novelden Chapter 358 The Fiancé Arrives
Chapter 358 The Fiancé Arrives
"Still pretending!" Lin Ruyi rolled her eyes at her. "I heard from others that when you were negotiating, the new emperor of Liang... oh... she was still a princess at that time, and you two had a very good relationship. This time, the new emperor of Liang even sent back a beautiful hostage, saying that he was here for marriage. I think this marriage was most likely specially arranged for you, and he sent a beautiful man just for you."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the cafeteria froze instantly, and everyone's eyes were focused on Yao Jia, with surprise, worry, jealousy, and a hint of anger mixed in.
Yao Jia felt like she was sitting on pins and needles. The news that she had a good relationship with Xuanyuan Wenyuan must have been made up by those gossipy officials in the Honglu Temple.
But Liang State sent a hostage for marriage, why should it marry her and send her a beautiful man? This Xuanyuan Wenyuan is simply courting death.
He ignored the gazes of several people, pretended to be calm, and ate the food in front of him with relish.
"Why would you say that I would be married to you? That's sheer nonsense. The friendship between Emperor Liang and I was established for the peace between our two countries. It is pure and noble, and cannot be described as a private relationship."
Yao Jia felt guilty saying this and glanced at everyone present.
Gu Xiyan has been holding his forehead with his hand
Bai Huahua looked resentful
Huaichuan is thoughtful
Shuanghua looked even more curious
Yao Jia panicked. She didn't believe her. She looked down at Nanshan, cleared her throat and said, "Sir, you have been following me. If you don't believe me, you can ask Mr. Nanshan...right, sir."
Nanshan coughed lightly, stared at the dishes in front of him, and was about to nod when he heard Lin Ruyi sneer.
"Everyone knows that Mr. Nanshan is the most supportive of you. I heard from my father that the court is now discussing that Mr. Nanshan will definitely choose you as the future imperial master... It's better to ask Xiyan than to ask him. Xiyan, you say..."
Yao Jia looked at Gu Xiyan and swallowed.
Lin Ruyi is an idiot who really enjoys watching the fun.
Holding the chopsticks tightly, I prayed in my heart: Sanlang, please don't betray me. I'm pregnant and can't be stimulated.
Gu Xiyan raised a playful smile at the corner of his mouth, and said with a bit of teasing in his tone: "Ruyi, you are really well-informed. Yaoyao and Xuanyuan Wenyuan do have a very good relationship."
Yao Jia looked at him in shock.
Lingchi! Are you going to lingchi her in public? Didn't we agree not to make a fuss?
"However, Xuanyuan Wenyuan was still a woman at that time, and Yaoyao didn't know his true identity, so it was normal for him to be intimate with her. Moreover, Liang's sending someone to marry was a major national plan. How could we just assume that it was for Yaoyao to marry based on the phrase 'good relationship'? Isn't that too frivolous?"
Bai Huahua agreed, "That's right. I feel like that damn proton is here to marry Princess An He. Do you think that's right?"
Huaichuan nodded, "You're right. Great Xia doesn't just have our Yaoyao as a noble lady. The first choice should be Princess Anhe. Are you afraid that Princess Anhe will marry the hostage, so you come here to tease Yaoyao's appetite? If so, leave now. I won't let you eat the food I cook."
Then he stood up and prepared to pull him away.
Bai Huahua also stood up and said, "We in Nangong Mansion no longer welcome a troublemaker like you who loves to stir up trouble."
He almost misunderstood Yaoyao.
The two of them, one on the left and one on the right, worked together to drag Lin Ruyi, who had almost finished eating, out of the cafeteria and towards the gate.
Lin Ruyi hugged the thick pillar on the corridor and shouted.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? What did I say? I was just kindly reminding my cousin, what are you doing? I didn't say anything wrong. I heard it from my father with my own ears. He is a good friend of Lord Wu from the Honglu Temple. Lord Wu heard it with his own ears when he was chatting with the envoys of Liang State. The Emperor of Liang specifically asked Yaoyao to marry the hostage."
"I don't trust you..." Bai Huahua raised her hand and slapped him on the head, "You rarely speak the truth. You always believe everything you hear..."
Bai Huahua was about to scold him when she saw a servant running towards her from afar.
"Reporting to Lord Bai Ping, there is a very handsome young man outside the palace. He said he came to see the Pavilion Master specially and that he is the Pavilion Master's husband-to-be."
Bai Huahua almost thought she was hallucinating. She grabbed the servant and asked him sternly, "Tell me clearly, whose fiancé is this?"
The servant was almost breathless due to his tightening, but he still repeated what he said in a halting manner.
Bai Huahua was immediately furious and rushed towards the gate of the mansion. Huaichuan didn't care about Lin Ruyi and hurried back to the dining hall.
"Master, you have caused a bad love affair outside and now she has come to your house, claiming to be your husband-to-be."
As soon as these words were spoken, the entire cafeteria fell silent again, and everyone's eyes turned to Yao Jia. Even Nanshan tilted his head slightly, with a more scrutinizing look in his eyes.
Yao Jia's face was full of question marks???
He forced himself to remain calm and stood up, "Who is this? How shameless of you to throw dirty water on me, I'll beat his mouth to pieces!"
Yao Jia walked out while talking, her heart was in turmoil. Although she would be affectionate in many ways, she would never promise to give a status to anyone without authorization. So who exactly was this sudden "husband-to-be"?
Everyone followed closely behind him and walked out of the dining hall. Before they reached the gate of the mansion, they heard Bai Huahua's loud cursing.
"Oh~yo~you little bastard, you little bastard, you are so young and naughty, how dare you pretend to be my wife's husband? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself! No matter how naughty my Yaoyao is, she will never find a little chicken."
Bai Huahua even spoke in Jiangnan dialect, obviously she was very angry.
"You also know that I'm young, uncle. I think you're just jealous of me. You're jealous of my youth, beauty, and good physical strength. You're afraid that Pavilion Master Nangong won't want you old men if he has me!"
"You...you...are so rude. I'm giving you the face, right? Someone...tear his mouth apart for me!" Bai Huahua was furious and shouted to the servant to come forward.
Yao Jia quickly quickened her pace and saw a young man in a gorgeous brocade robe standing outside the mansion.
The boy was about sixteen or seventeen years old, very handsome, with extraordinary temperament, and an air of arrogance between his brows. But at the moment he was being held up by several servants and looked a little embarrassed.
"You! Let me go! I am the prince of Liang, Ying Zhihuan! I am engaged to Nangong Jiayao, how dare you be so rude!" The young man struggled, his tone filled with anger and unwillingness.
Yao Jia's heart trembled. Why does this name sound familiar?
It seems that Xuanyuan Wenyuan mentioned it.
Oh, isn’t it the illegitimate son of Xuanjun?
Engagement? When did she have one with him?
"You know what? You said I was engaged to you? That's a huge joke!"
Yao Jia stepped forward and stared at him with a sharp gaze. "I, Nangong Jiayao, have always acted uprightly and have never secretly agreed to a marriage with anyone, let alone an engagement. If you are here to have fun, you have come to the wrong place!"
Yu Zhi also shook off the servants, took out a cloth bag embroidered with sunflowers from his arms, and handed it to Yao Jia, "Look, this is the token of love you gave me half a year ago, how can you deny it?"
"This cloth bag..." Yao Jia frowned, her heart full of doubts. How could the thing given to Xuanyuan Wenyuan appear in his hands?
There must be something fishy in it.
He raised his hand to ask the servant to release the man, and took the cloth bag.
After examining it carefully, she discovered in a moment that the stitches on the bag were extremely fine, and obviously not made by her careless hands.
Yao Jia compared the sunflower purse on her waist with the one on her waist.
The stitches and embroidery patterns are almost the same. It seems that Xuanyuan Wenyuan made a new one based on the original cloth bag.
"Did Xuanyuan Wenyuan give you this cloth bag?" Yao Jia looked at Xi Zhihuan sharply.
While still moving his wrist that was hurt by the servant, he snorted softly, and his tone became bad.
"Who else could it be if not him? Could it be possible that I could sneak into his bedroom and steal it?"
At this time, Lin Ruyi, who had been watching the fun, suddenly said "Oh", stepped forward and pointed at Ah Huan and said, "I was wondering why you looked so familiar, you must be Ah Huan. Good boy, I thought you would never come back after leaving Kyoto, but I didn't expect you to come back and seduce my cousin. You are asking for a beating, you immoral boy."
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