C6 (1/2)
Ji Yanran returned to her room and sat heavily on the bed. With a dark expression, a torrential storm gathered on her face, ”Mother, what did you tell Father? If it wasn't for the fact that I didn't know anything about the Sixth Prince coming to the palace, what exactly was going on? ”
”Your father hid this from me as well. He obviously didn't want us to know about it!” Mrs Liu's expression was also ugly as she said, ”Yan Er, you were too impulsive today. Why don't you mention the An clan? If someone heard, who knows what kind of trouble they would invite. Also, how could he so easily say such disobedient words to his father? If word of this got out, would you want it? ”
”Crash ~ ~ ~”
Hearing that, Ji Yanran flew into a rage and threw the teacup away with a wave of her hand. Her voice became incomparably sharp, ”Reputation! No matter how bad my reputation is, isn't it still inferior to her seeking death in front of Father? Ever since you were young, I've been able to bear with you, but in the end, what did I get? ”
”I didn't get anything. On the contrary, I was always pressured by her. I ate and wore. All the good things are hers. I endured. At home or out, she was her first priority, and I put up with it. But in the end, even the man that I had my eyes on was robbed by her. Why, on what basis? ”She is the young mistress of the house of the Marquis, I am not the same, she is the direct descendant of me, her mother is dead, but I still have a mother, my mother is the owner of the house of the Marquis, isn't that so?”
”On what basis? Just based on the fact that her mother didn't save anyone else, it was your grandmother! ”
Mrs Liu took a deep breath and dismissed the servant girl, ”If Lin Xiang had saved any other person, even if it was Master Hou, he would not have allowed her to run rampant in the Hou Mansion. However, the person she saved was your grandmother. With your grandmother's help, and Master Hou's filial piety and guilt towards that slut, how could he not spoil her daughter? ” The slut that Mrs Liu mentioned naturally referred to the Yongning Marquis Yuan's match Lin Xiang.
”The grace of saving a life, and the grace of saving a life again?”
”Enough! What are you angry about? It's just an imperial edict. It's not like you didn't see it today. Just what is going on? You messed up your own plans!” How could she not be angry at Mrs Liu's ruthless words? However, she understood too well that sometimes, living people could not compete with the dead.
He originally thought that after all these years of being separated by the affection between father, daughter, and granddaughter and smearing Ji Huaguang's reputation down, Master Hou would be disappointed and give up on her. But now, it seems that she was wrong. Even though he knew that the Sixth Prince liked Yanran, he still went to ask for the imperial edict in a muddle. He even kept it a secret from her, not revealing even the slightest bit of information beforehand.
If they were not caught unprepared, how could they be in such a passive position?
”How can I not be angry?”
Ji Yanran's expression did not change at all. ”Listen to that slut's words. She is obviously mocking us. Even without her grandmother and father, Hou Mansion will sooner or later be Ji Shaoyang's. With Ji Shaoyang's protection, we will be trampled by her for the rest of our lives! ”
This question was truly poisonous.
The heir to Marquis Yongning's estate was naturally the eldest son of the Ji Clan, Ji Shaoyang. He was their eldest brother, but he was that slut's blood brother. Ji Shaoyang had never falsified her feelings towards the other siblings of Hou Mansion, as she had only protected that slut since she was young. Who told them to be the ones who climbed out of the same mother's womb?
The more Ji Yanran thought about it, the angrier she got. ”Besides, the imperial edict has already been passed down, so what else can there be? ”If the Sixth Prince had truly decided to go against the imperial edict, he would not have come to the Hou Mansion first, but first to enter the palace, and even more so, he would not have made a move to let her off. Now, even if the Sixth Prince had entered the palace, he might not have obtained any benefits.
How could the imperial edict be so easy to change? It would be taken back the moment it was laid down. That was to let the emperor slap his own face!
Under the heavens, who would dare?
”I think the one who can't understand is you.”
Ji Yanran's eyes lit up. ”Mother, you're saying …”
”The decree has already been passed down, but what if the bride is gone on the day of marriage? ”Oh you, just wait and see …” Mrs Liu only had a profound expression. These royal juniors had always been the most rebellious, yet they were being bullied and insulted by a useless woman. How could they endure this?
Wouldn't that really be like a turtle hiding its head?
Ji Yanran's expression slightly relaxed as she recalled the murderous look on the Sixth Prince's face before he left. What she said was true, since the Sixth Prince had lost all his face today, she only needed to add more firewood to get rid of him.
”Who wouldn't die in a fight?”
”Even if he didn't die on the battlefield, we would still find a chance to get rid of him eventually. Mother has her own plans for this matter, so you don't need to worry about it.”
Ji Shaoyang, it was these three words that had blocked her two sons' path. Sadly, Yu'er was still young, and the Old Lord Ji was very protective of Ji Shaoyang, so she couldn't find a chance.
It was time for her to think.
Other than the old mistress and the Marquis' residence, the entire Marquis' Mansion's best courtyard was named after the owner's small words. It was a three storied and meticulously decorated building, surrounded by a winding corridor, filled with pavilions and pavilions, and in front of the pavilion was a small fake mountain lotus pond. At the top of the pavilion was a small tower, upon which one could take in all the sights of the Marquis' Mansion.
Creak. The room door was pushed open from the outside.
Pearl carefully walked in and knelt in front of the beautiful bed. His vision was dim and dark, even his tongue was tied. ”Young, young miss, this servant was wrong. I beg young miss to punish this servant.”
”Ask the manager of the Hou clan to transfer a courtyard to you in an hour? ”What were the results?” An Su glanced at the hourglass. Her voice was neither fast nor slow. Her clothes hadn't changed yet and she was reclining on the beauty bed with a book in her hand. However, she had yet to open it.