Chapter 51: Forced marriage!
Liu was still a little worried.
"But my heart is pounding. I have a feeling that Jiang has bad intentions... What if she is deceiving us? Then these boxes of jewelry will be completely lost!"
Murong Yan'er gently stroked her belly, already having a plan in mind.
"Even if she wants to cheat, it's an indisputable fact that Brother Yutang and I have had physical contact. Furthermore, Brother Yutang always keeps his word. He would never collude with Jiang to deceive me!"
Hearing this, Liu felt a little relieved.
"That's true. Yutang is a sincere child, not so cunning... Since he said he would marry you, he will definitely marry you."
Murong Yan'er patted the back of her hand.
"Mother, just wait and see! As long as I enter the Marquis's Mansion, the prince's first child will definitely come out of my belly!"
Liu showed appreciation.
"That's right, mother's teachings were not in vain. That bastard in Qingqing's belly must not be kept alive!"
…
Two days passed.
Jiang Wanning sat in the garden, looking at box after box of "dowry" being carried in, and her mood suddenly became very good.
Even Shen Yutang, the rebellious son, looked more handsome.
"Well done! I finally saw you do something humane."
Shen Yutang: "..."
How come the praise from my mother is even more unpleasant than the scolding?
Seeing Murong Qing walk into the yard, Jiang Wanning immediately waved at her, "Qingqing, come over here and take a look! Are these boxes enough to cover the dowry your mother was robbed of?"
The fire that burned Yun was undoubtedly to cover up the truth. Liu must have emptied Yun's dowry in advance.
However, after so many years, the things had probably been sold out almost completely, and it was impossible to ask Liu to return them.
Murong Qing walked forward and took a look. Without even counting, he knew that his father and Liu had really invested a lot of money this time!
As expected, the mansion was not short of money, they were just pretending to be poor to her.
"These boxes are more than ten times the size of Mother's dowry, and Father is actually willing to give them away! After all, Second Brother and Yan'er are his dearest treasures."
Xing'er echoed from the side.
"Of course not! The master is biased to the core!"
Nanny Lin followed.
"Although Lord Murong has embezzled a lot of money over the years, he's also been fawning over his superiors, so the family doesn't have much cash to spend... I heard that to buy these boxes of dowry, Lord Murong sold his villa, and Liu even borrowed some money from her parents. It took a lot of scraping together to get the money, which is basically emptying the family's entire fortune!"
Jiang Wanning nodded with satisfaction.
"Now that the money has arrived... Tingfeng, it's your turn to get to work!"
"Yes, ma'am!"
Tingfeng agreed immediately, and before Shen Yutang could come to his senses, he slapped him on the back of the neck!
Shen Yutang turned his head in surprise, staring at him in disbelief with wide eyes.
"Tingfeng, you—"
Tingfeng sighed guiltily.
He took out the hemp rope he had prepared in advance from his arms and tied up Shen Yutang, who had fainted on the ground. His face was full of remorse, but his hands were moving decisively.
"My Lord, I'm sorry... I didn't keep a close eye on you last time. This time, I will definitely keep a close eye on you!"
He couldn't just stand by and watch the prince make one mistake after another!
Otherwise, the lady won’t give him the regular salary.
…
According to the agreement, the day after the dowry was delivered to the Marquis' Mansion was the auspicious day for Shen Yutang to marry Murong Yan'er.
Murong Yan'er got up early in the morning, dressed up, and put on a phoenix crown and bridal gown.
Although time was tight and there was no time to prepare matchmakers and bridesmaids, Shen Yutang had promised her that he would personally come to pick her up in a sedan chair carried by eight people.
In this way, she entered the gate of the marquis' mansion in full view of everyone with the ceremony of being a co-wife!
Instead of being carried in from the side door in a sedan chair like a lowly concubine.
However, no matter how long they waited, Shen Yutang still did not show up.
Seeing that the auspicious time was almost over, Liu couldn't help but feel anxious: "Why... why hasn't Yu Tang come yet? Could something have happened?!"
At first, Murong Yan'er thought that Shen Yutang was just delayed and wanted to comfort herself, but until noon, there was still no movement from the Marquis' Mansion.
She couldn't sit still anymore!
"It must be Jiang who's causing trouble, not letting Brother Yutang go out... Humph! I just don't believe that she can stop me from entering the Marquis' Mansion after I've arrived in my wedding dress!"
After saying that, Murong Yan'er stood up, picked up the veil and covered her phoenix crown with it.
"Jiang, you can't stop me!"
…
Marquis' Mansion.
When Shen Yutang woke up, he found himself tied up like a dumpling and hung on a tree.
There was a rag stuffed in his mouth.
If someone who didn't know saw him, they would think he was captured by the enemy.
Who would have known that this was in his own home!
"Mmmmm! Mmmmm!"
Jiang Wanning was sitting in the yard drinking tea. When she saw him wake up and struggle violently, she asked Tingfeng to remove the rag from his mouth.
Shen Yutang immediately questioned.
"Mother! Why did you tie me up?! Let me down!"
Jiang Wanning shook his head and rejected him mercilessly.
"No, you can't go anywhere today. You can only stay here."
"today?"
Shen Yutang looked up at the sky and realized that he had been unconscious all night. He suddenly came to his senses, "Today is the day Yan'er gets married... Oops, the auspicious time has passed!"
"Heh," Jiang Wanning sneered, mockingly saying, "You're already in this state, and you still want to marry me and enjoy the happiness of having two wives. You're really a novice and a playboy."
Shen Yutang was confused by her.
"No... Mother, wasn't this your idea? You clearly promised your father-in-law before, but now you're going back on your word..."
Jiang Wanning said, "Wrong."
Shen Yutang paused: "What's wrong?"
Jiang Wanning corrected calmly.
"You promised Murong Chao, but I didn't promise anything. So the one who went back on his word and broke his promise was you, not me."
Shen Yutang: “???”
As the two were talking, a servant hurried in from outside and reported.
"Madam, this is bad... Miss Murong III is here in her red wedding gown to force a marriage!"
Shen Yutang was shocked when he heard this.
"What? Yan'er... Mother, please put me down quickly!"
Jiang Wanning's eyes also darkened, and then he waved his hand and gave orders.
"Tingfeng, tell the prince to shut up!"
"Yes, ma'am."
Tingfeng struck Shen Yutang unconscious again with a knife.
Shen Yutang: "..."
He's going to curse!
…
Outside the gate of the Marquis' Mansion.
Murong Yan'er sat in the bridal sedan, facing the gate of the marquis's mansion quietly.
On the side, more and more people gathered and started talking to each other. It was obvious that they had never encountered such a thing before.
"Is the Marquis' Mansion planning to get married?"
"Interesting! This is the first time I've seen a bride arrive in a sedan chair..."
"She's not ashamed either."
"Who knows who is sitting in the sedan chair? The more embarrassed one should be the Marquis' Mansion!"
…
Just when everyone was talking about it.
The tightly closed door of the Marquis' Mansion suddenly opened slowly—
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