunxi still smiled and grabbed Gu Liyue. "Why is it impossible? If you don't tell me today, I'll ask the empress dowager to order them to have a fight."
Seeing that Gu Liyue still didn't respond, Lu Yunxi frowned unhappily. "You don't believe me? Humph, I have plenty of ways to make them fight to the death!"
Gu Liyue quickly grabbed her. "Dear princess, please don't make trouble, okay? This is a matter of life and death. Do you really want to see something happen to your cousin or my fourth brother?"
Lu Yunxi blinked her eyes. "I asked you this question first."
Gu Liyue blushed slightly. "This... They're both like flesh on the palm and the back of the hand. I can't choose."
Lu Yunxi was relentless. "The flesh on the palm is thicker than that on the back of the hand. In your heart, is my cousin the palm or the back of the hand?"
Gu Liyue gave her a reproachful look. She was really a bit depressed. She was also afraid that she would cause trouble, so she just touched her nose and said, "My fourth brother is my real brother. Blood relationship can't be faked. Naturally..."
"Naturally, you'll side with your fourth brother?"
Gu Liyue smiled faintly. "But he... he's the one I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. I..."
"Oh! You mean my cousin is the most important person in your heart?"
Before Gu Liyue could react, she heard an angry voice from behind.
"Liyue, are you still my real sister?"
Gu Liyue turned around and saw Lu Jinchen and Gu Chengzhi standing there. Gu Chengzhi had knelt all night and was completely exhausted. The stubble on his chin was starting to show. At this moment, because of his anger, the veins on his forehead were bulging. He reached out and grabbed Lu Jinchen's arm from behind.
But Lu Jinchen wasn't angry at all. His eyes were full of smiles as he looked at Gu Liyue. Obviously, Gu Liyue's answer just now had made him extremely happy.
Lu Yunxi jumped up. "Why are you here? Haha, were you eavesdropping on our conversation? Gu Chengzhi, are you happy now? Your sister is completely on someone else's side!"