Chapter 236: Even after leaving Xiangzhou, he is still a hero
The wife of the Earl of Ningyuan left behind the several boxes of gifts she brought with her, as well as the list of betrothal gifts.
Su Wan and Su Yi were waiting at the door. When they saw her come out with a smile on her face, they had a bad feeling in their hearts.
When Lady Bo saw Su Wan, she approached him and said with a friendly smile:
"Wanwan, if you have nothing to do, come to my house and play with Mei'er. She always misses you!"
Looking at her bright smile, Su Wan couldn't help but wonder whether Su's father and mother had agreed to this marriage.
Su Yi resisted the urge to roll his eyes and pulled Su Wan away from her:
"Madam, I apologize for the poor hospitality. Please leave!"
After saying that, he took Su Wan's wrist and walked into the living room. Su's mother and Su's father were looking at each other in silence.
"Mom, what did you say? Why does the lady look so happy?" Su Wan asked hurriedly.
Mother Su sighed and told Su Wan and Su Yi everything that the lady had just said.
After hearing this, Su Wan fell silent. Don't ask, because if you do, he will be very angry.
Su Yi had a gloomy face and sneered:
"The Earl of Ningyuan's Mansion, is this trying to use its power to coerce us into agreeing? Then we'll fight them to the bitter end and see if we're afraid of her threats. In short, Wanwan can't marry Ning Zhiqian. If you have any problems, just come to me."
Su Yi thought, at worst, he would just throw away everything.
"Madam Bo asked us to give her an answer in the next few days so that she can hold a banquet in the West Tower to discuss the marriage between the two families. She just called us in-laws. Isn't this forcing us? What should we do..." Mother Su was really worried. How could she be so strong?
"Tell them I don't agree with this marriage. If she's powerful, let her deal with me. If I'm afraid, I lose. I, Su Wan, am still a brave man outside of Xiangzhou City. I can do business anywhere. I even planned to go to Suzhou today. I asked someone to check the almanac. It's a good day for business. I'm leaving now. Don't be afraid, Dad and Mom. No matter how powerful they are, they dare not do anything to us."
Su Wan is not afraid. Isn’t it just a tough fight?
It is true that they are earls, but they only have the title and no real power. They just act arrogantly in Xiangzhou Prefecture. In the future, Su Wan will have business all over the world, and she will not be short of a piece of cake from Xiangzhou.
When Su Wan made such a bold statement, for some reason, Su's father and mother felt inexplicably happy.
Su Yi was originally very depressed, but when he heard that his sister, such a brave man, was so open-minded, he felt that he was worrying too much. He was afraid that she would be upset because of this.
"That's right. No matter how powerful they are, can they still commit murder and arson? Wanwan, just go and take care of your own business. Go to Suzhou and relax. I'll take care of the family matters."
Su Yi put his hand on Su Wan's shoulder and patted it to comfort her.
Su Wan nodded. Nothing could stop her from getting rich. As for the Earl of Ningyuan's Mansion, let them do as they please.
"What should we do now?" Su's mother was really confused by this sudden incident.
"Tomorrow I will take the things their family sent and personally return them, and then reject this marriage proposal."
The first thing Su Yi did when he refused the marriage proposal was to return the gift, which showed that he was not afraid of power.
Moreover, Su Wan had already prepared everything, including the luggage and carriage, and even the almanac. She had to go to Suzhou today, and she would never give up her career for an unrelated person.
Moreover, she, the person involved, is not in Xiangzhou, so let's see how they can make trouble.
Su's father and mother sent Su Wan to the door and watched her leave in a carriage.
This time, Su Wan not only brought Liuyun and Liuying, but also Dashu and Xiaoshu. Of course, she also wanted to hire a few thugs to protect herself. After all, Xiangzhou and Suzhou are far away, and she was afraid that it would be unsafe on the road.
So she and Jiang Yu borrowed a few guards with high martial arts skills to accompany her, but she didn't want to trouble them in vain. After her repeated insistence, she prepared generous wages for them, also because she didn't want to owe them favors.
Moreover, if she went to the escort agency to hire thugs, she might as well ask Jiang Yu to borrow someone, at least his people were more trustworthy.
Jiang Yu was helpless about her insistence on paying the hiring fee, but he had no choice but to accommodate her. He had other things to deal with and needed to go on a long trip, so he couldn't accompany her.
The four guards he arranged were all top-notch masters, and their martial arts skills were not inferior to Fengying. They should be enough to protect her during her travels, but too many people would attract more attention and have a bad impact.
After Su Wan left the city, he was not affected by this incident. Instead, he ate, drank, and slept as usual, preparing for the next battle in Suzhou.
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The next day, Su Yi brought gifts from the Ningyuan Earl's Mansion and went to the door in person to deliver them back.
And it was made clear that their Su family had no intention of marrying into the Ning family.
Lady Ningyuan was extremely angry and cursed the Su family for being ungrateful. She lost her temper at home and even said something like she would make it impossible for their Yuyan Hall to continue running.
Ning Zhiqian sat there, motionless, clenching his fists, his face turning blue and purple, and then purple and white, all because of Su Yi's words:
"Young Master, my sister has no romantic feelings for you. Please find another good partner and stop getting entangled with me."
Ning Yuanbo himself also had a bad expression on his face and looked very angry.
Not long after Su Yi left, the doorman came in hurriedly to report:
"Uncle, uncle, there are distinguished guests in our house!"
"Why are you so flustered? Is there any family in Xiangzhou more noble than us?" The Ningyuan Earl's Mansion is really a family of one.
They all think highly of themselves and look down on others.
"The person who came said it was the prince of Duke Jiang's mansion!"
"What, who are you talking about?" Ning Yuanbo didn't hear clearly, or to be more precise, he thought he had heard wrong.
The doorman took out a gold and jade plaque with the four big characters "Jiang Guogong Mansion" engraved on it.
"He said he was the prince of the Duke of Jiang's mansion in Kyoto, and he came to see our young uncle."
When the Ning family heard the title of Duke Jiang, they were shocked. They thought that Duke Jiang was far away in Kyoto and was already leading troops in the front line.
Now that his son is here suddenly, why does it feel so unreal?
However, this jade token that symbolizes identity represents everything.
When Ning Zhiqian heard that they were looking for him, he looked at his parents blankly, expressing his confusion.
It was Ning Yuanbo who reacted first and said to the servant:
"Go and invite the prince in. Clean up the place and prepare the best tea for him."
Duke Jiang is a first-class marquis, so as a third-class marquis, he can only greet him politely and respectfully.
Earl Ning Yuan then took Ning Zhiqian, his wife and daughter to the front hall to receive the guests.
Jiang Yu was wearing a purple and gold robe today, dressed formally, which was very consistent with his noble status as the prince of Jiangguo.
However, his expression did not look good at all. It was gloomy and gave people an invisible sense of oppression.
After Ning Zhiqian saw clearly that the person coming was Jiang Yu, the expression on his face gradually changed. At first, he still had a decent smile on his face, wanting to get to know this distinguished guest from Kyoto, which would be a good connection in the future.
But at this moment, he suddenly felt as if his face was burned by fire, and his heart was so oppressed that he couldn't breathe.
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