After settling Master Cheng's side of the matter, Helian turned around to look for Jiang Yuyu at night, only to find that the large group of people who should have been surrounding her were nowhere to be seen. She was left alone, chewing hawthorn slices, standing with shining eyes.
In front of an unknown tree.
"Why are everyone dispersed?"
Jiang Yuyu shrugged, "The fifth sister was so frightened that she fainted. Mrs. Cheng said she wanted to keep you in the house for dinner, so they all went back to their rooms to get ready."
Knowing that she couldn't hide it from this monster, she didn't deliberately pretend to be Cheng Siyan. Although Mrs. Cheng seemed to be a nice person and although she didn't like her much, she was not mean or vicious to her, but she still didn't want to change her name to mother.
"Then why do you want to look at this tree?"
Jiang Yuyu's eyes lit up, "I heard that the plum wine produced from this tree has a unique taste, which is different from the plum wine sold outside."
After imagining the smell longingly, she said with certainty, "This Shangshu Mansion is a good place, I like it here."
As for whether you still like it after drinking plum wine... I'll tell you later.
He Lianye almost laughed out loud and took her hand, "Let's go and walk around the area first. We need to eat later."
Just as the two were about to leave, Master Cheng, who had been stunned for a long time, came over and looked at He Lianye's hand holding Jiang Yuyu's wrist angrily, "Yan'er, come with me!"
After saying that, as if he was afraid that Helian would not let her go all night, he directly pulled Jiang Yuyu to his side, pulled her away and left.
Walking straight into the small flower hall nearest to them, Mr. Cheng motioned to all the maids in the hall to get out. When no one was around, he immediately changed his expression.
"If you still want to marry He Lianye, why didn't you tell me earlier!" Mr. Cheng was very angry and reached out to poke Jiang Yuyu's head, but after thinking about it, he took back his hand.
"Didn't you say you wanted to run away from your marriage? Dad finally secretly sent you out of Beijing, and rented a secluded house for you in Lin County for you to hide for a while, and you actually ran back again!"
Mr. Cheng was in a bad temper and yelled out without much thought, "Your mother found out about renting a house. She thought your father and I were secretly raising women outside! They all quarreled with me... Well, tell me, why are you
It’s back again!”
Realizing that he talked too much in front of his daughter, Mr. Cheng blushed, then quickly became serious again, and continued to lecture his daughter.
Jiang Yuyu almost laughed. This Master Cheng is actually quite cute.
But she was also a little surprised. Mr. Cheng agreed to the "escape marriage"? No wonder the ninth Miss of the Cheng family disappeared, but there was no movement in the capital.
But doesn’t he want to marry his daughter to the prince?
Just as she was wondering, Mr. Cheng solved her question himself.
"If you hadn't told dad that you didn't want to get married, dad wouldn't have made any arrangements to marry you to the prince. The prince's temperament is so cold that he doesn't look like a living person. Not to mention running away to an unmarried woman, the whole East Palace.
Everyone ran away, and he didn’t even blink!”
After a pause, Jiang Yuyu understood.
Cheng Siyan is the daughter of a minister, so she doesn't have to marry anyone. The emperor may decide to marry her to someone else on a whim. If she doesn't agree, it will be a crime of rebellion.
Therefore, if you really want to ensure your celibacy, you must arrange a marriage and then hide your whereabouts and run away from the marriage. Only then can you be truly safe.
But...the prince, that is, Xiao Chenzi, is too cold to be alive?
It is said that Mr. Cheng is the prince's confidant, and his evaluation should be of great reference value.