Chapter 98: Betting on whether Yunji has me in his heart
Liang was as gentle and considerate as usual, but today Marquis Yong'an did not reach out to take it as he did in the past.
The smile on Liang's face paused, and she asked in confusion, "What's wrong, Lord? Don't you like lotus seed soup today? I put acacia honey in it, not honey."
Sophora japonica honey is what Marquis Yong'an likes.
But no one else knew, not even the old lady.
This was a secret between him and Liang, and she discovered it herself. Even though her face was covered by a veil at the time, she could still see all his subtle changes.
After decades, it remains so caring.
"No, I'm just a little tired today." Marquis Yong'an walked into the main room, sat on the armchair, and raised his fingers to rub his eyebrows.
Liang handed the lotus seed soup to the maid, motioned for everyone to leave, and then walked behind Yong'an Hou. She raised her hand to massage his solar plexus, and asked distressedly, "Is it because of Yao'er? Mother punished you. It's all my fault. I didn't know Yao'er had committed such a serious crime and even harmed Rui'er. I...I really deserve to die."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Marquis Yong'an took Liang's hand and said soothingly, "Yao'er was young at the time and was deceived. No one expected it. As for Rui'er, she has now been cleared of her grievances. After all this incident, she should be satisfied. Just consider it our repayment to her."
"But now Yunji... no, Prince Yong has given up on becoming a monk. Rui'er has been sent back. Is this the end of it? What will happen to Rui'er in the future?"
Of course that's how it happened.
Since Yun Ji no longer plans to become a monk, he will definitely get married soon. Su Rui will be of no use to the emperor and Yun Ji.
As a man, Marquis Yong'an knew best that even though Su Rui was beautiful and might have charmed Yun Ji some time ago, no man would marry a woman with such a bad reputation.
Even though everyone knows that Su Rui was wrongly accused five years ago, she had actually been a military slave for five years and had long been a slut. The royal family would not allow her to be a concubine.
Only...death.
That's the only way to put an end to this affair.
"Although she is now adamant about breaking off the relationship, she was wronged five years ago. Let's wait and see if the Emperor will issue an order. If he spares her life, we can send her away, which would then preserve the bond between father and daughter."
Liang knew that the Marquis of Yong'an would not give Su Rui a way out. He could naturally see Su Rui's hand in the events of the past few days, but he acquiesced in order to protect himself and the Marquis of Yong'an's Mansion.
But that doesn't mean he has no resentment towards Su Rui. In his heart, Su Rui is the legitimate daughter of the Yong'an Marquisate, and he must consider the Yong'an Marquisate no matter what.
Even if she was wronged five years ago, she should admit it now that things have come to this. At worst, the whole family in the Marquis' Mansion will know about it and compensate her.
Her trouble became known to everyone, harming Zhou Yao and the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion. Even if the Yong'an Marquis did not kill her, he would not be willing to keep her.
Now is the perfect time to deal with her.
Marquis Yong'an said this just to be polite, to show that even though she was like this, he still cared about the relationship between father and daughter.
Liang was naturally eager to do so, and smiled even sweeter, saying, "Now that everything has settled down, my Lord, please take a good rest. Stay with me today, and I'll ask the kitchen to prepare some dishes that my Lord will like."
After saying that, Liang let go and was about to order someone to go, but Yong'an Hou shook his head and stood up.
"I'm not staying. I have things to do." He took two steps, then remembered something. He turned around, pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket, and handed it to Liang. "I've already bought the small courtyard you saw last time. Add it to Yao'er's dowry."
Looking at the land deed, Liang's eyes showed a hint of panic, but she quickly suppressed it and took it with a smile.
After Yong'an Hou left, Liang immediately called Qian Mama in and asked quietly, "Have you dealt with the matters in the courtyard?"
"Don't worry, Madam. Everything has been taken care of. The Marquis will only be able to find out how many times you have been to the yard."
Liang breathed a sigh of relief.
Marquis Yong'an must not know that Lin Chuan and I have a relationship, otherwise we will be in trouble.
What Liang didn't know was that after leaving the East Courtyard, Marquis Yong'an took out something from his sleeve pocket.
It's a belt.
Man's.
It was found from the corner of the courtyard. The person who went there was his confidant, so he didn't let other people know about it at the time. He took it back and handed it to him.
This style is not like that of Shengjing.
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For seven consecutive days, Su Rui stayed indoors in Chaoyang Courtyard and did not go out.
No one came to disturb her, no news came in, as if she was isolated from the world.
In the past, she would have enjoyed such a quiet day.
But now, she was anxious.
What happened with Yun Ji that night was so sudden that I was pushed around and didn't have time to do anything.
She hadn't even completely hugged Yun Ji's thighs, but she had already completed the task. She could only gamble whether Yun Ji had her in his heart.
But she felt that hope was extremely slim.
The reason why Yun Ji took the initiative must be because something happened in the palace that made him make that choice, not because he couldn't help himself and couldn't control himself towards her.
Now that he has regained his prince status, given the emperor's health, he will definitely speed up the process of having Yun Ji marry Tang Yuli and get the military support of Prince Long.
Then she is an eyesore and must be eliminated as soon as possible.
She had been waiting for several days, but there was no news from Yun Ji. Waiting any longer would be like waiting for death.
She couldn't just sit there and wait for death.
After re-dressing, she took out the jade pendant given by the eldest prince from the box and pushed open the door.
Xier and Luo'e, who were standing in the corridor, turned around and looked over.
"Can I go out?" Su Rui looked at Luo E and asked, but this question was addressed to two people.
"Miss, if you want to go out, of course you can," Luo'e replied with a smile. "But it's very chaotic outside right now, and I'm afraid it's not safe for you to go out alone."
"Xier, just follow me." Su Rui said as she walked out, and Xier followed without saying a word.
Seeing the two of them walk out of the courtyard, a maid came forward and asked Luo E: "Aunt Luo, Prince Yong has already moved into the palace. When will we return to the palace?"
"I'll naturally let you know when I summon you back to the palace. While you're here, do your best and don't talk too much."
The maidservant immediately shut her mouth and retreated without daring to say anything else. Luo E was also unsure of what Queen Lin meant.
Su Rui is no longer useful, so why should they stay here?
But she couldn't guess what her master was thinking, so she could only take a deep breath, turn around and go into the room to do what she should do.
Su Rui had already boarded the carriage and asked Xier to drive quickly to the eldest prince's mansion.
Since she can still go out and Xier did not stop her, it proves that the emperor is still too busy to deal with her.
She can still find a way to survive.
When the carriage stopped at the eldest prince's mansion, Su Rui clenched the jade pendant in her hand, tried her best to calm herself down, lifted the curtain and got out.
Looking at the towering gate of the eldest prince's mansion and the doorman who had heard the noise and walked out, she took a step forward and was about to go up.
But before she even stepped onto the stairs, a large hand grabbed her wrist, and she smelled the familiar scent of sandalwood.
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