Princess Ping did know everything, but since she hadn't revealed it, it was best to maintain the status quo.
This is the best-case scenario. Princess Ping pretends to know nothing, and she also pretends that Princess Ping really knows nothing, maintaining a harmonious and friendly state. If things are brought up, everyone will feel awkward, and they won't know how to get along or how to deal with this matter.
Once things are out in the open, it's impossible to avoid lingering resentment.
To be honest, Jiang Xuelin was already very grateful to Princess Ping for pretending not to have guessed the truth.
Therefore, she felt no resentment at giving in at this moment. On the contrary, she still felt that she had received more than she had given, and that she deserved it very well. She believed that Fu Hanlai would definitely understand what she meant.
Fu Hanlai wasn't afraid of being confined to his home. In fact, he had been confined to his home from time to time since he was a child, after all, he was the little tyrant of the capital. What he was unwilling to do was to take the blame for Jiang Xuelin.
Now that Jiang Xuelin has offered compensation, he won't press the matter further—he was the one who took the initiative to offer it, and Jiang Xuelin didn't even know about it, so he can't blame anyone else now.
The matter was resolved peacefully, and the two children listened to Princess Ping's arrangements for what to do next.
Overall, they don't need to do anything; they just need to stay out of the spotlight. Fu Hanlai is nominally under house arrest, and Jiang Xuelin has only been married for a few days. It's normal that she's upset at home and doesn't have the face to see anyone after this incident.
This is mainly because Jiang Xuelin might not be able to hide herself or pretend to be injured and in pain, so it's better not to show herself. Besides, showing herself isn't a good thing anyway, as the questions will always be about her attitude towards the matter, or perhaps she'll be mocked in a sarcastic way.
The Marquis of Jing'an's mansion can simply show their anger, while the Prince of Ping's mansion will also make a statement. Furthermore, the Empress Dowager in the palace has already learned of this matter, and has bluntly called it absurd, giving Jiang Xuelin a lot of rewards and feeling sorry for her plight.
At that time, the risks that Jiang Xuelin would bear will naturally disappear.
The Empress Dowager and the Empress are exemplary women of the world. With them around, and with the actions of the Prince Ping's residence, it's impossible for outsiders to doubt Jiang Xuelin anymore.
Who in the entire capital doesn't know that the Empress Dowager dotes on her grandson Fu Hanlai? The Prince Ping's mansion cherishes Fu Hanlai dearly. If it weren't true, why would they be willing to use his reputation to benefit an outsider like Jiang Xuelin?
Even if Jiang Xuelin saves Fu Hanlai, it won't work.
Moreover, honestly, they don't think they can accept their future daughter-in-law running away on their wedding day.
impossible!
They could never accept such a woman, and the same was true for the Prince of Ping's family. She was the only child of the Prince of Ping's family, the heir apparent!
As Princess Ping had predicted, the entire capital's political climate shifted instantly after news broke that Fu Han had run away from his arranged marriage and been confined by Princess Ping.
How come the one who was supposed to elope was the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, but ended up being the heir of Prince Ping?
"Wasn't it said that the one who ran away from the marriage that day was the eldest daughter of the Jiang family? Why is the heir of Prince Ping still under house arrest?"
In the restaurant lobby, people were discussing in hushed tones, only to be rebuffed by someone across from them, "You believe it just because the eldest daughter of the Jiang family ran away from her arranged marriage? If that were true, how could the Prince Ping's mansion have remained completely silent? Can you accept a runaway woman becoming your daughter-in-law?"
That's impossible.
"The one who actually ran away from the marriage was not the Jiang family girl; she was framed. It was Prince Ping's heir who ran away!" The person who said this was quite smug, and his attitude was very confident, clearly indicating that he knew some inside information.
Seeing his expression, the others who had overheard the conversation also looked over.
After thinking about what he said, I realized that there was some truth to it.
"No wonder I always felt something was off. I was wondering why the Jiang family was a Marquis's mansion. How could a Jiang family girl run away from her marriage? On the contrary, the Prince of Ping's son was a lawless playboy."
"Do you still want to hear more?" The person who clearly knew the inside story was a little displeased by the interruption. He glanced at the speaker, picked up a peanut, and popped it into his mouth.
"Of course I want to hear more. I have a pot of good wine here, please."
After happily taking a sip of wine, the person's expression softened, and they continued to talk about what they knew.
"Do you remember that day, after the city gates were opened, for a period of time people leaving the city were checked very strictly?"
“I know about this. I heard that a fugitive escaped from the capital city. Fearing that the fugitive could escape out of the city, they are guarding the city gates and carefully checking everyone who leaves the city.”
The middle-aged man with a mole on his face was not an exception. Although much attention was focused on the marriage between the Marquis of Jing'an's mansion and the Prince of Ping's mansion, quite a few people also noticed what was happening at the city gate.
"In fact, there was no fugitive who escaped. It was just a pretext. The real purpose was to stop the Prince of Ping's elopement! The Prince of Ping was worried that if his elopement was exposed, he would be punished by the Prince of Ping. So when he ran away, he even had someone spread the news that the eldest daughter of the Jiang family had also run away from her marriage!"
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized what was going on.
All of this, it seems, makes sense.
"...What a pity for that Jiang family girl, she actually suffered such misfortune."
Someone muttered something under their breath.
The middle-aged man drank and ate his meal with satisfaction, and then revealed some inside information that others did not know before leaving the restaurant drunk.
News of what happened here spread quickly; rumors travel the fastest, especially when someone deliberately lets the news get out of control.
The Marquis of Jing'an's mansion also took action, expressing its dissatisfaction with the matter to the outside world. However, it had no choice but to endure it because of the power of the Prince of Ping's mansion and the fact that its daughter had already married into the family.
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