The next morning, Xiao Qingheng came in person to invite Tian An to have breakfast with great enthusiasm.
During the meal, he also took out a gold and jade bracelet and gave it to her. "I promised you that I have already given instructions. This bracelet is a small token of my appreciation. The betrothal gifts will arrive soon."
Tian An glanced at the bracelet, which had poor workmanship and material, and thought she really didn't know the value of it!
However, she still pretended to be delighted and accepted it, "Thank you, Prince. It's really beautiful."
Well! At worst, I can sell it back and use it as extra food for the kids at Hope Academy.
In order to prevent Xiao Qingheng from pretending to be affectionate and putting something on her personally, she quickly put it on her wrist, and pretended to be happy and pulled An Wan to look at her for a long time, as if she had never seen such a good thing.
Seeing this, Xiao Qingheng showed a slight contempt in his eyes. So what if she was a county lady? So what if she was the daughter of a general? She was still just a country girl who had never seen the world.
Immediately, he forced a smile on his face and prepared to start deceiving Tian An, "An An, you have seen my sincerity, so shouldn't you show me your feelings?"
Tian An blinked and asked in confusion, "What's your intention?"
Xiao Qingheng's smile grew even wider, as if he was trying to squeeze out a flower. "Look, weren't you planning to bring the recipe for making colored glaze as your dowry? Anyway, this matter is already a done deal.
Why don't you just give the recipe to me first, and we can take our time with the rest so we can prepare more thoroughly and thoroughly."
Oh! So he was waiting for her here! He tried to trick her into giving him the recipe for the glass with just a shabby bracelet. Did Xiao Qingheng really think she was stupid?
Mo Mo took the bracelet off her wrist and placed it in front of Xiao Qingheng, "Sir, I found that my skin seems to be allergic to this gold. I started to feel uncomfortable after wearing it for a while.
It seems I am not blessed enough to enjoy it.”
Xiao Qingheng was stunned and subconsciously looked at Tian An's wrist.
Tian An immediately pulled up his sleeves to cover his wrists.
Xiao Qingheng's face darkened visibly: "What do you mean?"
Tian An stood up and said, "Just now the prince said that our relationship is a done deal. May I ask how far the three matchmakers and six betrothals have progressed, and how it is a done deal?
Moreover, as of now, I am still the wife of Duke Zhao. Your Highness, are you planning to let me bear this title as your concubine forever?"
"Although I have little education, I also know that a woman should not serve two husbands. In our country, this would be punished by being thrown into a pig cage. Your Highness is somewhat disregarding my life by doing this!
Or is it that His Royal Highness is just trying to trick me into giving him the Liuli recipe, and once he gets it, he'll kick me out."
Xiao Qingheng was speechless after being told this by Tian An, and could only forcefully say, "Didn't this prince say that all the follow-up is being prepared?"
"Really?" Tian An raised his hand and pointed at the bracelet that was returned to him, "The preparations that the prince mentioned, so far, all I have seen is this bracelet.
Could it be that the prince wants to exchange the thing that makes me live for a bracelet?
Your Highness, I am not stupid, but I am not well-educated."
Xiao Qingheng's face turned red and white, and finally he started to blame others, "So, you were just playing tricks on me before!
You said you were interested in me, but when I made such a small request, your true colors showed."
"Ha! The prince is really funny.
When did I ever say that I was interested in you? Didn’t you say that you wanted me to follow you?
Also, you call the recipe for making colored glass a small request. Since you despise it so much, there's no need for me to fawn over you. Although my wife's status as a duke may not be particularly noble, she is still a legitimate wife, no less than a concubine."
After saying that, Tian An flicked his sleeves and was about to leave, kicking the chair that was blocking his way.
The loud "bang" scared Xiao Qingheng so much that when he came to his senses, Tian An was nowhere to be seen.
"Bah, you bitch who refuses to drink when I toast you and then drinks as punishment." Xiao Qingheng was so angry that he smashed all the remaining dishes on the table.
After returning to the room, An Wan was a little worried, but she didn't say a word of blame. She comforted Tian An, "It's better to confront him, so that you don't have to pretend to be nice to him all day. Mother is always worried that you will suffer."
Tian An turned around and snuggled into An Wan's arms, "Mom is so nice."
I had thought that after this incident with Xiao Qingheng, he would turn against me. Not to mention imprisoning her, at least her quality of life would plummet.
However, they did not expect that in less than an hour, someone from the other side would come to ask for peace.
"County Lady, my prince said he knows he was wrong. He was just impulsive just now, so his words are bound to be unpleasant to the ear. Please forgive his mistakes and don't take them to heart."
Tian An snorted coldly, "Are you sure that this is really what your son said?"
Xiao Qingheng, that arrogant second-generation rich kid, could say such words. Tian An would chop off her head and let him kick it like a ball.
But why hadn't she noticed before that this guard was a shrewd talker, saying one thing to one person and another to another! Without any red eyes or heart beating, he opened his mouth and said a long, disgusting and corny apology.
Tian An watched his performance quietly with great interest, as if he was watching someone reciting a poem, until he guessed that Xiao Qingheng over there could not hold on any longer, and then he explained his purpose.
"County Lady, my master has taken effect from the poison, please help." The guard, speaking with a dry mouth, knelt on one knee and begged.
Tian An stood up and walked out without saying a word. Although she didn't want to be so accommodating to Xiao Qingheng anymore, now was not the time to let him die.
However, she suddenly stopped and gave the guards behind her an evil smile, saying, "I thought you didn't want your son to be free so quickly, so you kept talking to me for so long!"
As soon as he said this, the guards standing outside the door looked at him with unfriendly eyes.
"No, I didn't!" He reacted and defended himself with a pale face.
Unfortunately, once the seeds of doubt are planted, trust becomes vulnerable, not to mention that he is just a small guard.
Sure enough, after Xiao Qingheng recovered, he heard about this and blamed all the suffering he had suffered on him, and had him arrested on the spot.
The execution took place directly in the yard, with shrill screams filling the entire yard. The man personally stepped forward and kicked him, venting all the anger he had suffered from Tian An on him.
Tian An leaned against the door and watched calmly as the guard was beaten to a bloody pulp until he died. Xiao Qingheng casually had him thrown into the woods to feed wild dogs.
I couldn't help but sigh in my heart, it's true that birds of a feather flock together. After staying in this place for a long time, she has become heartless!
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