xymnovel Chapter 1223 - 34: Love Debt (Part 10)_2
Chapter 1223 - 34: Love Debt (Part 10)_2
As long as this matter reached the ears of the King Beimo, the marriage would naturally be withdrawn.As for Princess Yinchuan’s engagement, Su Yang took it even less seriously. If he could settle the King Beimo, could he really fail to handle her parents?
Although the two of them hadn’t reached the point of "raw rice cooked into cooked rice," at the very least the rice was already in the pot. Could they still scoop it back out and let someone else carry it off?
All the way along, Su Yang copied his father, elder brother, brother‑in‑law, and cousins’ tricks for spoiling their wives and used them on Princess Yinchuan. Princess Yinchuan couldn’t withstand it.
She had been dodging him all along.
She was afraid she would fall.
She knew Su Yang was formidable, daring even to look down on Prince Nanlin, but the Second Young Master of East Town Marquis Mansion was not someone Prince Nanlin could compare to.
Even the Emperor of Nanlin, though her brother‑in‑law trusted him and doted on him, would not offend Dongxiang Marquis Mansion for his sake.
If not for Prince Zhenbei of Daqi’s full support, her brother‑in‑law might not have been able to ascend the Emperor’s throne.
And the Heir of Prince Zhenbei was his brother‑in‑law.
Her mother had said before that there really were not many people in this world whose status surpassed the Second Young Master of East Town Marquis Mansion.
Before the marriage was officially called off, she had to guard her heart and absolutely could not hand it over lightly.
Princess Yinchuan made up her mind that once they reached the Nanlin Capital City, she would go find her Imperial Sister and keep far, far away from Su Yang.
But when they actually reached the foot of the capital, she unexpectedly felt a bit reluctant.
She told herself she’d indulge just half a day.
For this half day, however they wanted to have fun, they would play as they pleased.
By noon, Princess Yinchuan was tired. She sat at a tea stall drinking tea and told Su Yang to buy her a roast chicken; she would wait there for him.
Su Yang didn’t think much of it. After all, they had walked quite a distance; it was impossible not to be tired.
As soon as Su Yang left, Princess Yinchuan slipped away right after, heading straight in the direction of the Nanlin Palace.
And then—
She was stopped outside the palace gates.
How could a heavily guarded place like the palace possibly let people stroll in at will?
Princess Yinchuan didn’t dare say who she was. She had no token on her to prove she was Beimo Princess Yinchuan.
The gatekeeper almost arrested Princess Yinchuan on the spot.
With no other choice, she could only go back the way she’d come.
The tea stall wasn’t very far from the palace. After Princess Yinchuan returned and didn’t see Su Yang, nor knew where to look for him, she just sat there in a daze.
A quarter of an hour later, Su Yang finally came back carrying the roast chicken and said, "I made you wait too long."
Princess Yinchuan, "..."
Why did that sound like he’d just gotten back?
"You took all this time just to buy roast chicken?" Princess Yinchuan asked.
Su Yang plopped down, poured himself some tea, and said, "Got lost."
Princess Yinchuan’s face clearly said she didn’t believe him.
She knew very well how good Su Yang’s memory was. There was no way he’d get lost.
Something must have happened.
That much, Princess Yinchuan actually guessed right.
Something had indeed happened just now.
On the way to buy roast chicken, he had run into Prince Nanlin, and they started fighting right then and there.
Originally it was just a minor incident, hardly worth mentioning.
But Dongxiang Marquis Mansion had sent people out to look for him in the Nanlin Capital. As soon as he started fighting, his identity was exposed.
After beating up Prince Nanlin’s men, he then had to hide from the Hidden Guards of Dongxiang Marquis Mansion.
The ones they sent were all top experts. When he said he already had someone in his heart, the Hidden Guards didn’t listen at all. Their mission was to take him back.
Su Yang spent half the day finally shaking them off.
The roast chicken was a bit cold, but the weather was hot, so it was still edible.
When Su Yang reached into the bundle for money, Princess Yinchuan caught a glimpse of the Token inside.
She had seen that Token before. The County Magistrate had dropped to his knees the moment he saw it.
She wondered if this Token could get her into the palace.
Before she’d even finished one chicken leg, Princess Yinchuan decided to steal Su Yang’s Token and give it a try.
If she couldn’t get in, she’d think of another way.
If it worked and she saw her Imperial Sister, everything would be easy to handle.
She’d just have her Imperial Sister send someone to return the Token to him.
The Token was a copy anyway. If Su Yang wanted more, a hundred or so wouldn’t be an issue.
He didn’t treat the Token as anything important and just stuffed it directly into his bundle.
Plus, he had no defenses up against Princess Yinchuan at all.
Stealing a Token from him was practically effortless.
As luck would have it, right after Princess Yinchuan got the Token in hand, Su Yang happened to have something to do and went out, telling her to stay put in the inn and not run around.
Princess Yinchuan took the Token and headed straight for the front of the palace.
The guards at the palace gates were really impressed by Princess Yinchuan by now.
Yesterday she’d begged them to deliver a message to the Empress, saying an old acquaintance had come to visit, and they’d ignored her.
Today she showed up again waving a fake Token, trying to enter the palace?
Did she think the palace was that easy to get into?
To dare forge a Token and even bring it right under their noses—her courage was something else.
And then—
Princess Yinchuan was thrown into the Nanlin Prison of the Ministry of Justice.
Princess Yinchuan, "..."
Princess Yinchuan was dumbfounded.
She’d never expected Su Yang’s Token to be fake.