bestfiction Chapter 195: Old Stories, Luo Family Nightmare
Chapter 195: Old Stories, Luo Family Nightmare
"Xu Yan'er! What are you doing? Go back to your carriage!" Xiao Yan'an pushed Xu Yan'er away and immediately sat up straight.
Xu Yan'er knelt in front of him, looking aggrieved.
"Prince, I miss you."
Xiao Yan'an moved his lips but no sound came out.
He thought Xu Yan'er was here to make trouble with him, but he didn't expect that she was acting abnormally today.
The carriage began to move slowly, and Ping'er quickly caught up.
"Prince! I'm Ping'er. May I ask if my aunt is in your carriage?" Ping'er asked cautiously through the curtain.
"I'm here, you don't have to worry about me. I'm riding with the prince, and I have to take care of him along the way." Xu Yan'er replied.
"Empress!" Ping'er called out from between her teeth.
"Back off." Xu Yan'er shouted.
Xiao Yan'an lifted the curtain of the carriage and said to Ping'er, "Get out."
The carriage had already started moving, and he couldn't stop and drive Xu Yan'er off, as that would make the situation even worse.
"Yes." Ping'er then bowed and stopped chasing.
Alas, Aunt Xu didn't listen to a single word of her advice!
The Madam has just consummated her marriage with the Crown Prince, and Aunt Xu should avoid it if possible!
In the carriage, Xu Yan'er was about to pounce on Xiao Yan'an again, but Xiao Yan'an immediately sat down and shouted at her, "Sit properly, you don't look dignified at all."
"Prince, I am a concubine. Why should I be dignified? Being dignified is the behavior of a mistress." Xu Yan'er retorted righteously.
Xiao Yanan choked.
I felt that Xu Yan'er in front of me became more unfamiliar.
She seemed to be going out of her way to please him.
He felt annoyed when Xu Yan'er made trouble with him.
When Xu Yan'er behaved well, he felt a little sorry for her.
Thinking about the many changes that have taken place between him and Xu Yan'er, he has always admitted that the greater responsibility lies on him.
Therefore, as long as Xu Yan'er stops making trouble and behaves herself, he will never treat her unfairly and will give her everything he can.
"Prince, I know that it must be you and Madam who asked me to go to the imperial capital with you. I know that Prince still has me in his heart."
"It was Madam's idea to ask you to go to the capital with me." Xiao Yan'an clarified.
"Prince, don't lie to me. I understand everything!" Xu Yan'er stubbornly insisted on her own idea.
"You still have resentment towards Madam, and you just don't want to appreciate the little bit of goodness that Madam has shown you."
"If I were the prince, how would I treat my wife? Is it okay if I don't like her? I won't be disrespectful to her in the future!"
Xu Yan'er was telling the truth and was so frank that Xiao Yan'an didn't know what to say.
"Prince, I have thought a lot and figured it out. I will not be wishful thinking anymore. As long as I still have a place in your heart, it is enough! I only have one wish now, to have a child. If the prince really gets tired of me one day and doesn't want to see me anymore, I will have someone to rely on in the future."
"Yan'er, if you have figured it out, just live your life well. I won't get tired of you and I will take care of you for the rest of my life."
"really?"
"I could have sworn it."
"Okay, swear." Xu Yan'er looked at Xiao Yan'an seriously.
Xiao Yan'an raised his hand and swore an oath.
He can guarantee this, he can definitely do it.
Xu Yan'er was also a little moved. This was the best situation she could achieve at the moment, right?
"Yan'er, don't worry, we will definitely have a child." Xiao Yan'an comforted softly.
When Xu Yan'er heard this, she was secretly delighted and slowly leaned towards Xiao Yan'an.
Xiao Yan'an put his arm around her, enjoying this rare moment of peace and quiet.
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As soon as the princess and Ji Chuhe and their entourage set out from Huaiyang, the news had already reached the imperial capital.
Not only the powerful and wealthy were discussing this matter, but the common people were also talking about it with great interest.
However, no matter whether they were powerful or common people, the most gossiped about was the breaking off of the engagement between the Rongguo Mansion and the Zhenyuan Marquis Mansion.
The largest teahouse in the imperial capital, Qinglong, is packed with people every day.
This is also the favorite gathering place for the children of the wealthy and powerful in the imperial capital.
Shen Chengjing was wearing a light blue coarse cloth shirt, a brown scarf tied around his waist, and walking quickly towards a private room with a teapot in hand.
"Gentlemen, the tea is here." He put the teapot on the table.
"Hey, don't go yet, clean up the table." One of them called him.
"Yes, sir." Shen Chengjing hurried to clean up the mess on the table.
The young men in this room, all dressed in luxurious clothes, also have different statuses.
Among them, the one wearing a dark brown wide-sleeved, double-breasted brocade robe has the highest status, and those around him are all following his expression and doing their bidding.
He is Luo Jixun, the grandson of the Marquis of Zhenyuan.
He was seen leaning on the back of a chair, holding a short arrow used for pitching a pot in his hand. He threw it casually, and the arrow steadily penetrated the left ear of the pot.
"Mr. Luo, you have great skills!" The people on the side immediately praised him.
"Is there anything new happening in the imperial capital recently?" Luo Jixun clapped his hands and sat up straight.
"There isn't one in the imperial capital yet, but there will be one soon. I heard that Princess Huaiyang has already set off with the Crown Prince and his family. The Crown Prince's wife is a remarkable woman with both talent and beauty. Isn't Huaiyang carrying out some kind of military service reform? It was she who came up with the Six Strategies for Military Service, which were highly appreciated by the King of Huaiyang." Someone hurriedly found a topic to please Luo Jixun.
"What on earth are the Six Strategies of Military Service? They are exaggerated to be so great!" Luo Jixun was full of disdain.
"Mr. Luo, I heard from my father that these six military service strategies are indeed quite interesting."
"Ha!" Luo Jixun chuckled, "Who is your father?"
A trace of embarrassment flashed across the man's fair face. "My father was a student of the old marquis, but he did not bring honor to the old marquis. Now he is the governor of Taicang, the internal historian of grain, and the magistrate of the Nine Ministers."
"Taicang Ling? He's a minor official in charge of a granary, so his vision is limited."
After hearing these words, Shen Chengjing paused for a moment.
Taicang Ling is already an official position within the Nine Ministers! How many people are vying for the position of Nine Ministers!
In the words of Mr. Luo, he is just a minor official!
What kind of background does one have to speak like that?
We just mentioned the old marquis again. Could this Mr. Luo be the grandson of the Marquis of Zhenyuan?
No wonder even Prince Huaiyang doesn't take him seriously.
Marquis Zhenyuan is now a powerful figure with utmost power in the court!
"Prince Huaiyang is nothing but a coward! How come he has become such a great figure in your mouth?" Luo Jixun did not intend to give up and asked the man again.
As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of everyone in the room changed.
The person who just spoke was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, "Mr. Luo, I made a mistake. Please don't argue with someone as short-sighted as me."
"You get up first. Mr. Luo is a very magnanimous person. How could he argue with you?" Someone tried to smooth things over.
Shen Chengjing had just cleaned up the table and was about to leave when he suddenly felt several eyes staring at him.
"Just pretend you didn't hear what I said just now! If you dare to spread even a word, you will be killed without a burial place!" Someone threatened Shen Chengjing.