mesbooks Chapter 132 Offering oneself in return?
Chapter 132 Offering oneself in return?
The boy knew she must have thought of something, so he sat down right next to her, with less than half a foot between them.
"The Luo family has always been at odds with the Li family. You haven't forgotten what happened at the Duke of Anguo's mansion, have you? Such a meticulous plan couldn't possibly be the work of just Yang Yu'er. You don't actually think that Yang Luo Shi is truly innocent, do you?"
Mu Xin Nuan's lips curled slightly. "Madam Yang? Of course she's not innocent! But the Yang family is a scholarly family. The reason they received the title of Duke of Anguo was only because their ancestors saved the Emperor twice a hundred years ago. Why would they want to make trouble for the Li family?"
"Have you forgotten King Ming?"
King Ming? When Mu Xin Nuan first heard this title, her body stiffened instantly!
Forget him? How could I forget him? He was the culprit who killed my maternal grandparents' entire family, just like that scumbag Jin Hui, they all deserved to die!
Upon noticing the girl beside him suddenly turn pale, the boy narrowed his eyes. Was her reaction a bit too extreme?
"Are you OK?"
Mu Xin Nuan shook her head. "Ming Wang is cunning and tyrannical! I really don't want to have anything to do with him."
"Tsk tsk! How dare you speak so recklessly about a prince of the court? Are you insane?"
Mu Xin Nuan then realized that she had spoken too quickly and he had caught her in a mistake. She quickly turned to look at him, feeling rather embarrassed, and said, "I just spoke without thinking. Just pretend you didn't hear me."
The boy raised his eyelids slightly. "That's easy to say! In fact, I don't have a good impression of this second prince either! However, he is a prince, and he is also the crown prince's half-brother."
"So what? As the saying goes, a dragon has nine sons, each different from the last! Let alone princes born into the royal family? By the way, you just mentioned him. But he'll also be going to Princess Zhaoyang's residence?"
"Of course he's going! You know, one of his concubines is surnamed Luo!"
Mu Xin Nuan paused slightly, "Could it be Madam Yang's sister?"
"She's Madam Yang's cousin. It's all the same among big families, isn't it? Although the Zhenguo General's Mansion has never publicly stated its position, it has never leaned towards Prince Ming. So, how could the Luo family possibly be on the opposite side of the Li family?"
So that's how it is! In the end, it all comes down to profit!
In his previous life, his maternal grandfather refused to support the Prince of Ming, so naturally, he would not support him in this life either! That's why the incident at the Duke of Anguo's mansion happened last time!
Mu Xin Nuan finally understood! If that incident had succeeded, it wouldn't just have tarnished Li Wan Yue's reputation and ruined her marriage alliance with the Crown Prince. More importantly, it would have planted a seed of discord in the hearts of the Crown Prince, his maternal grandfather, and his uncle!
With her reputation tarnished, Li Wanyue would naturally be unable to marry Prince Changsun, and the Crown Prince's palace might also be distanced from the Zhenguo General's Mansion because of this! This would greatly benefit Prince Ming!
At least for the Ming King, this gave him an opportunity to win over the Zhenguo General's Mansion!
In fact, there are quite a few young ladies in the General Zhenguo's Mansion. Besides Li Wanyue, there are also Li Wanqing and Li Wanhua!
However, Li Wanqing is a concubine's daughter, so marrying her wouldn't be very meaningful for His Highness the Eldest Grandson; her social status is simply too low! As for Li Wanhua, it's even more inappropriate! She is the eldest daughter of the second branch of the family, and the future Zhenguo General's Mansion will naturally be inherited by the eldest branch of the Li family. Therefore, marrying Li Wanhua would be far less beneficial than marrying Li Wanyue!
Mu Xin Nuan took a deep breath. "What a Madam Yang! What a cunning scheme! Now that you've said this, it seems that behind Madam Yang is this treacherous and cunning Prince Ming? How despicable and shameless! For the sake of his own future, he actually schemes against a young girl who hasn't even reached marriageable age. He has no shame whatsoever!"
Seeing the excitement on Mu Xin Nuan's face, the young man scoffed, "What's so special about that? The struggle for the throne has always been like this! On the surface, everything seems calm and peaceful, with the Crown Prince and Prince Ming being like brothers, but in reality? There's just a thin layer of paper between them that no one has ever broken through."
“That’s true! Not to mention the royal family, even some noble families do the same thing in their struggle for fame and fortune.” Mu Xin Nuan said, suddenly feeling quite emotional. “I really don’t understand, what’s so good about being born into a wealthy family? It’s not as good as being born into a commoner family. Although their meals are simple and their lives are hard, at least they can live comfortably and sleep soundly!”
The boy chuckled and tapped her forehead. "You're just a little girl, how could you have such feelings? If you were really made to be an ordinary citizen, do you really think you wouldn't feel wronged?"
"Feeling wronged? If we're talking about people in this world, who is completely without grievances? Even Princess Zhaoyang, no matter how glamorous she may seem on the surface, doesn't she also have countless grievances? Let alone us, the daughters of lowly officials."
Seeing her look down on him like that, the boy felt a strange, inexplicable displeasure. He felt that this little girl shouldn't be like this!
"Alright, I've come to tell you all this tonight, and you've thought it through now. Listen to me, don't go that day."
To everyone's surprise, Mu Xin Nuan shook her head. "What is meant to be will be! If I don't go, how will I explain it to Princess Zhao Yang? That's secondary. The most important thing is, if Prince Ming really does have designs on my cousin, who will help her?"
The boy was taken aback. He had been thinking about how to warn her to be wary of the King of Light. He hadn't expected her to have figured it out herself.
The best way for the Prince of Ming to win over the Zhenguo General's Mansion would be to arrange a marriage between him and Li Wanyue. However, the problem is that neither the Zhenguo General nor his son has any intention of currying favor with the Prince of Ming, so he must have had other ideas on that day!
Just now, I didn't know how to say it, but now, this little Ah Nuan herself has revealed it all!
The boy smiled wryly. With such a clever and quick-witted little Anuan around, it seemed that he would often find himself with no opportunity to use his talents!
"Very well! Be careful. Princess Zhaoyang's residence is different from Duke Anguo's residence. The security there is much tighter. Good luck. I won't be able to sneak into the princess's residence tomorrow. If you want to listen to me, you'd better remind your cousin to bring two maids who know martial arts."
Mu Xin Nuan looked at him with utmost sincerity, "In any case, I still want to thank you for reminding me tonight. Otherwise, I would never have thought of this! Thank you very much."
Seeing Mu Xin Nuan's sincere attitude, the boy smiled wickedly and said something that made Mu Xin Nuan want to kick him out!
"Is that all? Why don't you repay me with your body?"