Seeing Concubine Jing's angry look, Song Zhicheng didn't say anything.
Soon, Concubine Jing also noticed something strange.
"What's wrong with you?" Concubine Jing asked Song Zhicheng in confusion.
"Mother, I think the matter of cancelling the engagement with Ling Chuchu is still debatable." Song Zhicheng said to Concubine Jing.
"What do you mean? You still want to marry Ling Chuchu?" Concubine Jing was surprised.
She never thought that even at this point, Song Zhicheng would still stick with Ling Chuchu.
"Mother, Ling Chuchu is not that simple." Song Zhicheng frowned, his expression showing a hint of embarrassment.
"I didn't agree with you marrying Ling Chuchu at the beginning, but you insisted on marrying her, saying that she would be useful to you in your future fight for the throne. Now, Ling Chuchu has caused so many troubles before she even enters the Grand Palace. Instead of trying every means to cut off your relationship with her as soon as possible, you still want to marry her." Concubine Jing looked incredulous.
"Cheng'er, even if you don't care about your own face, you should think about your future."
"I want to keep Ling Chuchu because I care about my future." Song Zhicheng told Concubine Jing.
Concubine Jing still couldn't understand Song Zhicheng's thoughts.
"Are you really determined to marry Ling Chuchu?"
"I will consider what you say carefully." Song Zhicheng pursed his lips tightly.
"you… !"
Concubine Jing was choked and couldn't speak for a long time.
Ling Chuchu went out for a while.
Qiao'er saw it halfway and hurried back to Lanyuan to report.
"Miss, the eldest lady suddenly went out. Aren't you curious about what she was doing?"
Seeing Ling Qingwan looking down at the storybook and not caring at all about Ling Chuchu going out, Qiao'er was puzzled.
"I'm curious about what she does when she goes out." Ling Qingwan didn't care.
"What if she does something weird again?" Qiao'er worried.
Ling Chuchu is troublesome and likes to go against Ling Qingwan. Qiao'er now knows that she has to be wary of her.
Especially when Ling Qingwan caught her stealing Ling Shen's dowry, her reputation in the capital was ruined. Qiao'er was very worried that Ling Chuchu would hold a grudge against her and take the opportunity to plot against Ling Qingwan.
"Whether she causes any trouble or not, just let Mingyue watch her." Ling Qingwan still kept her head down reading, not even glancing at Qiao'er the whole time.
After hearing what Ling Qingwan said, Qiao'er looked around and found that Mingyue was not there.
It turned out that Ling Qingwan had already asked Mingyue to follow Ling Chuchu.
Qiao'er was surprised at first, then she realized what was going on and felt a little embarrassed.
Ling Qingwan is so smart, how could she think Ling Qingwan was careless
In the evening, Ling Chuchu returned to the Ling Mansion, and Mingyue immediately went to Lanyuan to report to Ling Qingwan.
"She went to see the eldest prince?"
As soon as Mingyue finished speaking, before Ling Qingwan had time to speak, Qiao'er spoke first.
"Ling Chuchu's reputation has become so bad, but the eldest prince is still sitting there."
Qiao'er couldn't help but begin to admire Song Zhicheng.
"I don't know if he can sit still, but there must be someone who can't sit still." Ling Qingwan curled the corners of her mouth slightly.
For example, Concubine Jing, for example, Xu Yuanyuan.
As expected, Speak of the devil and he will appear. Ling Qingwan had just finished her dinner when a letter arrived from the Xu residence, inviting her to meet at Zuixiao Tower the next day.
The next day, Ling Qingwan arrived as promised.
Same box, same seat, Xu Yuanyuan has been waiting for a long time.
If Ling Qingwan remembered correctly, this was the third time Xu Yuanyuan invited her to have a chat.
Ling Qingwan naturally knew that since Xu Yuanyuan met her, it was not really for the purpose of reminiscing about the past.
"Ms. Ling Er, long time no see."
As soon as Ling Qingwan sat down, Xu Yuanyuan poured a cup of tea and handed it to Ling Qingwan.
"Long time no see." Ling Qingwan took it politely.
"Miss Ling Er must be wondering why the eldest prince has not responded to Ling Chuchu's matter even after several days since his return, right?"
Soon, Xu Yuanyuan got down to business.
Ling Qingwan didn't say anything.
"The eldest prince has never thought about canceling Ling Chuchu's engagement." Xu Yuanyuan told Ling Qingwan.
Ling Qingwan's eyes flickered slightly.
"At this point, Miss Ling Er still has no intention of cooperating with me?" Xu Yuanyuan stared at Ling Qingwan with sharp eyes.
"If I remember correctly, I have rejected Miss Xu twice before." Ling Qingwan said slowly.
Xu Yuanyuan frowned.
"But you've also seen that if you don't cooperate with me, you won't be able to bring down Ling Chuchu at all."
"When did I tell you that I wanted to bring her down?" Ling Qingwan asked back.
Xu Yuanyuan was suddenly blocked.
Yes, Ling Qingwan had never told her that she wanted to go against Ling Chuchu, everything was just her guess.
But what Ling Qingwan has done in the past two years clearly shows that she is trying to bring down Ling Chuchu.
"Miss Xu is a smart person, and one of the most noble ladies in the capital. She should know that I have decided to reject you before, and more than once, which is enough to prove that I really have no intention of cooperating with you."
"Do you think I was just pretending to be noble when I rejected you before?"
Ling Qingwan once again firmly rejected Xu Yuanyuan.
"But you dare to say that you don't want the eldest prince to cancel his engagement with Ling Chuchu?" Xu Yuanyuan was unconvinced.
"It's not even worth mentioning whether I want to or not, but I know that Miss Xu definitely wants to." Ling Qingwan's smile grew even wider.
For a moment, Xu Yuanyuan didn't know what Ling Qingwan was going to do.
Ling Qingwan remained calm and composed, as if she didn't notice the cautious look on Xu Yuanyuan's face.
"Think about it carefully. Ling Chuchu has come to this point now. I'm afraid that Concubine Jing has persuaded the eldest prince a lot in the past few days. Why is he still unwilling to cancel the engagement with Ling Chuchu?"
Because the eldest prince has feelings for Chu Chu
After Ling Qingwan asked this question, this was the first answer that came to Xu Yuanyuan's mind.
"Either the eldest prince is reluctant to let her go, or there is still something to gain from Ling Chuchu." Ling Qingwan continued. "Miss Xu should have seen how the eldest prince treats Ling Chuchu. If he really likes Ling Chuchu, even if he can't give her the position of imperial consort, he should be very nice to her on weekdays."
Ling Qingwan had said this much, there was no way Xu Yuanyuan didn't understand.
"You mean to say that the reason why the eldest prince didn't cancel the engagement is because Ling Chuchu still has something worth using?" Xu Yuanyuan was surprised.
"But she has no power and is notorious, so how can she benefit from it?"
Xu Yuanyuan couldn't figure it out.
"This requires Miss Xu to take some time to investigate." Ling Qingwan said with a smile.
"You used me?" Xu Yuanyuan's face was full of disbelief.
Ling Qingwan told her all this just to get her to help find the power behind Ling Chuchu.
Xu Yuanyuan is not a fool, so she can see it naturally.
"This is for your own good. Miss Xu doesn't want the eldest prince to really marry Ling Chuchu, right?" Ling Qingwan was calm and composed, as if everything was under her control.
Xu Yuanyuan had nothing to say about this.
The New Year is coming soon, and after the New Year, it will be time for her and Ling Chuchu to enter the Grand Palace.
No matter how much Ling Qingwan hated Ling Chuchu, she was not as anxious as Xu Yuanyuan.