After Xinyi Zigu rescued Liao from the prison in Jingzhao Prefecture, he personally visited the Yongding Marquis Mansion.
As the mother of the Marquis, Xu went out to greet him. Jiang Songyi was also present at the time. When Jiang Yuyao heard that the Fourth Prince had arrived, she also hurried to the main courtyard with her maid.
"Yuyao, there's no need to be so polite,"
Xinyi Zigu said gently, with a look of kindness and relief in his eyes.
Xinyi Zigu treated Xu and Jiang Songyi with a cold attitude. He personally brought Jiang Yuyao to his side and said softly, "I have rescued your biological mother from prison. Her crimes have been cleared. From now on, no one will dare to mention that you are the daughter of a prisoner."
Jiang Yuyao raised the corner of her mouth and glanced provocatively at Jiang Songyi and Xu. Then she stared at Xinyi Zigu with surprise and gratitude, "Yuyao is grateful to Your Highness for giving me a new life. All these days, Yuyao has always worried that my life experience would tarnish Your Highness's dignity. Now that my biological mother is free, Yuyao can finally rest assured and no longer be a burden to Your Highness."
Xin Yi Zigu looked at Jiang Yuyao, who was thinking about him wholeheartedly, and the love in his heart grew stronger.
He glanced coldly at Jiang Songyi and Xu, then asked righteously, "I heard that the wife of the Marquis's mansion favors your sister but is extremely harsh towards you, often cutting back on your living expenses?"
Jiang Songyi frowned and responded, "How did Your Highness get these false accusations? Mother is in charge of the household affairs, and everything is in order."
However, Xinyi Zigu interrupted her impatiently, "Jiang Songyi, you ladies in this mansion are always good at weaving flowery words to cover up your inner calculations. This prince is too lazy to listen to your quibbles. I just want to tell you clearly that Yuyao is the one I care about most. I will never allow her to suffer the slightest injustice! What the Marquisate cannot give her, I will make up for it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the guards he brought with him unloaded boxes of exquisite silks and satins and a dazzling array of hairpins and jewelry from the carriage.
He waved his arms and said proudly, "From now on, I will personally arrange for Yuyao's food, clothing, and daily needs to be delivered to Weiyang Garden! I will definitely make Yuyao's life even more luxurious and noble than before!"
Jiang Yuyao's heart was filled with joy, as if all the grievances and depression she had suffered in the Yongding Marquis' Mansion had been swept away.
"Yuyao is very grateful."
She knelt down and saluted to thank His Highness for his gift. When her eyes swept over Jiang Songyi and Xu, her eyes and eyebrows were filled with arrogance and pride.
Jiang Songyi and Xu were silent, and the atmosphere seemed a little subtle.
Did the Fourth Prince really think that Jiang Yuyao’s luxurious life in the past was limited to these gorgeous clothes and pearls?
Doesn't he know that the noble temperament that Jiang Yuyao exudes was accumulated by the old lady at great expense?
Xu suppressed her impatience and asked patiently, "Your Highness the Fourth Prince, are you really going to cover all of Yuyao's expenses?"
Xinyi Zigu held his head high and said confidently, "Of course."
"However, Yuyao has been frail and sickly since childhood, and the medicinal herbs she needs to nurse her back to health are all priceless. Not to mention the old lady's love for her, the gifts she has given her are so many that even Your Highness would struggle to match them."
Ever since Xu took over the accounts of the Marquisate left by the old lady, she was shocked to find that Jiang Yuyao was simply a monster that devoured gold coins. No, it would be more accurate to say that she was a greedy and ungrateful person.
Xinyi Zigu thought to himself that Xu's words were simply an attempt to stop him from doting on Jiang Yuyao. The old lady of the Yongding Marquisate had always been partial to him in the palace, so how could he believe that she would spend money lavishly on Yuyao?
After all, it is understandable that money is spent on Jiang Songyi!
Otherwise, how could a woman from the countryside be so dazzling?
Xinyi Zigu sneered, "No matter how much you have invested in Yuyao in the past, this prince will give her more. Madam Yongding, you can list all the luxurious life Yuyao lived in the past."
Xu agreed without hesitation: "Okay. The Marquis's Mansion is currently short of money. Thank you, Your Highness, for relieving our worries."
She was already tired of continuing to support this greedy ungrateful person!
Xinyi Zigu disagreed and signaled Jiang Yuyao to send him out of the mansion.
However, just as he stepped out of the main hall of the main courtyard, a dark shadow struck him like lightning and knocked him heavily to the ground. Blood gushed out of his nose, and the strong smell of blood instantly filled the air.
"His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince!"
Jiang Yuyao witnessed Xinyi Zigu being ruthlessly crushed by the blood-stained corpse of the bear. She instinctively jumped back in fear and narrowly escaped death.
Xinyi Zigu felt as if his chest and lungs were being crushed by a huge rock. He struggled desperately, but was unable to break free. He could only stare angrily at the instigator, Jiang Dinglian, and with his dying breath, he demanded, "Marquis Yongding, are you attempting to murder this prince?"
Jiang Dinglian seemed to have only just realized that Xinyi Zigu was pinned down by the bear. He exclaimed in surprise, "Your Highness, the Fourth Prince, you are here too? You truly deserve death. I have been carrying this three-hundred-pound bear all the way back. I am exhausted. I had just stepped over the threshold when I intended to put it down for a short rest, but it suddenly toppled over, pinning you down. Later, I will harvest several pounds of bear meat for you to make amends for this mistake."
Jiang Dinglian's apology sounded quite sincere.
Xinyi Zigu felt that breathing was becoming increasingly difficult, "You better move that bear away quickly!"
"Oh, what a misstep."
Jiang Dinglian then stretched out a hand and dragged the huge creature aside.
The guards hurried forward and helped Xinyi Zigu up.
Jiang Yuyao looked at Xinyi Zigu, who was covered in bear blood, with concern. "Your Highness, Fourth Prince, how are you feeling? Do you need to summon the imperial physician to diagnose you?"
She turned around and accused Jiang Dinglian again, "Father, how could you be so careless? The Fourth Prince is a very tall man, and you didn't even notice?"
“I haven’t noticed.”
Jiang Dinglian gently patted Xinyi Zigu's back, as if to comfort him, but in reality, his strength was like a bear's paw. "Your Highness the Fourth Prince is young and strong. It's just a simple pressure. Why bother the imperial physician?"
Xinyi Zigu felt that Jiang Dinglian's seemingly gentle slap was actually like a heavy slap from a bear's paw, and the pain almost suffocated him.
As expected, except for Jiang Yuyao, everyone else in the Yongding Marquis Mansion is not a good person!
Xinyi Zigu didn't want to stay here for even a minute. He was taciturn and hurriedly ordered the guards who were supporting him, "Set off immediately, return to the palace as quickly as possible, and summon the imperial physician."
"Fourth Prince, please walk slower."
Jiang Dinglian's powerful palm landed heavily on Xinyi Zigu's shoulder, but he quickened his pace without thinking.
Jiang Dinglian narrowed his eyes slightly, and after Xinyi Zigu's figure disappeared into the distance, he snorted coldly, put his hands behind his back, and slowly walked into the house.
However, as soon as he stepped through the threshold, he was met with disdain and angrily scolded by Xu: "Get out! You reek of blood! Who told you to bring a bear back?"
Jiang Dinglian turned his gaze to Jiang Songyi beside him.
Jiang Songyi looked up at the sky and said helplessly, "I only want the bear paw, not the whole bear."
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