Chapter 213
"You want me to be your mistress?" Rong Rong looked at the Crown Prince with disgust, as if he were a scumbag.
The crown prince's expression changed. How could he bear to let the woman he had first fallen for become his mistress?
Moreover, such a status is simply an insult to a beautiful woman.
I used to think that even the most beautiful woman was just an embellishment to the country, but now I realize that some people are more beautiful than the magnificent landscape.
The legends I'd heard before about people who loved beauty more than power weren't just made up.
He felt that if the beauty before him truly possessed such charm that she could make people abandon everything for her.
However, only the weak need to make choices, but he wants them all!
The crown prince was ambitious and determined to win.
His body, which was already exhausted, became incredibly excited again just because he saw a beautiful woman.
"Rest assured, you will be my principal wife, the future empress." The crown prince solemnly promised, for a beautiful woman should possess the best in the world.
If it were someone else at this moment, they would probably be overjoyed by the Crown Prince's promise. Even if they couldn't become Empress, gaining the Crown Prince's favor and entering the harem would still be a good opportunity to rise to the top in one step.
But the Crown Prince was facing Rong Rong, and all he heard was a disdainful snort from the delicate young girl.
"When? Ten years? Twenty years?"
Rong Rong raised her innocent smile, but her words were full of sarcasm.
Everyone knows that the Crown Princess comes from the Li family, which is extremely powerful. It's not so simple for the Crown Prince to take away the status of the Li family's daughter as the principal wife.
If the Crown Prince is truly not afraid of the Li family, why would he hide her here and prevent anyone from discovering her existence?
It's just that the Crown Prince can't contend with the Li family, and he needs the Li family to help him.
Moreover, there is the old emperor, who, although he has been recuperating, is still alive and well. Who knows how many years it will be before the old emperor passes away.
The Crown Prince's smile instantly froze. He wanted to take Rongrong back to the manor right now, but reason told him he couldn't.
Seemingly feeling that he had lost face in front of the beauty, the crown prince said, "Soon!" and hurriedly got up and left.
After that, Rongrong didn't see the Crown Prince again for a while.
Meanwhile, Chen Liehu finally learned about Rong Rong's disappearance.
He immediately sent his men to look for the person, but unfortunately, they received no news.
Clearly, the person who took Rong Rong away was no ordinary person.
After much deliberation, Chen Liehu went to Tingzhuxuan to ask his elder brother for help.
"I understand." Chen Mohan replied indifferently without stopping his work. Even Chen Liehu, who was never one to think too much, could sense the perfunctoriness in his words.
"If you don't send someone to look for me, brother, go yourself! I won't go home until I find him! I'll search for him my whole life!"
Chen Liehu roared at the top of his lungs, startling Lady An Dinghou, who had just arrived at Tingzhuxuan.
"Who are you looking for? Are you trying to sever ties with this family?" Lady An Ding clutched her chest, almost unable to catch her breath.
Chen Qinxue, who was supporting Lady An Dinghou, quickly helped her catch her breath.
Chen Mohan and Chen Liehu's expressions changed drastically. Chen Liehu was initially a little guilty, but then he became angry and determined.
He was determined to find Rong Rong no matter what. The thought that Rong Rong might be suffering somewhere he didn't know about made his heart ache so much that he felt like he was going crazy.
Chen Mohan and Chen Qinxue both came to Lady An Dinghou's side, while Chen Liehu stood stiffly in place.
Lady An Ding felt even more distressed upon seeing this. When she learned that Chen Liehu had said he wouldn't go home because of Rong Rong, a deep anger welled up in her heart.
"What a tragedy!" Lady An Ding said with a dark face, a flash of resentment in her eyes. "I raised them for over ten years, and they asked for nothing in return, only to turn into enemies!"
The reason why Lady An Dinghou hated her was not only because her youngest son was making a fuss about running away from home because of the other party, but also because she was targeted by Lady Zhenguohou at banquets.
She just couldn't understand why someone who coveted wealth and status and had no bottom line, even going so far as to harm his own brother, deserved such protection from the Lady of the State.
Lady An Ding even had a dark thought: when the Zhenguo Marquis's mansion took in Rong Rong, were they perhaps up to no good from the start?
"Bring the family discipline! Lock the second young master in the ancestral hall. You kneel down and reflect on your actions. You may come out when you have figured things out!" Lady An Dinghou said sternly.
The servants immediately stepped forward to seize Chen Liehu. Chen Liehu was highly skilled in martial arts and resisted desperately. Just when he was about to escape, Chen Mohan intervened and personally dragged Chen Liehu to the ancestral hall.
Although Chen Mohan was not a military general, his skills were actually much better than Chen Liehu's.
Chen Liehu roared loudly, struggled violently, and even threatened to kill himself, but Chen Mohan remained unmoved.
Chen Mohan escorted Lady An Ding back to her courtyard, with Chen Qinxue staying by her side the whole time, gently comforting her.
Chen Liehu's annoyance, coupled with Rong Rong's contrast, made Lady An Ding Hou feel that her own daughter was indeed the most obedient, the best, and the most considerate.
With a few sweet words from Chen Qinxue, Lady An Ding was coaxed into smiling.
Immediately afterwards, Chen Qinxue asked the Lady of Anding for the right to manage the household under the pretext of learning how to do it, saying that she wanted to practice.
Lady An Ding readily agreed.
Both mother and daughter were in good spirits, and Chen Mohan quietly left the courtyard of the Marquis of Anding.
That night, a dark figure climbed over the outer wall of the Marquis of Anding's residence, but unfortunately, he was caught red-handed by people waiting outside as soon as he landed.
"Big brother?" Chen Liehu exclaimed in surprise. He didn't expect that after finally escaping, he would be caught by Chen Mohan so easily.
"We must save them?" Chen Mo asked coldly, his eyes indifferent, without the anger Chen Liehu had imagined.
Chen Mohan was not angry at all. Didn't he know his silly younger brother well? He had expected the other to run away, and waiting here was just to confirm his guess.
"Big Brother!" Chen Liehu suddenly knelt down on one knee, and Chen Mohan was shocked, finally losing his composure.
"Please, brother, help me! Rong Rong really can't be hurt!" Chen Liehu's eyes were red and pleading.
When he was a child, Chen Liehu often asked Chen Mohan for favors, but they were all trivial matters. This was the first time Chen Liehu had asked Chen Mohan for favors since he came of age.
Such solemnity, even to the point of kneeling.
Chen Mohan stared into Chen Liehu's eyes for a long time. Chen Liehu did not flinch, completely exposing his urgency, pain, and pleading to Chen Mohan.
Chen Mohan had never seen his younger brother like this before. In his memory, his brother was fearless and reckless, like a tyrant in the capital, often offending people. Chen Mohan had cleaned up his messes many times because of this.
But Chen Liehu now appears somewhat humble, like a drowned rat ravaged by a storm.
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