Chapter 56 Change of Plan
Upon seeing this, Madam Xue stepped forward, grabbed Zhang Ruru and shouted, "Zhang Ruru, do you still have any dignity?!"
"You are shameless, but the Zhang family still has some shame!"
Zhang Ruru pushed Madam Xue away, her tone excited: "Yes! I am shameless! If I obey you in everything, I..."
Bang!
Madam Xue raised her hand and hit Zhang Ruru hard on the face, and the room became quiet.
Zhang Ruru stared at Madam Xue in disbelief, gritting her teeth and saying, "You dare to hit me?"
"You are so shameless! Even if your grandfather came, I would dare to beat you!" Madam Xue scolded coldly, "If you were truly in love with the Crown Prince, your grandfather could have gone to the emperor and asked for permission to let you into the Crown Prince's residence. Why are you slandering the King of Wei just to win the Crown Prince's favor?!"
Xie Ting sneered after hearing what Mrs. Xue said. He didn't expect Mrs. Xue to be so flexible and to minimize the losses even at this critical moment.
After all, the prince would not really do anything to Zhang Ruru for the sake of the Duke of England.
But if Zhang Ruruo falls into the hands of the Empress Dowager, she will really have no way out.
"Aunt!" Zhang Ruru didn't know why Mrs. Xue said that.
Madam Xue glanced at the Empress Dowager in the main seat, then continued to ask Li Dongfu, who was crawling on the ground: "Since you care so much about your master, then keep a good eye on your master. Why don't you take your master away quickly?"
"Yes, yes, I will take you down now." Li Dongfu got up from the ground and walked towards Zhang Ruru. She held Zhang Ruru's arms with both hands and said in a panic, "Miss, let's go quickly."
Zhang Ruruo had too many doubts in her heart because of Li Dongfu's appearance, and because of her inner shyness and the last bit of face, she walked out of the main house at the pull of Li Dongfu.
Madam Xue stared at Li Dongfu's back with murderous intent in her eyes, but it quickly faded. She looked at the Grand Empress and said, "Grand Empress, Your Highness, I'm truly sorry for what happened today. This was truly a girl who acted rashly to gain her lover's approval. I will have my father personally go to the King of Wei to apologize."
The Empress Dowager watched Madam Xue turn the situation around and chuckled, "I just said that since Miss Zhang is willing to do something that disregards her dignity as a daughter for the sake of the Crown Prince, I will facilitate this marriage."
"Thank you very much, Your Majesty." Madam Xue exchanged glances with the Crown Prince as she said this.
However, the Crown Prince stared at the Empress Dowager with an expressionless face. He was very dissatisfied at the moment, but he knew the pros and cons. The Duke of Yingguo had mentioned to him a long time ago about letting Zhang Ruru enter the Crown Prince's Mansion as a concubine, but for some reason it had not been implemented until now.
Although no one knew what went wrong in today's incident, Zhang Ruru was involved, and he would protect Zhang Ruru for the sake of the Duke of England.
She was just a woman, the prince would not take her too seriously, not to mention that letting Zhang Ruru enter the prince's mansion would not cause any loss to him.
"In that case, let's all go." The Empress Dowager said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Everyone said in unison.
Qin Junyi, who did not enter the room, looked at the prince coming out and his expression changed slightly.
Jiang's expression remained unchanged. Mother Yuan, who was following beside her, glanced sideways at her master. This time, what she had been hoping for was dashed again. Why?
Why did Xie Rongying always dodge it?
After Mrs. Xue came out and exchanged glances with Jiang, she strode towards the prince.
Only Xie Ting was about to move when Princess Zhaozhen called out to him, "Xie, young master."
Xie Ting's back stiffened slightly. He turned sideways to glance at Princess Zhaozhen, then bowed.
The King of Wei immediately said, "Ting'er, this is the eldest princess. You have met her before."
"Meet the Princess."
Princess Zhaozhen looked at Xie Ting's distant and unfamiliar expression and frowned slightly: "No need to be so polite."
In the past, Princess Zhaozhen was eager to get along with Xie Ting, but when she finally had the chance to get along with Xie Ting, she didn't know how to do it.
All the guilt, longing, and love for my son that had accumulated over the years came flooding back at this moment.
She stared at Xie Ting with red eyes, not knowing where to start.
She knew that Xie Ting knew who she was, and she also knew that Xie Ting had no hatred towards her.
It's just that over the years, due to various reasons, they have become insignificant to each other.
The baby who was crying for food in the cradle has now grown into a handsome young man.
Princess Zhaozhen has already started wiping the corners of her eyes.
Upon seeing this, the King of Wei said to the Empress Dowager, "Mother, I painted a picture of a peach forest a few days ago. Would you like to take a look?"
"Okay." The empress's gaze stayed on Xie Ting for a moment and she walked out of the room.
The King of Wei said to Xie Ting, "Brother Ting, I am right next door."
After saying that, he gently patted Xie Ting's shoulder, and when he walked to Xie Ting's side, he whispered: "Some things you must face."
Xie Ting hung his head and remained silent.
After the King of Wei walked out of the room, he saw the Queen Mother staring at the dry peach tree in the courtyard under the corridor. Upon closer inspection, the peach tree was shorter than all the peach trees in Yunwu Manor, but very strong, as if it had experienced the passage of time and had long since turned into a dead tree.
A dead tree cannot welcome spring.
"Mother." King Wei stepped forward.
The Empress Dowager withdrew her gaze and walked towards the study on the other side: "The Crown Prince no longer needs to hide anything he does."
The King of Wei thought about Xie Ting's sudden appearance and what had happened at the horse farm and said, "His father seems to have changed his strategy. Furthermore, the prince born to Concubine Zheng is now getting older. To consolidate his position, the Crown Prince must be trying to win over powerful officials."
"To win over powerful officials, I must deal with you?" The Empress Dowager sneered, "I think the Crown Prince is truly following in his father's footsteps!"
"Today's incident should only be a side job to deal with my son."
The Empress Dowager glanced at her smiling son and said, "You're still smiling, don't you know how many people are watching you make mistakes? The Emperor may appear kind to us, but he's secretly watching you. The slightest mistake will be magnified, and with his eloquent officials, you might even lose your position as King of Wei."
"It's all right, don't worry, mother." The King of Wei comforted her softly.
The empress said coldly: "Do you know what's been going on outside just now?"
"What?"
"It's said that the young lady of the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion was having a secret meeting with you." Thinking of what had just happened, the eldest lady's anger was hard to calm down: "How horny must my son be to have an affair with a minister's wife?"
Upon hearing this, King Wei raised his eyebrows slightly. No wonder everyone from the Marquis of Yongyi's mansion had just come.
It seems that in order to consolidate the relationship with the Duke of Ying's Mansion, the Prince took the opportunity to deal with Xie Rongying, who caused Zhang Ran to lose a leg. However, the plan could not keep up with the changes, and he was outmaneuvered by others.
As for why Xie Ting showed up, it was probably at the instigation of the young lady of the Yongyi Marquis's Mansion.
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