mtl008 Chapter 455: Determined to Cancel the Engagement
Chapter 455: Determined to Cancel the Engagement
"Mom..." Jiang Yan's face turned red, and she buried herself in Mrs. Jiang's arms and started crying.
As the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Revenue, no one had ever dared to speak to her in such a frivolous way. She felt so wronged that she couldn't stop crying.
When Heng'er saw Jiang Yan crying, he didn't know why and started crying too.
The eldest cousin's wife hurriedly picked up Heng'er and started to coax him.
Su Lingyue clapped left and right anxiously.
"Yan'er, it's okay. No one dares to scare you anymore, mom is here."
"Sister, don't be sad. At worst, I can ask Dad and Big Brother to punish him tomorrow!"
Mrs. Jiang hugged Jiang Yan and tried to comfort her together with Jiang Siqi, but Jiang Yan still kept crying.
Ling Ling thought for a moment and said, "Yan'er, I'll give the prince a chin bean at the banquet later, and he'll have diarrhea for ten days!"
Thinking of Xiao Changshi's miserable appearance, Jiang Yan couldn't help laughing. She finally stopped crying and said with sobs, "Sister Ling, let him poop for twenty days."
Ling Ling patted her shoulder and comforted her, "No problem, just let him poop for 20 days."
"Okay!" Jiang Yan smiled brightly, without any sadness or grievance.
Mrs. Jiang thought they were joking and didn't take it seriously. After wiping her daughter's tears, she walked over to Wang to comfort her grandson.
After a period of chaos and turmoil, the little guy was finally coaxed into peace.
Seeing that the crying had stopped, Ling Ling took out a pill from her pocket and prepared to hand it to Jiang Siqi. Madam Jiang held Ling Ling's hand and said sternly, "Are you really going to drug the prince? Murdering the crown prince is a capital crime, and all nine clans should be executed!"
"The prince just said something wrong. If you report this little thing to His Majesty, what will His Majesty think? He will think that the Jiang family is too arrogant. Don't mention this matter again! Just stay away from the prince in the future."
Jiang Siqi paced with his hands on his hips, looking unconvinced, "But, mother, are we just going to endure this? Didn't you see the prince's attitude just now! He was looking at prey!"
Listening to her brother and mother arguing, Jiang Yan's eyes became red again, but this time she didn't cry.
She knew her mother was right.
She is the legitimate daughter of the Shangshu Mansion, and there will be many people with bad intentions who will be eyeing her. Last time it was Su Wenyuan, and this time it is the prince.
Later, there will be others.
"Brother, mother is right, forget it!" Jiang Yan lowered her head and said, "Every time I attend a banquet, I get into trouble. From now on, I will stay at home and not go anywhere else."
How could Mrs. Jiang not know that children of her age love to play the most? But because she was born in the Jiang family, she could not experience the happiness that ordinary girls had.
Thinking about it, my eyes couldn't help but turn red.
What they said was true, and there was really no other way to deal with it except to avoid it.
The emperor's treasury will definitely not be given to the prince. As long as Yan'er avoids the prince, there is nothing to worry about.
Su Lingyue felt very uncomfortable because of this.
There was a sound of footsteps and everyone was startled!
Could it be that the prince didn't leave and heard everything? !
When people came out from behind the rockery, they realized that it was someone they didn't know, and everyone's heart tightened again.
When Su Lingyue saw the person coming, she finally felt relieved.
"It's you, why aren't you accompanying the prince?"
The person who came was Yun Ting in disguise.
He was wearing an ordinary black guard uniform, but his face shape had been modified, his delicate jawline became square, his skin color became darker, and his eyes became smaller.
People who don’t know him would think he is two different people before and after his disguise.
Yun Ting nodded and said, "The prince left the hall, and the prince asked me to come out and take a look."
After saying that, Yun Ting walked to the side of the maid in the He Mansion who was not noticed by anyone, and warned with a cold face: "You didn't see or hear anything just now, do you understand?"
The sword with a cold glow was placed on the maid's shoulder, and the sharp blade was less than an inch away from the maid's neck.
Yun Ting exuded a cold and terrifying sense of oppression. The little maid was completely frightened. Her face turned pale instantly. She knelt down tremblingly and said, "Yes, yes, this servant... I didn't hear or see anything. Please spare me, sir!"
"Go down!"
Yun Ting withdrew his sword expressionlessly and turned around.
The maid stood up with the help of Shitou and ran away.
Yun Ting walked to Ling Ling's side, and before she could react, he swung his sword and the bottle of medicine fell into Yun Ting's hands.
"If something goes wrong with you holding something like this at a banquet, do you think you can stay out of it?"
After saying that, he bowed respectfully to Su Lingyue and strode out of the garden.
"What is he doing?" Ling Ling looked at Su Lingyue in confusion.
Su Lingyue shook her head, also very confused: "Just listen to him."
Thanks to Mrs. Jiang and Yun Ting's reminder, Jiang Siqi and Ling Ling did not mention the drugging matter again.
Several people lost interest and went back to the hall.
After entering the hall, Su Lingyue looked around and did not see Old Madam He, Mrs. Jia, and He Qianqian.
After asking Qin Wanning, I found out that the two of them had something to do and had to leave for a while.
Su Lingyue raised a smile, everything went according to her plan.
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In Madam He's courtyard, He Qianqian stood in front of Grand Tutor He with red eyes: "Grandfather, father, that prince's concubine is not easy to get along with at all. She even dares to bully Su Lingyue. I don't want to marry the prince, even if I die!"
Before He Qianqian left Beijing, she often met the two sisters of the Su family at various banquets. The elder sister, Su Lingyue, was raised in the Queen's palace and was being trained as the future Crown Princess. All the noble ladies in Beijing had to be courteous to her when they saw her.
He Qianqian is naturally the same.
She didn't expect that Su Nanxing would even dare to murder her sister, let alone her, an outsider.
She didn't want to enter that dangerous place.
Jia also echoed: "Father, husband, Qianqian was raised in the old home to prevent her from such things. A place like the Prince's Mansion is not something Qianqian can handle!"
As he spoke, tears began to flow unconsciously.
He Wen looked at his daughter and his wife, and felt bad when he thought that his pampered daughter would suffer torture in the palace for the next few decades.
If you marry into an ordinary official family, you will have the protection of your father, brothers and grandfather, and at least you will not be bullied.
He Wen looked up at Master He and nodded to him.
Tutor He was going to ask Xiao Yu for help in resolving the issue of canceling the engagement, and since Xiao Yu hadn't given a reply yet, he hadn't told anyone except He Wen.
Seeing the frightened looks of his daughter-in-law and granddaughter at this moment, the old man, who is nearly sixty years old, felt very distressed and became more determined to cancel the engagement.
Back in the study, Master He told the servant, "Invite Prince Su here alone, and don't let anyone else in the hall know."
The servant went out in response.
In the hall, Yun Ting told Xiao Yu what he had seen and heard behind the rockery just now.
Xiao Yu looked at Xiao Changshi who was talking to others, and his eyes became increasingly darker.
"No need to wait until the banquet, find a chance to give him the laxative now." Xiao Yu ordered in a cold voice.
Just then, a servant from the He Mansion came over and whispered to Xiao Yu what Grand Tutor He had said.
After a while, Xiao Yu found an excuse to leave the hall.
When I arrived at Master He's study, Master He had already sent the servants away and had prepared tea and was waiting for me.
Master He looked at Yan Qing, hesitated and said nothing.
Xiao Yu said calmly, "It's okay, Master, go ahead."
"In this case, I will not be shy."
"I promised Your Highness that I would help you in the future, but right now I am too busy to take care of myself. I know that my only granddaughter Qianqian will not live an ordinary life since she was born, but her future husband cannot be the crown prince!"
He frowned, looking distressed.
"The Crown Prince has been taken care of by Su Heng, and his behavior has changed. His future as the Crown Prince will certainly not be peaceful. My He family has been loyal for generations, and Wangchun has never made a mistake. I just hope that my children and grandchildren can live a safe life."
Since He Wangchun took office, he has been honest and upright, and has been highly valued by three generations of emperors.
But only now did he realize that the emperor's favor was based on royal interests.
In order to pave the way for his son, everyone can be sacrificed.
He has been an official for decades. In addition to wanting to serve the court, he also wants to protect his family's safety. If his family suffers misfortune because of his official position, then what is the point of him being an official.
After hesitating for a while, Master He raised his wrinkled eyes, which were clear and bright.
He watched Xiao Yu grow up, and he also taught in the Imperial Academy, so he could be considered Xiao Yu's teacher.
He immediately got a glimpse of the student's talent.
"In this capital, you are the only one who can stop this!" Tutor He said firmly.
Xiao Yu raised his lips and said calmly: "Okay! I agree, but I have a question for you, Master."