HLnovel Chapter 118 Let me see which of her cousins it is.
Chapter 118 Let me see which of her cousins it is.
Cheng Ruoxue smiled teasingly: "Then Sister Wanning is very lucky."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I'll go pack up first and come find you later." Xue Wanning seemed unwilling to say more and gently patted Cheng Ruoxue's hand.
Cheng Ruoxue nodded, "Then I'll go back and wait for my sister."
"kindness."
After Xue Wanning saw Cheng Ruoxue off, her maid came in and asked, "Miss, are we going back now? You've already seen the young master today, why didn't you tell him?"
Xue Wanning frowned slightly: "Let's not talk about this anymore. Go pack your things, let's go down the mountain now. Is your cousin settled in yet?"
The maid nodded: "It was all arranged long ago. The young master repeatedly instructed you not to worry about anything and to just get married properly."
Xue Wanning closed her eyes briefly, said nothing, and went inside.
The maidservant followed.
The door closed, cutting off the sound.
In the tree in the neighboring yard, Princess Liduan gritted her teeth angrily: "I knew there was definitely something wrong!"
“But we’re still a step too late!” Lu Yangyang pointed inside the house: “Keep your voice down, it’s not soundproof here, let’s go downstairs first.”
Princess Li Duan climbed down from the tree with a frustrated expression.
The two found an empty room and went inside. After making sure no one could hear them, Princess Liduan said in frustration, "What do we do now? We can't just let her leave like this, can we?"
“Her cousin has already left, so there’s no point in saying anything now. Besides, just meeting with her cousin doesn’t prove anything. If we expose her, we’ll only be accused of something else.”
Lu Yangyang thought for a moment, "But we didn't come away empty-handed."
Princess Liduan was puzzled: "What harvest? We didn't catch anything."
Although she was a bit reckless, she wasn't really stupid. Even when catching a thief, you have to take the stolen goods. Now she says she suspects Xue Wanning and her cousin have an improper relationship. Who would believe that?
"If only I had just barged in this afternoon, I definitely would have caught her red-handed!" Princess Liduan couldn't help but regret not noticing that Xue Wanning hadn't changed her clothes today.
“All we know is that Xue Wanning’s cousin came to see her today. Even if we trap them both in the house, and they’re both innocent, we can’t just accuse them of having a problem. My brother’s wedding to her is imminent. Without concrete evidence, it will only make things more awkward and won’t change anything. My brother won’t call off the wedding because of this; he’s not that kind of person.” Although Lu Yangyang hadn’t spent much time with Sheng Junyao, she knew from the moment her brother stopped them from going in that he didn’t want to make things difficult for Xue Wanning.
So unless Xue Wanning really had an improper relationship with her cousin, her older brother wouldn't break off the engagement.
“Of course, Brother Sheng would never easily break off the engagement. That’s why Xue Wanning is so despicable. Why can’t she just say what she’s doing? Why does she have to be so secretive?” Princess Liduan said angrily.
"Do you know who Xue Wanning's cousin is?" Lu Yangyang suddenly asked.
"How would I know? I'm not even close to her." Princess Liduan looked at her, puzzled. "Why are you asking this? Oh, I see. You want to find her cousin directly so the truth will come out, right?"
"No, let me sort this out," Lu Yangyang thought for a moment and said, "You first saw Xue Wanning struggling with her cousin, then she went to beg the Third Prince, but we interfered and the matter wasn't resolved. When Sheng Yunzhu brought us here this afternoon, her cousin should have been here. As soon as we left, she sent her cousin away. Just now, Cheng Ruoxue said that she couldn't help Xue Wanning. Xue Wanning said that she didn't tell the truth because she didn't want to implicate her. Then the maid asked her if she had told the young master, that is, her eldest brother, about this matter, and she covered it up."
"So what Xue Wanning said must be related to her cousin. She asked the Third Prince for help because her cousin was in trouble. Her actions today were to help her cousin. And what she was asking the Third Prince for help must not be a trivial matter; it must be a matter of the court."
"Huh?" Princess Liduan was dumbfounded by her analysis: "Then doesn't that mean it's useless for us to catch her with her cousin?"
Lu Yangyang nodded: "Yes, if my guess is right, even if we trap them together, it will only damage our reputation, and it won't prove that they are really having an affair."
“Then, then…” Princess Liduan’s face scrunched up like a bun. She wanted to say something, but couldn’t get the words out. Her face turned red from holding it in.
Lu Yangyang said, "Are you saying that if that's the case, then we've done all this for nothing? Xue Wanning is clearly hiding something from my brother, but she refuses to tell him. That's deception. And if Xue Wanning really has something to do with her cousin, but still marries my brother in the end, then that's also a kind of deception for my brother, right?"
"Yes, yes, I just think she's not being honest!" Princess Liduan nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice, and grabbed Lu Yangyang's hand: "You have to think of a way, at least, at least let Brother Sheng know the truth."
“You’re right, so let’s find out who her cousin is, what happened to her, what she’s hiding from my brother, and then tell him so he can make his own choice.” Lu Yangyang couldn’t bear to see her brother being deceived, but she also vaguely understood that many things in this world are not black and white. She thought her brother was a good person, and she respected him, so she had to respect his choice.
Everyone's situation is different, so don't make decisions for others lightly.
"Fine!" Princess Li Duan slammed her hand on the table. "I'm going back to my mother right now. She knows best what's going on in the court. She definitely knows what's going on."
She was full of enthusiasm, but she didn't realize she had slapped too hard, and it hurt so much that she grimaced and carefully blew on her reddened hand.
Lu Yangyang couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Princess Liduan glared at her: "You're still laughing!"
"It will be late soon, and it's not safe for you to go back so late. Didn't you say that the Princess is coming to Huguo Temple in the next couple of days? You can wait here at Huguo Temple and ask her when she arrives. There are still a few days until the wedding. I have to go back tomorrow because I have to take the exam at Taiming Academy in a couple of days."
"I'll go back tomorrow and ask Jiaojiao first. She definitely knows who Xue Wanning's cousin is."
Lu Yangyang took out her handkerchief and handed it to her: "Wipe yourself."
Princess Li Duan took the handkerchief and clenched her fist: "I must find out what she's up to, and I absolutely won't let her deceive Brother Sheng!"
Seeing Princess Li Duan's angry expression, Lu Yangyang couldn't help but raise her hand and pat her shoulder.
I wonder how heartbroken this silly girl was after her older brother died on the battlefield in that dream world. Her older brother probably didn't know that there was someone in this world who admired him so much.
Even if we don't know, a man like my elder brother, who died on the battlefield, must have been doing so to protect the millions of people behind him.
He is a hero and will surely be admired and revered by countless people.
Now that some things can be changed, perhaps even the death of the eldest brother can be changed.
You have to try to find out if it's possible.
She wanted her older brother to live.
……
The next day, Lu Yangyang returned to the capital with Madam Lan and Sheng Junyao.
Princess Liduan stayed at Huguo Temple to wait for the eldest princess.
Upon returning to the Duke of Sheng's mansion, Lu Yangyang immediately went to find Sheng Yunjiao. Sheng Yunjiao's fever had already subsided, but she was not completely recovered, and the Second Madam forbade her to go out.
Sheng Yunjiao lay listlessly in the room, but upon hearing that Lu Yangyang had returned, she was so excited that she almost jumped up. "You're finally back! I heard that you two seemed to have encountered some trouble on the way?"
Lu Yangyang pressed her down: "It was a small matter, but it's been resolved. I have a question for you. Do you know who my older brother's fiancée, Xue Wanning, is her cousin?"
Sheng Yunjiao blinked: "Why are you suddenly concerned about my brother's fiancée? She has plenty of cousins, which one are you talking about?"
"No, you wouldn't ask for no reason. Quick, tell me what happened. Did Xue Wanning elope with her cousin?"
"Wait a minute, I'll go find my little notebook and see which cousin it is."