jdhmnovel Chapter 395 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 13
Chapter 395 The Scumbag Woman Reborn, the Regent Prince Refuses to Be a Sucker 13
At this moment, Qi Ying dragged the servant out and threw him into the courtyard, saying, "My lord, this servant has confessed, saying that he was acting on the orders of the third young lady of your household."
Yun Qing looked at her with some surprise, confirming that it was the Third Miss, not the Eldest Miss.
Qi Ying nodded gently.
Yun Qing was somewhat disappointed. Why was it the Third Miss?
The third young lady of the Marquis's mansion was born out of wedlock. She was usually quiet and reserved with a low profile. Yun Qing didn't have much interaction with her, so why would she go to such lengths to harm her?
She frowned, looking puzzled, and asked, "I have no grudge against my third sister, so why would she want to harm me?"
Lady Ning'an Marquis chimed in at the opportune moment: "Yunyi usually seems like an honest child. We must investigate this thoroughly, lest we wrongly accuse the child."
Both mother and daughter acted as if they were afraid of wrongly accusing someone, but in reality, they both wanted to drag Jiang Yunyan down with them.
Marquis Ning'an's expression was not good. The regent's secret guards had been staying in his mansion all along. Wouldn't it be that in the future, no matter how small the disturbance in the mansion was, it would not be able to escape the regent's eyes?
If something happens, I might have to get involved, like in this situation now.
This is a family scandal, after all; who would want to air it in public?
But he dared not speak out against his anger and could only hope to marry Yunqing off as soon as possible.
Now, this matter really needs to be investigated thoroughly. Even the Regent's secret guards have been alerted. If this matter isn't investigated clearly, we'll be unable to explain ourselves.
The maid who led the disturbance, along with all the maids and servants who came with her, were taken away for questioning.
However, the final result still showed that it was the Third Miss who was instigating it.
Jiang Yunyan has been bedridden and recovering from her injuries, and has not left the hospital. From beginning to end, neither Jiang Yunyan nor anyone around her has been involved in this matter.
Although Yunqing still suspected her, Qi Ying secretly investigated and said that Jiang Yunyan was not involved.
Yunqing sat next to Lady Ning'an, eating candied fruit, and asked in confusion, "Why did Jiang Yunyi want to harm me?"
Lady Ning'an Marquis retorted angrily, "They said they were jealous of you!"
Yun Qing: ? ? ?
"What is she jealous of? After I got engaged to the Regent, even the maids and servants in the manor felt sorry for me. Why would she be jealous?"
Lady Ning'an explained, "The Regent is indeed frightening. This marriage contract only fell to you after Jiang Yunyan broke off her engagement, but the Regent seems to value you very much!"
"Have you forgotten about the betrothal ceremony a couple of days ago?"
"Although according to the customs of our Great Qi Dynasty, the groom's elders are required to present the betrothal gifts, the Regent Prince has actually alarmed Prince Chong."
“Prince Chong is highly respected and of a high generation. His words carry a lot of weight in the royal family. In the past two years, he has long since withdrawn from worldly affairs and is enjoying his retirement.”
Lady Ning'an leaned closer and lowered her voice, "To put it bluntly, even if His Majesty were to remarry, Prince Chong probably wouldn't even show his face."
"I don't know how the Regent managed to persuade him."
"And have you seen the betrothal gift list?"
Yun Qing smiled awkwardly. Lately, she had been thinking about getting free food and drinks, so she had no time to care about these things.
Speaking of free food and drinks, Helian Yin said he would send her pastries today, they should be here soon, right?
Yun Qing had already started to drift off into thought, while Lady Ning'an, still looking worried, said, "I'm in a dilemma! The betrothal gifts are too generous, and your dowry certainly can't be meager either, but we can't go beyond what the royal princess would do. At least it should be lower than the dowry of His Majesty's most beloved eldest princess when she got married."
Yun Qing nodded and hummed, glancing outside every now and then, looking restless.
Lady Ning'an thought she was implying that she should watch her words so that the Regent's guards wouldn't overhear.
So she quickly shut her mouth, then couldn't help but lean close to Yun Qing's ear and whisper, "Yun Qing, why does the Regent still have bodyguards around you? Is he afraid you'll run away from the wedding?"
"Huh?" Yun Qing looked completely bewildered. "I don't dare to run away either!"
She thought about it carefully, then suddenly understood, and whispered, "Mother, the Regent arranged for bodyguards around me to protect me. Do you think it's possible that the Regent found out about my suicide attempt?"
"hiss……"
Lady Ning'an gasped. "So it seems he's determined to marry you. What's in it for him? Just because you're Jiang Yunyan's sister?"
Yun Qing thought about it again and understood. "The Regent has been sending me pastries every day lately, and he made such a big show of the betrothal. He seems to be treating me very well. Could it be that he's doing this on purpose to show Jiang Yunyan, hoping to make her regret it?"
"Who knows, she might even have to pretend to be affectionate with me in the future, so that Jiang Yunyan can see what she's missed out on..."
As she spoke, she became so angry that she cried out, "How dare he! He likes Jiang Yunyan so much, why doesn't he just force her to marry him? Why did he marry me? What am I to him?"
She stood up angrily and walked out.
Lady Ning'an was feeling distressed and worried when she saw her about to leave, and quickly asked, "Where are you going?"
"Prepare the murder weapon!"
Lady Ning'an: ? ? ?
What nonsense are you spouting? Are you out of your mind?
She couldn't help but sigh. She had thought that the Regent was really interested in Yun Qing because he had been sending gifts and the betrothal ceremony was so grand. Who knew that he had such thoughts?
Her poor, unfortunate daughter!
Because of what happened last night, Chunhua and Qiushuang refused to continue recuperating and insisted on returning to Yunqing's side to serve her.
As soon as Yun Qing returned to her room, she ordered, "Chunhua, Qiushuang, find me anything that can be used as a weapon to hurt someone, such as scissors or needles, and put it by my pillow."
Just then, Xia Tao came in carrying a food box and said, "Miss, this was sent from the Regent's Palace."
Upon seeing the pastries, Yun Qing snorted coldly and said to Chun Hua and Qiu Shuang, "Forget the scissors, just use needles. Give me a few extra."
Still not satisfied, she picked up her whip and headed towards Jiang Yunyan's courtyard again.
*
Biyue carried the medicine into the room and fed Jiang Yunyan the medicine while whispering, "Miss, I heard that the Marquis is very angry this time. The maids and servants who forced their way into the Second Miss's courtyard last night were all beaten to death with sticks. The Third Miss was also beaten and is barely alive. The Marquis threw her to a remote manor to fend for herself."
Jiang Yunyan did not interfere in this matter, but as a reborn person, she knew that the usually taciturn concubine's daughter was actually very jealous and malicious, but she had always hidden it very well.
Even though she was forced to marry the regent in her previous life and didn't want to, Jiang Yunyi was still jealous of her, since such a marriage was what she had always dreamed of.
In her previous life, Jiang Yunyi had lit aphrodisiac incense in her room when she was having a secret rendezvous with the Fifth Prince before her marriage, and then deliberately brought people to catch them in the act, almost causing her death.
In the end, it was Helian Yin who helped her cover it up.
Therefore, when Jiang Yunyan heard that the Regent had been sending Jiang Yunqing gifts frequently and that the betrothal ceremony was very grand, she knew that Jiang Yunyi would not be able to resist.
She didn't need to do anything herself.
Jiang Yunyan's injuries had healed considerably, and she could at least speak clearly. She asked in a deep voice, "Where is Jiang Yunqing?"
Even though she knew that Helian Yin couldn't possibly like Jiang Yunqing and that his show of caring for Jiang Yunqing was all fake, she still felt jealous and sad, and hated Yunqing intensely.
If Helian Yin was deliberately trying to anger her, then he succeeded; she would have been furious long ago.
Biyue whispered, "The Second Miss is fine. She has the secret guards sent by the Regent protecting her. That servant was caught as soon as he entered the courtyard."
Jiang Yunyan couldn't help but frown, "Secret Guards?"
"Yes, I think her name is Qi Ying."
Jiang Yunyan's expression changed instantly upon hearing this name.
She was quite familiar with Qi Ying; she was the bodyguard who protected her after she married into the Regent's Palace in her previous life, though at that time she assumed it was surveillance.
At first, she was unaware of Qi Ying's existence. When she later discovered it, she only felt that Helian Yin was a terrifying person, as her every move was under his control.
She made such a big fuss back then that Helian Yin had no choice but to compromise and put Qi Ying, the secret guard, into the open, making her her maid. She would stay by her side to protect her, and she could also let Qi Ying leave when she didn't want her to.
And now, the bodyguards who were originally hers are protecting Jiang Yunqing?
No! That can't be right.
She didn't believe that Helian Yin no longer loved her. How could such deep feelings just disappear like that? There must be other reasons.
They say it's for protection, but maybe it's for surveillance?
Wasn't Jiang Yunqing always trying to snatch the Fifth Prince? She even went boating on the lake with the Fifth Prince before, and then they happened to run into an assassination attempt.
Helian Yin only started paying attention to Jiang Yunqing because of the escalating power struggle, and his apparent concern for her was definitely just a means to exploit her!
She had just managed to convince herself when Yun Qing barged in.
Biyue quickly stepped aside at the bedside, "Second Miss, what are you trying to do now?"
Yun Qing cracked her whip, glared at Jiang Yunyan, and sneered, "Let me see what this vixen looks like, how she's so good at seducing men."
Jiang Yunyan was not to be outdone and retorted sarcastically, "What? Did you get humiliated by the Fifth Prince?"
Yun Qing froze instantly. Oh right! The Fifth Prince! How could she have forgotten about him?