Tianliangyuan

Chapter 377 You brought this on yourself!

Liu Ying certainly couldn't have appeared there for no reason. She was born to one of the Duke's unfavored concubines. To put it bluntly, even if she stood in front of the Duke of Su, that man might not recognize her as his daughter.

From childhood to adulthood, Liu Ying had only seen the Duke of Su a handful of times!

On important occasions, a concubine's daughter was not allowed to get close to the emperor, let alone Liu Ying's birth mother, who was not favored.

Liu Bao's clothes were already rather shabby, not even as nice as the favored maids and servants in the Duke's mansion.

Therefore, when the Duchess arranged for someone to deliver the items, the servants didn't recognize Liu Ying and simply handed the items to her, asking her to deliver them.

This matter can be easily investigated; it's simple and straightforward.

Therefore, Liu Ying was indeed sent to deliver the items.

Who would have thought of that?

When Princess Zhong arrived at the Duke of Su's residence, the Duke of Su and his wife, Song Wanyi, were still drinking tea and chatting. Little did they know that their daughter had gone missing and the parents were completely unaware of it!

This would be a complete joke if it got out!

The Duke of Su's face changed on the spot.

Song Wanyi was so embarrassed she wanted to disappear into the ground.

Regardless of the circumstances, Liu Ying was an illegitimate daughter, while Song Wanyi was the Duchess of the State, a proper mistress of the household.

Now her illegitimate daughter has been missing all night, and she doesn't even know?

What's even more outrageous is that he was sent out by the servants of the mansion.

Who would believe this?

They were all from noble families. No matter how mistreated their illegitimate sons and daughters, I've never heard of any family treating them like servants. The worst part is that they were treated like the lowest of servants. That's just too shameful!

Zhao Yue's visit was certainly not intended to worsen the relationship between the two families.

Besides, she was just a concubine's daughter from the Duke of Su's mansion. Now that she had entered the Prince of Zhong's mansion, she was a member of the Prince of Zhong's mansion. As a princess, she still had to go through the proper procedures.

Now that things have come to this point, no matter how much Song Wanyi dislikes Liu Ying, she can no longer bully her, nor can she lose face for the Duke of Su's mansion.

Therefore, Liu Ying was temporarily settled back in her own courtyard, and both parties agreed that the Prince Zhong's Mansion would send someone to pick her up the following evening.

The two-day buffer was actually to allow the Duke of Su's mansion to make preparations. They couldn't just let Liu Ying marry into the family alone, could they?

Because she was only a concubine's daughter, the only status the Prince of Zhong could give Liu Ying was that of a maidservant.

Don't underestimate the power of a mere concubine; it's not simple at all. Moreover, a prince can only have a maximum of ten concubines; below that, they are just ordinary maids.

This was truly embarrassing.

So even if the Duke of Su did not speak, Song Wanyi did not dare to be careless. She still ordered people to prepare several boxes of dowry for Liu Ying. Of course, when you get married, how can you not have some money in your dowry?

Although Song Wanyi was unwilling, she couldn't give too little money, otherwise what would Prince Zhong think of them?

Song Wanyi prepared fifty strings of cash for Liu Ying, and also prepared five hundred strings of flying money for her.

In addition, you should also prepare several sets of various gold and silver jewelry.

Liu Ying had no objection to this; she would take whatever the mistress gave her.

Duke Su paced back and forth in his study, looking rather agitated.

The main problem is that this incident was too embarrassing. His daughter went missing, and he, as her father, was only notified by the person who found her. He still feels ashamed when he thinks about it.

The steward stepped forward to change the tea and whispered, "Master, what's done is done, so let's move on. Since Miss Liu Ying is now Prince Zhong's concubine, we can't let the prince lose face. What do you think, how about this old servant personally escorts Miss Liu over?"

Duke Su nodded: "You're right. You'll go with her to escort her to Prince Zhong's residence."

"Master, no matter what, our young lady comes from the Duke's mansion. Shouldn't we be selective about her dowry?"

"Yes, the dowry was all arranged by Madam."

At this point, the Duke of Su paused slightly, his face turning ashen. His wife had always disliked those illegitimate sons and daughters, so how could she possibly be willing to prepare more for Liu Ying?

"Here's what you'd like to do: go and get fifty strings of cash and send it to Liu Ying. Also, give her an additional estate."

"Yes, sir, you are wise."

By the evening of the following day, when the Prince Zhong's mansion sent people to fetch Liu Ying, Liu Ying's dowry was already quite substantial. At least compared to the concubines in the Prince's mansion, her dowry was acceptable. After all, she came from the Duke of Su's mansion, and the amount of money she had wouldn't bother the Prince Zhong too much.

In fact, several of the concubines that King Zhong took were daughters of wealthy merchants, and some were even legitimate daughters.

Well, so in terms of identity, Liu Ying actually has a certain advantage.

No sooner had Liu Ying entered the Prince Zhong's residence than Xu Zhaozhao received the news.

"Tell Liu Ying which of the people the Princess Consort arranged for her are ours, and that their purpose is to elevate her to a higher position. As long as she is obedient, her days in the Prince's residence will not be difficult."

"Yes, master."

Xu Zhaozhao had always been unwilling to send beauties to the Prince of Zhong.

But who can blame Jiang Ning for being so despicable?

He keeps coming over to flirt with her!

Sending a beautiful woman to Prince Zhong now would perfectly suit his tastes in both appearance and personality. With her people helping him out, Liu Ying would eventually be promoted to the rank of Lady.

Even if Liu Ying's status isn't elevated, it can still fill the gap for Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning has absolutely no idea what the situation is like in the Jiang family right now, yet she's still thinking of causing trouble for others. She's utterly foolish!

As for the rumors outside, Xu Zhaozhao didn't care at all. Let them spread. She's only been married for half a year. Who's afraid of who?

Moreover, at this time, the most anxious ones should be the other brides.

Xu Zhaozhao had only been married for half a year, but in reality, there were several newlyweds in the capital who had been married for more than a year without having children, and all of them came from respectable backgrounds.

Therefore, she not only ignored these rumors, but even deliberately helped to spread them, the more sensational the better.

As the rumors intensified, someone naturally stepped in to investigate who was behind it.

Sure enough, within three days, many people came to visit the Jiang family, and several elders even went to the Prince Zhong's residence.

Zhao Yue was so angry she laughed.

She really didn't expect it. Jiang Ning might not be good at anything else, but her ability to cause trouble was getting better and better each time.

Why did you have to provoke these ladies?

Are you tired of living too comfortably?

After seeing the guests off, Zhao Yue called Jiang Ning over for questioning.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. There is more to this matter than meets the eye. I was not deliberately targeting them."

"I know you're not targeting them, you're targeting Xu Zhaozhao, right? But have you thought about it? Xu Zhaozhao has only been married for half a year, what's the rush? Besides, your methods are too clumsy, they'll find out about you in no time, and you still feel wronged?"