The Prime Minister's eldest daughter was betrothed to the powerful and influential Prince Reverent!
This should have been a great joyous occasion, but one was a famously ugly and useless ...
Space Baby!
Qian Youxue's eyes lit up, and she took out the jade pendant from her body and handed it to Granny Chen.
Granny Chen's hands trembled as she held the jade pendant, staring at the young lady in disbelief. She carefully examined the pendant, nodding excitedly, "Yes, it's this jade pendant! It's this jade pendant!"
As she spoke, she broke down in tears. Her master would be overjoyed to see this jade pendant, but where did she get it?
Meeting Granny Chen's expectant gaze, Qian Youxue decided to tell everything she knew. The reason she didn't go directly to her grandmother was because she was afraid her grandmother couldn't handle such a shock. It might be more appropriate for Granny Chen to tell her these things.
“This jade pendant was given to me by Aunt Meng. She said…” After she finished telling Aunt Lan’s story, she paused and continued, “The Yin-Yang Sword was given to me by my master. He never mentioned where it came from. Only by finding my master can we find the answer.”
After hearing this, Granny Chen was somewhat dazed. However, the thought that her master had been searching for the Second Master for so many years and there was still no news of him made her heart pound violently.
However, there was one thing she didn't quite believe: "Miss, could it be that Aunt Meng was just lying to you to save Miss Yuexue?"
“She didn’t lie to me. I used a method to test my blood with the Prime Minister. I am indeed related to the Prime Minister by blood, but we are not father and daughter. So, Aunt Meng wasn’t lying. My father might be the Second Master of the Qian family that my grandmother has always missed.” Qian Youxue knew that Granny Chen didn’t trust Aunt Meng, so she told Granny Chen about the evidence she had found.
Granny Chen looked incredulous. If she hadn't seen the jade pendant, she would have found it hard to believe that the young lady's words were true.
But the jade pendant was indeed right in front of them.
"Give this jade pendant to Grandmother. I'm afraid she'll be sad. I..." Qian Youxue bit her lip.
"Alright! This old servant will give the things to the old lady tomorrow. What about the master?" Granny Chen was a little worried, wondering what the master would think after he learned about the eldest young lady's identity.
"Let Grandmother decide. Youxue would like to trouble Granny Chen with something else," Qian Youxue said again.
“Please speak, Miss!” Granny Chen listened attentively.
"I hope you and Grandmother can take care of Aunt Meng, but don't be too obvious. Liu Shi is quite jealous, I'm afraid..." Qian Youxue could only temporarily entrust Aunt Meng to Granny Chen and her grandmother. If one day Aunt Meng came to her senses and was willing to go to the Prince Zhan's Mansion, she would definitely not mistreat Aunt Meng.
“Alright, even if you didn’t say it, this old servant would have done it. After all, she is the young lady’s savior. As for that vicious Liu, she has Consort Liu as her backer now, and the Empress in the future. She’s really not easy to deal with now.” Granny Chen shook her head with a troubled expression.
Qian Youxue naturally understood this as well. She patted Granny Chen on the shoulder, thought for a moment, and said, "I will come over tomorrow morning to give Grandmother the last acupuncture. I will tell Grandmother about these things after I leave."
"Alright! I'll listen to Miss." Granny Chen understood Miss's good intentions. In fact, even if Miss wasn't the master's child, she was certain she was the second master's child, because the Qian family's genetics were infallible, and someone who wasn't from the Qian family couldn't possibly be the heir.
Qian Youxue thanked Granny Chen again, left her some pills, and then left Ya Garden.
After leaving the elegant garden, Yunhe slowly spoke up: "What does Master intend to do with Qitian?"
"Cripple his spiritual cultivation, feed him some tricky poison, then throw him to Yuan Sheng, and let Yuan Sheng take him to find Baal. Let them take their revenge however they want." Qian Youxue had already planned it all out. Qi Tian was definitely going to die; it was just a matter of how he died.
Yuan Sheng and Ba Er both hated Qi Tian to the core, so naturally they wouldn't let Qi Tian die so easily, which could be considered as fulfilling the promise they had made to them before.
The next morning, Qian Youxue and Xuan Mingye went to have breakfast with their grandmother and had Bowen and their mother called over as well.
At first, the old lady was a little worried when she heard that Bowen was going to the War Prince's mansion. She only nodded in relief after the War Prince spoke, but she still had many questions in her mind. After all, Bowen was skilled in martial arts, and she was still somewhat skeptical.
"Master, you should trust that Miss and her husband will give you a healthy grandson." Seeing that the old lady was still worried, Granny Chen added a few words.
"Alright, then I'll trouble you to take care of them, War King." The old lady smiled, her eyes crinkling, and she was quite happy to see the two of them so affectionate.
Not long after breakfast, Qian Youxue gave her grandmother the last acupuncture treatment. After the treatment, she deliberately made her grandmother fall asleep so that her grandmother wouldn't have to go to see her off and shed tears again.
"Grandma Chen, I'm entrusting my grandmother to you now." Qian Youxue glanced reluctantly at her sleeping grandmother.
"Don't worry, young lady, this old servant will take good care of you." Granny Chen patted the young lady's hand, reassuring her to return to the Prince of Zhan's mansion.
Seeing Qian Youxue's reluctant expression, Xuan Mingye wondered if he should stay with her for a few more days. However, the situation in the palace was not optimistic, and he didn't know who the old hag and her people would send to support Prince Yi once they learned that General Su was paralyzed in bed.
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"Paralyzed! Of all times, why now? That Su Peng, he's even learned to scheme. Granny Wang, please send Lord Sai to the Su residence. I want to see what kind of play he's putting on!" The Empress was furious, her breath hot with rage, wishing she could go to the Su family herself and drag that old geezer out of bed.
"Yes!" Granny Wang acknowledged the order and withdrew.
Seeing his master's agitated mood, Eunuch Xue's eyes darted around and said, "Master, if that old codger is really paralyzed, General Su can go too!"
yes!
Su Zhengming was the old man's most beloved son. If Su Zhengming died on the battlefield, wouldn't the old man be even more miserable?
hehe!
The Empress smiled and her mood improved immediately: "Guards, reward them!"
"This servant thanks Master for the reward!" Eunuch Xue's sharp voice rose several octaves.
"Alright, you may leave. Have someone keep an eye on the Emperor's side, and inform me immediately of any news." The Empress waved her hand and leaned back lazily in her chair.
In the imperial study, the emperor glanced at Eunuch Lu, and the two looked at Su Quanmiao, who was kneeling on the ground, with unspoken understanding. Su Quanmiao was Su Mingzheng's son, two years older than Qian Youxue, and was currently in Su Mingzheng's military camp.
At this moment, Su Quanmiao's eyes were red, showing that he had just been crying. He had come to the Imperial Study a few times with his grandfather before, but this time he came alone, and his heart was still trembling. He knelt on the ground for a long time without daring to raise his head.
"Go back and take good care of your father and grandfather. Your Su family doesn't need to worry about the expedition." The Emperor waved his hand, signaling Su Quanmiao to leave.
"Thank you for your great kindness, Your Majesty!" Su Quanmiao kowtowed on the ground and was led out of the Imperial Study by a young eunuch.