After the concubine ran away, the cold prince lost control

Chapter 457 Go and make your own way

This season is the most beautiful time in Taohuayuan. Qin Xiaoning rarely comes out and wanted to stay for two more days, but on the second day, the manager of Qingsongyuan came to find her.

There is something urgent, so I need to ask her to go back.

It’s not our own business, but something happened in Marquis Gu’s mansion.

"The concubine of Marquis Gu, who was five months pregnant, had a miscarriage. They said it was Marquis Gu's wife who caused it. Marquis Gu was so angry that he wanted to divorce his wife. The Gu family is in a mess. The old lady of the Gu family begs you to go and take a look." The housekeeper sighed, "The princess is accompanying the Duke's wife in the other garden. I wanted to refuse, but the old lady of the Gu family actually came to ask for help in person, saying that her family is the best friend of ours. Only you can help with this matter."

Qin Xiaoning couldn't help but sneer after hearing the housekeeper's report: The old lady is the culprit behind the current situation in the Gu family. Now that things have come to this, not to mention her, even gods can't help them.

But since they came to her house for help, Qin Xiaoning couldn't refuse. After all, her husband and Marquis Gu were comrades-in-arms, and the two families visited each other frequently. Now that something had happened to the Gu family and they came to her for help, it would be unfair for her to refuse.

Qin Xiaoning said goodbye to the Duke's wife, boarded the carriage back to the city, and went straight to the Gu family.

The butler had been waiting at the door for a long time. When he saw Qin Xiaoning, he bowed and led her in, saying one sentence after another: "The princess is finally here. There has been a lot of commotion in the mansion these days. The marquis insisted on divorcing his wife, and the old lady was so angry that she fell ill. It was all thanks to you, the princess, for your help in dealing with it."

Now that things have come to this, how can she handle it?
"Did Madam really cause Sun to have a miscarriage?" Even at this point, Qin Xiaoning was still unwilling to believe that Zhang could do such an irrational thing.

The old housekeeper sighed: "Oh, don't mention it. If it weren't for the madam's confusion, the Marquis wouldn't be so heartless."

It really is.

A woman's jealousy is more ferocious than that of a beast.

Qin Xiaoning followed the housekeeper into the backyard. When they reached the main hall door, a maid came up to them and said to her, "Madam has been on a hunger strike for two days. The princess is here. Please try to persuade her."

Qin Xiaoning followed the maid into the house. It was quiet inside and there was no one in sight.

The maid said, "Madam is in the inner room. She chased us all out and refused to eat or drink, wanting to die."

Qin Xiaoning shook her head, walked over and pushed open the door to the inner room. Zhang was lying straight on the bed with her eyes closed, and there was no sign of life in her body.

"Sister-in-law, it's me." Qin Xiaoning closed the door and walked in: "I'm Ah Ning, I came to see you."

When Zhang heard that it was Qin Xiaoning, she got up. As soon as she saw the person, tears welled up in her eyes before she could say anything.

At this moment, Qin Xiaoning was somewhat moved.

In her heart, she had never considered Zhang as a true friend. She couldn't stand this person's snobbery. But now that she saw Zhang in such an embarrassing situation and treated her like a relative, her heart ached a little.

"Aning, I'm really confused. Aning, this time, I'm finished." She held Qin Xiaoning and cried. After just a few days of not seeing her, the originally plump woman had become thinner and as weak as a willow in the wind.

Qin Xiaoning took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears and said, "How come it's over? Can't you live without a man?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang stopped crying immediately.

"Aning, what do you mean? Can I really leave the Marquis' Mansion? No, why should I leave and hand over all this to others?" Zhang was indignant. Her pale face was twisted, and she looked haggard and in pain.

"Even though you have all this, I don't see you being very happy." Qin Xiaoning said.

Zhang started crying again: "But I won't give up."

She cried heartbreakingly, and after crying for a while, she continued, "Besides, he wants to divorce me now. If I am divorced and sent back to my parents' home, where will the Zhang family's reputation be?"

"No, I would rather die here than be divorced by him."

She cried until her voice was hoarse. Qin Xiaoning stood up and poured her a cup of tea, but Zhang refused to drink it: "I would rather die like this. I want to see if he is really heartless. He forced me to death, and my son will definitely hate him to death. I want to see if he can still live happily." "If you die, and your son hates him, he will definitely not be happy." Qin Xiaoning paused, then continued: "But he may be unhappy for a while, but he won't be sad for the rest of his life."

Zhang frowned and turned her head away.

Qin Xiaoning handed the tea to her and said, "I advise you not to hurt yourself or your child in an attempt to win back a man's heart."

Zhang choked up: "Then what should I do?"

She turned her head and burst into tears. "A Ning, I dare not tell my family in Qianzhou about this. Now that he has held a prominent position, how can he care about my family of local officials? Even if it is my family, if they knew that he wanted to divorce me, I am afraid they would blame me."

The Zhang family is a wealthy and powerful family with complicated relationships. Since they had placed their hopes on Gu Jianshen in the first place, and now that he has become successful, the Zhang family naturally does not want to lose everything.

"Don't think about others first, think about yourself first. If you really torture yourself to death, you will have nothing left."

Qin Xiaoning handed the water to Zhang again. This time, she took it, tried it with a small sip, and then drank it all in one big gulp.

After drinking a cup of hot tea, the almost crazy woman regained some consciousness.

"I shouldn't have harmed her child." She finally regretted.

Qin Xiaoning nodded when she heard this: "The child is innocent, you really shouldn't do this."

Zhang cried again. This time, her crying was filled with regret and self-blame. "But Ah Ning, I couldn't help being jealous of her. I was almost driven crazy by the torture. I had to take revenge on her to survive. While Gu Jianshen was not at home, I had someone put drugs in her food. I knew the consequences of doing so, but I still couldn't control myself and did it."

"I regret it too, Aning. I'm really crazy. How could I do this? If I do this, everything is over between him and me. He will never look back." Zhang said while crying. She looked very pitiful.

When Qin Xiaoning looked at her like this, the scene of the first time she met her emerged in her mind.

At that time, she had just married Gu Jianshen. Although Sun Mengli was sandwiched between the two, she was still a lively and vibrant woman.

Although she is snobbish, she is also capable and energetic, and has the demeanor of a mistress of the house.

It's only been a few years and he's been tortured into this state.

It is true that deep love does not bring long life.

"If he really can't tolerate you, and your family won't tolerate you either, you still have money, so why don't you just find a good place, buy a house, and live a peaceful life?"

Qin Xiaoning was really planning for her, but Zhang couldn't listen to it. She became emotional and said, "No, I won't. Why should I give all this to others?"

It's just these few sentences over and over again.

Qin Xiaoning was helpless. Finally, she said, "If you can't let go, you will be trapped for the rest of your life. In fact, leaving is not a bad destination. I left before."

Zhang looked at her with a look of disbelief when she heard that.

Qin Xiaoning continued, "When Lu Ji wanted to marry Wang's daughter, I didn't want to be inferior to him, so I left and went to Chaozhou. I didn't have much money, but I bought a house and servants there. I made a living by selling calligraphy, and I lived well."

Zhang was so surprised that her mouth opened wide: "How is it possible?"

"You, Aning, you can actually live on your own? You are so weak, how is this possible?" Zhang couldn't believe it.

"What I said is true." Qin Xiaoning said: "If you really have no way out, you can make a way for yourself and live a good life."