Chapter 528: A Certain Someone Becoming Abstinent
Chapter 528: A Certain Someone Becoming Abstinent
Since things have come to this point now, this banquet naturally had no way of continuing. However, such a big ‘amusement’, they also needed to properly digest. Thus, regardless of whether they have finished eating or not, they all successively took their leave. Although it still wasn’t time, but presumably, his Majesty won’t have any objections either. Furthermore, it was even Jin Qinwang taking the lead.
After watching the play, Li Hong Yuan naturally was the first to leave with Jing Wan, leaving carefreely and cleanly. Although he can’t compare with Princess Heyang’s imposing air when coming and going, but when it comes to the influence towards the mass, reckon that even ten Princess Heyang all can’t compare with one of him. After all, Princess Heyang has already become the past tense. No matter how resounding her reputation was in the past, at present, its effect was quite limited.
Once they returned to the horse carriage, Jing Wan finally revealed her emotions, carrying a bit of a sigh, yet also carrying a bit of astonishment, “Ah Yuan, if Princess Heyang were to know that just because her status was special, she just suffered an absurd disaster, getting schemed against by you, don’t know what kind of expression she will have?” Princess Heyang liked to be flirtatious with her words, but Jing Wan didn’t really have any ill-feelings towards her. However, thinking of how Princess Heyang, in the last few months, because of her missing grandson, was all kinds of fretful, perhaps even endlessly cursing, Jing Wan strangely felt a bit of ‘pleasure at another’s misfortune’.
“If Wan Wan wants to know, can actually go look for Princess Heyang, having this matter told to her. In any case, don’t need to worry about her doing anything.” Although Princess Heyang was special, Li Hong Yuan really didn’t care that much.
Although she won’t do anything, but the anger certainly will still be there. How bored would one have to be to offer oneself up and ask for trouble. However, “The child should’ve been taken away from the start. In these last few months, how come didn’t hear any movements from Princess Heyang? Reasonably speaking, under this kind of situation, Princess Heyang should look for his Majesty for help.”
“Princess Heyang, under the circumstances of not knowing anything, naturally won’t carelessly ‘beat the grass and scare the snake’. After all, if not careful, the child might lose its life. Moreover, just an infant, to want to hide, it’s very simple. Also, the one on the throne most likely won’t gather large forces for her, so the outcome might not necessarily be much better than Princess Heyang searching herself.”
“Today, Princess Heyang must have received precise news, thus appearing in front of that many people. And because of catching Rui Qinwang on the spot, even if his Majesty wants to keep the peace, it’s all impossible. However, Princess Heyang certainly must know that she got schemed against, so will she think of you?” Towards the end, Jing Wan carried a bit of teasing.
“So what?” Li Hong Yuan very much didn’t care.
That’s right, so what. No matter how special Princess Heyang was, she was still a woman after all. Moreover, her glory days were already in the past. Even if Princess Heyang were to find out in the end, she still can only suffocate in anger, even unable to have the matter blurted out. After all, if Li Hong Yuan was able to arrange someone to take away her grandson, then it showed that towards her, as well as her son’s situation, he all grasped in his palm. At her current age, Princess Heyang no longer have the sharpness and boldness of her youth, and will worry about her family, having a weakness.
That’s why, at least on Princess Heyang’s side, because Rui Qinwang got reduced to a commoner, it also can be considered relieving that pent up breath. After all, if not for Li Hong Ming having the idea himself, others also won’t scheme against him——Alright, Princess Heyang can only console herself as such. Aside from losing the child for several months, there was nothing else———-This matter can be considered concluded.
While that side was done, because of Rui Qinwang’s downfall, another wave merely just started.
Rui Qinwang got reduced to a commoner. Although the qinwang manor didn’t get confiscated, it certainly can’t follow the standards of a qinwang anymore. Firstly, the manor’s size got reduced by two-thirds. Of course, it was just getting separated by walls and left empty. Afterwards, there were many things that got moved out, things that a qinwang can use, but a commoner certainly cannot.
However, although Rui Wangfei lost her wangfei status along with Rui Qinwang, her two daughters didn’t get stripped of their nobility, still enjoying the treatment of a junzhu. That’s why, in a certain sense, the former Rui Qinwang Manor, in the future, actually need to rely on these two junzhu’s monthly salary to survive. This, for Li Hong Ming, how was it not a kind of enormous mockery.
Of course, the former Rui Wangfei still had her maiden family after all, so certainly won’t be very miserable either.
And after this incident, the happiest was none other than Kang Qinwang. These days, his entire person was practically immersed in excitement, seemingly without Li Hong Ming, this greatest threat, the throne will certainly be his. He was practically glowing radiantly, full of spirit, carrying wind in his steps. That appearance was just like being afraid that others don’t know how pleased he was.
It’s not that there was no one warning Kang Qinwang to restrain himself a little, but when a person is too happy, it was simply unable to be controlled.
Of course, some of the people that were originally serving him also began to float with him. And a portion of the court officials that originally belonged to Li Hong Ming also began to stir. However, at this time, to want to turn to Kang Qinwang, Kang Qinwang naturally will still put on airs. However, it was obvious, he also won’t continuously reject. After all, for as long as he’s not sitting in that position, then he can’t just give up on the official’s support. Even if wanting to settle debts, can only wait until after ascending the throne.
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Aside from this, the other conferred princes were also operating in the dark, sparing no effort in roping in connections, actually letting them swallow some.
As for whether it was genuinely casting themselves, or preparing to slowly plot something, it was very hard to say.
Jing Wan and Li Hong Yuan were still idle. However, Jing Wan felt that her husband lately seemingly was a bit strange. For a time, she even suspected whether or not she lost her attractiveness towards him, because a certain someone became abstinent.