Phi-Fic Chapter 115 The Love and Hate of Those Years
Chapter 115 The Love and Hate of Those Years
Madam Xiao also nodded. "Xuan'er's guess is not without reason. I don't know how he gained the emperor's trust back then and was appointed as the Imperial Preceptor."
"It's not surprising that he's also an admirer of that vixen. I'm afraid he deliberately mentioned the name of the calamity star to protect them back then, right?"
"Old man, our Xiao family is a prestigious family after all. How can we let a little girl bully us?"
General Xiao said angrily: "Women's views!"
"That girl first caused trouble in Prince Cheng's mansion, and then even cut off Prince Yan's arm. The Prime Minister's family will definitely not let her go."
"My people have found out that a few nights ago, the Prime Minister sent out hundreds of secret guards, but none of them survived. That girl even made a scene at Prince Yan's mansion, but in the end, nothing happened. Do you know why?"
"Besides the fact that the girl herself is quite powerful, she is also accompanied by the personal maidservant who once served the Yun family girl."
"Don't underestimate her because she's just a maid. She's very skilled in martial arts. Back then, when Old Man Guo and I fought her at the same time, we didn't get any advantage from her."
"Now that several years have passed, I'm afraid no one can match her anymore."
Seeing that neither this nor that worked, Xiao Ruoxuan got up and ran out angrily.
"Xuan'er." Old Madam Xiao quickly stood up and chased after her, but how could she, an old woman, catch up with a young girl?
Helplessly, she turned around and glared at Old Man Xiao fiercely, then frowned.
"Old man, Ning'er's attitude isn't right. Do you think she's really been controlled by that Gu?"
Old man Xiao remained silent. In fact, he was more suspicious about the fact that Prince Ning had been in a coma for more than a month, but suddenly woke up, and the poison in his body was automatically eliminated, and he recovered quickly.
However, he had spent his entire life on the battlefield and was unwilling to believe such a bizarre thing.
"Don't worry about this matter for now. Try to persuade Xuan girl while I go and test Ning'er."
As he spoke, he strode outside, had someone bring his horse, and immediately headed towards Prince Ning's Mansion.
Mu Jinning and Zhong Ran sat in a private room with five exquisite dishes on the table.
"Guo Aotian was one of my aunt's many admirers back then. He remains unmarried to this day. It's said that he wants to remain a virgin for my aunt and live a lonely life."
He has been researching a lot of things from the past: "Back then, the emperor, the young general, and the young Zhong Qingshan were traveling outside and brought back my aunt and her servant."
"All three of them should be looking for her, but I don't understand why she married Zhong Qingshan."
"The old marquis is already seriously ill. Zhong Qingshan has an older brother who is highly skilled in martial arts and is also the former prince and the future marquis."
"At the beginning, Zhong Qingshan was just a Juren. He was unwilling to join the army, and he failed the imperial examination. After becoming a Juren, it was difficult to advance further."
"No one expected that she would marry Zhong Qingshan. As for whether the two of them reached any deal, only they themselves know."
"Not long after they got married, the Marquis's son suddenly died, and Zhong Qingshan became the undisputed Marquis."
"At the same time, the Marquis' Mansion, which had been gradually declining, has also gradually improved."
"Not only that, Chen and the other concubines were also brought into the mansion as concubines by your mother. That's why you and Zhong Dai'er are about the same age."
"The Marquis' Mansion has gradually declined, but there are still two young men with the surname Zhong in the military camp."
"One of them is Chen's second son, and the other is the son of the former prince. However, he was later fostered by Zhong Qingshan and was publicly known as the eldest son of a concubine."
"They have made some achievements in the military camp and are now centurions."
"Many people speculate that Zhong Qingshan's rise to the rank of Marquis was due to my aunt's efforts."
Zhong Ran said calmly, "So, I'm not actually Zhong Qingshan's biological child? This was just a deal between the two of us?"
"Whether you are his biological son or not, I'm afraid only those involved know."
"But there must be a deal between Zhong Qingshan and Yun Qingran."
"Zhong Qingshan gave you and your sister the status of legitimate son and daughter, Yun Qingran helped him ascend to the marquisate, and supported the Zhong family to become the first aristocratic family."
"If Yun Qingran hadn't gotten into trouble back then, the Zhong family would have become the most powerful family by now."
Zhong Ran nodded slightly. She had no interest in her mother whom she had never met and her biological father whom she didn't know.
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Well, besides Zhong Qingshan, the Prime Minister, and the Queen, there is another person you should pay attention to, and that is Princess Ruyi."
"Oh? Why?"
"Princess Ruyi was originally Guo Aotian's fiancée, but due to Yun Qingran's intervention, Guo Aotian withdrew from the marriage."
"Perhaps it was because of that marriage that Yun Qingran chose to marry Zhong Qingshan."
"Princess Ruyi also hated Yun Qingran because of this. You were never in the capital before, and Xiaoyan didn't show up in public. I think she must have kept her hatred deep in her heart."
"But you are very popular now, and I am afraid that this has aroused her hatred."
"By the way, Princess Ruyi's daughter has also fallen in love with a young general from the Guo family, but that young general is not interested in the young princess either."
"More than twenty days ago, didn't you save a young man who had lost his mind on the street?"
"That young man was the young general of the Guo family. The accident with his horse that day was caused by that young princess."
"You ruined that incident, and I'm afraid she'll hold a grudge against you."
Zhong Ran was stunned when he heard this: "Is this possible?"
The reason she took action that day was entirely because the child was almost stepped on. Otherwise, she might not have meddled in other people's business.
It was a busy street, and the little princess injured his horse like that. Wasn't she afraid of hurting innocent people?
Mu Jinning picked up a piece of fish and put it into her bowl, chuckling, "Sometimes, a woman's hatred is so inexplicable."
"Is Ranran afraid?"
Zhong Ran looked at him with a light in his eyes: "Senior Brother will help me, won't he?"
He couldn't help but raise his hand to rub her head and said softly: "In fact, I hope you can experience more, so that when you return to Fengming Continent in the future, you won't be easily deceived."
Zhong Ran's face darkened: "If I were to live my life again and still be so stupid, I might as well die now to avoid wasting resources."
Mu Jinning glared and scolded, "Stop talking nonsense."
Zhong Ran did not continue with this topic, but returned to the previous topic.
"The Prime Minister's Mansion, Prince Yan's Mansion, and the Queen, they are all from the same lineage, and they are top nobles, right?"
"Now with the addition of the Xiao family, we can also be considered a top noble family?"
"Add Princess Ruyi, is she also a top noble?"