Chapter 174: Salvage

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Yesterday, when I asked the servant to bring clothes, it wasn’t successful. After a night. The servant brought over a box of clothes, which is obviously unusual. They have been repeatedly warned to stay away from the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, yet now they are staying here, which must be a huge blow to their parents. The Heir of Marquis Beining looked at Prince NanAn and said, "Why don’t you hurry back to Prince NanAn’s Mansion and make amends?" Prince NanAn shook his head decisively, "I can’t go back." "Why?" Su Chong asked, puzzled. "They already want to sever ties with me. If I go back now, wouldn’t they beat me to death?" Prince NanAn said. "So you’re just going to ignore it?" Chu Shun asked. "I’ll wait a few days. When my mother misses me, she’ll persuade my father to change his mind. Then I can go back. The beating will be lighter then," Prince NanAn sighed. "...." The servant’s face turned red. The prince had specifically instructed him to observe the Commandery Prince’s reaction. If he reported back truthfully, it would surely make the prince furious. Prince NanAn looked at the servant and asked, "How angry is my father?" The servant thought for a moment and said, "In his rage, the prince smashed his favorite rosewood desk with a palm strike." Prince NanAn, "...." "And my mother?" Prince NanAn swallowed and asked. "The Princess Consort was also very angry initially, but upon seeing the prince’s anger, she calmed him down and spoke well of the Commandery Prince. The prince ordered someone to pack clothes for the Commandery Prince, and the Princess Consort secretly put three thousand taels of silver notes in the box," the servant replied. "There are silver notes?" Prince NanAn was stunned. "I finally have money to spend again!" Prince NanAn was ecstatic. "...." Prince NanAn never lacked money until Su Jin and Xie Jingchen robbed him, which led to his current tight circumstances. Now knowing there’s a huge sum of three thousand taels, most of the pain he felt vanished, and he hurriedly rummaged through the box for the notes. He couldn’t find them even after a long time. Prince NanAn looked up at the servant, "Where are the silver notes hidden?" The servant, "...." Looking at his own Commandery Prince with sympathy, the servant replied, "Before leaving, the prince took the silver notes." Prince NanAn, "...!!!" Prince NanAn’s eyes blazed as he said to the servant, "Come here..." The servant knew it was no good and quickly said, "Commandery Prince, take care of yourself. Now that I’ve delivered the items, I’ll return to the Prince Mansion." With that, he hurriedly ran off. If Prince NanAn weren’t so weak and angry, he would have knocked the servant to the ground and stomped him a few times. His father took the money and let him rejoice for nothing! Prince NanAn looked at the box of clothes, dejected. The Heir of Marquis Beining looked at the Eldest Young Master of Duke Dingguo Mansion and whispered, "Fortunately, my father is not as hot-tempered as Prince NanAn." Just as he said that, the servant from Beining Marquis Mansion arrived with a box, mocking him. The Heir of Marquis Beining, "...." One after another, boxes were also sent from the Marquis Jingguo Mansion and Duke Dingguo Mansion. The servant approached Su Chong and said, "Eldest Young Master, your medicinal bath is ready." Su Chong patted Prince NanAn on the shoulder and said, "Take the medicinal bath first. Think it over while soaking." Prince NanAn and the others hadn’t figured out how to win back their parents’ hearts, yet rumors of the Prince NanAn severing ties with his son spread quickly. Duke Chong’s Mansion. Upon hearing the news, the Duchess chuckled coldly, "Prince NanAn has only one heir. Can he really bear to sever ties with his son?" The Third Madam of Duke Chong’s Mansion laughed and said, "It’s a difficult situation for Prince NanAn. They dare not oppose the Duke, yet they can’t pull his son out of the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion. Other than severing relations, he has no other way to appease the Duke’s anger." "In the end, it’s the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion who is the mastermind behind this issue with the ice shop. Prince NanAn and the others are merely misled." A dignified Commandery Prince, actually misled by a female bandit, running errands for her like a servant. Such muddle-headedness will never amount to anything. The Duchess of Duke Chong’s Mansion’s lips curled into a contemptuous smile, "I really want to see where she’ll get so much ice to close down the ice shop!" Agarwood Pavilion, backyard. Su Jin was preparing medicinal pills for half an hour, rubbing her sore neck as she walked out. Standing in the corridor watching the clouds roll by. Xingxing was planting flowers in the courtyard and looking at Su Jin, said, "Miss, can we set up a swing in the backyard?" Su Jin nodded and smiled, "That’s a good idea. In a few days, I’ll have someone set up a swing." Xingxing was delighted, her face beaming with joy. Su Jin headed to Xie Jingchen’s bamboo house. Just as she stepped onto the stairs, she heard the Hidden Guard say, "Eldest Young Master, yesterday Prince NanAn and the others stayed at the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion, and there are rampant rumors on the street that Prince NanAn, Marquis Beining, and others have severed ties with the Commandery Prince." Xie Jingchen frowned. Su Jin paused. Behind her, a little maid ran up, panting as she said, "Eldest Young Madam, the Old Madam wants you to go to Qihao Hall." Xingxing looked at Su Jin and asked, "I wonder what it’s about this time?" "We’ll know once we go," Su Jin said. Xie Jingchen came out, and Su Jin smiled, "Are you going to accompany me?" Xie Jingchen looked at her and said, "I’m going to Prince NanAn’s Mansion." Indeed, a good brother. Is he going to help Prince NanAn persuade the Prince to accept his son back? The two left Agarwood Pavilion together. Xie Jingchen left the mansion. Su Jin went to Qihao Hall. In the main hall, the Old Madam was sitting on the Arhat Couch, clutching Buddha Beads, with a cold and stern expression. The Second Madam and the Third Madam sat on either side, sipping tea leisurely. Seeing Su Jin walk in, the Third Madam’s lips curled into a cold smile, anticipating some amusement. Su Jin stepped forward, bowed, and greeted the Old Madam, then asked, "What does the Old Madam want to see me for?" The Old Madam looked at her, a trace of disdain flickering in her eyes, and said, "I called you here regarding the matter of Prince NanAn and Prince NanAn’s severing ties." Su Jin guessed it was about this, but it seemed like something the Old Madam shouldn’t meddle in? So Su Jin just looked at the Old Madam, waiting for her to get to the point. "This issue started because of the ice shop, and the shop hasn’t opened yet. There is still time to remedy it," the Old Madam said. "How to remedy it?" Su Jin raised an eyebrow and asked. "You give up opening the ice shop!" the Old Madam said coldly. "...." Su Jin laughed. Is this about mending the relationship between Prince NanAn and his mansion? Or about saving the face Duke Chong is about to lose? Do they really think she’s that easy to fool? Su Jin looked at the Old Madam, "If I really give up the ice shop, I’ll be confirming the rumors about me overestimating my abilities." "Moreover, even if I abandon the ice shop, it won’t truly mend anything," Su Jin stated. "You mean to just watch as their father-son relationship breaks down?!" the Old Madam exclaimed coldly. "Of course, it needs attention, but abandoning the ice shop is only treating the symptoms, not the cause. If you really want to mend Prince NanAn and his son’s relationship, I think Prince NanAn needs a good beating and to be thrown out of the Dongxiang Marquis Mansion," Su Jin said. The Old Madam’s face turned icy. The Third Madam laughed, "Eldest Young Madam is indeed decisive in her actions, but when exactly will this be done?" "I’m just saying. I don’t actually plan to do it," Su Jin smiled lightly. "...."

Chapter 174: Salvage

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