Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 41

Chapter 041 Take the Bait of the Wishful Thinking
County Lord Hui Ning rolled his eyes and took a sip of the tea cup. He looked at Zhou Jingyan’s face and asked, “Is the Third Prince curious how I found out about this?”

Zhou Jingyan smiled and withdrew the dagger in his hand. “I’m really curious.”

County Head Huining’s eyes lit up with a faint smile, “Because I have the ability to predict.”

After she finished her sentence, she leisurely appreciated Zhou Jingyan’s expression. She originally thought that she would see expressions of shock, curiosity, surprise, and so on. However, she did not expect that Zhou Jingyan’s expression was still faint, and she could not see anything unusual.

County princess Hui Ning’s eyes were filled with doubt. She didn’t understand why Zhou Jingyan was so calm. There wasn’t even a trace of curiosity?

Wasn’t there not the slightest bit of leeway for him to take pride in his control of what was going to happen in the future?

However, County Lord Hui Ning once again confirmed his vision. Zhou Jingyan was indeed calm and patient enough. He was indeed an emperor. As long as he could capture this man’s heart, he would be the future empress!

And Yun Xiao was crawling under her feet!

“Isn’t the Third Prince curious about my ability to predict?”

Zhou Jingyan’s gaze was always on county princess Hui Ning’s every move. He had never heard of county princess Hui Ning having the ability to predict, so he was still checking if this woman’s words were credible.

He lowered his eyebrows and chuckled, “I am indeed curious, but I still want to know why the county princess came looking for me.”

His suspicious personality allowed him to safely survive several tribulations over the years, so he had no choice but to seriously consider the purpose of County Lord Hui Ning.

County Lord Hui Ning knew if he could persuade Zhou Jingyan to take a heavy medicine. “Because the Third Prince is the future Emperor, I naturally have to choose the Third Prince. Besides, we are one.”

When Zhou Jingyan heard this, he raised his eyebrows invisibly. His heart pounded, and a dangerous aura appeared in his eyes. “Why do you say that?”

Although county princess Hui Ning’s attitude was very sincere, he still had to be vigilant again!

County princess Huining’s face was crimson, but she lowered her eyebrows. She looked at the tea in her palm and refilled their teacups with tea. “The Third Prince is the Emperor, and I am the Empress. Does that mean that the Third Prince thinks we are one?”

Zhou Jingyan looked at the county princess of Hui Ning in surprise. However, it only took a moment for him to restrain his mind. His city was quite deep. As long as he didn’t want to, no one would be able to see what he was thinking clearly.

However, at this time, Zhou Jingyan had a third of the confidence in the words of County Lord Hui Ning that he was the Emperor, because he had the ability to ascend to that position!

However, was County Head Huining representing him? She was still testing herself. This was not certain. Moreover, the moment she said that she was the Empress, a trace of regret and guilt flashed through her eyes. This proved that the Empress had someone else.

If what county princess Hui Ning said was true, Hui Ning would definitely want to ascend to the Phoenix Throne, so he would find himself. If it was false, he wouldn’t mind attacking county princess Hui Ning first!

However, no matter what, he still had to be on guard against the county princess of Hui Ning.

Zhou Jingyan smiled gently. He was exceptionally handsome. “County princess Huining is joking. In this world, where is there anyone who can predict the future?” Not to mention the assassination of the Crown Prince on the 15th of October, how could the experts beside His Highness the Crown Prince be assassinated? “Moreover, His Highness the Crown Prince is the direct descendant of the prince, and inheriting the great treasure is the right thing to do. In the future, county princess, don’t say anything else. Otherwise, wouldn’t you be trapping me in injustice?”

County princess Hui Ning was stunned. She had originally thought that Zhou Jingyan would believe in her and use her ability to predict the future to break through the encirclement and ascend to the throne as an emperor.

However, when she thought about it, she could understand that it was too surprising to predict the future. Naturally, not many people believed that Zhou Jingyan should be on guard. With this thought, her heart relaxed.

County Lord Hui Ning curled his lips and said, “If the Third Prince has anything to do, he can naturally come to the Princess’ Mansion to find me. As long as I, Hui Ning, can do it, I will naturally help him.”

When Zhou Jingyan heard county princess Huining say this, his eyes suddenly lit up. “I have something to ask of you.”

County Lord Hui Ning’s heart skipped a beat when he heard this. His expression remained the same, “May I ask what the Third Prince wants?”

Zhou Jingyan’s face flushed. He picked up the cup and took a sip of tea. Only then did he say, “I met the fourth young miss of the Yun Clan as usual. However, the fourth young miss is already engaged. Now that the fourth young miss of the Yun Clan has resigned, there seems to be some misunderstanding towards me. At the county princess’ birthday banquet, I, the county princess, and the fourth young miss of the Yun Clan were quite close. I am extremely grateful to the county princess for being the middleman to say a few nice words in front of the fourth young miss.”

His words were sincere, and in the ears of county princess Hui Ning, he felt that all the hatred in his heart had been outlined!

The teacup in his hand couldn’t be held steadily for a while, and fell down, wet a piece of his clothes. How was that possible? Why did Zhou Jingyan like Yun Xiao?

She had clearly been reborn, and she was the one who was most beneficial to Zhou Jingyan. Why did Zhou Jingyan marry Yun Xiao?

What’s so good about Yun Xiao? Qin, weiqi, calligraphy, and painting were all impossible. They only knew how to cook. Moreover, Yun Xiao was also a person who had been rejected from marriage. Moreover, their Yun Clan also smelled of bronze. She really couldn’t understand why Zhou Jingyan would fall for such a useless and bronze-smelling Yun Xiao!

She suppressed the anger in her heart. However, the more she suppressed it, the more anger she felt. “Fourth Miss Yun is just a person who was resigned from her marriage. Her reputation is no longer there. Why does Her Highness the Third Prince like Fourth Miss Yun?”

Zhou Jingyan sneered in his heart. Instead, he smiled faintly. A wisp of doting appeared in his gentle eyes. He took a handkerchief from his bosom and handed it to county princess Hui Ning. “County princess, wipe off the water stains on your body first, not to mention, how could you say anything about your feelings in one sentence or two?” Furthermore, the county princess was wrong. It was the fourth young miss’ retreat. It was not the fourth young miss’ retreat. If it was an ordinary daughter’s daughter, she would probably be hiding at home and not going out. However, the fourth young miss was different. Instead, she was even more calm. She went to the county princess’ birthday banquet. Her saber work was even more amazing. Didn’t the county princess think that the fourth young miss was very cute? ”

In short, Fourth Miss Yun, who was useless in the eyes of others, was like a Celestial Immortal in his eyes.

Not cute at all! It was even very annoying! This sentence went through county princess Huining’s mouth for a long time, but in the end, she swallowed it. No matter what, she couldn’t lose her manners. She held the handkerchief to wipe the hem of her skirt tightly. If this handkerchief was Yun Xiao, she would probably have been strangled to death countless times!

She took a deep breath. Her hands were trembling in her sleeves. She forced herself to pull out a faint smile. What she said was against her will. “Yes, the Third Prince said so. The Fourth Young Lady is indeed very cute. However, the Fourth Young Lady is a retired woman. She was born in a merchant family. How could she be worthy of the Third Prince?”

When she said that, it was as if she had gritted her teeth, but she still had to pretend that nothing had happened on her face.

However, no matter how well she pretended, Zhou Jingyan could already tell at a glance how jealous County Lord Huining was. However, he was a little curious. During the banquet, County Lord Huining clearly showed a good impression of Fourth Miss Yun. However, it was only a few days later that he was so jealous of her. It was truly interesting.

However, how did the two of them interact with each other?

Zhou Jingyan lowered his eyebrows and looked a little unhappy. “It’s already rare for a merchant to be able to raise the fourth young lady so well, isn’t it, county princess?”

County princess Hui Ning wanted to rush out and tear Yunxiao apart, but she wouldn’t tell Zhou Jingyan that Yunxiao was also in the restaurant!

County princess Huining once again remembered that Zhou Jingyan had issued an order for Yun Xiao in his previous life, saying that he would not set up a queen for three years and would not set up a concubine for three years. In order to avenge Yun Xiao, all the officials involved in the Yun Family case were beheaded in the follow-up.

That imperial edict shocked the whole country. Many people scolded the Empress for being immoral and hooked up with other princes to give birth to the eldest prince. The Emperor still didn’t grant him a death sentence! Those who cursed the Empress for her immorality were all killed in the end!

Everyone praised the emperor for being a good emperor with both ability and virtue. Why would a man like him fall on the mud like Yun Xiao?

No, she would never allow such a thing to happen!

She tightened her wrist, her eyes already filled with killing intent!

No matter what she thought in her heart, a light smile appeared on her face. However, no matter how she looked at it, it was far-fetched. “What the Third Prince said is reasonable.”

What did Yun Xiao have? Isn’t it just copper coins? Then he would use the things of his previous life to earn money! She must surpass Yun Xiao! Moreover, since Miss Xiao could become the second richest person in the Eastern Jin Dynasty and had the support of the royal family, why couldn’t she overpower Yun Clan and become the number one person in the Eastern Jin Dynasty?

“Thank you county princess, then. I will definitely prepare a generous gift to the princess’ mansion to reward you. I won’t disturb the county princess today,” he said, cupping his hands and signaling for him to turn around and leave.

Regardless of whether county princess Huining really had the ability to predict, but since she said that she was the emperor and she was the empress, then why would she care so much about herself liking the Yun Family’s fourth young lady?

Moreover, she was not only concerned about it, but also hated it! It was hatred!

If county princess Huining’s words were correct, fourth young miss Yun must be the empress, right? I didn’t expect that Fourth Miss Yun would also be interesting!

The water was getting more and more muddy! What the hell, October 15th? He wrote it down.

The corner of his mouth curled into a mocking smile. When he didn’t understand whether County Lord Hui Ning was sincere or fake, he should slowly let her take the bait. If what she said was true, it would definitely be a great help to him.

County Lord Hui Ning watched as Zhou Jingyan walked out of the door and threw the teacup on the table on the ground. Yunxiao, my status as County Lord Hui Ning is noble. How can I not compare to you? In my lifetime, I will never be able to stand apart from you!

She suddenly looked out of the window, regardless of whether the tea stain dripped into her skirt and was wet, and the corner of her mouth curved into a strange arc. Tonight was a good time!