Chapter 114 Assassin
Pei Yanchuan rose and bowed, "Your Majesty, I have no objection."
Without the title of heir apparent and unable to participate in the imperial examinations, he could only be Pei Yanchuan's son, nothing more.
The position of Prince of Langya will never be his again.
This was a great humiliation for Pei Anqing, who used to be able to gain huge benefits by calling someone "father".
Now there's nothing left.
Even if Pei Yanchuan died now, he still wouldn't become the King of Langya.
“Pei Shi… Pei Anqing, why haven’t you accepted the imperial decree and expressed your gratitude?” Wu Panpan reminded him.
Now that he is neither the heir apparent nor holds an official position, Pei Anqing is merely a commoner.
Pei Anqing looked up at Pei Yanchuan, hoping that the other party could speak on her behalf.
Unexpectedly, Pei Yanchuan didn't even glance at him.
"This humble subject accepts the imperial decree and expresses his gratitude!" Pei Anqing kowtowed and knelt, his hands clenched into fists.
Minister Wu was also shocked. He had originally thought that with the Prince of Langya around, Pei Anqing would not be severely punished.
That way, if my foolish granddaughter marries into that family in the future, there might be a chance to win her over.
The Grand Princess adopted Jiang Wanru as her goddaughter precisely because she was going to marry Pei Anqing, so that she could win her over in the future.
But now that Pei Anqing has been demoted to a commoner, the Prince of Langya has not even spoken up to plead for him.
Now that his granddaughter is marrying into that family, isn't she also marrying a commoner?
While Minister Wu was in a daze, Wu Xinyi grabbed his arm and said, "Grandfather, I don't want to marry him."
"If I marry into that family, won't I have to call Jiang Wanning 'mother' just like Jiang Wanru?"
"No, Grandfather, how can I marry him!"
Pei Anqing suppressed her anger. This idiot, as if he thought she wanted to marry him!
*Slap!* Minister Wu slapped him hard across the face.
"Shut up! It's all your mother's fault for spoiling you too much. Now you're so arrogant and ignorant."
"You've already had physical intimacy with him. If you don't marry him, are you going to become a nun?!"
Wu Xinyi was so frightened by the idea of becoming a nun that she never dared to say she wouldn't get married again.
She always went to the temple with her family to burn incense and pray for blessings. The nuns in the temple lived a very frugal life, not to mention they had to get up before dawn every day.
Compared to becoming a nun, at least marrying Pei Anqing wouldn't result in a bad life.
The Prince of Langya's mansion was not poor.
"Although I have not thoroughly investigated what happened today, it does not mean that I will continue to condone it."
“The county princess, Wu Panpan, is the victim in this incident.”
"Your servant is here."
"Go and bring that piece of shimmering brocade to Princess Roujia."
The shimmering brocade comes from the Western Regions. It is called shimmering brocade because it shines whether under the sun or the moon.
Wherever there is light, the clothes will have a faint sheen. If you wear them, you will look like a fairy descending to earth.
Only three pieces of the Floating Light Brocade have been obtained in the past ten years. One of them was buried with the Empress Dowager and has already been placed in the imperial mausoleum.
Another horse was bestowed upon the Empress.
There was only one horse left, and the Emperor actually gave it to Jiang Wan Ning.
Wu Panpan also thought she had misheard, after all, many concubines in the harem had tried every means to obtain this one and only piece of shimmering brocade.
The emperor did not agree.
Now, he has actually given this shimmering brocade to Jiang Wan Ning.
If Jiang Wan Ning hadn't already been engaged to the Prince of Langya, he would have thought that the Emperor had taken a liking to Jiang Wan Ning.
"Why aren't you going yet?"
Wu Panpan snapped out of her daze and immediately bowed, "Yes, this old servant will go right away."
Jiang Wanru wondered if it was just her imagination, but she always felt that when the Emperor was talking about the person behind the scenes, his eyes were always intentionally or unintentionally looking in her direction.
Fortunately, with the Grand Princess around, I was able to get rid of this matter.
They actually wanted Wu Xinyi to marry Pei Anqing.
Pei Anqing lost his title of heir apparent again.
In this matter, she truly shot herself in the foot.
Jiang Wan Ning was bad enough, but now that she's married into the family, she has to pay her respects and bow to Wu Xin Yi.
She is now a county princess, so how can she only be a concubine?
The more Jiang Wanru thought about it, the more suffocated she felt.
He left the Imperial Study.
The palace banquet ended, and everyone left in twos and threes.
Jiang Wan Ning asked Shen Ru Zhi to tell Jiang Zheng and Zhou Shi to leave first.
He then traveled with Pei Yanchuan.
After leaving the palace gate,
Once seated in the carriage, Jiang Wan Ning was very excited. "Your Highness, I have some good news to tell you."
Pei Yanchuan, however, remained cold and said, "Today is too dangerous. If their scheme succeeds, what will you do?"
Seeing Jiang Wan Ning's aggrieved expression, Pei Yan Chuan couldn't help but reach out and pat her head. "Was my voice too loud just now?"
Actually, he was angrier at himself, thinking that with the Marquis of Ningyuan and his wife there, nothing should happen.
She and the Emperor plotted to sow discord between Prince Qi and the Grand Princess, but due to a moment of carelessness, they almost let the other side succeed.
Jiang Wan Ning shifted her position, getting closer to Pei Yan Chuan.
“I knew the handkerchief was poisonous from the beginning. I’ve been learning from Yu Hai for so long, I know this kind of poison very well.”
"Furthermore, I wouldn't touch anything Jiang Wanru gave me."
Even so, Pei Yanchuan was still worried.
His expression softened. "You said you had some good news?"
Jiang Wanning took out the blood transfusion equipment and explained it to her again.
"With this, the poison in your body will be cured, and you will never have to suffer again."
Pei Yanchuan suddenly reached out and grabbed Jiang Wanning's hand, "Have you told anyone what you're going to do with this? Including the Prince of Jin?"
Jiang Wanning shook her head slightly, "Don't worry."
Pei Yanchuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He held a large army, but he was just a sharp blade in the emperor's hand.
Few people these days want to be in good health.
Jiang Wan Ning clearly understood this as well, so Pei Yan Chuan breathed a sigh of relief without needing to say anything more.
'Whoa!'
As the two were talking, the carriage suddenly lurched, and Jiang Wan Ning swayed and fell into Pei Yan Chuan's arms.
Wait until the carriage comes to a complete stop.
Jiang Wan Ning tried to get up with all her might.
But then they heard a hissing sound from above.
Only then did I realize that my hand was in the wrong place.
Her cheeks flushed instantly. "I...I didn't mean to."
Pei Yanchuan's lips curled up slightly. "It doesn't matter if it was intentional."
Before Jiang Wan Ning could respond, he lifted the carriage curtain and asked, "What happened?"
"Your Highness, there are assassins ahead." Mo Ran loosened his grip on the reins and reached for the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"You and the Princess should hide first. I will go and clear away the obstacles." Mo Ran said as she stood up and lightly touched the ground with her toes, flying into the air.
He drew his sword and charged toward the assassin in front of him.
Jiang Wan Ning disregarded her embarrassment and lifted the carriage curtain to take a look; there were quite a few people on the other side.
"Mo Ran alone probably can't handle it. I'll go out and help!" Jiang Wan Ning said, about to lift the curtain and go downstairs.
Suddenly a large hand pulled him back, saying, "I haven't allowed any women to stand in front of me yet."
"There are many who want to kill me. How could they let such a good opportunity pass by? I'm afraid it's not just one group."
"You stay put."
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