Chapter 154 The Third Prince and Zhao Shuiyun Visit
In the following days, Zhao Lingmeng lived his old life again. He slept until he woke up naturally, visited the vegetables his three sons had grown for him, and the sea of flowers outside his study window. He also took his little tail, Zhao Houyang, for walks every day.
When the old marquis and the old lady returned to Zhao Lingmeng, they stayed for another day or two before returning to the Wu'an Marquis Mansion. If they didn't go back to live there, it would be bad for Zhao Anping's reputation.
Two days after Zhao Lingmeng returned, the court received news that Jingguo had won the war between Jingguo and Nangan. However, Nanganguo would send people to Yuanjing to discuss peace talks.
However, Zhao Lingmeng felt that Nan Gan might be interested in Jingguo's weapons and wanted to come to Yuanjing to test it out.
While everyone was happy about the victory of the war, Princess Huaishu's mood was not so good. The most common way of negotiating peace was through the use of cigarettes. The emperor only had two daughters. The eldest daughter, Princess Fushou, had married two years ago and was in poor health. Now the emperor only had Princess Huaishu, the daughter of Concubine Li.
Before this, Princess Huaishu was quite arrogant. She looked down on everyone and insisted on finding a unique and outstanding person in heaven and earth to be worthy of her.
When the news of the peace talks came out, Princess Huaishu and Concubine Li became extremely anxious. They extended olive branches everywhere, but unfortunately, at this critical moment, no one dared to accept it without the emperor's order.
In reality, Lipin and Princess Huaishu had misjudged the Emperor this time. Jing was the victorious kingdom, and the Emperor had no intention of marrying the princess off. Otherwise, he wouldn't have readily agreed to Fushou's request to choose a consort. However, after watching Lipin and Huaishu struggle through the past two years, he felt exhausted and decided to teach them a lesson, ignoring them.
Zhao Lingmeng originally thought that these things had nothing to do with her, but one day, just after she finished breakfast with her three children, she heard Qiuyue come in and report that the third prince and his concubine were visiting.
Zhao Lingmeng nearly spit out a mouthful of tea and coughed dryly a few times before she recovered. "Who did you say is here?"
"The third prince and his concubine, the second young lady. They also brought some things. Your Highness, would you like to see them?" Qiuyue found it incredible when she heard the news. Their highness had already openly torn his face with the second young lady, and these people actually had the nerve to come.
"Why not? I'm free anyway. Let's see what these two guys are up to all day."
"Mom?" Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming also knew that their mother had fallen out with their aunt. They both looked at Zhao Lingmeng worriedly.
Zhao Lingmeng patted the heads of the two brothers respectively and said, "Don't worry, nothing will happen to Mom. You two should go to school quickly!"
Seeing their mother truly relaxed, Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming reluctantly took their books and headed to the clan school. Before leaving, they worriedly asked Madam Wu to keep an eye out for any news and tell them when they returned.
Seeing that the eldest and second young masters were so filial, Nanny Wu readily agreed to their request, and they left with peace of mind.
Zhao Lingmeng waited until her eldest and second sons left before she said to Zhao Houyang, "Play by yourself for a while. Mother has to go meet the guests."
Zhao Houyang knew that with his small body he wouldn't be able to help much if he went there, and might even affect his mother's performance, so he nodded obediently and took the initiative to lead everyone to the game room. He thought that by the time he finished a puzzle, his mother should be back.
Zhao Ling dreamed that all the children were sent away, and then she asked Chunshui, Qiuyue and others to re-dress her. Then she put on the eldest princess's clothes and went to the front yard with Chunshui, Chunmu, Nanny Sun and others.
When Zhao Ling woke up from the dream, the Third Prince and Zhao Shuiyun had already drunk many cups of tea, the kind of tribute tea that even the Third Prince didn't have.
"Greetings, Imperial Sister!" The Third Prince and Zhao Shuiyun had initially been reluctant to perform the ceremony, but when they saw Zhao Lingmeng wearing the eldest princess's formal attire and accompanied by Nanny Sun, they knew they wouldn't be able to get through today if they didn't perform the ceremony. Furthermore, they were here to resolve their conflict, so to speak, to give Zhao Lingmeng a chance.
"Stand up! I don't deserve it." Zhao Lingmeng sat on the chair casually. Qiuyue and Chunshui were still in the mood of acting. One of them massaged Zhao Lingmeng's legs, and the other massaged Zhao Lingmeng's back.
The Third Prince and Zhao Shuiyun were speechless when they saw Zhao Lingmeng's state. They even felt humiliated.
Zhao Shuiyun gritted her teeth and could only speak first, "Sister, I have something to discuss with you. It's a win-win situation. It can also be considered as my apology to you."
Because she had fallen out with the Wu'an Marquisate's legitimate lineage, she was effectively without her natal family. As long as she reconciled with her legitimate sister, her eldest brother and the others would likely forgive her. Now that she was married, she truly understood the importance of her natal family. If she hadn't sent several messages to the Wu'an Marquisate but received no response, she wouldn't have bothered to seek out her legitimate sister.
"Oh, I didn't expect that I would need you, the concubine of the Third Prince." It's not that Zhao Lingmeng is arrogant, she just doesn't want to have any contact with these two stupid male and female protagonists.
"Zhao Lingmeng, don't think that just because your father has bestowed upon you the title of Princess, you are truly the Princess. You are still nothing in front of this Highness, so don't be so shameless."
The third prince was really angry, and he really didn't take Zhao Lingmeng seriously.
Zhao Lingmeng was about to ask Nanny Sun to come down and slap her, but Zhao Shuiyun saw her expression change and was afraid she would be kicked out. She hadn't achieved her goal for the day yet, so how could she accept being kicked out like that?
Zhao Shuiyun immediately grabbed the Third Prince and looked at Zhao Lingmeng flatteringly, "Sister, the Third Prince didn't mean that. He just felt sorry for me. You are so generous."
Zhao Lingmeng looked at Zhao Shuiyun's innocent appearance and was impressed by the author. Why did the male and female protagonists look so stupid? "If you have something to say, then tell me. If not, get lost!"
"Sister, I'm sure you've heard about it! Nangan is sending people to negotiate. As long as you promise that you and the Wu'an Marquisate will become supporters of the Third Prince and me, how about the Third Prince promise not to let you go to the marriage? You will definitely not lose out if you cooperate with us."
Zhao Shuiyun originally thought that after she finished speaking, Zhao Lingmeng would be terrified and immediately agree. Unexpectedly, she just looked at the two of them with a half-smile, as if looking at trash.
The Third Prince was angered by Zhao Lingmeng's look of disdain: "What kind of look is that? I am willing to accept you and the Marquis of Wu'an Mansion because of Yun'er. Don't be so shameless."
When these words were spoken, not only the others, but even Nanny Sun and the others were stunned. Why didn't they realize that the Third Prince was a fool before?
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