The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 181 Real Madness or Feigned Madness

Pei Mingjian might not do that, but Han Yueru definitely will.

Han Yueru has always been a ruthless person, and Pei Du said that Han Yueru has someone helping her behind the scenes.

Pei Du couldn't find this person, and Shen Hanyu didn't bother Li Huaijiang with this matter, so it was put on hold for the time being.

Pei Du had said that he would handle this matter himself.

"If it's the second option, then that's too cruel to your own child."

Wei Ming sighed, realizing that Pei Du had become quite pitiful since Han Yueru and Pei Xingzhi appeared.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. It's good that he's back. The last time we went to the border, it was really too dangerous."

Although Shen Hanyu did not participate, she could still feel the tension of the situation at the time.

Returning to Chang'an is indeed a bit safer than staying there; at least on the surface, Han Yueru and her people won't make a move.

Shen Hanyu had been keeping an eye on Pei Du's situation at the Duke's mansion. They had been behaving themselves lately, and hadn't even attended Wei Ming's banquet this time.

The day after attending the banquet, Shen Hanyu heard that Liang Ruoyan had gone mad.

"crazy?"

Shen Hanyu turned around. But then again, Liang Ruoyan was in such a state that she was bound to go crazy, she had no choice.

Just as Li Jun was about to deal with this matter, he heard the news and looked at the people beside him.

"Go and take a look at the Marquis's residence."

When Li Jun's people arrived at the Marquis's residence, they were received by Xu Ying.

Xu Ying led him to Liang Ruoyan's bedroom. Liang Ruoyan had her hair down and was holding a crystal hairpin in her arms.

"The person Your Highness wants to marry is me, it's me..." Liang Ruoyan looked up at the person opposite her, "Liang Ruoxue, you deserve to die, it's good that you died, for trying to steal what's mine!"

She kept rambling on and on, her words becoming increasingly incoherent; she certainly looked like she'd gone mad.

Xu Ying stood at Liang Ruoyan's door, her face pale, her eyes filled with exhaustion and helplessness.

She watched Liang Ruoyan sitting on the edge of the bed with her hair disheveled, clutching the crystal hairpin tightly in her hand, muttering to herself, and felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.

"Yan'er..." Xu Ying called softly, her voice choked with emotion. She stepped forward and tried to take the hairpin from Liang Ruoyan's hand, but Liang Ruoyan suddenly pulled her hand back and stared at her warily.

"Don't touch it! This is mine! It's mine!" Liang Ruoyan's voice was sharp and hoarse, like a wounded wild beast defending its territory.

Xu Ying's hand froze in mid-air, a hint of pain flashing in her eyes. She turned to look at the guard sent by Li Jun and said in a low voice, "Your Highness has also seen it. Yan'er... she is indeed delirious. Please, Your Highness, for the sake of the Marquis, do not pursue her mistakes."

The guard nodded, his tone respectful yet indifferent: "Madam Xu, rest assured, His Highness only sent me to check on Miss Liang's condition. Since Miss Liang is already in this state, His Highness will naturally not pursue the matter any further. However, His Highness also hopes that the Marquis's residence can handle this matter properly to avoid causing unnecessary trouble."

Upon hearing this, Xu Ying's heart sank. She knew that Li Jun was warning the Marquis's Mansion. She forced a smile and nodded, saying, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, the Marquis's Mansion will handle this matter properly."

The guard nodded slightly, then turned and left the room.

Xu Ying watched the guard's departing figure, her heart filled with mixed emotions. She turned back to look at Liang Ruoyan, her eyes full of heartache and helplessness.

"Yan'er, your mother is here, don't be afraid..." Xu Ying gently comforted her, trying to get closer to Liang Ruoyan.

Liang Ruoyan seemed not to hear her, still clutching the crystal hairpin tightly, muttering repeatedly, "Your Highness is mine, mine... Liang Ruoxue, you deserve to die, you deserve to die..."

Xu Ying sighed, gently sat down next to Liang Ruoyan, reached out and stroked her hair, and whispered, "Yan'er, Mother is here, don't be afraid... Mother will always be with you."

Liang Ruoyan's body trembled slightly, then she slowly raised her head, staring blankly at Xu Ying. Her lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she only let out a low sob, then threw herself into Xu Ying's arms and burst into tears.

"Is the medicine ready, young lady?" Xu Ying asked Song Mama.

Granny Song nodded, and the maid behind her brought over a bowl of dark, murky medicine.

Liang Ruoyan stopped crying. "Mother, can I not take my medicine?"

Xu Ying placed her hand on Liang Ruoyan's chin: "Yan'er, you've caused such a mess, you're bound to go crazy, otherwise your father won't let you off the hook."

Xu Ying suppressed her heartache and forced Liang Ruoyan to swallow the medicine.

A maidservant trotted over and said, "Madam, the people from the Third Prince's residence have already left."

Xu Ying breathed a sigh of relief and told someone to keep an eye on Liang Ruoyan.

Li Jun's situation is considered resolved, and nothing else should happen. Just keep an eye on Liang Ruoyan.

Only by putting this matter behind us can the Marquis's mansion be safe.

"Madam, the old lady is looking for you."

Xu Ying wiped away her tears with a handkerchief: "Let's go, let's go and report back."

After returning from the accident yesterday, the old lady approached the mother and daughter and told them about this solution.

The old lady's face darkened when she saw Xu Ying enter.

"Have you sent the people from the Third Prince's residence away?"

"Sent away."

Xu Ying stood there, head down.

"You really know how to cause trouble for the Marquis's mansion."

The old lady stared at her, her tone full of dissatisfaction.

Xu Ying steadied herself: "Mother-in-law, it is my fault for not educating Yan'er well. Now she has gone mad. We will not let her go out anymore. Let her stay in the mansion to spend the rest of her life."

Liang Ruoyan's mental state had not been good before this, and for a moment Xu Ying thought that Liang Ruoyan had really gone crazy.

The old lady sighed suddenly: "Of the three young ladies in the manor, one is dead, one is insane, and there's still one..."

There was only one left, Liang Ruochu. The old lady had never paid any attention to Liang Ruochu because she was not outstanding in any way.

Xu Ying slowly sat down. After all this commotion, the cousin who came from the Marquis's mansion ended up in the best situation.

Pei Du left the Duke's mansion but earned fame and fortune; all sorts of good things happened to him.

"Chu'er's grades at the girls' school aren't very good either."

The old lady squinted her eyes: "She wasn't always registered under Lihua's name. Although she was born to a concubine, she was nominally Lin Lihua's, so her background wasn't low. Since she doesn't have a good future at the girls' school, let's call her back and find her a good marriage. She's reached the age, and it's not good for her to keep hanging around there."

Xu Ying noted it down, and then left Fu'an Hall with Granny Song.

"I never expected that Liang Ruochu would be the one to benefit in the end. That brat is lucky. She's always been so low-key, and in the end, she's the only one who got the reward."

Granny Song glanced at where Liang Ruoyan was staying.

"Madam, what do you think the eldest daughter is thinking? No wonder she insisted on going to the banquet; it turns out she already knew the Third Prince was going."