Princess Ping, who was only worried that the Empress Dowager would ask about the events of the previous night after she entered the palace, was taken aback by these words and then frowned.

"What have you done now?"

The word "again" is quite clever.

Fu Hanlai knelt there, his eyes darting around, looking as if he had been tricked into revealing the truth.

Seeing him like this, Princess Ping felt even more troubled.

"Speak."

What a terrible thing!

"...My son was unhappy about the marriage. If we really got married, wouldn't he be laughed at when he went out in the future? After hesitating for a long time, my son ran away from the marriage yesterday."

King Ping tapped the table, his face taut. "Get to the point."

Stop talking nonsense!

Your mother and I both know about your elopement, but your mother is asking about something else!

"Son...Son doesn't want to bear the responsibility of running away from the marriage, otherwise, Father, wouldn't you be so angry that you'd fall ill?"

King Ping: "..."

If you're really worried I'll get sick from anger, then please don't run away from the wedding on our wedding day!

Do you think I'd believe you if you just said that?

Hearing this, Princess Ping roughly knew what Fu Hanlai wanted to say.

As expected, Fu Hanlai's next words did not surprise her.

He ran away from his wedding, but fearing punishment if he was discovered, he decided to find someone to take the fall for him.

Needless to say, the one who took the fall was Jiang Xuelin, who was standing next to her.

Even if the capital is abuzz with gossip about his elopement, it's not just him who ran away; the bride, Jiang Xuelin, also ran away. So, at least half of the attention that's on him will be directed at Jiang Xuelin.

"...Therefore, I instructed Ping An to leave the manor in advance, and shortly after I left, I returned to the manor to tell Kang Tai about Jiang Xuelin's elopement, and then used the excuse of looking for my son to chase after him. This way, Father and Mother will not be too angry about my elopement."

After all, Jiang Xuelin also ran away from the wedding!

King Ping: "..."

Princess Ping: "..."

Both of them were stunned by Fu Hanlai's actions.

Princess Ping, who had already guessed, was the first to react and looked at Jiang Xuelin, who looked confused and shocked.

Jiang Xuelin was genuinely shocked and confused, but she was also a smart person. In just a moment, she realized what Fu Hanlai wanted to do and obediently lowered her head.

Princess Ping, sitting at the head of the table, saw all the changes in Jiang Xuelin's expression. Now she understood everything.

Jiang Xuelin was clearly unaware of Fu Hanlai's words beforehand; they were not something the two had discussed together.

Princess Keping also understood that Jiang Xuelin must have run away from the wedding yesterday, and her son was lying—to conceal the fact that Jiang Xuelin had also run away from the wedding.

I felt both annoyed and amused.

In such matters, everyone involved will face gossip and criticism, but for young women, the consequences are even more severe and the impact is even greater.

Moreover, Jiang Xuelin had married into the Pingwang Mansion. If the couple knew that Jiang Xuelin had run away from the marriage, they would definitely have a grudge and wonder if Jiang Xuelin looked down on the Pingwang Mansion and their only son.

And in the palace.

Outsiders will question the Jiang family's upbringing and Jiang Xuelin's character, and she may never be able to shake off the impact of this incident for the rest of her life.

Bearing the stigma of running away from marriage, even though the current dynasty is slightly more lenient on women than the previous one, is still extremely dangerous.

However, if the elopement was a ruse, and the groom was simply framed and did nothing wrong, and the groom deliberately made people think that Jiang Xuelin had also run away from her wedding, then it would be a completely different story.

If a woman's fiancé runs away on their wedding day, the reputation is equally tarnished.

If she successfully escapes her arranged marriage, it will be extremely difficult for her to remarry. Her reputation will be tarnished, and good families will naturally not be interested in her. But no matter what, the woman herself is not the problem.

The responsibility does not lie with her.

This is a classic case of choosing the lesser of two evils: either the fiancé runs away from the wedding and plots to make others think she has also run away, or the couple runs away on their wedding day together. Which is more serious?

For a woman, the latter is naturally the better choice.

Moreover, now that Jiang Xuelin has married into the Prince Ping's household, whether or not she elopes will have a significant impact on her future life there.

Princess Ping was a smart woman who knew her son very well, so she immediately saw through Fu Han's purpose in saying that.

In order to protect Jiang Xuelin's reputation and the image she had in their hearts, Fu Hanlai deceived her and the Prince of Peace.

However, knowing that her only son had deceived his parents for a woman, Princess Ping was not angry, but rather mostly pleased.

She can't stay angry anymore.

real.

Having such a troublesome son, she no longer has so many thoughts. At least her son knows to protect his wife whom he has married, instead of telling the truth like before. This can be considered a kind of growth.

As for the reason for this growth, she didn't want to investigate it anymore.

That's settled then.

Princess Ping took a sip of the slightly cooled tea beside her and finally calmed down, watching Fu Hanlai continue his performance.

Fu Hanlai poured out everything he had done, including having someone secretly send a message to Jiang Xuelin's maid, telling her that he had run away from the marriage, so that if the Jiang family found out, they would definitely not continue the marriage, and so on.

Jiang Xuelin knelt obediently beside Fu Hanlai, her head bowed so that no one could see her expression. However, Jiang Xuelin herself was also surprised.

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