HLnovel Chapter 386 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 4
Chapter 386 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 4
Yun Qing's mouth was covered by the Lady of Ning'an Marquis, and she whimpered softly.
At this moment, Qi Shi, who had already walked away, ran back, "Second Miss Jiang..."
He wanted to struggle a little longer and say a good word for the prince, but little did he know that inside the carriage, the mother and daughter were gripping each other's hands tightly, their faces showing identical terror.
Lady Ning'an: !!! I spoke so softly, surely no one heard me?
Yun Qing: Waaaaah... I cried so loudly, did he hear me?
Qi Shi was still completely unaware of this. Outside the carriage, he explained to his lord, "Actually, Your Highness is not as terrible as the rumors say. There are reasons why you imprison people and confiscate their property."
Yun Qing & Lady of Ning'an: !!!
Is he warning us that if we dare to disobey the Regent, the Ning'an Marquis's mansion will be confiscated?
He must have heard it!
The two men were pale, their fear growing stronger.
Yun Qing held back her tears and said gently, "The Regent is a man of noble character. I was narrow-minded and believed the rumors. I really thought the Regent... Oh no, Guard Qi, don't worry, I will never misunderstand Your Highness again."
Qi Shi was relieved and bowed to take his leave.
Yun Qing and Lady Ning'an didn't dare to utter a sound the whole way, for fear of being overheard by the Regent's spies.
When Qi Shi returned to the Prince's Mansion, Physician Min was taking Helian Yin's pulse, so he stood aside without saying a word.
After a while, Doctor Min withdrew his hand, stroked his beard, and said slowly, "Your Highness is currently in good health."
"I do know of people skilled in Gu poison, and I have heard of love Gu poison."
“But according to what Your Highness said, your thoughts and ideas have returned to normal now, so even if you were once under a spell, it should have been cured.”
"Your Highness, could you recall if anything unusual happened before you returned to normal? That could very well be the reason for the removal of the curse."
Qi Shi suddenly realized why the prince had been acting so strangely before. Even though Jiang Yunyan and the Fifth Prince were in such an ambiguous relationship, he had never thought of breaking off the engagement. It turned out he was being controlled by the love potion!
Helian Yin rested his forehead on his hand and thought for a moment before saying, "If I see a girl and suddenly feel a surge of affection, wanting to marry her and take her home to tease, does that count?"
Upon hearing this, Doctor Min looked puzzled. "How strange! I only know that the Love Gu can make people feel love. Could it be that this love can kill the Gu?"
"Your Highness, please allow me to go back and think about it carefully."
Helian Yin didn't care much. As long as the love potion was cured, that was enough. As for the person who cast the potion, it was just a few people, and they could find out by investigating.
After Physician Min left, Helian Yin looked at Qi Shi and asked, "How is it?"
Qi Shi said happily, "Miss Jiang accepted the jade pendant. She even said you are a man of noble character! She said she misunderstood the Prince before, but she will never do it again."
Helian Yin twirled the black jade thumb ring on his thumb, grunted in agreement, and said without any change in expression, "Summon Qi Ying back. From now on, let her follow the Princess."
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Miss Jiang, who had accepted the jade pendant, caused a scene as soon as she returned to her residence.
After smashing things in the room in a fit of rage, she hugged Lady Ning'an and cried, "Mother, that bitch Jiang Yunyan has ruined me! You must stand up for me!"
Lady Ning'an said coldly, "Don't worry, that little slut offended the Regent herself, got slapped, and had her leg broken. She'll have her comeuppance."
"She's incredibly audacious, taking it upon herself to try and break off the engagement, without considering that a single mishap could implicate the entire Marquis's mansion. Your father is probably still angry about her foolishness."
"Even if I'm busy comforting you and can't take care of her for a while, causing her to miss her treatment, your father won't blame me too much."
"If she develops any health problems later in life, it's her own fault."
Yunqing hugged her arm and said coquettishly, "Mother, you still love me the most."
"Mother, I don't want to marry the Regent. He's definitely marrying me to get revenge on Jiang Yunyan. He'll kill me, sob sob..."
"I have no sisterly bond with Jiang Yunyan, so his tormenting me won't get him any revenge on her. I'm so wronged..."
Lady Ning'an was truly helpless in this matter, and could only hold her and shed tears of heartache.
However, she couldn't bear to watch her daughter jump into the fire pit, so she went to cry with Marquis Ning'an.
However, since His Majesty has granted the marriage, Marquis Ning'an could not disobey the imperial decree.
So, in her anger, Lady Ning'an had no choice but to vent her frustration by badmouthing Jiang Yunyan, the culprit, in front of Marquis Ning'an.
She embellished the story of Jiang Yunyan angering the Regent and being beaten.
Then she began to worry about whether the Ning'an Marquis's mansion would be targeted by the Regent, whether the Ning'an Marquis would be made difficult by the Regent in court, and she blamed herself for not raising Jiang Yunyan well as a mother.
She is truly gentle and virtuous.
In the end, she talked about how Yunqing would suffer after marrying into the royal family, and silently wiped away her tears.
In the end, the Marquis of Ning'an, in a fit of anger, confined Jiang Yunyan to her quarters and forbade his wife from interfering with her, insisting that she be punished to teach her a lesson.
Meanwhile, all the broken items in Yunqing's room were replaced with new ones.
Out of guilt, Marquis Ning'an instructed his wife to be as generous as possible with her dowry.
Lady Ning'an, however, did not seem particularly happy. No matter how generous the dowry was, her daughter would still have to suffer.
She couldn't say anything more; too much complaining would only annoy people.
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In the dead of night, Yun Qing suddenly got out of bed and asked, "Chunhua, where is the white silk I asked for?"
Chunhua presented the white silk, hesitatingly asking, "Miss, are you really going to commit suicide?"
Yun Qing took the white silk ribbon and, by the moonlight, tried to throw it onto the roof beam. She whispered, "I'm not really going to commit suicide. I'm just putting on an act. My mother really has no choice about this marriage. We can only try to see if my father can do anything about it."
"I would never marry the Regent!"
Yun Qing threw it many times before finally getting the white silk ribbon up there.
Then she moved a stool over, stood on it to test the height, tied the white ribbon in a knot, and said to Chunhua, "Go quickly!"
Chunhua took a deep breath, opened the door and ran out, wiping away tears as she ran, shouting in panic, "My lord, my lady, something terrible has happened! Miss has hanged herself!"
Yun Qing held onto the white silk ribbon, listening to the commotion outside. Only when the chaotic footsteps entered the courtyard did she hang the ribbon around her neck.
I had only hung it up for a short while when someone grabbed my leg.
Lady Ning'an was genuinely worried and ran the fastest, but no one knows a daughter better than her mother. When she saw that Yunqing was fine and hadn't even kicked the stool, she knew that she wasn't really going to commit suicide.
After hugging Yun Qing, she kicked over the stool, then fell to the ground with Yun Qing in her arms, wailing and crying, "Yun Qing, how could you be so foolish? If anything were to happen to you, how could your mother live on..."
Yun Qing also cried, "Mother, I don't want to marry the Regent, I'm so scared..."
"It's said he likes to eat human flesh, steamed, braised, fried, he likes it all, sob sob sob..."
"If my daughter marries into that family, I'm afraid in the end even her bones will be boiled into soup..."
Qi Ying, the bodyguard who rushed back overnight: ...
The prince wasn't actually that indiscriminate in his eating habits.
However, this is what her brother said: the princess thinks the prince is upright and honest, and will not misunderstand him again in the future.
She can't help him with this; he can't escape this beating!
Lady Ning'an knelt before Marquis Ning'an, weeping, "My lord, please think of a way to save Yunqing! Do you really want to watch your daughter die?"
However, Marquis Ning'an rebuked him with a grim expression, "Do you think this is child's play? The Regent wants to marry Yun Qing, and even His Majesty couldn't stop him. How could I possibly stop him?"
Then, glaring at Yun Qing, she said angrily, "I thought you were more sensible than your sister, but who knew you were also a rebellious daughter! You're making such a fuss, not caring about the bigger picture at all. Are you only satisfied when you've caused some trouble in the Marquis's mansion?"
"I'm telling you, you have to marry me whether you like it or not. Even if we tie you up, you'll still have to get into the bridal sedan chair!"
After saying that, he angrily turned and left.
Yun Qing and Lady Ning'an exchanged a glance, then got up from the ground together, wiping away their tears, their brows furrowed in sorrow.
"Mom, I can't rely on my father, I have to find a way myself."
"Don't do anything reckless. Next time, talk to me first if anything happens."
The mother and daughter exchanged a few words and then went to rest.
After making a scene, Yun Qing was exhausted and sleepy, and quickly fell asleep. She slept very soundly, and even dreamed of taking a bite of a delicious chicken leg.
Because of her pleasant dream, she felt much better the next day, but soon she heard that her father had returned from court and lost his temper.
Chunhua whispered to her, "Miss, I heard that during the morning court session, the Marquis was humiliated by the Regent in front of His Majesty and all the civil and military officials, which is why he was so angry."
Yun Qing leaned back on the soft couch, gazing at the osmanthus tree outside the window, and said dejectedly, "That's it, the Regent probably wants to take revenge on the entire Marquis's mansion."
"It seems that his intention to marry me is indeed to torment me."
Qi Ying: ...
I didn't see the prince torment you, but I did see you bite the prince's hand.