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When he saw Shui Qingyan's face clearly, Yu Niang's heart was overjoyed: "Young miss's face has returned, young miss' face is healed!"

When he saw the big and small wounds on Shui Qingyan's body, Yu Niang's eyes immediately reddened. He thought to himself, just what kind of sin was this, when had Young Miss ever received such a punishment!?

Yu Niang's eyes swept towards the corner of Shui Qingyan's eyes. Seeing the tears on the corner of Shui Qingyan's eyes, a stream of tears immediately flowed down.

And within the capital, the news of Shui Qingyan being the Prince Chu spread like wildfire.

Shui’s Marion.

For the first time in six days, Shui Yi was preparing to eat something. He felt that he was going to starve to death.

But after hearing Ah Yuan's report, he flipped the breakfast table in anger, scaring Madam Hu, who was accompanying him to eat, out of his wits.

"This is simply outrageous, outrageous. Even the face of our Shui’s Marion has been completely thrown away!" Shui Yiyuan's face turned ashen, and he almost fainted as he rubbed his forehead.

"Kill them all! Who was it that wanted to harm our Shui’s Marion?!" Madam Hua never used her Chang Le Yard, and couldn't help but come out today to meddle.

"Two old wives!" Madam Hu immediately bowed to Madam Hu.

Shui Yiyuan tried his best to calm his heart down as he looked at the Madam Hua, "Why are the two old wives here?"

Madam Hua glared at Shui Yiyuan. "Something so big has happened in my family, how could I not come?"

Madam Hu clenched her fists. Madam Hua must have come today for a reason.

"Yiyuan, Qingyan is the only direct daughter of our Shui family. If anything happens to Qingyan, when the emperor blames you, our Shui’s Marion will be finished. If the Grand Old Master hears this news, he'll fly back and skin you alive." Madam Hua sighed.

At the beginning, Shui Yiyuan did not think like his father, who had left home for three years, but when the Madam Hua mentioned him, his expression immediately turned ugly. He had even forgotten about this.

The Madam Hu immediately stepped forward and said: "The lord has thought it through, Fourth Miss has not been settled yet, there must be some nonsense to speak, Master should not be too worried, if we were to go to the Prince Chu Palace to ask for more people today, if the Prince Chu Palace does not give it to us, the lord will directly tell the emperor."

Shui Yiyuan felt a headache. But in his heart, he had already come up with an idea.

"Hai." The Madam Hua sighed, "Yi Yuan, do you know what the outside world is saying about our Shui’s Marion? Without a mistress, there is no way to teach a girl!"

Madam Hu's face froze. What a great opportunity for the two old wives to cause trouble for her. As she thought about it, Madam Hu tightened her grip on the handkerchief in her sleeve.

"So, Yi Yuan, I sent a message to my mother yesterday, asking her to come discuss the matter of you renewing the string. You have to think about it carefully." Madam Hua let out a long sigh.

Madam Hu's face paled. Why hadn't she noticed Madam Hua's actions? Could it be that the butler brought this letter to her Liu’s Mansion when she was on her way to Liu’s Mansion?

Shui Yiyuan was slightly surprised: "The two old madams notified Yue Mu?"

"Yes." Madam Hua nodded her head, "I think we will be there soon. Go and bring Qingyan back first, I will go and check on my mother."

Shui Yiyuan's face did not reveal any signs of happiness, nor did he show any signs of unhappiness.

Seeing that Shui Yiyuan was not opposed to it, Madam Hu's heart turned cold.

"Master, Fourth Aunt has sent a servant girl to deliver the soup with her own hands." Ah Yuan said.

Shui Yiyuan's expression softened a little. "Bring it in, instruct the kitchen to prepare the new dishes. The two old ladies can eat here, I will go to the Prince Chu Palace and ask about this matter." After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Madam Hua glanced at Madam Hu and the corner of her mouth curled into a faint smile.

Madam Hu's face darkened as she bowed and said her farewell. "This humble one still has matters to attend to, so I will take my leave first."

Qing'an Yard.

Madam Hu took the cup beside her hand and threw it down.

"Aunt, Aunt should be able to hold her temper. Now is not the time to be angry!" The Senior Servant Rong went up to comfort the Madam Hu, "Our first step of the plan is accomplished, we are all scheming in front of others, everything is done in the sky."

"We can only succeed and not fail. Second Miss is no longer young." Madam Hu gritted her teeth as she followed.

"Aunt, don't worry. Even if Master is married, only Second Miss can accept that Jadesnow Mandarin Duck." Senior Servant Rong said confidently.

Madam Hu thought for a moment, then squinted her eyes: "When Shui Qingyan fell off the cliff, wasn't she also saved by Prince Chu?

The Senior Servant Rong also had an evil look on her face, "Aunt is right, how could a Prince Chu who has not seen anyone for five years coincidentally save Fourth Miss who has fallen off the cliff?"

"Just say that they had a secret relationship for a long time." The corner of Madam Hu's mouth hooked into a cold smile.

Senior Servant Rong nodded immediately as she narrowed her eyes in a naughty manner, "I remember that there is a method to remove the gatekeeping sand in my hometown."

Hearing that, Madam Hu's eyes lit up. Even if she could not use it now, in the future, she could use it.

Senior Servant Rong and Madam Hu looked at each other and laughed.

When the Madam Hua heard Yu Yan say that the Madam Hu of Qing'an Yard had thrown something, she immediately laughed out loud.

Liu’s Mansion.

Shui Qingyan's grandmother, the Madam Huo, was neatly walking around the room. She originally wanted to go to the Shui’s Marion, but when she heard the news that Shui Qingyan and the Prince Chu were engaged to be married, she became anxious.

"Grandmother." Liu Ziwen elegantly entered the door wearing moonlight colored clothes, and then bowed. "Greetings, Grandmother."

Madam Huo immediately stepped forward and held Liu Ziwen's arm, "Zi Wen, is your cousin really engaged to Prince Chu privately? Is this fake or real? "

Liu Ziwen found it funny: "There's not even a single word. Don't be anxious, my cousin said that she wouldn't marry anyone other than the Second Prince."

Madam Huo was still worried: "Prince Chu might leave someday. Your cousin better not do anything stupid!"

Liu Ziwen sighed: "Grandmother, you are thinking too much. This is just a rumor."

Madam Huo looked at her favorite grandson and sighed. "Qingyan was only spoiled.

Liu Ziwen held onto or Madam Huo's hands and smiled faintly: "Grandmother is right, I've already inquired about it, these are only rumors."

"Then why did the Second Prince return to the capital in anger?" Madam Huo was skeptical.

"The Emperor ordered us to recall the Second Prince, so the Second Prince came back. I just don't know if it's because those people are blabbering nonsense." Liu Ziwen was impressed by the rumours, there were no more than ten people in the imperial court that knew of the return of the Second Prince to the capital, as for who the rumours came from, Liu Ziwen was not interested.

"That's good." Madam Huo let out a long sigh of relief.

"Madam, Madam asked Young Master to come over." A maidservant came in to report.

Madam Huo's expression immediately became cold, and reprimanded the servant: "Don't you see that I'm currently talking to Young Master? If you have something to say, say it before you go."

The servant obediently withdrew and ran back to where Madam Liu was. When the Madam Ying heard this, he angrily slammed the table: "Don't think that I don't know what they are scheming. They want my son to marry their daughter's daughter. Dream on!"

These words were coincidentally heard by Liu Ziwen who was walking over from Madam Huo.

Liu Ziwen raised his eyebrows and entered the house: "Mother, you're looking for me."

When Madam Ying saw that his son had arrived, she immediately went up to him and asked in concern: "Zi Wen, did your grandmother say anything to you?"

Liu Ziwen smiled and shook his head: "Grandmother is only worried about my cousin, let me find out the truth of the rumors."

The corner of Madam Ying's mouth stiffened. She knew that those two old fogeys didn't have good intentions.

Even though Madam Ying was thinking this, on the surface, she still smiled and said: "Then, how is the matter between your Qingyan Cousin and Prince Chu?"

"Mother must be joking, although Prince Chu is very ill, but according to Prince Chu's methods back then, how could he possibly fancy Cousin Qingyan." Liu Ziwen shook his head, he had once treated Chu Chen as his greatest opponent to train himself.

The Madam Ying did not think much of it: "That may not be true, the Prince Chu is about to die, if you want to find a suitable successor, your cousin looks like a flower, and might not look down upon it."

Hearing that, Liu Ziwen could not laugh even if he wanted to, he could only nod his head: "Perhaps."

In Liu Ziwen's heart, even if Chu Chen wanted to find a woman to pass on his inheritance, he would not choose to marry the brainless Shui Qingyan. He guessed that Chu Chen would be worried that his descendant's IQ would be pulled down by Shui Qingyan.

"Zi Wen, what do you think of Cousin Qing Yan?" Madam Ying asked nervously.

Hearing this, Liu Ziwen raised his eyebrows, and a faint smile rose from the corner of his mouth.

Madam Ying's heart sank to the bottom of the valley. She was finished, his son was actually laughing, could it be that his son was also captivated by Shui Qingyan that fox spirit?

"Cousin and I are the same as sister and I. Mother, don't think too much into it." Liu Ziwen took a good look at the expression in Madam Ying's eyes.

Madam Ying heaved a sigh of relief, "You scared my mother to death. Little Sister is fine, Little Sister is fine." As she spoke, she nodded her head, "She should be my younger sister, my sister. That's right."

"Mother, is there anything else? If there's nothing else, your son will take his leave first." Liu Ziwen felt helpless.

"It's okay, it's okay. You have to remember that Qingyan is your sister!" Madam Ying instructed for the last time.

"Yes." Liu Ziwen smiled and nodded before bowing and taking his leave.

Exiting the courtyard of the Madam Ying, Liu Ziwen shook his head.

"Big brother!" Suddenly, Liu Yinyin jumped out.

"Do you want to know about your cousin and the Prince Chu as well?" Liu Ziwen knew why Liu Yinyin was looking for him with her toes alone, but he remembered that Liu Yinyin had invited all the young miss to help him with a poetry meet.

"Big brother is so powerful." Liu Yinyin hugged onto Liu Ziwen's arm, "If Big Brother doesn't say it, then I won't let you leave today."

Liu Ziwen laughed and said: "It's just a rumor, I don't need to worry about my cousin." As he spoke, he caressed Liu Yinyin's hand and walked away in large strides.

Liu Yinyin curled her lips. Right after Liu Ziwen left, a large group of girls jumped out from the flowers.

"Is it really just a rumor?" Someone asked Liu Yinyin.

Liu Rumei smiled and said, "Flies don't bite seamless eggs."

Liu Yinyin shook her head: "Who knows, only the person involved can explain it."

Immediately, all the young ladies started discussing amongst themselves.

"It should be true. Second Prince has already returned in anger, I think the marriage has already been annulled."

"Yeah, it has been five years since Prince Chu appeared in front of everyone, I wonder what he has become now?"

"In the past, Prince Chu was really handsome, but now they are being tortured by the disease until only skin and bones remain."

"A short-lived ghost and an idiot, a perfect pair."

"Poor Second Prince was actually dumped by such a woman, how infuriating!"

As Liu Yinyin listened to their discussion, the corner of her mouth raised into a faint smile. She was very satisfied with the current results.