mtl008 Chapter 411: The Playboy from a Noble Family and the Daughter of a Married Woman (34)
Chapter 411: The Playboy from a Noble Family and the Daughter of a Married Woman (34)
Inside the hall, Wei Jingzhou and the Fourth Prince's eyes met vaguely.
The Fourth Prince smiled and raised his glass to congratulate him, and Wei Jingzhou also looked respectful.
But in a place that neither side could see, the veins on the back of his hand were throbbing, and deep in his eyes there was ruthlessness and coldness.
After the celebration banquet, Wei Jingzhou would dig himself out of the land of comfort every day with a look of resentment on his face, and follow his father and elder brother to court with a bitter face.
The small barbarian country was severely beaten back and suffered heavy losses.
In the short term, he no longer has the ability to cause trouble.
But when the external situation was somewhat stabilized, the internal situation began to become turbulent.
The ruler on the gilded dragon-carved throne is already very old, and the seven grown-up princes are ready to make a move, and the open and covert fighting is becoming more and more intense.
The conflict was completely brought to the surface with the assassination of the Fourth Prince and his temporary disappearance as the fuse.
The old emperor was furious and took the opportunity to demote all his sons who were obviously involved, including the eldest prince, the second prince, the fifth prince and the sixth prince.
The officials standing behind them also suffered.
Those who were demoted were demoted, those who were killed were killed, and those who were exiled were exiled.
There was a sense of impending storm in the court, and the atmosphere was quite unsettled.
Looking at Ruan Qingyue who was standing in front of her again and was hesitant to speak, Ruan Guannan raised his eyebrows slightly.
"My cousin has been coming here quite frequently these days, but is there something you want to talk about?"
Ruan Qingyue looked at her timidly, tears falling as she spoke, her voice choked with sobs.
"Cousin, my parents wrote to me a few days ago and asked me to come home. They said they have found a marriage for me..."
"That's a good thing. You're not young anymore, but it's a waste of time for you to come and accompany me."
Ruan Guannan picked up a handkerchief and wiped the saliva from the corner of his son's mouth, his face full of tenderness.
Ruan Qingyue bit her lips tightly.
Suddenly, he knelt down in front of her, raised his tear-stained face and begged:
"Cousin, that man is a bastard in our family. His life is already difficult. I don't want to..."
Having lived a life of luxury in a marquis's mansion in her previous life, how could she be willing to marry a bastard from a humble family?
She would rather not marry!
Ruan Guannan signaled Bai Lu to help the man up, and frowned as he looked at the sobbing man.
"Then come to me. I can't interfere with your marriage."
Ruan Qingyue shook her head quickly and said anxiously:
"I just hope my cousin can send me to the manor owned by the Marquis's manor, and I hope my father and mother won't find me."
Ruan Guannan was a little surprised and shook his head decisively.
"Qingyue, you came here under the pretext of accompanying me at the Marquis' Mansion."
"If Second Uncle and Second Aunt can't find anyone from me, or if you have any mishap in the countryside, won't I be subject to a lot of gossip?"
Ruan Qingyue stared blankly at the man at the top who looked so noble, her lips opening and closing but she couldn't utter a word.
After the people left, an inexplicable emotion flashed in Ruan Guannan's eyes.
The missing Fourth Prince is probably going to hide in the manor to recuperate soon. If we let him out at this time, wouldn't all our efforts be wasted?
In the next few days, Ruan Guannan simply pushed Ruan Qingyue back and asked Cai'er to keep an eye on her carefully.
When the news of the fourth prince's safe return to the capital came out, Ruan Guannan stopped detaining Ruan Qingyue.
When she came to ask to go home, Ruan Guannan waved his hand and sent someone to send her back.
The old emperor was very happy that the fourth prince returned safely.
But after these four sons gained a lot of supporters, the kindness in the emperor's eyes began to change.
No matter how fierce the struggle is, the Cheng'en Marquisate will always be a staunch royalist.
In the original plot, the reason why the Fourth Prince was able to ascend the throne smoothly was largely because the Emperor and the Cheng'en Marquisate had become estranged.
I thought that the Marquis Cheng'en Mansion was also standing behind the Fourth Prince.
But now no one is involved with the Fourth Prince’s wife.
Even though she had sent messages to Ruan Guannan several times before, Ruan Guannan rejected them with the excuse that "the fetus is unstable and you need to stay in bed and rest."
Therefore, because of the existence of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion, the Fourth Prince always had great fear.
The three fathers and sons of the Cheng'en Marquis' Mansion would close the door of their mansion after the court session every day and would not participate in their "fight".
This resulted in Wei Jingzhou using all of his endless energy every day on Ruan Guannan.
Many times in broad daylight in the afternoon, the maids in the yard did not dare to approach the door of the main house.
Until one day, when the second young master came out with a conspicuous slap mark on his face, he finally calmed down.
Ruan Guannan looked very unhappy and leaned on the couch to rest.
Cai Er rushed in at this time and spoke to Ruan Guannan quickly:
"Madam, Miss Qingyue has been taken into the Prince's Palace as a concubine by the Fourth Prince."
Ruan Guannan opened his eyes and looked at Cai'er to confirm, "When?"
"He was carried into the Fourth Prince's residence in the morning."
Ruan Guannan sighed slightly in her heart. She had detained Ruan Qingyue for so long that she missed the time to save the Fourth Prince.
I didn't expect that the two of them could be involved together.
The heroine's luck is really mysterious.
It seems that we have to find a way to make the Fourth Prince uneasy.
This news did not cause any splash at all.
Compared to the fact that now is a critical period in the fight for the throne, this can only be regarded as a romantic affair of the Fourth Prince.
In the Fourth Prince's Mansion, the man looked at the woman sitting on the bed, and an inexplicable emotion flashed in his eyes.
On the way home yesterday, I happened to meet this woman named Ruan Qingyue. At a certain moment, she looked somewhat like someone in my mind.
The beautiful scenery I saw at Kaifu Temple that day flashed through my mind unconsciously.
Green trees, red silk, and the beauty glances sideways with a shy smile.
This scene was deeply imprinted in his eyes and he still remembers it vividly today.
His fingertips kept stroking the wooden sign in his sleeve, and he looked up at the innocent and timid woman again, and the confusion in his eyes disappeared completely.
His face darkened, his voice was icy cold, "I don't like your look and attitude."
The helplessness and resistance on Ruan Qingyue's face froze, and she subconsciously looked over.
But he was met with a pair of indifferent and heartless eyes.
Ruan Qingyue forced a smile, "Your Highness, if you don't like me, why do you force me to be your concubine?"
His voice was hard and his eyes were full of stubbornness.
The fourth prince sneered, his eyes full of amusement.
"If I remember correctly, it was you who took the initiative to come and intercept my carriage, right?"
"Don't say you didn't recognize the royal seal on the carriage."
Ruan Qingyue's face froze, her lip balm-coated lips trembled slightly, and a hint of guilt flashed in her eyes.
Of course she recognized the mark, otherwise she wouldn't have stopped him regardless of her reputation.
Her original intention was to fall down and then get a guilt-ridden promise from the person in a higher position.
This way she could temporarily get rid of Mrs. Ruan's control over her marriage.
Unexpectedly, she was carried directly into the Fourth Prince's palace to be a concubine.
Ruan Qingyue didn't expect that that brief meeting would make the Fourth Prince fall in love with her.
Even in the prince's mansion, she didn't want to be a concubine.
She originally wanted to ask a few questions, but was caught off guard by the Fourth Prince's cold words.
The Fourth Prince was impatient to waste time with a fake who looked so unlike him.
Thinking of that woman, a determined smile flashed in his eyes.
It was not until the Fourth Prince received a secret letter from the Emperor that he had secretly appointed a crown prince that his actions began to intensify.