Because Marquis Boling--Yuan Xuepei was carried back to the imperial capital.
After receiving the news, Yuan Xue’e returned back to Marquis Boling’s mansion by riding without changing her clothes. When she arrived at Marquis Boling’s mansion, Jian Xubai had asked the Commissioner of the Imperial Academy of Medicine to treat Yuan Xuepei. But the result was a bolt from the blue for Yuan Xue’e, “His knees were broken at all, and I have no way to save his knees!”
That was to say, Yuan Xuepei, who was only 20 years old and had not yet married or appointed an official, couldn’t stand up in his whole life!
After confirming the result from the Commissioner repeatedly, Yuan Xue’e was shocked!
It’s not until Jian Xubai sent the Commissioner and the elders of the Yuan Family who came to gloat over away that Yuan Xue’e came back from the trance, and then she asked the reason with tears, “Didn’t you say that Wuhuan dare not beat you? How could
Song Yixiao didn’t know about the vicious scheme that Ms. Bo conceived for Wei Mengying. Yet, after she returned to the Hanxia Villa, she still had a lingering fear, “I was afraid that the heir selection of Prince of Hengshan wouldn’t go smoothly. Now the mess is finally starting. Today, I have dodged a bullet by crying but if mother makes up her mind, she will find a way to force me!”She thought with a heavy heart, “I cannot stay in Prince of Hengshan’s mansion anymore! Or I will be dragged into a mess sooner or later! But the Song Family is not a good choice either! If I want to be free, I can only get married!”However, her marriage was at the disposal of Wei Mengying!“I had better deal with Xue’e first.” Song Yixiao pondered back and forth and had no other choice but to play by ear. Thinking of paying a visit to Yuan Xue’e the next day, she couldn’t help sighing that Yuan Xue’e had only a brother four years older than her but he was much
Ji Su was clever enough to sense that something was wrong, he stepped forward to berate Madam Liang for her impoliteness, “Miss Song is invited by Marquis Yuan here to accompany Miss Yuan. Even though you are Marquis Yuan’s auntie, Marquis Yuan is the master here! As a senior, how can you offend a distinguished guest with foul words in your nephew’s house?”Informally dressed as he was, he talked in a sharp voice with no beard, who must be from the imperial palace according to his voice. Although he was a servant, as Madam Tu and Madam Liang were in the wrong, they didn’t dare to refute but to apologize to Song Yixiao reluctantly.Jian Xubai coughed then and said to Yuan Xue’e, “Your brother is looking for you. Go to him now!”Song Yixiao came here with Yuan Xue’e. Now that Yuan Xue’e was leaving, she wouldn’t stay either. Seeing them walking away, Madam Liang patted the desk and stood up, shouting through gritted teeth, “Mother, I cannot take
“After all, he is my father. Even though he doesn’t treat me well, I will be accused of being unfilial if I say I don’t miss him!” Song Yixiao thought quickly, “However, if I say yes and he just takes the opportunity to send me back to the Song Family, what shall I do?”Now the heir selection of Prince of Hengshan was in a mess and it was no longer safe to stay in the prince’s mansion. Wei Mengying was not reliable but compared with Song Yuan, she was much better.In particular, it was time that Song Yixiao should be engaged. If she went back to the Song Family, she might be forcefully married to Liu Zhiyin!Even without Liu Zhiyin, in light of Madam Pang’s detestation for her, she wouldn’t be able to marry a good man. Worse still, she would probably be sold again. How could she take the risk?Thinking of the consequence possibly incurred by an inappropriate answer, she felt so nervous. She didn’t say with a forced smile until a wh
When Song Yixiao returned to the Embroidery Compound, Yuan Xue’e just got up. Yuan Xue’e found Song Yixiao came from outside, she felt confused and asked about the latter one’s whereabouts.“Jinxun felt like hanging around outside, so I took her out for a tour around the apricot forest. Unexpectedly, when we arrived there, Duke Jian had been there. Then we came back.” Song Yixiao talked about the ins and outs of the matter lightly, leaving out the person in the pavilion. “We didn’t sit there for long. I’m quite sorry for Meiyan and Qingruo’s effort.”“No need to feel sorry for that. You’ve regarded me as an outsider.” Yuan Xue’e, quite simple and candid, didn’t doubt what Song Yixiao said. After scolding her for a bit, she changed the topic then.However, that night, after Song Yixiao went to bath, served by Jinxun, Qingruo requested permission to meet Yuan Xue’e via Meiyan, saying, “When Miss Song was in the apricot forest today, Duke Jian ord
Dowager Consort took the moral responsibility and she even took Song Yixiao was brought up by Prince of Hengshan’s mansion as her backing, thus she had a point anyway.Wei Mengying made every effort to reach her goal, but the only result she got was that her daughter should get married within this year, “Mother, you’re afraid that Yixiao may bring troubles on Kou’er and her sister, so you asked Yixiao to get married. But Mother, if Yixiao get married when she just came back from Marquis Boling’s mansion. People will doubt that there is something fishy behind this. By then, thing would be more harmful for Kou’er and her sister. If we wait until the rumor subsides, it shows that we have no guilt, am I right?”“But she can’t go to Marquis Boling’s mansion any more! From now on, she’d better stay at the Hanxia Villa all the time!” Dowager Consort took “caring about the reputation and integrity of her granddaughters” as an excuse, but, her real aim was to clear
Dowager Consort of Hengshan finished her scheme secretly, thus neither Wei Mengying nor Song Yixiao knew anything about it.So when they received the invitation of the feast for Shangsi Festival, they began to make preparations as they did in last year. Wei Mengying did things against the Dowager Consort’s will on purpose. She thought, “You said that my daughter had disgraced herself being just two days in Marquis Boling’s mansion, so you asked her to stay in the house all the time? No way!”Song Yixiao had no choice. She couldn’t and didn’t want to live in the prince’s mansion for a lifetime, especially after the Dowager Consort gave her the ultimatum! So marriage was a matter of urgency. But as a stepdaughter, her chances of being led by her mother to go out and socialize were slight.Participating in the feasts among ladies was the only method for her to remind people that there was a young lady open to marriage in Prince of Hengshan’s mansi
On the terrace, Commandery Princess Qingjiang looked Lu Kou’er and the other two ladies up and down, who were climbing upstairs. She rolled the glass cup in her palm and asked the maid next to her, “Is it the hindermost one? She looks quite familiar to me?”“Your Highness has a good memory!” The first maid, Zhenli flattered her mistress first and then said, “Miss Yuan conducted her to you last year. Back then, she presented you with a pair of sachets and you praised her for her good skills face to face!”“No wonder.” Commandery Princess Qingjiang nodded her head and narrowed her eyes, “Prince of Hengshan is virtuous and kind. Judging from her talent, appearance and temperament, I suppose she is exceptionally better than Kou’er and her sister! Obviously, she has been carefully raised.”Zhenli said smilingly, “If she is not good enough, how dare I mention her to you?”Speaking of this, Lu Kou’er and the other two girls had arrived. C
Commandery Princess Qingjiang was worried about her half-brother’s marriage on the terrace while Song Yixiao was speculating about her thought in the midst of appreciating the flowers. “It is my second time that I have met with this commandery princess. I haven’t offended her before, but why did she show favor for me just now?”Even though she didn’t know Commandery Princess Qingjiang well, she still knew that this high-born lady couldn’t leave out her two cousins and dedicated herself to discussing about needlework. Obviously, it was an intentional act!“Is it because Dowager Consort of Hengshan told her something?” She was ruminating, “But if she wants to make Lu Kou’er and her sister resent me, the Dowager Consort can directly talk to them in private. Why does she have to let Commandery Princess Qingjiang know about it? Even if Commandery Princess Qingjiang agrees not to leak it out, it is not a decent thing at all.”Then she had the same id