nycdaug Chapter 177 Threatening Xie Songlin
Chapter 177 Threatening Xie Songlin
Seeing her so stubborn, Guan couldn't help but feel a little worried. She sighed, looked at Xie Wanning anxiously and said, "Wanning, why are you so persistent?"
"The royal family is too high. If it gets involved in the fight for the crown prince in the future, your identity will be criticized... What should I do?"
"You weren't just hugged. What if, what if the truth comes out..."
"It's better to be down-to-earth and marry someone with a similar family background. You will live a good life in the future."
"If you really want to marry into the royal family, then the Eighth Prince is also good. Why do you have to choose the Seventh Prince?"
Xie Wan Ning shook her head: "Mom, only when I stand at the highest position will no one dare to talk about me."
"The Eighth Prince's family background is too poor, and he himself is mediocre and incompetent."
"But the Seventh Prince is different... He was banished for seven years, yet he was able to return to the palace and even achieve merit."
"Think about it, for a descendant of a family whose royal bloodline was questioned to be able to survive, how much grace and trust does His Majesty have to show?"
"The Seventh Prince's own talent...is unmatched among all the other princes."
"As for the other princes with some talent, they all have wives. I have discussed marriage with the Seventh Prince, and only someone like the Eighth Prince would accept it."
"So... the Seventh Prince is my best and only choice!"
Xie Wanning's eyes were full of determination.
Guan was speechless for a moment when she saw her say this, and didn't know how to answer her.
Xie Wan Ning said, "Mom, for a better life in the future, this...must be accomplished."
"Then tell me, is there any other way?" Guan sighed helplessly and asked Xie Wan Ning.
It looked like he had already compromised.
Xie Wanning's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness: "Let Dad help me. If Dad supports me with all his strength, and Mother is virtuous, she will definitely not say anything."
"Grandfather respects my father the most, so I'm sure he will support me."
"Even if it's for the Xie family, I have to support it."
"But... your father refused to plead for you when he knew you were punished this time. He probably didn't want to hurt his relationship with his wife because of you." Guan said.
Xie Wan Ning sneered, shook her head, and said, "There are some things that Dad can't object to."
"The more Dad cares about Mom, the more he fears that what happened back then will be revealed."
"If Mother knew my true background... How could Dad not be afraid? This is the most pressing matter for Dad right now."
"He was afraid that his mother would find out, afraid that she would think he had a mistress..."
"Wan Ning, stop talking."
Guan was anxious and quickly covered Xie Wanning's mouth: "Be careful, there are ears on the other side of the wall!"
"What are you afraid of? No one will come to this ancestral hall."
Although Xie Wan Ning said this, she still looked around vigilantly.
Then he lowered his voice and said to Guan: "Mom, don't worry."
Guan nodded and lowered her voice, "Are you... planning to threaten your father?"
Xie Wan Ning took a deep breath and said, "Beg him first. It would be best if Dad is willing to help me. Unless it's absolutely necessary... don't threaten him."
As she spoke, Xie Wan Ning glanced at Guan.
Seeing her look like this, Guan Shi seemed to understand something, and her expression became more serious. "Mother understands. If it really comes to that... I'll go and beg your father, and let him think that I was the one threatening him."
"You...don't worry, Mommy will let you get everything you want."
"Mom...you're still good to me." Xie Wanning looked at Guan with a touching face, reached out and took Guan's hand, and said in a soft voice: "After all, we are biological children, so it's different!"
When Guan heard Xie Wanning say this, she couldn't help but be moved and held Xie Wanning's hand even tighter.
"Why are you saying this? You are my daughter, and whatever I do for you is my duty."
Xie Wan Ning was even more moved: "Mom, you are the best."
"Okay, don't be so impulsive. Think carefully before you act." Guan patted her hands and said, "Be patient in everything."
Xie Wan Ning nodded involuntarily and said to Guan Shi seriously, "Don't worry, mother. I will definitely be filial to you in the future."
An nodded, squatted down in front of Xie Wan Ning, tied knee pads on her knees, and said, "Mom will tie them for you, so you can relax at night."
"Be patient for now. Copy out everything Madam asked you to write later. Acknowledge your mistake to her tomorrow, and we'll proceed slowly."
Xie Wan Ning nodded, but the look in her eyes grew colder. "Mom, tomorrow morning, before my eldest brother goes to court, go to the gate of his courtyard and wait for him. Tell him... I'm unconscious in the ancestral hall. Please help me."
Seeing Xie Wan Ning say this, Guan was a little surprised: "Do you still need to tell your eldest brother? Didn't you say that you would ask your father for help?"
"Mom, don't worry about it. Just listen to me." Xie Wanning lowered her voice and said, "Sister Wannian told me... Big Brother can help me and is willing to help me."
As for why, she didn't quite understand.
The final decision may be made by Xie Songlin and Mrs. Xie, but...big brother can help her complete these things more smoothly.
Thinking of this, Xie Wan Ning relaxed a little.
Guan looked at her and nodded: "Wan Ning, why does the daughter of the Lin family help you like this?"
"She... doesn't have any intentions, does she?"
"mother!"
Xie Wan Ning called out to Guan and said, "With my current status, what can they expect from me? They just seem to be getting along with me."
"Sister Wannian told me that the Seventh Prince had been hiding on one of her Lin family's farms, disguised as a tenant farmer."
"At that time... she had some conflicts with the peasant woman that the Seventh Prince married."
"Sister Wannian, I have some friendship with the eldest daughter of the Lin family. Sister Wannian knows about my engagement with the Seventh Prince. When we were at the manor, she saw through the Seventh Prince's identity, so..."
"She helped me to give that peasant woman a hard time a few times, and we became enemies."
"So, Sister Wannian must want me to marry the Seventh Prince. She must be sincerely helping me."
After hearing what Xie Wan Ning said, Guan finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he nodded: "Okay, that's good."
Guan had tied one kneepad and was about to tie the other: "Only my daughter is worthy of the Seventh Prince. What does that peasant woman count for?"
Guan snorted disdainfully, her words and voice full of sarcasm.
Xie Wan Ning also nodded and said, "Yes... I must marry the Seventh Prince!"
"Guan, what are you instigating Wan Ning to do?"
The mother and daughter were talking intently when suddenly a stern and cold voice came from outside.
The mother and daughter looked back at the same time and saw Madam Xie standing at the door with her maid and servant girl, looking at them.
At this moment, Mrs. Xie's face was filled with disappointment and anger. "Come here, drag Guan away and punish her according to the family rules!"