allonlinenovel Chapter 257 I don’t want to pretend anymore
Chapter 257 I don’t want to pretend anymore
The news that Princess Song Qingwan of Prince Huai suddenly appeared at the birthday banquet of the Zhong family spread throughout the capital overnight, and naturally reached the ears of Prince Yu.
Only then did he realize that Zhong Xuejiao's sudden proposal to return to the Zhong family to celebrate her father's birthday that day might also be related to this matter, because ever since Zhong Xueying also entered the mansion, Zhong Xuejiao had almost broken off with the Zhong family.
If she hadn't known in advance that Song Qingwan would appear, how could she have taken the initiative to return to the Zhong family? Prince Yu naturally understood the friendship between Zhong Xuejiao and Song Qingwan.
Although the two of them rarely meet each other, Song Qingwan saved Zhong Xuejiao's life.
So when Prince Yu heard the servant report that the princess had returned home, he went to Zhong Xuejiao's yard immediately.
As soon as he entered the door, Prince Yu questioned.
"You knew Song Qingwan would show up, right?"
Zhong Xuejiao turned around, glanced at Prince Yu, and nodded.
She was not surprised at all that Prince Yu would come to ask her about this matter, and she had already prepared herself mentally. Zhong Xuejiao did not intend to hide it from Prince Yu because she no longer wanted to pretend.
Zhong Xueying is dead, and Zhao Yujun is no longer the crown prince. The Zhong family will surely end up in a miserable state. Zhong Xuejiao only needs to ensure the safety of herself and her daughter. There is no need for her to go to such great lengths to please this man who makes her sick.
Zhong Xuejiao's reaction made Prince Yu feel very uncomfortable. He found that since Zhong Xueying disappeared, Zhong Xuejiao's attitude towards him had returned to what it was before. She was lukewarm all day long. There were several times when he wanted to stay in Zhong Xuejiao's room but was rejected.
"Do you really have to be like this? I just asked about the birthday banquet that day. I didn't say I wanted to marry Song Qingwan."
"I can't interfere with who the prince wants to marry. If the prince is able to marry Song Qingwan, I will treat her well and won't cause trouble for the prince."
Zhong Xuejiao answered calmly, but in fact she despised Prince Yu's arrogance to the extreme.
Does he know what he is talking about? He actually thought Song Qingwan would marry him? Where does his confidence come from?
If Song Qingwan fell in love with Zhao Yujun, she would not be Song Qingwan anymore.
Prince Yu felt like he had punched cotton. No matter how he explained, Zhong Xuejiao seemed not to care.
But this behavior did not cause any trouble for Prince Yu. Zhong Xuejiao did everything that a wife of Prince Yu should do, didn't she?
She was tolerant and generous, respectful to others, not jealous of other concubines, and stayed in the backyard to manage the entire palace.
Prince Yu decided to change the subject and not discuss this anymore.
"I heard that Song Qingwan gave your father a special birthday gift. Is that true?"
"She came to congratulate my father on his birthday on behalf of Prince Huai's Palace, so she naturally brought a gift, but I really don't know what the gift was."
"Then do you know where she went?"
Zhong Xuejiao stared at Prince Yu sincerely and shook her head with some regret.
"I don't know. That day, I said hello to Princess Huai and then went to visit my mother. After I came out, she left. As for where she went, I didn't hear."
Seeing that he could not get any valuable information from his wife, Prince Yu turned around and left with a look of disappointment.
Seeing Prince Yu leave, Lan Xiaoxiao lifted the door curtain and came out from the inner room. She glanced at Yu's back with contempt and spat.
"How shameless! You have your fill while still eyeing the pot! You have so many women, yet you still dare to covet your brother's wife!"
Princess Yu shook her head helplessly. She found that Lan Xiaoxiao's disgust towards Prince Yu was getting stronger and stronger. She would even hide when Prince Yu came to the yard.
Lan Xiaoxiao said that she wanted to vomit when she saw Prince Yu. After all, Prince Yu was a handsome man, one of the most handsome princes in the Great Sage Dynasty, but it was so sad that Lan Xiaoxiao hated him to this extent.
"You should be more careful with your words sometimes. What if he hears you?"
"What are you afraid of? At worst, you can just divorce me! It just so happens that I've had enough of being Prince Yu's concubine."
Lan Xiaoxiao poured a cup of tea with an indifferent look on her face and sat next to Zhong Xuejiao.
Just as she was about to bring the teacup to her lips, Lan Xiaoxiao suddenly thought of something and put the teacup back. She lowered her voice and asked,
"Did Sister really meet Princess Huai?"
"Of course it's true."
"How is she? I don't know where she has been these days. How is King Huai's health?"
"I didn't have the time to ask about that. I guess she must have recovered. Otherwise, how could she be so calm as to deliver that poisonous weapon to my father?"
"What! Are you saying that Song Qingwan gave the poisonous token to your father as a birthday gift?"
Zhong Xuejiao nodded, indicating that Lan Xiaoxiao's guess was correct.
Lan Xiaoxiao stood up from her chair in shock, she quickly turned around the room twice, and then sat back down.
"Does that prove that Prince Huai's Mansion has already confronted the Zhong family?"
"That should be the case, otherwise why would Song Qingwan suddenly appear there."
"Then what should we do? Should we do something? Now that Zhao Huaijin is not here, do we have to let Song Qingwan fight alone?"
"Xiaoxiao, please be patient for now. We don't know what Song Qingwan will do, right? If we act on our own and end up making things worse, that would be bad."
"You are right, but I have a feeling that the day when we leave the house is not far away."
After saying this, Lan Xiaoxiao held Zhong Xuejiao's hand tightly, her eyes full of excitement and anticipation.
They have waited for this day for too long!
Zhong Xuejiao's emotions were also affected, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Now they just have to wait patiently for a while until Prince Huai's Mansion completely eradicates the Zhong family and Prince Yu's party. Then, the sky will be high and the birds will fly freely, the sea will be wide and the fish will jump freely, and they will no longer be bound by the vast world.
The Zhong family acted quickly as expected. On the third day after Minister Zhong’s birthday banquet, a group of assassins came to the villa.
Song Qingwan was sleeping in the space when she suddenly heard someone climbing over the wall. She immediately got out of bed, put on her clothes and put her ear against the wall.
There was a series of clanging sounds, and everything in the house was knocked over, followed by the sound of doors and windows creaking.
After a while, an angry voice cursed: "This is really weird! It's clearly here, why is it not here?"
"Boss, maybe we found the wrong place?"
"No, there is no other courtyard within a few miles. If the Minister said it is here, then it must be correct."
"Could it be that the woman got the news in advance and ran away?"
"You can't run far! Search! All of you, go out and look for him!"
"Yes, boss!"
It turns out that he wanted to kill people to silence them so quickly. Minister Zhong must be really scared, right?
Haha, what a pity, these people are destined to return empty-handed!