diskusbooks Chapter 187 A shocking glance
Chapter 187 A shocking glance
"Ah? Your Highness, aren't you going to ask what happened?"
"I don't have time to listen to your gossip right now."
"But you must always remember that he is the prince of Xiao Rong Kingdom. The foreigners' disloyalty will never change."
“I know, but a woman should take responsibility for him, otherwise she is not worthy of being called a human being.”
"Alright, I understand. After the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet is over, we'll have to see what the eldest princess thinks."
"And we don't know what the situation will be like in the next two days when the Xiao Rong Kingdom changes."
"Then let him go back and stab me in the back, and we'll be even."
"madness."
"Deputy Commander Cheng is back."
A messenger came in and reported that she had just delivered the calling cards to the other ministers, and her face still looked travel-worn.
“Cheng Yi, you’ve come back just in time. Go with Chu Yu to the Second Princess’s residence and deliver the invitation.”
"Yes, Your Highness."
The Second Princess's Residence
Wu Chengye also stayed home and refrained from making any moves in the past two days.
She couldn't keep going to the Prime Minister's residence. Although she wasn't afraid of people gossiping behind her back, these past few days had been a sensitive time.
Sima Lingyu went out and bought some things on the two streets next to the mansion gate.
Lan'er had recovered enough to accompany him for a stroll on the street.
He was standing in front of a vendor, looking at a pendant.
Although they are roadside stall items, there are occasionally some nice and exquisite pieces.
Just as he turned to ask Lan'er if it looked good, Chu Yu and Cheng Yi were riding their horses too fast, causing people on the road to gasp and scatter.
Sima Lingyu and his companion stood near the middle of the road, forcing Cheng Yi and Chu Yu to rein in their horses.
The horse neighed and came to a steady stop in front of them.
This startled the two men, who then saw the horse raise its front hooves in front of them.
"Where did this reckless horseman come from, disturbing my young master? Are you willing to take responsibility for this?"
Lan'er turned pale with fright, but her mind worked quickly, and she immediately stood up to defend Sima Lingyu.
Cheng Yi caught a glimpse of Sima Lingyu from horseback and their eyes met. Whose young master was this, so handsome?
There was a hint of depression between his brows, as if he had been upset about something.
Were they scared by how fast they were riding the horse just now?
Cheng Yi dismounted, clasped his hands in a bow, glanced at his face, and then looked away.
If we look at him like a lecherous man, wouldn't that be disrespectful to him?
"Young master, we also have urgent business. We apologize for startling you both."
Chu Yu looked at Sima Lingyu and felt that his face was familiar, but for a moment she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.
But the most important thing now is to send the invitation over.
"We don't know which young master you are. We will definitely visit you another day to apologize. We have other matters to attend to now, so we'll take our leave now."
She then threw some silver coins on the stall, saying that she had bought the pendant earlier and wanted to give it to this young master as an apology.
Without further conversation, they rode their horses back to Wu Chengye's residence.
Sima Lingyu found the two strange, but their hurried gazes seemed to indicate they were heading to Wu Chengye's residence.
He didn't have anything urgent to buy, so he turned back.
When Chu Yu and Cheng Yi arrived at the gate of the mansion, the people there all gave them sidelong glances.
After all, the princes are already openly at odds.
Therefore, their subordinates would not give each other a friendly look in private.
"By order of His Highness, I have come to deliver the invitation to the Chrysanthemum Appreciation Banquet." Chu Yu spoke very formally, while Cheng Yi stood beside him looking rather simple-minded.
After the message was relayed inside, they were told that they were allowed to enter.
Wu Chengye sat in the reception room, legs crossed, dressed in casual clothes, not sitting upright as he waited for them.
Once inside, you still need to perform a grand ceremony, after all, he is still the Second Prince.
After kneeling and bowing, he stood up, explained his purpose, and handed his name tag to the steward.
Wu Chengye only said a few words during this part, and he clearly didn't like the two of them.
"If there's nothing else here, we'll take our leave now, Second Prince."
"Go back and tell my older sister and younger sister not to be too arrogant."
"We will definitely convey His Highness's message."
Once the two had left the living room, Wu Chengye's expression grew even colder.
He gripped the invitation card so tightly it was crumpled, but since it was for the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet, she couldn't tear it up.
The butler was sweating bullets, finding the second princess's temperament increasingly unfathomable.
You might accidentally touch her sore spot.
"Go check on Huang Ziliang later and remember to give him the antidote."
Huang Ziliang still held a slightly different place in her heart, and even the housekeeper could tell.
However, if you want to achieve great things, you can't always focus your attention on men.
This time, she might have to be allowed to make the decision on her own, and the antidote won't be given to Huang Ziliang.
As Cheng Yi and Chu Yu went out, they didn't hide their emotions and even spoke loudly when they talked.
However, Cheng Yi never talked about such gossip, nor did he presume to comment on the struggles between the princes.
It just so happened that Sima Lingyu and Lan'er returned from outside the mansion.
Upon running into the two of them again, Cheng Yi was puzzled. "Isn't this the young master? Does the Second Prince's residence have a young master?"
Chu Yu clapped her hands and said, "Why does he look so familiar? It turns out he's Sima Lingchuan's younger brother, Sima Lingyu!"
Cheng Yi voiced the question that had been lingering in his mind: "Him? The young master of the Second Prince's household?"
"No, you hadn't returned to the capital yet, so you didn't know, did you? The Second Prince married Sima Lingyu, the second son of the Prime Minister."
She felt a pang of sadness; she had thought he was some young master from a wealthy family, but it turned out he was the second princess's husband.
Lan'er, however, was watching them from the side, the two of them muttering to themselves.
He said to Sima Lingyu, "Those two people from earlier actually chased us all the way to the mansion! They're incredibly audacious!"
"Master Lingyu, you've misunderstood. We've only come to your residence to deliver your visiting cards."
Cheng Yi's explanation was somewhat awkward, and she even seemed a little at a loss.
She just paid for that pendant; isn't that a desecration of the Second Princess's husband?
"It's alright, Lan'er is just like that, don't blame him."
"No, no, no, it is we who have been most offensive."
After Cheng Yi finished speaking, Chu Yu pulled her away. Chu Yu had no idea about these subtle little thoughts.
Sima Lingyu also glanced at Cheng Yi; this woman was quite nice.
"Master, hurry back, or the Second Prince will be furious again."
"Lan'er, please call me Master Husband when we're out, so as not to cause any misunderstandings."
"But in my heart you will always be my young master!"
Lan'er felt very sorry for Sima Lingyu. What a good person she was, yet she had to marry into this household and suffer!
He shook his head; he was no longer that pure and innocent young man.
He's just a filthy man in this backyard now.
Seeing Sima Lingyu's dejected expression, Lan'er knew that her words had hurt him.
He also shut up, and in order to change the subject, he asked if we wanted to go and see Huang Ziliang's residence.