Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 34 A lot of love
"Mr. Xu has a good appearance. Appearance is determined by the heart. His character must be good. His mother taught him well, which means his mother should be easy to get along with..."

Ji Anyu didn't want to listen to Cao Lingru's lies, so he spoke with sarcasm.

"Since mother thinks it's a good idea, then sister should marry Xu Yuyan. As for me...well, I will be the Crown Princess in sister's place."

Cao Lingru glared at her, "Humph! You wish! The position of Crown Princess belongs to your sister, so just behave yourself."

Feeling that his tone was a bit harsh, Cao Lingru spoke gently.

"It has not been easy for your sister to wait for the prince for so many years. Now she is about to be engaged to the prince. If you interfere, it will be like asking for her death. As long as you don't fight with your sister, when you get married, I will buy you more dowry and let you marry in glory."

Ji Anyu was speechless. She had never said that she wanted to be the Crown Princess. Seeing Cao Lingru's look of being faced with a formidable enemy, she suddenly laughed.

"Mother, don't you believe that my sister can successfully become the Crown Princess? Otherwise, why are you so afraid that I will take that position? Ha, that's right. After so many years, the Emperor still hasn't issued an edict to grant the marriage. Anyone would be panicked."

Cao Lingru was speechless and his expression flickered.

"Mother, instead of worrying about my marriage, you should think about how to get the emperor and the queen's attention. If you delay any longer, it will be difficult for my sister to get married. After all, everyone in the capital knows that my sister is going to marry the prince. If my sister doesn't marry the prince in the end, she will become a joke."

The corners of Ji Anyu's lips curled up in undisguised sarcasm.

Although Cao Lingru hated what Ji Anyu said, Ji Anyu did hit upon what she feared most in her heart.

Seeing that Cao Lingru was at a loss, Ji Anyu smiled and gave Cao Lingru a fierce blow.

"If that happens, my sister will become a laughing stock. If mother doesn't want the Duke's Mansion to be laughed at, she can just strangle my sister with a rope. That will put an end to it all. How wonderful it would be."

Cao Lingru's pupils trembled violently. She didn't expect that Ji Anyu knew that she had threatened to strangle Ji Anyu.

She felt guilty and annoyed for having such a wicked daughter, so she closed her eyes and ignored Ji Anyu.

As soon as he returned to the Duke's Mansion, Cao Lingru didn't even look at Ji Anyu, got out of the car in a hurry, and went quickly to find Ji Xiuxu.

The evil girl came to bring bad luck to her, so she had to get married quickly before she could sleep peacefully.

"Mom, you're back."

The upset Cao Lingru was instantly in a good mood when she saw Ji Yunchu wearing a green silk dress.

"Your sister's marriage has been arranged! On the way to worship, I met a scholar. He and your sister get along very well. When your sister gets married, you don't have to worry about her competing with you for the position of Crown Princess."

"Ah? Didn't we agree to let the prince help?"

"Oh, this is our own business. I am sorry to trouble the prince. Besides, the prince is busy with state affairs and has no time to care about love affairs."

"mother!"

Ji Yunchu stamped her feet anxiously. She had already made an agreement with the prince, and her goal was about to be achieved.

"Okay, stop talking so much and wasting time. Go back to your room and heal your leg injury. I'll go find your father!"

Ji Yunchu stretched out her hand as if to grab Cao Lingru, but unexpectedly Cao Lingru ran away.

She glanced at her hands, clenched her fists unwillingly, and angrily broke the branches on the roadside to vent her emotions.

When Ji Xiuxu learned of Cao Lingru's plan, he thought it was feasible and agreed to let Xu Yuyan enter the mansion. However, he still needed to observe the person before deciding whether to arrange the marriage.

"My Lord, please make your decision as soon as possible. When Xu Yuyan passes the imperial examination and becomes a rising star in the court, he may look down on An Yuhe's divorced body." Cao Lingru was delighted.

"Well, don't tell anyone about this, especially don't let Dad know." Ji Xiuxu reminded again and again.

A few days ago, his father suggested replacing the Crown Princess, which scared him to death.

My father is old and confused and can't see the current situation clearly.

Cao Lingru disagreed. In her opinion, the people in the palace should be informed, so that Ji Anyu would never have the chance to become the Crown Princess.

"Got it, I won't tell anyone."

If the servants noticed anything and reported it to her father-in-law secretly, the Duke would not be able to find any fault with her.

Cao Lingru was in a good mood. After discussing with Ji Xiuxu, she turned around and went out. She immediately asked people to pick a place near Chaoyang Courtyard in the front yard for Xu Yuyan and his mother to live in.

At this time, the study in Prince Zhong's mansion was completely silent.

Shen Jing stared at Zhusha with a sullen face, his mood was complicated.

On the one hand, he was happy that Ji Anyu was not going to see the prince, but was really paying homage to her grandmother. On the other hand, he was unhappy that the Duke's wife treated Ji Anyu's marriage so carelessly.

He glanced at Zhu Sha angrily. "Where did Xu Yuyan come from? Find out quickly! Dig up all his ancestors for me!"

Prince Zhong’s Mansion has spies all over the country, and everyone who enters the capital has their background checked.

Zhusha got all the information about Xu Yuyan without any effort. When he heard that Shen Jing wanted to investigate Xu Yuyan, he immediately replied.

"My Lord, Xu Yuyan is 19 years old. He is from Jiangnan and takes his mother's surname. He said that his father died early, but his father is unknown. His mother gave birth to a child out of wedlock and never married. Because the family was robbed, only he and his mother survived. His mother makes a living by embroidery..."

Zhusha narrated the stories of Xu Yuyan's maternal grandfather in a very eloquent manner.

Shen Jing's anger had mostly subsided, and he ruthlessly interrupted Zhusha.

Even if he had information about Xu Yuyan's ancestors for eighteen generations, he didn't have the patience to listen to it.

"Alright, as long as your family background is clean, I won't listen to that nonsense. I want to hear about Xu Yuyan's story."

Zhusha said with a grin.

"Xu Yuyan is very boring. He only knows how to read all day long. There is no woman in the room. Hehe~ Xu Yuyan is not bad looking. He is not Xu Gong, but he is better than Xu Gong."

Shen Jing's expression changed slightly, and unknown emotions surged in his eyes.

"Xu Yuyan is a man of great learning. In my opinion, he has a real chance of becoming the top scholar. No wonder the Duke's Mansion is so eager to establish a good relationship with him, selling their daughter for fame and fortune, and living very close to Miss Ji! Just separated by a wall!"

Shen Jing was in an annoyed mood and couldn't bear to listen any longer. He stood up suddenly and glared at Zhu Sha with murderous intent.

"Every grievance has its perpetrator and every debt has its creditor. No matter how angry you are, you cannot take it out on your subordinates." Zhusha's voice became smaller and smaller.

When he saw Shen Jing was about to go out, he said, "Young Master, it's getting dark. Why don't we have dinner first?" He was already starving.

"roll!"

That night, Zhusha was punished by Shen Jing to clean the toilets in the entire mansion for a month.

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"Second Miss, the Duke wants you to go to the front yard."

Ji Anyu quickly took two mouthfuls of rice and wiped the grease off his mouth with a handkerchief.

"What do you want from me, Dad?"

"This slave doesn't know."

Ji Anyu followed the maid to the front yard.

"Huh, I didn't know there was such a unique place in my home." Ji Anyu looked at the house in front of him curiously.

The maid who led the way had quietly left.

It was quiet all around, without a single maid.

Ji Anyu felt something was wrong. She tiptoed into the room through the side door and found five double-sided screens with four panels placed in the room.

She chose a slightly darker direction, bent down close to the screen, and looked inside through the gap.

Xu Yuyan was seen standing alone by the candlelight in a daze, with writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone on the table beside him.

Could this be the place Cao Lingru arranged for Xu Yuyan to live? Didn't they say they would move into the Duke's Mansion tomorrow?

I suddenly felt a cool breath behind my right ear, and then it turned into warm air.

She felt a chill down her spine and her back suddenly became wet.

"Miss, you are so lucky~"

The man's low, drawn-out voice startled her, and when she almost bumped into the screen, the man grabbed her into his arms with his big hands, and her chin hit heavily on the man's hard chest.

She raised her head angrily and lowered her voice.

"Shen Jing, you bastard!"

Shen Jing raised his hand and rubbed her chin, grinning at her sinisterly.

(End of this chapter)