Concubine's Survival Handbook

Chapter 239 Zhao Ying's Plan

Jing Ning asked Bihua to send someone to investigate carefully to see if the force behind Yang could be found out.

After giving the order, Jing Ning looked preoccupied.Who is the person behind Mrs. Yang?Why keep fighting against yourself?
Royal Palace.

Zhao Ying had been waiting in the palace to receive the good news. He thought that Yang Qin would immediately catch Chen Zhi and Lan Yao by surprise when he learned about Chen Zhi and Lan Yao, but he didn't expect that after waiting for so many days, Yang Qin still didn't make a move. Instead, they have been arranging for the spies at Jingning to come back and spread the word.

"What did you say? The Xiao family went to propose a marriage?" Zhao Ying gritted his teeth, and stared fiercely at his subordinate who was kneeling on the ground.

"Returning to Your Highness, this subordinate has been in the Prime Minister's Mansion. I found out that Xiao's father and son and Mrs. Xiao came to the Prime Minister's Mansion a few days ago. I guess their purpose should be for the wedding of Young Master Xiao and the eldest lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion." The subordinate shook his body, but still lowered his head to report.

"Is this really true?" Zhao Ying didn't want to believe it, nor did he want to believe it.If the two families really set a date to get married, after Jing Ning and Xiao Lin and Jing Ning get married, then they will never have another chance, and the royal family will not want a woman who is already married.Thinking of Jing Ning, Zhao Ying felt like a small hand was scratching his heart, ready to move.

"Really." The subordinate said. "I just don't know when the two are going to get married."

Zhao Ying had a small calculation in his heart, the gaffe just now seemed to be a blink of an eye, his eyes narrowed slightly, even if he proposed marriage, so what, as long as Jing Ning didn't get married for a day, then he still had a chance.

"Go and check to see when you plan to get married. Your Highness wants the exact time." Zhao Ying said coldly.

"Yes!"

Xiao Yuan's relationship with Feng Ting has become increasingly close since her trip to the suburbs. Both of them gradually sensed each other's feelings for them, but they never mentioned it.

Xiao Yuan returned to the mansion that day, and heard the conversation of the servants, saying that her brother was very weird today, and knew that Xiao Lin and the others had gone to the prime minister's mansion.Turning his mind around, he guessed that his elder brother couldn't bear it and wanted to do something, and he felt excited that Jing Ning could finally officially become his sister-in-law.

Although I have started to call Jing Ning 'sister-in-law', after all, the marriage has not yet concluded, so I can only call her in private, not in public.Now my brother is going to propose a marriage. Seeing my brother's abnormal behavior today, it should be that the date of marriage has already been set.

She jumped up and down happily to Mother Xiao's house, saw Mother Xiao packing up her dowry, and asked suspiciously, "Mother? What are you doing?"

Mother Xiao didn't raise her head, "I'll see if there's anything good, and I'll give it to Jingning when she marries into our family."

Xiao Yuan was immediately happy when she heard it, "When will my brother and sister-in-law get married?"

"In the early spring of next year."

"Ah?" Xiao Yuan drooped her face, "Why is it still so long?"

Mother Xiao finally took her fancy on a pair of white jade and mutton fat jade bracelets. They were crystal clear and oily, and they were another pair. As the saying goes, good things come in pairs since ancient times. If Jing Ning and Lin'er got married, she would give Jing Ning this pair Suet jade bracelet, very good.

The more Mother Xiao looked at it, the more she was satisfied, and this jade bracelet was also very expensive, so she could give it to Jingning.Mother Xiao nodded and ordered the servant girl to put it away properly.

After finishing the matter, she turned around leisurely and looked at Xiao Yuan, who was in high spirits, and smiled, "Why, you still dislike it for a long time?"

Mother Xiao sat down and picked up a cup of tea and took a sip, "Prime Minister still thinks it's too early."

"Why?" Xiao Yuan asked. Didn't this elder brother have a marriage contract with Jing Ning?It's just that they haven't gotten married all this time, it's been so long, why Jing Ning's father still doesn't want Jing Ning to marry?

Xiao's mother smiled slightly, "This father is naturally reluctant to part with his daughter. If one day you want to get married, and the man also comes to the mansion to propose marriage, I think your father will object and reject it even more than my mother. "

Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, thinking that if Feng Ting really came to propose marriage someday, then her father wouldn't object as much as Jing Ning's father did, right?What can I do?

Xiao's mother was just talking casually, but she didn't expect Xiao Yuan to stand there blankly after hearing this, with a tangled expression and bright eyes. Could it be that this little girl also has someone she likes?
After calculating Xiao Yuan's age, Mother Xiao smiled, "Why, my A Yuan has a man he likes?"

Xiao Yuan came back to her senses, blushed a little, not daring to see Xiao's mother's clear smile, "No, nothing."

"My daughter is growing up, and she has her own little secret. The mother won't tell it." Xiao's mother sighed, and said in a resentful tone.

Xiao Yuan was stunned for a moment, seeing Mother Xiao's sad expression, the corners of her mouth twitched, "Mother, you'd better worry about brother's and Jingning's marriage, I haven't even said anything about it."

"There is no horoscope? Does that mean that the horoscope has already begun?" Mother Xiao asked.

Xiao Yuan was afraid that if she said a few more words, she would reveal all her secrets, so she hurriedly said, "Mother, my daughter remembers something, so I'm leaving first." Then she left in a hurry.

Mother Xiao looked at Xiao Yuan's fleeing back, took a sip of tea leisurely, and the maid beside her asked, "Madam, do you want to tell the master about this?"

"No need," Mother Xiao waved her hand to refuse, "I'll let Master know when A Yuan wants to talk."

Xiao's mother looked at the bright sunshine outside, and she was very excited when she thought that she would have a daughter-in-law soon.

After Xiao Yuan came out of Mother Xiao's yard, she patted her chest, frightening herself to death.

After she calmed down, she saw a maid approaching, stopped her and asked, "Where is my brother?"

The servant girl thought for a while and replied, "Young master seems to have gone to his yard."

Xiao Yuan came to Xiao Lin's courtyard and found that her elder brother was reading a book in a serious manner, pursing her lips, she knew she was pretending to be calm.

"Brother, why are you reading a book?"

Xiao Lin lost his head when he heard his sister's voice, and read a book by himself.

Seeing her brother ignoring her, Xiao Yuan was not angry, "Brother, Jingning is here."

Xiao Lin knew clearly that Xiao Yuan was lying to him, but subconsciously looked up at the door, and it was really empty, his face sank.

Xiao Yuan sat down on the chair carelessly, "Sure enough, when you mention Jingning, you ignore me."

"What are you doing here?" Xiao Lin's deep voice sounded.

"I, as a younger sister, came to congratulate my brother for finally getting his wish." Xiao Yuan blinked mischievously.

Xiao Lin's expression softened a bit, he nodded, and was about to speak, when Xiao Yuan pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh, I don't know if Jing Ning will be happy or unhappy when she finds out?"

Xiao Lin's expression sank again, he pursed his thin lips, would she be unhappy?

Xiao Yuan smiled, hum, let you leave me alone. "Shall I go and find out?" She asked tentatively.

Xiao Lin gave her a cold look, but didn't speak.

Xiao Yuan frowned and shuddered, "Okay, I'm sure you'll be happy. It's not like you don't know Jing Ning, and you don't know her feelings for you, either?" Xiao Yuan didn't dare to joke anymore.

(End of this chapter)