"Girl..." Chuntao put down the white jade comb in her hand, knelt down solemnly beside Bai Qingyan, choked with red eyes, "Chuntao knows that Chunyan betrays the master, even if she is beaten to death, I only ask the girl to spare Chunyan's life.
It’s not that I’m soft-hearted, I just want to forget the friendship that Chunyan once saved my life.”
She looked at the innocent and kind-hearted Chuntao, sighed for a while and helped Chuntao up: "That's all, as long as she doesn't do anything to harm my Bai family, for your sake I will spare her life, I hope she doesn't
She will live up to your plea for her. Wipe away your tears and go tell Uncle Ping to capture Yinshuang. Xiao Sikan will take care of it quietly first, so as not to leak any news."
Chuntao looked at Bai Qingyan with tears in her eyes: "Yes! Thank you very much, miss!"
Prince Liang, who was still recovering from his injuries at his residence, received the news. He closed his eyes and sat on a soft pillow, covering his heart. His handsome face with chiseled bones was pale and without a trace of blood. His voice was as cold as an ice cellar where corpses are hidden: "Find out this Dong Changyuan."
Yet?"
"Dong Changyuan studied under the great scholar Mr. Lu, and he was known as Mr. Yuan Gong when he was young. Some people once claimed that Dong Changyuan would win three yuan in a row. In recent years, matchmakers have almost crossed the threshold of the Dong family in Dengzhou, but Mrs. Dong seems to be bent on turning her into a legitimate descendant.
Sun left his granddaughter, but no one agreed. Moreover, the Duke Jie Yuan’s house has not even arranged for a maid to live with him, so it is very clean." King Liang’s subordinates reported the truth.
King Liang opened his eyes, and there was a strong chill in his deep eyes. He was so anxious that he couldn't help coughing lightly, and his chest hurt so much that he waited for a while before calling out: "Tong Ji..."
Tong Ji hurriedly came in with the steaming bitter medicine: "Master!"
"Early tomorrow morning, take the jade pendant given by the king and go to the Zhenguo Palace to find Chunyan and ask her to hand over the jade pendant to Bai Qingyan! Tell Bai Qingyan that the king wants to marry her as a princess, so please wait.
This king."
The King of Liang knew very well that he acted like this. Firstly, he used his status as a prince to suppress the Dong family so that they would not dare to propose marriage. Secondly, as long as Chunyan accepted the jade pendant, it would prove that Bai Qingyan had something to do with him.
Bai Qing said that if his reputation is flawed and his children are in trouble, who would dare to marry?!
Tong Ji's brows twisted into twists: "But didn't the prince say that he was a side concubine? The princess's position is so noble, so the heir of the eldest daughter of the Bai family..."
"How dare you not listen to what I say? Ahem..."
Tong Ji was frightened by Liang Wang's gaze and nodded in agreement.
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The next day, Dong Changyuan accompanied Mrs. Dong to visit the house early in the morning and brought generous gifts. Firstly, he came to visit the eldest princess. Secondly, Dong Changyuan had a long talk with Mrs. Dong last night and regretted it so much that he begged Mrs. Dong to come again.
He went to the mansion to see if there was still room for discussion about his marriage to Bai Qingyan.
It's not that Dong Changyuan is a lustful and beautiful person, but that he sees his cousin Bai Qingyan's beauty in the sky, curling in the autumn moon, crystal clear and flawless. As long as he thinks about Bai Qingyan marrying someone else's wife and becoming an heir and being rejected by her husband's family, he feels like a pearl.
Secretly cast, heartache is unbearable.
The eldest princess and Mrs. Dong chatted animatedly for a while, and then Aunt Jiang was ordered to come to Qinghui Courtyard to invite Bai Qingyan.
Chunyan sent away the droopy-faced old lady Jiang, who stood at the door as if someone owed her a debt. She twisted the handkerchief with her fingers and muttered: "I just met her at the Dong Mansion yesterday, and the young master from Dengzhou came to our house again.
What are you doing up here?"
Yesterday, Chunyan sent someone to report the news to His Highness Prince Liang. I don’t know if His Highness Prince Liang has received the news or if he has any countermeasures.
If the eldest girl really marries to Dengzhou, how will she see His Royal Highness Prince Liang in the future?
Seeing that Bai Qingyan had already changed her clothes and came out, Chunyan hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and then she heard Bai Qingyan say: "Chun Tao can just follow you."
Upon hearing this, Chunyan retracted her hand and stood aside with red eyes.
Without even looking at Chunyan, she held Chuntao's hand and walked out of Qinghuiyuan.
Yinshuang, who was holding the pine nut candies in her hand and eating them with relish, saw Chunyan with red eyes. She lowered her head and glanced at her candies, frowned in pain and stepped forward to hand the pine nut candies to her: "Eat the candies."
Chunyan glared at Yin Shuang, raised her hand and knocked over the candy in Yin Shuang's hand: "Who wants to eat candy from you fool!"
Yinshuang looked at the pine nut candies scattered all over the floor and pushed Chunyan onto her back. Chunyan turned her head and glared at Yinshuang: "You..."
Yin Shuang raised her chin with a fearless look. Chun Yan knew that she was no match for Yin Shuang, so she got up and patted the dust on her body, saying angrily: "I won't argue with you, a fool!"
Seeing Chunyan leave, Yinshuang bent down and picked up the pine nut candies given to her by Sister Chuntao one by one, blew off the dust and wrapped them again, then sat under the eaves and started eating happily again.
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The eldest princess and Mrs. Dong were talking in the house. Dong Changyuan couldn't help but stand under the eaves and look outside the longevity courtyard.
I saw the slender and long white figure approaching in the bright golden light of the morning sun reflecting on the snow. Dong Changyuan felt hot in his heart. He couldn't help but walked down the steps and took two steps to greet her. He bowed to the end and said, "Cousin..."
She returned the favor with a smile: "Why is my cousin standing on the porch, but the room is stuffy?"
"I'm waiting here specifically for my cousin." Dong Changyuan's ears turned red and he bowed again, "First of all, I'm here to apologize for Chang Yuan's neglect of my cousin yesterday."
"It doesn't matter." She nodded lightly.
"Second...Second..." Dong Changyuan refused to straighten up, his heart was beating like a drum and his breathing was hot, "Can you please lend me a step to speak, cousin?"
Bai Qingyan turned around and glanced at Chuntao, who immediately recognized her interest and stood in the distance.
Fortunately, this was in the longevity courtyard, and the courtyard was full of maids watching, so it didn't seem like it was out of line.
"Cousin, please speak."
Dong Changyuan then straightened up with a flushed face: "Chang Yuan knew that my cousin's marriage and the issue of heirs had made my aunt worry a lot. My cousin is kind and talented but has a cowardly heart. She is a person who can compare with Kun Yu Qiu Shuang. How could she..."
As my grandmother said, the only way is to give up on the marriage and marry someone else because the heirs are not going well.
Dong Changyuan gritted his teeth and vowed: "Chang Yuan doesn't want to see my cousin's pearl covered in dust, so I'm going to be bold. Please consider it."
Seeing Dong Changyuan's serious look, she was stunned for a moment and then laughed softly: "Thank you for your kindness, cousin, I... have no intention of marrying anyone else in my life, and my grandfather and father have arranged an escape route for me.
Cousin, there’s no need to worry about me. Cousin Chang Yuan is an open-minded and upright gentleman. He should be matched with a flawless lady. How can he give in because of sympathy? It’s just... I’m afraid I’ll be hurt by saying that I won’t marry for the rest of my life.
With my mother's heart, I also hope that cousin Chang Yuan will keep it a secret for me and not let my mother know about it."
Dong Changyuan could tell that Bai Qingyan didn't want to marry him, but he still took the risk. Unexpectedly, Bai Qingyan had the intention of never marrying him.
The eldest princess and Mrs. Dong in the room shook their heads and sighed. Mrs. Dong said: "Looking at Chang Yuan's face, I think A Bao is not willing. Yesterday, Chang Yuan knelt in front of me and begged me to give up this old face for him.
Let’s do it again, saying that I don’t want to see a woman like A Bao, who is curling up in the moonlight and flawless, and will be made difficult by her husband’s family in the future because her son will remarry.”