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Chapter 552 A coincidence
As if she had anticipated Zhu Yu's concerns, Lu Qing stretched out her hand, which had been behind her back, and held several pieces of fake leather in her hand.

“These are not problems.” He smiled as he saw the light in Zhu Yu’s eyes rekindle, his tone so gentle that he himself didn’t even realize it. “Just tell me, do you want to go out for a walk?”

"Yes!" Zhu Yu nodded immediately without any hesitation.

The two went into the bedroom, closed the door, and came out a short while later. They had changed completely, becoming a tall young man with a pockmarked face and a sallow-faced girl with a long chin.

Neither of them were ugly, but they were definitely the kind of people you'd easily lose in a crowd.

The runes and talismans knew that this was their new owner, and the two quickly went to greet them.

"Master, it's too dangerous for you and Madam to go out like this. Let us go with you!" Fu Lu said hurriedly, as if afraid that the two of them would slip away if they weren't stopped. "At this critical juncture, we can't afford any more mishaps!"

Judging from Lu Qing's expression and eyes, he probably didn't want to agree, but Zhu Yu quickly calmed down from the joy of going out for a walk, grabbed Lu Qing, and nodded to him: "I think Fu Lu is right, we can't be careless, especially at times like this."

Your injuries have just healed, so we really can't afford any risks, otherwise it could seriously delay important matters.

Lu Qing was somewhat reluctant, but after pursing her lips, she still yielded to Zhu Yu's suggestion.

His gaze swept over the talisman, then looked at the runes, and pointed at him: "You also need to put on a fake skin to leave. Come in with me."

Fu Wen quickly agreed and followed Lu Qing into the house.

Seeing this, Fu Lu also became a little anxious and took two quick steps to catch up: "Master, I'm still here!"

"You can stay here and guard this place." Lu Qing looked at him. "Even if I can disguise myself, I can't shrink my bones."

"With your size, anyone with a discerning eye would recognize you as one of my bodyguards."

Fu Lu pursed his lips with a somewhat aggrieved expression, scratched his head, and had no choice but to resign himself to his fate and step aside, watching enviously as his brother went in with Lu Qing to put on fake skin and change clothes.

Seeing Fu Lu like this, Zhu Yu felt a little sorry for him, so she sat down beside him and comforted him: "How about we buy you some delicious snacks when we come back later?"

Fu Lu glanced at Zhu Yu, then forced a smile and said, "Thank you, Madam, but... I think I'll pass!"

From this day forward, I'll only eat one meal a day, and just a small bowl... I... I'll cut back on food so that Grandpa won't always leave me out of the house because of this..."

Zhu Yu was amused by his appearance: "If I were you, I wouldn't worry about these things."

You're already quite muscular, not overweight, so there's nothing to lose. In a pinch, all that muscle will come in handy.

Besides, even if you could starve yourself to the point of losing a lot of weight, the boss wouldn't shrink back along with you!

Think about it, is your tall, burly physique more useful to Lu Qing, or is someone as thin as a bamboo pole more useful?

After thinking it over, Fu Lu realized that Zhu Yu's words made perfect sense. His previous embarrassment disappeared, and he perked up again: "Madam, you are right! I still have to do it this way!"
"Whether I can go out for a stroll with you and Grandpa is secondary. The most important thing is that if any villains dare to show their faces, I can knock them to the ground with one hand!" Zhu Yu nodded in satisfaction and patted Fu Lu on the shoulder: "That's right."

After a while, Lu Qing and Fu Wen came out.

Rune also had a fake skin on his face and changed into a follower's clothes. He looked just as plain-looking, and much older than his actual age.

He wasn't short, but he wasn't as strikingly tall as Fu Lu. Now that he was deliberately being more reserved, he looked exceptionally simple and honest, like an old servant who had served two generations of his master's family.

Then the three of them left amidst the talisman's envious gaze.

When Zhu Yu arrived, she didn't know how they got to this small courtyard, but Lu Qing knew the way well. He led Zhu Yu through the winding streets, telling her as they walked, "This courtyard is mine. Every time it was said that the Prince of Xiaoyao stayed at Yunyin Pavilion, he was staying here."

"No wonder you know this place so well, even though it's so secluded." Zhu Yu was completely disoriented and felt dizzy from all the spinning.

When they finally managed to find their way out, they soon arrived at the bustling street.

Zhu Yu calculated that since she married Lu Qing, she had never actually strolled around the streets in broad daylight. Either she wasn't in the capital, or she only went to Yunyin Pavilion with him at night.

But no one could have imagined that when they finally had the time to leisurely stroll through the streets, they had already been demoted to commoners.

Two people who should have fallen from the sky to the ground and suffered terrible injuries were now leisurely strolling around, both in good spirits.

If I said that out loud, probably no one would believe me.

The three of them wandered around the streets. In order to keep her promise, Zhu Yu went to a famous pastry shop in the capital recommended by Lu Qing and bought a lot of pastries that the chefs of Yunyin Pavilion were not good at. She bought a lot of each kind, because if she bought too little, Fu Lu would definitely want to save them for her master and refuse to take them herself.

Zhu Yu wasn't very interested in rouge and face powder, finding it too troublesome to apply and draw on her face. She also found jewelry and ornaments cumbersome. After wandering around for a while, she found some high-quality silk thread in a herbal medicine shop.

“This is no ordinary silk thread,” Zhu Yu said, holding the bundle of thread, his eyes crinkling into crescents with delight. “This requires the finest double-cocoon silkworms, and it must first be fumigated with beeswax and myrrh until it is supple and strong, and then coated with egg white and Bletilla striata.”

I had only heard of it before, but had never seen it.

This stuff is even better than regular mulberry bark thread.

Lu Qing watched silently with a smile as she stood there, overjoyed, a strange sense of pride welling up inside him.

Other people's wives either like gold and silver jewelry, jade and gemstones, or they like silk and satin, hairpins and pearl hairpins. The more elegant ones at most like writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones, and calligraphy and paintings by famous artists.

Only Zhu Yu, who doesn't panic when he sees someone bleeding or injured, and doesn't scream or run away when he sees a corpse, truly has both courage and intelligence.

In all the world, there is such an extraordinary woman, who, by sheer coincidence, became his wife.

I wonder if Emperor Jin now harbors any regret about that imperial decree of marriage he made back then...