xymnovel Chapter 1243 - 41: Love Debt (Part 17)
Chapter 1243 - 41: Love Debt (Part 17)
Zhao Xu and General Shi both had thick black lines on their foreheads.On one hand, he was doing everything to flirt with Princess Yinchuan, while on the other, he was racking his brains to break off the engagement with her.
Wasn’t he worried that King Beimo might actually agree to break off the engagement, and then how embarrassing it would be for him to propose again in Beimo?
If Princess Yinchuan hadn’t run away from her wedding and bumped into Su Yang, rescuing someone in the street and then getting locked up together, damaging her reputation.
Princess Jing Shan really wanted her father to agree to call off the engagement, so he would have to beg for marriage later on.
However, while Princess Jing Shan dared to think this way, she didn’t dare to act on it.
She and Zhao Xu still hadn’t figured out if Su Yang wanted to marry Princess Yinchuan because he liked her or because he felt responsible for making her tan.
Besides, with Princess Yinchuan tanned so dark, Princess Jing Shan had taken out her best whitening secrets, but after a few days, the results were hardly visible.
Princess Yinchuan ran away from her wedding, leaving the palace, and returning so tanned, the Beimo Royal Family couldn’t afford the loss of face.
Especially since this marriage was exchanged by her father for 300,000 dan of grain and grass and 100,000 taels of gold.
Although at the time, lending money and grain to Daqi was the best outcome, and the marriage agreement was incidental.
Yet, Daqi was supposed to return the grain and grass, and Beimo didn’t ask for them back.
If a marriage agreement obtained this way didn’t end in marriage and she ended up so tanned, Princess Jing Shan truly worried that her Imperial Sister might not get married after the engagement was called off.
Even if she did, she would most likely be laughed at.
Otherwise, why would Princess Jing Shan easily let Su Yang off the hook?
To avoid marrying her little Imperial Sister, he even used bees to sting her, and the bridal sedan chair had arrived in Beimo, yet he chose to flee the wedding.
So what if he ran away from the wedding?
Didn’t he still end up at her little Imperial Sister’s mercy?!
Of course, while Princess Jing Shan thought this way on behalf of her Imperial Sister, Zhao Xu’s thoughts were quite different—
Poor Princess Yinchuan escaped from Beimo only to run into Su Yang, who mistook her for a man and trained her, tanning her face.
When Princess Jing Shan vented, Zhao Xu couldn’t resist splashing her with cold water.
He had spent considerable time at the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion and knew Su Yang’s temperament.
If Su Yang truly liked Princess Yinchuan, after breaking off the engagement, he would definitely go to Beimo to propose again.
But Su Yang had been toughened up through countless beatings since childhood.
His opponent was his father, Marquis Dongxiang.
King Beimo was no match for Marquis Dongxiang.
If Su Yang went to Beimo, Zhao Xu had no doubt that he could cause an upheaval there.
Not to mention, Su Yang’s keen observation allowed him to detect the subtle difference in the swords and knives used by the guards of Prince Ping Mansion, realizing Prince Ping harbored ulterior motives. How many could match such attention to detail?
More importantly, Su Yang discovered this without saying a word but infiltrated Prince Ping Mansion at night to confirm Prince Ping’s intentions, then reported it to him.
He acted with boldness and unrestrained vigor but was also astute and meticulous.
Honestly, concealing Princess Yinchuan’s identity and fooling Su Yang made Zhao Xu feel a bit uneasy.
Su Yang trusted him without reservation.
He feared that if he ever slipped up, Su Yang would turn around and take revenge on him.
This guy had quite a nasty temper; when Marquis Dongxiang once pawned Su Yang to Beimo, upon finding out, he wanted to sell off his own father...
It’s best to send him back to Daqi soon.
While Zhao Xu was weighing the situation, Su Yang was also pondering.
He had been in the Nanlin Capital City for some time. Initially, the Hidden Guards from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion could catch him, so he had to be extra careful in his actions to avoid exposing his identity.
But now—
He walked down the street, and the Hidden Guards from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion didn’t show up.
He vaguely felt that those searching for him had already left.
But since they were ordered to find him, knowing his presence in the Nanlin Capital City, they shouldn’t return without accomplishing their task.
Su Yang felt something wasn’t quite right, but couldn’t pinpoint what it was.
He directly asked Zhao Xu about this doubt.
When the Hidden Guards of the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion came to Nanlin, they directly sought out Zhao Xu.
If they left, they should at least inform Zhao Xu.
Su Yang asked the right person, but unfortunately, Zhao Xu wouldn’t tell him the truth.
Zhao Xu had informed the Hidden Guards, sent by the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion to find Su Yang, about Su Yang and Princess Yinchuan’s situation.
The second young master they wanted to catch had fallen for Princess Yinchuan, who had also fled her wedding, so if they wanted to take him back, they’d have to take Princess Yinchuan too.
Instead of breaking the ice, it would be better to let things develop naturally.
The Hidden Guards hadn’t expected this turn of events; was there still a need to search for him, to capture him?
Besides, they couldn’t catch him anyway.
The Hidden Guards were eager to report this good news to Marquis Dongxiang and Mrs. Tang, so they withdrew together.