nucmednet Chapter 228 Forced Marriage?
Chapter 228 Forced Marriage?
Countless guesses and thoughts flashed through Ye Qing'an's mind. After a long silence, she continued to ask, "You entered the Ye residence just to save Gu Duo? You also want what he holds?"
Yi Moxu sat in the chair drinking tea, without answering.
"I already told you the location of the entrance to the forbidden area where Gu Duo is being held. Have you already planned how to rescue him? What are your plans? When will you make your move?"
When Yi Moxu heard Ye Qing'an ask this, she raised her eyes again, a smile appearing on her lips. Her voice was low and slightly hoarse: "Miss Ye, don't you think that these questions of yours are a bit too much?"
"If you were to marry me, I would certainly tell you the truth. But you are not..."
Ye Qing'an almost choked on her breath, and a few doubts arose in her mind. She had previously inquired about what kind of person Prince Duan was. Most of the outside comments about Prince Duan focused on his face, and the most common comments were about his appearance.
He was said to be exceptionally handsome, unparalleled in the world.
He was said to be as handsome as Pan An, and was the dream lover of many women in Wangjing.
There are also occasional comments about his personality, saying that before the incident, he was rather aloof, but due to his status, he was also a very polite and restrained person.
The Yi Moxu she knew before was cold-blooded to the point of being brutal.
But the Yi Moxu that she had recently presented to her was completely different from any of the ones she had known before.
Meng Sao.
Ye Qing'an rolled her eyes, her expression utterly indifferent: "Goodbye. I don't really welcome Prince Duan here. It wouldn't sound good if word got out that a lone man and woman were together. I think someone like Prince Duan wouldn't do something like forcing a marriage, would he?"
"Forced marriage?" Yi Moxu repeated, seemingly somewhat tempted: "Good idea."
"..."
Seeing that Ye Qing'an was about to get angry, Yi Moxu laughed and said, "I still stand by what I said: I am probably the person in this world who knows the most about Gu Duo, besides him himself."
"If you want to know about Gu Duo, you can come to me. As long as you agree to my conditions, I will tell you everything I know."
After Yi Moxu finished speaking, he disappeared, leaving behind only a faint... somewhat familiar cold fragrance.
Ye Qing'an pursed her lips, dreaming.
It's absolutely impossible for me to agree, not even in my next life.
Since Yi Moxu had already clearly and plainly told her that Gu Duo was not dead and was imprisoned in the forbidden area by Ye Qinghao, and that the madman Eleven mentioned was the once-famous Prince of Dingxi, then she had other options.
After all, didn't even Yi Moxu say that he was the person who knew the most about Gu Duo besides Gu Duo himself?
Apart from Gu Duo.
Why didn't she think of a way to ask Gu Duo directly?
Once Ye Qing'an understood this relationship, she couldn't help but smile. She wanted to know what secrets Gu Duo held.
What kind of secret would make Ye Qinghao go to great lengths to create the illusion that he tortured Gu Duo to death?
What kind of secret could make Yi Moxu risk so much and go to such lengths to infiltrate the Ye residence in order to rescue Gu Duo?
The next morning, as Granny Wei helped Ye Qing'an get up, she whispered to her, "On my way to the kitchen this morning, I ran into Sixth Madam. She asked me to pass on a message to the eldest young lady, saying that the date for the Fifth Prince to propose to the second young lady has been set for August 27th."
Ye Qing'an raised her eyebrows and calculated the days: "So, there's still a little over a month left?"
"Yes."
Ye Qing'an nodded without saying a word.
Granny Wei continued, "Judging from what Sixth Madam said, it seems that Master intends to entrust the Second Miss's marriage to Liu Xueying."
"Although..." Granny Wei sighed, "Although logically and emotionally, this matter should be handled by Liu Xueying, wouldn't that mean that the power of managing the household affairs has returned to Liu Xueying's hands?"
Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow. So that's why he sent her the report so early in the morning?
Ye Qing'an smiled and asked, "Did Father give any clear instructions to Sixth Concubine to hand over the power of managing the household affairs?"
“No, not at all.” Granny Wei pursed her lips. “But isn’t it the same to have Liu Xueying preside over the Second Miss’s wedding? If you’re going to preside over a wedding, you’ll definitely need to call on most of the servants in the mansion, and you’ll also need to open the storeroom to get things at any time… It seems that there’s no difference between this and returning the power to Liu Xueying.”
"How could there be no difference?" Ye Qing'an smiled faintly. "It's one thing for the servants, but as for opening the storeroom, since the key is now with Sixth Madam, shouldn't Liu Xueying follow the rules of the manor if she wants to open the storeroom and take things?"
"Since we are acting in accordance with the rules of the manor, everything we take must have a clear purpose, and we must ask Sixth Madam for the key to open the storeroom door."
Ye Qing'an raised an eyebrow: "Isn't this better?"
Granny Wei was a shrewd person, and upon hearing Ye Qing'an's words, she immediately understood what Ye Qing'an meant. Her eyes lit up immediately: "Miss is right, this is indeed excellent."
After saying that, he sighed again: "This second young lady is indeed a restless person. The imperial decree of marriage has only just been issued, and I heard that it has already spread to most of Wangjing City."
Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips: "What are the people outside saying?"
"The common people don't really care whether the princes are favored or not. For them, it's just that the Prime Minister's daughter is going to marry a prince, and everyone is praising it, saying that it's a perfect match in terms of social status and talent."
Ye Qing'an wasn't particularly surprised: "That's good, after all, she's a prince's consort."
However, she knew that Ye Weilan looked down on the Fifth Prince, and that she had spread the news of the arranged marriage to spite her.
Be smug about it.
Ye Qing'an smiled and said, "By the way, it's the Duchess of Yingguo's birthday in a few days. Go and pick out a birthday gift for me, and I'll take it with me."
"Hey, good..."
As soon as Granny Wei left, Zixiao came in to report: "Miss, Third Aunt has arrived."
Ye Qing'an raised her hand to adjust the hairpin on her head, somewhat surprised: "Third Aunt?"
Did Third Aunt arrive at this time?
However, after her third aunt's visit, she had not contacted her again.
The situation in the manor has changed again and again; Third Madam must be getting anxious.
Ye Qing'an responded and stood up to leave the bedroom.
In a bedroom, Ye Qing'an saw the Third Madam standing in the main room, staring at the portrait of her mother hanging there, seemingly lost in thought, her expression filled with a touch of melancholy...