Chapter 641 Leave Arro as a Hostage
Upon hearing this, Lord Cheng was furious. "She's incredibly audacious! She actually switched the princess's medicine. Luckily, Wan'er is alright now. If something had really happened, and the princess herself came to question her, that would have been terrible!"
He increasingly felt that his second daughter was too cruel, even persecuting her own sister.
In the past, minor incidents were one thing, but now that the royal family has been involved time and again, he dares not take such risks.
He immediately addressed the steward of the manor, saying, "Starting today, replace all the maids in the Second Miss's courtyard, and send her to Linzhou three days later."
Linzhou is Lord Cheng's hometown. There is a house and a few acres of land there. It is not as prosperous as the capital, but it is enough to feed a few people.
Lord Cheng proposed sending Miss Cheng Er over, firstly to protect the Cheng family, and secondly as a gesture of kindness to leave her a way out.
He did not linger in Miss Cheng's room; after giving his orders, he immediately turned and left.
Looking at her reminded him of his deceased mistress.
I both love and hate her. I never expected that the mother and daughter not only look alike, but also have the same personality.
When Miss Cheng woke up again, they were already on their way to Linzhou.
She insisted on going back, but was stopped by the guards and then knocked unconscious with a single blow. When she woke up again, she was already at the old house in Linzhou.
The old house was guarded by servants from top to bottom, so even if she wanted to go out, she couldn't.
Inside the palace.
Yu'er arrived at Du Wanchun's palace with a smile. "Mother, I heard that Prime Minister Cheng sent someone to send that second son to the countryside."
Du Wanchun is teaching Feifei to recognize characters.
She put down her pen and said slowly, "It's good to send it over, so they won't bother us again in the future."
Yu'er sat down to the side and asked softly, "Mother, do we really have to leave that southern barbarian here forever?"
"You mean Aruo?" Du Wanchun asked.
Yu'er stood up and looked in the direction where Mianmian lived. "Although he can protect Mianmian, he is, after all, a Southern Barbarian. What can we do if the Southern Barbarians come to ask about us in the future?"
Du Wanchun stood up and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, the Southern Barbarians did indeed come to demand people today."
Yu'er was startled. "What did they say?"
Du Wanchun replied, "They want us to send their third prince back."
Yu'er asked seriously, "Did Father agree?"
Du Wanchun shook her head, "Of course not. We saved Aruo's life, so naturally we have the final say."
Yu'er's eyes lit up.
Du Wanchun continued, "Your father left the Third Prince here as a hostage to maintain stability between the two countries, so that Mianmian wouldn't have to be married off to someone else."
Yu'er looked puzzled. "Would the Southern Barbarians agree?"
“Whether he agrees or not, he has to agree. The second prince died of illness a few days ago, and now only the third prince can inherit the throne. If the old king does not agree, then his throne can only be passed on to his nephew in the future. Naturally, he does not want such a thing to happen,” Du Wanchun replied.
Yu'er suddenly realized and laughed, "Then that's fine. Anyway, Aruo is willing to stay in our Xuan Yue Kingdom, so it will prevent them from having designs on Xiaomianmian again."
After he finished speaking, he picked up a piece of fruit from the side and ate a couple of bites. "Mother, I'm going to tell my eldest brother this good news."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
Feifei looked up, her round eyes wide open, and asked in a childish voice, "Mother, where is Second Brother going?"
Du Wanchun stroked his head and said softly, "Your second brother is in a hurry to deliver a message."
She pointed to the words on the table and asked, "Do you recognize this word?"
Feifei nodded obediently.
In the past, Zhou Ruiyuan taught her to read, and now she teaches Feifei to read. So many years have passed without her realizing it.
Outside the palace gates.
Yi'er left the palace alone to get the book from Mr. Yuan's residence. After getting the book, she rushed to the gate of the Cheng residence to get the candied lotus seeds from Miss Cheng.
Miss Cheng was very polite and had a servant wait at the door with candied lotus seeds that had been prepared in advance.
Yi'er took the candied lotus seeds at the door and glanced into the mansion. "Your young lady hasn't come out yet?"
The servant nodded. "Yes, Your Highness."
Yi'er withdrew his gaze. He had originally wanted to thank Miss Cheng in person, but seeing that she hadn't come, he took out the wooden comb from his pocket and handed it to the servant, saying, "Give this to Miss Cheng for me, as a token of my gratitude on behalf of the princess."
The servant quickly took the comb from his hand. "Yes, Your Highness."
Yi'er turned and left, carrying a box of candied lotus seeds.
He had just seen a wooden comb for sale on the road. The comb was exquisitely carved, so he wanted to buy one for Mianmian. After buying one, he remembered that he was coming to the Cheng family, so he bought one for Cheng Wan'er instead. He had no other intentions.
When Cheng Wan'er received the wooden comb, she was quite surprised. She did not expect that the eldest prince, whom she had never met, would be so considerate to her.
She carefully put the wooden comb away and hid it in the table.
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