The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort (Chapters 1- 203)

Chapter 149 : Their Own Attitudes

Translated by : Moondancer

Edited by : Anks & Ely

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The next day, the news of Xiao Shao hugging and kissing Jiang Ruan while drunk had spread throughout the Jinying Wangfu. The servants once again admired their master's actions. Look, this is called courage! Although none of them had actually seen a drunk Xiao Shao before, after looking at the results, everyone concluded that their Wangye had amazed them all with his brilliantly executed move.

Jiang Ruan knew about none of this. Last night, after Xiao Shao fell asleep at some point, Jiang Ruan asked Tian Zhu to help him to his room. Throughout the night, she had been plagued with a myriad of thoughts and emotions, resulting in a sleepless night. Thus, the next day there were hints of dark shadows below her eyes when she left the Jinying Wangfu.

After she left the Jinying Wangfu, she decided not to return to the palace. Instead, after some thought, she ordered the coachman to turn about and head back to the Jiang fu. Now that Jiang Xin Zhi's affairs were known throughout the city, it was impossible for the Jiang fu to not have received any news. In addition, it just so happened that she was also keen to see if the net she had set out had nettedsome rewards.

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Surprisingly, it was out of the ordinary for Jiang Quan to be in the Jiang fu today. In the study, Jiang Chao was sitting across from him with a grave expression.

"You're saying Eighth Highness wants to marry little Ruan?" Jiang Quan frowned. "How could Eighth Highness have taken a fancy to her?" If the girl in question was Jiang Su Su, then Jiang Quan wouldn't be so unreconciled, and it would actually be exactly what he would have hoped for. But now he was informed that Xuan Li wanted Jiang Ruan, and this made him feel troubled.

An imperceptible trace of darkness flashed in Jiang Chao's eyes. "This is indeed the intention of His Highness."

"Then what about Su Su?" This unforeseen circumstance clouded Jiang Quan's expression. "She's also reached marriageable age. A while back, didn't Eighth Highness tacitly agree to marry Jiang Su Su, and even though the betrothal has not been settled, how could he suddenly change the person now?" His words now clearly showed dissatisfaction with Xuan Li.

Several years ago, the Jiang family wanted to align themselves with Eighth Prince, so they'd both intentionally and underhandedly probed into his intentions. Between his two di daughters, Jiang Quan was partial to Jiang Su Su, and naturally hoped that Jiang Su Su would be the one to marry Xuan Li and become his royal consort. It was because of this intention that her marriage had been delayed all this time. If it dragged on any longer, Jiang Su Su would become a spinster! They'd all assumed this was a sure thing, and even if it wasn't, considering their relationship with Xia fu, she could at least be a concubine. Why did it suddenly change to Jiang Ruan?

In Jiang Quan's eyes, even the brainless Jiang Li was better than Jiang Ruan. For some reason, Jiang Quan had always been a little afraid of his ever-smiling eldest daughter. Maybe it was because he felt guilty about Zhao Mei, or maybe it was because Jiang Ruan had piercing eyes that seemed to probe the very hearts of men. He'd never once felt comfortable meeting her eyes. For Jiang Quan, Jiang Ruan and Jiang Xin Zhi always stood opposite him, and would never fall under his control.

If Jiang Ruan truly married into Eighth Prince's wangfu, with her abilities, who knew if she would bring about a catastrophic disaster upon both the Jiang fu and himself. Jiang Quan just could not trust her.

Jiang Chao threw Jiang Quan a mocking sneer but it was so well concealed that the latter didn't notice. "The one who Eighth Highness chose is Eldest Sister. No matter how dissatisfied Father is, did you think that you could negotiate with him to replace her with Second Sister?" he asked.