"Sister, will Hu Qinqin really come tomorrow?"
“I am the Second Prince’s wife, and she is the Fourth Prince’s wife. No matter what, she cannot refuse me. Besides, if she doesn’t come, it means she has something to hide. Given Hu Qinqin’s self-righteous nature, how could she do such a thing?”
As the Second Prince's Consort spoke, she played with the bracelet in her hand. The bracelet was crystal clear and had a beautiful, half-mountain, half-water design; it was truly a rare and fine piece of material.
"How dare they plot against my sister! Tomorrow I'll make her come in standing and leave on her knees."
The Second Prince's wife had no intention of letting Hu Qinqin off easily, after all, Li Youran was her sister. The Second Prince's wife had already thought of a plan to deal with Hu Qinqin tomorrow.
"Tang Lei, I didn't expect you to be such a ruthless person. You went way too far!"
As Liu Zhiyuan spoke, he took off the mask covering his head and looked at Tang Lei, panting heavily.
"Feng Yu's ribs must have been broken just now."
As Tang Lei spoke, he unbuttoned his night clothes and continued.
“I know how to handle this. Although his ribs are broken, the fracture is very clean. Any doctor can treat him. As long as he rests well, he will definitely recover in a hundred days.”
It turned out that Tang Lei had long ago discovered that Feng Yu frequently went out to catch thieves, so Tang Lei and Liu Zhiyuan had laid an ambush in advance, waiting for Feng Yu to appear. And indeed, they succeeded.
After waiting for three days, they encountered Feng Yu going out to catch a thief. The two of them managed to sneak in and immediately attacked Feng Yu.
Although Feng Yu was highly skilled in martial arts, he was no match for Tang Lei. Furthermore, with Liu Zhiyuan acting as a diversionary tactic, Tang Lei was able to carry out his plan and injure Feng Yu.
Tang Lei's idea was very simple: he hoped that Feng Yu would suffer some serious injuries, not life-threatening, so that he could rest for several dozen days and miss the wedding date.
"Your Majesty, news has come from the Imperial Uncle's residence that Young Master Feng was injured while apprehending a thief, breaking two ribs. It is feared that the wedding may not be able to proceed as scheduled."
Eunuch Su whispered to the Emperor, who was reviewing memorials.
As if he had anticipated this, the Emperor waved to Eunuch Su.
"Send someone to deliver some tonics to the Imperial Brother-in-law's residence. We'll discuss the wedding date later."
The Emperor had long anticipated that the wedding would not take place as scheduled, because the marriage of Li Youran and Feng Yu meant that the Second Prince's power had been expanded. In addition, with the Second Prince being named Crown Prince, it was likely that the matter of the Second Prince inheriting the throne would be settled, and the other princes would naturally intervene.
The wedding did not take place as scheduled, but it was not as the emperor had guessed. He never imagined that Tang Lei and Liu Zhiyuan were the ones who had secretly sabotaged it.
"The Second Prince's wife has always preferred tranquility and rarely holds a banquet. The fact that she is holding this banquet for Princess Jiaxin this time suggests that this younger sister holds a very important place in the Second Prince's heart."
As she spoke, Zhou's mother patted Zhou Caidie's hand and gave her some instructions.
“I know you and the princess have a very good relationship, but there is a difference in your status. In the future, the Second Prince’s wife will become the Crown Princess, and your status will be even more different. You should be more careful in your words and actions in front of the princess.”
"Alright, Mother, I understand," Zhou Caidie replied helplessly.
Just then, Li Youran suddenly appeared. She stood on tiptoe and waved to Zhou Caidie. Upon seeing this, Zhou Caidie hurriedly broke free from her mother's hand and ran towards Li Youran like a puppy that had been let loose.
And so, two women of marriageable age embraced each other in public without any manners, jumping and skipping around.
The women standing nearby were quite envious that Zhou Caidie and Li Youran could have such a good relationship, but many of them also thought that what the two of them were doing was really improper.
"I've been so bored these days. Let's go to the room and have a good chat."
Zhou Caidie grabbed Li Youran and then Jiang Qianqian.
"Qianqian, is something bothering you?"
Soon, Li Youran and Zhou Caidie both noticed that Jiang Qianqian was different from usual, looking preoccupied.
"Feng Yu broke two ribs, and Feng Yun was covering for him. Unexpectedly, something went wrong, and a prisoner escaped..."
Jiang Qianqian frowned as she spoke, her heart filled with worry and concern.
"I'm really worried about Feng Yun; I don't know what punishment he'll receive."
"You're saying Feng Yu broke two ribs?"
Li Youran looked surprised after hearing Jiang Qianqian's words.
Just two days ago, Feng Yu sent Li Youran a gift list for her to look at and see if there was anything she liked, but nothing was on the list.
Li Youran was somewhat moved at the time. If she hadn't really disliked this forced marriage, she might have been touched by Feng Yu's thoughtfulness.
However, Li Youran didn't like Feng Wu after all, so she only glanced at the gift list and didn't add anything.
I never expected that such an accident would happen in just two days.
Li Youran thought to herself, "I haven't heard anyone mention Feng Yu's injury yet. Could it be that Feng Yu doesn't want her to know about it?"
"You Ran, it's not that I intentionally wanted to hide it from you, but Feng Yu told me not to tell you."
Jiang Qianqian, realizing she had let something slip, looked flustered and hurriedly explained to Li Youran.
"Feng Yu was worried that if you found out, you would be anxious about whether the wedding could be held as scheduled, so he wanted to keep it from you and see if he could recover quickly within a month."
Upon hearing Jiang Qianqian's words, Li Youran nodded. Just as she had expected, Feng Yu had kept the news under wraps and prevented him from knowing about it.
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