Chapter 1347: How long has it been?_3
Fearing her daughter would not agree, Lady Jiang surreptitiously winked at her, "Mother has inquired thoroughly; that Third Prince is immaculate and commands respect, and he doesn’t even have a single woman by his side. If he takes a fancy to you, my daughter, even if you cannot be the Main Consort, you will still be a concubine."
Lady Jiang’s perfect plan was clanging loudly in her mind, but Chen Leyao had turned pale with anxiety. Consort or Main Consort, she had no desire whatsoever to marry a Prince. Even as a person from Jiangnan, she was all too familiar with the backstabbing and scheming of the imperial harem.
And hadn’t they just been discussing the issue of offending Lin Yuan? How had the conversation shifted to her marriage without her noticing?
But all her persuasion could not sway her mother’s mind. Chen Leyao was both anxious and angry, she stormed off with a flick of her sleeve and a parting shot, "I’m not discussing this with you," before returning to her room to sulk in solitude.
Nevertheless, before she left, she could not forget to remind her mother to release Chen Ruochu. Having already displeased Lin Yuan, it was best to apologize and make amends promptly—maybe their families’ good relations would help turn the situation around.
"There, there, Mother will handle it. Just wait quietly to marry the Third Prince!" Lady Jiang exclaimed with a waved hand, laughter bringing wrinkles to the corners of her eyes.
"Aiya! Marry who? I won’t marry!" Stomping her little foot, Chen Leyao ran off even faster.
Once her daughter’s figure was out of sight, the smile vanished from Lady Jiang’s face.
"Release him? Hmph, now that we’ve offended them, there’s no reason to apologize. I, Jiang Yue’e, have never lowered my head to anyone. Even if Chen Ruochu had the abilities to reach the heavens, in my presence he is still a concubine’s son, and as long as he stays in the Chen family, he must respectfully call me mother when he sees me. Hmph! Thinking of clinging to Lin Yuan’s family to threaten me? Dream on!"
Spitting contemptuously, Lady Jiang silently returned to her chair, her mind "whirring" with thoughts.
"Who would have thought the Wu Family would dare to do such a thing? I was truly careless. Fortunately, I kicked Wu Hanyu out of the Red Smoke Pavilion in advance, otherwise wouldn’t the Wu Family’s perfect plan have succeeded? Du Meijiao, that despicable woman, dreaming of becoming the Prince’s mother-in-law? A complete joke!"