Tong Aning continued to complain while drinking the ginger soup.
[His intentions are so malicious! Does he think that just because he saved her, she has to marry him?]
[He's of low character and not very bright either.]
Tong Aning kept cursing and swearing, and Lou Yingyu and Mingyue were getting tired of hearing it.
Other people can be gagged, but not Tong Aning. No matter what she's doing, she can keep cursing.
Mingyue looked at Yan Manrong and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely find the person who pushed you into the water."
Yan Manrong lowered her eyes. "Thank you, Princess."
Hearing their conversation, Tong Aning stood up, full of enthusiasm, and said, "We must catch that despicable person!"
The three people present breathed a sigh of relief in unison; finally, things had quieted down for a while.
"What are you grabbing at?" Lou Yingyu wrapped Tong Aning's cloak around her, touched Tong Aning's forehead, and said, "It's alright, no fever."
Seeing this, Tong Aning also touched Yan Manrong's forehead. Yan Manrong blinked. Tong Aning approached suddenly, and she didn't have time to refuse. That warm hand landed on her forehead.
Tong Aning said, " Miss Yan doesn't have a fever either."
Yan Manrong looked at Tong Aning and smiled shyly, "Thank you for your concern, Miss Tong."
She appeared calm, but her heart was in turmoil. Whenever she saw Tong Aning's face, she would think of Tong Aning rushing towards her without hesitation when she fell into the water and panicked.
She was so resolute, so radiant, as if stirring up a pool of spring water.
As she thought about it, Yan Manrong's face turned slightly red.
[Huh, why is your face red?]
Yan Manrong covered her face uncomfortably.
Tong Aning asked worriedly, "Are you alright?"
Yan Manrong shook her head, feeling guilty, and said, "Perhaps it's a bit hot."
Hearing this, Tong Aning also felt a bit hot. She touched her neck, looked around, and said, "Um... Princess, would you like to light two stoves?"
Mingyue: "...? I was just worried you'd catch a cold."
Tong Aning said to Mingyue in a coquettish tone, "Thank you for your kindness, Princess."
Mingyue muttered, "That's more like it."
The tasks Mingyue had assigned quickly yielded results.
The old woman brought the person in and said, "Princess, this is the person who deliberately pushed Miss Yan into the water."
Yan Manrong stared at the man's face in disbelief, saying, "How could it be you?"
Mingyue raised an eyebrow and asked, "You know her?"
Yan Manrong nodded. "She is my half-sister."
Mingyue and the other two went to see the person being held by the nanny and discovered that he Yan Manrong.
[The younger sister pushed her older sister into the water; this is utterly unbelievable.]
Lou Yingyu said, "Since you are sisters, why did you push your sister into the water?"
Yan Manhe was still trying to argue, "What are you talking about? I don't understand at all."
[Of course you wouldn't understand, because you always listen to your future brother-in-law.]
Yan Manrong was a little unsteady on her feet, and her maidservant quickly supported her, "Miss?"
Yan Manrong used the maid's strength to steady herself. She couldn't understand why her sister would listen to her fiancé and push her into the water.
Could it be that the person who was prepared to rescue her was her fiancé?
Why is that?
Tong Aning couldn't understand it either.
[ Xixi, why did that person do that? He and Yan Manrong are getting married in a month, right?]
[Because this person would soon be expelled from his family, and Yan Manrong would definitely not marry him then, he came up with this plan to move up his wedding date with Yan Manrong.]
[Isn't this just marriage fraud?]
[A bad person is a bad person. If he had spoken kindly, given Yan Manrong's personality, Yan Manrong might have helped him find a solution. But instead, he came up with such a despicable plan.]
[But this is for the best, it will allow Yan Manrong to see that person's true colors.]
Suffering such blows one after another, Yan Manrong pale.
A maidservant came in and said, "Princess, Miss Yan's fiancé has arrived."
Mingyue went to see Yan Manrong; her condition...
Yan Manrong bit her lip and said, "You've come at the perfect time."
She was helped out by her maid, and the others in the room quickly followed.
The man was waiting in the lakeside pavilion. When he saw Yan Manrong arrive, he hurriedly went to greet her, looking at Yan Manrong with concern and asking, "I heard you fell into the water. Are you alright?"
Yan Manrong didn't even have the energy to feign politeness with him. She asked, "Wasn't it you who had my sister push me into the water?"
Huo Zhixing was taken aback, his face paling. " A Rong, what are you saying? I don't understand."
"Don't you understand?"
He didn't even have the courage to admit it. Yan Manrong looked at Huo Zhixing's face, utterly disappointed. She said in a deep voice, "Do you want to confront my sister right here?"
Mingyue waved, and Yan Manhe was brought up.
Seeing this, Huo Zhixing panicked even more. He said weakly, " A Rong, let me explain..."
"I don't want to hear it!" Yan Manrong pointed at Yan Manhe and Huo Zhixing with heartache, "You two, one is my fiancé, and the other is my sister, how could you join forces to do such a thing? Haven't I been good enough to you?"
"Okay? Isn't that what you're supposed to do?"
Yan Manrong went to see Yan Manhe and couldn't believe that such harsh words could come from the mouth of her beloved younger sister.
Once you've said the first sentence, saying the second is much easier.
Yan Manhe said, "If Brother Zhixing hadn't said that he would only marry me if I did this, do you think I would have dirtied my hands?"
[My God, what a juicy story... Yan Manhe fell in love with Huo Zhixing the moment she saw him, Huo Zhixing took advantage of this, getting Yan Manhe to make a move on Yan Manrong. In reality, even if Yan Manhe did that, Huo Zhixing wouldn't marry her.]
[Silly girl, you've been deceived by this man on both sides.]
Yan Manrong calmly asked, "Why should Huo Zhixing marry you?"
A charming smile appeared on Yan Manhe's face as she said, "Because Brother Zhixing loves me, Brother Zhixing, you should tell her quickly!"
Huo Zhixing snapped, "Shut up! Aren't you worried things aren't chaotic enough already?"
Yan Manhe was taken aback by the shout.
Huo Zhixing was too busy professing his loyalty to Yan Manhe to pay any attention to her. " A Rong, don't listen to her nonsense. I love you."
Yan Manrong murmured, "Love me?"
Huo Zhixing's face lit up with joy. "Yes, I love you."
Yan Manrong, "Since you love me so much, even without a formal title, you won't say anything more?"
Huo Zhixing panicked, "How can this be allowed?"
Yan Manrong looked at him coldly, "Why not?"
" A Rong, stop making a scene."
[Hmm... It's one thing for him to scheme against Yan Manrong, but for Yan Manrong to retaliate is just nonsense. Can you please stop with this double standard? Xixi, what exactly is the big scandal in the Huo Family? Why was he expelled from the Huo Family?]
[It wasn't just him; both he and his father were expelled from the family.]
Tong Aning's eyes lit up. [Could it be that his father did something heinous?]
[ Huo Zhixing's father married into the Huo Family. In a few days, Huo Zhixing's mother will discover that Huo Zhixing is not her biological son at all. Huo Zhixing's father's crime of confusing bloodlines is unforgivable, and both father and son will naturally be expelled from the family.]
Tong Aning was amazed by this woman, exclaiming, "[She has such great courage!]"
Yan Manrong planned to break off her engagement with Huo Zhixing as soon as she got back, thinking that was the end of the matter, but she didn't expect there to be more to come.
Tong Aning pulled back the curtain and peeked out, asking, "What's all this commotion up ahead? What's going on?"
A Shu said, "Miss, the Huo Family is in trouble."
" The Huo Family?"
Tong Aning immediately thought of Huo Zhixing and asked, "Which Huo Family?"
Tong Yibin said, "On this street, there is only one Huo Family, the Huo family, who saved His Majesty's life and were able to be Marquis of De'an as a woman."
[Then it really has something to do with Huo Zhixing.]
Tong Aning got off the carriage; she wanted to go see what was going on. Tong Yibin had no choice but to follow.
" Huo Jiayin, what right do you have to drive me and my son away?"
"On what grounds?" Huo Jiayin pulled the hem of her dress, which Guan Moshan had been holding, away. "On the grounds that I am the Marquis of De'an, personally appointed by His Majesty, Huo Family is under my control."
Guan Moshan, his neck stiff, retorted, "This is utter disrespect."
"I'm being disrespectful? Then tell me what you've done!"
Guan Moshan shut his mouth; judging from his expression, he would rather die than speak.
"Fine, if you won't tell, I will. You, as my husband, actually had Huo Zhixing with my cousin, and you even brought him to my side, lying that he and my daughter were twins..."
Before Huo Jiayin could finish speaking, Guan Moshan broke down, "Enough, enough! This is a family scandal. Do you want everyone to laugh at the Huo Family?"
This shouting and yelling is nothing like the refined scholar she used to be. It seems Guan Moshan has been lying to her all along!
Huo Jiayin said coldly, "You're not Huo Family, and the jokes you've made have nothing to do with my Huo Family."
Guan Moshan clutched his chest and said, "Are you really going to be this heartless?"
"Yes."
"I've said it so many times, it was your cousin who drugged me. She was determined to have me. I... I'm innocent too."
[He's completely innocent. Not only did his cousin drug him, but many other people did too. What kind of "middle-aged heartthrob" persona is this?]
Guan Moshan continued his fabrication, "They... they still wanted to lock me up, but I kept thinking about you, and I endured it for three days and three nights with sheer willpower..."
[Oh, you seemed to have said something about enjoying the blessings of having two wives, right?]
Guan Moshan fabricated his story, Tong Aning exposed his lies.
Huo Jiayin could hear both voices.
She stared coldly at Guan Moshan, wondering what other tricks he could come up with.
Guan Moshan said softly, "You've always been in my heart."
Tong Aning suddenly realized.
[It turns out that Guan Moshan is a demon. Only a demon could have so many hearts, and in each heart, hold a different person.]
Huo Jing, Huo Jiayin n't hold back any longer.
She chuckled, "This immortal is truly a talent."