She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 312 - 311: The Second House Spreads Rumors, Huai Yu Is Not Born of the Legitimate Line

Chapter 312: Chapter 311: The Second House Spreads Rumors, Huai Yu Is Not Born of the Legitimate Line

In the end, Yan Wanqing would marry no one but Huai Yu, but today’s drama by the second branch truly disgraced someone.

Wu Zhen stood outside the door, covering his lips with a handkerchief, smiling smugly.

The next second, a sigh came from Yan Wanqing inside the room.

"I never expected to encounter such an affair after traveling thousands of miles to the Northern Border... The Marchioness disapproves of me, this marriage might be, ah..."

Upon hearing this, the second branch.

Saw an opportunity.

Wu Zhen thought that Princess Anping was expelled from the Capital City and assumed she was a fallen Commandery Princess eager to break off the engagement, thus setting traps and giving her the cold shoulder. But he didn’t realize she actually had considerable wealth and influence!

Now that the princess harbored thoughts of breaking off the engagement, Wu Zhen must be regretting it to his intestines now.

"This marriage was bestowed by the late Emperor, if the princess goes back on it, I’m afraid she will be criticized by the world," the second master said after much deliberation.

Yan Wanqing showed distress, "How could I not know that? But it has become such a mess even before entering the door, I worry that after passing through the door in the future, I may often be made a fool of."

The second master sighed as well, but he leaned forward eagerly and said, "My elder sister-in-law has not seen much of the world and indeed finds it difficult to get along with, and there are often some frictions between her and our second branch. Everyone indulges her because she is my elder brother’s widow, but I never expected that she would cause such difficulties for the princess... The Great General is a distinguished general and hero of the realm. If he knew the princess has been wronged at the Northern Border... Ah, this truly is a dilemma."

Huai Xin, upon receiving his father’s gaze, was extremely excited inside, but he knew not to speak; the more one talks, the more likely errors are made, and it would be really bad if he made the princess dislike him.

"The princess may not be aware, but having learned today of what happened in the residence, I have already strictly punished that soft-eared Mrs. Liu. She heard some unfavorable gossip in the household and thus targeted the princess. I have not managed my household strictly enough, and I ask the princess to forgive me," the second master said, his eyes brimming with tears, even attempting to kneel on the ground.

Before Yan Wanqing could speak, Huai Xin had already stepped forward to support his father.

"Father, the princess understands reason and will certainly not take this matter to heart with us, the main culprit after all is that side..."

"Shut your mouth! Do not speak nonsense in front of the princess!" the second master quickly rebuked.

Despite feeling injustice, Huai Xin ultimately swallowed the words in his heart.

Yan Wanqing watched the drama unfold with deep interest, only wondering how the person outside the door felt about it.

To speak of the person outside, they really showed endurance. Such circumstances and still able to stand outside listening at the corner of the wall, truly demonstrating some patience.

If it were their own Xiaoliu, she would probably have exploded and confronted them with poison at the very first word.

Wu Zhen, eavesdropping outside the door, had a face ashen with fury.

Huai Yu and the second branch always had disputes, and for the sake of family harmony, she always blamed Huai Yu, never expecting that in this critical moment, the second branch would actually try to topple Yan Wanqing, this towering Buddha!

They wanted to marry Huai Xin to the princess, thus climbing over the first branch!

Humph! What a good scheme!

She had indeed overlooked the cunning of her own brother-in-law all this time!

Wu Zhen was trembling with rage, but she still wanted to endure it and see what Yan Wanqing would say.

However, before Yan Wanqing could speak, Huai Xin suddenly walked to Yan Wanqing, knelt down, and said, "Princess Anping may not be aware, but there’s a secret in the grand chamber. It’s said that Huai Yu isn’t actually born of my uncle—"

"Rubbish! How dare you spout nonsense in front of the Commandery Princess!" The second master stepped forward and kicked his own son to the side, then knelt down in a panic: "Commandery Princess, please forgive us, this fool came here after drinking today, speaking without thinking."

"Father, when exactly do you plan to keep hiding the truth?!" Huai Xin, with an indignant expression, spoke up firmly: "Are you going to just watch as the Commandery Princess jumps into a fire pit?! It will be too late then!"

"...Fire pit?" Yan Wanqing forcefully suppressed a laugh, her face shocked and turned pale as she spoke: "If Huai Yu isn’t born of the Northern Border Marquis, then why would he inherit the position of the Young Marquis? Do you have any evidence to back up your claims?!"

"Of course we do!" Huai Xin said with conviction.

"Then bring out the evidence proving Huai Yu isn’t fathered by the lord, let this Marchioness have a look!" Wu Zhen couldn’t hold back any longer, stepping over the threshold with an iron-blue face, looking at Huai Xin and the second master.

When Huai Xin saw Wu Zhen approaching, shock spread over his plump face: "Great Aunt!"

"Don’t call me Great Aunt! With a junior like you, I really don’t know how much bad karma I must have accumulated in my past life!" Wu Zhen had her own cultivation as a person of a noble family, otherwise she would have long pointed at this absurd father and son duo and cursed them outright.

Bringing Huai Xin to please Princess Anping in front of her, tainting the things done by Madam Liu all over Mrs. Fang, and now spreading rumors that Huai Yu isn’t born of the Marquis, each and every matter was enough to be unbearable for Wu Zhen, she even had thoughts of murder for a moment.

"Sister-in-law, it’s just a child talking nonsense; didn’t you see, I stopped him? He drank today, and probably heard some wild tales at the wine table, don’t take it to heart, he’s still ignorant due to his youth," the second master said with an apologetic face towards Wu Zhen.

What an excuse of youthful ignorance.

"He’s only a month younger than Huai Yu, is this what you call ignorance due to youth? My Huai Yu has already become the mainstay of the Marquis Residence, whilst Huai Xin is still drinking with riffraffs, and now spouting nonsense in front of Princess Anping. Do you realize the words he spoke are crimes warranting the execution of the nine familial exterminations!"

Huai Yu was to inherit the role of the Young Marquis, something that would be reported to the Capital City, approved by the Emperor personally, it would be sealed with the imperial jade seal!

Now, with what Huai Xin said, it touched upon whether it was deceiving the sovereign!

Even if an investigation verified Huai Yu was the Marquis’s son, the entire Northern Border would be affected, going through the whole procedure, not dying would be a lucky outcome!

That’s why Wu Zhen was so furious, she felt that the second branch simply didn’t regard the safety of the Marquis Residence in their heart, all they cared about was their own pride and disgrace.

"How can this matter be so grave," the second master said, while squinting his eyes, seeming to warn Wu Zhen: "Big sister, you shouldn’t scare the child. We’re in front of the Commandery Princess, after all. If there’s a matter, we should go home and discuss it."

Yan Wanqing was sitting on the side, innocently batting her peach blossom eyes: "If Huai Yu isn’t born of the Marquis, naturally, this marriage cannot proceed."

Wu Zhen truly became anxious this time.

"Commandery Princess, please do not believe their slander. How could Huai Yu possibly not be the Marquis’s son? If you would accompany me back to the residence, there are portraits painted by the Marquis during his lifetime; one look will reveal the truth."

By now, she just wanted to quickly prove that Huai Yu was indeed the legitimate offspring of the big chamber, and any prior aversion towards Yan Wanqing had vanished without a trace.

But Yan Wanqing simply smiled lightly and said, "Let’s not bother. The Marquis Residence is too large, and I am not accustomed to staying there. I won’t trouble you by going. If it’s convenient for you, you can send someone to fetch it; it’s close by, after all, and won’t take long."

Hearing this, Wu Zhen’s face turned ashen.