GBP Chapter 391 A mistake
Chapter 391 A mistake
Cancel the engagement? A very unexpected request, but also reasonable.
To the general, the princess was no longer a princess and the engagement was meaningless.
The Queen Mother followed Yan Niang's advice and had already expressed to the general her wish to leave the palace.
The reason why the general seemed to be keeping his troops in place was that he was actually quietly dealing with the matter of sending the Queen Mother out of the palace.
The general's side could not produce strong evidence to prove Princess Tianning's biological father, and the queen mother had the support of the prime minister and the general assistant. If they confronted each other head-on, both sides would suffer. Therefore, now that the queen mother took the initiative to ask to leave the palace, there was no reason for the general to refuse.
But the Queen Mother made a request to the general, that is, the princess's reputation must not be tarnished in any way. In other words, the matter of Tianning's biological father must not be mentioned again, and the general agreed.
If he canceled the engagement now, what would others think? The general had to think twice before acting.
Judging from the current situation, whether the engagement will be cancelled or not depends entirely on the general's words, and the queen mother no longer has the position and confidence to force the marriage. Besides, the queen mother already knew that Tianning was Yanniang, so how could she let Yanniang marry Kang Xiaorong?
The Queen Mother now only wanted to leave the palace and secretly inquire about Tianning's whereabouts in places with looser control outside the palace - this was another reason why the Queen Mother took the initiative to ask to leave the palace. She was not afraid or tired, but to find her beloved daughter.
Hua Rong didn't know what happened in the Empress Dowager's Palace that night, nor did she know that Tian Ning was a fox demon. She just didn't want to see Yue Mao suffer anymore, and hoped to get back some happiness that should have belonged to Yue Mao.
"Can you really find out Zhao Ji's identity?" the general asked solemnly. Kang Qingyuan, who had made no progress in investigating Zhao Ji's identity, hoped to get some clues from Hua Rong.
Hua Rong replied calmly, "If the general agrees to Hua Rong, Hua Rong will definitely find a way to find out the truth."
The general knew that Hua Rong was a smart girl and believed that she had the ability. He stared at Hua Rong's determined expression in silence for a while before saying, "Hua Rong, when did the Xi and Kang families become so estranged? Do we have to make an agreement for every move?"
Hua Rong said: "General, have you forgotten that Hua Rong has long lost the surname 'Xi' and is no longer a member of the Xi family. She dare not cling to the Kang family, so she must be careful in every move in order to seek safety."
These words were like a sharp stone that hit the general's heart. He thought that with the relationship between the two families, he could make Hua Rong obey him. But to his surprise, Hua Rong was also wary of him.
After thinking for a while, he asked, "Hua Rong, is your request just to cancel the engagement?"
What he meant was that he wanted to confirm what Hua Rong's plans were after the engagement was cancelled.
Hua Rong saw through the general's thoughts and replied, "General, you are worrying too much. Hua Rong's request is just to cancel the engagement. I don't have any unreasonable thoughts."
"Don't you want to revive your engagement with Xiaorong?" the general asked bluntly.
Without thinking twice, Hua Rong immediately stated: "General, Hua Rong does not want to revive the engagement. Please do not have any doubts."
The general thought Hua Rong still had feelings for Kang Xiaorong, so he asked that question. But Hua Rong's resolute answer made the general unable to tell whether she had given up her feelings or was just pretending to be indifferent. Staring into her determined eyes, the general saw that she had made up her mind.
"Okay, I promise you. If you can find out Zhao Ji's true identity, I will ask the Queen Mother to cancel the engagement between the princess and Kang Xiaorong." In front of outsiders, the general must maintain respect for the Queen Mother. Although the decision-making power of the engagement is completely in his hands, he cannot let outsiders think that he has done anything presumptuous.
After receiving such an answer, Hua Rong breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, she did not expect the general to agree.
The reason why she insisted on not resuming her engagement with Kang Xiaorong was because Huarong was no longer the same as before. The sister who had an old love affair with Kang Xiaorong had already become a substitute for her to endure the torture of poison. She couldn't bear to take away the happiness that should belong to her sister in the identity of Huarong. Although she also had a faint feeling for Kang Xiaorong in her heart, she didn't want to betray her sister.
Wenhua College, I’m a beginner, and it’s time for self-study again.
After having the bad memory of running into Long Mohan last time, the three kids decided to stay quiet for a while. Otherwise, if they were caught by Long Mohan again, they wouldn't be as lucky as last time.
Zhuang Xiaomeng, who hated reading the most, could no longer sit still and lay on the table, shouting that she was bored.
The eldest grandson Mingri was disturbed by his noise and shouted angrily, "Don't talk, be quiet, be quiet."
Zhuang Xiaomeng rolled her eyes, covered her ears and shook her head, "You're the loudest here, it's so noisy."
Prince Ming remained unmoved, his eyes remained fixed on the pages of the book.
"Prince, Prince." Zhuang Xiaomeng called Prince Ming twice, and really wanted to find someone to chat with.
"Prince." Seeing that shouting didn't work, Zhuang Xiaomeng reached out and pushed Prince Ming on the shoulder.
Prince Ming shuddered, suddenly came to his senses, and asked hesitantly, "What, what happened?"
"I thought you were reading seriously, but it turns out you were just daydreaming." Zhuang Xiaomeng had a sly grin on her face, as if she had caught something on Prince Ming.
"I'm not daydreaming, I'm thinking about something." Prince Ming tried to defend himself.
"What are you thinking about?" Zhuang Xiaomeng moved closer to Prince Ming, stretched his head, and wanted to find out what was going on.
"I can't tell you." Prince Ming was reluctant to talk about his troubles, because he didn't want others to know that his father and mother seemed to be in a relationship crisis.
"Why? How about I trade a secret with you? I saw..."
"Wait a minute!" Prince Ming covered Zhuang Xiaomeng's mouth, fearing that he would tell the secret, and he would have to tell the truth.
Zhuang Xiaomeng pushed Prince Ming's hand away and shouted, "I saw Concubine Su from last time come to Wenhua Courtyard again."
"What?" Prince Ming's heart skipped a beat and his face suddenly became serious.
Chang Sun Mingri was also interested. He put down the book and turned to look at Zhuang Xiaomeng, wanting to hear what else he had to say.
"Anyway, I saw it. If you don't believe me, come with me and see it." Zhuang Xiaomeng shook his head.
"Impossible." Chang Sun Mingri quickly judged, "You have been with us all day today, how could you know where Su Congfei is? If you saw her, we must have seen her too."
"Anyway, I saw it. The specific details of how I saw it, haha, are my unique secret techniques, so I will not reveal them to anyone." Zhuang Xiaomeng acted superior, as if she was deliberately trying to make Chang Sun Mingri angry.
"Hmph, Prince Ming, don't believe him. He must be unable to sit still in the lecture hall and is trying to lure you out to play with him." Chang Sun Mingri is smarter than Prince Ming and knows Zhuang Xiaomeng's character better. He guessed what Zhuang Xiaomeng was thinking at once.
Zhuang Xiaomeng knew that Prince Ming was frightened by Long Mohan's warning last time. If she didn't use extraordinary means, how could she trick him into going out to play with her? As for the extraordinary means, of course, it was the whereabouts of Concubine Su Cong, who Prince Ming was most concerned about. If Prince Ming knew that Concubine Su Cong was in Wenhua Courtyard, he would definitely be curious and want to see what Concubine Su Cong was doing.
"Are you telling the truth?" The naive Prince Ming believed Zhuang Xiaomeng's words despite his eldest grandson Mingri's warning.
"Prince, he must have lied to you." Seeing that Prince Ming had been led by Zhuang Xiaomeng, Chang Sun Mingri could not help but rush over, grabbed Prince Ming's shoulders and shook him.
"Prince Ming, come with me." Zhuang Xiaomeng did not give Prince Ming time to think. She pulled him up and ran out the door.
"Wait a minute! Wait a minute!" Zhang Sun Mingri, who clearly wanted to catch the two of them, ran out unknowingly.
When the three of them stopped, they realized they were already far away from the lecture hall.
"Su, where is Concubine Su Cong...excuse me...?" Prince Ming ran out of breath, but still could not see any trace of Concubine Su Cong.
"I clearly saw her nearby..." Zhuang Xiaomeng looked left and right, pretending to be trying hard to find her.
"Prince, he is obviously deceiving you. Come back with me." It is not easy for Chang Sun Mingri to be a good person. He held Prince Ming's other hand tightly, wanting to bring Prince Ming back to the lecture hall safely before being discovered.
"I didn't lie. I did see her. But now she's missing and there's nothing I can do. But... since we're already out, why don't we go around for a walk?" Zhuang Xiaomeng's fox tail could no longer be hidden, and he gave Prince Ming a flattering smile.
"Ah, over there!" Chang Sun Mingri suddenly pointed in a direction and screamed.
Following the direction of his finger, Prince Ming and Zhuang Xiaomeng saw a familiar figure walking slowly. If they were not mistaken, this person... was actually the Concubine Su Cong in the topic!
"Hide quickly." Zhuang Xiaomeng, who had the fastest reaction, hurriedly pulled Prince Ming to hide in the corner. They were skipping classes and could not be caught.
"It's really her..." Prince Ming poked his little head out from behind the corner, stared at the figure for a long time, and finally confirmed that the person was indeed Concubine Su Congfei.
"Haha, I told you I saw it." Zhuang Xiaomeng suddenly became proud.
"You just hit the jackpot by accident. She knew at first glance that you had just arrived at Wenhua College. How could you have seen her before?" Chang Sun Mingri immediately exposed Zhuang Xiaomeng's lie.
"In short, if it weren't for me, you wouldn't be able to see her." Zhuang Xiaomeng refused to admit his mistake.
"Look at her neck..." Prince Ming's eyes closely followed Yizhen's every move.
"Isn't it just a necklace?" Zhuang Xiaomeng didn't understand why Prince Ming cared about the necklace. "Except that it's bigger and more conspicuous, it doesn't seem to be anything special..."
"That is, that is..." Prince Ming hesitated for a long time, unable to say the following words, he did not want anyone to know his secret. The thing Yizhen wore around her neck was the token of love that Long Mohan had given to Zhaoji.