Chapter 55: A good way to have the best of both worlds
Zhao Shen said indifferently: "Why does he think it has anything to do with us?"
Although Zhao Shen knew that there seemed to be something strange about Zhao Heng, he did not take him seriously.
After all, the current Zhao Heng is a person who is neither good at literature nor martial arts, and his mind doesn't seem to be very clear.
It seems that there is no ability that can affect the overall situation.
Ji Yunshu thought about it and agreed. Since their relationship with Zhao Heng was already like this, why should they care whether he would hold a grudge against them even more?
After they left, the courtyard fell into silence.
After a long while, Yao Ruolan took a deep breath and said, "Everyone has left, and it's time for the Second Young Master to leave too."
Zhao Heng looked at her in disbelief: "What did you call me?"
Yao Ruolan looked up into his eyes and called out again, "Second Young Master."
Zhao Heng asked in a panic, "What nonsense did Wei Yuanmin tell you?"
"Nonsense?" His words instantly broke Yao Ruolan's forced strength. "She said nonsense that you're going to get engaged soon?"
Although I know in my heart that since Wei Yuanmin has said it, it must be the truth.
Yao Ruolan still couldn't help but hold a glimmer of anticipation.
Although she has not been in the Marquis' Mansion these days, her relationship with her cousin is even closer than when she was in the Mansion.
This made her almost forget the difference in their status, and she thought that it would not be long before her cousin would marry her.
But Wei Yuanmin's words today shattered her beautiful dream.
Seeing Zhao Heng remained silent, Yao Ruolan completely gave up. She fought back tears and said, "You are the son of a marquis, and you have a noble lady of equal status to marry. Why are you getting entangled with someone like me?"
Zhao Heng pulled her into his arms and said, "You know, I only love you, but I can't marry you."
Yao Ruolan struggled to push him away: "I know, it's my wishful thinking that I want to be with you..."
"Don't say that, Lan'er. I told you I'll find a way. One day, I'll marry you and let you enter the Marquis' Mansion."
Zhao Heng had indeed said this before, and it was because she believed these words that Yao Ruolan reconciled with Zhao Heng.
But now, Zhao Heng is engaged to the princess, and she can no longer deceive herself.
"Marry me? The Queen Mother's decree clearly states that you will never marry me in this lifetime, Zhao Heng. You are about to marry someone else, and yet you lie to me."
When these words came out of her mouth, anger gave Yao Ruolan a sudden surge of strength. She pushed Zhao Heng away, then quickly ran back to her room and locked the door.
Zhao Heng knocked on the door hard, but Yao Ruolan just sat behind the door and cried, without making a sound.
The two of them were in a stalemate for a while, and then someone next to Zhao Heng ran in and said, "Second Young Master, Madam sent someone to the academy to look for you. She said she has something to ask you to return immediately."
Seeing that Yao Ruolan was determined not to open the door, Zhao Heng had no choice but to say, "Lan'er, I'm not lying to you. Please believe me."
His tone was sincere and genuine.
After he left, Yao Ruolan stood up, opened the door, and looked at his back, feeling very confused.
Ji Yunshu and the other two came out of the silk shop and returned to the teahouse.
After a while, Zhao Heng hurried out. Ji Yunshu asked in surprise, "He's leaving now?"
How is the relationship between the two?
You can't coax her into submission so quickly, right?
Zhao Shen glanced downstairs and said, "The Yao family must have found out about what's going on here."
Ji Yunshu was surprised and asked, "You did it?"
Zhao Shen doesn't seem like that kind of person. Besides, what good would it do them if they told the Yao family about this?
"How could I have the time? Do you really think Yao Shi doesn't know that Zhao Heng has been coming here these days?"
Zhao Shen said calmly, "Zhao Heng is his lifeblood. She won't allow what happened last time to happen again."
Ji Yunshu was puzzled: "If that's the case, why are Zhao Heng and Yao Ruolan still entangled?"
Zhao Shen smiled and said, "Why is there anything unclear about this? Wei Yuanmin already knew about Yao Ruolan's situation. Seeing that Zhao Heng couldn't let her go, she must find a way to resolve this matter perfectly."
"Perfect solution?" Ji Yunshu thought of Wei Yuanmin's words. "Could she really be looking for Yao Ruolan to be her embroiderer?"
When she said this, Shen Qingchuan, who was born and raised here, laughed and said, "That's a good idea to have the best of both worlds. Wei Yuanmin can bring her back to the Duke of Wei's mansion first, and then bring her to the Marquis's mansion as a maid when she gets married. Then she can legitimately become a maidservant. This is better than keeping her away. It also saves the reputation of both families."
Only then did Ji Yunshu realize that he had fallen into a misconception again.
In this era, the personal maid that a woman brings with her when she gets married is tacitly allowed to serve the male master as a concubine.
Wei Yuanmin also didn't think that Zhao Heng would only have her for his entire life. Since he would definitely have a concubine, what did it matter if that person was Yao Ruolan?
She could also take this opportunity to please Zhao Heng and let him see her virtue and generosity.
No wonder when they went in just now, Wei Yuanmin not only had no intention of catching her in adultery, but also looked at her with an inexplicable sense of superiority.
Do you think she handled this matter better than you?
Ji Yunshu, who had just realized what was happening, chuckled twice: "I don't think this will work out. Miss Yao doesn't seem to have any intention of becoming a concubine."
If Yao Ruolan hadn't been so arrogant, she wouldn't have run away from the Marquis' Mansion.
After being a respected cousin in the Marquis's Mansion for more than ten years, she returned as a maid to Wei Yuanmin and had to participate in the whole process of Zhao Heng marrying Wei Yuanmin.
For Yao Ruolan, this might be more painful than killing her?
Shen Qingchuan was very puzzled: "As a princess, Miss Wei is very generous to agree to such a thing, but she still doesn't agree?"
Ji Yunshu smiled and said, "Didn't you have someone keep an eye on Yao Ruolan? Won't you know what she'll do in a few days?"
In fact, she was not sure that Yao Ruolan would not agree to do this.
After all, after the original owner of the book married Zhao Heng, the two of them were secretly together for a long time.
Is it possible that Yao Ruolan really doesn't care about status, as long as she feels that Zhao Heng loves her?
The three of them finished their tea and were about to leave when someone suddenly called out in surprise, "Prince Zhao..."
Ji Yunshu looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man in an indigo brocade robe walking towards him from the stairs.
He was tall and handsome, and there was a smile in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows as he looked at Zhao Shen.
Ji Yunshu also had an impression of this person.
It turned out to be the prince of Yong, Xiao Kun.
As the prince of a vassal state, he has lived in the capital since he was a child.
It was customary for a prince in his fiefdom to leave a son in the capital, but it was rare for someone like Prince Yong to send his son here directly.
Moreover, because Prince Yong's mother died early and he was alone in the capital, no one could control him, so he grew up to be a playboy.
He has been in trouble a lot in Beijing over the years.
However, because of his special status, no one could do anything to him unless Prince Yong rebelled.
He took a few steps and was in front of Zhao Shen. He looked down at Zhao Shen and said, "Prince Zhao, it's been a long time since we last met."
After saying that, he reached out and patted Zhao Shen's shoulder like a brother.
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