bookpower Chapter 43 - 43 Let’s Rot Together
Chapter 43 - 43 Let’s Rot Together
Chapter 43: Chapter 43 Let’s Rot Together
She would not marry the eldest son of the Marquis Mansion!
Murong Man could no longer maintain her gentle facade and clenched the note as she ran out.
She wanted to confront the Second Prince and ask for clarification!
Murong Jiu watched her open the door and dash into the rain with an expressionless face, the corners of her mouth twisting in mockery.
“Princess Consort, how could you show the letter from the Second Prince to the eldest miss?”
Zhen Zhu was somewhat anxious and flustered.
...
She had secretly given the note to Murong Jiu for her eyes only, not for her to show it to the eldest miss.
Now that the eldest miss had rashly charged out, who knew if she would disrupt the Second Prince’s plans.
“Why couldn’t I? If the Second Prince wants to find her a good marriage, is there a problem with telling her such happy news? Zhen Zhu, are you hiding something from me?”
Zhen Zhu hastily said, “No, absolutely not, how could I hide anything from you.”
“That’s good. Cai Yun has already betrayed me; I hope you don’t follow in her footsteps, understand?”
“This servant understands!”
Zhen Zhu shuddered involuntarily when she thought of Cai Yun’s wretched end.
But then she remembered the Second Prince’s promise to her, that in half a year, not only would she be freed from her servitude, but she would also be given a good future, and her spirits lifted again.
As long as Murong Jiu left the Prince Mansion for her confinement, Zhen Zhu’s greatest task would be complete.
She whispered, “Miss, see how much the Second Prince cares about you. You suspected that he had an affair with the eldest miss, and without a word, the Second Prince immediately offered to help arrange the eldest miss’s marriage at the Marquis Mansion. This servant is moved beyond words!”
A faint smile played on Murong Jiu’s lips:
“Yes, I’m moved as well. As long as the eldest sister marries into the Marquis Mansion, I will believe His Highness the Second Prince and leave the Prince Mansion.”
“Get married? By that time, miss, can you wait? Can the child in your belly wait? By then your pregnancy will be impossible to conceal.”
Zhen Zhu was not willing to wait so long.
In common households, from engagement to marriage takes at least half a year to a year, and the eldest miss as the legitimate daughter of the Marquis Mansion definitely couldn’t be married off immediately.
Yun Weiwei would fall ill once every three months, and the only person who could save her was herself.
The last episode was a month ago, so Jun Haoze still had two months to get Murong Man married off.
She had given him plenty of time, hadn’t she?
A cold light flashed in her eyes, and Murong Jiu’s hand rested on her lower abdomen.
Mother will slowly make those enemies fall into ruin and die without a place to be buried!
In this life, mother will ensure you grow up safely and soundly.
...
As Murong Jiu expected, before long, Murong Man returned having changed her clothes.
But her smile carried a hint of restraint.
She believed Jun Haoze had already made it clear to her about the eldest son of Marquis Mansion’s predilections; even if she truly married into the family, nothing would happen.
Moreover, Murong Man believed that His Highness the Second Prince would not let her actually go through with the marriage; it was merely an engagement. After all, she had been engaged to Prince Ling before, and she never married him.
Murong Jiu feigned ignorance: “Why has big sister come back?”
Murong Man gently said, “Ninth Sister, I just do not wish to marry. You have only just married, and I want to stay in Marquis Mansion a while longer to keep our parents company, so I refused the marriage proposal from Marquis Mansion. But His Highness the Second Prince persuaded me, you know the current situation of our Marquis Mansion, an alliance with Marquis Mansion is beneficial, and I am willing to sacrifice myself for the good of our family.”
As she spoke, she attempted to appeal further, “Ninth Sister, you should not splash out silver recklessly in the future. Instead of wasting it, why not help out Marquis Mansion? Father, Mother, and Grandmother are all worrying about the finances of Marquis Mansion.”
So, she was still after her silver, Murong Jiu thought admiringly.
She smiled, nodding, “Big sister is right, I should help out Marquis Mansion. Once you get married, I will contribute some silver to help with your dowry.”
Murong Man frowned reflexively.
Contribute silver only if she got married? She wasn’t going to marry a gay man!
“Ninth Sister...”
“Prince has returned.”
Murong Jiu, looking ahead, said this, her smile more genuine than before, something she herself did not realize.
However, following behind Prince Yu Yan was another Jun Haoze.
Jun Haoze thought Murong Jiu’s radiant smile was for him, believing women to be shallow and easily deceived.