"Ha ha!!"

Liu Ruyue, who was sitting in the main seat, seemed to have heard something very funny. She covered her mouth and laughed like a silver bell.

After she finished laughing, she raised her head, gently wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said to Xuanyuan Jingye: "Little Prince Jingye, whether your mother is satisfied with me or not is your business. If you can't even handle your own mother, how can you expect me to trust you to protect me in the future?"

“…”

Xuanyuan Jingye’s worldview was overturned once again: Is this possible?

Normally speaking, if the future mother-in-law doesn't like the future daughter-in-law, the future daughter-in-law will rush to serve and please her. How can she let the man step in to solve the problem?

He didn't know that the key to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problem lies with the man.

However, it was not only this that shocked Xuanyuan Jingye. What Liu Ruyue said next was a real shock to him:

"Besides, Young Prince Jingye, what good would it be to marry you? Does your Jingwang Mansion have a throne to inherit? You forced me to marry into the Liu family, having been pampered and spoiled, and then marry into the Liu family with my vast fortune?"

"Liu Ruyue!!!"

Once again, Xuanyuan Jingye was shocked by Liu Ruyue's bold remarks.

He was so frightened that he forgot to pretend to be affectionate and gentle. He shouted at Liu Ruyue, stopping her from making dangerous remarks.

Their Prince Jing's Mansion really wanted to have an heir to the throne, and he was chosen by His Majesty to compete for that position.

However, this should only be said in private or thought about in your mind.

By saying this in front of the maids and eunuchs in the Goddess Palace who were personally selected by His Majesty, is he trying to make His Majesty even more tired of him?

His Majesty has reprimanded him several times in the court these days, and those ministers who had previously been optimistic about him seem to be slightly softening their stance...

Thinking of this, Xuanyuan Jingye's face turned very bad.

However, when Liu Ruyue saw that Xuanyuan Jingye was unhappy, she became happy.

Waving her fair and tender little hand, Luo Sheng beside her immediately walked up to Xuanyuan Jingye with a few pages of paper. Like her master, her attitude had changed drastically, and her tone was much less respectful:

"Young Prince Jingye, these are the things my young lady once gave to Prince Jing's Mansion and you. Worried that you might be forgetful and forget these little things, my young lady specially wrote them down. You only need to return them according to the list!"

Holding those pages of paper, Xuanyuan Jingye felt as if his face was slapped hard several times, and it was burning.

Turning his head, staring at Liu Ruyue with crimson eyes, Xuanyuan Jingye asked word by word, "Yue'er, have we really come to this point?"

"Young Prince Jingye, what you said is wrong."

Liu Ruyue, who was protected by the maid, was not afraid of Xuanyuan Jingye's glare at all, and sneered: "This is how it is between us.

It's just that I was too foolish before, thinking that if I could please Princess Jing, I could live with you forever.

But later on, I finally understood that marriage is not something that can be decided just by mutual consent.

As long as Princess Jing is here, I'm afraid I won't be able to enter Prince Jing's Mansion.

In this case, I won’t force it.”

After saying this, Liu Ruyue pretended to be sad and asked her maid to help her leave.

Before leaving, he reminded her, "I hope that Young Prince Jingye will return my Liu family's things for the sake of our past friendship. Otherwise, when my parents find out, they will personally bring people to the gate of Prince Jing's mansion to cause trouble, which will be a disgrace to both families..."

These words contained an implicit threat: If the Liu family really made a fuss about this matter, the fact that Xuanyuan Jingye had hooked up with the Liu family's daughter would be exposed. Then, how would Xuanyuan Jingye explain to the Shangshu's daughter and the daughter of the dean of Qingshan Academy?

"Yue'er..."

Xuanyuan Jingye naturally understood the reason behind this and wanted to discuss the return of the money with Liu Ruyue. It would be best if he could coax the woman so that he wouldn't have to return it.

Of course, it would be best if I could coax the little woman to be as devoted to me as before.

However, the woman, who had always been well-behaved and docile, turned a deaf ear to his shouts and continued to leave.

Unfortunately, this was the Goddess Palace personally chosen by His Majesty, and Xuanyuan Jingye could not force his way in, so he had no choice but to leave.

On the way back in the carriage, Xuanyuan Jingye became more and more angry: How did things come to this?

Could it be that her mother was too harsh on Liu Ruyue, causing her to want to retreat?

With Liu Ruyue's hint, Xuanyuan Jingye thought more and more that this was the reason, and he began to feel a vague resentment towards his mother.

When he returned to Prince Jing's Mansion and saw his mother, Concubine Zhou Churan, his tone and attitude were not very good.

Princess Jing had always looked down on Liu Ruyue, and now when she heard that Liu Ruyue actually wanted her to return the things, she was even more furious and swore that she would never let that bitch into her house.

Of course, she naturally didn't want to return the treasures she had already obtained.

However, Xuanyuan Jingye saw through his thoughts.

He could only persuade Zhou Churan: "Mother, the most urgent thing is to win back Liu Ruyue's heart.

She has now begun to suspect that I approached her for the Liu family's property. If we keep those gifts and don't return them, wouldn't that just confirm this suspicion?

Besides, if the old couple from the Liu family come to our house to make trouble, wouldn’t it be your son and I who will be embarrassed? "

“…”

Zhou Churan became more and more angry after thinking about his son's words: "Bitch, she is really a bitch who can't stand up to the public. She gave the things herself, and now she is forcing me to return them.

How dare you threaten you? Haha, do you think that my Jingwang Mansion is easy to bully?"

"Mother, Liu Ruyue is no longer just a daughter of the Liu family, but also the reincarnated goddess of Beigan. I am determined to get her..."

Xuanyuan Jingye spoke a few more times and finally persuaded Zhou Churan to stop. He dug out the treasures and, with Zhou Churan's reluctant look, returned to the Goddess Palace with two carriages full of treasures.

Originally, Xuanyuan Jingye wanted to express his true feelings to Liu Ruyue when returning the things, and tell her that he really liked her as a person, not her Liu family's money.

Unfortunately, the guard at the door told them that the goddess had already gone to bed, so they checked the things and accepted them.

Looking at the sun still in the sky, Xuanyuan Jingye was very angry: It’s not even dark yet, and you’re already sleeping?

How could he know that Liu Ruyue had just fought several battles with Xuanyuan Yunche and was already exhausted.

Not only was he unable to meet Liu Ruyue, but the servants of the Goddess Palace actually compared the gift lists in the street, which clearly showed that they did not trust the character of the great Xuanyuan Jingye.

After counting the things, Xuanyuan Jingye felt that he was so angry that he was about to vomit blood, but he heard the housekeeper of the Goddess Palace say lightly, "The master said that these things have been in the hands of despicable people and are contaminated with stolen goods, so they will not be transported into the mansion. Send them to the Treasure Pavilion for consignment."

Saying this in front of Xuanyuan Jingye was obviously a slap in his face.

Xuanyuan Jingye was so angry that he almost lost his temper on the spot: He was a young prince after all. Even if these servants were personally selected by His Majesty, what did it matter? As a master, was he really going to let his servants bully him?