Chapter 453 Don’t Pick Up 10
Chapter 453 Don’t Pick Up 10
Su Tangtang had seen his most miserable state, and she was not still thinking about the tiny life-saving grace. Pitying her for being a woman, Xie Hengzhi would have killed her long ago.
But Su Tangtang, with big almond-shaped eyes, grabbed the hem of his clothes and said, "Hengzhi, I'm so scared."
Su Tangtang was a little nervous leaving the familiar Huaizhou and going to the unfamiliar capital, but fortunately she had the man in front of her.
He would coax her, just like the countless nights of whispering in her ear.
"Miss Su." The servant beside Xie Hengzhi said coldly, "There is a difference between the noble and the humble. You should address His Highness as the Third Prince."
"The capital is not like Huaizhou. Huaizhou is a small place, so Miss Su can be unruly, but you can never do that in the capital. If outsiders know about it, they will definitely punish you for offending others."
Su Tangtang was startled, loosened her hands that were tightly gripping her sleeves, and looked at Xie Hengzhi as if asking for help.
But the god in her heart said nothing, did not look back at her, and walked straight into the tall and majestic Third Prince's Palace.
Su Tangtang was a little confused and quickly followed, but was stopped by a maid, "Miss Su, please stay. I will take you to rest."
After staying in the Third Prince's Mansion for a few days, Su Tangtang was always nervous, waiting for Xie Hengzhi to appear.
The buildings in the Third Prince's Palace are well-arranged, the glazed tiles sparkle in the sun, and there are winding paths and flowing water under small bridges.
Even though the Su Mansion where Su Tangtang previously lived was owned by a famous wealthy businessman in Huaizhou, and the mansion was extremely luxurious, it was still slightly inferior to the Third Prince's Mansion.
Finally, on this day, Su Tangtang was brought to see Xie Hengzhi by the servants.
He gave her two choices: one was to accept compensation in gold and silver and return to Huaizhou, and the other was to become his concubine and stay in the Third Prince's Mansion.
Su Lingruo had been staying in the Imperial Tutor's Mansion for quite some time. She had become the Imperial Tutor's adopted daughter. People in the capital began to secretly inquire about her identity and the reason why she had caught the eye of the Imperial Tutor's wife.
At the same time, a rumor spread in the capital that the third prince brought back a woman and made her a concubine.
There was an invitation letter on the table. The eldest princess in the palace invited the adopted daughter of the emperor's tutor to come to the palace for a chat. This was to give face to the emperor's tutor and to see what kind of person the rumored adopted daughter of the emperor's tutor was.
"Ruo'er, if you don't want to, then just refuse." Lin Hua said, "The princess won't bother with you."
Su Lingruo shook her head, "Mother, I will go."
She was also an empress, so how could she be afraid of a princess?
Fu Meng also met Su Lingruo. His attitude towards this adopted daughter of his wife was neither warm nor cold. Since his first wife liked her, he was willing to love her as well, not to mention that Su Lingruo saved his beloved wife's life.
So he was also happy to give his wife face.
He was destined to be childless in this life, and he had no intention of finding another woman to continue his bloodline.
Fu Meng could see that the daughter Lin Hua brought back was no ordinary person. She had an aura all over her body. Even though she was deliberately restrained and looked extremely lazy, it was still difficult to hide her extraordinary ability.
Fu Meng was very good at judging people and knew how to assess the situation, otherwise he would not have served as an official for three dynasties and served as the emperor's teacher and remained safe and sound.
He stood on the right side and achieved the credit of following the dragon.
Except when he loses his mind and becomes unclear about his beloved wife, he is always the almighty and respected imperial teacher.
Even though the current Majesty is a little confused about court affairs now, he was still an outstanding figure among the princes in his time.
Fu Meng also picked him out at first sight. The emperor at that time was born to a lowly palace maid, and his sworn enemy who served in the same court as him even laughed at him for betting on the wrong horse.
The result was that Fu Meng was in the right position, had the merit of following the emperor, and his position became stable.
And the mortal enemy had already turned into ashes.
The girl in front of him had clear eyes. She sat next to Lin Hua and listened to her talk about the rules of the palace.
Su Lingruo turned the willow branch in her hand flexibly. She did not reject Lin Hua's kindness. She was already familiar with those rules. If she entered the palace, there would naturally be no fault to be found.
Lin Hua noticed her little action and shook his head helplessly, "You are so erratic, what will you do when you get married?"
She planned to keep Su Lingruo for a few years. After having a daughter, Lin Hua realized what a caring little cotton-padded jacket was.
After spending a short time together, Su Lingruo remembered her preferences and always tried to warm her up in the smallest details. Lin Hua no longer wanted to pay attention to her boring husband.
He ran to the yard where his daughter lived all day long.
Fu Meng walked forward and interrupted the time the mother and daughter were spending together.
"Father."
Fu Meng nodded and looked at his wife with a hint of resentment. He finally got a day off, but his wife chose to stay with this adopted daughter.
Alas, maybe I should choose a good family for my daughter and marry her off as soon as possible.
This person's family background cannot be too high. If Su Ling was his biological daughter, the marquises, princes, generals and so on in the capital would naturally be worthy of her. It's a pity that she is an adopted daughter, not his biological daughter.
Fu Meng knew that even if she was an adopted daughter, there would still be wealthy families seeking to marry her. However, he was afraid that Su Lingruo would not understand the intricacies of the matter, and that she would be looked down upon by her in-laws because she was not the Emperor's biological daughter.
Because of their low social status, they need to rely on the Imperial Teacher's Mansion, but Su Lingruo can live comfortably there.
Even though Fu Meng could see through Su Lingruo's extraordinary temperament and the ambition hidden in her watery eyes, in his opinion, those ambitions were nothing more than to gain a higher status and marry into a good family.
Apart from this, it has no other use.
If she was not satisfied with the marriage he had arranged for her to a lower-class family, Fu Meng would not mind setting her up with a high-ranking family in the capital. However, the status of the high-ranking family was no different from that of the Imperial Tutor's Mansion, so they did not need to rely on the Imperial Tutor's Mansion. The Imperial Tutor's Mansion could not take care of how Su Lingruo was doing there.
Su Lingruo could naturally see Fu Meng's contempt for her, and she also knew that Fu Meng could see through her ambitions.
But she was not too worried. In Fu Meng's opinion, she just wanted to find a good family.
What she was seeking was too shocking to the world, so there was no need to tell it to Fu Meng.
Soon the day arrived for Su Lingruo to enter the palace to meet the eldest princess. She sat in the carriage without any of the nervousness that Lin Hua had worried about.
After getting off the carriage, the palace maid took Su Lingruo and walked along the long palace road. There were red walls and green tiles, carved beams and painted rafters, and the roofs of the side halls on both sides had single eaves and pointed roofs. After passing through the palace door in front, they arrived at the residence of the eldest princess.
At this moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front.
The man was wearing an ice-blue gown with narrow sleeves, a white jade pendant on his waist, and a folding fan in his hand.
The maid knelt down and said, "Greetings, Fourth Prince."
The man raised his eyebrows and ignored the palace maid, looking straight at Su Lingruo: "Are you the new adopted daughter of the Imperial Master?"
Su Lingruo responded with a yes.
Xie Wenzhi raised his eyebrows slightly and stretched the folding fan in front of Su Lingruo, trying to lift her chin.
Su Lingruo took a step back.
"He's quite a temperamental guy." The folding fan opened quickly, revealing three big words - Have fun to the fullest.
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