Looking at his sister standing next to another man, Chen Luyang felt that this person didn't seem as reliable as Tao Yifan.
That face was unsettling no matter how you looked at it, and the way it emanated from it was particularly repulsive. I don't know why my grandmother and father agreed to it.
Thinking it over, he couldn't resist pulling Chen Siyuan aside and whispering, "When did you meet her?"
"We've known each other for a while now."
"Are you crazy? You don't know anything about him. What if... what if he bullies you?"
"With my older brother around, he wouldn't dare bully me."
"You really trust your older brother that much?" Chen Luyang smiled bitterly to himself. He didn't think much of this man and knew he was no match for him at all.
"That's right, my eldest brother is the best."
"Alright, time's up." Qiao Yuchen felt uncomfortable seeing Chen Siyuan talking to another man like that.
Others may not know about their relationship, but they know it in their hearts.
Originally, Tao Yifan was thought to be the biggest obstacle, but now it seems that Chen Luyang should not be underestimated either.
Unfortunately, while he had plenty of ways to deal with Tao Yifan, he couldn't be too ruthless with the person in front of him.
That sounds nice, but this is his brother-in-law, so he should be given some face.
Chen Siyuan had too many things she was reluctant to leave, but in the end she and Qiao Yuchen got into the carriage and left.
Once inside the carriage, the smile on Chen Siyuan's face vanished.
Qiao Yuchen, watching from the side, felt even more uncomfortable.
Are you really that reluctant to part with it?
What the people of Nancheng saw was the Qiao family's grand procession leaving.
Neat and uniform, as expected of the people from the General's Mansion.
The thought that the young mistress of the general's mansion was from the southern city made them even happier.
Does this mean they are one step closer to the Qiao family's army?
It is said that having connections in the court makes it easier to become an official. If they have a young mistress in General Qiao's mansion, will it be much easier for them to join the Qiao family army?
Chen Fan and Chen Xin stood on a hillside outside Nancheng City, watching the large group leave. They felt extremely sad.
As Chen Fan watched the group leave, his hatred intensified.
Why is it that the other person gets taller and taller, while he loses his status as the second young master of the Chen family?
His face contorted with rage at the thought.
"Fan Di, are you really willing to accept this?" Chen Xin almost became a nun, but now that she has escaped that fate, and seeing how well Chen Siyuan has married, she was so angry that she almost vomited blood.
"Are you willing? Are you willing?" Chen Fan turned his head and asked.
He was no longer even qualified to take the exam; how could he be content with that?
Chen Xin kept watching the departing convoy. "Fan Di, the most important thing for us now is to find Mother. Then we'll go to the capital together. We'll see who's better off then."
"What did you say?" Chen Fan looked at Chen Xin. What did she know?
"Shall we go to the Prince Qi's residence?"
"The Prince Qi's residence?" Chen Fan frowned. How did she know?
My sister is so stupid, how could she possibly know such a secret?
His mother had originally planned to take them to the capital to seek refuge with the Prince of Qi's mansion, but things turned out this way before they even began, which made him even more resentful.
"Yes, let's go to Prince Qi's residence." She refused to believe that Chen Siyuan could have a good future, but she couldn't.
With the Prince of Qi's mansion as her backing, she was no longer afraid of the daughter of a mere merchant in the southern city.
"Who told you all this?" Chen Fan's expression changed.
"Someone told me that."
"who?"
“Yes…” Chen Xin then noticed Chen Fan’s unpleasant expression, especially the look in his eyes when he looked over, as if she saw her father’s heartless expression. “It was when we were kicked out that someone gave me a note.” At this moment, what Chen Xin dared not say was that she felt it might be related to the jade pendant she had blocked back then.
At the time, she just thought the jade pendant must be very valuable, so she pawned it.
Looking back now, I realize how wrong she was.
If she had known she would end up in such a sorry state, taking the jade pendant to the Prince Qi's residence would have been much easier.
Who is it?
"I don't know either. It was so chaotic at the time, who would know who it was?"
Chen Fan looked at Chen Xin, wondering if he was overthinking things.
After a long pause, Chen Xin, feeling he had finally gotten away with it, looked at Chen Fan and said, "Shall we find Mother first?"
In Chen Xin's view, as long as they find their mother, she will surely be able to show them the way.
Besides, it was my mother who collected the jade pendant, so she should know more about it.
Keep the change, please.
Chen Xin was lost in thought and didn't react for a long time. He looked at Chen Fan, who had suddenly burst into tears, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Heh—" Chen Fan sneered, his voice chilling, "She's dead."
These words froze the expression on Chen Xin's face.
Dead?
Is that what she meant?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible."
"He's dead." Chen Fan's face finally showed the fear that someone his age should have.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Chen Xin went mad.
Without the jade pendant and without their mother, how would they get to the Prince of Qi's residence?
How could her future begin in the Qi Prince's mansion?
No, she wouldn't allow it.
Why is it that Chen Siyuan keeps climbing higher and higher, while I don't even have a chance?
"It's true, I saw my mother die with my own eyes." He still can't accept the scene he witnessed.
He never knew that anyone could be so powerful.
The moment he sent someone flying with a single palm strike, his heart seemed to fly out of his body.
He had never seen such a terrifying person.
He didn't know how Chen Siyuan could have such a powerful person by her side. Thinking of the Chen Siyuan he knew, he felt it was unlikely. It seemed... Could it be...? Suddenly, Chen Fan looked into the distance. Could it be that the person working for Chen Siyuan was Qiao Yuchen?
If that's the case, then what's the deal with Tao Yifan?
Tao Yifan and Chen Siyuan went to the Temple of the Matchmaker and made a solemn vow. In the end, they saw Chen Siyuan being married off to another man.
No, that's impossible.
He could clearly sense the difference in Tao Yifan's gaze towards Chen Siyuan, and he wouldn't be foolish enough to do someone else's work for someone else's benefit.
Looking at Chen Xin in front of him, he asked, "Sister, have you met Madam Tao?"
"I...I..." Chen Xin was secretive in her work, and she felt a little guilty when she was suddenly called out.
"Tell me quickly?" Chen Fan had missed too many opportunities, and she didn't want to miss this one.
A person who strives to climb higher will not give up easily.
“I met with Madam Tao and told her that Chen Siyuan had a child out of wedlock.”
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes instantly. "What did you say?" He seemed to have caught a whiff of something, but it quickly disappeared.
“I saw Chen Siyuan with a child by her side. She sent the child away a few days before Tao Yifan proposed marriage.”
"Haha—" Chen Fan seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
He looked at Chen Xin, "Quickly, go find Madam Tao and have her take us to the capital." Having a common enemy would at least give them temporary protection in the capital, even if some were unwilling.
Besides, there were all the things he and his mother had prepared. He simply didn't believe that he could still live under someone else's roof once he arrived in the capital.
He'll make Chen Zhaokun regret it then!
Chen Xin was unwilling, but seeing Chen Fan say that, she could only take advantage of the night to find an opportunity to see Madam Tao.
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