It's over! After eloping, I was caught by my cold husband and taken back to his room

After hearing this, Mrs. Xie's face immediately darkened.

Madam Xie looked at Xie Wanning and couldn't help asking, "Wanning, how did you know that? Don't talk nonsense."

Xie Wan Ning bit her lip, looking at Madam Xie timidly, "Mother, many people outside have spread the news. Two days ago, I went to the eldest prince's mansion to visit the concubine of the Lin family and met Sister Wan Nian. I heard what she said..."

"So, this news is definitely not false."

Xie Wan Ning's eyes were red as she spoke: "Mother, I was engaged to the Seventh Prince back then. After he was demoted, I waited for him for so many years... This marriage should be finalized."

"Now that the Seventh Prince has returned, even the palace can't say anything."

Mrs. Xie frowned, rubbed her eyebrows with a headache as she listened to Xie Wan Ning's words.

I’m really afraid that one day I won’t be able to hold it in any longer and won’t be able to act anymore.

"Wan Ning, the two daughters of the Lin family are not good people. You'd better stay away from them." Mrs. Xie patiently persuaded Xie Wan Ning in a soft voice.

Xie Wan Ning bit her lip. "Mother... You haven't been out for the past few days. You might not know that the Seventh Prince is quite famous among the families in the capital. If I marry him... it will also be good for the Xie family."

"Even if the Seventh Prince has returned to the capital, his identity is sensitive and has not yet been made public. Moreover, you have been away from the capital for so many years, and the palace has also said that you can marry freely, but you refuse..."

"Now that the Seventh Prince has returned, if the palace doesn't mention it, do we, the Xie family, have to bring it up?"

"Wan Ning, I have carefully raised you for so many years, please don't make any mistakes!"

Seeing Madam Xie's increasingly serious tone, Xie Wanning bit her lip and said, "Mother, my thoughts are solely on the Seventh Prince. Sister Wannian also said that the Seventh Prince has made great contributions now, so he must be different from before."

"As for the Seventh Prince...he'll need the Xie family's influence to return to the capital. To achieve the best of both worlds, I believe the Xie family doesn't need to say much. We just need to find the Seventh Prince and tell him. He should come to the palace to ask for permission to marry me."

Madam Xie took a deep breath, suppressed her disgust, and then said to Xie Wanning, "The Seventh Prince has been away from the capital for seven years. He is not young anymore. How do you know that he has not married and had children? Are you planning to become someone's concubine?"

Xie Wanning's eyes turned, and she looked at Madam Xie seriously and said, "I've inquired about it. Sister Wannian said that the Seventh Prince has married country girls in recent years. I've thought about it... He can't let a country girl be his principal wife."

"As for that child... I'll just take a small loss and raise the child under my name."

"I've waited so long for the Seventh Prince, I almost had my hair chopped off and became a nun. But now at this age..."

"If the Seventh Prince knew, he would definitely not let me down."

The more Mrs. Xie listened, the more shocked and disappointed she became.

The look in his eyes could hardly be hidden.

It turns out that she is not a piece of flesh and blood of her own body, so no matter how she is educated, she can never have the demeanor of a lady from a noble family.

I thought she just listened to the woman's instigation. After all, the child was innocent. Now it seems... it is true that what kind of person you are, what kind of daughter you give birth to.

At this moment, Mrs. Xie was just glad that she didn't break up with him at the beginning and waited for the opportunity.

Otherwise, I wouldn't know she was so shameless!

Madam Xie's face darkened, and her tone became stern. "Your grandfather discussed with your father and wanted to marry you to the Eighth Prince. Do you remember?"

Although this matter has not been told to anyone else, this is what the Xie family is thinking.

The Eighth Prince was of ordinary origin, but Xie Wanning had a sensitive identity. In the eyes of Dean Xie and Xie Songlin, getting engaged to the Eighth Prince was the best choice.

Now that I think about it, I'm afraid Xie Songlin and Dean Xie knew that the Seventh Prince had returned to Beijing, so they made this decision.

If Xie Wan Ning really wanted to have wild ideas, then Madam Xie would let her know that fakes are fakes, and no matter how much she planned, it would be useless.

Xie Wan Ning's face paled. "My daughter doesn't want to... Not only does the Eighth Prince have a bad background, but my daughter also doesn't have him in her heart."

"This matter was just something Dad and Grandfather mentioned on a whim. It doesn't count."

"My daughter's marriage to the Seventh Prince will definitely be successful."

Xie Wan Ning held Madam Xie's arm and said coquettishly, "Mother, please help me. This is my only wish in this life. I will definitely be filial to you in the future..."

"Wan Ning, the most important thing in life is to know yourself."

Madam Xie calmly pushed away Xie Wanning's hand. When she looked at Xie Wanning, her words and voice calmed down: "If you really want to get married, the Seventh Prince has a crush on you and comes to propose marriage."

"But if he really came to propose marriage, and was attracted by the power of the Xie family and forgot his wife who had shared joys and sorrows with him for seven years, your grandfather and father would definitely reject such a person."

"If...if you refuse to propose marriage, even if you make a scene, even if you're not afraid of death, the palace will have excuses."

"You should know that you are not the biological daughter of the Xie family. The original marriage was arranged with the eldest daughter of the Xie family. How do you deal with it?"

Seeing Mrs. Xie's eyes gradually turning colder, no longer as gentle as usual towards her, Xie Wan Ning panicked for a moment.

Since the beginning of this spring, she always felt that her mother treated her the same as before on the surface, but was actually distant and indifferent.

It was a very strange feeling that only she could feel.

Now seeing Mrs. Xie say this, I feel more certain of my guess.

Mother is...hiding her thoughts. What does she want to do?

Xie Wan Ning couldn't quite believe it. She reached out and took Madam Xie's hand, tears streaming down her face as she said coquettishly, "Mother, I know my status isn't good enough... but you and Daddy's biological daughter can no longer be found. I've grown up by your side all these years."

"Didn't you say you would treat me like your own daughter? Can you help me just this once?"

"Please ask my father for mercy. As long as my father and grandfather are willing to help me, the emperor will definitely agree."

"This is my only wish, mother, I beg you..."

Looking at Xie Wanning's pitiful tearful look, Mrs. Xie was very firm this time.

I'm too lazy to even act.

It's really annoying to watch.

It would be better to take advantage of this opportunity to become estranged from her, so that I don’t have to act again in the future.

"Wan Ning, you disappoint me so much!"

Madam Xie looked at Xie Wanning, her eyes cold. "What have I taught you all these years? You are so stubborn and refuse to change... Go and kneel in the ancestral hall. Kneel down and copy the Female Instructions and Female Rules ten times."

"Mother?!" Xie Wan Ning looked at Mrs. Xie in shock and disbelief, wondering if she had heard it wrong.

Mrs. Xie stood up, too lazy to look at Xie Wan Ning again.

"Come here, take the eldest lady to the ancestral hall. She is not allowed to come out until she kneels for twelve hours and finishes writing the female instructions and female precepts!" Madam Xie looked at the old woman guarding outside and gave the order in a cold tone.