Chapter 86 She just had to step on Su Rui!
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In Feiyun Pavilion, the originally gentle and solemn sound of the wooden fish gradually became rapid and harsh without anyone noticing.
Yun Ji stopped hammering the wooden fish and looked at the new marks on the wooden fish that had appeared in the past two days. The turmoil in his heart became increasingly difficult to suppress.
Since returning to Fahua Temple, Su Rui has never appeared in front of him again.
Even the Black Bodhisattva comes every day with empty claws but a round belly.
Su Rui fed it, but didn't let it carry anything.
Today, he returned to the Yong'an Marquis Mansion early in the morning. He did not act pitiful and ask for repayment of favors in front of Lord Feiyun as he did in the past.
Adjusting his breathing, Yun Ji recited the Heart Sutra while striking the wooden fish again.
"Master, the eldest prince went to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion this morning." Zhuiyue came in from the window and reported.
The wooden hammer in Yun Ji's hand hit nothing, making another sound on the floor tiles.
No wonder she didn't come looking for him, there was another tiger skin she could have stolen.
It's a good thing.
He only needs to let it develop, the disaster will disappear on its own, and the inner demons will gradually subside, and he can become a monk without any relatives.
But he didn't realize that the more he thought about it, the tighter his brows became, and his whole body became tense, as if he couldn't find a way to release all his strength.
Zhuiyue looked at it, thought for a moment, and then took out something wrapped in a handkerchief from his bosom and handed it to Yunji, saying, "I saw bloodstains in the Grand Prince's mansion and followed them all the way to the back alley, where I found this."
Yun Ji opened the handkerchief and his expression changed suddenly when he saw what was inside.
"The inner courtyard of the Grand Prince's Palace is heavily guarded, and I dare not delve too deeply."
Before he finished speaking, Yun Ji stood up, paused, looked at the hammer in his hand, and finally walked downstairs.
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At this moment, in the Yong'an Marquis Mansion, inside the family ancestral hall.
The elders were still burning yellow paper to pray to their ancestors. Only when the yellow paper was burned out and the Holy Grail won could it indicate the ancestors' consent, the Zhou family could submit the documents, and Zhou Yao could change his surname from Zhou to Su and have it written in the Su family's genealogy.
This was an extremely long process, and the guests had already gathered in groups of three or four to chat.
Su Rui was still sitting in the big chair, yawning boredly, with no intention of moving around.
Seeing that she didn't seem to have any other moves and the eldest prince just sat there chatting casually, Liang gestured for Zhou Yao to approach Shen He.
After she entered the mansion, she argued with the Princess of Ping for more than half an hour, but was unable to get a single accurate answer from her.
The Xiao family couldn't wait any longer. Once the surname change was finalized, the marriage had to be arranged immediately. She always felt that delay would lead to problems.
Therefore, let Zhou Yao test Shen He's words and find out whether there is still a chance to pacify Prince Jun's Mansion.
After the incident at the hunting ground, Zhou Yao was angry and deliberately didn't look at Chen He today. Even if he glanced at her, she pretended not to see it.
But if she really had to give up Shen He, she would be reluctant.
Especially when she saw Su Rui sitting so contentedly on the big chair, as if she was still the jewel in the Yong'an Marquis's family's crown, she could not surpass her no matter what.
She just had to step on Su Rui to be satisfied!
With a sense of anger, Zhou Yao approached Shen He and walked to a secluded place when no one was paying attention.
"Are you angry with me?" Shen He held Zhou Yao's hand and looked at her today and still liked her.
Zhou Yao pulled her hand back and said angrily, "How could I dare to be angry with Master Shen? That day in the hunting ground, Master Shen looked at me like a ghost. He must have been fed up with me. I should have known better."
"That's not true. I was confused that day and encountered a ghost in the woods. When I saw you coming, I thought it was the ghost in disguise, so I ran away in a hurry." Shen He lied without blushing or beating his heart.
Zhou Yao naturally knew he was lying, so she deliberately asked, "Oh? What did the ghost you saw in the woods look like?"
What kind?
Shen He couldn't help but look at Su Rui.
The breeze was blowing gently, the clothes were fluttering, and just sitting there was a beautiful picture that made it hard to look away.
"Brother He!" Zhou Yao shouted angrily.
Shen He withdrew his gaze with a guilty conscience and said hurriedly: "Of course it is green-faced and fanged, ugly as a pig, but it can only change its appearance and become a beautiful woman. I can see it at a glance and will not be fooled. No matter how beautiful others are, I only have you in my heart."
Zhou Yao didn't believe a single word of these coaxing words.
But since Shen He said that, there must be something going on. He immediately pretended to be shy and said, "You've been lying to me. Last time, you said you'd get engaged to me today, and it would be a double blessing. But now you haven't kept your promise."
Hearing this, Shen He's mouth twitched, and he pursed his lips and said, "I'm not lying to you, but...things have changed. I am willing to discuss marriage, but you had an accident on the polo field last time, and my mother saw it."
Zhou Yao's expression froze at that moment.
The matter of the polo field is now like a sign hanging on me, which I cannot take off. Everyone can see it and talk about it.
Princess Ping had always looked down on her, and now she had even more reason to do so.
But why?
The Princess of Ping County herself is not a good person either.
"So... Princess Consort means that you don't want to discuss marriage anymore and you dislike me, right? Then I understand." Zhou Yao was about to leave with tears in her eyes.
Shen He hurriedly pulled her back, and after checking that the people outside hadn't noticed anything unusual on their side, he whispered anxiously, "I don't despise you. I know it was that bitch Su Rui who harmed you, but this is not good for you after all. It's normal for Mother to have some concerns, but I've already begged Mother, and Mother agreed. However, you can only be a concubine."
Side lady!
Zhou Yao stared at Shen He with eyes wide open in disbelief, with uncontrollable anger beneath her tears.
"I know I've wronged you, but there's really nothing I can do now. Mother won't give in. Even this concubine is someone I've begged for a long time, otherwise Mother wouldn't have come today."
Zhou Yao naturally understood, there was nothing she could do.
But she was unwilling to give up.
To put it nicely, a side wife is a concubine, but to put it bluntly, she is a concubine, and she will be a concubine for life.
She has already changed her surname. She has endured for so many years and spent so much effort, but she can only get a concubine.
It’s all Su Rui!
Zhou Yao stared at Su Rui fiercely, full of hatred.
She destroyed everything she had so easily, yet she was still able to sit there peacefully.
Why didn't she die at the border!
"Yao'er, listen to me. Although I am a concubine, I know your feelings and will never treat you badly. You will marry me first and give birth to a son. When the time comes, I will ask my mother to make you my wife."
Shen He said it sincerely, but Zhou Yao was not a fool.
In the Great Zhao, a concubine is a concubine and no one can take a concubine as a wife. Even if the position of the wife is vacant, one can only marry her and cannot make her the legal wife, unless the husband is willing to give up his official career and be willing to be whipped.
It's impossible for Shen He, and Prince Ping's Mansion will not allow her.
If she is a shrew, she will be a shrew all her life.
But now, Chen He can no longer marry her as the prince's wife. So, which one is better, the concubine of Prince Ping's Mansion or the main wife of the Xiao family? Zhou Yao needs to consider it as soon as possible.
"I...I want to discuss this with my mother." Zhou Yao pulled her hand away and went to find Liang.
Shen He naturally knew that they were planning to marry into the Xiao family, so he grabbed Zhou Yao and said, "The Xiao family is not suitable for you. There are only wolves, tigers and leopards in the house, and the family background is not prominent. The second branch of the Xiao family may not be able to pass the imperial examination. Such a wife would bury you. Yao'er, we have been in love for many years, can you bear to let go?"
Zhou Yao was indeed a little reluctant. Putting aside the Prince Ping's Mansion, Shen He's appearance and talent were indeed better than those of the Xiao family.
If she could control Shen He, even if she was a concubine, as long as he didn't marry a legal wife, then there would be no difference between her and the legal wife.
"How can I bear to leave you, Brother He? The Xiao family was chosen by my mother, so naturally I..."
"Bang!"
Just when Zhou Yao was about to agree, a loud explosion outside interrupted everything.
Everyone looked outside, and before Liang could send anyone to check what had happened, they saw Changning, filled with rage, rushing in with a hundred or so lightly armored soldiers, surrounding everyone.
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