Princess Qingping suddenly rushed forward and hugged the old horse, "You...you don't go...you're mine, you can't leave me!"
The British Duchess: ...
Chiang Kai-shek: ...
The rest of the group: ...
Everyone was stunned.
Old Ma was also stunned. After regaining his senses, he clung to the woman clinging to him, saying, "No, no, Princess, you are of noble birth, please don't take a fancy to a lowly person like me!"
Everyone: ...
Old Ma, you really dare to say that.
Unexpectedly, Princess Qingping continued to move closer, saying, "It's you! I've taken a liking to you!"
Old Ma looked as if he had been struck by lightning, and was almost in tears. "Princess, are you trying to kill me?!"
Princess Qingping ignored everything and pressed her face against mine, crying, "Don't leave me!"
The Duchess of England couldn't stand it any longer and called to the old woman beside her, "Quickly pull those two apart and drag this coachman away!"
Several old women came up and separated Princess Qingping and Old Ma.
Princess Qingping was pulled away and calmed down for a while. Only then did she seem to notice the presence of everyone. After a moment of confusion, she asked, "What happened?"
Seeing that she had regained her senses, the Duchess of England said happily, "Princess, you must have been harmed by this lowly coachman! Don't be afraid, your aunt will have him dragged away right away!"
She winked at the old woman.
The old woman didn't dare to move.
Old Ma, on the other hand, was terrified. "No, no, I really didn't do anything!"
Princess Qingping recalled the previous arrangements and remembered that she was supposed to be plotting against the Imperial Advisor, but why was she ended up with such an old and ugly person...?
She looked at Lao Ma, expecting to throw up, but a strange joy welled up inside her, as if he were the person she had been looking for all along!
The separation between her mind and body filled her with a sense of unease.
Could it be that the Gu worm has taken effect?
Oh my god!
Her fear grew stronger.
The Duchess of England had already asked the Princess, "Princess, no matter what, a lowly servant has insulted a princess of noble birth. According to the law, he should be executed! Please hand him over to us for judgment!"
Princess Qingping felt a pang of pain in her heart when she heard "he should be executed according to the law," but after a moment, she gritted her teeth and said, "Yes! Kill him!"
After saying that, the pain in my heart intensified even more.
She clutched her chest, suddenly remembering the man's words, and was filled with fear again.
That witch clansman said that once the Heart-Connecting Gu was used, the two of them would be bound by fate!
The eldest princess knew that according to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, if the princess turned against her, she would not be able to plead for the coachman, so she could only say, "I will hand him over to the Jingzhao Prefecture myself."
Before the words were even finished, Princess Qingping blurted out, "No! He can't die..."
Everyone was shocked again.
Didn't you just say you were going to kill him?!
The British Duchess was furious at his lack of self-control. "Qingping, do you know what you're doing?!"
Princess Qingping knew that she couldn't let anything happen to the coachman right now, so she could only say with tears streaming down her face in humiliation, "It's...it's because I've been bewitched. Cousin Princess, I'm in love with this man, please grant him to me."
The eldest princess stared in shock at her absurd cousin.
She actually said in public that she liked the coachman!
This driver had been with her for decades. He was old, ugly, and had yellow teeth. How did he win her heart?
"No... I want to kill him!" Princess Qingping said, her face contorted in pain.
However, she quickly changed her tune, pleading, "Cousin, I promise I won't do anything to him! I truly love him! I want to marry him! I want him to be my prince consort!"
Everyone was stunned: ...
Has this princess gone mad?
One minute she says she wants to kill him, the next she says she wants to marry him?
After the initial shock, Old Ma, with a mournful face, kowtowed to the princess, "Your Highness, I have served you for decades, you cannot allow me to marry her! I... have remained chaste for decades... I will never marry a princess who keeps dozens of male lovers..."
Everyone remained stunned: ...
You really think the princess has taken a liking to you?
At this moment, aren't you worried about your life?
If the princess invites you to her residence, she'll surely kill you to silence you in a heartbeat!
Princess Qingping gritted her teeth and said, "You belong to me in life and in death!"
Old Ma was so frightened he almost fainted.
The British Duchess was completely at a loss.
The eldest princess also sighed, "Old Ma is my man. If you don't accuse him of bullying you, I will take him away."
"No, no..." Princess Qingping said forcefully, "If you take him away, I will report you to the Prefect of the Capital, and he will not escape death. Cousin, hand him over to me, and I will not harm him! If you don't believe me, send a guard to follow him every day! I will make sure he lives well!"
After much deliberation, the Princess realized she couldn't save the coachman, so she said gently, "Old Ma, things have come to this, so you should go back with the Princess. I will assign a guard to protect you and report back to me daily."
Old Ma, with a long face, knew he had no other choice but to go back with the princess.
Su Youran was happily watching the commotion with Yueyue by her side when she suddenly remembered her master in another guest room. She quickly pulled Yueyue away again, saying as they walked, "You don't know, do you? Actually, the person Qingping wanted to scheme against was my master. I had arranged it beforehand, having someone switch the sleeping incense. I don't know how Old Ma smelled it and was led to that room."
"So where are you taking me now?"
"Go check on Master! Although I had the sleeping incense switched, I don't know if Master has been affected by other tricks. He was also splashed with wine during the banquet."
"I never expected that someone would actually tamper with things in your Yun family."
Su Youran shrugged. "I deliberately had someone pretend to cooperate with that princess."
"So, what does this have to do with my mother?"
Su Youran said with a grin, "That depends on whether you cooperate or not."
"What?"
...
The group returned to their seats with mixed feelings. Madam Yun, Madam Zhenguo, Madam Lin, and others were already in a very bad mood and had intended to leave the party there.
Since the birthday celebrant had not returned, there was no good way to speak.
A little while later, Su Youran and Yueyue came in chatting and laughing. Everyone assumed they were going to change their clothes and didn't pay any attention.
Just as Madam Yun was about to leave with her old friends, another old woman came excitedly to report, "Madam, Madam, and Sixth Miss, the Duke, the Second Master, the Fourth Master, the Second Young Master, and Young Master Youchen from the north have all sent birthday gifts to Sixth Miss!"
Su Youchen was supposed to be the fourth child, but the servants in the mansion always called him and Yun Tianyi by the wrong names, so they called him Young Master Youchen.
Upon hearing this, Madam Yun sat up straight again and smiled, "Bring it in quickly!"
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