After a master of metaphysics severed ties with his family, the whole family was filled with regret!

Chapter 117 The Mind-Reading Stone

Luo Chujiu found a very interesting thing in the treasure bag that Nalan Qingyin gave her. She was just about to go find Xiao Beiming to play with it when she saw Xiao Beiming come to her door.

"Your Highness, you've come at the perfect time. I was just looking for you."

Luo Chujiu looked at Xiao Beiming with great pleasure and said.

"What business does Xiao Jiu have with me?"

"Sit down first, I'll show you a magic trick."

Luo Chujiu pulled Xiao Beiming to sit down, then mysteriously took out a small item from her treasure bag and placed it in Xiao Beiming's hand.

Xiao Beiming looked at Luo Chujiu with a puzzled expression, not understanding what she was up to.

Suddenly, Luo Chujiu placed her hand on the object and, together with Xiao Beiming, placed it in the middle.

Your Highness, how are you? Can you hear the voice in my heart?

Xiao Beiming's eyes widened. Xiao Jiu hadn't said a word, so why could he hear her voice?
Hehe, that's because of this thing in our hands. As long as we hold it at the same time, we can hear each other's voices without speaking. Isn't that amazing?
Yes, it's amazing.

Xiao Beiming also began communicating with Luo Chujiu using his inner voice.

After playing for a while, Luo Chujiu put away the Heart Stone.

"Your Highness, did you come to see me to take me out for fun?"

"No, I've come because I have something I'd like to ask Xiao Jiu."

"What's wrong?" Luo Chu looked at Xiao Beiming with a puzzled expression.

"It's about the fact that I am your fifth senior brother."

Xiao Beiming raised his head and looked at Luo Chujiu with great seriousness. Luo Chujiu was not surprised when she heard Xiao Beiming's words.

"You know now, huh? That's right, you are indeed my fifth senior brother. The reason we didn't tell you was because we were afraid your memory would be confused and cause bad consequences. Is Your Highness angry?"

Xiao Beiming shook his head, indicating that he was not angry.

What do you call him?

"Just call him Fifth Senior Brother."

"Then you can call me Fifth Senior Brother."

The title "Fifth Senior Brother" is much more affectionate than "Prince".

He had previously asked Xiao Jiu to call him Brother Bei Ming, but Xiao Jiu only did it for one day. After that, when she saw him, she still called him Your Highness. Xiao Bei Ming was slightly dissatisfied with this.

Luo Chujiu was slightly taken aback, not expecting that Xiao Beiming still cared about this.

“Okay, but how am I supposed to tell you two apart?” Luo Chujiu then posed this question to Xiao Beiming.

"Then you can continue to call him Fifth Senior Brother, but you can change how you address me. Xiao Jiu always calls me Your Highness, which sounds a bit distant. Just use the way you used before; I prefer that."

Xiao Beiming subtly reminded Luo Chujiu that he preferred the title "Brother Beiming".

Luo Chujiu reacted for a moment, then smiled, "I understand, Brother Beiming, I'll call you that from now on, I won't call you Your Highness anymore."

"Okay, then from now on I won't refer to myself as 'this king' in front of you anymore, I'll just call myself 'me'." Xiao Beiming nodded in satisfaction, quite pleased with Luo Chujiu's way of addressing him.

The two exchanged a smile, everything understood without a word.

After chatting for a while, Xiao Beiming thought of the time he had kissed Xiao Jiu. He really wanted to tell Xiao Jiu not to be intimate with that person again, but he didn't know how to bring it up.
“Brother Beiming, it seems like you have something else to say? Just say it directly, there’s no need to beat around the bush.”

Luo Chujiu could tell at a glance that Xiao Beiming was hesitant to speak, so she told him to speak up and that she would agree to any request that wasn't too unreasonable.

"Then I'll say it: why did Xiao Jiu kiss your fifth senior brother? Shouldn't Xiao Jiu only kiss me? We are the engaged couple."

Xiao Beiming's two short sentences were enough to make Luo Chujiu feel his strong possessiveness. "But, Fifth Senior Brother is Brother Beiming, and Brother Beiming is Fifth Senior Brother. There's no conflict between them." Luo Chujiu laughed. Why was he jealous of her? There was no logic to it.

"But when he kisses you, I can't feel it."

“Brother Beiming, both of you are you, one is the sixteen-year-old you, and the other is the current you. You two are one, at least to me, you are the same person. So whether I kiss him or you, I am kissing my destined person, my fiancé.”

Luo Chujiu tried to correct Xiao Beiming's wrong thinking.

Xiao Beiming was indeed swayed by Luo Chujiu's words.

"What Xiao Jiu said seems to make sense. Am I being too fussy?" Xiao Beiming began to doubt himself.

"No, it's not that you're being too calculating, you just haven't quite grasped the situation yet."

Xiao Beiming smiled helplessly and said nothing more.

"I have to go back now. I'll come see Xiao Jiu another day."

"Okay, go ahead, I still need to study the treasure bag that my fourth senior brother gave me."

Luo Chujiu waved to Xiao Beiming, indicating that he could leave on his own and that she wouldn't see him off.

Xiao Beiming chuckled, then left the Imperial Preceptor's residence.

Meanwhile, a small incident occurred at the Luo residence.

Old Madam Luo and Madam Luo Jiang have arranged for Luo Chuxue to meet a suitable family, and they have scheduled a meeting today.

And this person was none other than Leng Wang, the second young master of the Leng family, whom Caiying and Luo Chuxue had mentioned before.

Leng Wang looks respectable, but he is utterly despicable in private.

"Junior Leng Wang greets Madam Luo and Madam Luo."

"Indeed, he is a very handsome man."

Looking at Leng Wang, Lady Luo Jiang became increasingly satisfied.

After all, she was her niece whom she had doted on for many years, so naturally she wanted to find her a good husband, and Leng Wang seemed like a very good one.

"Madam Luo, you flatter me. It's just a pretty face," Leng Wang said with a smile, speaking modestly.

"Mother, what do you think?" Madam Luo looked at Old Madam Luo and asked for her opinion.

After Old Madam Luo nodded, Madam Luo Jiang sent someone to call Madam Luo Sun and Madam Luo Chuxue over, saying it was to receive guests.

In fact, both Luo Sunshi and Luo Chuxue were well aware that this was essentially a matchmaking meeting, and if there were no unforeseen circumstances, they could proceed directly to an engagement.

After dressing up, Luo Chuxue and Luo Sunshi went to the front hall together.

"Greetings, Second Young Master Leng."

Luo Chuxue saw Leng Wang and gracefully bowed in greeting.

"Miss Luo, do you still remember me?"

Luo Chuxue directly called out his name, which surprised Leng Wang. He thought that the beauty was also interested in him.

"Young Master Leng's reputation is widespread; even Chu Xue, a young lady in her boudoir, has heard of him," Luo Chu Xue replied calmly, her tone tinged with sarcasm.

Leng Wang looked somewhat embarrassed upon hearing Luo Chuxue's words:
Could it be that Miss Luo Er found out about his drinking and carousing outside? How could a young lady like Miss Luo Er know about these things? Perhaps he was just overthinking it.

"Xue'er, this Second Young Master Leng is both handsome and talented. You also enjoy music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and have a refined taste. You and Second Young Master Leng would have plenty to talk about. What do you think?"

Lady Luo looked at Luo Chuxue, testing Luo Chuxue's intentions.

(End of this chapter)