Chapter 553: Digging a Well
"Miss, can I place a bet?" Luo Kui said with a smile when she heard this, "I want to bet that she will be divorced!"
People like Du Ting who are full of schemes should be divorced!
Xiao Jiuyue looked at her with a half-smile: "I thought you bet on me to win? You actually still have money?"
"Hehe." Luo Kui scratched his hair embarrassedly and said, "Miss, of course I'm betting everything on you to win, but I also want an advance on next month's salary. That way, I can earn more, right?"
"Next month's salary is there. I'll multiply it several times. Then I'll treat the young lady to a delicious meal!" Luo Kui said confidently. The way she patted her chest and said she was going to treat her to a meal made Xiao Jiuyue laugh.
"Aren't you afraid of losing?" Xiao Jiuyue teased her deliberately.
"How could Miss lose?" Luo Kui tilted her head and replied without thinking.
Xiao Jiuyue said, "Okay, I'll give you a two-month advance on your wages."
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"Miss, I just received the news that Feng Yan is dead." The moment Dong Gui got the news, she immediately came to report to Xiao Jiuyue.
Xiao Jiuyue had just finished breakfast. Hearing Donggui's words, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows: "Dead?" Du Ting was quite ruthless and killed the man with one move.
"Yes, about what happened last night, I heard that Feng Yan went out to meet someone and ended up being run into by bandits." Dong Gui's words were clearly unreliable. She said, "Our people are already investigating, but since they've taken action, they certainly won't leave any evidence behind."
"Well, Du Ting did it." Xiao Jiuyue said without thinking. When leaving Fengchun Tower that day, the cold look Du Ting gave Feng Yan did not look like someone who would suffer a loss.
"Feng Yan schemed and schemed, but in the end, he lost his life." Xiao Jiuyue sighed softly, and once again felt that this was the ancient times where human life was worthless, and this was Nanyue, where everything was full of calculations and one could lose his life at any time!
Xiao Jiuyue sat up straight and asked, "She died. What was the Wang family's reaction?"
The Wang family was willing to pay a huge price to keep Feng Yan. Presumably, they wanted her as their daughter-in-law.
"There's a commotion." Dong Gui whispered, "Feng Yan is pregnant. Judging by the date, it should be the Wang family's."
Xiao Jiuyue's eyes flashed, and after sorting out his thoughts, he roughly understood that Feng Yan wanted revenge, and Du Ting took the initiative and killed him with one blow, even Feng Yan's reputation would be ruined.
"The news hasn't been released yet. It must have been suppressed." Dong Gui added that no matter what, the young lady of the Feng family was going to enter the prince's mansion. At this time, it was not appropriate to cause trouble and affect the second prince.
"Yeah." Xiao Jiuyue nodded slightly. The Feng family would definitely fight to protect their family. She said, "Be careful not to let the dirty water splash on our heads. As for the rest, don't worry about it."
"Don't worry, Miss. Our people are always watching them." Donggui said that she understood.
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Du Mansion.
When Du Ting heard the news of Feng Yan's death, she pretended to be a loving sister. When the Fifth Princess came to put on makeup for her, she cried until her eyes were swollen. The Fifth Princess had some doubts in her heart, but when she saw Du Ting like this, she felt that she was really judging others by her own standards.
"Du Ting, those people out there are taking bets and bankers, going too far. They're betting that both you and Miss Xiao will be divorced. Do they think royal marriages are a joke?" The Fifth Princess consoled her, "Father has already sent orders to have all the people involved arrested. Don't worry."
"Your Highness, you are so kind." Du Ting's face turned pale. The bet on her had been going on for a few days, and the Second Prince had not supported her yet. If she was arrested, wouldn't she become a laughing stock in the eyes of everyone?
"We are good sisters, and you are my future sister-in-law. How can I not be good to you?" The fifth princess didn't notice anything wrong with Du Ting at all. She happily talked about getting married.
Du Ting said a lot of nice words and expressed his regret for Feng Yan, which won him the favor of the Fifth Princess.
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Prince Ling's Mansion.
"Marquis Xiao, Brother Jialing, Second Master Xiao, Third Master Xiao..." Jun Lie deliberately stood guard at the door of Prince Ling's Mansion. When he saw Xiao Fu, Xiao Jialing, and the other men of the Xiao family, he felt a lot of pressure.
Before getting married, more particular families would go to the man's side to dig a well, but many of them were just for show, or they would send a man with servants and guards to give orders, and all the people doing the work were servants and guards!
But looking at the Xiao family members in front of him, Lord Xiao was carrying a shovel and seemed to be doing it himself. It was normal for Xiao Jiuyue's biological brothers, Xiao Jialing and Xiao Jiayuan, to come.
But Xiao Jiuyue's second and third uncles, as well as his cousins Xiao Jiaen and Xiao Jiachen, and even the youngest Xiao Jiahong were all here. This scene...
"Your Highness, we are here to dig a well." Xiao Fu's face was stern, and his half-closed eyes fell on Jun Lie with scrutiny. When he thought that his delicate daughter was about to get married, Xiao Fu's face did not look good at all when he saw Jun Lie.
"My Lord Marquis, please." Jun Lie turned sideways, not acting like a prince, but performing a junior's salute, clearly holding Xiao Jiuyue at the top of his heart.
Xiao Jialing, standing by, was afraid that her father would take action, so she quickly cleared her throat and whispered in Xiao Fu's ear, "Dad, Mom told you to be more restrained. I'm a prince, and I'm going to spend my whole life with Yue'er."
"Hmph." Xiao Fu snorted.
"My Lord, you can take a look at the palace. The renovation is almost done. Take a look and see if there are any changes." Jun Lie took the initiative to speak.
"Well, I only have this one daughter. From now on, I just hope that the Third Prince will treat Yue'er well. If Yue'er does anything wrong, you can tell me." Xiao Fu knew that there must be spies from the emperor around here, so he had to be careful.
"My Lord, please rest assured. Jiuyue is fine." Jun Lie's heart was filled with excitement when he thought that in ten days, he would be riding a tall horse, carrying a sedan chair, and welcoming Xiao Jiuyue into the palace.
"I hope Your Highness will keep his word." Xiao Fu said this, and without saying anything else, he led the Xiao family into the palace. Even though the renovation time of Prince Ling's Mansion was short, there was strength in numbers. In just one or two months, the palace had been completely transformed.
After entering the palace, Xiao Fu was speechless when he saw the roses everywhere and the Moon-Raising Pavilion, which was almost identical to Xiao Jiuyue's. After a tour, Xiao Jialing said, "Dad, the prince really cares about Yue'er!"
If he wasn't careful, how could he have replicated the Moon-Raising Pavilion exactly? The flowers planted in the courtyard were all Yue'er's favorites. Not to mention his noble status as a prince, Prince Ling, even an ordinary man might not be able to do as well as Prince Ling!
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