The next day.
Tao Yifan woke up.
Everyone who saw Tao Yifan open his eyes was moved to tears, but no one dared to look at him for long.
In just one night, they witnessed Tao Yifan's black hair turn completely white.
Everyone's eyes welled up with tears.
Madam Tao also fell completely silent.
Seeing her son like this, she wondered if she had really done something wrong.
No, it's not my fault.
It's all because of that bitch Chen Siyuan.
If it weren't for her, how could her son have turned out like this?
She cursed Chen Siyuan a thousand times in her heart, but at this moment, she dared not utter a word.
With Ren Lu's help, Tao Yifan managed to sit up.
Yu Shuo arrived from outside with a letter, and upon seeing the young master, he stopped in his tracks.
Tao Yifan looked over and immediately saw the letter in his hand.
Without saying a word, Yu Shuo glanced at Tao Yifan and quickly handed the letter to him.
Tao Yifan unfolded it, glanced at it, and burst into wild laughter.
"Hahaha--"
I never expected it to be like this; he really lost.
He received the news that time and, in order to cut off the Seventh Prince's escape route, deliberately spread the news to lure the Seventh Prince to the South City. Unexpectedly, the other party actually fell for the trick.
Nancheng was Tao's territory. There was no reason why they should fail to succeed when they were on their own turf. Who knew that the other party would escape?
What should have been a certain death turned out to be a miracle, as the other party survived.
Unexpectedly, it wasn't the Seventh Prince who was saved, but Qiao Yuchen, who supported the Seventh Prince. Qiao Yuchen was poisoned, but Chen Siyuan actually saved him.
He lost, he lost completely!
He was the one who pushed Chen Siyuan into that man's arms.
That was the woman he loved, and he lost her just like that.
He was unwilling to accept it!
...
Noon.
The Chen family held a banquet.
This time, the old lady sat in the main seat, with Qiao Yuchen on her right, Chen Siyuan on her left, and Chen Zhaokun and Chen Luyang below her.
The Tianchen family was unusually lively this time.
Unfortunately, despite the pleasant atmosphere at the Chen family's residence today, no one dared to approach.
Because Qiao Yuchen's men had completely surrounded the Chen family's residence, the people of Nancheng could only watch from afar.
They didn't know what was going on inside; they only knew that people from General Qiao's mansion in the capital had come to propose marriage.
All this supreme glory fell upon the Chen family.
Before the Tao family's marriage proposal was even over, the Chen family was already embroiled in unfavorable rumors the very next day. After General Qiao's mansion arrived in the capital, the tide turned again.
At this time, everyone's attention was focused on General Qiao Fu, and few people paid attention to the Tao family's affairs. No one knew who started it, but someone said that Tao Yifan was seriously ill.
Is this considered retribution?
The Chen family members, however, all had smiles on their faces.
Even some of the Chen family's relatives, with whom they hadn't had much contact in recent years, all came, filling a total of sixteen tables.
They came forward one by one to offer their congratulations, seemingly unaware of the recent events that had occurred to the Chen family; they had come today solely to celebrate.
No one in the Chen family had ever held an official position in the past. Suddenly, the daughter of the Chen family became the young mistress of a general's mansion in the capital. Such an honor was not something that ordinary people could have.
The thought that they would have members of the Chen family in the capital in the future made them extremely happy.
Everyone was showering her with compliments, and Chen Siyuan appeared shy.
Later, she seemed to get too enthusiastic and left after eating only half of the meal.
Later, everyone's attention turned to Qiao Yuchen. Because of his status, not many people surrounded him, and their eyes were indeed on Qiao Yuchen.
The young ladies who were still unmarried blushed with embarrassment when they saw such an outstanding man.
After leaving, Chen Siyuan went directly to her grandmother's summer residence.
After waiting for a while, her grandmother arrived, and Chen Siyuan ran over and hugged her grandmother tightly, refusing to let go.
"Alright, alright, it's all over now." She had already told her son about it yesterday, but she couldn't bring herself to speak to her granddaughter, especially given the current situation.
She had previously disapproved of the marriage between the Tao and Chen families, not because the Tao family was not good enough, nor because Tao Yifan was bad. She was even grateful that Tao Yifan had risked his reputation to protect her. However, the Tao family's situation was too complicated. Now that there was someone more suitable, there were some things she would never say in her life.
"Grandma, where have you been these past few days?" Seeing that her grandmother had obviously lost weight, tears streamed down her face.
It was all because of me that my grandmother had to go through all this; she deserved to die.
"Where we go is not important, what's important is that my granddaughter is happy."
"grandmother?"
"I think Yu Chen is a good kid. How about Yuan'er gives him a try?"
"What if it doesn't work out?" When did Grandma become so open-minded that she'd actually give it a try?
The old lady laughed. "You think I don't know what your relationship is?"
"Grandmother, you..." What does Grandmother know?
I feel like I'm invisible in front of my grandmother.
“Yu Chen already told me that you should get along well with him. If it works out, we’ll stay. If not, you’ll go back to your grandmother’s side.”
“Grandmother—” Chen Siyuan was speechless.
"Madam—" Lin Ma was speechless. This was something they were willing to try, but if they did, the young lady's reputation would be ruined.
"What do you all know? Grandmother has been through this. I can see through people. Yuan'er, go with peace of mind. With the Qiao family around, I believe there are some people who won't dare to do anything." Everyone in the power center knows the Qiao family's status. If my granddaughter is going to the capital, the Qiao family's protection is much stronger than the Tao family's.
Furthermore, the Tao family's attitude is clear: given Tao Yifan's current state, their granddaughter's future is destined to be bleak.
Now that we have a choice, why not choose something better?
Since we're going to cooperate anyway, wouldn't it be better to find someone more capable to cooperate with?
In fact, what Madam Chen didn't say was that she hoped her granddaughter would end up with Qiao Yuchen.
Qiao Yuchen may seem like a scoundrel, but he's simple and doesn't have as many of Tao Yifan's ulterior motives.
"Okay, I'll do whatever Grandmother says."
"That's right." Madam Chen was worried that her granddaughter wouldn't be able to let go of Tao Yifan, but now she was relieved.
"Grandmother, I'm a little reluctant to part with her."
"Everyone has to get married eventually. Do you want to be an old maid for the rest of your life?"
"But it's too far away. What will I do if I miss my grandmother?"
"No problem, the Chen family will move."
"ah?"
“Everyone thinks Beijing is a good place, so we moved there too.”
Chen Siyuan didn't believe these words, thinking that the old lady was just lying to the child. But not long after, when the Chen family really moved, she realized that her grandmother's ability to speak and act was definitely no less than that of a man.
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