Chapter 63: A Little Prejudice
"This group of people is becoming more and more rampant. They didn't dare to show up in the capital before, but now they dare to openly assassinate people." Qi Wuhan said this with a nonchalant tone, but with a meaningful tone. "It seems that some people can no longer hold back."
Jiang Lan thought of Prince Duan, and then another possibility occurred to her. Perhaps the assassin's real target wasn't the Empress but the Crown Prince. She pondered this further, sinking into worry. She thought that Prince Rui might have already set his sights on the Shangshu Mansion and was secretly plotting something. She lost interest in eating and said tentatively, "Besides the Empress, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also there."
Qi Wuhan knew what she wanted to ask and what she was worried about, so he simply told her the whole story from beginning to end to prevent her from making blind guesses, which would only increase her worries.
Just as they were leaving the garden, an arrow was shot. It was not aimed at anyone, but hit the ground, but it was enough to cause a riot.
While everyone was in chaos, the second arrow was quickly shot out, this time aiming at a person. Everyone's attention was distracted by the arrow on the ground, and when they discovered that the target was the queen, it was too late to stop it.
At the critical moment, a fan came over and knocked away the second cold arrow. It was the bone fan that Qi Wuhan always held in his hand.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly and escaped danger.
Although the queen was frightened, she did not suffer any skin injuries.
Qi Wuhan then ordered the guards to cordon off the garden inside and out to prevent the news from leaking out and causing panic. Ling Feng led the black-armored guards to chase the assassin before he gave the order.
The assassin used a crossbow, which was tied to his back when Ling Feng and the Black Armor Guards caught up with him.
After the assassin was captured alive, Qi Wuhan personally interrogated him, and the other party confessed that he was one of the twelve guardians of the Black Lotus Sect. This assassination mission was ordered by the leader of the sect, and the real mastermind was King Ning.
"Prince Ning?" Jiang Lan was a little surprised to hear this. She had never heard of this prince's name before.
Qi Wuhan told her that Prince Ning was the fourth son of the emperor. He was born with an eye disease and could not see. He was considered an ominous sign and was raised in the palace and never appeared in the outside world.
This is a royal secret, so very few people in the outside world know about the existence of the fourth prince, and most people think that the prince died young.
At this point, he told her another secret.
Prince Rui and Prince Ning are brothers from the same mother, and their biological mother is Concubine Rong.
Qi Wuhan paused for a moment and let Jiang Lan sort out the relationship here first. Seeing that she had no other questions, he continued, "What's the point of a blind person fighting for the throne?" Although his words were blunt, they were also the truth.
Jiang Lan was silent for a moment. Qi Wuhan reached out and took her hand, smiled at her, and said, "I'm not telling you these things for you to speculate. The most important thing for you now is to take good care of yourself so that you can marry me in style." He took her hand and placed it on his chin, rubbing it affectionately for a few times. Then he looked at her with one hand on his head and joked, "I don't want to marry an ugly girl when the time comes."
Jiang Lan blushed and scolded, "You are ugly."
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When Ling Feng drove the carriage back to the Marquis' Mansion, he felt that it was a bit redundant for him to sit outside the carriage.
"In two days I will go to my father-in-law to ask for marriage,"
"no."
Qi Wuhan was rejected before he could finish his words. He was stunned for a moment, then pretended to be sad, and his tone became sad. "I know, but you still don't believe me and refuse to marry me."
Jiang Lan knew that he was pretending, so she coaxed him and then explained the reason to him tactfully.
The bottom line is that he had a bad reputation before, and her father might be a little prejudiced against him. If he came to propose marriage now, her father might not agree. She asked him to wait, and she would find a way to change her father's opinion of him. It would not be too late to propose marriage then.
Qi Wuhan probably never thought that one day he would be disliked by his father-in-law...
"Leave this matter to me. Don't worry, I will definitely change my father-in-law's mind." He said confidently.
Jiang Lan told him about Jiang Cheng's personality and daily preferences for his reference.
After arriving at the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, Qi Wuhan asked her if she wanted to go in for a stroll. Jiang Lan saw that it was getting late and thought it would be better to go back first. He looked at the pair of butterfly hairpins on her head and smiled gently at her, "The hairpin I gave you, please wear it and show it to me next time?"
Jiang Lan nodded softly, and felt a little embarrassed when she thought about the hole she had dug and buried the hairpin. She looked down at the ground. Qi Wuhan wanted to hold her hand, but Ling Feng brought Qing'er and Gui'er out.
On the way back in the carriage, Qing'er and Gui'er saw Jiang Lan smiling from time to time. Her mood was completely different from when she left, as if something extremely happy had happened.
Gui'er couldn't help but ask curiously, "Has the young lady reconciled with the Marquis?" Qing'er pulled her clothes, reminding her that her question was too direct.
Jiang Lan blushed slightly, turned her head to look out the window, and after a while she smiled again.
When the two saw this, they knew they had reconciled.
After returning to the mansion, Zhang asked Tanxiang to find Jiang Lan and told her not to go out tomorrow. There were guests coming to the mansion, but she didn't tell her who the guests were and let her go back.
After returning to her residence, Jiang Lan asked Gui'er to bring her the small shovel used for planting flowers. She squatted under the pear tree and started digging the soil again.
The three maids, Lu'er, Cui'er, and Xiaohong, came over curiously and asked, "Miss, what's buried under this tree?" Jiang Lan replied, "These are the spices I bought earlier. They will become more fragrant if they are buried in the ground for a few days."
When Jiang Lan took out the things buried in the ground, the three of them stretched their necks curiously, wanting to see what kind of rare spices were wrapped in the handkerchief. Jiang Lan said that it could not be opened yet and it had to be sealed in the jar for another three days. After that, she went into the house. Qing'er and Gui'er sent the three of them to work.
The next morning, Zhang sent Tanxiang to tell Qing'er a piece of news, and Qing'er told the news to Jiang Lan.
Jiang Cheng invited a young man who had passed the imperial examination to visit his house, intending to choose him as his son-in-law.
Gui'er and Qing'er were both worried about Jiang Lan. She was also a little disturbed by the news. She also knew that Zhang had no good intentions in letting Tanxiang tell her. After thinking it over, she said calmly, "Father will wait until the results of the Spring Examination are announced before choosing the most suitable candidate. There is still more than half a year left."
Hearing her say this, Qing'er and Gui'er felt relieved.
After Tan Xiang came back, she reported to Zhang that the message had been delivered, and then Zhang waited for Jiang Lan to make some noise.
Previously, there were rumors that the emperor was going to grant a marriage between Prince Fu and Cui Jingshu.
Jiang Lan, who also received a bracelet from the Queen, was most likely to be married to Prince An.
If she knew that she was going to marry a mere scholar, she would definitely be unwilling.
Zhang was just waiting for Jiang Lan to go and make trouble with Jiang Cheng, the best would be to make a big scene.
As a result, when all the guests left, there was no movement from Jiang Lan. This made Zhang a little strange. She wondered when Jiang Lan became so patient?
The next day, the black-armored guard who worked as a security guard in the mansion brought Jiang Lan a set of dress. It was the one that Qi Wuhan had custom-made at Yunxiu Tower. Later, Yuanbao flew over again to deliver a letter to her.
Jiang Lan opened the note and immediately crumpled it into a ball, blushing and cursing, "You scoundrel."
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