After the whole family was swept away, I lay down flat

Chapter 1096 Old Love
The carriage soon returned to the main road outside the Yingchuan Marquis Mansion.

Qiu Shugen was calm and resourceful. He guessed why his girl wanted to turn back, so he drove the carriage to the roadside opposite the side door of Yingchuan Marquis Mansion. From a few dozen steps away, he could just see another carriage nearby and the figure of a young woman standing outside the side door.

Zhang Yingfeng lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, took a closer look, and confirmed that she had not recognized the wrong person: "It is indeed the second Miss Sun. The last time I saw her at the birthday banquet of the old lady of the Marquis of Yiyang, she was dressed gorgeously, with a lot of jewels and gems, and she was extraordinary. But she had a cold face and didn't like to joke with people, as if everyone owed her a lot of money. Even the women of the Sun family and the women of the Sun family's in-laws came forward to talk to her, but she ignored them. But even though she was so arrogant and rude, no one dared to complain, and they still greeted her with a smile. She was so glorious at that time, but now she is only wearing a thorny hairpin and a cloth skirt, and her face is not made up... The world is changing, and nothing can be predicted."

She felt a little sad, thinking that the Zhang family had also been prosperous, but now it was also showing signs of decline. She wondered if it would be like the Sun family in the future, and would be completely ruined? What would happen to her then? Would she be even more miserable than Miss Sun? She hoped that her husband's family would not follow the same path as the Ji Palace and the Sun family...

Haitang looked at the former wife of Prince Ji through the car window. From a distance, she was a beauty, with a sharp look in her eyebrows and eyes, and it was obvious that she was not a gentle person. With Xiao Sun's family background, it was not surprising that she had a temper. However, no matter how bad her temper was, she still chose to obey the family's arrangement, gave up her beloved fiancé, and married her brother-in-law as a second wife. Even if she was disrespectful to her husband's family after marriage, refused to live in harmony with her husband, and refused to give birth to children for him, so what? After all, she gave up her love and happiness. This little resistance was actually meaningless. It only further deepened the conflict between Prince Ji and the Sun family.

Although Xiao Sun was somewhat responsible for the breakdown of the alliance between Prince Ji and the Sun family, the biggest culprit was the Sun family's insistence on the former giving birth to a child with the Sun family's bloodline and preventing the concubine from giving birth first, and even killing women and children. Both sides have their own selfish motives and calculations. Even if they get along well for a while, they will sooner or later fall out due to conflicts of interest.

Little Sun didn't know that someone was peeking at her from across the street. She waited for a while at the side door of Yingchuan Marquis's mansion, and finally when the door opened, she looked over with hope, but was disappointed to find that the person who came out was not the lover she wanted to see, but a maid with an unfamiliar face.

The maid looked calm as she bowed politely to Xiao Sun and said, "You came at an inopportune time. Our prince is out meeting friends today and is not at home right now. The prince's wife is chatting with the marquis' wife and was very surprised to learn that you came. The marquis' wife doesn't understand why you came. Have you forgotten everything that happened in the past?"

Little Sun's face turned pale, but she still insisted on straightening her back and holding her head high and said, "It is precisely because I have never forgotten the past that I want to come and ask to see my old friend today. In the past, I had no choice but to go against the orders of my father and grandfather, so I could only break my oath and marry someone else. Now I am free, and I just want to come and see my old friend, tell him what's in my heart, and tell him about my pain. Isn't that okay? I know he has married someone else. As the son of Yingchuan Marquis, he has to marry and have children when he is old enough. This is his responsibility. I don't blame him. I just... want him to know that I have never forgotten the old oath, and what I said and did over the years was not my true heart. I hope he doesn't misunderstand me."

Little Sun endured the shame and confided her true feelings to the strange maid. If she could choose, she would only want to pour out her heart in front of her lover, but who asked the wife of Yingchuan Marquis to be strict and refused to let the prince come out to see her? She knew that the wife of Yingchuan Marquis must have a deep hatred for her, but she was also a kind elder who cared for her in the past. She only hoped that these few sincere words would soften her heart and let her meet her lover.

After so many years, she finally had the chance to meet him today and speak to him without any worries. If she couldn't see him and get the result she wanted, she would never be willing to leave!
However, the maid did not show any sign of relenting after hearing this, and did not even intend to turn around and go back to the inner courtyard to pass on the message. She just said indifferently: "You are too serious. Our prince almost lost his life. How could he have misunderstood anyone? The Marquis's wife said that marriage is a good thing for two families. If it cannot be accomplished, just say it directly. The Zeng family would not be so shameless to entangle. There is absolutely no reason for one party to change their mind and not say it clearly, but to hurt someone's life behind their back. From the moment the Sun family had evil intentions, the friendship between the Zeng and Sun families has come to an end. You never had any objections before, and you followed the orders of your parents to marry into the palace. When you met our Marquis's wife and the prince's wife, you never said a word of apology, which shows that you don't think you have made a mistake in your heart. Now that you are a widow and down and out, you have to come to the door to say that it is against your will. If you were still the high and mighty Prince Consort of Prince Ji, would you still come to the prince to complain today?"

Xiao Sun's face flushed red: "You--" She didn't finish her words, but her eyes widened, and she looked at the maid with a fierce look. The maid was not moved at all: "Please go back. The Marquis's wife said that our prince has married and had children, and the couple loves each other and the family is harmonious. When the prince was in danger, you didn't say anything; when the prince was sad, you didn't say anything; now that the prince has forgotten the past and lived a good life, what can you say when you come again? What do you expect our prince to say?" The maid raised her eyes and looked directly at Xiao Sun, "You are now the wife of a criminal, an abandoned woman of the royal family. Do you still expect our prince to help you and renew your relationship with you? Although the prince is kind and nostalgic, it is not reasonable for him to ignore his parents, wife and children and get entangled with the family of a criminal."

Little Sun's body swayed, her face pale: "This... is this what the prince meant? Or did the wife of the Marquis of Yingchuan or the prince's wife ask you to bring it?!"

The maid retracted her gaze and said calmly, "The prince left through the back door only after hearing that you were here. You should understand what he meant. If you still have some sincerity towards our prince, please don't come again. You will only bring disaster to the prince, so please spare him."

After saying this, the maid turned back and closed the side door heavily, without paying any more attention to Xiao Sun.

Little Sun stood outside the side door for a long while before she staggered back to the carriage like a zombie. After a while, the driver turned the horse around and drove away.

In the carriage across the street, Haitang and Zhang Yingfeng let out a long sigh at the same time, then looked at each other and smiled sheepishly.

Haitang couldn't help but sigh when she remembered that Xiao Sun had once been engaged to the son of Yingchuan Marquis, but now she had ended up like this.

However, no matter what, it is fortunate that the Prince of Yingchuan, knowing that his ex-girlfriend came to his house, could decisively turn around and leave without any intention of getting entangled with her. Although his sneaking out through the back door was a bit cowardly, it was a good thing that Peng Yuqi didn't have to be disgusted by her husband's ex-girlfriend. From this point of view, the relationship between the couple is still pretty good.

Zhang Yingfeng was also in a state of confusion. She grew up in the capital, and could be said to have watched and heard the story of the Yingchuan Marquis' son and the little Sun family meeting, falling in love, getting engaged, breaking off their marriage, and becoming enemies. She had been choked by dog ​​food before, and now that she saw the ending of the two, she felt deeply moved. The Sun family really did a lot of harm to people!

But how powerful can the Zhang family be?
Fortunately, she was granted marriage by the late emperor, so she shouldn't end up like Xiao Sun, right?