Chapter 730 - 084 Tricked people again_3
Zhao Hongsheng’s voice suddenly came from behind, and Su Tianyou concealed his expression, adjusting his sleeve cuff, "Second Prince is being too generous with his praise. Young Master Zheng hasn’t told me anything." "Heh." Zhao Hongsheng’s face was filled with disbelief, "That’s right, that’s your secret, of course you can’t tell an outsider like me."
Su Tianyou clenched his fist, finally understanding the reason why Xia Zheng had spoken so close to him before his departure; it turned out he had seen Zhao Hongsheng and had deliberately set a trap, throwing this big trouble onto him.
Once again deeply experiencing Xia Zheng’s knack for setting people up, Su Tianyou felt some regret. Had he known he would be misunderstood by Zhao Hongsheng, he wouldn’t have appeared before Xia Zheng with the Second Prince. Perhaps this fellow had intentionally set him up because he’d misunderstood their relationship.
Zhao Hongsheng gazed intently at Su Tianyou, and it wasn’t surprising that he suspected the Su family was in cahoots with the Xia family. The Empress’s Eldest Prince had passed away early, and afterward, he had been physically weak, with no further offspring. As the maternal family of Empress Su, the Su Mansion no longer had a young master to support, but if they still wanted to preserve the Su family’s position, they would have to choose a Prince to back up.
And he and Consort Shu’s son, Zhao Hongde, were the two Princes with the most competitive edge. Consort Shu was Xia Heng’s biological sister, and Zhao Hongde had the Xia family’s backing. If he gained the Su family’s support as well, who would doubt where the title of Crown Prince would land?
Zhao Hongsheng clenched his fists quietly, lamenting that Su Qiuyu’s heart was set only on Xia Zheng, unable to elicit a response from the Su Mansion even with the offer of a consort’s position. Su Zhe, that old fox, was indeed watertight in his dealings.
At Lin Family Hollow, when Lin Yuan and her family returned home, Lao Fan was worrying over the last bowl of dough ball soup. Upon seeing Lin Yuan’s figure, Lao Fan’s eyes nearly burst into tears with excitement.
Lin Yuan believed that if she had not returned tonight, Lao Fan would surely have cried over that bowl of dough ball soup until dawn.