Chu Xiaoxiao was thrown into a book, reincarnating as a cannon fodder meant to be drowned shortly after birth. Outraged, she saved herself and vowed to change her family’s doomed fate.
...Jiang Chenjue stood there coldly. He knew very well that Jiang Chenyu had come for Chu Zhiyin from the beginning.
Very good, so you know he has someone he likes, so you are trying to steal his girl?
Humph! The Prince of Pingning is so shameless that he actually wants the second daughter of the Duke of Huguo to be his concubine?
What is he thinking of doing?
The person who used such despicable means to force a woman who had divorced to return home is despicable.
Are you planning to use this trick to force him to leave the capital? And then what? Seize his property?
Chen is really good at calculating.
"Our lady is..."
The maid hesitated and dared not speak, so Chu Zhiyin answered for her: "The one who fell into the lake is Liu Chanru, the widowed daughter of General Liu. Excuse me, sir, who are you?"
Jiang Chenjue glanced at Jiang Chenyu and smiled maliciously: "He is the son of the Marquis of Pingning."
Chu Zhiyin's eyes revealed a fleeting trace of disgust: "It turned out that it was the son of the Marquis of Pingning who saved Miss Liu. In broad daylight, you were both wet, but you were still hugging each other. It is reasonable and sensible..."
Jiang Chenyu's face was very ugly. The widowed Miss Liu? Wasn't that the widow of her uncle's cousin? Why was she here?
Could it be that she was the one that her mother arranged to lure Chu Zhiyin here? But she was too stupid. She didn't take others into account, but she took herself into account and implicated him.
Liu Chanru was originally angry that Chu Zhiyin had dodged her plan, but she didn't expect that after being reminded by her, she immediately had some plans in mind.
She had already lost her husband and could not go back to her parents' home. She didn't know where to settle down for the rest of her life. It would be great if she could enter the Pingning Marquis' Mansion.
Chu Zhiyin is giving up such a good opportunity, which is great.
With an idea in mind, Liu Chanru sat there sobbing, "My Lord! The second young lady of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion is right. We have had physical contact, and you have to be responsible for me.
Although I am a widow, I am a clean young lady from the Taiwei Mansion. If what happened today gets out, how can I still live with dignity?"
Jiang Chenjue's lips curled up slightly. It turned out that this was Chu Zhiyin's idea, and he was willing to help make it happen.
With his hands behind his back, he made a few gestures to the guards not far away, and in less than a moment, many people came.
Chu Xiaoxiao was so amused that she clapped her hands and smiled with her eyes curved.
[The crowd of spectators has arrived. This is getting interesting. Lady Pingning would never have thought that after all her scheming, she would end up scheming herself.]
Chu Zhiyin glanced at her cute little niece, her eyes full of smiles. Her Xiaoxiao was really a little lucky star, with her around, all the demons and monsters had nowhere to escape, and all had to show their true colors.
Liu Chanru wanted to help Pingning Houfu plot against her, so she was sent in. Pingning Hou's son had already married, so she could only be a concubine in the Houfu.
When the onlookers came over, they saw a man and a woman outside, wearing cloaks and with wet hair.
"Isn't this the daughter of General Liu whose husband died after she got married? How did she get entangled with the son of Marquis Pingning?"
"The young lady fell into the lake, and the young man jumped in to save her and even held her in his arms."
"It doesn't matter! The prince of Pingning can just marry this lady."
"I have no choice but to accept her. They are both in such a state. What should I do if I don't accept Miss Liu? Are we really going to watch her die?"
"Of course not. The Prince of Pingning is not that kind of person. He jumped into the water to save someone. Would he watch that person die? If he really had that kind of intention, why would he rescue that person?"
Listening to everyone's discussions, Jiang Chenyu's face darkened. He never dreamed that he had saved the wrong person.
The person his mother found was really unreliable. He looked at Liu Chanru with disappointment, said nothing, and turned away.
When Liu Chanru saw that he was leaving, she cried even louder: "My Lord! Don't you want to be responsible for me? I might as well die."
After saying that, she walked to the edge of the pavilion and pretended to jump down. Her maid held her tightly and begged Jiang Chenyu desperately, with a hint of threat in her tone.
"Pingning Hou's son, help me! Our young lady became like this because of you, you can't just stand by and watch her die!"
The maid's speaking skills were very good. In one sentence, she pointed out the reason why Liu Chanru fell into the lake. If it weren't for the wife of Pingning Hou who wanted to plot against Chu Zhiyin, how could her young lady fall into the water?
After hearing this, Jiang Chenyu's face turned even darker. Was he trying to use today's incident to control him?
To outsiders, it seemed to have a different meaning. The maid said that her daughter had been taken away by the prince of Pingning Marquis and would not be able to see anyone in the future, so it would be better for him to take her in as his concubine.
"Yes! The Prince of Pingning can't just leave like this. Miss Liu is the daughter of the Grand Commandant's Mansion after all. Since you saved her, you might as well be a good person to the end."
"Having an extra wife or concubine is a good thing, what else is there for the Prince of Pingning to consider?"
"Are we really going to watch Miss Liu jump into the lake? The prince is not such a cold-hearted person, right?"
Seeing that Jiang Chenyu still refused to accept her, Liu Chanru became angry. She didn't want to die anymore. Instead, she stared at Jiang Chenyu with her eyes wide open.
"The prince of Pingning Marquis's mansion has no sense of responsibility, yet he dares to have such wild ideas?"
As soon as she said this, Jiang Chenyu knew what she wanted to do. Even if she was not happy about it, she had to comfort Liu Chanru.
"Go back peacefully. I will give you an explanation after I report this to my mother."
After saying this, his eyes fell meaningfully on Chu Zhiyin and Jiang Chenjue, and he left with a heart full of disappointment and a cold look on his body.
In the meditation room, Mrs. Chen, the wife of Marquis Pingning, was getting anxious and had no idea whether her son had accomplished anything.
Unable to wait any longer, she asked the nanny beside her to go out and look for him. Before she even reached the gate, she saw the young master coming back with a dark face and all wet.
Chen quickly asked someone to prepare hot water and clean clothes. These had already been prepared, waiting for him to come back.
After washing up, Chen asked, "How is it? Is it done?"
Jiang Chenyu glanced at Chen with dissatisfaction, and his face darkened: "Mother! What kind of idiots are you looking for? The second daughter of the Duke of Huguo's Mansion did not fall into the lake, she jumped in by herself, and you still want me to be responsible. If I don't take responsibility, I'm afraid she will tell others what we did."
"What?" Chen's face instantly turned dark, even scarier than Jiang Chenyu's. "Did Liu Chanru tell you that? That little bitch. She's very stubborn. If you really take her back, can she still be good to you?"
"My son has already promised her. He has no choice but to agree. She is making a scene in front of others." Jiang Chenyu's tone was full of complaints. "If you want to find someone, you should find someone who is more reliable, right? Finding such a troublemaker, aren't you asking for trouble?"
Before getting married, Liu Chanru's reputation was well-known in the capital. She was a playboy who did nothing but get into trouble.
If he is really brought back to the rear house, there will be a lot of chaos in the future.
Chen was also very regretful at this moment. Why did she believe Liu Chanru? Chu Zhiyin was not pushed into the lake, but she jumped in instead. Could it be that she was plotted against from the beginning?