Chapter 810: Chapter 808 Let’s Go
The news of Xia Ningxing being granted marriage to Lu Tingli spread across the entire imperial city as if it had grown wings.
Both the common folk and the royal relatives couldn’t help but discuss it in great detail.
“It is said that this Xia Ningxing is the legitimate daughter born to Minister Xia’s primary wife from the countryside, and although she’s a legitimate daughter, she grew up in the wilderness, crude and powerless, inept at music, chess, calligraphy, and painting. What on earth did Prince Tingli see in her?”
“Who knows, but I heard she is extrely beautiful, maybe he was drawn to her face.”
“Ah, this is such a superficial era!”
“Prince Tingli is the most handso man in the court, full of wisdom and learned, it’s such a waste to match him with a country girl.”
“Exactly!”
“How pitiful and lantable.”
“What are you pitying and lanting for, you all should know that this marriage was personally requested by Prince Tingli from the emperor, he clearly loves that country girl dearly!”
“Prince Tingli must have sothing wrong with his eyes.”
Compared to the commoners, however, the royalties were analyzing what Prince Tingli’s motive was in marrying Xia Ningxing.
Xia Ningxing ca with no influential background, a woman from the countryside.
So they unanimously concluded—the Prince really isn’t interested in the throne!
Otherwise, why would he marry such a woman who is of no help to him?
The marriage between Xia Ningxing and Lu Tingli was set for after the festival of Yunxiao.
On the day of Lantern Festival, as the dawn just began to break, soldiers busied themselves hanging up lanterns in the streets and alleys of the imperial city, preparing for the evening festival.
Today was also the day Xia Wan was returning to her parental ho.
Madam Xia Song and Mr. Xia and others were already standing at the door to welco her.
It had only been three days, but Xia Wan had grown significantly thinner. She was already slender, and now looked so gaunt as if the wind could blow her away.
If not for the maids supporting her by her side, Madam Xia Song would suspect her daughter might collapse at any mont.
She looked at her once healthy and lively daughter, now with an unhealthy paleness on her face and a hint of death in her eyes, appearing like a patient who is at death’s door and no longer wishes to live.
This was clearly a result of suffering abuses.
A bitterness rushed to the depths of Madam Xia Song’s heart, and tears started to fall.
“My child!”
Her eyebrows furrowed, and with a cry of grief, she rushed to Xia Wan and hugged her tightly, tears continuously falling down her neck.
How thin she was.
Her hands could clearly feel the bones on her daughter’s back, distinctly outlined.
This damn Prince Wu’s Mansion, had they not even fed her daughter properly?
“Mother…” As Xia Wan thought of the inhuman tortures she endured these days at the Prince Wu’s Mansion, tears also ca falling down, and her heart filled with both pain and hatred.
Seeing his daughter tortured to this extent, Mr. Xia’s heart also ached unbearably, but he still maintained his sanity, looking around and not seeing Prince Wu anywhere.
“Wan’er, tell Dad quickly, where is Prince Wu? Why didn’t he co back with you?”
At ntion of this, tears once again sprang in Xia Wan’s eyes: “He… he did not accompany his daughter back!”
Mr. Xia felt a surge of nausea and nearly vomited blood in anger.
On such a crucial day of returning ho, that cripple didn’t even accompany his daughter back, isn’t this openly humiliating his daughter, humiliating him!
He is after all the current Minister, and yet he dares to belittle their family!
Despicable, truly despicable!
“Father, mother, your daughter is really suffering, please help escape from that tiger’s den…”
Just as Xia Wan was about to complain, the old nanny hurriedly interrupted: “Miss, let’s discuss this back in your room.”
Although Prince Wu is not good in many ways, he is still a prince, a royal family mber. If any improper remarks were to reach Prince Wu’s ears, it could be disastrous.
Xia Wan choked up in response.
Once in the room, Xia Wan relayed all the beastly behaviors of Prince Wu to her parents.
“Father, mother, please save your daughter, save your daughter!”
Xia Wan pleaded in tears.
Mr. Xia and Madam Xia Song looked on with sorrow, but Prince Wu was after all the emperor’s son. Unless the emperor was overthrown, given the emperor’s favoritism towards him, even if Mr. Xia filed a complaint against him, it would be futile.
It might even worsen Prince Wu’s brutal acts.
“Wan’er, at this point, what is done is done, you can no longer extricate yourself from this situation. Listen to your father, just endure it for now and try to find so leverage on Prince Wu, your father will definitely find a way to stand up for you!” Mr. Xia said, patting her shoulder compassionately.
As long as one could grasp the other party’s weak point, there’s no worry they would dare to be so arrogant.
Madam Xia Song also nodded, “Wan’er, your father is right. As long as you can find so leverage on Prince Wu, your father and the Crown Prince will be able to take him down completely.”
Their words enlightened Xia Wan, who nodded hastily as if seeing a lifesaving light, “I will definitely try hard to find it.”
“We can’t touch Prince Wu for now as he is a prince, but Xia Ningxing, father, mother, you must punish her, avenge !”
“Don’t worry about that, your father and I have already figured out a plan,” said Madam Xia Song with a cold glint in her eyes.
Forget about Xia Ningxing becoming Princess Tingli, for when her Wan’er sees her later, she would still have to respectfully address her as Princess Ningxing.
The most important thing is to ensure that the Crown Prince does not beco suspicious of them, distancing his heart, and thinking they are secretly allied with Prince Tingli.
In any case, Xia Ningxing absolutely cannot marry Lu Tingli.
After hearing their plan, Xia Wan showed a satisfied smile, feeling a great deal of the resentnt in her heart being released.
Once successful, Xia Ningxing would beco the laughingstock of the entire imperial city, how could she still marry Prince Tingli!
The Lantern Festival officially began in the evening.
The Xia family rented a luxurious boat, floating on the river.
They also specifically invited Xia Ningxing and her brother.
Xia Tuanzi couldn’t help but snort disdainfully: “When one volunteers eagerly for no apparent reason, it must be either a conspiracy or theft!”
Who would believe it was without ulterior motives or sches?
“Sister, we cannot go, they definitely have a trap set just waiting for us to fall into,” Xia Tuanzi would not let him and his sister fall into their trap.
Xia Ningxing slightly curved her lips into a smile: “They have put so much effort into planning, it would be a waste not to go.”
Seeing her smile like that, Xia Tuanzi instantly understood.
His sister already had a counterasure in mind.
“Then let’s go. After this lantern festival, who knows when I will be able to see the lanterns with my sister again,” Xia Tuanzi thought about how after his sister’s marriage, he would have to go to Lu Tingli as a hostage, forcing him to separate from his sister, and couldn’t help but feel down.
Xia Ningxing gently patted his shoulder with her slender fingers,
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