Chapter 161 Threesome
For a moment, the house was filled with crying and chaos.
Jiang Qingning stood in the chaos with an expressionless face.
Jiang Ruyi's resentment did not cause any ripples in her heart.
It turned out that all these years of tit-for-tat, deliberate frame-ups and difficulties, even at the cost of one's own marriage and life, were rooted in nothing but jealousy.
How ridiculous and how sad.
All the hardships that Jiang Qingning had experienced: her father and brother were exiled, her mother and younger sister were sent to the malaria-smog-stricken areas, she herself struggled to survive in the backyard, and was treated coldly in the Anping Marquis's mansion...
In Jiang Ruyi's eyes, it became a possession worthy of envy. This absurd logic completely eliminated Jiang Qingning's last bit of pity for the deceased.
She curled the corners of her mouth coldly, with a chill that penetrated her bones.
Without even glancing at the chaotic and filthy scene, she turned around and walked out resolutely.
He Ning followed her quietly, rarely saying a word.
Zi Su hurriedly followed, her face flushed with anger, and she whispered angrily, "Miss, she ended up like this, it's all her own fault..."
Before he finished speaking, Zisu's voice stopped abruptly.
Ningge's carriage stopped quietly outside the side door of Anping Marquis's Mansion.
In the shadows not far from the carriage, a tall and straight figure stood with his hands behind his back, and it was unknown how long he had been waiting.
Qin Xiu slowly turned around, his deep eyes like a cold pond, quietly looking at Jiang Qingning who had just walked out of the mansion.
Their eyes met.
Qin Xiu's gaze lingered on her face for a moment, as if he saw the fatigue and boredom deep in her eyes.
He looked at her, his voice low and steady, clearly reaching Jiang Qingning's ears:
"Besides the chessboard, is there any space enough for a cup of hot tea?"
"Of course, Lord Qin and the Crown Prince should come to Ning Pavilion together."
Jiang Qingning took the secret letter from his sleeve, thought about it for a moment, and nodded in agreement.
There was a flash of hope in Qin Xiu's eyes, but when he heard the last sentence, he was obviously disappointed.
When He Ning heard that he could also go to Ning Pavilion, he was immediately overjoyed and stood beside Jiang Qingning to maintain the dignity of her fiancé.
"Prince Qin, there's no need to be polite with us, the fiancée. If you'd like to have a cup of hot tea in the future, just let me know and we can come to Ning Pavilion to reminisce about the past."
Jiang Qingning didn't want to say much, he walked down the steps and headed towards the carriage. A low voice called out from behind him:
"Jiang Qingning..." Xun Chen followed her out, and when he saw the two men beside her, he was stunned.
"Master Xun, if everything is alright, we will leave."
Jiang Qingning's cold voice sounded, and he turned around and looked at Xun Chen coldly, the displeasure in his eyes was particularly obvious.
Xun Chen pursed his lips and mustered up the courage to speak: "Now that Jiang Ruyi is dead, Bai Qingyi will soon be driven away to a farm in the countryside, Mo Li keeps asking for her mother, and An'er is still young. If you..."
"No ifs, I don't want to at all." Jiang Qingning interrupted without hesitation, his tone cold.
"Whether it was before, now, or in the future, I don't want to have anything to do with you. Just the mention of our names together makes me feel sick."
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Qingning turned around without hesitation. He Ning reacted immediately and was one step faster than the people around him, helping Jiang Qingning get into the car.
He warned with a cold look in his eyes: "Master Xun, if you still want to stay in the Ministry of Justice, you can continue to harass my fiancée, provided that you do not want to lose your reputation and destroy your family."
Xun Chen's face looked grim, but he could only watch He Ning get into the car. He glanced at Qin Xiu, but the next moment he felt the suffocating feeling of being entangled by a poisonous snake.
"you……"
"Qin Xiu, do you like Jiang Qingning so much? She is He Ning's fiancée now!"
Inside the carriage, Jiang Qingning's eyebrows trembled, and he lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in them, but his hands folded in his wide sleeves subconsciously clenched gradually.
"Noisy." Two cold words were heard outside the carriage, and then the door curtain was lifted, and Qin Xiu came in and sat on the right side of Jiang Qingning.
He Ning crossed his arms and looked at the man in front of him calmly, the man who was competing with him for his fiancée.
"Prince Qin, isn't that too unfair?"
He Ning's eyes clearly showed that he was saying, "I treat you as a brother, and you actually want to steal my wife."
"Thanks for the compliment."
Qin Xiu said indifferently, as if he had no idea how to write the word "shameless". He sat upright and accepted the "praise".
Zi Su stood outside the carriage, looking at Xun Chen's unpleasant expression, and said proudly, "Mr. Anping, please make way. My young lady and the two princes are going home."
Xun Chen looked at Zi Su expressionlessly, as if he had lost his soul. However, Zi Su was not afraid at all. With a cold snort, he pushed him away and shouted, "Return to Ning Pavilion!"
The carriage moved slowly forward, and even someone as calm as Jiang Qingning felt a hint of embarrassment.
"Oh, right, just before Jiang Ruyi died, he handed me a stack of secret letters, saying they were Xun Chen's greatest secret."
Jiang Qingning opened his mouth and took out a thick stack of envelopes from his sleeve.
The men on both sides shifted their gaze to Jiang Qingning's hands, and then tacitly reached out to take them.
Jiang Qingning's brows twitched, he closed his eyes, opened a few of the letters given to each person, and kept a few for himself to check.
But after a moment, a smile appeared on Jiang Qingning's lips.
He subconsciously exchanged a glance with Qin Xiu. Although both were surprised, their previous cooperation experience made them understand quickly.
He Ning gasped, "This Xun Chen is truly unrepentant. He failed once, and now he's even trying to gain the new emperor's support."
"It's a pity that whether the creature he followed was a dragon or just a loach in the muddy ground is still unknown."
"What do you need me to do?" Qin Xiu asked her.
"Prince Qin is really a good man. My fiancé hasn't even said anything, but you're taking the initiative to help my fiancée." He Ning said sourly.
"Prince He is wise and brave, he will definitely not care about these trivial matters, right?" Qin Xiu raised his eyes and looked at him.
"You praise me quite highly." He Ning said sarcastically, glaring at him.
"Thank you for the compliment." Qin Xiu curled his lips.
Jiang Qingning raised his hand, drawing their attention back to himself. Ignoring Qin Xiu's visible disappointment, he said to He Ning, "You still need to submit more memorials to His Majesty, requesting an order to expedite the wedding. As for the reason...you can come up with whatever you want, but my father and brother must return to the capital as soon as possible."
"Are you sure you want to do this?" He Ning raised his eyebrows and played a riddle with her.
"No, I have a better idea." Jiang Qingning smiled, his eyes full of determination.
"What about me?" Qin Xiu asked her.
Jiang Qingning glanced at him and said, "After we parted ways today at Ning Pavilion, I have vigorously suppressed He Ning in the court. I have the public opinion in the capital, but how to make His Majesty not doubt it depends on your acting skills."
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