Chapter 282: Learning of the Granted Marriage
In the capital, in the Prince's Mansion, Princess Zhao Yanran was losing her temper in her room again, and she smashed almost all the vases and jade pieces in the room.
Nia, the maid of Canglang Kingdom Princess Qi Jiaqing, had been paying attention to the Crown Princess's movements. When she saw the Crown Princess lose her temper, she hurried back to report to her master.
"Princess, the assassins sent out by the Crown Princess were completely wiped out, and Liang Qianhuan escaped again. The Crown Princess was furious when she found out, and is now smashing things in her room to vent her anger."
Qi Jiaqing said sarcastically, "I thought that if I revealed the news to our Crown Princess, she would be able to help us get rid of Princess Jingrou. I didn't expect her people to be so useless that they couldn't even deal with a little girl."
Nia asked in confusion, "Princess, didn't His Majesty tell us not to touch that woman? You knew that the Crown Princess hated that woman, so why did you reveal the news to her? What if that woman was really killed by someone sent by the Crown Princess, wouldn't His Majesty blame us?"
"I did this for the sake of the entire Canglang Nation. Father's wish has always been to flatten the entire Dayuan Nation and make Dayuan the territory of our Canglang Nation. Now that father is gone, this heavy responsibility has been handed over to my brother. It's a pity that my good brother is obsessed with this woman. Since ancient times, beautiful women have brought disaster. If I don't get rid of her, she might ruin our plans one day. Anyway, it was the Crown Princess who sent people to assassinate her, and it has nothing to do with us. My brother can't blame me even if he wants to."
At this time, Zhao Yanran's room was already a mess. Her personal maid Bizhu bravely stepped forward to persuade her, "Miss, please calm down. If you get angry and hurt yourself, it will not be worth it."
Zhao Yanran yelled, "Calm down, calm down. How can I calm down? I sent out a dozen assassins, but they couldn't even deal with a little girl."
Bizhu was afraid that someone would hear her words, so she quickly reminded her, "Miss, please keep your voice down. This is not our Zhao Mansion. Be careful that there are ears on the other side of the wall."
When Zhao Yanran heard Bizhu's words, she realized that she had lost control just now. She must not let anyone in the prince's mansion know that she sent someone to kill Qianhuan, otherwise her image of being kind and weak in the prince's heart would be completely ruined.
Zhao Yanran lowered her voice, "Bizhu, have all those assassins been dealt with? I hope no one has discovered anything."
"Don't worry, Miss. We have already sent people to deal with the aftermath. Their bodies have all been burned. Nothing can be found."
Zhao Yanran's expression eased a little after hearing this.
Bizhu continued, "Miss, according to the information our people have gathered, County Lady Jingrou was able to escape death this time because Commander Qian saved her."
Zhao Yanran gnashed her teeth and said, "It's Qian Bolin again. He always ruins my plans. If he hadn't meddled in the last horse race, that bitch would have fallen off the horse and died. I didn't expect that he would ruin my plans again this time."
Bizhu murmured in a puzzled voice, "Miss, this Commander Qian has saved that bitch time and again. Could it be that he has fallen in love with her?"
Then an idea flashed in her mind, and she continued, "Miss, the Ninth Princess has always been in love with Commander Qian. If she knew that Commander Qian liked another woman, I'm afraid the Ninth Princess would not forgive that bitch."
When Zhao Yanran heard this, she immediately had an idea. No matter whether Commander Qian really liked that bitch, as long as she could make the princess believe it, she could then use the Ninth Princess to deal with that bitch.
Qianhuan and the Crown Prince and his entourage did not return to the capital until almost evening.
The prince asked his subordinates to return to Prince An's Mansion first, while he and Chi Ying sent Qianhuan back to Jingyuan.
When Yinhua saw her young lady returning safely, she ran up and hugged her. She couldn't help crying with joy.
"Miss, you are finally back. I heard that you were captured by assassins and I was worried to death."
Wenjie also ran up and took Qianhuan's hand and said aggrievedly, "Sister, Wenjie has been so worried about you these days. Wenjie was afraid that you would not come back."
Qianhuan comforted them, "Alright, alright. I'm fine now. Let's get someone to prepare a good meal. The prince and Chiying will also be having dinner at our house tonight."
Wenjie and Yinhua then saw the prince standing next to Qianhuan. Wenjie stepped forward and called him "Senior Brother".
The prince responded with a smile and touched Wenjie's head.
But Yin Hua, who was straightforward, was different. She was immediately furious when she saw the prince. She greeted the prince with a stiff tone and a reluctant expression, "Yin Hua greets the prince."
Qianhuan noticed that Yinhua's tone was not right, so she asked, "Yinhua, what's wrong with you? Why do you look so angry?"
Yin Hua said aggrievedly, "Miss, you don't know that a lot of things happened in the capital during the month you were away. You risked your life to go to Dongling Country so far away to ask for medicine for the prince, and you almost couldn't come back. But the prince, while you were away from the capital, actually got engaged to a childhood sweetheart named Li, and it was the marriage granted by His Majesty. I feel sorry for you."
When the prince heard this, his face immediately turned ugly. He was granted a marriage, so how could he not know about it?
He asked gloomily, "Yinhua, are you sure what you just said is true?"
"My Lord, how dare I make up such a thing? Even if I had a thousand guts, I wouldn't dare to say anything. The whole capital has known about this for a long time. If you don't believe me, you can also ask our young master."
The prince looked at Wenjie, and Wenjie nodded, "Brother, this is absolutely true. You were still unconscious at the time, and His Majesty sent someone to Prince An's mansion to read the imperial decree granting the marriage."
When Qianhuan heard the news, she was struck by lightning. She didn't expect such a thing to happen after she left. Her face suddenly turned pale.
The prince was afraid that Qianhuan would be angry, so he quickly explained, "Huan'er, I was in a coma for the month I was poisoned, and I had no idea about the emperor's marriage. Don't worry, I will return home right away to find out the truth, and I will definitely give you an explanation."
Although Qianhuan knew very well that the prince might really be unaware of this matter, but for some reason, she felt very uncomfortable when she heard that the emperor had granted him a marriage with another woman.
She said sullenly, "Then I won't keep you for dinner. Go back home quickly."
"Well, Huan'er, I'll leave first. Don't let your imagination run wild. You're the only one I love from the beginning to the end. I will never marry another woman."
Qianhuan nodded gently. Although she was unhappy, she still said, "Well, I believe you."