Chapter 189
Prince Lan Huai put down the child in his arms and handed Zhu Ruofan to Aunt Mei, who was standing to the side.
Little Zhu Ruofan's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.
The pastry was too sweet; he didn't like it.
But his father was so fierce that he dared not argue.
"Auntie!" Zhu Ruofan hid her face in Aunt Mei's arms, somewhat frightened.
Aunt Mei mistakenly thought that Zhu Ruofan was afraid of Princess Fu'an, so she quickly stood up, bowed to Prince Lan Huai and Princess Fu'an, and said, "Your Highness and Princess, please speak first. I will take the Third Young Master to wash his hands."
Princess Fu'an didn't even glance at Concubine Mei; she was just one of the many concubines in the household.
She didn't take it to heart at all.
This concubine is nothing special. At most, she's lucky enough to have given birth to a half-brother for her father. But that doesn't really affect her. Anyway, the things in the Lan Huai Prince's Mansion won't end up in her hands.
Her mother never interfered with these matters. The reason why those concubines were unable to give birth to children for the father was either because the father did not want them to have children, or because they were not fortunate enough to have them.
These were never my mother's thoughts.
"Go!" Prince Lan Huai waved his hand, quite pleased with Aunt Mei's sensible manner.
"What has angered our Fu'an so much?" Prince Lan Huai squinted at his daughter and said with a smile.
“Father, how dare you say that? They’ve bullied your daughter like this, and you still dare to speak up for that vile woman?” Princess Fu’an sat down in front of Prince Lan Huai with dissatisfaction.
He was expressing his dissatisfaction.
"Look at you, getting so angry over someone so insignificant, is it worth it?" King Lan Huai said with a smile.
"Father, have you taken a fancy to her?" Princess Fu'an asked Prince Lan Huai with displeasure. The thought of Zheng Qiaoshu possibly appearing in Prince Lan Huai's residence filled her with a thousand displeased feelings.
"Look at your temper! I just happened to be passing by and was trying to help you, but you think your father has taken a liking to her? Don't you even know who that girl is?" Of course, King Lanhuai wouldn't tell his daughter that the girl was his pawn.
Besides, the Li family has what he wants.
Legend has it that the Li family's ancestor once saved a capable person, who left the Li family a great fortune. It is said that this fortune was enough to cover the expenses of the entire Lanno Kingdom for thirty years.
He wanted that position, and therefore he wanted that wealth.
Originally, the purpose of having the Marquis of Ru'an marry Li Zhiwei was to force the Li family to hand over their wealth. However, the Lin family turned out to be useless, and everything was ruined by a woman.
"Isn't Father thinking of you?" Before Princess Fu'an could react, Prince Lan Huai said.
“Father, why are you thinking of me? In front of everyone, everyone saw her bump into me, and you're the only one who advised me to let her have her way!” Princess Fu’an said discontentedly.
"Don't you even think about it? Who is that girl? She's Prince An's cousin. I'm just thinking that since you admire Prince An, you'll eventually marry into his household. If you offend her too much, she might go back and say a few bad things about you to the old princess. Wouldn't that be bad?" Prince Lan Huai comforted his daughter, but the smile in his eyes didn't reach his heart. He thought to himself, Zheng Qiao Shu really is a useless person.
I went out to meet someone and bumped into my own daughter. If I hadn't been a step slower, I might have been skinned alive. How could she possibly do anything for me then?
"Father, how can you say such things to your daughter? You watched as the Emperor bestowed a marriage between Prince An and a merchant's daughter. Now that the imperial decree has been issued, Father, you still say that your daughter should marry into Prince An's household? Father, do you really want your daughter to become Prince An's concubine?"
Princess Fu'an felt extremely dissatisfied when she thought of this. How could she, a princess, be willing to become someone's concubine?
"Father, I do not wish to marry Prince An as a concubine. You must think of a way for me. I will marry no one but Prince An in this life!" Princess Fu'an said to Prince Lan Huai with dissatisfaction.
"Don't worry, daughter, your father has already sent someone to take care of this matter!" King Lan Huai thought to himself that he had already sent someone to Li'an County to bribe an assassin to kill Li Zhiwei.
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