"Why aren't you apologizing to Ling Er and the Third Prince?”Prime Minister Su angrily rebuked Wu Mingzhu. He wiped the sweat from his forehead. He understood what Eunuch Xu meant. If he despised the imperial family, he would be beheaded, and if he despised the imperial family, he would be exterminated! If Eunuch Xu really returned to the palace to report, then he could forget about being the Prime Minister anymore. He would directly be sent to the Ministry of Justice's prison!
Although Wu Mingzhu did not understand the deeper meaning behind Eunuch Xu's words, she did not dare to retort when she saw Prime Minister Su's stern expression. She could only grit her teeth and apologize to Yan Yelin first before she turned to Su Ling and said in a low voice," Ling 'er, it was Mother's fault just now. Can you forgive Mother?"”
"What about the dowry my mother left me?”Su Ling blinked her eyes and asked persistently.
Wu Mingzhu was still hesitating and didn't answer. Eunuch Xu raised his eyebrows and immediately said," Here, I'll definitely ask your mother to prepare it for you."”
"Master!" Wu Mingzhu shouted at Prime Minister Su unwillingly.
"Shut up!" Prime Minister Su had never despised his stupid wife who only knew how to act arrogantly. He didn't even look at Eunuch Xu, who was still here. If he agreed first, would Eunuch Xu come to check if he would give it to him later?
"Then write me a written agreement so that I won't regret it.”How could Prime Minister Su's little thoughts escape Su Ling's fiery eyes?
Prime Minister Su wanted to delay until Eunuch Xu left, but when he saw Eunuch Xu's eyebrows raised even higher, he immediately ordered someone to bring a pen and ink." Write, write immediately."”
He wrote a receipt on the spot and even stamped it with his private seal.
Su Ling took the receipt and immediately ran to Eunuch Xu with a smile." Thank you, Eunuch Xu.”
"No, no, you're the Third Prince's wife. This is what we should do.”When Eunuch Xu saw Su Ling smiling like a peach, he immediately liked this Third Prince Consort. "Take this letter well. If there is anything you do not understand, you can ask the Third Prince to help you.”
"Alright." Su Ling agreed readily and threw Yan Yelin a flirtatious look, almost causing Yan Yelin to choke on his tea.
Thinking about how things would not have gone so smoothly if Yan Yelin had not coincidentally come to give the betrothal gift today, Su Ling instantly had a good impression of Yan Yelin. She suddenly felt that she would not be at a disadvantage if she married him.
"Lord Prime Minister, the ceremony is over. Third Prince and I still have to return to the palace to report the decree, so I won't disturb you any further.”Eunuch Xu and Prime Minister Su said," I will remember the dowry list of the Third Princess Consort today. I hope that the Prime Minister won't forget it either. Otherwise, I will have to accompany the Third Princess Consort to the Emperor for a fair discussion."”
"Don't worry." Prime Minister Su's heart ached so much for that large sum of property that it was about to bleed, but he still had to pretend to be calm on the surface. Su Ling was really worried that he would have a heart attack from holding it in.
On the contrary, Wu Mingzhu was not so calm. Ever since Prime Minister Su wrote down the dowry list, her eyes had been staring hatefully at Su Ling.
Su Ling had an indifferent look on her face. Anyway, she had achieved her goal. She could glare at him if she wanted to. She would not lose a piece of flesh anyway. She watched as Yan Yelin and Eunuch Xu left the Prime Minister's residence. Then, she put the receipt into her bosom and hummed a tune as she leisurely walked back to her own courtyard.
There were two carriages parked at the entrance of the Prime Minister's residence. Eunuch Xu suddenly remembered something before he boarded his carriage. He turned to Yan Yelin and smiled." Your Highness is really blessed. I think that this Third Prince Consort is not only extremely beautiful, but she's also extremely smart. She's not as silly as the rumors say."”
"It really is." Yan Yelin lowered his head and thought for a moment before he smiled." I have to thank Eunuch Xu for standing up for me today. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't be of any use if I relied on myself.”
" The golden kylin is not something that can be found in a pond." Eunuch Xu smiled as he boarded the carriage." Your Highness, it's best not to belittle yourself."”
Ever since Su Ling had asked for a large sum of property back, Wu Mingzhu was so angry that she had been cooped up in her courtyard for several days and refused to go out. She had bet with Prime Minister Su and forced him to get back the dowry. Prime Minister Su hated Wu Mingzhu's stupidity. He did not go to Wu Mingzhu's courtyard for several days. Instead, he went to see his new aunt. When Wu Mingzhu found out, she was so angry that she could not eat.
However, Su Zhen still wanted to make trouble for her. Su Zhen went to Su Ling's courtyard to make a scene a few times, but Su Ling ignored her every time. So, she ran to Wu Mingzhu's courtyard to make a scene.
"Mother! Do you really want to see that little slut get married with such a large dowry? This dowry list is many times more than when Eldest Sister married the Second Prince. If I get married in the future, how much dowry will you give me? If I can't surpass her, I'll lose face, but Mother, you'll also lose face. If that happens, I'd rather not marry for the rest of my life!”
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Wu Mingzhu angrily rebuked," How can I just watch as Su Ling forces me to spit out the fat that I've eaten? She's dreaming! Your father loves his face and refuses to force her to hand over the dowry. We'll make her hand it over herself!”
"Mother, what good idea have you thought of?" Su Zhen's eyes lit up.
"I wrote a letter a few days ago to invite your cousin to come. He should be here today.”Wu Mingzhu said confidently.
"Zhao Yibai?" Su Zhen was overjoyed." That's great. Su Ling has always liked Zhao Yibai, but Mother, are you trying to catch them in an affair and ruin Su Ling's marriage?”
"It's not enough to ruin her marriage. If she insists on keeping the dowry, we can't do anything about it.”Wu Mingzhu smiled sinisterly." Of course, we'll give Zhao Yibai a sum of money so that he can abduct Su Ling to elope and then kill her!”
"Yes, only the dead don't want money!”Su Zhen smiled.
"Madam, the Zhao family's Young Master has arrived.”Coincidentally, a maid stood outside the curtain and reported.
Wu Mingzhu and Su Zhen looked at each other and smiled. They saw the same sinister and vicious smile in each other's eyes.
Su Ling had been annoyed by Su Zhen's quarrels these few days and had directly closed the door to all guests. Now, she was holed up in the backyard every day to develop poison and train her skills. It had to be said that Su Ling's constitution was not bad, not much worse than her previous life.
Halfway through her training today, she heard someone on the wall calling her name." Cousin, cousin!”
She looked up in frustration and saw a handsome man dressed like a scholar peeking out from the wall and looking at her.
Zhao Yibai? Why did he climb over the wall of her courtyard? Su Ling frowned slightly and looked at Zhao Yibai silently.
This Zhao Yibai could not really be considered Su Ling's proper cousin. He was merely Su Ling's elder sister, a distant cousin of Su Jin's biological mother, Bai Biqing, who had become the Second Prince's wife. Their blood ties were already beyond the fifth server. It was only because Zhao Yibai had studied at the Su Clan School for a few years that the daughters of the Prime Minister's Estate called him cousin out of respect.
However, this Zhao Yibai was arrogant and wanted to be the son-in-law of the Prime Minister's Estate. He tried to seduce Su Jin and Su Zhen several times but failed. He then tried to seduce the naive and silly Su Ling, coaxing her to go around in circles and constantly muttering that she wanted to marry him. However, Prime Minister Su looked down on this Zhao Yibai. He felt that he might be dragged down for the rest of his life if he got involved with such a person. He was even unwilling to marry a silly daughter to him.
Only then did Zhao Yibai return to his hometown in a fit of anger. He did not expect to receive a letter from Wu Mingzhu, saying that she was willing to help him marry Su Ling.
Although it was too risky to fight with the Third Prince for his wife, if he could hook up with Prime Minister Su, wouldn't it be easy for him to become an official in the future? In addition to Su Ling's beauty, Zhao Yibai had long drooled over her.
Therefore, he mustered up his courage and agreed to Wu Mingzhu's conditions. Anyway, Wu Mingzhu had said that Su Ling was a fool. If something really happened, he would push everything onto Su Ling, and he would have nothing to do with it.
However, when he saw Su Ling today, he always felt that she was a little strange. Not only was she practicing boxing in the courtyard, but the way she looked at him was not as gentle as before. There was a cold chill in her eyes.
" Cousin," Zhao Yibai licked his upper lip awkwardly." What's wrong? Are you not happy to see me?"”
"Happy, of course I'm happy." Su Ling smiled innocently on the surface, but she was so disgusted that she was about to vomit. She saw from the original owner's memories how Zhao Yibai had seduced Su Ling and even made Su Ling help him steal the property in the residence to help him. "Why did Older Brother Zhao come today?”
Seeing Su Ling smile, Zhao Yibai instantly relaxed a lot. He jumped over the wall and landed in the courtyard. He approached Su Ling and smiled." Of course I'm here to see you."”
" Cousin Zhao, please have some self-respect." Su Ling suddenly took a step back." I think you must have heard that my current identity is the Third Prince's unmarried wife. In order to avoid being confused, please keep your distance from me.”
"Biao Younger Sister, are you truly willing to marry that crippled Third Prince?”Zhao Yibai looked hurt." Have you forgotten our oath of eternal love?”
"I thought that after cousin left, those future events were already fleeting.”Su Ling narrowed her eyes and spoke softly, pretending to be sad.
"No, I haven't forgotten any of that!" Zhao Yibai looked at Su Ling's expression and thought that she still had feelings for him. He immediately became excited." Cousin, after I heard that you were betrothed, I rushed over day and night. I know that you are unwilling. You still love me. Let's elope!"”
He finally got to the point! Su Ling laughed coldly in her heart, but she pretended to be shocked." This, how can this be?”
"Why not!" The more Zhao Yibai spoke, the more excited he became." We were childhood sweethearts, and we were innocent. We were destined to be together. What right does the Third Prince have to snatch our love away?!" Come with me, Ling Er!"
He even changed the way he addressed her! Su Ling looked at Zhao Yibai's generous expression and suddenly asked," Do Mother and Father know that you're here today?”
" No, I don't know..." Su Ling suddenly asked about Wu Mingzhu. Zhao Yibai's tongue almost tied up, and he quickly denied it. "I came to take you away secretly."
How could a scholar like him have the ability to break into the heavily guarded Prime Minister's Estate? No one would believe it!
It was obvious that someone had let him in. As for this person…
Su Ling's smile was as charming as a blooming peony." Take me away, Cousin."”# Cancel all reviews: wdd201302 Time:111420185: 55PM #
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