Concubine Zhao thought that Old Madam Su would ask her to take good care of Su Qingli and ask Prince Zhao's Mansion to treat Su Qingli well, but she never thought that Old Madam Su would propose to cancel the engagement.

"Is the old lady confused? If the engagement is cancelled, how will your eldest daughter get married in the future?"

Concubine Zhao said slowly that Su Qingli's biological mother saved King Zhao's life, which was why she asked for this marriage. If she easily canceled the marriage, she would probably be criticized.

"Qingli's personality is not suitable for marrying into a noble family. After the engagement is broken off, I will find a suitable marriage for her and marry her off outside of Kyoto. With the support of the Prime Minister's Mansion, I think she will be able to live a stable life."

Madam Su said sincerely, "My Lady Dowager, please take pity on an old woman like me and agree to my request. I just want that girl to live peacefully until she grows old."

Old Madam Su emphasized the words "live to old age" a little more, and Concubine Zhao immediately understood that she might have known about what was happening in the capital.

"Are you really going to retreat?"

"Please grant me your blessing, Madam Concubine."

Concubine Zhao looked embarrassed and said, "I'm afraid I need to discuss this matter with the King and Queen Zhao first."

"The Zhao prince and his wife are the most filial. If the Concubine Dowager agrees, the Zhao prince and his wife will certainly not blame you. Please let the Concubine Dowager make the decision."

Concubine Zhao declined for a while before reluctantly agreeing. In order to prevent Madam Su from changing her mind, she even wrote a letter of withdrawal of engagement and stamped it with her own seal.

When Old Madam Su came out of Concubine Zhao's courtyard, the expression on her face became gloomy. She thought that Prince Zhao's Mansion would treat Su Qingli well, but she forgot that there was a mistress in the mansion who was from the Ruyang Lu family!

"Madam, if this marriage is called off, the young lady will have no good future."

"It's better than losing my life." Old Lady Su looked back at Concubine Zhao's courtyard. The Prince Zhao's Mansion was a cruel and ruthless person. They actually used such vicious means to deal with a little girl.

She couldn't even imagine how Su Qingli got to Qingshan Temple!

As soon as Old Madam Su left, Concubine Zhao relaxed completely, leaned back on the pillow, and asked someone to send the letter of cancellation of engagement to Prince Zhao's mansion.

"There are still some sensible people in this Su family."

"Your Highness, I heard that Madam Su invited Zen Master Wangyou over. I don't know why."

"She probably couldn't make up her mind, so she consulted Master Wangyou. Now that the marriage has been called off, everyone down the mountain should also withdraw," Concubine Zhao said nonchalantly. "Finally, a worry has been put to rest."

Just as Concubine Zhao was about to rest, the secret guards at the foot of the mountain came up.

After hearing the report from the secret guard, Concubine Zhao's expression became uncertain. She arranged people at the foot of the mountain to stop Su Qingli's men from going up the mountain to seek help, but Su Qingli herself entered Qingshan Temple quietly.

It wasn't Madam Su who wanted to cancel the marriage, but Su Qingli!

Concubine Zhao suddenly felt that the letter of withdrawal of engagement she had received was extremely offensive.

Prince Zhao's Mansion may look down on Su Qingli, but how could Su Qingli have the qualifications to look down on Prince Zhao's Mansion?

In the Prince Zhan's Mansion, Mo Yunting looked at the news sent by the secret guard, with a hint of confusion in his deep purple eyes.

Su Qingli lost her mother at the age of eight and was raised by Old Madam Su. She learned the same things as ordinary daughters of officials, but she knew the poison of Naraku, which was not something that ordinary people could access.

"Your Highness, news has come from the Prime Minister's Mansion that Stepmother Lu tried to find an excuse to punish Su Qingli, but Su Qingli dodged it in the name of Your Highness."

"In the name of this king?"

"Su Qingli told Mrs. Lu that the prince asked her to come to the mansion to pay her respects tomorrow." The secret guard thought to himself that Miss Su was the most daring official lady he had ever seen. She actually dared to use the prince as a shield.

"She is really good at taking advantage of the power of others." Mo Yunting knew that Su Qingli was just using him, but strangely, he didn't feel disgusted at all.

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