Prince An is hers, and she will naturally take him back little by little.
Winning the approval of the former princess was only the first step.
"Hmph!" The old princess looked at her son and snorted softly, expressing her dissatisfaction.
“Mother, I know you blame me for letting Qingshi leave the capital. However, the court is tense right now, and I’m afraid that if I’m not careful, someone with ulterior motives might harm Qingshi,” Xu Heming said helplessly to the old princess.
“He is the heir of Prince An. Who would dare to harm him? I think it’s just that you can’t stand to see this old woman doing well!” Although the old princess knew that what her son said was true, she still refused to admit it.
She also thought to herself that Xu Heming was now a favorite of the emperor and had many things to deal with.
Hasn't she already gotten used to it?
How could you forget just because someone was with you?
“Mother, if someone wanted to harm you, why would they let you be on guard?” Xu Heming sighed helplessly.
"You let him leave, but you won't let me have my cousin come and keep me company?" The old princess thought for a moment and didn't insist anymore, but only asked Zheng Qiaoshu to accompany her.
“I didn’t say I wouldn’t let my cousin accompany you.” Xu Heming was puzzled. Why did the old princess suddenly act as if he didn’t want Zheng Qiaoshu to accompany her?
“It’s not proper for Qiao Shu, a young lady, to live in the mansion every day. I know that the Emperor has decreed that you marry a girl from the Li family. After the girl from the Li family enters the household, you can take Qiao Shu as your concubine!” The old princess said with a serious expression.
"Impossible!" Xu Heming refused without even thinking.
He had witnessed too many instances of discord among wives and concubines and unrest in the inner quarters of a household. Moreover, his father had only married his mother.
He has already married Zhou Shi, and now he wants to marry Li Zhiwei, so how could he possibly marry Zheng Qiaoshu as well?
"You scoundrel! This isn't up to you. It's an arranged marriage, a matter of parents' wishes and matchmaker's words. I'm telling you right now, if you don't agree to marry Qiao Shu, I'll kill myself. Then we'll see if you can bear the stigma of driving your mother to her death!" The old princess didn't even know why she had to say such a thing.
But actually, she didn't want to pressure her son.
After all, her son hadn't wanted to remarry all these years, and now that he was finally going to marry Li Zhiwei, she was originally happy.
"Mother!" Xu Heming frowned, not understanding why his mother would suddenly have such a thought.
"At this moment, it's not up to you!" the old princess said domineeringly.
"Mother, let's talk about this later!" Xu Heming had a headache and didn't want to argue with the old princess. Anyway, before the main wife entered the mansion, he had a reason to refuse to marry a concubine.
As for what happens next, he can find another way to refuse.
His mother just wanted him to marry Zheng Qiaoshu. Once he married Zheng Qiaoshu, wouldn't that solve the problem?
Thinking of this, Xu Heming breathed a sigh of relief.
Deyuelou.
“Master, we have arranged for Qingying to enter the Prince An’s residence. Now, she has already won the trust of the old Princess Consort.” A servant said respectfully to a man wearing a black cloak.
“Very well, the old princess’s trust alone is not enough. What we need is to win over Prince An.” The man in the black cloak said casually, turning the ring on his finger.
However, the servant dared not be negligent in the slightest.
After all, Prince An ruined their plans last time, so if they couldn't win him over this time, they would have to use other methods.
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